[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3073-S3083]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 225. Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Thune, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Wyden, 
Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
Warner, and Mr. Voinovich) 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 39, lines 8 and 9 strike ``net new user-fee 
     receipts related to the purposes of'' and insert ``receipts 
     to''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 226. Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Murray, 
Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Collins, 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; as follows:

       On page 18, line 16, increase the amount by $100,000,000.

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       On page 18, line 17, increase the amount by $100,000,000.
       On page 24, line 16, decrease the amount by $100,000,000.
       On page 24, line 17, decrease the amount by $100,000,000.
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  SA 227. 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 56, after line 13 insert the following:

     SEC. __. POINT OF ORDER REQUIRING BUDGETING FOR EMERGENCY 
                   SPENDING.

       (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
     to consider a concurrent resolution on the budget that does 
     not include--
       (1) a major functional category entitled ``Emergencies'';
       (2) in the major functional category entitled 
     ``Emergencies'', budget authority for each year covered by 
     that resolution that is equal to the average annual amounts 
     of budget authority appropriated for declared emergencies in 
     the past 10 completed fiscal years and outlays for each year 
     covered by that resolution equal to the outlays expended for 
     declared emergencies in the past 10 completed fiscal years; 
     and
       (3) a provision that the budget authority and outlays 
     included in the major functional category entitled 
     ``Emergencies'' shall not be included in the amounts 
     allocated to the committees on appropriations pursuant to 
     section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974, but shall be included in the appropriate 
     recommended levels and amounts in that resolution.
       (b) 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.
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  SA 228. Mr. BUNNING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to be 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 9, decrease the amount by $0.
       On page 3, line 10, decrease the amount by $4,800,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, decrease the amount by $12,500,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, decrease the amount by $14,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, decrease the amount by $15,600,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, decrease the amount by $17,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 18, decrease the amount by $0.
       On page 3, line 19, decrease the amount by $4,800,000,000.
       On page 3, line 20, decrease the amount by $12,500,000,000.
       On page 3, line 21, decrease the amount by $14,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, decrease the amount by $15,600,000,000.
       On page 4, line 2, decrease the amount by $17,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 23, decrease the amount by $0.
       On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by $4,800,000,000.
       On page 4, line 25, decrease the amount by $12,500,000,000.
       On page 5, line 1, decrease the amount by $14,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 2, decrease the amount by $15,600,000,000.
       On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $17,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 6, increase the amount by $0.
       On page 5, line 7, increase the amount by $4,800,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $17,300,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $31,300,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $46,900,000,000.
       On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by $70,923,000,000.
       On page 5, line 14, increase the amount by $0.
       On page 5, line 15, increase the amount by $4,800,000,000.
       On page 5, line 16, increase the amount by $17,300,000,000.
       On page 5, line 17, increase the amount by $31,300,000,000.
       On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by $46,900,000,000.
       On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by $70,923,000,000.
       On page 30, line 16, increase the amount by $4,800,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, increase the amount by 
     $63,900,000,000.
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  SA 229. Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Frist) submitted 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:

       Beginning on page 58, strike line 11 and all that follows 
     through page 61, line 24, and insert the following:

     SEC. 504. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MEDICAID 
                   RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION CONSISTENT WITH 
                   RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH 
                   AND HUMAN SERVICES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The Medicaid program provides essential health care and 
     long-term care services to more than 50,000,000 low-income 
     children, pregnant women, parents, individuals with 
     disabilities, and senior citizens. It is a Federal guarantee 
     that ensures the most vulnerable will have access to needed 
     medical services.
       (2) The Medicaid program will spend $189,000,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2006.
       (3) During the period from fiscal year 2006 through fiscal 
     year 2010, the Medicaid program will spend 
     $1,100,000,000,000.
       (4) Over the same period, spending for the Medicaid program 
     will increase by 40 percent.
       (5) Medicaid provides critical access to long-term care and 
     other services for the elderly and individuals living with 
     disabilities, and is the single largest provider of long-term 
     care services. Medicaid also pays for personal care and other 
     supportive services that are typically not provided by 
     private health insurance or Medicare, but are necessary to 
     enable individuals with spinal cord injuries, developmental 
     disabilities, neurological degenerative diseases, serious and 
     persistent mental illnesses, HIV/AIDS, and other chronic 
     conditions to remain in the community, to work, and to 
     maintain independence.
       (6) Medicaid supplements the Medicare program for more than 
     6,000,000 low-income elderly or disabled Medicare 
     beneficiaries, assisting them with their Medicare premiums 
     and co-insurance, wrap-around benefits, and the costs of 
     nursing home care that Medicare does not cover. The Medicaid 
     program spent nearly $40,000,000,000 on uncovered Medicare 
     services in 2002.
       (7) This resolution assumes $163,000,000 in spending to 
     extend Medicare cost-sharing under the Medicaid program for 
     the Medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals 
     through 2006.
       (8) Medicaid provides health insurance for more than \1/4\ 
     of America's children and is the largest purchaser of 
     maternity care, paying for more than \1/3\ of all the births 
     in the United States each year. Medicaid also provides 
     critical access to care for children with disabilities, 
     covering more than 70 percent of poor children with 
     disabilities.
       (9) More than 16,000,000 women depend on Medicaid for their 
     health care. Women comprise the majority of seniors (71 
     percent) on Medicaid. Half of nonelderly women with permanent 
     mental or physical disabilities have health coverage through 
     Medicaid. Medicaid provides treatment for low-income women 
     diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer in every State.
       (10) Medicaid is the Nation's largest source of payment for 
     mental health services, HIV/AIDS care, and care for children 
     with special needs. Much of this care is either not covered 
     by private insurance or limited in scope or duration. 
     Medicaid is also a critical source of funding for health care 
     for children in foster care and for health services in 
     schools.
       (11) Medicaid funds help ensure access to care for all 
     Americans. Medicaid is the single largest source of revenue 
     for the Nation's safety net hospitals, health centers, and 
     nursing homes, and is critical to the ability of these 
     providers to adequately serve all Americans.
       (12) Medicaid serves a major role in ensuring that the 
     number of Americans without health insurance, approximately 
     45,000,000 in 2003, is not substantially higher. The system 
     of Federal matching for State Medicaid expenditures ensures 
     that Federal funds will grow as State spending increases in 
     response to unmet needs, enabling Medicaid to help buffer the 
     drop in private coverage during recessions. More than 
     4,800,000 Americans lost employer-sponsored coverage between 
     2000 and 2003, during which time Medicaid enrolled an 
     additional 8,400,000 Americans.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the Committee on Finance shall not report a 
     reconciliation bill that achieves spending reductions that 
     would--
       (A) undermine the role the Medicaid program plays as a 
     critical component of the health care system of the United 
     States;
       (B) cap Federal Medicaid spending, or otherwise shift 
     Medicaid cost burdens to State or local governments and their 
     taxpayers and health providers, forcing a reduction in access 
     to essential health services for low-income elderly 
     individuals, individuals with disabilities, and children and 
     families; or
       (C) undermine the Federal guarantee of health insurance 
     coverage Medicaid provides, which would threaten not only the

