In the Senate of the United States,

May 23, 1997.

Resolved, That the resolution from the House of Representatives (H. Con. Res. 84) entitled ‘‘Concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United

States Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001,

and 2002.’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:

1 SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET

2 FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998.

3 (a) DECLARATION.—The Congress determines and de4 clares that this resolution is the concurrent resolution on

5 the budget for fiscal year 1998 including the appropriate

6 budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002

7 as required by section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act

8 of 1974.
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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for

2 this concurrent resolution is as follows:

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.

TITLE I—LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.

Sec. 102. Social security.

Sec. 103. Major functional categories.

Sec. 104. Reconciliation.

TITLE II—BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND RULEMAKING

Sec. 201. Discretionary spending limits.

Sec. 202. Allowance in the Senate.

Sec. 203. Allowance in the Senate for section 8 housing assistance.

Sec. 204. Environmental reserve.

Sec. 205. Priority Federal land acquisitions and exchanges.

Sec. 206. Allowance in the Senate for arrearages.

Sec. 207. Intercity passenger rail reserve fund for fiscal years 1998–2002.

Sec. 208. Mass transit reserve fund for fiscal years 1998–2002.

Sec. 209. Highway reserve fund for fiscal years 1998–2002.

Sec. 210. Exercise of rulemaking powers.

TITLE III—SENSE OF THE SENATE

Sec. 301. Sense of the Senate on long term entitlement reforms, including accuracy in determining changes in the cost of living.

Sec. 302. Sense of the Senate on tactical fighter aircraft programs.

Sec. 303. Sense of the Senate regarding children’s health coverage.

Sec. 304. Sense of the Senate on a medicaid per capita cap.

Sec. 305. Sense of the Senate that added savings go to deficit reduction.

Sec. 306. Sense of the Senate on fairness in medicare.

Sec. 307. Sense of the Senate regarding assistance to Lithuania and Latvia.

Sec. 308. Sense of the Senate regarding a national commission on higher education.

Sec. 309. Sense of the Senate on lockbox.

Sec. 310. Sense of the Senate on the earned income credit.

Sec. 311. Sense of the Senate on repayment of the Federal debt.

Sec. 312. Sense of the Senate supporting long-term entitlement reforms.

Sec. 313. Sense of the Senate on disaster assistance funding.

Sec. 314. Sense of the Senate on enforcement of bipartisan budget agreement.

Sec. 315. Sense of the Senate regarding the National Institutes of Health.

Sec. 316. Sense of the Senate regarding certain elderly legal aliens.

Sec. 317. Sense of the Senate regarding retroactive taxes.

Sec. 318. Sense of the Senate on social security and balancing the budget

Sec. 319. Sense of the Senate supporting sufficient funding for veterans programs

and benefits.

Sec. 320. Sense of Congress on family violence option clarifying amendment.

Sec. 321. Sense of the Senate on tax cuts.

Sec. 322. Sense of the Senate regarding assistance to Amtrak.

Sec. 323. Sense of the Senate regarding the protection of children’s health.

Sec. 324. Deposit of all Federal gasoline taxes into the Highway Trust Fund.

Sec. 325. Sense of the Senate early childhood education.
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Sec. 326. Highway Trust Fund not taken into account for deficit purposes.

Sec. 327. Airport and Airway Trust Fund not taken into account for deficit purposes.

Sec. 328. Military Retirement Trust Funds not taken into account for deficit purposes.

Sec. 329. Civil Service Retirement Trust Funds not taken into account for deficit

purposes.

Sec. 330. Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund not taken into account for

deficit purposes.

Sec. 331. Sense of the Senate concerning Highway Trust Fund.

Sec. 332. Sense of the Senate concerning tax incentives for the cost of post-secondary education.

Sec. 333. Sense of the Senate on additional tax cuts.

Sec. 334. Sense of the Senate regarding truth in budgeting and spectrum auctions

Sec. 335. Highway demonstration projects.

Sec. 336. Sense of the Senate regarding the use of budget savings.

Sec. 337. Sense of the Senate regarding the value of the social security system for

future retirees.

Sec. 338. Sense of the Senate on economic growth dividend protection.

Sec. 339. Deficit-neutral reserve fund in the Senate.

Sec. 340. Support for Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers.

Sec. 341. Sense of Congress regarding parental involvement in prevention of drug

use by children.

1 TITLE I—LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

2 SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

3 The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the

4 fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002:

5 (1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—For purposes of the enforce6 ment of this resolution—

7 (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues

8 are as follows:

9 Fiscal year 1998: $1,199,000,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 1999: $1,241,900,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2000: $1,285,600,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001: $1,343,600,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2002: $1,407,600,000,000.
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1 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of

2 Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:

3 Fiscal year 1998: $¥7,400,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 1999: $¥11,100,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000: $¥22,000,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2001: $¥22,800,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2002: $¥19,900,000,000.

8 (C) The amounts for Federal Insurance Con9 tributions Act revenues for hospital insurance within

10 the recommended levels of Federal revenues are as fol11 lows:

12 Fiscal year 1998: $113,500,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 1999: $119,100,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2000: $125,100,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 2001: $130,700,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2002: $136,800,000,000.

17 (2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes of the

18 enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total

19 new budget authority are as follows:

20 Fiscal year 1998: $1,386,700,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 1999: $1,440,100,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2000: $1,488,939,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 2001: $1,520,200,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2002: $1,551,600,000,000.
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1 (3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the enforce2 ment of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget

3 outlays are as follows:

4 Fiscal year 1998: $1,372,000,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 1999: $1,424,100,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2000: $1,468,800,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2001: $1,500,700,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002: $1,515,900,000,000.

9 (4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforcement of this

10 resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:

11 Fiscal year 1998: $¥173,000,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 1999: $¥182,200,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2000: $¥183,200,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2001: $¥157,100,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 2002: $¥108,300,000,000.

16 (5) PUBLIC DEBT.—The appropriate levels of the pub17 lic debt are as follows:

18 Fiscal year 1998: $5,593,500,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 1999: $5,841,000,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2000: $6,088,600,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2001: $6,307,300,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2002: $6,481,200,000,000.

23 (6) DIRECT LOAN OBLIGATIONS.—The appropriate lev24 els of total new direct loan obligations are as follows:

25 Fiscal year 1998: $34,000,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999: $33,400,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2000: $34,900,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2001: $36,100,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2002: $37,400,000,000.

5 (7) PRIMARY LOAN GUARANTEE COMMITMENTS.—The

6 appropriate levels of new primary loan guarantee commit7 ments are as follows:

8 Fiscal year 1998: $315,700,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 1999: $324,900,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2000: $328,200,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2001: $332,200,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2002: $335,300,000,000.

13 SEC. 102. SOCIAL SECURITY.

14 (a) SOCIAL SECURITY REVENUES.—For purposes of

15 Senate enforcement under sections 302, 602, and 311 of the

16 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of revenues

17 of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust

18 Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are

19 as follows:

20 Fiscal year 1998: $402,800,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 1999: $422,300,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2000: $442,600,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 2001: $461,600,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2002: $482,800,000,000.
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1 (b) SOCIAL SECURITY OUTLAYS.—For purposes of

2 Senate enforcement under sections 302, 602, and 311 of the

3 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of outlays

4 of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust

5 Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are

6 as follows:

7 Fiscal year 1998: $317,600,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 1999: $330,600,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2000: $343,600,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2001: $358,100,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2002: $372,500,000,000.

12 SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

13 The Congress determines and declares that the appro14 priate levels of new budget authority, budget outlays, new

15 direct loan obligations, and new primary loan guarantee

16 commitments for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 for each

17 major functional category are:

18 (1) National Defense (050):

19 Fiscal year 1998:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $268,200,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $266,000,000,000.

23 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit25 ments, $600,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $270,800,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $265,800,000,000.

5 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit7 ments, $800,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $274,800,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $268,400,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit14 ments, $1,100,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 2001:

16 (A) New budget authority,

17 $281,300,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $270,100,000,000.

19 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit21 ments, $1,100,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2002:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $289,100,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $272,600,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

2 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit3 ments, $1,100,000,000.

4 (2) International Affairs (150):

5 Fiscal year 1998:

6 (A) New budget authority, $15,900,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $14,600,000,000.

8 (C) New direct loan obligations,

9 $2,000,000,000.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit11 ments, $12,800,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 1999:

13 (A) New budget authority, $14,900,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $14,600,000,000.

15 (C) New direct loan obligations,

16 $2,000,000,000.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit18 ments, $13,100,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2000:

20 (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $15,000,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations,

23 $2,100,000,000.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit25 ments, $13,400,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2001:

2 (A) New budget authority, $16,100,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $14,800,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $2,100,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit7 ments, $13,800,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority, $16,400,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $14,800,000,000.

11 (C) New direct loan obligations,

12 $2,200,000,000.

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit14 ments, $14,200,000,000.

15 (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):

16 Fiscal year 1998:

17 (A) New budget authority, $16,200,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $16,900,000,000.

19 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit21 ments, $0.

22 Fiscal year 1999:

23 (A) New budget authority, $16,200,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $16,500,000,000.

25 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $0.

3 Fiscal year 2000:

4 (A) New budget authority, $15,900,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

7 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit8 ments, $0.

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $15,900,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit14 ments, $0.

15 Fiscal year 2002:

16 (A) New budget authority, $15,600,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $15,700,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $0.

21 (4) Energy (270):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority, $3,100,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $2,200,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $1,100,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit4 ments, $0.

5 Fiscal year 1999:

6 (A) New budget authority, $3,500,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $2,400,000,000.

8 (C) New direct loan obligations,

9 $1,100,000,000.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit11 ments, $0.

12 Fiscal year 2000:

13 (A) New budget authority, $3,200,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $2,300,000,000.

15 (C) New direct loan obligations,

16 $1,100,000,000.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit18 ments, $0.

19 Fiscal year 2001:

20 (A) New budget authority, $2,900,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $2,000,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations,

23 $1,100,000,000.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit25 ments, $0.
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1 Fiscal year 2002:

2 (A) New budget authority, $2,800,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $1,900,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $1,200,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit7 ments, $0.

8 (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):

9 Fiscal year 1998:

10 (A) New budget authority, $23,900,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $22,400,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations,

13 $100,000,000.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit15 ments, $0.

16 Fiscal year 1999:

17 (A) New budget authority, $23,200,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $22,700,000,000.

19 (C) New direct loan obligations,

20 $100,000,000.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit22 ments, $0.

23 Fiscal year 2000:

24 (A) New budget authority, $22,600,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $23,000,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $100,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit4 ments, $0.

5 Fiscal year 2001:

6 (A) New budget authority, $22,200,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $22,700,000,000.

8 (C) New direct loan obligations,

9 $100,000,000.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit11 ments, $0.

12 Fiscal year 2002:

13 (A) New budget authority, $22,100,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $22,300,000,000.

15 (C) New direct loan obligations,

16 $100,000,000.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit18 ments, $0.

19 (6) Agriculture (350):

20 Fiscal year 1998:

21 (A) New budget authority, $13,100,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $11,900,000,000.

23 (C) New direct loan obligations,

24 $9,600,000,000.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $6,400,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 1999:

4 (A) New budget authority, $12,800,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $11,300,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations,

7 $11,000,000,000.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit9 ments, $6,400,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2000:

11 (A) New budget authority, $12,200,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $10,700,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $11,100,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit16 ments, $6,500,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2001:

18 (A) New budget authority, $11,000,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $9,500,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $11,000,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit23 ments, $6,600,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2002:

25 (A) New budget authority, $10,700,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $9,100,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations,

3 $11,000,000,000.

4 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit5 ments, $6,700,000,000.

