[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 40 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2989-S3004]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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           CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET

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              TORRICELLI (AND JEFFORDS) AMENDMENT NO. 2212

  Mr. LAUTENBERG. (for Mr. Torricelli, for himself and Mr. Jeffords) 
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 86) 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 and revising the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998; as follows:

       On page 53, after line 22, add the following:

     SEC. 3  . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the budget levels in 
     this resolution assume that--
       (1) preserving Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil 
     War battlefields is an integral part of preserving our 
     Nation's history;
       (2) the Secretary of the Interior should give special 
     priority to the preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 
     1812 battlefields, by making funds available for the conduct 
     of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Historic 
     Preservation Study as authorized by section 603 of Public Law 
     104-333 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5 note); and
       (3) the Secretary of the Interior should give special 
     priority to the preservation of Revolutionary War, War of 
     1812, and Civil War battlefields by allocating funds in the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund for the purchase of 
     battlefield sites the integrity of which is threatened by 
     urban or suburban development.
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                  BOND (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2213

  Mr. BOND (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
D'Amato, and Mr. Grassley) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:



     ``SEC. 317. SENSE OF THE SENATE TO MAINTAIN FULL FUNDING FOR 
                   THE SECTION 202 ELDERLY HOUSING PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following--
       ``(1) The Section 202 Elderly Housing program is the most 
     important housing program for elderly, low-income Americans, 
     providing both affordable low-income housing and supportive 
     services designed to meet the special needs of the elderly.
       ``(2) Since 1959, the Section 202 Elderly Housing program 
     has funded some 5,400 elderly housing projects with over 
     330,000 housing units, with the current average tenant in 
     Section 202 housing being a frail, older woman in her 
     seventies, living alone with an income of less than $10,000 
     per year.
       ``(3) The combination of affordable housing and supportive 
     services under the Section 202 Elderly Housing program is 
     critical to promoting independent living, self-sufficiency, 
     and dignity for the elderly while delaying more costly 
     institutional care.
       ``(4) There are over 1.4 million elderly Americans 
     currently identified as having ``worst case housing needs'' 
     and in need of affordable housing.
       ``(5) There are 33 million Americans aged 65 and over, some 
     13 percent of all Americans. The number of elderly Americans 
     is anticipated to grow to over 69 million by the year 2030, 
     which would be some 20 percent of all Americans, and continue 
     to increase to almost 80 million by 2050.
       ``(6) The President's Budget Request for fiscal year 1999 
     proposes reducing funding for the Section 202 Elderly Housing 
     program from the fiscal year 1998 level of $645,000,000 to 
     $109,000,000 in fiscal year 1999. This represents a reduction 
     of over 83 percent in funding, which will result in reducing 
     the construction of Section 202 housing units from some 6,000 
     units in fiscal year 1998 to only 1,500 units in fiscal year 
     1999.
       ``(7) The full funding of the Section 202 Elderly Housing 
     program as an independent federal housing program is an 
     investment in our elderly citizens as well as our Nation.
       ``(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the Section 202 Elderly Housing program, as provided 
     under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, 
     shall be funded in fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 
     2003 at not less than the fiscal year 1998 funding level of 
     $645,000,000.''.
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                    KERREY AMENDMENTS NOS. 2214-2215

  Mr. KERREY proposed two amendments to the concurrent resolution, S. 
Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

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                          Amendment No. 12214

       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 30 percent of the budget, 
     this figure rose to 45 percent by 1973, to 56 percent by 1983 
     and to 61 percent by 1993.
       (3) mandatory spending is expected to make up 68 percent of 
     the federal budget in 1998.
       (4) absent changes, that spending is expected to take up 
     over 70 percent of the federal budget shortly after the year 
     2000 and 74 percent of the budget by the year 2008.
       (5) if no action is taken, mandatory spending will consume 
     100 percent of the budget by the year 2030.
       (6) this mandatory spending will continue to crowd 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 
     infrastructure spending.
       (7) 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 1998 and beyond 
     which sufficiently restrain the growth of mandatory spending 
     in order to keep the budget in balance over the long term, 
     extend 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.
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                           Amendment No. 2215

       At the end of Title III, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING PASSAGE OF THE IRS 
                   RESTRUCTURING AND REFORM ACT.

       (2) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed IRS 
     Reform Legislation (H.R. 2676), on November 5, 1997.
       (2) The IRS Restructuring and Reform Act has the potential 
     to benefit 120 million Americans by simplifying the tax 
     process and making the IRS more responsive to taxpayer 
     concerns:
       (3) The President has announced that he would sign H.R. 
     2676;
       (4) The Senate plans to recess without considering 
     legislation to reform the IRS.
       (5) The American people are busy preparing their taxes to 
     meet the April 15th deadline. They do not get to recess 
     before filing their returns; and
       (5) Senators should keep their commitment to take up and 
     pass IRS reform legislation before they recess.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--
       It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying the functional totals in this budget resolution 
     assume that the Senate shall not recess until it has 
     considered and voted on H.R. 2676, the IRS Restructuring and 
     Reform Act of 1997.
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                    MURRAY AMENDMENTS NOS. 2216-2217

  Mrs. MURRAY proposed two amendments to the concurrent resolution, S. 
Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 2216

       On page 16, line 9, increase the amount by $2,088,000,000.
       On page 16, line 10, increase the amount by $81,000,000.
       On page 16, line 13, increase the amount by $1,776,000,000.
       On page 16, line 14, increase the amount by $1,487,000,000.
       On page 16, line 17, increase the amount by $1,437,000,000.
       On page 16, line 18, increase the amount by $1,686,000,000.
       On page 16, line 21, increase the amount by $593,000,000.
       On page 16, line 22, increase the amount by $1,301,000,000.
       On page 25, line 8, strike ``-$300,000,000'' and insert 
     ``-$2,388,000,000.''
       On page 25, line 9, strike ``-$1,900,000,000'' and insert 
     ``-$1,981,000,000.''
       On page 25, line 12, strike ``-$1,200,000,000'' and insert 
     ``-$2,976,000,000.''
       On page 25, line 13, strike ``-$4,600,000,000'' and insert 
     ``-$6,087,000,000.''
       On page 25, line 16, strike ``-$2,700,000,000'' and insert 
     ``-$4,137,000,000.''
       On page 25, line 17, strike ``-$3,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``-$4,686,000,000.''
       On page 25, line 20, strike ``-$3,800,000,000'' and insert 
     ``-$4,393,000,000.''
       On page 25, line 21, strike ``-$7,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``-$8,301,000,000.''
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                           Amendment No. 2217

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON EXPANDING MEDICARE BENEFITS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) In the 1997 Balanced Budget Agreement, changes were 
     made to Medicare that extended the solvency of the Trust Fund 
     for 10 years.
       (2) The Medicare Commission, also established in the 
     Balanced Budget Agreement, has just started the task of 
     examining the Medicare program in an effort to make sound 
     policy recommendations to Congress and the Administration 
     about what needs to be done to ensure that Medicare is 
     financially prepared to handle the added burden when the baby 
     boomers begin retiring.
       (3) The problems facing Medicare are not about more 
     revenues. The program needs to do more to improve the health 
     care status of retirees and give them more choices and better 
     information to make wise consumer decisions when purchasing 
     health care services.
       (4) Improving the health care status of senior citizens 
     would ensure additional savings for Medicare. Helping seniors 
     stay healthier should be a priority of any legislation aimed 
     at protecting Medicare.
       (5) In order to keep seniors healthier, Medicare has to 
     become more prevention based. Currently, Medicare offers very 
     few prevention benefits. As a result, seniors are often 
     sicker when they seek care or are hospitalized.
       (6) If the objective is to use tobacco revenues to save 
     Medicare, a portion of these new revenues must be allocated 
     to expanding prevention benefits.
       (7) Preventing illnesses or long hospital stays or repeated 
     hospital stays will save Medicare dollars.
       (8) Medicare cannot be saved without structural changes and 
     reforms. Simply using a new Federal tax to prop up Medicare 
     will not extend solvency much beyond a few months and will do 
     little to improve the health status of senior citizens and 
     the disabled.
       (9) Congress should use these new revenues to expand 
     prevention benefits to ensure that seniors are healthier and 
     stronger. This is how we can truly save Medicare.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the functional totals underlying this resolution assume 
     the allocation of a portion of the Federal share of tobacco 
     revenues to expand prevention benefits for Medicare 
     beneficiaries with an emphasis on improving the health status 
     of Medicare beneficiaries and providing long term savings to 
     the program.
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                    DORGAN AMENDMENTS NOS. 2218-2219

  Mr. DORGAN proposed two amendments to the concurrent resolution, S. 
Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 2218

       Strike page 33, line 3, through page 34, line 3, and insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 301. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE TAX TREATMENT OF HOME 
                   MORTGAGE INTEREST AND CHARITABLE GIVING.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) current Federal income tax laws embrace a number of 
     fundamental tax policies including longstanding encouragement 
     for home ownership and charitable giving;
       (2) the mortgage interest deduction is among the most 
     important incentives in the income tax code and promotes the 
     American Dream of home ownership--the single largest 
     investment for most families, and preserving it is critical 
     for the more than 20,000,000 families claiming it now and for 
     millions more in the future;
       (3) favorable tax treatment to encourage gifts to charities 
     is a longstanding principle that helps charities raise funds 
     needed to provide services to poor families and others when 
     government is simply unable or unwilling to do so, and 
     maintaining this tax incentive will help charities raise 
     money to meet the challenges of their charitable missions in 
     the decades ahead;
       (4) legislation has been proposed to repeal the entire 
     income tax code at the end of the year 2001 without providing 
     a specific replacement; and
       (5) recklessly sunsetting the entire income tax code 
     threatens our Nation's future economic growth and unwisely 
     eliminates existing tax incentives that are crucial for 
     taxpayers who are often making the most important financial 
     decisions of their lives.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the levels in this resolution assume that Congress supports 
     the continued tax deductibility of home mortgage interest and 
     charitable contributions.
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       At the appropriate place in the resolution, insert the 
     following:

     SEC.  . HEALTH RESEARCH RESERVE FUND.

       (a) In General.--In the Senate, revenue and spending 
     aggregates may be adjusted and allocations may be adjusted 
     for legislation that reserves 21 percent of the Federal share 
     of receipts from tobacco legislation for the health research 
     purposes provided in subsection (b), provided that, to the 
     extent that this concurrent resolution on the budget does not 
     include the costs of that legislation, the enactment of that 
     legislation will not increase (by virtue of either 
     contemporaneous or previously-passed deficit reduction) the 
     deficit in this resolution for--
       (1) fiscal year 1999;
       (2) the period of fiscal years 1999 through 2003; or
       (3) the period of fiscal years 2004 through 2009.

