[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. Con. Res. 18 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                        Calendar No. 51
109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 18

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
                fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 11, 2005

Mr. Gregg, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following 
        original concurrent resolution; which was placed on the 
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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
                fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.

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

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006.

    (a) Declaration.--Congress declares that this resolution is the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 including the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 
2010 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 2006.
                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.
Sec. 102. Social Security.
Sec. 103. Major functional categories.
                        TITLE II--RECONCILIATION

Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the Senate.
                        TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS

Sec. 301. Reserve fund for health information technology and pay-for-
                            performance.
Sec. 302. Reserve fund for Asbestos Injury Trust Fund.
Sec. 303. Reserve fund for the uninsured.
Sec. 304. Reserve fund for Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Sec. 305. Reserve fund for the Federal Pell Grant Program.
Sec. 306. Reserve fund for Higher Education.
Sec. 307. Reserve fund for energy legislation.
Sec. 308. Reserve fund for the safe importation of prescription drugs.
Sec. 309. Adjustment for surface transportation.
                      TITLE IV--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 401. Restrictions on advance appropriations.
Sec. 402. Emergency legislation.
Sec. 403. Supermajority enforcement.
Sec. 404. Discretionary spending limits in the Senate.
Sec. 405. Application and effect of changes in allocations and 
                            aggregates.
Sec. 406. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.
Sec. 407. Limitation on long-term spending proposals.
Sec. 408. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
                      TITLE V--SENSE OF THE SENATE

Sec. 501. Sense of the Senate regarding unauthorized appropriations.
Sec. 502. Sense of the Senate regarding a commission to review the 
                            performance of programs.
Sec. 503. Sense of the Senate regarding Tricare.
Sec. 504. Sense of the Senate regarding restraining Medicaid growth.
Sec. 505. Sense of the Senate regarding tribal colleges and 
                            universities.
Sec. 506. Sense of the Senate regarding support for the President's 
                            request to concentrate Federal funds for 
                            State and local homeland security 
                            assistance programs on the highest threats, 
                            vulnerabilities, and needs.
Sec. 507. Sense of the Senate rejecting proposed elimination of per 
                            diem reimbursement to State nursing homes 
                            in the President's budget.
Sec. 508. Sense of the Senate regarding Impact Aid.
Sec. 509. Sense of the Senate regarding mandatory agricultural 
                            programs.

                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

    The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the fiscal years 
2005 through 2010:
    (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
resolution--
            (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
        follows:
                    Fiscal year 2005: $1,483,908,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $1,592,723,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $1,714,387,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $1,824,619,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $1,932,613,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $2,051,205,000,000.
            (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
        revenues should be changed are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2005: -$116,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: -$14,939,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: -$4,884,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: -$11,566,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: -$23,602,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: -$15,163,000,000.
    (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 2005: $2,074,959,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $2,134,484,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $2,207,426,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $2,324,416,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $2,446,869,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $2,543,608,000,000.
    (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays are as 
follows:
                    Fiscal year 2005: $2,055,994,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $2,143,040,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $2,222,311,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $2,310,069,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $2,412,389,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $2,518,768,000,000.
    (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this resolution, 
the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2005: -$572,086,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: -$550,317,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: -$507,924,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: -$485,450,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: -$479,776,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: -$467,563,000,000.
    (5) Debt subject to limit.--The appropriate levels of the public 
debt are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2005: $7,961,738,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $8,630,464,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $9,266,253,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $9,890,194,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $10,511,998,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $11,122,769,000,000.
    (6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels of the debt 
held by the public are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 2005: $4,688,918,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $5,060,681,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $5,372,906,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $5,644,888,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $5,892,763,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $6,111,689,000,000.

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 2005: $573,475,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $604,777,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $637,792,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $671,688,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $705,849,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $740,343,000,000.
    (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 2005: $398,088,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2006: $415,993,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2007: $429,254,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2008: $443,235,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2009: $460,443,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2010: $479,412,000,000.
    (c) Social Security Administrative Expenses.--In the Senate, the 
amounts of new budget authority and budget outlays of the Federal Old-
Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability 
Insurance Trust Fund for administrative expenses are as follows:
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $4,426,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $4,405,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $4,576,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $4,587,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $4,710,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $4,785,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $4,853,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $4,849,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $5,001,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $4,974,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $5,152,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $5,124,000,000.

SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

    Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of new 
budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal years 2005 through 2010 
for each major functional category are:
    (1) National Defense (050):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $498,761,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $496,928,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $491,526,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $496,117,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $465,260,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $479,984,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $483,730,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $479,730,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $503,763,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $489,146,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $513,904,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $505,872,000,000.
    (2) International Affairs (150):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $34,707,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $32,425,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $33,295,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $35,737,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $36,580,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $34,629,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $37,131,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $33,994,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $37,171,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $33,842,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $36,862,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $33,433,000,000.
    (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $24,413,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $23,594,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $24,735,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $23,894,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $25,294,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $24,672,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $25,796,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $25,095,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $26,102,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $25,472,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $26,413,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $25,808,000,000.
    (4) Energy (270):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,564,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $794,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $3,247,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $2,127,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,859,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $1,698,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,923,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $1,035,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,534,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $1,132,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $2,232,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $1,022,000,000.
    (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $32,527,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $31,168,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $29,875,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $31,882,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $30,243,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $31,426,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $30,316,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $31,716,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $30,985,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $31,921,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $30,479,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $31,474,000,000.
    (6) Agriculture (350):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $30,151,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $28,550,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $29,087,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $28,143,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $26,245,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $25,057,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $24,492,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $23,434,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $24,845,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $23,950,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $24,584,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $23,854,000,000.
    (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $16,804,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $11,302,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $10,285,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $5,057,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $9,866,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $4,751,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $9,815,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $4,039,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $10,413,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $4,121,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $14,270,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $6,399,000,000.
    (8) Transportation (400):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $72,506,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $67,663,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $69,683,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $69,789,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $71,030,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $71,013,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $74,489,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $72,755,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $81,524,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $75,693,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $82,867,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $79,335,000,000.
    (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $23,007,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $20,756,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $13,039,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $18,294,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $13,118,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $16,697,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $13,272,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $14,715,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $13,410,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $13,473,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $13,430,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $13,125,000,000.
    (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services (500):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $94,026,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $92,805,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $91,850,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $86,913,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $89,904,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $90,016,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $90,585,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $89,230,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $90,737,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $88,938,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $90,329,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $88,624,000,000.
    (11) Health (550):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $257,498,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $252,799,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $260,542,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $260,904,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $273,232,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $272,660,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $292,063,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $290,672,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $313,844,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $310,304,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $332,926,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $331,961,000,000.
    (12) Medicare (570):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $292,587,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $293,587,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $331,240,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $331,003,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $371,899,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $372,186,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $395,362,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $395,408,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $420,284,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $419,877,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $448,161,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $448,492,000,000.
    (13) Income Security (600):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $339,651,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $347,850,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $347,395,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $353,429,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $352,633,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $358,674,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $365,775,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $370,107,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $374,946,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $377,951,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $384,137,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $386,269,000,000.
    (14) Social Security (650):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $15,849,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $15,849,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $15,991,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $15,991,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $17,804,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $17,804,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $19,868,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $19,868,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $21,843,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $21,843,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $24,129,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $24,129,000,000.
    (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $69,448,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $68,873,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $68,584,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $67,996,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $66,181,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $65,894,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $69,458,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $69,255,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $69,971,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $69,680,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $70,069,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $69,794,000,000.
    (16) Administration of Justice (750):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $39,819,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $39,502,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $40,975,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $42,390,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $41,719,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $42,742,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $42,575,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $43,122,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $43,146,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $43,297,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $43,404,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $43,338,000,000.
    (17) General Government (800):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $16,765,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $17,673,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $18,154,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $18,429,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $18,204,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $18,178,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $19,883,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $19,823,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $17,902,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $17,675,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $18,222,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $18,024,000,000.
    (18) Net Interest (900):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $267,980,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $267,980,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $310,307,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $310,307,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $359,168,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $359,168,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $396,713,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $396,713,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $426,107,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $426,107,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $453,387,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, $453,387,000,000.
    (19) Allowances (920):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, $0
                    (B) Outlays, $0
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, $0
                    (B) Outlays, $0
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, $0
                    (B) Outlays, $0
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, $0
                    (B) Outlays, $0
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, $0
                    (B) Outlays, $0
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, $0
                    (B) Outlays, $0
    (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
            Fiscal year 2005:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$54,104,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$54,104,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2006:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$55,362,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$55,362,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2007:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$63,813,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$64,938,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2008:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$69,830,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$70,642,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2009:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$62,658,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$62,033,000,000.
            Fiscal year 2010:
                    (A) New budget authority, -$66,197,000,000.
                    (B) Outlays, -$65,572,000,000.

                        TITLE II--RECONCILIATION

SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE.

    (a) Spending Reconciliation Instructions.--In the Senate, by June 
6, 2005, the committees named in this section shall submit their 
recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate. After 
receiving those recommendations, the Committee on the Budget shall 
report to the Senate a reconciliation bill carrying out all such 
recommendations without any substantive revision.
            (1) Committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry.--The 
        Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry shall 
        report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
        reduce outlays by $171,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, and 
        $2,814,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 
        2010.
            (2) Committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs.--The 
        Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs shall 
        report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
        reduce outlays by $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, and 
        $270,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
            (3) Committee on commerce, science, and transportation.--
        The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient 
        to reduce outlays by $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, and 
        $2,576,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 
        2010.
            (4) Committee on energy and natural resources.--The Senate 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources shall report changes 
        in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce outlays by 
        $33,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, and $2,658,000,000 for the 
        period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
            (5) Committee on environment and public works.--The Senate 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works shall report changes 
        in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce outlays by 
        $14,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, and $112,000,000 for the 
        period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
            (6) Committee on finance.--The Senate Committee on Finance 
        shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient 
        to reduce outlays by $1,784,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, and 
        $15,036,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 
        2010.
            (7) Committee on health, education, labor, and pensions.--
        The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient 
        to reduce outlays by $2,204,000,000 in fiscal years 2005 and 
        2006, and $8,576,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2005 
        through 2010.
    (b) Revenue Reconciliation Instructions.--The Senate Committee on 
Finance shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill not later than 
September 7, 2005 that consists of changes in laws within its 
jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the total level of revenues by not 
more than: $14,939,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and $70,154,000 for 
the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
    (c) Increase in Statutory Debt Limit.--The Committee on Finance 
shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill not later than 
September 16, 2005, that consists solely of changes in laws within its 
jurisdiction to increase the statutory debt limit by $446,464,000,000.