6 (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):

7 Fiscal year 1998:

8 (A) New budget authority, $6,600,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, ¥$900,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $4,700,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit13 ments, $245,500,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 1999:

15 (A) New budget authority, $11,100,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $4,300,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $1,900,000,000.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $253,500,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2000:

22 (A) New budget authority, $15,200,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $9,800,000,000.

24 (C) New direct loan obligations,

25 $2,200,000,000.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $255,200,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2001:

4 (A) New budget authority, $16,100,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $12,100,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations,

7 $2,600,000,000.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit9 ments, $258,000,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2002:

11 (A) New budget authority, $16,700,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $12,500,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $2,700,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit16 ments, $259,900,000,000.

17 (8) Transportation (400):

18 Fiscal year 1998:

19 (A) New budget authority, $46,400,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $40,900,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations,

22 $200,000,000.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit24 ments, $0.

25 Fiscal year 1999:
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1 (A) New budget authority, $46,600,000,000.

2 (B) Outlays, $41,300,000,000.

3 (C) New direct loan obligations,

4 $100,000,000.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit6 ments, $0.

7 Fiscal year 2000:

8 (A) New budget authority, $47,100,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $41,400,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $100,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit13 ments, $0.

14 Fiscal year 2001:

15 (A) New budget authority, $48,100,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $41,300,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $100,000,000.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $0.

21 Fiscal year 2002:

22 (A) New budget authority, $49,200,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $41,200,000,000.

24 (C) New direct loan obligations,

25 $100,000,000.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $0.

3 (9) Community and Regional Development (450):

4 Fiscal year 1998:

5 (A) New budget authority, $8,800,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, $10,400,000,000.

7 (C) New direct loan obligations,

8 $2,900,000,000.

9 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit10 ments, $2,400,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 1999:

12 (A) New budget authority, $8,500,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $10,900,000,000.

14 (C) New direct loan obligations,

15 $2,900,000,000.

16 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit17 ments, $2,400,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2000:

19 (A) New budget authority, $7,800,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $11,000,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations,

22 $3,000,000,000.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit24 ments, $2,400,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2001:
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1 (A) New budget authority, $7,800,000,000.

2 (B) Outlays, $11,400,000,000.

3 (C) New direct loan obligations,

4 $3,100,000,000.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit6 ments, $2,500,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2002:

8 (A) New budget authority, $7,800,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $8,400,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $3,200,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit13 ments, $2,500,000,000.

14 (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social

15 Services (500):

16 Fiscal year 1998:

17 (A) New budget authority, $60,000,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $56,100,000,000.

19 (C) New direct loan obligations,

20 $12,300,000,000.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit22 ments, $20,700,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 1999:

24 (A) New budget authority, $60,500,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $59,300,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $13,100,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit4 ments, $21,900,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority, $64,239,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $60,700,000,000.

8 (C) New direct loan obligations,

9 $13,900,000,000.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit11 ments, $23,300,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority, $63,000,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $61,900,000,000.

15 (C) New direct loan obligations,

16 $14,700,000,000.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit18 ments, $24,500,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2002:

20 (A) New budget authority, $63,300,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $62,300,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations,

23 $15,400,000,000.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit25 ments, $25,700,000,000.
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1 (11) Health (550):

2 Fiscal year 1998:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 $137,800,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $137,800,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

7 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit8 ments, $100,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 1999:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $145,000,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $144,900,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit15 ments, $0.

16 Fiscal year 2000:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $154,100,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $153,900,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit22 ments, $0.

23 Fiscal year 2001:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $163,400,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $163,100,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit4 ments, $0.

5 Fiscal year 2002:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $172,200,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $171,700,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit11 ments, $0.

12 (12) Medicare (570):

13 Fiscal year 1998:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $201,600,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $201,800,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

18 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit19 ments, $0.

20 Fiscal year 1999:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $212,100,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $211,500,000,000.

24 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $0.

3 Fiscal year 2000:

4 (A) New budget authority,

5 $225,500,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, $225,500,000,000.

7 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit9 ments, $0.

10 Fiscal year 2001:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $239,600,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $238,800,000,000.

14 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit16 ments, $0.

17 Fiscal year 2002:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $251,500,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $250,800,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit23 ments, $0.

24 (13) Income Security (600):

25 Fiscal year 1998:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $239,000,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $247,800,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $100,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit7 ments, $100,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 1999:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $254,100,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $258,100,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations,

13 $100,000,000.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit15 ments, $100,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2000:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $269,600,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $268,200,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $100,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit23 ments, $100,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2001:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $275,100,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $277,300,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $100,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit7 ments, $100,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $286,900,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $285,200,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations,

13 $200,000,000.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit15 ments, $100,000,000.

16 (14) Social Security (650):

17 Fiscal year 1998:

18 (A) New budget authority, $11,400,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit22 ments, $0.

23 Fiscal year 1999:

24 (A) New budget authority, $12,100,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $12,200,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

2 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit3 ments, $0.

4 Fiscal year 2000:

5 (A) New budget authority, $12,800,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, $12,900,000,000.

7 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit9 ments, $0.

10 Fiscal year 2001:

11 (A) New budget authority, $13,000,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $13,000,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit15 ments, $0.

16 Fiscal year 2002:

17 (A) New budget authority, $14,400,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $14,400,000,000.

19 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit21 ments, $0.

22 (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):

23 Fiscal year 1998:

24 (A) New budget authority, $40,500,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $41,300,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $1,000,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit4 ments, $27,100,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 1999:

6 (A) New budget authority, $41,500,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $41,700,000,000.

8 (C) New direct loan obligations,

9 $1,100,000,000.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit11 ments, $26,700,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2000:

13 (A) New budget authority, $41,700,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $41,900,000,000.

15 (C) New direct loan obligations,

16 $1,200,000,000.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit18 ments, $26,200,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2001:

20 (A) New budget authority, $42,100,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $42,200,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations,

23 $1,200,000,000.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit25 ments, $25,600,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2002:

2 (A) New budget authority, $42,300,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $42,400,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $1,300,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit7 ments, $25,100,000,000.

8 (16) Administration of Justice (750):

9 Fiscal year 1998:

10 (A) New budget authority, $24,800,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $22,600,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit14 ments, $0.

15 Fiscal year 1999:

16 (A) New budget authority, $25,100,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $24,500,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $0.

21 Fiscal year 2000:

22 (A) New budget authority, $24,200,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $25,200,000,000.

24 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $0.

3 Fiscal year 2001:

4 (A) New budget authority, $24,400,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $25,900,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

7 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit8 ments, $0.

9 Fiscal year 2002:

10 (A) New budget authority, $24,900,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $24,900,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit14 ments, $0.

15 (17) General Government (800):

16 Fiscal year 1998:

17 (A) New budget authority, $14,700,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $14,000,000,000.

19 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit21 ments, $0.

22 Fiscal year 1999:

23 (A) New budget authority, $14,400,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $14,400,000,000.

25 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $0.

3 Fiscal year 2000:

4 (A) New budget authority, $14,000,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

7 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit8 ments, $0.

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority, $13,700,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $14,100,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit14 ments, $0.

15 Fiscal year 2002:

16 (A) New budget authority, $13,100,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $13,100,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $0.

21 (18) Net Interest (900):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $296,500,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $296,500,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

2 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit3 ments, $0.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $304,600,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $304,600,000,000.

8 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

9 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit10 ments, $0.

11 Fiscal year 2000:

12 (A) New budget authority,

13 $304,900,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $304,900,000,000.

15 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

16 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit17 ments, $0.

18 Fiscal year 2001:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $303,700,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $303,700,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit24 ments, $0.

25 Fiscal year 2002:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $303,800,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $303,800,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit6 ments, $0.

7 (19) Allowances (920):

8 Fiscal year 1998:

9 (A) New budget authority, ¥$0.

10 (B) Outlays, ¥$0.

11 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit13 ments, $0.

14 Fiscal year 1999:

15 (A) New budget authority, ¥$0.

16 (B) Outlays, ¥$0.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

18 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit19 ments, $0.

20 Fiscal year 2000:

21 (A) New budget authority, ¥$0.

22 (B) Outlays, ¥$0.

23 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit25 ments, $0.
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1 Fiscal year 2001:

2 (A) New budget authority, ¥$0.

3 (B) Outlays, ¥$0.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit6 ments, $0.

7 Fiscal year 2002:

8 (A) New budget authority, ¥$0.

9 (B) Outlays, ¥$0.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit12 ments, $0.

13 (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):

14 Fiscal year 1998:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 ¥$41,800,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, ¥$41,800,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit20 ments, $0.

21 Fiscal year 1999:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 ¥$36,900,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, ¥$36,900,000,000.

25 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit2 ments, $0.

3 Fiscal year 2000:

4 (A) New budget authority,

5 ¥$36,900,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, ¥$36,900,000,000.

7 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit9 ments, $0.

10 Fiscal year 2001:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 ¥$39,200,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, ¥$39,200,000,000.

14 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit16 ments, $0.

17 Fiscal year 2002:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 ¥$51,100,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, ¥$51,100,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee commit23 ments, $0.
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1 SEC. 104. RECONCILIATION.

2 (a) RECONCILIATION OF SPENDING REDUCTIONS.—

3 Not later than June 20, 1997, the committees named in this

4 subsection shall submit their recommendations to the Com5 mittee on the Budget of the Senate. After receiving those

6 recommendations, the Committee on the Budget shall report

7 to the Senate a reconciliation bill carrying out all such rec8 ommendations without any substantive revision.

9 (1) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION,

10 AND FORESTRY.—The Senate Committee on Agri11 culture, Nutrition, and Forestry shall report changes

12 in laws within its jurisdiction that increase outlays

13 by $300,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and

14 $1,500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1998

15 through 2002.

16 (2) COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND

17 URBAN AFFAIRS.—The Senate Committee on Banking,

18 Housing, and Urban Affairs shall report changes in

19 laws within its jurisdiction that reduce the deficit

20 $434,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $1,590,000,000

21 for the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

22 (3) COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND

23 TRANSPORTATION.—The Senate Committee on Com24 merce, Science, and Transportation shall report

25 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that reduce the

26 deficit $14,849,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and
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1 $26,496,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1998

2 through 2002.

3 (4) COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RE4 SOURCES.—The Senate Committee on Energy and

5 Natural Resources shall report changes in laws within

6 its jurisdiction that provide direct spending (as de7 fined in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and

8 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) to reduce out9 lays $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $13,000,000

10 for the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

11 (5) COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.—The Senate Com12 mittee on Finance shall report to the Senate changes

13 in laws within its jurisdiction—

14 (A) that provide direct spending (as defined

15 in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and

16 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) to re17 duce outlays $40,911,000,000 in fiscal year 2002

18 and $100,646,000,000 for the period of fiscal

19 years 1998 through 2002; and

20 (B) to increase the statutory limit on the

21 public debt to not more than $5,950,000,000,000.

22 (6) COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.—

23 The Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs shall

24 report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that re25 duce the deficit $1,769,000,000 in fiscal year 2002
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1 and $5,467,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1998

2 through 2002.

3 (7) COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RE4 SOURCES.—The Senate Committee on Labor and

5 Human Resources shall report changes in laws within

6 its jurisdiction that provide direct spending (as de7 fined in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and

8 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) to reduce out9 lays $1,057,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and

10 $1,792,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1998

11 through 2002.

12 (8) COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS.—The

13 Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs shall report

14 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide

15 direct spending (as defined in section 250(c)(8) of the

16 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

17 of 1985) to reduce outlays $681,000,000 in fiscal year

18 2002 and $2,733,000,000 for the period of fiscal years

19 1998 through 2002.

20 (b) RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE REDUCTIONS.—Not

21 later than June 27, 1997, the Senate Committee on Finance

22 shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill proposing

23 changes in laws within its jurisdiction necessary to reduce

24 revenues by not more than $20,500,000,000 in fiscal year

25 2002 and $85,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years
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1 1998 through 2002 and $250,000,000,000 for the period of

2 fiscal years 1998 through 2007.

