[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 31 (Tuesday, March 15, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2747-S2753]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 144. Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) proposed an 
amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; as follows:

       On page 57, after line 2, insert the following:

     ``SEC.  . POINT OF ORDER TO SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY FIRST.

       (a) Point of Order in the Senate.--It shall not be in order 
     in the Senate to consider any direct spending or revenue 
     legislation that would increase the on-budget deficit in any 
     fiscal year.
       (b) Exception.--The point of order established by this 
     section shall not apply if 75-year solvency has been restored 
     to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Trust 
     Funds as determined by the Social Security Administration 
     actuaries.
       (c) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.--This section may be 
     waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote 
     of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. 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.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 145. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Clinton) proposed 
an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; as follows:

       On page 65, after line 25, insert the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE IN SUPPORT OF SOCIAL SECURITY.

       It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject 
     any Social Security plan that requires deep benefit cuts or a 
     massive increase in debt, and a failure to act by 2042 would 
     result in deep benefit cuts; therefore Congress should take 
     action to address Social Security solvency.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA. 146. Mr. WARNER (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Lott, 
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Allen, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
Lieberman, Mr. Talent, and Ms. Snowe) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:
       On page 40, line 22, strike ``$23,393,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$37,393,000,000''.

       On page 57, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 409. INCLUSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, SHIPBUILDING 
                   AND CONVERSION, NAVY, ACCOUNT IN ACCOUNTS 
                   IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

       The accounts identified in the joint explanatory statement 
     of managers to accompany this resolution under the heading 
     ``Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations'' shall 
     include the ``Department of Defense, Shipbuilding and 
     Conversion, Navy'' account.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 147. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
Kerry, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Biden, Mr. Pryor, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
Akaka, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
Lieberman, Mr. Carper, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. Dayton) proposed 
an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; as follows:

       On page 3 line 10, increase the amount by $451,000,000.
       On page 3 line 11, increase the amount by $1,145,000,000.
       On page 3 line 12, increase the amount by $850,000,000.
       On page 3 line 13, increase the amount by $521,000,000.
       On page 3 line 14, increase the amount by $285,000,000.
       On page 3 line 19, increase the amount by $451,000,000.
       On page 3 line 20, increase the amount by $1,145,000,000.
       On page 3 line 21, increase the amount by $850,000,000.
       On page 4 line 1, increase the amount by $521,000,000.
       On page 4 line 2, increase the amount by $285,000,000.
       On page 4 line 7, increase the amount by $1,626,000,000.
       On page 4 line 16, increase the amount by $225,000,000.
       On page 4 line 17, increase the amount by $572,000,000.
       On page 4 line 18, increase the amount by $425,000,000.
       On page 4 line 19, increase the amount by $261,000,000.
       On page 4 line 20, increase the amount by $143,000,000.
       On page 4 line 24, increase the amount by $226,000,000.
       On page 4 line 25, increase the amount by $573,000,000.
       On page 5 line 1, increase the amount by $425,000,000.
       On page 5 line 2, increase the amount by $260,000,000.
       On page 5 line 3, increase the amount by $142,000,000.
       On page 5 line 7, decrease the amount by $226,000,000.
       On page 5 line 8, decrease the amount by $799,000,000.
       On page 5 line 9, decrease the amount by $1,224,000,000.
       On page 5 line 10, decrease the amount by $1,484,000,000.
       On page 5 line 11, decrease the amount by $1,626,000,000.
       On page 5 line 15, decrease the amount by $226,000,000.
       On page 5 line 16, decrease the amount by $799,000,000.
       On page 5 line 17, decrease the amount by $1,224,000,000.
       On page 5 line 18, decrease the amount by $1,484,000,000.
       On page 5 line 19, decrease the amount by $1,626,000,000.
       On page 16 line 15, increase the amount by $603,000,000.
       On page 16 line 16, increase the amount by $49,000,000.
       On page 16 line 20, increase the amount by $275,000,000.
       On page 16 line 24, increase the amount by $196,000,000.
       On page 17 line 3, increase the amount by $83,000,000.
       On page 23 line 16, increase the amount by $1,023,000,000.
       On page 23 line 17, increase the amount by $176,000,000.
       On page 23 line 21, increase the amount by $297,000,000.
       On page 23 line 25, increase the amount by $229,000,000.

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       On page 24 line 4, increase the amount by $178,000,000.
       On page 24 line 8, increase the amount by $143,000,000.
       On page 30 line 16, decrease the amount by $451,000,000.
       On page 30 line 17, decrease the amount by $3,252,000,000.
       On page 48 line 6, increase the amount by $1,626,000,000.
       On page 48 line 7, increase the amount by $225,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA. 148. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE FAMILY 
                   OPPORTUNITY ACT.

