[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 11 (Thursday, January 19, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H400-H411]
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                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Allard

       Amendment No. 26: In section 202(a), in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1), strike ``prepare a written statement 
     containing--'' and insert ``prepare and submit to Congress a 
     written statement identifying the provision of Federal law 
     under which the rule is being promulgated and containing--''.
       At the end of section 202 add the following:
       (d) Limitation on Effectiveness of Certain Rules.--A rule 
     that includes any Federal intergovernmental mandate that may 
     result in the expenditure by States, local governments, or 
     tribal governments, of $50,000,000, in the aggregate, or more 
     (adjusted annually for inflation) in any 1 year shall not 
     take effect unless the rule is--
       (1) specifically authorized by a law in effect on the date 
     of the issuance of the rule in final form; or
       (2) approved by a law enacted after that date.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland

       Amendment No. 27: At the end of section 102(a)(2) insert:
       ``(G) the process by which States are required to adopt and 
     enforce implementation plans to achieve emission and 
     pollution standards under the Clean Air Act and determine if 
     this process is based on the most unbiased science data 
     available.
       At the end of section 102(a)(2)(E), strike ``and''.
       In section 102(a)(2)(F), strike the period and insert 
     ``;and''.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mr. Becerra

       Amendment No. 28: At the end of paragraph (6) of section 4 
     strike ``or'', at the end of paragraph (7) strike the period 
     and insert ``; or'', and add after paragraph (7) the 
     following:
       (8) is necessary to protect children from exploitation in 
     the workplace.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mr. Becerra

       Amendment No. 29: In section 422 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), strike the period and insert ``; or'' at the end of 
     paragraph (7), and add after paragraph (7) the following:
       (8) is necessary to protect children from exploitation in 
     the workplace.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mr. Becerra

       Amendment No. 30: In section 4(2) insert ``age,'' before 
     ``race''.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mr. Becerra

       Amendment No. 31: In the proposed section 422(2) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, insert ``age,'' before 
     ``race''.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered By: Mr. Beilenson

       Amendment No. 32: In the proposed section 421(a)(4)(ii) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 insert ``or the amount 
     of appropriations'' after ``appropriations''.
       In the heading for the proposed section 424(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``Other Than 
     Appropriations Bills and Joint Resolutions''.
       In paragraphs (1) and (2) of the proposed section 424(a) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``of 
     authorization''.
       In the proposed section 425(b) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974, insert ``(2)'' after ``(a)''.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered By: Mr. Beilenson

       Amendment No. 33: Amend section 425 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 to read as follows:

     SEC. 425. POINT OF ORDER.

       (a) In General.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill or joint 
     resolution that is reported by a committee unless the 
     committee has published the statement of the Director 
     pursuant to section 424(a) prior to such consideration, 
     except that this paragraph shall not apply to any 
     supplemental statement prepared by the Director under section 
     424(a)(4).
       (b) Limitation on Application to Appropriations Bills.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply to a bill that is reported by 
     the Committee on Appropriations or an amendment thereto.
       Strike the proposed section 426 of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 and strike the reference to such section in the 
     amendment made by section 304.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered By: Mr. Beilenson

       Amendment No. 34: At the end of title III add the 
     following:

     SEC. 307. SUNSET.

       The amendments made by this title shall have no legal 
     effect after the date of the final adjournment of the one 
     hundred and fourth Congress and effective on that date such 
     amendments are repealed.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Borski

       Amendment No. 35: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) establishes or enforces any condition or limitation on 
     the addition into waters of the United States of pollutants 
     that are--
       (A) known to cause or can reasonably be anticipated to 
     cause significant adverse acute human health effects; or
       (B) known to cause or can reasonably be anticipated to 
     cause in humans--
       (i) cancer or teratogenic effects; or
       (ii) serious or irreversible--
       (I) reproductive dysfunctions;
       (II) neurological disorders;
       (III) heritable genetic mutations; or
       (IV) other chronic health effects.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Borski

       Amendment No. 36: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' 
     after the [[Page H401]] semicolon at the end of paragraph 
     (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert 
     ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(8) establishes or enforces any condition or limitation 
     on the addition into waters of the United States of 
     pollutants that are--
       ``(A) known to cause or can reasonably be anticipated to 
     cause significant adverse acute human health effects; or
       ``(B) known to cause or can reasonably be anticipated to 
     cause in humans--
       ``(i) cancer or teratogenic effects; or
       ``(ii) serious or irreversible--
       ``(I) reproductive dysfunctions;
       ``(II) neurological disorders;
       ``(III) heritable genetic mutations; or
       ``(IV) other chronic health effects.

                                 H.R. 5

                   Offered By: Mr. Burton of Indiana

       Amendment No. 37: In section 301(2), in the matter proposed 
     to be added as a new Part B to title IV of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, strike the closing quotation marks at the 
     end and after that add the following new section:

     ``SEC. 426. UNIFORM APPLICATION.

       ``If a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report contains a Federal private sector mandate 
     and a Federal intergovernmental mandate that would, if 
     enacted, impose identical duties on both State and local 
     governments and on the private sector, then, in such cases in 
     which the Federal private sector mandate applies to private 
     sector entities which are competing directly or indirectly 
     with States, local governments, or tribal governments for the 
     purpose of providing substantially similar goods or services 
     to the public, this part shall apply to the Federal private 
     sector mandate in that measure or matter in the same manner 
     and to the same extent as it does to the Federal 
     intergovernmental mandate.''.

                                 H.R. 5

                   Offered By: Mr. Burton of Indiana

       Amendment No. 38: In section 301(2), in the matter proposed 
     to be added as a new section 424(a)(2)(A) to the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``$100,000,000'' and 
     insert ``$50,000,000''.

                                 H.R. 5

                          Offered By: Mr. Clay

       Amendment No. 39: At the end of paragraph (6) of section 4 
     strike ``or'', at the end of paragraph (7) strike the period 
     and insert ``; or'', and add after paragraph (7) the 
     following:
       (8) is necessary to protect children from hunger or 
     homelessness.

                                 H.R. 5

                          Offered By: Mr. Clay

       Amendment No. 40: At the end of paragraph (6) of section 4 
     strike ``or'', at the end of paragraph (7) strike the period 
     and insert ``; or'', and add after paragraph (7) the 
     following:
       (8) is necessary to protect the health and safety of those, 
     including children and discouraged workers, who, through no 
     fault of their own, receive welfare assistance.

                                 H.R. 5

                          Offered By: Mr. Clay

       Amendment No. 41: In section 422 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), strike the period and insert ``; or'', at the end of 
     paragraph (7), and add after paragraph (7) the following:
       (8) is necessary to protect children from hunger or 
     homelessness.

                                 H.R. 5

                          Offered By: Mr. Clay

       Amendment No. 42: In section 422 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), strike the period and insert ``; or'', at the end of 
     paragraph (7), and add after paragraph (7) the following:
       (8) is necessary to protect the health and safety of those, 
     including children and discouraged workers, who, through no 
     fault of their own, receive welfare assistance.

                                 H.R. 5

                          Offered By: Mr. Clay

       Amendment No. 43: At the end of paragraph (6) of section 4 
     strike ``or'', at the end of paragraph (7) strike the period 
     and insert ``; or'', and add after paragraph (7) the 
     following:
       (8) is necessary to protect school children from exposure 
     to dangerous conditions in schools, including exposure to 
     asbestos and lead paint.

                                 H.R. 5

                          Offered By: Mr. Clay

       Amendment No. 44: In section 422 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), strike the period and insert ``; or'', at the end of 
     paragraph (7), and add after paragraph (7) the following:
       (8) is necessary to protect school children from exposure 
     to dangerous conditions in schools, including exposure to 
     asbestos and lead paint.

