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Calendar No. 51 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 18 

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 

for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 

fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 11, 2005 

Mr. GREGG, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following original concurrent resolution; which was placed on the calendar 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 

Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 

through 2010. 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), 

3 SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET 

4 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006. 

5 (a) DECLARATION.—Congress declares that this reso6 lution is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

7 year 2006 including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
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1 fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010 as authorized 

2 by section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

3 (2 U.S.C. 632). 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this concurrent resolution is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 

TITLE I—LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts. 

Sec. 102. Social Security. 

Sec. 103. Major functional categories. 

TITLE II—RECONCILIATION 

Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the Senate. 

TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 

Sec. 301. Reserve fund for health information technology and pay-for-performance. 

Sec. 302. Reserve fund for Asbestos Injury Trust Fund. 

Sec. 303. Reserve fund for the uninsured. 

Sec. 304. Reserve fund for Land and Water Conservation Fund. 

Sec. 305. Reserve fund for the Federal Pell Grant Program. 

Sec. 306. Reserve fund for Higher Education. 

Sec. 307. Reserve fund for energy legislation. 

Sec. 308. Reserve fund for the safe importation of prescription drugs. 

Sec. 309. Adjustment for surface transportation. 

TITLE IV—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 

Sec. 401. Restrictions on advance appropriations. 

Sec. 402. Emergency legislation. 

Sec. 403. Supermajority enforcement. 

Sec. 404. Discretionary spending limits in the Senate. 

Sec. 405. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates. 

Sec. 406. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. 

Sec. 407. Limitation on long-term spending proposals. 

Sec. 408. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 

TITLE V—SENSE OF THE SENATE 

Sec. 501. Sense of the Senate regarding unauthorized appropriations. 

Sec. 502. Sense of the Senate regarding a commission to review the performance of programs. 

Sec. 503. Sense of the Senate regarding Tricare. 

Sec. 504. Sense of the Senate regarding restraining Medicaid growth. 

Sec. 505. Sense of the Senate regarding tribal colleges and universities. 
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Sec. 506. Sense of the Senate regarding support for the President’s request to 

concentrate Federal funds for State and local homeland security assistance programs on the highest threats, vulnerabilities, 

and needs. 

Sec. 507. Sense of the Senate rejecting proposed elimination of per diem reimbursement to State nursing homes in the President’s budget. 

Sec. 508. Sense of the Senate regarding Impact Aid. 

Sec. 509. Sense of the Senate regarding mandatory agricultural programs. 

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 2005 through 2010: 

5 (1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—For purposes of the en6 forcement of this resolution— 

7 (A) The recommended levels of Federal reve8 nues are as follows: 

9 Fiscal year 2005: $1,483,908,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2006: $1,592,723,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2007: $1,714,387,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2008: $1,824,619,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2009: $1,932,613,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2010: $2,051,205,000,000. 

15 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels 

16 of Federal revenues should be changed are as fol17 lows: 

18 Fiscal year 2005: ¥$116,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2006: ¥$14,939,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2007: ¥$4,884,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2008: ¥$11,566,000,000. 
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1 Fiscal year 2009: ¥$23,602,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2010: ¥$15,163,000,000. 

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

4 enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels of 

5 total new budget authority are as follows: 

6 Fiscal year 2005: $2,074,959,000,000. 

7 Fiscal year 2006: $2,134,484,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2007: $2,207,426,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2008: $2,324,416,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2009: $2,446,869,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2010: $2,543,608,000,000. 

12 (3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the enforce13 ment of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total 

14 budget outlays are as follows: 

15 Fiscal year 2005: $2,055,994,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2006: $2,143,040,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2007: $2,222,311,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2008: $2,310,069,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2009: $2,412,389,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2010: $2,518,768,000,000. 

21 (4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforcement of 

22 this resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows: 

23 Fiscal year 2005: ¥$572,086,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2006: ¥$550,317,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2007: ¥$507,924,000,000. 
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1 Fiscal year 2008: ¥$485,450,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2009: ¥$479,776,000,000. 

3 Fiscal year 2010: ¥$467,563,000,000. 

4 (5) DEBT SUBJECT TO LIMIT.—The appropriate lev5 els of the public debt are as follows: 

6 Fiscal year 2005: $7,961,738,000,000. 

7 Fiscal year 2006: $8,630,464,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2007: $9,266,253,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2008: $9,890,194,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2009: $10,511,998,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2010: $11,122,769,000,000. 

12 (6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The appropriate 

13 levels of the debt held by the public are as follows: 

14 Fiscal year 2005: $4,688,918,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2006: $5,060,681,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2007: $5,372,906,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2008: $5,644,888,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2009: $5,892,763,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2010: $6,111,689,000,000. 

20 SEC. 102. SOCIAL SECURITY. 

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

22 Senate enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the 

23 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of reve24 nues of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
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1 Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust 

2 Fund are as follows: 

3 Fiscal year 2005: $573,475,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2006: $604,777,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2007: $637,792,000,000. 

6 Fiscal year 2008: $671,688,000,000. 

7 Fiscal year 2009: $705,849,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2010: $740,343,000,000. 

9 (b) SOCIAL SECURITY OUTLAYS.—For purposes of 

10 Senate enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the 

11 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of outlays 

12 of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 

13 Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund 

14 are as follows: 

15 Fiscal year 2005: $398,088,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2006: $415,993,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2007: $429,254,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2008: $443,235,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2009: $460,443,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2010: $479,412,000,000. 

21 (c) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE EX22 PENSES.—In the Senate, the amounts of new budget au23 thority and budget outlays of the Federal Old-Age and 

24 Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Dis-
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1 ability Insurance Trust Fund for administrative expenses 

2 are as follows: 

3 Fiscal year 2005: 

4 (A) New budget authority, 

5 $4,426,000,000. 

6 (B) Outlays, $4,405,000,000. 

7 Fiscal year 2006: 

8 (A) New budget authority, 

9 $4,576,000,000. 

10 (B) Outlays, $4,587,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2007: 

12 (A) New budget authority, 

13 $4,710,000,000. 

14 (B) Outlays, $4,785,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2008: 

16 (A) New budget authority, 

17 $4,853,000,000. 

18 (B) Outlays, $4,849,000,000. 

19 Fiscal year 2009: 

20 (A) New budget authority, 

21 $5,001,000,000. 

22 (B) Outlays, $4,974,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2010: 

24 (A) New budget authority, 

25 $5,152,000,000. 
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1 (B) Outlays, $5,124,000,000. 

