[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
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                SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS DURING ADJOURNMENT

                                 ______
                                 

            ORIGINAL MEASURE REPORTED OUT DURING ADJOURNMENT

                                 ______
                                 

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 83--SETTING FORTH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET 
FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND INCLUDING THE 
  APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2006 AND 2008 THROUGH 
                                  2011

  Mr. GREGG from the Committee on the Budget; submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was placed on the calendar:

                            S. Con. Res. 83

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 2007.

       (a) Declaration.--The Congress declares that the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007 is hereby 
     established and that the appropriate budgetary levels for 
     fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 2011 are set forth.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     concurrent resolution is as follows:
Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007.

                TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.
Sec. 102. Social Security.
Sec. 103. Major functional categories.

                        TITLE II--RECONCILIATION

Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the Senate.

                        TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS

Sec. 301. Reserve fund for the uninsured.
Sec. 302. Reserve fund for health information technology.
Sec. 303. Reserve fund for the Asbestos Injury Trust Fund.
Sec. 304. Reserve fund for the safe importation of prescription drugs.
Sec. 305. Reserve fund for Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
              Determination Act Reauthorization.
Sec. 306. Reserve fund for comprehensive immigration reform.

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Sec. 307. Reserve fund for Indian Claim Settlement.
Sec. 308. Reserve fund for the National Flood Insurance Program.
Sec. 309. Reserve fund to protect America's competitive edge.
Sec. 310. Reserve fund for Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Sec. 311. Reserve fund for chronic care case management.
Sec. 312. Reserve fund for receipts from Bonneville Power 
              Administration.

                         TITLE IV--ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 401. Restrictions on advance appropriations.
Sec. 402. Emergency legislation.
Sec. 403. Discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 404. Application and effect of changes in allocations and 
              aggregates.
Sec. 405. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.
Sec. 406. Direct spending limitation.
Sec. 407. Exercise of rulemaking powers.

                TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

     SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of 
     fiscal years 2006 through 2011:
       (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution:
       (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 2006: $1,694,445,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: $1,786,173,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: $1,914,133,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: $2,012,736,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010: $2,122,301,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011: $2,203,236,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be reduced are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2006: -$9,746,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: -$33,426,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: -$7,643,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: -$18,835,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010: -$13,676,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011: -$153,835,000,000.
       (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
     of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new 
     budget authority are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2006: $2,279,715,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: $2,317,893,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: $2,339,415,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: $2,429,717,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010: $2,532,787,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011: $2,655,164,000,000.
       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2006: $2,246,519,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: $2,340,463,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: $2,379,718,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: $2,441,569,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010: $2,530,892,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011: $2,645,373,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2006: -$552,064,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: -$554,290,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: -$465,585,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: -$428,833,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010: -$408,591,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011: -$442,137,000,000.
       (5) Debt subject to limit.--The appropriate levels of the 
     public debt are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2006: $8,526,578,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: $9,190,311,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: $9,766,883,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: $10,302,957,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010: $10,815,812,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011: $11,355,281,000,000.
       (6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels of 
     debt held by the public are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2006: $4,966,840,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: $5,336,498,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: $5,599,634,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: $5,809,201,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010: $5,980,485,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011: $6,169,011,000,000.

     SEC. 102. SOCIAL SECURITY.

       (a) Social Security Revenues.--The amounts of revenues of 
     the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
     the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2006: $608,408,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: $641,747,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: $676,433,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: $711,760,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010: $747,339,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011: $782,032,000,000.
       (b) Social Security Outlays.--The amounts of outlays of the 
     Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the 
     Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2006: $425,033,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007: $442,275,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008: $458,076,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009: $476,224,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010: $496,886,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011: $516,292,000,000.
       (c) Social Security Administrative Expenses.--In the 
     Senate, the amounts of new budget authority and budget 
     outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
     Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for 
     administrative expenses are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,568,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,576,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,721,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,750,000,000
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,862,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,836,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,009,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,983,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,159,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $5,133,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,314,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $5,287,000,000.

     SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 
     2006 through 2011 for each major functional category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $561,144,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $525,955,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $545,366,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $550,497,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $481,696,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $514,796,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $501,780,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $508,078,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $511,863,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $511,154,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $522,791,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $521,870,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $31,936,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $34,193,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $31,430,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $34,266,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $34,420,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $33,226,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $34,417,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $33,202,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $34,138,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $32,637,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $34,577,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $32,361,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,936,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,059,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $26,238,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,159,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $27,446,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $26,279,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $28,493,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $27,395,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $29,710,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $28,525,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $30,989,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $29,745,000,000.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,829,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,030,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,212,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $905,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,638,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $673,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,267,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $863,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,140,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $817,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,044,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $661,000,000.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $35,188,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $32,533,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $29,637,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $33,026,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $28,830,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $30,770,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $29,585,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $30,408,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $29,036,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $29,958,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $28,937,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $29,655,000,000.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $28,258,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $26,489,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:

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       (A) New budget authority, $27,362,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $26,788,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,214,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,573,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,524,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,841,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,382,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,572,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,023,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,293,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,536,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,938,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,516,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,025,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,175,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,990,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,275,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,983,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,057,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,852,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,861,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $5,385,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $74,858,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $70,889,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $78,268,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $75,774,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $81,293,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $78,562,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $72,888,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $78,336,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $72,936,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $77,837,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $73,487,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $77,842,000,000.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $38,306,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $59,547,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,657,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $31,182,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,672,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,111,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,766,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,843,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,798,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,945,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,053,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,693,000,000.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $112,611,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $106,461,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $86,899,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $89,291,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $87,710,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $85,968,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $87,579,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $85,959,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $86,993,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $86,082,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $86,958,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $86,167,000,000.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $267,375,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $264,431,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $277,757,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $275,319,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $291,712,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $292,529,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $311,810,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $310,164,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $328,268,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $328,026,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $349,921,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $348,486,000,000.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $336,887,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $331,524,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $382,068,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $387,541,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $441,150,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $411,217,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $440,764,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $440,455,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $470,247,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $470,523,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $520,312,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $520,350,000,000.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $345,572,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $356,189,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $357,862,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $362,689,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $371,276,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $374,323,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $381,802,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $384,128,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $391,687,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $393,080,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $406,513,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $406,810,000,000.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,820,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,820,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,022,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,022,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,914,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,914,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,794,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,794,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,966,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,966,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $26,580,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $26,580,000,000.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $72,041,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $69,843,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $73,954,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $73,054,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $76,130,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $76,463,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $77,019,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $77,318,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $77,437,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $77,579,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $81,603,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $81,537,000,000.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,707,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,769,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,891,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,296,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,999,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,907,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,545,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,366,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,907,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,136,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,952,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,582,000,000.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,831,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,969,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,534,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,252,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,536,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,485,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,878,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,624,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,049,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,844,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,679,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,435,000,000.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $317,020,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $317,020,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, $354,318,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $354,318,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, $384,341,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $384,341,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $407,021,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $407,021,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $428,960,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $428,960,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $451,181,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $451,181,000,000.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, -$500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:

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       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 2006:
       (A) New budget authority, -$57,140,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$57,140,000.
       Fiscal year 2007:
       (A) New budget authority, -$68,598,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$69,440,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2008:
       (A) New budget authority, -$68,737,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$68,409,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2009:
       (A) New budget authority, -$79,489,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$79,208,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2010:
       (A) New budget authority, -$66,787,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$66,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2011:
       (A) New budget authority, -$70,297,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$70,260,000,000.

                        TITLE II--RECONCILIATION

     SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE SENATE.

       The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources shall report 
     to the Senate a reconciliation bill not later than May 16, 
     2006, that consists of changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction sufficient to reduce budget authority and 
     outlays by $0 for fiscal year 2007 and by $3,000,000,000 for 
     the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.

                        TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS

     SEC. 301. RESERVE FUND FOR THE UNINSURED.