3 (c) TREATMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL PAY-AS-YOU4 GO.—For purposes of section 202 of House Concurrent Res5 olution 67 (104th Congress), legislation which reduces reve6 nues pursuant to a reconciliation instruction contained in

7 subsection (b) shall be taken together with all other legisla8 tion enacted pursuant to the reconciliation instructions

9 contained in this resolution when determining the deficit

10 effect of such legislation.

11 (d) ADJUSTMENTS.—

12 (1) DEFICIT NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENTS.—Upon the

13 reporting of reconciliation legislation pursuant to

14 subsection (a), or upon the submission of a conference

15 report thereon, and if the Committee on Finance re16 duces the deficit by an amount equal to or greater

17 than the outlay reduction that would be achieved pur18 suant to subsection (a)(5)(A), the Chairman of the

19 Committee on the Budget, with the concurrence and

20 agreement of the ranking minority member, may sub21 mit appropriately revised reconciliation instructions

22 to the Committee on Finance to reduce the deficit, al23 locations, limits, and aggregates if such revisions do

24 not cause an increase in the deficit for fiscal year
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1 1998 and for the period of fiscal years 1998 through

2 2002.

3 (2) FLEXIBILITY ON ADJUSTMENTS.—

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the adjustments au5 thorized by paragraph (1) involve a reduction in

6 the revenue aggregates set forth in this resolu7 tion, in lieu of revenue reductions, the Chairman

8 of the Committee on the Budget may make up9 ward adjustments to the discretionary spending

10 limits in this resolution, or any combination

11 thereof.

12 (B) LIMIT.—The adjustments made pursu13 ant to this subsection shall not exceed

14 $2,300,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 and

15 $16,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years

16 1998 through 2002.

17 TITLE II—BUDGETARY

18 RESTRAINTS AND RULEMAKING

19 SEC. 201. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

20 (a) DISCRETIONARY LIMITS.—In this section and for

21 the purposes of allocations made for the discretionary cat22 egory pursuant to section 302(a) or 602(a) of the Congres23 sional Budget Act of 1974, the term ‘‘discretionary spending

24 limit’’ means—

25 (1) with respect to fiscal year 1998—
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1 (A) for the defense category

2 $269,000,000,000 in new budget authority and

3 $266,823,000,000 in outlays; and

4 (B) for the nondefense category

5 $257,857,000,000 in new budget authority and

6 $286,445,000,000 in outlays;

7 (2) with respect to fiscal year 1999—

8 (A) for the defense category

9 $271,500,000,000 in new budget authority and

10 $266,518,000,000 in outlays; and

11 (B) for the nondefense category

12 $261,499,000,000 in new budget authority and

13 $292,803,000,000 in outlays;

14 (3) with respect to fiscal year 2000, for the dis15 cretionary category $537,193,000,000 in new budget

16 authority and $564,265,000,000 in outlays;

17 (4) with respect to fiscal year 2001, for the dis18 cretionary category $542,032,000,000 in new budget

19 authority and $564,396,000,000 in outlays; and

20 (5) with respect to fiscal year 2002, for the dis21 cretionary category $551,074,000,000 in new budget

22 authority and $560,799,000,000 in outlays;

23 as adjusted for changes in concepts and definitions and

24 emergency appropriations.

25 (b) POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), it shall not be in order in the Senate to

3 consider—

4 (A) a revision of this resolution or any con5 current resolution on the budget for fiscal years

6 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 (or amendment, mo7 tion, or conference report on such a resolution)

8 that provides discretionary spending in excess of

9 the discretionary spending limit or limits for

10 such fiscal year; or

11 (B) any bill or resolution (or amendment,

12 motion, or conference report on such bill or reso13 lution) for fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, or

14 2002 that would cause any of the limits in this

15 section (or suballocations of the discretionary

16 limits made pursuant to section 602(b) of the

17 Congressional Budget Act of 1974) to be ex18 ceeded.

19 (2) EXCEPTION.—

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—This section shall not

21 apply if a declaration of war by the Congress is

22 in effect or if a joint resolution pursuant to sec23 tion 258 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985 has been enacted.
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1 (B) ENFORCEMENT OF DISCRETIONARY LIM2 ITS IN FY 1998.—Until the enactment of rec3 onciliation legislation pursuant to subsections

4 (a) and (b) of section 104 of this resolution—

5 (i) subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1)

6 shall not apply; and

7 (ii) subparagraph (B) of paragraph

8 (1) shall apply only with respect to fiscal

9 year 1998.

10 (c) WAIVER.—This section may be waived or sus11 pended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of three12 fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.

13 (d) APPEALS.—Appeals in the Senate from the deci14 sions of the Chair relating to any provision of this section

15 shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between,

16 and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the

17 concurrent resolution, bill, or joint resolution, as the case

18 may be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members

19 of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in

20 the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair

21 on a point of order raised under this section.

22 (e) DETERMINATION OF BUDGET LEVELS.—For pur23 poses of this section, the levels of new budget authority, out24 lays, new entitlement authority, revenues, and deficits for
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1 a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of estimates

2 made by the Committee on the Budget of the Senate.

3 SEC. 202. ALLOWANCE IN THE SENATE.

4 (a) ADJUSTMENTS.—In the Senate, for fiscal year

5 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002, upon the reporting of an

6 appropriations measure (or the submission of a conference

7 report thereon) that includes an appropriation with respect

8 to paragraph (1) or (2), the Chairman of the Committee

9 on the Budget shall increase the appropriate allocations,

10 budgetary aggregates, and discretionary limits by the

11 amount of budget authority in that measure that is the dol12 lar equivalent, in terms of Special Drawing Rights, of—

13 (1) an increase in the United States quota as

14 part of the International Monetary Fund Eleventh

15 General Review of Quotas (United States Quota); or

16 (2) any increase in the maximum amount avail17 able to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to sec18 tion 17 of the Bretton Woods Agreement Act, as

19 amended from time to time (New Arrangements to

20 Borrow).

21 (b) COMMITTEE SUBALLOCATIONS.—The Committee

22 on Appropriations of the Senate may report appropriately

23 revised suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1) and

24 602(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 following

25 the adjustments made pursuant to subsection (a).
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1 SEC. 203. ALLOWANCE IN THE SENATE FOR SECTION 8

2 HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

3 (a) ADJUSTMENT FOR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.—

4 In the Senate, for fiscal year 1998, upon the reporting of

5 an appropriations measure (or upon the submission of a

6 conference report thereon) that includes an appropriation

7 for Section 8 Housing Assistance which fully funds all con8 tract renewal obligations during that fiscal year, the Chair9 man of the Committee on the Budget may increase the ap10 propriate allocations in this resolution by an amount that

11 does not exceed $9,200,000,000 in budget authority and the

12 amount of outlays flowing from such budget authority.

13 (b) COMMITTEE SUBALLOCATIONS.—The Committee

14 on Appropriations of the Senate may report appropriately

15 revised suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1) and

16 602(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 following

17 the adjustments made pursuant to subsection (a).

18 SEC. 204. ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVE.

19 (a) ADJUSTMENTS FOR MANDATORY SPENDING.—

20 (1) ALLOCATIONS.—In the Senate, upon the re21 porting of legislation (or upon the submission of a

22 conference report thereon) pursuant to subsection (b),

23 the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

24 increase the allocation pursuant to sections 302(a)

25 and 602(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
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1 to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

2 by an amount that does not exceed—

3 (A) $200,000,000 in budget authority and

4 $200,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998; and

5 (B) $1,000,000,000 in budget authority and

6 $1,000,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal

7 years 1998 through 2002.

8 (2) PRIOR SURPLUS.—For the purposes of sec9 tion 202 of House Concurrent Resolution 67 (104th

10 Congress), legislation reported (or the submission of a

11 conference report thereon) pursuant to paragraph (1)

12 shall be taken together with all other legislation en13 acted pursuant to section 104 of this resolution.

14 (b) LIMITATIONS.—The adjustments made pursuant to

15 this section shall only be made for legislation that provides

16 funding to reform the Superfund program to facilitate the

17 cleanup of hazardous waste sites.

18 SEC. 205. PRIORITY FEDERAL LAND ACQUISITIONS AND

19 EXCHANGES.

20 (a) ADJUSTMENT FOR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.—

21 In the Senate, for fiscal year 1998, upon the reporting of

22 an appropriations measure (or upon the submission of a

23 conference report thereon) that includes an appropriation

24 for the National Park Service’s Land Acquisition and State

25 Assistance account at the fiscal year 1998 request level (as
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1 submitted on February 6, 1997) and up to an additional

2 $700,000,000 in budget authority for priority Federal land

3 acquisitions and exchanges during that fiscal year, the

4 Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may increase

5 the appropriate allocations by an amount that does not ex6 ceed $700,000,000 in budget authority and the amount of

7 outlays flowing from such budget authority.

8 (b) COMMITTEE SUBALLOCATIONS.—The Committee

9 on Appropriations of the Senate may report appropriately

10 revised suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1) and

11 602(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 following

12 the adjustments made pursuant to subsection (a).

13 SEC. 206. ALLOWANCE IN THE SENATE FOR ARREARAGES.

14 (a) ADJUSTMENT FOR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.—

15 In the Senate, for fiscal year 1998, 1999, and 2000, upon

16 the reporting of an appropriations measure (or upon the

17 submission of a conference report thereon) that includes an

18 appropriation for arrearages for international organiza19 tions, international peacekeeping, and multilateral develop20 ment banks during that fiscal year, the Chairman of the

21 Committee on the Budget may increase the appropriate al22 locations, aggregates, and discretionary spending limits in

23 this resolution by an amount that does not exceed—
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1 (1) $415,000,000 in budget authority and the

2 amount of outlays flowing from such budget authority

3 for fiscal year 1998;

4 (2) $1,227,000,000 in budget authority and the

5 amount of outlays flowing from such budget authority

6 for fiscal year 1999; and

7 (3) $242,000,000 in budget authority and the

8 amount of outlays flowing from such budget authority

9 for fiscal year 2000.

10 (b) COMMITTEE SUBALLOCATIONS.—The Committee

11 on Appropriations of the Senate may report appropriately

12 revised suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1) and

13 602(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 following

14 the adjustments made pursuant to subsection (a).

15 SEC. 207. INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL RESERVE FUND

16 FOR FISCAL YEARS 1998–2002.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—If legislation is enacted which gen18 erates revenue increases or direct spending reductions to fi19 nance an intercity passenger rail fund and to the extent

20 that such increases or reductions are not included in this

21 concurrent resolution on the budget, the appropriate budg22 etary levels and limits may be adjusted if such adjustments

23 do not cause an increase in the deficit in this resolution.

24 (b) ESTABLISHING A RESERVE.—
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1 (1) REVISIONS.—After the enactment of legisla2 tion described in subsection (a), the Chairman of the

3 Committee on the Budget may submit revisions to the

4 appropriate allocations and aggregates by the amount

5 that provisions in such legislation generates revenue

6 increases or direct spending reductions.

7 (2) REVENUE INCREASES OR DIRECT SPENDING

8 REDUCTIONS.—Upon the submission of such revisions,

9 the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall

10 also submit the amount of revenue increases or direct

11 spending reductions such legislation generates and the

12 maximum amount available each year for adjust13 ments pursuant to subsection (c).

