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ual’’ immediately after ‘‘to the legal representative of
any child’’ each place that such occurs.
(4) PROVIDER DUTIES.—Subsection (d) of sec-
tion 2126 (42 U.S.C. 300aa–26(d)) is amended—
(A) by striking all after ‘‘subsection (a),’’
the second place it appears in the first sentence
and inserting ‘‘supplemented with visual presen-
tations or oral explanations, in appropriate
cases.’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘or other information’’ in
the last sentence.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Part A of
subtitle 2 of title XXI (42 U.S.C. 300aa–10 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
section:
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 2120. (a) SECRETARY.—For purposes of admin-
istering this part, there are authorized to be appropriated
from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund estab-
lished under section 9510(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, to the Secretary, $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 1994, 1995 and 1996.
‘‘(b) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—For purposes of admin-
istering this part, there are authorized to be appropriated
from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund de-
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scribed in subsection (a), to the Attorney General,
$3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995 and 1996.
‘‘(c) COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS.—For purposes of
administering this part, there are authorized to be appro-
priated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund
described in subsection (a), to the Court of Federal Claims,
$3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995 and
1996.’’.
SEC. 12204. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Section 317(k) (42 U.S.C. 247b(k)) is amended—
(1) by striking out paragraph (1); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5)
as paragraphs (1) and (4), respectively.
SEC. 12205. PERFORMANCE BASED GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than July 1 of each
year, a State shall prepare and submit to the Director of
the Center for Disease Control and Prevention a report that
contains an estimate (based on a base population sample)
of the percentage of 2 year old residents of the State who
have been fully immunized as described in subsection (c).
(b) PAYMENTS TO STATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall provide to a State that has submitted
an annual report under subsection (a) that dem-
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onstrates that the State has fully immunized at least
50 percent of the 2 year old residents of that State,
with respect to the year for which the report was pre-
pared, a payment in an amount equal to—
(A) with respect to a State that has dem-
onstrated the full immunization of at least 50
and less than 65 percent of all 2 year old resi-
dents of the State, $50 multiplied by the number
of fully immunized 2 year old resident children
in excess of the number of children equaling such
50 percent amount;
(B) with respect to a State that has dem-
onstrated the full immunization of at least 65
and less than 70 percent of all 2 year old resi-
dents of the State, $75 multiplied by the number
of fully immunized 2 year old resident children
in excess of the number of children equaling such
65 percent amount; and
(C) with respect to a State that has dem-
onstrated the full immunization of at least 70
and less than 91 percent of all 2 year old resi-
dents of the State, $100 multiplied by the num-
ber of fully immunized 2 year old resident chil-
dren in excess of the number of children equaling
such 70 percent amount.
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(2) As a condition of receiving amounts under
this section—
(i) States which combine State and Federal
funds to reach immunization goals shall agree to
reinvest in activities related to improving immu-
nization services that percentage of the payment
under subsection (b)(1) which is equal to the
Federal contribution to immunization services in
the State proportional to the State contribution
to such services.
(ii) States which verify that State-only
funds are responsible for the increase in immu-
nization rates that qualifies such State for pay-
ment under subsection (b)(1) may use amounts
awarded under this section for other purposes at
the State’s discretion.
(3) VERIFICATION.—Prior to making a payment
to a State under this subsection, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall, in collaboration
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
verify the accuracy of the State report involved.
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘fully immunized’’ means a 2 year old child that has
received four doses of DTP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus,
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pertussis), three doses of polio vaccine, and one dose of
MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine.
Subtitle D—ERISA Amendments
CHAPTER 1—GROUP HEALTH AMENDMENTS
SEC. 12301. COORDINATION OF ERISA PREEMPTION RULES
WITH SOCIAL SECURITY ACT PROVISIONS
PROVIDING FOR LIABILITY OF THIRD PAR-
TIES AND CHILD HEALTH INSURANCE SUP-
PORT ENFORCEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (8) of section 514(b) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
U.S.C. 1144(b)(8)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(8)(A) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply
to any State law to the extent necessary to permit the State
to comply with the following requirements for the receipt
of Federal financial assistance under title XIX of the Social
Security Act:
‘‘(i) subparagraphs (A), (B), and (I) of section
1902(a)(25) of such Act (relating to third-party li-
ability) and section 1903(o) of such Act (relating to
medicaid as secondary payor), as in effect on October
1, 1993; and
‘‘(ii) sections 1902(a)(60) and 1908 of such Act
(relating to assignment of rights of payment and
child health insurance support), as in effect on the
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date of the enactment of the Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1993.
