[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 22, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5500-S5501]
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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                ABRAHAM (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 4028

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Abraham, for himself, Mr. Coverdell, and Mr. 
Hatch) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 3986 proposed by Mr. 
Wellstone 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:

       In the pending amendment, strike all after ``SEC.   .'' and 
     insert the following:

     SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE PRESIDENT'S 
                   ``COPS'' PROGRAM.

       (a) It is the Sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying the function totals and aggregates in this budget 
     resolution assume:
       (1) full funding for the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund 
     through the Fiscal Year 2002; and
       (2) that administrative funding for the Public Safety and 
     Community Policing grants should be reduced by half of the 
     President's request for the following reasons:
       (A) in an interview with the New York Times on May 12, 
     1996, a senior presidential aide claimed that, under the COPS 
     program, ``43,000 of the 100,000 cops will be on the 
     street'';
       (B) contrary of this claim, in a press conference Thursday, 
     May 16, 1996, Attorney General Janet Reno stated that, ``What 
     I am advised is that there are 17,000 officers that can be 
     identified as being on the streets'' as a result of the COPS 
     program; and
       (C) while the number of police officers actually placed on 
     the streets under the COPS program has lagged far behind the 
     White House's misleading claims, the President's request to 
     fund 310 administrative positions to oversee the COPS program 
     is an excessive $29,185,000.
       The number on page 37, line 17, is deemed to be increased 
     by the amount of $1,900,000,000.
       The number on page 37, line 18, is deemed to be increased 
     by the amount of $3,000,000,000.
       The number on page 37, line 24, is deemed to be increased 
     by the amount of $400,000,000.
       The number on page 37, line 25, is deemed to be increased 
     by the amount of $1,550,000,000.
       The number on page 32, line 6, is deemed to be decreased by 
     the amount of $1,900,000,000.
       The number on page 32, line 7, is deemed to be decreased by 
     the amount of $3,000,000,000.
       The number on page 32, line 13, is deemed to be decreased 
     by the amount of $400,000,000.
       The number on page 32, line 14, is deemed to be decreased 
     by the amount of $1,550,000.
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                      WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 4029

  Mr. WELLSTONE proposed an amendment to amendment No. 3986 proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment, add 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 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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                      ASHCROFT AMENDMENT NO. 4030

  Mr. ASHCROFT proposed an amendment to amendment No. 4000 proposed by 
Mr. Kennedy to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as 
follows:

       Strike all after the first word and insert the following:

     SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING REQUIREMENTS THAT WELFARE 
                   RECIPIENTS BE DRUG-FREE

       In recognition of the fact that American workers are 
     required to be drug-free in the workplace, it is the sense of 
     the Congress that this concurrent resolution on the budget 
     assumes that the State may require welfare recipients to be 
     drug-free as a condition for receiving such benefits and that 
     random drug testing may be used to enforce such requirements.
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                       KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 4031

  Mr. KENNEDY proposed an amendment to amendment No. 4000 proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment, add the following:
       At the end of title III, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DAVIS-BACON.

       Notwithstanding any provision of the committee report on 
     this resolution, it is the sense of the Senate that the 
     provisions in this resolution do not assume the repeal of the 
     Davis-Bacon Act.
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                      SANTORUM AMENDMENT NO. 4032

  Mr. SANTORUM proposed an amendment to amendment No. 4000 proposed by 
Mr. Kennedy to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as 
follows:

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

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DAVIS-BACON.

       Notwithstanding any provision of the committee report on 
     this resolution, it is the sense of the Senate that the 
     provisions in this resolution assume reform of the Davis-
     Bacon Act.
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                        EXON AMENDMENT NO. 4033

  Mr. EXON proposed an amendment to amendment No. 4009 proposed by Mr. 
Gramm to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       Strike all after ``SEC.'' and insert the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON SOLVENCY OF THE MEDICARE TRUST 
                   FUND.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that repeal of certain 
     provisions from the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 
     would move the insolvency date of the HI (Medicare) Trust 
     Fund forward by a full year.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that no provisions in this Budget Resolution should worsen 
     the solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund.
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                        GRAMM AMENDMENT NO. 4034

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Gramm) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 
4009 proposed by Mr. Gramm to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 
57) supra; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment, add the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE CONGRESS THAT THE 1993 INCOME TAX 
                   INCREASE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS SHOULD BE 
                   REPEALED