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       (b) Eligible Health Research.--Of the receipts from tobacco 
     legislation reserved pursuant to subsection (a), the 
     following amounts may be used for the following purposes:
       (1) 7.5 percent of such receipts to fund research into the 
     prevention and cure of cancer;
       (2) 7.5 percent of such receipts to fund research into the 
     prevention and cure of heart disease, stroke, and other 
     cardiovascular diseases;
       (3) 2 percent of such receipts, to be allocated at the 
     discretion of the Director of the National Institutes of 
     Health, to fund the responsibilities of his office and to 
     fund construction and acquisition of equipment or facilities 
     for the National Institutes of Health;
       (4) 2 percent of such receipts for transfer to the National 
     Center for Research Resources to carry out section 1502 of 
     the National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993;
       (5) 1 percent of such receipts to fund prevention research 
     programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
       (6) 1 percent of such receipts to fund quality and health 
     outcomes research at the Agency for Health Care Policy and 
     Research; and
       (7) the remainder of such receipts to fund other member 
     institutes and centers, including the Office of AIDS 
     Research, of the National Institutes of Health in the same 
     proportion to such remainder, as the amount of annual 
     appropriations under appropriations acts for each member 
     institute and center for a fiscal year bears to the total 
     amount of appropriations under appropriations acts for all 
     member institutes and centers for that fiscal year.
       (c) Revised Levels, Aggregates and 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 Section 302(a) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and revised 
     functional levels and aggregates to carry out this section.
       (2) Adjustments for amendments.--If the Chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the Senate submits an adjustment 
     under this section for legislation in furtherance of the 
     purposes described in subsection (b), upon the offering of an 
     amendment that would necessitate such submission, the 
     Chairman shall submit to the Senate appropriately-revised 
     allocations under Section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 and revised functional levels and aggregates to 
     carry out this section.
       (3) Rule of construction.--Revised allocations, functional 
     levels and aggregates submitted or filed pursuant to this 
     subsection 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 
     committees shall report appropriately-revised allocations 
     pursuant to Section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to carry out this section.
       (d) Application of Section 202 of H. Con. Res. 67.--Section 
     202 of H. Con. Res. 67 (104th Congress) shall not apply for 
     purposes of this section.
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                        BIDEN AMENDMENT NO. 2220

  Mr. BIDEN proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. 
Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       On page 28, line 5, before the period insert ``and Veterans 
     Administration health care''.
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                  KYL (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2221

  Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Grams, Mr. Helms, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. 
Hagel) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 
86, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

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

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the Nation's current tax system is indefensible, being 
     overly complex, burdensome, and severely limiting to economic 
     opportunity for all Americans:
       (2) fundamental tax reform should be undertaken as soon as 
     practicable to produce a tax system that--
       (A) applies a low tax rate, through easily understood laws, 
     to all Americans;
       (B) provides tax relief for working Americans;
       (C) protects the rights of taxpayers and reduces tax 
     collection abuses;
       (D) eliminates the bias against savings and investment;
       (E) promotes economic growth and job creation;
       (F) does not penalize marriage or families; and
       (G) provides for a taxpayer-friendly collections process to 
     replace the Internal Revenue Service; and
       (3) the stability and longevity of any new tax system 
     designed to achieve these goals should be guaranteed with a 
     supermajority vote requirement so that Congress cannot easily 
     raise tax rates, impose new taxes, or otherwise increase the 
     amount of a taxpayer's income that is subject to tax.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of Senate that the 
     assumptions underlying the functional totals of this 
     resolution assume fundamental tax reform that is accompanied 
     by a proposal to amend the Constitution of the United States 
     to require a supermajority vote in each House of Congress to 
     approve tax increases.
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                        GRAMS AMENDMENT NO. 2222

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Grams) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

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

     SEC.   . USE OF BUDGET SURPLUS TO REFORM SOCIAL SECURITY.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying the functional totals included in the resolution 
     assume--
       (a) the Congress and the President should use any budget 
     surplus to reduce the Social Security payroll tax and to 
     establish personal retirement accounts with the tax reduction 
     for hard-working Americans.
       (b) the Congress and the President should not use the 
     Social Security surplus to finance general government 
     programs and other spending, should begin to build real 
     assets for the trust funds, and work to reform the Social 
     Security system.
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              BINGAMAN (AND LIEBERMAN) AMENDMENT NO. 2223

  Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Lieberman) proposed an amendment to 
the concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     ``SEC.  . DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CIVILIAN RESEARCH 
                   AND DEVELOPMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--In the Senate, revenue and spending 
     aggregates and other appropriate budgetary levels and limits 
     may be adjusted and allocations may be revised for 
     legislation to fund civilian scientific and technological 
     research and development, to increase research and 
     development for the health sciences, or to increase research 
     and development to improve the global environment, provided 
     that, to the extent that this concurrent resolution on the 
     budget does not include the costs of that legislation, the 
     enactment of that legislation will not increase (by virtue of 
     either contemporaneous or previously-passed deficit 
     reduction) the deficit in this resolution for--
       ``(1) fiscal year 1999;
       ``(2) the period of fiscal years 1999 through 2003; or
       ``(3) the period of fiscal years 2004 through 2009.
       ``(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 section 302(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 of the Senate 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 
     submission, the Chairman shall submit to the Senate 
     appropriate-revised allocations under section 302(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 
     committees shall report appropriately-revised allocations 
     pursuant to section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to carry out this section.''.
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                FEINGOLD (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2224

  Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Harkin) proposed an 
amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. __. DISABILITY RESERVE FUND FOR FISCAL YEARS 1999-2003.

       (a) In General.--If legislation generates revenue increases 
     or direct spending reductions to finance disability programs 
     designed to allow persons with a disability to become 
     employed and remain independent and to the extent that such 
     increases or reductions are not included in this concurrent 
     resolution on the budget, the appropriate budgetary levels, 
     allocations, and limits may be adjusted (but by amounts not 
     to exceed $2,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1999 
     through 2003) if such adjustments do not cause an increase in 
     the deficit in the resolution.
       (b) Adjustment for Budget Authority.--After the reporting 
     of legislation (the offering of an amendment thereto or 
     conference

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     report thereon) that reduces nondisability direct spending or 
     increases revenue for a fiscal year or years, the Chairman of 
     the Committee on the Budget shall submit appropriately 
     revised allocations and aggregates by an amount that equals 
     the amount such legislation reduces direct spending or 
     increases revenues for a fiscal year or years.
       (c) Establishing a Reserve.--
       (1) Revisions.--After the enactment of legislation 
     described in subsection (a), the Chairman of the Committee on 
     the Budget shall submit revisions to the appropriate 
     allocations and aggregates by the amount that provisions in 
     such legislation generates revenue increases or direct 
     nondisability-related spending reductions.
       (2) Revenue increases or direct spending reductions.--After 
     the submission of revisions under paragraph (1), the Chairman 
     of the Committee on the Budget shall also submit the amount 
     of revenue increases or nondisability related direct spending 
     reductions such legislation generates and the maximum amount 
     available each year for adjustments pursuant to subsection 
     (d).
       (d) Effect of Revised Allocations and Aggregates.--Revised 
     allocations and aggregates submitted under subsection (c) 
     shall be considered for the purposes of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and aggregates contained in 
     this resolution.
       (e) Reporting Revised Subdivisions.--The appropriate 
     committee may report appropriately revised subdivisions of 
     allocations pursuant to section 302 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 to carry out this section.
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                       DEWINE AMENDMENT NO. 2225

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. DeWine) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF THE SENATE.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) while it is important to study the effects of class 
     size on learning and study the need to hire more teachers, 
     each type of study must be carried out in conjunction with an 
     effort to ensure that there will be quality teachers in every 
     classroom;
       (2) all children deserve well-educated teachers;
       (3) there is a teacher quality crisis in the United States;
       (4) individuals entering a classroom as teachers should 
     have a sound grasp on the subject the individuals intend to 
     teach, and the individuals should know how to teach;
       (5) less than 40 percent of the individuals teaching core 
     subjects (consisting of English, mathematics, science, social 
     studies, and foreign languages) majored or minored in the 
     core subjects;
       (6) the quality of teachers impacts student achievement;
       (7) the measure of a good teacher is how much and how well 
     the teacher's students learn;
       (8) teachers should have the opportunity to learn new 
     technology and teaching methods through the establishment of 
     teacher training facilities so that teachers can share their 
     new knowledge and experiences with children in the classroom;
       (9) school officials should have the flexibility the 
     officials need to have teachers in their schools adequately 
     trained to meet strenuous teacher standards;
       (10) knowledgeable and eager individuals of sound character 
     and various professional backgrounds should be encouraged to 
     enter kindergarten through grade 12 classrooms as teachers; 
     and
       (11) States should have maximum flexibility and incentives 
     to create alternative teacher certification and licensure 
     programs in order to recruit well-educated people into the 
     teaching profession.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the functional totals in this concurrent resolution on 
     the budget assume--
       (1) the enactment of legislation to provide assistance for 
     programs that--
       (A) focus on teacher training delivered through local 
     partnerships, with private and public partners, to ensure 
     that current and future teachers possess necessary teaching 
     skills and knowledge of subject areas; and
       (B) focus on alternative certification to recruit 
     knowledgeable and eager individuals of sound character to 
     enter kindergarten through grade 12 classrooms as teachers;
       (2) that the quality of teachers can be strengthened by 
     improving the academic knowledge of teachers in the subject 
     areas in which the teachers teach;
       (3) that institutions of higher education should be held 
     accountable to prepare teachers who are highly competent in 
     the subject areas in which the teachers teach, including 
     preparing teachers by providing training in the effective 
     uses of technologies in classrooms; and
       (4) that there should be recruitment into teaching of high 
     quality individuals, including individuals from other 
     occupations.
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                     ROCKEFELLER AMENDMENT NO. 2226

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Rockefeller) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       On page 14, line 7, strike ``$51,500,000,000.'' and all 
     that follows through line 24, and substitute in lieu thereof 
     the following:
       ``$51,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $50,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $50,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,900,000,000.''
       On page 25, line 8, strike ``-$300,000,000.'' and all that 
     follows through line 25, and substitute in lieu thereof the 
     following:
       ``$200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$3,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$4,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$1,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,000,000,000.
       On page 31, line 24, strike subsection (6) in its entirety.
                                 ______
                                 

                       CONRAD AMENDMENT NO. 2227

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Conrad) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       On page 28, strike line 2 through line 17 and insert the 
     following:
       (a) In General.--In the Senate, revenue and spending 
     aggregates may be adjusted and allocations may be revised for 
     legislation that reserves the Federal share of receipts from 
     tobacco legislation for the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund or the Federal Old-Age, Survivors and Disability 
     Insurance Trust Funds.
       (b) Revised Aggregates and Allocations.--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 
     section 302(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) Application of Section 202 of N. Con. Res. 67.--For the 
     purposes of enforcement of Section 202 of H. Con. Res. 67 
     (104th Congress) with respect to this resolution, the 
     increase in the Federal share of receipts resulting from 
     tobacco legislation shall not be taken into account.
                                 ______
                                 

                BUMPERS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2228

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Bumpers, for himself, Mr. Gregg, and Mr. 
Feingold) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. 
Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $39,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $66,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $67,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $69,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $71,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $39,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $66,000,000.
       On page 4, line 2, increase the amount by $67,000,000.
       On page 4, line 3, increase the amount by $69,000,000.
       On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $71,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $39,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $66,000,000.
       On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $67,000,000.
       On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $69,000,000.
       On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $71,000,000.
       On page 5, line 5, increase the amount by $39,000,000.
       On page 5, line 6, increase the amount by $66,000,000.
       On page 5, line 7, increase the amount by $67,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $69,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $71,000,000.
       On page 16, line 9, increase the amount by $39,000,000.
       On page 16, line 10, increase the amount by $39,000,000.
       On page 16, line 13, increase the amount by $66,000,000.
       On page 16, line 14, increase the amount by $66,000,000.
       On page 16, line 17, increase the amount by $67,000,000.