‘‘(B) Paragraph (2)(B) shall not apply to any State
law to the extent necessary to permit the compliance of the
State with any of the requirements described in subpara-
graph (A).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect October 1, 1993.
SEC. 12302. CONTINUED COVERAGE OF COSTS OF A PEDI-
ATRIC 
VACCINE 
UNDER 
GROUP 
HEALTH
PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 6 of subtitle B of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
U.S.C. 1161 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘SEC. 609. CONTINUED COVERAGE OF COSTS OF A PEDI-
ATRIC 
VACCINE 
UNDER 
GROUP 
HEALTH
PLANS.
‘‘A group health plan may not reduce its coverage of
the costs of pediatric vaccines (as defined under section
2162 of the Public Health Service Act) below the coverage
it provided as of May 1, 1993.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
in section 1 of such Act is amended by adding after the
item relating to section 608 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 609. Continued coverage of costs of a pediatric vaccine under group health
plans.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
CHAPTER 3—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT
SEC. 12321. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION IN COVERAGE OF
PEDIATRIC VACCINE.
Part D of subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa–31 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 2135. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION IN COVERAGE OF
PEDIATRIC VACCINE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a health insurance policy in effect prior to May
1, 1993, may not reduce the level of coverage for the costs
of pediatric vaccines below the level of coverage provided
on the date of enactment of this section.
‘‘(b) CIVIL MONEY PENALTY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity that fails to com-
ply with subsection (a) shall be subject, in addition
to any other penalties that may be prescribed by law,
to a civil money penalty of not to exceed $1,000 for
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each individual with respect to whom such a failure
occurs.
‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—With respect to an entity
that offers a health insurance policy in violation of
subsection (a), the provisions of section 353(h)(3), re-
garding procedures for the imposition of civil money
penalties developed by the Secretary, shall apply in
the same manner as such provisions apply to pen-
alties or proceedings under section 353.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
‘‘(1) HEALTH
INSURANCE
POLICY.—The term
‘health insurance policy’ has the same meaning given
the term ‘employee welfare benefit plan’ in section
3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(1)) and includes any other
policy or plan which provides coverage for the provi-
sion of health care services (including a health main-
tenance organization agreement).
‘‘(2) PEDIATRIC VACCINES.—The term ‘pediatric
vaccines’ has the same meaning given such term in
section 2163.’’.
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TITLE XIII—VETERANS’
PROGRAMS
SEC. 13001. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON
PENSION FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS OF MED-
ICAID-COVERED NURSING HOME CARE.
Section 5503(f) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking out paragraph (7).
SEC. 13002. POLICY REGARDING COST-OF-LIVING ADJUST-
MENT IN COMPENSATION RATES.
The fiscal year 1994 cost-of-living adjustments in the
rates of and limitations for compensation payable under
chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, and of depend-
ency and indemnity compensation payable under chapter
13 of such title will be no more than a percentage equal
to the percentage by which benefit amounts payable under
title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.)
are increased effective December 1, 1993, as a result of a
determination under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
415(i)), with all increased monthly rates and limitations
(other than increased rates or limitations equal to a whole
dollar amount) rounded down to the next lower dollar. The
effective date of such adjustments shall not be earlier than
December 4, 1993.
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SEC. 13003. REDUCTION IN BASIC PAY AND INCENTIVES OF
MONTGOMERY GI BILL PARTICIPANTS.