                        TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS

SEC. 301. RESERVE FUND FOR HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND PAY-FOR-
              PERFORMANCE.

    In the Senate, if the Committee on Finance or the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions reports a bill or joint 
resolution, if an amendment is offered thereto, or if a conference 
report is submitted thereon, that--
            (1) provides incentives or other support for adoption of 
        modern information technology to improve quality in health 
        care; and
            (2) provides for performance-based payments that are based 
        on accepted clinical performance measures that improve the 
        quality in healthcare,
provided that the committee is within its allocation as provided under 
section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of 
the Committee on the Budget may revise allocations of new budget 
authority and outlays, the revenue aggregates, and other appropriate 
measures to reflect such legislation provided that such legislation 
would not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2006 
through 2010.

SEC. 302. RESERVE FUND FOR ASBESTOS INJURY TRUST FUND.

    In the Senate, if the Committee on the Judiciary reports 
legislation, if an amendment is offered thereto, or if a conference 
report is submitted thereon, that--
            (1) compensates injured victims of asbestos-related 
        disease;
            (2) does not compensate uninjured claimants or those 
        suffering from a disease not shown to be asbestos-related 
        disease;
            (3) requires strict medical criteria; and
            (4) is reasonably expected to remain funded from non-
        Federal sources for the 50-year life of the fund,
provided that the committee is within its allocation as provided under 
section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of 
the Budget Committee may make the appropriate adjustments in 
allocations and aggregates to the extent that such legislation would 
not increase the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 
2056.

SEC. 303. RESERVE FUND FOR THE UNINSURED.

    In the Senate, if the Committee on Finance or the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate reports a bill or 
joint resolution, if an amendment is offered thereto, or if a 
conference report is submitted thereon, that--
            (1) addresses health care costs, coverage, or care for the 
        uninsured;
            (2)(A) provides safety net access to integrated and other 
        health care services; or
            (B) increases the number of people with health insurance, 
        provided that such increase is not obtained primarily as a 
        result of increasing premiums for the currently insured; and
            (3) increases access to coverage through mechanisms that 
        decrease the growth of health care costs, and may include tax- 
        and market-based measures (such as tax credits, deductibility, 
        regulatory reforms, consumer-directed initiatives, and other 
        measures targeted to key segments of the uninsured, such as 
        individuals without employer-sponsored coverage and college 
        students and recent graduates),
provided that the committee is within its allocation as provided under 
section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of 
the Committee on the Budget may revise allocations of new budget 
authority and outlays, the revenue aggregates, and other appropriate 
aggregates to reflect such legislation, to the extent that such 
legislation would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 2006 and for 
the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.

SEC. 304. RESERVE FUND FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.

    (a) In the Senate.--If--
            (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources reports a 
        bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto, 
        or a conference report is submitted thereon, that permits 
        exploration and production of oil in the 1002 Area of the 
        Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and such measure is enacted; 
        and
            (2) the reconciliation instruction set out in section 
        201(a)(4) is met,
provided that the committee is within its allocation as provided under 
section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of 
the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may make the adjustments 
described in subsection (b).
    (b) Adjustment for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Programs 
and Additional Land Conservation Programs.--If the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or if 
an amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is submitted 
thereon that provides funding for the programs described in this 
subsection at least at the previous year's levels, adjusted for 
inflation, and makes available a portion of the receipts resulting from 
enactment of the legislation described in subsection (a) for the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund, Federal Land Acquisition and Stateside 
Grant Programs, and for the Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection 
Program, and for the Forest Legacy Program, the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget may revise committee allocations for that 
committee and other appropriate budgetary aggregates and allocations of 
new budget authority and outlays by the amount provided by that measure 
for that purpose, but the adjustment may not exceed $350,000,000 in new 
budget authority in each of fiscal years 2008 through 2010.

SEC. 305. RESERVE FUND FOR THE FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM.

    In the Senate, if the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered 
thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, that provides a 
provision that eliminates the accumulated shortfall of budget authority 
resulting from insufficient appropriations of discretionary new budget 
authority previously enacted for the Federal Pell Grant Program for 
awards made through the award year 2005-2006, provided that the 
committee is within its allocation as provided under section 302(a) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of the Committee on 
the Budget may revise the committee allocation and other appropriate 
budgetary aggregates by the amount provided by that measure for that 
purpose, but not to exceed $4,300,000,000 in new budget authority for 
the fiscal year 2006.

