[House Report 106-535]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-535

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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 290, THE 
        CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001

                                _______
                                

  March 23 (legislative day, March 22), 2000.--Referred to the House 
                   Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 446]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 446, by a non-record vote, report the same of 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                  summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 
290, the Concurrent Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2001, 
under a structured rule. The rule provides three hours of 
general debate with two hours equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
the Budget and one hour on economic goals and policies equally 
divided and controlled by Representative Saxton and 
Representative Stark. The rule further waives clause 4(a) of 
rule XIII (requiring a three-day layover of the committee 
report) against consideration of the concurrent resolution.
    The rule makes in order the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in Part A of this report as an original 
concurrent resolution for the purpose of amendment. All points 
of order against the amendment printed in Part A are waived.
    The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in 
part B of this report which may be offered only in the order 
printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall 
be debatable for the time specified in this report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and 
shall not be subject to amendment. The rule waives all points 
of order against the amendments except that if an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute is adopted, it is not in order to 
consider further substitutes.
    The rule provides, upon the conclusion of consideration of 
the concurrent resolution for amendment, for a final period of 
general debate not to exceed 10 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Budget.
    The rule also permits the Chairman of the Committee on the 
Budget to offer amendments in the House to achieve mathematical 
consistency pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the Budget Act. 
Finally, the rule suspends the application of House Rule XXIII 
(relating to the establishment of the statutory limit on the 
public debt) with respect to the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2001.

                            committee votes

    Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of 
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together 
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed 
below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 87

    Date: March 22, 2000.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 290, the Concurrent Resolution on the 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2001.
    Motion by: Mr. Moakley.
    Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment offered 
by Mr. Markey which directs the House to consider, through 
reconciliation, Presidential candidate George W. Bush's 
proposed tax cut.
    Results: Defeated 1 to 6.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Hastings--Nay; 
Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Moakley--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 88

    Date: March 22, 2000.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 290, the Concurrent Resolution on the 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2001.
    Motion by: Mr. Moakley.
    Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment offered 
by Mr. Tierney increasing funds for housing, low-income home 
energy assistance, hunger relief, and health care which is paid 
for by eliminating some corporate tax shelters and closing tax 
loopholes.
    Results: Defeated 1 to 6.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Hastings--Nay; 
Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Moakley--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 89

    Date: March 22, 2000.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 290, the Concurrent Resolution on the 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2001.
    Motion by: Mr. Moakley.
    Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment offered 
by Ms. Tauscher which would make clear Congress should increase 
the dependent care tax credit for families that make less than 
$60,000 and provide that offsets should come from taxes on 
activities harmful to the environment and from indexing 
cigarette and liquor tax rates for inflation.
    Results: Defeated 1 to 6.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Hastings--Nay; 
Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Moakley--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 90

    Date: March 22, 2000.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 290, the Concurrent Resolution on the 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2001.
    Motion by: Mr. Moakley.
    Summary of motion: To make in order the amendments offered 
by Mr. Holt which would increase funding for education to fund 
the President's 100,000 teachers, to assist school renovation 
and construction, and to increase the maximum Pell grant amount 
to $3,500 and to increase funding for the National Science 
Foundation to the level of the President's request.
    Results: Defeated 1 to 6.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Hastings--Nay; 
Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Moakley--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 91

    Date: March 22, 2000.
    Measure: H. Con. Res. 290, the Concurrent Resolution on the 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2001.
    Motion by: Mr. Moakley.
    Summary of motion: To strike from the budget resolution 
those sections establishing new points of order.
    Results: Defeated 1 to 6.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Hastings--Nay; 
Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; Moakley--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

         amendments proposed to be made in order under the rule

Part A--Summary of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Made in 
        Order as an Original Text

    Same as H. Con. Res. 290, except: changes the Function 250 
(General Science, Space, and Technology) levels in section 3(3) 
to reflect increased funding for basic research; changes the 
Function 920 (allowances) levels in section 3(19) to reflect 
additional government-wide savings; changes the reserve fund 
for the health-related tax provisions in section 4(a)(2) of the 
reported resolution that is within the $150 billion of assumed 
tax cuts (reflected in the revenue aggregates) into a sense of 
Congress in section 8(b) of the amendment stating that funding 
for these provisions is assumed within the $50 billion reserve 
fund in section 8(a); drops the point of order in section 7 
that prohibits the consideration of legislation that reduces 
the on-budget surplus in FY 2000; changes the reserve fund for 
increasing participation in the Thrift Savings Plan in section 
13 of the reported resolution that is within the $150 billion 
of assumed tax cuts (reflected in the revenue aggregates) into 
a sense of Congress in section 8(b) of the amendment stating 
that funding for this initiative is assumed within the $50 
billion reserve fund in section 8(c); modifies the sense of 
Congress on Special Education in section 27 of the reported 
resolution to clarify in section 26 of the amendment that 
Congress may under specified circumstances, rather than should, 
consider providing the flexibility described in section (b)(3) 
(to allow the LEAs to use amounts appropriated for certain 
education programs to be used for IDEA programs) and that such 
flexibility would be limited to elementary and secondary 
education programs; makes the necessary redesignations and 
conforming changes in the appropriate budgetary totals for 
budget authority, outlays, surpluses, interest, and debt 
subject to limit; and establishes a point of order against the 
use of directed score keeping and advance appropriations.

Part B--Summary of the Amendments Made in Order

    Clyburn--Congressional Black Caucus Amendment in the Nature 
of a Substitute. Proposes to use the projected $1.9 trillion 
surplus to fund designated priorities: at least 10% would be 
devoted to investments in education and other programs; another 
10% would be allotted for investments in working class families 
for safety net programs. The budget does not take away from 
Defense or undermine Social Security. (40 minutes)
    DeFazio--Congressional Progressive Caucus Amendment in the 
Nature of a Substitute. Maintains fiscal discipline by 
following the President's general framework for debt reduction; 
reserves the Social Security surplus to pay down our national 
debt and extend the solvency of Social Security; reserves a 
portion of the non-Social Security surplus to pay down debt and 
extend the solvency of Medicare; supports the use of additional 
non-Social Security surpluses to create a Medicare prescription 
drug benefit: offsets the increases made in priority areas such 
as education, housing, health care, veterans care, and social 
services, with reductions in spending at the Pentagon, reducing 
waste and fraud in the Medicare program, cutting corporate 
welfare, and making targeted tax reforms which impact only 
large corporations and the wealthiest Americans; includes 
targeted tax cuts such as the expansion of the Earned Income 
Tax Credit, the increase of the Dependent Care Tax Credit, the 
$3,000 long-term care tax credit, and; makes the Dependent Care 
Tax Credit refundable. (40 minutes)
    Stenholm--The Coalition's Amendment in the Nature of a 
Substitute. Puts the budget on a path to eliminate the publicly 
held debt by 2012 with a strong, immediate commitment to debt 
reduction; provides room for a fiscally responsible tax cut; 
sets realistic discretionary spending levels that provide room 
for investments in defense, agriculture, education, health care 
and veterans programs; establishes a $40 billion Medicare 
reserve fund that can be used to fund Medicare reform, a 
prescription drug benefit and Medicare provider relief, and; 
allocates funds in the baseline for mandatory initiatives to 
address needs in agriculture, access to health insurance and 
health care for military retirees. (40 minutes)
    Sununu--Conservative Action Team's Amendment in the Nature 
of a Substitute. Provides sufficient tax relief ($270 billion 
over 5 years) to provide for the House-passed marriage penalty 
relief, the House-passed health care access provisions, the 
House-passed Small Business relief package, the Senate-passed 
Education IRA's; repeals the 4.3 cent gas tax, the 1993 tax 
increase on Social Security, and the estate tax; provides for 
the Breaux-Thomas Medicare Reform bill including prescription 
drugs; permits the enactment of Social Security reform provided 
the reform includes Individual Private Accounts; provides $187 
billion increase for defense over five years; sets aside $50 
billion specifically for Public Debt Retirement; and includes 
all Budget Committee-adopted enforcement mechanisms as well as 
requires joint House-Senate 302(b) allocations. (40 minutes)
    Spratt--Democratic Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute. 
Extends the solvency of Social Security and Medicare; repays 
the entire publicly held debt by 2013, provides targeted tax 
cuts to working families; invests in several domestic priority 
areas while saving 100% of the Social Security surplus; and 
provides for our national security needs. Includes initiatives 
for: (1) education improvements such as school modernization 
and the hiring of more teachers; (2) Medicare prescription drug 
coverage for all beneficiaries and protections for low-income 
persons; (3) improved access to affordable health insurance for 
children, families, and other vulnerable people; (4) 
environmental priorities such as clean water and land 
acquisition; and (5) expansion of economic opportunities for 
working families. (40 minutes)

Part A--Summary of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Made in 
                       Order as an Original Text

    Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

  The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2000 is hereby revised and replaced and 
that this is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2001 and that the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2002 through 2005 are hereby set forth.

SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

  The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of 
fiscal years 2000 through 2005:
          (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution:
                  (A) The recommended levels of Federal 
                revenues are as follows:
                        Fiscal year 2000: $1,465,500,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2001: $1,504,800,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2002: $1,549,400,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2003: $1,598,500,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2004: $1,650,600,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2005: $1,719,100,000,000.
                  (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels 
                of Federal revenues should be reduced are as 
                follows:
                        Fiscal year 2000: $0.
                        Fiscal year 2001: $10,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2002: $22,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2003: $31,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2004: $42,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2005: $45,000,000,000.
          (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 2000: $1,478,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001: $1,524,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $1,557,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $1,603,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $1,653,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $1,712,200,000,000.
          (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total 
        budget outlays are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2000: $1,460,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001: $1,490,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $1,536,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $1,581,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $1,630,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $1,689,200,000,000.
          (4) Surpluses.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the amounts of the surpluses are as 
        follows:
                  Fiscal year 2000: $5,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001: $14,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $12,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $16,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $20,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $29,900,000,000.
          (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the 
        public debt are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2000: $5,640,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001: $5,710,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $5,787,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $5,869,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $5,944,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $6,007,800,000,000.

SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

  The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal 
years 2000 through 2005 for each major functional category are:
          (1) National Defense (050):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $288,900,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $282,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $306,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $297,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $309,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $302,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $315,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $309,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $323,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $317,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $331,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $328,100,000,000.
          (2) International Affairs (150):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $17,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $17,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $16,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,800,000,000.
          (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,500,000,000.
          (4) Energy (270):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$900,000,000.
          (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $24,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,100,000,000.
          (6) Agriculture (350):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $35,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $34,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $16,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $16,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $17,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $17,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,200,000,000.
          (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $7,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $3,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $6,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $2,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $5,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $9,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $4,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $8,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $9,600,000,000.
          (8) Transportation (400):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $54,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $46,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $59,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $50,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $57,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $52,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $58,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $54,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $58,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $55,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $58,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $55,100,000,000.
          (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $11,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $10,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $9,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $11,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $9,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $8,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $8,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $7,800,000,000.
          (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social 
        Services (500):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $57,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $61,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $72,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $69,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $74,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $72,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $75,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $73,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $76,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $73,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $77,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $74,200,000,000.
          (11) Health (550):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $159,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $152,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $169,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $167,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $179,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $177,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $191,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $190,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $205,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $205,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $221,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $220,300,000,000.
          (12) Medicare (570):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $199,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $199,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $215,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $216,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $221,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $221,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $239,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $239,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $255,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $255,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $278,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $278,700,000,000.
          (13) Income Security (600):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $238,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $248,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $252,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $254,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $263,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $264,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $272,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $273,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $281,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $283,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $294,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $295,900,000,000.
          (14) Social Security (650):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,900,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $16,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $16,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $17,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $17,400,000,000.
          (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $46,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $45,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $47,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $47,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $49,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $48,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $50,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $50,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $52,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $51,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $55,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $54,900,000,000.
          (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $28,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,900,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $27,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $28,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $27,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $28,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $28,100,000,000.
          (17) General Government (800):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,900,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,500,000,000.
          (18) Net Interest (900):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $284,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $284,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $288,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $288,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $290,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $290,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $285,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $285,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $280,900,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $280,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $275,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $275,400,000,000.
          (19) Allowances (920):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$4,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$8,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$2,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$1,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$2,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$2,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$4,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$4,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$4,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$4,300,000,000.
          (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$34,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$34,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$38,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$38,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$41,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$41,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$40,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$40,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$38,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$38,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$39,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$39,200,000,000.

SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

  (a) Legislation Providing $150 Billion in Tax Relief Over a 
5-Year Period.--The House Committee on Ways and Means shall 
report to the House a reconciliation bill--
          (1) not later than May 26, 2000;
          (2) not later than June 23, 2000;
          (3) not later than July 28, 2000; and
          (4) not later than September 22, 2000;
that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
sufficient to reduce the total level of revenues by not more 
than: $10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and 
$150,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 
2005.
  (b) Submissions Regarding Debt Held by the Public.--The House 
Committee on Ways and Means shall report to the House a 
reconciliation bill--
          (1) not later than May 26, 2000, that consists of 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
        reduce the debt held by the public by $10,000,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2001; and
          (2) not later than September 22, 2000, that consists 
        of changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient 
        to reduce the debt held by the public by not more than 
        $20,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.

SEC. 5. LOCK-BOX FOR SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUSES.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) under the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the 
        social security trust funds are off-budget for purposes 
        of the President's budget submission and the concurrent 
        resolution on the budget;
          (2) the social security trust funds have been running 
        surpluses for 17 years;
          (3) these surpluses have been used to implicitly 
        finance the general operations of the Federal 
        Government;
          (4) in fiscal year 2001, the social security surplus 
        will be $166 billion;
          (5) this resolution balances the Federal budget 
        without counting the social security surpluses;
          (6) the only way to ensure that social security 
        surpluses are not diverted for other purposes is to 
        balance the budget exclusive of such surpluses; and
          (7) Congress and the President should take such steps 
        as are necessary to ensure that futurebudgets are 
balanced excluding the surpluses generated by the social security trust 
funds.
  (b) Point of Order.--
          (1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the 
        House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any 
        revision to this resolution or a concurrent resolution 
        on the budget for fiscal year 2002, or any amendment 
        thereto or conference report thereon, that sets forth a 
        deficit for any fiscal year.
          (2) Deficit levels.--For purposes of this subsection, 
        a deficit shall be the level (if any) set forth in the 
        most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the 
        budget for that fiscal year pursuant to section 
        301(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
  (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
legislation should be enacted in this session of Congress that 
would enforce the reduction in debt held by the public assumed 
in this resolution by the imposition of a statutory limit on 
such debt or other appropriate means.

SEC. 6. DEBT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX.

  (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
Representatives or the Senate to consider any reported bill or 
joint resolution, or any amendment thereto or conference report 
thereon, that would cause a surplus for fiscal year 2001 to be 
less than the level (as adjusted for reconciliation or other 
tax-related legislation, medicare, or agriculture as considered 
pursuant to section 4, 7, 8(a) or (c), 9, 10, 11, or 12) set 
forth in section 2(4) for that fiscal year.
  (b) Special Rule.--The level of the surplus for purposes of 
subsection (a) shall take into account amounts adjusted under 
section 314(a)(2)(B) or (C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974.

