[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 10, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S395-S400]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 9. Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. Reid (for 
himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, to 
provide greater transparency in the legislative process; as follows.

       On page 51, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

     SEC. 242. SPOUSE LOBBYING MEMBER.

       (a) In General.--Section 207(e) of title 18, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 241, is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(5) Spouses.--Any person who is the spouse of a Member of 
     Congress and who was not serving as a registered lobbyist at 
     least 1 year prior to the election of that Member of Congress 
     to office and who, after the election of such Member, 
     knowingly lobbies on behalf of a client for compensation any 
     Member of Congress or is associated with any such lobbying 
     activity by an employer of that spouse shall be punished as 
     provided in section 216 of this title.''.
       (b) Grandfather Provision.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall not apply to any spouse of a Member of 
     Congress serving as a registered lobbyist on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
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  SA 10. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, to provide greater 
transparency in the legislative process; as follows.

       On page 34, line 5, strike ``$100,000'' and insert 
     ``$200,000''.
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  SA 11. Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) proposed an amendment 
to amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, 
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, to provide greater 
transparency in the legislative process; as follows:

       Strike section 103 and insert the following:

     SEC. 103. CONGRESSIONAL EARMARK REFORM.

       The Standing Rules of the Senate are amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

                               RULE XLIV

                                earmarks

       ``1. It shall not be in order to consider--
       ``(a) a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee 
     unless the report includes a list of congressional earmarks, 
     limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits in the bill 
     or

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     in the report (and the name of any Member who submitted a 
     request to the committee for each respective item included in 
     such list) or a statement that the proposition contains no 
     congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited 
     tariff benefits;
       ``(b) a bill or joint resolution not reported by a 
     committee unless the chairman of each committee of 
     jurisdiction has caused a list of congressional earmarks, 
     limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits in the bill 
     (and the name of any Member who submitted a request to the 
     committee for each respective item included in such list) or 
     a statement that the proposition contains no congressional 
     earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits to 
     be printed in the Congressional Record prior to its 
     consideration; or
       ``(c) a conference report to accompany a bill or joint 
     resolution unless the joint explanatory statement prepared by 
     the managers on the part of the House and the managers on the 
     part of the Senate includes a list of congressional earmarks, 
     limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits in the 
     conference report or joint statement (and the name of any 
     Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator who 
     submitted a request to the House or Senate committees of 
     jurisdiction for each respective item included in such list) 
     or a statement that the proposition contains no congressional 
     earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits.
       ``2. For the purpose of this rule--
       ``(a) the term `congressional earmark' means a provision or 
     report language included primarily at the request of a 
     Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator 
     providing, authorizing or recommending a specific amount of 
     discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or other 
     spending authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee, 
     grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an 
     entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality or 
     Congressional district, other than through a statutory or 
     administrative formula-driven or competitive award process;
       ``(b) the term `limited tax benefit' means--
       ``(1) any revenue-losing provision that--
       ``(A) provides a Federal tax deduction, credit, exclusion, 
     or preference to 10 or fewer beneficiaries under the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986; and
       ``(B) contains eligibility criteria that are not uniform in 
     application with respect to potential beneficiaries of such 
     provision; or
       ``(2) any Federal tax provision which provides one 
     beneficiary temporary or permanent transition relief from a 
     change to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
       ``(c) the term `limited tariff benefit' means a provision 
     modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
     in a manner that benefits 10 or fewer entities.
       ``3. A Member may not condition the inclusion of language 
     to provide funding for a congressional earmark, a limited tax 
     benefit, or a limited tariff benefit in any bill or joint 
     resolution (or an accompanying report) or in any conference 
     report on a bill or joint resolution (including an 
     accompanying joint explanatory statement of managers) on any 
     vote cast by another Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner.
       ``4. (a) A Member who requests a congressional earmark, a 
     limited tax benefit, or a limited tariff benefit in any bill 
     or joint resolution (or an accompanying report) or in any 
     conference report on a bill or joint resolution (or an 
     accompanying joint statement of managers) shall provide a 
     written statement to the chairman and ranking member of the 
     committee of jurisdiction, including--
       ``(1) the name of the Member;
       ``(2) in the case of a congressional earmark, the name and 
     address of the intended recipient or, if there is no 
     specifically intended recipient, the intended location of the 
     activity;
       ``(3) in the case of a limited tax or tariff benefit, 
     identification of the individual or entities reasonably 
     anticipated to benefit, to the extent known to the Member;
       ``(4) the purpose of such congressional earmark or limited 
     tax or tariff benefit; and
       ``(5) a certification that the Member or spouse has no 
     financial interest in such congressional earmark or limited 
     tax or tariff benefit.
       ``(b) Each committee shall maintain the written statements 
     transmitted under subparagraph (a). The written statements 
     transmitted under subparagraph (a) for any congressional 
     earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits 
     included in any measure reported by the committee or 
     conference report filed by the chairman of the committee or 
     any subcommittee thereof shall be published in a searchable 
     format on the committee's or subcommittee's website not later 
     than 48 hours after receipt on such information.''.
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  SA 12. Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Obama) proposed an amendment 
to amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, 
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, to provide greater 
transparency in the legislative process; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EARMARKS OUT OF SCOPE.

