[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6446-6451]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 264. Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Corzine) 
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 23, 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 2013; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title II, insert the following:

     ``SEC.--. PROTECTING RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR NATIONAL SECURITY 
                   AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY.

       (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
     to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or 
     conference report that would increase the deficit in any 
     fiscal year, other than one economic growth and jobs creation 
     measure providing significant economic stimulus in 2003 and 
     2004 which does not increase the deficit over the time period 
     of fiscal years 2005 through 2013 and spending measures 
     related to national or homeland security, until the President 
     submits to the Congress a detailed report on:
       (1) the costs of the initial phase of the conflict, 
     maintaining troops in the region, and reconstruction and 
     rebuilding of Iraq; and
       (2) how all of these costs fit within the budget plan as a 
     whole.
       (b) Waiver and Appeal.--This section may be waived or 
     suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
     fifths of the members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative 
     vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly 
     chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain 
     an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order 
     raised under this section.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 265. Mr. HOLLINGS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2004 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 
2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 2013; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $36,559,000,000.
       On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by 
     $115,685,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $97,978,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $77,675,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $59,192,000,000.
       On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $56,706,000,000.
       On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $55,640,000,000.
       On page 3, line 16, increase the amount by $56,036,000,000.
       On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by 
     $185,271,000,000.
       On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by 
     $278,611,000,000.
       On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by 
     $294,654,000,000.
       On page 3, line 23, increase the amount by $36,559,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $115,685,000,000.
       On page 4, line 2, increase the amount by $97,978,000,000.
       On page 4, line 3, increase the amount by $77,675,000,000.
       On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $59,192,000,000.
       On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by $56,706,000,000.
       On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $55,640,000,000.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $56,036,000,000.
       On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $185,271,000,000.
       On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $278,611,000,000.
       On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by 
     $294,654,000,000.
       On page 4, line 14, decrease the amount by $4,683,000,000.
       On page 4, line 15, decrease the amount by $4,408,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, decrease the amount by $14,365,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, decrease the amount by $20,104,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, decrease the amount by $24,928,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, decrease the amount by $29,406,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20, decrease the amount by $34,010,000,000.
       On page 4, line 21, decrease the amount by $37,638,000,000.
       On page 4, line 22, decrease the amount by $43,991,000,000.
       On page 4, line 23, decrease the amount by $58,948,000,000.
       On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by $77,733,000,000.
       On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $4,683,000,000.
       On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $4,408,000,000.
       On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $14,365,000,000.
       On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $20,104,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by $24,928,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by $29,406,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $34,010,000,000.
       On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $37,638,000,000.
       On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $43,991,000,000.

