[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 21, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4899-S4910]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                  CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET

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                  HATCH (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 297

  Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Kerry) proposed an 
amendment to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 27) setting forth 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; as follows:

       On page 3, line 3, increase the amount by 6,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 4, increase the amount by 6,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 5, increase the amount by 6,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 6, increase the amount by 6,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 7, increase the amount by 6,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by 6,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by 6,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by 6,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by 6,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by 6,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by 3,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by 3,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by 4,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by 3,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by 3,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by 4,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by 3,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by 3,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by 2,000,000,000.

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       On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by 1,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by 1,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 1, reduce the amount by 3,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 2, reduce the amount by 6,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 3, reduce the amount by 8,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 4, reduce the amount by 9,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 5, reduce the amount by 10,000,000,000.
       On page 23, line 8, increase the amount by 3,000,000,000.
       On page 23, line 9, increase the amount by 3,000,000,000.
       On page 23, line 15, increase the amount by 3,000,000,000.
       On page 23, line 16, increase the amount by 3,000,000,000.
       On page 23, line 22, increase the amount by 4,000,000,000.
       On page 23, line 23, increase the amount by 4,000,000,000.
       On page 24, line 5, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
       On page 24, line 6, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
       On page 24, line 12, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
       On page 24, line 13, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
       On page 39, line 22, reduce the amount by 500,000,000.
       On page 39, line 23, reduce the amount by 2,000,000,000.
       On page 40, line 16, reduce the amount by 4,500,000,000.
       On page 40, line 17, reduce the amount by 18,000,000,000.
       On page 41, line 7, reduce the amount by 6,000,000,000.
       On page 41, line 8, reduce the amount by 30,000,000,000.
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                   FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENTS NOS. 298-300

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FAIRCLOTH submitted three amendments intended to be proposed by 
him to an amendment submitted to the concurrent resolution, Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 298

       At the end of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert 
     the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING THE REPEAL OF THE 
                   DAVIS-BACON ACT.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the provisions of this 
     resolution assume that the Davis-Bacon Act will be repealed 
     in order to eliminate its wasteful rules and requirements, 
     which the Congressional Research Service reported will save 
     the federal highway aid program $721 million per year, and 
     thus to maximize the value of the limited taxpayer dollars in 
     the federal highway aid program.
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                           Amendment No. 299

       At the end of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert 
     the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING THE USE OF TAXPAYER 
                   FUNDS TO SUBSIDIZE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE UNION 
                   ACTIVITIES RATHER THAN HEALTH INSURANCE FOR 
                   CHILDREN.

       It is the sense of the Senate that, as tens of millions of 
     taxpayer dollars are used to subsidize federal employee union 
     activities, federal funds should not be used for these union 
     subsidies and that such funds should be used for efforts to 
     provide health insurance to uncovered children.
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                           Amendment No. 300

       At the end of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert 
     the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES OF 
                   FEDERAL EMPLOYEE UNIONS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the provisions of this 
     resolution assume that monies from the social security and 
     Medicare trust funds will not be used for expenditures for 
     official time for employees of the Social Security 
     Administration and the Department of Health and Human 
     Services.
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                        INHOFE AMENDMENT NO. 301

  Mr. INHOFE proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:

     SEC.  . BALANCED UNIFIED BUDGET AFTER 2001.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it 
     shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any budget 
     resolution or conference report on a budget resolution for 
     fiscal year 2002 and any fiscal year thereafter (or amendment 
     or motion on such a resolution or conference report) that 
     would cause a unified budget deficit for the budget year or 
     any of the 4 fiscal years following the budget year.
       (b) Exception.--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.
       (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.
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                    HOLLINGS AMENDMENTS NOS. 302-306

  Mr. HOLLINGS proposed five amendments to the concurrent resolution, 
Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 302

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . HIGHWAY TRUST FUND NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR 
                   DEFICIT PURPOSES.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying this Budget resolution assume that the receipts 
     and disbursements of the Highway Trust Fund--
       (1) should not be included in the totals of--
       (A) the Budget of the United States government as submitted 
     by the President under section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code; or
       (B) the Congressional Budget (including allocations of 
     budget authority and outlays provided in the Congressional 
     Budget);
       (2) should not be--
       (A) considered to be part of any category (as defined in 
     section 250(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(4))) of 
     discretionary appropriations; or
       (B) subject to the discretionary spending limits 
     established under section 251(b) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b));
       (3) should not be subject to sequestration under section 
     251(a) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 901(a)); and
       (4) should be exempt from any general budget limitation 
     imposed by statute on expenditures and net lending (budget 
     outlays) of the United States government.
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                           Amendment No. 303

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT 
                   FOR DEFICIT PURPOSES.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying the Budget resolution that the receipts and 
     disbursements of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund--
       (1) should not be included in the totals of--
       (A) the Budget of the United States government as submitted 
     by the President under section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code; or
       (B) the Congressional Budget (including allocations of 
     budget authority and outlays provided in the Congressional 
     Budget);
       (2) should not be--
       (A) considered to be part of any category (as defined in 
     section 250(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(4))) of 
     discretionary appropriations; or
       (B) subject to the discretionary spending limits 
     established under section 251(b) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b));
       (3) should not be subject to sequestration under section 
     251(a) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 901(a)); and
       (4) should be exempt from any general budget limitation 
     imposed by statute on expenditures and net lending (budget 
     outlays) of the United States government.
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                           Amendment No. 304

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . MILITARY RETIREMENT TRUST FUNDS NOT TAKEN INTO 
                   ACCOUNT FOR DEFICIT PURPOSES.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying this Budget resolution assume that the receipts 
     and disbursements of the retirement and disability trust 
     funds for members of the Armed Forces of the United States--
       (1) should not be included in the totals of--
       (A) the Budget of the United States government as submitted 
     by the President under section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code; or
       (B) the Congressional Budget (including allocations of 
     budget authority and outlays provided in the Congressional 
     Budget);
       (2) should not be--
       (A) considered to be part of any category (as defined in 
     section 250(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(4))) of 
     discretionary appropriations; or
       (B) subject to the discretionary spending limits 
     established under section 251(b) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b));

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       (3) should not be subject to sequestration under section 
     251(a) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 901(a)); and
       (4) should be exempt from any general budget limitation 
     imposed by statute on expenditures and net lending (budget 
     outlays) of the United States government.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 305

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT TRUST FUNDS NOT TAKEN INTO 
                   ACCOUNT FOR DEFICIT PURPOSES.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying this Budget resolution assume that the receipts 
     and disbursements of the retirement and disability trust 
     funds for civilian employees of the United States--
       (1) should not be included in the totals of--
       (A) the Budget of the United States government as submitted 
     by the President under section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code; or
       (B) the Congressional Budget (including allocations of 
     budget authority and outlays provided in the Congressional 
     Budget);
       (2) should not be--
       (A) considered to be part of any category (as defined in 
     section 250(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(4))) of 
     discretionary appropriations; or
       (B) subject to the discretionary spending limits 
     established under section 251(b) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b));
       (3) should not be subject to sequestration under section 
     251(a) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 901(a)); and
       (4) should be exempt from any general budget limitation 
     imposed by statute on expenditures and net lending (budget 
     outlays) of the United States government.
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                           Amendment No. 306

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION TRUST FUND NOT TAKEN INTO 
                   ACCOUNT FOR DEFICIT PURPOSES.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying this Budget resolution assume that the receipts 
     and disbursements of the Federal Unemployment Compensation 
     Trust Fund--
       (1) should not be included in the totals of--
       (A) the Budget of the United States government as submitted 
     by the President under section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code; or
       (B) the Congressional Budget (including allocations of 
     budget authority and outlays provided in the Congressional 
     Budget);
       (2) should not be--
       (A) considered to be part of any category (as defined in 
     section 250(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(4))) of 
     discretionary appropriations; or
       (B) subject to the discretionary spending limits 
     established under section 251(b) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b));
       (3) should not be subject to sequestration under section 
     251(a) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 901(a)); and
       (4) should be exempt from any general budget limitation 
     imposed by statute on expenditures and net lending (budget 
     outlays) of the United States government.
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                       DOMENICI AMENDMENT NO. 307

  Mr. DOMENICI proposed an amendment to amendment No. 297 proposed by 
Mr. Hatch to the concurrent resolution. Senate Concurrent Resolution 
27, supra; as follows:

       On page 3, line 3, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 3, line 4, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 3, line 5, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 3, line 6, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 3, line 7, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 5, line 4, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 5, line 5, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 23, line 8, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 23, line 9, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 23, line 15, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 23, line 16, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 23, line 22, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 23, line 23, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 24, line 5, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 24, line 6, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 24, line 12, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 24, line 13, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 39, line 22, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 39, line 23, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 40, line 16, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 40, line 17, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 41, line 7, increase the amount by 0.
       On page 41, line 8, increase the amount by 0.
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                         KYL AMENDMENT NO. 308

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ADDITIONAL TAX CUTS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that nothing in this 
     resolution shall be construed as prohibiting Congress from 
     providing additional tax relief in fiscal year 1998 or future 
     years if the cost of such tax relief is offset by reductions 
     in discretionary or mandatory spending, or increases in 
     revenue from alternative sources.
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                  KERRY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 309

  Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Moseley-Braun, 
Mr. Wellstone, Ms. Mikulski, and Mrs. Murray) proposed an amendment to 
the concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND IN THE SENATE.