(a) ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 3011(b) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’;
(2) by designating the second sentence as para-
graph (2); and
(3) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by strik-
ing out ‘‘shall be reduced by’’ and all that follows
through the period and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘shall
be reduced by—
‘‘(A) in the case of an individual who first enters
on active duty before October 1, 1993, $100 for each
of the first 12 months that such individual is entitled
to such pay;
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual who first enters
on active duty during the fiscal year beginning on
October 1, 1993, $137 for each of the first 12 months
that such individual is entitled to such pay; and
‘‘(C) in the case of an individual who first enters
on active duty during any fiscal year beginning after
September 30, 1994, an amount for each of the first
12 months that such individual is entitled to such
pay that is equal to the amount of the monthly pay
reduction of an individual under this paragraph dur-
ing the previous fiscal year increased by the same
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percentage, if any, as the percentage by which month-
ly rates of educational assistance are increased for
such fiscal year under section 3015(g)(3) of this
title.’’.
(b) SELECTED RESERVE.—Section 3012(c) of such
title is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’;
(2) by designating the second sentence as para-
graph (2); and
(3) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by strik-
ing out ‘‘shall be reduced by’’ and all that follows
through the period and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘shall
be reduced by—
‘‘(A) in the case of an individual who first enters
on active duty before October 1, 1993, $100 for each
of the first 12 months that such individual is entitled
to such pay;
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual who first enters
on active duty during the fiscal year beginning on
October 1, 1993, $137 for each of the first 12 months
that such individual is entitled to such pay; and
‘‘(C) in the case of an individual who first enters
on active duty during any fiscal year beginning after
September 30, 1994, an amount for each of the first
12 months that such individual is entitled to such
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pay that is equal to the amount of the monthly pay
reduction of an individual under this paragraph dur-
ing the previous fiscal year increased by the same
percentage, if any, as the percentage by which month-
ly rates of educational assistance are increased for
such fiscal year under section 3015(g)(3) of this
title.’’.
(c) ENROLLMENT BEFORE INVOLUNTARY SEPARA-
TION.—Section 3018A(b) of such title is amended by strik-
ing out ‘‘$1,200’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘an amount
equal to 12 times the amount of the monthly pay reduction
determined for the individual in accordance with section
3011(b)(1) or section 3012(c)(1) of this title. For the pur-
poses of such determination, the date of the individual’s
election to receive assistance under subsection (a)(5) shall
be considered the date that the individual first enters on
active duty.’’.
(d) ENROLLMENT BY VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCEN-
TIVE RECIPIENTS.—Section 3018B(b)(1) of such title is
amended by striking out ‘‘$1,200’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘an amount equal to 12 times the amount of the
monthly pay reduction determined for the individual in ac-
cordance with section 3011(b)(1) or section 3012(c)(1) of
this title. For the purposes of such determination, the date
of the individual’s election to receive assistance under sub-
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(4) in subparagraph (C), by striking out ‘‘0.50
percent’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘1.25 percent’’;
and
(5) in subparagraph (D)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘two percent’’ in clause
(i) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘2.75 percent’’;
(ii) by striking out ‘‘one percent’’ in clause
(ii) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘1 percent’’;
(iii) by striking out ‘‘1.50 percent’’ in
clause (iii)(I) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘2.25
percent’’; and
(iv) by striking out ‘‘1.25 percent’’ in clause
(iii)(II) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘2 per-
cent’’.
(b) FEE FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES.—Such para-
graph is further amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ‘‘or for
any purpose specified in section 3712 of this title
(other than section 3712(a)(1)(F))’’;
(2) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (D);
(3) by striking out the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (E) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’;
and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(F) in the case of a loan made for any purpose
specified in section 3712 of this title (other than sub-
section (a)(1)(F) of such section), the amount of such
fee shall be one percent of the total loan amount.’’.
(c) REPEAL OF TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FEES.—
Such section is further amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ‘‘Except as
provided in paragraph (6) of this subsection, the’’ in
the matter above subparagraph (A) and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘The’’; and
(2) by striking out paragraph (6).
SEC. 13006. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF MEDICAL CARE
COST RECOVERY AUTHORITY.
Section 1729(a)(2)(E) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by striking out ‘‘before August 1, 1994,’’.
SEC. 13007. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT
THAT 
CERTAIN 
VETERANS 
MAKE
COPAYMENTS FOR HEALTH-CARE SERVICES.
(a) MEDICATION COPAYMENT REQUIREMENT.—Sec-
tion 1722A of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking out subsection (c).