2 SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES. 

3 Congress determines and declares that the appro4 priate levels of new budget authority and budget outlays 

5 for fiscal years 2005 through 2010 for each major func6 tional category are: 

7 (1) National Defense (050): 

8 Fiscal year 2005: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $498,761,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $496,928,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2006: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $491,526,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $496,117,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2007: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $465,260,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $479,984,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2008: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $483,730,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $479,730,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2009: 
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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $503,763,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $489,146,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2010: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $513,904,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $505,872,000,000. 

8 (2) International Affairs (150): 

9 Fiscal year 2005: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $34,707,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $32,425,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2006: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $33,295,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $35,737,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2007: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $36,580,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $34,629,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2008: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $37,131,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $33,994,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2009: 
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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $37,171,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $33,842,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2010: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $36,862,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $33,433,000,000. 

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

9 Fiscal year 2005: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $24,413,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $23,594,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2006: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $24,735,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $23,894,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2007: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $25,294,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $24,672,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2008: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $25,796,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $25,095,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2009: 
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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $26,102,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $25,472,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2010: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $26,413,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $25,808,000,000. 

8 (4) Energy (270): 

9 Fiscal year 2005: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $2,564,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $794,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2006: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $3,247,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $2,127,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2007: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $2,859,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $1,698,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2008: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $2,923,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $1,035,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2009: 
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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $2,534,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $1,132,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2010: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $2,232,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $1,022,000,000. 

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

9 Fiscal year 2005: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $32,527,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $31,168,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2006: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $29,875,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $31,882,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2007: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $30,243,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $31,426,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2008: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $30,316,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $31,716,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2009: 
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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $30,985,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $31,921,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2010: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $30,479,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $31,474,000,000. 

8 (6) Agriculture (350): 

9 Fiscal year 2005: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $30,151,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $28,550,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2006: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $29,087,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $28,143,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2007: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $26,245,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $25,057,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2008: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $24,492,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $23,434,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2009: 
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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $24,845,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $23,950,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2010: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $24,584,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $23,854,000,000. 

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

9 Fiscal year 2005: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $16,804,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $11,302,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2006: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $10,285,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $5,057,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2007: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $9,866,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $4,751,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2008: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $9,815,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $4,039,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2009: 
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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $10,413,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $4,121,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2010: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $14,270,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $6,399,000,000. 

8 (8) Transportation (400): 

9 Fiscal year 2005: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $72,506,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $67,663,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2006: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $69,683,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $69,789,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2007: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $71,030,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $71,013,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2008: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $74,489,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $72,755,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2009: 
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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $81,524,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $75,693,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2010: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $82,867,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $79,335,000,000. 

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

9 Fiscal year 2005: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $23,007,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $20,756,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2006: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $13,039,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $18,294,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2007: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $13,118,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $16,697,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2008: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $13,272,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $14,715,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2009: 
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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $13,410,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $13,473,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2010: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $13,430,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $13,125,000,000. 

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

9 Services (500): 

10 Fiscal year 2005: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $94,026,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $92,805,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2006: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $91,850,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $86,913,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2007: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $89,904,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $90,016,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2008: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $90,585,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $89,230,000,000. 
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1 Fiscal year 2009: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $90,737,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $88,938,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2010: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $90,329,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $88,624,000,000. 

9 (11) Health (550): 

10 Fiscal year 2005: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $257,498,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $252,799,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2006: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $260,542,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $260,904,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2007: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $273,232,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $272,660,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2008: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $292,063,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $290,672,000,000. 
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1 Fiscal year 2009: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $313,844,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $310,304,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2010: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $332,926,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $331,961,000,000. 

9 (12) Medicare (570): 

10 Fiscal year 2005: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $292,587,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $293,587,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2006: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $331,240,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $331,003,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2007: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $371,899,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $372,186,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2008: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $395,362,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $395,408,000,000. 
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1 Fiscal year 2009: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $420,284,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $419,877,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2010: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $448,161,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $448,492,000,000. 

9 (13) Income Security (600): 

10 Fiscal year 2005: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $339,651,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $347,850,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2006: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $347,395,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $353,429,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2007: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $352,633,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $358,674,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2008: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $365,775,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $370,107,000,000. 
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1 Fiscal year 2009: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $374,946,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $377,951,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2010: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $384,137,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $386,269,000,000. 

9 (14) Social Security (650): 

10 Fiscal year 2005: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $15,849,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $15,849,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2006: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $15,991,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $15,991,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2007: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $17,804,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $17,804,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2008: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $19,868,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $19,868,000,000. 
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1 Fiscal year 2009: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $21,843,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $21,843,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2010: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $24,129,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $24,129,000,000. 

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

10 Fiscal year 2005: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $69,448,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $68,873,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2006: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $68,584,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $67,996,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2007: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $66,181,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $65,894,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2008: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $69,458,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $69,255,000,000. 
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1 Fiscal year 2009: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $69,971,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $69,680,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2010: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $70,069,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $69,794,000,000. 

9 (16) Administration of Justice (750): 

10 Fiscal year 2005: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $39,819,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $39,502,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2006: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $40,975,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $42,390,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2007: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $41,719,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $42,742,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2008: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $42,575,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $43,122,000,000. 
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1 Fiscal year 2009: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $43,146,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $43,297,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2010: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $43,404,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $43,338,000,000. 

9 (17) General Government (800): 

10 Fiscal year 2005: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $16,765,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $17,673,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2006: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $18,154,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $18,429,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2007: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $18,204,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $18,178,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2008: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $19,883,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $19,823,000,000. 
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1 Fiscal year 2009: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $17,902,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $17,675,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2010: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $18,222,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $18,024,000,000. 

9 (18) Net Interest (900): 

10 Fiscal year 2005: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $267,980,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $267,980,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2006: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $310,307,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $310,307,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2007: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $359,168,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $359,168,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2008: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $396,713,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $396,713,000,000. 
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1 Fiscal year 2009: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $426,107,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $426,107,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2010: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $453,387,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $453,387,000,000. 

9 (19) Allowances (920): 

10 Fiscal year 2005: 

11 (A) New budget authority, $0 

12 (B) Outlays, $0 

13 Fiscal year 2006: 

14 (A) New budget authority, $0 

15 (B) Outlays, $0 

16 Fiscal year 2007: 

17 (A) New budget authority, $0 

18 (B) Outlays, $0 

19 Fiscal year 2008: 

20 (A) New budget authority, $0 

21 (B) Outlays, $0 

22 Fiscal year 2009: 

23 (A) New budget authority, $0 

24 (B) Outlays, $0 

25 Fiscal year 2010: 
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1 (A) New budget authority, $0 

2 (B) Outlays, $0 

3 (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950): 

4 Fiscal year 2005: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 ¥$54,104,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, ¥$54,104,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2006: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 ¥$55,362,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, ¥$55,362,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2007: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 ¥$63,813,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, ¥$64,938,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2008: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 ¥$69,830,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, ¥$70,642,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2009: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 ¥$62,658,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, ¥$62,033,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2010: 
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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 ¥$66,197,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, ¥$65,572,000,000. 