SEC. 7. SPECIAL PROCEDURES TO SAFEGUARD TAX RELIEF.

  (a) Adjustments To Preserve Surpluses.--Upon the reporting of 
a reconciliation bill by the Committee on Ways and Means 
pursuant to section 4(a) or, the offering of an amendment to, 
or the submission of a conference report on, H.R. 3081, H.R. 6, 
or H.R. 2990, whichever occurs first, the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget of the House shall reduce to zero the 
amounts by which aggregate levels of Federal revenues should be 
reduced as set forth in section 2(1)(B) (and make all other 
appropriate conforming adjustments).
  (b) Adjustments for Revenue Bills.--After making the 
adjustments referred to in paragraph (1), and whenever the 
Committee on Ways and Means reports any reconciliation bill 
pursuant to section 4(a) (or an amendment thereto is offered or 
a conference report thereon is submitted) or an amendment to 
H.R. 3081, H.R. 6, or H.R. 2990 is offered or a conference 
report thereon is submitted after the date of adoption of this 
resolution, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
House shall increase the levels by which Federal revenues 
should be reduced by the reduction in revenue caused by such 
measure for each applicable year or period, but not to exceed, 
after taking into account any other bill or joint resolution 
enacted during this session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress 
that causes a reduction in revenues for such year or period, 
$10,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 and $150,000,000,000 for 
the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 (and make all 
other appropriate conforming adjustments).

SEC. 8. RESERVE FUND PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL $50 BILLION FOR ADDITIONAL 
                    TAX RELIEF AND DEBT REDUCTION.

  (a) Additional Tax Relief and Debt Reduction.--Whenever the 
Committee on Ways and Means reports any reconciliation bill 
pursuant to section 4(a) (or an amendment thereto is offered or 
a conference report thereon is submitted), or an amendment to 
H.R. 3081, H.R. 2990, or to H.R. 6 is offered or a conference 
report thereon is submitted after the date of adoption of this 
resolution (after taking into account any other bill or joint 
resolution enacted during this session of the One Hundred Sixth 
Congress that would cause a reduction in revenues for fiscal 
year 2001 or the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005) that 
would cause the level by which Federal revenues should be 
reduced, as set forth in section 2(1)(B) for such fiscal year 
or for such period, as adjusted, to be exceeded, the chairman 
of the Committee on the Budget of the House may increase the 
levels by which Federal revenues should be reduced by the 
amount exceeding such level resulting from such measure, but 
not to exceed $5,155,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 and 
$50,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 
2005 (and make all other appropriate conforming adjustments, 
including reconciliation instructions set forth in section 
4(a)).
  (b) Sense of Congress on Additional Health-related Tax 
Relief.--It is the sense of Congress that the reserve fund set 
forth in subsection (a) assumes $446,000,000 in fiscal year 
2001 and $4,352,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 
through 2005 for health-related tax provisions comparable to 
those contained in H.R. 2990 (as passed the House).
  (c) Sense of Congress on Federal Employees Benefit Package.--
It is the sense of Congress that the reserve fund set forth in 
subsection (a) assumes $17,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 and 
$107,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 
2005 for legislation that permits Federal employees to 
immediately participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.

SEC. 9. RESERVE FUND FOR AUGUST UPDATE REVISION OF BUDGET SURPLUSES.

  (a) Reporting a Surplus.--If the Congressional Budget Office 
report referred to in subsection (c) projects an increase in 
the surplus for fiscal year 2000, fiscal year 2001, and the 
period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 over the corresponding 
levels set forth in its March 2000 economic and budget forecast 
for fiscal year 2001, submitted pursuant to section 202(e)(1) 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget of the House may make the adjustments 
as provided in subsection (b).
  (b) Adjustments.--Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means 
reports any reconciliation bill pursuant to section 4(a) (or an 
amendment thereto is offered or a conference report thereon is 
submitted), or an amendment to H.R. 3081, H.R. 6, or H.R. 2990 
is offered or a conference report thereon is submitted after 
the date of adoption of this resolution that (after taking into 
account any other bill or joint resolution enacted during this 
session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress that would cause a 
reduction in revenues for such year or period) would cause the 
level by which Federal revenues should be reduced, as set forth 
in section 2(1)(B) for fiscal year 2001 or for the period of 
fiscal years 2001 through 2005, as adjusted, to be exceeded, 
the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House may 
increase the levels by which Federal revenues should be reduced 
by the amount exceeding such level resulting from such measure 
for each applicable year or period (or for fiscal year 2000 may 
increase the level of the surplus and make all other 
appropriate conforming adjustments, including reconciliation 
instructions set forth in section 4(a)), but not to exceed the 
increase in the surplus for such year or period in the report 
referred to in subsection (a).
  (c) Congressional Budget Office Updated Budget Forecast for 
Fiscal Year 2001.--The report referred to in subsection (a) is 
the Congressional Budget Office updated budget forecast for 
fiscal year 2001.

SEC. 10. RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE.

  Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means or Committee on 
Commerce of the House reports a bill or joint resolution, or an 
amendment thereto is offered (in the House), or a conference 
report thereon is submitted that reforms the medicare program 
and provides coverage for prescription drugs, the chairman of 
the Committee on the Budget may increase the aggregates and 
allocations of new budget authority (and outlays resulting 
therefrom) by the amount provided by that measure for that 
purpose, but not to exceed $2,000,000,000 in new budget 
authority and outlays for fiscal year 2001 and $40,000,000,000 
in new budget authority and outlays for the period of fiscal 
years 2001 through 2005 (and make all other appropriate 
conforming adjustments).

SEC. 11. RESERVE FUND FOR AGRICULTURE IN FISCAL YEAR 2000.

  Whenever the Committee on Agriculture of the House reports a 
bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto is offered 
(in the House), or a conference report thereon is submitted 
that provides income support to owners and producers of farms, 
the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may increase the 
allocation of new budget authority and outlays to that 
committee for fiscal year 2000 by the amount of new budget 
authority (and the outlays resulting therefrom) provided by 
that measure for that purpose not to exceed $6,000,000,000 in 
new budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 2000, $0 in 
new budget authority and outlays for the period of fiscal years 
2001 through 2004, and $6,000,000,000 in new budget authority 
and outlays for the period of fiscal years 2000 through 2004 
(and make all other appropriate conforming adjustments).

SEC. 12. RESERVE FUND FOR AGRICULTURE IN FISCAL YEAR 2001.

  Whenever the Committee on Agriculture of the House reports a 
bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto is offered 
(in the House), or a conference report thereon is submitted 
that provides risk management or income assistance for 
agricultural producers, the chairman of the Committee on the 
Budget may increase the allocation of new budget authority and 
outlays to that committee by the amount of new budget authority 
(and the outlays resulting therefrom) if such legislation does 
not exceed $1,355,000,000 in new budget authority and 
$595,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2001 and $8,359,000,000 
in new budget authority and $7,223,000,000 in outlays for the 
period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 (and make all other 
appropriate conforming adjustments).

SEC. 13. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND 
                    AGGREGATES.

  (a) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and 
aggregates made pursuant to section 7(b), 8(a) or (c), 9, 10, 
11, or 12 for any measure 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.
  (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--
          (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 
        House of Representatives or the Senate, as applicable; 
        and
          (2) such chairman, as applicable, may make any other 
        necessary adjustments to such levels to carry out this 
        resolution.

SEC. 14. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.

  (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
          (1) while the budget may be in balance, it continues 
        to be ridden with waste, fraud, and abuse;
          (2) just last month, auditors documented more than 
        $19,000,000,000 in improper payments each year by such 
        agencies as the Agency of International Development, 
        the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security 
        Administration, and the Department of Defense;
          (3) the General Accounting Office (GAO) recently 
        reported that the financial management practices of 
        some Federal agencies are so poor that it is unable to 
        determine the full extent of improper government 
        payments; and
          (4) the GAO now lists a record number of 25 Federal 
        programs that are at ``high risk'' of waste, fraud, and 
        abuse.
  (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
the Committee on the Budget has created task forces to address 
this issue and that the President should take immediate steps 
to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse within the Federal Government 
and report on such actions to the Congress and that the 
resolution should include reconciliation directives to the 
appropriate committees of jurisdiction to dedicate the 
resulting savings to debt reduction and tax relief.

SEC. 15. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROVIDING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS TO THE 
                    CLASSROOM.

  (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
          (1) strengthening America's public schools while 
        respecting State and local control is critically 
        important to the future of our children and our Nation;
          (2) education is a local responsibility, a State 
        priority, and a national concern;
          (3) a partnership with the Nation's governors, 
        parents, teachers, and principals must take place in 
        order to strengthen public schools and foster 
        educational excellence;
          (4) the consolidation of various Federal education 
        programs will benefit our Nation's children, parents, 
        and teachers by sending more dollars directly to the 
        classroom; and
          (5) our Nation's children deserve an educational 
        system that will provide opportunities to excel.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) Congress should enact legislation that would 
        consolidate thirty-one Federal K-12 education programs; 
        and
          (2) the Department of Education, the States, and 
        local educational agencies should work together to 
        ensure that not less than 95 percent of all funds 
        appropriated for the purpose of carrying out elementary 
        and secondary education programs administered by the 
        Department of Education is spent for our children in 
        their classrooms.

SEC. 16. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EMERGENCY SPENDING.

  It is the sense of Congress that, as a part of a 
comprehensive reform of the budget process, the Committees on 
the Budget should develop a definition of, and a process for, 
funding emergencies consistent with the applicable provisions 
of H.R. 853, the Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of 
1999, that could be incorporated into the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and the Standing Rules of the Senate.

SEC. 17. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ESTIMATES OF THE IMPACT OF REGULATIONS 
                    ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

  (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
          (1) the Federal regulatory system sometimes adversely 
        affects many Americans and businesses by imposing 
        financial burdens with little corresponding public 
        benefit;
          (2) currently, Congress has no general mechanism for 
        assessing the financial impact of regulatory activities 
        on the private sector;
          (3) Congress is ultimately responsible for making 
        sure agencies act in accordance with congressional 
        intent and, while the executive branch is responsible 
        for promulgating regulations, Congress should curb 
        ineffective regulations by using its oversight and 
        regulatory powers; and
          (4) a variety of reforms have been suggested to 
        increase congressional oversight over regulatory 
        activity, including directing the President to prepare 
        an annual accounting statement containing several cost/
        benefit analyses, recommendations to reform inefficient 
        regulatory programs, and an identification and analysis 
        of duplications and inconsistencies among such 
        programs.
  (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
the House should reclaim its role as reformer and take the 
first step toward curbing inefficient regulatory activity by 
passing legislation authorizing the Congressional Budget Office 
to prepare regular estimates on the impact of proposed Federal 
regulations on the private sector.

SEC. 18. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON BIENNIAL BUDGET.

  It is the sense of the House that there is a wide range of 
views on the advisability of biennial budgeting and this issue 
should be considered only within the context of comprehensive 
budget process reform.

SEC. 19. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND PRESERVING 
                    HOME HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL MEDICARE 
                    BENEFICIARIES.

  (a) Access to Health Insurance.--
          (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                  (A) 44.4 million Americans are currently 
                without health insurance, and that this number 
                is expected to rise to nearly 60 million people 
                in the next 10 years;
                  (B) the cost of health insurance continues to 
                rise, a key factor in increasing the number of 
                uninsured; and
                  (C) there is a consensus that working 
                Americans and their families will suffer from 
                reduced access to health insurance.
          (2) Sense of congress on improving access to health 
        care insurance.--It is the sense of Congress that 
        access to affordable health care coverage for all 
        Americans is a priority of the 106th Congress.
  (b) Preserving Home Health Service For All Medicare 
Beneficiaries.--
          (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                  (A) the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 reformed 
                Medicare home health care spending by 
                instructing the Health Care Financing 
                Administration to implement a prospective 
                payment system and instituted an interim 
                payment system to achieve savings;
                  (B) the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP 
                Balanced Budget Refinement Act, 1999, reformed 
                the interim payment system to increase 
                reimbursements to low-cost providers and 
                delayed the automatic 15 percent payment 
                reduction until after the first year of the 
                implementation of the prospective payment 
                system; and
                  (C) patients whose care is more extensive and 
                expensive than the typical Medicare patient do 
                not receive supplemental payments in the 
                interim payment system but will receive special 
                protection in the home health care prospective 
                payment system.
          (2) Sense of congress on access to home health 
        care.--It is the sense of Congress that--
                  (A) Congress recognizes the importance of 
                home health care for seniors and disabled 
                citizens;
                  (B) Congress and the Administration should 
                work together to maintain quality care for 
                patients whose care is more extensive and 
                expensive than the typical Medicare patient, 
                including the sickest and frailest Medicare 
                beneficiaries, while home health care agencies 
                operate in the interim payment system; and
                  (C) Congress and the Administration should 
                work together to avoid the implementation of 
                the 15 percent reduction in the prospective 
                payment system and ensured timely 
                implementation of that system.

SEC. 20. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MEDICARE+CHOICE PROGRAMS/
                    REIMBURSEMENT RATES.

  It is the sense of Congress that the Medicare+Choice regional 
disparity among reimbursement rates is unfair, and that full 
funding of the Medicare+Choice program is a priority as 
Congress deals with any medicare reform legislation.

SEC. 21. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON DIRECTING THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
                    TO ACCEPT NEGATIVE NUMBERS IN FARM INCOME 
                    AVERAGING.

  (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
          (1) farmers' and ranchers' incomes vary widely from 
        year to year due to uncontrollable markets and 
        unpredictable weather;
          (2) in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Congress 
        enacted 3-year farm income averaging to protect 
        agricultural producers from excessive tax rates in 
        profitable years;
          (3) last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 
        proposed final regulations for averaging farm income 
        which fail to make clear that taxable income in a given 
        year may be a negative number; and
          (4) this IRS interpretation can result in farmers 
        having to pay additional taxes during years in which 
        they experience a loss in income.
  (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
during this session of the 106th Congress, legislation should 
be considered to direct the Internal Revenue Service to count 
any net loss of income in determining the proper rate of 
taxation.

SEC. 22. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE STABILIZATION OF CERTAIN 
                    FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO STATES, COUNTIES, AND BOROUGHS.

  It is the sense of the House that Federal revenue-sharing 
payments to States, counties, and boroughs pursuant to the Act 
of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260; 16 U.S.C. 500), the Act of March 
1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 16 U.S.C. 500), the Act of August 28, 
1937 (chapter 876; 50 Stat. 875; 43 U.S.C. 1181f), the Act of 
May 24, 1939 (chapter 144; 53 Stat. 753; 43 U.S.C. 1181f-1 et 
seq.), and sections 13982 and 13983 of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 16 U.S.C. 500 
note; 43 U.S.C. 1181f note) should be stabilized and maintained 
for the long-term benefit of schools, roads, public services, 
and communities, and that providing such permanent, stable 
funding is a priority of the 106th Congress.