(b) HEALTH-CARE CATEGORIES AND COPAYMENTS.—
Section 8013 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990 (38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by striking out sub-
section (e).
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SEC. 13008. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO VERIFY INCOME
ELIGIBILITY FOR NEED-BASED BENEFITS.
(a) AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION.—Section 5317 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by striking out subsection
(g).
(b) AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF TREASURY TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION.—Section 6103(l)(7)(D) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking out
the last sentence.
TITLE XIV—ENFORCEMENT
PROCEDURES
Part A—Extension of Budget
Enforcement
SEC. 14001. PURPOSE.
The Congress declares that it is essential to—
(1) preserve the deficit reduction achieved by this
Act;
(2) extend the system of discretionary spending
limits for the single discretionary category set forth in
section 601 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;
(3) extend the pay-as-you-go enforcement system;
and
(4) prohibit the consideration of direct spending
or receipts legislation that would decrease the pay-as-
you-go surplus achieved by this Act and created under
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section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 14002. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.
(a) DEFINITION
OF
‘‘DISCRETIONARY
SPENDING
LIMIT’’.—Section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (D) by striking the word
‘‘and’’; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘and
‘‘(F) with respect to fiscal years 1996, 1997,
and 1998, for the discretionary category, the
amounts set forth for those years in section
12(b)(1) of House Concurrent Resolution 64
(One Hundred Third Congress);’’.
(b) POINT
OF ORDER
IN
THE SENATE.—Section
601(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) Except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section, it shall not be in order in the Senate to con-
sider any concurrent resolution on the budget for fis-
cal year 1995, 1996, 1997, or 1998 (or amendment,
motion, or conference report on such a resolution)
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that would exceed any of the discretionary spending
limits in this section.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 251 of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 is amended—
(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEARS
1991–1995 ENFORCEMENT.—’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL
YEARS 1991–1998 ENFORCEMENT.—‘‘;
(B) in subsection (b)(1)—
(i) in the matter before subparagraph (A),
by—
(I) striking ‘‘When the President sub-
mits the budget under section 1105(a) of
title 31, United States Code, for budget year
1992, 1993, 1994, or 1995’’ and inserting
‘‘When the President submits the budget
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code, for budget year 1992, 1993,
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, or 1998’’; and
(II) striking ‘‘the budget shall include,
adjustments to discretionary spending lim-
its (and those limits as cumulatively ad-
justed) for the budget year and each outyear
through 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘the budget
shall include, adjustments to discretionary
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spending limits (and those limits as cumu-
latively adjusted) for the budget year and
each outyear through 1998’’;
(ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting at
the end thereof the following new clause:
‘‘(iii) For a budget submitted for budg-
et year 1996, 1997, or 1998, the adjust-
ments shall be those necessary to reflect
changes in inflation estimates since those of
March 31, 1993, set forth on page 46 of
House Conference Report 103–48.’’;
(iii) in the matter before subparagraph (A)
in paragraph (2) by—
(I) striking ‘‘When OMB submits a se-
questration report under section 254 (g) or
(h) for fiscal year 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994,
or 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘When OMB sub-
mits a sequestration report under section
254 (g) or (h) for fiscal year 1991, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, or 1998’’;
and
(II) striking ‘‘for the fiscal year and
each succeeding year through 1995,’’ and
inserting ‘‘for the fiscal year and each suc-
ceeding year through 1998,’’;
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(iv) in paragraph (2)(D)(i), by striking
‘‘for fiscal year 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, or
1995,’’ and inserting ‘‘for any fiscal year,’’;
(v) in paragraph (2)(E), by—
(I) striking the final word ‘‘and’’ in
subparagraph (ii); and
(II) inserting before the final period
the following:
‘‘; and
‘‘(iv) if, for fiscal years 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997, and 1998, the amount of new
budget authority provided in appropriation
Acts exceeds the discretionary spending
limit on new budget authority due to tech-
nical estimates made by the director of the
Office of Management and Budget, the ad-
justment is the amount of the excess, but not
to exceed an amount (for any one fiscal
year) equal to 0.1 percent of the adjusted
descretionary spending limit on new budget
authority for that fiscal year’’; and
(vi) in paragraph (2)(F), by inserting im-
mediately before the final period the following: ‘‘,
and not to exceed 0.5 percent of the adjusted
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descretionary spending limit on outlays for the
fiscal year in fiscal year 1996, 1997, or 1998’’.