SEC. 306. RESERVE FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

    In the Senate, if the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered 
thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, that reauthorizes 
the Higher Education Act of 1965, provided that the committee is within 
its allocation as provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
revise committee allocations for that committee and other appropriate 
budgetary aggregates and allocations of new budget authority and 
outlays by the amount provided by that measure for that purpose, but 
not to exceed $740,000,000 in new budget authority and $676,000,000 in 
outlays for fiscal year 2006, and $5,510,000,000 in new budget 
authority and $5,006,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years 
2006 through 2010.

SEC. 307. RESERVE FUND FOR ENERGY LEGISLATION.

    In the Senate, if a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is 
offered thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, within the 
jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, that--
            (1) provides for a national energy policy; and
            (2) in conjunction with revenue legislation that does not 
        reduce net revenues by more than $803,000,000 in 2006 and 
        $4,557,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 
        2010,
provided that the committee is within its allocation as provided under 
section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of 
the Committee on the Budget may revise committee allocations for that 
committee and other appropriate budgetary aggregates and allocations of 
new budget authority and outlays by the amount provided by that measure 
for that purpose, but not to exceed $100,000,000 in new budget 
authority for fiscal year 2006 and the outlays flowing from that budget 
authority and $2,000,000,000 in new budget authority for the period of 
fiscal years 2006 through 2010 and the outlays flowing from that budget 
authority.

SEC. 308. RESERVE FUND FOR THE SAFE IMPORTATION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

    In the Senate, if the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions reports a bill or joint resolution or an amendment is offered 
thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, that permits the 
safe importation of prescription drugs approved by the Food and Drug 
Administration from specified countries with strong safety laws, and 
provided that the committee is within its allocation as provided under 
section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of 
the Committee on the Budget may revise allocations of new budget 
authority and outlays, revenue aggregates, and other appropriate 
measures to reflect such legislation if any such measure would not 
increase the deficit for fiscal year 2006 and for the period of fiscal 
years 2006 through 2010.

SEC. 309. ADJUSTMENT FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) In General.--In the Senate, if the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, or 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation reports a bill 
or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto or a conference 
report is submitted thereon that provides new budget authority for the 
budget accounts or portions thereof, for programs, projects, and 
activities for highways, highway safety, and transit, in excess of--
            (1) for fiscal year 2005, $42,606,000,000; or
            (2) for fiscal year 2006, $43,131,000,000; or
            (3) for fiscal years 2005 through 2009, $231,088,000,000;
the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the appropriate 
adjustments in allocations and aggregates) and increase the allocation 
of new budget authority to such committees for fiscal year 2005 and 
2006 and for the period of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to the extent 
such adjustment is offset by an increase in net new user-fee receipts 
related to the purposes of the highway trust fund that are appropriated 
to such fund for the applicable fiscal year caused by such legislation. 
In the Senate, any increase in receipts shall be reported by the 
Committee on Finance.
    (b) Adjustment for Outlays.--In the Senate, for fiscal year 2006, 
and, as necessary, in subsequent fiscal years, if a bill or joint 
resolution is reported, or if an amendment is offered thereto or a 
conference report is submitted thereon that changes obligation 
limitations such that the total limitations are in excess of 
$42,686,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, for programs, projects, and 
activities for highways, highway safety, and transit, and if 
legislation has been enacted that satisfies the conditions set forth in 
subsection (a) for such fiscal year, the chairman of the Committee on 
the Budget may increase the allocation of outlays and appropriate 
aggregates for such fiscal year, and, as necessary, in subsequent 
fiscal years, for the committees reporting such measures, by the amount 
of outlays that corresponds to such excess obligation limitations, but 
not to exceed the amount of such excess that was offset in 2006 
pursuant to subsection (a). After the adjustment has been made, the 
Senate Committee on Appropriations shall report new section 302(b) 
allocations consistent with this section.

                      TITLE IV--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 401. RESTRICTIONS ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall not 
be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, 
motion, amendment, or conference report that would provide an advance 
appropriation.
    (b) Exceptions.--An advance appropriation may be provided for the 
fiscal years 2007 and 2008 for programs, projects, activities, or 
accounts identified in the joint explanatory statement of managers 
accompanying this resolution under the heading ``Accounts Identified 
for Advance Appropriations'' in an aggregate amount not to exceed 
$23,393,000,000 in new budget authority in each year.
    (c) Disposition.--
            (1) In general.--In the Senate, subsection (a) may be 
        waived or suspended only by 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 to sustain an appeal of the ruling of 
        the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (a).
            (2) Procedure.--A point of order under subsection (a) may 
        be raised by a Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
            (3) Disposition.--If a point of order is sustained under 
        subsection (a) against a conference report in the Senate, the 
        report shall be disposed of as provided in section 313(d) of 
        the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``advance 
appropriation'' means any discretionary new budget authority, or any 
changes in mandatory programs that count against discretionary spending 
limits, in a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2006 that first becomes 
available for any fiscal year after 2006, or making general 
appropriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2007 that 
first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2007.

SEC. 402. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.