SEC. 23. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE 
                    FOUNDATION.

  (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
          (1) the year 2000 will mark the 50th Anniversary of 
        the National Science Foundation;
          (2) the National Science Foundation is the largest 
        supporter of basic research in the Federal Government;
          (3) the National Science Foundation is the second 
        largest supporter of university-based research;
          (4) research conducted by the grantees of the 
        National Science Foundation has led to innovations that 
        have dramatically improved the quality of life of all 
        Americans;
          (5) grants made by the National Science Foundation 
        have been a crucial factor in the development of 
        important technologies that Americans take for granted, 
        such as lasers, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Doppler 
        Radar, and the Internet;
          (6) because basic research funded by the National 
        Science Foundation is high-risk, cutting edge, 
        fundamental, and may not produce tangible benefits for 
        over a decade, the Federal Government is uniquely 
        suited to support such research; and
          (7) the National Science Foundation's focus on peer-
        reviewed merit based grants represents a model for 
        research agencies across the Federal Government.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
function 250 (Basic Science) levels assume an amount of funding 
which ensures that the National Science Foundation is a 
priority in the resolution; recognizing the National Science 
Foundation's critical role in funding basic research, which 
leads to the innovations that assure the Nation's economic 
future, and in cultivating America's intellectual 
infrastructure.

SEC. 24. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.

  It is the sense of Congress that the Medicare Payment 
Advisory Commission continue to carefully monitor the medicare 
skilled nursing benefit to determine if payment rates are 
sufficient to provide quality care, and that if reform is 
recommended, Congress should pass legislation as quickly as 
possible to assure quality skilled nursing care.

SEC. 25. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) all children deserve a quality education, 
        including children with disabilities;
          (2) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        provides that the Federal, State, and local governments 
        are to share in the expense of educating children with 
        disabilities and commits the Federal Government to pay 
        up to 40 percent of the national average per pupil 
        expenditure for children with disabilities;
          (3) the high cost of educating children with 
        disabilities and the Federal Government's failure to 
        fully meet its obligation under the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act stretches limited State and 
        local education funds, creating difficulty in providing 
        a quality education to all students, including children 
        with disabilities;
          (4) the current level of Federal funding to States 
        and localities under the Individuals with Disabilities 
        Education Act is contrary to the goal of ensuring that 
        children with disabilities receive a quality education;
          (5) the Federal Government has failed to appropriate 
        40 percent of the national average per pupil 
        expenditure per child with a disability as required 
        under the Individuals with Disabilities Act to assist 
        States and localities to educate children with 
        disabilities; and
          (6) the levels in function 500 (Education) for fiscal 
        year 2001 assume sufficient discretionary budget 
        authority to accommodate fiscal year 2001 
        appropriations for IDEA at least $2,000,000,000 above 
        such funding levels appropriated in fiscal year 2000.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) Congress and the President should increase fiscal 
        year 2001 funding for programs under the Individuals 
        with Disabilities Act by at least $2,000,000,000 above 
        fiscal year 2000 appropriated levels;
          (2) Congress and the President should give programs 
        under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        the highest priority among Federal elementary and 
        secondary education programs by meeting the commitment 
        to fund the maximum State grant allocation for 
        educating children with disabilities under such Act 
        prior to authorizing or appropriating funds for any new 
        education initiative;
          (3) Congress and the President may consider, if new 
        or increased funding is authorized or appropriated for 
        any elementary and secondary education initiative that 
        directs funds to local educational agencies, providing 
        the flexibility in such authorization or appropriation 
        necessary to allow local educational agencies the 
        authority to use such funds for programs under the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and
          (4) if a local educational agency chooses to utilize 
        the authority under section 613(a)(2)(C)(i) of the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to treat as 
        local funds up to 20 percent of the amount of funds the 
        agency receives under part B of such Act that exceeds 
        the amount it received under that part for the previous 
        fiscal year, then the agency should use those local 
        funds to provide additional funding for any Federal, 
        State, or local education program.

SEC. 26. ASSUMED FUNDING LEVELS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

  It is the sense of Congress that function 500 (Education) 
levels assume at least a $2,000,000,000 increase in fiscal year 
2001 over the current fiscal year to reflect the commitment of 
Congress to appropriate 40 percent of the national per pupil 
expenditure for children with disabilities by a date certain.

SEC. 27. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PAY RAISE.

  It is the sense of Congress that the pay increase for Federal 
employees in January 2001 should be at least 3.7 percent.

SEC. 28. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING HCFA DRAFT GUIDELINES.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) on February 15, 2000, the Health Care Financing 
        Administration in the Department of Health and Human 
        Services issued a draft Medicaid School-Based 
        Administrative Claiming (MAC) Guide; and
          (2) in its introduction, the stated purpose of the 
        draft MAC guide is to provide information for schools, 
        State medicaid agencies, HCFA staff, and other 
        interested parties on the existing requirements for 
        claiming Federal funds under the medicaid program for 
        the costs of administrative activities, such as 
        medicaid outreach, that are performed in the school 
        setting associated with school-based health services 
        programs.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) many school-based health programs provide a broad 
        range of services that are covered by medicaid, 
        affording access to care for children who otherwise 
        might well go without needed services;
          (2) such programs also can play a powerful role in 
        identifying and enrolling children who are eligible for 
        medicaid, as well as the State Children's Health 
        Insurance programs;
          (3) undue administrative burdens may be placed on 
        school districts and States and deter timely 
        application approval;
          (4) the Health Care Financing Administration should 
        substantially revise or abandon the current draft MAC 
        guide because it appears to promulgate new rules that 
        place excessive administrative burdens on participating 
        school districts;
          (5) the goal of the revised guide should be to 
        encourage the appropriate use of Medicaid school-based 
        services without undue administrative burdens; and
          (6) the best way to ensure the continued viability of 
        medicaid school-based services is to guarantee that the 
        guidelines are fair and responsible.

SEC. 29. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ASSET-BUILDING FOR THE WORKING POOR.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) 33 percent of all American households and 60 
        percent of African American households have either no 
        financial assets or negative financial assets;
          (2) 46.9 percent of children in America live in 
        households with no financial assets, including 40 
        percent of Caucasian children and 75 percent of African 
        American children;
          (3) in order to provide low-income families with more 
        tools for empowerment, incentives, including individual 
        development accounts, are demonstrating success at 
        empowering low-income workers;
          (5) middle and upper income Americans currently 
        benefit from tax incentives for building assets; and
          (6) the Federal Government should utilize the Federal 
        tax code to provide low-income Americans with 
        incentives to work and build assets in order to escape 
        poverty permanently.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
provisions of this resolution assume that Congress should 
modify the Federal tax law to include Individual Development 
Account provisions in order to encourage low-income workers and 
their families to save for buying a first home, starting a 
business, obtaining an education, or taking other measures to 
prepare for the future.

SEC. 30. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING THE NATION'S 
                    EMERGENCY FIRST-RESPONDERS.

  (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
          (1) over 1.2 million men and women work as fire and 
        emergency services personnel in 32,000 fire and 
        emergency medical services departments across the 
        Nation;
          (2) over eighty percent of those who serve do so as 
        volunteers;
          (3) the Nation's firefighters responded to more than 
        18 million calls in 1998, including over 1.7 million 
        fires;
          (4) an average of 100 firefighters per year lose 
        their lives in the course of their duties; and
          (5) the Federal Government has a role in protecting 
        the health and safety of the Nation's fire fighting 
        personnel.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) recognizing the Nation's firefighters and 
        emergency services crucial role in preserving and 
        protecting life and property, such Federal assistance 
        as low-interest loan programs, community development 
        block grant reforms, emergency radio spectrum 
        reallocations, and volunteer fire assistance programs, 
        should be considered; and
          (2) additional resources should be set aside for such 
        assistance.

SEC. 31. ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT OF BUDGETARY LIMITS.

  (a) Prohibition on Use of Directed Scorekeeping.--
          (1) It shall not be in order in the House to consider 
        any reported bill or joint resolution, or amendment 
        thereto or conference report thereon, that contains a 
        directed scorekeeping provision.
          (2) As used in this subsection, the term ``directed 
        scorekeeping'' means directing the Congressional Budget 
        Office or the Office of Management and Budget to 
        estimate any provision providing discretionary new 
        budget authority in a bill or joint resolution making 
        general appropriations for a fiscal year for budgetary 
        enforcement purposes.
  (b) Prohibition on Use of Advance Appropriations.--(1) It 
shall not be in order in the House to consider any reported 
bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference 
report thereon, that would cause the total level of 
discretionary advance appropriations provided for fiscal years 
after 2001 to exceed $23 billion (which represents the total 
level of advance appropriations for fiscal year 2001).
  (2) As used in this subsection, the term ``advance 
appropriation'' means any discretionary new budget authority in 
a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations for 
fiscal year 2001 that first becomes available for any fiscal 
year after 2001.
  (c) Effective Date.--This section shall cease to have any 
force or effect on January 1, 2001.
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                Part B--Text of Amendments Made in Order

   1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Clyburn of South 
           Carolina, or a Designee, Debatable for 40 minutes

  Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

  The Congress declares that concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2001 and that the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2002 through 2005 are hereby set forth.

SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

  The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of 
fiscal years 2001 through 2005:
          (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution:
                  (A) The recommended levels of Federal 
                revenues are as follows:
                        Fiscal year 2001: $2,026,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2002: $2,097,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2003: $2,171,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2004: $2,262,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2005: $2,352,000,000,000.
                  (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels 
                of Federal revenues should be reduced are as 
                follows:
                        Fiscal year 2001: $96,800,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2002: $109,700,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2003: $129,994,500,000.
                        Fiscal year 2004: $154,043,480,000.
                        Fiscal year 2005: $182,241,520,000.
          (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 2001: $1,548,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $1,618,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $1,918,041,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $2,272,878,500,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $2,693,361,000,000.
          (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total 
        budget outlays are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2001: $1,525,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $1,589,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $1,883,202,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $2,231,594,300,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $2,644,439,200,000.
          (4) Surpluses.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the amounts of the surpluses are as 
        follows:
                  Fiscal year 2001: $20,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $20,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $20,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $20,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $20,000,000,000.
          (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the 
        public debt are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2001: $3,287,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $3,100,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $2,903,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $2,690,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $2,465,000,000,000.

SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

  The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal 
years 2001 through 2005 for each major functional category are:
          (1) National Defense (050):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $255,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $252,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $262,080,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $261,080,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $268,081,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $267,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $271,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $270,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $286,090,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $287,071,000,000.
          (2) International Affairs (150):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $26,070,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,892,950,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $30,892,950,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $36,608,145,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $36,608,145,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $43,380,651,000.
          (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,900,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,900,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,656,500,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,922,952,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,922,952,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,793,698,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $24,793,698,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $28,380,532,000.
          (4) Energy (270):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $3,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $3,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $2,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $2,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $2,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $600,000,000.
          (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,818,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,518,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,818,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,418,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,818,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,418,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,818,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,418,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,818,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,418,000,000.
          (6) Agriculture (350):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $7,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,900,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $6,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $10,546,500,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $8,176,500,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,497,602,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $9,689,152,500
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,809,658,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $11,481,645,000.
          (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $7,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $8,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $8,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $9,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $10,000,000,000.
          (8) Transportation (400):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $2,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $2,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $16,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,900,000,000.
          (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,905,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,114,082,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,114,082,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,325,793,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,325,793,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,540,679,000.
          (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social 
        Services (500):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $78,875,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $76,875,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $89,875,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $85,005,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $77,875,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $84,910,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $89,250,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $88,764,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $90,750,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $89,984,000,000.
          (11) Health (550):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $198,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $198,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $215,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $214,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $233,602,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $231,661,300,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $253,224,560,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $249,962,540,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $274,495,420,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $269,709,580,000.
          (12) Medicare (570):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $222,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $218,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $232,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $223,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $242,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $241,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $258,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $255,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $287,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $277,500,000,000.
          (13) Income Security (600):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $241,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $217,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $241,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $229,700,000,000,.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $241,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $240,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $242,900,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $221,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $243,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $234,300,000,000.
          (14) Social Security (650):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $12,662,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $16,100,000,000.
          (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $44,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $42,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $45,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $45,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $46,902,400,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $48,124,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $47,196,405,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $54,011,440,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $48,329,118,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $54,072,126,000.
          (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $24,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $24,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $24,565,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,365,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,030,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,830,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,495,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $26,295,000,000.
          (17) General Government (800):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,900,000,000.
          (18) Net Interest (900):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, $0.
                          (B) Outlays, $208,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, $0.
                          (B) Outlays, $198,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, $0.
                          (B) Outlays, $189,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, $0.
                          (B) Outlays, $177,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, $0.
                          (B) Outlays, $163,600,000,000.
          (19) Allowances (920):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $0.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $0.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $0.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $0.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $0.
          (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $45,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $49,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $47,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $46,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $48,600,000,000.
                              ----------                              


2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DeFazio of Oregon, or a 
                   Designee, Debatable for 40 minutes

  Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

  The Congress declares that concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2001 and that the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2002 through 2005 are hereby set forth.

SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

  The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of 
fiscal years 2001 through 2005:
          (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution:
                  (A) The recommended levels of Federal 
                revenues are as follows:
                        Fiscal year 2001: $1,533,703,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2002: $1,582,252,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2003: $1,634,316,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2004: $1,702,913,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2005: $1,766,406,000,000.
                  (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels 
                of Federal revenues should be reduced are as 
                follows:
                        Fiscal year 2001: $0.
                        Fiscal year 2002: $4,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2003: $10,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2004: $17,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2005: $24,000,000,000.
          (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 2001: $1,558,245,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $1,595,233,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $1,640,506,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $1,706,914,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $1,775,092,000,000.
          (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total 
        budget outlays are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2001: $1,502,313,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $1,566,294,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $1,616,960,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $1,682,278,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $1,752,016,000,000.
          (4) Surpluses.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the amounts of the surpluses are as 
        follows:
                  Fiscal year 2001: $31,390,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $15,958,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $17,357,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $20,636,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $14,390,000,000.
          (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the 
        public debt are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2001: $ .
                  Fiscal year 2002: $ .
                  Fiscal year 2003: $ .
                  Fiscal year 2004: $ .
                  Fiscal year 2005: $ .

SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

  The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal 
years 2001 through 2005 for each major functional category are:
          (1) National Defense (050):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $276,216,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $274,507,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $279,140,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $276,447,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $284,794,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $283,017,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $291,766,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $287,368,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $299,355,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $296,317,000,000.
          (2) International Affairs (150):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,710,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,979,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,306,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,691,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,615,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,617,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $23,120,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,998,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $23,777,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,284,000,000.
          (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,527,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,857,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,883,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,508,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,141,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,727,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,732,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,129,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,573,000,000.
          (4) Energy (270):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,238,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $197,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,310,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $37,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,186,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$83,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,265,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$131,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,297,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$31,000,000.
          (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $26,862,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,926,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $26,621,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $26,619,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $26,325,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $26,416,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,004,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $26,626,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,518,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $26,851,000,000.
          (6) Agriculture (350):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,697,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,923,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,848,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,583,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $16,093,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,633,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,498,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,944,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,230,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $12,642,000,000.
          (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $6,827,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $2,656,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,988,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $5,089,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $9,711,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $5,016,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,144,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $9,099,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,150,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $10,076,000,000.
          (8) Transportation (400):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $58,756,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $50,537,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $55,580,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $52,270,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $57,017,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $53,712,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $58,439,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $54,403,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $60,077,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $55,326,000,000.
          (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $30,048,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,279,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $30,420,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $27,144,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $30,780,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $28,710,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $31,723,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $29,944,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $32,542,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,855,000,000.
          (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social 
        Services (500):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $85,882,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $74,768,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $86,635,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $82,645,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $87,788,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $85,645,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $89,453,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $87,708,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $91,570,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $89,757,000,000.
          (11) Health (550):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $171,749,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $166,795,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $184,237,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $181,297,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $197,553,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $194,924,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $213,097,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $211,383,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $231,207,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $230,061,000,000.
          (12) Medicare (570):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $218,227,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $214,711,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $227,226,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $225,737,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $243,556,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $242,517,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $265,454,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $265,253,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $289,877,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $289,519,000,000.
          (13) Income Security (600):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $265,819,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $260,890,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $276,396,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $277,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $287,353,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $289,509,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $299,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $301,594,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $313,203,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $316,095,000,000.
          (14) Social Security (650):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $9,723,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $9,723,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $11,567,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $11,567,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,266,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $12,266,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,013,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,013,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,833,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,833,000,000.
          (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $47,791,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $46,703,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $50,428,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $50,125,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $51,903,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $51,606,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $53,248,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $52,906,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $56,651,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $56,285,000,000.
          (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $30,392,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $29,814,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $30,869,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,297,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $30,655,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,472,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $30,866,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $31,077,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $31,579,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $31,503,000,000.
          (17) General Government (800):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,924,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,190,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $16,053,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,512,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $16,131,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,816,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $16,392,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $16,465,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $16,619,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $16,512,000,000.
          (18) Net Interest (900):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $287,910,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $287,910,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $288,957,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $288,956,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $284,821,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $284,821,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $280,128,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $280,128,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $275,160,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $275,160,000,000.
          (19) Allowances (920):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, $0.
                          (B) Outlays, $0.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, $0.
                          (B) Outlays, $0.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, $0.
                          (B) Outlays, $0.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, $0.
                          (B) Outlays, $0.
          (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$38,073,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$38,073,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$41,230,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$41,230,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$40,381,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$40,381,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$37,629,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$37,629,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$38,652,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$38,652,000,000.

SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

  The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report to the 
House a reconciliation bill not later than May 26, 2000, that 
consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient 
to increase the total level of revenues by $9,345,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2001, and $151,574,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2001 through 2005.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stenholm of Texas, or a 
                   Designee, Debatable for 40 Minutes

  Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

  The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2000 is hereby revised and replaced and 
that this is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2001 and that the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2002 through 2005 are hereby set forth.

SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

  The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of 
fiscal years 2000 through 2005:
          (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution:
                  (A) The recommended levels of Federal 
                revenues are as follows:
                        Fiscal year 2000: $1,405,500,000.
                        Fiscal year 2001: $1,509,718,000.
                        Fiscal year 2002: $1,557,246,000.
                        Fiscal year 2003: $1,610,844,000.
                        Fiscal year 2004: $1,610,757,000.
                        Fiscal year 2005: $1,738,810,000.
                  (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels 
                of Federal revenues should be reduced are as 
                follows:
                        Fiscal year 2000: $0.
                        Fiscal year 2001: $5,082,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2002: $6,254,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2003: $7,556,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2004: $8,281,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2005: $9,919,000,000.
          (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 2000: $1,475,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001: $1,527,000,000,00.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $1,569,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $1,619,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $1,704,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $1,753,000,000,000.
          (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total 
        budget outlays are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2000: $1,465,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001: $1,504,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $1,507,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $1,551,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $1,603,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $1,737,000,000,000.
          (4) Surpluses.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the amounts of the surpluses are as 
        follows:
                  Fiscal year 2000: $8,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001: $14,017,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $16,547,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $19,112,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $16,429,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $20,103,000,000.
          (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the 
        public debt are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2000: $5,640,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001: $5,710,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $5,766,007,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $5,866,788,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $5,947,471,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $6,018,197,000,000.

SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

  The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal 
years 2000 through 2005 for each major functional category are:
          (1) National Defense (050):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $287,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $282,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $308,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $298,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $311,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $303,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $317,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $311,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $327,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $320,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $336,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $332,400,000,000.
          (2) International Affairs (150):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $17,510,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $16,640,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,080,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,990,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,330,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,030,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,750,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,480,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,840,000,000.
          (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,280,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,460,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,670,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,260,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,740,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,150,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,840,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,240,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,240,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,640,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,540,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,150,000,000.
          (4) Energy (270):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$1,020,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $3,328,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $167,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $3,731,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$140,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $3,728,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$110,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $3,730,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$120,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $3,817,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, $0.
                          (B) Outlays, $3,850,000,000.
          (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $24,330,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,160,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,010,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,780,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,080,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,070,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,150,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,220,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,280,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,170,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,350,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $25,070,000,000.
          (6) Agriculture (350):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $35,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $34,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,830,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $20,910,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $24,130,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,090,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,150,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,480,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,020,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,350,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $16,770,000,000.
          (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $3,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $7,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $2,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $9,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $5,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $10,900,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $5,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $10,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,600,000,000.
          (8) Transportation (400):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $51,820,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $46,580,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $55,960,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $50,260,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $54,060,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $52,520,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $55,360,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $54,840,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $56,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $56,050,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $56,330,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $56,860,000,000.
          (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $11,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $10,760,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,030,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $11,220,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $11,870,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $11,340,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,040,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $11,180,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $11,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,490,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $11,480,000,000.
          (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social 
        Services (500):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $57,740,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $61,450,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $74,380,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $69,650,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $76,380,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $74,820,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $78,050,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $76,920,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $79,660,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $78,420,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $82,220,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $80,640,000,000.
          (11) Health (550):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $159,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $152,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $170,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $167,172,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $181,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $181,272,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $193,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $191,572,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $207,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $206,372,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $224,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $222,172,000,000.
          (12) Medicare (570):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $199,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $199,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $218,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $218,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $227,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $227,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $247,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $246,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $269,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $269,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $295,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $295,700,000,000.
          (13) Income Security (600):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $238,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $247,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $252,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $255,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $263,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $264,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $272,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $274,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $294,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $285,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $295,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $297.200,000,000.
          (14) Social Security (650):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $26,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $26,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $17,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $17,400,000,000.
          (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $46,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $45,180,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $48,760,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $48,160,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $50,070,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $50,670,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $52,520,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $52,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $55,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $53,720,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $58,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $57,340,000,000.
          (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,330,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $28,410,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $28,330,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $28,290,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $28,750,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $29,010,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $28,940,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $31,080,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,760,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $31,850,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $31,550,000,000.
          (17) General Government (800):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,900,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,680,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,640,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,240,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,570,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,860,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,540,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,740,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,530,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,560,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,520,000,000.
          (18) Net Interest (900):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $284,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $284,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $288,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $288,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $290,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $290,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $286,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $286,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $281,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $281,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $278,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $278,700,000,000.
          (19) Allowances (920):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $7,732,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $10,730,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $-3,430,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays,-$7,270,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget 
                        authority,-$1,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays,- $3,130,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$1,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$1,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$2,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$2,220,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$2,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$2,500,000,000.
          (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$41,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$41,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$46,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$46,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$50,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$50,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$50,020,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$50,020,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$48,210,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$48,210,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$50,130,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$50,130,000,000.

SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

  (a) Submissions Regarding Revenues.--The House Committee on 
Ways and Means shall report to the House a reconciliation 
bill--
          (1) not later than May 26, 2000;
          (2) not later than June 23, 2000;
          (3) not later than July 28, 2000; and
          (4) not later than September 22, 2000;
that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
sufficient to reduce the total level of revenues by not more 
than: $5,082,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $35,680,000,000 
for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
  (b) Submissions Regarding Debt Held by the Public.--The House 
Committee on Ways and Means shall report to the House a 
reconciliation bill--
          (1) not later than May 26, 2000; and
          (2) not later than September 22, 2000;
that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
sufficient to reduce the debt held by the public by not more 
than $8,189,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and$80,580,000,000 
for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.

SEC. 5. USE OF CBO ESTIMATES IN ENFORCEMENT OF RESOLUTION.

  For purposes of enforcing the budgetary aggregates and 
allocations under this resolution, the Chairman of the House 
Committee on the Budget shall, in advising the presiding 
officer on the cost of any piece of legislation, rely 
exclusively on estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget 
Office or the Joint Tax Committee, in a form certified by that 
agency to be consistent with its own economic and technical 
estimates, unless in each case he first receives the approval 
of the Committee on the Budget by recorded vote to use a 
different estimate.

SEC. 6. TAX CUTS AND NEW SPENDING CONTINGENT ON DEBT REDUCTION.

  Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, it 
shall not be in order to consider a reconciliation bill 
pursuant to Section 4 of this resolution or any legislation 
reducing revenues for the period of fiscal years 2001 to 2005 
or increasing outlays for mandatory spending programs unless 
there is a certification by Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office that the House has approved legislation which:
          (1) ensures that a sufficient portion of the on-
        budget surplus is reserved for debt retirement to put 
        the government on a path to eliminate the publicly held 
        debt by 2013 under current economic and technical 
        projections;
          (2) legislation has been enacted which establishes 
        points of order or other protections to ensure that 
        funds reserved for debt retirement may not be used for 
        any other purpose, except for adjustments to reflect 
        economic and technical changes in budget projections.

SEC. 7. RESERVE FUND FOR AUGUST UPDATE REVISION OF BUDGET SURPLUSES.

  (a) Allocation of Increased Surplus Projections.--If the 
Congressional Budget Office report referred to in subsection 
(b) projects an increase in the surplus for fiscal year 2000, 
fiscal year 2001, and the period of fiscal years 2001 through 
2005 over the corresponding levels set forth in its economic 
and budget forecast for 2001 submitted pursuant to section 
202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman 
of the Committee on the Budget of the House shall make the 
adjustments as provided in subsection (c).
  (b) Congressional Budget Office Updated Budget Forecast for 
Fiscal Year 2001.--The report referred to in subsection (a) is 
the Congressional Budget Office updated budget forecast for 
fiscal year 2001.
  (c) Adjustments.--If the Committee on Ways and Means reports 
any reconciliation legislation or other legislation reducing 
revenues exceeding the revenue aggregates in section 2(1)(B), 
reduce the revenue aggregates in section 2(1)(A) and increase 
the amounts the revenues can be reduced by in section 2(1)(B) 
by an amount not to exceed one-quarter of the increased 
surplus. If the Committees on Agriculture, Appropriations, 
Commerce, National Security, or Ways and Means report 
legislation increasing spending above the allocation for that 
committee, increase the allocation for that committee and the 
aggregates set forth in sections 2(2) and 2(3) by an amount not 
to exceed one-quarter of the increased surplus.
  (d) Application.--Any adjustments made pursuant to subsection 
(c) for any measure 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.

SEC. 8. SAFE DEPOSIT BOX FOR SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUSES.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) under the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the 
        social security trust funds are off-budget for purposes 
        of the President's budget submission and the concurrent 
        resolution on the budget;
          (2) the social security trust funds have been running 
        surpluses for 17 years;
          (3) these surpluses have been used to implicitly 
        finance the general operations of the Federal 
        Government;
          (4) in fiscal year 2001, the social security surplus 
        will exceed $166 billion;
          (5) for the first time, a concurrent resolution on 
        the budget balances the Federal budget without counting 
        the social security surpluses;
          (6) the only way to ensure that social security 
        surpluses are not diverted for other purposes is to 
        balance the budget exclusive of such surpluses; and
          (7) Congress and the President should take such steps 
        as are necessary to ensure that future budgets are 
        balanced excluding the surpluses generated by the 
        social security trust funds.
  (b) Point of Order.--
          (1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the 
        House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any 
        revision to this resolution or a concurrent resolution 
        on the budget for fiscal year 2002, or any amendment 
        thereto or conference report thereon, that sets forth a 
        deficit for any fiscal year.
          (2) Deficit levels.--For purposes of this subsection, 
        a deficit shall be the level (if any) set forth in the 
        most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the 
        budget for that fiscal year pursuant to section 
        301(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

SEC. 9. DEBT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX.

  Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
Representatives or the Senate to consider any reported bill or 
joint resolution, or any amendment thereto or conference report 
thereon, that would cause a surplus for fiscal year 2001 to be 
less than the level (as adjusted pursuant to section 7) set 
forth in section 2(4) for that fiscal year.
  (b) Special Rule.--The level of the surplus for purposes of 
subsection (a) shall not take into account any adjustment made 
under section 314(a)(2)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974.

SEC. 10. RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE.

  If the Committee on Ways and Means or Committee on Commerce 
of the House reports a bill or joint resolution, or an 
amendment thereto is offered (in the House), or a conference 
report thereon is submitted that reforms medicare, provides 
coverage for medicare prescription drugs, or adjusts medicare 
reimbursement for health care providers, the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget may increase the aggregates and 
allocations of new budget authority (and outlays resulting 
therefrom) by the amount provided by that measure for that 
purpose, but not to exceed $2,000,000,000 in new budget 
authority and $2,000,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2001 
and $40,000,000,000 in new budget authority and $40,000,000,000 
in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 
(and make all other appropriate conforming adjustments).

SEC. 11. RESERVE FUND FOR AGRICULTURE.

  (a) Fiscal Year 2000.--If the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment 
thereto is offered (in the House), or a conference report 
thereon is submitted that provides income support to owners and 
producers of farms, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
may increase the allocation of new budget authority and outlays 
to that committee for fiscal year 2000 by the amount of new 
budget authority (and the outlays resulting therefrom) provided 
by that measure for that purpose not to exceed $6,000,000,000 
in new budget authority and $6,000,000,000 in outlays for 
fiscal year 2000, $0 in new budget authority and outlays for 
the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2004, and 
$6,000,000,000 in new budget authority and $6,000,000,000 in 
outlays for the period of fiscal years 2000 through 2004 (and 
make all other appropriate conforming adjustments).
  (b) Fiscal Year 2001.--If the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment 
thereto is offered (in the House), or a conference report 
thereon is submitted that provides risk management or income 
support or other assistance for agricultural producers, the 
chairman of the Committee on the Budget may increase the 
allocation of new budget authority and outlays to that 
committee by the amount of new budget authority (and the 
outlays resulting therefrom) if such legislation does not 
exceed $4,998,000,000 in new budget authority and 
$4,354,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2001 and 
$24,761,000,000 in new budget authority and $23,610,000,000 in 
outlays for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 (and 
make all other appropriate conforming adjustments).