       In the Senate, if the Committee on Finance reports a bill 
     or joint resolution or an amendment is offered thereto or a 
     conference report is submitted thereon, that provides 
     families of disabled children with the opportunity to 
     purchase coverage under the medicaid coverage for such 
     children (the Family Opportunity Act), and provided that the 
     committee is within its allocation as provided under section 
     302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman 
     of the Committee on the Budget may revise allocations of new 
     budget authority and outlays, revenue aggregates, and other 
     appropriate measures to reflect such legislation if any such 
     measure would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 2006 
     and for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 149. Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Obama, Mr. Jeffords, 
Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
Rockefeller, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Levin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
Feingold, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Johnson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution 
S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; as 
follows:

       On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $5,112,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $1,377,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $109,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $5,112,000,000.
       On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $1,377,000,000.
       On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $109,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $2,840,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $2,556,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $689,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $55,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $2,556,000,000.
       On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $688,000,000.
       On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $54,000,000.
       On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $2,556,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by $3,244,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by $3,298,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $3,303,000,000.
       On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $3,303,000,000.
       On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $2,556,000,000.
       On page 5, line 16, decrease the amount by $3,244,000,000.
       On page 5, line 17, decrease the amount by $3,298,000,000.
       On page 5, line 18, decrease the amount by $3,303,000,000.
       On page 5, line 19, decrease the amount by $3,303,000,000.
       On page 22, line 16, increase the amount by $2,840,000,000.
       On page 22, line 17, increase the amount by $2,556,000,000.
       On page 22, line 21, increase the amount by $689,000,000.
       On page 22, line 25, increase the amount by $55,000,000.
       On page 23, line 4, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 30, line 16, decrease the amount by $5,112,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, decrease the amount by $6,608,000,000.
       On page 48, line 6, increase the amount by $2,840,000,000.
       On page 48, line 7, increase the amount by $2,556,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 150. Mr. DeMINT proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution 
S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; as 
follows:

       It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject 
     any Social Security plan that requires deep benefit cuts or a 
     massive increase in debt, and a failure to act would result 
     in massive debt, deep benefit cuts and tax increases.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 151. Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
Kennedy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and 
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 
2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 3 line 10, increase the amount by $240,000,000.
       On page 3 line 11, increase the amount by $560,000,000.
       On page 3 line 12, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 3 line 13, increase the amount by $400,000,000.
       On page 3 line 14, increase the amount by $300,000,000.
       On page 3 line 19, increase the amount by $240,000,000.
       On page 3 line 20, increase the amount by $560,000,000.
       On page 3 line 21, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 4 line 1, increase the amount by $400,000,000.
       On page 4 line 2, increase the amount by $300,000,000.
       On page 4 line 7, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
       On page 4 line 16, increase the amount by $120,000,000.
       On page 4 line 17, increase the amount by $280,000,000.
       On page 4 line 18, increase the amount by $250,000,000.
       On page 4 line 19, increase the amount by $200,000,000.
       On page 4 line 20, increase the amount by $150,000,000.
       On page 4 line 24, increase the amount by $120,000,000.
       On page 4 line 25, increase the amount by $280,000,000.
       On page 5 line 1, increase the amount by $250,000,000.
       On page 5 line 2, increase the amount by $200,000,000.
       On page 5 line 3, increase the amount by $150,000,000.
       On page 5 Iine 7, decrease the amount by $120,000,000.
       On page 5 line 8, decrease the amount by $400,000,000.
       On page 5 line 9, decrease the amount by $650,000,000.
       On page 5 line 10, decrease the amount by $850,000,000.
       On page 5 line 11, decrease the amount by $1,000,000,000.
       On page 5 line 15, decrease the amount by $120,000,000.
       On page 5 line 16, decrease the amount by $400,000,000.
       On page 5 line 17, decrease the amount by $650,000,000.
       On page 5 line 18, decrease the amount by $850,000,000.
       On page 5 line 19, decrease the amount by $1,000,000,000.
       On page 23 line 16, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
       On page 23 line 17, increase the amount by $120,000,000.
       On page 23 line 21, increase the amount by $280,000,000.
       On page 23 line 25, increase the amount by $250,000,000.
       On page 24 line 4, increase the amount by $200,000,000.
       On page 24 line 8, increase the amount by $150,000,000.
       On page 30 line 16, decrease the amount by $240,000,000.
       On page 30 line 17, decrease the amount by $2,000,000,000.
       On page 48 line 6, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
       On page 48 line 7, increase the amount by $120,000,000.
       On page 65, after line 25 insert the following:


FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
                               PROGRAMS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) State and local law enforcement officers provide 
     essential services that preserve and protect our freedom and 
     safety;
       (2) with the support of the Community Oriented Policing 
     Services program (referred to this section as the ``COPS 
     program''), State and local law enforcement officers have 
     succeeded in dramatically reducing violent crime;

