[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 70 (Friday, May 17, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5270-S5274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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             THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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               WELLSTONE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3985

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

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON TAX REFLIEF PRIORITIES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
     1997 (S. Con. Res. 57) calls for $122 billion in net tax 
     reductions through 2002;
       (2) the Committee Report accompanying the 1997 concurrent 
     resolution (Senate Report 104-271) states, ``The Committee's 
     recommendation would accommodate further tax reform or tax 
     reductions to be offset by the extension of expired tax 
     provisions or corporate and business tax reforms. Should the 
     tax writing committees choose to raise additional revenues 
     through these or other sources, such recipts could be used to 
     offset other tax reform proposals such as estate tax reform, 
     economic growth, fuel excise taxes or other policies on a 
     deficit neutral basis'';
       (3) the tax reductions passed in conjuntion with the fiscal 
     1996 budget (H.R. 2491) included tax breaks which would 
     disproportionately benefit the wealthy and large 
     corporations, such as, reductions in the capital gains tax, 
     exemptions from the alternative minimum tax, reduced tax 
     penalties for corporate raiding of employee pensions, and 
     increased tax incentives for corporations to move jobs 
     overseas; and
       (4) over the last decade, the cost of attending college has 
     almost doubled, rising at twice the rate of inflation.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--The assumptions underlying the 
     reconciliation instructions in this budget resolution assume 
     that it is the sense of the Senate that any tax revenue 
     raised by the Finance Committee to provide gross tax **** *** 
     needed to pay for a per-child tax credit will be used either:
       (1) to finance a tax deduction of $10,000 per year for 
     higher education tuition and student loan interest costs; or
       (2) to reduce the federal budget deficit; and not for tax 
     cuts which disproportionately benefit the wealthy and large 
     corporations.
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                WELLSTONE (AND KERRY) AMENDMENT NO. 3986

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

       At the appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT FUNDS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO 
                   HIRE NEW POLICE OFFICERS.

       (a) It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying the function totals and reconciliation 
     instructions in this budget resolution assume: (1) full 
     funding of the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund; and (2) 
     that sufficient funds will be made available for Public 
     Safety and Community Policing grants to reach the goals of 
     Title I of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
     of 1994 (Public Law 103-266).
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                      WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 3987

  Mr. WELLSTONE proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution (S. 
Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE.

       (a) It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions in 
     this budget resolution assume that Congress will not enact or 
     adopt any legislation that would increase the number of 
     children who are hungry or homeless.
       (b) It is the sense of Congress that the assumptions in 
     this budget resolution assume that in the event legislation 
     enacted to comply with this resolution results in an increase 
     in the number of hungry or homeless children by the end of FY 
     1997, the Congress would revisit the provisions of said 
     legislation which caused such increase and would, as soon as 
     practicable thereafter, adopt legislation which would halt 
     any continuation of such increase.
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               WELLSTONE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3988

  Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
Dodd, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Baucus) proposed an amendment to 
the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON LIHEAP.

       (a) Findings--The Senate finds that:
       (1) Home energy assistance for working and low-income 
     families with children, the elderly on fixed incomes, the 
     disabled, and others who need such aid is a critical part of 
     the social safety net in cold-weather areas during the 
     winter, and a source of necessary cooling aid during the 
     summer;
       (2) LIHEAP is a highly targeted, cost-effective way to help 
     millions of low-income Americans pay their home energy bills. 
     More than two-thirds of LIHEP-eligible households have annual 
     incomes of less than $8000, more than one-half have annual 
     incomes below $6000.
       (3) LIHEAP funding has been substantially reduced in recent 
     years, and cannot sustain further spending cuts if the 
     program is to remain a viable means of meeting the home 
     heating and other energy-related needs of low-income 
     families, especially those in cold-weather states;
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--The assumptions underlying this 
     budget resolution assume that it is the sense of the Senate 
     that the funds made available for LIHEAP for Fiscal Year 1997 
     will be not less than the actual expenditures made for LIHEAP 
     in Fiscal Year 1996.
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               WELLSTONE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3989

  Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Wyden) proposed an 
amendment to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as 
follows:

       At an appropriate place insert the following:

     ``SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE.

