[House Report 104-224]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    104-224
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   PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2127, LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION 
                APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996

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   August 1, 1995.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mr. Solomon, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 208]
    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 208, by a non-record vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

               BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides an open rule for the consideration 
of H.R. 2127, making appropriations for the Department of 
Labor, HHS, and Education for fiscal year 1996. The rule 
provides for one hour of general debate equally divided between 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Appropriations 
Committee.
    The rule first makes in order consideration of two 
manager's amendments printed in part 1 of the Rules Committee 
report, which are considered as read, are not subject to 
amendment or to a division of the question, and are debatable 
for 10 minutes each divided between the proponent and an 
opponent. If adopted, the amendments are considered as part of 
the base text for further amendment purposes.
    The rule provides for reading the bill by title rather than 
by paragraph, with each title considered as read. The rule 
waives clause 2 (prohibiting unauthorized and legislative 
provisions) and clause 6 (prohibiting reappropriations) of rule 
XXI against provisions in the bill.
    The rule provides for consideration of any time during the 
reading of the bill for amendment the amendments printed in 
part 2 of the report on the rule if offered by the member 
designated. The amendments are to be considered as read, will 
be debated for the time specified, and are not subject to 
amendment (except as specified in the report) or to a division. 
All points of order are waived against the amendments printed 
in the report. The rule authorizes the chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to 
Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Record. 
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.
                            Committee Votes

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(2)(B) of House rule XI the results 
of each rollcall vote on an amendment or motion to report, 
together with the names of those voting for and against, are 
printed below:

                    rules committee rollcall no. 176

    Date: August 1, 1995.
    Measure: Rule for consideration of H.R. 2127, Labor-HHS-
Education Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1996.
    Motion By: Mr. Frost.
    Summary of Motion: Strike the Smith amendment as a 
substitute for the Greenwood amendment.
    Results: Rejected, 3 to 6.

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              Vote by Member                   Yea       Nay     Present
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Quillen...................................  ........        X   ........
Dreier....................................  ........  ........  ........
Goss......................................  ........        X   ........
Linder....................................  ........        X   ........
Pryce.....................................        X   ........  ........
Diaz-Balart...............................  ........        X   ........
McInnis...................................        X   ........  ........
Waldholtz.................................  ........        X   ........
Moakley...................................  ........  ........  ........
Beilenson.................................  ........  ........  ........
Frost.....................................        X   ........  ........
Hall......................................  ........  ........  ........
Solomon...................................  ........        X   ........
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                    rules committee rollcall no. 177

    Date: August 1, 1995.
    Measure: Rule for consideration of H.R. 2127, Labor-HHS-
Education Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1996.
    Motion By: Mr. Frost.
    Summary of Motion: Make in order an amendment by Mr. Frost 
to make the lock-box provisions retroactive to all fiscal 1996 
appropriations bills.
    Results: Rejected, 1 to 8.

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              Vote by Member                   Yea       Nay     Present
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Quillen...................................  ........        X   ........
Dreier....................................  ........  ........  ........
Goss......................................  ........        X   ........
Linder....................................  ........        X   ........
Pryce.....................................  ........        X   ........
Diaz-Balart...............................  ........        X   ........
McInnis...................................  ........        X   ........
Waldholtz.................................  ........        X   ........
Moakley...................................  ........  ........  ........
Beilenson.................................  ........  ........  ........
Frost.....................................        X   ........  ........
Hall......................................  ........  ........  ........
Solomon...................................  ........        X   ........
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summary of amendments made in order under the rule for h.r. 2127 the fy 
                   1996 labor/hhs appropriations bill

Part 1

    1. Porter (IL) No. 1.--Manager's amendment that makes 
technical corrections to the bill. 10 minutes.
    2. Porter (IL) No. 2.--Manager's amendment that restores 
language concerning the Istook amendment on restrictions on 
non-profit organizations receiving federal grants that lobby 
the federal government. The reported bill did not include 
perfecting language adopted in full committee to the Istook 
amendment. The second manager's amendment also clarifies that 
the Istook amendment is not intended to affect individuals. 10 
minutes.

Part 2

    1. Greenwood (PA).--Restore $193 million for the ``title 
X'' (family planning) program from the Maternal and Child 
health block grant and Migrant health centers (this reverses 
what was done in full committee). 30 minutes.
    2. Smith (NJ) amendment to Greenwood (PA) amendment.--
Terminate funding for the ``title X'' (family planning) program 
and transfer funds to the Maternal and Child health block grant 
and Migrant health centers. 30 minutes.
    3. Crapo (ID).--Establish a permanent Deficit Reduction 
Lockbox for the FY 1996 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill and for 
all future general appropriations bills. 40 minutes.