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       On page 16, line 18, increase the amount by $67,000,000.
       On page 16, line 21, increase the amount by $69,000,000.
       On page 16, line 22, increase the amount by $69,000,000.
       On page 16, line 25, increase the amount by $71,000,000.
       On page 17, line 1, increase the amount by $71,000,000.
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                      FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT NO. 2229

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mrs. Feinstein) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON EDUCATION GOALS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the functional totals 
     underlying this resolution assume that the Federal Government 
     should work hand-in-hand with States, school districts, and 
     local leaders--
       (1) to accomplish the following goals by the year 2005:
       (A) establish achievement levels and assessments in every 
     grade for the core academic curriculum; measure each regular 
     student's performance; and prohibit the practice of social 
     promotion of students (promoting students routinely from one 
     grade to the next without regard to their academic 
     achievement);
       (B) provide remedial programs for students whose 
     achievement levels indicate they should not be promoted to 
     the next grade;
       (C) create smaller schools to enable students to have 
     closer interaction with teachers;
       (D) require at least 180 days per year of instruction in 
     core curriculum subjects;
       (E) recruit new teachers who are adequately trained and 
     credentialed in the subject or subjects they teach and 
     encourage excellent, experienced teachers to remain in the 
     classroom by providing adequate salaries; require all 
     teachers to be credentialed and limit emergency or temporary 
     teaching credentials to a limited period of time; hold 
     teachers and principals accountable to high educational 
     standards; and
       (F) require all regular students to pass an examination in 
     basic core curriculum subjects in order to receive a high 
     school diploma; and
       (2) to reaffirm the importance of public schooling and 
     commit to guaranteeing excellence and accountability in the 
     public schools of this nation.
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                        KERRY AMENDMENT NO. 2230

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Kerry) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       On page 28, strike line 2 through line 17 and insert the 
     following:
       (a) In General.--In the Senate, revenue and spending 
     aggregates may be adjusted and allocations may be adjusted 
     for legislation that reserves the Federal share of receipts 
     from tobacco legislation for--
       (1) (A) public health efforts to reduce the use of tobacco 
     products by children, including youth tobacco control 
     education and prevention programs, counter-advertising, 
     research, and smoking cessation;
       (B) transition assistance programs for tobacco farmers;
       (C) increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration 
     to protect children from the hazards of tobacco products;
       (D) improving the availability, affordability and quality 
     of child care;
       (E) increased funding for education;
       (F) increased funding for health research;
       (G) reimbursements to States for tobacco-related health 
     costs; or,
       (H) expanding children's health insurance coverage; and,
       ``(2) savings for the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund or the Social Security Federal Old-Age, Survivors and 
     Disability Insurance Trust Funds.
       (b) Revised Aggregates and Allocations.--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 
     section 302(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) Application of Section 202 of H. Con. Res. 67.--For the 
     purposes of enforcement of Section 202 of H. Con. Res. 67 
     (104th Congress) with respect to this resolution, the 
     increase in the Federal share of receipts resulting from 
     tobacco legislation and used to fund subsection (a)(2) shall 
     not be taken into account.
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                      WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 2231

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Wellstone) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       On page 53, after line 22, add the following:

     SEC. 317. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FUNDING FOR MEDICAL CARE FOR 
                   VETERANS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the functional totals 
     underlying this resolution assume that $159,116,000 in 
     additional amounts above the President's budget levels will 
     be made available for veterans health care for fiscal year 
     1999.
                                 ______
                                 

                        ROBB AMENDMENT NO. 2232

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Robb) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       On page 28, strike lines 1 through 17, and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 202. TOBACCO RESERVE FUND.

       (a) In General.--In the Senate, revenue and spending 
     aggregates may be increased and allocations may be increased 
     for legislation which reserves the Federal share of receipts 
     from tobacco legislation only for the Medical Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund or for providing transition assistance 
     to tobacco farmers.
       (b) Revised Aggregates.--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 section 302(a) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and increased 
     aggregates to carry out this section. These aggregates shall 
     be considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 as the allocations and aggregates contained in 
     this resolution.
       (c) Application of Section 202 of H. Con. Res. 67.--For the 
     purposes of enforcement of section 202 of H. Con. Res. 67 
     (104th Congress) with respect to this resolution, the 
     increase in receipts resulting from tobacco legislation shall 
     not be taken into account, except the portion dedicated to 
     providing transition assistance to the tobacco farmers.
                                 ______
                                 

                        BIDEN AMENDMENT NO. 2233

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Biden) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

     SEC.   . A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SENATE'S SUPPORT FOR 
                   FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) our Federal, State and local law enforcement officers 
     provide essential services that preserve and protect our 
     freedom and safety, and with the support of Federal 
     assistance, state and local law enforcement officers have 
     succeeded in reducing the national scourge of violent crime, 
     illustrated by a murder rate in 1996 which is projected to be 
     the lowest since 1971 and a violent crime total in 1990 which 
     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) recent gains by Federal, State and local law 
     enforcement in the fight against violent crime and violence 
     against women are fragile, and continued financial commitment 
     from the Federal Government for funding and financial 
     assistance is required to sustain and build upon these gains; 
     and
       (4) the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund as adopted by 
     the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
     funds the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
     1994, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and the 
     Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 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 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, shall be maintained and funding for the 
     Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund shall continue to at least 
     fiscal year 2003.
                                 ______
                                 

                 BOXER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2234

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mrs. Boxer, for herself, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. 
Johnson) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. 
Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       On page 28, beginning on line 5, after ``Medicare Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund,'' strike all through the end of line 
     17, and insert the following:
       ``, or for health research, including funding for the 
     National Institutes of Health (NIH).
       ``(b) Revised Budgetary Levels and Limits.--Upon the 
     consideration of legislation pursuant to subsection (a), the 
     Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may 
     adjust all appropriate budgetary levels and limits, including 
     aggregates and allocations, to carry out this section. These 
     budgetary levels and limits shall be considered for the 
     purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as the 
     budgetary levels and limits contained in this resolution.
       ``(c) Application of Section 202 of H. Con. Res. 67.--For 
     the purposes of enforcement of

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     Section 202 of H. Con. Res. 67 (104th Congress) with respect 
     to this resolution, the increase in receipts resulting from 
     tobacco legislation shall not be taken into account, except 
     the portion dedicated to health research, including the 
     National Institutes of Health.''
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              BINGAMAN (AND LIEBERMAN) AMENDMENT NO. 2235

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Bingaman for himself and Mr. Lieberman) 
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, 
supra: as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ANALYSIS OF CIVILIAN SCIENCE 
                   AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       ``(1) The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of 
     Engineering, and Institute of Medicine have recommended, in 
     their 1995 report, entitled `Allocating Federal Funds for 
     Science and Technology,' that the Federal science and 
     technology budget `be presented as a comprehensive whole in 
     the President's budget and similarly considered as a whole at 
     the beginning of the congressional budget process before the 
     total federal budget is disaggregate and sent to the 
     appropriations committees and subcommittees.''
       ``(2) Civilian federal agencies are supporting more than 
     $35 billion of research and development in fiscal year 1998, 
     but it is difficult for the Congress and the public to track 
     or understand this support because it is dispersed among 12 
     different budget functions.
       ``(3) A meaningful examination of the overall Federal 
     budget for science and technology, consistent with the 
     recommendation of the National Academies, as well as an 
     examination of science and technology budgets in individual 
     civilian agencies, would be facilitated if the President's 
     budget request clearly displayed the amounts requested for 
     science and technology programs across all civilian agencies 
     and classified these amounts in Budget Function 250.
       ``(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the Congressional budget for the United States for 
     fiscal year 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 should 
     consolidated the spending for all federal civilian science 
     and technology programs in Budget Function 250, and that the 
     President should accordingly transmit to the Congress a 
     budget request for fiscal year 2000 that classifies these 
     programs, across all federal civilian departments and 
     agencies, in Budget Function 250.''.
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      BINGAMAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2236
  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Bingaman for himself, Mr. Gramm and Mr. 
Lieberman) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. 
Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     ``SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON CIVILIAN SCIENCE AND 
                   TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET.

       ``It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying the function totals in this budget resolution 
     assume that expenditures for civilian science and technology 
     programs in the Federal budget will double over the period 
     from fiscal year 1998 to fiscal year 2008.''
                                 ______
                                 

                 KERREY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2237

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Kerrey, for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Breaux, 
Ms. Collins, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Robb, Mrs. 
Feinstein, and Mr. Bennett) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON LONG-TERM BUDGETING AND 
                   REPAYMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) today, there are 34,000,000 Americans over the age of 
     65, and by the year 2030, that number will grow to nearly 
     70,000,000;
       (2) in 1963, mandatory spending represented 30 percent of 
     the Federal budget, while discretionary spending made up 70 
     percent, and by 1998, those proportions have almost 
     completely reversed, in that mandatory spending now accounts 
     for 68 percent of the Federal budget, while discretionary 
     spending represents 32 percent;
       (3) according to the 1997 Annual Report of the Board of 
     Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and 
     Disability Insurance (OASDI) Trust Fund--
       (A) the difference between the income and benefits for the 
     OASDI program is a deficit of 2.23 percent of taxable 
     payroll;
       (B) the assets in the Trust Fund are expected to be 
     depleted under present law in the year 2029;
       (C) by the time the assets in the Trust Fund are depleted, 
     annual tax revenues will be sufficient to cover only three-
     fourths of the annual expenditures;
       (D) intermediate estimates are that OASDI will absorb 
     nearly 17.5 percent of national payroll by the year 2030; and
       (E) the cost of the OASDI program is estimated to rise from 
     its current level of 4.7 percent of Gross Domestic Product to 
     6.7 percent by the end of the 75-year projection period;
       (4) according to reports by the Congressional Budget 
     Office, the Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1999-
     2008 (January 1998) and Reducing the Deficit: Spending and 
     Revenue Options (March 1997)--
       (A) the Medicare Part A Trust Fund will be exhausted early 
     in fiscal year 2010;
       (B) enrollment in Medicare will increase dramatically as 
     the baby boomers reach age 65;
       (C) between the years 2010 and 2030, enrollment in Medicare 
     is projected to grow by 2.4 percent per year, up from the 1.4 
     percent average annual growth projected through 2007;
       (D) by the year 2030, Medicare enrollment will have 
     doubled, to 75,000,000 people; and
       (E) the increase in Medicare enrollment caused by the aging 
     of the population will be accompanied by a tapering of the 
     growth rate of the working age population, and the number of 
     workers will drop from 3.8 for every Medicare beneficiary in 
     1997 to 2.02 per beneficiary by 2030;
       (5) the demographic shift that is currently taking place, 
     and will continue for the next 30 years, will put a 
     tremendous burden on workers as the cost of programs such as 
     Social Security and Medicare are borne by proportionately 
     fewer workers;
       (6) the current Budget Resolution, which projects revenues 
     and spending only for the next 10 years, does not give 
     Congress a clear picture of the budget problems that confront 
     the United States shortly after the turn of the century;
       (7) currently, 14 percent of the Federal budget is spent on 
     interest payments on the national debt; and
       (8) if projected surpluses are used entirely for debt 
     reduction and current tax and spending policies remain 
     unchanged, the share of Federal income needed to pay interest 
     would drop below 5 percent within 12 years, and in 1997, that 
     10 percentage-point reduction would have amounted to 
     $158,000,000,000 available for other priorities.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the functional totals in this concurrent resolution 
     assume that future budget resolutions and future budgets 
     submitted by the President should include--
       (1) an analysis for the period of 30 fiscal years beginning 
     with such fiscal year, of the estimated levels of total 
     budget outlays and total new budget authority, the estimated 
     revenues to be received, the estimated surplus or deficit, if 
     any, for each major Federal entitlement program for each 
     fiscal year in such period; and
       (2) a specific accounting of payments, if any, made to 
     reduce the public debt, or unfunded liabilities associated 
     with each major Federal entitlement program.
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                MOSELEY-BRAUN AMENDMENTS NOS. 2238-2240

