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ties utilizing different sources of power (including
coal-fired, nuclear, and hydroelectric generating fa-
cilities) and provide for access to the transmission
grids of the Tennessee Valley Authority by such
groupings to ensure availability of power from dif-
ferent sources and to enhance competition. All out-
standing loans associated with such facilities and
equipment shall be assumed by the purchasers.
(2) TRANSFER OF NATIONAL FERTILIZER AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESEARCH
CENTER
FACILITIES
AND EQUIPMENT.—Transfer by sale of real property,
facilities, and equipment used by the National Fer-
tilizer and Environmental Research Center of the
Tennessee Valley Authority to a public or private en-
tity which agrees to continue to carry out the func-
tions of the Center for at least 5 years after assum-
ing ownership. If such sale cannot be arranged, such
transfer may be by donation to an appropriate entity
subject to agreement that the functions of the Cen-
ter will be continued for at least 10 years.
(3) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTIONAL AUTHORITY
OVER
REAL
PROPERTY.—Transfer to appropriate
governmental departments and agencies, including
the National Park Service, of jurisdictional authority
over real property which is controlled by the Ten-
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nessee Valley Authority and which is not transferred
under paragraphs (1) and (2).
(4) TRANSFER
OF
CERTAIN
FUNCTIONS.—
Transfer to appropriate Federal departments and
agencies of functions of the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority which are not related to power generation.
(5) TERMINATION OF TVA.—Termination of the
Tennessee Valley Authority after the transfers under
paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) have been made.
(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The plan devel-
oped under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) a step-by-step procedure to carry out the
sales and transfers described in subsection (b);
(2) a timetable for implementation of each step
of the plan;
(3) an estimate of the amount of anticipated
net proceeds from the sale of assets of the Ten-
nessee Valley Authority; and
(4) an estimate of the cost of implementing the
plan.
SEC. 1209. APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION.
(a) TERMINATION.—The Appalachian Regional De-
velopment Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) is re-
pealed and the Appalachian Regional Commission is ter-
minated.
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(b) CONCLUSION OF OUTSTANDING AFFAIRS.—The
President shall take such actions as may be necessary and
appropriate to conclude any outstanding affairs of the Ap-
palachian Regional Commission, including the disposition
of personnel.
(c) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, LOANS, AND OTHER OBLI-
GATIONS.—The President shall administer and fulfill the
terms of any grant, contract, loan, or other obligation en-
tered into by the Appalachian Regional Commission under
the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.
(d) EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.—Nothing in this Act
shall be construed to prevent the expenditure of any funds
received under the Appalachian Regional Development Act
of 1965 before the effective date of this Act. Such funds
shall be subject to such laws and regulations as would have
applied to the funds if this Act had not been enacted.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
on October 1, 1994.
SEC. 1210. LIMITATION ON FUNDING OF AIRPORT IM-
PROVEMENT PROGRAM.
Section 505 of the Airport and Airway Improvement
Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. 2204) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEARS
1995–1999.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
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the total amount appropriated from the Trust Fund to
make grants for airport development and airport planning
may not exceed for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1999
75 percent of the total amount appropriated from the
Trust Fund for such grants for fiscal year 1994.’’.
TITLE 
XIII—COMMITTEE 
ON
SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECH-
NOLOGY
SEC. 1301. CANCELLATION OF SPACECRAFT DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT.
In its budget request to the Congress for fiscal year
1996, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
shall provide for the cancellation of one of the following
programs:
(1) The Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility.
(2) The Cassini mission.
(3) The Earth Observation System.
SEC. 1302. SPACE STATION.
The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration may not enter into any contract in
furtherance of a space station program. This section shall
cease to be effective after September 30, 1999.
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SEC. 1303. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND
TECHNOLOGY GRANTS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any indi-
vidual who in a taxable year has a taxable income of over
$120,000 and any corporation that in a taxable year has
a gross income of over $5,000,000 shall in the succeeding
taxable year be ineligible to receive any grant from the
National Institute of Standards and Technology.
TITLE XIV—COMMITTEE ON
SMALL BUSINESS
SEC. 1401. ELIMINATION OF SBA CREDIT PROGRAMS.
(a) FISCAL YEARS 1995–1998.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the total amount appropriated
for direct and deferred participation loan programs au-
thorized by the Small Business Act and the Small Busi-
ness Investment Act of 1958 may not exceed—
(1) for fiscal year 1995, 80 percent of the total
amount appropriated for such programs for fiscal
year 1994;
(2) for fiscal year 1996, 60 percent of such
total amount;
(3) for fiscal year 1997, 40 percent of such
total amount; and
(4) for fiscal year 1998, 20 percent of such
total amount.
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(b) TERMINATION OF CREDIT PROGRAMS.—For fis-
cal years beginning after September 30, 1998, no appro-
priation may be made to carry out any direct or deferred
participation loan program authorized by the Small Busi-
ness Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958
except to the extent necessary to meet existing obligations
under such programs.
TITLE XV—COMMITTEE ON
VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
SEC. 1501. REPEAL OF TERMINATION DATES FOR CERTAIN
PROVISIONS ENACTED IN OMNIBUS BUDGET
RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1990.
(a) MEDICAL
CARE
COST
RECOVERY.—Section
1729(a)(2)(E) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking out ‘‘before October 1, 1998,’’.
(b) INCOME
VERIFICATION
AUTHORITY.—Section
5317 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing out subsection (g).
SEC. 1502. CLOSURE AND CONVERSION OF INEFFICIENT OR
UNDERUSED FACILITIES IN VETERANS’ HOS-
PITALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to achieve greater effi-
ciency in the operation of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall reduce the
number of surgical and other acute care facilities of the
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Department that have low rates of use or occupancy. The
Secretary shall carry out the preceding sentence by closing
small hospitals or underused units within hospitals or by
converting such hospitals or underused units into facilities
offering other services which are less costly and for which
there is greater demand.
