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revenues should be reduced, as set forth in section 2(1)(B)
for such fiscal year or for such period, as adjusted, to be
exceeded, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget
of the House may increase the levels by which Federal
revenues should be reduced by the amount exceeding such
level resulting from such measure, but not to exceed
$5,155,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 and $50,000,000,000
for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 (and
make all other appropriate conforming adjustments, in-
cluding reconciliation instructions set forth in section
4(a)).
(b) SENSE
OF
THE CONGRESS
ON ADDITIONAL
HEALTH-RELATED TAX RELIEF.—It is the sense of the
Congress that the reserve fund set forth in subsection (a)
assumes 
$446,000,000 
in 
fiscal 
year 
2001 
and
$4,352,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001
through 2005 for health-related tax provisions comparable
to those contained in H.R. 2990 (as passed the House).
(c) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON FEDERAL EMPLOY-
EES BENEFIT PACKAGE.—It is the sense of the Congress
that the reserve fund set forth in subsection (a) assumes
$17,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 and $107,000,000,000
for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 for legis-
lation that permits Federal employees to immediately par-
ticipate in the Thrift Savings Plan.
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SEC. 9. RESERVE FUND FOR AUGUST UPDATE REVISION OF
BUDGET SURPLUSES.
(a) REPORTING A SURPLUS.—If the Congressional
Budget Office report referred to in subsection (c) projects
an increase in the surplus for fiscal year 2000, fiscal year
2001, and the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005
over the corresponding levels set forth in its March 2000
economic and budget forecast for fiscal year 2001, sub-
mitted pursuant to section 202(e)(1) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of the Committee on
the Budget of the House may make the adjustments as
provided in subsection (b).
(b) ADJUSTMENTS.—Whenever the Committee on
Ways and Means reports any reconciliation bill pursuant
to section 4(a) (or an amendment thereto is offered or a
conference report thereon is submitted), or an amendment
to H.R. 3081, H.R. 6, or H.R. 2990 is offered or a con-
ference report thereon is submitted after the date of adop-
tion of this resolution that (after taking into account any
other bill or joint resolution enacted during this session
of the One Hundred Sixth Congress that would cause a
reduction in revenues for such year or period) would cause
the level by which Federal revenues should be reduced, as
set forth in section 2(1)(B) for fiscal year 2001 or for
the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005, as adjusted,
to be exceeded, the chairman of the Committee on the
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Budget of the House may increase the levels by which
Federal revenues should be reduced by the amount exceed-
ing such level resulting from such measure for each appli-
cable year or period (or for fiscal year 2000 may increase
the level of the surplus and make all other appropriate
conforming adjustments, including reconciliation instruc-
tions set forth in section 4(a)), but not to exceed the in-
crease in the surplus for such year or period in the report
referred to in subsection (a).
(c) CONGRESSIONAL
BUDGET
OFFICE
UPDATED
BUDGET FORECAST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.—The report
referred to in subsection (a) is the Congressional Budget
Office updated budget forecast for fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 10. RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE.
Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means or
Committee on Commerce of the House reports a bill or
joint resolution, or an amendment thereto is offered (in
the House), or a conference report thereon is submitted
that reforms the Medicare Program and provides coverage
for prescription drugs, the chairman of the Committee on
the Budget may increase the aggregates and allocations
of new budget authority (and outlays resulting therefrom)
by the amount provided by that measure for that purpose,
but not to exceed $2,000,000,000 in new budget authority
and outlays for fiscal year 2001 and $40,000,000,000 in
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new budget authority and outlays for the period of fiscal
years 2001 through 2005 (and make all other appropriate
conforming adjustments).
SEC. 11. RESERVE FUND FOR AGRICULTURE IN FISCAL
YEAR 2000.
Whenever the Committee on Agriculture of the House
reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto
is offered (in the House), or a conference report thereon
is submitted that provides income support to owners and
producers of farms, the chairman of the Committee on the
Budget may increase the allocation of new budget author-
ity and outlays to that committee for fiscal year 2000 by
the amount of new budget authority (and the outlays re-
sulting therefrom) provided by that measure for that pur-
pose not to exceed $6,000,000,000 in new budget author-
ity and outlays for fiscal year 2000, $0 in new budget au-
thority and outlays for the period of fiscal years 2001
through 2004, and $6,000,000,000 in new budget author-
ity and outlays for the period of fiscal years 2000 through
2004 (and make all other appropriate conforming adjust-
ments).