       Any earmark that was not committed to conference by either 
     the House of Representatives or the Senate in their 
     disagreeing votes on a measure shall be considered out of 
     scope under rule XXVIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate 
     and section 102 of this Act if contained in a conference 
     report on that measure.
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  SA 13. Mr. DeMINT proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3 proposed by 
Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the 
bill S. 1, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1310 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1311. Continuing appropriations

       ``(a)(1) If any regular appropriation bill for a fiscal 
     year (or, if applicable, for each fiscal year in a biennium) 
     does not become law before the beginning of such fiscal year 
     or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not 
     in effect, there are appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable 
     corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, such sums 
     as may be necessary to continue any project or activity for 
     which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year--
       ``(A) in the corresponding regular appropriation Act for 
     such preceding fiscal year; or
       ``(B) if the corresponding regular appropriation bill for 
     such preceding fiscal year did not become law, then in a 
     joint resolution making continuing appropriations for such 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(2) Appropriations and funds made available, and 
     authority granted, for a project or activity for any fiscal 
     year pursuant to this section shall be at a rate of 
     operations not in excess of the lower of--
       ``(A) the rate of operations provided for in the regular 
     appropriation Act providing for such project or activity for 
     the preceding fiscal year;
       ``(B) in the absence of such an Act, the rate of operations 
     provided for such project or activity pursuant to a joint 
     resolution making continuing appropriations for such 
     preceding fiscal year;
       ``(C) the rate of operations provided for in the regular 
     appropriation bill as passed by the House of Representatives 
     or the Senate for the fiscal year in question, except that 
     the lower of these two versions shall be ignored for any 
     project or activity for which there is a budget request if no 
     funding is provided for that project or activity in either 
     version; or
       ``(D) the annualized rate of operations provided for in the 
     most recently enacted joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for part of that fiscal year or any funding 
     levels established under the provisions of this Act.
       ``(3) Appropriations and funds made available, and 
     authority granted, for any fiscal year pursuant to this 
     section for a project or activity shall be available for the 
     period beginning with the first day of a lapse in 
     appropriations and ending with the earlier of--
       ``(A) the date on which the applicable regular 
     appropriation bill for such fiscal year becomes law (whether 
     or not such law provides for such project or activity) or a 
     continuing resolution making appropriations becomes law, as 
     the case may be; or
       ``(B) the last day of such fiscal year.
       ``(b) An appropriation or funds made available, or 
     authority granted, for a project or activity for any fiscal 
     year pursuant to this section shall be subject to the terms 
     and conditions imposed with respect to the appropriation made 
     or funds made available for the preceding fiscal year, or 
     authority granted for such project or activity under current 
     law.
       ``(c) Appropriations and funds made available, and 
     authority granted, for any project or activity for any fiscal 
     year pursuant to this section shall cover all obligations or 
     expenditures incurred for such project or activity during the 
     portion of such fiscal year for which this section applies to 
     such project or activity.
       ``(d) Expenditures made for a project or activity for any 
     fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be charged to the 
     applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a 
     regular appropriation bill or a joint resolution making 
     continuing appropriations until the end of a fiscal year 
     providing for such project or activity for such period 
     becomes law.
       ``(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 
     during a fiscal year if any other provision of law (other 
     than an authorization of appropriations)--
       ``(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or 
     grants authority for such project or activity to continue for 
     such period; or
       ``(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be 
     made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall 
     be granted for such project or activity to continue for such 
     period.
       ``(f) For purposes of this section, the term `regular 
     appropriation bill' means any annual appropriation bill 
     making appropriations, otherwise making funds available, or

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     granting authority, for any of the following categories of 
     projects and activities:
       ``(1) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
     Administration, and Related Agencies.
       ``(2) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.
       ``(3) Defense.
       ``(4) Energy and Water Development.
       ``(5) Financial Services and General Government.
       ``(6) Homeland Security.
       ``(7) Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.
       ``(8) Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
     Related Agencies.
       ``(9) Legislative Branch.
       ``(10) Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs, and 
     Related Agencies.
       ``(11) State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs.
       ``(12) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Related Agencies.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis of chapter 13 of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 1310 the following new item:

``1311. Continuing appropriations''.
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  SA 14. Mr. DeMINT proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3 proposed by 
Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the 
bill S. 1, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROTECTION OF WORKERS' POLITICAL RIGHTS.

