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and incentives to stimulate savings, investment, job creation,
and economic growth;
(2) such tax relief could include an expansion of the 15-
percent bracket, marginal rate reductions, a significant reduc-
tion or elimination of the marriage penalty, retirement savings
incentives, estate tax relief, an above-the-line income tax deduc-
tion for Social Security payroll taxes, tax incentives for edu-
cation savings, parity between the self-employed and corpora-
tions with respect to the tax treatment of health insurance
premiums, and capital gains tax fairness for family farmers;
(3) the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 needs comprehensive
reform, and Congress should move expeditiously to consider
comprehensive tax reform and simplification proposals; and
(4) Congress should reject the President’s proposed tax
increase on investment income of associations as defined under
section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
SEC. 325. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ACCESS TO MEDICARE SERVICES.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this concurrent
resolution assume Congress should review payment levels in the
Medicare Program to ensure beneficiaries have a range of choices
available under the Medicare+Choice program and have access to
high quality skilled nursing services, home health care services,
and inpatient and outpatient hospital services in rural areas.
SEC. 326. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this concurrent
resolution assume that—
(1) significant resources should be provided for strong law
enforcement and aggressive crimefighting programs and that
funding in fiscal year 2000 for critical programs should be
equal to or greater than funding for these programs in 1999;
(2) critical programs include—
(A) State and local law enforcement assistance, espe-
cially with respect to the development and integration of
anticrime technology systems and upgrading forensic lab-
oratories and the information and communications infra-
structures upon which they rely;
(B) continuing efforts to reduce violent crime; and
(C) significant expansion of intensive Federal firearms
prosecutions projects such as the ongoing programs in Rich-
mond and Philadelphia into America’s most crime plagued
cities; and
(3) the existence of a strong Federal drug control policy
is essential in order to reduce the supplies of illegal drugs
internationally and to reduce the number of children who are
exposed to or addicted to illegal drugs and this can be furthered
by—
(A) investments in programs authorized in the Western
Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act and the proposed Drug
Free Century Act; and
(B) securing adequate resources and authority for the
United States Customs Service in any legislation reauthor-
izing the Service.
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SEC. 327. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON IMPROVING SECURITY FOR
UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this concurrent
resolution assume that—
(1) there is an urgent and ongoing requirement to improve
security for United States diplomatic missions and personnel
abroad; and
(2) additional budgetary resources should be devoted to
programs within function 150 to enable successful international
leadership by the United States.
SEC. 328. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this concurrent
resolution and legislation enacted pursuant to this concurrent reso-
lution assume that—
(1) there shall be a continuation of the pattern of budgetary
increases for biomedical research; and
(2) additional resources should be targeted towards autism
research.
SEC. 329. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FUNDING FOR KYOTO PROTOCOL
IMPLEMENTATION PRIOR TO SENATE RATIFICATION.
It is the sense of Senate that the levels in this concurrent
resolution assume that funds should not be provided to put into
effect the Kyoto Protocol prior to its Senate ratification in compli-
ance with the requirements of the Byrd-Hagel Resolution and con-
sistent with previous Administration assurances to Congress.
SEC. 330. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON TEA–21 FUNDING AND THE
STATES.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this concurrent
resolution and any legislation enacted pursuant to this concurrent
resolution assume that the President’s fiscal year 2000 budget
proposal to change the manner in which any excess Federal gasoline
tax revenues are distributed to the States will not be implemented,
but rather any of these funds will be distributed to the States
pursuant to section 1105 of TEA–21.
SEC. 331. SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH
CONGRESS, 
FIRST 
SESSION 
SHOULD 
REAUTHORIZE
FUNDS FOR THE FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM.
It is the sense of the Senate that the functional totals contained
in this concurrent resolution assume that the One Hundred Sixth
Congress, first session will reauthorize funds for the Farmland
Protection Program.
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SEC. 332. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL
SECURITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO BECOME DISABLED.
It is the sense of the Senate that levels in the resolution
assume that—
(1) Social Security plays a vital role in providing adequate
income for individuals who become disabled; and
(2) Congress and the President should take this fact into
account when considering proposals to reform the Social Secu-
rity program.
SEC. 333. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON REPORTING OF ON-BUDGET
TRUST FUND LEVELS.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this concurrent
resolution assume, effective for fiscal year 2001, the President’s
budget and the budget report of Congressional Budget Office
required under section 202(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 should include an itemization of the on-budget trust funds
for the budget year, including receipts, outlays, and balances.
SEC. 334. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING SOUTH KOREA’S INTER-
NATIONAL TRADE PRACTICES ON PORK AND BEEF.
It is the sense of the Senate that the Senate—
(1) believes strongly that while a stable global marketplace
is in the best interest of America’s farmers and ranchers, the
United States should seek a mutually beneficial relationship
without hindering the competitiveness of American agriculture;
(2) calls on South Korea to abide by its trade commitments;
(3) calls on the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the
United States Executive Director of the International Monetary
Fund to promote vigorously policies that encourage the opening
of markets for beef and pork products by requiring South Korea
to abide by its existing international trade commitments and
to reduce trade barriers, tariffs, and export subsidies;
(4) calls on the President and the Secretaries of the
Treasury and Agriculture to monitor and report to Congress
that resources will not be used to stabilize the South Korean
market at the expense of United States agricultural goods
or services; and
(5) requests the United States Trade Representative and
the United States Department of Agriculture to pursue the
settlement of disputes with the Government of South Korea
on its failure to abide by its international trade commitments
on beef market access, to consider whether Korea’s reported
plans for subsidizing its pork industry would violate any of
its international trade commitments, and to determine what
impact Korea’s subsidy plans would have on United States
agricultural interests, especially in Japan.
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SEC. 335. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FUNDING FOR NATURAL
DISASTERS.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this concurrent
resolution assume that, given that emergency spending for natural
disasters continues to have an unpredictable yet substantial impact
on the Federal budget and that consequently budgeting for disasters
remains difficult, the Administration and Congress should review
procedures for funding emergencies, including natural disasters,
in any budget process reform legislation that comes before the
Congress.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.