    (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section, in the absence of 
an extension of the discretionary spending limits and paygo 
requirements under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, to enable Congress to designate provisions of legislation 
as an emergency in order to exempt such measures from enforcement of 
this resolution with respect to the new budget authority, outlays, and 
receipts resulting from such provisions.
    (b) In the Senate.--
            (1) Authority to designate.--With respect to a provision of 
        direct spending or receipts legislation or appropriations for 
        discretionary accounts that the President designates as an 
        emergency requirement and that Congress so designates in such 
        measure, the amounts of new budget authority, outlays, and 
        receipts in all fiscal years resulting from that provision 
        shall be treated as an emergency requirement for the purpose of 
        this section.
            (2) Exemption of emergency provisions.--Any new budget 
        authority, outlays, and receipts resulting from any provision 
        designated as an emergency requirement, pursuant to this 
        section, in any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
        conference report shall not count for purposes of sections 302, 
        303, 311, and 401 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and 
        section 404 of this resolution (relating to discretionary 
        spending limits in the Senate) and section 505 of the 
        Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2004 H. 
        Con. Res. 95 (relating to the paygo requirement in the Senate).
            (3) Designations.--
                    (A) Guidance.--If a provision of legislation is 
                designated as an emergency requirement under this 
                section, the committee report and any statement of 
                managers accompanying that legislation shall include an 
                explanation of the manner in which the provision meets 
                the criteria in subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Criteria.--
                            (i) In general.--Any such provision is an 
                        emergency requirement if the situation 
                        addressed by such provision is--
                                    (I) necessary, essential, or vital 
                                (not merely useful or beneficial);
                                    (II) sudden, quickly coming into 
                                being, and not building up over time;
                                    (III) an urgent, pressing, and 
                                compelling need requiring immediate 
                                action;
                                    (IV) subject to clause (ii), 
                                unforeseen, unpredictable, and 
                                unanticipated; and
                                    (V) not permanent, temporary in 
                                nature.
                            (ii) Unforeseen.--An emergency that is part 
                        of an aggregate level of anticipated 
                        emergencies, particularly when normally 
                        estimated in advance, is not unforeseen.
            (4) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``direct 
        spending'', ``receipts'', and ``appropriations for 
        discretionary accounts'' means any provision of a bill, joint 
        resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that 
        affects direct spending, receipts, or appropriations as those 
        terms have been defined and interpreted for purposes of the 
        Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
            (5) Point of order.--When the Senate is considering a bill, 
        resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, if a point 
        of order is made by a Senator against an emergency designation 
        in that measure, that provision making such a designation shall 
        be stricken from the measure and may not be offered as an 
        amendment from the floor.
            (6) Waiver and appeal.--Paragraph (5) may be waived or 
        suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
        fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. Appeals in the 
        Senate from the decisions of the Chair relating to any 
        provision of this subsection shall be limited to 1 hour, to be 
        equally divided between, and controlled by, the appellant and 
        the manager of the bill or joint resolution, as the case may 
        be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the 
        Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an 
        appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised 
        under this section.
            (7) Definition of an emergency designation.--For purposes 
        of paragraph (5), a provision shall be considered an emergency 
        designation if it designates any item as an emergency 
        requirement pursuant to this section.
            (8) Form of the point of order.--A point of order under 
        paragraph (5) may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 
        313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
            (9) Conference reports.--If a point of order is sustained 
        under paragraph (5) against a conference report, the report 
        shall be disposed of as provided in section 313(d) of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
            (10) Exception for defense spending.--Paragraph (5) shall 
        not apply against an emergency designation for a provision 
        making discretionary appropriations under the defense function 
        (050).
    (c) Exemption of Overseas Contingent Operations.--
            (1) In general.--In the Senate, if a bill, joint 
        resolution, amendment, or a conference report makes 
        supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for overseas 
        contingency operations related to the global war on terrorism, 
        then the new budget authority, new entitlement authority, and 
        outlays resulting from the provisions of such measure that are 
        designated pursuant to this section as making appropriations 
        for such contingency operations--
                    (A) shall not count for purposes of sections 302, 
                303, and 401 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; 
                and
                    (B) shall not count for the purpose of section 404 
                of this resolution (relating to discretionary spending 
                limits in the Senate) and section 505 of the Concurrent 
                Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2004 H. Con. 
                Res. 95 (relating to the pay-go requirement).
            (2) Limitation.--The amounts that are not counted for 
        purposes of this section shall not exceed $50,000,000,000 in 
        new budget authority and outlays associated with the budget 
        authority.

SEC. 403. SUPERMAJORITY ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding any provision of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3) of section 904 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall remain in effect for purposes of 
Senate enforcement through September 30, 2010.
    (b) Unfunded Mandates.--
            (1) In general.--Section 425(a) (1) and (2) of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall be subject to the waiver 
        and appeal requirements of subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3) of 
        section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
            (2) Effective date.--This subsection shall remain in effect 
        for purposes of Senate enforcement through September 30, 2010.

SEC. 404. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS IN THE SENATE.