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     health care safety net of the United States, but the entire 
     health care system;
       (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, working 
     with bipartisan, geographically diverse members of the 
     National Governors Association and in consultation with key 
     stakeholders, shall make recommendations for changes to the 
     Medicaid program that reflect the principles specified in 
     paragraph (3); and
       (3) the Committee on Finance, consistent with such 
     recommendations, shall report a reconciliation bill that--
       (A) allows any Medicaid savings to be shared by the Federal 
     and State governments;
       (B) would emphasize State flexibility through voluntary 
     options for States; and
       (C) would not cause Medicaid recipients to lose coverage.
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  SA 230. Mr. COLEMAN 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 16, line 15, increase the amount by $1,454,000,000.
       On page 16, line 16, increase the amount by $29,080,000.
       On page 16, line 20, increase the amount by $465,280,000.
       On page 16, line 24, increase the amount by $610,680,000.
       On page 17, line 3, increase the amount by $203,560,000.
       On page 17, line 7, increase the amount by $72,700,000.
       On page 17, line 16, increase the amount by $619,000,000.
       On page 17, line 17, increase the amount by $359,020,000.
       On page 17, line 21, increase the amount by $241,410,000.
       On page 17, line 25, increase the amount by $12,380,000.
       On page 18, line 4, increase the amount by $6,190,000.
       On page 26, line 14, decrease the amount by $2,073,000,000.
       On page 26, line 15, decrease the amount by $388,100,000.
       On page 26, line 18, decrease the amount by $706,690,000.
       On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by $623,060,000.
       On page 26, line 24, decrease the amount by $209,750,000.
       On page 27, line 2, decrease the amount by $72,700,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 231. Mrs. Clinton (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Sarbanes, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
Lautenberg, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Obama, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Jeffords, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Inouye, 
Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Durbin) 
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 3, line 10, increase the amount by $39,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $526,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $139,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $70,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $39,000,000.
       On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $526,000,000.
       On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $139,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $70,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $774,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $39,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $526,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $139,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $70,000,000.
       On page 17, line 16, increase the amount by $774,000,000.
       On page 17, line 17, increase the amount by $39,000,000.
       On page 17, line 21, increase the amount by $526,000,000.
       On page 17, line 25, increase the amount by $139,000,000.
       On page 18, line 4, increase the amount by $70,000,000.
       On page 30, line 16, decrease the amount by $39,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, decrease the amount by $774,000,000.
       On page 48, line 6, increase the amount by $774,000,000.
       On page 48, line 7, increase the amount by $39,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 232. Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Mr. Kennedy) 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:

       Strike section 303 and insert the following:

     SEC. 303. RESERVE FUND FOR HEALTHCARE COVERAGE FOR THE 
                   UNINSURED.

       If the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     or the Committee on Finance of the Senate reports a bill or 
     joint resolution, or an amendment thereto is offered or a 
     conference report thereon is submitted, that expands group 
     healthcare coverage for uninsured individuals in a manner 
     that--
       (1) moves toward the goal of providing high quality 
     healthcare coverage for every American, so that every 
     American will have healthcare coverage at least as good as 
     the coverage enjoyed by Members of Congress;
       (2) reduces healthcare costs for working families and 
     employers;
       (3) significantly increases the number of people with high 
     quality healthcare coverage;
       (4) builds on the proven success of existing programs, such 
     as the Children's Health Insurance Program, the medicaid 
     program, and the medicare program; and
       (5) is offset by increased revenues of not less than 
     $60,000,000,000 derived from closing corporate tax loopholes 
     and closing the tax gap;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall revise 
     committee allocations for the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions or the Committee on Finance and other 
     appropriate budgetary aggregates and allocations of new 
     budget authority and outlays by the amount provided by that 
     measure for that purpose, but not to exceed $60,000,000,000 
     in new budget authority and $60,000,000,000 in outlays for 
     the 5-fiscal year period beginning with fiscal year 2006, 
     regardless of whether the committee is within its 302(a) 
     allocations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 233. 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 $22,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $532,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $148,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $38,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $22,000,000.
       On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $532,000,000.
       On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $148,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $38,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $370,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $11,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $266,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $74,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $19,000,000.
       On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $11,000,000.
       On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $266,000,000.
       On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $74,000,000.
       On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $19,000,000.
       On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $11,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by $277,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by $351,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $370,000,000.
       On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $370,000,000.
       On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $11,000,000.
       On page 5, line 16, decrease the amount by $277,000,000.
       On page 5, line 17, decrease the amount by $351,000,000.
       On page 5, line 18, decrease the amount by $370,000,000.
       On page 5, line 19, decrease the amount by $370,000,000.
       On page 17, line 16, increase the amount by $370,000,000.
       On page 17, line 17, increase the amount by $11,000,000.
       On page 17, line 21, increase the amount by $266,000,000.
       On page 17, line 25, increase the amount by $74,000,000.
       On page 18, line 4, increase the amount by $19,000,000.
       On page 30, line 16, decrease the amount by $22,000,000.

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       On page 30, line 17, decrease the amount by $740,000,000.
       On page 48, line 6, increase the amount by $370,000,000.
       On page 48, line 7, increase the amount by $11,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 234. Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Conrad, 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 28, strike lines 14 through 20.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 235. Mr. COLEMAN 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 IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY 
                   DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

       It is the sense of the Senate that the Community 
     Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and related programs, 
     including Community Services Block Grant Program, Brownfield 
     Redevelopment, Empowerment Zones, Rural Community Advancement 
     Program, EDA, Native American CDBG, Native Hawaiian CDBG, and 
     Rural Housing and Economic Development by fully funded.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 236. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mrs. Clinton) 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 IV, insert the following:

     SEC. __. POINT OF ORDER REQUIRING THAT THE AMT BE DEALT WITH 
                   BEFORE OTHER TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY.