       If--
       (1) the Committee on Finance or the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate reports a bill 
     or joint resolution, or if an amendment is offered thereto, 
     or if a conference report is submitted thereon, that--
       (A) addresses health care costs, coverage, or care for the 
     uninsured;
       (B) provides--
       (i) safety net access to integrated and other health care 
     services; or
       (ii) increases the number of people with health insurance, 
     provided that such increase is not obtained primarily as a 
     result of increasing premiums for the currently insured;
       (C) increases access to coverage through mechanisms that 
     decrease the growth of health care costs, including tax 
     measures (such as tax credits and deductibility) market-based 
     measures (such as regulatory reforms, consumer-directed 
     initiatives) and other measures targeted to key segments of 
     the uninsured, including individuals without employer-
     sponsored coverage, college students, recent graduates, or 
     chronically ill individuals); and
       (D) improves the transparency of the cost and quality for 
     medical care; and
       (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
     under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 
     appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the 
     extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
     for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal years 2007 
     through 2011.

     SEC. 302. RESERVE FUND FOR HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

       If--
       (1) the Committee on Finance or the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate reports a bill 
     or joint resolution, or if an amendment is offered thereto or 
     if a conference report is submitted thereon, that--
       (A) provides incentives or other support for adoption of 
     modern information technology to improve quality in health 
     care; and
       (B) provides for performance-based payments, which are 
     based on accepted clinical performance measures that improve 
     the quality in health care; and
       (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
     under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 
     appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the 
     extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
     for fiscal year 2007 and the period of fiscal years 2007 
     through 2011.

     SEC. 303. RESERVE FUND FOR THE ASBESTOS INJURY TRUST FUND.

       If--
       (1) the Committee on Judiciary reports legislation, or if 
     an amendment is offered thereto or if a conference report is 
     submitted thereon, that--
       (A) provides monetary compensation to impaired victims of 
     asbestos-related disease who can establish that asbestos 
     exposure is a substantial contributing factor in causing 
     their condition;
       (B) does not provide monetary compensation to the 
     unimpaired claimants or those suffering from a disease who 
     cannot establish that asbestos exposure was a substantial 
     contributing factor in causing their condition; and
       (C) is estimated to remain funded from nontaxpayer sources 
     for the life of the fund; and
       (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
     under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 
     appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the 
     extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
     for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2057.

     SEC. 304. RESERVE FUND FOR THE SAFE IMPORTATION OF 
                   PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

       If--
       (1) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or an 
     amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is 
     submitted thereon, that permits the safe importation of 
     prescription drugs approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration from specified countries with strong safety 
     laws; and
       (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
     under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 
     appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the 
     extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
     for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal years 2007 
     through 2011.

     SEC. 305. RESERVE FUND FOR SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY 
                   SELF-DETERMINATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION.

       If--
       (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is 
     offered thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, 
     that provides for reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools 
     and Community Self-Determination Act (Public Law 106-393); 
     and
       (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
     under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 
     appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the 
     extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
     for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal years 2007 
     through 2011.

     SEC. 306. RESERVE FUND FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM.

       If--
       (1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate reports a 
     bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto 
     or a conference report is submitted thereon, that--
       (A) provides for comprehensive immigration reform;
       (B) provides for increased interior enforcement including 
     legal employment verification; and
       (C) provides for increased border security and enhanced 
     information technology systems; and
       (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
     under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 
     appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the 
     extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
     for the fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal years 
     2007 through 2011.

     SEC. 307. RESERVE FUND FOR INDIAN CLAIM SETTLEMENT.

       If--
       (1) the Select Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate 
     reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is 
     offered thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, 
     that--
       (A) creates an Indian accounting claims settlement fund for 
     trust accounting deficiencies related to Individual Indian 
     Moneys accounts;
       (B) extinguishes all claims arising before the date of 
     enactment for losses resulting from accounting errors, 
     mismanagement, or interest owed in connection with Individual 
     Indian Moneys accounts; and
       (C) provides for new accounting practices for the 
     Individual Indian Moneys accounts; and
       (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
     under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 
     appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the 
     extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
     for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal years 2007 
     through 2011.

     SEC. 308. RESERVE FUND FOR THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       If--
       (1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is 
     offered thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, 
     that--
       (A) establishes more actuarially sound rates on policies 
     issued by the National Flood Insurance Program;
       (B) phases out flood insurance subsidies on pre-FIRM 
     structures not used as primary residences;
       (C) denies flood insurance to repeatedly flooded properties 
     not used as primary residences and make such other program 
     reforms that would mitigate flood insurance losses in future 
     natural disasters; and
       (D) takes action to forgive the debt that the National 
     Flood Insurance Program owes

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     to the Treasury and provides an appropriation, not borrowing 
     authority, to pay outstanding flood insurance claims; and
       (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
     under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 
     appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates by the 
     amount provided by that measure for the purpose of 
     liquidating the National Flood Insurance Fund's remaining 
     contractual obligations resulting from claims made as a 
     result of floods that occurred in 2005, but not to exceed 
     $5,600,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal year 2006 
     or 2007 for that purpose.