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       (3) on July 15, 2002, the Attorney General stated, ``Since 
     law enforcement agencies began partnering with citizens 
     through community policing, we've seen significant drops in 
     crime rates. COPS provides resources that reflect our 
     national priority of terrorism prevention.'';
       (4) on February 26, 2002, the Attorney General stated, 
     ``The COPS program has been a miraculous sort of success. 
     It's one of those things that Congress hopes will happen when 
     it sets up a program.'';
       (5) the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Assistant 
     Director for the Office of Law Enforcement Coordination has 
     stated, ``The FBI fully understands that our success in the 
     fight against terrorism is directly related to the strength 
     of our relationship with our State and local partners.'';
       (6) a 2003 study of the 44 largest metropolitan police 
     departments found that 27 of them have reduced force levels;
       (7) shortages of officers and increased homeland security 
     duties has forced many local police agencies to rely on 
     overtime and abandon effective, preventative policing 
     practices. And, as a result police chiefs from around the 
     nation are reporting increased gang activity and other 
     troubling crime indicators,
       (8) several studies have concluded that the implementation 
     of community policing as a law enforcement strategy is an 
     important factor in the reduction of crime in our 
     communities;
       (9) In addition, experts at the Brookings Institute have 
     concluded that community policing programs are critical to 
     our success in the war against terrorism.
       (10) the continuation and full funding of the COPS program 
     through fiscal year 2010 is supported by several major law 
     enforcement organizations, including--
       (A) the International Association of Chiefs of Police;
       (B) the International Brotherhood of Police Officers;
       (C) the Fraternal Order of Police;
       (D) the National Sheriffs' Association;
       (E) the National Troopers Coalition;
       (F) the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association;
       (G) the National Association of Police Organizations;
       (H) the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement 
     Executives;
       (I) the Police Executive Research Forum; and
       (J) the Major Cities Chiefs;
       (11) Congress appropriated $928,912,000 for the COPS 
     program for fiscal year 2003, $756,283,000 for fiscal year 
     2004, and $499,364,000 for fiscal year 2005, and (12) the 
     President requested $117,781, 000 for the COPS program for 
     fiscal year 2006, $381,583,000 less than the amount 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2004.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the levels in this resolution assume that an increase of 
     $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of 
     Justice's community oriented policing program will be 
     provided without reduction and consistent with previous 
     appropriated and authorized levels.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 152. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Santorum) proposed an 
amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; as follows:

       At the end of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY 
                   RESTRUCTURING.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) Social Security is the foundation of retirement income 
     for most Americans;
       (2) preserving and strengthening the long term viability of 
     Social Security is a vital national priority and is essential 
     for the retirement security of today's working Americans, 
     current and future retirees, and their families;
       (3) Social Security faces significant fiscal and 
     demographic pressures;
       (4) the nonpartisan Office of the Chief Actuary at the 
     Social Security Administration reports that--
       (A) the number of workers paying taxes to support each 
     Social Security beneficiary has dropped from 16.5 in 1950 to 
     3.3 in 2002;
       (B) within a generation there will be only 2 workers to 
     support each retiree, which will substantially increase the 
     financial burden on American workers;
       (C) without structural reform, the Social Security system, 
     beginning in 2018, will pay out more in benefits than it will 
     collect in taxes;
       (D) without structural reform, the Social Security trust 
     fund will be exhausted in 2042, and Social Security tax 
     revenue in 2042 will only cover 73 percent of promised 
     benefits, and will decrease to 68 percent by 2078;
       (E) without structural reform, future Congresses may have 
     to raise payroll taxes 50 percent over the next 75 years to 
     pay full benefits on time, resulting in payroll tax rates of 
     as much as 16.9 percent by 2042 and 18.3 percent by 2078;
       (F) without structural reform, Social Security's total cash 
     shortfall over the next 75 years is estimated to be more than 
     $25,000,000,000,000 in constant 2004 dollars or 
     $3,700,000,000,000 measured in present value terms; and
       (G) absent structural reforms, spending on Social Security 
     will increase from 4.3 percent of gross domestic product in 
     2004 to 6.6 percent in 2078; and
       (5) the Congressional Budget Office, the Government 
     Accountability Office, the Congressional Research Service, 
     the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, and the 
     President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security have all 
     warned that failure to enact fiscally responsible Social 
     Security reform quickly will result in 1 or more of the 
     following:
       (A) Higher tax rates.
       (B) Lower Social Security benefit levels.
       (C) Increased Federal debt or less spending on other 
     federal programs.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the President, the Congress, and the American people 
     including seniors, workers, women, minorities, and disabled 
     persons should work together at the earliest opportunity to 
     enact legislation to achieve a solvent and permanently 
     sustainable Social Security system;
       (2) Social Security reform--
       (A) must protect current and near retirees from any changes 
     to Social Security benefits;
       (B) must reduce the pressure on future taxpayers and on 
     other budgetary priorities;
       (C) must provide benefit levels that adequately reflect 
     individual contributions to the Social Security system; and
       (D) must preserve and strengthen the safety net for 
     vulnerable populations including the disabled and survivors; 
     and
       (3) the Senate should honor section 13301 of the Budget 
     Enforcement Act of 1990.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 153. Mr. DeWINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING CHILDREN WITH HIV/
                   AIDS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Approximately 2,200,000 million children under the age 
     of 15 are infected with the HIV virus, and 1,900 children 
     worldwide are infected with HIV each day.
       (2) In 2004, it was estimated that of the 4,900,000 people 
     newly infected with HIV, 640,000 were children. The vast 
     majority of them were infected through mother-to-child 
     transmission, which includes transmission at any point during 
     pregnancy, labor, delivery, or breastfeeding.
       (3) Effective implementation of prevention of mother-to-
     child transmission of HIV and care and treatment services in 
     the United States has resulted in the near elimination (less 
     than 2 percent transmission) of mother-to-child transmission 
     of HIV/AIDS. By contrast, in resource-poor settings less than 
     10 percent of pregnant women living with HIV have access to 
     services to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
       (4) Currently, more than 4,000,000 children worldwide are 
     estimated to have died from AIDS.
       (5) In 2004, approximately 510,000 children died of AIDS, 
     resulting in almost 1,400 AIDS deaths in children per day.
       (6) According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/
     AIDS, if current trends continue by 2010, 3,500,000 of the 
     45,000,000 people infected worldwide will be children under 
     the age of 15.
       (7) At least a quarter of newborns infected with HIV die 
     before the age of one, up to 60 percent die before reaching 
     their second birthday, and overall, most die before they are 
     5 years of age.
       (8) HIV threatens to reverse the child survival and 
     developmental gains of past decades.
       (9) Research and practice have shown conclusively that 
     timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy to infants or 
     young children with HIV/AIDS can preserve or restore their 
     immune functions, promote normal growth and development, and 
     prolong life.
       (10) There is clear evidence in resource-rich countries 
     that antiretroviral treatment in children is very effective. 
     For example, many children who were infected through mother-
     to-child transmission in the United States are living with 
     HIV as young adults.
       (11) Few programs specifically target the treatment of 
     children with HIV/AIDS in resource-poor countries due to 
     significant challenges in diagnosing and treating infants and 
     young children with HIV. Such challenges include difficulty 
     in diagnosing HIV in infants less than 18 months of age, lack 
     of appropriate and affordable pediatric HIV/AIDS medicines, 
     and lack of trained health care providers.
       (12) Children are not small adults and treating them as 
     such can seriously jeopardize their health.
       (13) Children should not be forgotten in the fight against 
     the global HIV/AIDS pandemic.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that this resolution assumes that--
       (1)(A) assistance should be provided to support the 
     expansion of programs to prevent