       (a) Point of Order in the Senate.--It shall not be in order 
     in the Senate to consider a bill, amendment, motion, joint 
     resolution, or conference report that would cut taxes for 
     taxpayers with annual adjusted gross incomes of greater than 
     $285,000 unless that measure or a previously enacted measure 
     permanently reduces the number of taxpayers and families with 
     annual adjusted gross incomes of less than $150,000 that will 
     be subject to the alternative minimum tax over the next 
     decade.
       (b) 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 237. 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; as follows:

       On page 3 line 10, increase the amount by $11,000,000.
       On page 3 line 11, increase the amount by $15,000,000.
       On page 3 line 12, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
       On page 3 line 13, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
       On page 3 line 14, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 3 line 19, increase the amount by $11,000,000.
       On page 3 line 20, increase the amount by $15,000,000.
       On page 3 line 21, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
       On page 4 line 1, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
       On page 4 line 2, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 4 line 7, increase the amount by $25,000,000.
       On page 4 line 16, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 4 line 17, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
       On page 4 line 18, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 4 line 19, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
       On page 4 line 20, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
       On page 4 line 24, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 4 line 25, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
       On page 5 line 1, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 5 line 2, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
       On page 5 line 3, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
       On page 5 line 7, decrease the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 5 line 8, decrease the amount by $12,000,000.
       On page 5 line 9, decrease the amount by $17,000,000.
       On page 5 line 10, decrease the amount by $21,000,000.
       On page 5 line 11, decrease the amount by $24,000,000.
       On page 5 line 15, decrease the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 5 line 16, decrease the amount by $12,000,000.
       On page 5 line 17, decrease the amount by $17,000,000.
       On page 5 line 18, decrease the amount by $21,000,000.
       On page 5 line 19, decrease the amount by $24,000,000.
       On page 23 line 16, increase the amount by $25,000,000.
       On page 23 line 17, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 23 line 21, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
       On page 23 line 25, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 24 line 4, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
       On page 24 line 8, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
       On page 30 line 16, decrease the amount by $11,000,000.
       On page 30 line 17, decrease the amount by $50,000,000.
       On page 48 line 6, increase the amount by $25,000,000.
       On page 48 line 7, increase the amount by $6,000,000.

     SEC.  . FINDINGS.

       Finding.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, chartered by an 
     Act of Congress on December 10, 1991 [Pub. L. 102-199], 
     during its 99-year history as a national organization, has 
     proven itself as a positive force in the communities it 
     serves;
       (2) not only are the Boys and Girls Clubs reaching 
     America's most distressed communities, they are also bringing 
     to those youths opportunities they cannot get elsewhere.
       (3) the Boys and Girls Clubs of America is a national 
     leader in providing opportunities for personal growth and 
     development, which help children to become productive, law 
     abiding teenagers and contributing adults;
       (4) there are 3,500 Boys and Girls Clubs facilities 
     throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and the United 
     States Virgin Islands, as well as American youths living on 
     United States military bases around the world, serving more 
     than 4,000,000 youths nationwide;
       (5) the Boys and Girls Clubs of America are growing at a 
     rate of 1 new club every business day and have been doing so 
     for the last 8 years;
       (6) the Boys and Girls Clubs have endeavored to increase 
     their presence in rural states and isolated areas where 
     youths, often facing the unique challenges of poverty and 
     geography, have few options after the school day ends, and 
     have enabled those youths to participate in educational, safe 
     and enriching activities;
       (7) 71 percent of the young people who benefit from Boys 
     and Girls Clubs programs live in our inner cities and urban 
     areas;
       (8) Boys and Girls Clubs are locally run and have been 
     exceptionally successful in balancing public funds with 
     private sector donations and maximizing community 
     involvement;
       (9) Boys and Girls Clubs are located in 450 public housing 
     sites across the Nation;
       (10) there will exist by 2006 there approximately 200 Clubs 
     located on Native American Lands;
       (11) public housing projects in which there is an active 
     Boys and Girls Club have experienced a 25 percent reduction 
     in the presence of crack cocaine, a 22 percent reduction in 
     overall drug activity, and a 13 percent reduction in juvenile 
     crime;
       (12) these results have been achieved in the face of 
     national trends in which more than 7.5 million individuals 
     aged 12 to 17 have reported having used an illicit drug at 
     least once in their lifetime;
       (13) these results have been achieved in the face of 
     national trends in which students in grades nine through 
     twelve have indicated that 40.2 percent had used marijuana, 
     12.1 percent had used inhalants, 11.1 percent had used 
     ecstasy, 8.7 percent had used cocaine, 7.6 percent had used 
     methamphetamine, 6.1 percent had illegally used steroids, 3.3 
     percent had used heroin, and 3.2 percent had injected an 
     illegal drug one or more times during their lifetime;
       (14) many public housing projects and other distressed 
     areas are still underserved by Boys and Girls Clubs.

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE.

       Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that, 
     in recognition of the proven success of the Boys and Girls 
     Clubs of America to inspire and enable all young people, 
     especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize 
     their full potential as productive, responsible and caring 
     citizens, the funding levels in this resolution assume that 
     all amounts that have been and will be authorized for the 
     Boys and Girls Clubs of America under the Economic Espionage 
     act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note), as amended,

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     will provide adequate resources in the form of seed money for 
     the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish 1,500 
     additional local clubs where needed, with particular emphasis 
     placed on establishing clubs in public housing projects and 
     distressed areas, and to ensure that there are a total of not 
     less than 5,000 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities in 
     operation by December 31, 2010, serving not less than 
     5,000,000 young people.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 238. Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
Lieberman, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Kerry) 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 $400,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $102,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $102,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $400,000,000.
       On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $102,000,000.
       On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $102,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
       On page 4, line 2, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $146,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $23,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $51,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $51,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $16,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $377,000,000.
       On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $51,000,000.
       On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $51,000,000.
       On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $16,000,000.
       On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $377,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by $428,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by $479,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $495,000,000.
       On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $377,000,000.
       On page 5, line 16, decrease the amount by $428,000,000.
       On page 5, line 17, decrease the amount by $479,000,000.
       On page 5, line 18, decrease the amount by $495,000,000.
       On page 5, line 19, decrease the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 14, line 15, increase the amount by $146,000,000.
       On page 14, line 16, increase the amount by $23,000,000.
       On page 14, line 20, increase the amount by $51,000,000.
       On page 14, line 24, increase the amount by $51,000,000.
       On page 15, line 3, increase the amount by $16,000,000.
       On page 15, line 7, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 30, line 16, decrease the amount by $400,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, decrease the amount by $646,000,000.
       On page 48, line 6, increase the amount by $146,000,000.
       On page 48, line 7, increase the amount by $23,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 239. Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kennedy, 
Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Salazar, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Nelson 
of Florida, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Carper, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
Reed, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Levin, Mr. Byrd, Mr. 
Corzine, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Akaka) 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 $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, line 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 in this section as the ``COPS 
     program''), State and local law enforcement officers have 
     succeeded in dramatically reducing violent crime;
       (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

