[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 100 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 341
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 100

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2003 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels 
            for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2012.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 22, 2002

 Mr. Conrad, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following 
    original concurrent resolution; which was placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2003 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels 
            for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2012.

    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003.

    (a) Declaration.--Congress determines and declares that this 
resolution is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2003 including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2004 
through 2012 as authorized by section 301 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632).
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this concurrent 
resolution is as follows:

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2003.
                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.
Sec. 102. Social Security.
Sec. 103. Major functional categories.
            TITLE II--BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND RESERVE FUNDS

                    Subtitle A--Budgetary Restraints

Sec. 201. Circuit breaker to protect Social Security.
Sec. 202. Extension of supermajority enforcement.
Sec. 203. Pay-as-you-go rule in the Senate.
Sec. 204. Advance appropriations.
Sec. 205. Emergency designations.
Sec. 206. Improvement in budget projections dedicated toward further 
                            debt 
                            reduction.
Sec. 207. Discretionary spending limits.
                       Subtitle B--Reserve Funds

Sec. 211. Reserve fund for Medicare, prescription drugs, and health 
                            care.
Sec. 212. Reserve fund for the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
                            Act.
Sec. 213. Reserve fund for defense.
Sec. 214. Application and effect of changes in allocations and 
                            aggregates.
                         Subtitle C--Rulemaking

Sec. 221. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
                     TITLE III--SENSE OF THE SENATE

Sec. 301. Sense of the Senate regarding estimates of the cost of small 
                            business credit programs.
Sec. 302. Sense of the Senate regarding Federal employee pay.
Sec. 303. Sense of the Senate regarding broadband capabilities for 
                            underserved areas.
Sec. 304. Rejecting reductions in guaranteed Social Security benefits.
Sec. 305. Sense of the Senate on mental health parity.
Sec. 306. Sense of the Senate on beneficiary access to health services.
Sec. 307. Sense of the Senate on cost of prescription drugs and 
                            competition.
Sec. 308. Sense of the Senate on equal access to Medicare.
Sec. 309. Sense of the Senate regarding home health care.
Sec. 310. Sense of the Senate regarding Medicare equity.
Sec. 311. Sense of the Senate on expanding access to affordable health 
                            care coverage for the uninsured.
Sec. 312. Sense of the Senate on adequate stockpile for childhood 
                            immunizations.
Sec. 313. Sense of the Senate on Medicaid Commission.
Sec. 314. Sense of the Senate on child care funding.
Sec. 315. Sense of the Senate regarding the child tax credit.
Sec. 316. Sense of the Senate on defense science and technology.
Sec. 317. Sense of the Senate on Department of Defense review of Tail-
                            to-Tooth Commission.
Sec. 318. Sense of the Senate regarding the National Guard.
Sec. 319. Sense of the Senate on concurrent receipt of military retired 
                            pay and Veterans' Administration disability 
                            compensation.
Sec. 320. Sense of the Senate on full funding for the assistance to 
                            Firefighters Grant Program.
Sec. 321. Sense of the Senate on National Infrastructure Protection 
                            Center.
Sec. 322. Sense of the Senate regarding tribal colleges and 
                            universities.
Sec. 323. Sense of the Senate regarding the Pell Grant.
Sec. 324. Sense of the Senate on Superfund.
Sec. 325. Sense of the Senate regarding PILT funding.
Sec. 326. Sense of the Senate on the State and local costs of providing 
                            services to illegal immigrants.
Sec. 327. Sense of the Senate on balanced budget constitutional 
                            amendment.

                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

    The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the fiscal years 
2003 through 2012:
            (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution--
                    (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are 
                as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2003: $1,500,834,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: $1,606,274,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: $1,735,686,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $1,832,375,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $1,924,256,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $2,030,363,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $2,143,982,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $2,254,498,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011: $2,482,760,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012: $2,712,387,000,000.
                    (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of 
                Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2003: -$210,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: -$310,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: -$320,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: -$330,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: -$350,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: -$380,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: -$410,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: -$440,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011: -$500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012: -$550,000,000.
            (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new budget 
        authority are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2003: $1,798,940,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: $1,851,626,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: $1,947,779,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $2,031,257,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $2,116,783,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $2,219,009,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $2,315,099,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $2,416,349,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011: $2,536,918,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012: $2,609,207,000,000.
            (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2003: $1,768,699,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: $1,826,825,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: $1,920,906,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $1,997,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $2,074,582,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $2,184,029,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $2,280,721,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $2,384,277,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011: $2,509,649,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012: $2,574,710,000,000.
            (4) Surpluses.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
        resolution, the amounts of the surpluses are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2003: -$267,865,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: -$220,551,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: -$185,220,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: -$164,925,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: -$150,326,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: -$153,666,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: -$136,739,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: -$129,779,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011: -$26,889,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012:  $137,677,000,000.
            (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2003: $6,415,335,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: $6,776,248,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: $7,118,567,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $7,443,740,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $7,757,704,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $8,077,822,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $8,387,173,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $8,695,850,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011: $8,907,147,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012: $8,963,757,000,000.
            (6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels of the 
        debt held by the public are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2003: $3,516,892,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2004: $3,557,513,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2005: $3,548,330,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $3,503,374,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $3,427,567,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $3,338,847,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $3,217,523,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $3,072,489,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2011: $2,806,637,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2012: $2,361,593,000,000.

SEC. 102. SOCIAL SECURITY.

    (a) Social Security Revenues.--For purposes of Senate enforcement 
under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
amounts of revenues of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as 
follows:
            Fiscal year 2003: $545,376,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004: $573,537,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005: $602,159,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006: $630,920,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007: $660,899,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008: $692,320,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $726,627,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $764,167,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $802,485,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $842,255,000,000.
    (b) Social Security Outlays.--For purposes of Senate enforcement 
under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
amounts of outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
            Fiscal year 2003: $368,985,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004: $379,402,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005: $392,066,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006: $405,559,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007: $420,407,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008: $436,338,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009: $455,622,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010: $477,036,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011: $498,899,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012: $524,658,000,000.

SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

    Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of new 
budget authority, budget outlays, new direct loan obligations, and new 
primary loan guarantee commitments for fiscal years 2003 through 2012 
for each major functional category are:
    (1) National Defense (050):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $393,353,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $380,145,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $401,073,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $394,354,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $411,744,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $405,833,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $422,785,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $411,587,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $434,118,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $415,278,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $445,471,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $432,871,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $457,340,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $446,216,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $469,247,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $459,693,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $481,283,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $476,730,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $493,723,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $481,935,000,000.
    (2) International Affairs (150):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $25,698,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $21,964,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $26,324,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $22,838,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $26,885,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $22,809,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $27,352,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $23,125,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $27,892,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $23,637,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $28,372,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $24,163,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $28,819,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $24,435,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $29,597,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $24,906,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $29,983,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $25,346,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $30,406,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $25,826,000,000.
    (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $22,942,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $22,060,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $23,213,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $22,766,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $23,604,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $23,098,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $24,000,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $23,440,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $24,417,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $23,838,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $24,834,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $24,315,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $25,270,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $24,739,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $25,705,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $25,168,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $26,134,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $25,596,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $26,584,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $26,033,000,000.
    (4) Energy (270):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,740,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $813,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,908,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $1,029,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,731,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $1,013,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,494,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $978,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,434,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $1,027,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,295,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $916,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,252,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $873,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,312,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $962,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,371,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $1,085,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,380,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $1,235,000,000.
    (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $33,290,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $31,549,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $34,365,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $32,772,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $35,314,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $33,888,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $36,224,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $35,216,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $35,383,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $35,574,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $36,272,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $36,212,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $37,943,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $37,260,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $38,654,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $38,149,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $39,511,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $38,971,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $40,247,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $39,676,000,000.
    (6) Agriculture (350):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $29,950,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $28,654,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $23,871,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $22,507,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $24,935,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $23,616,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $22,075,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $20,825,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $21,801,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $20,719,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $20,273,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $19,158,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $19,205,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $18,126,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $18,797,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $17,797,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $18,654,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $17,656,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $18,890,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $17,908,000,000.
    (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $5,563,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $1,223,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $5,518,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $1,017,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $7,485,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $3,044,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $7,358,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $3,067,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $7,409,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $3,198,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $7,572,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $3,168,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $7,771,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $3,283,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $7,927,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $3,562,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $8,090,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $3,946,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $8,258,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $4,172,000,000.
    (8) Transportation (400):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $65,780,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $65,081,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $65,174,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $63,198,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $67,033,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $64,046,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $68,348,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $65,296,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $69,703,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $66,400,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $71,098,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $67,991,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $72,536,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $69,411,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $73,987,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $70,881,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $75,466,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $72,356,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $76,981,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $73,807,000,000.
    (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $15,855,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $16,358,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $15,941,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $17,301,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $16,195,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $17,056,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $16,452,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $16,424,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $16,620,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $16,162,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $16,901,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $15,839,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $17,182,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $16,022,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $17,461,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $16,244,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $17,734,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $16,508,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $18,026,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $16,780,000,000.
    (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services (500):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $85,600,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $79,544,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $92,216,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $85,337,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $95,921,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $91,247,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $99,696,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $95,461,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $103,482,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $99,271,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $106,026,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $103,121,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $107,764,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $106,022,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $109,170,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $107,802,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $110,762,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $109,505,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $112,401,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $111,134,000,000.
    (11) Health (550):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $221,534,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $217,927,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $242,153,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $241,847,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $261,669,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $260,993,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $279,377,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $278,785,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $299,646,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $298,148,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $320,960,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $319,792,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $343,678,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $342,257,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $369,262,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $367,786,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $396,366,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $394,948,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $426,447,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $425,094,000,000.
    (12) Medicare (570):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $240,075,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $239,952,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $256,183,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $256,458,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $290,523,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $290,422,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $312,426,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $312,173,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $342,947,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $343,183,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $382,127,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $381,979,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $415,754,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $415,485,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $452,431,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $452,688,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $497,998,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $497,821,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $531,753,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $531,456,000,000.
    (13) Income Security (600):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $322,668,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $325,682,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $319,229,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $319,714,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $326,508,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $326,353,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $336,600,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $335,731,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $344,006,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $342,513,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $357,806,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $356,284,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $369,640,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $367,703,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $382,653,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $380,601,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $400,665,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $398,371,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $392,275,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $389,890,000,000.
    (14) Social Security (650):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $13,428,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $13,428,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $14,414,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $14,414,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $15,316,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $15,316,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $16,223,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $16,223,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $17,398,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $17,398,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $18,779,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $18,779,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $20,466,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $20,466,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $22,404,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $22,404,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $25,621,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $25,621,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $28,108,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $28,108,000,000.
    (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $56,196,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $55,309,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $58,211,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $57,818,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $62,274,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $61,816,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $61,779,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $61,276,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $61,148,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $60,553,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $64,980,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $64,690,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $66,651,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $66,283,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $68,391,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $67,999,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $72,731,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $72,358,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $70,127,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $69,654,000,000.
    (16) Administration of Justice (750):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $38,437,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $38,994,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $37,912,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $38,524,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $36,584,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $36,710,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $37,410,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $36,951,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $38,287,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $37,731,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $39,170,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $38,757,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $40,120,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $39,692,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $41,061,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $40,630,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $41,998,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $41,575,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $42,981,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $42,550,000,000.
    (17) General Government (800):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $16,680,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $16,605,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $16,521,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $16,770,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $16,746,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $16,687,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $17,025,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $16,822,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $17,306,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $17,002,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $17,167,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $16,981,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $17,469,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $17,099,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $17,778,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $17,381,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $18,106,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $17,697,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $18,451,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $18,167,000,000.
    (18) Net Interest (900):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, $259,060,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $259,060,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, $286,714,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $286,714,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $302,269,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $302,269,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $312,913,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $312,913,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $322,316,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $322,316,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $331,273,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $331,273,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $339,874,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $339,874,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $347,333,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $347,333,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, $354,127,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $354,127,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, $354,828,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $354,828,000,000.
    (19) Allowances (920):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$5,442,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$1,182,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$12,109,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$10,348,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$14,593,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$13,946,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$14,943,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$14,656,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$15,135,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$14,971,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$15,811,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$15,704,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$16,284,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$16,174,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$17,104,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$16,992,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$17,589,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$17,475,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$18,140,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$18,024,000,000.
    (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
            Fiscal year 2003:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$44,467,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$44,467,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2004:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$58,205,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$58,205,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$61,364,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$61,364,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$54,337,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$54,337,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$54,395,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$54,395,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$56,556,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$56,556,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$58,351,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$58,351,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$60,717,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$60,717,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2011:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$63,093,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$63,093,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2012:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$65,519,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$65,519,000,000.

            TITLE II--BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND RESERVE FUNDS

                    Subtitle A--Budgetary Restraints

SEC. 201. CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY.

