[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 31 (Monday, March 13, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2043-S2047]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2998. Mr. BROWNBACK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2006 and 2008 through 2011; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING A COMMISSION TO REVIEW 
                   THE PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAMS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that a commission should be 
     established to review Federal agencies, and programs within 
     such agencies, including an assessment of programs on an 
     accrual basis, with the express purpose of providing the 
     Congress with recommendations on legislation to realign or 
     eliminate Federal agencies and programs that are wasteful, 
     duplicative, inefficient, outdated, irrelevant, or have 
     failed to accomplish their intended purpose.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2999. Mr. BURNS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2006 and 2008 through 2011; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 23, line 24, increase the amount by $823,000,000
       On page 23, line 25, increase the amount by $733,000,000.
       On page 24, line 3, increase the amount by $854,000,000.
       On page 24, line 4, increase the amount by $845,000,000.
       On page 24, line 7, increase the amount by $888,000,000.
       On page 24, line 8, increase the amount by $880,000,000.
       On page 24, line 11, increase the amount by $923,000,000.
       On page 24, line 12, increase the amount by $914,000,000.

[[Page S2044]]

       On page 24, line 15, increase the amount by $958,000,000.
       On page 24, line 16, increase the amount by $949,000,000.
       On page 27, line 23, decrease the amount by $823,000,000
       On page 27, line 24, decrease the amount by $733,000,000.
       On page 28, line 1, decrease the amount by $854,000,000.
       On page 28, line 2, decrease the amount by $845,000,000.
       On page 28, line 4, decrease the amount by $888,000,000.
       On page 28, line 5, decrease the amount by $880,000,000.
       On page 28, line 7, decrease the amount by $923,000,000.
       On page 28, line 8, decrease the amount by $914,000,000.
       On page 28, line 10, decrease the amount by $958,000,000.
       On page 28, line 11, decrease the amount by $949,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3000. Mr. HAGEL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2006 and 2008 through 2011; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end add the following:

                      TITLE V--SENSE OF THE SENATE

     SEC. 501. SENSE OF THE SENATE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT OF A 
                   COMPREHENSIVE ENTITLEMENT REFORM COMMISSION.