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       On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $58,948,000,000.
       On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $77,733,000,000.
       On page 5, line 17, increase the amount by $41,242,000,000.
       On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by 
     $120,093,000,000.
       On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by 
     $112,343,000,000.
       On page 5, line 20, increase the amount by $97,779,000,000.
       On page 5, line 21, increase the amount by $84,120,000,000.
       On page 5, line 22, increase the amount by $86,112,000,000.
       On page 5, line 23, increase the amount by $89,650,000,000.
       On page 5, line 24, increase the amount by $93,674,000,000.
       On page 5, line 25, increase the amount by 
     $229,262,000,000.
       On page 6, line 1, increase the amount by $337,559,000,000.
       On page 6, line 2, increase the amount by $372,387,000,000.
       On page 6, line 5, decrease the amount by $41,242,000,000.
       On page 6, line 6, decrease the amount by $161,335,000,000.
       On page 6, line 7, decrease the amount by $273,678,000,000.
       On page 6, line 8, decrease the amount by $371,458,000,000.
       On page 6, line 9, decrease the amount by $455,577,000,000.
       On page 6, line 10, decrease the amount by 
     $541,689,000,000.
       On page 6, line 11, decrease the amount by 
     $631,339,000,000.
       On page 6, line 12, decrease the amount by 
     $725,013,000,000.
       On page 6, line 13, decrease the amount by 
     $954,275,000,000.
       On page 6, line 14, decrease the amount by 
     $1,291,835,000,000.
       On page 6, line 15, decrease the amount by 
     $1,664,222,000,000.
       On page 6, line 18, decrease the amount by $41,242,000,000.
       On page 6, line 19, decrease the amount by 
     $161,335,000,000.
       On page 6, line 20, decrease the amount by 
     $273,678,000,000.
       On page 6, line 21, decrease the amount by 
     $371,458,000,000.
       On page 6, line 22, decrease the amount by 
     $455,577,000,000.
       On page 6, line 23, decrease the amount by 
     $541,689,000,000.
       On page 6, line 24, decrease the amount by 
     $631,339,000,000.
       On page 6, line 25, decrease the amount by 
     $725,013,000,000.
       On page 7, line 1, decrease the amount by $954,275,000,000.
       On page 7, line 2, decrease the amount by 
     $1,291,835,000,000.
       On page 7, line 3, decrease the amount by 
     $1,664,222,000,000.
       On page 30, line 23, decrease the amount by $4,380,000,000.
       On page 30, line 24, decrease the amount by $4,380,000,000.
       On page 31, line 2, decrease the amount by $1,111,000,000.
       On page 31, line 3, decrease the amount by $1,111,000,000.
       On page 31, line 6, decrease the amount by $4,586,000,000.
       On page 31, line 7, decrease the amount by $4,586,000.
       On page 31, line 10, decrease the amount by $4,165,000,000.
       On page 31, line 11, decrease the amount by $4,165,000,000.
       On page 31, line 14, decrease the amount by $3,833,000,000.
       On page 31, line 15, decrease the amount by $3,833,000,000.
       On page 31, line 18, decrease the amount by $3,698,000,000.
       On page 31, line 19, decrease the amount by $3,698,000,000.
       On page 31, line 22, decrease the amount by $3,511,000,000.
       On page 31, line 23, decrease the amount by $3,511,000,000.
       On page 32, line 2, decrease the amount by $2,192,000,000.
       On page 32, line 3, decrease the amount by $2,192,000,000.
       On page 40, line 2, decrease the amount by $303,000,000.
       On page 40, line 3, decrease the amount by $303,000,000.
       On page 40, line 6, decrease the amount by $3,297,000,000.
       On page 40, line 7, decrease the amount by $3,297,000,000.
       On page 40, line 10, decrease the amount by $9,779,000,000.
       On page 40, line 11, decrease the amount by $9,779,000,000.
       On page 40, line 14, decrease the amount by 
     $15,939,000,000.
       On page 40, line 15, decrease the amount by 
     $15,939,000,000.
       On page 40, line 18, decrease the amount by 
     $21,095,000,000.
       On page 40, line 19, decrease the amount by 
     $21,095,000,000.
       On page 40, line 22, decrease the amount by 
     $25,708,000,000.
       On page 40, line 23, decrease the amount by 
     $25,708,000,000.
       On page 41, line 2, decrease the amount by $30,499,000,000.
       On page 41, line 3, decrease the amount by $30,499,000,000.
       On page 41, line 6, decrease the amount by $35,446,000,000.
       On page 41, line 7, decrease the amount by $35,446,000,000.
       On page 41, line 10, decrease the amount by 
     $43,991,000,000.
       On page 41, line 11, decrease the amount by 
     $43,991,000,000.
       On page 41, line 14, decrease the amount by 
     $58,948,000,000.
       On page 41, line 15, decrease the amount by 
     $58,948,000,000.
       On page 41, line 18, decrease the amount by 
     $77,733,000,000.
       On page 41, line 19, decrease the amount by 
     $77,733,000,000.
       On page 45, line 24, decrease the amount by 
     $698,294,000,000.
       On page 46, line 1, decrease the amount by $27,476,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA. 266. Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
Kennedy, and Mr. Corzine) proposed an amendment to the concurrent 
resolution S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 2004 and including the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 
2005 through 2013; as follows:

       On page 3 line 9, decrease the amount by $50,472,000,000.
       On page 3 line 10, increase the amount by $118,203,000,000.
       On page 3 line 11, increase the amount by $103,103,000,000.
       On page 3 line 12, increase the amount by $67,667,000,000.
       On page 3 line 13, increase the amount by $48,733,000,000.
       On page 3 line 14, increase the amount by $45,877,000,000.
       On page 3 line 15, increase the amount by $46,217,000,000.
       On page 3 line 16, increase the amount by $51,107,000,000.
       On page 3 line 17, increase the amount by $185,171,000,000.
       On page 3 line 18, increase the amount by $279,411,000,000.
       On page 3 line 19, increase the amount by $296,254,000,000.
       On page 3 line 23, decrease the amount by $50,472,000,000.
       On page 4 line 1, increase the amount by $118,203,000,000.
       On page 4 line 2, increase the amount by $103,103,000,000.
       On page 4 line 3, increase the amount by $67,667,000,000.
       On page 4 line 4, increase the amount by $48,733,000,000.
       On page 4 line 5, increase the amount by $45,877,000,000.
       On page 4 line 6, increase the amount by $46,217,000,000.
       On page 4 line 7, increase the amount by $51,107,000,000.
       On page 4 line 8, increase the amount by $185,171,000,000.
       On page 4 line 9, increase the amount by $279,411,000,000.
       On page 4 line 10, increase the amount by $296,254,000,000.
       On page 4 line 14, increase the amount by $373,000,000.
       On page 4 line 15, decrease the amount by $681,000,000.
       On page 4 line 16, decrease the amount by $5,789,000,000.
       On page 4 line 17, decrease the amount by $10,895,000,000.
       On page 4 line 18, decrease the amount by $14,956,000,000.
       On page 4 line 19, decrease the amount by $18,291,000,000.
       On page 4 line 20, decrease the amount by $21,806,000,000.
       On page 4 line 21, decrease the amount by $25,743,000,000.
       On page 4 line 22, decrease the amount by $33,540,000,000.
       On page 4 line 23, decrease the amount by $59,747,000,000.
       On page 4 line 24, decrease the amount by $77,943,000,000.
       On page 5 line 4, increase the amount by $373,000,000.
       On page 5 line 5, decrease the amount by $681,000,000.
       On page 5 line 6, decrease the amount by $5,789,000,000.
       On page 5 line 7, decrease the amount by $10,895,000,000.
       On page 5 line 8, decrease the amount by $14,956,000,000.
       On page 5 line 9, decrease the amount by $18,291,000,000.
       On page 5 line 10, decrease the amount by $21,806,000,000.
       On page 5 line 11, decrease the amount by $25,743,000,000.
       On page 5 line 12, decrease the amount by $33,540,000,000.
       On page 5 line 13, decrease the amount by $59,747,000,000.
       On page 5 line 14, decrease the amount by $77,943,000,000.
       On page 5 line 17, decrease the amount by $50,845,000,000.