14 (c) ADJUSTMENTS FOR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.—

15 (1) REVISIONS TO ALLOCATIONS AND AGGRE16 GATES.—Upon either—

17 (A) the reporting of an appropriations

18 measure, or when a conference committee sub19 mits a conference report thereon, that appro20 priates funds for the National Railroad Pas21 senger Corporation and funds from the intercity

22 passenger rail fund; or

23 (B) the reporting of an appropriations

24 measure, or when a conference committee sub25 mits a conference report thereon, that appro-
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1 priates funds from the intercity passenger rail

2 fund (funds having previously been appropriated

3 for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

4 for that same fiscal year),

5 the Chairman of the Budget Committee shall submit

6 increased budget authority allocations, aggregates,

7 and discretionary limits for the amount appropriated

8 for authorized expenditures from the intercity pas9 senger rail fund and the outlays flowing from such

10 budget authority.

11 (2) REVISIONS TO SUBALLOCATIONS.—The Com12 mittee on Appropriations may submit appropriately

13 revised suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1)

14 and 602(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of

15 1974.

16 (d) LIMITATIONS.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The revisions made pursuant

18 to subsection (b) shall not be made—

19 (A) with respect to direct spending reduc20 tions, unless the committee that generates the di21 rect spending reductions is within its allocations

22 under sections 302(a) and 602(a) of the Budget

23 Act in this resolution (not including the direct

24 spending reductions envisioned in subsection

25 (b)); and
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1 (B) with respect to revenue increases, unless

2 revenues are at or above the revenue aggregates

3 in this resolution (not including the revenue in4 creases envisioned in subsection (b)).

5 (2) BUDGET AUTHORITY.—The budget authority

6 adjustments made pursuant to subsection (c) shall not

7 exceed the amounts specified in subsection (b)(2) for

8 a fiscal year.

9 SEC. 208. MASS TRANSIT RESERVE FUND FOR FISCAL

10 YEARS 1998–2002.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—If legislation is enacted which gen12 erates revenue increases or direct spending reductions to fi13 nance mass transit and to the extent that such increases

14 or reductions are not included in this concurrent resolution

15 on the budget, the appropriate budgetary levels and limits

16 may be adjusted if such adjustments do not cause an in17 crease in the deficit in this resolution.

18 (b) ESTABLISHING A RESERVE.—

19 (1) REVISIONS.—After the enactment of legisla20 tion described in subsection (a), the Chairman of the

21 Committee on the Budget may submit revisions to the

22 appropriate allocations and aggregates by the amount

23 that provisions in such legislation generates revenue

24 increases or direct spending reductions.
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1 (2) REVENUE INCREASES OR DIRECT SPENDING

2 REDUCTIONS.—Upon the submission of such revisions,

3 the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall

4 also submit the amount of revenue increases or direct

5 spending reductions such legislation generates and the

6 maximum amount available each year for adjust7 ments pursuant to subsection (c).

8 (c) ADJUSTMENTS FOR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.—

9 (1) REVISIONS TO ALLOCATIONS AND AGGRE10 GATES.—Upon the reporting of an appropriations

11 measure, or when a conference committee submits a

12 conference report thereon, that appropriates funds for

13 mass transit, the Chairman of the Budget Committee

14 shall submit increased budget authority allocations,

15 aggregates, and discretionary limits for the amount

16 appropriated for authorized expenditures from the

17 mass transit fund and the outlays flowing from such

18 budget authority.

19 (2) REVISIONS TO SUBALLOCATIONS.—The Com20 mittee on Appropriations may submit appropriately

21 revised suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1)

22 and 602(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of

23 1974.

24 (d) LIMITATIONS.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The revisions made pursuant

2 to subsection (b) shall not be made—

3 (A) with respect to direct spending reduc4 tions, unless the committee that generates the di5 rect spending reductions is within its allocations

6 under sections 302(a) and 602(a) of the Budget

7 Act in this resolution (not including the direct

8 spending reductions envisioned in subsection

9 (b)); and

10 (B) with respect to revenue increases, unless

11 revenues are at or above the revenue aggregates

12 in this resolution (not including the revenue in13 creases envisioned in subsection (b)).

14 (2) BUDGET AUTHORITY.—The budget authority

15 adjustments made pursuant to subsection (c) shall not

16 exceed the amounts specified in subsection (b)(2) for

17 a fiscal year.

18 SEC. 209. HIGHWAY RESERVE FUND FOR FISCAL YEARS

19 1998–2002.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—If legislation generates revenue in21 creases or direct spending reductions to finance highways

22 and to the extent that such increases or reductions are not

23 included in this concurrent resolution on the budget, the

24 appropriate budgetary levels and limits may be adjusted
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1 if such adjustments do not cause an increase in the deficit

2 in this resolution.

3 (b) ADJUSTMENTS FOR BUDGET AUTHORITY.—Upon

4 the reporting of legislation (the offering of an amendment

5 thereto or conference report thereon) that reduces direct non6 highway spending or increases revenues for a fiscal year

7 or years, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget

8 shall submit revised budget authority allocations and aggre9 gates by an amount that equals the amount such legislation

10 reduces direct spending or increases revenues.

11 (c) ESTABLISHING A RESERVE.—

12 (1) REVISIONS.—After the enactment of legisla13 tion described in subsection (a), the Chairman of the

14 Committee on the Budget may submit revisions to the

15 appropriate allocations and aggregates by the amount

16 that provisions in such legislation generates revenue

17 increases or direct non-highway spending reductions.

18 (2) REVENUE INCREASES OR DIRECT SPENDING

19 REDUCTIONS.—Upon the submission of such revisions,

20 the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall

21 also submit the amount of revenue increases or direct

22 non-highway spending reductions such legislation

23 generates and the maximum amount available each

24 year for adjustments pursuant to subsection (d).

25 (d) ADJUSTMENTS FOR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.—
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1 (1) REVISIONS TO ALLOCATIONS AND AGGRE2 GATES.—Upon the reporting of an appropriations

3 measure, or when a conference committee submits a

4 conference report thereon, that appropriates funds for

5 highways, the Chairman of the Committee on the

6 Budget shall submit increased outlay allocations, ag7 gregates, and discretionary limits for the amount of

8 outlays flowing from the additional obligational au9 thority provided in such bill.

10 (2) REVISIONS TO SUBALLOCATIONS.—The Com11 mittee on Appropriations may submit appropriately

12 revised suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1)

13 and 602(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of

14 1974.

15 (e) LIMITATIONS.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The revisions made pursuant

17 to subsection (c) shall not be made—

18 (A) with respect to direct non-highway

19 spending reductions, unless the committee that

20 generates the direct spending reductions is with21 in its allocations under section 302(a) and

22 602(a) of the Budget Act in this resolution (not

23 including the direct spending reductions envi24 sioned in subsection (c)); and
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1 (B) with respect to revenue increases, unless

2 revenues are at or above the revenue aggregates

3 in this resolution (not including the revenue in4 creases envisioned in subsection (c)).

5 (2) OUTLAYS.—The outlay adjustments made

6 pursuant to subsection (d) shall not exceed the

7 amounts specified in subsection (c)(2) for a fiscal

8 year.

9 SEC. 210. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

10 The Congress adopts the provisions of this title—

11 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the

12 Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively,

13 and as such they shall be considered as part of the

14 rules of each House, or of that House to which they

15 specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede

16 other rules only to the extent that they are inconsist17 ent therewith; and

18 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional

19 right of either House to change those rules (so far as

20 they relate to that House) at any time, in the same

21 manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any

22 other rule of that House.
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1 TITLE III—SENSE OF THE

2 SENATE

3 SEC. 301. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON LONG TERM ENTITLE4 MENT REFORMS, INCLUDING ACCURACY IN

5 DETERMINING CHANGES IN THE COST OF

6 LIVING.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—

8 (1) ENTITLEMENT REFORMS.—The Senate finds

9 that with respect to long term entitlement reforms—

10 (A) entitlement spending continues to grow

11 dramatically as a percent of total Federal spend12 ing, rising from fifty-six percent of the budget in

13 1987 to an estimated seventy-three percent of the

14 budget in 2007;

15 (B) this growth in mandatory spending

16 poses a long-term threat to the United States

17 economy because it crowds out spending for in18 vestments in education, infrastructure, defense,

19 law enforcement and other programs that en20 hance economic growth;

21 (C) in 1994, the Bipartisan Commission on

22 Entitlement and Tax Reform concluded that if

23 no changes are made to current entitlement laws,

24 all Federal revenues will be spent on entitlement
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1 programs and interest on the debt by the year

2 2012;

3 (D) the Congressional Budget Office has

4 also recently issued a report that found that

5 pressure on the budget from demographics and

6 rising health care costs will increase dramati7 cally after 2002; and

8 (E) making significant entitlement changes

9 will significantly benefit the economy, and will

10 forestall the need for more drastic tax and spend11 ing decisions in future years.

12 (2) CPI.—The Senate finds that with respect to

13 accuracy in determining changes in the cost of liv14 ing—

15 (A) the Final Report of the Senate Finance

16 Committee’s Advisory Commission to study the

17 CPI has concluded that the Consumer Price

18 Index overstates the cost of living in the United

19 States by 1.1 percentage points;

20 (B) the overstatement of the cost of living by

21 the Consumer Price Index has been recognized by

22 economists since at least 1961, when a report

23 noting the existence of the overstatement was is24 sued by a National Bureau of Economic Re-
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1 search Committee, chaired by Professor George J.

2 Stigler;

3 (C) Congress and the President, through the

4 indexing of Federal tax brackets, social security

5 benefits, and other Federal program benefits,

6 have undertaken to protect taxpayers and bene7 ficiaries of such programs from the erosion of

8 purchasing power due to inflation; and

9 (D) the overstatement of the cost of living

10 increases the deficit and undermines the equi11 table administration of Federal benefits and tax

12 policies.

13 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen14 ate that the provisions in this resolution assume that—

15 (1) Congress and the President should continue

16 working to enact structural entitlement reforms in the

17 1997 budget agreement and in subsequent legislation;

18 (2) Congress and the President must find the

19 most accurate measure of the change in the cost of liv20 ing in the United States, and should work in a bipar21 tisan manner to implement any changes that are nec22 essary to achieve an accurate measure; and

23 (3) Congress and the President must work to en24 sure that the 1997 budget agreement not only keeps

25 the unified budget in balance after 2002, but that ad-
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1 ditional measures should be taken to begin to achieve

2 substantial surpluses which will improve the economy

3 and allow our nation to be ready for the retirement

4 of the baby boom generation in the year 2012.

5 SEC. 302. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON TACTICAL FIGHTER

6 AIRCRAFT PROGRAMS.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

8 (1) the Department of Defense has proposed to

9 modernize the United States tactical fighter aircraft

10 force through three tactical fighter procurement pro11 grams, including the F/A–18 E/F aircraft program of

12 the Navy, the F–22 aircraft program of the Air Force,

13 and the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft program for the

14 Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps;

15 (2) the General Accounting Office, the Congres16 sional Budget Office, the Chairman of the Joint

17 Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac18 quisition and Technology, and several Members of

19 Congress have publicly stated that, given the current

20 Department of Defense budget for procurement, the

21 Department of Defense’s original plan to buy over

22 4,400 F/A–18 E/F aircraft, F–22 aircraft, and Joint

23 Strike Fighter aircraft at a total program cost in ex24 cess of $350,000,000,000 was not affordable;
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1 (3) the F/A–18 E/F, F–22, and the Joint Strike

2 Fighter tactical fighter programs will be competing

3 for a limited amount of procurement funding with

4 numerous other aircraft acquisition programs, includ5 ing the Comanche helicopter program, the V–22 Os6 prey aircraft program, and the C–17 aircraft pro7 gram, as well as for the necessary replacement of

8 other aging aircraft such as the KC–135, the C–5A,

9 the F–117, and the EA–6B aircraft; and

10 (4) the 1997 Department of Defense Quadrennial

11 Defense Review has recommended reducing the F/A–

12 18 E/F program buy from 1,000 aircraft to 548, and

13 reducing the F–22 program buy from 438 to 339.