       (a) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that there should be established a Comprehensive Entitlement 
     Reform Commission in accordance with subsections (b) through 
     (e).
       (b) Purpose.--The Commission should review Social Security, 
     Medicare, and Medicaid and make comprehensive recommendations 
     to sustain the solvency and stability of these three programs 
     for future generations.
       (c) Duties of the Commission.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission should conduct a 
     comprehensive review of Social Security, Medicare, and 
     Medicaid consistent with the purpose specified in subsection 
     (b) and should submit the report required under paragraph 
     (2).
       (2) Report.--
       (A) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the selection of 
     the 2 Co-Chairpersons and the Executive Director of the 
     Commission, the Commission should prepare and submit a final 
     report that contains a detailed statement of the 
     recommendations, findings, and conclusions of the Commission 
     to the appropriate Committees of Congress and the President.
       (B) Public availability.--The report submitted under this 
     paragraph should be made available to the public.
       (d) Membership.--
       (1) Number and appointment.--The Commission should be 
     composed of 8 members, to be appointed as follows:
       (A) The majority leader of the Senate should appoint 2 
     members.
       (B) The minority leader of the Senate should appoint 2 
     members.
       (C) The Speaker of the House of Representatives should 
     appoint 2 members.
       (D) The minority leader of the House of Representatives 
     should appoint 2 members.
       (2) Period of appointment.--Each member should be appointed 
     for the life of the Commission. Any vacancies should not 
     affect the power and duties of the Commission but should be 
     filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
       (3) Date.--Members of the Commission should be appointed by 
     not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (4) Initial organization period.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
     should develop and implement a schedule for completion of the 
     review and report required under subsection (c).
       (5) Co-chairpersons.--The Commission should select 2 Co-
     Chairpersons from among its members.
       (6) Termination.--The Commission should terminate on the 
     date that is 30 days after the date on which the Commission 
     submits the report required under subsection (c)(2).
       (e) Administration.--
       (1) Quorum.--Five members of the Commission should 
     constitute a quorum for purposes of voting, but a quorum is 
     not required for members to meet and hold hearings.
       (2) Meetings.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission should meet at the call of 
     the Co-Chairpersons or a majority of its members.
       (B) Open meetings.--Each meeting of the Commission, other 
     than meetings in which classified information is to be 
     discussed, should be open to the public.
       (3) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings and 
     undertake such other activities as the Commission determines 
     to be necessary to carry out its duties.
       (4) Travel expenses.--Members should receive travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in performance of services for the Commission.
       (5) Staff.--
       (A) Executive director.--The Commission should have a staff 
     headed by an Executive Director. The Executive Director 
     should be paid at a rate equivalent to a rate established for 
     the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (B) Staff appointment.--With the approval of the 
     Commission, the Executive Director may appoint such personnel 
     as the Executive Director determines to be appropriate.
       (C) Actuarial experts and consultants.--With the approval 
     of the Commission, the Executive Director may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (D) Detail of government employees.--Upon the request of 
     the Commission, the head of any Federal agency may detail, 
     without reimbursement, any of the personnel of such agency to 
     the Commission to assist in carrying out the duties of the 
     Commission. Any such detail should not interrupt or otherwise 
     affect the civil service status or privileges of the Federal 
     employee.
       (E) Other resources.--The Commission should have reasonable 
     access to materials, resources, statistical data, and other 
     information such Commission determines to be necessary to 
     carry out its duties from the Library of Congress, the Chief 
     Actuary of Social Security, the Congressional Budget Office, 
     and other agencies and elected representatives of the 
     executive and legislative branches of the Federal Government. 
     The Co-Chairpersons of the Commission should make requests 
     for such access in writing when necessary.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3001. Mr. NELSON of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 2011; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $975,000,000.
       On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $1,037,000,000.
       On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $792,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $826,000,000.
       On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $861,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $975,000,000.
       On page 4, line 2, increase the amount by $1,037,000,000.
       On page 4, line 3, increase the amount by $792,000,000.
       On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $826,000,000.
       On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $861,000,000.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $975,000,000.
       On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $1,037,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $792,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $826,000,000.
       On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $861,000,000.
       On page 5, line 4, increase the amount by $975,000,000.
       On page 5, line 6, increase the amount by $1,037,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $792,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $826,000,000.
       On page 5, line 12, increase the amount by $861,000,000.
       On page 9, line 20, increase the amount by $975,000,000.
       On page 9, line 21, increase the amount by $975,000,000.
       On page 9, line 24, increase the amount by $1,037,000,000.
       On page 9, line 25, increase the amount by $1,037,000,000.
       On page 10, line 3, increase the amount by $792,000,000.
       On page 10, line 4, increase the amount by $792,000,000.
       On page 10, line 7, increase the amount by $826,000,000.
       On page 10, line 8, increase the amount by $826,000,000.
       On page 10, line 11, increase the amount by $861,000,000.
       On page 10, line 12, increase the amount by $861,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3002. Mr. GREGG proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution 
S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2007 and including the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 2011; as 
follows:

       On page 3, line 11, strike ``$1,694,445,000,000'' and 
     insert ``$1,694,455,000,000''.
       On page 3, line 23, strike ``reduced'' and insert 
     ``changed''.
       On page 21, line 3, strike ``$441,150,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$411,150,000,000''.
       On page 28, line 15, after ``000'' insert ``,000''.
       On page 28, line 16, after ``000'' insert ``,000''.