(b) CRITERIA.—In considering a facility for closure
or conversion under subsection (b), the Secretary shall
take into consideration whether there are adequate alter-
native sources of care and whether the number of veterans
using the facility is below average for Department of
Veterans Affairs facilities.
(c) REQUIRED REDUCTION.—Subsection (a) shall be
carried out so as to achieve by the end of fiscal year 1999
a reduction of 4 percent in the number of Department
of Veterans Affairs hospital beds from the number of such
beds at the end of fiscal year 1994.
SEC. 1503. MORE EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY
OF VETERANS HEALTH CARE.
(a) REQUIRED SAVINGS.—The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall manage the medical care system of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs so as to achieve savings of
$2,250,000,000 by the end of fiscal year 1999 compared
to the costs of that system through fiscal year 1999 as-
sumed in the Budget of the President for fiscal year 1994.
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(b) PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM.—In order to
achieve the savings required by subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall establish a system for the allocation of re-
sources for hospital care known as a Prospective Payment
System. In establishing such a system, the Secretary shall
consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services
and may establish Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) to
reflect the average cost of efficient care for different
groups of patients.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE FLEXIBILITY.—In order to im-
plement the system required by subsection (b) and to
achieve the savings required by subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall have discretion to control the nature and loca-
tion of Department facilities, the total number of health
care beds of the Department, and the total staffing level
of health-related workers in the Department.
SEC. 1504. REDUCTION IN EXPENDITURES FOR MAJOR CON-
STRUCTION.
(a) 
LIMITATION
ON
MAJOR
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.—During fiscal years 1995 through 1998, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a major con-
struction project only in a geographic area that does not
contain underutilized non-Department of Veterans Affairs
facilities though which the Secretary could obtain by con-
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tract the health care capacity that would otherwise be ob-
tained through the major construction project.
(b) COST SAVINGS TO BE ACHIEVED.—In order to
carry out subsection (a), the Secretary shall revise pro-
jected expenditures for major construction projects for the
fiscal years covered by subsection (a) in order to reduce
those projected expenditures by 10 percent.
TITLE XVI—COMMITTEE ON
WAYS AND MEANS
SEC. 1601. CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN SOCIAL SERVICES
PROGRAMS INTO A SINGLE BLOCK GRANT
PROGRAM.
(a) AT-RISK CHILD CARE PROGRAM MERGED INTO
PROGRAM OF BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR SOCIAL
SERVICES.—
(1) CONSOLIDATION
OF
SERVICES.—Section
2002(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1397a(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including
services that could have been provided under section
402(i), as in effect immediately before the effective
date of section 7 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of
1994’’ after ‘‘child care services’’.
(2) CONSOLIDATION
OF
FUNDING.—Section
2003(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397b(c)) is amend-
ed—
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(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘each
fiscal year after fiscal year 1989.’’ and inserting
‘‘the fiscal years 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and
1994; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) $2,827,200,000 for each of the fiscal years
1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.’’.
(b) CERTAIN
DISCRETIONARY
SOCIAL
SERVICES
PROGRAMS MERGED INTO PROGRAM OF BLOCK GRANTS
TO STATES FOR SOCIAL SERVICES BUT LEFT DISCRE-
TIONARY.—
(1) CONSOLIDATION
OF
SERVICES.—Section
2002 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397a) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(3) In addition to payments pursuant to paragraph
(1), the Secretary may make payments to a State under
this title for a fiscal year in an amount equal to its addi-
tional allotment for such fiscal year, to be used by such
State for services directed at the goals set forth in section
2001, subject to the requirements of this title.
‘‘(4) For purposes of paragraph (3)—
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‘‘(A) services which are directed at the goals set
forth in section 2001 include services that could
have been provided under—
‘‘(i) the Community Services Block Grant
Act;
‘‘(ii) the Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act of 1990;
‘‘(iii) title III or VII of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965; or
‘‘(iv) the State Dependent Care Develop-
ment Grants Act,
as in effect immediately before the effective date of
section 7 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1994;
and
‘‘(B) expenditures for such services may include
expenditures described in paragraph (2)(B).’’; and
(B) in each of subsections (b), (c), and (d),
by inserting ‘‘or additional allotment’’ after ‘‘al-
lotment’’ each place such term appears.
(2) CONSOLIDATION
OF
FUNDING.—Section
2003 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397b) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) The additional allotment for any fiscal year to
each State shall be determined in the same manner in
which the allotment for the fiscal year is determined for
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the State under the preceding subsections of this section,
except that, in making such determination the following
amounts shall be used in lieu of the amount specified in
subsection (c):
‘‘(1) $2,185,950,000 for the fiscal year 1995.
‘‘(2) $2,241,050,000 for the fiscal year 1996.
‘‘(3) $2,298,050,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
‘‘(4) $2,354,100,000 for the fiscal year 1998.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS.—
(1) 
COMMUNITY
SERVICES
BLOCK
GRANT
ACT.—The Community Services Block Grant Act
(42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) is hereby repealed.
(2) CHILD
CARE
AND
DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK
GRANT ACT OF 1990.—The Child Care and Develop-
ment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et
seq.) is hereby repealed.
(3) OLDER
AMERICANS
ACT
OF
1965.—The
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et
seq.) is amended by striking titles III and VII.
(4) STATE
DEPENDENT
CARE
DEVELOPMENT
GRANTS ACT.—The State Dependent Care Develop-
ment Grants Act (42 U.S.C. 9871 et seq.) is hereby
repealed.
(5) AT-RISK CHILD CARE PROGRAM.—
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(A) PROGRAM
AUTHORITY.—Section 402
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602) is
amended—
(i) in subsection (g)(7), by striking
‘‘and subsection (i)’’; and
(ii) by striking subsection (i).