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     mother-to-child transmission of HIV as an integral component 
     of a comprehensive approach to fighting HIV/AIDS;
       (B) to facilitate the expansion described in subparagraph 
     (A)--
       (i) more resources are needed for infrastructure 
     improvements and education and training of health care 
     workers; and
       (ii) better linkages between mother-to-child transmission 
     and broader care and treatment programs should be created for 
     women, children, and families who are in need of access to 
     expanded services;
       (2) assistance should be provided to support the care and 
     treatment of children with HIV/AIDS, including the 
     development and purchase of high-quality, low-cost pediatric 
     formulations of antiretroviral drugs and other HIV/AIDS 
     medicines, including fixed-dose combinations, pediatric-
     specific training to doctors and other health-care personnel, 
     and the purchase of pediatric-appropriate technologies;
       (3) all antiretroviral drugs need precise and simplified 
     dosing guidelines for all pediatric age groups, including 
     infants, and all HIV/AIDS drugs including those developed for 
     children should be made available at drastically-reduced 
     prices in resource-poor countries;
       (4) health care sites in resource-poor countries need 
     better diagnostic capacity and appropriate supplies to 
     provide care and treatment services for children, and 
     additional training is required to ensure that all health 
     care providers can administer specialized care services for 
     children, including psychosocial support; and
       (5) pediatric care and treatment should be integrated into 
     the existing health care framework so children and families 
     can be treated simultaneously.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 154. Mrs. CLINTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. __. SENATE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING COMPARATIVE 
                   EFFECTIVENESS STUDIES.

       It is the Sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the overall discretionary levels set in this resolution 
     assume $75,000,000 in new budget authority in fiscal year 
     2006 and new outlays that flow from this budget authority in 
     fiscal year 2006 and subsequent years, to fund additional 
     research and ongoing systematic reviews in the Agency for 
     Health Care Research and Quality; and
       (2) in addition to the efforts currently undertaken by the 
     Agency for Health Care Research and Quality that are designed 
     to improve scientific evidence related to the comparative 
     effectiveness and safety of prescription drugs and other 
     treatments and to disseminate the findings and underlying 
     data from such research to health care practitioners, 
     consumers, and health care purchasers, knowledge gaps 
     identified through such efforts should be the focus of 
     additional research efforts to ensure that the goals of the 
     relevant authorizing legislation are met.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 155. Mrs. CLINTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. DEFICIT NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INFLUENZA VACCINE 
                   SHORTAGE PREVENTION.