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Ms. Moseley-Braun) proposed three amendments to 
the concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 86, supra; as 
follows:

                          Amendment No.  2238

       At the end of title III, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING LEGISLATION THAT 
                   INCREASES COMPLEXITY OF TAX RETURNS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) As part of the consideration by the Senate of tax cuts 
     for the families of America, the Senate should also examine 
     the condition of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (2) According to the Congressional Research Service, the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997 added 1,000,000 words and 
     315 pages to the Internal Revenue Code.
       (3) The Internal Revenue Code continues to grow more 
     complex and difficult for the average taxpayer to understand, 
     and the average tax return has become more time-consuming to 
     prepare.
       (4) The average taxpayer will spend 9 hours and 54 minutes 
     preparing Form 1040 for the 1997 tax year.
       (5) The average taxpayer spends between 21 and 28 hours 
     each year on tax matters.
       (6) In 1995, 58,965,000 of the 118,218,327 tax returns that 
     were filed, almost 50 percent, were filed by taxpayers who 
     utilized the help of paid tax preparers.
       (7) The average taxpayer spends $72 each year for tax 
     preparation.
       (8) The total burden on all taxpayers of maintaining 
     records, and preparing and filing tax returns is estimated to 
     be in excess of 1,600,000 hours per year.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the budgetary levels in this resolution assume that the 
     Senate should give priority to tax proposals that simplify 
     the tax code and reject proposals that add greater complexity 
     in the tax code and increase compliance costs for the 
     taxpayer.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 2239

       At the end of title III, insert the following;

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING PRESIDENT'S BUDGET.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the budgetary levels in 
     this resolution assume that the President should submit, as 
     part of the budget request of the President that is submitted 
     to Congress, a study of the impact of the provisions of the 
     budget on each generation of Americans and its long-term 
     effects on each generation.

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                           Amendment No. 2240

       At the end of title III, 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) 78 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 a 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 budgetary levels in 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.
                                 ______
                                 

                 DURBIN (AND CHAFEE) AMENDMENT NO. 2241

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Durbin, for himself and Mr. Chafee) proposed 
an amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of title III, insert the following:

     SEC. __. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AFFORDABLE, 
                   HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR SENIORS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Seniors deserve affordable, high quality health care.
       (2) The medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) has made health care 
     affordable for millions of seniors.
       (3) Beneficiaries under the medicare program deserve to 
     know that such program will cover the benefits that they are 
     currently entitled to.
       (4) Beneficiaries under the medicare program can pay out-
     of-pocket for health care services whenever they--
       (A) do not want a claim for reimbursement for such services 
     submitted to such program; or
       (B) want or need to obtain health care services that such 
     program does not cover.
       (5) Beneficiaries under the medicare program can use 
     doctors who do not receive any reimbursement under such 
     program.
       (6) Close to 75 percent of seniors have annual incomes 
     below $25,000, including 4 percent who have annual incomes 
     below $5,000, making any additional out-of-pocket costs for 
     health care services extremely burdensome.
       (7) Very few beneficiaries under the medicare program 
     report having difficulty obtaining access to a physician who 
     accepts reimbursement under such program.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the assumptions underlying the functional totals in this 
     resolution assume that seniors have the right to affordable, 
     high-quality health care, that they have the right to choose 
     their physicians, and that no change should be made to the 
     medicare program that could--
       (1) impose unreasonable and unpredictable out-of-pocket 
     costs for seniors or erode the benefits that the 38,000,000 
     beneficiaries under the medicare program are entitled to;
       (2) compromise the efforts of the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to screen inappropriate or fraudulent claims 
     for reimbursement under such program; and
       (3) allow unscrupulous providers under such program to bill 
     twice for the same services.
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                       DORGAN AMENDMENT NO. 2242

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Dorgan) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

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

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the Social Security system provides benefits to 
     44,000,000 Americans, including 27,300,000 retirees, over 
     4,500,000 people with disabilities, 3,800,000 surviving 
     children, and 8,400,000 surviving adults, and is essential to 
     the dignity and security of the Nation's elderly and 
     disabled.
       (2) the Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
     Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds have reported 
     to Congress that the ``total income'' of the Social Security 
     system ``is estimated to fall short of expenditures beginning 
     in 2019 and in each year thereafter . . . until [trust fund] 
     assets are exhausted in 2029'';
       (3) intergenerational fairness, honest accounting 
     principles, prudent budgeting, and sound economic policy all 
     require saving Social Security first, in order that the 
     Nation may better afford the retirement of the baby boom 
     generation beginning in 2010;
       (4) in reforming Social Security in 1983, Congress intended 
     that near-term Social Security trust fund surpluses be used 
     to prefund the retirement of the baby boom generation;
       (5) in his State of the Union message to the joint session 
     of Congress on January 27, 1998, President Clinton called on 
     Congress to ``save Social Security first'' and to ``reserve 
     one hundred percent of the surplus, that is any penny of any 
     surplus, until we have taken all the necessary measures to 
     strengthen the Social Security system for the twenty-first 
     century'';
       (6) the nation will engage in a national dialogue during 
     1998 on the future of Social Security, which will include 4 
     regional conferences organized by the Concord Coalition and 
     the American Association of Retired Persons, a White House 
     summit on private retirement savings in July, and a White 
     House Conference on Social Security in December; and
       (7) saving Social Security first would work to expand 
     national savings, reduce interest rates, enhance private 
     investment, increase labor productivity, and boost economic 
     growth.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the levels in this resolution assume that:
       (1) Congress should save Social Security first by reserving 
     any unified budget surplus until legislation is enacted to 
     make Social Security actuarially sound and capable of paying 
     future retirees the benefits to which they are entitled;
       (2) enactment of such legislation will require a broad base 
     of public support that should be developed during 1998 
     through a national bipartisan discussion of alternative 
     approaches to ensuring Social Security solvency; and
       (3) since that discussion has just begun, Congress should 
     not act now to foreclose policy options that could help 
     ensure Social Security solvency.
                                 ______
                                 

               LAUTENBERG (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2243

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Biden, Mr. Roth, and Mr. 
Torricelli) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. 
Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING AMTRAK FUNDING.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) on November 13, 1997 the Senate unanimously passed the 
     Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997, P.L. 105-134, 
     authorizing appropriations of $1,058,000,000 for FY99; 
     $1,023,000,000 for FY00, $989,000,000 for FY01; and 
     $955,000,000 for FY02, totaling $4.025 billion FY99-02;
       (2) in P.L. 105-134 the Congress declared that ``intercity 
     rail passenger service is an essential component of a 
     national intermodal passenger transportation system'';
       (3) section 201 of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act 
     of 1997 has now statutorily formalized prior Congressional 
     directives to Amtrak to reach operating self-sufficiency by 
     fiscal year 2002;
       (4) the Congress and the President, through enactment of 
     this legislation, have effectively agreed that Congress will 
     provide adequate funding to permit Amtrak to achieve the goal 
     of operating self-sufficiency;
       (5) capital investment is critical to reducing operating 
     costs and increasing the quality of Amtrak service;
       (6) capital investment is essential to improving Amtrak's 
     long-term financial health;
       (7) the $2.2 billion provided to Amtrak through the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act is for the sole purpose of capital 
     expenditures and other qualified expenses and is intended to 
     supplement, not supplant, annual appropriations.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the assumptions underlying the functional totals in this 
     budget resolution assume that Congress and the Administration 
     will fulfill the intent of the Amtrak Reform and 
     Accountability Act of 1997 and appropriate sufficient funds 
     in each of the next five fiscal years for Amtrak to implement 
     its FY 1998-FY 2003 Strategic Business Plan, while preserving 
     the integrity of the $2.2 billion provided under the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act for the statutory purpose of capital investment.
                                 ______
                                 

                       DASCHLE AMENDMENT NO. 2244

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Daschle) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:


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       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1999.

       (a) Declaration.--Congress determines and declares that 
     this resolution is the concurrent resolution on the budget 
     for fiscal year 1999 including the appropriate budgetary 
     levels for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 as 
     required by section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 and revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 1998 
     set forth in the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1998 as authorized by section 304 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     concurrent resolution is as follows:

       Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
     1999.

                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

       Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.
       Sec. 102. Social security.
       Sec. 103. Major functional categories.

             TITLE II--BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND RULEMAKING

       Sec. 201. Deficit-neutral reserve fund in the Senate for 
     President's initiatives.
       Sec. 202. Exercise of rulemaking powers.

              TITLE III--SENSE OF CONGRESS AND THE SENATE

       Sec. 301. Sense of the Senate on saving Social Security 
     first.

                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

     SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
       (1) Federal Revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution--
       (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,312,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,341,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,386,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,449,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,505,000,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $12,252,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $15,257,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $16,838,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $18,005,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $18,166,000,000.
       (C) The amounts of Federal Insurance Contributions Act 
     revenues for hospital insurance within the recommended levels 
     of Federal revenues are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $123,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $129,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $135,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $141,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $148,100,000,000.
       (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
     of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new 
     budget authority are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,441,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,484,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,525,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,557.200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,636,600,000,000.
       (3) Budget outlay.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,420,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,465,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,506,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,524,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $1,601,700,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $108,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $124,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $120,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $74,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $96,700,000,000.
       (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $5,667,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $5,870,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6,067,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,224,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $6,400,900,000,000.

     SEC. 102. SOCIAL SECURITY.

       (a) Social Security Revenues.--For purposes of Senate 
     enforcement under sections 302, 602, and 311 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of revenues of 
     the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
     the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $438,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $457,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $477,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $497,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $520,700,000,000.
       (b) Social Security Outlays.--For purposes of Senate 
     enforcement under sections 302, 602, and 311 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of outlays of 
     the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
     the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1999: $212,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $331,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $344,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $355,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003: $369,400,000,000.

     SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority, budget outlays, new direct 
     loan obligations, and new primary loan guarantee commitments 
     for fiscal years 1999 through 2003 for each major functional 
     category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $270,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $274,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $268,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $280,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $269,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $288,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $272,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $296,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $279,800,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,800,000,000.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$300,000,000.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,400,000,000.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,800,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $52,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $52,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $53,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $48,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $53,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $48,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:

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       (A) New budget authority, $54,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $49,100,000,000.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,300,000,000.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $66,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $61,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $66,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $64,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $67,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $66,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $67,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $66,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $69,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $68,700,000,000.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $146,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $143,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $153,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $151,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $162,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $160,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $170,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $169,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $183,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $181,200,000,000.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $210,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $210,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $221,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $221,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $239,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $242,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $251,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $248,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $273,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $273,700,000,000.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $245,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $248,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $259,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $261,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $271,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $272,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $281,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $281,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $292,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $291,400,000,000.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,200,000,000.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $45,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $49,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $49,500,000,000
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $26,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,800,000,000.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,700,000,000.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $300,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $300,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $301,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $301,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $301,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $301,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:.
       (A) New budget authority, $302,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $302,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $304,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $304,300,000,000.
       (19) Allowances (902):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$1,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,200,000,000.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$37,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$37,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$44,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$44,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$35,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$35,700,000,000.