    (a) Circuit Breaker.--Effective January 1, 2003, if in any year the 
Congressional Budget Office, in its report pursuant to section 
202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 projects an on-budget 
deficit (excluding Social Security) for the budget year or any 
subsequent fiscal year covered by those projections, then the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for the budget year shall reduce 
on-budget deficits relative to the projections of CBO and put the 
budget on a path to achieve on-budget balance within 5 years, and shall 
include such provisions as are necessary to protect Social Security and 
facilitate deficit reduction, except it shall not contain any reduction 
in Social Security benefits.
    (b) Point of Order.--Effective January 1, 2003, if in any year the 
Congressional Budget Office, in its report pursuant to section 
202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 projects an on-budget 
deficit for the budget year or any subsequent fiscal year covered by 
those projections, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a 
concurrent resolution on the budget for the budget year or any 
conference report thereon that fails to reduce on-budget deficits 
relative to the projections of CBO and put the budget on a path to 
achieve on-budget balance within 5 years.
    (c) Amendments to Budget Resolution.--Effective January 1, 2003, if 
in any year the Congressional Budget Office, in its report pursuant to 
section 202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 projects an 
on-budget deficit for the budget year or any subsequent fiscal year 
covered by those projections, it shall not be in order in the Senate to 
consider an amendment to a concurrent resolution on the budget that 
would increase on-budget deficits relative to the concurrent resolution 
on the budget in any fiscal year covered by that concurrent resolution 
on the budget or cause the budget to fail to achieve on-budget balance 
within 5 years.
    (d) Suspension of Requirement During War or Low Economic Growth.--
            (1) Low growth.--If 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 (as measured by real GDP) for each of the most recently 
        reported quarter and the immediately preceding quarter is less 
        than 1 percent, this section is suspended.
            (2) War.--If a declaration of war is in effect, this 
        section is suspended.
    (e) Budget Year.--In this section, the term ``budget year'' shall 
have the same meaning as in section 250(c)(12) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF SUPERMAJORITY ENFORCEMENT.

    Notwithstanding any provision of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 or any other rules of the Senate, sections 904(c)(2) and 904(d)(3) 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall remain in effect as rules 
of the Senate through September 30, 2007.

SEC. 203. PAY-AS-YOU-GO RULE IN THE SENATE.

    (a) In General.--Section 207 of H. Con. Res. 68 (106th Congress, 
1st Session) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``would'' 
                the following: ``decrease the on-budget surplus,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking all after the 
                dash and inserting ``If direct spending or revenue 
legislation decreases the on-budget surplus, increases the on-budget 
deficit, or causes an on-budget deficit when taken individually, then 
it must also decrease the on-budget surplus, increase the on-budget 
deficit, or cause an on-budget deficit when taken together with all 
direct spending and revenue legislation enacted since the beginning of 
the calendar year not accounted for in the baseline under paragraph 
(5)(A).''; and
            (2) in subsection (g), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2007''.
    (b) Treatment of Estimates.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
Senate rules or of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, estimates for purposes of Senate enforcement of section 
207 of H. Con. Res. 68 (106th Congress, 1st Session) shall exclude--
            (1) amounts of committee allocations provided in this 
        resolution above the baseline; and
            (2) amounts of revisions made to total budget authority and 
        outlays, functional totals, and allocations pursuant to reserve 
        funds in this resolution.

SEC. 204. ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 204 of H. Con. Res. 290 (106th Congress) 
is amended by striking subsections (a) through (f) and (h).
    (b) Limitation.--Section 202 of H. Con. Res. 83 (107th Congress) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) for fiscal year 2004, in an amount not to exceed 
        $25,403,000,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``2002'' in both places 
        it appears and inserting ``2003''.

SEC. 205. EMERGENCY DESIGNATIONS.

    Section 205(g) of H. Con. Res. 290 (106th Congress) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading by striking the three words 
        after ``Exception''; and
            (2) by striking the last four words.

SEC. 206. IMPROVEMENT IN BUDGET PROJECTIONS DEDICATED TOWARD FURTHER 
              DEBT REDUCTION.

    If the report provided pursuant to section 202(e)(2) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for fiscal years 2003 through 2012 
estimates a surplus for any of fiscal years 2003 through 2012 that 
exceeds the surplus for that year set forth in the report provided 
pursuant to section 202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
for fiscal years 2003 through 2012, or a deficit for any of fiscal 
years 2003 through 2012 that is less than the deficit for that year set 
forth in the report provided pursuant to section 202(e)(1) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for fiscal years 2003 through 2012, 
the difference between such estimates shall be dedicated toward further 
debt reduction.

SEC. 207. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, for the purposes of enforcement 
in the Senate the term ``discretionary spending limit'' means for 
fiscal year 2003 $768,089,000,000 in new budget authority and 
$794,736,000,000 in outlays.
    (b) Point of Order in the Senate.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), it 
        shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint 
        resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that 
        exceeds any discretionary spending limit set forth in this 
        section.
            (2) Exception.--This subsection shall not apply if a 
        declaration of war by Congress is in effect.
    (c) Waiver and Appeal.--This section may be waived or suspended in 
the Senate only 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) Supplemental Appropriations.--The adoption of a supplemental 
appropriations Act or supplemental appropriations Acts shall adjust the 
2003 caps in this resolution.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Funds

SEC. 211. RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, AND HEALTH 
              CARE.

    (a) Health Care.--If the Committee on Finance reports legislation 
that would expand health insurance coverage to the uninsured, the 
Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may, in 
consultation with the Members of the Budget Committee and the Chairman 
and Ranking Member of the appropriate committee, revise the allocations 
in this resolution to the Committee on Finance for a bill, amendment 
thereto, or conference report thereon, that would expand health 
insurance coverage to the uninsured (and build upon and strengthen 
public and private coverage), by the amount provided in such 
legislation for such purpose, but not to exceed $95,000,000,000 in new 
budget authority and outlays over the total of fiscal years 2003 
through 2012, except as provided in subsection (d).
    (b) Medicare.--The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
Senate may, in consultation with the Members of the Budget Committee 
and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the appropriate committee, 
revise the allocations to the Committee on Finance for a bill, 
amendment, or conference report that--
            (1) provides a prescription drug benefit that is voluntary, 
        accessible to all beneficiaries, and affordable and sustainable 
        over time;
            (2) protects beneficiary access to covered health care 
        services and providers; and
            (3) strengthens the Medicare program under title XVIII of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.);
by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, but not 
to exceed $500,000,000,000 in new budget authority and outlays for the 
period of fiscal years 2003 through 2012, except as provided in 
subsection (d).
    (c) Total Adjustments.--The total of adjustments allowed under 
subsections (a) and (b) shall not exceed $500,000,000,000 in new budget 
authority and outlays for the period of fiscal years 2003 through 2012.
    (d) Offset Permitted.--Nothing in this section shall preclude the 
consideration or enactment of legislation that includes provisions that 
would otherwise exceed the limitations in this section, as long as such 
provisions are contingent upon the enactment of legislation producing 
savings sufficient to offset the cost of such provisions.