       The assumptions underlying functional totals and 
     reconciliation instructions in this budget resolution 
     include:
       (A) Findings.--The Senate finds that:
       (1) Violence against women is the leading cause of physical 
     injury to women. The Department of Justice estimates that 
     over 1 million violent crimes against women are committed by 
     domestic partners annually.
       (2) Domestic violence dramatically affects the victim's 
     ability to participate in the workforce. A University of 
     Minnesota survey reported that one-quarter of battered women 
     surveyed had lost a job partly because of being abused and 
     that over half of these women had been harassed by their 
     abuser at work.
       (3) Domestic violence is often intensified as women seek to 
     gain economic independence through attending school or job 
     training programs. Batterers have been reported to prevent 
     women from attending such programs or sabotage their efforts 
     at self-improvement.
       (4) Nationwide surveys of service providers prepared by the 
     Taylor Institute of Chicago, Document, for the first time, 
     the interrelationship between domestic violence and welfare 
     by showing that between 50% and 80% of women in welfare to 
     work programs are current or past victims of domestic 
     violence.
       (5) The American Psychological Association has reported 
     that violence against women is usually witnessed by their 
     children, who as a result can suffer severe psychological, 
     cognitive and physical damage and some studies have found 
     that children who witness violence in their homes have a 
     greater propensity to commit violent acts in their homes and 
     communities when they become adults.
       (6) Over half of the women surveyed by the Taylor Institute 
     stayed with their batterers because they lacked the resources 
     to support themselves and their children. The surveys also 
     found that the availability of economic support is a critical 
     factor in women's ability to leave abusive situations that 
     threaten themselves and their children.
       (7) Proposals to restructure the welfare programs may 
     impact the availability of the economic support and the 
     safety net necessary to enable poor women to flee abuse 
     without risking homelessness and starvation for their 
     families.
       (B) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that:
       (1) No welfare reform provision should be enacted by 
     Congress unless and until Congress considers whether such 
     welfare reform provisions would exacerbate violence against 
     women and their children, further endanger women's lives, 
     make it more difficult for women to escape domestic violence, 
     or further punish women victimized by violence.

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       (2) Any welfare reform measure enacted by Congress should 
     require that any welfare to work, education, or job placement 
     programs implemented by the States address the impact of 
     domestic violence on welfare recipients.
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                 KERRY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3990

  Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
Dashle, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, 
Mr. Exon, and Mr. Baucus) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       On page 3, line 5, increase the amount by $439,000,000.
       On page 3, line 6, increase the amount by $790,000,000.
       On page 3, line 7, increase the amount by $1,025,000,000.
       On page 3, line 8, increase the amount by $1,195,000,000.
       On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $1,342,000,000.
       On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $1,495,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $439,000,000.
       On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $790,000,000.
       On page 3, line 16, increase the amount by $1,025,000,000.
       On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $1,195,000,000.
       On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $1,342,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $1,495,000,000.
       On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $701,000,000.
       On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $1,036,000,000.
       On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $1,169,000,000.
       On page 4, line 11, increase the amount by $1,280,000,000.
       On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by $1,398,000,000.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $1,674,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $439,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $790,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $1,025,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $1,195,000,000.
       On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $1,342,000,000.
       On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $1,495,000,000.
       On page 15, line 16, increase the amount by $701,000,000.
       On page 15, line 17, increase the amount by $439,000,000.
       On page 15, line 24, increase the amount by $1,036,000,000.
       On page 15, line 25, increase the amount by $790,000,000.
       On page 16, line 7, increase the amount by $1,169,000,000.
       On page 16, line 8, increase the amount by $1,025,000,000.
       On page 16, line 15, increase the amount by $1,280,000,000.
       On page 16, line 16, increase the amount by $1,195,000,000.
       On page 16, line 23, increase the amount by $1,398,000,000.
       On page 16, line 24, increase the amount by $1,342,000,000.
       On page 17, line 7, increase the amount by $1,674,000,000.
       On page 17, line 8, increase the amount by $1,495,000,000.
       On page 52, line 14, increase the amount by $701,000,000.
       On page 52, line 15, increase the amount by $439,000,000.
       On page 52, line 21, increase the amount by $1,036,000,000.
       On page 52, line 22, increase the amount by $790,000,000.
       On page 52, line 24, increase the amount by $1,169,000,000.
       On page 52, line 25, increase the amount by $1,025,000,000.
       On page 53, line 2, increase the amount by $1,280,000,000.
       On page 53, line 3, increase the amount by $1,195,000,000.
       On page 53, line 5, increase the amount by $1,398,000,000.
       On page 53, line 6, increase the amount by $1,342,000,000.
       On page 53, line 8, increase the amount by $1,674,000,000.
       On page 53, line 9, increase the amount by $1,495,000,000.
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                 KERRY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3991

  Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Daschle, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Simon, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
Bingaman, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Exon, and Mr. Pell) 
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) 
supra; as follows:

       On page 3, line 5, increase the amount by $2,200,000,000.
       On page 3, line 6, increase the amount by $7,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 7, increase the amount by $7,900,000,000.
       On page 3, line 8, increase the amount by $8,800,000,000.
       On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $10,300,000,000.
       On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $12,100,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $2,200,000,000.
       On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $7,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 16, increase the amount by $7,900,000,000.
       On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $8,800,000,000.
       On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $10,300,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $12,100,000,000.
       On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $6,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $7,600,000,000.
       On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $8,600,000,000.
       On page 4, line 11, increase the amount by $9,500,000,000.
       On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by $11,300,000,000.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $13,200,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $2,200,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $7,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $7,900,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $8,800,000,000.
       On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $10,300,000,000.
       On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $12,100,000,000.
       On page 25, line 17, increase the amount by $6,000,000,000.
       On page 25, line 18, increase the amount by $2,200,000,000.
       On page 25, line 25, increase the amount by $7,600,000,000.
       On page 26, line 1, increase the amount by $7,000,000,000.
       On page 26, line 8, increase the amount by $8,600,000,000.
       On page 26, line 9, increase the amount by $7,900,000,000.
       On page 26, line 16, increase the amount by $9,500,000,000.
       On page 26, line 17, increase the amount by $8,800,000,000.
       On page 26, line 24, increase the amount by 
     $11,300,000,000.
       On page 26, line 25, increase the amount by 
     $10,300,000,000.
       On page 27, line 7, increase the amount by $13,200,000,000.
       On page 27, line 8, increase the amount by $12,100,000,000.
       On page 52, line 14, increase the amount by $6,000,000,000.
       On page 52, line 15, increase the amount by $2,200,000,000.
       On page 52, line 21, increase the amount by $7,600,000,000.
       On page 52, line 22, increase the amount by $7,000,000,000.
       On page 52, line 24, increase the amount by $8,600,000,000.
       On page 52, line 25, increase the amount by $7,900,000,000.
       On page 53, line 2, increase the amount by $9,500,000,000.
       On page 53, line 3, increase the amount by $8,800,000,000.
       On page 53, line 5, increase the amount by $11,300,000,000.
       On page 53, line 6, increase the amount by $10,300,000,000.
       On page 53, line 8, increase the amount by $13,200,000,000.
       On page 53, line 9, increase the amount by $12,100,000,000.
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                       MURRAY AMENDMENT NO. 3992

  Mrs. MURRAY proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution (S. 
Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III, insert the following:

     SEC. . SENSE OF THE SENATE.

       (a) Assumptions.--The figures contained in this resolution 
     are based on the following assumptions:
       (1) America's children must obtain the necessary skills and 
     tools needed to succeed in the technologically advanced 21st 
     century;
       (2) Executive Order 12999 outlines the need to make modern 
     computer technology an integral part of every classroom, 
     provide teachers with the professional development they need 
     to use new technologies effectively, connect classrooms to 
     the National Information Infrastructure, and encourage the 
     creation of excellent education software;
       (3) many private corporations have donated educational 
     software to schools, which are lacking the necessary computer 
     hardware to utilize this equipment;
       (4) current inventories of excess Federal Government 
     computers are being conducted in each Federal agency; and
       (5) there is no current communication being made between 
     Federal agencies with this excess equipment and the schools 
     in need of these computers.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the functional totals and reconciliation instructions in 
     this budget resolution assume that the General Services

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     Administration should place a high priority on facility 
     direct transfer of excess Federal Government computers to 
     public schools and community-based educational organizations.
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                      CAMPBELL AMENDMENT NO. 3993