             TITLE II--BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND RULEMAKING

     SEC. 201. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND IN THE SENATE FOR 
                   PRESIDENT'S INITIATIVES.

       (a) In General.--In the Senate, revenue and spending 
     aggregates and other appropriate budgetary levels and limits 
     may be adjusted and allocations may be revised for 
     legislation that generates revenues, in which the purpose of 
     the increase in revenues is to reduce smoking by teenagers 
     and children, and for legislation to fund the President's 
     ``Funds for America'' initiatives, provided that the 
     legislation which changes revenues or spending does not cause 
     an increase in the deficit for--
       (1) fiscal year 1999;
       (2) the period of fiscal year 1999 through 2003; or
       (3) the period of fiscal years 2004-2009.
       (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 section 302(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 of the Senate 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 
     submission, the Chairman shall submit to the Senate 
     appropriately revised allocations under section 302(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 
     committees shall report appropriately revised allocations 
     pursuant to section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to carry out this section.

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     SEC. 202. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

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

              TITLE III--SENSE OF CONGRESS AND THE SENATE

     SEC. 301. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON SAVING SOCIAL SECURITY 
                   FIRST.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the Social Security program, created in 1935 to provide 
     old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits, is one 
     of the most successful and important social insurance 
     programs in the United States, and has played an essential 
     role in reducing poverty among seniors;
       (2) the Social Security system will face significant 
     pressures when the baby boom generation retires, which could 
     threaten the long-term viability of the program;
       (3) Congress needs to act promptly to ensure that Social 
     Security benefits will be available when today's younger 
     Americans retire;
       (4) under current budget law, the Federal budget is still 
     in deficit;
       (5) to the extent that a budget surplus may someday 
     materialize in the future, current budget law and rules that 
     were established to ensure fiscal discipline, including caps 
     on discretionary spending and the pay-as-you-go system (which 
     requires that all new tax breaks and mandatory spending be 
     fully offset) would prevent Congress from using any projected 
     budget surplus; and
       (6) President Clinton has called on Congress to save Social 
     Security first by taking action to reform and strengthen the 
     Social Security system, and by holding in reserve any 
     projected budget surpluses that may materialize in the future 
     rather than using them for new spending or tax breaks, while 
     Congress and the Administration work toward a long-term 
     solution for the challenges facing Social Security.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the functional totals in this resolution assume that, to 
     the extent that any budget surplus is realized in the future, 
     that surplus should not be decreased for any purpose other 
     than reducing the national debt, while Congress and the 
     Administration work together to ensure that Social Security 
     is financially sound over the long term and that it will be 
     available for future generations.
                                 ______
                                 

                  TORRICELLI AMENDMENTS NOS. 2245-2246

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Torricelli) proposed two amendments to the 
concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 2245

       On page 53, after line 22, add the following:

     SEC. 3    . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the budget levels in 
     this resolution assume that--
       (1) preserving Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil 
     War battlefields is an integral part of preserving our 
     Nation's history;
       (2) the Secretary of the Interior should give special 
     priority to the preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 
     1812 battlefields, by making funds available for the conduct 
     of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Historic 
     Preservation Study as authorized by section 603 of Public Law 
     104-333 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5 note); and
       (3) the Secretary of the Interior should give special 
     priority to the preservation of Revolutionary War, War of 
     1812, and Civil War battlefields by allocating funds in the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund for the purchase of 
     battlefield sites the integrity of which is threatened by 
     urban or suburban development.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 2246

       On page 53, after line 22, add the following:

     SEC. 3    . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE LAND AND WATER 
                   CONSERVATION FUND.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the budget levels in 
     this resolution assume that programs funded from the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund should be funded in the full amount 
     authorized by law.
                                 ______
                                 

                      MOYNIHAN AMENDMENT NO. 2247

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for Mr. Moynihan) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE OF THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL SOCIAL 
                   SECURITY.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Public confidence in the long-term viability of the 
     Social Security System is low, with opinion polls repeatedly 
     indicating that a majority of non-retired young adults do not 
     believe they will receive Social Security when they retire;
       (2) In the year 2012, outlays for Old Age Survivors and 
     Disability Insurance will exceed its tax revenues;
       (3) Early action by the Congress is needed in order to 
     strengthen public confidence in Social Security and address 
     the long-run actuarial deficit of the program;
       (b) Sense of the Senate--It is the Sense of the Senate 
     that:
       (1) the Committee on Finance should at the earliest 
     possible date hold hearings on and begin consideration of 
     legislation to preserve the Social Security program and 
     ensure its long-run solvency; and that no policy options, 
     affecting either revenues, outlays, or the manner of 
     investment of funds, should be excluded from consideration.
                                 ______
                                 

                        BOND AMENDMENT NO. 2248

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Bond) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert:
       It is the Sense of the Senate that the provisions of this 
     resolution assume that included in the funding for the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is $2 million 
     dollars for the establishment of INS circuit rides in the 
     former Soviet Union for the purpose of processing refugees 
     and conducting medical examinations of refugees who will 
     enter the United States under the Refugee Act of 1980.
                                 ______
                                 

                       ABRAHAM AMENDMENT NO. 2249

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Abraham) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BUDGET ACT REFORMS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the provisions of this 
     resolution assume that The Budget Control Act of 1974 and the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     should be amended to facilitate the use of future unified 
     budget surpluses to strengthen and reform Social Security, 
     reform the tax code, and reduce the tax burden on middle-
     class families, including:
       (1) Eliminating Paygo rules with regard to revenue 
     reductions while the unified budget is in surplus; and
       (2) Striking points of order against reducing the Social 
     Security payroll tax.
                                 ______
                                 

                THURMOND (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2250

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Thurmond, for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Ms. 
Collins) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. 
Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       On page 43, strike line 4 through line 17 and insert the 
     following:
       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) Our Nation is not financially prepared to meet the 
     long-term care needs of its rapidly aging population and that 
     long-term care needs threaten the financial security of 
     American families; and
       (2) Many people are unaware that most long-term care costs 
     are not covered by Medicare and that Medicaid covers long-
     term care only after the person's assets have been exhausted.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) this concurrent resolution on the budget assumes that 
     the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare 
     should, as part of its deliberations, describe long-term care 
     needs and make all appropriate recommendations including 
     private sector options that reflect the need for a continuum 
     of care that spans from acute to long-term care. This is not 
     a specific recommendation that any new program be added to 
     Medicare;
       (2) the Federal Government should take all appropriate 
     steps to inform the public about the financial risks posed by 
     long-term care costs and about the need for families to plan 
     for their long-term care needs;
       (3) the Federal Government should take all appropriate 
     steps to inform the public that Medicare does not cover most 
     long-term care costs and that Medicaid covers long-term care 
     costs only when the beneficiary has exhausted his or her 
     assets;
       (4) the appropriate committees of the Senate, together with 
     the Department of Health and Human Services and other 
     appropriate Executive Branch agencies, should develop 
     specific ideas for encouraging Americans to plan for their 
     own long-term care needs; and
       (5) the upcoming National Summit on Retirement Income 
     Savings should ensure that planning for long-term care is an 
     integral part of any discussion of retirement security.
                                 ______
                                 

               FAIRCLOTH (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2251

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Faircloth, for himself, Mr. Domenici, Mrs. 
Hutchison, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. 
Kempthorne) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. 
Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE ELIMINATION OF THE 
                   MARRIAGE PENALTY.

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

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       (1) Marriage is the foundation of the American society and 
     the key institution preserving our values;
       (2) The tax code should not penalize those who choose to 
     marry;
       (3) However, the Congressional Budget Office found that 42 
     percent of married couples face a marriage penalty under the 
     current tax system;
       (4) The Congressional Budget Office found that the average 
     penalty amounts to $1380 a year;
       (5) This penalty is one of the factors behind the decline 
     of marriage.
       (6) In 1970, just 0.5 percent of the couples in the United 
     States were unmarried. By 1996, this percentage had risen to 
     7.2 percent.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions in this budget resolution assume that the 
     Congress shall begin to phase out the marriage penalty this 
     year.
                                 ______
                                 

                SESSIONS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2252

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Sessions, for himself, Mr. Shelby, Mr. 
Coverdell, Mr. Helms, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. 
Thurmond) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. 
Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC. . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING DISPLAY OF TEN 
                   COMMANDMENTS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the Ten Commandments have had a significant impact on 
     the development of the fundamental legal principles of 
     Western Civilization; and
       (2) the Ten Commandments set forth a code of moral conduct, 
     observance of which is acknowledged to promote respect for 
     our system of laws and the good of society.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the functional totals in this concurrent resolution on 
     the budget assume that--
       (1) the Ten Commandants are a declaration of fundamental 
     principles that are the cornerstones of a fair and just 
     society; and
       (2) the public display, including display in the Supreme 
     Court, the Capitol building, the White House, and other 
     government offices and courthouses across the nation, of the 
     Ten Commandments should be permitted.
                                 ______
                                 

                STEVENS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2253

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Stevens, for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Domenici, 
Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Inouye) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       In the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING OUTLAY ESTIMATES OF 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BUDGET.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 created a new era for 
     federal spending and forced the Department of Defense to plan 
     on limited spending over the five year period from fiscal 
     year 1998 through 2002.
       (2) The agreements forged under the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997 specifically defined the available amounts of budget 
     authority and outlays, requiring the Department of Defense to 
     properly plan its future activities in the new, constrained 
     budget environment.
       (3) The Department of Defense worked with the Office of 
     Management and Budget to develop a fiscal year 1999 budget 
     which complies with the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
       (4) Based on Department of Defense program plans and policy 
     changes, the Office of Management and Budget and the 
     Department of Defense made detailed estimates of fiscal year 
     1999 Department of Defense outlay rates to ensure that the 
     budget submitted would comply with the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997.
       (5) The Congressional Budget Office outlay estimate of the 
     fiscal year 1999 Department of Defense budget request exceeds 
     both the outlay limit imposed by the Balanced Budget Act of 
     1997 and the Office of Management and Budget's outlay 
     estimate, a disagreement which would force a total 
     restructuring of the Department of Defense's fiscal year 1999 
     budget.
       (6) The restructuring imposed on the Department of Defense 
     would have a devastating impact on readiness, troop morale, 
     military quality of life, and ongoing procurement and 
     development programs.
       (7) The restructuring of the budget would be driven solely 
     by differing statistical estimate made by capable parties.
       (8) In a letter dated March 31, 1998, the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget identified multiple 
     differences between the Office of Management and Budget's 
     estimated outlay rates and the Congressional Budget Office's 
     estimated outlay rates.
       (9) New information on Department of Defense policy changes 
     and program execution plans now permit the Office of 
     Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office to 
     reevaluate their initial projections of fiscal year 1999 
     outlay rates.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the Sense of the Senate 
     that not later than April 22, 1998, the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, and Secretary of Defense, 
     and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall 
     complete discussions and develop a common estimate of the 
     projected fiscal year 1999 outlay rates for Department of 
     Defense accounts.
                                 ______
                                 

                   SPECTER AMENDMENTS NOS. 2254-2256

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Specter) proposed three amendments to the 
concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 2254

       On page 28, strike lines 1 through 17, and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 202. TOBACCO RESERVE FUND.