(B) FUNDING
PROVISIONS.—Section 403
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is
amended by striking subsection (n).
SEC. 1602. LIMITATION ON GROWTH OF FOSTER CARE AD-
MINISTRATIVE COSTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 474 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 674) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘subject
to subsection (f),’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) The aggregate of the amounts payable to a State
under subsection (a)(3) with respect to foster care for any
fiscal year shall not exceed 110 percent of the aggregate
amount so paid to the State for fiscal year 1994.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to expenditures in calendar
quarters beginning on or after October 1, 1994.
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SEC. 1603. REDUCED UNEARNED INCOME EXCLUSION
UNDER THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY IN-
COME PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1612(b)(3)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(3)(A)) is amended
by striking ‘‘$20’’ and inserting ‘‘$15’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to benefits paid for months after
September 1994.
SEC. 1604. REIMBURSEMENT OF STATES FOR ADMINISTRA-
TIVE COSTS OF THE PROGRAM OF AID TO
FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(a)(3) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(3)) is amended by striking
‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘45’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendment made by this section shall
apply to payments made for calendar quarters begin-
ning on or after October 1, 1994.
(2) DELAYED
APPLICABILITY
TO
CERTAIN
STATES.—
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
of
Health and Human Services may delay the ap-
plicability to a qualified State of the amend-
ments made by subsection (a) until the 1st cal-
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endar quarter that begins after the close of the
1st regular session of the State legislature that
begins after the date of the enactment of this
section.
(B) QUALIFIED STATE DEFINED.—As used
in subparagraph (A), the term ‘‘qualified State’’
means a State that meets such criteria as the
Secretary shall establish and apply uniformly,
including whether the State legislature meets
biennially and does not have a regular session
scheduled in calendar year 1994.
SEC. 1605. ELIMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO CHILD’S IN-
SURANCE BENEFITS OF CHILDREN OF INDI-
VIDUALS WHO RETIRE BEFORE ATTAINING
AGE 65.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(d)(1) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)) is amended by striking
‘‘of an individual entitled to old-age or disability insurance
benefits,’’ and inserting ‘‘of an individual entitled to old-
age insurance benefits who first became so entitled for a
month ending after attaining retirement age (as defined
in section 216(l)), of an individual entitled to disability
insurance benefits,’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to child’s insurance
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benefits based on the wages and self-employment income
of individuals attaining age 62 on or after October 1,
1994.
SEC. 1606. CURRENT AND FUTURE ENTITLEMENT TO VET-
ERANS’ DISABILITY BENEFITS TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING REDUCTIONS IN
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 224(a)(2)(B) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 424a(a)(2)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking clause (i);
(2) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv)
as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and
(3) in clause (iii) (as redesignated), by inserting
‘‘, other than title 38, United States Code,’’ after
‘‘law or plan of the United States’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to benefits under
title 38, United States Code, payable in months after Sep-
tember 1994.
SEC. 1607. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR UNEMPLOY-
MENT BENEFITS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subsection (a) of section 3304
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to approval
of State laws) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end
of paragraph (17), by redesignating paragraph (18) as
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paragraph (20), and by inserting after paragraph (17) the
following new paragraphs:
‘‘(18) compensation shall not be payable to any
individual for such individual’s first 2 weeks of oth-
erwise compensable unemployment during any bene-
fit year; except that this paragraph shall not apply
in the case of a benefit year which immediately fol-
lows the ending of a preceding benefit year for the
individual;
‘‘(19) compensation shall not be payable to any
individual for any benefit year if the taxable income
of such individual for such individual’s most recent
taxable year ending before the beginning of such
benefit year exceeded $120,000; and’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of
section 204(a) of the Federal-State Extended Unemploy-
ment Compensation Act of 1970 is amended by striking
subparagraph (B) and redesignating subparagraphs (C)
and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section
shall apply to benefit years beginning after October
31, 1994.
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(2) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of any State
the legislature of which has not been in session for
at least 30 calendar days (whether or not successive)
between the date of the enactment of this Act and
October 31, 1994, the amendments made by this
section shall apply to benefit years beginning after
the day 30 calendar days after the first day on
which such legislature is in session on or after Octo-
ber 31, 1994.
SEC. 1608. TERMINATION OF GENERAL TRADE ADJUST-
MENT ASSISTANCE.
(a) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM EXTENSION.—(1)
Section 285(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271,
preceding note) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘No’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Except
as provided in paragraph (2), no’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting ‘‘1994’’;
and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) No assistance, vouchers, allowances, or other
payments may be provided under subchapter D of chapter
2 after September 30, 1998.’’.
(2) Section 245(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘each of the fiscal
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years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal year 1994’’.
(3) Section 256(b) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2346(b))
is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997, and 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 1994’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
236(a)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2296(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘, except that’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘$70,000,000’’.
TITLE XVII—MULTIPLE
COMMITTEE JURISDICTION
Subtitle A—Benefits for Illegal
Aliens
SEC. 1701. PROHIBITION OF DIRECT FEDERAL FINANCIAL
BENEFITS AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
TO ALIENS WHO ARE NOT LAWFUL PERMA-
NENT RESIDENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, no direct Federal financial benefit or social insur-
ance benefit, including (but not limited to)—
(1) payments under the aid to families with de-
pendent children program under part A of title IV
of the Social Security Act,
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(2) benefits under the supplemental security in-
come program under title XVI of the Social Security
Act,
(3) food stamps under the Food Stamp Act of
1977, and
(4) financial assistance (as defined in section
214(b) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1980),
may be paid or otherwise given to any person who is not
a citizen or national of the United States, an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence, or an alien otherwise
lawfully and permanently residing in the United States (as
defined in subsection (e)), except pursuant to a provision
of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(b) UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.—No alien who has
not been granted employment authorization pursuant to
Federal law shall be eligible for unemployment benefits.