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     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 240. Mr. BYRD (for himself and Mr. Baucus) 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 $1,458,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11 increase the amount by $3,536,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12 increase the amount by $3,605,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13 increase the amount by $2,922,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14 increase the amount by $2,316,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7 increase the amount by $8,920,000,000.
       On page 4, line 8 increase the amount by $8,332,000,000.
       On page 4, line 9 increase the amount by $8,332,000,000.
       On page 4, line 10 increase the amount by $9,568,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16 increase the amount by $1,458,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17 increase the amount by $3,536,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18 increase the amount by $3,605,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19 increase the amount by $2,922,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20 increase the amount by $2,316,000,000.
       On page 15, line 15 increase the amount by $8,920,000,000.
       On page 15, line 16 increase the amount by $1,458,000,000.
       On page 15, line 19 increase the amount by $8,332,000,000.
       On page 15, line 20 increase the amount by $3,536,000,000.
       On page 15, line 23 increase the amount by $8,332,000,000.
       On page 15, line 24 increase the amount by $3,605,000,000.
       On page 16, line 2 increase the amount by $9,568,000,000.
       On page 16, line 3 increase the amount by $2,922,000,000.
       On page 16, line 7 increase the amount by $2,316,000,000.
       On page 48, line 6 increase the amount by $579,000,000.
       On page 48, line 7 decrease the amount by $40,372,000,000.
       On page 48, line 8, after ``outlays for the discretionary 
     category'' add the following ``and $34,740,000,000 for the 
     highway category and $7,099,000,000 for the transit 
     category''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 241. Mr. BUNNING 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 9, decrease the amount by $0. .
       On page 3, line 10, decrease the amount by $4,800,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, decrease the amount by $12,500,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, decrease the amount by $14,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, decrease the amount by $15,600,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, decrease the amount by $17,000,000,000.
       On page 3, line 18, decrease the amount by $0.
       On page 3, line 19, decrease the amount by $4,800,000,000.
       On page 3, line 20, decrease the amount by $12,500,000,000.
       On page 3, line 21, decrease the amount by $14,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, decrease the amount by $15,600,000,000.
       On page 4, line 2, decrease the amount by $17,000,000,000.
       On page 4, line 23, decrease the amount by $0.
       On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by $4,800,000,000.
       On page 4, line 25, decrease the amount by $12,500,000,000.
       On page 5, line 1, decrease the amount by $14,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 2, decrease the amount by $15,600,000,000.
       On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $17,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 6, increase the amount by $0.
       On page 5, line 7, increase the amount by $4,800,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $17,300,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $31,300,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $46,900,000,000.
       On page 5, line 11 ,increase the amount by $63,900,000.
       On page 5, line 14, increase the amount by $0.
       On page 5, line 15, increase the amount by $4,800,000,000.
       On page 5, line 16, increase the amount by $17,300,000,000.
       On page 5, line 17, increase the amount by $31,300,000,000.
       On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by $46,900,000,000.
       On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by $63,900,OOO.
       On page 30, line 16, increase the amount by $4,800,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, increase the amount by 
     $63,900,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 242. Mr. SMITH 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 in the bill, insert:
       ``In response to the ongoing drought in certain western 
     states, Congress should allocate $15,000,000 to the Bureau of 
     Reclamation's Drought Emergency Assistance Program from 
     within fiscal year 2006 funds available in the Water and 
     Related Resources account for bureauwide programs of the 
     Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Department of the 
     Interior.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 243. Mr. CONRAD 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 appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON REDUCING THE TAX ON SOCIAL 
                   SECURITY BENEFITS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the tax cuts assumed in 
     this resolution include repeal of the 1993 law that subjects 
     85% of certain Social Security benefits to the income tax, 
     provided that the revenue loss to the Medicare Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund is fully replaced so that seniors' 
     access to health care is not adversely affected. If the 
     inclusion of these proposals would otherwise cause the cost 
     of the tax cuts to exceed the level authorized in the 
     resolution, any excess should be fully offset by closing 
     corporate tax loopholes.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 244. Mr. REID (for Mrs. Clinton (for herself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kerry, 
Mr. Corzine, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mrs. Feinstein)) 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 $72,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $108,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $14,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $72,000,000.
       On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $108,000,000.
       On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $14,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $100,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $36,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $54,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
       On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $36,000,000.