SEC. 212. RESERVE FUND FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION 
              ACT.

    The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall, in consultation 
with the Members of the Committee on the Budget and the Chairman and 
Ranking Member of the appropriate committee, increase the allocations 
pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
by up to $2,500,000,000 in new budget authority and $50,000,000 in 
outlays for fiscal year 2003, $37,500,000,000 in new budget authority 
and $21,375,000,000 in outlays for the total of fiscal years 2003 
through 2007, and $112,498,000,000 in new budget authority and 
$90,578,000,000 in outlays for the total of fiscal years 2003 through 
2012, for a bill, amendment, or conference report that would provide 
increased funding for part B grants, other than section 619, under the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), with the goal that 
funding for these grants, when taken together with amounts provided by 
the Committee on Appropriations, provides 40 percent of the national 
average per pupil expenditure for children with disabilities in the 
sixth year.

SEC. 213. RESERVE FUND FOR DEFENSE.

    Upon the favorable reporting of legislation by the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate authorizing discretionary appropriations 
in excess of the levels assumed in this resolution for defense-related 
expenses including those generated by the war on terrorism in fiscal 
years 2005 through 2012, the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may, 
in consultation with the Chairman and Ranking Member of the appropriate 
committee, revise the level of total new budget authority and outlays, 
the functional totals, and levels of surpluses and debt in this 
resolution by up to the following amounts:
            (1) For fiscal year 2005, $10,642,000,000 in budget 
        authority and $7,119,000,000 in outlays.
            (2) For fiscal year 2006, $21,261,000,000 in budget 
        authority and $16,617,000,000 in outlays.
            (3) For fiscal year 2007, $32,223,000,000 in budget 
        authority and $27,072,000,000 in outlays.
            (4) For fiscal year 2008, $33,471,000,000 in budget 
        authority and $31,338,000,000 in outlays.
            (5) For fiscal year 2009, $34,512,000,000 in budget 
        authority and $33,403,000,000 in outlays.
            (6) For fiscal year 2010, $35,904,000,000 in budget 
        authority and $34,994,000,000 in outlays.
            (7) For fiscal year 2011, $37,513,000,000 in budget 
        authority and $36,585,000,000 in outlays.
            (8) For fiscal year 2012, $39,063,000,000 in budget 
        authority and $38,114,000,000 in outlays.
To the extent the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate does not 
report such legislation and the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
does not revise the levels in this resolution pursuant to this section, 
the amounts provided in paragraphs (1) through (8) shall be dedicated 
for debt reduction.

SEC. 214. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND 
              AGGREGATES.

    (a) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and aggregates 
made pursuant to this resolution shall--
            (1) apply while that measure is under consideration;
            (2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure; and
            (3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon as 
        practicable.
    (b) Effect of Changed Allocations and Aggregates.--Revised 
allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments shall be 
considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as 
allocations and aggregates contained in this resolution.
    (c) Budget Committee Determinations.--For purposes of this 
resolution--
            (1) the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct 
        spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and 
        surpluses for a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall be 
        determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee on 
        the Budget of the Senate; and
            (2) such chairman may make any other necessary adjustments 
        to such levels to carry out this resolution.

                         Subtitle C--Rulemaking

SEC. 221. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

    Congress adopts the provisions of this title--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
        and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such 
        they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, or 
        of that House to which they specifically apply, and such rules 
        shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are 
        inconsistent therewith; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change those rules (so far as they relate to 
        that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same 
        extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.

                     TITLE III--SENSE OF THE SENATE

SEC. 301. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ESTIMATES OF THE COST OF SMALL 
              BUSINESS CREDIT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
            (1) Small businesses play a critical role in our Nation and 
        our economy, and the Federal Government assists that role by 
        providing small businesses with loans and loan guarantees.
            (2) Since the enactment of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
        1990, the Small Business Administration and Office of 
        Management and Budget have repeatedly reestimated downward the 
        subsidy cost for the Small Business Administration's 7(a) and 
        504 credit programs. For the 7(a) program alone, SBA and OMB 
have reestimated more than $1,000,000,000 in subsidy costs.
            (3) These overestimates have resulted in borrowers and 
        lenders in both programs having to pay higher than necessary 
        fees to participate in the programs.
            (4) In addition, these overestimates have diverted more 
        than $1,000,000,000 in resources from other discretionary 
        programs.
            (5) In its 2003 budget, the Administration expects to 
        further revise downward in fiscal year 2002 the estimated cost 
        of small business loan programs.
            (6) The Administration has begun working on substantially 
        revising its model for the section 7(a) program, but was unable 
        to complete its work in time for the 2003 budget.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the performance of the SBA and OMB in administering the 
        Federal Credit Reform Act for small business credit programs 
        has been unsatisfactory;
            (2) the Administration should expeditiously complete its 
        work on the new model for the section 7(a) program and share 
        the results of that work with the Budget and Small Business 
        Committees by no later than this August;
            (3) the Administration should immediately begin work on 
        similarly improving its subsidy model for the section 504 
        program; and
            (4) the Administration should work with Congress to ensure 
        that adequate funding is provided in fiscal year 2003 for small 
        business credit programs.

SEC. 302. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING FEDERAL 
              EMPLOYEE PAY.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
            (1) Members of the uniformed services and civilian 
        employees of the United States make significant contributions 
        to the general welfare of the Nation.
            (2) Increases in the pay of members of the uniformed 
        services and of civilian employees of the United States have 
        not kept pace with increases in the overall pay levels of 
        workers in the private sector, so that there now exists--
                    (A) a 32 percent gap between compensation levels of 
                Federal civilian employees and compensation levels of 
                private sector workers; and
                    (B) an estimated 10 percent gap between 
                compensation levels of members of the uniformed 
                services and compensation levels of private sector 
                workers.
            (3) The President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2003 
        includes a 4.1 percent pay raise for military personnel.
            (4) The Office of Management and Budget has requested that 
        Federal agencies plan their fiscal year 2003 budgets with a 2.6 
        percent pay raise for civilian Federal employees.
            (5) In almost every year during the past 2 decades, there 
        have been equal adjustments in the compensation of members of 
        the uniformed services and the compensation of civilian 
        employees of the United States.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that there 
should continue to be parity between the adjustments in the 
compensation of members of the uniformed services and the adjustments 
in the compensation of civilian employees of the United States.

