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(B) Outlays, $15,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,200,000,000.
(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $7,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $3,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $6,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $2,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $8,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $4,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $9,400,000,000.
Outlays, $4,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $13,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $8,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $13,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,500,000,000.
(8) Transportation (400):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $54,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $46,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $59,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $50,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $57,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $53,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $58,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $55,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $59,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $55,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $59,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $55,700,000,000.
(9) Community and Regional Development (450):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $11,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $9,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $8,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $8,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $8,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $8,500,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $8,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $8,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $7,600,000,000.
(10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services
(500):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $57,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $61,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $72,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $68,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $74,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $72,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $75,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $74,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $76,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $74,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $78,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $75,900,000,000.
(11) Health (550):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $159,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $153,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $169,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $165,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $179,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $177,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $191,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $190,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $205,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $204,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $221,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $220,300,000,000.
(12) Medicare (570):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $199,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $199,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $217,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $218,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $226,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $226,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $247,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $247,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
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(A) New budget authority, $266,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $266,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $292,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $292,700,000,000.
(13) Income Security (600):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $238,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $248,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $252,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $255,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $264,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $266,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $273,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $276,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $283,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $286,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $296,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $298,800,000,000.
(14) Social Security (650):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $11,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $9,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $11,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $12,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $12,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $13,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $13,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,800,000,000.
(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $46,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $47,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $47,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $49,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $48,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $50,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $50,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
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(A) New budget authority, $52,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $51,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $55,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $55,100,000,000.
(16) Administration of Justice (750):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $27,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $28,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $28,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $28,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $29,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $29,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $29,200,000,000.
(17) General Government (800):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $13,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $14,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $13,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $13,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $13,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $13,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,600,000,000.
(18) Net Interest (900):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $284,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $284,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $286,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $286,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $284,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $284,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $278,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $278,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
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(A) New budget authority, $274,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $274,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $269,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $269,700,000,000.
(19) Allowances (920):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, ¥$3,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$11,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, ¥$64,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$50,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, ¥$60,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$72,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, ¥$2,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$4,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, ¥$2,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$5,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, ¥$3,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$6,200,000,000.
(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, ¥$34,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$34,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, ¥$38,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$38,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, ¥$41,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$41,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, ¥$40,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$40,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, ¥$38,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$38,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, ¥$39,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$39,200,000,000.
SEC. 103. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) SUBMISSIONS PROVIDING TAX RELIEF.—The House Com-
mittee on Ways and Means shall report to the House a reconciliation
bill—
(1) not later than July 14, 2000; and
(2) not later than September 13, 2000,
that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient
to reduce the total level of revenues by not more than:
$11,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $150,000,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
(b) SUBMISSIONS REGARDING DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The
House Committee on Ways and Means shall report to the House
a reconciliation bill—
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(1) not later than July 14, 2000, that consists of changes
in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the debt
held by the public by $7,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
(2) not later than September 13, 2000, that consists of
changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the
debt held by the public by not more than $19,100,000,000
for fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 104. RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE REDUCTIONS IN THE SENATE.
The Senate Committee on Finance shall report to the Senate
a reconciliation bill—
(1) not later than July 14, 2000; and
(2) not later than September 13, 2000,
that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient
to reduce the total level of revenues by not more than:
$11,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $150,000,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
TITLE II—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT AND
RULEMAKING
Subtitle A—Budget Enforcement
SEC. 201. LOCK-BOX FOR SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) under the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the Social
Security trust funds are off-budget for purposes of the Presi-
dent’s budget submission and the concurrent resolution on the
budget;
(2) the Social Security trust funds have been running sur-
pluses for 17 years;
(3) these surpluses have been used to implicitly finance
the general operations of the Federal Government;
(4) in fiscal year 2001, the Social Security surplus will
be $166 billion;
(5) this resolution balances the Federal budget without
counting the Social Security surpluses;
(6) the only way to ensure that Social Security surpluses
are not diverted for other purposes is to balance the budget
exclusive of such surpluses; and
(7) the Congress and the President should take such steps
as are necessary to ensure that future budgets are balanced
excluding the surpluses generated by the Social Security trust
funds.
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress
that legislation should be enacted in this session of Congress that
would enforce the reduction in debt held by the public assumed
in this resolution by the imposition of a statutory limit on such
debt or other appropriate means.
(c) POINT OF ORDER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order in the House
of Representatives or the Senate to consider any revision to
this resolution or a concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2002, or any amendment thereto or conference report
thereon, that sets forth a deficit for any fiscal year.
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(2) DEFICIT LEVELS.—For purposes of this subsection, a
deficit shall be the level (if any) set forth in the most recently
agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal
year pursuant to section 301(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974.
(d) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (c)(1) shall not apply if—
(1) the most recent of the Department of Commerce’s
advance, preliminary, or final reports of actual real economic
growth indicate that the rate of real economic growth for each
of the most recently reported quarter and the immediately
preceding quarter is less than 1 percent; or
(2) a declaration of war is in effect.
(e) SOCIAL SECURITY LOOK-BACK.—If in fiscal year 2001 the
Social Security surplus is used to finance general operations of
the Federal Government, an amount equal to the amount used
shall be deducted from the available amount of discretionary
spending for fiscal year 2002 for purposes of any concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget.
(f ) WAIVER AND APPEAL.—Subsection (c)(1) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote
of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and
sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this
section.