                                 H.R. 5

                          Offered By: Mr. Clay

       Amendment No. 45: In the proposed section 421(4) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike the period at the 
     end of subparagraph (B) and insert a comma and insert after 
     and below subparagraph (B) the following:

     except that such term does not include a provision in any 
     bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference 
     report that would apply in the same manner to both the 
     activities, facilities, or services of State, local, or 
     tribal governments and the private sector.

                                 H.R. 5

                          Offered By: Mr. Clay

       Amendment No. 46: In section 4 strike ``or'' at the end of 
     paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph (7) 
     and insert ``; or'', and add after paragraph (7) the 
     following:
       (8) would apply in the same manner to both the activities, 
     facilities, or services of State, local, or tribal 
     governments and the private sector.

                                 H.R. 5

                          Offered By: Mr. Clay

       Amendment No. 47: In section 4 strike ``or'' at the end of 
     paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph (7) 
     and insert ``; or'', and add after paragraph (7) the 
     following:
       (8) would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the 
     Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act), the 
     Service Contract Act of 1965, the Family and Medical Leave 
     Act of 1993, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 
     the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988, or the Age 
     Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.

                                 H.R. 5

                          Offered By: Mr. Clay

       Amendment No. 48: In the proposed section 421(4) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike the period at the 
     end of subparagraph (B) and insert a comma and insert after 
     and below subparagraph (B) the following:

     except that such term does not include a provision in any 
     bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference 
     report that would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 
     the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act), the 
     Service Contract Act of 1965, the Family and Medical Leave 
     Act of 1993, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 
     the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988, or the Age 
     Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.

                                 H.R. 5

                          Offered By: Mr. Clay

       Amendment No. 49: At the end of paragraph (6) of section 4 
     strike ``or'', at the end of paragraph (7) strike the period 
     and insert ``; or'', and add after paragraph (7) the 
     following:
       (8) is necessary to protect the health, safety or welfare 
     of children, pregnant women, and the elderly.

                                 H.R. 5

                          Offered By: Mr. Clay

       Amendment No. 50: In section 422 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), strike the period and insert ``; or'' at the end of 
     paragraph (7), and add after paragraph (7) the following:
       (8) is necessary to protect the health, safety or welfare 
     of children, pregnant women, and the elderly.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 51: In section 306, strike ``October 1, 
     1995'' and insert ``at the end of the 10-day period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act''.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 52; In section 301, in the text proposed to 
     be added as section 425 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, strike subsection (b) (and redesignate the subsequent 
     subsections accordingly).

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 53: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to title XIV of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), commonly referred to as the ``Safe 
     Drinking Water Act''.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 54: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' 
     after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the 
     period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and 
     after paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) pertains to title XIV of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), commonly referred to as the 
     `Safe Drinking Water Act'.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 55: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), commonly referred to as the ``Clean 
     Water Act''.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 56: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' 
     after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the 
     period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and 
     after paragraph (7) add the following new 
     paragraph: [[Page H402]] 
       ``(8) pertains to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) commonly referred to as the `Clean 
     Water Act'.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 57: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to the Clean Air Act.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 58: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' 
     after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the 
     period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and 
     after paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) pertains to the Clean Air Act.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 59: In section 4(5), before the semicolon at 
     the end insert the following: ``, or provides for protection 
     of the health or safety of infants or children''.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 60: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, before the 
     semicolon at the end insert the following: ``, or provides 
     for protection of the health or safety of infants or 
     children''.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 61: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) provides for protection of the health or safety of 
     infants or children.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 62: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' 
     after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the 
     period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and 
     after paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) provides for protection of the health or safety of 
     infants or children.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 63: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     425(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, after 
     ``Chairman'' each place it appears insert ``and ranking 
     minority party member''.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 64: After section 4, insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC.   . JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--Any statement or report prepared under 
     this Act, any compliance or noncompliance with the provisions 
     of this Act, and any determination concerning the 
     applicability of the provisions of this Act shall not be 
     subject to judicial review.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--No provision of this Act and no 
     amendment made by this Act shall be construed to create any 
     right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by 
     any person in any administrative or judicial action. No 
     ruling or determination made under the provisions of this Act 
     and no amendment made by this Act shall be considered by any 
     court in determining the intent of Congress or for any other 
     purpose.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 65: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) provides for protection of the health of infants, 
     children, pregnant women, or the elderly.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 66: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' 
     after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the 
     period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and 
     after paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) provides for protection of the health of infants, 
     children, pregnant women, or the elderly.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 67: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) provides for the protection of public health, safety, 
     or the environment.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 68: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' 
     after the semicolon in paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) provides for the protection of public health, safety, 
     or the environment.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 69: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) provides for aviation security or airport security.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 70: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' 
     after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the 
     period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and 
     after paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) provides for aviation security or airport security.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 71: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     421(4)(A)(ii) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, after 
     ``amount of'' insert ``appropriations or''.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Cooley

       Amendment No. 72: In section 425(a) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (1), strike the period at the end of paragraph (2) and insert 
     ``; or'', and add after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report that contains a Federal private sector 
     mandate having direct costs that exceed the threshold 
     specified in section 424(a)(2)(A), or that would cause the 
     direct costs of any other Federal private sector mandate to 
     exceed the threshold specified in section 424(a)(2)(A), 
     unless--
       ``(A) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report provides new budget authority or new 
     entitlement authority in the House of Representatives or 
     direct spending authority in the Senate for each fiscal year 
     for the Federal private sector mandate included in the bill, 
     joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report in 
     an amount that equals or exceeds the estimated direct costs 
     of such mandate;
       ``(B) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report provides an increase in receipts or a 
     decrease in new budget authority or new entitlement authority 
     in the House of Representatives or direct spending authority 
     in the Senate and an increase in new budget authority or new 
     entitlement authority in the House of Representatives or an 
     increase direct spending authority for each fiscal year for 
     the Federal private sector mandate included in the bill, 
     joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report in 
     an amount that equals or exceeds the estimated direct costs 
     of such mandate; or
       ``(C) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report provides that such mandate shall be 
     effective for any fiscal year only if all direct costs of 
     such mandate in the fiscal year are provided in 
     appropriations Acts, and in the case of such a mandate 
     contained in the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, 
     or conference report, the mandate is repealed effective on 
     the first day of any fiscal year for which all direct costs 
     of such mandate are not provided in appropriations Acts.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mr. Gene Green of Texas

       Amendment No. 73: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' 
     after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the 
     period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and 
     after paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) regulates the licensing, construction, or operation 
     of nuclear reactors or the disposal of nuclear waste.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Hayes

       Amendment No. 74: In section 202(a), in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1), after ``$100,000,000 (adjusted 
     annually for inflation)'' insert ``or a net elimination of 
     10,000 jobs''.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Hayes

       Amendment No. 75: In section 301, in the matter proposed as 
     section 424(a)(2)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
     after ``$100,000,000 (adjusted annually for inflation)'' 
     insert ``or a net elimination of 10,000 jobs''.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered By: Mr. Kanjorski

       Amendment No. 76: At the end, add the following new title:

                            TITLE IV--SUNSET

     SEC. 401. TERMINATION DATE.

       This Act shall cease to be in effect on January 3, 2000.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered By: Mr. Kanjorski

       Amendment No. 77: In section 301(2), in the matter proposed 
     to be added as a new section [[Page H403]] 425 to the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, at the end add the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Limitation on Application if Director Fails to 
     Produce Timely Report.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a 
     bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 
     report if the Director has 30 calendar days in which to 
     review that measure or matter and does not issue a statement 
     pursuant to section 424(a).