SEC. 303. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING BROADBAND CAPABILITIES FOR 
              UNDERSERVED AREAS.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
            (1) In many parts of the United States, segments of large 
        cities, smaller cities, and rural areas are experiencing 
        population loss and low job growth that hurt the surrounding 
        communities.
            (2) The availability and use of broadband 
        telecommunications services and infrastructure in rural and 
        other parts of America is critical to economic development, job 
        creation, and new services such as distance learning, telework 
        capabilities, and telemedicine.
            (3) Existing broadband technology cannot be deployed or is 
        underutilized in many rural and other areas, due in part to 
        technical limitations or the cost of deployment relative to the 
        available market.
            (4) Today's small and medium-sized businesses need an 
        extension program that provides access to cutting edge 
        technology.
            (5) There is a need to create partnerships to reduce the 
        time it takes for new developments in university and other 
        laboratories to reach the manufacturing floor and to help small 
        and medium-sized businesses transform their innovations into 
        jobs.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
Congress should--
            (1) facilitate the deployment of and demand for broadband 
        telecommunications networks and capabilities (including 
        wireless and satellite networks and capabilities) in 
        underserved and rural areas;
            (2) encourage the adoption of advanced technologies by 
        small and medium-sized businesses to improve productivity, and 
        to promote regional partnerships between educational 
        institutions and businesses to develop such technologies in the 
        surrounding areas; and
            (3) invest in research to identify and address barriers to 
        increased availability and use of broadband telecommunications 
        services in rural and underserved areas.

SEC. 304. REJECTING REDUCTIONS IN GUARANTEED 
              SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Social Security was designed as a social insurance 
        program to ensure that Americans who work hard and contribute 
        to our Nation can live in dignity in their old age.
            (2) For \2/3\ of seniors, Social Security is their primary 
        source of income, and for \1/3\, Social Security is their only 
        source of income.
            (3) In fiscal year 2001, the annual level of Social 
        Security benefits for retired workers averaged approximately 
        $10,000, an amount insufficient to maintain a decent standard 
        of living in most parts of the country, especially for seniors 
        with relatively high health care costs.
            (4) In 2001, President George W. Bush's Commission to 
        Strengthen Social Security (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Commission'') produced 3 proposals for Social Security reform 
        that included individual accounts and significant reductions in 
        the level of guaranteed benefits.
            (5) The proposed changes to guaranteed benefits could 
        reduce benefits to future retirees by 45 percent.
            (6) The Commission proposals also suggested reducing 
        benefits for early retirees, forcing many Americans to delay 
        retirement.
            (7) The Commission justified proposed cuts in guaranteed 
        benefits by pointing to long-term projected shortfalls in the 
        Social Security Trust Fund, however, the Commission's proposals 
        to divert payroll tax revenues from the Trust Fund into private 
        accounts would substantially accelerate the date by which the 
        Trust Fund would become insolvent.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
Congress should reject the reductions in guaranteed Social Security 
benefits proposed by the President's Commission to Strengthen Social 
Security.

SEC. 305. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON MENTAL HEALTH 
              PARITY.

    It is the sense of the Senate that in providing for mental health 
parity--
            (1) nothing in this budget resolution shall be construed to 
        alter or amend title II of the Social Security Act (or any 
        regulation promulgated under that Act);
            (2) the Secretary of the Treasury will annually estimate 
        the impact of enactment of such a policy on the income and 
        balances of the trust funds established under section 201 of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401); and
            (3) that if the Secretary of the Treasury estimates that 
        the enactment of mental health parity has a negative impact on 
        the income and balances of the trust funds established under 
        section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401), the 
        Secretary shall transfer, not less frequently than quarterly, 
        from the general revenues of the Federal Government an amount 
        sufficient so as to ensure that the income and balances of such 
        trust funds are not reduced as a result of the enactment of 
        this Act.

SEC. 306. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON BENEFICIARY ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
            (1) All types of local and community providers have 
        expressed deep concern with the instability caused by 
        unpredictable and ever-changing reimbursement rates that fail 
        to reflect the increasing costs of providing care.
            (2) Many communities have reported critical problems with 
        beneficiary access to quality services and providers.
            (3) Other providers, including teaching hospitals, who 
        continue to provide services to the sickest and the poorest, 
        despite inadequate reimbursements, confront severe capacity 
        strains and the threat of deterioration in the quality of 
        services provided.
            (4) The health care delivery system is suffering a grave 
        workforce shortage, and the costs of attracting and retaining 
        quality health care personnel, which are further exacerbated in 
        geographically isolated rural areas with low population density 
        and poor economic conditions, have placed additional burdens on 
        providers nationwide.
            (5) Many providers have experienced serious reductions in 
        reimbursement and some confront additional reductions starting 
        in October 2002.
            (6) New funding is needed to assure that the availability 
        of important services does not come at the expense of 
        beneficiary access to other needed services.
            (7) Economic conditions have forced many States to decrease 
        reimbursement rates and investments in health care.
            (8) An aging baby boomer population will only further 
        strain the fragile status of many providers, including rural 
        and frontier health caregivers.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
Congress should provide sufficient resources to ensure beneficiary 
access to high-quality health services provided by home health 
agencies, skilled nursing facilities, physicians, and hospitals, 
including rural, teaching, community, and safety net hospitals that 
serve communities across the Nation.

SEC. 307. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND 
              COMPETITION.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
            (1) The average senior citizen uses 18 different 
        medications each year.
            (2) From 1992 to 2000, annual per-capita spending for 
        seniors grew from $559 to $1,205, an increase of 116 percent.
            (3) In 1999, the cost of prescription drugs was 4.2 times 
        higher than the rate of inflation.
            (4) There are several bills pending in Congress that would 
        use market forces and competition to help lower the cost of 
        prescription drugs to consumers, health plans, government 
        health programs, and businesses.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that if 
Congress passes legislation that utilizes market forces and competition 
to lower the cost of prescription drugs, and if CBO says that these 
measures save the Federal Government money, these savings should be set 
aside to enhance a prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients.