       Title III of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 
     U.S.C. 185 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 304. PROTECTION OF WORKER'S POLITICAL RIGHTS.

       ``(a) Prohibition.--Except with the separate, prior, 
     written, voluntary authorization of an individual, it shall 
     be unlawful for any labor organization to collect from or 
     assess its members or nonmembers any dues, initiation fee, or 
     other payment if any part of such dues, fee, or payment will 
     be used to lobby members of Congress or Congressional staff 
     for the purpose of influencing legislation.
       ``(b) Authorization.--An authorization described in 
     subsection (a) shall remain in effect until revoked and may 
     be revoked at any time.''.
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  SA 15. Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. Obama) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. Reid (for 
himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, to 
provide greater transparency in the legislative process; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF SENATE COMMITTEE AND 
                   SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph 5(e) of rule XXVI of the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by--
       (1) by inserting after ``(e)'' the following: ``(1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Except as provided in clause (1), each committee and 
     subcommittee shall make publicly available through the 
     Internet a video recording, audio recording, or transcript of 
     any meeting not later than 14 days after the meeting 
     occurs.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect October 
     1, 2007.
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  SA 16. Mr. STEVENS proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4 proposed 
by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Obama) to 
the amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, 
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, to provide greater 
transparency in the legislative process; as follows.
       At the appropriate place in the amendment insert the 
     following:
       ``(l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph 
     or any other rule, if there is not more than one flight daily 
     from a point in a Member's State to a point within that 
     Member's State, the Member may accept transportation in a 
     privately owned aircraft to that point provided (1) there is 
     no appearance of or actual conflict of interest, and (2) the 
     Member has the trip approved by the Select Committee on 
     Ethics. When accepting such transportation, the Member shall 
     reimburse the provider at either the rate of a first class 
     ticket, if available, or the rate of a full fare coach ticket 
     if first class rates are unavailable between those points.''.
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  SA 17. Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
Chambliss, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Lott, Mr. Kyl, 
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Allard, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bunning, Mr. 
Vitter, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Craig, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
Sununu, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Voinovich, 
Mr. Isakson, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Coburn) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, to provide greater 
transparency in the legislative process; as follows.
       At the end, insert the following:

        TITLE III--SECOND LOOK AT WASTEFUL SPENDING ACT OF 2007

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Second Look at Wasteful 
     Spending Act of 2007''.

     SEC. 302. LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO.

       (a) In General.--Title X of the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) is 
     amended by striking part C and inserting the following:

                  ``PART C--LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO

     ``SEC. 1021. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED 
                   RESCISSIONS.

       ``(a) Proposed Rescissions.--The President may send a 
     special message, at the time and in the manner provided in 
     subsection (b), that proposes to rescind dollar amounts of 
     discretionary budget authority, items of direct spending, and 
     targeted tax benefits.
       ``(b) Transmittal of Special Message.--
       ``(1) Special message.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Four messages.--The President may transmit to 
     Congress not to exceed 4 special messages per calendar year, 
     proposing to rescind dollar amounts of discretionary budget 
     authority, items of direct spending, and targeted tax 
     benefits.
       ``(ii) Timing.--Special messages may be transmitted under 
     clause (i)--

       ``(I) with the President's budget submitted pursuant to 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; and
       ``(II) 3 other times as determined by the President.

       ``(iii) Limitations.--

       ``(I) In general.--Special messages shall be submitted 
     within 1 calendar year of the date of enactment of any dollar 
     amount of discretionary budget authority, item of direct 
     spending, or targeted tax benefit the President proposes to 
     rescind pursuant to this Act.
       ``(II) Resubmittal rejected.--If Congress rejects a bill 
     introduced under this part, the President may not resubmit 
     any of the dollar amounts of discretionary budget authority, 
     items of direct spending, or targeted tax benefits in that 
     bill under this part, or part B with respect to dollar 
     amounts of discretionary budget authority.
       ``(III) Resubmital after sine die.--If Congress does not 
     complete action on a bill introduced under this part because 
     Congress adjourns sine die, the President may resubmit some 
     or all of the dollar amounts of discretionary budget 
     authority, items of direct spending, and targeted tax 
     benefits in that bill in not more than 1 subsequent special 
     message under this part, or part B with respect to dollar 
     amounts of discretionary budget authority.