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered By: Mr. Kanjorski

       Amendment No. 78: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to Medicare.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered By: Mr. Kanjorski

       Amendment No. 79: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) requires State governments and local governments to 
     participate in establishing and maintaining a national 
     database for the identification of child molesters, child 
     abusers, persons convicted of sex crimes, persons under a 
     restraining order, or persons who have failed to pay child 
     support.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered By: Mr. Kanjorski

       Amendment No. 80: In section 103(a), in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1), strike ``9'' and insert ``8''.
       In section 103(a), strike paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and 
     insert the following new paragraphs:
       (1) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (3) 2 members appointed by the majority leader of the 
     Senate.
       (4) 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the 
     Senate.
       (5) 2 members appointed by the President.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered By: Mr. Kanjorski

       Amendment No. 81: In section 4(2), after ``national 
     origin,'' insert ``age,''.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered By: Mr. Kanjorski

       Amendment No. 82: In section 301, in the matter proposed as 
     section 422(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, after 
     ``national origin,'' insert ``age,''.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered By: Mr. Kanjorski

       Amendment No. 83: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to child support or alimony.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered By: Mr. Kanjorski

       Amendment No. 84: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to investor protection, the safe and sound 
     operation of financial markets, federally insured depository 
     institutions and credit unions (as those terms are defined in 
     section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1813) or section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1752), respectively), or the deposit insurance funds 
     that insure the deposits or member accounts in those 
     depository institutions or credit unions.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered by: Mr. LaTourette

       Amendment No. 85:

     SEC. 205. CLARIFICATION OF MANDATE ISSUE AS TO GREAT LAKES 
                   WATER QUALITY GUIDANCE.

       Section (c)(2)(C) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1268(c)(2) is amended by adding at the 
     end thereof the following new sentence:
       ``For purposes of this subparagraph, the requirement that 
     the States adopt programs `consistent with' the Great Lakes 
     guidance shall mean that the States are required to take the 
     guidance into account in adopting their programs for waters 
     within the Great Lakes System, but are in no event required 
     to adopt programs that are identical or substantially 
     identical to the provisions in the guidance.''

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Levin

       Amendment No. 86: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) relates to study, control, deterring, preventing, 
     prohibition, or other mitigation of child pornography.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Levin

       Amendment No. 87: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' 
     after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the 
     period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and 
     after paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) relates to study, control, deterring, preventing, 
     prohibition, or other mitigation of child pornography.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Ms. Lofgren

       Amendment No. 88: In section 2(7), before the semicolon 
     insert the following: ``, and that Congress shall not impose 
     any Federal mandate on a State (including a requirement to 
     pay matching amounts) unless the State is prohibited under 
     Federal law from requiring, without consent of a local 
     government, that the local government perform the activities 
     that constitute compliance with the mandate''.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Ms. Lofgren

       Amendment No. 89: In section 102(a)(1), before the 
     semicolon insert the following: ``, including by 
     investigating and reviewing the extent to which States 
     require local governments, without their consent, to perform 
     duties imposed on State governments by unfunded Federal 
     mandates (including any duty to pay a matching amount as a 
     condition of Federal assistance)''.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Ms. Lofgren

       Amendment No. 90: In section 301, at the end and 
     immediately below the matter proposed as section 421(4)(B) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, add the following:

     Subparagraph (A)(i) (I) and (II) shall not apply to a 
     condition or duty, respectively, unless each State that is 
     subject to the condition or duty is prohibited under Federal 
     law from requiring, without the consent of a local 
     government, that the local government perform the activities 
     that constitute fulfillment of the condition or performance 
     of the duty.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mrs. Maloney

       Amendment No. 91: In section 301(2), in the matter proposed 
     to be added as a new section 422 to the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph (7) 
     and insert ``; or'', and at the end add the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(8) provides for the protection of the health of 
     children.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mrs. Maloney

       Amendment No. 92: In section 4, strike ``or after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and at the end 
     add the following new paragraph:
       (8) provides for the protection of the health of children.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mr. Martinez

       Amendment No. 93: In section 4, before ``This Act'' insert 
     ``(a) In General.--'', and at the end of the section add the 
     following:
       (b) Requirements Under Other Laws.--This Act shall not 
     apply to any requirement in effect on December 31, 1994, 
     under--
       (1) the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et 
     seq.); or
       (2) the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.).

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mr. Mascara

       Amendment No. 94: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) requires compliance with section 402(a)(27) of the 
     Social Security Act, any provision of part D of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act, or any other Federal law relating to 
     establishment or enforcement of child support obligations.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Mineta

       Amendment No. 95: In section 301, at the end of the 
     proposed section 421(4) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, add the following:

     Such term shall not be construed to include a provision in 
     legislation, statute, or regulation that preempts a State, 
     local, or tribal government from enacting or enforcing a law, 
     regulating, or other provision having the force of law 
     related to economic regulation, including limitations on 
     revenues to such governments.

                                 H.R. 5

                    Offered By: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii

       Amendment No. 96: In section 301, in the matter proposed as 
     section 421(4)(A)(i)(II) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, strike ``except as provided in subparagraph (B)''.
       In section 301, in the matter proposed as section 421(4) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike subparagraph 
     (B).
       In Section 301, in the matter proposed as section 422 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and insert at 
     the end the following:
       ``(8) requires compliance with certain conditions necessary 
     to receive grants or other money provided by the Federal 
     Government [[Page H404]] in programs for which the States, 
     local governments, or tribal governments voluntarily apply.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mr. Moakley

       Amendment No. 97: In the proposed section 425 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike subsection (d).

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mr. Moakley

       Amendment No. 98: In the proposed section 426 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``10 minutes'' and 
     insert ``30 minutes''.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Moran

       Amendment No. 99: In the proposed section 421(4) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, add after and below 
     subparagraph (B) the following:

     A mandate which would apply an enforceable mandate equally on 
     State, local, or tribal governments and the private sector 
     shall not, for purposes of section 425(a)(2), be considered a 
     Federal intergovernmental mandate.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Ms. Norton

       Amendment No. 100: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) establishes or enforces an obligation to pay child 
     support.
       In section 301, in proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) establishes or enforces an obligation to pay child 
     support.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mr. Oberstar

       Amendment No. 101: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) requires actions to further aviation safety or aviation 
     security.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offsered By: Mr. Oberstar

       Amendment No. 102: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' 
     after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the 
     period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and 
     after paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) requires actions to further aviation safety or aviation 
     security.

                                 H.R. 5

                  Offered By: Mr. Peterson of Florida

       Amendment No. 103: At the end of title II, add the 
     following:

     SEC.   . PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL AMOUNTS TO PROVIDE 
                   ASSISTANCE OR PAY CLAIMS RELATING TO FAILURE TO 
                   COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MANDATES.

       Notwithstanding any other law, amounts provided by the 
     Federal Government may not be used to--
       (1) provide any assistance with respect to any injury 
     incurred as a result of a failure by a State, local 
     government, or tribal government to comply with a Federal 
     mandate; or
       (2) pay any claim arising from such a failure.

                                 H.R. 5

                 Offered By: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota

       Amendment No. 104: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     424(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike 
     ``$50,000,000'' and insert ``$25,000,000''.
       In section 301, in the proposed section 424(a)(2)(A) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``$100,000,000'' and 
     insert ``$50,000,000''.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mr. Portman

       Amendment No. 105: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     423(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, amend 
     subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) a statement of--
       ``(i) the degree to which the Federal mandate affects each 
     of the public and private sectors, including a description of 
     the actions, if any, taken by the committee to avoid any 
     adverse impact on the private sector or on the competitive 
     balance between the public sector and the private sector; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a Federal mandate that is a Federal 
     intergovernmental mandate, the extent to which limiting or 
     eliminating the Federal intergovernmental mandate or Federal 
     payment of direct costs of the Federal intergovernmental 
     mandate (if applicable) would affect the competitive balance 
     between States, local governments, or tribal governments and 
     the private sector.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Ms. Pryce

       Amendment No. 106: At the end of title II insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 206. ANNUAL STATEMENTS TO CONGRESS ON AGENCY COMPLIANCE 
                   WITH REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE.