4 TITLE II—RECONCILIATION 

5 SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE. 

6 (a) SPENDING RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS.—In 

7 the Senate, by June 6, 2005, the committees named in 

8 this section shall submit their recommendations to the 

9 Committee on the Budget of the Senate. After receiving 

10 those recommendations, the Committee on the Budget 

11 shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill carrying out 

12 all such recommendations without any substantive revi13 sion. 

14 (1) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, 

15 AND FORESTRY.—The Senate Committee on Agri16 culture, Nutrition, and Forestry shall report changes 

17 in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce 

18 outlays by $171,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, and 

19 $2,814,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 

20 through 2010. 

21 (2) COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND

22 URBAN AFFAIRS.—The Senate Committee on Bank23 ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs shall report 

24 changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 

25 reduce outlays by $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, 
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1 and $270,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 

2 through 2010. 

3 (3) COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND

4 TRANSPORTATION.—The Senate Committee on Com5 merce, Science, and Transportation shall report 

6 changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 

7 reduce outlays by $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, 

8 and $2,576,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 

9 2006 through 2010. 

10 (4) COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RE11 SOURCES.—The Senate Committee on Energy and 

12 Natural Resources shall report changes in laws with13 in its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce outlays by 

14 $33,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, and 

15 $2,658,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 

16 through 2010. 

17 (5) COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC

18 WORKS.—The Senate Committee on Environment 

19 and Public Works shall report changes in laws with20 in its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce outlays by 

21 $14,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, and $112,000,000 

22 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 

23 (6) COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.—The Senate 

24 Committee on Finance shall report changes in laws 

25 within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce outlays by 
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1 $1,784,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, and 

2 $15,036,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 

3 through 2010. 

4 (7) COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, 

5 LABOR, AND PENSIONS.—The Senate Committee on 

6 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions shall report 

7 changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 

8 reduce outlays by $2,204,000,000 in fiscal years 

9 2005 and 2006, and $8,576,000,000 for the period 

10 of fiscal years 2005 through 2010. 

11 (b) REVENUE RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS.— 

12 The Senate Committee on Finance shall report to the Sen13 ate a reconciliation bill not later than September 7, 2005 

14 that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction suf15 ficient to reduce the total level of revenues by not more 

16 than: $14,939,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and 

17 $70,154,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 

18 2010. 

19 (c) INCREASE IN STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT.—The 

20 Committee on Finance shall report to the Senate a rec21 onciliation bill not later than September 16, 2005, that 

22 consists solely of changes in laws within its jurisdiction 

23 to increase the statutory debt limit by $446,464,000,000. 
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1 TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 

2 SEC. 301. RESERVE FUND FOR HEALTH INFORMATION 

3 TECHNOLOGY AND PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE. 

4 In the Senate, if the Committee on Finance or the 

5 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions re6 ports a bill or joint resolution, if an amendment is offered 

7 thereto, or if a conference report is submitted thereon, 

8 that— 

9 (1) provides incentives or other support for 

10 adoption of modern information technology to im11 prove quality in health care; and 

12 (2) provides for performance-based payments 

13 that are based on accepted clinical performance 

14 measures that improve the quality in healthcare, 

15 provided that the committee is within its allocation as pro16 vided under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 

17 Act of 1974, the chairman of the Committee on the Budg18 et may revise allocations of new budget authority and out19 lays, the revenue aggregates, and other appropriate meas20 ures to reflect such legislation provided that such legisla21 tion would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal 

22 years 2006 through 2010. 
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1 SEC. 302. RESERVE FUND FOR ASBESTOS INJURY TRUST 

2 FUND. 

3 In the Senate, if the Committee on the Judiciary re4 ports legislation, if an amendment is offered thereto, or 

5 if a conference report is submitted thereon, that— 

6 (1) compensates injured victims of asbestos-re7 lated disease; 

8 (2) does not compensate uninjured claimants or 

9 those suffering from a disease not shown to be as10 bestos-related disease; 

11 (3) requires strict medical criteria; and 

12 (4) is reasonably expected to remain funded 

13 from non-Federal sources for the 50-year life of the 

14 fund, 

15 provided that the committee is within its allocation as pro16 vided under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 

17 Act of 1974, the chairman of the Budget Committee may 

18 make the appropriate adjustments in allocations and ag19 gregates to the extent that such legislation would not in20 crease the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2006 

21 through 2056. 

22 SEC. 303. RESERVE FUND FOR THE UNINSURED. 

23 In the Senate, if the Committee on Finance or the 

24 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 

25 the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, if an amend-
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1 ment is offered thereto, or if a conference report is sub2 mitted thereon, that— 

3 (1) addresses health care costs, coverage, or 

4 care for the uninsured; 

5 (2)(A) provides safety net access to integrated 

6 and other health care services; or 

7 (B) increases the number of people with health 

8 insurance, provided that such increase is not ob9 tained primarily as a result of increasing premiums 

10 for the currently insured; and 

11 (3) increases access to coverage through mecha12 nisms that decrease the growth of health care costs, 

13 and may include tax- and market-based measures 

14 (such as tax credits, deductibility, regulatory re15 forms, consumer-directed initiatives, and other meas16 ures targeted to key segments of the uninsured, such 

17 as individuals without employer-sponsored coverage 

18 and college students and recent graduates), 

19 provided that the committee is within its allocation as pro20 vided under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 

21 Act of 1974, the chairman of the Committee on the Budg22 et may revise allocations of new budget authority and out23 lays, the revenue aggregates, and other appropriate aggre24 gates to reflect such legislation, to the extent that such 

25 legislation would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 
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1 2006 and for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 

2 2010. 

3 SEC. 304. RESERVE FUND FOR LAND AND WATER CON4 SERVATION FUND. 

5 (a) IN THE SENATE.—If— 

6 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re7 sources reports a bill or joint resolution, or an 

8 amendment is offered thereto, or a conference report 

9 is submitted thereon, that permits exploration and 

10 production of oil in the 1002 Area of the Arctic Na11 tional Wildlife Refuge, and such measure is enacted; 

12 and 

13 (2) the reconciliation instruction set out in sec14 tion 201(a)(4) is met, 

15 provided that the committee is within its allocation as pro16 vided under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 

17 Act of 1974, the chairman of the Committee on the Budg18 et of the Senate may make the adjustments described in 

19 subsection (b). 

