[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 214 (Tuesday, January 2, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S19337-S19338]
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            ASSURING ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WORK AND ARE PAID

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
turn to the consideration of the House message to accompany S. 1508, 
the back-to-work bill, and that it be in order for me to offer one 
amendment, the text of which is the following: Striking the expedited 
procedure language; two new sections regarding unemployment 
compensation and leave policy, as requested by the White House; 
legislative language to implement several administrative programs such 
as the Administration on Aging, unemployment insurance--in fact, their 
number probably is seven or eight: Protection and services for 
children, unemployment insurance, District of Columbia, programs for 
Native Americans, veterans that we need to act quickly on so that 
benefits will not be lost and, as I understand, we will have consent to 
offer the legislative language. 

[[Page S19338]]

  We will provide that to the clerks.
  Mr. DORGAN. Reserving the right to object, and I shall not object, I 
will say to the majority leader, Minority Leader Daschle is on the way 
to the White House for a meeting. We have no objection to this request. 
My understanding is that this request will be followed by a second 
unanimous-consent request dealing with a broad continuing resolution, 
and I would like to comment on that as well. But we have no objection 
to this request.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following 
message from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1508) entitled 
     ``An Act to assure that all Federal employees work and are 
     paid'', do pass with the following amendment:
       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 583(a) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
     103-236), as amended by Public Law 104-47, is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting ``March 31, 
     1996''.
       (b) Consultation.--For purposes of any exercise of the 
     authority provided in section 583(a) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
     103-236) prior to January 10, 1996, the written policy 
     justification dated December 1, 1995, and submitted to the 
     Congress in accordance with section 583(b)(1) of such Act, 
     shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 
     583(b)(1) of such Act.

     SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF THE BALANCED BUDGET 
                   BILL.

       (a) Introduction of the Balanced Budget Bill.--The balanced 
     budget bill, which is described in subsection (e), shall be 
     introduced in both the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate on the same day. In the House, the bill shall be 
     introduced by the Chairman of the Budget Committee of the 
     House. In the Senate, the bill shall be introduced by the 
     Majority Leader, after consultation with the Minority Leader.
       (b) Consideration of the Balanced Budget Bill in the 
     House.--Consideration of the balanced budget bill shall be 
     made in order pursuant to a special order reported by the 
     Committee on Rules.
       (c) Consideration of the Balanced Budget Bill in the 
     Senate.--
       (1) Placed on the calendar.--The balanced budget bill 
     introduced in the Senate shall not be referred to committee 
     but shall be placed directly on the Calendar.
       (2) Motion to proceed.--The motion to proceed to the 
     balanced budget bill shall not be debatable and the bill may 
     be proceeded to at any time after it is placed on the 
     Calendar.
       (3) Reconciliation procedures.--The Senate shall consider 
     the balanced budget bill as if it were a reconciliation bill 
     pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, with the following exceptions:
       (A) A motion to recommit shall not be in order.
       (B) All amendments proposed to the balanced budget bill 
     shall be considered as having been read in full, once the 
     amendment is identified by sponsor and number.
       (C) Debate in the Senate on the balanced budget bill, and 
     all amendments, thereto and debatable motions and appeals in 
     connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 
     hours. Upon expiration of the 10 hours of debate, without 
     intervening action, the Senate shall proceed to vote on 
     the final disposition of the balanced budget bill.
       (D) If the Senate has received from the House the balanced 
     budget bill introduced under subsection (a) prior to the vote 
     on final disposition of the Senate bill, the following 
     procedures shall apply:
       (i) The balanced budget bill received from the House shall 
     not be referred to committee and shall be placed on the 
     Calendar.
       (ii) The Senate shall proceed to and consider the balanced 
     budget bill introduced in the Senate, however--
       (I) the vote on final passage shall be on the balanced 
     budget bill received from the House, if it is identical to 
     the balanced budget bill then pending for the vote on final 
     disposition in the Senate; or
       (II) if the balanced budget bill received from the House is 
     not identical to the balanced budget bill then pending for 
     the vote on final disposition in the Senate, following third 
     reading of the Senate bill, the Senate shall, without 
     intervening action or debate, proceed to the House balanced 
     budget bill, strike all after the Enacting Clause, substitute 
     the text of the Senate bill as taken to third reading, adopt 
     the Senate amendment, and vote on the final disposition of 
     the House balanced budget bill, as amended.
       (E) Consideration of House Message shall be limited to 5 
     hours. Debate on any motion necessary to dispose of a House 
     Message on the balanced budget bill shall be limited to 1 
     hour and debate on any amendment to such motion shall be 
     limited to 30 minutes.
       (F) Upon proceeding to any conference report on the 
     balanced budget bill, the bill shall be considered as read. 
     Debate on any conference report on the balanced budget bill 
     shall be limited to 5 hours.
       (4) Waiver of section 306.--Section 306 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act shall not apply to the consideration 
     of the balanced budget bill.
       (d) Revisions to Aggregates, Allocations, and Discretionary 
     Spending Limits.--
       (1) Authority to adjust aggregates and discretionary 
     limits.--For purposes of enforcement under the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 and H. Con. Res. 67 (One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress), upon the introduction of the balanced budget bill 
     in the House and Senate, and again upon submission of a 
     conference report thereon--
       (A) the discretionary spending limits; and
       (B) the appropriate budgetary aggregates,
     as set forth in H. Con. Res. 67, shall be adjusted in 
     accordance with paragraph (3).
       (2) Authority to adjust committee allocations.--For 
     purposes of enforcement under the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 and under H. Con. Res. 67 (One Hundred Fourth Congress), 
     at any time after the introduction of the balanced budget 
     bill, but prior to consideration of that bill in the House or 
     Senate, as the case may be, and again upon submission of a 
     conference report thereon, the allocations to the Committees 
     of the Senate and the House pursuant to sections 302 and 602 
     shall be adjusted in accordance with paragraph (3).
       (3) Adjustments.--The adjustments required by paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) shall be made by the Chairman of the Committee on 
     the Budget of the Senate or the House of Representatives (as 
     the case may be) and shall be consistent with the budgetary 
     impact of the balanced budget bill. The adjusted 
     discretionary spending limits, allocations, and aggregates 
     shall be considered the appropriate limits, allocations, and 
     aggregates for purposes of enforcement of the Congressional 
     Budget Act and for enforcement of provision of H. Con. Res. 
     67 (One Hundred Fourth Congress).
       (4) Reporting revised suballocations.--Following the 
     adjustments made under paragraph (3), the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     may report appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to 
     sections 302(b) and 602(b) of this Act to carry out this 
     subsection.
       (5) Technical adjustments to house allocations.--Upon the 
     enactment of a balanced budget bill introduced under 
     subsection (a), the chairmen of the Committee on the Budget 
     of the House may make necessary technical revisions to the 
     revised allocations made under paragraph (2).
       (e) Balanced budget bill.--As used in this section, the 
     term ``balanced budget bill'' means any bill that achieves a 
     balanced budget not later than fiscal year 2002, which is 
     introduced pursuant to subsection (a).


                           Amendment No. 3114

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I move that the Senate concur in the 
amendment of the House with a further amendment, which I send to the 
desk.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the 
amendment.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kansas [Mr. Dole] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 3114.

  (The text of the amendment will appear in a future edition of the 
Record.)
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the 
motion.
  So the motion was agreed to.
  Mr. DOLE. I think the amendment was adopted in the agreement.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. That is correct. The foregoing 
amendment is agreed to.

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