       Not later than one year after the effective date of title 
     III and annually thereafter, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall submit to Congress, including the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate, written statements detailing the compliance with 
     the requirements of sections 201 and 202 by each agency 
     during the period reported on.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 107: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) establishes a minimum labor standard, including any 
     prohibition of child labor, establishment of a minimum wage, 
     or establishment of minimum standards for occupational 
     safety.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 108: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' 
     after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the 
     period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and 
     after paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) establishes a minimum labor standard, including any 
     prohibition of child labor, establishment of a minimum wage, 
     or establishment of minimum standards for occupational 
     safety.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 109: Insert the following new paragraphs at 
     the end of the proposed section 424(a) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974:
       ``(5) Consideration of cost savings from federal 
     mandates.--For each bill or joint resolution of a public 
     character reported by any committee that establishes, 
     modifies, or repeals a Federal mandate, the Director shall 
     prepare and submit to the committee a statement describing 
     the cost savings that would accrue to the private and public 
     sectors from such Federal mandate, including long and short 
     term health care cost savings. Such statement shall include a 
     quantitative assessment of such cost savings to the extent 
     practicable.
       ``(6) Consideration of benefits of federal mandates.--For 
     each bill or joint resolution of a public character reported 
     by any committee that establishes, modifies, or repeals a 
     Federal mandate, the Director shall prepare and submit to the 
     committee a statement describing the benefits of such Federal 
     mandate, including benefits to human health, welfare, and the 
     environment. Such statement shall include a quantitative 
     assessment of such benefits to the extent practicable.

                                 H.R. 5

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 110: Insert the following new paragraph at 
     the end of the proposed section 424(a) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974:
       ``(5) Consideration of cost savings from federal 
     mandates.--For each bill or joint resolution of a public 
     character reported by any committee that establishes, 
     modifies, or repeals a Federal mandate, the Director shall 
     prepare and submit to the committee a statement describing 
     the cost savings that would accrue to the private and public 
     sectors from such Federal mandate, including long and short 
     term health care cost savings. Such statement shall include a 
     quantitative assessment of such cost savings to the extent 
     practicable.
       H.R. 5
       Offered By: Mr. Schiff
       Amendment No. 111: Amend title I to read as follows:

              TITLE I--REVIEW OF UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES

     SEC. 101. REPORT ON UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES BY ADVISORY 
                   COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.

       (A) In General.--The Advisory Commission shall in 
     accordance with this section--
       (1) investigate and review the role of unfunded Federal 
     mandates in intergovernmental relations and their impact on 
     State, local, tribal, and Federal Government objectives and 
     responsibilities; and
       (2) make recommendations to the President and the Congress 
     regarding--
       (A) allowing flexibility for State, local, and tribal 
     governments in complying with specific unfunded Federal 
     mandates for which terms of compliance are unnecessarily 
     rigid or complex;
       (B) reconciling any 2 or more unfunded Federal mandates 
     which impose contradictory or inconsistent requirements;
       (C) terminating unfunded Federal mandates which are 
     duplicative, obsolete, or lacking in practical utility;
       (D) suspending, on a temporary basis, unfunded Federal 
     mandates which are not vital to public health and safety and 
     which compound the fiscal difficulties of State, local, and 
     tribal governments, including recommendations for triggering 
     such suspension;
       (E) consolidating or simplifying unfunded Federal mandates, 
     or the planning or reporting requirements of such mandates, 
     in order to reduce duplication and facilitate compliance by 
     State, local, and tribal governments with those mandates; 
     and [[Page H405]] 
       (F) establishing common Federal definitions or standards to 
     be used by State, local, and tribal governments in complying 
     with unfunded Federal mandates that use different definitions 
     or standards for the same terms or principles.

     Each recommendation under paragraph (2) shall, to the extent 
     practicable, identify the specific unfunded Federal mandates 
     to which the recommendation applies.
       (b) Criteria.--
       (1) In general.--The Advisory Commission shall establish 
     criteria for making recommendations under subsection (a).
       (2) Issuance of proposed criteria.--The Advisory Commission 
     shall issue proposed criteria under this subsection not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     thereafter provide a period of 30 days for submission by the 
     public of comments on the proposed criteria.
       (3) Final criteria.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
     of issuance of proposed criteria, the Advisory Commission 
     shall--
       (A) consider comments on the proposed criteria received 
     under paragraph (2);
       (B) adopt and incorporate in final criteria any 
     recommendations submitted in those comments that the Advisory 
     Commission determines will aid the Advisory Commission in 
     carrying out its duties under this section; and
       (C) issue final criteria under this subsection.
       (c) Preliminary Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 9 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Advisory Commission shall--
       (A) prepare and publish a preliminary report on its 
     activities under this title, including preliminary 
     recommendations pursuant to subsection (a);
       (B) publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
     availability of the preliminary report; and
       (C) provide copies of the preliminary report to the public 
     upon request.
       (2) Public hearings.--The Advisory Commission shall hold 
     public hearings on the preliminary recommendations contained 
     in the preliminary report of the Advisory Commission under 
     this subsection.
       (d) Final Report.--Not later than 3 months after the date 
     of the publication of the preliminary report under subsection 
     (c), the Advisory Commission shall submit to the Congress, 
     including the committee on Government Reform and Oversight of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and to the President a 
     final report on the findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations of the Advisory Commission under this 
     section.

     SEC. 102. SPECIAL AUTHORITIES OF ADVISORY COMMISSION.

       (a) Experts and Consultants.--The Advisory Commission may 
     procure temporary and intermittent services of experts or 
     consultants under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the 
     Executive Director of the Advisory Commission, the head of 
     any Federal department or agency may detail, on a 
     reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department 
     or agency to the Advisory Commission to assist it in carrying 
     out its duties under this title.
       (c) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of 
     the Advisory Commission, the Administrator of General 
     Services shall provide to the Advisory Commission, on a 
     reimbursable basis, the administrative support services 
     necessary for the Advisory Commission to carry out its duties 
     under this title.
       (d) Contract Authority.--The Advisory Commission may, 
     subject to appropriations, contract with and compensate 
     Government and private agencies or persons for property and 
     services used to carry out its duties under this title.

     SEC. 103. DEFINITION.

       In this title:
       (1) Advisory commission.--The term ``Advisory Commission'' 
     means the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
       (2) Federal mandate.--The term ``Federal mandate'' means 
     any provision in statute or regulation that imposes an 
     enforceable duty upon States, local governments, or tribal 
     governments including a condition of Federal assistance or a 
     duty arising from participation in a voluntary Federal 
     program.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 112: Section 4 is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to air pollution abatement or control.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 113: Section 4 is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to air pollution abatement or control.
       The proposed section 422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``; or'' and by adding after paragraph (7) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(8) pertains to air pollution abatement or control.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 114: Section 4 is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to the abatement or control of hazardous air 
     pollutants.
       The proposed section 422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``; or'' and by adding after paragraph (7) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(8) pertains to the abatement or control of hazardous air 
     pollutants.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 115: The proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) pertains to air pollution abatement or control.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 116: Section 4 is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to attaining and maintaining national ambient 
     air quality standards.
       The proposed section 422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``; or'' and by adding after paragraph (7) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(8) pertains to attaining and maintaining national 
     ambient air quality standards.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 117: Section 4 is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to attaining and maintaining national ambient 
     air quality standards.
       The proposed section 422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``; or'' and by adding after paragraph (7) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(8) pertains to attaining and maintaining national 
     ambient air quality standards.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 118: Section 4 is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to attaining and maintaining national ambient 
     air quality standards.
       The proposed section 422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``; or'' and by adding after paragraph (7) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(8) pertains to attaining and maintaining national 
     ambient air quality standards.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 119: The proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) pertains to atmospheric acid deposition control.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 120: Section 4 is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to atmospheric acid deposition control.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 121: Section 4 is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to atmospheric acid deposition control.
       The proposed section 422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``; or'' and by adding after paragraph (7) the 
     following new paragraph:
``(8) pertains to atmospheric acid deposition control.
[[Page H406]]
                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 122: Section 4 is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to abatement or control of motor vehicle 
     emissions.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 123: The proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) pertains to abatement or control of motor vehicle 
     emissions.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 124: Section 4 is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to abatement or control of motor vehicle 
     emissions.
       The proposed section 422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``; or'' and by adding after paragraph (7) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(8) pertains to abatement or control of motor vehicle 
     emissions.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 125: Section 4 is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to the abatement and control of emissions from 
     stationary sources of air pollution.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 126: the proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) pertains to the abatement and control of emissions 
     from stationary sources of air pollution.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 127: Section 4 is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to the abatement and control of emissions from 
     stationary sources of air pollution.
       The proposed section 422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``; or'' and by adding after paragraph (7) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(8) pertains to the abatement and control of emissions 
     from stationary sources of air pollution.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 128: Section 4 is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to the abatement or control of hazardous air 
     pollutants.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 129: The proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; or'' and by adding 
     after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) pertains to the abatement or control of hazardous air 
     pollutants.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Spratt

       Amendment No. 130: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) regulates the generation, transportation, storage, or 
     disposal of toxic, hazardous, or radio-active substances.