       (a) In General.--In the Senate, revenue and spending 
     aggregates may be changed and allocations may be revised for 
     legislation that provides funding for early childhood 
     development programs for children ages zero to six provided 
     that the legislation which changes revenues or changes 
     spending will not increase the deficit for--
       (1) fiscal year 1998;
       (2) the period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002; or
       (3) the period of fiscal years 2002 through 2007.
       (b) Revised allocations.--
       (1) Adjustments for legislation.--Upon the consideration of 
     legislation pursuant to subsection (a), the Chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the Senate may file with the 
     Senate appropriately revised allocations under sections 
     302(a) and 602(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and 
     revised functional levels and aggregates to carry out this 
     section. These revised allocations, functional levels, and 
     aggregates shall be considered for the purposes of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as allocations, functional 
     levels and aggregates contained in this resolution.
       (2) Adjustments for amendments.--If the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget submits an adjustment under this 
     section for legislation in furtherance of the purpose 
     described in subsection (a) upon the offering of an amendment 
     to that legislation that would necessitate such a submission, 
     the chairman shall submit to the Senate appropriately revised 
     allocations under sections 302(a) and 602(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and revised functional 
     levels and aggregates to carry out this section. These 
     revised allocations, functional levels, and aggregates shall 
     be considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 as allocations, functional levels and aggregates 
     contained in this resolution.
       (c) Reporting revised allocations.--The appropriate 
     committee shall report appropriately revised allocations 
     pursuant to sections 302(b) and 602(b) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 to carry out this section.
                                 ______
                                 

                 DORGAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 310

  Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Ford, and Mr. 
Reid) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 27, supra, as follows:

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

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND BALANCING 
                   THE BUDGET.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--

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       (1) This budget resolution is projected to balance the 
     unified budget of the United States in fiscal year 2002;
       (2) Section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 
     requires that the deficit be computed without counting the 
     annual surpluses of the Social Security trust funds; and
       (3) If the deficit were calculated according to the 
     requirements of Section 13301, this budget resolution would 
     be projected to result in a deficit of $108.7 billion in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the assumptions underlying this budget resolution assume 
     that after balancing the unified Federal budget, the Congress 
     should continue efforts to reduce the on-budget deficit, so 
     that the Federal budget will be balanced according to the 
     requirements of Section 13301, without counting Social 
     Security surpluses.
                                 ______
                                 

                 WARNER (AND BAUCUS) AMENDMENT NO. 311

  Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Baucus) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, to the concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent 
Resolution 27, supra, as follows:

       At the end of the resolution, add the following new title:

    TITLE IV--TRANSPORTATION REVENUES USED SOLELY FOR TRANSPORTATION

     SEC. 401. READJUSTMENTS.

       Levels of new budget authority and outlays set forth in 
     function 400 in section 103 shall be increased as follows:
       (1) for fiscal year 1998, by $0 in outlays and by $0 in new 
     budget authority;
       (2) for fiscal year 1999, by $770,000,000 in outlays and by 
     $3,600,000,000 in new budget authority;
       (3) for fiscal year 2000, by $2,575,000,000 in outlays and 
     by $4,796,000,000 in new budget authority;
       (4) for fiscal year 2001, by $3,765,000,000 in outlays and 
     by $5,363,000,000 in new budget authority; and
       (5) for fiscal year 2002, by $4,488,000,000 in outlays and 
     by $5,619,000,000 in new budget authority.

     SEC. 402. HIGHWAY TRUST FUND ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) Allocated Amounts.--Of the amounts of outlays allocated 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     by the joint explanatory statement accompanying this 
     resolution pursuant to sections 302 and 602 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following amounts shall 
     be used for contract authority spending out of the Highway 
     Trust Fund--
       (1) for fiscal year 1998, $22,256,000,000 in outlays;
       (2) for fiscal year 1999, $24,063,000,000 in outlays;
       (3) for fiscal year 2000, $26,092,000,000 in outlays;
       (4) for fiscal year 2001, $27,400,000,000 in outlays; and
       (5) for fiscal year 2002, $28,344,000,000 in outlays.
       (b) Enforcement.--Determinations regarding points of order 
     made under section 302(f) or 602(c) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 shall take into account subsection (a).
       (c) Statutory Implementation.--As part of reauthorization 
     of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
     1991, provisions shall be included to enact this section into 
     permanent law.
                                 ______
                                 

                 KERREY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 312

  Mr. KERREY (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Robb, Mr. Frist, Mr. Breaux, 
Mr. Roth, and Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE SUPPORTING LONG-TERM ENTITLEMENT 
                   REFORMS.

       (a) The senate finds that the resolution assumes the 
     following--
       (1) entitlement spending has risen dramatically over the 
     last thirty-five years.
       (2) in 1963, mandatory spending (i.e. entitlement spending 
     and interest on the debt) made up 29.6 percent of the budget, 
     this figure rose to 61.4 percent by 1993 and is expected to 
     reach 70 percent shortly after the year 2000.
       (3) this mandatory spending is crowding out spending for 
     the traditional ``discretionary'' functions of government 
     like clean air and water, a strong national defense, parks 
     and recreation, education, our transportation system, law 
     enforcement, research and development and other intrasructure 
     spending.
       (4) taking significant steps sooner rather than later to 
     reform entitlement spending will not only boost economic 
     growth in this country it will also prevent the need for 
     drastic tax and spending decisions in the next century.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the Sense of the Senate 
     that that levels in this budget resolution assume that--
       (1) Congress and the President should work to enact 
     structural reforms in entitlement spending in 1997 and beyond 
     which sufficiently restrain the growth of mandatory spending 
     in order to keep the budget in balance over the long term, 
     extended the solvency of the Social Security and Medicare 
     Trust Funds, avoid crowding out funding for basic government 
     functions and that every effort should be made to hold 
     mandatory spending to no more than seventy percent of the 
     budget.
                                 ______
                                 

                      WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 313

  Mr. WELLSTONE proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, 
Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       On page 3, line 3, increase the amount by $1,650,000,000.
       On page 3, line 4, increase the amount by $2,190,000,000.
       On page 3, line 5, increase the amount by $3,116,000,000.
       On page 3, line 6, increase the amount by $4,396,000,000.
       On page 3, line 7, increase the amount by $5,012,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $1,650,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $2,190,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $3,116,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $4,396,000,000.
       On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $5,012,000,000.
       On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $5,400,000,000.
       On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by $1,601,000,000.
       On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $2,539,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $4,141,000,000.
       On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $6,543,000,000.
       On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by $1,650,000,000.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $2,190,000,000.
       On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by $3,116,000,000.
       On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $4,396,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $5,012,000,000.
       On page 21, line 25, increase the amount by $1,101,000,000.
       On page 22, line 1, increase the amount by $1,690,000,000.
       On page 22, line 8, increase the amount by $2,039,000,000.
       On page 22, line 9, increase the amount by $2,616,000,000.
       On page 22, line 16, increase the amount by $3,541,000,000.
       On page 22, line 17, increase the amount by $3,796,000,000.
       On page 22, line 24, increase the amount by $5,843,000,000.
       On page 22, line 25, increase the amount by $4,312,000,000.
       On page 26, line 6, increase the amount by $400,000,000.
       On page 26, line 7, increase the amount by $400,000,000.
       On page 26, line 14, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 26, line 15, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 26, line 22, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 26, line 23, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 27, line 5, increase the amount by $600,000,000.
       On page 27, line 6, increase the amount by $600,000,000.
       On page 27, line 13, increase the amount by $700,000,000.
       On page 27, line 14, increase the amount by $700,000,000.
       On page 38, line 14, decrease the amount by $700,000,000.
       On page 38, line 15, decrease the amount by $2,700,000,000.
       On page 40, line 17, decrease the amount by $5,000,000,000.
       On page 41, line 7, decrease the amount by $5,012,000,000.
       On page 41, line 8, decrease the amount by $16,364,000,000.
       On page 41, line 21, increase the amount by $1,101,000,000.
       On page 43, line 22, increase the amount by $440,000,000.
       On page 43, line 24, increase the amount by $2,039,000,000.
       On page 43, line 25, increase the amount by $1,366,000,000.
       On page 44, line 2, increase the amount by $3,541,000,000.
       On page 44, line 3, increase the amount by $2,546,000,000.
       On page 44, line 5, increase the amount by $5,843,000,000.
       On page 44, line 6, increase the amount by $4,312,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 