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       On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $54,000,000.
       On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
       On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
       On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $36,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by $90,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by $97,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $99,000,000.
       On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $99,000,000.
       On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $36,000,000.
       On page 5, line 16, decrease the amount by $90,000,000.
       On page 5, line 17, decrease the amount by $97,000,000.
       On page 5, line 18, decrease the amount by $99,000,000.
       On page 5, line 19, decrease the amount by $99,000,000.
       On page 18, line 16, increase the amount by $100,000,000.
       On page 18, line 17, increase the amount by $36,000,000.
       On page 19, line 4, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
       On page 30, line 16, decrease the amount by $72,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, decrease the amount by $198,000,000.
       On page 48, line 6, increase the amount by $36,000,000.
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING PREVENTIVE HEALTH 
                   CARE SERVICES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
     included family planning in its published list of the Ten 
     Great Public Health Achievements in the 20th Century, the 
     United States still has one of the highest rates of 
     unintended pregnancies among industrialized nations.
       (2) Increasing access to family planning services will 
     improve women's health and reduce the rates of unintended 
     pregnancy, abortion, and infection with sexually transmitted 
     infections.
       (3) Contraceptive use saves public health dollars. Every 
     dollar spent on providing family planning services saves an 
     estimated $3 in expenditures for pregnancy-related and 
     newborn care for Medicaid alone.
       (4) Each year, 3,000,000 pregnancies, nearly half of all 
     pregnancies, in the United States are unintended, and nearly 
     half of unintended pregnancies end in abortion.
       (5) In 2002, 34,000,000 women--half of all women of 
     reproductive age were in need of contraceptive services and 
     supplies to help prevent unintended pregnancy, and half of 
     those were in need of public support for such care.
       (6) The United States also has the highest rate of 
     infection with sexually transmitted infections of any 
     industrialized country. In 2003 there were approximately 
     19,000,000 new cases of sexually transmitted infections. 
     According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
     (November 2004), these sexually transmitted infections impose 
     a tremendous economic burden with direct medical costs as 
     high as $15,500,000,000 per year.
       (7) The child born from an unintended pregnancy is at 
     greater risk of low birth weight, dying in the first year of 
     life, being abused, and not receiving sufficient resources 
     for healthy development.
       (8) Each year, services under title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act enable Americans to prevent approximately 
     1,000,000 unintended pregnancies, and one in three women of 
     reproductive age who obtains testing or treatment for 
     sexually transmitted infections does so at a title X-funded 
     clinic. In 2003, title X-funded clinics provided 2,800,000 
     Pap tests, 5,100,000 sexually transmitted infection tests, 
     and 526,000 HIV tests.
       (9) The increasing number of uninsured individuals, 
     stagnant funding, health care inflation, new and expensive 
     contraceptive technologies, and improved but expensive 
     screening and treatment for cervical cancer and sexually 
     transmitted infections, have diminished the ability of 
     clinics funded under title X of the Public Health Service Act 
     to adequately serve all those in need. Taking medical 
     inflation into account, funding for the program under such 
     title X declined by 59 percent between 1980 and 2004.
       (10) Although employer-sponsored health plans have improved 
     coverage of contraceptive services and supplies, largely in 
     response to State contraceptive coverage laws, there is still 
     significant room for improvement. Half of the 45,000,000 
     women of reproductive age currently live in the 29 States 
     without contraceptive coverage policies. These women may 
     still find the most effective forms of contraceptives beyond 
     their financial reach due to a lack of coverage.
       (11) Including contraceptive coverage in private health 
     care plans saves employers money. Not covering contraceptives 
     in employee health plans costs employers 15 to 17 percent 
     more than providing such coverage.
       (12) Approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration, 
     emergency contraception is a safe and effective way to 
     prevent unintended pregnancy after unprotected sex. It is 
     estimated that the use of emergency contraception could cut 
     the number of unintended pregnancies in half, thereby 
     reducing the need for abortion. New research confirms that 
     easier access to emergency contraceptives does not increase 
     sexual risk-taking or sexually transmitted infections.
       (13) In 2000, 51,000 abortions were prevented by the use of 
     emergency contraception. Increased use of emergency 
     contraception accounted for up to 43 percent of the total 
     decline in abortions between 1994 and 2000.
       (14) Thirteen percent of all teens give birth before age 
     20. Eighty-eight percent of births to teens age 17 or younger 
     were unintended. Twenty-four percent of Hispanic females gave 
     birth before the age of 20. (Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, December 2004).
       (15) Children born to teen moms begin life with the odds 
     against them. They are less likely to be ready for 
     kindergarten, more likely to be of low-birth weight, 50 
     percent more likely to repeat a grade, more likely to live in 
     poverty, and significantly more likely to be victims of abuse 
     and neglect.
       (16) Research shows that a range of initiatives, including 
     sex education, youth development and service learning 
     programs, can encourage teens to behave responsibly by 
     delaying sexual activity and pregnancy. Federal tax dollars 
     are best invested in programs with research-based evidence of 
     success.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that this resolution assumes that--
       (1) $100,000,000 of the amount provided for under function 
     category 550 (health) for fiscal year 2006 may be used for 
     any or all of the following--
       (A) to fund increases in amounts appropriated to carry out 
     title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et 
     seq.) above amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2005;
       (B) to fund legislation that would require equitable 
     coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and 
     contraceptive services under health plans;
       (C) to fund legislation that would create a public 
     education program administered through the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention concerning the use, safety, 
     efficacy, and availability of emergency contraception that 
     is--
       (i) approved by the Food and Drug administration to prevent 
     pregnancy; and
       (ii) used post-coitally; or
       (D) to fund legislation that would permit the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services to award, on a competitive basis, 
     grants to public and private entities to establish or expand 
     teenage pregnancy prevention programs or to disseminate 
     information to educators and parents about the most effective 
     strategies for preventing teen pregnancy (funds made 
     available under the authority of this subparagraph are not 
     intended for use by abstinence-only education programs);
       (2) the prevention programs described in paragraph (1) are 
     cost effective and will achieve savings by--
       (A) reducing the number of unintended pregnancies;
       (B) reducing the rate of sexually transmitted infections;
       (C) reducing the costs to the medicaid program under title 
     XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); and
       (D) providing for the early detection of HIV and early 
     detection of breast and cervical cancer; and
       (3) the increase in funding described in paragraph (1) is 
     offset by an increase in revenues of not to exceed 
     $200,000,000 to be derived from closing corporate tax 
     loopholes, of which the remaining $100,000,000 (after amounts 
     are expended pursuant to this section) should be used for 
     deficit reduction.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 245. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, 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 $90,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $1,920,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $780,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $210,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $90,000,000.
       On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $1,920,000,000.
       On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $780,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $210,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $45,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $960,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $390,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $105,000,000.
       On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $45,000,000.
       On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $960,000,000.
       On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $390,000,000.