(c) SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall not
apply to benefits paid under the old age, survivors,
and disability insurance program under title II of
the Social Security Act.
(2) NO CREDIT FOR WAGES FOR UNAUTHOR-
IZED
EMPLOYMENT.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, wages paid on or after the date of
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the enactment of this Act with respect to an alien’s
employment which is not authorized under law shall
not be taken into account in crediting quarters of
coverage under title II of the Social Security Act.
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not apply to
the provision of foreign aid to aliens abroad.
(e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘alien otherwise lawfully and permanently residing
in the United States’’ means any person who at the time
the person applies for, receives, or attempts to receive a
Federal financial benefit or social insurance benefit is an
asylee, a refugee, or a parolee.
Subtitle B—Economic Development
Administration Sunset
SEC. 1721. SHORT TITLE
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Economic Develop-
ment Administration Sunset Act’’.
SEC. 1722. ABOLISHMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATION AND ITS PROGRAMS.
(a) ABOLISHMENT
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATION.—The Economic Development Adminis-
tration is abolished.
(b) REPEAL OF ACTS.—The Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.)
and the Local Public Works Capital Development and
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Investment Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6701 et seq.) are
repealed.
SEC. 1723. CONCLUSION OF BUSINESS OF ECONOMIC DE-
VELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION.
(a) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO
CONCLUDE BUSINESS
AND HONOR CONTRACTS.—The
Secretary of Commerce shall provide for the conclusion of
any outstanding affairs of the Economic Development Ad-
ministration, including matters affecting the disposition of
personnel. The Secretary of Commerce may take any ac-
tion that (if this title had not been enacted) would have
been authorized as of the effective date of this Act under
the Acts repealed by section 1722(b) and is necessary or
appropriate to administer and fulfill the terms of any
grant, contract, agreement, loan, obligation, debenture, or
guarantee made by the Secretary pursuant to the Acts
repealed by section 1722(b).
(b) EFFECT OF ABOLISHMENT ON EXPENDITURE OF
FUNDS ALREADY RECEIVED.—Section 1722 may not be
construed to prevent the expenditure of any funds received
from a grant or loan under the Acts repealed by section
1722(b). Any grant or loan made under such Acts before
the effective date of this title shall be subject to any laws
and regulations that would have applied to the grant or
loan if this Act had not been enacted.
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(c) CONTINUANCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RE-
VOLVING FUND TO FINISH BUSINESS.—
(1) AUTHORIZED
PURPOSES.—The Economic
Development Revolving fund established by section
203 of the Public Works and Economic Development
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3143) shall continue in
existence for the following purposes:
(A) COLLECTIONS AND REPAYMENTS.—To
receive collections and repayments in connection
with assistance extended under the Acts re-
pealed by section 1722(b) that would have been
required under the Acts repealed by section
1722(b) to be deposited in the Economic Devel-
opment Revolving Fund if this title had not
been enacted.
(B) PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—To pay
obligations and make expenditures in connec-
tion with the Acts repealed by section 1722(b)
that would have been required under the Acts
repealed by section 1722(b) if this title had not
been enacted.
(2) TERMINATION OF FUND.—
(A) CERTIFICATION.—When, in the discre-
tion of the Secretary of Commerce, the Eco-
nomic Development Revolving Fund is no
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longer necessary to carry out the activities
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of com-
merce shall certify to the Secretary of the
Treasury that the Economic Development
Revolving Fund is no longer necessary.
(B) TERMINATION.—Upon receipt of the
certification under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall deposit into the
general fund of the Treasury as miscellaneous
receipts any moneys remaining in the Economic
Development Revolving Fund. The Secretary of
the Treasury shall take any action necessary to
terminate the Economic Development Revolving
Fund. The Secretary of the Treasury shall de-
posit into the general fund of the Treasury any
collections and repayments made after the ter-
mination of the Economic Development Revolv-
ing Fund in connection with the Acts repealed
by section 1722(b).
SEC. 1724. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle.
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SEC. 1725. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This subtitle shall take effect on the 1st day of the
1st fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
Subtitle C—Reductions in
Spending Under Medicare
PART 1—REDUCTIONS UNDER PART A
SEC. 1741. REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS FOR
INDIRECT COSTS OF MEDICAL EDUCATION.
Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(ii)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(ii) For purposes of clause (i)(II), the indirect
teaching adjustment factor is equal to c x (((1+r)
to the nth power) ¥1), where ‘r’ is the ratio of the
hospital’s full-time equivalent interns and residents
to beds and ‘n’ equals .405. For discharges occur-
ring on or after—
‘‘(I) May 1, 1986, and before October 1,
1994, ‘c’ is equal to 1.89, and
‘‘(II) October 1, 1994, and before October
1, 1995, ‘c’ is equal to 1.728.’’.
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SEC. 1742. ELIMINATION OF MEDICARE PAYMENTS TO HOS-
PITALS FOR ENROLLEES’ BAD DEBTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(v)(1) of the Social
Security Act (8 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(T) In determining such reasonable costs for hos-
pitals, bad debts attributable to the deductibles and coin-
surance amounts under this title shall not be treated as
allowable costs.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to hospital cost reporting peri-
ods beginning on or after October 1, 1994.
PART 2—REDUCTIONS UNDER PART B
SEC. 1745. IMPOSITION OF COINSURANCE ON CLINICAL DI-
AGNOSTIC LABORATORY TESTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1)(D) and (2)(D) of
section 1833(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395l(a)) are each amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(or 100 percent’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘first opinion))’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘100 percent of such negotiated
rate’’ and inserting ‘‘80 percent of such negotiated
rate’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to tests furnished on or after
January 1, 1995.
