[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 69 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5194-S5203]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

                                 ______


             THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

                                 ______


                  EXON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3965

  Mr. EXON (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Kerry) proposed 
an amendment to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) setting 
forth the congressional budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal years 
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; as follows:

       Stike all after the first word and insert the following:

     1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997.

       (a) Declaration.--The Congress determines and declares that 
     this resolution is the concurrent resolution on the budget 
     for fiscal year 1997, including the appropriate budgetary 
     levels for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, as 
     required by section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, and including the appropriate levels for fiscal year 
     2002.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     concurrent resolution is as follows:

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997.

                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.
Sec. 102. Debt increase.
Sec. 103. Social Security.
Sec. 104. Major functional categories.
Sec. 105. Reconciliation.

             TITLE II--BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND RULEMAKING

Sec. 201. Discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 202. Extension of pay-as-you-go point of order.
Sec. 203. Extension of Budget Act 60-vote enforcement through 2002.
Sec. 204. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

     SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002:
       (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution--
       (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,092,422,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,146,393,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,195,607,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,244,566,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,309,365,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,389,907,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1997: -$7,929,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: -$2,150,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: -$2,743,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: -$7,224,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: -$1,720,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $16,024,000,000.
       (C) The amounts for Federal Insurance Contributions Act 
     revenues for hospital insurance within the recommended levels 
     of Federal revenues are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1997: $108,053,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $113,226,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $119,361,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $123,737,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $131,641,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $138,131,000,000.
       (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
     of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new 
     budget authority are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,324,976,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,374,596,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,413,101,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,454,719,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,496,341,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,528,343,000,000.
       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,320,969,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,375,663,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,408,058,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,447,184,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,466,082,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,498,409,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1997: $228,597,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $229,270,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $212,451,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $202,618,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $156,717,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $108,502,000,000.
       (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1997: $5,441,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $5,713,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $5,964,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $6,204,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6,495,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,542,900,000,000
       (6) Direct loan obligations.--The appropriate levels of 
     total new direct loan obligations are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1997: $41,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $36,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $36,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $36,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $36,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $36,600,000,000.
       (7) Primary loan guarantee commitments.--The appropriate 
     levels of new primary loan guarantee commitments are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1997: $267,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $267,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $268,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $269,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $270,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $271,300,000,000.

     SEC. 102. DEBT INCREASE.

       The amounts of the increase in the public debt subject to 
     limitation are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1997: $285,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $272,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $251,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $239,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $190,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $147,500,000,000.

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     SEC. 103. SOCIAL SECURITY.

       (a) Social Security Revenues.--For purposes of Senate 
     enforcement under sections 302, 602, and 311 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of revenues of 
     the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
     the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1997: $384,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $401,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $422,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $422,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $463,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $485,700,000,000.
       (b) Social Security Outlays.--For purposes of Senate 
     enforcement under sections 302, 602, and 311 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of outlays of 
     the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
     the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1997: $310,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $323,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $335,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $349,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $363,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $378,800,000,000.

     SEC. 104. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority, budget outlays, new direct 
     loan obligations, and new primary loan guarantee commitments 
     for fiscal years 1997 through 2002 for each major functional 
     category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $254,340,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $260,777,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $258,538,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $256,319,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $263,801,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $257,794,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $192,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $270,288,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $263,258,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $187,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $279,352,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $266,579,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $185,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $287,764,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $278,219,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $183,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,346,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,680,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,333,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,110,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,548,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,880,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,342,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,262,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,887,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,543,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,358,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,311,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,270,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,595,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,346,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,311,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,623,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,103,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,395,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,409,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,115,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,923,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,387,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,409,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,918,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,855,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,087,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,632,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,333,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,970,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,572,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,104,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,796,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,461,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,168,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,590,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,235,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,131,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,033,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,723,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,746,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,039,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,034,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,324,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,045,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,728,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,865,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,036,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,333,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,062,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,627,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,125,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,031,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,949,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,202,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $37,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,616,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,281,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $41,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,424,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,073,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $38,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,931,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,499,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $38,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,761,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,760,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $38,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,964,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,587,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $38,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,961,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,123,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $7,794,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,870,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,611,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,740,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $9,346,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,637,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,084,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,243,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,743,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,586,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,199,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,406,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,736,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,652,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:

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       (A) New budget authority, $10,584,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,695,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,595,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,641,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,825,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,868,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,570,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,709,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,630,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,931,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,856,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $197,340,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,276,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $646,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,787,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $196,750,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,157,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,844,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,763,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $196,253,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,949,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,050,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,759,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $195,883,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,109,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,238,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,745,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $195,375,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,829,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,524,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,740,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $194,875,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,218,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,572,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $36,180,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,641,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $33,213,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $36,870,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $30,880,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $34,615,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $34,188,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $33,653,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $37,937,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $35,286,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $15,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,208,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,602,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,222,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,133,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,759,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,315,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,242,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,133,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,258,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,888,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,265,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,171,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,838,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,314,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,288,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,171,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,652,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,675,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,317,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,202,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,395,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,326,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,343,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,202,000,000.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $53,264,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $51,262,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $16,219,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,469,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $54,486,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $53,678,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $19,040,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $14,760,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $56,313,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $55,041,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $21,781,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $13,854,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $58,040,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $56,664,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $22,884,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $14,589,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $60,723,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $58,906,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $23,978,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,319,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $63,399,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $61,446,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $25,127,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,085,000,000.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $136,886,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $136,272,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $187,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $144,352,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $144,778,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $94,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $151,181,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $151,707,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $158,846,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $159,149,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $164,928,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $163,942,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $176,106,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $174,617,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $193,120,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $191,422,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $209,284,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $207,559,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $222,567,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $220,295,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $236,552,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $234,803,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $252,673,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $250,932,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $272,291,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $269,881,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $231,555,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $239,009,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $244,128,000,000.