20 (b) ADJUSTMENT FOR THE LAND AND WATER CON21 SERVATION FUND PROGRAMS AND ADDITIONAL LAND

22 CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.—If the Committee on Appro23 priations of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, 

24 or if an amendment is offered thereto or a conference re25 port is submitted thereon that provides funding for the 
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1 programs described in this subsection at least at the pre2 vious year’s levels, adjusted for inflation, and makes avail3 able a portion of the receipts resulting from enactment 

4 of the legislation described in subsection (a) for the Land 

5 and Water Conservation Fund, Federal Land Acquisition 

6 and Stateside Grant Programs, and for the Coastal and 

7 Estuarine Land Protection Program, and for the Forest 

8 Legacy Program, the chairman of the Committee on the 

9 Budget may revise committee allocations for that com10 mittee and other appropriate budgetary aggregates and al11 locations of new budget authority and outlays by the 

12 amount provided by that measure for that purpose, but 

13 the adjustment may not exceed $350,000,000 in new 

14 budget authority in each of fiscal years 2008 through 

15 2010. 

16 SEC. 305. RESERVE FUND FOR THE FEDERAL PELL GRANT 

17 PROGRAM. 

18 In the Senate, if the Committee on Health, Edu19 cation, Labor, and Pensions reports a bill or joint resolu20 tion, or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference 

21 report is submitted thereon, that provides a provision that 

22 eliminates the accumulated shortfall of budget authority 

23 resulting from insufficient appropriations of discretionary 

24 new budget authority previously enacted for the Federal 

25 Pell Grant Program for awards made through the award 
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1 year 2005–2006, provided that the committee is within its 

2 allocation as provided under section 302(a) of the Con3 gressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of the Com4 mittee on the Budget may revise the committee allocation 

5 and other appropriate budgetary aggregates by the 

6 amount provided by that measure for that purpose, but 

7 not to exceed $4,300,000,000 in new budget authority for 

8 the fiscal year 2006. 

9 SEC. 306. RESERVE FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. 

10 In the Senate, if the Committee on Health, Edu11 cation, Labor, and Pensions reports a bill or joint resolu12 tion, or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference 

13 report is submitted thereon, that reauthorizes the Higher 

14 Education Act of 1965, provided that the committee is 

15 within its allocation as provided under section 302(a) of 

16 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of 

17 the Committee on the Budget may revise committee allo18 cations for that committee and other appropriate budg19 etary aggregates and allocations of new budget authority 

20 and outlays by the amount provided by that measure for 

21 that purpose, but not to exceed $740,000,000 in new 

22 budget authority and $676,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 

23 year 2006, and $5,510,000,000 in new budget authority 

24 and $5,006,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal 

25 years 2006 through 2010. 
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1 SEC. 307. RESERVE FUND FOR ENERGY LEGISLATION. 

2 In the Senate, if a bill or joint resolution, or an 

3 amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is 

4 submitted thereon, within the jurisdiction of the Com5 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources, that— 

6 (1) provides for a national energy policy; and 

7 (2) in conjunction with revenue legislation that 

8 does not reduce net revenues by more than 

9 $803,000,000 in 2006 and $4,557,000,000 for the 

10 period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, 

11 provided that the committee is within its allocation as pro12 vided under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 

13 Act of 1974, the chairman of the Committee on the Budg14 et may revise committee allocations for that committee 

15 and other appropriate budgetary aggregates and alloca16 tions of new budget authority and outlays by the amount 

17 provided by that measure for that purpose, but not to ex18 ceed $100,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal year 

19 2006 and the outlays flowing from that budget authority 

20 and $2,000,000,000 in new budget authority for the pe21 riod of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 and the outlays 

22 flowing from that budget authority. 

23 SEC. 308. RESERVE FUND FOR THE SAFE IMPORTATION OF 

24 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. 

25 In the Senate, if the Committee on Health, Edu26 cation, Labor, and Pensions reports a bill or joint resolu-
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1 tion or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference 

2 report is submitted thereon, that permits the safe importa3 tion of prescription drugs approved by the Food and Drug 

4 Administration from specified countries with strong safety 

5 laws, and provided that the committee is within its alloca6 tion as provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional 

7 Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of the Committee on 

8 the Budget may revise allocations of new budget authority 

9 and outlays, revenue aggregates, and other appropriate 

10 measures to reflect such legislation if any such measure 

11 would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 2006 and for 

12 the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 

13 SEC. 309. ADJUSTMENT FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, if the Committee 

15 on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on 

16 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, or the Committee 

17 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation reports a bill 

18 or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto or 

19 a conference report is submitted thereon that provides new 

20 budget authority for the budget accounts or portions 

21 thereof, for programs, projects, and activities for high22 ways, highway safety, and transit, in excess of— 

23 (1) for fiscal year 2005, $42,606,000,000; or 

24 (2) for fiscal year 2006, $43,131,000,000; or 
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1 (3) for fiscal years 2005 through 2009, 

2 $231,088,000,000; 

3 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make 

4 the appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggre5 gates) and increase the allocation of new budget authority 

6 to such committees for fiscal year 2005 and 2006 and for 

7 the period of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to the extent 

8 such adjustment is offset by an increase in net new user9 fee receipts related to the purposes of the highway trust 

10 fund that are appropriated to such fund for the applicable 

11 fiscal year caused by such legislation. In the Senate, any 

12 increase in receipts shall be reported by the Committee 

13 on Finance. 

14 (b) ADJUSTMENT FOR OUTLAYS.—In the Senate, for 

15 fiscal year 2006, and, as necessary, in subsequent fiscal 

16 years, if a bill or joint resolution is reported, or if an 

17 amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is 

18 submitted thereon that changes obligation limitations such 

19 that the total limitations are in excess of $42,686,000,000 

20 for fiscal year 2006, for programs, projects, and activities 

21 for highways, highway safety, and transit, and if legisla22 tion has been enacted that satisfies the conditions set 

23 forth in subsection (a) for such fiscal year, the chairman 

24 of the Committee on the Budget may increase the alloca25 tion of outlays and appropriate aggregates for such fiscal 
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1 year, and, as necessary, in subsequent fiscal years, for the 

2 committees reporting such measures, by the amount of 

3 outlays that corresponds to such excess obligation limita4 tions, but not to exceed the amount of such excess that 

5 was offset in 2006 pursuant to subsection (a). After the 

6 adjustment has been made, the Senate Committee on Ap7 propriations shall report new section 302(b) allocations 

8 consistent with this section. 