SEC. 13. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND 
                    AGGREGATES.

  (a) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and 
aggregates made pursuant to section 10, 11, or 12 for any 
measure 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.
  (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--
          (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 
        House of Representatives or the Senate, as applicable; 
        and
          (2) such chairman, as applicable, may make any other 
        necessary adjustments to such levels to carry out this 
        resolution.

SEC. 14. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BUDGET ENFORCEMENT.

  It is the sense of Congress that legislation should be 
enacting enforcing this resolution by--
          (1) establishing a plan to eliminate the publicly 
        held debt by 2012;
          (2) setting discretionary spending limits for budget 
        authority and outlays at the levels set forth in this 
        resolution for each of the next five years; and
          (3) extending the pay as you go rules set forth in 
        Section 252 of the BBEDCA for the next ten years.

SEC. 15. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE STABILIZATION OF CERTAIN 
                    FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO STATES, COUNTIES, AND BOROUGHS.

  It is the sense of the House that Federal revenue-sharing 
payments to States, counties, and boroughs pursuant to the Act 
of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260; 16 U.S.C. 500), the Act of March 
1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 16 U.S.C. 500), the Act of August 28, 
1937 (chapter 876; 50 Stat. 875; 43 U.S.C. 1181f), the Act of 
May 24, 1939 (chapter 144; 53 Stat. 753; 43 U.S.C. 1181f-1 et 
seq.), and sections 13982 and 13983 of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 16 U.S.C. 500 
note; 43 U.S.C. 1181f note) should be stabilized and maintained 
for the long-term benefit of schools, roads, public services, 
and communities, and that providing such permanent, stable 
funding is a priority of the 106th Congress.

SEC. 16. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON DIRECTING THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
                    TO ACCEPT NEGATIVE NUMBERS IN FARM INCOME 
                    AVERAGING.

  (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
          (1) farmers' and ranchers' income vary widely from 
        year to year due to uncontrollable markets and 
        unpredictable weather;
          (2) in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Congress 
        enacted 3-year farm income averaging to protect 
        agricultural producers from excessive tax rates in 
        profitable years;
          (3) last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 
        proposed final regulations for averaging farm income 
        which fail to make clear that taxable income in a given 
        year may be a negative number; and
          (4) this IRS interpretation can result in farmers 
        having to pay additional taxes during years in which 
        they experience a loss in income.
  (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
during this session of the 106th Congress, legislation should 
be considered to direct the Internal Revenue Service to count 
any net loss of income in determining the proper rate of 
taxation.

SEC. 17. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ESTIMATES OF THE IMPACT OF REGULATIONS 
                    ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

  (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
          (1) the Federal regulatory system sometimes adversely 
        affects many Americans and businesses by imposing 
        financial burdens with little corresponding public 
        benefit;
          (2) currently, Congress has no general mechanism for 
        assessing the financial impact of regulatory activities 
        on the private sector;
          (3) Congress is ultimately responsible for making 
        sure agencies act in accordance with congressional 
        intent and while the executive branch is responsible 
        for promulgating regulations, Congress ultimately can 
        and should curb ineffective regulations by using its 
        oversight and regulatory powers; and
          (4) a variety of reforms have been suggested to 
        increase congressional oversight over regulatory 
        activity, including directing the President to prepare 
        an annual accounting statement containing several cost/
        benefit analyses, recommendations to reform inefficient 
        regulatory programs, and an identification and analysis 
        of duplications and inconsistencies among such 
        programs.
  (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
the House should reclaim its role as reformer and take the 
first step toward curbing inefficient regulatory activity by 
passing legislation authorizing the Congressional Budget Office 
to prepare regular estimates on the impact of proposed Federal 
regulations on the private sector.

SEC. 18. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EDUCATION REFORM.

  (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
          (1) strengthening America's public schools while 
        respecting State and local control is critically 
        important to the future of our children and our Nation;
          (2) education is a local responsibility, a State 
        priority, and a national concern;
          (3) a partnership with the Nation's governors, 
        parents, teachers, and principals must take place in 
        order to strengthen public schools and foster 
        educational excellence;
          (4) the consolidation of various Federal education 
        programs will benefit our Nation's children, parents, 
        and teachers by sending more dollars directly to the 
        classroom;
          (5) our Nation's children deserve an educational 
        system that will provide opportunities to excel; and
          (6) our children and society will benefit from States 
        and local educators working together with the Federal 
        Government to raise standards and improve educational 
        opportunities, particularly for America's poorest 
        children.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) Federal funding should be increased to States and 
        local schools, with funds targeted to the poorest 
        schools;
          (2) the role of Federal education policy is to raise 
        standards for all children, and close the achievement 
        gap between groups of students;
          (3) legislation should be enacted which gives States 
        and local schools flexibility with Federal funds coupled 
        with increased accountability for performance and results, 
        including the requirement that states to ensure that all 
        students have fully qualified teachers; and
          (4) the Federal Government should demand increased 
        student performance, with consequences for schools and 
        school districts that continuously fail.

SEC. 19. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION.

  (a) Congress finds that--
          (1) all children deserve a quality education, 
        including children with disabilities;
          (2) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        provides that the Federal, State, and local governments 
        are to share in the expense of educating children with 
        disabilities and commits the Federal Government to pay 
        up to 40 percent of the national average per pupil 
        expenditure for children with disabilities;
          (3) the high cost of educating children with 
        disabilities and the Federal Government's failure to 
        fully meet its obligation under the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act stretches limited State and 
        local education funds, creating difficulty in providing 
        a quality education to all students, including children 
        with disabilities;
          (4) the current level of Federal funding to States 
        and localities under the Individuals with Disabilities 
        Education Act is contrary to the goal of ensuring that 
        children with disabilities receive a quality education;
          (5) the Federal Government has failed to appropriate 
        40 percent of the national average per pupil 
        expenditure per child with a disability as required 
        under the Individuals with Disabilities Act to assist 
        States and localities to educate children with 
        disabilities; and
          (6) the levels in function 500 (Education) for fiscal 
        year 2001 assume sufficient discretionary budget 
        authority to accommodate fiscal year 2001 
        appropriations for IDEA at least $2,000,000,000 above 
        such funding levels appropriated in fiscal year 2000.
  (b) It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) Congress and the President should increase 
        function 500 (Education) fiscal year 2001 funding for 
        programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Act by 
        at least $2,000,000,000 above fiscal year 2000 
        appropriated levels;
          (2) Congress and the President should give programs 
        under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        the highest priority among Federal elementary and 
        secondary education programs by meeting the commitment 
        to fund the maximum State grant allocation for 
        educating children with disabilities under such Act 
        prior to authorizing or appropriating funds for any new 
        education initiative;
          (3) Congress and the President should, if new or 
        increased funding is authorized or appropriated for any 
        education initiative, provide the flexibility in such 
        authorization or appropriation necessary to allow local 
        educational agencies the authority to use such funds 
        for programs under the Individuals with Disabilities 
        Education Act; and
          (4) if a local educational agency chooses to utilize 
        the authority under section 613(a)(2)(C)(i) of the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to treat as 
        local funds up to 20 percent of the amount of funds the 
        agency receives under part B of such Act that exceeds 
        the amount it received under that part for the previous 
        fiscal year, then the agency should use those local 
        funds to provide additional funding for any Federal, 
        State, or local education program.

SEC. 20. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND 
                    PRESERVING HOME HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL MEDICARE 
                    BENEFICIARIES.

  (a) Access to Health Insurance.--
          (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                  (A) 43.4 million Americans are currently 
                without health insurance, and that this number 
                is expected to rise to nearly 60 million people 
                in the next 10 years;
                  (B) the cost of health insurance continues to 
                rise, a key factor in increasing the number of 
                uninsured; and
                  (C) there is a consensus that working 
                Americans and their families and children will 
                suffer from reduced access to health insurance.
          (2) Sense of Congress on Improving Access to Health 
        Care Insurance.--It is the sense of Congress that 
        access to affordable health care coverage for all 
        Americans is a priority of the 106th Congress.
  (b) Preserving Home Health Service For All Medicare 
Beneficiaries.--
          (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                  (A) the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 reformed 
                Medicare home health care spending 
                by instructing the Health Care Financing 
                Administration to implement a prospective 
                payment system and instituted an interim 
                payment system to achieve savings;
                  (B) the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
                Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, reformed 
                the interim payment system to increase 
                reimbursements to low-cost providers, added 
                $900 million in funding, and delayed the 
                automatic 15 percent payment reduction for one 
                year, to October 1, 2000; and
                  (C) patients whose care is more extensive and 
                expensive than the typical Medicare patient do 
                not receive supplemental payments in the 
                interim payment system but will receive special 
                protection in the home health care prospective 
                payment system.
          (2) Sense of congress on access to home health 
        care.--It is the sense of Congress that--
                  (A) Congress recognizes the importance of 
                home health care for seniors and disabled 
                citizens;
                  (B) Congress and the Administration should 
                work together to maintain quality care for 
                patients whose care is more extensive and 
                expensive than the typical Medicare patient, 
                including the sickest and frailest Medicare 
                beneficiaries, while home health care agencies 
                operate in the interim payment system; and
                  (C) Congress and the Administration should 
                work together to avoid the implementation of 
                the 15 percent reduction in the interim payment 
                system and ensure timely implementation of the 
                prospective payment system.

SEC. 21. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EMERGENCY SPENDING.

  It is the sense of Congress that as a part of a comprehensive 
reform of the budget process the Committees on the Budget 
should develop a definition of and a process for, funding 
emergencies consistent with the applicable proviso of H.R. 853, 
the Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of 1999 that could 
be incorporated into the Rules of the House of Representatives 
and the Standing Rules of the Senate.

SEC. 22. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MEDICARE+CHOICE PROGRAMS/REIMBURSEMENT 
                    RATES.

  It is the sense of Congress that Medicare+Choice regional 
disparity among reimbursement rates are unfair; and that full 
funding of the Medicare+Choice program is a priority as 
Congress deals with any medicare reform legislation.

SEC. 23. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.

  It is the sense of Congress that the Medicare Payment 
Advisory Commission continue to carefully monitor the medicare 
skilled nursing benefit to determine if payment rates are 
sufficient to provide quality care, and that if reform is 
recommended, Congress pass legislation as quickly as possible 
to assure quality skilled nursing care.
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     4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sununu of New 
          Hampshire, or a Designee, Debatable for 40 Minutes.


SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.

    The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2000 is hereby revised and replaced and 
that this is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2001 and that the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2002 through 2005 are hereby set forth.

SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

    The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of 
fiscal years 2000 through 2005:
          (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution:
                  (A) The recommended levels of Federal 
                revenues are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2000: $1,945,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001: $2,016,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $2,096,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $2,177,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $2,263,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $2,361,000,000,000.
                  (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels 
                of Federal revenues should be reduced are as 
                follows:
                  Fiscal year 2000: $0.
                  Fiscal year 2001: $13,207,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $40,337,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $54,528,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $67,518,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $95,497,000,000.
          (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 2000: $1,799,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001: $1,839,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $1,877,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $1,933,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $1,991,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $2,059,700,000,000.
          (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total 
        budget outlays are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2000: $1,784,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001: $1,809,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $1,860,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $1,914,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $1,968,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $2,037,000,000,000.
          (4) Surpluses.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the amounts of the surpluses are as 
        follows:
                  Fiscal year 2000: $________________.
                  Fiscal year 2001: $________________.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $________________.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $________________.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $________________.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $________________.
          (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the 
        public debt are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2000: $________________.
                  Fiscal year 2001: $________________.
                  Fiscal year 2002: $________________.
                  Fiscal year 2003: $________________.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $________________.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $________________.

SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

    The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal 
years 2000 through 2005 for each major functional category are:
          (1) National Defense (050):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $288,900,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $282,500,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $309,000,000,000
                          (B) Outlays, $299,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $317,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $307,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $326,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $319,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $335,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $328,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $344,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $340,500,000,000.
          (2) International Affairs (150):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $20,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,500,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $17,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $17,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $16,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $13,900,000,000
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $12,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $12,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $11,800,000,000.
          (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $19,000,000,000.
          (4) Energy (270):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, $0.
                          (B) Outlays, -$1,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$1,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$1,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$1,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$1,500,000,000.
          (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $24,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,800,000,000.
          (6) Agriculture (350):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $35,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $34,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $19,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $16,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $16,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $17,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $17,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,200,000,000.
          (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $4,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $6,900,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $2,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $7,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $4,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $9,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $4,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $7,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $8,400,000,000.
          (8) Transportation (400):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $51,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $46,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $54,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $43,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $52,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $44,900,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $53,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $46,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $53,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $46,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $53,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $46,100,000,000.
          (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $11,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $10,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $9,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $11,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $9,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $8,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $8,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $7,800,000,000.
          (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social 
        Services (500):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $57,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $61,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $70,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $70,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $71,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $70,100,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $71,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $69,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $71,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $69,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $71,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $70,300,000,000.
          (11) Health (550):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $159,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays $152,300,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $168,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $166,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $177,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $177,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $189,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $189,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $202,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $203,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $218,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $217,800,000,000.
          (12) Medicare (570):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $199,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $199,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $215,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $216,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $221,600,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $221,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $239,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $239,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $255,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $255,500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $278,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $278,700,000,000.
          (13) Income Security (600):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $238,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $248,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $251,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $255,000,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $258,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $265,600,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $267,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $273,900,000.
                Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $276,400,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $278,700,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $288,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $290,500,000,000.
          (14) Social Security (650):
                Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $405,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $405,000,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $422,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $422,700,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $443,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $443,000,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $463,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $463,700,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $486,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $485,900,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $510,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $510,100,000,000.
          (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $46,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $45,200,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $47,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $47,400,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $49,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $48,900,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $50,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $50,600,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $52,000,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $51,700,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $55,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $54,900,000,000.
          (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2001:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,500,000,000.
                         (B) Outlays, $25,900,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2002:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,100,000,000.
                         (B) Outlays, $25,600,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2003:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,000,000,000.
                         (B) Outlays, $25,100,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2004:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,000,000,000.
                         (B) Outlays, $24,900,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2005:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $24,900,000,000.
                         (B) Outlays, $24,800,000,000.
         (17) General Government (800):
                Fiscal year 2000:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $13,900,000,000.
                         (B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2001:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,200,000,000.
                         (B) Outlays, $12,900,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2002:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,300,000,000.
                         (B) Outlays, $12,600,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2003:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,200,000,000.
                         (B) Outlays, $12,300,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2004:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,200,000,000.
                         (B) Outlays, $12,300,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2005:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $12,300,000,000.
                         (B) Outlays, $12,000,000,000.
         (18) Net Interest (900):
                Fiscal year 2000:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $________________.
                         (B) Outlays, $________________.
                Fiscal year 2001:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $________________.
                         (B) Outlays, $________________.
                Fiscal year 2002:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $________________.
                         (B) Outlays, $________________.
                Fiscal year 2003:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $________________.
                         (B) Outlays, $________________.
                Fiscal year 2004:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $________________.
                         (B) Outlays, $________________.
                Fiscal year 2005:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $________________.
                         (B) Outlays, $________________.
         (19) Allowances (920):
                Fiscal year 2000:
                         (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,500,000,000.
                         (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
                Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$4,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$8,600,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$1,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$500,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$1,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$1,400,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$2,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$2,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$2,500,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$2,500,000,000.
          (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                  Fiscal year 2000:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$41,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$41,800,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2001:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$46,700,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$46,700,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2002:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$50,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$50,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$50,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$50,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$48,200,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$48,200,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$50,100,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$50,100,000,000.

SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

    (a) Submissions Regarding Revenues.--In addition to changes 
in revenues included, the House Committee on Ways and Means 
shall report to the House a reconciliation bill--
          (1) not later than May 19, 2000 that consists of 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
        reduce the total level of revenues by not more than: 
        $4,100,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2001, and 
        $50,700,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 
        through 2005;
          (2) not later than May 19, 2000 that consists of 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
        reduce the total level of revenues by not more than: 
        $578,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2001, and $12,984,000,000 
        for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005;
          (3) not later than May 19, 2000 that consists of 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
        reduce the total level of revenues by not more than: 
        $2,353,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2001, and 
        $45,750,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 
        through 2005;
          (4) not later than May 26, 2000 that consists of 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
        reduce the total level of revenues by not more than: 
        $5,200,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2001, and 
        $26,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 
        through 2005;
          (5) not later than June 23, 2000 that consists of 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
        reduce the total level of revenues by not more than: 
        $500,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2001, and $15,600,000,000 
        for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005;
          (6) not later than July 28, 2000 that consists of 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
        reduce the total level of revenues by not more than: 
        $476,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2001, and $7,718,000,000 
        for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005; and
          (7) not later than September 22, 2000 that consists 
        of changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient 
        to reduce the total level of revenues by not more than: 
        $0 for Fiscal Year 2001, and $113,000,000,000 for the 
        period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
    (b) Submissions Regarding Debt Held by the Public.--The 
House Committee on Ways and Means shall report to the House a 
reconciliation bill--
          (1) not later than May 26, 2000 that consists of 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
        reduce the debt held by the public by not more than 
        $10,000,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2001; and
          (2) not later than September 22, 2000 that consists 
        of changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient 
        to reduce the debt held by the public by not more than 
        $40,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2002 
        through 2005.
    (c) Submissions Regarding Medicare.--The House Committee on 
Ways and Means shall report to the House a reconciliation bill 
not later that September 22, 2000 that reforms the Medicare 
program and provides coverage for prescription drugs, but not 
to exceed $4 billion in new budget authority and $4,000,000,000 
in outlays for fiscal year 2001 and -$2,000,000,000 in new 
budget authority and-$2,000,000,000 in outlays for the period 
fiscal years 2001 through 2005.

SEC. 5 SPECIAL PROCEDURES TO SAFEGUARD TAX RELIEF.

    (a) Adjustments.--
          (1) Upon the reporting of a reconciliation bill by 
        the committee on Ways and Means pursuant to section 
        4(a) or, the offering of an amendment to, or the 
        submission of a conference report on, H.R. 3081, H.R. 
        6, or H.R. 2990, whichever occurs first, the chairman 
        of the Committee on the Budget of the House shall 
        reduce the zero the revenue aggregates set forth in 
        section 2(1)(B) (and make all other appropriate 
        conforming adjustments).
          (2) After making the adjustments referred to in 
        paragraph (1), and whenever the Committee on Ways and 
        Means reports any reconciliation bill pursuant to 
        section 4(a) (or an amendment thereto is offered or a 
        conference report thereon is submitted or an amendment 
        to H.R. 3081, H.R. 6, or H.R. 2990 is offered or a 
        conference report thereon is submitted after the date 
        of adoption of this resolution, the chairman of the 
        Committee on the Budget of the House shall increase the 
        levels by which Federal revenues should be reduced by 
        the amount of revenue loss caused by such measure for 
        each applicable year or period, but not to exceed, 
        after taking into account any other bill or joint 
        resolution enacted during this session of the One 
        Hundred Sixth Congress that causes a reduction in 
        revenues for such year or period, $________________in 
        fiscal year 2000 and $______________for the period of 
        fiscal years 2001 through 2005 (and make all other 
        appropriate conforming adjustments).
    (b) Application.--Any adjustments made pursuant to 
subsection (a)(1) for any measure 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.

SEC. 6. RESERVE FUND FOR AUGUST UPDATE REVISION OF BUDGET SURPLUSES.

    (a) Reporting a Surplus.--If the Congressional Budget 
Office report referred to in subsection (b) projects an 
increase in the surplus for fiscal year 2000, fiscal year 2001, 
and the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 over the 
corresponding levels set forth in its economic and budget 
forecast for 2001 submitted pursuant to section 202(e)(1) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget of the House may make the adjustments 
as provided in subsection (e).
    (b) Congressional Budget Office Updated Budget Forecast for 
Fiscal Year 2001.--The report referred to in subsection (a) is 
the Congressional Budget Office updated budget forecast for 
fiscal year 2001.
    (c) Adjustments.--If the Committee on Ways and Means 
reports any reconciliation bill pursuant to section 4(a) (or an 
amendment thereto is offered or a conference report thereon is 
submitted), or an amendment to H.R. 3081, H.R. 6, or H.R. 2990 
is offered or a conference report thereon is submitted after 
the date of adoption of this resolution that, after taking into 
account any other bill or joint resolution enacted during this 
session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress that causes a 
reduction in revenues for such year or period, would cause the 
level by which Federal revenues should be reduced, as set forth 
in section 2(1)(B) for fiscal year 2001 or for the period of 
fiscal year 2001 through 2005, to be exceeded, the chairman of 
the Committee on the Budget of the House may increase the 
levels by which Federal revenues should be reduced by the 
amount exceeding such level resulting from such measure for 
each applicable year or period, but not to exceed the increase 
in the surplus for such year or period in the report referred 
to in subsection (a).
    (d) Application.--Any adjustment made pursuant to 
subsection (c) for any measure 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.

SEC. 7. SAFE DEPOSIT BOX FOR SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress funds that--
          (1) under the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the 
        social security trust funds are off-budget for purposes 
        of the President's budget submission and the concurrent 
        resolution on the budget;
          (2) the social security trust funds have been running 
        surpluses for 17 years;
          (3) these surpluses have been used to implicitly 
        finance the general operations of the Federal 
        Government;
          (4) in fiscal year 2001, the social security surplus 
        will exceed $166 billion;
          (5) for the first time, a concurrent resolution on 
        the budget balances the Federal budget without counting 
        the social security surpluses;
          (6) the only way to ensure that social security 
        surpluses are not diverted for other purposes is to 
        balance the budget exclusive of such surpluses; and
          (7) Congress and the President should take such steps 
        as are necessary to ensure that future budgets are 
        balanced excluding the surpluses generated by the 
        social security trust funds.
    (b) Point of Order.--
          (1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the 
        House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any 
        revision to this resolution or a concurrent resolution 
        on the budget for fiscal year 2002, or any amendment 
        thereto or conference report thereon, that sets forth a 
        deficit for any fiscal year.
          (2) Deficit levels.--For purposes of this subsection, 
        a deficit shall be the level (if any) set forth in the 
        most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the 
        budget for that fiscal year pursuant to section 
        301(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

SEC. 8. DEBT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX.

    (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the House 
of Representatives or the Senate to consider any reported bill 
or joint resolution, or any amendment thereto or conference 
report thereon, that would cause a surplus for fiscal year 2001 
to be less than the level (as adjusted) set forth in section 
2(4) for that fiscal year.
    (b) Special Rule.--The level of the surplus for purposes of 
subsection (a) shall not take into account any adjustment made 
under section 314(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974.

SEC. 9. RESERVE FUND FOR AGRICULTURE IN FISCAL YEAR 2001.

    If the Committee on Agriculture of the House reports a bill 
or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto is offered (in the 
House), or a conference report thereon is submitted that 
provides risk management or income assistance for agricultural 
producers, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
increase the allocation of new budget authority and outlays to 
that committee by the amount of new budget authority (and the 
outlays resulting therefrom) if such legislation does not 
exceed $______ in new budget authority and $______ in outlays 
for fiscal year 2001 and $______ in new budget authority and 
$______ in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 
2005 (and make all other appropriate conforming adjustments).

SEC. 10. RESERVE FUND FOR RETIREMENT SECURITY.

    Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto is 
offered (in the House), or a conference report thereon is 
submitted that enhances retirement security through structural 
programmatic reform and the creation of personal retirement 
accounts, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may--
          (1) increase the appropriate allocations and 
        aggregates of new budget authority and outlays by the 
        amount of new budget authority provided by such measure 
        (and outlays flowing therefrom) for that purpose;
          (2) reduce the revenue aggregates by the amount of 
        the revenue loss resulting from that measure for that 
        purpose; and
          (3) make all other appropriate conforming 
        adjustments.

SEC. 11. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND 
                    AGGREGATES.

    (a) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and 
aggregates made pursuant to section 9 or 10 for any measure 
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.
    (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--
          (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 
        House of Representatives or the Senate, as applicable; 
        and
          (2) such chairman, as applicable, may make any other 
        necessary adjustments to such levels to carry out this 
        resolution.

SEC. 12. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE STABILIZATION OF CERTAIN 
                    FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO STATES, COUNTIES, AND BOROUGHS.

    It is the sense of the House that Federal revenue-sharing 
payments to States, counties, and boroughs pursuant to the Act 
of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260; 16 U.S.C. 500), the Act of March 
1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 16 U.S.C. 500), the Act of August 28, 
1937 (chapter 876; 50 Stat. 875; 43 U.S.C. 1181f), the Act of 
May 24, 1939 (chapter 144; 53 Stat. 753; 43 U.S.C. 1181f-1 et 
seq.), and sections 13982 and 13983 of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 16 U.S.C. 500 
note; 43 U.S.C. 1181f note) should be stabilized and maintained 
for the long-term benefit of schools, roads, public services, 
and communities, and that providing such permanent, stable 
funding is a priority of the 106th Congress.

SEC. 13. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON DIRECTING THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
                    TO ACCEPT NEGATIVE NUMBERS IN FARM INCOME 
                    AVERAGING.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
          (1) farmers' and ranchers' income vary widely from 
        year to year due to uncontrollable markets and 
        unpredictable weather;
          (2) in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Congress 
        enacted 3-year farm income averaging to protect 
        agricultural producers from excessive tax rates in 
        profitable years;
          (3) last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 
        proposed final regulations for averaging farm income 
        which fail to make clear that taxable income in a given 
        year may be a negative number; and
          (4) this IRS interpretation can result in farmers 
        having to pay additional taxes during years in which 
        they experience a loss in income.
    (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
during this session of the 106th Congress, legislation should 
be considered to direct the Internal Revenue Service to count 
any net loss of income in determining the proper rate of 
taxation.

SEC. 14. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ESTIMATES OF THE IMPACT OF REGULATIONS 
                    ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
          (1) the Federal regulatory system sometimes adversely 
        affects many Americans and businesses by imposing 
        financial burdens with little corresponding public 
        benefit.
          (2) currently, Congress has no general mechanism for 
        assessing the financial impact of regulatory activities 
        on the private sector;
          (3) Congress is ultimately responsible for making 
        sure agencies act in accordance with congressional 
        intent and while the executive branch is responsible 
        for promulgating regulations, Congress ultimately can 
        and should curb ineffective regulations by using its 
        oversight and regulatory powers; and
          (4) a variety of reforms have been suggested to 
        increase congressional oversight over regulatory 
        activity, including directing the President to prepare 
        an annual accounting statement containing several cost/
        benefit analyses, recommendations to reform inefficient 
        regulatory programs, and an identification and analysis 
        of duplications and inconsistencies among such 
        programs.
    (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
the House should reclaim its role as reformer and take the 
first step toward curbing inefficient regulatory activity by 
passing legislation authorizing the Congressional Budget Office 
to prepare regular estimates on the impact of proposed Federal 
regulations on the private sector.

SEC. 15. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROVIDING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS TO THE 
                    CLASSROOM.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
          (1) strengthening America's public schools while 
        respecting State and local control is 
criticallyimportant to the future of our children and our Nation;
          (2) education is a local responsibility, a State 
        priority, and a national concern;
          (3) a partnership with the Nation's governors, 
        parents, teachers, and principals must take place in 
        order to strengthen public schools and foster 
        educational excellence;
          (4) the consolidation of various Federal education 
        programs will benefit our Nation's children, parents, 
        and teachers by sending more dollars directly to the 
        classroom; and
          (5) our Nation's children deserve an educational 
        system that will provide opportunities to excel.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) Congress should enact legislation that would 
        consolidate thirty-one Federal K-12 education programs; 
        and
          (2) the Department of Education, the States, and 
        local educational agencies should work together to 
        ensure that not less than 95 percent of all funds 
        appropriated for the purpose of carrying out elementary 
        and secondary education programs administered by the 
        Department of Education is spent for our children in 
        their classrooms.

SEC. 16. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING TAX RELIEF.

    (a) Findings.--The House funds that this concurrent 
resolution dedicates $272,800,000 over 5 years to reduce the 
tax burden on American families.
    (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
these funds should be used to--
          (1) eliminate the marriage penalty by enacting into 
        law the provisions of H.R. 6;
          (2) increase access to health care by enacting into 
        law the revenue provisions of H.R. 2990;
          (3) provide tax relief to small business owner by 
        enacting into law the revenue provisions of H.R. 2832;
          (4) repel the 1993 tax increase on Social Security 
        benefits;
          (5) expand educational opportunities by expanding 
        Education Savings Accounts;
          (6) repeal the 1993 4.3 cent tax increase on motor 
        fuels;
          (7) repeal the ``death tax''.