       ``(B) Contents of special message.--Each special message 
     shall specify, with respect to the dollar amount of 
     discretionary budget authority, item of direct spending, or 
     targeted tax benefit proposed to be rescinded--
       ``(i) the dollar amount of discretionary budget authority 
     available and proposed for rescission from accounts, 
     departments, or establishments of the government and the 
     dollar amount of the reduction in outlays that would result 
     from the enactment of such rescission of discretionary budget 
     authority for the time periods set forth in clause (iii);
       ``(ii) the specific items of direct spending and targeted 
     tax benefits proposed for rescission and the dollar amounts 
     of the reductions in budget authority and outlays or 
     increases in receipts that would result from enactment of 
     such rescission for the time periods set forth in clause 
     (iii);
       ``(iii) the budgetary effects of proposals for rescission, 
     estimated as of the date the President submits the special 
     message, relative to the most recent levels calculated 
     consistent with the methodology described in section 257 of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     and included with a budget submission under section 1105(a) 
     of title 31, United States Code, for the time periods of--

       ``(I) the fiscal year in which the proposal is submitted; 
     and
       ``(II) each of the 10 following fiscal years beginning with 
     the fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the proposal 
     is submitted;

       ``(iv) any account, department, or establishment of the 
     Government to which such dollar amount of discretionary 
     budget authority or item of direct spending is available for 
     obligation, and the specific project or governmental 
     functions involved;
       ``(v) the reasons why such dollar amount of discretionary 
     budget authority or item of direct spending or targeted tax 
     benefit should be rescinded;
       ``(vi) the estimated fiscal and economic impacts, of the 
     proposed rescission;
       ``(vii) to the maximum extent practicable, all facts, 
     circumstances, and considerations

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     relating to or bearing upon the proposed rescission and the 
     decision to effect the proposed rescission, and the estimated 
     effect of the proposed rescission upon the objects, purposes, 
     and programs for which the budget authority or items of 
     direct spending or targeted tax benefits are provided; and
       ``(viii) a draft bill that, if enacted, would rescind the 
     budget authority, items of direct spending and targeted tax 
     benefits proposed to be rescinded in that special message.
       ``(2) Analysis by congressional budget office and joint 
     committee on taxation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon the receipt of a special message 
     under this part proposing to rescind dollar amounts of 
     discretionary budget authority, items of direct spending, and 
     targeted tax benefits--
       ``(i) the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall 
     prepare an estimate of the savings in budget authority or 
     outlays resulting from such proposed rescission and shall 
     include in its estimate, an analysis prepared by the Joint 
     Committee on Taxation related to targeted tax benefits; and
       ``(ii) the Director of the Joint Committee on Taxation 
     shall prepare an estimate and forward such estimate to the 
     Congressional Budget Office, of the savings from repeal of 
     targeted tax benefits.
       ``(B) Methodology.--The estimates required by subparagraph 
     (A) shall be made relative to the most recent levels 
     calculated consistent with the methodology used to calculate 
     a baseline under section 257 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Control Act of 1985 and included with a budget 
     submission under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
     Code, and transmitted to the chairmen of the Committees on 
     the Budget of the House of Representatives and Senate.
       ``(3) Enactment of rescission bill.--
       ``(A) Deficit reduction.--Amounts of budget authority or 
     items of direct spending or targeted tax benefit that are 
     rescinded pursuant to enactment of a bill as provided under 
     this part shall be dedicated only to deficit reduction and 
     shall not be used as an offset for other spending increases 
     or revenue reductions.
       ``(B) Adjustment of budget targets.--Not later than 5 days 
     after the date of enactment of a rescission bill as provided 
     under this part, the chairs of the Committees on the Budget 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall revise 
     spending and revenue levels under section 311(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and adjust the committee 
     allocations under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 or any other adjustments as may be appropriate to 
     reflect the rescission. The adjustments shall reflect the 
     budgetary effects of such rescissions as estimated by the 
     President pursuant to paragraph (1)(B)(iii). The appropriate 
     committees shall report revised allocations pursuant to 
     section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the revised 
     allocations and aggregates shall be considered to have been 
     made under a concurrent resolution on the budget agreed to 
     under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and shall be 
     enforced under the procedures of that Act.
       ``(C) Adjustments to caps.--After enactment of a rescission 
     bill as provided under this part, the President shall revise 
     applicable limits under the Second Look at Wasteful Spending 
     Act of 2007, as appropriate.
       ``(c) Procedures for Expedited Consideration.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Introduction.--Before the close of the second day of 
     session of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
     respectively, after the date of receipt of a special message 
     transmitted to Congress under subsection (b), the majority 
     leader of each House, for himself, or minority leader of each 
     House, for himself, or a Member of that House designated by 
     that majority leader or minority leader shall introduce (by 
     request) the President's draft bill to rescind the amounts of 
     budget authority or items of direct spending or targeted tax 
     benefits, as specified in the special message and the 
     President's draft bill. If the bill is not introduced as 
     provided in the preceding sentence in either House, then, on 
     the third day of session of that House after the date of 
     receipt of that special message, any Member of that House may 
     introduce the bill.
       ``(B) Referral and reporting.--
       ``(i) One committee.--The bill shall be referred by the 
     presiding officer to the appropriate committee. The committee 
     shall report the bill without any revision and with a 
     favorable, an unfavorable, or without recommendation, not 
     later than the fifth day of session of that House after the 
     date of introduction of the bill in that House. If the 
     committee fails to report the bill within that period, the 
     committee shall be automatically discharged from 
     consideration of the bill, and the bill shall be placed on 
     the appropriate calendar.
       ``(ii) Multiple committees.--