       (a) In General.--In the Senate, revenue and spending 
     aggregates may be increased and allocations may be increased 
     for legislation that reserves the Federal share of receipts 
     from tobacco legislation for--
       (1) tobacco-related programs and activities, including 
     extending the solvency of the Medicare Hospital Insurance 
     Trust Fund; and
       (2) not less than $2,000,000,000 for biomedical research in 
     fiscal year 1999 and other public health research.
       (b) Revised Aggregates.--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 section 302(a) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and increased 
     aggregates to carry out this section. These aggregates shall 
     be considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 as the allocations and aggregates contained in 
     this resolution.
       (c) Application of Section 202 of H. Con. Res. 67.--For the 
     purposes of enforcement of section 202 of H. Con. Res. 67 
     (104th Congress) with respect to this resolution, the 
     increase in receipts resulting from tobacco legislation used 
     to reimburse the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund shall 
     not be taken into account.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 2255

       On page 28, line 17, after the material that appears on 
     line 17, insert the following:
       ``(d) Veterans.--
       ``(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     upon the consideration of legislation pursuant to section 
     (a), the Chairman of the Budget Committee may increase the 
     appropriate budget authority and outlay aggregates and 
     allocations by the amount such legislation increases spending 
     for post-service smoking related Veterans compensation 
     benefits.
       ``(2) The adjustments made pursuant to this subsection 
     shall not exceed $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and 
     $10,500,000 for fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 2256

       On page 28, line 17, after the material that appears on 
     line 17, insert the following:
       (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     $500,000,000 in receipts from tobacco legislation shall be 
     reserved for purposes of section 204(a) in function 920, 
     Allowances, as additional new budget authority for fiscal 
     year 1999 and additional outlays for fiscal year 1999; and 
     $10,500,000,000 in receipts from tobacco legislation shall be 
     reserved for purposes of section 204(a) in function 920, 
     Allowances, as additional new budget authority for fiscal 
     years 1999-2003, and additional outlays for fiscal years 
     1999-2003.
       On page 31, line 24, strike subsection (6) in its entirety.
                                 ______
                                 

                       NICKLES AMENDMENT NO. 2257

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Nickles) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . PROHIBITION ON PRECATORY AMENDMENTS.

       In setting forth the budget authority and outlay amounts in 
     this resolution, the Senate assumes that the Senate of the 
     United States instructs the Senate Parliamentarian to 
     interpret Section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974 as amended by inserting after the second sentence the 
     following: ``For purposes of the preceding sentence an 
     amendment is not germane if it states precatory language.''; 
     and that precatory includes, in the context of Senate 
     consideration of any budget resolution, amendments which 
     reference the budget resolution's assumptions regarding 
     budgetary levels; federal revenues; Federal Insurance 
     Contributions Act revenues for hospital insurance; budget 
     authority; budget outlays; deficits; public debt; social 
     security revenues, and outlays; loan obligations; loan 
     guarantees; allowances; undistributed, and distributed, 
     offsetting receipts; reconciliation; reserve funds; 
     allocations; revenue, spending, and revised aggregates; 
     offsets; appropriations; mandatory spending; entitlements; 
     and any other term or definition employed, under the Budget 
     Act, in a budget resolution.
                                 ______
                                 

                        FIRST AMENDMENT NO. 2258

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Frist) proposed an amendment to the concurrent

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resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 86, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING FUNDING FOR THE 
                   AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the congressional budget 
     for the United States Government as provided for in this 
     resolution should assure that--
       (1) the contract authority level for the Airport 
     Improvement Program (provided for in part B of subtitle VII 
     of title 49, United States Code) not be reduced below the 
     current level of $2,347,000,000; and
       (2) the critical infrastructure development, maintenance, 
     and repair of airports not be jeopardized.
                                 ______
                                 

                      MCCONNEL AMENDMENT NO. 2259

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. McConnell) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 86, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC.__. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON PAYMENT OF COSTS OF 
                   LITIGATION.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the President's Task Force on National Health Care 
     Reform, convened by President Clinton in 1993, was charged 
     with calling together officials of the Federal Government and 
     others to debate critical health issues of concern to the 
     American public;
       (2) the Task Force convened behind closed doors and 
     inappropriately included individuals who were not employees 
     of the Federal Government;
       (3) United States District Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruled in 
     Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc., et al. 
     versus Hillary Rodham Clinton, et al., that representatives 
     of the administration engaged in ``dishonest'' and 
     ``reprehensible'' conduct in characterizing the membership of 
     the Task Force;
       (4) Judge Royce C. Lamberth on the basis of such conduct 
     ruled against the defendants and ordered them to pay 
     $285,864.78 in attorneys' fees, costs, and sanctions for the 
     plaintiffs; and
       (5) American taxpayers should not be held responsible for 
     the inappropriate and dishonest conduct of Federal Government 
     officials and lawyers involved with the Task Force.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the functional totals in this concurrent resolution on 
     the budget assume that the award of $285,864.78 in attorneys' 
     fees, costs, and sanctions that Judge Royce C. Lamberth 
     ordered the defendants to pay in Association of American 
     Physicians and Surgeons, Inc., et al. versus Hillary Rodham 
     Clinton, et al., should not be paid with taxpayer funds.
                                 ______
                                 

                SESSIONS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2260

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Sessions, for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, and Mr. 
Enzi) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 86, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III add the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING LIMITATIONS ON 
                   ATTORNEYS' FEES UNDER ANY NATIONAL TOBACCO 
                   SETTLEMENT.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying the functional totals in this resolution assume 
     that legislation providing for a national tobacco settlement 
     should provide the following:
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State 
     that receives funds under such legislation may not utilize 
     those funds to pay attorneys' fees, on behalf of attorneys 
     for the State in connection with an action maintained by a 
     State against one or more tobacco companies to recover 
     tobacco-related medicaid expenditures, or for other causes of 
     action, in excess of the reasonable and customary fee for 
     similarly skilled legal services for the specific locale. In 
     no event should the rate exceed $500 per hour.
       (2) The limitation described in paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any amounts provided for the attorneys' reasonable 
     and customary expenses.
       (3) No award of attorneys' fees shall be made under any 
     national tobacco settlement until the attorneys involved 
     have--
       (A) provided State officials with a detailed time 
     accounting with respect to the work performed in relation to 
     any legal action which is the subject of the settlement or 
     with regard to the settlement itself; and
       (B) made public disclosure of the time accounting under 
     subparagraph (A) and any fee agreements entered into, or fee 
     arrangements made, with respect to any legal action that is 
     the subject of the settlement.
                                 ______
                                 

                CRAIG (AND DOMENICI) AMENDMENT NO. 2261

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Craig, for himself and Mr. Domenici) proposed 
an amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 
86, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON VA COMPENSATION AND POST-
                   SERVICE SMOKING-RELATED ILLNESSES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the President has twice included in his budgets not 
     permitting the program expansion that the Veterans 
     Administration (referred to as the ``VA'') is proposing to 
     allow post-service smoking-related illness to be eligible for 
     VA compensation;
       (2) Congress has never acted on this program expansion;
       (3) the Congressional Budget Office and the Office of 
     Management and Budget have concluded that this change in VA 
     policy would result in at least $10,000,000,000 in additional 
     costs to the VA;
       (4) these increased number of claims and the resulting 
     costs may present undue delay and hardship on veterans 
     seeking claim review; and
       (5) the programs expansion apparently runs counter to all 
     existing VA policy, including a statement by former Secretary 
     Brown that ``It is inappropriate to compensate for death or 
     disability resulting from veterans' personal choice to engage 
     in conduct damaging to their health.''.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the function totals and assumptions underlying this 
     resolution assume the following:
       (1) The support of the President's proposal to not allow 
     post-service smoking related illnesses to be eligible for VA 
     compensation until the study annd report required by 
     paragraph (2) are completed.
       (2) The Veterans Administration and the Office of 
     Management and Budget are jointly required to--
       (A) jointly study (referred to in this section as the 
     ``study'') the VA General Counsel's determination (O.G.C. 2-
     93) and the resulting actions to change the compensation 
     rules to include disability and death benefits for conditions 
     related to the use of tobacco products during service; and
       (B) deliver an opinion as to whether illnesses resulting 
     from post-service smoking should be considered as a 
     compensable disability.
       (3) The study should include--
       (A) the estimated numbers of those filing such claims, the 
     cost resulting from such benefits, the time necessary to 
     review such claims, and how such a number of claims will 
     affect the VA's ability to review its current claim load;
       (B) an examination of how the proposed change corresponds 
     to prior VA policy relating to post-service actions taken by 
     an individual; and
       (C) what Federal benefits, both VA and non-VA, former 
     service members having smoking-related illnesses are eligible 
     to receive.
       (4) The study shall be completed no later than July 1, 
     1999.
       (5) The Veterans Administration shall report its finding to 
     the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the 
     chairmen and ranking minority members of the Senate Budget 
     and Veterans' Affairs Committees.
                                 ______
                                 

               COVERDELL (AND SHELBY) AMENDMENT NO. 2262

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

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON COLOMBIAN DRUG WAR 
                   HELICOPTERS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) Colombia is the leading illicit drug producing country 
     in the Western Hemisphere;
       (2) 80 percent of the world's cocaine originates in 
     Colombia;
       (3) based on the most recent data of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration (DEA), more than 60 percent of the heroin 
     seized in the United States originates in Colombia;
       (4) in the last 10 years more than 4,000 officers of the 
     Colombian National Police have died fighting the scourge of 
     drugs;
       (5) in one recent year alone, according to data of the 
     United States Government, the United States had 141,000 new 
     heroin users and the United States faces historic levels of 
     heroin use among teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17;
       (6) once Colombian heroin is in the stream of commerce it 
     is nearly impossible to interdict because it is concealed and 
     trafficked in very small quantities;
       (7) the best and most cost efficient method of preventing 
     Colombian heroin from entering the United States is to 
     destroy the opium poppies in the high Andes mountains where 
     Colombian heroin is produced;
       (8) the elite anti-narcotics unit of the Colombian National 
     Police has the responsibility to eradicate both coca and 
     opium in Colombia, including the reduction and elimination of 
     cocaine and heroin production, and they have done a 
     remarkably effective job with the limited and outdated 
     equipment at their disposal;
       (9) more than 40 percent of the anti-narcotics operations 
     of the Colombian National Police involve hostile ground fire 
     from narco-terrorists and 90 percent of such operations 
     involve the use of helicopters;
       (10) the need for better high performance helicopters by 
     the Colombian National Police, especially for use in the high 
     Andes mountains, is essential for more effective eradication 
     of opium in Colombia;
       (11) on December 23, 1997, one of the antiquated Vietnam-
     era UH-1H Huey helicopters used by the Colombian National 
     Police in an opium eradication mission crashed in the high 
     Andes mountains due to high winds and because it was flying 
     above the safety level recommended by the original 
     manufacturer;