SEC. 308. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON EQUAL ACCESS TO MEDICARE.

    It is the sense of the Senate that none of the funds provided for 
in this resolution should be used to provide reimbursements under the 
Medicare program to any provider who requires beneficiaries to pay an 
access or membership fee, or requires the purchase of non-Medicare 
covered services as a precondition for receiving Medicare-covered care.

SEC. 309. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING HOME HEALTH CARE.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
            (1) rapid growth in home health spending from 1990 through 
        1997 prompted Congress and the Administration, as part of the 
        Balanced Budget Act of 1997, to initiate changes that were 
        intended to slow this growth in spending and make the program 
        more cost-effective and efficient;
            (2) these measures have produced cuts in home health 
        spending far beyond what Congress intended;
            (3) the savings goals set for home health in the Balanced 
        Budget Act of 1997 have been far surpassed. The most recent 
        Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections show that the 
        post-Balanced Budget Act reductions in home health will be 
        about $72,000,000,000 between fiscal years 1998 and 2002;
            (4) these savings are 4 times the $16,000,000,000 that the 
        CBO originally estimated for that time period and are a clear 
        indication that Medicare home health cutbacks have been far 
        deeper and wide-reaching than Congress intended;
            (5) an additional 15 percent cut in Medicare home health 
        payments would harm access to home health care for Medicare 
        beneficiaries by jeopardizing low-cost, efficient providers who 
        are struggling under the current system;
            (6) for rural residents, hospitalization sometimes means 
        stays that are a considerable distance from family and 
        community. These stays impose burdens on family members by 
        virtue of their distance from home. In rural areas, 
        availability of home health services can permit patients to 
        return home more quickly, reducing travel and time burdens of 
        supportive family members and friends;
            (7) according to the June 2001 Medicare Payment Advisory 
        Council Report, there are 3 factors that can lead to an 
        increase in costs for rural home health providers: travel, 
        volume of services, and the lack of sophisticated management 
        and patient care procedures. Traveling to sparsely populated 
        areas that are often miles apart may increase the costs of 
        providing services to beneficiaries; and
            (8) the March 2002 MedPAC report states: ``Although we have 
        no evidence to suggest that access to care in rural areas is 
        impaired with rural payments at their current level, we do not 
        know if that would persist without the rural add-on.''.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that within 
the funding allocated to the Committee on Finance for Medicare reform, 
Congress and the Administration should work together to--
            (1) avoid the 15 percent reduction in the prospective 
        payment system for home health care; and
            (2) extend the 10 percent bonus payment for rural Medicare 
        home health providers.

SEC. 310. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MEDICARE EQUITY.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
            (1) Medicare payment systems should accurately compensate 
        providers who deliver high-quality, cost-effective services to 
        Medicare beneficiaries in all areas of the country;
            (2) geographic adjustments in the current Medicare payment 
        systems contain inaccuracies which, in many cases, harm low-
        cost and rural providers;
            (3) Medicare today could also be improved by adding new 
        payment adjustments to reflect the true costs of low-cost and 
        rural providers;
            (4) accurate and adequate payment adjustments for low-cost 
        and rural providers would increase access of beneficiaries in 
        such areas to needed Medicare services;
            (5) research demonstrates that low-cost and rural providers 
        deliver high-quality, cost-effective services, despite the 
        flaws of current Medicare payment system; and
            (6) Congress is currently considering proposals to reduce 
        regional inequities in Medicare spending and reward, rather 
        than punish, providers which deliver high-quality, cost-
        effective Medicare services.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that within 
the funding allocated to the Committee on Finance for Medicare reform, 
the committee is encouraged to promote geographic equity in Medicare 
fee-for-service payments and reward, rather than punish, providers 
which deliver high-quality, cost-effective Medicare services in all 
areas of the country.

SEC. 311. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON EXPANDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH 
              CARE COVERAGE FOR THE UNINSURED.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
            (1) 40,000,000 Americans are without health care coverage, 
        including many poor individuals who are not eligible for public 
        programs; and
            (2) employers face escalating costs for private coverage, 
        jeopardizing their ability to provide coverage.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--This resolution assumes that--
            (1) sufficient funding will be made available to expand 
        access to affordable health coverage for the uninsured; and
            (2) such funding shall--
                    (A) permit a mix of options for private and public 
                coverage;
                    (B) build upon and strengthen private and public 
                coverage;
                    (C) target those who need it most; and
                    (D) avoid creating new bureaucracies and promote 
                flexibility in expanding coverage.

SEC. 312. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ADEQUATE STOCKPILE FOR CHILDHOOD 
              IMMUNIZATIONS.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
            (1) Our nation is currently facing severe vaccine shortages 
        that threaten the continued success of childhood immunization, 
        one of the most important public health achievements of the 
        last century.
            (2) Currently, vaccines against eight of eleven vaccine 
        preventable diseases are in shortage, and providers have had to 
        deny vaccines to children for whom these vaccines were 
        previously recommended.
            (3) Stockpiles for all routine immunizations universally 
        recommended for children would have helped mitigate these acute 
        supply shortages, but could not be established given existing 
        resources.
            (4) The Administration's budget drastically underfunds the 
        stockpiling of routine vaccines universally recommended for 
        children.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
adequate stockpiles be made available for all routine immunizations 
universally recommended for children.

SEC. 313. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON MEDICAID COMMISSION.

    It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should establish a 
National Commission on Medicaid and State-Based Health Care Reform to 
study and make recommendations to Congress, the President, and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to the program 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act.