       ``(I) Referrals.--If a bill contains provisions in the 
     jurisdiction of more than 1 committee, the bill shall be 
     jointly referred to the committees of jurisdiction and the 
     Committee on the Budget.
       ``(II) Views of committee.--Any committee, other than the 
     Committee on the Budget, to which a bill is referred under 
     this clause may submit a favorable, an unfavorable 
     recommendation, without recommendation with respect to the 
     bill to the Committee on the Budget prior to the reporting or 
     discharge of the bill.
       ``(III) Reporting.--The Committee on the Budget shall 
     report the bill not later than the fifth day of session of 
     that House after the date of introduction of the bill in that 
     House, without any revision and with a favorable or 
     unfavorable recommendation, or with no recommendation, 
     together with the recommendations of any committee to which 
     the bill has been referred.
       ``(IV) Discharge.--If the Committee on the Budget fails to 
     report the bill within that period, the committee shall be 
     automatically discharged from consideration of the bill, and 
     the bill shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.

       ``(C) Final passage.--A vote on final passage of the bill 
     shall be taken in the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     on or before the close of the 10th day of session of that 
     House after the date of the introduction of the bill in that 
     House. If the bill is passed, the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives shall cause the bill to be transmitted to the 
     Senate before the close of the next day of session of the 
     House.
       ``(2) Consideration in the house of representatives.--
       ``(A) Motion to proceed to consideration.--A motion in the 
     House of Representatives to proceed to the consideration of a 
     bill under this subsection shall be highly privileged and not 
     debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, 
     nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by 
     which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
       ``(B) Limits on debate.--Debate in the House of 
     Representatives on a bill under this subsection shall not 
     exceed 4 hours, which shall be divided equally between those 
     favoring and those opposing the bill. A motion further to 
     limit debate shall not be debatable. It shall not be in order 
     to move to recommit a bill under this subsection or to move 
     to reconsider the vote by which the bill is agreed to or 
     disagreed to.
       ``(C) Appeals.--Appeals from decisions of the chair 
     relating to the application of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to the procedure relating to a bill under 
     this part shall be decided without debate.
       ``(D) Application of house rules.--Except to the extent 
     specifically provided in this part, consideration of a bill 
     under this part shall be governed by the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives. It shall not be in order in the House of 
     Representatives to consider any bill introduced pursuant to 
     the provisions of this part under a suspension of the rules 
     or under a special rule.
       ``(3) Consideration in the senate.--
       ``(A) Motion to proceed to consideration.--A motion to 
     proceed to the consideration of a bill under this subsection 
     in the Senate shall not be debatable. A motion to proceed to 
     consideration of the bill may be made even though a previous 
     motion to the same effect has been disagreed to. It shall not 
     be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the 
     motion to proceed is agreed to or disagreed to.
       ``(B) Limits on debate.--Debate in the Senate on a bill 
     under this subsection, and all debatable motions and appeals 
     in connection therewith, shall not exceed a total of 10 
     hours, equally divided and controlled in the usual form.
       ``(C) Debatable motions and appeals.--Debate in the Senate 
     on any debatable motion or appeal in connection with a bill 
     under this subsection shall be limited to not more than 1 
     hour from the time allotted for debate, to be equally divided 
     and controlled in the usual form.
       ``(D) Motion to limit debate.--A motion in the Senate to 
     further limit debate on a bill under this subsection is not 
     debatable.
       ``(E) Motion to recommit.--A motion to recommit a bill 
     under this subsection is not in order.
       ``(F) Consideration of the house bill.--
       ``(i) In general.--If the Senate has received the House 
     companion bill to the bill introduced in the Senate prior to 
     the vote required under paragraph (1)(C), then the Senate 
     shall consider, and the vote under paragraph (1)(C) shall 
     occur on, the House companion bill.
       ``(ii) Procedure after vote on senate bill.--If the Senate 
     votes, pursuant to paragraph (1)(C), on the bill introduced 
     in the Senate, the Senate bill shall be held pending receipt 
     of the House message on the bill. Upon receipt of the House 
     companion bill, the House bill shall be deemed to be 
     considered, read for the third time, and the vote on passage 
     of the Senate bill shall be considered to be the vote on the 
     bill received from the House.
       ``(d) Amendments and Divisions Prohibited.--
       ``(1) In general.--No amendment to a bill considered under 
     this part shall be in order in either the Senate or the House 
     of Representatives.
       ``(2) No division.--It shall not be in order to demand a 
     division of the question in the House of Representatives (or 
     in a Committee of the Whole).
       ``(3) No suspension.--No motion to suspend the application 
     of this subsection shall be in order in the House of 
     Representatives, nor shall it be in order in either the House 
     of Representatives or the Senate to suspend the application 
     of this subsection by unanimous consent.
       ``(e) Temporary Presidential Authority To Withhold.--
       ``(1) Availability.--The President may not withhold any 
     dollar amount of discretionary budget authority until the 
     President transmits and Congress receives a special message