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       (B) Outlays, $247,084,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $255,459,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $256,461,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $270,127,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $269,571,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $270,920,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $275,743,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $293,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $290,131,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $__________.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,813,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,831,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,477,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,576,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,220,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,271,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,980,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,031,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,776,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,904,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,608,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,822,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,013,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,557,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $935,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $26,362,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $37,863,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,740,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $962,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $25,925,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $36,589,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $36,990,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $987,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $25,426,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $35,212,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $37,080,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,021,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $24,883,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $37,273,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $36,001,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,189,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $24,298,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,783,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,751,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,194,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $23,668,000,000.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,510,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,237,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,527,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,356,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
     Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,453,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,826,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
     Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,540,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,480,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,783,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,712,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,146,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,981,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,491,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,797,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,158,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,892,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,151,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,941,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,250,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,183,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,819,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,255,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,311,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,957,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $282,247,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $282,347,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $289,354,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $289,354,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $293,938,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $293,938,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $296,606,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $296,606,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $301,875,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $301,875,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $307,543,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $307,543,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (19) The corresponding levels of gross interest on the 
     public debt are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1997: $348,790,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $355,452,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $359,253,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $360,639,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $366,154,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $369,631,000,000.
       (20) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, -$490,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$490,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$20,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$20,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$10,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$10,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$20,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$20,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$12,934,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$12,934,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,783,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,783,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.

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       (21) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, -$43,338,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$43,338,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$35,351,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$35,351,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$34,951,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$34,951,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$37,069,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$37,069,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$38,893,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$38,893,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$59,385,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$59,385,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.

     SEC. 105. RECONCILIATION.

       (a) Reconciliation of Spending Reductions.--
       (1) Senate committees.--Not later than __________, 1996, 
     the committees named in this subsection shall submit their 
     recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate. 
     After receiving those recommendations, the Committee on the 
     Budget shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill 
     carrying out all such recommendations without any substantive 
     revision.
       (A) Committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry.--The 
     Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     provide direct spending (as defined in section 250(c)(8) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985) to reduce outlays $2,282,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 
     and $21,655,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1997 
     through 2002.
       (B) Committee on armed services.--The Senate Committee on 
     Armed Services shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending to reduce outlays 
     $79,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 and $1,828,000,000 for 
     the period of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
       (C) Committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs.--The 
     Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending to reduce outlays $3,291,000,000 in fiscal 
     year 1997 and $1,791,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2002.
       (D) Committee on commerce, science, and transportation.--
     The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     provide direct spending to reduce outlays $134,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 1997 and $37,168,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
     years 1997 through 2002.
       (E) Committee on energy and natural resources.--The Senate 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending to reduce outlays $83,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 
     and $795,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1997 through 
     2002.
       (F) Committee on environment and public works.--The Senate 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending to reduce outlays $23,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 
     and $1,375,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1997 
     through 2002.
       (G) Committee on finance.--The Senate Committee on Finance 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     provide direct spending to reduce outlays $6,734,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 1997 and $187,022,000,000 for the period of 
     fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
       (H) Committee on governmental affairs.--The Senate 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs shall report changes in 
     laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit 
     $840,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 and $9,136,000,000 for the 
     period of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
       (I) Committee on the judiciary.--The Senate Committee on 
     the Judiciary shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending to reduce outlays 
     $0 in fiscal year 1997 and $476,000,000 for the period of 
     fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
       (J) Committee on labor and human resources.--The Senate 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     to reduce outlays $411,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 and 
     $2,877,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1997 through 
     2002.
       (K) Committee on veterans' affairs.--The Senate Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending to reduce outlays 
     $148,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 and $5,284,000,000 for the 
     period of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
             TITLE II--BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND RULEMAKING