SEC. 314. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON CHILD CARE FUNDING.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds--
            (1) 14,000,000 children under 6 are regularly in child 
        care;
            (2) 75 percent of mothers with school-age children are in 
        the workforce;
            (3) 65 percent of mothers with children under 6 are working 
        today;
            (4) the Child Care and Development Block Grant only reaches 
        12 to 15 percent of eligible children;
            (5) the national average salary for a child care worker is 
        between $15,000 to $16,000 a year with few benefits;
            (6) almost half of all States provide reimbursements to 
        child care providers lower than the current Federal guideline 
        of 75 percent;
            (7) almost \2/5\ of all States report that most families 
        don't know that they can access child care assistance;
            (8) according to the General Accounting Office, 20 States 
        do not even conduct 1 unannounced child care visit per year to 
        child care programs;
            (9) 46 percent of kindergarten teachers report that \1/2\ 
        or more of their children are not ready to learn when they 
        start school;
            (10) 1 out of 7 children eligible for the Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant is currently receiving it;
            (11) as of March 2000, only 4 States allowed families with 
        incomes up to the maximum level allowed under Federal law (85 
        percent of the State median income) to qualify for assistance; 
        and
            (12) 46 States require families at the poverty line 
        ($14,150 for a family of 3 in 2000) to pay a fee for their 
        child's care.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
levels in this resolution and legislation enacted pursuant to this 
resolution assume that--
            (1) access to quality child care is essential to the future 
        success of children and to their parents' ability to maintain 
        employment;
            (2) as Congress considers the reauthorization of the 
        Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
        of 1996, it must ensure that the families of America have the 
        ability to meet the work requirements under law by having their 
        child care needs met; and
            (3) Congress should increase the funding for the Child Care 
        and Development Fund to meet the work requirements under the 
        reauthorization of welfare programs and to allow States to 
        expand their child care programs to meet the needs of lower 
        income working families.

SEC. 315. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE CHILD TAX CREDIT.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
            (1) The child tax credit, now scheduled to reach $1,000 per 
        eligible child in the year 2010, is a valuable tax benefit for 
        families.
            (2) The child tax credit should not be allowed to revert to 
        the $500 per eligible child level in 2011, as provided under 
        current law.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the Committee on Finance extend the child tax credit 
        for 2011 and succeeding years; and
            (2) the Committee on Finance offset the cost of such an 
        extension by enacting legislation to close down abusive 
        corporate tax shelters and other abusive tax practices brought 
        to light as a result of its investigations into the collapse of 
        the Enron Corporation.

SEC. 316. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
            (1) The Secretary of Defense has indicated his support for 
        the recommendations of the 1998 Defense Science Board Task 
        Force and the recently completed Quadrennial Defense Review, 
        which encourages the Administration and Congress to provide 3 
        percent of the total Department of Defense budget for basic 
        research, applied research, and advanced technology 
        development, which make up the Department of Defense Science 
        and Technology program.
            (2) Science and technology funding in the President's 
        budget for the Department of Defense would decline to 2.68 
        percent in 2003 and continue to fall as a percentage of the 
        Department's budget in every subsequent year of the Future 
        Years Defense Plan.
            (3) Robust investment in science and technology is integral 
        to full realization of the promise of the hi-tech Revolution in 
        Military Affairs.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
science and technology should be no less than 3 percent of the budget 
of the Department of Defense by 2007.

SEC. 317. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE REVIEW OF TAIL-TO-TOOTH COMMISSION.

    (a) Finding.--The Senate finds that according to the Business 
Executives for National Security Tail-to-Tooth Commission almost 70 
percent of Department of Defense dollars are spent on overhead and 
support functions (``tail'') and no more than 30 percent are spent on 
fighting forces (``tooth'').
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
Congress should request that the Department of Defense review the 
findings of the ``Tail-to-Tooth Commission'' and closely evaluate ways 
to streamline overhead and support functions and any savings made in 
this area could be used to provide the best support to our troops 
fighting the war on terrorism or critical resources for homeland 
defense.

SEC. 318. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE 
              NATIONAL GUARD.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
            (1) the Army National Guard relies heavily upon thousands 
        of full-time employees, Active Guard/Reserves and Military 
        Technicians, to ensure unit readiness throughout the Army 
        National Guard;
            (2) these employees perform vital day-to-day functions, 
        ranging from equipment maintenance to leadership and staff 
        roles, that allow the National Guard to dedicate drill weekends 
        and annual active duty training of part-time personnel to 
        preparation for the National Guard's war fighting and peacetime 
        missions;
            (3) the role of full-time National Guard personnel is 
        especially important as tens of thousands of our National Guard 
        and Reserve forces are being mobilized to help fight the war on 
        terrorism;
            (4) when the ability to provide sufficient Active Guard/
        Reserves and Military Technicians end-strength is reduced, unit 
        readiness, as well as quality of life for soldiers and 
        families, is degraded;
            (5) the Army National Guard, with agreement from the 
        Department of Defense, requires a minimum essential requirement 
        of 24,492 Active Guard/Reserves and 25,702 Military 
        Technicians; and
            (6) the fiscal year 2003 budget request for the Army 
        National Guard provides resources sufficient for approximately 
        23,768 Active Guard/Reserves and 25,215 Military Technicians, 
        end-strength shortfalls of 724 and 487, respectively.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
functional totals in this resolution assume that the Department of 
Defense will give priority to funding the Active Guard/Reserves and 
Military Technicians at least at the minimum required levels.

SEC. 319. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON CONCURRENT 
              RECEIPT OF MILITARY RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' 
              ADMINISTRATION DISABILITY 
              COMPENSATION.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
            (1) Under present law, law passed in 1891, today's service-
        disabled military retirees must surrender a portion of their 
        military retired pay in order to receive the Veterans' 
        Administration disability compensation to which they are 
        entitled.
            (2) Because career military service-members receive no 
        separate payment for their service-connected disabilities, our 
        Government is effectively requiring disabled military retirees 
        to fund their own disability benefits.
            (3) Over 500,000 disabled military retirees have their 
        retired pay offset by their disability compensation.
            (4) Current law discriminates against the dedicated men and 
        women who have given the best years of their lives in the 
        service of our country, defending our freedom.
            (5) Career uniform service retirees are the only group of 
        Federal retirees required to waive their retirement pay in 
        order to receive Veterans' Administration disability 
        compensation. Military retirees with service-connected 
        disabilities should be able to receive compensation for their 
        injuries above their military retired pay.
            (6) Elimination of the offset is supported by all of the 
        Nation's veterans and military service organizations.
            (7) Seventy-nine members of the Senate support the 
        elimination of the requirement and are cosponsors of S. 170 
        allowing concurrent receipt of military retired pay and 
        veterans disability compensation.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--Therefore, it is the Sense of the Senate 
that--
            (1) Congress should repeal any law that established the 
        offset of military retired pay by Veterans Disability 
        Compensation;
            (2) Congress should enact legislation that fully funds 
        restoration of military retired pay to eligible disabled 
        veterans; and
            (3) the President should provide full funding for military 
        retired pay in future budget requests.