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SEC. 1746. INCREASE IN PART B PREMIUM TO COVER 30
PERCENT OF PROGRAM COSTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1839(e)(1)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(e)(1)(A)), as amended
by section 13571 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1993 (hereafter in this subtitle referred to as
‘‘OBRA–1993’’), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘after December 1995’’ and in-
serting ‘‘after December 1994’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘60
percent’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
1839(e)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(e)(1)(B)) is
amended—
(1) in clause (iii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and in-
serting a period; and
(3) by striking clause (v).
PART 3—REDUCTIONS UNDER PARTS A AND B
SEC. 1751. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEDICARE
ANTI-FRAUD AND SECONDARY PAYER EN-
FORCEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any amounts ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services
for each of the fiscal years described in subsection (b),
there are hereby appropriated (out of any money in the
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Treasury not otherwise appropriated) to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services an additional $100,000,000
for the year to conduct and finance peer review activities
under title XI of the Social Security Act, enforce the provi-
sions of title XVIII of such Act that prohibit payments
under the medicare program for items and services for
which the medicare program is not the primary payer, im-
pose sanctions on entities providing items and services
under the program that engage in fraud or other prohib-
ited activities, and to carry out other activities to reduce
waste and fraud in the administration of the medicare pro-
gram.
(b) YEARS FOR WHICH ADDITIONAL APPROPRIA-
TIONS ARE MADE.—Subsection (a) shall apply to fiscal
years 1994 through 1997.
SEC. 1752. REVISIONS TO MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER.
(a) EXTENSION OF DATA MATCH.—
(1) Section 1862(b)(5)(C) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(5)(C)) is amended by strik-
ing clause (iii).
(2) Section 6103(l)(12) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph
(F).
(b) REPEAL OF SUNSET ON APPLICATION TO DIS-
ABLED EMPLOYEES OF EMPLOYERS WITH MORE THAN
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100 EMPLOYEES.—Section 1862(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(B)(iii)), as
amended by section 13561(b) of OBRA–1993, is amend-
ed—
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SUNSET’’ and
inserting ‘‘EFFECTIVE DATE’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘, and before October 1, 1998’’.
(c) EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR END STAGE RENAL
DISEASE BENEFICIARIES.—Section 1862(b)(1)(C) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(C)), as
amended by section 13561(c) of OBRA–1993, is amended
in the second sentence by striking ‘‘and on or before Octo-
ber 1, 1998,’’.
SEC. 1753. EXTENDING MEDICARE COVERAGE OF, AND AP-
PLICATION OF HOSPITAL INSURANCE TAX
TO, ALL STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) APPLICATION
OF
HOSPITAL
INSURANCE
TAX.—Section 3121(u)(2) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraphs
(C) and (D).
(2) COVERAGE
UNDER
MEDICARE.—Section
210(p) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 410(p))
is amended by striking paragraphs (3) and (4).
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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall apply to services performed
after September 30, 1995.
(b) TRANSITION
IN BENEFITS
FOR STATE
AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
AND FORMER EM-
PLOYEES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) EMPLOYEES
NEWLY
SUBJECT
TO
TAX.—For purposes of sections 226, 226A, and
1811 of the Social Security Act, in the case of
any individual who performs services during the
calendar quarter beginning October 1, 1995,
the wages for which are subject to the tax im-
posed by section 3101(b) of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 only because of the amend-
ment made by subsection (a), the individual’s
medicare qualified State or local government
employment (as defined in subparagraph (B))
performed before October 1, 1995, shall be con-
sidered to be ‘‘employment’’ (as defined for pur-
poses of title II of such Act), but only for pur-
poses of providing the individual (or another
person) with entitlement to hospital insurance
benefits under part A of title XVIII of such Act
for months beginning with October 1995.
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(B) MEDICARE
QUALIFIED
STATE
OR
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYMENT
DE-
FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘medicare
qualified State or local government employ-
ment’’ means medicare qualified government
employment described in section 210(p)(1)(B)
of the Social Security Act (determined without
regard to section 210(p)(3) of such Act, as in
effect before its repeal under subsection (a)(2)).
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fed-
eral Hospital Insurance Trust Fund from time to
time such sums as the Secretary of Health and
Human Services deems necessary for any fiscal year
on account of—
(A) payments made or to be made during
such fiscal year from such Trust Fund with re-
spect to individuals who are entitled to benefits
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act
solely by reason of paragraph (1),
(B) the additional administrative expenses
resulting or expected to result therefrom, and
(C) any loss in interest to such Trust
Fund resulting from the payment of those
amounts, in order to place such Trust Fund in
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the same position at the end of such fiscal year
as it would have been in if this subsection had
not been enacted.
(3) INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
PROSPECTIVE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES BASED ON
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT.—
Section 226(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
426(g)) is amended—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1)
through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C),
respectively,
(B) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(g)’’, and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) The Secretary, in consultation with State
and local governments, shall provide procedures de-
signed to assure that individuals who perform medi-
care qualified government employment by virtue of
service described in section 210(a)(7) are fully in-
formed with respect to (A) their eligibility or poten-
tial eligibility for hospital insurance benefits (based
on such employment) under part A of title XVIII,
(B) the requirements for, and conditions of, such eli-
gibility, and (C) the necessity of timely application
as a condition of becoming entitled under subsection
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(b)(2)(C), giving particular attention to individuals
who apply for an annuity or retirement benefit and
whose eligibility for such annuity or retirement bene-
fit is based on a disability.’’
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subparagraph (A) of section 3121(u)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
striking ‘‘subparagraphs (B) and (C),’’ and inserting
‘‘subparagraph (B),’’.
(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 210(p)(1) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 410(p)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3).’’ and
inserting ‘‘paragraph (2).’’.
(3) Section 218 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 418) is amended by striking subsection (n).
(4) The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply after September 30, 1995.