     SEC. 201. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       (a) Definition.--As used in this section and for the 
     purposes of allocations made pursuant to section 302(a) or 
     602(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for the 
     discretionary category, the term ``discretionary spending 
     limit'' means--
       (1) with respect to fiscal year 1997, for the discretionary 
     category $496,572,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $539,190,000,000 in outlays;
       (2) with respect to fiscal year 1998, for the discretionary 
     category $501,619,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $534,785,000,000 in outlays;
       (3) with respect to fiscal year 1999, for the discretionary 
     category $504,074,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $531,100,000,000 in outlays;
       (4) with respect to fiscal year 2000, for the discretionary 
     category $509,115,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $530,937,000,000 in outlays;
       (5) with respect to fiscal year 2001, for the discretionary 
     category $518,983,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $521,682,000,000 in outlays; and
       (6) with respect to fiscal year 2002, for the discretionary 
     category $520,292,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $525,624,000,000 in outlays;

     as adjusted for changes in concepts and definitions and 
     emergency appropriations.
       (b) Point of Order in the Senate.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), it 
     shall not be in order in the Senate to consider--
       (A) any revision of this resolution or any concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 
     2001, or 2002 (or amendment, motion, or conference report on 
     such a resolution) that provides discretionary spending in 
     excess of the discretionary spending limit for such fiscal 
     year; or
       (B) any appropriations bill or resolution (or amendment, 
     motion, or conference report on such appropriations bill or 
     resolution) for fiscal year 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, or 
     2002 that would exceed any of the discretionary spending 
     limits in this section or suballocations of those limits made 
     pursuant to section 602(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974.
       (2) Exception.--
       (A) In general.--This section shall not apply if a 
     declaration of war by the Congress is in effect or if a joint 
     resolution pursuant to section 258 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 has been enacted.
       (B) Enforcement of discretionary limits in fy 1997.--Until 
     the enactment of reconciliation legislation pursuant to 
     section 105 of this resolution and for purposes of the 
     application of paragraph (1), only subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (1) shall apply to fiscal year 1997.
       (c) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in the 
     Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
     Members, duly chosen and sworn.
       (d) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of 
     the Chair relating to any provision of this section shall be 
     limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and 
     controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the 
     concurrent resolution, bill, or joint resolution, as the case 
     may be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of 
     the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the 
     Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a 
     point of order raised under this section.
       (e) Determination of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this 
     section, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, new 
     entitlement authority, and revenues for a fiscal year shall 
     be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee 
     on the Budget of the Senate.

     SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF PAY-AS-YOU-GO POINT OF ORDER.

       (a) Purpose.--The Senate declares that it is essential to--
       (1) ensure continued compliance with the balanced budget 
     plan set forth in this resolution; and
       (2) continue the pay-as-you-go enforcement system.
       (b) Point of Order.--
       (1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to 
     consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that 
     would increase the deficit for any one of the three 
     applicable time periods as measured in paragraphs (5) and 
     (6).
       (2) Applicable time periods.--For purposes of this 
     subsection the term ``applicable time period'' means any one 
     of the three following periods:
       (A) The first year covered by the most recently adopted 
     concurrent resolution on the budget.
       (B) The period of the first five fiscal years covered by 
     the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the 
     budget.
       (C) The period of the five fiscal years following the first 
     five fiscal years covered in the most recently adopted 
     concurrent resolution on the budget.
       (3) Direct-spending legislation.--For purposes of this 
     subsection and except as provided in paragraph (4), the term 
     ``direct-spending legislation'' means any bill, joint 
     resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that 
     affects direct spending as that term is defined by and 
     interpreted for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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       (4) Exclusion.--For purposes of this subsection, the terms 
     ``direct-spending legislation'' and ``revenue legislation'' 
     do not include--
       (A) any concurrent resolution on the budget; or
       (B) any provision of legislation that affects the full 
     funding of, and continuation of, the deposit insurance 
     guarantee commitment in effect on the date of enactment of 
     the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.
       (5) Baseline.--Estimates prepared pursuant to this section 
     shall--
       (A) use the baseline used for the most recently adopted 
     concurrent resolution on the budget; and
       (B) be calculated under the requirements of subsections (b) 
     through (d) of section 257 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for fiscal years beyond 
     those covered by that concurrent resolution on the budget.
       (6) Prior surplus.--If direct spending or revenue 
     legislation increases the deficit when taken individually, 
     then it must also increase the deficit when taken together 
     with all direct spending and revenue legislation enacted 
     since the beginning of the calendar year not accounted for in 
     the baseline under paragraph (5)(A), except that the direct 
     spending or revenue effects resulting from legislation 
     enacted pursuant to the reconciliation instructions included 
     in that concurrent resolution on the budget shall not be 
     available.
       (c) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in the 
     Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
     Members, duly chosen and sworn.
       (d) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of 
     the Chair relating to any provision of this section shall be 
     limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and 
     controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or 
     joint resolution, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of 
     three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and 
     sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal 
     of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under 
     this section.
       (e) Determination of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this 
     section, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, and 
     revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis 
     of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the 
     Senate.
       (f) Sunset.--Subsections (a) through (e) of this section 
     shall expire September 30, 2002.

     SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF BUDGET ACT 60-VOTE ENFORCEMENT THROUGH 
                   2002.

       Notwithstanding section 275(b) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as amended by sections 
     13112(b) and 13208(b)(3) of the Budget Enforcement Act of 
     1990), the second sentence of section 904(c) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (except insofar as it 
     relates to section 313 of that Act) and the final sentence of 
     section 904(d) of that Act (except insofar as it relates to 
     section 313 of that Act) shall continue to have effect as 
     rules of the Senate through (but no later than) September 30, 
     2002.