                                 H.R. 5

                 Offered By: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi

       Amendment No. 131: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) provides for protection of public health through 
     effluent limitations (as that term is defined in section 
     502(11) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1362(11)).

                                 H.R. 5

                 Offered By: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi

       Amendment No. 132: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' 
     after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the 
     period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and 
     after paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) provides for protection of public health through 
     effluent limitations (as that term is defined in section 
     502(11) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1362(11)).

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Towns

       Amendment No. 133: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) regulates the conduct of States, local governments, 
     or tribal governments with respect to matters that 
     significantly impact the health or safety of residents of 
     other States, local governments, or tribal governments, 
     respectively.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Towns

       Amendment No. 134: In section 301, in the proposed section 
     422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' 
     after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the 
     period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and 
     after paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) regulates the conduct of States, local governments, or 
     tribal governments with respect to matters that significantly 
     impact the health or safety of residents of other States, 
     local governments, or tribal governments, respectively.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 135: In section 103(a), after ``elected 
     officials'' insert ``and officials representing working men 
     and women''.

                                 H.R. 5

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 136: In section 202(a), after ``productive 
     jobs,'' insert ``worker benefits and pensions,''.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Vento

       Amendment No. 137: In section 4, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and at the end 
     add the following new paragraph:
       (8) applies to life threatening public health and safety 
     matters.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Vento

       Amendment No. 138: In section 301(2), in the matter 
     proposed to be added as a new section 424(a)(1) to the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, at the end add the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) The estimate required by subparagraph (A) shall 
     include a cost-benefit analysis comparing the direct cost of 
     complying with the Federal intergovernmental mandates in the 
     bill or joint resolution with the social costs (such as 
     environmental or public health costs) of not implementing 
     such mandates.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 139: At the end of paragraph (6) of section 4 
     strike ``or'', at the end of paragraph (7) strike the period 
     and insert ``; or'', and add after paragraph (7) the 
     following:
       (8) establishes or enforces standards for protecting or 
     enhancing human health, welfare, or the environment that 
     apply to State, local, and tribal governments in the same 
     manner as such standards apply to the private sector.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 140: Amend section 201(b) to--
       (1) strike ``and Tribal Government'' in the subsection 
     heading and insert ``Tribal Government, and Concerned 
     Citizens'', and
       (2) strike ``and tribal governments'' and insert ``tribal 
     governments, and concerned citizens''.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 141: Add at the end of title II the 
     following:

     SEC. 206. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Avoiding Burdensome Litigation.--Any statement or 
     report prepared under this title, any compliance or 
     noncompliance with this title, and any determination 
     concerning the applicability of the provisions of this title 
     shall not be subject to judicial review.
       (b) Agency Compliance.--The Advisory Commission On 
     Intergovernmental Relations shall evaluate agency compliance 
     with this title. Within 2 years of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the committees of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate with jurisdiction 
     its report on such compliance together with any 
recommendations for enhancing compliance.
[[Page H407]]
                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 142: In the proposed section 421(a)(4)(ii) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 insert ``or the amount 
     of appropriations'' after ``appropriations''.
       In the heading for the proposed section 424(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``Other Than 
     Appropriations Bills and Joint Resolutions''.
       In paragraphs (1) and (2) of the proposed section 424(a) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``of 
     authorization''.
       In the proposed section 425(b) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974, insert ``(2)'' after ``(a)''.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 143: In the proposed section 421(4) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, add the following new 
     sentence at the end of the section:
       Clause (i)(I) of subparagraph (B) shall not apply to 
     provisions that are designed to protect the health or safety 
     of individuals receiving benefits under the Federal program.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered by: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 144: In the proposed section 421(4) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, add the following new 
     sentence at the end of the section:
       Clause (i)(I) of subparagraph (B) shall not apply to 
     provisions that are designed to prevent fraud or abuse or to 
     increase fiscal accountability of the program administered by 
     the States, local governments, or tribal governments 
     receiving assistance.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered by: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 145 Insert the following new paragraph at the 
     end of the proposed section 424(a) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974:
       ``(5) Consideration of benefits of federal mandates.--For 
     each bill or joint resolution of a public character reported 
     by any committee that establishes, modifies, or repeals a 
     Federal mandate, the director shall prepare and submit to the 
     committee a statement describing the benefits of such Federal 
     mandate, including benefits to human health, welfare, and the 
     environment. Such statement shall include a quantitative 
     assessment of such benefits to the extent practicable.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 146: Add the following at the end of the 
     proposed section 424(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974:
       ``(C) If the Director determines that it is not feasible to 
     make a reasonable estimate that would be required under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Director shall not make the 
     estimate, but shall report in the statement that the 
     reasonable estimate cannot be made and shall include the 
     reasons for that determination in the statement.
       Add the following at the end of the proposed section 424(a) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act.
       ``(5) Confidence of director.--In the statement the 
     Director is required to submit to a committee, the Director 
     shall include a statement of the confidence the Director has 
     in the reliability of the cost estimates included in the 
     statement.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered by: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 147: Add at the end of the proposed section 
     424(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 the following:
       ``(5) In the statement that the Director is required to 
     submit to a committee of the Congress, the Director shall 
     include an analysis of the potential that full Federal 
     funding of any Federal intergovernmental mandate will lead to 
     wasteful State, local, or tribal government spending or 
     investment of such funding and recommendations for preventing 
     any such wasteful spending or investment.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 148: In section 4(2) insert ``familial 
     status,'' after ``race,''.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 149: In section 422(2) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, insert ``familial status,'' after 
     ``race,''.

                                 H.R. 5

                         Offered By: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 150: In section 422 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (6), strike the period and insert ``; or'' at the end of 
     paragraph (7), and add after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) establishes or enforces standards for protecting or 
     enhancing human health, welfare, or the environment that 
     apply to State, local, and tribal governments in the same 
     manner as such standards apply to the private sector.

                              H.J. Res. 1

                         Offered By: Mr. Allard

       Amendment No. 6: Strike all after the enacting clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Except as provided by this Article, beginning 
     with the fiscal year 1997 or for the first fiscal year 
     beginning after ratification, whichever is later, the 
     President shall submit a budget of revenues and outlays to 
     Congress, and Congress shall adopt a budget that reduces the 
     deficit existing the year prior to ratification of this 
     Article by not less than 16.7 percent per year in order to 
     balance the budget within 6 fiscal years.
       ``Section 2. Except as provided by this Article, beginning 
     with the 7th year beginning after ratification and for every 
     year thereafter, budgeted outlays shall not exceed budgeted 
     revenues.
       ``Section 3. Beginning with the 7th year after 
     ratification, the actual revenues shall exceed actual outlays 
     in order to provide for the reduction of the gross Federal 
     debt which is outstanding at the end of the 6th year after 
     ratification.
       ``The amount of such reduction will be equal to the amount 
     required to amortize the debt over the next 24 years, in 
     order to repay the entire debt by the end of the 30th year 
     after ratification.
       ``Section 4. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     Article (except for section 5) for any fiscal year in which a 
     declaration of war is in effect.
       ``Section 5. No bill to increase revenues shall become law 
     unless approved by a majority of the total membership of each 
     House of Congress by a roll call vote.
       ``Section 6. Congress shall review actual revenues on a 
     quarterly basis and adjust appropriations to assure 
     compliance with this Article.
       ``Section 7. For purposes of this Article, revenues shall 
     include all revenues of the United States excluding borrowing 
     and outlays shall include all outlays of the United States 
     excluding repayment of debt principal.''.