Subtitle D—Economic Development
and Disaster Assistance
SEC. 1761. LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY BASED ON INCOME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any individual who in a taxable year has a
taxable income of over $120,000 and any corporation that
in a taxable year has a gross income of over $5,000,000
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shall in the succeeding taxable year be ineligible for the
following:
(1) Assistance made available from the Director
of the Minority Business Development Agency of the
Department of Commerce.
(2) Assistance made available for major disaster
and emergency relief under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
(3) Assistance made available for disaster relief
under section 7 of the Small Business Act.
(b) TAXABLE YEAR
AND TAXABLE INCOME DE-
FINED.—For the purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘‘tax-
able year’’ and ‘‘taxable income’’ have the meanings given
such terms by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
on October 1, 1994.
Subtitle E—International Trade
Administration Assistance
SEC. 1771. LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY BASED ON INCOME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any individual who in a taxable year has a
taxable income of over $120,000 and any corporation that
in a taxable year has a gross income of over $5,000,000
shall in the succeeding taxable year be ineligible for any
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financial assistance made available from the International
Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce.
(b) TAXABLE YEAR
AND TAXABLE INCOME DE-
FINED.—For the purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘tax-
able year’’ and ‘‘taxable income’’ have the meanings given
such terms by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
on October 1, 1994.
Subtitle F—Agricultural Export
Bonus Program
SEC. 1781. LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY BASED ON INCOME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any individual who in a taxable year has a
taxable income of over $120,000 and any corporation that
in a taxable year has a gross income of over $5,000,000
shall in the succeeding taxable year be ineligible for any
agricultural commodities or cash payments under the pro-
gram established under section 301 of the Agricultural
Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5651).
(b) TAXABLE YEAR
AND TAXABLE INCOME DE-
FINED.—For the purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘tax-
able year’’ and ‘‘taxable income’’ have the meanings given
such terms by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
on October 1, 1994.
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TITLE XVIII—UNFUNDED
MANDATES
Subtitle A—General Limitations
SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Mandate Re-
lief Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 1802. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds and declares
that—
(1) unfunded Federal mandates on State and
local governments have become increasingly exten-
sive in recent years;
(2) such mandates have, in many instances,
added to growing deficits in State and local budgets
and have resulted in the need for State and local
governments to increase revenue or curtail services;
and
(3) such excessive fiscal burdens on State and
local governments have undermined, in many in-
stances, the ability of State and local governments
to achieve their responsibilities under State and local
law.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subtitle is to as-
sure that the Federal Government pays the total amount
of direct costs incurred by State and local governments
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in complying with certain requirements which take effect
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act under
a Federal statute or regulation.
SEC. 1803. FEDERAL FUNDING REQUIREMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any requirement under a Federal statute or
regulation that a State or local government conduct an
activity (including a requirement that a government meet
national standards in providing a service) shall apply to
the government only if all funds necessary to pay the di-
rect costs incurred by the government in conducting the
activity are provided by the Federal Government.
(b) APPLICATION.—This section shall apply only to
requirements which take effect on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
Subtitle B—Commission on
Unfunded Federal Mandates
SEC. 1811. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission which shall be
known as the ‘‘Commission on Unfunded Federal Man-
dates’’ (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’).
SEC. 1812. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
(a) STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Commis-
sion shall—
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(1) investigate and review the role of unfunded
Federal mandates in relations among local, State,
and Federal governments;
(2) study and make recommendations to the
Congress regarding—
(A) the termination of those mandates that
are duplicative, or obsolete, or that lack prac-
tical utility;
(B) the temporary suspension of those
mandates that compound the fiscal difficulties
of State and local governments during periods
immediately following 2 consecutive quarters of
decline in real Gross National Product, and for
which suspension may be lifted immediately fol-
lowing 2 consecutive quarters of growth in real
Gross National Product;
(C) the consolidation or simplification of
planning or reporting requirements for man-
dates in order to reduce duplication and facili-
tate compliance by State and local governments;
(D) the establishment of common Federal
definitions or standards to be used by State and
local governments in complying with unfunded
mandates that use different definitions or
standards for the same terms or principles; and
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will aid the Commission in carrying out its
duties; and
(C) issue final criteria under this sub-
section.
(c) PRELIMINARY REPORT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 630 days
after the completion of appointment of the members
of the Commission, the Commission shall—
(A) prepare and publish a preliminary re-
port on its activities under this title, including
preliminary recommendations pursuant to sub-
section (a)(2);
(B) publish in the Federal Register a no-
tice of availability of the preliminary report;
and
(C) provide copies of the preliminary re-
port to the public upon request.
(2) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—The Commission shall
hold public hearings on the preliminary rec-
ommendations contained in the preliminary report of
the Commission under this subsection.
(d) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after
the date of the publication of the preliminary report under
subsection (c), the Commission shall submit to the Con-
gress and the President a final report on the findings, con-
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clusions, and recommendations of the Commission, includ-
ing final recommendations pursuant to subsection (a)(2)
(A), (B), and (C) and subsection (a)(3) and (4).
SEC. 1813. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be
composed of 8 members appointed by the President,
by and with the advise and consent of the Senate,
from individuals who possess extensive leadership ex-
perience in and knowledge of State and local govern-
ment and intergovernmental relations.
(2) LIMITATION.—An individual who is a Mem-
ber or employee of the Congress may not be ap-
pointed or serve as a member of the Commission.
(b) WAIVER OF LIMITATION ON EXECUTIVE SCHED-
ULE POSITIONS.—Appointments may be made under this
section without regard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United
States Code.
(c) POLITICAL AFFILIATION.—Not more than 4
members of the Commission may be of the same political
party.
(d) TERMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Com-
mission shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
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(2) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission
shall be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made.
(e) BASIC PAY.—
(1) RATES OF PAY.—Members of the Commis-
sion shall serve without pay.
(2) PROHIBITION OF COMPENSATION OF FED-
ERAL
EMPLOYEES.—Members of the Commission
who are full-time officers or employees of the United
States may not receive additional pay, allowances, or
benefits by reason of their service on the Commis-
sion.