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       (12) in the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-
     118), amounts were appropriated for the procurement by the 
     United States for the Colombian National Police of three UH-
     60L Blackhawk utility helicopters that can operate safely and 
     more effectively at the high altitudes of the Andes mountains 
     where Colombian opium grows at altitudes as high as 12,000 
     feet;
       (13) the Blackhawk helicopter is a high performance utility 
     helicopter, with greater lift capacity, that can perform at 
     the high altitudes of the Andes mountains, as well as survive 
     crashes and sustain ground fire, much better than any other 
     utility helicopter now available to the Colombian National 
     Police in the war on drugs;
       (14) because the Vietnam-era Huey helicopters that the 
     United States has provided the Colombian National Police are 
     outdated and have been developing numerous stress cracks, a 
     sufficient number should be upgraded to Huey II's and the 
     remainder should be phased-out as soon as possible;
       (15) these Huey helicopters are much older than most of the 
     pilots who fly them, do not have the range due to limited 
     fuel capacity to reach many of the expanding locations of the 
     coca fields or cocaine labs in southern Colombia, nor do they 
     have the lift capacity to carry enough armed officers to 
     reach and secure the opium fields in the high Andes mountains 
     prior to eradication;
       (16) the elite anti-narcotics unit of the Colombian 
     National Police has a stellar record in respecting for human 
     rights and has received the commendation of a leading 
     international human rights group in their operations to 
     reduce and eradicate illicit drugs in Colombia;
       (17) the narco-terrorists of Colombia have announced that 
     they will now target United States citizens, particularly 
     those United States citizens working with their Colombian 
     counterparts in the fight against illicit drugs in Colombia;
       (18) a leading commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces 
     of Colombia (``FARC'') announced recently that the objective 
     of these narco-terrorists, in light of recent successes, will 
     be ``to defeat the Americans'';
       (19) United States Government personnel in Colombia who fly 
     in these helicopters accompanying the Colombian National 
     Police on missions are now at even greater risk from these 
     narco-terrorists and their drug trafficking allies;
       (20) in the last six months four anti-narcotics helicopters 
     of the Colombian National Police have been downed in 
     operations;
       (21) Congress intends to provide the necessary support and 
     assistance to wage an effective war on illicit drugs in 
     Colombia and provide the equipment and assistance needed to 
     protect all of the men and women of the Colombian National 
     Police as well as those Americans who work side by side with 
     the Colombian National Police in this common struggle against 
     illicit drugs;
       (22) the new Government of Bolivia has made a commitment to 
     eradicate coca and cocaine production in that country within 
     5 years;
       (23) the United States should support any country that is 
     interested in removing the scourge of drugs from its 
     citizens; and
       (24) Bolivia has succeeded, in large measure due to United 
     States assistance, in reducing acreage used to produce coca, 
     which is the basis for cocaine production.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the functional totals underlying this resolution assume 
     that--
       (1) the President should, with funds made available under 
     Public Law 105-118, expeditiously procure and provide to the 
     Colombian National Police three UH-60L Blackhawk utility 
     helicopters solely for the purpose of assisting the Colombian 
     National Police to perform their responsibilities to reduce 
     and eliminate the production of illicit drugs in Colombia and 
     the trafficking of such illicit drugs, including the 
     trafficking of drugs such as heroin and cocaine to the United 
     States;
       (2) if the President determines that the procurement and 
     transfer to the Colombian National Police of three UH-60L 
     Blackhawk utility helicopters is not an adequate number of 
     such helicopters to maintain operational feasibility and 
     effectiveness of the Colombian National Police, then the 
     President should promptly inform Congress as to the 
     appropriate number of additional UH-60L Blackhawk utility 
     helicopters for the Colombian National Police so that amounts 
     can be authorized for the procurement and transfer of such 
     additional helicopters; and
       (3) assistance for Bolivia should be maintained at least at 
     the level assumed in the fiscal year 1998 budget submission 
     of the President and the Administration should act 
     accordingly.
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                   SANTORUM AMENDMENTS NOS. 2263-2264

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Santorum) proposed two amendments to the 
concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 86, supra; as 
follows:

                          Amendment No.  2263

       On page   , insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE 105TH CONGRESS, 2ND 
                   SESSION SHOULD REAUTHORIZE FUNDS FOR THE 
                   FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings--
       (1) Eighteen states and dozens of localities have spent 
     nearly $1 billion to protect over 600,000 acres of important 
     farmland;
       (2) The Farmland Protection Program has provided cost-
     sharing for eighteen states and dozens of localities to 
     protect over 82,000 acres on 230 farms since 1996;
       (3) The Farmland Protection Program has generated new 
     interest in saving farmland in communities around the 
     country;
       (4) The Farmland Protection Program represents an 
     innovative and voluntary partnership, rewards local 
     ingenuity, and supports local priorities;
       (5) Current funds authorized for the Farmland Protection 
     Program will be exhausted in the next six months;
       (6) The United States is losing two acres of our best 
     farmland to development every minute of every day;
       (7) These lands produce three quarters of the fruits and 
     vegetables and over one-half of the dairy in the United 
     States;
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the functional totals contained in this resolution 
     assume that the 105th Congress, 2nd Session will reauthorize 
     funds for the Farmland Protection Program.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 2264

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON HEALTH CARE QUALITY.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Out of a total 549 plans under the FEHBP, which 
     includes fee-for-service, point of service, and HMOs, only 
     186 were fully accredited;
       (2) Out of a total 549 plans under the FEHBP, which 
     includes fee-for-service, point of service, and HMOs, 7 were 
     denied accreditation.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the Sense of the Senate 
     that the assumptions underlying this resolution provide for 
     the enactment of legislation requiring all health plans 
     participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     Program to be accredited by a nationally recognized 
     accreditation organization representative of a spectrum of 
     health care interests including purchasers, consumers, 
     providers and health plans.
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                     KEMPTHORNE AMENDMENT NO. 2265

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Kempthorne) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 86, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) The Market Access Program (MAP) continues to be a vital 
     and important part of U.S. trade policy aimed at maintaining 
     and expanding U.S. agricultural exports, countering 
     subsidized foreign competition, strengthening farm income and 
     protecting American jobs. Further, the Senate finds that:
       (A) The Market Access Program is specifically targeted 
     towards small business, farmer cooperatives and trade 
     associations.
       (B) The Market Access Program is administered on a cost-
     share basis. Participants, including farmers and ranchers, 
     are required to contribute up to 50 percent or more toward 
     the cost of the program.
       (2) The Market Access Program has been a tremendous success 
     by any measure. Since the program was established, U.S. 
     agricultural exports have doubled. In FY 1997, U.S. 
     agricultural exports amounted to $57.3 billion, resulting in 
     a positive agricultural trade surplus of approximately $22 
     billion, and contributing billions of dollars more in 
     increased economic activity and additional tax revenues.
       (3) The Market Access Program has also helped maintain and 
     create needed jobs throughout the nation's economy. More than 
     one million Americans now have jobs that depend on U.S. 
     agricultural exports. Further, every billion dollars in 
     additional U.S. agricultural exports helps create as many as 
     17,000 or more new jobs.
       (4) U.S. agriculture, including farm income and related 
     jobs, is more dependent than ever on maintaining and 
     expanding U.S. agricultural exports as federal farm programs 
     are gradually reduced under the FAIR Act of 1996.
       (5) In addition to the Asian economic situation and 
     exchange rate fluctuations, U.S. agricultural exports 
     continue to be adversely impacted by continued subsidized 
     foreign competition, artifical trade barriers and other 
     unfair trade practices.
       (6) The European Union (EU) and other foreign competitors 
     continue to heavily outspend the U.S. by more than 10 to 1 
     with regard to export subsidies.
       (A) In 1997, the EU budgeted $7.2 billion for export 
     subsidies aimed at capturing a larger share of the world 
     market at the expense of U.S. agriculture.
       (B) EU and other foreign competitors also spent nearly $500 
     million on market promotion activities. The EU, spends more 
     on wine promotion than the U.S. currently spends on all 
     commodities and related agricultural products.
       (C) The EU has announced a major new initiative aimed at 
     increasing their exports to Japan--historically, the largest 
     single market for U.S. agriculture exports.

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       (7) U.S. agriculture is the most competitive industry in 
     the world, but it can not and should not be expected to 
     compete alone against the treasuries of foreign governments.
       (8) Reducing or eliminating funding for the Market Access 
     Program would adversely affect U.S. agriculture's ability to 
     remain competitive in today's global marketplace. A reduction 
     in U.S. agricultural exports would translate into lower farm 
     income, a worsening trade deficit, slower economic growth, 
     fewer export-related jobs, and a declining tax base.
       (9) U.S. success in upcoming trade negotiations on 
     agriculture schedule to begin in 1999 depends on maintaining 
     an aggressive trade strategy and related policies and 
     programs. Reducing or eliminating the Market Access Program 
     would represent a form of unilateral disarmament and weaken 
     the U.S. negotiating position.
       (10) The Market Access Program is one of the few programs 
     specifically allowed under the current Uruguay Round 
     Agreement.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that funding for the Market Access Program (MAP) should be 
     fully maintained as authorized and aggressively utilized by 
     the U.S. Department of Agriculture to encourage U.S. 
     agricultural exports, strengthen farm income, counter 
     subsidized foreign competition, and protect American jobs.
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                  GRAMM (AND BIDEN) AMENDMENT NO. 2266

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Gramm, for himself and Mr. Biden) proposed an 
amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     ``SEC.  . EXTENSION OF VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION TRUST FUND.

       ``(a) Discretionary Limits.--In the Senate, in this section 
     and for the purposes of allocations made for the 
     discretionary category pursuant to section 302(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the term `discretionary 
     spending limit' means--
       ``(1) with respect to fiscal year 1999--
       ``(A) for the defense category: $271,570,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $266,635,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(B) for the nondefense category: $255,450,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $289,547,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(C) for the violent crime reduction category: 
     $5,800,000,000 in new budget authority and $4,953,000,000 in 
     outlays;
       ``(2) with respect to fiscal year 2000--
       ``(A) for the discretionary category: $532,693,000,000 in 
     new budget authority and $558,711,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(B) for the violent crime reduction category: 
     $4,500,000,000 in new budget authority and $5,554,000,000 in 
     outlays;
       ``(3) with respect to fiscal year 2001--
       ``(A) for the discretionary category: $537,632,000,000 in 
     new budget authority and $558,415,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(B) for the violent crime reduction category: 
     $4,400,000,000 in new budget authority and $5,981,000,000 in 
     outlays; and
       ``(4) with respect to fiscal year 2002--
       ``(A) for the discretionary category: $546,574,000,000 in 
     new budget authority and $556,269,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(B) for the violent crime reduction category: 
     $4,500,000,000 in new budget authority and $4,530,000,000 in 
     outlays;

     ``as adjusted in strict conformance with subsection (b) of 
     section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 and section 314 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act.
       ``(b) Point of Order in the Senate.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), it 
     shall not be in order in the Senate to consider--
       ``(A) a revision of this resolution or any concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 
     or 2002 (or amendment, motion, or conference report on such a 
     resolution) that provides discretionary spending in excess of 
     the discretionary spending limit or limits for such fiscal 
     year; or
       ``(B) any bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or 
     conference report on such bill or resolution) for fiscal year 
     1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002 that would cause any of the limits 
     in this section (or suballocations of the discretionary 
     limits made pursuant to section 302(b) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974) to be exceeded.
       ``(2) 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, revenues, and deficits 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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                  COVERDELL AMENDMENTS NOS. 2267-2268

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Coverdell) proposed two amendments to the 
concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 86, supra; as 
follows:

                           Amendment No. 2267

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING EFFORTS TO COMBAT 
                   MEDICARE FRAUD AND ABUSE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the provisions of this 
     resolution assume that while fighting Medicare fraud and 
     abuse is critical, so is the avoidance of criminalizing those 
     parties whose errors were made inadvertently. The Senate 
     applauds heightened attention to fraud and abuse issues in 
     the effort to promote Medicare solvency. In evaluating the 
     enforcement activities of the Department of Justice regarding 
     fraud and abuse, the Senate should ensure that standards of 
     proof as prescribed by law are present in these activities. 
     It is incumbent upon the Senate to ensure that parties are 
     not subject to criminal penalties absent a finding of 
     specific intent to defraud.
                                  ____


                           Amendment No. 2268

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING NATIONAL RESPONSE TO 
                   THE THREAT OF ILLEGAL DRUGS.

       Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of Senate that--
       (1) the provisions of this resolution assume that Congress 
     will significantly increase funding for drug interdiction 
     operations by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     Customs Service, Coast Guard, Department of Defense and other 
     responsible agencies;
       (2) the provisions of this resolution assume that Congress 
     will continue to support and increase funding for anti-drug 
     education and prevention efforts aimed at informing every 
     American child in the middle school and high school age 
     brackets about the dangers of drugs and at empowering them to 
     reject illegal drug use;
       (3) increasing grassroots parental involvement should be a 
     key component of our national drug education and prevention 
     efforts;
       (4) Congress should promote efforts to establish annual 
     measures of performance for evaluating the effectiveness of 
     the National Drug Control Strategy.
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              COVERDELL (AND GRASSLEY) AMENDMENT NO. 2269

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Coverdell, for himself and Mr. Grassley) 
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent 
Resolution 86, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING WASTEFUL SPENDING 
                   DEFENSE DEPARTMENT ACQUISITION PRACTICES.

       (a) Findings.--the Senate finds that--
       (1) According to the Defense Department's Inspector 
     General, despite efforts to streamline government purchases, 
     the military, in some cases, paid more than ``fair value'' 
     for many items;
       (2) efficient purchasing policies, in the context of 
     decreasing defense budgets, are more important than ever to 
     ensure Defense Department spending contributes to military 
     readiness.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--it is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assume that the 
     Defense Department should continue efforts to eliminate 
     wasteful spending such that defense spending allocated in the 
     FY 99 budget, and all subsequent budgets, is spent in the 
     manner most efficient to maintain and promote military 
     readiness for U.S. armed forces around the globe.
                                 ______
                                 

                 COVERDELL (AND KYL) AMENDMENT NO. 2270

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Coverdell for himself and Mr. Kyl) proposed an 
amendment to the concurrent resolution. Senate Concurrent Resolution 
86, supra; as follows:
       At the appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE UNITED STATES' 
                   RESPONSE TO THE CHANGING NATURE OF TERRORISM

       (a) Findings.--the Senate finds that--
       (1) The threat of terrorism to American citizens and 
     interests remains high, with Americans suffering one-third of 
     the total terrorist attacks in the world in 1997.
       (2) The terrorist threat is changing--while past acts were 
     generally limited to the use of conventional explosives and 
     weapons, terrorists today are exploring technological 
     advances and increasingly lethal tools and strategies to 
     pursue their agenda;
       (3) On a worldwide basis, terrorists are focusing on 
     afflicting mass casualties on civilian targets through the 
     acquisition of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons of 
     mass destruction;

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       (4) Chemical and biological weapons in the hands of 
     terrorists or rogue nations constitute a threat to the United 
     States;
       (5) The multi-faceted nature of the terrorist threat 
     encompasses not only foreign terrorists targeting American 
     citizens and interests abroad, but foreign terrorists 
     operating within the United States itself, as well as 
     domestic terrorists;
       (6) Terrorist groups are becoming increasingly 
     multinational, more associated with criminal activity, and 
     less responsive to external influences;
       (7) Terrorists exploit America's free and open society to 
     illegally enter the country, raise funds, recruit new 
     members, spread propaganda, and plan future activities;
       (8) Terrorists are also making of use of computer 
     technology to communicate, solicit money and support, and 
     store information essential to their operations;
       (9) State sponsors of terrorism and other foreign countries 
     are known to be developing computer intrusion and 
     manipulation capabilities which could pose a threat to 
     essential public and private information systems in the 
     United States;
       (10) The infrastructure deemed critical to the United 
     States are the telecommunication networks, the electric power 
     grid, oil and gas distribution, water distribution 
     facilities, transportation systems, financial networks, 
     emergency services, and the continuity of government 
     services, the disruption of which could result in significant 
     losses to the United States' economic well-being, public 
     welfare, or national security.
       (11) A national strategy of infrastructure protection, as 
     required by the Defense Appropriations Act of 1996, and 
     subsequent amendments, has yet to be issued; and
       (12) We as a nation remain fundamentally unprepared to 
     respond in a coordinated and effective manner to these 
     growing terrorist threats.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the provisions of this resolution assuming that--
       (1) The federal government must take the lead in 
     establishing effective coordination between intelligence-
     gathering and law enforcement agencies, among federal, state, 
     and local levels of government, and with the private sector, 
     for the purpose of assessing, warning, and protecting against 
     terrorist attacks;
       (2) Technical preparedness for the detection and analysis 
     of chemical and biological weapons, and for swift and 
     adequate emergency response to their use by terrorists, must 
     be a near-term continuing priority;
       (3) The United States must seek full international 
     cooperation in securing the capture and conviction of 
     terrorists who attack or pose a threat to American citizens 
     and interests;
       (4) The United States should fully enforce its laws 
     intended to deny foreign terrorist organizations the ability 
     to rise money in the United States, prevent the evasion of 
     our immigration laws and furthering of criminal activities, 
     and curtail the use of our country as a base of operations; 
     and
       (5) A national strategy, adequate to addressing the 
     complexity of protecting our critical infrastructures, and as 
     required by the Defense Appropriations Act of 1996 and 
     subsequent amendments, must be completed and implemented 
     immediately.
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                COVERDELL (AND DODD) AMENDMENT NO. 2271

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

       At the propriate place insert the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING A MULTINATIONAL 
                   ALLIANCE AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING.

       Findings.--the Senate finds that--
       (1) the traffic in illegal drugs greatly threatens 
     democracy, security and stability in the Western Hemisphere 
     due to the violence and corruption associated with drug 
     trafficking organizations;
       (2) drug trafficking organizations operate without respect 
     for borders or national sovereignty;
       (3) the production, transport, sale, and use of illicit 
     drugs endangers the people and legitimate institutions of all 
     countries in the hemisphere;
       (4) no single country can successfully confront and defeat 
     this common enemy;
       (5) full bilateral cooperation with the United States to 
     reduce the flow of drugs is in the national interests of our 
     neighbors in the hemisphere;
       (6) in addition, victory in the hemispheric battle against 
     drug traffickers requires expanded multilateral cooperation 
     among the nation of the region.
       Sense of the Senate.--it is the sense of the Senate that 
     the provisions of this resolution assume that in addition to 
     existing bilateral cooperative efforts, the Administration 
     should promote at the Summit of the Americas and in other 
     fora the concept of a multinational hemispheric ``war 
     alliance'' bringing together the United States and key 
     illicit drug producing and transiting countries in the 
     Western Hemisphere for the purpose of implementing a 
     coordinated plan of action against illegal drug trafficking 
     and promoting full cooperation against this common menace.
                                 ______
                                 

                        MACK AMENDMENT NO. 2272

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Mack) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 86, 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 or 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 the function totals in this budget resolution assume 
     that--
       (1) appropriations for the National Institutes of Health 
     should be increased by 100 percent over the next 5 fiscal 
     years;
       (2) appropriations for the National Institutes of Health 
     should be increased by $2,000,000,000 in year 1999 over the 
     amount appropriated in fiscal year 1998;
       (3) the budget resolution takes a major step toward meeting 
     this goal; and
       (4) at a minimum, appropriations for the National 
     Institutes of Health should match the recommendations 
     provided in the budget resolution.
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                HATCH (AND JEFFORDS) AMENDMENT NO. 2273

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Hatch, for himself and Mr. Jeffords) proposed 
an amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 28, strike lines 1 through 17, and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 202. TOBACCO RESERVE FUND.

       (a) In General.--In the Senate, revenue and spending 
     aggregates may be increased and allocations may be increased 
     for legislation that reserves the Federal share of receipts 
     for tobacco-related programs and activities authorized by 
     comprehensive Senate-passed tobacco legislation.
       (b) Revised Aggregates.--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 section 302(a) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and increased 
     aggregates to carry out this section. These aggregates shall 
     be considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 as the allocations and aggregates contained in 
     this resolution.
       (c) Application of Section 202 of H. Con. Res. 67.--For the 
     purposes of enforcement of section 202 of H. Con. Res. 67 
     (104th Congress) with respect to this resolution, the 
     increase in receipts resulting from tobacco legislation used 
     to reimburse the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund shall 
     not be taken into account.
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                      SESSIONS AMENDMENT NO. 2274

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Sessions) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III add the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING LIMITATIONS ON 
                   ATTORNEYS' FEES UNDER ANY NATIONAL TOBACCO 
                   SETTLEMENT.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions 
     underlying the functional totals

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     in this resolution assume that legislation providing for a 
     national tobacco settlement should provide the following:
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State 
     that receives funds under such legislation may not utilize 
     more than $5,000,000 to pay attorneys' fees on behalf of 
     attorneys for the State in connection with an action 
     maintained by a State against one or more tobacco companies 
     to recover tobacco-related medicaid expenditures, or for 
     other causes of action.
       (2) The limitation described in paragraph (1) shall apply 
     to attorneys' fees provided for or in connection with an 
     action of the type described in such paragraph under any--
       (A) court order;
       (B) settlement agreement;
       (C) Contingency fee arrangement;
       (D) arbitration procedure;
       (E) alternative dispute resolution procedure (including 
     mediation); or
       (F) other arrangement providing for the payment of 
     attorneys' fees.
       (3) The limitation described in paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any amounts provided for the attorneys' reasonable 
     and customary expenses.
       (4) No award of attorneys' fees shall be made under any 
     national tobacco settlement until the attorneys involved 
     have--
       (A) provided to the Governor of the appropriate State, a 
     detailed time accounting with respect to the work performed 
     in relation to any legal action which is the subject of the 
     settlement or with regard to the settlement itself; and
       (B) made public disclosure of the time accounting under 
     subparagraph (A) and any fee agreements entered into, or fee 
     arrangements made, with respect to any legal action that is 
     the subject of the settlement.
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                 BURNS (AND BAUCUS) AMENDMENT NO. 2275

  Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Burns, for himself and Mr. Baucus) proposed an 
amendment to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 86, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PERMANENT EXTENSION OF 
                   INCOME AVERAGING FOR FARMERS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the provisions of this 
     resolution assume that if the revenue levels are reduced 
     pursuant to section 201 of this resolution for tax 
     legislation, such amount as is necessary shall be used to 
     permanently extend income averaging for farmers for purposes 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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