    (a) Discretionary Spending Limits.--In the Senate and as used in 
this section, the term ``discretionary spending limit'' means--
            (1) for fiscal year 2006, $842,682,000,000 in new budget 
        authority and $915,690,000,000 in outlays for the discretionary 
        category;
            (2) for fiscal year 2007, $868,473,000,000 in new budget 
        authority for the discretionary category; and
            (3) for fiscal year 2008, $891,445,000,000 in new budget 
        authority for the discretionary category;
as adjusted in conformance with the adjustment procedures in subsection 
(d).
    (b) Adjustments to Discretionary Spending Limits.--
            (1) Continuing disability reviews.--If a bill or joint 
        resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 
        2006 that appropriates $412,000,000 for continuing disability 
        reviews for the Social Security Administration, and provides an 
        additional appropriation of $189,000,000 for continuing 
        disability reviews for the Social Security Administration, then 
        the allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations shall 
        be increased by $189,000,000 in budget authority and outlays 
        flowing from the budget authority for fiscal year 2006.
            (2) Internal revenue service tax enforcement.--If a bill or 
        joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal 
        year 2006 that appropriates $6,447,000,000 for enhanced tax 
        enforcement to address the ``Federal tax gap'' for the Internal 
        Revenue Service, and provides an additional appropriation of 
        $446,000,000 for enhanced tax enforcement to address the 
        ``Federal tax gap'' for the Internal Revenue Service, then the 
        allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations shall be 
        increased by $446,000,000 in budget authority and outlays 
        flowing from the budget authority for fiscal year 2006.
            (3) Health care fraud and abuse control program.--If a bill 
        or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for 
        fiscal year 2006 that appropriates $80,000,000 to the health 
        care fraud and abuse control program at the Department of 
        Health and Human Services, then the allocation to the Senate 
        Committee on Appropriations shall be increased by $80,000,000 
        in budget authority and outlays flowing from the budget 
        authority for fiscal year 2006.
            (4) Unemployment insurance improper payments.--If a bill or 
        joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal 
        year 2006 that appropriates $10,000,000 for unemployment 
        insurance improper payments reviews for the Department of 
        Labor, and provides an additional appropriation of $40,000,000 
        for unemployment insurance improper payments reviews for the 
        Department of Labor, then the allocation to the Senate 
        Committee on Appropriations shall be increased by $40,000,000 
        in budget authority and outlays flowing from the budget 
        authority for fiscal year 2006.
    (c) Discretionary Spending Point of Order in the Senate.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider 
        any bill or joint resolution (or amendment, motion, or 
        conference report on that bill or joint resolution) that would 
        cause the discretionary spending limits in this section to be 
        exceeded.
            (2) Waiver.--This subsection may be waived or suspended in 
        the Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
        Members, duly chosen and sworn.
            (3) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of 
        the Chair relating to any provision of this subsection shall be 
        limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and 
        controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or 
        joint resolution, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of 
        three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and 
        sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of 
        the Chair on a point of order raised under this subsection.
    (d) Procedure for Adjustments.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Chairman.--After the reporting of a bill or 
                joint resolution, or the offering of an amendment 
                thereto or the submission of a conference report 
                thereon, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
                may make the adjustments set forth in subparagraph (B) 
                for the amount of new budget authority in that measure 
                (if that measure meets the requirements set forth in 
                paragraph (2)) and the outlays flowing from that budget 
                authority.
                    (B) Matters to be adjusted.--The adjustments 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) are to be made to--
                            (i) the discretionary spending limits, if 
                        any, set forth in the appropriate concurrent 
                        resolution on the budget;
                            (ii) the allocations made pursuant to the 
                        appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget 
                        pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional 
                        Budget Act of 1974; and
                            (iii) the budgetary aggregates as set forth 
                        in the appropriate concurrent resolution on the 
                        budget.
            (2) Amounts of adjustments.--The adjustment referred to in 
        paragraph (1) shall be an amount provided for the fiscal year 
        2006 pursuant to subsection (b).
            (3) Reporting revised suballocations.--Following any 
        adjustment made under paragraph (1), the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate shall report appropriately revised 
        suballocations under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget 
        Act of 1974 to carry out this subsection.

SEC. 405. 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 appropriate 
        Committee on the Budget; and
            (2) such chairman may make any other necessary adjustments 
        to such levels to carry out this resolution.

SEC. 406. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--In the Senate, upon the enactment of a bill or 
joint resolution providing for a change in concepts or definitions, the 
appropriate chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall make 
adjustments to the levels and allocations in this resolution in 
accordance with section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to September 30, 2002).
    (b) Pell Grants.--
            (1) Budget authority.--In the Senate, if appropriations of 
        discretionary new budget authority enacted for the Federal Pell 
        Grant Program are insufficient to cover the full cost of Pell 
        Grants in the upcoming award year, adjusted for any cumulative 
        funding surplus or shortfall from prior years, the budget 
        authority counted against the bill for the Pell Grant Program 
        shall be equal to the adjusted full cost.
            (2) Application.--This subsection shall apply only to new 
        Pell Grant awards approved in legislation for award year 2006-
        2007 and subsequent award years and shall not apply to the 
        cumulative shortfall through award year 2005-2006.
            (3) Estimates.--The estimate of the budget authority 
        associated with the full cost of Pell Grants shall be based on 
        the maximum award and any changes in eligibility requirements, 
        using current economic and technical assumptions and as 
        determined pursuant to scorekeeping guidelines, if any.