                WELLSTONE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 314

  Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Bingaman) proposed an 
amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 
27, supra; as follows:

       On page 3, line 4, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 3, line 5, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 3, line 6, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 3, line 7, increase the amount by $1,500,000,000.

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       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $1,300,000,000.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 21, line 25, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 22, line 1, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 22, line 8, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 22, line 9, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 22, line 16, increase the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 22, line 17, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 22, line 24, increase the amount by $1,300,000,000.
       On page 22, line 25, increase the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 43, line 21, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 43, line 22, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 43, line 24, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 43, line 25, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 44, line 2, increase the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 44, line 3, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 44, line 5, increase the amount by $1,300,000,000.
       On page 44, line 6, increase the amount by $1,500,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 

                  MACK (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 315

  Mr. MACK (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Frist, Mr. 
D'Amato, Mr. DeWine, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
Breaux, Mr. Specter, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Gorton, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
Domenici, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Gramm) proposed an 
amendment to the concurrent resolution, supra; as follows

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE NATIONAL 
                   INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) heart disease was the leading cause of death for both 
     men and women in every year from 1970 to 1993;
       (2) mortality rates for individuals suffering from prostate 
     cancer, skin cancer, and kidney cancer continue to rise;
       (3) the mortality rate for African American women suffering 
     from diabetes is 134 percent higher than the mortality rate 
     of Caucasian women suffering from diabetes;
       (4) asthma rates for children increased 58 percent from 
     1982 to 1992;
       (5) nearly half of all American women between the ages of 
     65 and 75 reported having arthritis;
       (6) AIDS is the leading cause of death for Americans 
     between the ages of 24 and 44;
       (7) the Institute of Medicine has described United States 
     clinical research to be ``in a state of crisis'' and the 
     National Academy of Sciences concluded in 1994 that ``the 
     present cohort of clinical investigators is not adequate'';
       (8) biomedical research has been shown to be effective in 
     saving lives and reducing health care expenditures;
       (9) research sponsored by the National Institutes of Health 
     has contributed significantly to the first overall reduction 
     in cancer death rates since recordkeeping was instituted;
       (10) research sponsored by the National Institutes of 
     Health has resulted in the identification of genetic 
     mutations for osteoporosis; Lou Gehrig's Disease, cystic 
     fibrosis, and Huntington's Disease; breast, skin and prostate 
     cancer; and a variety of other illnesses;
       (11) research sponsored by the National Institutes of 
     Health has been key to the development of Magnetic Resonance 
     Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanning 
     technologies;
       (12) research sponsored by the National Institutes of 
     Health has developed effective treatments for Acute 
     Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Today, 80 percent of children 
     diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia are alive and 
     free of the disease after 5 years; and
       (13) research sponsored by the National Institutes of 
     Health contributed to the development of a new, cost-saving 
     cure for peptic ulcers.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that this Resolution assumes that--
       (1) appropriations for the National Institutes of Health 
     should be increased by 100 percent over the next 5 fiscal 
     years; and
       (2) appropriations for the National Institutes of Health 
     should be increased by $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 
     over the amount appropriated in fiscal year 1997.
                                 ______
                                 

                 ABRAHAM (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 316

  Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. 
Sessions, and Mr. Coverdell) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF SENATE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH DIVIDEND 
                   PROTECTION.

       (a) Findings.--
       The Senate finds that with respect to the revenue levels 
     established under this resolution.--
       (A) According to the President's own economists, the tax 
     burden on Americans is the highest ever at 31.7 percent;
       (B) According to the National Taxpayer Union, the average 
     American family now pays almost 40 percent of their income in 
     state, local, and federal taxes;
       (C) Between 1978 and 1985, while the top marginal rate in 
     capital gains was cut almost in half--from 35 to 20 percent--
     total annual federal receipts from the tax almost tripled 
     from $9.1 billion annually to $26.5 billion annually.
       (D) Conversely, when Congress raised the rate in 1986, 
     revenues actually fell well below what was anticipated.
       (E) Economists across-the-board predict that cutting the 
     capital gains rate will result in a revenue windfall for the 
     Treasury; and
       (F) While a USA Today poll from this March found 70 percent 
     of the American people believe that they need a tax cut, 
     under this resolution federal spending will grow 17 percent 
     over five years while the net tax cuts are less than 1 
     percent of the total tax burden.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--
       It is the Sense of the Senate that with respect to the 
     revenue levels established under this resolution, to the 
     extent that actual revenues exceed the revenues projected 
     under this resolution due to higher than anticipated economic 
     growth, that revenue windfall should be reserved exclusively 
     for additional tax cuts and/or deficit reduction.
                                 ______
                                 

                     GRAMM AMENDMENTS NOS. 317-320

  Mr. GRAMM proposed four amendments to the concurrent resolution, 
Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 317

       At the end of title III insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON DISASTER ASSISTANCE FUNDING.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) emergency spending adds to the deficit and total 
     spending;
       (2) the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 exempts emergency 
     spending from the discretionary spending caps and pay-go 
     requirements;
       (3) the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 expires in 1998 and 
     needs to be extended;
       (4) since the enactment of the Budget Enforcement Act, 
     Congress and the President have approved an average of $5.8 
     billion per year in emergency spending;
       (5) a natural disaster in any particular State is 
     unpredictable, but the United States is likely to experience 
     a natural disaster almost every year.
       (b) 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) the Congress should consider in the extension of the 
     Budget Enforcement Act provisions that budget for emergencies 
     or that require emergency spending to be offset;
       (2) such provisions should also provide flexibility to meet 
     emergency funding requirements associated with natural 
     disasters;
       (3) Congress and the President should appropriate at least 
     $5 billion every year within discretionary limits to provide 
     natural disaster relief;
       (4) Congress and the President should not designate any 
     emergency spending for natural disaster relief until amounts 
     provided in regular appropriations are exhausted.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 318

       On page 3, decrease the amount on line 2 by $2,800,000,000.
       On page 3, decrease the amount on line 4 by 
     $14,200,000,000.
       On page 3, decrease the amount on line 5 by 
     $22,000,000,000.
       On page 3, decrease the amount on line 6 by 
     $23,200,000,000.
       On page 3, decrease the amount on line 7 by 
     $14,800,000,000.
       On page 3, decrease the amount on line 11 by 
     $2,800,000,000.
       On page 3, decrease the amount on line 12 by 
     $14,200,000,000.
       On page 3, decrease the amount on line 13 by 
     $22,000,000,000.
       On page 3, decrease the amount on line 14 by 
     $23,200,000,000.