(f) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the Com-
mission shall receive travel expenses, including per diem
in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702
and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(g) CHAIRPERSON.—The President shall designate a
member of the Commission as Chairperson at the time of
the appointment of that member.
(h) MEETINGS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
the Commission shall meet at the call of the Chair-
person or a majority of its members.
(2) FIRST
MEETING.—The Commission shall
convene its first meeting by not later than 45 days
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after the date of the completion of appointment of
the member of the Commission.
(3) QUORUM.—A majority of members of the
Commission shall constitute a quorum but a lesser
number may hold hearings.
SEC. 1814. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EX-
PERTS AND CONSULTANTS.
(a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall, without re-
gard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code,
have a Director who shall be appointed by the Commis-
sion. The Director shall be paid at the rate of basic pay
payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
(b) STAFF.—With the approval of the Commission,
and without regard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United
States Code, the Director may appoint and fix the pay
of such staff as is sufficient to enable the Commission to
carry out its duties.
(c) APPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Commission may
be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5,
United States Code, governing appointments in the com-
petitive service, and may be paid without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53
of that title relating to classification and General Schedule
pay rates, except that an individual so appointed may not
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receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay
payable for GS–18 of the General Schedule.
(d) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission
may procure temporary and intermittent services of ex-
perts or consultants under section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code.
(e) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request
of the Director, the head of any Federal department or
agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the
personnel of that department or agency to the Commission
to assist it in carrying out its duties under this title.
SEC. 1815. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
(a) HEARINGS
AND SESSIONS.—The Commission
may, for the purpose of carrying out this title, hold hear-
ings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and
receive evidence as the Commission considers appropriate.
(b) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem-
ber or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the
Commission, take any action which the Commission is
authorized to take by this section.
(c) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission
may secure directly from any department or agency of the
United States information necessary to enable it to carry
out this title. Upon request of the Chairperson of the Com-
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mission, the head of that department or agency shall fur-
nish that information to the Commission.
(d) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as other departments and agencies of the United
States.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon
the request of the Commission, the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services shall provide to the Commission, on a reim-
bursable basis, the administrative support services nec-
essary for the Commission to carry out its duties under
this title.
(f) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Commission may,
subject to appropriations, contract with and compensate
government and private agencies or persons for property
and services used to carry out its duties under this title.
SEC. 1816. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall terminate 90 days after sub-
mitting its final report pursuant to section 1812(d).
SEC. 1817. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mission $12,000,000 to carry out this title.
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Subtitle C—State Mandate
Estimates
SEC. 1821. ESTIMATION BY CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OF-
FICE OF COST INCURRED BY STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN COMPLYING WITH
LEGISLATION.
(a) COST ESTIMATION REQUIREMENT.—For each bill
or joint resolution of a public character reported by any
committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate,
and for each conference report reported by a conference
committee of the Congress, the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office shall prepare and submit to the
House of Representatives or the Senate, respectively (or
in the case of a conference report to both)—
(1) an estimate of the cost which would be in-
curred by State and local governments in carrying
out or complying with the bill or resolution in the
fiscal year in which it is to become effective and in
each of the 4 fiscal years following such fiscal year,
including a description of the basis for the estimate;
and
(2) a comparison of the estimate of cost de-
scribed in paragraph (1) with any available esti-
mates of such cost made by such committee or by
any Federal agency.
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(b) ESTIMATES TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT.—The
estimate and description required for a bill or joint resolu-
tion under subsection (a) shall be included in the report
accompanying the bill or joint resolution.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 403 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by—
(A) striking paragraph (2);
(B) redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4)
in order as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
and
(C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by
subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1)
and (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’;
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
(3) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘SEC. 403’’.
SEC. 1822. REQUIREMENT UNDER HOUSE RULES TO IN-
CLUDE ESTIMATES IN COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Clause 2(l)(3) of rule XI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives is amended—
(1) in clause (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon at the end; and
(2) in clause (D) by striking the period at the
end and inserting the following: ‘‘; and (E) the esti-
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mate and comparison prepared by the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office under section 2(a)
of the Mandate Relief Act of 1993, separately set
out and clearly identified.’’.
SEC. 1823. REQUIREMENT UNDER HOUSE RULES TO PRO-
VIDE APPROPRIATIONS TO PAY COSTS TO
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘8. It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint
resolution, or conference report for which the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office is required to submit an
estimate under section 2(a) of the Mandate Relief Act of
1993 unless the bill, joint resolution, or conference report
contains the following statement of law: ‘A requirement
under this Act that a unit of State or local government
conduct an activity (including a requirement that such a
government meet national standards in providing a serv-
ice) shall not apply to such a unit unless and until all
amounts necessary to pay the direct costs incurred by the
unit in conducting the activity are provided to the unit
by the Government of the United States.’.
‘‘9. An amendment shall not be in order during the
consideration of a bill or joint resolution if (A) the amend-
ment includes a provision which if included in a bill, joint
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resolution, or conference report reported by a committee
or conference committee would result in the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office being required to submit
an estimate under section 2(a) of the Mandate Relief Act
of 1993, and (B) upon approval of the amendment the
bill or resolution would not include the statement of law
set forth in clause 8.’’.
TITLE XIX—LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH PROVISIONS
SEC. 1901. REDUCED FUNDING FOR OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
OF THE CONGRESS.
(a) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The total appro-
priated for official mail costs of the House of Representa-
tives for fiscal year 1995 may not exceed 50 percent of
the total appropriated for such purpose for fiscal year
1994. Beginning with fiscal year 1996, the total appro-
priated for official mail costs of the House of Representa-
tives for a fiscal year may not exceed 103 percent of the
total appropriated for such purpose for the preceding
fiscal year.