14 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen15 ate that the provisions of this resolution assume that, within

16 30 days, the Department of Defense should transmit to Con17 gress detailed information pertaining to the implementa18 tion of this revised acquisition strategy so that the Congress

19 can adequately evaluate the extent to which the revised ac20 quisition strategy is tenable and affordable given the pro21 jected spending levels contained in this budget resolution.

22 SEC. 303. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING CHILDREN’S

23 HEALTH COVERAGE.

24 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—
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1 (1) of the estimated 10 million uninsured chil2 dren in the United States, over 1.3 million have at

3 least one parent who is self-employed and all other

4 uninsured children are dependents of persons who are

5 employed by another, or unemployed;

6 (2) these 1.3 million uninsured kids comprise

7 approximately 22 percent of all children with self-em8 ployed parents, and they are a significant 13 percent

9 of all uninsured children;

10 (3) the remaining uninsured children are in

11 families where neither parent is self-employed and

12 comprise 13 percent of all children in families where

13 neither parent is self-employed;

14 (4) children in families with a self-employed

15 parent are therefore more likely to be uninsured than

16 children in families where neither parent is self-em17 ployed; and

18 (5) the current disparity in the tax law reduces

19 the affordability of health insurance for the self-em20 ployed and their families, hindering the ability of

21 children to receive essential primary and preventive

22 care services.

23 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen24 ate that the provisions of this resolution assume that from

25 resources available in this budget resolution, a portion
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1 should be set aside for an immediate 100 percent deductibil2 ity of health insurance costs for the self-employed. Full-de3 ductibility of health expenses for the self-employed would

4 make health insurance more attractive and affordable, re5 sulting in more dependents being covered. The government

6 should not encourage parents to forgo private insurance for

7 a government-run program.

8 SEC. 304. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON A MEDICAID PER CAP9 ITA CAP.

10 It is the sense of the Senate that in order to meet deficit

11 reduction targets in this resolution with respect to medic12 aid—

13 (1) the per capita cap will not be used as a

14 method for meeting spending targets; and

15 (2) the per capita cap represents a significant

16 structural change that could jeopardize the quality of

17 care for children, the disabled, and senior citizens.

18 SEC. 305. SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT ADDED SAVINGS

19 GO TO DEFICIT REDUCTION.

20 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

21 (1) balancing the budget will bring numerous

22 economic benefits for the United States economy and

23 American workers and families, including improved

24 economic growth and lower interest rates;
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1 (2) the fiscal year 1998 budget resolution crafted

2 pursuant to an agreement reached between the Con3 gress and the Administration purports to achieve bal4 ance in the year 2002;

5 (3) the deficit estimates contained in this resolu6 tion may not conform to the actual deficits in subse7 quent years, which make it imperative that any addi8 tional savings are realized be devoted to deficit reduc9 tion;

10 (4) the Senate’s ‘‘pay-as-you-go’’ point of order

11 prohibits crediting savings from updated economic or

12 technical data as an offset for legislation that in13 creases the deficit, and ensures these savings are de14 voted to deficit reduction; and

15 (5) Congress and the Administration must en16 sure that the deficit levels contained in this budget

17 are met and, if actual deficits prove to be lower than

18 projected, the additional savings are used to balance

19 the budget on or before the year 2002.

20 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen21 ate that the provisions of this resolution assume that—

22 (1) legislation enacted pursuant to this resolu23 tion must ensure that the goal of a balanced budget

24 is achieved on or before fiscal year 2002; and
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1 (2) if the actual deficit is lower than the pro2 jected deficit in any upcoming fiscal year, the added

3 savings should be devoted to further deficit reduction.

4 SEC. 306. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FAIRNESS IN MEDI5 CARE.

6 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

7 (1) the Trustees of the Medicare Trust Funds re8 cently announced that medicare’s Hospital Insurance

9 (HI) Trust Fund is headed for bankruptcy in 2001,

10 and in 1997, HI will run a deficit of $26,000,000,000

11 and add $56,000,000,000 annually to the Federal def12 icit by 2001;

13 (2) the Trustees also project that Supplementary

14 Medical Insurance (SMI), will grow twice as fast as

15 the economy and the taxpayers’ subsidy to keep the

16 SMI from bankruptcy will grow from $58,000,000,000

17 to $89,000,000,000 annually from 1997 through 2001;

18 (3) the Congressional Budget Office reports that

19 when the baby-boom generation begins to receive so20 cial security benefits and is eligible for medicare in

21 2008, the Federal budget will face intense pressure,

22 resulting in mounting deficits and erosion of future

23 economic growth;

24 (4) long-term solutions to address the financial

25 and demographic problems of medicare are urgently
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1 needed to preserve and protect the medicare trust

2 funds;

3 (5) these solutions to address the financial and

4 demographic problems of medicare are urgently need5 ed to preserve and protect the medicare trust funds;

6 (6) reform of the medicare program should en7 sure equity and fairness for all medicare beneficiaries,

8 and offer beneficiaries more choice of private health

9 plans, to promote efficiency and enhance the quality

10 of health care;

11 (7) all Americans pay the same payroll tax of

12 2.9 percent to the medicare trust funds, and they de13 serve the same choices and services regardless of where

14 they retire;

15 (8) however, under the currently adjusted-aver16 age-per-capita cost (AAPCC), some counties receive

17 2.5 times more in medicare reimbursements than oth18 ers;

19 (9) this inequity in medicare reimbursement

20 jeopardizes the quality of medicare services of rural

21 beneficiaries and penalizes the most efficient and ef22 fective medicare service providers;

23 (10) in some states, the result has been the ab24 sence of health care choices beyond traditional, fee-for25 service medicine for medicare beneficiaries, which in
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1 other counties and states plan providers may be sig2 nificantly over-compensated, adding to medicare’s fis3 cal instability; and

4 (11) ending the practice of basing payments to

5 risk contract plans on local fee-for-service medical

6 costs will help correct these inequities, mitigate un7 necessary cost in the program, and begin the serious,

8 long-term restructuring of medicare.

9 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen10 ate that the provisions of this resolution assume that the

11 Finance Committee should strongly consider the following

12 elements for medicare reform—

13 (1) any medicare reform package should include

14 measures to address the inequity in medicare reim15 bursement to risk contract plans;

16 (2) medicare should use a national update

17 framework rather than local fee-for-service spending

18 increases to determine the annual changes in risk

19 plan payment rates;

20 (3) an adequate minimum payment rate should

21 be provided for health plans participating in medi22 care risk contract programs;

23 (4) the geographic variation in medicare pay24 ment rates must be reduced over time to raise the

25 lower payment areas closer to the average while tak-
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1 ing into account actual differences in input costs that

2 exist from region to regional;

3 (5) medicare managers in consultation with plan

4 providers and patient advocates should pursue com5 petitive bidding programs in communities where data

6 indicate risk contract payments are substantially ex7 cessive and when plan choices would not diminish by

8 such a bidding process; and

9 (6) medicare should phase in the use of risk ad10 justers which take account of health status so as to

11 address overpayment to some plans.

12 SEC. 307. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ASSISTANCE

13 TO LITHUANIA AND LATVIA.

14 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

15 (1) Lithuania and Latvia reestablished democ16 racy and free market economies when they regained

17 their freedom from the Soviet Union;

18 (2) Lithuania and Latvia, which have made sig19 nificant progress since regaining their freedom, are

20 still struggling to recover from the devastation of 50

21 years of communist domination;

22 (3) the United States, which never recognized the

23 illegal incorporation of Lithuania and Latvia into

24 the Soviet Union, has provided assistance to strength-
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1 en democratic institutions and free market reforms in

2 Lithuania and Latvia since 1991;

3 (4) the people of the United States enjoy close

4 and friendly relations with the people of Lithuania

5 and Latvia;

6 (5) the success of democracy and free market re7 form in Lithuania and Latvia is important to the se8 curity and economic progress of the United States;

9 and

10 (6) the United States as well as Lithuania and

11 Latvia would benefit from the continuation of assist12 ance which helps Lithuania and Latvia to implement

13 commercial and trade law reform, sustain private sec14 tor development, and establish well-trained judi15 ciaries.

16 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen17 ate that the provisions of this resolution assume that—

18 (1) adequate assistance should be provided to

19 Lithuania and Latvia in fiscal year 1998 to continue

20 the progress they have made; and

21 (2) assistance to Lithuania and Latvia should be

22 continued beyond fiscal year 1998 as they continue to

23 build democratic and free market institutions.
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1 SEC. 308. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING A NATIONAL

2 COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION.

3 It is the sense of the Senate that the provisions of this

4 resolution assure that a national commission should be es5 tablished to study and make specific recommendations re6 garding the extent to which increases in student financial

7 aid, and the extent to which Federal, State, and local laws

8 and regulations, contribute to increases in college and uni9 versity tuition.

10 SEC. 309. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON LOCKBOX.

11 It is the Sense of the Senate that the provisions of this

12 resolution assume that to ensure all savings from medicare

13 reform are used to keep the medicare program solvent, the

14 Treasury Secretary should credit the Medicare Hospital In15 surance Trust Fund (Part A) with government securities

16 equal to any savings from Medicare Supplemental Medical

17 Insurance (Part B) reforms enacted pursuant to the rec18 onciliation instructions contained in this budget resolution.

19 SEC. 310. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE EARNED INCOME

20 CREDIT.

21 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

22 (1) an April 1997 study by the Internal Revenue

23 Service of Earned Income Credit (EIC) filers for tax

24 year 1994 revealed that over $4,000,000,000 of the

25 $17,000,000,000 spent on the EIC for that year was
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1 erroneously claimed and paid by the IRS, resulting

2 in a fraud and error rate of 25.8 percent;

3 (2) the IRS study further concluded that EIC re4 forms enacted by the One Hundred Fourth Congress

5 will only lower the fraud error rate to 20.7 percent,

6 meaning over $23,000,000,000 will be wasted over the

7 next five years; and

8 (3) the President’s recent proposals to combat

9 EIC fraud and error contained within this budget

10 resolution are estimated to save $124,000,000 in

11 scoreable savings over the next five years and addi12 tional savings from deterrent effects.

13 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen14 ate that the provisions of this resolution assume that the

15 President should propose and Congress should enact addi16 tional programmatic changes sufficient to ensure that the

17 primary purpose of the EIC to encourage work over welfare

18 is achieved without wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on

19 fraud and error.

20 SEC. 311. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON REPAYMENT OF THE

21 FEDERAL DEBT.

22 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

23 (1) Congress and the President have a basic

24 moral and ethical responsibility to future generations
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1 to repay the Federal debt, including money borrowed

2 from the Social Security Trust Fund;

3 (2) the Congress and the President should enact

4 a law that creates a regimen for paying off the Fed5 eral debt within 30 years; and

6 (3) if spending growth were held to a level one

7 percentage point lower than projected growth in reve8 nues, then the Federal debt could be repaid within 30

9 years.

10 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen11 ate that the provisions of this resolution assume that—

12 (1) the President’s annual budget submission to

13 Congress should include a plan for repayment of the

14 Federal debt beyond the year 2002, including the

15 money borrowed from the Social Security Trust

16 Fund; and

17 (2) the plan should specifically explain how the

18 President would cap spending growth at a level one

19 percentage point lower than projected growth in reve20 nues.

21 SEC. 312. SENSE OF THE SENATE SUPPORTING LONG-TERM

22 ENTITLEMENT REFORMS.

23 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that the resolution

24 assumes the following—
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1 (1) entitlement spending has risen dramatically

2 over the last thirty-five years;

3 (2) in 1963, mandatory spending (i.e., entitle4 ment spending and interest on the debt) made up 29.6

5 percent of the budget, this figure rose to 61.4 percent

6 by 1993 and is expected to reach 70 percent shortly

7 after the year 2000;

8 (3) this mandatory spending is crowding out

9 spending for the traditional ‘‘discretionary’’ functions

10 of Government like clean air and water, a strong na11 tional defense, parks and recreation, education, our

12 transportation system, law enforcement, research and

13 development and other infrastructure spending;

14 (4) taking significant steps sooner rather than

15 later to reform entitlement spending will not only

16 boost economic growth in this country, it will also

17 prevent the need for drastic tax and spending deci18 sions in the next century.