                              H.J. Res. 1

                  Offered By: Mr. Franks of New Jersey

       Amendment No. 7: Strike all after the enacting clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Prior to each fiscal year, Congress shall, by 
     law, adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for such 
     fiscal year in which total outlays are not greater than total 
     receipts. Congress may, by law, amend that statement provided 
     revised outlays are not greater than revised receipts. 
     Congress may provide in that statement for a specific excess 
     of outlays over receipts by a vote directed solely to that 
     subject in which three-fifths of the whole number of each 
     House agree to such excess. Congress and the President shall 
     ensure that actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set 
     forth in such statement.
       ``Section 2. Actual outlays shall include the cost to a 
     State of any requirement imposed by Federal law upon a State 
     that is not paid for by the Federal Government, and the cost 
     to a State of complying with any condition imposed by Federal 
     law on the receipt by a State of appropriated funds other 
     than a condition directly and substantially related to the 
     purpose of the appropriation. For the purposes of this 
     section, Federal law does not include an obligation imposed 
     by this Constitution or a law intended to enforce that 
     obligation, nor does it include any law enacted before 
     Congress submits this Article to the States.
       ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a proposed statement of receipts and 
     outlays for such fiscal year consistent with the provisions 
     of this Article.
       ``Section 4. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     Article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this Article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States faces an imminent 
     and serious military threat to national security and is so 
     declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 
     whole number of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 5. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States except those derived from borrowing and 
     total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States 
     except those for the repayment of debt principal.
       ``Section 6. The amount of the debt of the United States 
     held by the public as of the date this Article takes effect 
     shall become a permanent limit on such debt and there shall 
     be no increase in such amount unless three-fifths of the 
     whole number of each House of Congress shall have passed a 
     bill approving such increase and such bill has become law.
       ``Section 7. All votes taken by the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate under this Article shall be 
     rollcall votes.
       ``Section 8. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     Article by appropriate legislation.
       ``Section 9. This Article shall take effect for the fiscal 
     year 2002 or for the second fiscal year beginning after its 
ratification, whichever is later.''.
[[Page H408]]
                              H. J. Res. 1

                          Offered By: Mr. Hoke

       Amendment No. 8: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:


                              ``article --

       ``Section 1. Congress may not increase the limit on the 
     debt of the United States held by the public without the 
     approval of three-fifths of the whole number of each House of 
     Congress.
       ``Section 2. No bill to increase tax revenue shall become 
     law unless approved by three-fifths of the whole number of 
     each House of Congress.
       ``Section 3. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     Article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this Article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States faces an imminent 
     and serious military threat to national security and is so 
     declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 
     whole number of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 4. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     Article by appropriate legislation.
       ``Section 5. This Article shall take effect for the fiscal 
     year 2002 or for the second fiscal year beginning after its 
     ratification, whichever is later.''.

                              H. J. Res. 1

                          Offered By: Mr. Hoke

       Amendment No. 9: Strike sections 1, 3, 5, and 7 (and 
     redesignate accordingly).

                              H.J. Res. 1

                         Offered By: Mr. Istook

       Amendment No. 10: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Prior to each fiscal year, Congress shall, by 
     law, adapt a statement of receipts and outlays for such 
     fiscal year in which total outlays are not greater than total 
     receipts. Congress may, by law, amend that statement provided 
     revised outlays are not greater than revised receipts. 
     Congress may provide in that statement for a specific excess 
     of outlays over receipts by a vote directed solely to that 
     subject in which three-fifths of the whole number of each 
     House agree to such excess. Congress and the President shall 
     ensure that actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set 
     forth in such statement.
       ``Section 2. No bill to increase receipts shall become law 
     unless approved by a three-fifths majority of the whole 
     number of each House of Congress.
       ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a proposed statement of receipts and 
     outlays for such fiscal year consistent with the provisions 
     of this Article.
       ``Section 4. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     Article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this Article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States faces an imminent 
     and serious military threat to national security and is so 
     declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 
     whole number of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 5. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States except those derived from borrowing and 
     total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States 
     except those for the repayment of debt principal.
       ``Section 6. The amount of Federal public debt as of the 
     first day of the second fiscal year beginning after the 
     ratification of this Article shall become a permanent limit 
     on such debt and there shall be no increase in such amount 
     unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of 
     Congress shall have passed a bill approving such increase and 
     such bill has become law.
       ``Section 7. All votes taken by the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate under this Article shall be 
     roll-call votes.
       ``Section 8. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     Article by appropriate legislation.
       ``Section 9. This Article (except section 2) shall take 
     effect for the fiscal year 2002 or for the second fiscal year 
     beginning after its ratification, whichever is later.
       ``Section 10. Section 2 shall take effect upon the date of 
     ratification of this Article and shall be in effect only 
     until the close of fiscal year 2004 or for the fourth fiscal 
     year beginning after its ratification, whichever is later.''.

                              H. J. Res. 1

                         Offered By: Mr. Istook

       Amendment No. 11: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission to 
     the States for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not 
     exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-
     fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall 
     provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts 
     by a rollcall vote.
       ``Section 2. No bill to increase receipts shall become law 
     unless approved by a three-fifths majority of the whole 
     number of each House of Congress.
       ``Section 3. The limit on the debt of the United States 
     held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-
     fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law 
     for such an increase by a rollcall vote.
       ``Section 4. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United 
     States Government for that fiscal year, in which total 
     outlays do not exceed total receipts.
       ``Section 5. No bill to increase revenue shall become law 
     unless approved by a majority of the whole number of each 
     House by a rollcall vote.
       ``Section 6. The Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in 
     military conflict which causes an imminent and serious 
     military threat to national security and is so declared by a 
     joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number 
     of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 7. The Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on 
     estimates of outlays and receipts.
       ``Section 8. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States Government except those derived from 
     borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the 
     United States Government except for those for repayment of 
     debt principal.
       ``Section 9. This Article (except section 2) shall take 
     effect for the fiscal year 2002 or for the second fiscal year 
     beginning after is ratification, whichever is later.
       ``Section 10. Section 2 shall take effect upon the date of 
     ratification of this Article and shall be in effect only 
     until the close of fiscal year 2004 or for the fourth fiscal 
     year beginning after its ratification, whichever is later.''.

                              H.J. Res. 1

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 12: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Total outlays of the United States for any 
     fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts to the United 
     States for that year.
       ``Section 2. The Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States faces an imminent 
     and serious military threat to national security and is so 
     declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 
     whole number of each House of Congress, that becomes law. If 
     real economic growth has been or will be negative for two 
     consecutive quarters, Congress may by law, passed by a 
     majority of the whole number of each House of Congress, waive 
     this article for the current and next fiscal year.
       ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United 
     States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays 
     shall not exceed total receipts.
       ``Section 4. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States except those derived from borrowing and 
     total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States 
     except those for the repayment of debt principal. The 
     receipts (including attributable interest) and outlays of the 
     Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the 
     Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund shall not be counted 
     as receipts or outlays for purposes of this article.
       ``Section 5. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on 
     estimates of outlays and receipts.
       ``Section 6. This section and section 5 of this article 
     shall take effect upon ratification. All other sections of 
     this article shall take effect beginning in the fiscal year 
     2002 or the second fiscal year beginning after its 
     ratification, whichever is later.''.