9 TITLE IV—BUDGET 

10 ENFORCEMENT 

11 SEC. 401. RESTRICTIONS ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

13 (b), it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any 

14 bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference re15 port that would provide an advance appropriation. 

16 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—An advance appropriation may be 

17 provided for the fiscal years 2007 and 2008 for programs, 

18 projects, activities, or accounts identified in the joint ex19 planatory statement of managers accompanying this reso20 lution under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance 

21 Appropriations’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed 

22 $23,393,000,000 in new budget authority in each year. 

23 (c) DISPOSITION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, subsection (a) 

25 may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative 
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1 vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and 

2 sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 

3 Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall 

4 be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the 

5 Chair on a point of order raised under subsection 

6 (a). 

7 (2) PROCEDURE.—A point of order under sub8 section (a) may be raised by a Senator as provided 

9 in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 

10 1974. 

11 (3) DISPOSITION.—If a point of order is sus12 tained under subsection (a) against a conference re13 port in the Senate, the report shall be disposed of 

14 as provided in section 313(d) of the Congressional 

15 Budget Act of 1974. 

16 (d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘advance 

17 appropriation’’ means any discretionary new budget au18 thority, or any changes in mandatory programs that count 

19 against discretionary spending limits, in a bill or joint res20 olution making general appropriations or continuing ap21 propriations for fiscal year 2006 that first becomes avail22 able for any fiscal year after 2006, or making general ap23 propriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 

24 2007 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 

25 2007. 
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1 SEC. 402. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION. 

2 (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section, in 

3 the absence of an extension of the discretionary spending 

4 limits and paygo requirements under the Balanced Budget 

5 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, to enable 

6 Congress to designate provisions of legislation as an emer7 gency in order to exempt such measures from enforcement 

8 of this resolution with respect to the new budget authority, 

9 outlays, and receipts resulting from such provisions. 

10 (b) IN THE SENATE.— 

11 (1) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE.—With respect 

12 to a provision of direct spending or receipts legisla13 tion or appropriations for discretionary accounts 

14 that the President designates as an emergency re15 quirement and that Congress so designates in such 

16 measure, the amounts of new budget authority, out17 lays, and receipts in all fiscal years resulting from 

18 that provision shall be treated as an emergency re19 quirement for the purpose of this section. 

20 (2) EXEMPTION OF EMERGENCY PROVISIONS.— 

21 Any new budget authority, outlays, and receipts re22 sulting from any provision designated as an emer23 gency requirement, pursuant to this section, in any 

24 bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference re25 port shall not count for purposes of sections 302, 

26 303, 311, and 401 of the Congressional Budget Act 
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1 of 1974 and section 404 of this resolution (relating 

2 to discretionary spending limits in the Senate) and 

3 section 505 of the Concurrent Resolution on the 

4 Budget for Fiscal Year 2004 H. Con. Res. 95 (relat5 ing to the paygo requirement in the Senate). 

6 (3) DESIGNATIONS.— 

7 (A) GUIDANCE.—If a provision of legisla8 tion is designated as an emergency requirement 

9 under this section, the committee report and 

10 any statement of managers accompanying that 

11 legislation shall include an explanation of the 

12 manner in which the provision meets the cri13 teria in subparagraph (B). 

14 (B) CRITERIA.— 

15 (i) IN GENERAL.—Any such provision 

16 is an emergency requirement if the situa17 tion addressed by such provision is— 

18 (I) necessary, essential, or vital 

19 (not merely useful or beneficial); 

20 (II) sudden, quickly coming into 

21 being, and not building up over time; 

22 (III) an urgent, pressing, and 

23 compelling need requiring immediate 

24 action; 
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1 (IV) subject to clause (ii), un2 foreseen, unpredictable, and unantici3 pated; and 

4 (V) not permanent, temporary in 

5 nature. 

6 (ii) UNFORESEEN.—An emergency 

7 that is part of an aggregate level of antici8 pated emergencies, particularly when nor9 mally estimated in advance, is not unfore10 seen. 

11 (4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 

12 terms ‘‘direct spending’’, ‘‘receipts’’, and ‘‘appropria13 tions for discretionary accounts’’ means any provi14 sion of a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, 

15 or conference report that affects direct spending, re16 ceipts, or appropriations as those terms have been 

17 defined and interpreted for purposes of the Balanced 

18 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 (5) POINT OF ORDER.—When the Senate is 

20 considering a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or 

21 conference report, if a point of order is made by a 

22 Senator against an emergency designation in that 

23 measure, that provision making such a designation 

24 shall be stricken from the measure and may not be 

25 offered as an amendment from the floor. 
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1 (6) WAIVER AND APPEAL.—Paragraph (5) may 

2 be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an af3 firmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly 

4 chosen and sworn. Appeals in the Senate from the 

5 decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of 

6 this subsection shall be limited to 1 hour, to be 

7 equally divided between, and controlled by, the ap8 pellant and the manager of the bill or joint resolu9 tion, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of 

10 three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly cho11 sen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an ap12 peal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order 

13 raised under this section. 

14 (7) DEFINITION OF AN EMERGENCY DESIGNA15 TION.—For purposes of paragraph (5), a provision 

16 shall be considered an emergency designation if it 

17 designates any item as an emergency requirement 

18 pursuant to this section. 

19 (8) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point 

20 of order under paragraph (5) may be raised by a 

21 Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Con22 gressional Budget Act of 1974. 

23 (9) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—If a point of 

24 order is sustained under paragraph (5) against a 

25 conference report, the report shall be disposed of as 
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1 provided in section 313(d) of the Congressional 

2 Budget Act of 1974. 

3 (10) EXCEPTION FOR DEFENSE SPENDING.— 

4 Paragraph (5) shall not apply against an emergency 

5 designation for a provision making discretionary ap6 propriations under the defense function (050). 

7 (c) EXEMPTION OF OVERSEAS CONTINGENT OPER8 ATIONS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, if a bill, joint 

10 resolution, amendment, or a conference report 

11 makes supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 

12 2006 for overseas contingency operations related to 

13 the global war on terrorism, then the new budget 

14 authority, new entitlement authority, and outlays re15 sulting from the provisions of such measure that are 

16 designated pursuant to this section as making ap17 propriations for such contingency operations— 

18 (A) shall not count for purposes of sections 

19 302, 303, and 401 of the Congressional Budget 

20 Act of 1974; and 

21 (B) shall not count for the purpose of sec22 tion 404 of this resolution (relating to discre23 tionary spending limits in the Senate) and sec24 tion 505 of the Concurrent Resolution on the 
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1 Budget for Fiscal Year 2004 H. Con. Res. 95 

2 (relating to the pay-go requirement). 