     SEC. 204. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

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


                    MOSELEY-BRAUN AMENDMENT NO. 3966

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following new section:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE USE OF BUDGETARY 
                   SAVINGS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) in August of 1994, the Bipartisan Commission on 
     Entitlement and Tax Reform issued an Interim Report to the 
     President, which found that, ``To ensure that today's debt 
     and spending commitments do not unfairly burden America's 
     children, the Government must act now. A bipartisan coalition 
     of Congress, led by the President, must resolve the long-term 
     imbalance between the Government's entitlement promises and 
     the funds it will have available to pay for them'';
       (2) unless the Congress and the President act together in a 
     bipartisan way, overall Federal spending is projected by the 
     Commission to rise from the current level of slightly over 22 
     percent of the Gross Domestic Product of the United States 
     (hereafter in this section referred as ``GDP'') to over 37 
     percent of GDP by the year 2030;
       (3) the source of that growth is not domestic discretionary 
     spending, which is approximately the same portion of GDP now 
     as it was in 1969, the last time at which the Federal budget 
     was in balance;
       (4) mandatory spending was only 29.6 percent of the Federal 
     budget in 1963, but is estimated to account for 72 percent of 
     the Federal budget in the year 2003;
       (5) social security, medicare and medicaid, together with 
     interest on the national debt, are the largest sources of the 
     growth of mandatory spending;
       (6) ensuring the long-term future of the social security 
     system is essential to protecting the retirement security of 
     the American people.
       (7) The Social Security Trust Fund is projected to begin 
     spending more than it takes in by approximately the year 
     2013, with Federal budget deficits rising rapidly thereafter 
     unless appropriate policy changes are made;
       (8) ensuring the future of medicare and medicaid is 
     essential to protecting access to high-quality health care 
     for senior citizens and poor women and children;
       (9) Federal health care expenses have been rising at double 
     digit rates, and are projected to triple to 11 percent of GDP 
     by the year 2030 unless appropriate policy changes are made; 
     and
       (10) due to demographic factors, Federal health care 
     expenses are projected to double by the year 2030, even if 
     health care cost inflation is restrained after 1999, so that 
     costs for each person of a given age grow no faster than the 
     economy.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--If the sense of the Senate that 
     budget savings in the mandatory spending area should be 
     used--
       (1) to protect and enhance the retirement security of the 
     American people by ensuring the long-term future of the 
     social security system;
       (2) to protect and enhance the health care security of 
     senior citizens and poor Americans by ensuring the long-term 
     future of medicare and medicaid; and
       (3) to restore and maintain Federal budget discipline, to 
     ensure that the level of private investment necessary for 
     long-term economic growth and prosperity is available.
                                 ______


                         KYL AMENDMENT NO. 2967

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       On page 4, line 10, decrease the amount by $90,000,000.
       On page 4, line 11, decrease the amount by $181,000,000.
       On page 4, line 12, decrease the amount by $181,000,000.
       On page 4, line 13, decrease the amount by $181,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, decrease the amount by $85,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20, decrease the amount by $174,000,000.
       On page 4, line 21, decrease the amount by $181,000,000.
       On page 4, line 22, decrease the amount by $181,000,000.
       On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $85,000,000.
       On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $174,000,000.
       On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $181,000,000.
       On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $181,000,000.
       On page 31, line 17, decrease the amount by $90,000,000.
       On page 31, line 18, decrease the amount by $85,000,000.
       On page 31, line 24, decrease the amount by $181,000,000.
       On page 31, line 25, decrease the amount by $174,000,000.
       On page 32, line 6, decrease the amount by $181,000,000.
       On page 32, line 7, decrease the amount by $181,000,000.
       On page 32, line 13, decrease the amount by $181,000,000.
       On page 32, line 14, decrease the amount by $181,000,000.
                                 ______


                        FIRST AMENDMENT NO. 3968

  Mr. FRIST proposed an amendment to amend No. 3965 proposed by Mr. 
Exon to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the end of the pending amendment, add the following:

     SEC.   . COMMON SENSE BUDGETING AMENDMENT.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) President Clinton proposed in his fiscal year 1997 
     budget submission immediate downward adjustments to 
     discretionary caps after the year 2000 if the Congressional 
     Budget Office projected that his budget would not balance in 
     2002;
       (2) the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated 
     that President Clinton's fiscal year 1997 budget submission 
     will incur a deficit of $84,000,000,000 in 2002;
       (3) as a result of CBO's projected deficit in fiscal year 
     2002, the President's budget would trigger drastic reductions 
     in discretionary spending in 2001 and 2002 to reach balance;
       (4) these drastic reductions would have to occur in 
     nondefense programs such as education, environment, crime 
     control, science, veterans, and other human resource 
     programs;
       (5) 100 percent of the nondefense discretionary cuts in the 
     President's budget occur in 2001 and 2002; and
       (6) the inclusion in a budget submission of triggers to 
     make immediate, drastic reductions in discretionary spending 
     is inconsistent with sound budgeting practices and should be 
     recognized as a ``budgetary gimmick'' that is antithetical to 
     legitimate efforts to achieve balance in 2002.