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       On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $105,000,000.
       On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $45,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by $1,005,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by $1,395,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $45,000,000.
       On page 5, line 16, decrease the amount by $1,005,000,000.
       On page 5, line 17, decrease the amount by $1,395,000,000.
       On page 5, line 18, decrease the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 5, line 19, decrease the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 17, line 16, increase the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 17, line 17, increase the amount by $45,000,000.
       On page 17, line 21, increase the amount by $960,000,000.
       On page 17, line 25, increase the amount by $390,000,000.
       On page 18, line 4, increase the amount by $105,000,000.
       On page 30, line 16, decrease the amount by $90,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, decrease the amount by $3,000,000,000.
       On page 48, line 6, increase the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 48, line 7, increase the amount by $45,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 246. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Feingold, 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 $710,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $2,188,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $60,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $710,000,000.
       On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $2,188,000,000.
       On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $60,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $1,479,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $355,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $1,094,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $30,000,000.
       On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $355,000,000.
       On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $1,094,000,000.
       On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $30,000,000.
       On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $355,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by $1,449,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by $1,479,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $1,479,000,000.
       On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $1,479,000,000.
       On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $355,000,000.
       On page 5, line 16, decrease the amount by $1,449,000,000.
       On page 5, line 17, decrease the amount by $1,479,000,000.
       On page 5, line 18, decrease the amount by $1,479,000,000.
       On page 5, line 19, decrease the amount by $1,479,000,000.
       On page 17, line 16, increase the amount by $1,479,000,000.
       On page 17, line 17, increase the amount by $355,000,000.
       On page 17, line 21, increase the amount by $1,094,000,000.
       On page 17, line 25, increase the amount by $30,000,000.
       On page 30, line 16, decrease the amount by $710,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, decrease the amount by $2,958,000,000.
       On page 48, line 6, increase the amount by $1,479,000,000.
       On page 48, line 7, increase the amount by $355,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 247. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Schumer, 
Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Corzine, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Kerry) 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 $3,200,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $3,200,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $3,200,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $3,200,000,000.
       On page 20, line 16, increase the amount by $3,200,000,000.
       On page 20, line 17, increase the amount by $3,200,000,000.
       On page 30, line 16, decrease the amount by $3,200,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, decrease the amount by $3,200,000,000.
       On page 48, line 6, increase the amount by $3,200,000,000.
       On page 48, line 7, increase the amount by $3,200,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 248. 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 9, line 15, decrease the amount by $1,000,000,000.
       On page 9, line 16, decrease the amount by $421,000,000.
       On page 9, line 20, decrease the amount by $349,000,000.
       On page 9, line 24, decrease the amount by $75,000,000.
       On page 10, line 3, decrease the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 17, line 16, increase the amount by $850,000,000.
       On page 17, line 17, increase the amount by $421,000,000.
       On page 17, line 22, increase the amount by $349,000,000.
       On page 17, line 25, increase the amount by $75,000,000.
       On page 18, line 4, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 24, line 16, increase the amount by $150,000,000.
       On page 24, line 17, increase the amount by $150,000,000.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 249. Mr. KERRY 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 $113,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $26,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $113,000,000.
       On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $26,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $139,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $113,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $26,000,000.
       On page 14, line 15, increase the amount by $139,000,000.
       On page 14, line 16, increase the amount by $113,000,000.
       On page 14, line 20, increase the amount by $26,000,000.
       On page 30, line 16, decrease the amount by $113,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, decrease the amount by $139,000,000.
       On page 48, line 6, increase the amount by $139,000,000.
       On page 48, line 7, increase the amount by $113,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 250. Mr. CORZINE 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 $1,100,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $1,700,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $1,700,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $1,700,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $1,800,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $1,100,000,000.
       On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $1,700,000,000.
       On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $1,700,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $1,700,000,000.
       On page 4, line 2, increase the amount by $1,800,000,000.
       On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $1,100,000,000.

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       On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $1,700,000,000.
       On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $1,700,000,000.
       On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $1,700,000,000.
       On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $1,800,000,000.
       On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $1,100,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by $2,800,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by $4,500,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $6,200,000,000.
       On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $8,000,000,000.
       On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $1,100,000,000.
       On page 5, line 16, decrease the amount by $2,800,000,000.
       On page 5, line 17, decrease the amount by $4,500,000,000.
       On page 5, line 18, decrease the amount by $6,200,000,000.
       On page 5, line 19, decrease the amount by $8,000,000,000.
       On page 30, line 16, decrease the amount by $1,100,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, decrease the amount by $8,000,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 251. Mr. CORZINE 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 ON SUPPORT FOR THE INVESTOR 
                   PROTECTION MISSION OF THE SECURITIES AND 
                   EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) Investor protection is essential to the mission of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission (hereafter referred to as 
     the ``Commission''), which is to promote fair, orderly, and 
     competitive financial markets.
       (2) The integrity of America's securities markets depends 
     on accurate financial disclosure and transparency.
       (3) Public confidence in our securities markets is enhanced 
     by the continued independence of the Commission.
       (4) Cuts to the Securities and Exchange Commission budget 
     that would force the agency to delay hiring or the 
     implementation of technology projects could undermine the 
     ability of the Commission to protect investors.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the Sense of the Senate 
     that the functional totals in this resolution assume that 
     there will be no cuts to the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission budget that would diminish the ability of the 
     Commission to protect investors.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 252. Mr. PRYOR (for himslf 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; as follows:

       At the end of title III, insert:

     SEC. ___. RESERVE FUND FOR EXTENSION OF TREATMENT OF COMBAT 
                   PAY FOR EARNED INCOME AND CHILD TAX CREDITS.

       If the Committee on Finance reports a bill or joint 
     resolution, or an amendment thereto is offered or a 
     conference report thereon is submitted, that makes permanent 
     the taxpayer election to treat combat pay otherwise excluded 
     from gross income under section 112 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code as earned income for purposes of the earned income 
     credit and makes permanent the treatment of such combat pay 
     as earned income for purposes of the child tax credit, the 
     Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the 
     allocations of budget authority and outlays, the revenue 
     aggregates, and other appropriate measures, provided that 
     such legislation would not increase the deficit for the 
     period of fiscal year 2006 or the total of fiscal years 2006 
     though 2010.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 253. Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
Bingaman, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Talent, Mr. Smith, and 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; as follows:

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

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE SUPPORTING FUNDING FOR HIDTAS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) 
     program encompasses 28 strategic regions, 355 task forces, 53 
     intelligence centers, 4,428 Federal personnel, and 8,459 
     State and local personnel.
       (2) The purposes of the HIDTA program  are to reduce drug 
     trafficking and drug production in designated areas in the 
     United States by--
       (A) facilitating cooperation among Federal, State, and 
     local law enforcement agencies to share information and 
     implement coordinated enforcement activities;
       (B) enhancing intelligence sharing among Federal, State, 
     and local law enforcement agencies;
       (C) providing reliable intelligence to law enforcement 
     agencies needed to design effective enforcement strategies 
     and operations; and
       (D) supporting coordinated law enforcement strategies which 
     maximize use of available resources to reduce the supply of 
     drugs in HIDTA designated areas.
       (3) In 2004, HIDTA efforts resulted in disrupting or 
     dismantling over 509 international, 711 multi-State, and 
     1,110 local drug trafficking organizations.
       (4) In 2004, HIDTA instructors trained 21,893 students in 
     cutting-edge practices to limit drug trafficking and 
     manufacturing within their areas.
       (5) The HIDTAs are the only drug enforcement coalitions 
     that include equal partnership between Federal, State, and 
     local law enforcement leaders executing a regional approach 
     to achieving regional goals while pursuing a national 
     mission.
       (6) The proposed budget of $100,000,000 for the HIDTA 
     program is inadequate to effectively maintain all of the 
     operations currently being supported.
       (7) The proposed budget of $100,000,000 for the HIDTA 
     program would undermine the viability of this program and the 
     efforts of law enforcement around the country to combat 
     illegal drugs, particularly methamphetamine.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the spending level of budget function 750 
     (Administration of Justice) is assumed to include 
     $227,000,000 for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas; 
     and
       (2) unless new legislation is enacted, it is assumed that 
     the HIDTA program will remain with the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy, where Congress last authorized it to 
     reside.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 254. Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
Bingaman, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Domenici) 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 4, line 7, decrease the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $42,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, decrease the amount by $21,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, decrease the amount by $12,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, decrease the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by $42,000,000.
       On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $21,000,000.
       On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $12,000,000.
       On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
       On page 5, line 7, increase the amount by $42,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $21,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $9,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $18,000,000.
       On page 5, line 15, increase the amount by $42,000,000.
       On page 5, line 16, increase the amount by $21,000,000.
       On page 5, line 17, increase the amount by $9,000,000.
       On page 5, line 18, decrease the amount by $18,000,000.
       On page 9, line 15, decrease the amount by $52,000,000.
       On page 9, line 16, decrease the amount by $5,000,000.
       On page 9, line 20, decrease the amount by $21,000,000.
       On page 9, line 24, decrease the amount by $12,000,000.
       On page 10, line 3, decrease the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 10, line 7, decrease the amount by $3,000,000.
       On page 24, line 16, increase the amount by $47,000,000.
       On page 24, line 17, increase the amount by $47,000,000.
       On page 48, line 7, increase the amount by $42,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 255. Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Obama, 
Mr. Conrad. Mrs. Murray, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Kennedy, and Ms. Snowe) submitted an

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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 $13,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $81,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $98,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $72,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $28,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $13,000,000.
       On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $81,000,000.
       On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $98,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $72,000,000.
       On page 4, line 2, increase the amount by $28,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $150,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $40,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $49,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $36,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $14,000,000.
       On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $41,000,000.
       On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $49,000,000.
       On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $36,000,000.
       On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $14,000,000.
       On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by $47,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by $96,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $132,000,000.
       On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $146,000,000.
       On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 5, line 16, decrease the amount by $47,000,000.
       On page 5, line 17, decrease the amount by $96,000,000.
       On page 5, line 18, decrease the amount by $132,000,000.
       On page 5, line 19, decrease the amount by $146,000,000.
       On page 22, line 16, increase the amount by $150,000,000.
       On page 22, line 17, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
       On page 22, line 21, increase the amount by $40,000,000.
       On page 22, line 25, increase the amount by $49,000,000.
       On page 23, line 4, increase the amount by $36,000,000.
       On page 23, line 8, increase the amount by $14,000,000.
       On page 30, line 16, decrease the amount by $13,000,000.
       On page 30, line 17, decrease the amount by $292,000,000.
       On page 48, line 6, increase the amount by $150,000,000.
       On page 48, line 7, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 256. Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
Inhofe, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
Reed, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Snowe, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Lieberman, and 
Ms. Collins) 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 SENATE REGARDING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) payments to States from the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control State Revolving Fund under title VI of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) are 
     essential to protect public health, fisheries, wildlife, and 
     watersheds, and to ensure opportunities for public recreation 
     and economic development;
       (2) despite important progress in protecting and enhancing 
     water quality since the enactment of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) in 1972, 
     serious water pollution problems persist throughout the 
     United States;
       (3) the report of the Environmental Protection Agency dated 
     September 30, 2002, and relating to clean water and drinking 
     water infrastructure gap analysis found that there will be a 
     $535,000,000,000 gap between current spending and projected 
     needs for water and wastewater infrastructure over the next 
     20 years if additional investments are not made;
       (4) in November 2002, the Congressional Budget Office 
     estimated the annual investment in clean water infrastructure 
     needs to be at least $13,000,000,000 for capital construction 
     and $20,300,000,000 for operation and maintenance; and
       (5) the Federal Government is a vital partner with State 
     and local governments and must continue to share in the 
     burden of maintaining and improving the water infrastructure 
     of the United States.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that payments to States from the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control State Revolving Fund under title VI of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) should 
     be increased to $1,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 to assist 
     States and local communities in meeting water quality 
     standards and restoring the health and safety of the water of 
     the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 257. Mrs. BOXER 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; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. POINT OF ORDER.

       (a) Point of Order in the Senate.--It shall not be in order 
     in the Senate to consider any appropriations bill if it 
     allows funds to be provided for prepackaged news stories that 
     do not have a disclaimer that continuously runs through the 
     presentation which says, ``Paid for by the United States 
     Government.''.
       (b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.--This section may be 
     waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote 
     of \3/5\ of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An 
     affirmative vote of \3/5\ 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 258. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) 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 40, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. __. RESERVE FUND FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION AND TO STRENGTHEN 
                   THE PART A TRUST FUND.