     SEC. 309. RESERVE FUND TO PROTECT AMERICA'S COMPETITIVE EDGE.

       (a) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.--If--
       (1) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or if an 
     amendment is offered thereto, or if a conference report is 
     submitted thereon, that--
       (A) increases the number of students and graduates pursuing 
     science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) or foreign 
     language courses, degrees and occupations; or
       (B) improves educational programs in these fields; and
       (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
     under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 
     appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the 
     extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
     for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal years 2007 
     through 2011.
       (b) Energy and Natural Resources.--If--
       (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or if an amendment 
     is offered thereto, or if a conference report is submitted 
     thereon, that--
       (A) increases investment in basic and applied research at 
     the Department of Energy; or
       (B) improves educational opportunities in math, science, or 
     engineering; and
       (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
     under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 
     appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the 
     extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
     for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal years 2007 
     through 2011.
       (c) Commerce, Science, and Transportation.--If--
       (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or if an 
     amendment is offered thereto, or if a conference report is 
     submitted thereon, that--
       (A) increases investment in basic and applied research at 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 
     National Institute of Science and Technology, and the 
     National Science Foundation; or
       (B) improves quality, coordination, or support for such 
     research; and
       (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
     under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 
     appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the 
     extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
     for fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal years 2007 
     through 2011.

     SEC. 310. RESERVE FUND FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.

       (a) Energy and Natural Resources.--If--
       (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources reports a 
     bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto, 
     or a conference report is submitted thereon, that--
       (A) permits exploration and production of oil in the 1002 
     Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and
       (B)(i) such measure is enacted; and
       (ii) the reconciliation instruction set out in section 201 
     is met; and
       (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
     under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may 
     make the adjustments described in subsection (b).
       (b) Adjustment for the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     Programs and Additional Land Conservation Programs.--If the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate reports a bill or 
     joint resolution, or if an amendment is offered thereto or a 
     conference report is submitted thereon that--
       (1) provides funding for the programs described in this 
     subsection at least at the previous year's levels, adjusted 
     for inflation; and
       (2) makes available a portion of the receipts resulting 
     from enactment of the legislation described in subsection (a) 
     for--
       (A) the Land and Water Conservation Fund;
       (B) the Federal Land Acquisition and Stateside Grant 
     Programs;
       (C) the Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Program; and
       (D) the Forest Legacy Program;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise 
     committee allocations for that committee and other 
     appropriate budgetary aggregates and allocations of new 
     budget authority and outlays by the amount provided by that 
     measure for that purpose, but the adjustment may not exceed 
     $350,000,000 in new budget authority in each of fiscal years 
     2009 through 2011.

     SEC. 311. RESERVE FUND FOR CHRONIC CARE CASE MANAGEMENT.

       If--
       (1) the Committee on Finance of the Senate reports a bill 
     or joint resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto or a 
     conference report is submitted thereon, that would provide 
     $1,750,000,000 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
     Services (CMS) to create a demonstration project or program 
     that assigns a case manager to coordinate the care of 
     chronically ill and other high-cost Medicare beneficiaries in 
     traditional fee-for-service Medicare; and
       (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
     under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 
     appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the 
     extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
     for the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.

     SEC. 312. RESERVE FUND FOR RECEIPTS FROM BONNEVILLE POWER 
                   ADMINISTRATION.

       If--
       (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment is 
     offered thereto or a conference report is submitted thereon, 
     that prohibits the Bonneville Power Administration from 
     making early payments on its Federal Bond Debt to the United 
     States Treasury; and
       (2) that committee is within its allocation as provided 
     under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;

     the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make the 
     appropriate adjustments in allocations and aggregates to the 
     extent that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
     for the fiscal year 2007 and for the period of fiscal years 
     2007 through 2011.