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Campbell, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Akaka) proposed an 
amendment to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of title III insert the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FUNDING TO ASSIST YOUTH AT 
                   RISK.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) there is an increasing prevalence of violence and drug 
     use among this country's youth;
       (2) recognizing the magnitude of this problem the Federal 
     Government must continue to maximize efforts in addressing 
     the increasing prevalence of violence and drug use among this 
     country's youth with necessary adherence to budget 
     guidelines;
       (3) the Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that 
     between 1985 and 1994, juvenile arrests for violent crime 
     increased by 75 percent nationwide;
       (4) the United States Attorney General reports that 20 
     years ago, fewer than half our cities reported gang activity 
     and now, a generation later, reasonable estimates indicate 
     that there are more than 500,000 gang members in more than 
     16,000 gangs on the streets of our cities resulting in more 
     than 580,000 gang-related crimes in 1993;
       (5) the Justice Department's Office of Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention reports that in 1994, law enforcement 
     agencies made over 2,700,000 arrests of persons under age 18, 
     with juveniles accounting for 19 percent of all violent crime 
     arrests across the country;
       (6) the Congressional Task Force on National Drug Policy 
     recently set forth a series of recommendations for 
     strengthening the criminal justice and law enforcement 
     effort, including domestic prevention efforts reinforcing the 
     idea that prevention begins at home;
       (7) the Office of National Drug Control Policy reports that 
     between 1991 and 1995, marijuana use among 8th, 10th, and 
     12th graders has increased and is continuing to spiral 
     upward; and
       (8) the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention reports that 
     in 1993, substance abuse played a role in over 70 percent of 
     rapes, over 60 percent of incidents of child abuse, and 
     almost 60 percent of murders nationwide.
       (6) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the functional totals underlying this concurrent 
     resolution on the budget assume that--
       (1) sufficient funding should be provided to programs which 
     assist youth at risk to reduce illegal drug use and the 
     incidence of youth crime and violence;
       (2) priority should be given to determine ``what works'' 
     through scientifically recognized, independent evaluations of 
     existing programs to maximize the Federal investment; and
       (3) efforts should be made to ensure coordination and 
     eliminate duplication among federally supported at-risk youth 
     programs.
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              MOSELEY-BRAUN (AND SIMON) AMENDMENT NO. 3994

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Ms. Moseley-Braun, for herself and Mr. Simon) 
proposed an amendment 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.--It is 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.
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                         KYL AMENDMENT NO. 3995

  Mr. KYL proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. 
Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING A SUPERMAJORITY 
                   REQUIREMENT FOR RAISING TAXES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the Nation's current tax system is indefensible, being 
     overly complex, burdensome, and severely limiting to economic 
     opportunity for all Americans;
       (2) fundamental tax reform should be undertaken as soon as 
     practicable to produce a tax system that is fairer, flatter, 
     and simpler; that promotes, rather than punishes, job 
     creation; that eliminates unnecessary paperwork burdens on 
     America's businesses; that recognizes the fact that families 
     are performing the most important work of our society; that 
     provides incentives for Americans who save for the future in 
     order to build a better life for themselves and their 
     families; that allows Americans, especially the middle class, 
     to keep more of what they earn, but that raises enough money 
     to fund a leaner, more efficient Federal Government; and that 
     allows Americans to compute their taxes easily; and
       (3) the stability and longevity of any new tax system 
     designed to achieve these goals should be guaranteed with a 
     supermajority vote requirement so that Congress cannot easily 
     raise tax rates, impose new taxes, or otherwise increase the 
     amount of a taxpayer's income that is subject to tax.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that this concurrent resolution on the budget assumes 
     fundamental tax reform should be accompanied by a proposal to 
     amend the Constitution of the United States to require a 
     supermajority vote in each House of Congress to approve tax 
     increases.
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                         KYL AMENDMENT NO. 3996

  Mr. KYL proposed an amendment 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.
                                 ______


                       KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 3997

  Mr. KENNEDY proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution (S. 
Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following new section:

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     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING ADDITIONAL CHARGES 
                   UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) senior citizens must spend more than 1 dollar in 5 of 
     their limited incomes to purchase the health care they need;
       (2) \2/3\ of spending under the medicare program under 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act is for senior citizens 
     with annual incomes of less than $15,000;
       (3) senior citizens cannot afford physician fee mark-ups 
     that are not covered under the medicare program or premium 
     overcharges; and
       (4) senior citizens enrolling in private insurance plans 
     receiving medicare capitation payments are currently 
     protected against excess charges by health providers and 
     additional premium charges by the plan for services covered 
     under the medicare program.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that any reconciliation bill considered during the second 
     session of the 104th Congress should maintain the existing 
     prohibitions against additional charges by providers under 
     the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act (``balance billing''), and any premium surcharges for 
     services covered under such program that are levied on senior 
     citizens enrolled in private insurance plans in lieu of 
     conventional medicare.
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              KENNEDY (AND DODD) AMENDMENTS NOS. 3998-3999

  Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Dodd) proposed two amendments to the 
concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3998

       At the appropriate place insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING NURSING HOME 
                   STANDARDS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) prior to the enactment of subtitle C of title IV of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, deplorable 
     conditions and shocking abuse of senior citizens and the 
     disabled in nursing homes was widespread; and
       (2) the enactment and implementation of such subtitle has 
     brought major improvements in nursing home conditions and 
     substantially reduced abuse of senior citizens.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that any reconciliation bill considered during the second 
     session of the 104th Congress should not include any changes 
     in Federal nursing home quality standards or the Federal 
     enforcement of such standards.
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                           Amendment No. 3999

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING NURSING HOME CARE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) under current Federal law--
       (A) protections are provided under the medicaid program 
     under title XIX of the Social Security Act to prevent the 
     impoverishment of spouses of nursing home residents;
       (B) prohibitions exist under such program to prevent the 
     charging of adult children of nursing home residents for the 
     cost of the care of such residents;
       (C) prohibitions exist under such program to prevent a 
     State from placing a lien against the home of a nursing home 
     resident, if that home was occupied by a spouse or dependent 
     child; and
       (D) prohibitions exist under such program to prevent a 
     nursing home from charging amounts above the medicaid 
     recognized charge for medicaid patients or requiring a 
     commitment to make private payments prior to receiving 
     medicaid coverage as a condition of admission; and
       (2) family members of nursing home residents are generally 
     unable to afford the high cost of nursing home care, which 
     ranges between $30,000 and $60,000 a year.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that provisions of the medicaid program under title XIX of 
     the Social Security Act that protect families of nursing home 
     residents from experiencing financial ruin as the price of 
     securing needed care for their loved ones should be retained, 
     including--
       (1) spousal impoverishment rules;
       (2) prohibitions against charging adult children of nursing 
     home patients for the cost of their care;
       (3) prohibitions against liens on the homes of nursing home 
     residents occupied by a spouse or dependent child; and
       (4) prohibitions against nursing homes requiring private 
     payments prior to medicaid coverage as a condition of 
     admission or allowing charges in addition to medicaid 
     payments for covered patients.
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                       KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 4000

  Mr. KENNEDY proposed an amendment 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 CONCERNING THE DAVIS BACON ACT.

       Notwithstanding any provisions in the report of the 
     Committee on the Budget to accompany S. Con. Res. 57, it is 
     the Sense of the Senate that the provisions in this Budget 
     Resolution assume no changes to the Davis Bacon Act.
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                  BYRD (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 4001

  Mr. BYRD (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. 
Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
Johnston, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Dorgan) proposed an 
amendment to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as 
follows:

       On page 3, line 5, increase the amount by $6,300,000,000.
       On page 3, line 6, increase the amount by $12,700,000,000.
       On page 3, line 7, increase the amount by $10,600,000,000.
       On page 3, line 8, increase the amount by $11,700,000,000.
       On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $9,700,000,000.
       On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $13,800,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $6,300,000,000.
       On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $12,700,000,000.
       On page 3, line 16, increase the amount by $10,600,000,000.
       On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $11,700,000,000.
       On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $9,700,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $13,800,000,000.
       On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $7,400,000,000.
       On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $12,400,000,000.
       On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $17,100,000,000.
       On page 4, line 11, increase the amount by $15,300,000,000.
       On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by $31,200,000,000.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $22,300,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $6,300,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $12,700,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $10,600,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $11,700,000,000.
       On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $9,700,000,000.
       On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $13,800,000,000.
       On page 42, line 2, increase the amount by $7,400,000,000.
       On page 42, line 3, increase the amount by $6,300,000,000.
       On page 42, line 8, increase the amount by $12,400,000,000.
       On page 42, line 9, increase the amount by $12,700,000,000.
       On page 42, line 15, increase the amount by 
     $17,100,000,000.
       On page 42, line 16, increase the amount by 
     $10,600,000,000.
       On page 42, line 22, increase the amount by 
     $15,300,000,000.
       On page 42, line 23, increase the amount by 
     $11,700,000,000.
       On page 43, line 5, increase the amount by $31,200,000,000.
       On page 43, line 6, increase the amount by $9,700,000,000.
       On page 43, line 12, increase the amount by 
     $22,300,000,000.
       On page 43, line 13, increase the amount by 
     $13,800,000,000.
       On page 52, strike line 9 through line 25; and
       On page 53 strike line 1 through line 9 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(1) with respect to fiscal year 1997, for the 
     discretionary category $496,600,000 in new budget authority 
     and $539,200,000 in outlays;
       ``(2) with respect to fiscal year 1998, for the 
     discretionary category $501,600,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $534,800,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(3) with respect to fiscal year 1999, for the 
     discretionary category $504,100,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $531,100,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(4) with respect to fiscal year 2000, for the 
     discretionary category $509,100,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $530,900,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(5) with respect to fiscal year 2001, for the 
     discretionary category $519,000,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $521,700,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(6) with respect to fiscal year 2002, for the 
     discretionary category $520,300,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $525,600,000,000 in outlays;
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                  LOTT (AND SMITH) AMENDMENT NO. 4002

  Mr. LOTT. (for himself and Mr. Smith) proposed an amendment 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 CONGRESS ON REIMBURSEMENT OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES FOR OPERATIONS SOUTHERN WATCH AND 
                   PROVIDE COMFORT.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) as of May 1996, the United States has spent 
     $2,937,000,000 of United States taxpayer funds since the 
     conclusion of the Gulf War in

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     1991 for the singular purpose of protecting the Kurdish and 
     Sunni population from Iraqi aggression;
       (2) the President's defense budget request for 1997 
     includes an additional $590,100,000 for Operations Southern 
     Watch and Provide Comfort, both of which are designed to 
     restrict Iraqi military aggression against the Kurdish and 
     Sunni people of Iraq;
       (3) costs for these military operations constitute part of 
     the continued budget deficit of the United States; and
       (4) United Nations Security Council Resolution 986 (1995) 
     would allow Iraq to sell up to $1,000,000,000 in petroleum 
     and petroleum products every 90 days, for an initial period 
     of 180 days.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the assumptions underlying the functional totals in this 
     resolution assume that--
       (1) the President should instruct the United States 
     Permanent Representative to the United Nations to seek 
     modification of Security Council Resolution 986 (1995), to 
     specifically mandate and authorize the reimbursement of the 
     United States for costs associated with Operations Southern 
     Watch and Provide Comfort out of revenues generated by any 
     sale of petroleum or petroleum-related products originating 
     from Iraq;
       (2) in the event that the United States Permanent 
     Representative to the United Nations fails to modify the 
     terms of Resolution 986 (1995) as called for in paragraph 
     (1), the President should reject any United Nations-
     negotiated agreement to implement Security Council Resolution 
     986 (1995);
       (3) the President should take the necessary steps to ensure 
     that--
       (A) any effort by the United Nations to temporarily lift 
     the trade embargo for humanitarian purposes, specifically the 
     sale of petroleum or petroleum products, restricts all 
     revenues from such sale from being diverted to benefit the 
     Iraqi military, and
       (B) the temporary lifting of the trade embargo does not 
     encourage other countries to take steps to begin promoting 
     commercial relations with the Iraqi military in expectation 
     that sanctions will be permanently lifted; and
       (4) revenues reimbursed to the United States from the oil 
     sale authorized by the United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 986 should be used to reduce the Federal budget 
     deficit.
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               SIMPSON (AND MOYNIHAN) AMENDMENT NO. 4003