19 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the Sense of the

20 Senate that the levels in this budget resolution assume that

21 Congress and the President should work to enact structural

22 reforms in entitlement spending in 1997 and beyond which

23 sufficiently restrain the growth of mandatory spending in

24 order to keep the budget in balance over the long term, ex25 tend the solvency of the Social Security and Medicare Trust
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1 Funds, avoid crowding out funding for basic Government

2 functions and that every effort should be made to hold man3 datory spending to no more than 70 percent of the budget.

4 SEC. 313. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DISASTER ASSIST5 ANCE FUNDING.

6 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

7 (1) emergency spending adds to the deficit and

8 total spending;

9 (2) the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 exempts

10 emergency spending from the discretionary spending

11 caps and pay-go requirements;

12 (3) the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 expires

13 in 1998 and needs to be extended;

14 (4) since the enactment of the Budget Enforce15 ment Act, Congress and the President have approved

16 an average of $5,800,000,000 per year in emergency

17 spending;

18 (5) a natural disaster in any particular State is

19 unpredictable, by the United States is likely to experi20 ence a natural disaster almost every year.

21 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen22 ate that the functional totals underlying this concurrent res23 olution on the budget assume that the Congress should con24 sider in the extension of the Budget Enforcement Act and

25 in appropriations Acts—
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1 (1) provisions that budget for emergencies or that

2 require emergency spending to be offset;

3 (2) provisions that provide flexibility to meet

4 emergency funding requirements associated with nat5 ural disasters;

6 (3) Congress and the President should consider

7 appropriating at least $5,000,000,000 every year

8 within discretionary limits to provide natural disas9 ter relief;

10 (4) Congress and the President should not des11 ignate any emergency spending for natural disaster

12 relief until such amounts provided in regular appro13 priations are exhausted.

14 SEC. 314. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ENFORCEMENT OF BI15 PARTISAN BUDGET AGREEMENT.

16 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

17 (1) the bipartisan budget agreement is contin18 gent upon—

19 (A) favorable economic conditions for the

20 next 5 years; and

21 (B) accurate estimates of the fiscal impacts

22 of assumptions in this resolution; and

23 (C) enactment of legislation to reduce the

24 deficit;
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1 (2) if either of the conditions in paragraph (1)

2 are not met, our ability to achieve a balanced budget

3 by 2002 will be jeopardized.

4 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen5 ate that the functional totals and limits in this resolution

6 assume that—

7 (1) reconciliation legislation should include legis8 lation to enforce the targets set forth in the budget

9 process description included in the agreement and to

10 ensure the balanced budget goal is met; and

11 (2) such legislation shall—

12 (A) establish procedures to ensure those tar13 gets are met every year;

14 (B) require that the President’s annual

15 budget and annual Congressional concurrent res16 olutions on the budget comply with those targets

17 every year;

18 (C) consider provisions which provide that

19 if the deficit is below or the surplus is above the

20 deficits projected in the agreement in any year,

21 such savings are locked in for deficit and debt re22 duction; and

23 (D) consider provisions which include a

24 provision to budget for and control emergency
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1 spending in order to prevent the use of emer2 gencies to evade the budget targets.

3 SEC. 315. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE NA4 TIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

6 (1) heart disease was the leading cause of death

7 for both men and women in every year from 1970 to

8 1993;

9 (2) mortality rates for individuals suffering from

10 prostate cancer, skin cancer, and kidney cancer con11 tinue to rise;

12 (3) the mortality rate for African American

13 women suffering from diabetes is 134 percent higher

14 than the mortality rate of Caucasian women suffering

15 from diabetes;

16 (4) asthma rates for children increased 58 per17 cent from 1982 to 1992;

18 (5) nearly half of all American women between

19 the ages of 65 and 75 reported having arthritis;

20 (6) AIDS is the leading cause of death for Amer21 icans between the ages of 24 and 44;

22 (7) the Institute of Medicine has described Unit23 ed States clinical research to be ‘‘in a state of crisis’’

24 and the National Academy of Sciences concluded in
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1 1994 that ‘‘the present cohort of clinical investigators

2 is not adequate’’;

3 (8) biomedical research has been shown to be ef4 fective in saving lives and reducing health care ex5 penditures;

6 (9) research sponsored by the National Institutes

7 of Health has contributed significantly to the first

8 overall reduction in cancer death rates since record9 keeping was instituted;

10 (10) research sponsored by the National Insti11 tutes of Health has resulted in the identification of ge12 netic mutations for osteoporosis; Lou Gehrig’s Dis13 ease, cystic fibrosis, and Huntington’s Disease; breast,

14 skin and prostate cancer; and a variety of other ill15 nesses;

16 (11) research sponsored by the National Insti17 tutes of Health has been key to the development of

18 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron

19 Emission Tomography (PET) scanning technologies;

20 (12) research sponsored by the National Insti21 tutes of Health has developed effective treatments for

22 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Today, 80

23 percent of children diagnosed with Acute

24 Lymphoblastic Leukemia are alive and free of the dis25 ease after 5 years; and
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1 (13) research sponsored by the National Insti2 tutes of Health contributed to the development of a

3 new, cost-saving cure for peptic ulcers.

4 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen5 ate that this Resolution assumes that—

6 (1) appropriations for the National Institutes of

7 Health should be increased by 100 percent over the

8 next 5 fiscal years; and

9 (2) appropriations for the National Institutes of

10 Health should be increased by $2,000,000,000 in fis11 cal year 1998 over the amount appropriated in fiscal

12 year 1997.

13 SEC. 316. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING CERTAIN EL14 DERLY LEGAL ALIENS.

15 It is the sense of the Senate that the provisions of this

16 resolution assume that—

17 (1) the Committee on Finance will include in its

18 recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of

19 the Senate changes in laws within the jurisdiction of

20 the Committee on Finance that allow certain elderly,

21 legal immigrants who will cease to receive benefits

22 under the supplemental security income program as

23 a result of the Personal Responsibility and Work Op24 portunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law

25 104–193; 110 Stat. 2105) to continue to receive bene-
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1 fits during a redetermination or reapplication period

2 to determine if such aliens would qualify for such

3 benefits on the basis of being disabled; and

4 (2) the Committee on Finance in developing

5 these recommendations should offset the additional

6 cost of this proposal out of other programs within the

7 jurisdiction of the Committee on Finance.

8 SEC. 317. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING RETRO9 ACTIVE TAXES.

10 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

11 (1) in general, the practice of increasing a tax

12 retroactively is fundamentally unfair to taxpayers;

13 and

14 (2) retroactive taxation is disruptive to families

15 and small business in their ability to plan and budg16 et.

17 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen18 ate that the levels in this budget resolution assume that—

19 (1) except for closing tax loopholes, no revenues

20 should be generated from any retroactively increased

21 tax; and

22 (2) the Congress and the President should work

23 together to ensure that any revenue generating pro24 posal contained within reconciliation legislation pur25 suant to this concurrent resolution proposal, except
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1 those proposals closing tax loopholes, should take effect

2 prospectively.

3 SEC. 318. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON SOCIAL SECURITY

4 AND BALANCING THE BUDGET.

5 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

6 (1) this budget resolution is projected to balance

7 the unified budget of the United States in fiscal year

8 2002;

9 (2) section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act

10 of 1990 requires that the deficit be computed without

11 counting the annual surpluses of the Social Security

12 Trust Funds; and

13 (3) if the deficit were calculated according to the

14 requirements of section 13301, this budget resolution

15 would be projected to result in a deficit of

16 $108,700,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.

17 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen18 ate that the assumptions underlying this budget resolution

19 assume that after balancing the unified Federal budget, the

20 Congress should continue efforts to reduce the on-budget def21 icit, so that the Federal budget will be balanced without

22 counting social security surpluses.
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1 SEC. 319. SENSE OF THE SENATE SUPPORTING SUFFI2 CIENT FUNDING FOR VETERANS PROGRAMS

3 AND BENEFITS.

4 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

5 (1) veterans and their families represent ap6 proximately 27 percent of the United States popu7 lation;

8 (2) more than 20 million of our 26 million liv9 ing veterans served during wartime, sacrificing their

10 freedom so that we may have ours; and

11 (3) veterans have earned the benefits promised to

12 them.

13 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen14 ate that—

15 (1) the assumptions underlying this Budget Res16 olution assume that the 602(b) allocation to the De17 partment of Veterans Affairs will be sufficient in fis18 cal year 1998 to fully fund all discretionary veterans

19 programs, including medical care; and

20 (2) funds collected from legislation to improve

21 the Department of Veterans Affairs’ ability to collect

22 and retain reimbursement from third-party payers

23 ought to be used to supplement, not supplant, an ade24 quate appropriation for medical care.
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1 SEC. 320. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FAMILY VIOLENCE OP2 TION CLARIFYING AMENDMENT.

3 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

4 (1) Domestic violence is the leading cause of

5 physical injury to women. The Department of Justice

6 estimates that over 1,000,000 violent crimes against

7 women are committed by intimate partners annually.

8 (2) Domestic violence dramatically affects the

9 victim’s ability to participate in the workforce. A

University of Minnesota survey reported that 1 10 ⁄4 of

11 battered women surveyed had lost a job partly because

of being abused and that over 1 12 ⁄2 of these women had

13 been harassed by their abuser at work.

14 (3) Domestic violence is often intensified as

15 women seek to gain economic independence through

16 attending school or training programs. Batterers have

17 been reported to prevent women from attending these

18 programs or sabotage their efforts at self-improve19 ment.

20 (4) Nationwide surveys of service providers pre21 pared by the Taylor Institute of Chicago, Illinois,

22 document, for the first time, the interrelationship be23 tween domestic violence and welfare by showing that

24 from 34 percent to 65 percent of AFDC recipients are

25 current or past victims of domestic violence.
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(5) Over 1 1 ⁄2 of the women surveyed stayed with

2 their batterers because they lacked the resources to

3 support themselves and their children. The surveys

4 also found that the availability of economic support

5 is a critical factor in poor women’s ability to leave

6 abusive situations that threaten them and their chil7 dren.

8 (6) The restructuring of the welfare programs

9 may impact the availability of the economic support

10 and the safety net necessary to enable poor women to

11 flee abuse without risking homelessness and starvation

12 for their families.

13 (7) In recognition of this finding, the Committee

14 on the Budget of the Senate in considering the 1997

15 Resolution on the budget of the United States unani16 mously adopted a sense of the Congress amendment

17 concerning domestic violence and Federal assistance.

18 Subsequently, Congress adopted the family violence

19 option amendment as part of the Personal Respon20 sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of

21 1996.

22 (8) The family violence option gives States the

23 flexibility to grant temporary waivers from time lim24 its and work requirements for domestic violence vic25 tims who would suffer extreme hardship from the ap-
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1 plication of these provisions. These waivers were not

2 intended to be included as part of the permanent 20

3 percent hardship exemption.

4 (9) The Department of Health and Human Serv5 ices has been slow to issue regulations regarding this

6 provision. As a result, States are hesitant to fully im7 plement the family violence option fearing that it will

8 interfere with the 20 percent hardship exemption.

9 (10) Currently 15 States have opted to include

10 the family violence option in their welfare plans, and

11 13 other States have included some type of domestic

12 violence provisions in their plans.