                         TITLE IV--ENFORCEMENT

     SEC. 401. RESTRICTIONS ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Point of Order.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), it 
     shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, 
     joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report 
     that would provide an advance appropriation.
       (2) Advance appropriation.--An advance appropriation may be 
     provided for the fiscal years 2008 and 2009 for programs, 
     projects, activities, or accounts identified in the joint 
     explanatory statement of managers accompanying this 
     resolution under the heading ``accounts identified for 
     advance appropriations'' in an aggregate amount not to exceed 
     $23,158,000,000 in new budget authority in each year.
       (3) Operation of point of order.--It shall be in order for 
     a Senator to raise a single point of order that several 
     provisions of a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report violate paragraph (1). The Presiding 
     Officer may sustain the point of order as to some or all of 
     the provisions against which the Senator raised the point of 
     order. If the Presiding Officer so sustains the point of 
     order as to some of the provisions (including provisions of 
     an amendment, motion, or conference report), then only those 
     provisions (including provisions of an amendment, motion, or 
     conference report) shall be deemed stricken pursuant to this 
     subsection.
       (4) Waiver and appeal.--Before the Presiding Officer rules 
     on a point of order under paragraph (1), any Senator may move 
     to waive such a point of order as it applies to some or all 
     of the provisions against which the point of order was 
     raised. Such a motion to waive is amendable in accordance 
     with the rules and precedents of the Senate. Paragraph (1) 
     may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an 
     affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen 
     and sworn. After the Presiding Officer rules on a point of 
     order under paragraph (1), any Senator may appeal the ruling 
     of the Presiding Officer as it applies to some or all of the 
     provisions. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
     Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be 
     required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a 
     point of order raised under paragraph (1).
       (5) Conference reports.--When the Senate is considering a 
     conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in 
     relation to, a bill or a joint resolution, upon--
       (A) a point of order being made under subsection (a); and
       (B) such a point of order being sustained,

     such material contained in such conference report or 
     amendment shall be deemed stricken, and the Senate shall 
     proceed to consider whether the Senate shall recede from its 
     amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in 
     the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may 
     be, and the matter stricken may not be offered as an 
     amendment from the floor.
       (6) Advance appropriation.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``advance appropriation'' means any new budget authority 
     provided in

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     a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or 
     continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2007 that first 
     becomes available for any fiscal year after 2007 or any new 
     budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution 
     making general appropriations or continuing appropriations 
     for fiscal year 2008, that first becomes available for any 
     fiscal year after 2008.

     SEC. 402. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.