       If the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or an 
     amendment thereto is offered or a conference report thereon 
     is submitted, that increases the participation of 
     manufacturers in the production of influenza vaccine, 
     increases research and innovation in new technologies for the 
     development of influenza vaccine, and enhances the ability of 
     the United States to track and respond to domestic influenza 
     outbreaks as well as pandemic containment efforts, the 
     chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall revise 
     committee allocations for the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions and other appropriate budgetary 
     aggregates and allocations of new budget authority and 
     outlays by the amount provided by that measure for that 
     purpose, regardless of whether the committee is within its 
     302(a) allocations, and such legislation shall be exempt from 
     sections 302, 303, 311, and 425 of the Congressional Budget 
     Act, and from section 505 of the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 2004 (H. Con. Res. 95), if that 
     measure would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 2006 
     and for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 156. Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Reed, Mr. Leahy, 
Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Mikulski, 
Mr. Schumer, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Obama, Mrs. Boxer, 
Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Baucus) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 3 line 10, increase the amount by $427,000,000.
       On page 3 line 11, increase the amount by $627,000,000.
       On page 3 line 12, increase the amount by $455,000,000.
       On page 3 line 13, increase the amount by $214,000,000.
       On page 3 line 14, increase the amount by $103,000,000.
       On page 3 line 19, increase the amount by $427,000,000.
       On page 3 line 20, increase the amount by $627,000,000.
       On page 3 line 21, increase the amount by $455,000,000.
       On page 4 line 1, increase the amount by $214,000,000.
       On page 4 line 2, increase the amount by $103,000,000.
       On page 4 line 7, increase the amount by $1,890,000,000.
       On page 4 line 16, increase the amount by $427,000,000.
       On page 4 line 17, increase the amount by $627,000,000.
       On page 4 line 18, increase the amount by $455,000,000.
       On page 4 line 19, increase the amount by $214,000,000.
       On page 4 line 20, increase the amount by $103,000,000.
       On page 16 line 15, increase the amount by $1,219,000,000.
       On page 16 line 16, increase the amount by $38,000,000.
       On page 16 line 20, increase the amount by $365,000,000.
       On page 16 line 24, increase the amount by $442,000,000.
       On page 17 line 3, increase the amount by $207,000,000.
       On page 17 line 7, increase the amount by $103,000,000.
       On page 17 line 16, increase the amount by $671,000,000.
       On page 17 line 17, increase the amount by $389,000,000.
       On page 17 line 21, increase the amount by $262,000,000.
       On page 17 line 25, increase the amount by $13,000,000
       On page 18 line 4, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
       On page 30 line 16, decrease the amount by $427,000,000.
       On page 30 line 17, decrease the amount by $1,826,000,000.
       On page 48 line 6, increase the amount by $1,890,000,000.
       On page 48 line 7, increase the amount by $427,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 157. Mr. BAYH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

         On page 65, after line 25, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING FOREIGN-OWNED DEBT.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the Comptroller General 
     should conduct a study to examine the economic impact of 
     United States publicly-held debt that is held by foreign 
     governments, institutions, and individuals. The study should 
     provide an analysis of the following:
       (1) The amount of foreign-owned debt dating back to 1980, 
     broken down by foreign governments, foreign institutions, and 
     foreign private investors, and expressed in nominal terms and 
     as a percentage of the total amount of publicly-held debt in 
     each year.
       (2) The economic impact that the increased foreign 
     ownership of United States publicly-held debt has had on the 
     ability of the United States to maintain a stable dollar 
     policy.
       (3) The impact that foreign ownership of United States 
     publicly-held debt has had, or could have, on United States 
     trade policy.
       (4) What entities (i.e. individuals, corporations, or 
     foreign governments) own United States publicly-held debt 
     that exist in Caribbean banking centers.
       (5) The implicit tax burden that results from foreign debt 
     holdings, specifically the per capita amount that a United 
     States taxpayer will pay in annual Federal income taxes to 
     service the foreign debt during each of fiscal years 2006 
     through 2010.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 158. Mr. BYRD (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Mr. 
Specter, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Carper, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Kerry,

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 Mr. Obama, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
Biden, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Levin, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Mikulski, 
and Mr. Inouye) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. 
Con. Res. 18, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; as 
follows:

       On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $1,040,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $1,040,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $1,040,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $1,040,000,000.
       On page 15, line 15, increase the amount by $1,040,000,000.
       On page 15, line 16, increase the amount by $1,040,000,000.
       On page 48, line 6, increase the amount by $1,040,000,000.
       On page 48, line 7, increase the amount by $1,040,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 159. Mr. OBAMA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 9, line 15, increase the amount by $25,000,000.
       On page 9, line 16, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 9, line 20, increase the amount by $11,000,000.
       On page 9, line 24, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 10, line 3, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
       On page 26, line 14, decrease the amount by $25,000,000.
       On page 26, line 15, decrease the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 26, line 18, decrease the amount by $11,000,000.
       On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 26, line 24, decrease the amount by $2,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 160. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 9, line 15, increase the amount by $44,000,000.
       On page 9, line 16, increase the amount by $40,000,000.
       On page 9, line 20, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
       On page 9, line 24, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
       On page 26, line 14, decrease the amount by $44,000,000.
       On page 26, line 15, decrease the amount by $40,000,000.
       On page 26, line 18, decrease the amount by $3,000,000.
       On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by $1,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 161. Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Leahy) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. 
Res. 18, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 9, line 15, increase the amount by $334,000,000.
       On page 9, line 16, increase the amount by $67,000,000.
       On page 9, line 20, increase the amount by $150,000,000.
       On page 9, line 24, increase the amount by $62,000,000.
       On page 10, line 3, increase the amount by $29,000,000.
       On page 10, line 7, increase the amount by $13,000,000.
       On page 26, line 14, decrease the amount by $334,000,000.
       On page 26, line 15, decrease the amount by $67,000,000.
       On page 26, line 18, decrease the amount by $150,000,000.
       On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by $62,000,000.
       On page 26, line 24, decrease the amount by $29,000,000.
       On page 27, line 2, decrease the amount by $13,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 162. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 23, line 16, increase the amount by $352,400,000.
       On page 23, line 17, increase the amount by $317,000,000.
       On page 23, line 21, increase the amount by $35,400,000.
       On page 9, line 15, decrease the amount by $352,400,000.
       On page 9, line 16, decrease the amount by $317,000,000.
       On page 9, line 20, decrease the amount by $35,400,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 163. Mr. SANTORUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TAX RELIEF TO 
                   ENCOURAGE CHARITABLE GIVING.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the CARE Act, which represents a part of the 
     President's faith-based initiative, will spur charitable 
     giving and assist faith-based and community organizations 
     that serve the needy;
       (2) more than 1,600 small and large organizations from 
     around the Nation have endorsed the CARE Act, and in the 
     108th Congress the CARE Act had bipartisan support and was 
     sponsored by 23 Senators;
       (3) although the CARE Act passed the Senate on April 9, 
     2003, by a vote of 95 to 5, and the House of Representatives 
     passed companion legislation on September 17, 2003, by a vote 
     of 408 to 13, a conference committee on the CARE Act was 
     never formed and a final version was not passed in the 108th 
     Congress; and
       (4) charities around the Nation continue to struggle, and 
     the passage of the incentives for charitable giving contained 
     in the CARE Act would provide significant dollars in private 
     and public sector assistance to those in need.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that a relevant portion of amounts in this budget resolution 
     providing for tax relief should be used--
       (1) to provide the 86,000,000 Americans who do not itemize 
     deductions an opportunity to deduct charitable contributions;
       (2) to provide incentives for individuals to give tax free 
     contributions from individual retirement accounts for 
     charitable purposes;
       (3) to provide incentives for an estimated $2,000,000,000 
     in food donations from farmers, restaurants, and corporations 
     to help the needy, an equivalent of 878,000,000 meals for 
     hungry Americans over 10 years;
       (4) to provide at least 300,000 low-income, working 
     Americans the opportunity to build assets through individual 
     development accounts or IDAs, which can be used to purchase a 
     home, expand educational opportunity, or to start a small 
     business; and
       (5) to provide incentives for corporate charitable 
     contributions.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 164. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution 
S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE FAMILY 
                   OPPORTUNITY ACT.

       In the Senate, if the Committee on Finance reports a bill 
     or joint resolution or an amendment is offered thereto or a 
     conference report is submitted thereon, that provides 
     families of disabled children with the opportunity to 
     purchase coverage under the medicaid coverage for such 
     children (the Family Opportunity Act), and provided that the 
     committee is within its allocation as provided under section 
     302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman 
     of the Committee on the Budget may revise allocations of new 
     budget authority and outlays, revenue aggregates, and other 
     appropriate measures to reflect such legislation if any such 
     measure would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 2006 
     and for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 165. Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. McCain, Mr. Feingold, 
and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2005 and 2007 through 2010;

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which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 40, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. __. RESERVE FUND FOR THE NEGOTIATION OF THE BEST 
                   POSSIBLE PRICE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS UNDER 
                   MEDICARE PART D.