SEC. 320. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FULL FUNDING FOR THE ASSISTANCE TO 
              FIREFIGHTERS GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
            (1) increased demands on firefighting and emergency medical 
        personnel have made it difficult for local governments to 
        adequately fund necessary fire safety precautions;
            (2) the Government has an obligation to protect the health 
        and safety of the firefighting personnel of the United States 
        and to ensure that they have the financial resources to protect 
        the public; and
            (3) the high rates in the United States of death, injury, 
        and property damage caused by fires demonstrate a critical need 
        for Federal investment in support of firefighting personnel.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--In the wake of the terrorist attacks of 
11 September 2001, and the ultimate sacrifice paid by over 300 
firefighters, it is the sense of the Senate that the Assistance to 
Firefighters Grant Program, administered by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, should--
            (1) at a minimum, be fully funded; and
            (2) remain a separate and distinct program, that provides 
        financial resources for basic fire fighting needs.

SEC. 321. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION 
              CENTER.

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) should not receive the 
additional $21,000,000 in budget authority requested for the National 
Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) until the Attorney General 
reports to Congress that NIPC will remain an interagency organization 
and will not be transferred solely to the FBI.

SEC. 322. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TRIBAL 
              COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
            (1) More than 30,000 full- and part-time Native American 
        students from 250 federally recognized tribes nationwide attend 
        tribal colleges and universities, a majority of whom are first-
        generation college students.
            (2) The colleges and universities are located in rural and 
        isolated areas and are often the only accredited institutions 
        of higher education in their service area. The colleges serve 
        students of all ages, about 20 percent of whom are non-Indian. 
        With rare exception, tribal colleges and universities do not 
        receive operating funds from the State for these non-Indian 
        students. Yet, if these same students attended any other public 
        institution in the State, the State would provide that 
        institution an average of $9,000 toward its operating budget, 
        for each full-time student.
            (3) While annual appropriations for tribal colleges have 
        increased modestly in recent years, the President's fiscal year 
        2003 budget recommends no increase in institutional operating 
        funds. The combination of annual increases in enrollments and 
        reduced Federal funding would result in a devastating decrease 
        in funding of $390 per student below the previous fiscal year.
            (4) Per-Indian student funding for tribal colleges is 
        currently $3,916, less than \2/3\ of the $6,000 authorized for 
        tribal colleges' institutional operations.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) this resolution recognizes the funding challenges faced 
        by tribal colleges and assumes that priority consideration will 
        be provided to them through funding through the Tribally 
        Controlled College or University Assistance Act, the Equity in 
        Educational Land Grant Status Act, and title III of the Higher 
        Education Act; and
            (2) such priority consideration reflects Congress' intent 
        to continue to work toward statutory Federal funding goals for 
        the tribal colleges and universities.

SEC. 323. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE PELL GRANT.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
            (1) public investment in higher education yields a return 
        of several dollars for each dollar invested;
            (2) higher education promotes economic opportunity; for 
        example recipients of bachelor's degrees earn an average of 75 
        percent per year more than those with high school diplomas and 
        experience half as much unemployment as high school graduates;
            (3) access to a college education has become a hallmark of 
        American society, and is vital to upholding our belief in 
        equality of opportunity;
            (4) for a generation, the Federal Pell Grant has served as 
        an established and effective means of providing access to 
        higher education;
            (5) over the past decade, the Pell Grant has failed to keep 
        up with inflation; over the past 25 years, the value of the 
        average Pell Grant has decreased by 20 percent--it is now worth 
        only 70 percent of what Pell Grants were worth in 1975;
            (6) grant aid as a portion of student aid has fallen 
        significantly over the past 5 years; where grant aid used to 
constitute 55 percent of total aid awarded and loans constituted just 
over 40 percent, now that trend has been reversed so that loans 
constitute nearly 60 percent of total aid awarded and grants constitute 
only 40 percent of total aid awarded;
            (7) the percentage of freshmen attending public and private 
        4-year institutions from families whose income is below the 
        national median has fallen since 1981; and
            (8) last year, eligible Pell Grant applicants grew by 8.3 
        percent in comparison to the 2.5 percent growth projected, and 
        this has caused a shortfall in funding for the program, but 
        represents the increase in low-income students who now have 
        access to college.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
levels in this resolution assume that--
            (1) within the discretionary allocation provided to the 
        Committee on Appropriations the maximum Pell Grant award should 
        be raised to the maximum extent practicable, and funding for 
        the Pell Grant program should be higher than the level 
        requested by the President;
            (2) the Student Aid Alliance, which represents many 
        students and those concerned with higher education funding, has 
        identified the need for funding of the Pell Grant program to 
        achieve a level that ensures a $4,500 level in the individual 
        maximum Pell Grant; and
            (3) funding for the Pell Grant shortfall should be provided 
        to ensure that the additional students attending college 
        receive the grants for which they qualify.

SEC. 324. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON SUPERFUND.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
            (1) The most contaminated, toxic sites in the country are 
        cleaned up through the Superfund program;
            (2) The President's budget assumes sharp reductions in the 
        number of Superfund sites to be cleaned up in fiscal year 2003; 
        and
            (3) This resolution provides a significant increase in 
        funding for the Superfund program for fiscal year 2003 compared 
        to the President's budget proposal.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
funding for Superfund be at a level sufficient to significantly 
increase the number of toxic waste sites cleaned up through the 
Superfund program.

SEC. 325. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING PILT 
              FUNDING.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that:
            (1) if certain Federal lands are not to become part of the 
        local tax base, then compensation should be offered to local 
        governments to make up for the presence of non-taxable land 
        within their jurisdictions;
            (2) PILT funds are critical to the budget of local 
        governments, which supply many valuable local social services, 
        such as law enforcement, road maintenance and firefighting, as 
        well as services for adjacent Federal lands such as search and 
        rescue operations;
            (3) the Administration has proposed funding PILT at 
        $165,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, which is 22 percent less 
        than the current funding level--of $325,000,000; and
            (4) many counties with high percentages of Federal land 
        ownership that rely on PILT payments have higher than average 
        unemployment and poverty.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that within 
the discretionary allocation provided to the Committee on 
Appropriations that the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program should be 
fully funded.

SEC. 326. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE STATE AND LOCAL COSTS OF PROVIDING 
              SERVICES TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

    It is the sense of the Senate that the Federal Government should 
pay for the costs incurred by State and local governments for providing 
services to illegal immigrants.

SEC. 327. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON BALANCED BUDGET CONSTITUTIONAL 
              AMENDMENT.

    It is the sense of the Senate that there be a vote by the full 
Senate on an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
require a balanced budget.




                                                       Calendar No. 341

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                            S. CON. RES. 100

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2003 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels 
            for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2012.

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                             March 22, 2002

                         Placed on the calendar