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       On page 29, line 18, strike ``by $0 for fiscal year 2007 
     and''.
       On page 42, strike beginning with line 11 and all that 
     follows through page 43, line 4, and insert the following:

     SEC. 311. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHRONIC CARE CASE 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       If the Senate Committee on Finance reports a bill or joint 
     resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto or a 
     conference report is submitted thereon, that would provide 
     $1,750,000,000 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
     Services (CMS) to create a demonstration project or program 
     that assigns a case manager to coordinate the care of 
     chronically-ill and other high-cost Medicare beneficiaries in 
     traditional fee-for-service Medicare, the Chairman of the 
     Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, 
     aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this 
     resolution by the amount provided in such measure for that 
     purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase 
     the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3003. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2006 and 2008 through 2011; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                  TITLE __--ELIMINATING CHILD POVERTY

     SEC. ___1. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``End Child Poverty Act''.

     SEC. ___2. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) More than 13,000,000 children in the United States who 
     are younger than 18 live below the poverty line.
       (2) Most parents of poor children are playing by the rules 
     by working to support their families. Despite their efforts, 
     many of these parents still cannot help their children get 
     ahead. Seven out of 10 poor children live in a working family 
     and 1 poor child in 3 lives with a full-time year-around 
     worker.
       (3) Poor children are at least twice as likely as non-poor 
     children to suffer stunted growth or lead poisoning, or to be 
     kept back in school. Poor children score significantly lower 
     on reading, mathematics, and vocabulary tests when compared 
     with otherwise similar non-poor children. In more than half 
     of poor households with children in the United States, the 
     members of the households experience serious deprivations 
     during the year, including lack of adequate food, utility 
     shutoffs, crowded or substandard housing, or lack of needed 
     medical care.
       (4) Over 8,000,000 children under age 18 in the United 
     States lack health insurance. With a 2004 uninsured rate of 
     18.9 percent, poor children are more likely to be uninsured 
     than children generally.
       (5)(A) The members of 1 in 6 households with children in 
     the United States are hungry or on the verge of hunger, 
     largely due to inadequate household income.
       (B) Hungry children--
       (i) tend to lack nutrients vital to healthy brain 
     development;
       (ii) tend to have difficulty focusing their attention and 
     concentrating in school; and
       (iii) often have greater emotional and behavioral problems, 
     have weaker immune systems, and are more susceptible to 
     infections, including anemia, than other children.
       (6) Child poverty has risen significantly, by 1,440,000 
     since 2000.
       (7) The poverty rate for children in the United States is 
     substantially higher than that in most other wealthy 
     industrialized nations.
       (8) Children in the United States are more likely to live 
     in poverty than any other age group in the United States.
       (9) African-American and Latino children are much more 
     likely to live in poverty than White children. One third of 
     African-American children are low-income, as are nearly a 
     third of Latino children.
       (10) Great Britain made a public commitment to cut child 
     poverty in half in 10 years, and end child poverty by 2020, 
     and it has already successfully lifted 2,000,000 children out 
     of poverty.
       (11) Poverty is a moral issue and Congress has a moral 
     obligation to address it.

     SEC. ___3. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to set a national goal of cutting child poverty in half 
     within a decade, and eliminating child poverty entirely as 
     soon as possible; and
       (2) to establish a Child Poverty Elimination Trust Fund as 
     an initial measure to fund Federal programs to achieve that 
     goal.

     SEC. ___4. DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN BY CHILD POVERTY ELIMINATION 
                   BOARD.

       (a) In General.--There is established a board to be known 
     as the Child Poverty Elimination Board (referred to in this 
     title as the ``Board'').
       (b) Composition.--
       (1) Appointments.--The Board shall be composed of 12 voting 
     members, to be appointed not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, as follows:
       (A) Senators.--One Senator shall be appointed by the 
     majority leader of the Senate, and one Senator shall be 
     appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
       (B) Members of the house of representatives.--One Member of 
     the House of Representatives shall be appointed by the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one Member of 
     the House of Representatives shall be appointed by the 
     minority leader of the House of Representatives.
       (C) Additional members.--
       (i) Appointment.--Two members each shall be appointed by--

       (I) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
       (II) the majority leader of the Senate;
       (III) the minority leader of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       (IV) the minority leader of the Senate.