SEC. 407. LIMITATION ON LONG-TERM SPENDING PROPOSALS.

    (a) Congressional Budget Office Analysis of Proposals.--The 
Congressional Budget Office shall, to the extent practicable, prepare 
an estimate of the costs in each of the four 10-year periods beginning 
in fiscal year 2015 through fiscal year 2055, for each bill or 
resolution of a public character, except measures within the 
jurisdiction of the Committee on Appropriations, causing a net increase 
in direct spending in excess of $5,000,000,000 in any of the four 10-
year periods, and shall submit to the committee the estimate of the 
costs of the legislation.
    (b) In the Senate.--It shall not be in order to consider any bill, 
joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would 
cause a net increase in direct spending in excess of $5,000,000,000 in 
any of the four 10-year periods beginning in 2015 through 2055, as 
measured against current law out-year estimates prepared by the 
Congressional Budget Office.
    (c) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended only by the 
affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
    (d) Appeals.--An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, 
duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the 
ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.
    (e) Determinations of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this section, 
the levels of net direct spending shall be determined on the basis of 
estimates provided by the Committee on the Budget of the Senate.
    (f) Sunset.--This section shall expire on September 30, 2010.

SEC. 408. 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, 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 V--SENSE OF THE SENATE

SEC. 501. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS.

    It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should--
            (1) preclude consideration of any bill, joint resolution, 
        motion, amendment, or conference report that would provide an 
        appropriation, in whole or in part, for programs not 
        specifically authorized by law or Treaty stipulation, or the 
        amount of which exceeds the amount specifically authorized by 
        law or Treaty stipulation, or that would provide a limited tax 
        benefit as defined by the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 (Public 
        Law 104-130), and
            (2) determine a method for effectively containing the 
        extraordinary growth in unauthorized earmarks.

SEC. 502. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING A COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE 
              PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAMS.

    It is the sense of the Senate that a commission should be 
established to review Federal agencies, and programs within such 
agencies, with the express purpose of providing Congress with 
recommendations, and legislation to implement those recommendations, to 
realign or eliminate Government agencies and programs that are 
wasteful, duplicative, inefficient, outdated, irrelevant, or have 
failed to accomplish their intended purpose.

SEC. 503. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TRICARE.

    It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should provide 
sufficient funding to the Department of Defense to offer members of the 
Reserve Component continuous access to TRICARE, for a premium, 
regardless of their activation status.

SEC. 504. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING RESTRAINING MEDICAID GROWTH.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
            (1) The Medicaid program provides essential health care and 
        long-term care services to more than 50,000,000 low-income 
        children, pregnant women, parents, individuals with 
        disabilities, and senior citizens. It is a Federal guarantee 
        that ensures the most vulnerable will have access to needed 
        medical services.
            (2) Medicaid provides critical access to long-term care and 
        other services for the elderly and individuals living with 
        disabilities, and is the single largest provider of long-term 
        care services. Medicaid also pays for personal care and other 
        supportive services that are typically not provided by private 
        health insurance or Medicare, but are necessary to enable 
        individuals with spinal cord injuries, developmental 
        disabilities, neurological degenerative diseases, serious and 
        persistent mental illnesses, HIV/AIDS, and other chronic 
        conditions to remain in the community, to work, and to maintain 
        independence.
            (3) Medicaid supplements the Medicare program for more than 
        6,000,000 low-income elderly or disabled Medicare 
        beneficiaries, assisting them with their Medicare premiums and 
        co-insurance, wrap-around benefits, and the costs of nursing 
        home care that Medicare does not cover. The Medicaid program 
        spent nearly $40,000,000,000 on uncovered Medicare services in 
        2002.
            (4) Medicaid provides health insurance for more than \1/4\ 
        of America's children and is the largest purchaser of maternity 
        care, paying for more than \1/3\ of all the births in the 
        United States each year. Medicaid also provides critical access 
        to care for children with disabilities, covering more than 70 
        percent of poor children with disabilities.
            (5) More than 16,000,000 women depend on Medicaid for their 
        health care. Women comprise the majority of seniors (71 
        percent) on Medicaid. Half of nonelderly women with permanent 
        mental or physical disabilities have health coverage through 
        Medicaid. Medicaid provides treatment for low-income women 
        diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer in every State.
            (6) Medicaid is the Nation's largest source of payment for 
        mental health services, HIV/AIDS care, and care for children 
        with special needs. Much of this care is either not covered by 
        private insurance or limited in scope or duration. Medicaid is 
        also a critical source of funding for health care for children 
        in foster care and for health services in schools.
            (7) Medicaid funds help ensure access to care for all 
        Americans. Medicaid is the single largest source of revenue for 
        the Nation's safety net hospitals, health centers, and nursing 
        homes, and is critical to the ability of these providers to 
        adequately serve all Americans.
            (8) Medicaid serves a major role in ensuring that the 
        number of Americans without health insurance, approximately 
        45,000,000 in 2003, is not substantially higher. The system of 
        Federal matching for State Medicaid expenditures ensures that 
        Federal funds will grow as State spending increases in response 
        to unmet needs, enabling Medicaid to help buffer the drop in 
        private coverage during recessions. More than 4,800,000 
        Americans lost employer-sponsored coverage between 2000 and 
        2003, during which time Medicaid enrolled an additional 
        8,400,000 Americans.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
Finance Committee shall not report a reconciliation bill that achieves 
spending reductions that would--
            (1) undermine the role the Medicaid program plays as a 
        critical component of the health care system of the United 
        States;
            (2) cap Federal Medicaid spending, or otherwise shift 
        Medicaid cost burdens to State or local governments and their 
        taxpayers and health providers, forcing a reduction in access 
        to essential health services for low-income elderly 
        individuals, individuals with disabilities, and children and 
        families; or
            (3) undermine the Federal guarantee of health insurance 
        coverage Medicaid provides, which would threaten not only the 
        health care safety net of the United States, but the entire 
        health care system.