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     pursuant to subsection (b). Upon receipt by Congress of a 
     special message pursuant to subsection (b), the President may 
     direct that any dollar amount of discretionary budget 
     authority proposed to be rescinded in that special message 
     shall be withheld from obligation for a period not to exceed 
     45 calendar days from the date of receipt by Congress.
       ``(2) Early availability.--The President may make any 
     dollar amount of discretionary budget authority withheld from 
     obligation pursuant to paragraph (1) available at an earlier 
     time if the President determines that continued withholding 
     would not further the purposes of this Act.
       ``(f) Temporary Presidential Authority To Suspend.--
       ``(1) Suspend.--
       ``(A) In general.--The President may not suspend the 
     execution of any item of direct spending or targeted tax 
     benefit until the President transmits and Congress receives a 
     special message pursuant to subsection (b). Upon receipt by 
     Congress of a special message, the President may suspend the 
     execution of any item of direct spending or targeted tax 
     benefit proposed to be rescinded in that message for a period 
     not to exceed 45 calendar days from the date of receipt by 
     Congress.
       ``(B) Limitation on 45-day period.--The 45-day period 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall be reduced by the number 
     of days contained in the period beginning on the effective 
     date of the item of direct spending or targeted tax benefit; 
     and ending on the date that is the later of--
       ``(i) the effective date of the item of direct spending or 
     targeted benefit; or
       ``(ii) the date that Congress receives the special message.
       ``(C) Clarification.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), in 
     the case of an item of direct spending or targeted tax 
     benefit with an effective date within 45 days after the date 
     of enactment, the beginning date of the period calculated 
     under subparagraph (B) shall be the date that is 45 days 
     after the date of enactment and the ending date shall be the 
     date that is the later of--
       ``(i) the date that is 45 days after enactment; or
       ``(ii) the date that Congress receives the special message.
       ``(2) Early availability.--The President may terminate the 
     suspension of any item of direct spending or targeted tax 
     benefit suspended pursuant to paragraph (1) at an earlier 
     time if the President determines that continuation of the 
     suspension would not further the purposes of this Act.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this part:
       ``(1) Appropriation law.--The term `appropriation law' 
     means any general or special appropriation Act, and any Act 
     or joint resolution making supplemental, deficiency, or 
     continuing appropriations.
       ``(2) Calendar day.--The term `calendar day' means a 
     standard 24-hour period beginning at midnight.
       ``(3) Days of session.--The term `days of session' means 
     only those days on which both Houses of Congress are in 
     session.
       ``(4) Dollar amount of discretionary budget authority.--The 
     term `dollar amount of discretionary budget authority' means 
     the dollar amount of budget authority and obligation 
     limitations--
       ``(A) specified in an appropriation law, or the dollar 
     amount of budget authority required to be allocated by a 
     specific proviso in an appropriation law for which a specific 
     dollar figure was not included;
       ``(B) represented separately in any table, chart, or 
     explanatory text included in the statement of managers or the 
     governing committee report accompanying such law;
       ``(C) required to be allocated for a specific program, 
     project, or activity in a law (other than an appropriation 
     law) that mandates obligations from or within accounts, 
     programs, projects, or activities for which budget authority 
     or an obligation limitation is provided in an appropriation 
     law;
       ``(D) represented by the product of the estimated 
     procurement cost and the total quantity of items specified in 
     an appropriation law or included in the statement of managers 
     or the governing committee report accompanying such law; or
       ``(E) represented by the product of the estimated 
     procurement cost and the total quantity of items required to 
     be provided in a law (other than an appropriation law) that 
     mandates obligations from accounts, programs, projects, or 
     activities for which dollar amount of discretionary budget 
     authority or an obligation limitation is provided in an 
     appropriation law.
       ``(5) Rescind or rescission.--The term `rescind' or 
     `rescission' means--
       ``(A) in the case of a dollar amount of discretionary 
     budget authority, to reduce or repeal a provision of law to 
     prevent that budget authority or obligation limitation from 
     having legal force or effect; and
       ``(B) in the case of direct spending or targeted tax 
     benefit, to repeal a provision of law in order to prevent the 
     specific legal obligation of the United States from having 
     legal force or effect.
       ``(6) Direct spending.--The term `direct spending' means 
     budget authority provided by law (other than an appropriation 
     law), mandatory spending provided in appropriation Acts, and 
     entitlement authority.
       ``(7) Item of direct spending.--The term `item of direct 
     spending' means any specific provision of law enacted after 
     the effective date of the Second Look at Wasteful Spending 
     Act of 2007 that is estimated to result in an increase in 
     budget authority or outlays for direct spending relative to 
     the most recent levels calculated consistent with the 
     methodology described in section 257 of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and included with a 
     budget submission under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code, and, with respect to estimates made after that 
     budget submission that are not included with it, estimates 
     consistent with the economic and technical assumptions 
     underlying the most recently submitted President's budget.
       ``(8) Suspend the execution.--The term `suspend the 
     execution' means, with respect to an item of direct spending 
     or a targeted tax benefit, to stop the carrying into effect 
     of the specific provision of law that provides such benefit.
       ``(9) Targeted tax benefit.--The term `targeted tax 
     benefit' means--
       ``(A) any revenue provision that has the practical effect 
     of providing more favorable tax treatment to a particular 
     taxpayer or limited group of taxpayers when compared with 
     other similarly situated taxpayers; or
       ``(B) any Federal tax provision which provides one 
     beneficiary temporary or permanent transition relief from a 
     change to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (b) Exercise of Rulemaking Powers.--Section 904 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and 1017'' and 
     inserting ``1017, and 1021''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 1017'' and 
     inserting ``sections 1017 and 1021''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Short title.--Section 1(a) of the Congressional Budget 
     and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by--
       (A) striking ``Parts A and B'' before ``title X'' and 
     inserting ``Parts A, B, and C''; and
       (B) striking the last sentence and inserting at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``Part C of title X also may be cited 
     as the `Second Look at Wasteful Spending Act of 2007'.''.
       (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents set forth in 
     section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974 is amended by deleting the contents for 
     part C of title X and inserting the following:

                  ``Part C--Legislative Line Item Veto

``Sec. 1021. Expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions''.

       (d) Severability.--If any provision of this Act or the 
     amendments made by it is held to be unconstitutional, the 
     remainder of this Act and the amendments made by it shall not 
     be affected by the holding.
       (e) Effective Date and Expiration.--
       (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by this Act 
     shall--
       (A) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (B) apply to any dollar amount of discretionary budget 
     authority, item of direct spending, or targeted tax benefit 
     provided in an Act enacted on or after the date of enactment 
     of this title.
       (2) Expiration.--The amendments made by this Act shall 
     expire on December 31, 2010.
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  SA 18. Mr. COLEMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1, to provide greater transparency in the 
legislative process; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL PUBLIC WEBSITE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 2007, the 
     Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives shall establish a publicly available website 
     that contains information on all congressional reported 
     official travel that includes--
       (1) a simple, easily understood search engine;
       (2) uniform categorization by Member, organization, travel, 
     dates, destination, and any other common categories 
     associated with congressional travel; and
       (3) all forms filed in the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives relating to official travel, including the 
     ``Disclosure of Member or Officer's Reimbursed Travel 
     Expenses'' form in the Senate.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section.
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  SA 19. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, provide greater transparency 
in the legislative process; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:
       On page 8, line 4 of the amendment, strike ``expense.''.'' 
     and insert the following: ``expense.
       ``(i) A Member, officer, or employee who travels on an 
     aircraft operated or paid for by a carrier not licensed by 
     the Federal Aviation Administration shall file a report with 
     the Secretary of the Senate not later than 60 days after the 
     date on which such flight is taken. The report shall 
     include--
       ``(1) the date of such flight;
       ``(2) the destination of such flight;