       (ii) Expertise.--Members appointed under this subparagraph 
     shall be appointed on the basis of demonstrated expertise in 
     child poverty issues.
       (2) Period of appointment; vacancies.--Members shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Board. Any vacancy on the Board 
     shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
     appointment was made. The vacancy shall not affect the power 
     of the remaining members to execute the duties of the Board.
       (3) Chairperson and vice chairman.--The Board shall elect a 
     chairperson and a vice chairperson from among the members of 
     the Board.
       (4) Meetings.--The Board shall first meet not later than 30 
     days after the date on which all members are appointed, and 
     the Board shall meet thereafter at the call of the 
     chairperson or vice chairperson or a majority of the members.
       (c) Plan and Report.--
       (1) Plan.--The Board shall meet regularly to develop a plan 
     for cutting child poverty in half within a decade, and 
     eliminating child poverty entirely as soon as possible. The 
     plan shall include recommendations for allocations of funds 
     from the Child Poverty Elimination Trust Fund established in 
     section 9511 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to carry 
     out the plan.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Board shall prepare and submit a 
     report containing the plan to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and 
     the President.
       (d) Powers.--
       (1) Hearings and sessions.--The Board may hold such 
     hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such 
     testimony, and receive such evidence as the Board considers 
     appropriate. The Board may administer oaths or affirmations 
     to witnesses appearing before it.
       (2) Access to information.--The Board may secure directly 
     from any Federal agency information necessary to enable the 
     Board to carry out this title, if the information may be 
     disclosed under section 552 of title 5, United States Code. 
     Subject to the previous sentence, on the request of the 
     chairperson or vice chairperson of the Board, the head of 
     such agency shall furnish such information to the Board.
       (3) Use of facilities and services.--Upon the request of 
     the Board, the head of any Federal agency may make available 
     to the Board any of the facilities and services of such 
     agency.
       (4) Personnel from other agencies.--On the request of the 
     Board, the head of any Federal agency may detail any of the 
     personnel of such agency to serve as an Executive Director of 
     the Board or assist the Board in carrying out the duties of 
     the Board. Any detail shall not interrupt or otherwise affect 
     the civil service status or privileges of the Federal 
     employee.
       (5) Voluntary service.--Notwithstanding section 1342 of 
     title 31, United States Code, the chairperson of the Board 
     may accept for the Board voluntary services provided by a 
     member of the Board.
       (e) Compensation.--
       (1) Pay.--Members of the Board shall serve without 
     compensation.
       (2) Travel expenses.--Members of the Board shall be allowed 
     reasonable travel expenses, including a per diem allowance, 
     in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States 
     Code, when performing duties of the Board.

     SEC. ___5. ISSUANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.

       (a) Issuance.--Not later than 90 days after receiving the 
     report containing the plan developed by the Board under 
     section ___4(c), the President shall review the report, and 
     shall issue a plan for cutting child poverty in half within a 
     decade, and eliminating child poverty entirely as soon as 
     possible. The plan shall include specifications and 
     allocations of funds to be made from the Child Poverty 
     Elimination Trust Fund, to carry out the plan.
       (b) Relationship to Board Plan.--The plan issued under 
     subsection (a) shall be the same as the plan developed by the 
     Board under section ___4(c) except insofar as the President 
     may determine, for good cause shown and stated together with 
     the plan issued under subsection (a), that a modification of 
     the Board's plan would be more effective for eliminating 
     child poverty.
       (c) Implementation.--Not later than 90 days after issuing a 
     plan under subsection (a), the President shall ensure the 
     implementation of the plan issued under subsection (a), and 
     shall work with Congress to ensure funding for the 
     implementation of the plan.