13 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress

14 that the provisions of this Resolution assume that—

15 (1) States should not be subject to any numerical

16 limits in granting domestic violence good cause waiv17 ers under section 402(a)(7)(A)(iii) of the Social Secu18 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(A)(iii)) to individuals

19 receiving assistance, for all requirements where com20 pliance with such requirements would make it more

21 difficult for individuals receiving assistance to escape

22 domestic violence; and

23 (2) any individual who is granted a domestic vi24 olence good cause waiver by a State shall not be in25 cluded in the States’ 20 percent hardship exemption
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1 under section 408(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42

2 U.S.C. 608(a)(7)).

3 SEC. 321. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON TAX CUTS.

4 It is the sense of the Senate that the Concurrent Reso5 lution on the Budget assumes that—

6 (1) a substantial majority of the tax cut benefits

7 provided in the tax reconciliation bill will go to mid8 dle class working families earning less than approxi9 mately $100,000 per year; and

10 (2) the tax cuts in the tax reconciliation bill will

11 not cause revenue losses to increase significantly in

12 years after 2007.

13 SEC. 322. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ASSISTANCE

14 TO AMTRAK.

15 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

16 (1) Amtrak is in a financial crisis, with growing

17 and substantial debt obligations approaching

18 $2,000,000,000;

19 (2) Amtrak has not been authorized since 1994;

20 (3) the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science,

21 and Transportation favorably reported legislation to

22 reform Amtrak during the last two Congresses, but no

23 legislation was enacted;

24 (4) the Finance Committee favorably reported

25 legislation in the last Congress that created a dedi-
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1 cated trust fund for Amtrak, but no legislation was

2 enacted;

3 (5) in 1997 Amtrak testified before the Congress

4 that it cannot survive beyond 1998 without com5 prehensive legislative reforms and a dedicated source

6 of capital funding; and

7 (6) Congress is obligated to invest Federal tax

8 dollars responsibly and to reduce waste and ineffi9 ciency in Federal programs, including Amtrak.

10 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen11 ate that the provisions of this resolution assume that:

12 (1) Legislative reform is urgently needed to ad13 dress Amtrak’s financial and operational problems.

14 (2) It is fiscally irresponsible for Congress to al15 locate additional Federal dollars to Amtrak, and to

16 distribute money from a new trust fund, without pro17 viding reforms requested by Amtrak to address its

18 precarious financial situation.

19 (3) The distribution of money from any new

20 fund to finance an intercity rail passenger fund

21 should be implemented in conjunction with legislation

22 to reauthorize and reform the National Rail Pas23 senger Corporation.
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1 SEC. 323. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE PRO2 TECTION OF CHILDREN’S HEALTH.

3 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find4 ings:

5 (1) Today’s children and the next generation of

6 children are the prime beneficiaries of a balanced

7 Federal budget. Without a balanced budget, today’s

8 children will bear the increasing burden of the Fed9 eral debt. Continued deficit spending would doom fu10 ture generations to slower economic growth, higher

11 taxes, and lower living standards.

12 (2) The health of children is essential to the fu13 ture economic and social well-being of the Nation.

14 (3) The medicaid program provides health cov15 erage for over 17,000,000 children, or 1 out of every

16 4 children.

(4) While children represent 1 17 ⁄2 of all individuals

18 eligible for medicaid, children account for less than 25

19 percent of expenditures under the medicaid program.

20 (5) Disproportionate share hospital (DSH) fund21 ing under the medicaid program has allowed States

22 to provide health care services to thousands of unin23 sured pregnant women and children. DSH funding

24 under the medicaid program is critical for these pop25 ulations.
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1 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen2 ate that the provisions of this resolution assume that the

3 health care needs of low-income pregnant women and chil4 dren should be a top priority. Careful study must be made

5 of the impact of medicaid disproportionate share hospital

6 (DSH) reform proposals on children’s health and on vital

7 sources of care, including children’s hospitals. Any restric8 tions on DSH funding under the medicaid program should

9 not harm State medicaid coverage of children and pregnant

10 women.

11 SEC. 324. DEPOSIT OF ALL FEDERAL GASOLINE TAXES

12 INTO THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

13 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find14 ings:

15 (1) Since 1956, Federal gasoline excise tax reve16 nues have generally been deposited in the Highway

17 Trust Fund and reserved for transportation uses.

18 (2) In 1993, Congress and the President enacted

19 the first permanent increase in the Federal gasoline

20 excise tax which was dedicated to general revenues,

21 not the Highway Trust Fund.

22 (3) Over the next five years, approximately

23 $7,000,000,000 per year in Federal gasoline excise tax

24 revenues will be deposited in the general fund of the

25 Treasury, rather than the Highway Trust Fund.
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1 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen2 ate that the provisions in this resolution assume that Con3 gress should in the extension of the Budget Enforcement Act,

4 ISTEA reauthorization, appropriations Acts, and in any

5 revenue bills, that all revenues from Federal gasoline excise

6 taxes, including amounts dedicated to general revenues in

7 1993, should be dedicated to the Highway Trust Fund so

8 that such taxes may be used for the purpose to which they

9 have historically been dedicated, promoting transportation

10 infrastructure and building roads.

11 SEC. 325. SENSE OF THE SENATE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDU12 CATION.

13 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds the following:

14 (1) Scientific research on the development of the

15 brain has confirmed that the early childhood years,

16 particularly from birth to the age of 3, are critical to

17 children’s development.

18 (2) Studies repeatedly have shown that good

19 quality child care helps children develop well, enter

20 school ready to succeed, improve their skills, cognitive

21 abilities and socioemotional development, improve

22 classroom learning behavior, and stay safe while their

23 parents work. Further, quality early childhood pro24 grams can positively affect children’s long-term suc25 cess in school achievement, higher earnings as adults,
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1 decrease reliance on public assistance and decrease in2 volvement with the criminal justice system.

3 (3) The first of the National Education Goals,

4 endorsed by the Nation’s governors, passed by Con5 gress and signed into law by President Bush, stated

6 that by the year 2000, every child should enter school

7 ready to learn and that access to a high quality early

8 childhood education program was integral to meeting

9 this goal.

10 (4) According to data compiled by the RAND

11 Corporation, while 90 percent of human brain growth

12 occurs by the age of 3, public spending on children in

13 that age range equals only 8 percent of spending on

14 all children. A vast majority of public spending on

15 children occurs after the brain has gone through its

16 most dramatic changes, often to correct problems that

17 should have been addressed during early childhood de18 velopment.

19 (5) According to the Department of Education,

20 of $29,400,000,000 in current estimated education ex21 penditures, only $1,500,000,000, or 5 percent, is spent

22 on children from birth to age 5. The vast majority is

23 spent on children over age 5.

24 (6) A new commitment to quality child care and

25 early childhood education is a necessary response to
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1 the fact that children from birth to the age of 3 are

2 spending more time in care away from their homes.

3 Almost 60 percent of women in the workforce have

4 children under the age of 3 requiring care.

5 (7) Many States and communities are currently

6 experimenting with innovative programs directed at

7 early childhood care and education in a variety of

8 care settings, including the home. States and local

9 communities are best able to deliver efficient, cost-ef10 fective services, but while such programs are long on

11 demand, they are short on resources. Additional Fed12 eral resources should not create new bureaucracy, but

13 build on successful locally driven efforts.

14 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen15 ate that the budget totals and levels in this resolution as16 sume that funds ought to be directed toward increasing the

17 supply of quality child care, early childhood education, and

18 teacher and parent training for children from birth through

19 age 3.

20 SEC. 326. HIGHWAY TRUST FUND NOT TAKEN INTO AC21 COUNT FOR DEFICIT PURPOSES.

22 It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions un23 derlying this budget resolution assume that the Congress

24 should consider legislation to exclude the receipts and dis-
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1 bursements of the Highway Trust Fund from the totals of

2 the Budget of the United States Government.

3 SEC. 327. AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND NOT TAKEN

4 INTO ACCOUNT FOR DEFICIT PURPOSES.

5 It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions un6 derlying the budget resolution that the Congress should con7 sider legislation to exclude the receipts and disbursements

8 of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund from the totals of

9 the Budget of the United States Government.

10 SEC. 328. MILITARY RETIREMENT TRUST FUNDS NOT

11 TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR DEFICIT PUR12 POSES.

13 It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions un14 derlying this budget resolution assume that the Congress

15 should consider legislation to exclude the receipts and dis16 bursements of the retirement and disability trust funds for

17 members of the Armed Forces of the United States from the

18 totals of the Budget of the United States Government.

19 SEC. 329. CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT TRUST FUNDS NOT

20 TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR DEFICIT PUR21 POSES.

22 It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions un23 derlying this budget resolution assume that the Congress

24 should consider legislation to exclude the receipts and dis25 bursements of the retirement and disability trust funds for
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1 civilian employees of the United States from the totals of

2 the Budget of the United States Government.

3 SEC. 330. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

4 NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR DEFICIT

5 PURPOSES.

6 It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions un7 derlying this budget resolution assume that the Congress

8 should consider legislation to exclude the receipts and dis9 bursements of the Federal Unemployment Compensation

10 Trust Fund from the totals of the Budget of the United

11 States Government.

12 SEC. 331. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING HIGHWAY

13 TRUST FUND.

14 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

15 (1) there is no direct linkage between the fuel

16 taxes deposited in the Highway Trust Fund and the

17 transportation spending from the Highway Trust

18 Fund;

19 (2) the Federal budget process has severed this

20 linkage by dividing revenues and spending into sepa21 rate budget categories with—

22 (A) fuel taxes deposited in the Highway

23 Trust Fund as revenues; and

24 (B) most spending from the Highway Trust

25 Fund in the discretionary category;
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1 (3) each budget category referred to in para2 graph (2) has its own rules and procedures; and

3 (4) under budget rules in effect prior to the date

4 of adoption of this resolution, an increase in fuel

5 taxes permits increased spending to be included in the

6 budget, but not for increased Highway Trust Fund

7 spending.

8 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen9 ate that—

10 (1) in this session of Congress, Congress should,

11 within a unified budget, change the Federal budget

12 process to establish a linkage between the fuel taxes

13 deposited in the Highway Trust Fund, including any

14 fuel tax increases that may be enacted into law after

15 the date of adoption of this resolution, and the spend16 ing from the Highway Trust Fund; and

17 (2) changes to the budgetary treatment of the

18 Highway Trust Fund should not result in total pro19 gram levels for highways or mass transit that is in20 consistent with those assumed under the resolution.

21 SEC. 332. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING TAX INCEN22 TIVES FOR THE COST OF POST–SECONDARY

23 EDUCATION.

24 It is the sense of the Senate that the provisions of this

25 resolution assume that any revenue reconciliation bill
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1 should include tax incentives for the cost of post-secondary

2 education, including expenses of workforce education and

3 training at vocational schools and community colleges.

4 SEC. 333. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ADDITIONAL TAX

5 CUTS.

6 It is the sense of the Senate that nothing in this resolu7 tion shall be construed as prohibiting Congress in future

8 years from providing additional tax relief if the cost of such

9 tax relief is offset by reductions in discretionary or manda10 tory spending, or increases in revenue from alternative

11 sources.

12 SEC. 334. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TRUTH IN

13 BUDGETING AND SPECTRUM AUCTIONS.

14 (a) The Senate finds that—

15 (1) the electromagnetic spectrum is the property

16 of the American people and is managed on their be17 half by the Federal Government;

18 (2) the spectrum is a highly valuable and limited

19 natural resource;

20 (3) the auctioning of spectrum has raised billions

21 of dollars for the Treasury;

22 (4) the estimates made regarding the value of

23 spectrum in the past have proven unreliable, having

24 previously understated and now overstating its worth;
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1 (5) because estimates of spectrum value depend

2 on a number of technological, economic, market forces,

3 and other variables that cannot be predicted or com4 pletely controlled, it is not possible to reliably esti5 mate the value of a given segment of spectrum; there6 fore,

7 (b) It is the Sense of the Senate that as auctions occur

8 as assumed by this Resolution, the Congress shall take such

9 steps as necessary to reconcile the difference between actual

10 revenues raised and estimates made and shall reduce spend11 ing accordingly if such auctions raise less revenue than pro12 jected.