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       On page 3, decrease the amount on line 15 by 
     $14,800,000,000.
       On page 4, decrease the amount on line 4 by 
     $10,400,000,000.
       On page 4, decrease the amount on line 5 by 
     $15,100,000,000.
       On page 4, decrease the amount on line 6 by 
     $16,800,000,000.
       On page 4, decrease the amount on line 7 by $5,400,000,000.
       On page 4, decrease the amount on line 8 by $3,700,000,000.
       On page 4, decrease the amount on line 12 by 
     $2,800,000,000.
       On page 4, decrease the amount on line 13 by 
     $14,200,000,000.
       On page 4, decrease the amount on line 14 by 
     $22,000,000,000.
       On page 4, decrease the amount on line 15 by 
     $23,200,000,000.
       On page 4, decrease the amount on line 16 by 
     $14,800,000,000.
       On page 35, decrease the amount on line 9 by 
     $10,400,000,000.
       On page 35, decrease the amount on line 10 by 
     $2,800,000,000.
       On page 35, decrease the amount on line 15 by 
     $15,100,000,000.
       On page 35, decrease the amount on line 16 by 
     $14,200,000,000.
       On page 35, decrease the amount on line 21 by 
     $16,800,000,000.
       On page 35, decrease the amount on line 22 by 
     $22,000,000,000.
       On page 36, decrease the amount on line 2 by 
     $5,400,000,000.
       On page 36, decrease the amount on line 3 by 
     $23,200,000,000.
       On page 36, decrease the amount on line 8 by 
     $3,700,000,000.
       On page 36, decrease the amount on line 9 by 
     $14,800,000,000.
       On page 41, increase the amount on line 7 by 
     $14,800,000,000.
       On page 41, increase the amount on line 8 by 
     $77,000,000,000.
       On page 43, decrease the amount on line 14 by 
     $10,400,000,000.
       On page 43, decrease the amount on line 15 by 
     $2,800,000,000.
       On page 43, decrease the amount on line 21 by 
     $15,100,000,000.
       On page 43, decrease the amount on line 22 by 
     $14,200,000,000.
       On page 43, decrease the amount on line 24 by 
     $16,800,000,000.
       On page 43, decrease the amount on line 25 by 
     $22,000,000,000.
       On page 44, decrease the amount on line 2 by 
     $5,400,000,000.
       On page 44, decrease the amount on line 3 by 
     $23,200,000,000.
       On page 44, decrease the amount on line 5 by 
     $3,700,000,000.
       On page 44, decrease the amount on line 6 by 
     $14,800,000,000.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 319

       On page 45, strike line 10 through the period on line 18.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 320

       On page 18, line 8, increase the amount by $6,931,000,000.
       On page 18, line 9, increase the amount by $6,931,000,000.
       On page 18, line 16, increase the amount by $7,052,000,000.
       On page 18, line 17, increase the amount by $7,052,000,000.
       On page 18, line 24, increase the amount by $7,171,000,000.
       On page 18, line 25, increase the amount by $7,171,000,000.
       On page 19, line 7, increase the amount by $7,292,000,000.
       On page 19, line 8, increase the amount by $7,292,000,000.
       On page 19, line 15, increase the amount by $7,414,000,000.
       On page 19, line 16, increase the amount by $7,414,000,000.
       On page 35, line 9, decrease the amount by $6,931,000,000.
       On page 35, line 10, decrease the amount by $6,931,000,000.
       On page 35, line 15, decrease the amount by $7,052,000,000.
       On page 35, line 16, decrease the amount by $7,052,000,000.
       On page 35, line 21, decrease the amount by $7,171,000,000
       On page 35, line 22, decrease the amount by $7,171,000,000.
       On page 36, line 2, decrease the amount by $7,292,000,000.
       On page 36, line 3, decrease the amount by $7,292,000,000.
       On page 36, line 8, decrease the amount by $7,414,000,000.
       On page 36, line 9, decrease the amount by $7,414,000,000.
       On page 43, line 14, decrease the amount by $6,931,000,000.
       On page 43, line 21, decrease the amount by $7,052,000,000.
       On page 43, line 24, decrease the amount by $7,171,000,000.
       On page 44, line 2, decrease the amount by $7,292,000,000.
       On page 44, line 5, decrease the amount by $7,414,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 

                      FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENT NO. 321

  Mr. FAIRCLOTH proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, 
Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING TAX CREDIT FOR 
                   WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AT VOCATIONAL 
                   SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

       It is the sense of the Senate that, any legislation enacted 
     pursuant to this resolution, contain a tax credit for 
     expenses of workforce education and training at vocational 
     schools and community colleges.
                                 ______
                                 

                ASHCROFT (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 322

  Mr. ASHCROFT (for himself, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
Helms, and Mr. Faircloth) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC.   . BALANCED BUDGET REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate to consider any concurrent 
     resolution on the budget (or amendment or motion thereto, or 
     conference report thereon) or any bill, joint resolution, 
     amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause--
       (1) total outlays for fiscal year 2002 or any fiscal year 
     thereafter to exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, 
     unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of 
     Congress provide for a specific excess of outlays over 
     receipts by a rollcall vote;
       (2) an increase in the statutory limit on the level of the 
     public debt in excess of the level set forth in section 
     101(5) of this resolution with respect to fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002, and for fiscal years after 2002 as set for 
     fiscal year 2002 unless three-fifths of the whole number of 
     each House provide for such an increase by a rollcall vote; 
     or
       (3) an increase in revenues unless approved by a majority 
     of the whole number of each House by a rollcall vote.
       (b) Waiver.--The Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     section for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this section may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in 
     military conflict which causes an imminent and serious 
     military threat to national security and is so declared by a 
     joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number 
     of each House, which becomes law.
       (c) Definition.--In this section:
       (1) Total receipts.--The term ``total receipts'' includes 
     all receipts of the United States Government except those 
     derived from borrowing.
       (2) Total outlays.--The term ``total outlays'' includes all 
     outlays of the United States Government except for those for 
     repayment of debt principal.
       (3) Increase in revenues.--The term ``increase in 
     revenues'' means the levy of a new tax or an increase in the 
     rate or base of any tax.
                                 ______
                                 

                       ASHCROFT AMENDMENT NO. 323

  Mr. ASHCROFT proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, 
Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       On page 45, strike line 2, and insert the following: 
     ``exceed; or
       ``(3) any bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or 
     conference report on such bill or resolution) for fiscal year 
     1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 that would increase the 
     statutory limit on the level of the public debt in excess of 
     the level set forth in section 101(5) of this resolution with 
     respect to fiscal years 1998 through 2002 and for fiscal 
     years after 2002 as set for fiscal year 2002.''.
                                 ______
                                 

                  BOND (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 324

  Mr. BOND (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Gorton, and Mr. Ashcroft) 
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent 
Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF 
                   CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

       (a) Findings.--the Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Today's children and the next generation of children 
     are the prime beneficiaries of a balanced Federal budget. 
     Without a balanced budget, today's children will bear the 
     increasing burden of the Federal debt. Continued deficit 
     spending would doom future generations to slower economic 
     growth, higher taxes, and lower living standards.
       (2) The health of children is essential to the future 
     economic and social well-being of the Nation.
       (3) The medicaid program provides health coverage for over 
     17,000,000 children, or 1 out of every 4 children.
       (4) While children represent \1/2\ of all individuals 
     eligible for medicaid, children account for less than 25 
     percent of expenditures under the medicaid program.
       (5) Disproportionate share hospital (DSH) funding under the 
     medicaid program has allowed States to expand health care 
     coverage to thousands of uninsured pregnant women and 
     children. DSH funding under the medicaid program is essential 
     for current and future coverage of these uninsured 
     populations.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assume that the health 
     care needs of

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     low-income pregnant women and children should be a top 
     priority. Careful study must be made of the impact of 
     medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) reform 
     proposals on children's health and on vital sources of care, 
     including children's hospitals. Any restrictions on DSH 
     funding under the medicaid program should not devastate 
     current State medicaid coverage of children and pregnant 
     women, or hinder health care coverage expansion opportunities 
     for these uninsured populations.
                                 ______
                                 

                  BOND (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 325

  Mr. BONDS (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
Cochran, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gregg, and Mr. Sessions) proposed an amendment 
to the concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

       (A) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) there is no direct linkage between the fuel taxes 
     deposited in the Highway Trust Fund and the transportation 
     spending from the Highway Trust Fund;
       (2) the Federal budget process has severed this linkage by 
     dividing revenues and spending into separate budget 
     categories with--
       (A) fuel taxes deposited in the Highway Trust Fund as 
     revenues; and
       (B) most spending from the Highway Trust Fund in the 
     discretionary category;
       (3) each budget category referred to in paragraph (2) has 
     its own rules and procedures; and
       (4) under budget rules in effect prior to the date of 
     adoption of this resolution, an increase in fuel taxes 
     permits increased spending to be included in the budget, but 
     not for increased Highway Trust Fund spending.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) in this session of Congress, Congress should, within a 
     unified budget, change the Federal budget process to 
     establish a linkage between the fuel taxes deposited in the 
     Highway Trust Fund, including any fuel tax increases that may 
     be enacted into law after the date of adoption of the 
     resolution, and the spending from the Highway Trust Fund; and
       (2) Changes to the budgetary treatment of the Highway Trust 
     Fund should not result in total program levels for highways 
     or mass transit that is inconsistent with those assumed under 
     the resolution.
                                 ______
                                 

                McCAIN (AND HOLLINGS) AMENDMENT NO. 326

  Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Hollings) proposed an amendment to 
the concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as 
follows:

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

     ``SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE.