SEC. 505. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TRIBAL COLLEGES AND 
              UNIVERSITIES.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
            (1) American Indians from over 250 federally recognized 
        tribes nationwide attend tribal college and universities, a 
        majority of whom are first-generation college students.
            (2) Tribal colleges and universities are located in some of 
        the most isolated and impoverished areas in the Nation and are 
        the Nation's most poorly funded institutions of higher 
        education. While the Tribally Controlled College or University 
        Assistance Act, or ``Tribal College Act'' provides funding 
        based solely on Indian students, the colleges have open 
        enrollment policies providing access to postsecondary education 
        opportunities to all interested students, about 20 percent of 
        whom are non-Indian. With rare exception, tribal colleges and 
        universities do not receive operating funds from their 
        respective States for these non-Indian State resident students. 
        Yet, if these same students attended any other public 
        institutions in their States, the State would provide basic 
        operating funds to the institution.
    (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 universities and assumes that equitable 
        consideration will be provided to them through funding of the 
        Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act, the 
        Equity in Educational Land Grant Status Act, title III of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965, and the National Science 
        Foundation, Department of Defense, and Housing and Urban 
        Development Tribal College and University Programs; and
            (2) such equitable consideration reflects Congress intent 
        to continue to work toward statutory Federal funding 
        authorization goals for tribal colleges and universities.

SEC. 506. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S 
              REQUEST TO CONCENTRATE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR STATE AND LOCAL 
              HOMELAND SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ON THE HIGHEST 
              THREATS, VULNERABILITIES, AND NEEDS.

    It is the sense of the Senate that Congress supports the 
President's request to ``Concentrat[e] Federal funds for State and 
local homeland security assistance programs on the highest threats, 
vulnerabilities, and needs.''.

SEC. 507. SENSE OF THE SENATE REJECTING PROPOSED ELIMINATION OF PER 
              DIEM REIMBURSEMENT TO STATE NURSING HOMES IN THE 
              PRESIDENT'S BUDGET.

    It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject the 
President's proposal to eliminate per diem payments to State Veterans 
Homes for the vast majority of patients that reside in these homes.

SEC. 508. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING IMPACT AID.

    It is the sense of the Senate that funding for Impact Aid (Title 
VIII of Public Law 107-110) should be sufficient to insure that all 
federally connected school districts are provided a payment under 
sections 8002 and 8003 of that Act that will allow them to address the 
increase in program costs in recent years, as this is critical for 
school districts addressing the emotional and family needs of children 
of military families who have a parent or parents engaged in conflict 
in Iraq or Afghanistan.

SEC. 509. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MANDATORY AGRICULTURAL 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
            (1) The mandatory farm programs administered by United 
        States Department of Agriculture under the Food Security and 
        Rural Development Act of 2002 provide an economic safety net, 
        ensure the availability of Federal crop insurance, fund 
        conservation priorities, and enhance agriculture export market 
        opportunities for United States farmers and ranchers.
            (2) The actual budget outlays for farm bill programs for 
        fiscal years 2002-2004 have been about $16,700,000,000 less 
        than projected by the Congressional Budget Office in August 
        2002, shortly after the farm bill was passed.
            (3) Over 72 percent of farm program payments are currently 
        received by only 10 percent of our Nation's program crop 
        producers.
            (4) Any agricultural policy modifications should address 
        the disproportionate share of farm program payments received by 
        the largest farming operations.
            (5) If commodity prices decline, as projected by the 
        Congressional Budget Office over the next several years, 
        agricultural programs will be even more important to the 
        economic future of small- and medium-sized family farms.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that any 
reconciled mandatory agriculture savings required under this resolution 
should be primarily achieved through modifications to the payment 
limitation provisions of the Food Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002.




                                                        Calendar No. 51

109th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                            S. CON. RES. 18

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
                fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.

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                             March 11, 2005

                         Placed on the calendar