Sentence 1: But it's a significant shortfall if you are sufficiently present-minded to recall that Congress (and the president) have separately committed themselves to mammoth--and almost entirely unspecified--cuts in the magical year of 2002, when the budget is to alight, if only for a moment, on balance.

Sentence 2: Congress has committed themselves to making major budget cuts.
Pick from:
*yes;
*it is not possible to tell;
*no;
Is this second sentence entailed by the first sentence?
yes