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       ``(3) the owner or lessee of the aircraft;
       ``(4) the purpose of such travel;
       ``(5) the persons on such flight (except for any person 
     flying the aircraft); and
       ``(6) the charter rate paid for such flight.''.
       On page 9, line 21 of the amendment, strike ``committee 
     pays'' and insert the following: ``committee--

       ``(I) pays''

       On page 10, line 5 of the amendment, strike ``taken.'' and 
     insert the following: ``taken; and

       ``(II) files a report with the Secretary of the Senate not 
     later than 60 days after the date on which such flight is 
     taken, such report shall include--

       ``(aa) the date of such flight;
       ``(bb) the destination of such flight;
       ``(cc) the owner or lessee of the aircraft;
       ``(dd) the purpose of such travel;
       ``(ee) the persons on such flight (except for any person 
     flying the aircraft); and
       ``(ff) the charter rate paid for such flight.''.
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  SA 20. Mr. BENNETT (for himself and Mr. McConnell) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. 
Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the 
bill S. 1, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 220 of the amendment (relating to disclosure 
     of paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying).
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  SA 21. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1, to provide greater transparency in the 
legislative process; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT REGARDING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit a report to Congress detailing the 
     number, type, and quantity of contributions made to Members 
     of the Senate or the House of Representatives during the 30-
     month period beginning on the date that is 24 months before 
     the date of enactment of the Acts identified in subsection 
     (b) by the corresponding organizations identified in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Organizations and Acts.--The report submitted under 
     subsection (a) shall detail the number, type, and quantity of 
     contributions made to Members of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives as follows:
       (1) For the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
     Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173; 117 Stat. 
     2066), any contribution made during the time period described 
     in subsection (a) by or on behalf of a political action 
     committee associated or affiliated with--
       (A) a pharmaceutical company; or
       (B) a trade association for pharmaceutical companies.
       (2) For the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer 
     Protection Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-8; 119 Stat. 23), any 
     contribution made during the time period described in 
     subsection (a) by or on behalf of a political action 
     committee associated or affiliated with--
       (A) a bank or financial services company;
       (B) a company in the credit card industry; or
       (C) a trade association for any such companies.
       (3) For the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 
     119 Stat. 594), any contribution made during the time period 
     described in subsection (a) by or on behalf of a political 
     action committee associated or affiliated with--
       (A) a company in the oil, natural gas, nuclear, or coal 
     industry; or
       (B) a trade association for any such companies.
       (4) For the Dominican Republic-Central America-United 
     States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 
     109-53; 119 Stat. 462), any contribution made during the time 
     period described in subsection (a) by or on behalf of a 
     political action committee associated or affiliated with--
       (A) the United States Chamber of Commerce, the National 
     Association of Manufacturers, the Business Roundtable, the 
     National Federation of Independent Business, the Emergency 
     Committee for American Trade, or any member company of such 
     entities; or
       (B) any other free trade organization funded primarily by 
     corporate entities.
       (c) Aggregate Reporting.--The report submitted under 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) shall not list the particular Member of the Senate or 
     House of Representative that received a contribution; and
       (2) shall report the aggregate amount of contributions 
     given by each entity identified in subsection (b) to--
       (A) Members of the Senate by the organizations identified 
     in subsection (b) during the time period described in 
     subsection (a) for the corresponding Act identified in 
     subsection (b); and
       (B) Members of the House of Representatives by the 
     organizations identified in subsection (b) during the time 
     period described in subsection (a) for the corresponding Act 
     identified in subsection (b).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the terms ``authorized committee'', ``candidate'', 
     ``contribution'', ``political committee'', and ``political 
     party'' have the meanings given such terms in section 301 of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431); and
       (2) the term ``political action committee'' means any 
     political committee that is not--
       (A) a political committee of a political party; or
       (B) an authorized committee of a candidate.

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