SEC. 17. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
          (1) For more than 30 years, the Social Security Trust 
        Fund has been used to mask on-budget deficits and this 
        year the debt to the Social Security Trust Fund will 
        exceed $1 trillion,
          (2) While the debt held by the public will decrease 
        over the next 10 years, the debt owed to the Social 
        Security Trust Fund will continue to increase and the 
        national debt is projected, by the Congressional Budget 
        Office, to increase to more than $6 trillion by Fiscal 
        Year 2006.
          (3) By 2014, in order to pay benefits, the Social 
        Security Trust Fund will begin redeeming the 
        certificates of debt that are currently held and if 
        nothing is done to reform the system before then, 
        Congress will be forced to implement emergency 
        provisions that either raise taxes, increase publicly 
        held debt, or cut benefits,
          (4) Although the Social Security Trust Fund has been 
        taken off-budget, the only true way to prohibit 
        Congress and the President from borrowing from the 
        surpluses of the Social Security Trust Fund is to 
        return those surpluses to workers today in the form of 
        rebates to be used solely for the purposes of personal 
        retirement accounts,
          (5) Personal Retirement Accounts are the key to true 
        retirement security and wealth creation that is owned 
        and controlled by the worker, not the government.
          (6) Only through Personnel Retirement Accounts can 
        this country achieve a fully-funded retirement program, 
        and not one dependent on the taxation of the next 
        generation.
          (7) Sec. 10 of this concurrent resolution provides 
        the necessary authority to accommodate structural 
        Social Security reform that includes personal 
        retirement accounts within the Fiscal Year 2001 budget.
    (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
prior to the adjournment of the 106th Congress that Congress 
should enact structural Social Security reform that includes 
personal retirement accounts.

SEC. 18. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE MODERNIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
                    OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
          (1) The health insurance coverage provided under the 
        Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is an integral 
        part of the financial security for retired and disabled 
        individuals, as such coverage protects those 
        individuals against the financially ruinous costs of a 
        major illness.
          (2) During the nearly 35 years since the Medicare 
        Program was established, the Nation's health care 
        delivery and financing system has undergone major 
        transformations. However, the Medicare Program has not 
        kept pace with such transformations.
          (3) Former congressional Budget Office Director 
        Robert Reischauer has described the Medicare Program as 
        it exists today as failing on the following four key 
        dimensions (known as the ``Four I's''):
                  (A) The program is inefficient.
                  (B) The program is inequitable.
                  (C) The program is inadequate.
                  (D) The program is insolvent.
          (4) The recommendations by Senator John Breaux and 
        Representative William Thomas received the bipartisan 
        support of a majority of members on the National 
        Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare.
          (5) The Breaux-Thomas recommendations provide for new 
        prescription drug coverage for the neediest 
        beneficiaries within a plan that substantially improves 
        the solvency of the Medicare Program without 
        transferring new IOUs to the Federal Hospital Insurance 
        Trust Fund that must be redeemed later by raising 
        taxes, cutting benefits, or borrowing more from the 
        public.
          (6) Sec. 4 of this concurrent resolution provides the 
        necessary authority to accommodate structural Medicare 
        reform within the Fiscal Year 2001 budget.
      (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House 
that:
          (1) Congress should work in a bipartisan fashion to 
        extend the solvency of the Medicare Program and to 
        ensure that benefits under that program will be 
        available to beneficiaries in the future.
          (2) The recommendations by Senator Breaux and 
        Congressman Thomas provide for new prescription drug 
        coverage for the neediest beneficiaries within a plan 
        that substantially improves the solvency of the 
        Medicare Program without transferring to the Federal 
        Hospital Insurance Trust Funds new IOUs that must be 
        redeemed later by raising taxes, cutting benefits, or 
        borrowing more from the public.
          (3) Congress should move expeditiously to consider 
        the bipartisan recommendations of the Chairmen of the 
        National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of 
        Medicare.

SEC. 19. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING FOREIGN AID.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
          (1) The nation of Israel has been a reliable and 
        dependable ally to the United States.
          (2) The United States' support for Israel is vital to 
        achieving peace in the Middle East.
    (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
aid to Israel should not be reduced.

SEC. 20. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY AUDITS AND 
                    WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
          (1) Each branch of government and every department 
        and agency has a fiduciary responsibility to ensure 
        that tax dollars are spent in the most efficient and 
        effective manner possible and to eliminate 
        mismanagement, waste, fraud, and abuse.
          (2) A minimal measure of whether a department or 
        agency is upholding its fiduciary responsibility is its 
        ability to pass an audit.
          (3) The most recent audits, for Fiscal Year 1998, 
        revealed that six major agencies--the Departments of 
        Agriculture, Defense, Education, Justice, and 
        Transportation, and the Agency for International 
        Development--could not provide financial statements 
        that could be independently audited.
          (4) Mismanagement, waste, fraud, and abuse cost 
        American taxpayers billions of dollars.
    (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
no agency or department which has failed its most recent audit 
should receive an increase in their budget over the previous 
year, unless the availability of the increased funds is 
contingent upon the completion of a complete and successful 
financial audit.

SEC. 21. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING TITLE X FUNDING.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
          (1) The title X of the Public Health Service Act 
        family planning program provides contraceptives, 
        treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, and sexual 
        counseling to minors without parental consent or 
        notification.
          (2) Almost 1,500,000 American minors receive title X 
        family planning services each year.
    (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
organizations or businesses which receive funds through Federal 
programs should obtain parental consent or confirmation of 
parental notification before contraceptives are provided to a 
minor.

SEC. 22. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING INTERNATIONAL POPULATION CONTROL 
                    PROGRAMS.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
          (1) There is international consensus that under no 
        circumstances should abortion be promoted as a method 
        of family planning.
          (2) The United States provides the largest percentage 
        of population control assistance among donor nations.
          (3) The activities of private organizations supported 
        by United States taxpayers are a reflection of United 
        States priorities in developing countries, and United 
        States funds allow these organizations to expand their 
        programs and influence.
          (4) The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has 
        signed contracts with the People's Republic of China 
        (PRC) which persists in coercing its people to obtain 
        abortions and undergo involuntary sterilizations.
    (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House 
that--
          (1) United States taxpayers should not be forced to 
        support international family planning programs;
          (2) if the Congress is unwilling to stop supporting 
        international family planning programs with taxpayers 
        dollars, the Congress should limit such support to 
        organizations that certify they will not perform, or 
        lobby for the legalization of, abortions in other 
        countries; and
          (3) United States taxpayers should not be forced to 
        support the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) if 
        it is conducting activities in the People's Republic of 
        China (PRC) and the PRC's population control program 
        continues to utilize coercive abortion.

SEC. 23. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING HUMAN EMBRYO RESEARCH.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
          (1) Human life is a precious resource which should 
        not be created or destroyed simply for scientific 
        experiments.
          (2) A human embryo is a human being that must be 
        accorded the moral status of a person from the time of 
        fertilization.
    (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
Congress should prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars for the 
creation of human embryos for research purposes and research in 
which human embryos are knowingly destroyed, a prohibition 
which also excludes support for stem cell research which 
depends upon the intentional killing of a living human embryo.

SEC. 24. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING FUNDING OF UNAUTHORIZED PROGRAMS.

    (a). The House finds the following:
          (1) Each year, the House Appropriations Committee 
        provides funding to hundreds of programs whose 
        authorization has expired or were never authorized by 
        an Act of Congress.
          (2) For Fiscal Year 2000, there were 247 programs 
        funded in 137 laws totaling over $120 billion whose 
        authorization had expired.
          (3) Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives prohibits the funding of an 
        appropriation which has not been authorized by law.
          (4) The House Rules Committee typically waives Rule 
        XXI when considering general appropriation bills.
          (5) The respective authorizing committees have not 
        made reauthorization of unauthorized programs a 
        priority.
          (6) The lack of congressional oversight over the 
        years, some as late as 1979, has led to the 
        deterioration of the power of the respective 
        authorizing Committees and thus the loss of 
        congressional oversight and fiscal responsibility, 
        which is a blow to the voters of America and their role 
        in the process.
          (7) The lack of congressional oversight over the 
        years has led to the shift of power away from the 
        Legislative Branch toward the Executive Branch and 
        unelected federal bureaucrats.
    (b) It is the sense of the House that:
          (1) Congress should pass, and the President should 
        sign into law, legislation to amend the Congressional 
        Budget Act of 1974 to require Congress to fund programs 
        that are currently unauthorized at 90 percent of prior 
        fiscal year levels.
          (2) Congress should pass, and the President should 
        sign into law, legislation to require the Congressional 
        Budget Office to prepare budget baselines based on the 
        figures where unauthorized programs are frozen and 
        funded at 90 percent of current levels.

SEC. 25. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FULLY FUNDING OF SPECIAL EDUCATION.

    (a) Congress finds that--
          (1) all children deserve a quality education, 
        including children with disabilities;
          (2) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        provides that the Federal, State and local governments 
        are to share in the expense of educating children with 
        disabilities and commits the Federal Government to pay 
        up to 40 percent of the national average per pupil 
        expenditure for children with disabilities;
          (3) the high cost of educating children with 
        disabilities and the Federal Government's failure to 
        fully meet its obligation under the Individual with 
        Disabilities Education Act stretches limited State and 
        local education funds, creating difficulty in providing 
        a quality education to all students, including children 
        with disabilities;
          (4) the current level of Federal funding to States 
        and localities under the Individual with Disabilities 
        Act is contrary to the goal of ensuring that children 
        with disabilities receive a quality education;
          (5) the Federal Government has failed to fully fund 
        the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and 
        appropriate 40 percent of the national average per 
        pupil expenditure per child with a disability as 
        required under the Individual with Disabilities Act to 
        assist States and localities to educate children with 
        disabilities;
          (6) the levels in function 500 (Education) for fiscal 
        year 2001 assume sufficient discretionary budget 
        authority to accommodate fiscal year 2001 
        appropriations for IDEA at least $11 billion above such 
        funding levels appropriated in fiscal year 2000, thus 
        fully funding the Federal Government's commitment to 
        special education; and
          (7) the levels in function 500 (Education) to 
        accommodate the fiscal year 2001 appropriation for 
        fully funding IDEA may be reached by eliminating 
        inefficient, ineffective and unauthorized education 
        programs.
    (b) It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) Congress and the President should increase 
        function 500 (Education) fiscal year 2001 funding for 
        programs under the Individual with Disabilities Act by 
        at least $11 billion above fiscal year 2000 appropriated 
        levels, thus fully funding the Federal Government's 
        commitment; and
          (2) Congress and the President can accomplish the 
        goal by eliminating inefficient, ineffective and 
        unauthorized education programs.

SEC. 26. ACTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(B)(1) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL 
                    BUDGET ACT.

    (a) Compliance.--When complying Section 302(b)(1) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee on 
Appropriations of each House shall consult with the Committee 
on Appropriations of the other House to ensure that the 
allocation of budget outlays and new budget authority among 
each Committee's subcommittees are identical.
    (b) Report.--The Committee on Appropriations of each House 
shall report to its House when it determines that the report 
made by the Committee pursuant to Section 301(b) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the report made by the 
Committee on Appropriations of the other House pursuant to the 
same provision contain identical allocations of budget outlays 
and new budget authority among each Committee's subcommittees.
    (c) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the House 
of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint 
resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report providing 
new discretionary budget authority for Fiscal Year 2001 
allocated to the Committee on Appropriations unless and until 
the Committee on Appropriations of that House has made the 
report required under paragraph (b) of this Section

SEC. 27. CHANGES TO HOUSE RULES.

    (a) Rule XIII (f) (1) (B) of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by striking the section and 
inserting the following:
                  ``(B) a list of all appropriations contained 
                in the bill for expenditures not currently 
                authorized by law along with the last year for 
                which the expenditure was authorized, the level 
                of expenditures authorized that year, the 
                actual level of expenditure that year, and the 
                level of expenditure contained in the 
                accompanying bill (This provision shall not 
                apply to classified intelligence or national 
                security programs, projects or activities).''
    (b) Rule X 2.(d) of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end of section (b) 
the following and redesignating (C) as (D):
                  ``(C) give priority consideration to 
                including in its plan the review of those laws 
                which are currently unauthorized and outline 
                how the Committee intends to authorize 
                currently unauthorized programs under its 
                jurisdiction.''

SEC. 28. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND 
                    PRESERVING HOME HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL MEDICARE 
                    BENEFICIARIES.

    (a) Access to Health Insurance.--
          (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                  (B) the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
                Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, reformed 
                the interim payment system to increase 
                reimbursements to low-cost providers, added 
                $900 million in funding, and delayed the 
                automatic 15 percent payment reduction for one 
                year, to October 1, 2000; and
                  (C) patients whose care is more extensive and 
                expensive than the typical Medicare patient do 
                not receive supplemental payments in the 
                interim payment system but will receive special 
                protection in the home health care prospective 
                payment system.
          (2) Sense of congress on access to home health 
        care.--It is the sense of Congress that--
                  (A) Congress recognizes the importance of 
                home health care for seniors and disabled 
                citizens;
                  (B) Congress and the Administration should 
                work together to maintain quality care for 
                patients whose care is more extensive and 
                expensive than the typical Medicare patient, 
                including the sickest and frailest Medicare 
                beneficiaries, while home health care agencies 
                operate in the interim payment system; and
                  (C) Congress and the Administration should 
                work together to avoid the implementation of 
                the 15 percent reduction in the interim payment 
                system and ensure timely implementation of the 
                prospective payment system.

SEC. 29. REDUCTION OF PUBLICLY-HELD DEBT.

    (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to ensure 
that the fiscal year 2000 on-budget surplus is used to reduce 
publicly-held debt.
    (b) Reduction of Publicly-Held Debt.--
          (1) Point of order against certain legislation.--
        Except as provide by paragraph (2), it shall not be in 
        order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to 
        consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, 
        or conference report if--
                  (A) the enactment of that bill or resolution 
                as reported;
                  (B) the adoption and enactment of that 
                amendment; or
                  (C) the enactment of that bill or resolution 
                in the form recommended in that conference 
                report.
        would cause a decrease in the on-budget surplus for 
        fiscal year 2000.
          (2) Exception.--The point of order set forth in 
        paragraph (1) shall not apply to a bill, joint 
        resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report if 
        it--
                  (A) reduces revenues;
                  (B) implements structural social security 
                reform; or
                  (C) implements structural medicare reform.
          (3) Waivers and appeals in the senate.--
                  (A) Waivers.--Paragraph (1) may be waived or 
                suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative 
                vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly 
                chosen and sworn.
                  (B) Appeals.--(i) Appeals in the Senate from 
                the decisions of the Chair relating to 
                paragraph (1) shall be limited to 1 hour, to be 
                equally divided between, and controlled by, the 
                mover and the manager of the bill, joint 
                resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 
                report, as the case may be.
                  (ii) An affirmative vote of three-fifths of 
                the Members, 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 paragraph (1).
    (c) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall 
cease to have any force or effect on October 1, 2000.
                              ----------                              


    5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Spratt of South 
           Carolina, or a Designee, Debatable for 40 Minutes

  Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Table of contents.
Sec. 2. Special rule.

                      TITLE I--BUDGETARY PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Concurrent resolution on the budget for 2001 and covering 
          2000-2010.
Sec. 102. Recommended aggregate levels and amounts.
Sec. 103. Major functional categories.
Sec. 104. Reconciliation directives; social security and medicare 
          solvency.
Sec. 105. Social security lockbox.
Sec. 106. Allocations to the Committee on Appropriations.
Sec. 107. Applicability of adjustments.