3 (2) LIMITATION.—The amounts that are not 

4 counted for purposes of this section shall not exceed 

5 $50,000,000,000 in new budget authority and out6 lays associated with the budget authority. 

7 SEC. 403. SUPERMAJORITY ENFORCEMENT. 

8 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding any provision of 

9 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, subsections (c)(2) 

10 and (d)(3) of section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act 

11 of 1974 shall remain in effect for purposes of Senate en12 forcement through September 30, 2010. 

13 (b) UNFUNDED MANDATES.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 425(a) (1) and (2) 

15 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall be 

16 subject to the waiver and appeal requirements of 

17 subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3) of section 904 of the 

18 Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

19 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall 

20 remain in effect for purposes of Senate enforcement 

21 through September 30, 2010. 
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1 SEC. 404. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS IN THE SEN2 ATE. 

3 (a) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—In the Sen4 ate and as used in this section, the term ‘‘discretionary 

5 spending limit’’ means— 

6 (1) for fiscal year 2006, $842,682,000,000 in 

7 new budget authority and $915,690,000,000 in out8 lays for the discretionary category; 

9 (2) for fiscal year 2007, $868,473,000,000 in 

10 new budget authority for the discretionary category; 

11 and 

12 (3) for fiscal year 2008, $891,445,000,000 in 

13 new budget authority for the discretionary category; 

14 as adjusted in conformance with the adjustment proce15 dures in subsection (d). 

16 (b) ADJUSTMENTS TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING

17 LIMITS.— 

18 (1) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS.—If a 

19 bill or joint resolution is reported making appropria20 tions for fiscal year 2006 that appropriates 

21 $412,000,000 for continuing disability reviews for 

22 the Social Security Administration, and provides an 

23 additional appropriation of $189,000,000 for con24 tinuing disability reviews for the Social Security Ad25 ministration, then the allocation to the Senate Com26 mittee on Appropriations shall be increased by 
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1 $189,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flow2 ing from the budget authority for fiscal year 2006. 

3 (2) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAX EN4 FORCEMENT.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported 

5 making appropriations for fiscal year 2006 that ap6 propriates $6,447,000,000 for enhanced tax enforce7 ment to address the ‘‘Federal tax gap’’ for the Inter8 nal Revenue Service, and provides an additional ap9 propriation of $446,000,000 for enhanced tax en10 forcement to address the ‘‘Federal tax gap’’ for the 

11 Internal Revenue Service, then the allocation to the 

12 Senate Committee on Appropriations shall be in13 creased by $446,000,000 in budget authority and 

14 outlays flowing from the budget authority for fiscal 

15 year 2006. 

16 (3) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL

17 PROGRAM.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported 

18 making appropriations for fiscal year 2006 that ap19 propriates $80,000,000 to the health care fraud and 

20 abuse control program at the Department of Health 

21 and Human Services, then the allocation to the Sen22 ate Committee on Appropriations shall be increased 

23 by $80,000,000 in budget authority and outlays 

24 flowing from the budget authority for fiscal year 

25 2006. 
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1 (4) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IMPROPER

2 PAYMENTS.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported 

3 making appropriations for fiscal year 2006 that ap4 propriates $10,000,000 for unemployment insurance 

5 improper payments reviews for the Department of 

6 Labor, and provides an additional appropriation of 

7 $40,000,000 for unemployment insurance improper 

8 payments reviews for the Department of Labor, then 

9 the allocation to the Senate Committee on Appro10 priations shall be increased by $40,000,000 in budg11 et authority and outlays flowing from the budget au12 thority for fiscal year 2006. 

13 (c) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING POINT OF ORDER IN

14 THE SENATE.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro16 vided in this subsection, it shall not be in order in 

17 the Senate to consider any bill or joint resolution (or 

18 amendment, motion, or conference report on that bill 

19 or joint resolution) that would cause the discre20 tionary spending limits in this section to be exceed21 ed. 

22 (2) WAIVER.—This subsection may be waived 

23 or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative 

24 vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and 

25 sworn. 
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1 (3) APPEALS.—Appeals in the Senate from the 

2 decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of 

3 this subsection shall be limited to 1 hour, to be 

4 equally divided between, and controlled by, the ap5 pellant and the manager of the bill or joint resolu6 tion, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of 

7 three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly cho8 sen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an ap9 peal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order 

10 raised under this subsection. 

11 (d) PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTMENTS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.— 

13 (A) CHAIRMAN.—After the reporting of a 

14 bill or joint resolution, or the offering of an 

15 amendment thereto or the submission of a con16 ference report thereon, the chairman of the 

17 Committee on the Budget may make the ad18 justments set forth in subparagraph (B) for the 

19 amount of new budget authority in that meas20 ure (if that measure meets the requirements set 

21 forth in paragraph (2)) and the outlays flowing 

22 from that budget authority. 

23 (B) MATTERS TO BE ADJUSTED.—The ad24 justments referred to in subparagraph (A) are 

25 to be made to— 
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1 (i) the discretionary spending limits, if 

2 any, set forth in the appropriate concur3 rent resolution on the budget; 

4 (ii) the allocations made pursuant to 

5 the appropriate concurrent resolution on 

6 the budget pursuant to section 302(a) of 

7 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and 

8 (iii) the budgetary aggregates as set 

9 forth in the appropriate concurrent resolu10 tion on the budget. 

11 (2) AMOUNTS OF ADJUSTMENTS.—The adjust12 ment referred to in paragraph (1) shall be an 

13 amount provided for the fiscal year 2006 pursuant 

14 to subsection (b). 

15 (3) REPORTING REVISED SUBALLOCATIONS.— 

16 Following any adjustment made under paragraph 

17 (1), the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 

18 shall report appropriately revised suballocations 

19 under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget 

20 Act of 1974 to carry out this subsection. 

21 SEC. 405. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLO22 CATIONS AND AGGREGATES. 

23 (a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations 

24 and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall— 
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1 (1) apply while that measure is under consider2 ation; 

3 (2) take effect upon the enactment of that 

4 measure; and 

5 (3) be published in the Congressional Record as 

6 soon as practicable. 

7 (b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AG8 GREGATES.—Revised allocations and aggregates resulting 

9 from these adjustments shall be considered for the pur10 poses of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as alloca11 tions and aggregates contained in this resolution. 