SEC. 12. RESERVE FUND FOR AGRICULTURE IN FISCAL
YEAR 2001.
Whenever the Committee on Agriculture of the House
reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto
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is offered (in the House), or a conference report thereon
is submitted that provides risk management or income as-
sistance for agricultural producers, the chairman of the
Committee on the Budget may increase the allocation of
new budget authority and outlays to that committee by
the amount of new budget authority (and the outlays re-
sulting therefrom) if such legislation does not exceed
$1,355,000,000 
in 
new 
budget 
authority 
and
$595,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2001 and
$8,359,000,000 
in 
new 
budget 
authority 
and
$7,223,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years
2001 through 2005 (and make all other appropriate con-
forming adjustments).
SEC. 13. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLO-
CATIONS AND AGGREGATES.
(a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations
and aggregates made pursuant to section 7(b), 8(a) or (c),
9, 10, 11, or 12 for any measure shall—
(1) apply while that measure is under consider-
ation;
(2) take effect upon the enactment of that
measure; and
(3) be published in the Congressional Record as
soon as practicable.
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(b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AG-
GREGATES.—Revised allocations and aggregates resulting
from these adjustments shall be considered for the pur-
poses of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as alloca-
tions and aggregates contained in this resolution.
(c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For
purposes of this resolution—
(1) the levels of new budget authority, outlays,
direct spending, new entitlement authority, revenues,
deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or period of
fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of esti-
mates made by the Committee on the Budget of the
House of Representatives or the Senate, as applica-
ble; and
(2) such chairman, as applicable, may make
any other necessary adjustments to such levels to
carry out this resolution.
SEC. 14. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON WASTE, FRAUD, AND
ABUSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds that—
(1) while the budget may be in balance, it con-
tinues to be ridden with waste, fraud, and abuse;
(2) just last month, auditors documented more
than $19,000,000,000 in improper payments each
year by such agencies as the Agency of International
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Development, the Internal Revenue Service, the So-
cial Security Administration, and the Department of
Defense;
(3) the General Accounting Office (GAO) re-
cently reported that the financial management prac-
tices of some Federal agencies are so poor that it is
unable to determine the full extent of improper Gov-
ernment payments; and
(4) the GAO now lists a record number of 25
Federal programs that are at ‘‘high risk’’ of waste,
fraud, and abuse.
(b) SENSE OF THE HOUSE.—It is the sense of the
House that the Committee on the Budget has created task
forces to address this issue and that the President should
take immediate steps to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse
within the Federal Government and report on such actions
to the Congress and that the resolution should include rec-
onciliation directives to the appropriate committees of ju-
risdiction to dedicate the resulting savings to debt reduc-
tion and tax relief.
SEC. 15. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON PROVIDING ADDI-
TIONAL DOLLARS TO THE CLASSROOM.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) strengthening America’s public schools
while respecting State and local control is critically
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important to the future of our children and our Na-
tion;
(2) education is a local responsibility, a State
priority, and a national concern;
(3) a partnership with the Nation’s governors,
parents, teachers, and principals must take place in
order to strengthen public schools and foster edu-
cational excellence;
(4) the consolidation of various Federal edu-
cation programs will benefit our Nation’s children,
parents, and teachers by sending more dollars di-
rectly to the classroom; and
(5) our Nation’s children deserve an educational
system that will provide opportunities to excel.
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
the Congress that—
(1) Congress should enact legislation that would
consolidate 31 Federal K–12 education programs;
and
(2) the Department of Education, the States,
and local educational agencies should work together
to ensure that not less than 95 percent of all funds
appropriated for the purpose of carrying out elemen-
tary and secondary education programs administered
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by the Department of Education is spent for our
children in their classrooms.
SEC. 16. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING EMER-
GENCY SPENDING.
It is the sense of the Congress that, as a part of a
comprehensive reform of the budget process, the Commit-
tees on the Budget should develop a definition of, and a
process for, funding emergencies consistent with the appli-
cable provisions of H.R. 853, the Comprehensive Budget
Process Reform Act of 1999, that could be incorporated
into the Rules of the House of Representatives and the
Standing Rules of the Senate.