(b) SENATE.—The total appropriated for official mail
costs of the Senate for fiscal year 1995 may not exceed
50 percent of the total appropriated for such purpose for
fiscal year 1994. Beginning with fiscal year 1996, the
total appropriated for official mail costs of the Senate for
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a fiscal year may not exceed 103 percent of the total ap-
propriated for such purpose for the preceding fiscal year.
SEC. 1902. ABOLITION OF JOINT COMMITTEES.
(a) ABOLITION OF JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINT-
ING.—Chapter 1 of title 44, United States Code, is
repealed.
(b) ABOLITION OF JOINT COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS
ON THE LIBRARY.—Sections 223 and 224 of the Legisla-
tive Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 132B and 133)
are repealed.
(c) ABOLITION OF JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE.—
Sections 11 and 12 of the Employment Act of 1946 (15
U.S.C. 1024 and 1025) are repealed.
(d) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All functions of the
Joint Economic Committee insofar as they relate to the
House of Representatives are transferred to the Commit-
tee on the Budget of the House of Representatives and
all such functions insofar as they relate to the Senate are
transferred to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
at the beginning of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
SEC. 1903. REDUCED FUNDING FOR THE GENERAL AC-
COUNTING OFFICE.
The total appropriated for the General Accounting
Office for fiscal year 1995 may not exceed 50 percent of
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the total appropriated for such purpose for fiscal year
1994. Beginning with fiscal year 1996, the total appro-
priated for the General Accounting Office for a fiscal year
may not exceed 103 percent of the total appropriated for
such purpose for the preceding fiscal year.
SEC. 1904. ELIMINATION OF PAYMENTS OF EXPENSES OF
FORMER SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—House Resolution 1238, Ninety-
first Congress (as enacted into permanent law by chapter
VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971, and
supplemented by the Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating to
former Speakers of the House of Representatives’’ (88
Stat. 1723)) (2 U.S.C. 31b–1 et seq.) is repealed.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1994.
SEC. 1905. REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF CLERK HIRE EM-
PLOYEES OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives may employ more than 16 full-time employees
under the clerk hire allowance. As used in this section,
the term ‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’
means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect at the beginning of the One Hundred Fourth
Congress.
SEC. 1906. REDUCED FUNDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL COM-
MITTEE STAFF.
(a) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The total appro-
priated for House of Representatives committee staff em-
ployees for fiscal year 1995 may not exceed 75 percent
of the total appropriated for such purpose for fiscal year
1994. Beginning with fiscal year 1996, the total appro-
priated for House of Representatives committee staff em-
ployees for a fiscal year may not exceed 103 percent of
the total appropriated for such purpose for the preceding
fiscal year.
(b) SENATE.—The total appropriated for Senate
committee staff employees for fiscal year 1995 may not
exceed 75 percent of the total appropriated for such pur-
pose for fiscal year 1994. Beginning with fiscal year 1996,
the total appropriated for Senate committee staff employ-
ees for a fiscal year may not exceed 103 percent of the
total appropriated for such purpose for the preceding
fiscal year.
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SEC. 1907. RATES OF PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 601. (a) Until adjusted by law, the annual rate
of pay for—
‘‘(1) each Senator, Member of the House of
Representatives, and Delegate to the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Resident Commissioner from
Puerto Rico shall be $100,000;
‘‘(2) the President pro tempore of the Senate,
the majority leader and the minority leader of the
Senate, and the majority leader and the minority
leader of the House of Representatives shall be
$109,000; and
‘‘(3) the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives shall be $131,000.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
at the beginning of the first Congress which begins after
the first election of Representatives (within the meaning
of the 27th amendment to the Constitution) occurring
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1908. ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESS-
MENT.
(a) ABOLITION.—The Technology Assessment Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 471 et seq.) is repealed.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
at the beginning of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
SEC. 1909. REDUCED FUNDING FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL
BUDGET OFFICE.
The total appropriated for the Congressional Budget
Office for fiscal year 1995 may not exceed 90 percent of
the total appropriated for such purpose for fiscal year
1994. Beginning with fiscal year 1996, the total appro-
priated for the Congressional Budget Office for a fiscal
year may not exceed 103 percent of the total appropriated
for such purpose for the preceding fiscal year.
SEC. 1910. REDUCED FUNDING FOR THE ARCHITECT OF
THE CAPITOL.
The total appropriated for the Architect of the Cap-
itol for fiscal year 1995 may not exceed 90 percent of the
total appropriated for such purpose for fiscal year 1994.
Beginning with fiscal year 1996, the total appropriated
for the Architect of the Capitol for a fiscal year may not
exceed 103 percent of the total appropriated for such pur-
pose for the preceding fiscal year.
TITLE XX—ENFORCEMENT
SEC. 20001. DEDICATION OF SAVINGS TO DEFICIT REDUC-
TION.
(a) DIRECT SPENDING.—None of the changes in di-
rect spending and receipts resulting from this Act shall
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be reflected in estimates under section 252(d) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(b) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.—Upon the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall make downward adjustments in
the discretionary spending limits (new budget authority
and outlays), as adjusted, set forth in 601(a)(2) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for each of fiscal years
1995 through 1999 as follows:
(1) For fiscal year 1995, reduce new budget au-
thority by $40,763,000,000 and reduce outlays by
$42,705,000,000.
(2) For fiscal year 1996, reduce new budget au-
thority by $48,700,000,000 and reduce outlays by
$51,470,000,000.
(3) For fiscal year 1997, reduce new budget au-
thority by $58,407,000,000 and reduce outlays by
$60,622,000,000.
(4) For fiscal year 1998, reduce new budget au-
thority by $65,329,000,000 and reduce outlays by
$67,500,000,000.
(5) For fiscal year 1999, reduce new budget au-
thority by $75,500,000,000 and reduce outlays by
$77,957,000,000.
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