       (a) Budgetary Treatment of Emergency Legislation.--
       (1) Authority to designate.--With respect to a provision of 
     direct spending or receipts legislation or appropriations for 
     discretionary accounts that Congress designates as an 
     emergency requirement in a measure, the amounts of new budget 
     authority, outlays, and receipts in all fiscal years 
     resulting from that provision shall be treated as an 
     emergency requirement for the purposes of this subsection.
       (2) Exemption of emergency provisions.--As limited in 
     paragraph (3), any new budget authority, outlays, and 
     receipts resulting from any provision designated as an 
     emergency requirement, pursuant to this subsection, in any 
     bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report shall 
     not count for purposes of sections 302 and 311 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, section 403 of this 
     resolution (relating to discretionary spending limits in the 
     Senate), section 406 of this resolution (relating to limits 
     on direct spending), section 407 of the concurrent resolution 
     on the budget for Fiscal Year 2006, H. Con. Res. 95 (relating 
     to the long term direct spending), and section 505 of the 
     Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2004, H. 
     Con. Res. 95 (relating to the paygo requirement in the 
     Senate), until the adoption of a subsequent budget 
     resolution.
       (3) Limitation.--For fiscal year 2007 the total exemption 
     under paragraph (2) for emergencies shall not exceed 
     $90,000,000,000 in new budget authority and outlays 
     associated with the budget authority for the global war on 
     terrorism and other emergencies, of which--
       (A) $50,000,000,000 in new budget authority (and outlays 
     associated with the budget authority) may be available for 
     the global war on terrorism; and
       (B) $2,000,000,000 in new budget authority (and outlays 
     associated with the budget authority) may be made available 
     for United States border security initiatives; and
       (C) $2,300,000,000 in new budget authority (and outlays 
     associated with the budget authority) may be available for 
     pandemic influenza initiatives.
       (4) Point of order.--When the Senate is considering a bill, 
     resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, if a 
     point of order is made by a Senator against an emergency 
     designation in that measure, that provision making such a 
     designation shall be stricken from the measure and may not be 
     offered as an amendment from the floor.
       (5) Exception for defense spending.--Paragraph (4) shall 
     not apply against an emergency designation for a provision 
     making discretionary appropriations under the defense 
     function (050), subject to the limitation set forth in 
     paragraph (3).
       (6) Operation of point of order.--It shall be in order for 
     a Senator to raise a single point of order against several 
     emergency designations in a bill, resolution, amendment, 
     motion, or conference report. The language making the 
     designations shall be stricken from the measure and may not 
     be offered as amendments from the floor.
       (7) Waiver and appeal.--Before the emergency designation or 
     designations are stricken pursuant to paragraph (4), any 
     Senator may move to waive such a point of order as it applies 
     to some or all of the provisions against which the point of 
     order was raised. Such a motion to waive is amendable in 
     accordance with the rules and precedents of the Senate. 
     Paragraph (4) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only 
     by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly 
     chosen and sworn. After the Presiding Officer strikes the 
     designation on such a point of order, any Senator may appeal 
     the action of the Presiding Officer as it applies to some or 
     all of the provisions. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of 
     the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be 
     required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a 
     point of order raised under paragraph (4).
       (8) Conference reports.--When the Senate is considering a 
     conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in 
     relation to, a bill or a joint resolution, upon--
       (A) a point of order being made in paragraph (4); and
       (B) such a point of order being sustained, the emergency 
     designation in such conference report or amendment shall be 
     deemed stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider 
     whether the Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur 
     with a further amendment, or concur in the House amendment 
     with a further amendment, as the case may be, and the matter 
     stricken may not be offered as an amendment from the floor.
       (b) Definitions and Criteria.--
       (1) Definitions.--
       (A) In general.--In this subsection, the terms ``direct 
     spending'', ``receipts'', and ``appropriations for 
     discretionary accounts'' means any provision of a bill, joint 
     resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that 
     affects direct spending, receipts, or appropriations as those 
     terms have been defined and interpreted for purposes of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (B) Designation.--Subject to the limitation in subsection 
     (a)(3), for purposes of paragraph (4), a provision shall be 
     considered an emergency designation if it designates any item 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to this subsection.
       (2) Designations.--If a provision of legislation is 
     designated as an emergency requirement under this subsection, 
     the committee report and any statement of managers 
     accompanying that legislation shall include an explanation of 
     the manner in which the provision meets the criteria in 
     paragraph (3).
       (3) Criteria.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to the limitation in subsection 
     (a)(3), any provision may be designated as an emergency 
     requirement if the situation addressed by such provision is--
       (i) necessary, essential, or vital (not merely useful and 
     beneficial);
       (ii) sudden, quickly coming into being, and not building up 
     over time;
       (iii) an urgent, pressing, and compelling need requiring 
     immediate action;
       (iv) subject to subparagraph (B), unforeseen, 
     unpredictable, and unanticipated; and
       (v) not permanent, temporary in nature.
       (B) Unforeseen.--An emergency that is part of aggregate 
     level of anticipated emergencies, particularly when normally 
     estimated in advance, is not unforeseen.