SEC. 17. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ESTIMATES OF THE IM-
PACT OF REGULATIONS ON THE PRIVATE
SECTOR.
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds that—
(1) the Federal regulatory system sometimes
adversely affects many Americans and businesses by
imposing financial burdens with little corresponding
public benefit;
(2) currently, Congress has no general mecha-
nism for assessing the financial impact of regulatory
activities on the private sector;
(3) Congress is ultimately responsible for mak-
ing sure agencies act in accordance with congres-
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sional intent and, while the executive branch is re-
sponsible for promulgating regulations, Congress
should curb ineffective regulations by using its over-
sight and regulatory powers; and
(4) a variety of reforms have been suggested to
increase congressional oversight over regulatory ac-
tivity, including directing the President to prepare
an annual accounting statement containing several
cost/benefit analyses, recommendations to reform in-
efficient regulatory programs, and an identification
and analysis of duplications and inconsistencies
among such programs.
(b) SENSE OF THE HOUSE.—It is the sense of the
House that the House should reclaim its role as reformer
and take the first step toward curbing inefficient regu-
latory activity by passing legislation authorizing the Con-
gressional Budget Office to prepare regular estimates on
the impact of proposed Federal regulations on the private
sector.
SEC. 18. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON BIENNIAL BUDGET.
It is the sense of the House that there is a wide range
of views on the advisability of biennial budgeting and this
issue should be considered only within the context of com-
prehensive budget process reform.
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SEC. 19. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO HEALTH
INSURANCE 
AND 
PRESERVING 
HOME
HEALTH 
SERVICES 
FOR 
ALL 
MEDICARE
BENEFICIARIES.
(a) ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(A) 44.4 million Americans are currently
without health insurance, and that this number
is expected to rise to nearly 60 million people
in the next 10 years;
(B) the cost of health insurance continues
to rise, a key factor in increasing the number
of uninsured; and
(C) there is a consensus that working
Americans and their families will suffer from
reduced access to health insurance.
(2) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON IMPROVING
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE INSURANCE.—It is the
sense of the Congress that access to affordable
health care coverage for all Americans is a priority
of the 106th Congress.
(b) PRESERVING HOME HEALTH SERVICE FOR ALL
MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(A) the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 re-
formed Medicare home health care spending by
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instructing the Health Care Financing Adminis-
tration to implement a prospective payment sys-
tem and instituted an interim payment system
to achieve savings;
(B) the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP
Balanced Budget Refinement Act, 1999, re-
formed the interim payment system to increase
reimbursements to low-cost providers and de-
layed the automatic 15 percent payment reduc-
tion until after the first year of the implementa-
tion of the prospective payment system; and
(C) patients whose care is more extensive
and expensive than the typical Medicare patient
do not receive supplemental payments in the in-
terim payment system but will receive special
protection in the home health care prospective
payment system.
(2) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO
HOME HEALTH CARE.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that—
(A) Congress recognizes the importance of
home health care for seniors and disabled citi-
zens;
(B) Congress and the Administration
should work together to maintain quality care
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for patients whose care is more extensive and
expensive than the typical Medicare patient, in-
cluding the sickest and frailest Medicare bene-
ficiaries, while home health care agencies oper-
ate in the interim payment system; and
(C) Congress and the Administration
should work together to avoid the implementa-
tion of the 15 percent reduction in the prospec-
tive payment system and ensured timely imple-
mentation of that system.
SEC. 
20. 
SENSE 
OF 
THE 
CONGRESS 
REGARDING
MEDICARE+CHOICE PROGRAMS/REIMBURSE-
MENT RATES.
It is the sense of the Congress that the
Medicare+Choice regional disparity among reimburse-
ment rates is unfair, and that full funding of the
Medicare+Choice program is a priority as Congress deals
with any Medicare reform legislation.
SEC. 21. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON DIRECTING THE INTER-
NAL REVENUE SERVICE TO ACCEPT NEGA-
TIVE NUMBERS IN FARM INCOME AVER-
AGING.
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds that—