       The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may 
     revise the aggregates, allocations, functional totals, and 
     other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution upon 
     enactment of legislation that allows the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services to participate in negotiations to achieve 
     the best possible prices for prescription drugs provided 
     under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     through fallback prescription drug plans, and through 
     prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans (if requested by such 
     plans), and in other circumstances, by the amount of savings 
     in that legislation, to ensure that those savings are 
     reserved for deficit reduction.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 166. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Kerry, and Mrs. 
Murray) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and 
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 2005 and 2007 
through 2010; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $1,800,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $3,900,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $3,700,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $3,900,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $4,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $1,800,000,000.
       On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $3,900,000,000.
       On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $3,700,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $3,900,000,000.
       On page 4, line 2, increase the amount by $4,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $1,800,000,000.
       On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $3,900,000,000.
       On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $3,700,000,000.
       On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $3,900,000,000.
       On page 4, line 11, increase the amount by $4,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $1,800,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $3,900,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $3,700,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $3,900,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $4,000,000,000.
       On page 20, line 16, increase the amount by $1,800,000,000.
       On page 20, line 17, increase the amount by $1,800,000,000.
       On page 20, line 20, increase the amount by $3,900,000,000.
       On page 20, line 21, increase the amount by $3,900,000,000.
       On page 20, line 24, increase the amount by $3,700,000,000.
       On page 20, line 25, increase the amount by $3,700,000,000.
       On page 21, line 3, increase the amount by $3,900,000,000.
       On page 21, line 4, increase the amount by $3,900,000,000.
       On page 21, line 7, increase the amount by $4,000,000,000.
       On page 21, line 8, increase the amount by $4,000,000,000.
       On page 30, line 16, decrease the amount by $1,800,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, decrease the amount by 
     $17,300,000,000.
       At the end of title V, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE REDUCTION OF CHILD 
                   POVERTY.

       (a) Findings--The Senate makes the following findings:
       1. Nearly 13 million American children younger than 18--
     nearly one in five--live below the poverty line;
       2. The parents of poor children are playing by the rules 
     and still can't get ahead since seven out of ten poor 
     children live in a working family, and almost one poor child 
     in three lives with a full-time year-round worker;
       3. Poor children are at least twice as likely as non-poor 
     children to suffer stunted growth or lead poisoning, or to be 
     kept back in school; poor children score significantly lower 
     on reading, math, and vocabulary tests when compared with 
     otherwise-similar non-poor children; and more than half of 
     poor Americans experience serious deprivations during the 
     year, including lack of food, utility shutoffs, crowded or 
     substandard housing, or lack of a stove or refrigerator.
       4. Eighteen percent of children are hungry or on the verge 
     of hunger--largely because they are living in poverty. Hungry 
     children lack nutrients vital to healthy brain development; 
     have difficulty focusing their attention and concentrating in 
     school; often have greater emotional and behavioral problems; 
     have weaker immune systems and are more susceptible to 
     infections, including anemia; and often suffer from obesity;
       5. Child poverty has risen significantly--by 1.3 million--
     since 2000.
       6. The poverty rate for children in the United States is 
     substantially higher than that of other major industrialized 
     nations.
       7. America's children are more likely to live in poverty 
     than Americans in any other age group.
       8. African-American and Latino children are much more 
     likely to live in poverty than white children. One third of 
     African-American children are low-income, as are nearly a 
     third of Latino children.
       9. Great Britain made a public commitment to cut child 
     poverty in half in 10 years, and end child poverty by 2020, 
     and they have already successfully lifted 2 million children 
     out of poverty.
       10. Poverty is a moral issue and the Congress has a moral 
     obligation to address it.
       (b) Sense of the Senate--It is the sense of the Senate that 
     the functional totals in this resolution assume that the 
     United States shall set a national goal of cutting child 
     poverty in half within a decade, and eliminating it entirely 
     as soon as possible thereafter; that funds should be raised 
     through a one percent surtax on income over $1 million for 
     joint filers, or over $500,000 for single filers to help 
     achieve that goal; that the revenue raised is to be 
     designated to a child poverty elimination fund and overseen 
     by a child poverty elimination board, which shall design the 
     poverty reduction program, set annual child poverty reduction 
     targets, and recommend allocation of funds.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 167. Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution 
S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING FUNDING OF 
                   ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF SOCIAL SECURITY 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should approve 
     the full amount of the President's request for the 
     administrative costs of the Social Security Administration 
     for fiscal year 2006, including funds for the implementation 
     of the low-income prescription drug subsidy under part D of 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act (as added by the 
     Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 
     Act of 2003).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 168. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
Feingold, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein, 
Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Corzine) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 
2010; as follows:

       Strike Section 201(a)(4).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 169. Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. 
Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kerry, 
Mr. Kohl, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Murray, and Ms. 
Stabenow) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and 
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 
2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 9, line 15, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 9, line 16, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 26, line 14, decrease the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 26, line 15, decrease the amount by $500,000,000.
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. UNITED STATES RESPONSE TO GLOBAL HIV/AIDS, 
                   TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The HIV/AIDS pandemic has reached staggering 
     proportions. At the end of 2004, an estimated 40,000,000 
     people were infected with HIV or living with AIDS. HIV/AIDS 
     is estimated to kill 3,000,000 men, women and children each 
     year. Each year, there are estimated to be 5,000,000 new HIV 
     infections.
       (2) The United States was the first, and remains the 
     largest, contributor to the Global Fund.
       (3) The Presidential Administration of George W. Bush 
     (referred to in this section