     SEC. 403. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       (a) Discretionary Spending Limits.--As used in this 
     section, the term ``discretionary spending limit'' means--
       (1) for fiscal year 2006, $900,927,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $1,002,145,000,000 in outlays for the 
     discretionary category;
       (2) for fiscal year 2007, $872,504,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $963,048,000,000 in outlays for the 
     discretionary category;
       (3) for fiscal year 2008, $895,784,000,000 in new budget 
     authority for the discretionary category; and
       (4) for fiscal year 2009, $919,178,000,000 in new budget 
     authority for the discretionary category; as adjusted in 
     conformance with the adjustment procedures in subsection (d).
       (b) Discretionary Spending Point of Order.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, it shall not be in order to consider any bill or 
     joint resolution (or amendment, motion, or conference report 
     on that bill or joint resolution) that would cause the 
     discretionary spending limits in this section to be exceeded.
       (2) Waiver and appeal.--Before the Presiding Officer rules 
     on a point of order under this subsection, any Senator may 
     move to waive such a point of order. Such a motion to waive 
     is amendable in accordance with the rules and precedents of 
     the Senate. The point of order may be waived or suspended in 
     the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
     Members, duly chosen and sworn. After the Presiding Officer 
     rules on such a point of order, any Senator may appeal the 
     ruling of the Presiding Officer. An affirmative vote of 
     three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and 
     sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling 
     of the Chair on the point of order.
       (c) Procedure for Adjustments.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Chairman.--After the reporting of a bill or joint 
     resolution, or the offering of an amendment thereto or the 
     submission of a conference report thereon, the chairman of 
     the Committee on the Budget may make the adjustments set 
     forth in subparagraph (B) for the amount of new budget 
     authority and outlays in that measure (if that measure meets 
     the requirements set forth in paragraph (2)) and the outlays 
     flowing from that budget authority.
       (B) Matters to be adjusted.--The adjustments referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) are to be made to--
       (i) the discretionary spending limits, if any, set forth in 
     the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget; and
       (ii) the allocations made pursuant to the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget pursuant to section 302(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
       (2) Amounts of adjustments.--The adjustment referred to in 
     paragraph (1) shall be an amount provided for fiscal year 
     2007 if a bill or joint resolution is reported making 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2007 that appropriates 
     $6,824,000,000 to the Internal Revenue Service for enhanced 
     tax enforcement to address the ``Federal tax gap'' and 
     provides an additional appropriation of $274,000,000 to the 
     Internal Revenue Service for enhanced tax enforcement to 
     address the ``Federal tax gap'' then the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the Senate may make the 
     adjustments in paragraph (c)(1)(B).
       (3) Reporting revised suballocations.--Following any 
     adjustment made under paragraph (1), the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate shall report appropriately 
     revised suballocations under section 302(b) of

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     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to carry out this 
     subsection.

     SEC. 404. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS 
                   AND AGGREGATES.

       (a) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and 
     aggregates made for any measure of legislation 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 printed in the Congressional Record as soon as 
     practicable.
       (b) 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.
       (c) Budget Committee Determinations.--For purposes of this 
     resolution, 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 chairman of the Committee on the Budget.

     SEC. 405. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND 
                   DEFINITIONS.

       Upon the enactment of a bill or joint resolution providing 
     for a change in concepts or definitions, the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget may make adjustments to the levels 
     and allocations in this resolution in accordance with section 
     251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to September 30, 2002).

     SEC. 406. DIRECT SPENDING LIMITATION.

       (a) Medicare Funding Warning.--The chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget may submit to the Senate a 
     notification of a Medicare funding warning. Such warning is 
     defined as a projection that within 7 years General Fund 
     contributions to Medicare funding expressed as a percentage 
     of total Medicare outlays, exceed 45 percent.
       (b) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order to consider 
     any bill, joint resolution, amendment or conference report 
     that would cause any increase in direct spending, net of 
     proposals to change in direct spending, receipts, or revenues 
     contained in the measure, if a Medicare Funding warning has 
     been submitted to the Senate pursuant to subsection (a) for 2 
     consecutive calendar years.
       (c) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended only 
     by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the members, duly 
     chosen and sworn.
       (d) Appeals.--An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
     Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain 
     an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order 
     raised under this section.
       (e) Determinations.--For the purposes of this section, the 
     determination of whether Medicare funding warrants a funding 
     warning and when it may be appropriate to withdraw such 
     warning, as well as the levels of net direct spending as 
     required under subsection (b), shall be provided by the 
     chairman of the Committee on the Budget.
       (f) Cancellation.--Should legislation be enacted to reduce 
     the general fund contribution below 45 percent as determined 
     by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget, the 
     notification of a Medicare funding warning is withdrawn.

     SEC. 407. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

       Congress adopts the provisions of this title--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, 
     respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of 
     the rules of each House, or of the Senate and such rules 
     shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are 
     inconsistent therewith; and
       (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     the Senate to change those rules (so far as they relate to 
     that house) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same 
     extent as is the case of any other rule of the Senate.

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