       (a) The Senate finds that:
       (1) The electronmagnetic spectrum is the property of the 
     American people and is managed on their behalf by the Federal 
     Government;
       (2) The spectrum is a highly valuable and limited natural 
     resource;
       (3) The auctioning of spectrum has raised billions of 
     dollars for the Treasury;
       (4) The estimates made regarding the value of spectrum in 
     the past have proven unreliable, having previously 
     understated and now overstating its worth;
       (5) Because estimates of spectrum value depend on a number 
     of technological, economic, market forces, and other 
     variables that cannot be predicted or completely controlled, 
     it is not possible to reliably estimate the value of a given 
     segment of spectrum; therefore,
       (b) It is the Sense of the Senate that as auctions occur as 
     assumed by this Resolution, the Congress shall take such 
     steps as necessary to reconcile the difference between actual 
     revenues raised and estimates made and shall reduce spending 
     accordingly if such auctions raise less revenue than 
     projected.
                                 ______
                                 

                  McCAIN (AND MACK) AMENDMENT NO. 327

  Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Mack) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . HIGHWAY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) 10 demonstration projects totaling $362 million were 
     listed for special line-item funding in the Surface 
     Transportation Assistance Act of 1982;
       (2) 152 demonstration projects totaling $1.4 billion were 
     named in the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation 
     Assistance Act of 1987;
       (3) 64 percent of the funding for the 152 projects had not 
     been obligated after 5 years and State transportation 
     officials determined the projects added little, if any, to 
     meeting their transportation infrastructure priorities;
       (4) 538 location specific projects totaling $6.23 billion 
     were included in the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991;
       (5) more than $3.3 billion of the funds authorized for the 
     538 location specific-projects remained unobligated as of 
     January 31, 1997;
       (6) the General Accounting Office determined that 31 States 
     plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico would have 
     received more funding if the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act location-specific project funds 
     were redistributed as Federal-aid highway program 
     apportionments;
       (7) this type of project funding diverts Highway Trust Fund 
     money away from State transportation priorities established 
     under the formula allocation process and under the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act of 1991;
       (8) on June 20, 1995, by a vote of 75 yeas to 21 nays, the 
     Senate voted to prohibit the use of Federal Highway Trust 
     Fund money for future demonstration projects;
       (9) the Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency 
     Act of 1991 expires at the end of Fiscal Year 1997; and
       (10) hundreds of funding requests for specific 
     transportation projects in Congressional Districts have been 
     submitted in the House of Representatives.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) notwithstanding different views on existing Highway 
     Trust Fund distribution formulas, funding for demonstration 
     projects or other similarly titled projects diverts Highway 
     Trust Fund money away from State priorities and deprives 
     States of the ability to adequately address their 
     transportation needs;
       (2) States are best able to determine the priorities for 
     allocating Federal-Aid-To-Highway monies within their 
     jurisdiction;
       (3) Congress should not divert limited Highway Trust Fund 
     resources away from State transportation priorities by 
     authorizing new highway projects; and
       (4) Congress should not authorize any new demonstration 
     projects or other similarly-titled projects.
                                 ______
                                 

                        McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 328

  Mr. McCAIN proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING AMTRAK.

       It is the sense of the Senate that any revenues generated 
     to finance an intercity passenger rail fund under section 207 
     of this resolution shall not be appropriated to the National 
     Rail Passenger Corporation until such time as legislation has 
     been signed into law to reauthorize and reform the National 
     Rail Passenger Corporation.
                                 ______
                                 

                 BROWNBACK (AND KOHL) AMENDMENT NO. 329

  Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Kohl) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as 
follows:

       AT the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ENFORCEMENT OF BIPARTISAN 
                   BUDGET AGREEMENT.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the bipartisan budget agreement is contingent upon--
       (A) favorable economic conditions for the next 5 years; and
       (B) accurate estimates of the fiscal impacts of assumptions 
     in this resolution; and
       (C) enactment of legislation to reduce the deficit.
       (2) if either of the conditions in paragraph (1) are not 
     met, our ability to achieve a balanced budget by 2002 will be 
     jeopardized.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the functional totals and limits in this resolution 
     assume that--
       (1) Reconciliation legislation should include legislation 
     to enforce the targets set forth in the budget process 
     description included in the agreement and to ensure the 
     balanced budget goal is met; and
       (2) such legislation shall--
       (B) establish procedures to ensure those targets are met 
     every year,
       (C) require that the President's annual budget and annual 
     Congressional concurrent resolutions on the budget comply 
     with those targets every year;
       (D) consider provisions which provide that if the deficit 
     is below or the surplus is above the deficits projected in 
     the agreement in any year, such savings are locked in for 
     deficit and debt reduction; and
       (E) consider provisions which include a provision to budget 
     for and control emergency spending in order to prevent the 
     use of emergencies to evade the budget targets.
                                 ______
                                 

                    BUMPERS AMENDMENTS NOS. 330-332

  Mr. BUMPERS proposed three amendments to the concurrent resolution, 
Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 330

       Change the figure on line 11 of page 3 to zero.

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       Change the figure on line 12 of page 3 to zero.
       Change the figure on line 13 of page 3 to zero.
       Change the figure on line 14 of page 3 to zero.
       Strike lines 7-9 on page 41 and insert in lieu thereof the 
     following: ``reduce revenues by not more than $20,500,000,000 
     in fiscal year 2002 and $20,500,000,000 for the period of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.''
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 331

       Strike lines 7-9 on page 41 and insert in lieu thereof the 
     following: ``Raise revenues by $19,500,000,000 in fiscal year 
     2002 and $30,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002.''
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 332

       Add the following new section at the appropriate place in 
     the Resolution:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE OPPOSING THE ENACTMENT OF 
                   RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION WHICH ADDS TO THE 
                   FEDERAL DEFICIT.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) The Congressional Budget Act allows for a point of 
     order to be raised against a Budget Reconciliation Bill or a 
     particular Title of a Budget Reconciliation Bill if the Bill 
     or Title would increase the deficit during a fiscal year 
     covered by the Bill;
       (2) The Congressional Budget Act allows for a point of 
     order to be raised against a Budget Reconciliation Bill or a 
     particular Title of a Budget Reconciliation Bill if the Bill 
     or Title would increase the deficit during a fiscal year the 
     year covered by the Bill; and
       (3) The purpose of the Budget Reconciliation process is to 
     enact legislation to reduce the Federal budget deficit.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the Senate should not enact Budget Reconciliation 
     legislation which increases the Federal Budget deficit either 
     during any fiscal year covered by the Reconciliation 
     legislation or any fiscal year thereafter.
                                 ______
                                 

                 MOSELEY-BRAUN AMENDMENTS NOS. 333-334

  Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN proposed two amendments to the concurrent 
resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 333

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Poverty rates among the elderly are at the lowest level 
     since our Nation began to keep poverty statistics, due in 
     large part to the social security system and the medicare 
     program.
       (2) Twenty-two percent of every dollar spent by the Federal 
     Government goes to the social security system.
       (3) Eleven percent of every dollar spent by the Federal 
     Government goes to the medicare program.
       (4) Currently, spending on the elderly accounts for \1/3\ 
     of the Federal budget and more than \1/2\ of all domestic 
     spending other than interest on the national debt.
       (5) Future generations of Americans must be guaranteed the 
     same value from the social security system as past covered 
     recipients.
       (6) According to the 1997 report of the Managing Trustee 
     for the social security trust funds, the accumulated balance 
     in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund is 
     estimated to fall to zero by 2029, and the estimated payroll 
     tax at that time will be sufficient to cover only 75 percent 
     of the benefits owed to retirees at that time.
       (7) The accumulated balance in the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund is estimated to fall to zero by 2001.
       (8) While the Federal budget deficit has shrunk for the 
     fourth straight year to $67,000,000,000 in 1997, measures 
     need to be taken to ensure that that trend continues.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assume 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 by ensuring the long-term future of the 
     medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); 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.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 334

