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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$46,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,200,000,000.
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, $50,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$52,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $51,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$55,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $54,900,000,000.
(16) Administration of Justice (750):
Fiscal year 2000:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$27,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$28,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$27,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$27,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$28,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$28,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,100,000,000.
(17) General Government (800):
Fiscal year 2000:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$13,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$13,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$13,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$13,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$13,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$13,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,500,000,000.
(18) Net Interest (900):
Fiscal year 2000:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$284,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $284,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$288,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $288,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$290,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $290,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$285,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $285,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$280,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $280,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$275,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $275,400,000,000.
(19) Allowances (920):
Fiscal year 2000:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$8,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
¥$4,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$8,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
¥$2,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$1,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
¥$2,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$2,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
¥$4,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$4,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
¥$4,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$4,300,000,000.
(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
Fiscal year 2000:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
¥$34,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$34,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
¥$38,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$38,400,000,000.
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.
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SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.
(a) LEGISLATION PROVIDING $150 BILLION IN TAX
RELIEF OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD.—The House Committee
on Ways and Means shall report to the House a reconcili-
ation bill—
(1) not later than May 26, 2000;
(2) not later than June 23, 2000;
(3) not later than July 28, 2000; and
(4) not later than September 22, 2000,
that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction suf-
ficient to reduce the total level of revenues by not more
than: $10,000,000,000 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—
(1) not later than May 26, 2000, that consists
of changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient
to reduce the debt held by the public by
$10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
(2) not later than September 22, 2000, that
consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction
sufficient to reduce the debt held by the public by
not more than $20,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
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SEC. 5. 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 President’s budget submission and
the concurrent resolution on the budget;
(2) the Social Security trust funds have been
running surpluses for 17 years;
(3) these surpluses have been used to implicitly
finance the general operations of the Federal Gov-
ernment;
(4) in fiscal year 2001, the Social Security sur-
plus 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) Congress and the President should take
such steps as are necessary to ensure that future
budgets are balanced excluding the surpluses gen-
erated by the Social Security trust funds.
(b) POINT OF ORDER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order in
the House of Representatives or the Senate to con-
sider any revision to this resolution or a concurrent
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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.
(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 reso-
lution on the budget for that fiscal year pursuant to
section 301(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974.
(c) 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.
SEC. 6. DEBT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX.
(a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in order in
the House of Representatives or the Senate 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 for reconciliation or other tax-related legislation,
Medicare, or agriculture as considered pursuant to section
4, 7, 8(a) or (c), 9, 10, 11, or 12) set forth in section
2(4) for that fiscal year.
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(b) SPECIAL RULE.—The level of the surplus for pur-
poses of subsection (a) shall take into account amounts
adjusted under section 314(a)(2)(B) or (C) of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974.
SEC. 7. SPECIAL PROCEDURES TO SAFEGUARD TAX RE-
LIEF.
(a) ADJUSTMENTS
TO PRESERVE SURPLUSES.—
Upon the reporting of a reconciliation bill by the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means pursuant to section 4(a) or,
the offering of an amendment to, or the submission of a
conference report on, H.R. 3081, H.R. 6, or H.R. 2990,
whichever occurs first, the chairman of the Committee on
the Budget of the House shall reduce to zero the amounts
by which aggregate levels of Federal revenues should be
reduced as set forth in section 2(1)(B) (and make all other
appropriate conforming adjustments).
(b) ADJUSTMENTS
FOR REVENUE BILLS.—After
making the adjustments referred to in paragraph (1), and
whenever the Committee on Ways and Means reports any
reconciliation bill pursuant to section 4(a) (or an amend-
ment 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 conference report thereon is sub-
mitted after the date of adoption of this resolution, the
chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House
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shall increase the levels by which Federal revenues should
be reduced by the reduction in revenue caused by such
measure for each applicable year or period, but not to ex-
ceed, after taking into account any other bill or joint reso-
lution enacted during this session of the One Hundred
Sixth Congress that causes a reduction in revenues for
such year or period, $10,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2001
and $150,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001
through 2005 (and make all other appropriate conforming
adjustments).
SEC. 8. RESERVE FUND PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL $50
BILLION FOR ADDITIONAL TAX RELIEF AND
DEBT REDUCTION.
(a) ADDITIONAL TAX RELIEF AND DEBT REDUC-
TION.—Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means re-
ports 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. 2990, or to H.R. 6 is offered or a conference report
thereon is submitted after the date of adoption of this res-
olution (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 fiscal year 2001 or the period of fiscal years 2001
through 2005) that would cause the level by which Federal
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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