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       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
     the discretionary spending caps should not include triggers 
     that would--
       (1) result in 100 percent of the nondefense discretionary 
     reductions occurring in fiscal years 2001 and 2002; and
       (2) make drastic reductions in nondefense discretionary 
     spending in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (the last 2 years of 
     the budget) for the purpose of achieving a balanced budget in 
     fiscal year 2002.
                                 ______


                FEINGOLD (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3969

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Simon, Mr. Bumpers, and Mr. Robb) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 57; supra, as follows:

       On page 3, line 5, increase the amount by $15,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 6, increase the amount by $20,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 7, increase the amount by $24,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 8, increase the amount by $23,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $23,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $16,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $15,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $20,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 16, increase the amount by $24,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $23,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $23,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $16,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 1, decrease the amount by $15,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 2, decrease the amount by $20,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $24,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $23,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $23,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $16,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by $15,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $20,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $24,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $23,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $23,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $16,000,000,000.
       On page 6, line 13, decrease the amount by $15,000,000,000.
       On page 6, line 14, decrease the amount by $20,000,000,000.
       On page 6, line 15, decrease the amount by $24,000,000,000.
       On page 6, line 16, decrease the amount by $23,000,000,000.
       On page 6, line 17, decrease the amount by $23,000,000,000.
       On page 6, line 18, decrease the amount by $16,000,000,000.
       On page 51, beginning with line 6 strike all through line 
     17.
       On page 55, beginning with line 18 strike all through page 
     56, line 20.
                                 ______


                      FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENT NO. 3970

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FAIRCLOTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to Senate Concurrent Resolution 57; supra, as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING REDUCTION OF THE 
                   NATIONAL DEBT.

       Whereas, S. Con. Res. 57 projects a public debt in Fiscal 
     Year 1997 of $5,400,000,000,000;
       Whereas, S. Con. Res. 57 projects that the public debt will 
     be $6,500,000,000,000 in the Fiscal Year 2002 when the budget 
     resolution projects a unified budget surplus;
       Whereas, this accumulated debt represents a significant 
     financial burden that will require excessive taxation and 
     lost economic opportunity for future generations of the 
     United States;
       Resolved, That, it is the sense of the Senate that any 
     comprehensive legislation sent to the President that balances 
     the budget by a certain date and that is agreed to by the 
     Congress and the President shall also contain a strategy for 
     reducing the national debt of the United States.
                                 ______


                        BOND AMENDMENT NO. 3971

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BOND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
amendment No. 3965; supra, as follows:

       In the pending amendment:
       On page 30, line 5, decrease the amount by $175,000,000.
       On page 30, line 6, decrease the amount by $7,000,000.
       On page 30, line 11, decrease the amount by $907,000,000.
       On page 30, line 12, decrease the amount by $246,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, decrease the amount by $2,256,000,000.
       On page 30, line 18, decrease the amount by $1,920,000,000.
       On page 30, line 23, decrease the amount by $3,621,000,000.
       On page 30, line 24, decrease the amount by $3,033,000,000.
       On page 31, line 4, decrease the amount by $3,302,000,000.
       On page 31, line 5, decrease the amount by $3,124,000,000.
       On page 31, line 10, decrease the amount by $2,355,000,000.
       On page 31, line 11, decrease the amount by $2,187,000,000.
       On page 33, line 5, increase the amount by $175,000,000.
       On page 33, line 6, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
       On page 33, line 12, increase the amount by $907,000,000.
       On page 33, line 13, increase the amount by $246,000,000.
       On page 33, line 19, increase the amount by $2,256,000,000.
       On page 33, line 20, increase the amount by $1,920,000,000.
       On page 34, line 1, increase the amount by $3,621,000,000.
       On page 34, line 2, increase the amount by $3,033,000,000.
       On page 34, line 8, increase the amount by $1,708,000,000.
       On page 34, line 9, increase the amount by $1,552,000,000.
       On page 40, line 23, increase the amount by $1,594,000,000.
       On page 40, line 24, increase the amount by $1,572,000,000.
       On page 41, line 5, increase the amount by $2,355,000,000.
       On page 41, line 6, increase the amount by $2,187,000,000.
       On page 45, line 15, increase the amount by $7,000,000,000.
       On page 45, line 16, increase the amount by 
     $10,952,000,000.
       On page 47, line 9, increase the amount by $175,000,000.
       On page 47, line 11, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
       On page 47, line 13, increase the amount by $907,000,000.
       On page 47, line 14, increase the amount by $246,000,000.
       On page 47, line 16, increase the amount by $2,256,000,000.
       On page 47, line 17, increase the amount by $1,920,000,000.
       On page 47, line 19, increase the amount by $3,621,000,000.
       On page 47, line 20, increase the amount by $3,033,000,000.
       On page 47, line 22, increase the amount by $3,302,000,000.
       On page 47, line 23, increase the amount by $3,124,000,000.
       On page 48, line 2, increase the amount by $2,730,000,000.
       On page 48, line 3, increase the amount by $2,623,000,000.
                                 ______