12 (c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For 

13 purposes of this resolution— 

14 (1) the levels of new budget authority, outlays, 

15 direct spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, 

16 deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or period of 

17 fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of esti18 mates made by the appropriate Committee on the 

19 Budget; and 

20 (2) such chairman may make any other nec21 essary adjustments to such levels to carry out this 

22 resolution. 
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1 SEC. 406. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CON2 CEPTS AND DEFINITIONS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, upon the enact4 ment of a bill or joint resolution providing for a change 

5 in concepts or definitions, the appropriate chairman of the 

6 Committee on the Budget shall make adjustments to the 

7 levels and allocations in this resolution in accordance with 

8 section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

9 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to Sep10 tember 30, 2002). 

11 (b) PELL GRANTS.— 

12 (1) BUDGET AUTHORITY.—In the Senate, if ap13 propriations of discretionary new budget authority 

14 enacted for the Federal Pell Grant Program are in15 sufficient to cover the full cost of Pell Grants in the 

16 upcoming award year, adjusted for any cumulative 

17 funding surplus or shortfall from prior years, the 

18 budget authority counted against the bill for the Pell 

19 Grant Program shall be equal to the adjusted full 

20 cost. 

21 (2) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall apply 

22 only to new Pell Grant awards approved in legisla23 tion for award year 2006–2007 and subsequent 

24 award years and shall not apply to the cumulative 

25 shortfall through award year 2005–2006. 
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1 (3) ESTIMATES.—The estimate of the budget 

2 authority associated with the full cost of Pell Grants 

3 shall be based on the maximum award and any 

4 changes in eligibility requirements, using current 

5 economic and technical assumptions and as deter6 mined pursuant to scorekeeping guidelines, if any. 

7 SEC. 407. LIMITATION ON LONG-TERM SPENDING PRO8 POSALS. 

9 (a) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ANALYSIS OF

10 PROPOSALS.—The Congressional Budget Office shall, to 

11 the extent practicable, prepare an estimate of the costs 

12 in each of the four 10-year periods beginning in fiscal year 

13 2015 through fiscal year 2055, for each bill or resolution 

14 of a public character, except measures within the jurisdic15 tion of the Committee on Appropriations, causing a net 

16 increase in direct spending in excess of $5,000,000,000 

17 in any of the four 10-year periods, and shall submit to 

18 the committee the estimate of the costs of the legislation. 

19 (b) IN THE SENATE.—It shall not be in order to con20 sider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or con21 ference report that would cause a net increase in direct 

22 spending in excess of $5,000,000,000 in any of the four 

23 10-year periods beginning in 2015 through 2055, as meas24 ured against current law out-year estimates prepared by 

25 the Congressional Budget Office. 
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1 (c) WAIVER.—This section may be waived or sus2 pended only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 

3 Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

4 (d) APPEALS.—An affirmative vote of three-fifths of 

5 the Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required 

6 to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point 

7 of order raised under this section. 

8 (e) DETERMINATIONS OF BUDGET LEVELS.—For 

9 purposes of this section, the levels of net direct spending 

10 shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by 

11 the Committee on the Budget of the Senate. 

12 (f) SUNSET.—This section shall expire on September 

13 30, 2010. 

14 SEC. 408. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 

15 Congress adopts the provisions of this title— 

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

17 the Senate and the House, respectively, and as such 

18 they shall be considered as part of the rules of each 

19 House, or of that House to which they specifically 

20 apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules 

21 only to the extent that they are inconsistent there22 with; and 

23 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

24 right of either House to change those rules (so far 

25 as they relate to that house) at any time, in the 
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1 same manner, and to the same extent as in the case 

2 of any other rule of that House. 

3 TITLE V—SENSE OF THE SENATE 

4 SEC. 501. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING UNAUTHOR5 IZED APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should— 

7 (1) preclude consideration of any bill, joint res8 olution, motion, amendment, or conference report 

9 that would provide an appropriation, in whole or in 

10 part, for programs not specifically authorized by law 

11 or Treaty stipulation, or the amount of which ex12 ceeds the amount specifically authorized by law or 

13 Treaty stipulation, or that would provide a limited 

14 tax benefit as defined by the Line Item Veto Act of 

15 1996 (Public Law 104–130), and 

16 (2) determine a method for effectively con17 taining the extraordinary growth in unauthorized 

18 earmarks. 

19 SEC. 502. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING A COMMIS20 SION TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF 

21 PROGRAMS. 

22 It is the sense of the Senate that a commission should 

23 be established to review Federal agencies, and programs 

24 within such agencies, with the express purpose of pro25 viding Congress with recommendations, and legislation to 
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1 implement those recommendations, to realign or eliminate 

2 Government agencies and programs that are wasteful, du3 plicative, inefficient, outdated, irrelevant, or have failed to 

4 accomplish their intended purpose. 

5 SEC. 503. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TRICARE. 

6 It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should 

7 provide sufficient funding to the Department of Defense 

8 to offer members of the Reserve Component continuous 

9 access to TRICARE, for a premium, regardless of their 

10 activation status. 

11 SEC. 504. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING RESTRAIN12 ING MEDICAID GROWTH. 

13 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following 

14 findings: 

15 (1) The Medicaid program provides essential 

16 health care and long-term care services to more than 

17 50,000,000 low-income children, pregnant women, 

18 parents, individuals with disabilities, and senior citi19 zens. It is a Federal guarantee that ensures the 

20 most vulnerable will have access to needed medical 

21 services. 

22 (2) Medicaid provides critical access to long23 term care and other services for the elderly and indi24 viduals living with disabilities, and is the single larg25 est provider of long-term care services. Medicaid also 
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1 pays for personal care and other supportive services 

2 that are typically not provided by private health in3 surance or Medicare, but are necessary to enable in4 dividuals with spinal cord injuries, developmental 

5 disabilities, neurological degenerative diseases, seri6 ous and persistent mental illnesses, HIV/AIDS, and 

7 other chronic conditions to remain in the commu8 nity, to work, and to maintain independence. 

9 (3) Medicaid supplements the Medicare pro10 gram for more than 6,000,000 low-income elderly or 

11 disabled Medicare beneficiaries, assisting them with 

12 their Medicare premiums and co-insurance, wrap13 around benefits, and the costs of nursing home care 

14 that Medicare does not cover. The Medicaid program 

15 spent nearly $40,000,000,000 on uncovered Medi16 care services in 2002. 

17 (4) Medicaid provides health insurance for more 

than 1 18 ⁄4 of America’s children and is the largest purchaser of maternity care, paying for more than 1 19 ⁄3

20 of all the births in the United States each year. 

21 Medicaid also provides critical access to care for 

22 children with disabilities, covering more than 70 per23 cent of poor children with disabilities. 

24 (5) More than 16,000,000 women depend on 

25 Medicaid for their health care. Women comprise the 
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1 majority of seniors (71 percent) on Medicaid. Half 

2 of nonelderly women with permanent mental or 

3 physical disabilities have health coverage through 

4 Medicaid. Medicaid provides treatment for low-in5 come women diagnosed with breast or cervical can6 cer in every State. 