                                 PART 1

1-1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Porter of Illinois or 
           a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes

    On page 4, line 17, strike ``$3,109,368,000'' and insert: 
``$3,107,404,000'';
    On page 5, line 17, strike ``$218,297,000'' and insert: 
``$216,333,000'';
    On page 16, line 20, strike ``$130,220,000'' and insert 
``$134,220,000'';
    On page 33, line 12 and line 15, strike ``$2,136,824,000'' 
and insert ``$2,134,533,000''; and
    On page 37, line 7, strike ``$4,543,343,000'' and insert: 
``$4,544,643,000''.
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1-2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Porter of Illinois or 
           a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 minutes

    On page 76, line 12, after ``applicant'' insert: ``, except 
an individual person,'';
    On page 77, lines 7 and 8, after ``grantee'' insert: ``, 
except an individual person,'';
    On page 84, line 13, strike ``, or'' and insert: ``;'';
    On page 84, line 14, strike ``or'';
    On page 84, line 15, after ``to'' insert: ``or distribution 
of funds by'';
    On page 84, line 15, before the period insert: ``and the 
provision of grant and scholarship funds to students for 
educational purposes''; and
    On page 85, line 7, after ``grantee'' insert: ``, except an 
individual person,''.
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                                 PART 2

    2-1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Greenwood of 
          Pennsylvania or a Designee, Debatable for 30 Minutes

    Page 22, line 13, insert ``X'' after ``VIII,''.
    Page 23, line 8, insert before the period the following: 
``: Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, $193,349,000 shall be for the program under title 
X of the Public Health Service Act to provide for voluntary 
family planning projects; Provided further, That amounts 
provided to said projects under such title shall not be 
expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be 
nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended for 
any activity (including the publication or distribution of 
literature) that in any way tends to promote public support or 
opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for public 
office''.
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 2-2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Smith of New Jersey 
 or a Designee as a Substitute for the Amendment Numbered 2-1. Offered 
         by Representative Greenwood, Debatable for 30 Minutes

    On page 23, after line 8, insert the following new 
paragraph:
    ``Funding for the Title X categorical program is terminated 
and $193,349,000 is transferred to the Maternal and Child 
Health block grant and Community and Migrant Health Centers 
programs. Of the $193,349,000 amount, $116,349,000 is 
transferred to the Maternal and Child Health block grant 
program and $77,000,000 is transferred to the Community and 
Migrant Health Centers program. The additional funds 
transferred to these two programs are available through 
programs that also provide other comprehensive health services 
to women and children.''
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 2-3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crapo of Idaho or a 
                   Designee, Debatable for 40 Minutes

  Page 88, after line 7, add the following new title:
                 TITLE VII--DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX

SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

  This title may be cited as the ``Deficit Reduction Lock-box 
Act of 1995''.

SEC. 702. DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX ACCOUNT.

  (a) Establishment of Account.--Title III of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

                  ``deficit reduction lock-box account

  ``Sec. 314. (a) Establishment of Account.--There is 
established in the Congressional Budget Office an account to be 
known as the `Deficit Reduction Lock-box Account'. The Account 
shall be divided into subaccounts corresponding to the 
subcommittees of the Committees on Appropriations. Each 
subaccount shall consist of three entries: the `House Lock-box 
Balance'; the `Senate Lock-box Balance'; and the `Joint House-
Senate Lock-box Balance'.
  ``(b) Contents of Account.--Each entry in a subaccount shall 
consist only of amounts credited to it under subsection (c). No 
entry of a negative amount shall be made.
  ``(c) Credit of Amounts to Account.--(1) The Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the `Director') shall, upon the engrossment of 
any appropriation bill by the House of Representatives and upon 
the engrossment of that bill by the Senate, credit to the 
applicable subaccount balance of that House amounts of new 
budget authority and outlays equal to the net amounts of 
reductions in new budget authority and in outlays resulting 
from amendments agreed to by that House to that bill.
  ``(2) The Director shall, upon the engrossment of Senate 
amendments to any appropriation bill, credit to the applicable 
Joint House-Senate Lock-box Balance the amounts of new budget 
authority and outlays equal to--
          ``(A) an amount equal to one-half of the sum of (i) 
        the amount of new budget authority in the House Lock-
        box Balance plus (ii) the amount of new budget 
        authority in the Senate Lock-box Balance for that bill; 
        and
          ``(B) an amount equal to one-half of the sum of (i) 
        the amount of outlays in the House Lock-box Balance 
        plus (ii) the amount of outlays in the Senate Lock-box 
        Balance for that bill,
under section 314(c), as calculated by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office.
  ``(d) Calculation of Lock-Box Savings in Senate.--For 
purposes of calculating under this section the net amounts of 
reductions in new budget authority and in outlays resulting 
from amendments agreed to by the Senate on an appropriation 
bill, the amendments reported to the Senate by its Committee on 
Appropriations shall be considered to be part of the original 
text of the bill.
  ``(e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
`appropriation bill' means any general or special appropriation 
bill, and any bill or joint resolution making supplemental, 
deficiency, or continuing appropriations through the end of a 
fiscal year.''.
  (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents set forth in 
section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 313 the following new item:

``Sec. 314. Deficit reduction lock-box account.''
SEC. 703. TALLY DURING HOUSE CONSIDERATION.

  There shall be available to Members in the House of 
Representatives during consideration of any appropriations bill 
by the House a running tally of the amendments adopted 
reflecting increases and decreases of budget authority in the 
bill as reported.
SEC. 704. DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT OF 602(a) ALLOCATIONS AND SECTION 602(b) 
                    SUBALLOCATIONS.

  (a) Allocations.--Section 602(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
          ``(5) Upon the engrossment of Senate amendments to 
        any appropriation bill (as defined in section 314(d)) 
        for a fiscal year, the amounts allocated under 
        paragraph (1) or (2) to the Committee on Appropriations 
        of each House upon the adoption of the most recent 
        concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal 
        year shall be adjusted downward by the amounts credited 
        to the applicable Joint House-Senate Lock-box Balance 
        under section 314(c)(2), as calculated by the Director 
        of the Congressional Budget Office, and the revised 
        levels of budget authority and outlays shall be 
        submitted to each House by the chairman of the 
        Committee on the Budget of that House and shall be 
        printed in the Congressional Record.''.
  (b) Suballocations.--Section 602(b)(1) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ``Whenever an adjustment is made under 
subsection (a)(5) to an allocation under that subsection, the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall make downward 
adjustments in the most recent suballocations of new budget 
authority and outlays under subparagraph (A) to the appropriate 
subcommittees of that committee in the total amounts of those 
adjustments under section 314(c)(2). The revised suballocations 
shall be submitted to each House by the chairman of the 
Committee on Appropriations of that House and shall be printed 
in the Congressional Record.''.

SEC. 705. PERIODIC REPORTING OF ACCOUNT STATEMENTS.

  Section 308(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Such 
reports shall also include an up-to-date tabulation of the 
amounts contained in the account and each subaccount 
established by section 314(a).''.
SEC. 706. DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

  The discretionary spending limit for new budget authority for 
any fiscal year set forth in section 601(a)(2) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as adjusted in strict 
conformance with section 251 of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, shall be reduced by the 
amount of the adjustment to the section 602(a) allocations made 
under section 602(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, as calculated by the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget. The adjusted discretionary spending limit for 
outlays for that fiscal year, as set forth in such section 
601(a)(2), shall be reduced as a result of the reduction of 
such budget authority, as calculated by the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget based upon programmatic and 
other assumptions set forth in the joint explanatory statement 
of managers accompanying the conference report on that bill. 
Reductions (if any) shall occur upon the enactment of all 
regular appropriation bills for a fiscal year or a resolution 
making continuing appropriations through the end of that fiscal 
year. This adjustment shall be reflected in reports under 
sections 254(g) and 254(h) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 707. EFFECTIVE DATE.

  (a) In General.--This title shall apply to all appropriation 
bills making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 or any 
subsequent fiscal year.
  (b) FY96 Application.--In the case of any appropriation bill 
for fiscal year 1996 engrossed by the House of Representatives 
on or after the date this bill was engrossed by the House of 
Representatives and before the date of enactment of this bill, 
the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Committees on 
Appropriations and the Committees on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives and of the Senate shall, within 10 calendar 
days after that date of enactment of this Act, carry out the 
duties required by this title and amendments made by it that 
occur after the date this Act was engrossed by the House of 
Representatives.
  (c) FY96 Allocations.--The duties of the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office and of the Committees on Budget and 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives pursuant to 
this title and the amendments made by it regarding 
appropriation bills for fiscal year 1996 shall be based upon 
the revised section 602(a) allocations in effect on the date 
this Act was engrossed by the House of Representatives.
  (d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
``appropriation bill'' means any general or special 
appropriation bill, and any bill or joint resolution making 
supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations through 
the end of a fiscal year.