                       McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 3972

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. McCain submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
Senate Concurrent Resolution 57; supra, as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       ``Sec.   . Sense of the Senate--Truth in Budgeting.--It is 
     the Sense of the Senate that:
       (a) The Congressional Budget Office has scored revenue 
     expected to be raised from the auction of Federal 
     Communications Commission licenses for various services;
       (b) For budget scoring purposes, the Congress has assumed 
     that such auctions would occur in a prompt and expeditious 
     manner and that revenue raised by such auctions would flow to 
     the federal treasury;
       (c) The revenue assumed to be raised from auctions totals 
     billions of dollars;
       (d) The Federal Communications Commission has not yet 
     conducted auctions for all services where auctions were 
     assumed, such as Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) 
     and other subscription services, revenue from which has been 
     assumed in Congressional budgetary calculations and in 
     determining the level of the deficit; and
       (e) The Commission's service rules can dramatically affect 
     license values and auction revenues and therefore the 
     Commission should seek to act expeditiously and without 
     further delay to conduct auctions of licenses in a manner 
     that enhances revenue and increases efficiency for any 
     service for which auction revenues has been scored by the 
     Congressional Budget Office and/or counted for budgetary 
     purposes in an Act of Congress.
                                 ______


                        EXON AMENDMENT NO. 3973

  Mr. EXON proposed an amendment to amendment No. 3965 proposed by him 
to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       In the pending amendment:
       On page 2, line 9, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
       On page 2, line 10, increase the amount by $246,000,000.
       On page 2, line 11, increase the amount by $1,920,000,000.
       On page 2, line 12, increase the amount by $3,033,000,000.

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       On page 2, line 13, increase the amount by $3,124,000,000.
       On page 2, line 14, increase the amount by $2,187,000,000.
       On page 2, line 18, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
       On page 2, line 19, increase the amount by $246,000,000.
       On page 2, line 20, increase the amount by $1,920,000,000.
       On page 3, line 1 increase the amount by $3,033,000,000.
       On page 3, line 2, increase the amount by $3,124,000,000.
       On page 3, line 3, increase the amount by $2,187,000,000.
       On page 33, line 5, increase the amount by $175,000,000.
       On page 33, line 6, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
       On page 33, line 12, increase the amount by $907,000,000.
       On page 33, line 13, increase the amount by $246,000,000.
       On page 33, line 19, increase the amount by $2,256,000,000.
       On page 33, line 20, increase the amount by $1,920,000,000.
       On page 34, line 1, increase the amount by $3,621,000,000.
       On page 34, line 2, increase the amount by $3,033,000,000.
       On page 34, line 8, increase the amount by $1,708,000,000.
       On page 34, line 9, increase the amount by $1,552,000,000.
       On page 40, line 23, increase the amount by $1,594,000,000.
       On page 40, line 24, increase the amount by $1,572,000,000.
       On page 41, line 5, increase the amount by $2,355,000,000.
       On page 41, line 6, increase the amount by $2,187,000,000.
       On page 47, line 10, increase the amount by $175,000,000.
       On page 47, line 11, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
       On page 47, line 13, increase the amount by $907,000,000.
       On page 47, line 14, increase the amount by $246,000,000.
       On page 47, line 16, increase the amount by $2,256,000,000.
       On page 47, line 17, increase the amount by $1,920,000,000.
       On page 47, line 19, increase the amount by $3,621,000,000.
       On page 47, line 20, increase the amount by $3,033,000,000.
       On page 47, line 22, increase the amount by $3,302,000,000.
       On page 47, line 23, increase the amount by $3,124,000,000.
       On page 48, line 2, increase the amount by $2,355,000,000.
       On page 48, line 3, increase the amount by $2,187,000,000.
                                 ______


                       THOMAS AMENDMENT NO. 3974

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. THOMAS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III, insert the following new section:

     SEC. . SENSE OF THE SENATE SUPPORTING BIENNIAL BUDGETING.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that the current budget 
     process--
       (1) results in constant and redundant congressional action 
     on spending measures and budget issues;
       (2) causes instability in financial markets and creates 
     budgetary uncertainty for recipients of Federal funds, 
     thereby inhibiting the efficient operation of these programs; 
     and
       (3) allows insufficient time for Congress to consider 
     national needs as a basis for sound and efficient policy 
     approaches, thereby fostering piecemeal solutions that 
     contribute to unrestrained growth of the Federal Government.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) a biennial budget process would--
       (A) create an orderly, predictable process for 
     consideration of spending decisions responsive to policy 
     priorities and improve congressional control over the Federal 
     budget and therefore promote better accountability to the 
     public;
       (B) provide greater stability and certainty for financial 
     markets, Federal, State, and local government agencies which 
     need sufficient time to plan for the implementation of 
     programs; and
       (C) allow sufficient time for the fulfillment by the 
     Congress of its legislative and oversight responsibilities, 
     including the consideration of authorizing legislation, 
     budget resolutions, appropriations bills, and other spending 
     measures; and
       (2) the Congress should enact legislation in the 104th 
     Congress to establish a biennial budget process.
                                 ______


                 GRAHAM (AND BAUCUS) AMENDMENT NO. 3975

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Baucus) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. 
Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:


             ``medicare fraud and abuse savings trust fund

       ``Sec.  . (a)(1) There is hereby created on the books of 
     the Treasury of the United States in the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund (in this subsection referred to as the 
     `Trust Fund') an expenditure account to be known as the 
     `Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account' (in this 
     subsection referred to as the `Account'). The Account shall 
     consist of such gifts and bequests as may be made as provided 
     in title XVIII of the Social Security Act and amounts 
     appropriated under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Amounts equivalent to 100 percent of the Secretary's 
     estimate of the reductions in outlays in title XVIII that are 
     attributable to Medicare waste, fraud and abuse recoveries, 
     as defined in title XVIII of the Social Security Act--
       ``(A) are hereby appropriated to the Account out of any 
     amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and
       ``(B) in order to assure the solvency of the Medicare 
     system, shall not be considered for purposes of calculating 
     the deficit increase or estimated deficit for any year under 
     section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

     The amounts appropriated by the preceeding sentence shall be 
     transferred from time to time (not less frequently than 
     monthly) from the general fund in the Treasury to the Trust 
     Fund.
                                 ______


                       KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 3976

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING PROGRAMS FOR SENIOR 
                   CITIZENS, CHILDREN AND THE DISABLED.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) 18,000,000 children depend on the medicaid program 
     under title XIX of the Social Security Act;
       (2) 6,000,000 disabled Americans depend on the medicaid 
     program under title XIX of the Social Security Act and are 
     generally unable to qualify for private health insurance 
     coverage, regardless of whether such individuals can afford 
     such insurance; and
       (3) 5,000,000 senior citizens depend on the medicaid 
     program under title XIX of the Social Security Act for 
     assistance with health care services that are not covered 
     under the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act, and medicaid is the sole source of affordable 
     nursing home care for senior citizens, the disabled, and 
     their families.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the reconciliation bill should not include any 
     provisions that reduce Federally mandated eligibility or 
     benefits for programs for senior citizens, children, or the 
     disabled.
                                 ______


                      FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENT NO. 3977

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FAIRCLOTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING WELFARE REFORM.

       Findings.--S. Con. Res. 57 assumes substantial savings from 
     welfare reform; and
       Children born out of wedlock are five times more likely to 
     be poor and about ten times more likely to be extremely poor 
     and therefore are more likely to receive welfare benefits 
     than children from two parent families; and
       High rates of out-of-wedlock births are associated with a 
     host of other social pathologies; for example, children of 
     single mothers are twice as likely to drop out of high 
     school; boys whose fathers are absent are more likely to 
     engage in criminal activities; and girls in single-parent 
     families are three times more likely to have children out of 
     wedlock themselves;
       Therefore, it is the sense of the Senate that any 
     comprehensive legislation sent to the President that balances 
     the budget by a certain date and that includes welfare reform 
     provisions and that is agreed to by the Congress and the 
     President shall also contain to the maximum extent possible a 
     strategy for reducing the rate of out-of-wedlock births and 
     encouraging family formation.
                                 ______


                 KERREY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3978

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. KERREY (for himself, Mr. Simon, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Robb, and Mr. 
Simpson) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to the 
concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON A REDUCTION IN CONSUMER PRICE 
                   INDEX ADJUSTMENTS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying the functional totals in this resolution assume 
     that the consumer

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     price index should be reduced by 0.5 percentage point.
                                 ______


              ROCKEFELLER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3979

  Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. 
Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Ford, Mr. Exon, 
Mr. Harkin, and Ms. Mikulski) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       On page 3, line 5, increase the amount by $100,000,000.
       On page 3, line 6, increase the amount by $3,400,000,000.
       On page 3, line 7, increase the amount by $5,900,000,000.
       On page 3, line 8, increase the amount by $9,200,000,000.
       On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $13,200,000,000.
       On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $18,700,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $100,000,000.
       On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $3,400,000,000.
       On page 3, line 16, increase the amount by $5,900,000,000.
       On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $9,200,000,000.
       On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $13,200,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $18,700,000,000.
       On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $100,000,000.
       On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $3,400,000,000.
       On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $5,900,000,000.
       On page 4, line 11, increase the amount by $9,200,000,000.
       On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by $13,200,000,000.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $18,700,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $100,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $3,400,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $5,900,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $9,200,000,000.
       On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $13,200,000,000.
       On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $18,700,000,000.
       On page 29, line 10, increase the amount by $100,000,000.
       On page 29, line 11, increase the amount by $100,000,000.
       On page 29, line 17, increase the amount by $3,400,000,000.
       On page 29, line 18, increase the amount by $3,400,000,000.
       On page 29, line 24, increase the amount by $5,900,000,000.
       On page 29, line 25, increase the amount by $5,900,000,000.
       On page 30, line 6, increase the amount by $9,200,000,000.
       On page 30, line 7, increase the amount by $9,200,000,000.
       On page 30, line 13, increase the amount by 
     $13,200,000,000.
       On page 30, line 14, increase the amount by 
     $13,200,000,000.
       On page 30, line 20, increase the amount by 
     $18,700,000,000.
       On page 30, line 21, increase the amount by 
     $18,700,000,000.
       On page 49, line 17, decrease the amount by $100,000,000.
       On page 49, line 18, decrease the amount by 
     $50,500,000,000.
                                 ______


               ABRAHAM (AND DOMENICI) AMENDMENT NO. 3980

  Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Domenici) proposed an amendment to 
the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the concurrent resolution, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. .  SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING CHANGES IN THE 
                   MEDICARE PROGRAM.