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     SEC. ___6. IMPOSITION OF INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX SURCHARGE TO 
                   FUND CHILD POVERTY ELIMINATION FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (relating to imposition of tax on individuals) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Additional Income Tax.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the adjusted gross income of an 
     individual exceeds the threshold amount, the tax imposed by 
     this section (determined without regard to this subsection) 
     shall be increased by an amount equal to 1 percent of so much 
     of the adjusted gross income as exceeds the threshold amount.
       ``(2) Threshold amounts.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `threshold amount' means--
       ``(A) $1,000,000 in the case of a joint return, and
       ``(B) $500,000 in the case of any other return.
       ``(3) Tax not to apply to estates and trusts.--This 
     subsection shall not apply to an estate or trust.''.
       (b) Coordination With Minimum Tax.--Section 55(c) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining regular tax) is 
     amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and 
     by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Coordination with minimum tax.--Solely for purposes 
     of this section, section 1(j) shall not apply in computing 
     the regular tax.''.
       (c) Establishment of Child Poverty Elimination Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to trust fund code) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 9511. CHILD POVERTY ELIMINATION TRUST FUND.

       ``(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the 
     `Child Poverty Elimination Trust Fund' (referred to in this 
     section as the `Trust Fund'), consisting of such amounts as 
     may be appropriated or credited to the Trust Fund as provided 
     in this section or section 9602(b).
       ``(b) Transfers to Trust Fund.--There is hereby 
     appropriated to the Trust Fund an amount equivalent to the 
     increase in revenues received in the Treasury as the result 
     of the surtax imposed under section 1(j).
       ``(c) Distribution of Amounts in Trust Fund.--Amounts in 
     the Trust Fund shall be available, as provided by 
     appropriation Acts, to make expenditures in connection with 
     Federal programs designed to carry out the plan issued by the 
     President under section ___5 of the End Child Poverty Act, to 
     eliminate child poverty.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter A of chapter 98 of such Code is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

``Sec. 9511. Child Poverty Elimination Trust Fund.''.

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2005.
       (e) Section 15 Not To Apply.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall not be treated as a change in a rate of 
     tax for purposes of section 15 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3004. Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Wyden, and Mrs. Feinstein) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent 
resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 2007 and including the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 
2011; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III, insert the following:

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

       The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
     may revise the aggregates, allocations, functional totals, 
     and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution 
     upon enactment of legislation that allows the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services to use the collective purchasing 
     power of 40,000,000 Medicare beneficiaries to negotiate the 
     best possible prices for prescription drugs provided through 
     part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act in fallback 
     plans and, if asked, by private drug plans, and in other 
     circumstances, but not permitting price setting or a uniform 
     formulary, by the amount of savings in that legislation, to 
     ensure that those savings are reserved for deficit reduction 
     or to improve the Medicare part D drug benefit.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3005. Mr. BURNS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2006 and 2008 through 2011; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE 10-PERCENT TAX 
                   RATE BRACKET.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the aggregate reduced levels of Federal revenues under 
     section 101(1)(B) assume the extension of the 10-percent rate 
     bracket under section 1(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 through September 30, 2011, and
       (2) the 10-percent rate bracket should be made permanent.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3006. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2006 and 2008 through 2011; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 15, line 21, increase the amount by $121,000,000.
       On page 15, line 22, increase the amount by $85,000,000.
       On page 16, line 1, increase the amount by $28,000,000.
       On page 16, line 5, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
       On page 16, line 9, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
       On page 27, line 23, decrease the amount by $121,000,000.
       On page 27, line 24, decrease the amount by $85,000,000.
       On page 28, line 2, decrease the amount by $28,000,000.
       On page 28, line 5, decrease the amount by $7,000,000.
       On page 28, line 8, decrease the amount by $1,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3007. Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Nelson 
of Florida, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Salazar, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
Lautenberg, Mr. Obama, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Jeffords) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent 
resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 2007 and including the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 
2011; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $1,350,000,000.
       On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $135,000,000.
       On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $1,350,000,000.
       On page 4, line 2, increase the amount by $135,000,000.
       On page 4, line 3, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 5, line 4, increase the amount by $1,350,000,000.
       On page 5, line 6, increase the amount by $135,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
       On page 23, line 24, increase the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 23, line 25, increase the amount by $1,350,000,000.
       On page 24, line 4, increase the amount by $135,000,000.
       On page 24, line 8, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
       On page 24, line 12, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
       On page 53, line 1, increase the amount by $1,500,000,000.
       On page 53, line 2, increase the amount by $1,350,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3008. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2006 and 2008 through 2011; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of title III, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE THE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION 
                   DRUG BENEFIT; REPEAL OF DIRECT SPENDING 
                   LIMITATION.