                              H.J. Res. 1

                         Offered By: Mr. Schiff

       Amendment No. 13: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution 
     [[Page H409]] when ratified by the legislatures of three-
     fourths of the several States within seven years after the 
     date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article--

       ``Section 1. Prior to each fiscal year, Congress shall, by 
     law, adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for such 
     fiscal year in which total outlays are not greater than total 
     receipts. Congress may, by law, amend that statement provided 
     revised outlays are not greater than revised receipts. 
     Congress may provide in that statement for a specific excess 
     of outlays over receipts by a vote directed solely to that 
     subject in which three-fifths of the whole number of each 
     House agree to such excess. Congress and the President shall 
     ensure that actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set 
     forth in such statement.
       ``Section 2. For any fiscal year for which this Article is 
     in effect, receipts and outlays for any trust fund of the 
     United States shall be subject to the provisions of this 
     article in the same manner as total receipts and total 
     outlays of the United States (except that if a trust fund has 
     an accumulated surplus from prior years, then that surplus 
     may be counted as a receipt for purposes of the statement 
     required by section 1 for the fiscal year to which the 
     statement applies), including the requirement of section 3 
     insofar as it affects any trust fund.
       ``Section 3. No bill to increase tax revenue shall become 
     law unless approved by a three-fifths majority of the whole 
     number of each House of Congress.
       ``Section 4. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a proposed statement of receipts and 
     outlays for such fiscal year consistent with the provisions 
     of this Article.
       ``Section 5. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     Article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this Article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States faces an imminent 
     and serious military threat to national security and is so 
     declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 
     whole number of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 6. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States except those derived from borrowing and 
     total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States 
     except those for the repayment of debt principal.
       ``Section 7. The amount of the debt of the United States 
     held by the public as of the date this Article takes effect 
     shall become a permanent limit on such debt and there shall 
     be no increase in such amount unless three-fifths of the 
     whole number of each House of Congress shall have passed a 
     bill approving such increase and such bill has become law.
       ``Section 8. All votes taken by the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate under this Article shall be 
     rollcall votes.
       ``Section 9. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     Article by appropriate legislation.
       ``Section 10. This Article shall take effect for the fiscal 
     year 2002 or for the second fiscal year beginning after its 
     ratification, whichever is later.''.

                              H.J. Res. 1

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 14: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:
       That the following article is proposed as an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid 
     to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Congress shall provide that total operating 
     expenditures of the United States Government for any fiscal 
     year shall not exceed total operating receipts, except in a 
     fiscal year for which Congress shall have determined that a 
     condition of national security emergency or national economic 
     emergency exists.
       ``Section 2. Not later than eight months prior to the start 
     of a fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the 
     Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government 
     for such fiscal year in which total operating expenditures do 
     not exceed total receipts.
       ``Section 3. Congress shall have the power to enforce and 
     implement this article by appropriate legislation.
       ``Section 4. Section 3 of this article shall take effect 
     upon ratification. Other sections of this article shall take 
     effect with respect to fiscal year 2002 or the third fiscal 
     year beginning after ratification, whichever is later.

                              H.J. Res. 1

                   Offered By: Mr. Smith of Michigan

       Amendment No. 15: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Except as provided in this article, total 
     outlays of the United States Government shall be limited as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Total outlays in any fiscal year shall not increase 
     by a percentage greater than the percentage increase in 
     nominal gross domestic product in the last calendar year 
     ending prior to the beginning of such fiscal year.
       ``(2) Total outlays in any fiscal year shall not exceed the 
     ratio of the outlays in the fiscal year at the time of 
     submission of this proposed amendment to the States to gross 
     domestic product in the last calendar year ending prior to 
     the fiscal year at the time of submission to the States, 
     times gross domestic product in the last calendar year ending 
     prior to the fiscal year for which this limitation is being 
     calculated.
       ``(3) If inflation for the last calendar year ending prior 
     to the beginning of any fiscal year is more than 3 percent, 
     the permissible percentage increase in total outlays for that 
     fiscal year shall be reduced by one-fourth of the excess of 
     inflation over 3 percent.
       ``Section 2. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States except those derived from borrowing, and 
     total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States, 
     both on-budget and off-budget, except those for the repayment 
     of debt principal. Inflation shall be measured by the 
     difference between the percentage increase in nominal gross 
     domestic product and the percentage increase in real gross 
     domestic product. Total outlays shall include the cost to any 
     State or local government of engaging in any activity or 
     service mandated by any law of the United States beyond that 
     required by existing law or this Constitution at the time of 
     the submission of this proposed amendment to the States, 
     unless an appropriation is made and disbursed to pay that 
     State or local government for such cost.
       ``Section 3. When, for any fiscal year, total receipts 
     received by the United States exceed total outlays, the 
     surplus shall be used to reduce the public debt of the United 
     States until such debt is eliminated.
       ``Section 4. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a proposed statement of receipts and 
     outlays for such fiscal year consistent with the provisions 
     of this article.
       ``Section 5. Following the declaration of an emergency by 
     the President, Congress may authorize, by a two-thirds vote 
     of both Houses, a specified amount of emergency outlays in 
     excess of the limit for the current fiscal year.
       ``Section 6. For each of the first 4 fiscal years after 
     ratification of this article, total grants to States and 
     local governments shall not be a smaller fraction of total 
     outlays than the average of the 3 fiscal years prior to the 
     ratification of this article.
       ``Section 7. This article may be enforced by one or more 
     Members of the Congress, or by the President, in an action 
     brought in the United States District Court for the District 
     of Columbia, and by no other persons. The action shall name 
     as defendant the Treasurer of the United States, who shall 
     have authority over outlays by any unit or agency of the 
     Government of the United States when required by a court 
     order enforcing the provisions of this article. The order of 
     the court shall not specify the particular outlays to be made 
     or reduced. Changes in outlays necessary to comply with the 
     order of the court shall be made no later than the end of the 
     first full fiscal year following the court order.''.

                              H.J. Res. 1

                   Offered By: Mr. Smith of Michigan

       Amendment No. 16. Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

       That the following article is proposed as an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid 
     to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:

                              ``Article--

       ``Section 1. Prior to each fiscal year, Congress shall, by 
     law, adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for such 
     fiscal year in which total outlays are not greater than total 
     receipts. Congress may, by law, amend that statement provided 
     revised outlays are not greater than revised receipts. 
     Congress may provide in that statement for a specific excess 
     of outlays over receipts by a vote directed solely to that 
     subject in which three-fifths of the whole number of each 
     House agree to such excess. Congress and the President shall 
     ensure that actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set 
     forth in such statement.
       ``Section 2. No bill to increase tax revenue shall become 
     law unless approved by a three-fifths majority of the whole 
     number of each House of Congress.
       ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a proposed statement of receipts and 
     outlays for such fiscal year consistent with the provisions 
     of this Article.
       ``Section 4. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     Article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this Article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States faces an imminent 
     and serious military threat to national security and is so 
     declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 
     whole number of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 5. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States except those derived from borrowing and 
     total outlays [[Page H410]] shall include all outlays of the 
     United States except those for the repayment of debt 
     principal. Total outlays shall include the cost to any State 
     or local government of engaging in any activity or service 
     mandated by any law of the United States beyond that required 
     by existing law or this Constitution at the time of the 
     submission of this proposed amendment to the States, unless 
     an appropriation is made and disbursed to pay that State or 
     local government for such cost.
       ``Section 6. The amount of the debt of the United States 
     held by the public as of the date this Article takes effect 
     shall become a permanent limit on such debt and there shall 
     be no increase in such amount unless three-fifths of the 
     whole number of each House of Congress shall have passed a 
     bill approving such increase and such bill has become law.
       ``Section 7. All votes taken by the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate under this Article shall be 
     roll-call votes.
       ``Section 8. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     Article by appropriate legislation.
       ``Section 9. This Article shall take effect for the fiscal 
     year 2002 or for the second fiscal year beginning after its 
     ratification, whichever is later.''.