       (A) Findings.--Congress finds that, in achieving the 
     spending levels specified in this resolution--
       (1) the public Trustees of medicare have concluded that 
     ``the medicare program is clearly unsustainable in its 
     present form'';
       (2) the President has said his goal is to keep the medicare 
     hospital insurance trust fund solvent for more than a decade, 
     but his budget transfers $55 billion of home health spending 
     from medicare part A to medicare part B;
       (3) the transfer of home health spending threatens the 
     delivery of home health services to 3.5 million Medicare 
     beneficiaries;
       (4) such a transfer increases the burden on general 
     revenues, including income taxes paid by working Americans, 
     by $55 billion;
       (5) such a transfer artificially inflates the solvency of 
     the medicare hospital insurance trust fund, misleading the 
     Congress, medicare beneficiaries, and working taxpayers;
       (6) the Director of the Congressional Budget Office has 
     certified that, without such a transfer, the President's 
     budget extends the solvency of the hospital insurance trust 
     fund for only one additional year; and
       (7) without misleading transfers, the President's budget 
     therefore fails to achieve his own stated goal for the 
     medicare hospital insurance trust fund.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that, in achieving the spending levels specified in this 
     resolution, the Congress assumes that the Congress would--
       (1) keep the medicare hospital insurance trust fund solvent 
     for more than a decade, as recommended by the President; and
       (2) accept the President's proposed level of medicare part 
     B savings of $44.1 billion over the period 1997 through 2002; 
     but would
       (3) reject the President's proposal to transfer health 
     spending from one part of medicare to another, which 
     threatens the delivery of home health care services to 3.5 
     million Medicare beneficiaries, artificially inflates the 
     solvency of the medicare hospital insurance trust fund, and 
     increases the burden on general revenues, including income 
     taxes paid by working Americans, by $55 billion.
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                THOMPSON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3981

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. McCain, Mr. Feingold, and 
Mr. Bradley) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to 
the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the resolution, insert the 
     following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 
                   CAMPAIGN FUND.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying the functional totals in this resolution assume 
     that when the Finance Committee meets its outlay and revenue 
     obligations under this resolution the committee should not 
     make any changes in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund 
     or its funding mechanism and should meet its revenue and 
     outlay targets through other programs within its 
     jurisdiction.
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                 BOXER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3982

  Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Kennedy) 
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) 
supra; as follows:

       On page 3, line 5, increase the amount by $1,900,000,000.
       On page 3, line 6, increase the amount by $2,500,000,000.
       On page 3, line 7, increase the amount by $3,200,000,000.
       On page 3, line 8, increase the amount by $2,700,000,000.
       On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $2,600,000,000.
       On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $5,400,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $1,900,000,000.
       On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $2,500,000,000.
       On page 3, line 16, increase the amount by $3,200,000,000.
       On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $2,700,000,000.
       On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $2,600,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $5,400,000,000.
       On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $1,900,000,000.
       On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $2,500,000,000.
       On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $3,200,000,000.
       On page 4, line 11, increase the amount by $2,700,000,000.
       On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by $2,600,000,000.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $5,400,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $1,900,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $2,500,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $3,200,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $2,700,000,000.
       On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $2,600,000,000.
       On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $5,400,000,000.
       On page 27, line 16, increase the amount by $1,900,000,000.
       On page 27, line 17, increase the amount by $1,900,000,000.
       On page 27, line 23, increase the amount by $2,500,000,000.
       On page 27, line 24, increase the amount by $2,500,000,000.
       On page 28, line 6, increase the amount by $3,200,000,000.
       On page 28, line 12, increase the amount by $2,700,000,000.
       On page 28, line 13, increase the amount by $2,700,000,000.
       On page 28, line 19, increase the amount by $2,600,000,000.
       On page 28, line 20, increase the amount by $2,600,000,000.
       On page 29, line 2, increase the amount by $5,400,000,000.
       On page 29, line 3, increase the amount by $5,400,000,000.

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       On page 46, line 12, decrease the amount by 
     $18,300,000,000.
       At the appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the provisions contained 
     in this budget resolution assume Medicaid reforms shall--
       (1) maintain the guarantees in current law for Medicaid 
     coverage of seniors, children, pregnant women, and persons 
     with disabilities;
       (2) preserve current laws protecting spouses and adult 
     children from the risk of impoverishment to pay for long-term 
     nursing home care;
       (3) maintain the current Federal nursing home quality and 
     enforcement standards;
       (4) protect states from unanticipated program costs 
     resulting from economic fluctuations in the business cycle, 
     changing demographics, and natural disasters;
       (5) maintain the successful Federal-State partnership and 
     protect the Federal Treasury against practices that allow 
     States to decrease their fair share of Medicaid funding; and,
       (6) continue to provide coverage of Medicare premiums and 
     cost-sharing payments for low-income Medicare beneficiaries, 
     consistent with current law.

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