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

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . ACCURATE INDEX FOR INFLATION.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) a significant portion of Federal expenditures and 
     revenues are indexed to measurements of inflation; and
       (2) a variety of inflation indices exists which vary 
     according to the accuracy with which such indices measure 
     increases in the cost of living; and
       (3) Federal government usage of inflation indices which 
     overstate true inflation has the demonstrated effect of 
     accelerating Federal spending, increasing the Federal budget 
     deficit, increasing Federal borrowing, and thereby enlarging 
     the projected burden on future American taxpayers.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the assumptions underlying this budget resolution 
     include that all Federal spending and revenues which are 
     indexed for inflation should be calibrated by the most 
     accurate inflation indices which are available to the Federal 
     government.
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                      COVERDELL AMENDMENT NO. 4004

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Coverdell) proposed an amendment 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 FEDERAL RETREATS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying the functional totals in this resolution assume 
     that all Federal agencies will refrain from using Federal 
     funds for expenses incurred during training sessions or 
     retreats off of Federal property, unless Federal property is 
     not available.
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                 BAUCUS (AND BURNS) AMENDMENT NO. 4005

  Mr. EXON (for Mr. Baucus for himself and Mr. Burns) proposed an 
amendment 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 REGARDING THE ESSENTIAL AIR 
                   SERVICE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the essential air service program of the Department of 
     Transportation under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 
     49, United States Code--
       (A) provides essential airline access to isolated rural 
     communities across the United States;
       (B) is necessary for the economic growth and development of 
     rural communities;
       (C) connects small rural communities to the national air 
     transportation system of the United States;
       (D) is a critical component of the national transportation 
     system of the United States; and
       (E) provides air service to 108 communities in 30 States; 
     and
       (2) the National Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive 
     Airline Industry established under section 204 of the Airport 
     and Airway Safety, Capacity, Noise Improvement, and 
     Intermodal Transportation Act of 1992 recommended maintaining 
     the essential air service program with a sufficient level of 
     funding to continue to provide air service to small 
     communities.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the essential air service program of the Department of 
     Transportation under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 
     49, United States Code, should receive a sufficient level of 
     funding to continue to provide air service to small rural 
     communities that qualify for assistance under the program.
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               HUTCHISON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 4006

  Mr. EXON (for Mrs. Hutchison, for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Dole, 
Mr. Roth, Ms. Snowe, and Mrs. Feinstein) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       Insert at the appropriate place:
       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that the assumptions of 
     this budget resolution take into account that--
       (1) by teaching and feeding our children and caring for our 
     elderly, American homemakers are an important, vital part of 
     our society;
       (2) homemakers' retirement needs are the same as all 
     Americans, and thus they need every opportunity to save and 
     invest for retirement;
       (3) because they are living on a single income, homemakers 
     and their spouses often have less income for savings;
       (4) individual retirement accounts are provided by the 
     Congress in the Internal Revenue Code to assist Americans for 
     retirement savings;
       (5) currently, individual retirement accounts permit 
     workers other than homemakers to make deductible 
     contributions of $2,000 a year, but limit homemakers to 
     deductible contributions of $250 a year; and
       (6) limiting homemakers individual retirement account 
     contributions to an amount less than the contributions of 
     other workers discriminates against homemakers.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the revenue level assumed in this budget resolution 
     provides for legislation to make individual retirement 
     account deductible contribution limits for homemakers equal 
     to the individual retirement account deductible contribution 
     limits for all other American workers, and that the Congress 
     and the President should immediately approve such legislation 
     in the appropriate reconciliation vehicle.

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                 GRAHAM (AND BAUCUS) AMENDMENT NO. 4007

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

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERATION OF RECONCILIATION 
                   LEGISLATION THAT DIVERTS SAVINGS ACHIEVED 
                   THROUGH MEDICARE WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE 
                   ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN 
                   IMPROVING THE SOLVENCY OF THE MEDICARE FEDERAL 
                   HOSPITAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND.

       (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
     to consider any reconciliation bill, conference report on a 
     reconciliation bill, or any other legislation that would use 
     savings achieved through medicare waste, fraud, and abuse 
     enforcement activities as offsets for purposes other than 
     improving the solvency of the Medicare Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund.
       (b) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in the 
     Senate by a three-fifths majority vote of the Members duly 
     chosen and sworn, or by the unanimous consent of the Senate.
       (c) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of 
     the Chair relating to 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 conference report, 
     as the case may be. An affirmative three-fifths vote of the 
     Members duly chosen and sworn or unanimous consent of the 
     Senate shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal 
     of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under 
     this provision.

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