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE VALUE OF THE 
                   SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM FOR FUTURE RETIREES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The social security system has allowed a generation of 
     Americans to retire with dignity. Today, 13 percent of the 
     population is 65 or older and by 2030, 20 percent of the 
     population will be 65 or older. More than \1/2\ of the 
     elderly do not receive private pensions and more than \1/3\ 
     have no income from assets.
       (2) For 60 percent of all senior citizens, social security 
     benefits provide almost 80 percent of their retirement 
     income. For 80 percent of all senior citizens, social 
     security benefits provide over 50 percent of their retirement 
     income.
       (3) Poverty rates among the elderly are at the lowest level 
     since the United States began to keep poverty statistics, due 
     in large part to the social security system.
       (4) Seventy-eight percent of Americans pay more in payroll 
     taxes than they do in income taxes.
       (5) According to the 1997 report of the Managing Trustee 
     for the social security trust funds, the accumulated balance 
     in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund is 
     estimated to fall to zero by 2029, and the estimated payroll 
     tax at that time will be sufficient to cover only 75 percent 
     of the benefits owed to retirees at that time.
       (6) The average American retiring in the year 2015 will pay 
     $250,000 in payroll taxes over the course of his or her 
     working career.
       (7) Future generations of Americans must be guaranteed the 
     same value from the social security system as past covered 
     recipients.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assume that no change 
     in the social security system should be made that would 
     reduce the value of the social security system for future 
     generations of retirees.
                                 ______
                                 

                         DODD AMENDMENT NO. 335

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Dodd) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       On page 41, line 9 strike the period and add, ``and 
     $250,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2007''.
                                 ______
                                 

              MOSELEY-BRAUN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 336

  Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN (for herself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Wellstone, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Torricelli, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
Graham, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Reed, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. 
Kerrey, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Conrad, and Ms. Mikulski) proposed an amendment 
to the concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; 
as follows:

       On page 3, line 3, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 3, line 4, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 3, line 5, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 3, line 6, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $5,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 21, line 17, increase the amount by $5,000,000,000.
       On page 21, line 18, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 22, line 1, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 22, line 9, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 22, line 17, increase the amount by $1,250,000,000.
       On page 40, line 17, reduce the amount by $5,000,000,000.
       On page 41, line 8, reduce the amount by $5,000,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 

                 JEFFORDS (AND COATS) AMENDMENT NO. 337

  Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself and Mr. Coats) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as 
follows:

       Strike the reconciliation instruction for the Committee on 
     Labor and Human Resources.
       Adjust the reconciliation instructions for the Committee on 
     Finance to reflect an increase in revenues of $1,057,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2002 and $1,792,000,000 for the period of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
                                 ______
                                 

                    SPECTER AMENDMENTS NOS. 338-340

  Mr. SPECTER proposed three amendments to the concurrent resolution, 
Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 338

       On page 39, line 22, increase the amount by $3,600,000,000.
       On page 39, line 23, increase the amount by 
     $10,000,000,000.
       On page 43, line 14, increase the amount by $300,000,000.

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       On page 43, line 15, increase the amount by $300,000,000.
       On page 43, line 21, increase the amount by $1,400,000,000.
       On page 43, line 22, increase the amount by $1,400,000,000.
       On page 43, line 24, increase the amount by $2,000,000,000.
       On page 43, line 25, increase the amount by $2,000,000,000.
       On page 44, line 2, increase the amount by $2,700,000,000.
       On page 44, line 3, increase the amount by $2,700,000,000.
       On page 44, line 5, increase the amount by $3,600,000,000.
       On page 44, line 6, increase the amount by $3,600,000,000.
       At the end of the resolution add the following new section:

     SEC.   . INCREASE IN DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ON CHILDREN'S 
                   HEALTH.

       (a) Reduction in Mandatory Spending.--It is the sense that, 
     with respect that the mandatory spending levels provided for 
     in this resolution, for children's health care funding should 
     be reduced by $10,000,000,000 for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 
     2000, 2001, and 2002 and discretionary spending for such 
     fiscal years should be increased by $10,000,000,000.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 339

       At the end of the resolution add the following new section:

     SEC.   . INCREASE IN DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ON CHILDREN'S 
                   HEALTH.

       (a) Reduction in Mandatory Spending.--Mandatory spending 
     provided for in this resolution for children's health care 
     shall be reduced by $10,000,000,000 for fiscal years 1998, 
     1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 and discretionary spending for 
     such fiscal years shall be increased by $10,000,000,000.
       (b) Discretionary Budget Authority and Outlays.--With 
     respect to the discretionary spending limits in section 
     201(a)--
       (1) the nondefense discretionary limits for fiscal year 
     1998 for new budget authority and outlays shall each be 
     increased by $300,000,000;
       (2) the nondefense discretionary limits for fiscal year 
     1999 for new budget authority and outlays shall each be 
     increased by $1,400,000,000;
       (3) the discretionary category for fiscal year 2000 for new 
     budget authority and outlays shall each be increased by 
     $2,000,000,000;
       (4) the discretionary category for fiscal year 2001 for new 
     budget authority and outlays shall each be increased by 
     $2,700,000,000; and
       (5) the discretionary category for fiscal year 2002 for new 
     budget authority and outlays shall each be increased by 
     $3,600,000,000.
       (c) Reconciliation.--With respect to the recommendations of 
     the Committee on Finance under section 104(a)(5)(A)--
       (1) the amount relating to reductions in outlays for fiscal 
     year 2002 shall be increased by $3,600,000,000; and
       (2) the amount relating to reductions in outlays for the 
     period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002 shall be increased 
     by $10,000,000,000.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 340

       On page 23, line 8, increase the amount by $1,100,000,000.
       On page 23, line 9, increase the amount by $1,100,000,000.
       On page 35, line 9, decrease the amount by $1,100,000,000.
       On page 35, line 10, decrease the amount by $1,100,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 

                FEINSTEIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 341

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mrs. Feinstein, for herself, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
Chafee, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. 
Kennedy) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING CERTAIN ELDERLY LEGAL 
                   ALIENS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the provisions of this 
     resolution assume that:
       (1) the Committee on Finance will include in its 
     recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
     changes in laws within the jurisdiction of the Committee on 
     Finance that allow certain elderly, legal immigrants who will 
     cease to receive benefits under the supplemental security 
     income program as a result of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
     193: 110 stat. 2105) to continue to receive benefits during a 
     redetermination or reapplication period to determine if such 
     aliens would qualify for such benefits on the basis of being 
     disabled.
       (2) the Committee on Finance in developing these 
     recommendations should offset the additional cost of this 
     proposal out of other programs within the jurisdiction of 
     Committee on Finance.
                                 ______
                                 

                      COVERDELL AMENDMENT NO. 342

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Coverdell) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING RETROACTIVE TAXES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) in general, the practice of increasing a tax 
     retroactively is fundamentally unfair to taxpayers;
       (2) retroactive taxation is disruptive to families and 
     small business in their ability to plan and budget;
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the levels in this budget resolution assume that--
       (1) except for closing tax loopholes, no revenues should be 
     generated from any retroactively increased tax; and
       (2) the Congress and the President should work together to 
     ensure that any revenue generating proposal contained within 
     reconciliation legislation pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution proposal, except those proposals closing tax 
     loopholes, should take effect prospectively.
                                 ______
                                 

                 DORGAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 343

  Mr. Domenici (for Mr. Dorgan, for himself, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. 
Hollings) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

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

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND BALANCING 
                   THE BUDGET.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) This budget resolution is projected to balance the 
     unified budget of the United States in fiscal year 2002;
       (2) Section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 
     requires that the deficit be computed without counting the 
     annual surpluses of the Social Security trust funds; and
       (3) If the deficit were calculated according to the 
     requirements of Section 13301, this budget resolution would 
     be projected to result in a deficit of $108.7 billion in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the assumptions underlying this budget resolution assume 
     that after balancing the unified federal budget, the Congress 
     should continue efforts to reduce the on-budget deficit, so 
     that the federal budget will be balanced without counting 
     Social Security surpluses.
                                 ______
                                 

                       DASCHLE AMENDMENT NO. 344

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Daschle) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as 
follows:

       Insert at the appropriate place the following new section:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE SUPPORTING SUFFICIENT FUNDING 
                   FOR VETERANS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) veterans and their families represent approximately 27 
     percent of the United States population;
       (2) more than 20 million of our 26 million living veterans 
     served during wartime, sacrificing their freedom so that we 
     may have ours; and
       (3) veterans have earned the benefits promised to them.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the assumptions underlying this Budget Resolution 
     assume that the 602(b) allocation to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs will be sufficient in FY98 to fully fund all 
     discretionary veterans programs, including medical care; and
       (2) funds collected from legislation to improve the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs' ability to collect and retain 
     reimbursement from third-party payers ought to be used to 
     supplement, not supplant, an adequate appropriation for 
     medical care.
                                 ______
                                 

                        MURRAY AMENDMENT NO. 345

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mrs. Murray, for herself and Mr. Wellstone) 
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent 
Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION 
                   CLARIFYING AMENDMENT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Domestic violence is the leading cause of physical 
     injury to women. The Department of Justice estimates that 
     over 1,000,000 violent crimes against women are committed by 
     intimate partners annually.
       (2) Domestic violence dramatically affects the victim's 
     ability to participate in the workforce. A University of 
     Minnesota survey reported that one-fourth of battered women 
     surveyed had lost a job partly because of being abused and 
     that over one-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 
     training programs. Batterers have been reported to prevent 
     women from attending these programs or sabotage their efforts 
     at self-improvement.
       (4) Nationwide surveys of service providers prepared by the 
     Taylor Institute of Chicago, Illinois, document, for the 
     first time, the interrelationship between domestic violence 
     and welfare by showing that from 34 percent to 65 percent of 
     AFDC recipients are current or past victims of domestic 
     violence.

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       (5) Over one-half of the women surveyed 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 
     poor women's ability to leave abusive situations that 
     threaten them and their children.
       (6) The restructuring of 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.
       (7) In recognition of this finding, the Committee on the 
     Budget of the Senate in considering the 1997 Resolution on 
     the budget of the United States unanimously adopted a sense 
     of the Congress amendment concerning domestic violence and 
     Federal assistance. Subsequently, Congress adopted the family 
     violence option amendment as part of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996.
       (8) The family violence option gives States the flexibility 
     to grant temporary waivers from time limits and work 
     requirements for domestic violence victims who would suffer 
     extreme hardship from the application of these provisions. 
     These waivers were not intended to be included as part of the 
     permanent 20 percent hardship exemption.
       (9) The Department of Health and Human Services has been 
     slow to issue regulations regarding this provision. As a 
     result, States are hesitant to fully implement the family 
     violence option fearing that it will interfere with the 20 
     percent hardship exemption.
       (10) Currently 15 States have opted to include the family 
     violence option in their welfare plans, and 13 other States 
     have included some type of domestic violence provisions in 
     their plans.

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the provisions of this 
     Resolution assume that--
       (1) States should not be subject to any numerical limits in 
     granting domestic violence good cause waivers under section 
     402(a)(7)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)(7)(A)(iii)) to individuals receiving assistance, for 
     all requirements where compliance with such requirements 
     would make it more difficult for individuals receiving 
     assistance to escape domestic violence; and
       (2) any individual who is granted a domestic violence good 
     cause waiver by a State shall not be included in the States' 
     20 percent hardship exemption under section 408(a)(7) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(7)).
                                 ______
                                 

                        GRAMS AMENDMENT NO. 346

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Grams) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       On page 3, line 3, decrease the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 3, line 4, decrease the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 3, line 5, decrease the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 3, line 6, decrease the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 3, line 7, decrease the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 4, line 4, decrease the amount by $13.7 billion.
       On page 4, line 5, decrease the amount by $23.4 billion.
       On page 4, line 6, decrease the amount by $33.2 billion.
       On page 4, line 7, decrease the amount by $42.9 billion.
       On page 4, line 8, decrease the amount by $52.7 billion.
       On page 4, line 12, decrease the amount by $6.3 billion.
       On page 4, line 13, decrease the amount by $16.9 billion.
       On page 4, line 14, decrease the amount by $26.7 billion.
       On page 4, line 15, decrease the amount by $36.6 billion.
       On page 4, line 16, decrease the amount by $46.8 billion.
       On page 4, line 19, decrease the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 4, line 20, decrease the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 4, line 21, decrease the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 4, line 22, decrease the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 4, line 23, decrease the amount by $22.5 billion.
       On page 35, line 9, decrease the amount by $13.7 billion.
       On page 35, line 10, decrease the amount by $6.3 billion.
       On page 35, line 15, decrease the amount by $23.4 billion.
       On page 35, line 16, decrease the amount by $16.9 billion.
       On page 35, line 21, decrease the amount by $33.2 billion.
       On page 35, line 22, decrease the amount by $26.7 billion.
       On page 36, line 2, decrease the amount by $42.9 billion.
       On page 36, line 3, decrease the amount by $36.6 billion.
       On page 36, line 8, decrease the amount by $52.7 billion.
       On page 36, line 9, decrease the amount by $46.8 billion.
                                 ______
                                 

                      COVERDELL AMENDMENT NO. 347

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Coverdell) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN 
                   PREVENTION OF DRUG USE BY CHILDREN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) 2,000,000 more children are using drugs in 1997 than 
     were doing so in 1993. For the first time in the 1990s, over 
     half of our Nation's graduating high school seniors have 
     experimented with drugs and approximately 1 out of every 4 of 
     the students have used drugs in the past month.
       (2) After 11 years of declining marijuana use among 
     children aged 12 to 17, such use doubled between 1992 and 
     1995. The number of 8th graders who have used marijuana in 
     the past month has more than tripled since 1991.
       (3) More of our Nation's school children are becoming 
     involved with hard core drugs at earlier ages, as use of 
     heroin and cocaine by 8th graders has more than doubled since 
     1991.
       (4) Substance abuse is at the core of other problems, such 
     as rising violent teenage and violent gang crime, increasing 
     health care costs, HIV infections, teenage pregnancy, high 
     school dropouts, and lower economic productivity.
       (5) Increases in substance abuse among youth are due in 
     large part to an erosion of understanding by youth of the 
     high risks associated with substance abuse, and to the 
     softening of peer norms against use.
       (6) Nearly 1 in every 10 students who received a diploma 
     last June is a daily user of illicit drugs.
       (7) A 1995-96 school year survey of drug usage by students 
     revealed that 25 percent of children using drugs are doing so 
     at home or at the home of a friend. Despite these alarming 
     statistics, less than 30 percent of students stated that 
     their parents talked to them about the problem of alcohol and 
     drugs.
       (8) In the 1990-91 school year survey, over 40 percent of 
     the students reported that their parent regularly talked to 
     them about drugs. The 1995-96 survey reported an 11 percent 
     decrease in parental involvement and a corresponding 10 
     percent increase in the number of students in the 6th through 
     8th grades who use drugs, and a 17 percent increase in the 
     number of students in the 9th through 12th grades who use 
     drugs.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the provisions of this resolution assume that, from resources 
     available in this budget resolution, a portion should be set 
     aside for a national grassroots volunteer effort to encourage 
     parental education and involvement in youth drug prevention 
     and to create a drug-intolerant culture for our children.
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                         KYL AMENDMENT NO. 348

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Kyl) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ADDITIONAL TAX CUTS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that nothing in this 
     resolution shall be construed as prohibiting Congress from 
     providing additional tax relief in future years if the cost 
     of such tax relief is offset by reductions in discretionary 
     or mandatory spending, or increases in revenue from 
     alternative sources.
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                SNOWE (AND COVERDELL) AMENDMENT NO. 349

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Ms. Snowe, for herself and Mr. Coverdell) proposed 
an amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 
27, supra; as follows:

       At the proper place, insert the following:
       Purpose.--Expressing the sense of the Senate that higher 
     education tax cuts should encourage parents and students to 
     save for the costs of a higher education, and to provide 
     relief from the debt burden associated with borrowing to pay 
     for a post-secondary education.
       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the budget agreement reached between Congressional 
     leaders and President Clinton provides for $85 billion in net 
     tax relief over five years.
       (2) in a May 15, 1997, letter to President Clinton, the 
     Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader agreed 
     that the tax package must include tax relief of roughly $35 
     billion over five years for post-secondary education, 
     including a deduction and a tax credit.
       (3) the letter further stipulated that the education tax 
     package should be consistent with the objectives put forward 
     in the HOPE Scholarship and tuition tax proposals contained 
     in the Administration's FY 1998 budget proposal.