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that the assumptions 
     underlying this resolution include that--
       (1) the Fiscal Year 1994 budget proposal of President 
     Clinton to raise federal income taxes on the Social Security 
     benefits of senior citizens with incomes as low as $25,000, 
     and those provisions of the Fiscal Year 1994 recommendations 
     of the Budget Resolution and the 1993 Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act in which the 103rd Congress voted to raise 
     federal income taxes on the Social Security benefits of 
     senior citizens with income as low as $34,000 should be 
     repealed;
       (2) that the Senate Budget Resolution should reflect 
     President Clinton's statement that be believed he raised 
     federal taxes too much in 1993; and
       (3) that the Budget Resolution should react to President 
     Clinton's Fiscal Year 1997 budget which documents the fact 
     that in the history of the United States, the total tax 
     burden has never been greater than it is today, therefore
       It is the Sense of the Congress that the assumptions 
     underlying this Resolution include--
       (1) that raising federal income taxes in 1993 on the Social 
     Security benefits of middle-class individuals with income as 
     low as $34,000 was a mistake;
       (2) that the federal income tax hike on Social Security 
     benefits imposed on 1993 by the 103rd Congress and signed 
     into law by President Clinton should be repealed; and
       (3) President Clinton should work with the Congress to 
     repeal the 1993 federal income tax hike on Social Security 
     benefits in a manner that would not adversely affect the 
     Social Security Trust Fund or the Medicare Part A Trust Fund, 
     and should ensure that such repeal is coupled with offsetting 
     reductions in federal spending.
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                McCAIN (AND DOMENICI) AMENDMENT NO. 4035

  Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Domenici) proposed an amendment to 
amendment No. 4013 proposed by Mr. Bumpers to the concurrent resolution 
(S. Con. Res. 57); supra; as follows:

       In amendment No. 4013, strike all after the first word and 
     insert the following:

     SEC.  . CORPORATE SUBSIDIES AND SALE OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS.

       (a) Corporate Subsidies.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the functional levels and aggregate in this budget 
     resolution assume that:
       (1) the federal budget contains ten of billions of dollars 
     in payments, benefits and programs that primarily assist 
     profit-making enterprises and industries rather than provide 
     a clear and compelling public interest;
       (2) corporate subsidies can provide unfair competitive 
     advantages to certain industries and industry segments;
       (3) at a time when millions of Americans are being asked to 
     sacrifice in order to balance the budget, the corporate 
     sector should bear its share of the burden.
       (4) federal payments, benefits, and programs which 
     predominantly benefit a particular industry or segment of an 
     industry, rather than provide a clear and compelling public 
     benefit, should be reformed or terminated in order to provide 
     additional tax relief, deficit reduction, or to achieve the 
     savings necessary to meet this resolution's instructions and 
     levels.
       (b) Sale of Government Assets.--
       (1) Budgetary treatment.--
       (A) In general.--For the purposes of any concurrent 
     resolution on the budget and the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, no amounts realized from the sale of an asset shall be 
     scored with respect to the level of budget authority, 
     outlays, or revenues if such sale would cause an increase in 
     the deficit as calculated pursuant to subparagraph (B).
       (B) Calculation of net present value.--The deficit estimate 
     of an asset sale shall be the net present value of the cash 
     flow from:
       (i) proceeds from the asset sale;
       (ii) future receipts that would be expected from continued 
     ownership of the asset by the Government; and
       (iii) expected future spending by the Government at a level 
     necessary to continue to operate and maintain the asset to 
     generate the receipts estimated pursuant to clause (ii).
       (2) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``sale of an asset'' shall have the same meaning as under 
     section 250(c)(21) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (3) Treatment of loan assets.--For the purposes of this 
     subsection, the sale of loan assets or the prepayment of a 
     loan shall be governed by the terms of the Federal Credit 
     Reform Act of 1990.
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                       BUMPERS AMENDMENT NO. 4036

  Mr. BUMPERS proposed an amendment to amendment No. 4013 proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 57) supra; as follows:

       The pending amendment, as amended, is amended by adding the 
     following:
       Notwithstanding, subsection (b) of this amendment regarding 
     the sale of government assets, the sale of assets shall be 
     treated as follows:
       (1) Budgetary treatment.--For purposes of any concurrent 
     resolution on the budget and the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, no amounts realized from sales of assets shall be 
     scored with respect to the level of budget authority, 
     outlays, or revenues.
       (2) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``sale of an asset'' shall have the same meaning as under 
     section 250(c)(21) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (3) Treatment of loan assets.--For the purposes of this 
     section, the sale of loan assets or the prepayment of a loan 
     shall be governed by the terms of the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990.''

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