7 (6) Medicaid is the Nation’s largest source of 

8 payment for mental health services, HIV/AIDS care, 

9 and care for children with special needs. Much of 

10 this care is either not covered by private insurance 

11 or limited in scope or duration. Medicaid is also a 

12 critical source of funding for health care for children 

13 in foster care and for health services in schools. 

14 (7) Medicaid funds help ensure access to care 

15 for all Americans. Medicaid is the single largest 

16 source of revenue for the Nation’s safety net hos17 pitals, health centers, and nursing homes, and is 

18 critical to the ability of these providers to adequately 

19 serve all Americans. 

20 (8) Medicaid serves a major role in ensuring 

21 that the number of Americans without health insur22 ance, approximately 45,000,000 in 2003, is not sub23 stantially higher. The system of Federal matching 

24 for State Medicaid expenditures ensures that Fed25 eral funds will grow as State spending increases in 
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1 response to unmet needs, enabling Medicaid to help 

2 buffer the drop in private coverage during reces3 sions. More than 4,800,000 Americans lost em4 ployer-sponsored coverage between 2000 and 2003, 

5 during which time Medicaid enrolled an additional 

6 8,400,000 Americans. 

7 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the 

8 Senate that the Finance Committee shall not report a rec9 onciliation bill that achieves spending reductions that 

10 would— 

11 (1) undermine the role the Medicaid program 

12 plays as a critical component of the health care sys13 tem of the United States; 

14 (2) cap Federal Medicaid spending, or other15 wise shift Medicaid cost burdens to State or local 

16 governments and their taxpayers and health pro17 viders, forcing a reduction in access to essential 

18 health services for low-income elderly individuals, in19 dividuals with disabilities, and children and families; 

20 or 

21 (3) undermine the Federal guarantee of health 

22 insurance coverage Medicaid provides, which would 

23 threaten not only the health care safety net of the 

24 United States, but the entire health care system. 
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1 SEC. 505. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TRIBAL COL2 LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 

3 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds the following: 

4 (1) American Indians from over 250 federally 

5 recognized tribes nationwide attend tribal college 

6 and universities, a majority of whom are first-gen7 eration college students. 

8 (2) Tribal colleges and universities are located 

9 in some of the most isolated and impoverished areas 

10 in the Nation and are the Nation’s most poorly 

11 funded institutions of higher education. While the 

12 Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance 

13 Act, or ‘‘Tribal College Act’’ provides funding based 

14 solely on Indian students, the colleges have open en15 rollment policies providing access to postsecondary 

16 education opportunities to all interested students, 

17 about 20 percent of whom are non-Indian. With rare 

18 exception, tribal colleges and universities do not re19 ceive operating funds from their respective States 

20 for these non-Indian State resident students. Yet, if 

21 these same students attended any other public insti22 tutions in their States, the State would provide basic 

23 operating funds to the institution. 

24 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the 

25 Senate that— 
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1 (1) this resolution recognizes the funding chal2 lenges faced by tribal colleges, and universities and 

3 assumes that equitable consideration will be provided 

4 to them through funding of the Tribally Controlled 

5 College or University Assistance Act, the Equity in 

6 Educational Land Grant Status Act, title III of the 

7 Higher Education Act of 1965, and the National 

8 Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and 

9 Housing and Urban Development Tribal College and 

10 University Programs; and 

11 (2) such equitable consideration reflects Con12 gress intent to continue to work toward statutory 

13 Federal funding authorization goals for tribal col14 leges and universities. 

15 SEC. 506. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING SUPPORT 

16 FOR THE PRESIDENT’S REQUEST TO CON17 CENTRATE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR STATE AND 

18 LOCAL HOMELAND SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

19 PROGRAMS ON THE HIGHEST THREATS, 

20 VULNERABILITIES, AND NEEDS. 

21 It is the sense of the Senate that Congress supports 

22 the President’s request to ‘‘Concentrat[e] Federal funds 

23 for State and local homeland security assistance programs 

24 on the highest threats, vulnerabilities, and needs.’’. 
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1 SEC. 507. SENSE OF THE SENATE REJECTING PROPOSED 

2 ELIMINATION OF PER DIEM REIMBURSE3 MENT TO STATE NURSING HOMES IN THE 

4 PRESIDENT’S BUDGET. 

5 It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should 

6 reject the President’s proposal to eliminate per diem pay7 ments to State Veterans Homes for the vast majority of 

8 patients that reside in these homes. 

9 SEC. 508. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING IMPACT AID. 

10 It is the sense of the Senate that funding for Impact 

11 Aid (Title VIII of Public Law 107–110) should be suffi12 cient to insure that all federally connected school districts 

13 are provided a payment under sections 8002 and 8003 of 

14 that Act that will allow them to address the increase in 

15 program costs in recent years, as this is critical for school 

16 districts addressing the emotional and family needs of chil17 dren of military families who have a parent or parents en18 gaged in conflict in Iraq or Afghanistan. 

19 SEC. 509. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MANDATORY 

20 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS. 

21 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds the following: 

22 (1) The mandatory farm programs adminis23 tered by United States Department of Agriculture 

24 under the Food Security and Rural Development Act 

25 of 2002 provide an economic safety net, ensure the 

26 availability of Federal crop insurance, fund con-
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1 servation priorities, and enhance agriculture export 

2 market opportunities for United States farmers and 

3 ranchers. 

4 (2) The actual budget outlays for farm bill pro5 grams for fiscal years 2002–2004 have been about 

6 $16,700,000,000 less than projected by the Congres7 sional Budget Office in August 2002, shortly after 

8 the farm bill was passed. 

9 (3) Over 72 percent of farm program payments 

10 are currently received by only 10 percent of our Na11 tion’s program crop producers. 

12 (4) Any agricultural policy modifications should 

13 address the disproportionate share of farm program 

14 payments received by the largest farming operations. 

15 (5) If commodity prices decline, as projected by 

16 the Congressional Budget Office over the next sev17 eral years, agricultural programs will be even more 

18 important to the economic future of small- and me19 dium-sized family farms. 

20 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the 

21 Senate that any reconciled mandatory agriculture savings 

22 required under this resolution should be primarily 

23 achieved through modifications to the payment limitation 

24 provisions of the Food Security and Rural Investment Act 

25 of 2002. 
Calendar No. 51 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 18 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Setting forth the congressional budget for the 

for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010. and including the appropriate budgetary levels United States Government for fiscal year 2006 

MARCH 11, 2005 

Placed on the calendar