                              H.J. Res. 1

                   Offered By: Mr. Stupak of Michigan

       Amendment No. 17: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Prior to each fiscal year, Congress shall, by 
     law, adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for such 
     fiscal year in which total outlays are not greater than total 
     receipts. Congress may, by law, amend that statement provided 
     revised outlays are not greater than revised receipts. 
     Congress may provide in that statement for a specific excess 
     of outlays over receipts by a vote directed solely to that 
     subject in which three-fifths of the whole number of each 
     House agree to such excess. Congress and the President shall 
     ensure that actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set 
     forth in such statement.
       ``Section 2. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a proposal statement of receipts and 
     outlays for such fiscal year consistent with the provisions 
     of this Article.
       ``Section 3. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     Article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this Article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States faces an imminent 
     and serious military threat to national security and is so 
     declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 
     whole number of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 4. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States except those derived from borrowing and 
     total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States 
     except those for the repayment of debt principal. Total 
     receipts shall not include receipts (including attributable 
     interest) of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
     Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, 
     or any successor funds, and total outlays shall not include 
     outlays for disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and 
     Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability 
     Insurance Trust Fund, or any successor funds.
       ``Section 5. The amount of the debt of the United States 
     held by the public as of the date this Article takes effect 
     shall become a permanent limit on such debt and there shall 
     be no increase in such amount unless three fifths of the 
     whole number of each House of Congress shall have passed a 
     bill approving such increase and such bill has become law.
       ``Section 6. All votes taken by the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate under this Article shall be 
     rollcall votes.
       ``Section 7. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     Article by appropriate legislation.
       ``Section 8. This Article shall take effect for the fiscal 
     year 2002 or for the second fiscal year beginning after its 
     ratification, whichever is later.''.

                              H.J. Res. 1

                        Offered By: Mr. Thornton

       Amendment No. 18: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within 7 years after the date of its submission for 
     ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Total outlays of the operating fund of the 
     United States for any fiscal year shall not exceed total 
     receipts to those funds for that fiscal year plus any 
     operating fund balances carried over from previous fiscal 
     years.
       ``Section 2. The Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     article for any fiscal year by a declaration of national 
     urgency by the President that is approved by a majority vote 
     of both Houses of the Congress.
       ``Section 3. Not later than the first Monday in February in 
     each calendar year, the President shall transmit to the 
     Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government 
     for the fiscal year beginning in that calendar year in which 
     the total outlays of the operating fund of the United States 
     for that fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts to those 
     funds for that fiscal year.
       ``Section 4. Total receipts of the operating funds shall 
     exclude those derived from net borrowing. Total outlays of 
     the operating funds of the United States shall exclude those 
     for repayment of debt principal and for capital and 
     developmental investments that provide demonstrable long-term 
     economic returns but shall include an annual debt servicing 
     charge. The receipts (including attributable interest) and 
     outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
     Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund together 
     with outlays for benefits earned by veterans of military 
     service shall not be counted as receipts or outlays for 
     purposes of this article.
       ``Section 5. This article shall be implemented and enforced 
     only in accordance with appropriate legislation enacted by 
     Congress, which may rely on estimates of outlays and 
     receipts.
       ``Section 6. This section and section 5 of this article 
     shall take effect upon ratification. All other sections of 
     this article shall take effect beginning with fiscal year 
     2001 or the second fiscal year beginning after its 
     ratification, whichever is later.''.

                              H.J. Res. 1

                         Offered By: Ms. Waters

       Amendment No. 19: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Prior to each fiscal year, Congress shall, by 
     law, adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for such 
     fiscal year in which total outlays are not greater than total 
     receipts. Congress may, by law, amend that statement provided 
     revised outlays are not greater than revised receipts. 
     Congress may provide in that statement for a specific excess 
     of outlays over receipts by a vote directed solely to that 
     subject in which three-fifths of the whole number of each 
     House agree to such excess. Congress and the President shall 
     ensure that actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set 
     forth in such statement.
       ``Section 2. No bill to increase tax revenue or that would 
     have the effect of increasing receipts (including 
     attributable interest) of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
     Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance 
     Trust Fund, or any successor funds, or outlays for 
     disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
     Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, or 
     any successor funds shall become law unless approved by a 
     three-fifths majority of the whole number of each House of 
     Congress.''.
       ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a proposed statement of receipts and 
     outlays for such fiscal year consistent with the provisions 
     of this Article.
       ``Section 4. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     Article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this Article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States faces an imminent 
     and serious military threat to national security and is so 
     declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 
     whole number of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 5. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States except those derived from borrowing and 
     total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States 
     except those for the repayment of debt principal.
       ``Section 6. The amount of the debt of the United States 
     held by the public as of the date this Article takes effect 
     shall become a permanent limit on such debt and there shall 
     be no increase in such amount unless three-fifths of the 
     whole number of each House of Congress shall have passed a 
     bill approving such increase and such bill has become law.
       ``Section 7. All votes taken by the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate under this Article shall be 
     rollcall votes.
       ``Section 8. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     Article by appropriate legislation.
       ``Section 9. This Article shall take effect for the fiscal 
     year 2002 or for the second fiscal year beginning after its 
     ratification, whichever is later.''.

                              H.J. Res. 1

                         Offered By: Ms. Waters

       Amendment No. 20: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
for ratification:
[[Page H411]]
                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Prior to each fiscal year, Congress shall, by 
     law, adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for such 
     fiscal year in which total outlays are not greater than total 
     receipts. Congress may, by law, amend that statement provided 
     revised outlays are not greater than revised receipts. 
     Congress may provide in that statement for a specific excess 
     of outlays over receipts by a vote directed solely to that 
     subject in which three-fifths of the whole number of each 
     House agree to such excess. Congress and the President shall 
     ensure that actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set 
     forth in such statement.
       ``Section 2. No bill to increase tax revenue shall become 
     law unless approved by a three-fifths majority of the whole 
     number of each House of Congress.
       ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a proposed statement of receipts and 
     outlays for such fiscal year consistent with the provisions 
     of this Article.
       ``Section 4. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     Article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this Article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States faces an imminent 
     and serious military threat to national security and is so 
     declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 
     whole number of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 5. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States except those derived from borrowing and 
     total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States 
     except those for the repayment of debt principal.
       ``Section 6. Total receipts of the operating funds shall 
     exclude those derived from net borrowing. Total outlays of 
     the operating funds of the United States shall exclude those 
     for the repayment of debt principal and for capital 
     investments in criminal justice, personal security, and fire 
     prevention, but shall include an annual debt servicing 
     charge.
       ``Section 7. The amount of the debt of the United States 
     held by the public as of the date this Article takes effect 
     shall become a permanent limit on such debt and there shall 
     be no increase in such amount unless three-fifths of the 
     whole number of each House of Congress shall have passed a 
     bill approving such increase and such bill has become law.
       ``Section 8. All votes taken by the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate under this Article shall be 
     roll-call votes.
       ``Section 9. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     Article by appropriate legislation.
       ``Section 10. This Article shall take effect for the fiscal 
     year 2002 or for the second fiscal year beginning after its 
     ratification, whichever is later.''.

                              H.J. Res. 1

                 Offered By: Mr. Watt of North Carolina

       Amendment No. 21: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not 
     exceed total receipts for that fiscal year. Total outlays 
     shall include all outlays of the United States Government 
     except those for repayment of debt principal. Total receipts 
     shall include all receipts of the United States Government 
     except those derived from borrowing.
       ``Section 2. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United 
     States Government for that fiscal year, in which total 
     outlays do not exceed total receipts.
       ``Section 3. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     article for any fiscal year by majority of the whole number 
     of each House by a recorded vote.
       ``Section 4. Congress shall have power to enforce this 
     article by appropriate legislation.
       ``Section 5. This article shall take effect beginning with 
     fiscal year 2002 or with the second fiscal year beginning 
     after its ratification, whichever is later.''.