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     as the ``Administration'') has supported language in the 
     Global HIV/AIDS authorization bill that links United States 
     contributions to the Global Fund to the contributions of 
     other donors, permitting the United States to provide 33 
     percent of all donations, which would match contributions on 
     a one-to-two basis.
       (4) Congress has provided one-third of all donations to the 
     Global Fund every year of the Fund's existence.
       (5) For fiscal year 2006, the Global Fund estimates it will 
     renew $2,400,000,000 worth of effective programs that are 
     already operating on the ground, and the Administration and 
     Fund Board have said that renewals of existing grants should 
     receive priority funding.
       (6) The Global Fund is an important component of United 
     States efforts to combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and 
     supports approximately 300 projects in 130 countries.
       (7) For fiscal year 2006, the President has requested 
     $300,000,000 for the United States contribution to the Global 
     Fund.
       (8) Through a mid-year review process, Congress and the 
     Administration will assess contributions to date and 
     anticipated contributions to the Global Fund, and ensure that 
     United States contributions, at year-end, are at the 
     appropriate one-to-two ratio.
       (9) Congress and the Administration will monitor 
     contributions to the Global Fund to ensure that United States 
     contributions do not exceed one-third of the Global Fund's 
     revenues.
       (10) In order to cover one-third of renewals during fiscal 
     year 2006, and to maintain the one-to-two funding match, the 
     United States will need to contribute an additional 
     $500,000,000 above the President's request for the Global 
     Fund for fiscal year 2006 to keep good programs funded at a 
     level of $800,000,000.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the assumptions underlying this budget resolution assume 
     that none of the offsets needed to provide $800,000,000 for 
     the Global Fund will come from international humanitarian 
     assistance programs.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 170. Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
McCain, and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 9, line 15, decrease the amount by $143,000,000.
       On page 9, line 16, decrease the amount by $143,000,000.
       On page 23, line 16, increase the amount by $143,000,000.
       On page 23, line 17, increase the amount by $143,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 171. Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Vitter, and Mrs. 
Hutchison) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. 
Res. 18, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; as follows:

       On page 22, line 16, increase the amount by $410,000,000.
       On page 22, line 17, increase the amount by $369,000,000.
       On page 22, line 21, increase the amount by $37,000,000.
       On page 22, line 25, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
       On page 9, line 15, decrease the amount by $410,000,000.
       On page 9, line 16, decrease the amount by $369,000,000.
       On page 9, line 20, decrease the amount by $37,000,000.
       On page 9, line 24, decrease the amount by $2,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 172. Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mrs. Murray) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent 
resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 
2010; which was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

       On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $1,400,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $2,800,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $4,600,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $6,500,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $8,500,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $1,400,000,000.
       On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $2,800,000,000.
       On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $4,600,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $6,500,000,000.
       On page 4, line 2, increase the amount by $8,500,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $1,380,000,000.
       On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $1,430,000,000.
       On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $1,490,000,000.
       On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $1,550,000,000.
       On page 4, line 11, increase the amount by $1,610,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $40,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $1,040,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $1,350,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $1,480,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $1,540,000,000.
       On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $1,360,000,000.
       On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $1,760,000,000.
       On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $3,250,000,000.
       On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $5,020,000,000.
       On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $6,960,000,000.
       On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $1,360,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by $3,120,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by $6,370,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $11,390,000,000.
       On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $18,350,000,000.
       On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $1,360,000,000.
       On page 5, line 16, decrease the amount by $3,120,000,000.
       On page 5, line 17, decrease the amount by $6,370,000,000.
       On page 5, line 18, decrease the amount by $11,390,000,000.
       On page 5, line 19, decrease the amount by $18,350,000,000.
       On page 17, line 16, increase the amount by $1,380,000,000.
       On page 17, line 17, increase the amount by $40,000,000.
       On page 17, line 20, increase the amount by $1,430,000,000.
       On page 17, line 21, increase the amount by $1,040,000,000.
       On page 17, line 24, increase the amount by $1,490,000,000.
       On page 17, line 25, increase the amount by $1,350,000,000.
       On page 18, line 3, increase the amount by $1,550,000,000.
       On page 18, line 4, increase the amount by $1,480,000,000.
       On page 18, line 7, increase the amount by $1,610,000,000.
       On page 18, line 8, increase the amount by $1,540,000,000.
       On page 30, line 16, decrease the amount by $1,400,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, decrease the amount by 
     $23,800,000,000.
       On page 48, line 6, increase the amount by $1,380,000,000.
       On page 48, line 7, increase the amount by $40,000,000.
       On page 48, line 9, increase the amount by $1,430,000,000.
       On page 48, line 12, increase the amount by $1,490,000,000.

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