(2) REPORTS.—Sections 254(d)(2) and 254(g)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 are each amended by striking ‘‘1995’’ and inserting
‘‘1998’’.
(3) EXPIRATION.—(A) Notwithstanding section 275(b)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, sections 250, 251, 252, and 254 through 258C of
that Act shall expire on September 30, 1998.
(B) Section 607 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 is amended by striking ‘‘shall apply to fiscal years
1991 to 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘shall apply to fiscal years
1991 to 1998’’.
SEC. 14003. ENFORCING PAY-AS-YOU-GO.
(a) Section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR
1992–1995 ENFORCEMENT.’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL
YEAR 1992–1998 ENFORCEMENT.’’;
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘estimate of the
amount of change in outlays or receipts, as the case
may be, in each fiscal year through fiscal year 1995’’
both places that it appears and inserting ‘‘estimate of
the amount of change in outlays or receipts, as the
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case may be, in each fiscal year through fiscal year
1998’’ both places; and
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘for fiscal year
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, or 1995,’’ and inserting ‘‘for
any fiscal year from 1991 through 1998,’’.
(b) Section 254(g)(3) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’.
(c) Upon enactment of this Act, the director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall reduce the balances
of direct spending and receipts legislation applicable to each
fiscal year under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 by an amount equal
to the net deficit reduction achieved through the enactment
in this Act of direct spending and receipts legislation for
that year.
SEC. 14004. EXERCISE OF RULE-MAKING POWERS.
The Congress enacts the provisions of this part—
(1) as an exercise of the rule-making power of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such these provisions shall be consid-
ered as part of the rules of each House, respectively,
or of that House to which they specifically apply, and
such rules shall supersede other rules only to the ex-
tent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
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(2) with full recognition of the constitutional
right of either House to change such rules (so far as
relating to such House) at any time, in the same
manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any
other rule of such House.
TITLE XV—MISCELLANOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 15001. SENSE OF THE SENATE WITH RESPECT TO FED-
ERAL ENTERPRISE ZONES AND RURAL DE-
VELOPMENT INVESTMENT ZONES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—
(1) the crises of poverty, high unemployment,
out-migration, and job loss in America’s inner-cities,
rural areas and Indian reservations demands an ap-
propriate and timely response from Congress;
(2) manufacturing and industry has largely dis-
appeared from many United States inner cities and
rural areas. This, in turn, has led to the severe de-
cline in good high-wage jobs, wholesale trade, retail
businesses, and a large source of local tax revenues;
(3) encouraging small and medium-sized busi-
nesses, which create the majority of new jobs in the
United States economy, to locate and invest in poor
areas is one of the keys to revitalizing urban and
rural America;
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(4) Enterprise Zones will help attract businesses
to build and grow in poor areas; they will give people
incentives to invest in such businesses and to hire and
train both unemployed and economically disadvan-
taged individuals; they will create jobs and stimulate
entrepreneurship; and they will help restore the local
tax revenue base to these communities;
(5) the decline of small industry in rural areas
has caused thousands of people to leave such areas,
thus hastening the decay of rural communities and
leaving the elderly in particular stranded without the
help of family and younger neighbors;
(6) Enterprise Zones have been tested in 37
States since 1982 and have proven to be successful,
having generated capital investments in poor neigh-
borhoods in excess of $28,000,000,000 and having cre-
ated more than 258,000 jobs; and
(7) Enterprise Zones have been endorsed by,
among others, the National Governors Association, the
National Council of State Legislators, the Council of
Black State Legislators, the Conference of Mayors,
and the Conference of Black Mayors.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) The term ‘‘Enterprise Zone’’ means any eco-
nomically distressed urban area, rural area, or In-
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dian reservation designated by the Secretaries of
Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture or In-
terior for special regulatory and tax treatment, and
for the targeting of Federal, State, and local programs
for the purposes of providing economic revitalization,
economic development, and job creation;
(2) The term ‘‘empowerment zone’’ means any
designated enterprise zone which is designated to re-
ceive the full package of regulatory and tax relief and
targeted programs as provided for by the enterprise
zone program; and
(3) The term ‘‘enterprise community’’ means any
area eligible for enterprise zone designation and ulti-
mately designated by the Secretaries of Housing and
Urban Development, Agriculture, or the Interior but
does not receive the full package regulatory relief, tax
relief and targeted programs.