       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 achieves savings under the 
     medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     by reducing overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans (such as 
     legislation that requires the full amount of savings from the 
     implementation of risk adjusted payments to Medicare 
     Advantage plans to accrue to the medicare program, that 
     eliminates the plan stabilization fund under section 1858(e) 
     of such Act, and that adjusts the MA area-specific non-drug 
     monthly benchmark amount under part C of such title to 
     exclude payments for the indirect costs of medical education 
     under section 1886(d)(5)(B) of such Act), by the amount of 
     savings in that legislation, to ensure that those savings are 
     reserved for deficit reduction and to strengthen the Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 259. Mrs. BOXER 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. 510. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE NEED FOR A 
                   COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED, AND INTEGRATED 
                   NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States Commission on Ocean Policy and the 
     Pew Ocean Commission have each completed and published 
     independent findings on the state of the United States 
     oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes.
       (2) The findings made by the Commissions include the 
     following:
       (A) The United States oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes are a 
     vital component of the economy of the United States.
       (B) The resources and ecosystems associated with the United 
     States oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes are in trouble.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the President and the Congress should--

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       (1) expeditiously consider the recommendations of the 
     United States Commission on Ocean Policy during the 109th 
     Congress; and
       (2) enact a comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated 
     national ocean policy that will ensure the long-term economic 
     and ecological health of the United States oceans, coasts, 
     and Great Lakes.
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  SA 260. Mr. SMITH 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 in the bill, insert:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING DROUGHT ASSISTANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       It is the sense of the Senate that, in response to the 
     ongoing drought in certain western states, Congress should 
     allocate $15,000,000 to the Bureau of Reclamation's Drought 
     Emergency Assistance Program from within fiscal year 2006 
     funds available in the Water and Related Resources account 
     for bureauwide programs of the Bureau of Reclamation, an 
     agency of the Department of the Interior.
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  SA 261. Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
Inhofe, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
Reed, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Kennedy) 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) payments to States from the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control State Revolving Fund under title VI of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) are 
     essential to protect public health, fisheries, wildlife, and 
     watersheds, and to ensure opportunities for public recreation 
     and economic development;
       (2) despite important progress in protecting and enhancing 
     water quality since the enactment of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) in 1972, 
     serious water pollution problems persist throughout the 
     United States;
       (3) the report of the Environmental Protection Agency dated 
     September 30, 2002, and relating to clean water and drinking 
     water infrastructure gap analysis found that there will be a 
     $535,000,000,000 gap between current spending and projected 
     needs for water and wastewater infrastructure over the next 
     20 years if additional investments are not made;
       (4) in November 2002, the Congressional Budget Office 
     estimated the annual investment in clean water infrastructure 
     needs to be at least $13,000,000,000 for capital construction 
     and $20,300,000,000 for operation and maintenance; and
       (5) the Federal Government is a vital partner with State 
     and local governments and must continue to share in the 
     burden of maintaining and improving the water infrastructure 
     of the United States.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that payments to States from the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control State Revolving Fund under title VI of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) should 
     be increased to $1,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 to assist 
     States and local communities in meeting water quality 
     standards and restoring the health and safety of the water of 
     the United States.
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  SA 262. Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Grassley) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by Mr. Gregg 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 WITH RESPECT TO PENSION REFORM.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) The rules for calculating the funded status of pension 
     plans and for determining calculations, premiums, and other 
     issues should ensure strong funding of such plans in both 
     good and bad economic times.
       (2) The expiration of the interest rate provisions of the 
     Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 at the end of 2005 and the 
     need to address the deficit at the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation (referred to in this section as the ``PBGC'') 
     demand enactment of pension legislation this year.
       (3) Thirty-four million active and retired workers are 
     relying on their defined benefit plans to provide retirement 
     security, and a failure by Congress to reform the defined 
     benefit system will place at risk the pensions of millions of 
     Americans.
       (4) Stabilization of the defined benefit pension system and 
     the PBGC may require significant and structural changes in 
     the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974 and 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which must be undertaken 
     in a single comprehensive set of reforms.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the Senate conferees shall insist on the Senate position 
     expressed in this resolution with respect to PBGC premiums.
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  SA 283. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Enzi) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution 
S. Con. Res. 18, setting for 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:

     SEC.   . SPECIAL RULE WITH RESPECT TO PENSION REFORM

       In the Senate, if the Committee on Finance or the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions reports a bill or 
     joint resolution that includes pension reform and that 
     measure achieves not less than $476 million in net outlay 
     reductions in fiscal year 2006 and $3.306 billion in net 
     outlay reductions for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 
     2010, and provided both committees have met their respective 
     spending reconciliation instructions pursuant to Sec. 201(a), 
     the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may file with the 
     Senate appropriately revised allocations, function levels and 
     aggregates as long as the cumulative value of the adjustments 
     do not increase overall Federal Government outlays. Function 
     levels or aggregate spending levels for fiscal year 2006 or 
     for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
       Such revised allocations, function levels and aggregates 
     shall be considered as allocations, function levels, and 
     aggregates contained in the most recently agreed to 
     concurrent resolution on the budget.
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  SA 264. Mr. FRIST proposed an amendmend to the resolution S. Res. 43, 
designating the first day of April 2005 as ``National Asbestos 
Awareness Day''; as follows:

       Strike the preamble and insert the following:
       Whereas dangerous asbestos fibers are invisible and cannot 
     be smelled or tasted;
       Whereas the inhalation of airborne asbestos fibers can 
     cause significant damage;
       Whereas these fibers can cause mesothelioma, asbestosis and 
     other health problems;
       Whereas asbestos-related diseases can take 10 to 50 years 
     to present themselves;
       Whereas the expected survival time for those diagnosed with 
     mesothelioma is between 6 and 24 months;
       Whereas generally little is known about late stage 
     treatment and there is no cure for asbestos-related diseases;
       Whereas early detection of asbestos-related diseases may 
     give some patients increased treatment options and might 
     improve their prognosis;
       Whereas the United States has substantially reduced its 
     consumption of asbestos yet continues to consume almost 7,000 
     metric tons of the fibrous mineral for use in certain 
     products throughout the Nation;
       Whereas asbestos-related diseases have killed thousands of 
     people in the United States;
       Whereas asbestos exposures continue and safety and 
     prevention will reduce and has reduced significantly asbestos 
     exposure and asbestos-related diseases;
       Whereas asbestos has been a cause of occupational cancer;
       Whereas thousands of workers in the United States face 
     significant asbestos exposure;
       Whereas thousands of Americans die from asbestos related 
     diseases every year;
       Whereas a significant percentage of all asbestos-related 
     disease victims were exposed to asbestos on naval ships and 
     in shipyards;
       Whereas asbestos was used in the construction of a 
     significant number of office buildings and public facilities 
     built before 1975; and
       Whereas the establishment of a ``National Asbestos 
     Awareness Day'' 'would raise public awareness about the 
     prevalence of asbestos-related diseases and the dangers of 
     asbestos exposure: Now, therefore, be it

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