       (a) Reserve Fund.--The Chairman of the Committee on the 
     Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations, aggregates, 
     and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution 
     for a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto or 
     conference report thereon, that would--
       (1) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     offer a Medicare guaranteed prescription drug plan under part 
     D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act that would be 
     operated by the Secretary and that would have a service area 
     that consists of the entire United States;
       (2) improve the coverage under the program under such part 
     D, including through

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     the reduction of the annual deductible and the required 
     coinsurance and through the elimination of the coverage gap, 
     cost-sharing above the annual out-of-pocket threshold, and 
     the assets test for low-income beneficiaries;
       (3) eliminate overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans 
     under part C of such title, including through the elimination 
     of the MA Regional Plan Stabilization Fund, through the 
     extension of refinements to the health status adjustment to 
     plan payments, and through requiring that the Medicare 
     Advantage capitation rate be based on the fee-for-services 
     rate;
       (4) reduce costs by allowing the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to negotiate discounted prices on prescription 
     drugs offered under a drug plan under such part D;

     by the amount provided in such measure for those purposes.
       (b) Repeal of Direct Spending Limitation.--Section 406 
     shall be null and void.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3009. Mr. NELSON of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 2011; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:



 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page S2047, March 13, 2006, under ``SA 3009'', the following 
senator was listed as the sponsor: Mr. NELSON of Nebraska.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: ``SA 3009. Mr. 
NELSON of Florida. . . .''


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROTECT MEDICARE 
                   BENEFICIARIES WHO ENROLL IN THE PRESCRIPTION 
                   DRUG BENEFIT DURING 2006.

       The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
     may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
     levels and limits in this resolution for a bill or joint 
     resolution, or an amendment thereto or conference report 
     thereon, that would--
       (1) extend the annual open enrollment period under the 
     Medicare prescription drug program under part D of title 
     XVIII through all of 2006 without imposing a late enrollment 
     penalty for months during such period; and
       (2) allow a one-time change of plan enrollment under such 
     program at any time during 2006;

     by the amount provided in such measure for those purposes, 
     provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
     for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2011.
                                  ____

  SA 3010. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2006 and 2008 through 2011; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 24, line 24, increase the amount by $2,000,000,000.
       On page 24, line 25, increase the amount by $2,000,000,000.
       On page 27, line 23, decrease the amount by $2,000,000,000.
       On page 27, line 24, decrease the amount by $2,000,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3011. Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Thune) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent 
resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 2007 and including the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 
2011; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 9, line 20, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
       On page 9, line 21, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
       On page 27, line 23, decrease the amount by $3,000,000,000.
       On page 27, line 24, decrease the amount by $3,000,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3012. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2006 and 2008 through 2011; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING AN INCREASE IN THE 
                   MINIMUM WAGE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this 
     resolution assume that Congress should enact legislation to 
     amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et 
     seq.) to increase the Federal minimum wage by $2.10, with a 
     $0.70 increase effective 60 days after the passage of this 
     resolution, a $0.70 increase effective 12 months after that 
     60th day, and a $0.70 increase effective 24 months after that 
     60th day.

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