13 SEC. 335. HIGHWAY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

14 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

15 (1) 10 demonstration projects totaling

16 $362,000,000 were listed for special line-item funding

17 in the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982;

18 (2) 152 demonstration projects totaling

19 $1,400,000,000 were named in the Surface Transpor20 tation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of

21 1987;

22 (3) 64 percent of the funding for the 152 projects

23 had not been obligated after 5 years and State trans24 portation officials determined the projects added little,
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1 if any, to meeting their transportation infrastructure

2 priorities;

3 (4) 538 location specific projects totaling

4 $6,230,000,000 were included in the Intermodal Sur5 face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991;

6 (5) more than $3,300,000,000 of the funds au7 thorized for the 538 location-specific projects re8 mained unobligated as of January 31, 1997;

9 (6) the General Accounting Office determined

10 that 31 States plus the District of Columbia and

11 Puerto Rico would have received more funding if the

12 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act lo13 cation-specific project funds were redistributed as

14 Federal-aid highway program apportionments;

15 (7) this type of project funding diverts Highway

16 Trust Fund money away from State transportation

17 priorities established under the formula allocation

18 process and under the Intermodal Surface Transpor19 tation and Efficiency Act of 1991;

20 (8) on June 20, 1995, by a vote of 75 yeas to

21 21 nays, the Senate voted to prohibit the use of Fed22 eral Highway Trust Fund money for future dem23 onstration projects;
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1 (9) the Intermodal Surface Transportation and

2 Efficiency Act of 1991 expires at the end of fiscal

3 year 1997; and

4 (10) hundreds of funding requests for specific

5 transportation projects in Congressional Districts

6 have been submitted in the House of Representatives.

7 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen8 ate that—

9 (1) notwithstanding different views on existing

10 Highway Trust Fund distribution formulas, funding

11 for demonstration projects or other similarly titled

12 projects diverts Highway Trust Fund money away

13 from State priorities and deprives States of the abil14 ity to adequately address their transportation needs;

15 (2) States are best able to determine the prior16 ities for allocating Federal-Aid-To-Highway monies

17 within their jurisdiction;

18 (3) Congress should not divert limited Highway

19 Trust Fund resources away from State transportation

20 priorities by authorizing new highway projects; and

21 (4) Congress should not authorize any new dem22 onstration projects or other similarly-titled projects.
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1 SEC. 336. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE USE OF

2 BUDGET SAVINGS.

3 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find4 ings:

5 (1) Poverty rates among the elderly are at the

6 lowest level since our Nation began to keep poverty

7 statistics, due in large part to the social security sys8 tem and the medicare program.

9 (2) Twenty-two percent of every dollar spent by

10 the Federal Government goes to the social security

11 system.

12 (3) Eleven percent of every dollar spent by the

13 Federal Government goes to the medicare program.

14 (4) Currently, spending on the elderly accounts

for 1⁄3 of the Federal budget and more than 1 15 ⁄2 of all

16 domestic spending other than interest on the national

17 debt.

18 (5) Future generations of Americans must be

19 guaranteed the same value from the social security

20 system as past covered recipients.

21 (6) According to the 1997 report of the Manag22 ing Trustee for the social security trust funds, the ac23 cumulated balance in the Federal Old-Age and Survi24 vors Insurance Trust Fund is estimated to fall to zero

25 by 2029, and the estimated payroll tax at that time
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1 will be sufficient to cover only 75 percent of the bene2 fits owed to retirees at that time.

3 (7) The accumulated balance in the Federal Hos4 pital Insurance Trust Fund is estimated to fall to

5 zero by 2001.

6 (8) While the Federal budget deficit has shrunk

7 for the fourth straight year to $67,000,000,000 in

8 1997, measures need to be taken to ensure that that

9 trend continues.

10 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen11 ate that the provisions of this resolution assume that budget

12 savings in the mandatory spending area should be used—

13 (1) to protect and enhance the retirement secu14 rity of the American people by ensuring the long-term

15 future of the social security system;

16 (2) to protect and enhance the health care secu17 rity of senior citizens by ensuring the long-term fu18 ture of the medicare program under title XVIII of the

19 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); and

20 (3) to restore and maintain Federal budget dis21 cipline to ensure that the level of private investment

22 necessary for long-term economic growth and prosper23 ity is available.
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1 SEC. 337. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE VALUE

2 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM FOR FU3 TURE RETIREES.

4 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find5 ings:

6 (1) The social security system has allowed a gen7 eration of Americans to retire with dignity. Today,

8 13 percent of the population is 65 or older and by

9 2030, 20 percent of the population will be 65 or older.

More than 1 10 ⁄2 of the elderly do not receive private

pensions and more than 1 11 ⁄3 have no income from as12 sets.

13 (2) For 60 percent of all senior citizens, social

14 security benefits provide almost 80 percent of their re15 tirement income. For 80 percent of all senior citizens,

16 social security benefits provide over 50 percent of

17 their retirement income.

18 (3) Poverty rates among the elderly are at the

19 lowest level since the United States began to keep pov20 erty statistics, due in large part to the social security

21 system.

22 (4) Seventy-eight percent of Americans pay more

23 in payroll taxes than they do in income taxes.

24 (5) According to the 1997 report of the Manag25 ing Trustee for the social security trust funds, the ac26 cumulated balance in the Federal Old-Age and Survi-
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1 vors Insurance Trust Fund is estimated to fall to zero

2 by 2029, and the estimated payroll tax at that time

3 will be sufficient to cover only 75 percent of the bene4 fits owed to retirees at that time.

5 (6) The average American retiring in the year

6 2015 will pay $250,000 in payroll taxes over the

7 course of his or her working career.

8 (7) Future generations of Americans must be

9 guaranteed the same value from the social security

10 system as past covered recipients.

11 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen12 ate that the provisions of this resolution assume that no

13 change in the social security system should be made that

14 would reduce the value of the social security system for fu15 ture generations of retirees.

16 SEC. 338. SENSE OF SENATE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH DIVI17 DEND PROTECTION.

18 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that with respect to

19 the revenue levels established under this resolution:

20 (1) According to the President’s own economists,

21 the tax burden on Americans is the highest ever at

22 31.7 percent.

23 (2) According to the National Taxpayers Union,

24 the average American family now pays almost 40
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1 percent of their income in State, local, and Federal

2 taxes.

3 (3) Between 1978 and 1985, while the top mar4 ginal rate on capital gains was cut almost in half—

5 from 35 to 20 percent—total annual Federal receipts

6 from the tax almost tripled from $9,100,000,000 an7 nually to $26,500,000,000 annually.

8 (4) Conversely, when Congress raised the rate in

9 1986, revenues actually fell well below what was an10 ticipated.

11 (5) Economists across-the-board predict that cut12 ting the capital gains rate will result in a revenue

13 windfall for the Treasury.

14 (6) While a USA Today poll from this March

15 found 70 percent of the American people believe that

16 they need a tax cut, under this resolution Federal

17 spending will grow 17 percent over five years while

18 the net tax cuts are less than 1 percent of the total

19 tax burden.

20 (b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate

21 that with respect to the revenue levels established under this

22 resolution, to the extent that actual revenues exceed the reve23 nues projected under this resolution due to higher than an24 ticipated economic growth, that revenue windfall should be
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1 reserved exclusively for additional tax cuts and/or deficit

2 reduction.

3 SEC. 339. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND IN THE SEN4 ATE.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, revenue and spend6 ing aggregates may be changed and allocations may be re7 vised for legislation that provides funding for early child8 hood development programs for children ages zero to six

9 provided that the legislation which changes revenues or

10 changes spending will not increase the deficit for—

11 (1) fiscal year 1998;

12 (2) the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002;

13 or

14 (3) the period of fiscal years 2002 through 2007.

15 (b) REVISED ALLOCATIONS.—

16 (1) ADJUSTMENTS FOR LEGISLATION.—Upon the

17 consideration of legislation pursuant to subsection

18 (a), the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of

19 the Senate may file with the Senate appropriately re20 vised allocations under sections 302(a) and 602(a) of

21 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and revised

22 functional levels and aggregates to carry out this sec23 tion. These revised allocations, functional levels, and

24 aggregates shall be considered for the purposes of the

25 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as allocations,
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1 functional levels and aggregates contained in this res2 olution.

3 (2) ADJUSTMENTS FOR AMENDMENTS.—If the

4 chairman of the Committee on the Budget submits an

5 adjustment under this section for legislation in fur6 therance of the purpose described in subsection (a)

7 upon the offering of an amendment to that legislation

8 that would necessitate such a submission, the chair9 man shall submit to the Senate appropriately revised

10 allocations under sections 302(a) and 602(a) of the

11 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and revised func12 tional levels and aggregates to carry out this section.

13 These revised allocations, functional levels, and aggre14 gates shall be considered for the purposes of the Con15 gressional Budget Act of 1974 as allocations, func16 tional levels and aggregates contained in this resolu17 tion.

18 (c) REPORTING REVISED ALLOCATIONS.—The appro19 priate committee shall report appropriately revised alloca20 tions pursuant to sections 302(b) and 602(b) of the Congres21 sional Budget Act of 1974 to carry out this section.

22 SEC. 340. SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW

23 ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

24 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find25 ings:
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1 (1) Our Federal, State, and local law enforce2 ment officers provide essential services that preserve

3 and protect our freedoms and security, and with the

4 support of Federal assistance, State and local law en5 forcement officers have succeeded in reducing the na6 tional scourge of violent crime, as illustrated by a

7 murder rate in 1996 that is projected to be the lowest

8 since 1971 and a violent crime total in 1996 that is

9 the lowest since 1990.

10 (2) Through a comprehensive effort to attack vio11 lence against women mounted by State and local law

12 enforcement, and dedicated volunteers and profes13 sionals who provide victim services, shelter, counsel14 ing, and advocacy to battered women and their chil15 dren, important strides have been made against the

16 national scourge of violence against women, illus17 trated by the decline in the murder rate for wives, ex18 wives, and girlfriends at the hands of their ‘‘inti19 mates’’ fell to a 19-year low in 1995.

20 (3) Federal, State, and local law enforcement ef21 forts need continued financial commitment from the

22 Federal Government for funding and financial assist23 ance to continue their efforts to combat violent crime

24 and violence against women.
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1 (4) Federal, State and local law enforcement also

2 face other challenges which require continued finan3 cial commitment from the Federal Government, in4 cluding regaining control over the Southwest Border,

5 where drug trafficking and illegal immigration con6 tinue to threaten public safety and menace residents

7 on the border and throughout the Nation.

8 (5) The Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund es9 tablished in section 310001 the Violent Crime Control

10 and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211)

11 fully funds the Violent Crime Control and Law En12 forcement Act of 1994, including the Violence Against

13 Women Act, without adding to the Federal budget def14 icit.

15 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen16 ate that the provisions and the functional totals underlying

17 this resolution assume that—

18 (1) the Federal Government’s commitment to

19 fund Federal law enforcement programs and pro20 grams to assist State and local efforts to combat vio21 lent crime, including violence against women, will be

22 maintained; and

23 (2) funding for the Violent Crime Reduction

24 Trust Fund will continue in its current form at least

25 through fiscal year 2002.
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1 SEC. 341. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PARENTAL IN2 VOLVEMENT IN PREVENTION OF DRUG USE

3 BY CHILDREN.

4 It is the sense of the Congress that the provisions of

5 this resolution assume that, from resources available in this

6 budget resolution, a portion should be set aside for a na7 tional grassroots volunteer effort to encourage parental edu8 cation and involvement in youth drug prevention and to

9 create a drug-intolerant culture for our children.

Attest:

Secretary.
105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 84

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