SEC. 202. DEBT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX.
(a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in order in the House
of Representatives to consider any reported bill or joint resolution,
or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that would
cause a surplus for fiscal year 2001 to be less than the level
(as adjusted) set forth in section 101(4) for that fiscal year.
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—The level of the surplus for purposes of
subsection (a) shall take into account amounts adjusted under sec-
tion 314(a)(2)(B) or (C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
SEC. 203. ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT OF BUDGETARY LIMITS.
(a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF DIRECTED SCOREKEEPING.—(1) It
shall not be in order in the House to consider any reported bill
or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report
thereon, that contains a directed scorekeeping provision.
(2) As used in this subsection, the term ‘‘directed scorekeeping’’
means directing the Congressional Budget Office or the Office of
Management and Budget how to estimate any provision providing
discretionary new budget authority in a bill or joint resolution
making general appropriations for a fiscal year for budgetary
enforcement purposes.
(b) PROHIBITION
ON USE
OF ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.—(1)
It shall not be in order in the House to consider any reported
bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report
thereon, that would cause the total level of discretionary advance
appropriations provided for fiscal years after 2001 to exceed
$23,500,000,000 (which represents the total level of advance appro-
priations for fiscal year 2001).
(2) As used in this subsection, the term ‘‘advance appropriation’’
means any discretionary new budget authority in a bill or joint
resolution making general appropriations for fiscal year 2001 that
first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2001.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall cease to have any
force or effect on January 1, 2001.
SEC. 204. MECHANISMS FOR STRENGTHENING BUDGETARY INTEG-
RITY.
(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘budget
year’’ means with respect to a session of Congress, the fiscal year
of the Government that starts on October 1 of the calendar year
in which that session begins.
(b) POINT OF ORDER WITH RESPECT TO ADVANCE APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, resolution, amendment, motion or con-
ference report that—
(A) provides an appropriation of new budget authority
for any fiscal year after the budget year that is in excess
of the amounts provided in paragraph (2); and
(B) provides an appropriation of new budget authority
for any fiscal year subsequent to the year after the budget
year.
(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS.—The total amount, provided
in appropriations legislation for the budget year, of appropria-
tions for the subsequent fiscal year shall not exceed
$23,500,000,000.
(c) POINT OF ORDER WITH RESPECT TO DELAYED OBLIGATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), it
shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, resolu-
tion, amendment, motion, or conference report that contains
an appropriation of new budget authority for any fiscal year
which does not become available upon enactment of such legis-
lation or on the first day of that fiscal year (whichever is
later).
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect
to appropriations in the defense category; nor shall it apply
to appropriations reoccurring or customary.
(d) WAIVER AND APPEAL.—Subsections (b) and (c) may be waived
or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote
of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and
sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this
section.
(e) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point of order under
this section may be raised by a Senator as provided in section
313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
(f ) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—If a point of order is sustained
under this section against a conference report, the report shall
be disposed of as provided in section 313(d) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974.
(g) PRECATORY AMENDMENTS.—For purposes of interpreting sec-
tion 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, an amend-
ment is not germane if it contains predominately precatory lan-
guage.
(h) ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION.—The chairman of the Committee
on the Budget in the Senate may instruct the Senate Committee
on Finance to report legislation to reduce debt held by the public
in an amount consistent with section 103.
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(i) SUNSET.—Except for subsection (g), this section shall expire
effective October 1, 2002.
SEC. 205. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION POINT OF ORDER IN THE
SENATE.
(a) DESIGNATIONS.—
(1) GUIDANCE.—In making a designation of a provision
of legislation as an emergency requirement under section
251(b)(2)(A) or 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, the committee report and any
statement of managers accompanying that legislation shall ana-
lyze whether a proposed emergency requirement meets all the
criteria in paragraph (2).
(2) CRITERIA.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The criteria to be considered in deter-
mining whether a proposed expenditure or tax change is
an emergency requirement are—
(i) necessary, essential, or vital (not merely useful
or beneficial);
(ii) sudden, quickly coming into being, and not
building up over time;
(iii) an urgent, pressing, and compelling need
requiring immediate action;
(iv) subject to subparagraph (B), unforeseen,
unpredictable, and unanticipated; and
(v) not permanent, temporary in nature.
(B) UNFORESEEN.—An emergency that is part of an
aggregate level of anticipated emergencies, particularly
when normally estimated in advance, is not unforeseen.
(3) JUSTIFICATION FOR FAILURE TO MEET CRITERIA.—If the
proposed emergency requirement does not meet all the criteria
set forth in paragraph (2), the committee report or the state-
ment of managers, as the case may be, shall provide a written
justification of why the requirement should be accorded emer-
gency status.
(b) POINT OF ORDER.—When the Senate is considering a bill,
resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, a point of
order may be made by a Senator against an emergency designation
in that measure and if the Presiding Officer sustains that point
of order, that provision making such a designation shall be stricken
from the measure and may not be offered as an amendment from
the floor.
(c) WAIVER AND APPEAL.—This section may be waived or sus-
pended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths
of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of
three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn,
shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling
of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.
(d) DEFINITION OF AN EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—A provision
shall be considered an emergency designation if it designates any
item an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)
or 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
(e) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point of order under
this section may be raised by a Senator as provided in section
313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.