(c) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the Sense of the
Senate that—
(1) enterprise zones are a vital, proven tool for
inner-city, rural, and Indian reservation revitaliza-
tion and that Congress should adopt Federal enter-
prise zone legislation;
(2) to insure cooperation and coordination
among Federal agencies and to provide targeted regu-
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latory relief, such legislation shall include the estab-
lishment of an Enterprise Board to development the
selection criteria and to waive any provision of Fed-
eral law or regulation administered by the Secretary
of the Department’s of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, Agriculture, Health and Human Services,
Labor, or Education, if the Board determines the
waiver is necessary for achievement of the comprehen-
sive strategic plan of an enterprise zone;
(3) to adequately and substantially address the
crisis in urban and rural America, such legislation
shall include at least 75 empowerment zones; and
(4) each empowerment zone shall include each of
the following provisions:
(A) Enterprise Grants for implementing
local coordinated strategic plans such as:
(i) creating new, coordinated delivery
systems for relevant government services;
(ii) creating community lending or
micro-enterprise loan funds;
(iii) providing technical assistance, en-
trepreneurial support, workforce skill pro-
grams, and job-search and job matching
networks in the labor market;
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(iv) leveraging private matching sup-
port; and
(v) matching funds for community de-
velopment corporations;
(B) Community Policing Grants to increase
police presence, expand cooperative efforts be-
tween law enforcement and the community, and
to assure public safety;
(C) Innovative programs and zone priority
investments of existing Federal agency funds tar-
geted towards empowerment zones;
(D) Tax incentives aimed at reducing both
capital and labor costs associated with operation
of a business in an empowerment zone;
(E) Tax incentives aimed at attracting eq-
uity investments, including venture and seed
capital, in start-up or small enterprise zone
businesses; and
(F) Tax incentives to encourage the hiring
and training of economically disadvantaged in-
dividuals;
(5) Because the migration of jobs from rural
areas has caused many families to migrate too, the
indications of distress are different for rural than for
urban areas. Specifically, in determining whether a
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rural area is eligible for an enterprise zone, the fac-
tors shall include job loss and out-migration, rather
than just the poverty rate, which is an appropriate
factor for urban areas.
SEC. 15002. AMERICAN CITIZENS ANNUAL REPORT ACT.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘American Citizens Annual Report Act’’.
(b) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.—
(1) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the follow-
ing findings:
(A) Publicly owned corporations provide
shareholders with an annual report on the finan-
cial status of the corporation.
(B) Americans are entitled to an annual re-
port on the financial status of the Federal Gov-
ernment, as all citizens share an interest in the
financial well-being of our Federal Government.
Accurate, consistent, and broadly distributed re-
porting on the Nation’s finances are central to
the conduct of democracy.
(C) Recent Federal budget deficits have re-
sulted in more than a tripling of the Federal
debt. With prospects for enormous Federal budget
deficits for the next several years, the debt is a
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burden that affects the present and future gen-
erations of Americans.
(D) The actual financial performance of the
Federal Government often differs from the budget
by tens, even hundreds, of billions of dollars. For
example, the fiscal year 1991 budget was to re-
sult in a deficit of $63,000,000,000. Instead, the
actual deficit for the year was $268,700,000,000.
(E) The Chief Financial Officers Act is
leading agencies to develop reliable and relevant
financial information that is to be useful to the
public, including audited financial statements.
(F) The Federal Government continues to
lose billions of dollars each year through fraud,
waste, abuse, and mismanagement. Standardized
reporting to the public is essential to the im-
provement of accountability of public programs.
(G) The growing Federal debt is hindering
economic growth and competitiveness, and ulti-
mately, reduces the standard of living of all
Americans.