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       (4) as outlined in the Administration's FY 1998 budget 
     summary, the objective of the education tax credits and 
     deductions is to ensure that financial barriers to higher 
     education continue to fall for all Americans, and to 
     encourage Americans to pursue higher education and to promote 
     lifelong learning.
       (5) students at the undergraduate level have seen tuition 
     increases outpace inflation for more than a decade, which has 
     led to an increased demand for student aid, including student 
     loans.
       (6) the typical student loan borrower--including 
     undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students--now 
     accumulates more than $10,000 in educational debt. This 
     rising debt burden poses a serious threat to students and may 
     lead to some students no longer pursuing a higher education.
       (7) post-secondary education tax cuts that encourage 
     savings and that address this rising debt burden would 
     encourage Americans to pursue a higher education and promote 
     lifelong learning, and would, therefore, be consistent with 
     the objectives sought by President Clinton in his budget 
     proposal.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
     the levels in this resolution and legislation enacted 
     pursuant to this resolution assume--
       (1) that higher education tax relief should encourage 
     Americans to pursue a post-secondary education and promote 
     lifelong learning.
       (2) tax incentives that encourage parents and students to 
     save for higher education expenses, and that provide relief 
     from the debt burden associated with borrowing to pay for a 
     post-secondary education, are consistent with the objectives 
     set forth in this resolution, and should be included in any 
     post-secondary education tax cut package.
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                     HARKIN AMENDMENTS NOS. 350-351

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Harkin) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as 
follows:

                           Amendment No. 350

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

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON MEDICAL RESEARCH.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the funds in the defense 
     050 account that are assumed to be dedicated for medical 
     research should be increased by $900,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998.
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                           Amendment No. 351

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC.   . ANTIGIMMICK TAX SCORING.

       For purposes of scoring any revenue provision of a 
     reconciliation bill enacted pursuant to this resolution, a 
     provision that increases revenue in fiscal year 2002 by an 
     amount $1,000,000,000 or more in excess of the amount that 
     the provision increases revenue in either fiscal year 2001 or 
     2003 shall be scored by--
       (1) subtracting the amount of the excess from the revenue 
     amount for fiscal year 2002; and
       (2) dividing the amount of excess by 4 and adding the 
     quotient to the revenue score for the provision for each of 
     the fiscal years 2002 through 2005.
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                   KOHL (AND KERRY) AMENDMENT NO. 352

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Kohl, for himself and Mr. Kerry) proposed an 
amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 
27, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) Scientific research on the development of the brain has 
     confirmed that the early childhood years, particularly from 
     birth to the age of 3, are critical to children's 
     development.
       (2) Studies repeatedly have shown that good quality child 
     care helps children develop well, enter school ready to 
     succeed, improve their skills, cognitive abilities and 
     socioemotional development, improve classroom learning 
     behavior, and stay safe while their parents work. Further, 
     quality early childhood programs can positively affect 
     children's long-term success in school achievement, higher 
     earnings as adults, decrease reliance on public assistance 
     and decrease involvement with the criminal justice system.
       (3) The first of the National Education Goals, endorsed by 
     the Nation's governors, passed by Congress and signed into 
     law by President Bush, stated that by the year 2000, every 
     child should enter school ready to learn and that access to a 
     high quality early childhood education program was integral 
     to meeting this goal.
       (4) According to data compiled by the RAND Corporation, 
     while 90 percent of human brain growth occurs by the age of 
     3, public spending on children in that age range equals only 
     8 percent of spending on all children. A vast majority of 
     public spending on children occurs after the brain has gone 
     through its most dramatic changes, often to correct problems 
     that should have been addressed during early childhood 
     development.
       (5) According to the Department of Education, of 
     $29,400,000,000 in current estimated education expenditures, 
     only $1,500,000,000, or 5 percent, is spent on children from 
     birth to age 5. The vast majority is spent on children over 
     age 5.
       (6) A new commitment to quality child care and early 
     childhood education is a necessary response to the fact that 
     children from birth to the age of 3 are spending more time in 
     care away from their homes. Almost 60 percent of women in the 
     workforce have children under the age of 3 requiring care.
       (7) Many States and communities are currently experimenting 
     with innovative programs directed at early childhood care and 
     education in a variety of care settings, including the home. 
     States and local communities are best able to deliver 
     efficient, cost-effective services, but while such programs 
     are long on demand, they are short on resources. Additional 
     Federal resources should not create new bureaucracy, but 
     build on successful locally driven efforts.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the budget totals and levels in this resolution assume 
     that funds ought to be directed toward increasing the supply 
     of quality child care, early childhood education, and teacher 
     and parent training for children from birth through age 3.

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                         BYRD AMENDMENT NO. 353

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Byrd) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       On page 56, line 7, strike the word ``enacted'' and insert: 
     ``reported or an amendment is adopted''.
       On page 56, line 15, strike the words ``enactment of 
     legislation'' and insert: ``reporting of legislation or upon 
     the adoption of an amendment''.

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                  BIDEN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 354

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Biden for himself, Mr. Byrd, and Mr. Gramm) 
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent 
Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC.   . SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Our Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers 
     provide essential services that preserve and protect our 
     freedoms and security, and with the support of Federal 
     assistance, State and local law enforcement officers have 
     succeeded in reducing the national scourge of violent crime, 
     as illustrated by a murder rate in 1996 that is projected to 
     be the lowest since 1971 and a violent crime total in 1996 
     that is the lowest since 1990.
       (2) Through a comprehensive effort to attack violence 
     against women mounted by State and local law enforcement, and 
     dedicated volunteers and professionals who provide victim 
     services, shelter, counseling, and advocacy to battered women 
     and their children, important strides have been made against 
     the national scourge of violence against women, illustrated 
     by the decline in the murder rate for wives, ex-wives, and 
     girlfriends at the hands of their ``intimates'' fell to a 19-
     year low in 1995.
       (3) Federal, State, and local law enforcement efforts need 
     continued financial commitment from the Federal Government 
     for funding and financial assistance to continue their 
     efforts to combat violent crime and violence against women.
       (4) Federal, state and local law enforcement also face 
     other challenges which require continued financial commitment 
     from the Federal Government, including regaining control over 
     the Southwest Border, where drug trafficking and illegal 
     immigration continue to threaten public safety and menace 
     residents on the border and throughout the nation.
       (5) The Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund established in 
     section 310001 the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) fully funds the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, including the 
     Violence Against Women Act, without adding to the Federal 
     budget deficit.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions and the functional totals underlying this 
     resolution assume that--
       (1) the Federal Government's commitment to fund Federal law 
     enforcement programs and programs to assist State and local 
     efforts to combat violent crime, including violence against 
     women, will be maintained; and
       (2) funding for the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund will 
     continue in its current form at least through fiscal year 
     2002.
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                  BOXER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 355

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mrs. Boxer, for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Daschle, 
Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Bumpers) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following new section:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON TAX CUTS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the Concurrent 
     Resolution on the Budget assumes that--

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       (1) A substantial majority of the tax cut benefits provided 
     in the tax reconciliation bill will go to middle class 
     working families earning less than approximately $100,000 per 
     year; and
       (2) The tax cuts in the tax reconciliation bill will not 
     cause revenue losses to increase significantly in years after 
     2007.
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                         ROBB AMENDMENT NO. 356

  Mr. ROBB proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 27, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:

     SEC .  . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND 
                   RETIREMENT SAVING.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) Payroll taxes provide the basic funding source for 
     Social Security, the most popular and successful government 
     program in reducing the rate of poverty among the elderly;
       (2) For a majority of Americans, the payroll tax burden 
     imposed for Social Security is now greater than the income 
     tax burden, making it difficult for many families to invest 
     for their own retirement;
       (3) Payroll taxes collected for Social Security currently 
     exceed the amounts necessary to fund Social Security 
     benefits;
       (4) Excess Social Security revenues finance current 
     consumption rather than being saved and invested for the 
     benefit of today's employees, denying them an opportunity to 
     share in the benefits of the increasing value of capital in a 
     global economy;
       (5) Increased personal savings is necessary to provide 
     secure retirements and enhance future productivity and 
     economic growth;
       (B) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this Resolution assumes that--
       (1) The Senate will consider using the amounts currently 
     reserved for tax cuts for individuals to use a portion of 
     their Social Security payroll tax contribution for personal 
     retirement accounts.

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