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       On page 5 line 18, increase the amount by $118,884,000,000.
       On page 5 line 19, increase the amount by $108,892,000,000.
       On page 5 line 20, increase the amount by $78,562,000,000.
       On page 5 line 21, increase the amount by $63,689,000,000.
       On page 5 line 22, increase the amount by $64,168,000,000.
       On page 5 line 23, increase the amount by $68,023,000,000.
       On page 5 line 24, increase the amount by $76,850,000,000.
       On page 5 line 25, increase the amount by $218,711,000,000.
       On page 6 line 1, increase the amount by $339,158,000,000.
       On page 6 line 2, increase the amount by $374,197,000,000.
       On page 6 line 5, increase the amount by $50,845,000,000.
       On page 6 line 6, decrease the amount by $68,038,000,000.
       On page 6 line 7, decrease the amount by $176,931,000,000.
       On page 6 line 8, decrease the amount by $255,492,000,000.
       On page 6 line 9, decrease the amount by $319,181,000,000.
       On page 6 line 10, decrease the amount by $383,350,000,000.
       On page 6 line 11, decrease the amount by $451,373,000,000.
       On page 6 line 12, decrease the amount by $528,223,000,000.
       On page 6 line 13, decrease the amount by $746,934,000,000.
       On page 6 line 14, decrease the amount by 
     $1,086,092,000,000.
       On page 6 line 15, decrease the amount by 
     $1,460,289,000,000.
       On page 6 line 18, increase the amount by $50,845,000,000.
       On page 6 line 19, decrease the amount by $68,038,000,000.
       On page 6 line 20, decrease the amount by $176,931,000,000.
       On page 6 line 21, decrease the amount by $255,492,000,000.
       On page 6 line 22, decrease the amount by $319,181,000,000.
       On page 6 line 23, decrease the amount by $383,350,000,000.
       On page 6 line 24, decrease the amount by $451,373,000,000.
       On page 6 line 25, decrease the amount by $528,223,000,000.
       On page 7 line 1, decrease the amount by $746,934,000,000.
       On page 7 line 2, decrease the amount by 
     $1,086,092,000,000.
       On page 7 line 3, decrease the amount by 
     $1,460,289,000,000.
       On page 32 line 6, increase the amount by $26,000,000.
       On page 32 line 7, increase the amount by $26,000,000.
       On page 32 line 10, decrease the amount by $11,458,000,000.
       On page 32 line 11, decrease the amount by $11,458,000,000.
       On page 32 line 14, decrease the amount by $10,901,000,000.
       On page 32 line 15, decrease the amount by $10,901,000,000.
       On page 40 line 2, increase the amount by $373,000,000.
       On page 40 line 3, increase the amount by $373,000,000.
       On page 40 line 6, decrease the amount by $681,000,000.
       On page 40 line 7, decrease the amount by $681,000,000.
       On page 40 line 10, decrease the amount by $5,789,000,000.
       On page 40 line 11, decrease the amount by $5,789,000,000.
       On page 40 line 14, decrease the amount by $10,895,000,000.
       On page 40 line 15, decrease the amount by $10,895,000,000.
       On page 40 line 18, decrease the amount by $14,956,000,000.
       On page 40 line 19, decrease the amount by $14,956,000,000.
       On page 40 line 22, decrease the amount by $18,291,000,000.
       On page 40 line 23, decrease the amount by $18,291,000,000.
       On page 41 line 2, decrease the amount by $21,806,000,000.
       On page 41 line 3, decrease the amount by $21,806,000,000.
       On page 41 line 6, decrease the amount by $25,743,000,000.
       On page 41 line 7, decrease the amount by $25,743,000,000.
       On page 41 line 10, decrease the amount by $33,566,000,000.
       On page 41 line 11, decrease the amount by $33,566,000,000.
       On page 41 line 4, decrease the amount by $48,289,000,000.
       On page 41 line 15, decrease the amount by $48,289,000,000.
       On page 41 line 18, decrease the amount by $67,042,000,000.
       On page 41 line 19, decrease the amount by $67,042,000,000.
       Strike all from line 20 on page 45 through line 2 on page 
     46.
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       ``Sec. XXX. Reserve Fund To Strengthen Social Security.--If 
     legislation is reported by the Senate Committee on Finance, 
     or an amendment thereto is offered or a conference report 
     thereon is submitted that would strengthen Social Security 
     and extend the solvency of the Social Security Trust Funds, 
     the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise 
     the aggregates, functional totals, allocations, and other 
     appropriate levels and limits in this resolution by up to 
     $1,214,000,000,000 in budget authority and outlays for the 
     total of fiscal years 2003 through 2013.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 267. Mr. LAUTENBERG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2004 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 
2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 2013; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       On page 79, after line 22, add the following:

     SEC. 308. FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) fusion energy is capable of producing clean, safe, and 
     inexpensive energy;
       (2) in January 2003, the President announced an 
     International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Initiative 
     to promote the advancement of fusion science;
       (3) the contributions of American universities and 
     laboratories to the Department of Energy's Fusion Energy 
     Sciences Program are crucial to the success of the Nation's 
     role in that initiative; and
       (4) a letter from the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory 
     Committee to the Department of Energy referred to the 
     Administration's 2004 budget cuts as ``alarming'' and 
     ``devastating'' to the success of that program at Princeton 
     University.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the funding levels in this resolution assume that 
     funding for the Fusion Energy Sciences Program will be 
     increased by $78,000,000, to the authorized level of 
     $335,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 268. Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 23, 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 2013; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 79, after line 22, add the following:

     SEC. 308. SOCIAL SECURITY RESTRUCTURING.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) Social Security is the foundation of retirement income 
     for most Americans;
       (2) preserving and strengthening the long term viability of 
     Social Security is a vital national priority and is essential 
     for the retirement security of today's working Americans, 
     current and future retirees, and their families;
       (3) Social Security faces significant fiscal and 
     demographic pressures;
       (4) the nonpartisan Office of the Chief Actuary at the 
     Social Security Administration reports that--
       (A) the number of workers paying taxes to support each 
     Social Security beneficiary has dropped from 16.5 in 1950 to 
     3.3 in 2002;
       (B) within a generation there will be only 2 workers to 
     support each retiree, which will substantially increase the 
     financial burden on American workers;
       (C) the implementation of a Social Security ``lockbox'' 
     would have no direct effect on the future solvency of Social 
     Security;
       (D) without structural reform, the Social Security system, 
     beginning in 2018, will pay out more in benefits than it will 
     collect in taxes;
       (E) without structural reform, the Social Security system, 
     by 2042, will be insolvent and unable to pay full benefits on 
     time;
       (F) without structural reform, Social Security tax revenue 
     in 2042 will only cover 73 percent of promised benefits, and 
     will decrease to 65 percent by 2077;
       (G) without structural reform, payroll taxes will have to 
     be raised 50 percent over the next 75 years to pay full 
     benefits on time, resulting in payroll tax rates of 16.9 
     percent by 2042 and 18.9 percent by 2077;
       (H) without structural reform, Social Security's total cash 
     shortfall over the next 75 years is estimated to be more than 
     $25,000,000,000,000 in constant 2003 dollars;
       (I) without structural reform, real rates of return on 
     Social Security contributions will continue to decline 
     dramatically for all workers; and
       (J) absent structural reforms, spending on Social Security 
     will increase from 4.4 percent of gross domestic product in 
     2003 to 7.0 percent in 2077; and
       (5) the Congressional Budget Office, the General Accounting 
     Office, the Congressional Research Service, the Chairman of 
     the Federal Reserve Board, and the President's Commission to 
     Strengthen Social Security have all warned that failure to 
     enact fiscally responsible Social Security reform quickly 
     will result in 1 or more of the following:

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       (A) Higher tax rates.
       (B) Lower Social Security benefit levels.
       (C) Increased Federal debt.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the President and Congress should work together at the 
     earliest opportunity to enact legislation to achieve a 
     solvent and permanently sustainable Social Security system.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 269. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. Carper) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent 
resolution S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 2004 and including the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 
2005 through 2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 57, lines 3 through 5, strike ``as adjusted for any 
     changes in revenues or direct spending assumed by such 
     resolution'' and insert ``based on laws enacted on the date 
     of adoption of that resolution''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 270. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Corzine) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution 
S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 
2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place:
       (a) Federal Revenues.--
       (1) On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (2) On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (3) On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (4) On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (5) On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (6) On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (7) On page 3, line 16, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (8) On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (9) On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $10 billion; 
     and
       (10) On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $10 
     billion.
       (b) Amounts by Which Revenues Should Be Changed.--
       (1) On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (2) On page 4, line 2, line 2, increase the amount by $10 
     billion;
       (3) On page 4, line 3, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (4) On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (5) On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (6) On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (7) On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (8) On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $10 billion;
       (9) On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $10 billion; 
     and
       (10) On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $10 
     billion.
       (c) New Budget Authority.--
       (1) On page 4, line 15, decrease the amount by 
     $181,000,000;
       (2) On page 4, line 16, decrease the amount by 
     $713,000,000;
       (3) On page 4, line 17, decrease the amount by 
     $1,329,000,000;
       (4) On page 4, line 18, decrease the amount by 
     $1,973,000,000;
       (5) On page 4, line 19, decrease the amount by 
     $2,627,000,000;
       (6) On page 4, line 20, decrease the amount by 
     $3,320,000,000;
       (7) On page 4, line 21, decrease the amount by 
     $4,052,000,000;
       (8) On page 4, line 22, decrease the amount by 
     $4,816,000,000;
       (9) On page 4, line 23, decrease the amount by 
     $5,619,000,000; and
       (10) On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by 
     $6,465,000,000.
       (d) Budget Outlays.--
       (1) On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $181,000,000;
       (2) On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $713,000,000;
       (3) On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by 
     $1,329,000,000;
       (4) On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by 
     $1,973,000,000;
       (5) On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by 
     $2,627,000,000;
       (6) On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by 
     $3,320,000,000;
       (7) On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by 
     $4,052,000,000;
       (8) On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by 
     $4,816,000,000;
       (9) On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by 
     $5,619,000,000; and
       (10) On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by 
     $6,465,000,000;
       (e) Deficits.--
       (1) On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by 
     $10,181,000,000;
       (2) On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by 
     $10,713,000,000;
       (3) On page 5, line 20, increase the amount by 
     $11,329,000,000;
       (4) On page 5, line 21, increase the amount by 
     $11,973,000,000;
       (5) On page 5, line 22, increase the amount by 
     $12,627,000,000;
       (6) On page 5, line 23, increase the amount by 
     $13,320,000,000;
       (7) On page 5, line 24, increase the amount by 
     $14,052,000,000;
       (8) On page 5, line 25, increase the amount by 
     $14,816,000,000;
       (9) On page 6, line 1, increase the amount by 
     $15,619,000,000;
       (10) On page 6, line 2, increase the amount by 
     $16,465,000,000;
       (f) Public Debt.--
       (1) On page 6, line 6, decrease the amount by 
     $10,181,000,000;
       (2) On page 6, line 7, decrease the amount by 
     $20,894,000,000;
       (3) On page 6, line 8, decrease the amount by 
     $32,223,000,000;
       (4) On page 6, line 9, decrease the amount by 
     $44,196,000,000;
       (5) On page 6, line 10, decrease the amount by 
     $56,823,000,000;
       (6) On page 6, line 11, decrease the amount by 
     $70,143,000,000;
       (7) On page 6, line 12, decrease the amount by 
     $84,195,000,000;
       (8) On page 6, line 13, decrease the amount by 
     $99,011,000,000;
       (9) On page 6, line 14, decrease the amount by 
     $114,630,000,000; and
       (10) On page 6, line 15, decrease the amount by 
     $131,095,000,000.
       (g) Debt Held by the Public.--
       (1) On page 6, line 19, decrease the amount by 
     $10,181,000,000;
       (2) On page 6, line 20, decrease the amount by 
     $20,894,000,000;
       (3) On page 6, line 21, decrease the amount by 
     $32,223,000,000;
       (4) On page 6, line 22, decrease the amount by 
     $44,196,000,000;
       (5) On page 6, line 23, decrease the amount by 
     $56,823,000,000;
       (6) On page 6, line 24, decrease the amount by 
     $70,143,000,000;
       (7) On page 7, line 25, decrease the amount by 
     $84,195,000,000;
       (8) On page 7, line 1, decrease the amount by 
     $99,011,000,000;
       (9) On page 7, line 2, decrease the amount by 
     $114,630,000,000; and
       (10) On page 7, line 3, decrease the amount by 
     $131,095,000,000;
       (h) Net Interest.--
       (1) On page 40, line 6, decrease the amount by 
     $181,000,000;
       (2) On page 40, line 7, decrease the amount by 
     $181,000,000;
       (3) On page 40, line 10, decrease the amount by 
     $713,000,000;
       (4) On page 40, line 11, decrease the amount by 
     $713,000,000;
       (5) On page 40, line 14, decrease the amount by 
     $1,329,000,000
       (6) On page 40, line 15, decrease the amount by 
     $1,329,000,000;
       (7) On page 40, line 18, decrease the amount by 
     $1,973,000,000;
       (8) On page 40, line 19, decrease the amount by 
     $1,973,000,000;
       (9) On page 40, line 22, decrease the amount by 
     $2,627,000,000;
       (10) On page 40, line 23, decrease the amount by 
     $2,627,000,000;
       (11) On page 41, line 2, decrease the amount by 
     $3,320,000,000;
       (12) On page 41, line 3, decrease the amount by 
     $3,320,000,000;
       (13) On page 41, line 6, decrease the amount by 
     $4,052,000,000;
       (14) On page 41, line 7, decrease the amount by 
     $4,052,000,000;
       (15) On page 41, line 10, decrease the amount by 
     $4,816,000,000;
       (16) On page 41, line 11, decrease the amount by 
     $4,816,000,000;
       (17) On page 41, line 14, decrease the amount by 
     $5,619,000,000;
       (18) On page 41, line 15, decrease the amount by 
     $5,619,000,000;
       (19) On page 41, line 18, decrease the amount by 
     $6,465,000,000; and
       (20) On page 41, line 19, decrease the amount by 
     $6,465,000,000.
       (i) Reconsiliation in the Senate.--On page 45, line 24, 
     decrease the amount by $100 billion.
       (j) Reserve Fund.--At the appropriate place, insert the 
     following:

     SEC.  . RESERVE FUND FOR POSSIBLE MILITARY ACTION AND 
                   RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ.

       (a) In General.--Upon the favorable reporting of 
     legislation by the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     making discretionary appropriations in excess of the levels 
     assumed in this resolution for expenses for possible military 
     action and reconstruction in Iraq in fiscal years 2003 
     through 2013, the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may, 
     in consultation with the Chairman and Ranking Member of the 
     appropriate committee, revise the level of total new budget 
     authority and outlays, the functional totals,

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     allocations, discretionary spending limits, and levels of 
     deficits and debt in this resolution by up to $100 billion in 
     budget authority and outlays.
       (b) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and 
     aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall--
       (1) apply while that measure is under consideration;
       (2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure; and
       (3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon as 
     practicable.
       (c) Effect of Changed Allocations and aggregates.--Revised 
     allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments 
     shall be considered for the purposes of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and aggregates contained in 
     this resolution.
       (d) Budget Committee Determinations.--For purposes of this 
     resolution--
       (1) the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct 
     spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and 
     surpluses for a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall 
     be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee 
     on the Budget of the Senate; and
       (2) the Chairman of that Committee may make any other 
     necessary adjustments to such levels to carry out this 
     resolution.
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  SA 271. Mr. LAUTENBERG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2004 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 
2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 2013; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       On page 79, after line 22, add the following:

     SEC. 308. FIREARMS AND TERRORISM.

       (a) Finding.--On January 17, 2003, at his confirmation 
     hearing to be Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge 
     stated, ``[W]hen anyone uses a firearm, whether it's the kind 
     of terrorism that we are trying to combat with Al Qaeda and 
     these non-state terrorists, or as a former district attorney 
     involved in the conviction of an individual who used firearms 
     against innocent citizens, regardless of how we define 
     terrorism, that individual and that family felt that they 
     were victims of a terrorist act. Brandishing a firearm in 
     front of anybody under any set of circumstances is a 
     terrorist act and needs to be dealt with.''.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the statement of Tom Ridge under subsection (a) 
     accurately describes the link between the use of firearms and 
     acts of terrorism.
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  SA 272. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. 
Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kennedy, 
Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Dayton, and Mr. Reid) 
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 23, 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 2013; as follows:
       On page 45, beginning on line 13, strike subsection (a) 
     (the reconciliation instruction to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources).

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  SA 273. Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Kerry, 
Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Dayton, 
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Corzine, Mr. 
Bingaman, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Kohl) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. 
Res. 23, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 2013; 
which was ordered to lie on the table as follows:

     Viz:
       On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $240,000,000.
       On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $700,000,000.
       On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $240,000,000.
       On page 4, line 2, increase the amount by $560,000,000.
       On page 4, line 3, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $700,000,000.
       On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $988,000,000.
       On page 4, line 16, decrease the amount by $13,000,000.
       On page 4, line 17, decrease the amount by $28,000,000.
       On page 4, line 18, decrease the amount by $46,000,000.
       On page 4, line 19, decrease the amount by $46,000,000.
       On page 4, line 20, decrease the amount by $36,000,000.
       On page 4, line 21, decrease the amount by $38,000,000.
       On page 4, line 22, decrease the amount by $41,000,000.
       On page 4, line 23, decrease the amount by $43,000,000.
       On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by $45,000,000.
       On page 5, line 5, increase the amount by $118,000,000.
       On page 5, line 6, increase the amount by $267,000,000.
       On page 5, line 7, increase the amount by $222,000,000.
       On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $304,000,000.
       On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $410,000,000.
       On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $36,000,000.
       On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $38,000,000.
       On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $41,000,000.
       On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $43,000,000.
       On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $45,000,000.
       On page 5, line 18, decrease the amount by $122,000,000.
       On page 5, line 19, decrease the amount by $293,000,000.
       On page 5, line 20, decrease the amount by $278,000,000.
       On page 5, line 21, decrease the amount by $396,000,000.
       On page 5, line 22, increase the amount by $410,000,000.
       On page 5, line 23, decrease the amount by $36,000,000.
       On page 5, line 24, decrease the amount by $38,000,000.
       On page 5, line 25, decrease the amount by $41,000,000.
       On page 6, line 1, decrease the amount by $43,000,000.
       On page 6, line 2, decrease the amount by $45,000,000.
       On page 6, line 6, decrease the amount by $122,000,000.
       On page 6, line 7, decrease the amount by $415,000,000.
       On page 6, line 8, decrease the amount by $693,000,000.
       On page 6, line 8, decrease the amount by $1,089,000,000.
       On page 6, line 10, decrease the amount by $679,000,000.
       On page 6, line 11, decrease the amount by $716,000,000.
       On page 6, line 12, decrease the amount by $754,000,000.
       On page 6, line 13, decrease the amount by $795,000,000.
       On page 6, line 14, decrease the amount by $838,000,000.
       On page 6, line 15, decrease the amount by $883,000,000.
       On page 6, line 19, decrease the amount by $122,000,000.
       On page 6, line 20, decrease the amount by $415,000,000.
       On page 6, line 21, decrease the amount by $693,000,000.
       On page 6, line 22, decrease the amount by $1,089,000,000.
       On page 6, line 23, decrease the amount by $679,000,000.
       On page 6, line 24, decrease the amount by $716,000,000.
       On page 6, line 25, decrease the amount by $754,000,000.
       On page 7, line 1, decrease the amount by $795,000,000.
       On page 7, line 2, decrease the amount by $838,000,000.
       On page 7, line 3, decrease the amount by $883,000,000.
       On page 36, line 15, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
       On page 36, line 16, increase the amount by $120,000,000.
       On page 36, line 20, increase the amount by $280,000,000.
       On page 36, line 24, increase the amount by $250,000,000.
       On page 37, line 3, increase the amount by $350,000,000.
       On page 40, line 6, decrease the amount by $2,000,000.
       On page 40, line 7, decrease the amount by $2,000,000.
       On page 40, line 10, decrease the amount by $13,000,000.
       On page 40, line 11, decrease the amount by $13,000,000.
       On page 40, line 14, decrease the amount by $28,000,000.
       On page 40, line 15, decrease the amount by $28,000,000.
       On page 40, line 18, decrease the amount by $46,000,000.
       On page 40, line 19, decrease the amount by $46,000,000.
       On page 40, line 22, decrease the amount by $46,000,000.

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       On page 40, line 23, decrease the amount by $46,000,000.
       On page 41, line 2, decrease the amount by $36,000,000.
       On page 41, line 3, decrease the amount by $36,000,000.
       On page 41, line 6, decrease the amount by $38,000,000.
       On page 41, line 7, decrease the amount by $38,000,000.
       On page 41, line 10, decrease the amount by $41,000,000.
       On page 41, line 11, decrease the amount by $41,000,000.
       On page 41, line 14, decrease the amount by $43,000,000.
       On page 41, line 15, decrease the amount by $43,000,000.
       On page 41, line 18, decrease the amount by $45,000,000.
       On page 41, line 19, decrease the amount by $45,000,000.
       On page 45, line 24, decrease the amount by $2,000,000,000.
       On page 47, line 5, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
       On page 47, line 6, increase the amount by $120,000,000.
       On page 47, line 15, increase the amount by $280,000,000.
       On page 79, after line 22, add the following:

     SEC. 308. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNITY 
                   ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) State and local law enforcement officers provide 
     essential services that preserve and protect our freedom and 
     safety;
       (2) with the support of the Community Oriented Policing 
     Services program (referred to in this section as the ``COPS 
     program''), State and local law enforcement officers have 
     succeeded in dramatically reducing violent crime;
       (3) the COPS program is the only program in the Federal 
     government that provides homeland security resources directly 
     to law enforcement first responders;
       (4) on July 15, 2002, the Attorney General stated, ``Since 
     law enforcement agencies began partnering with citizens 
     through community policing, we've seen significant drops in 
     crime rates. COPS provides resources that reflect our 
     national priority of terrorism prevention.'';
       (5) On February 26, 2002, the Attorney General stated, 
     ``The COPS program has been a miraculous sort of success. 
     It's one of those things that Congress hopes will happen when 
     it sets up a program.'';
       (6) the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Assistant 
     Director for the Office of Law Enforcement Coordination has 
     stated, ``The FBI fully understands that our success in the 
     fight against terrorism is directly related to the strength 
     of our relationship with our State and local partners.'';
       (7) as a result of the COPS program, State and local law 
     enforcement agencies have received funds for more than 
     117,000 officers, 87,300 of whom are on the beat, fighting 
     crime, and improving the quality of life in our neighborhoods 
     and schools;
       (8) the COPS program has assisted in advancing community 
     policing nationwide;
       (9) 86 percent of the Nation is served by a law enforcement 
     agency that has full-time officers engaged in community 
     policing activities;
       (10) the continuation and full funding of the COPS program 
     through fiscal year 2009 is supported by several major law 
     enforcement organizations, including--
       (A) the International Association of Chiefs of Police;
       (B) the International Brotherhood of Police Officers;
       (C) the Fraternal Order of Police;
       (D) the National Sheriffs' Association;
       (E) the National Troopers Coalition;
       (F) the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association;
       (G) the National Association of Police Organizations;
       (H) the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement 
     Executives;
       (I) the Police Executive Research Forum; and
       (J) the Major Cities Chiefs;
       (11) several studies have concluded that the implementation 
     of community policing as a law enforcement strategy is an 
     important factor in the reduction of crime in our 
     communities;
       (12) Congress appropriated $1,050,000,000 for the COPS 
     program for fiscal year 2002 and $928,900,000 for fiscal 
     2003; and
       (13) the President requested $164,000,000 for the COPS 
     program for fiscal year 2004, $886,000,000 less than the 
     amount appropriated for fiscal year 2002.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the levels in this resolution assume that an increase of 
     $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of 
     Justice's community oriented policing program will be 
     provided without reduction and consistent with previous 
     appropriated and authorized levels.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA. 274. Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 23, 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 2013; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 79, after line 22, add the following:

     SEC. 308. SOCIAL SECURITY RESTRUCTURING.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) Social Security is the foundation of retirement income 
     for most Americans;
       (2) preserving and strengthening the long term viability of 
     Social Security is a vital national priority and is essential 
     for the retirement security of today's working Americans, 
     current and future retirees, and their families;
       (3) Social Security faces significant fiscal and 
     demographic pressures;
       (4) the nonpartisan Office of the Chief Actuary at the 
     Social Security Administration reports that--
       (A) the number of workers paying taxes to support each 
     Social Security beneficiary has dropped from 16.5 in 1950 to 
     3.3 in 2002;
       (B) within a generation there will be only 2 workers to 
     support each retiree, which will substantially increase the 
     financial burden on American workers;
       (C) the implementation of a Social Security ``lockbox'' 
     would have no direct effect on the future solvency of Social 
     Security;
       (D) without structural reform, the Social Security system, 
     beginning in 2018, will pay out more in benefits than it will 
     collect in taxes;
       (E) without structural reform, the Social Security system, 
     by 2042, will be insolvent and unable to pay full benefits on 
     time;
       (F) without structural reform, Social Security tax revenue 
     in 2042 will only cover 73 percent of promised benefits, and 
     will decrease to 65 percent by 2077;
       (G) without structural reform, payroll taxes will have to 
     be raised 50 percent over the next 75 years to pay full 
     benefits on time, resulting in payroll tax rates of 16.9 
     percent by 2042 and 18.9 percent by 2077;
       (H) without structural reform, Social Security's total cash 
     shortfall over the next 75 years is estimated to be more than 
     $25,000,000,000,000 in constant 2003 dollars;
       (I) without structural reform, real rates of return on 
     Social Security contributions will continue to decline 
     dramatically for all workers; and
       (J) absent structural reforms, spending on Social Security 
     will increase from 4.4 percent of gross domestic product in 
     2003 to 7.0 percent in 2077; and
       (5) the Congressional Budget Office, the General Accounting 
     Office, the Congressional Research Service, the Chairman of 
     the Federal Reserve Board, and the President's Commission to 
     Strengthen Social Security have all warned that failure to 
     enact fiscally responsible Social Security reform quickly 
     will result in 1 or more of the following:
       (A) Higher tax rates.
       (B) Lower Social Security benefit levels.
       (C) Increased Federal debt.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the President and Congress should work together at the 
     earliest opportunity to enact legislation to achieve a 
     solvent and permanently sustainable Social Security system; 
     and
       (2) Social Security reform--
       (A) must protect current and near retirees from any changes 
     to Social Security benefits;
       (B) must preserve Social Security's disability and 
     survivors insurance programs;
       (C) must not allow the government to invest directly the 
     Social Security trust funds in the stock market;
       (D) must not raise Social Security payroll tax rates;
       (E) must reduce the pressure on future taxpayers and on 
     other budgetary priorities;
       (F) must provide competitive rates of return on Social 
     Security contributions; and
       (G) must preserve and strengthen the safety net for 
     vulnerable populations.

                          ____________________