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are
to—
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(A) provide the American taxpayer with an
annual report on the financial status of the Fed-
eral Government;
(B) increase the participation and aware-
ness of the public in finding solutions to the Fed-
eral Government’s budget problems;
(C) require the President, Congressional
leaders, and the chief financial officers of the
Government to report to the public on the well-
being of the Federal Government’s finances as a
part of their fiduciary responsibilities; and
(D) bring a public focus to efforts already
underway that seek to develop and improve fi-
nancial standards, annual reporting, and sys-
tems in the agencies of the Federal Government.
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 3513 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following:
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall distribute
to all taxpayers described in paragraph (6) an annual re-
port (referred to in this subsection as the ‘annual report’)
containing—
‘‘(A) the most recent 5-year actual trends in
Federal receipts, expenditures, fund balances, assets
and liabilities, and debts by major category or source,
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along with a brief description of those trends for the
most recent year;
‘‘(B) a comparison of the actual Federal spend-
ing and revenues by major category or source for the
most recent fiscal year—
‘‘(i) to the budget request estimates as sub-
mitted by the President for that year; and
‘‘(ii) to the enacted budget,
along with notes explaining differences;
‘‘(C) statements from the President, the Majority
Leader of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House
of Representatives regarding significant aspects of the
Government’s financial performance; and
‘‘(D) any other relevant information on the Gov-
ernment’s performance and contributions to economic
growth, productivity, and investment in infrastruc-
ture recommended for inclusion by the advisory com-
mittee and deemed appropriate by the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget.
‘‘(2)(A) Preparation and content of the annual report
shall be supervised and directed by the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget.
‘‘(B) There is established an advisory committee to
provide the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et with comments and suggestions on the design and content
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of the annual report. The advisory committee shall consist
of 9 members as follows:
‘‘(i) 3 members to be appointed by the President.
‘‘(ii) 2 members to be appointed by the Majority
Leader of the Senate.
‘‘(iii) 1 member to be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate.
‘‘(iv) 2 members to be appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
‘‘(v) 1 member to be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives.
‘‘(3) The annual report shall contain a statement of
assurance by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget and an audit opinion the Comptroller General at-
testing to the reliability and relevancy accuracy of the in-
formation contained in the annual report.
‘‘(4) The annual report shall be prepared annually in
a timely fashion after the close of each fiscal year. If the
final annual report for a fiscal year is not available within
3 calendar months after the close of that fiscal year, a pre-
liminary annual report shall be prepared and published
within that period containing substantially all the material
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1)
and the final annual report shall be prepared and published
as soon as possible thereafter.
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‘‘(5)(A) In the case of any booklet of instructions for
Form 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ prepared by the Secretary
for filing individual income tax returns for taxable years
beginning in any calendar year, the Secretary shall include
on the front inside cover of such booklet of instructions (in
addition to the information required in subsection (a) of
section 7523 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) a sum-
mary of the annual report prepared by the Director.
‘‘(B) The summary referred to in subparagraph (A)
shall—
‘‘(i) include the cumulative Federal debt at the
end of each of the 10 preceding fiscal years expressed
in total dollars and in dollars per capita;
‘‘(ii) include the Federal deficit for each of the
10 preceding years expressed in total dollars and dol-
lars per capita; and
‘‘(iii) be presented in a manner that is easily
comprehensible to a taxpayer.
‘‘(6)(A) A taxpayer is described in this paragraph if
such taxpayer designates on the form for the return of the
tax imposed by chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 for any taxable year that such taxpayer desires a copy
of the annual report described in this subsection and, in
cases where a taxpayer requests more than one copy of the
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report, submits a processing fee (if any) as described in
paragraph (7).
‘‘(B) Space shall be made available for the designation
referred to in subparagraph (A) on the first page of the tax
return forms for such tax.
‘‘(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Treasury may impose a processing fee or
may accept contributions from corporations, foundations,
and other private entities for distribution or preparation
of the report, or both.’’.
(d) AUTHORIZATION.—For the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of the amendment made by this section, there
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997 and
1998. These amounts shall include any funds raised through
the authority established in section 3513(d)(7) of title 31,
United States Code, as added by this section.
Attest:
Secretary.
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