                 TITLE II--SENSE OF CONGRESS PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Sense of Congress on discretionary caps.
Sec. 202. Sense of Congress on asset building for the working poor.
Sec. 203. Sense of Congress on access to health insurance and preserving 
          home health services for all medicare beneficiaries.
Sec. 204. Sense of Congress regarding medicare+choice programs/
          reimbursement rates.
Sec. 205. Sense of the Congress regarding the stabilization of certain 
          Federal payments to States, counties, and boroughs.
Sec. 206. Sense of Congress on the importance of the national science 
          foundation.
Sec. 207. Sense of Congress regarding skilled nursing facilities.
Sec. 208. Sense of Congress on the importance of special education.
Sec. 209. Sense of Congress on a Federal employee pay raise.
Sec. 210. Sense of Congress regarding HCFA draft guidelines.
Sec. 211. Sense of Congress on corporate welfare.

 SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULE.

  In this resolution, all references to years are fiscal years 
and all amounts are expressed in billions.

                     TITLE I--BUDGETARY PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR 2001 AND COVERING 
                    2000-2010.

  The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for 2000 is hereby revised and that the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for 2001, including the appropriate 
budgetary levels for 2002 through 2010, is hereby set forth.

 SEC. 102. RECOMMENDED AGGREGATE LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

  (a) On-Budget Levels (Excluding Social Security and the 
Postal Service Fund).--For purposes of enforcement of this 
resolution, the following budgetary levels are appropriate for 
each year 2000 through 2010:


                                            [In billions of dollars]

                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................  $1,475.2   $1,541.9   $1,578.2   $1,634.3   $1,696.2   $1,762.4
Outlays.......................................  $1,459.2   $1,496.5   $1,555.9   $1,610.4   $1,672.2   $1,739.2
Revenues......................................  $1,465.5   $1,512.3   $1,564.8   $1,620.4   $1,680.0   $1,744.9
Revenue change................................      $0.0      -$2.6      -$6.5      -$9.1     -$12.6     -$19.2
Surpluses.....................................      $6.3      $15.8       $8.9      $10.0       $7.8       $5.7
Publicly held debt............................  $3,472.3   $3,312.1   $3,131.3   $2,942.0   $2,740.8   $2,524.0





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................  $1,815.1   $1,873.4   $1,947.4   $2,022.0   $2,102.4
Outlays..................................................  $1,786.8   $1,841.6   $1,920.4   $1,995.4   $2,077.9
Revenues.................................................  $1.819.5   $1,896.9   $1,980.7   $2,072.5   $2,169.3
Revenue change...........................................    -$23.0     -$25.7     -$29.3     -$34.0     -$39.0
Surpluses................................................     $32.7      $55.3      $60.3      $77.1      $91.4
Publicly held debt.......................................  $2,265.2   $1,967.7   $1,650.2   $3,102.2     $926.8



  (b) Unified Budget Surpluses and Reduction in the Publicly 
Held Debt.--Congress declares that on-budget surpluses and the 
surpluses in the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Trust Funds 
(Social Securitytrust funds) shall be devoted exclusively to 
reducing the debt held by the public. The cumulative ten-year on-budget 
surpluses of $365.0 billion set forth in subsection (a), combined with 
the estimated cumulative ten-year off-budget (Social Security) 
surpluses of $2,265.8 billion, will retire 73 percent of the publicly 
held debt by 2010 and all of it by 2013.

 SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

  The Congress determines and declares that the following are 
the appropriate levels of new budget authority and budget 
outlays for each major functional category for each year 2000 
through 2010:
  (a) National Defense (050):


                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................    $288.9     $305.3     $309.0     $315.4     $323.1     $331.4
Outlays.......................................    $282.5     $297.2     $301.6     $309.1     $317.3      $27.8






                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................    $340.1     $349.0     $358.2     $367.6     $377.3
Outlays..................................................    $332.4     $338.2     $351.7     $361.4     $371.0





  (b) International Affairs (150):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................     $20.1      $20.3      $20.2      $20.3      $20.6      $21.3
Outlays.......................................     $15.5      $17.6      $16.6      $16.7      $17.0      $17.2





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................     $21.7      $22.2      $22.5      $22.9      $23.2
Outlays..................................................     $17.4      $17.9      $18.4      $18.9      $19.4





  (c) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................     $19.3      $20.3      $20.4      $20.6      $20.8      $21.1
Outlays.......................................     $18.4      $19.6      $20.1      $20.3      $20.8      $20.8





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................     $21.5      $21.9      $22.3      $22.8      $23.2
Outlays..................................................     $21.1      $21.5      $21.9      $22.3      $22.8





  (d) Energy (270):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................      $1.1       $1.7       $1.3       $1.5       $1.5       $1.5
Outlays.......................................       0.6       $0.2       $0.2       $0.2       $0.1       $0.2





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................      $1.6       $1.4       $1.8       $2.0       $2.0
Outlays..................................................      $0.1       $0.1       $0.2       $0.4       $0.5





  (e) Natural Resources and Environment (300):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................     $24.3      $25.8      $26.2      $26.8      $27.4      $28.0
Outlays.......................................     $24.2      $25.3      $26.0      $26.6      $27.0      $27.4





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................     $28.7      $29.4      $30.1      $31.3      $32.1
Outlays..................................................     $28.0      $28.7      $29.3      $30.5      $31.3





  (f) Agriculture (350):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................     $35.7      $19.3      $18.8      $18.0      $17.4      $16.4
Outlays.......................................     $34.3      $17.2      $17.0      $16.3      $16.0      $14.8





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................     $15.7      $15.1      $15.1      $15.3      $15.6
Outlays..................................................     $14.1      $13.5      $13.4      $13.8      $14.2





  (g) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................      $7.5       $6.6       $8.8       $9.5      $13.7      $13.8
Outlays.......................................      $3.1       $2.4       $4.9       $4.8       $8.7       $9.7





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................     $13.7      $12.3      $12.4      $12.8      $17.3
Outlays..................................................      $9.3       $8.0       $8.0       $8.3      $12.0





  (h) Transportation (400):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................     $54.3      $59.5      $57.8      $59.5      $59.7      $59.9
Outlays.......................................     $46.6      $51.1      $52.9      $54.6      $54.9      $55.4





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................     $60.8      $61.3      $61.8      $62.3      $62.8
Outlays..................................................     $56.8      $57.6      $58.6      $60.0      $61.4





  (i) Community and Regional Development (450):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................     $11.2      $11.9      $12.0      $12.2      $12.4      $12.7
Outlays.......................................     $10.7      $11.1      $11.4      $11.3      $11.5      $11.6





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................     $13.0      $13.2      $13.4      $13.7      $13.8
Outlays..................................................     $12.0      $12.2      $12.5      $12.7      $12.9





  (j) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
(500):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................     $57.7      $76.7      $77.8      $78.8      $80.0      $81.8
Outlays.......................................     $61.4      $69.7      $77.2      $78.4      $79.4      $81.0





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................     $83.5      $85.4      $87.2      $89.2      $91.1
Outlays..................................................     $82.6      $84.3      $86.2      $88.1      $90.5





  (k) Health (550):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................    $159.3     $171.0     $182.0     $194.6     $210.2     $228.4
Outlays.......................................    $152.4     $168.2     $180.8     $194.0     $209.8     $227.3





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................    $247.7     $266.8     $286.8     $309.2     $333.0
Outlays..................................................    $246.4     $264.7     $284.8     $307.3     $331.7





  (l) Medicare (570):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................    $199.6     $217.7     $225.0     $247.5     $267.5     $293.9
Outlays.......................................    $199.5     $218.0     $224.9     $247.2     $267.7     $293.9





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................    $303.6     $332.0     $356.6     $384.6     $413.7
Outlays..................................................    $303.4     $332.2     $356.5     $384.3     $413.9





  (m) Income Security (600):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................    $238.4     $254.8     $265.8     $276.4     $287.5     $298.0
Outlays.......................................    $248.0     $255.6     $267.2     $277.7     $288.4     $298.9





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................    $312.0     $316.1     $331.1     $341.8     $353.4
Outlays..................................................    $312.9     $316.9     $331.8     $342.2     $353.6





  (n) Social Security (650):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................     $11.5       $9.7      $11.6      $12.3      $13.0      $13.8
Outlays.......................................     $11.5       $9.7      $11.6      $12.3      $13.0      $13.8





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................     $14.7      $15.7      $16.8      $18.0      $19.2
Outlays..................................................     $14.7      $15.7      $16.8      $18.0      $19.2





  (o) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................     $46.0      $48.2      $49.4      $51.0      $52.2      $55.6
Outlays.......................................     $45.1      $47.7      $49.2      $50.9      $52.0      $55.3





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................     $55.3      $54.8      $58.1      $59.6      $61.1
Outlays..................................................     $54.9      $54.2      $57.8      $59.2      $60.7





  (p) Administration of Justice (750):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................     $27.4      $29.1      $29.4      $30.2      $31.0      $31.7
Outlays.......................................     $28.0      $28.7      $29.5      $30.0      $30.6      $31.4





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................     $32.5      $33.3      $34.2      $35.1      $35.9
Outlays..................................................     $32.2      $33.0      $33.8      $34.7      $35.5





  (q) General Government (800):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................     $13.9      $13.4      $13.6      $13.8      $13.9      $14.1
Outlays.......................................     $14.7      $14.0      $13.7      $13.8      $13.8      $13.7





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................     $14.6      $15.0      $15.5      $16.1      $16.5
Outlays..................................................     $14.1      $14.6      $15.2      $15.6      $16.1





  (r) Net Interest (900):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................    $284.6     $288.6     $290.4     $286.6     $282.4     $278.2
Outlays.......................................    $284.6     $288.6     $290.4     $286.6     $282.4     $278.2





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................    $274.6     $270.1     $266.0     $261.1     $256.0
Outlays..................................................    $274.6     $270.1     $266.0     $261.1     $256.0





  (s) Allowances (920):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................      $8.5       $0.4       $0.0       $0.0       $0.0       $0.0
Outlays.......................................     $13.4      -$7.0       $2.0       $0.3       $0.1       $0.0






                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................      $0.0       $0.0       $0.0       $0.0       $0.0
Outlays..................................................      $0.0       $0.0       $0.0       $0.0       $0.0





  (t) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):



                                                   2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005

New budget authority..........................    -$34.1     -$38.4     -$41.3     -$40.7     -$38.1     -$39.2
Outlays.......................................    -$34.1     -$38.4     -$41.3     -$40.7     -$38.1     -$39.2





                                                              2006       2007       2008       2009       2010

New budget authority.....................................    -$40.2     -$41.6     -$42.5     -$43.4     -$44.8
Outlays..................................................    -$40.2     -$41.6     -$42.5     -$43.4     -$44.8





SEC. 104. RECONCILIATION DIRECTIVES; SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE 
                    SOLVENCY.

  (a) Submission of Budgetary Recommendations.--Not later than 
June 22, 2000, the following House committees shall submit 
legislation changing current law within their jurisdictions to 
the House Committee on the Budget in the specified manner and 
amounts.



                                                                in 2000      in 2001     2001-2005    2001-2010

Agriculture--increase outlays...............................       $6.000       $0.676       $9.015      $23.365
Armed Services--increase outlays............................       $0.000       $0.437       $5.400      $16.324
Banking and Financial Services--decrease outlays............       $0.000       $0.367       $1.035       $1.170
Commerce--increase outlays..................................       $0.000       $2.270      $48.983     $193.696
Education and Welfare--decrease outlays.....................       $0.000      -$0.001       $0.040       $0.128
Government Reform and Oversight--decrease Revenues..........       $0.000       $0.071       $0.473       $1.157
Resources--decrease outlays.................................       $0.000      -$0.026       $0.057       $0.230
Transportation and Infrastructure--decrease outlays.........       $0.000       $0.065       $0.001      -$0.159
Veterans' Affairs--increase outlays.........................       $0.000       $0.259       $0.548       $0.568
Ways and Means--increase outlays............................       $0.000       $2.174      $40.441     $156.022
Ways and Means--decrease revenues...........................       $0.000       $0.012       $1.413       $4.412



  (b) Policy Assumptions.--(1) Within the framework of this 
budget resolution, which provides for the extension of the 
solvency of the social security and medicare trust funds, the 
policy of this resolution is that there shall be gross tax 
relief of $5.6 billion and net tax relief of $2.6 billion in 
2001, gross tax relief of $77.8 billion and net tax relief of 
$50.0 billion over fiscal years 2001 through 2005, and gross 
tax relief of $263.3 billion and net tax relief of $201.0 
billion over fiscal years 2001 through2010, including by 
illustration and not limitation provisions that--
          (A) mitigate the marriage penalty on middle-income 
        families and the application of the individual 
        alternative minimum tax to middle-income taxpayers;
          (B) expand the earned income credit to mitigate the 
        marriage penalty on low-income households and to 
        increase the credit for families with three or more 
        children;
          (C) facilitate financing of school construction and 
        renovation;
          (D) increase credits and deductions of tuition for 
        post-secondary education;
          (E) expand deductions and credits for medical 
        insurance and the cost of long-term care;
          (F) provide patient protections contained in the 
        Dingell-Norwood Patient's Bill of Rights Act;
          (G) foster community redevelopment and combat urban 
        sprawl;
          (H) reduce estate taxes, especially on decedents 
        owning small businesses and family farms;
          (I) encourage and expand retirement savings accounts; 
        and
          (J) extend credits that promote employment 
        opportunities for welfare beneficiaries and low-income 
        workers.
  (2) The resolution assumes that $7.0 billion over fiscal 
years 2001 through 2005 and $14.6 billion over fiscal years 
2001 through 2010 of the revenues forgone as a result of these 
new tax provisions may be offset by reinstating Superfund 
taxes; $9.8 billion over fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and 
$24.2 billion over fiscal years 2001 through 2010 may be offset 
by repealing or restricting some of the unwarranted deductions, 
credits, exemptions, and exclusions whose repeal or restriction 
were proposed by the President in submission of his budget for 
fiscal year 2001; and $11.0 billion over fiscal years 2001 
through 2005 and $23.5 billion over fiscal years 2001 through 
2010 may be offset by provisions restricting abusive tax 
shelters and other provisions proposed by Mr. Rangel in the 
motion to recommit H.R. 3832.
  (3) The resolution also assumes $40 billion over fiscal years 
2001 through 2005 and $155 billion through fiscal year 2010 for 
a medicare prescription drug benefit and cost-sharing 
protections. The resolution assumes voluntary prescription drug 
coverage for all Americans age 65 or older, in which not less 
than 50 percent of the cost of the benefit, based on the price 
of the prescription drugs, is borne by the Government. 
Beneficiaries also will pay monthly premiums. Beneficiaries 
with annual incomes below 150 percent of poverty ($12,525 for a 
single person; $16,875 for a couple) will not pay premiums, and 
those with annual incomes below 135 percent of poverty ($11,273 
for a single person; $15,188 for a couple) are protected from 
the plan's cost-sharing requirements.
  (c) Flexibility for the Committee on Ways and Means.--If the 
reconciliation submission by the Committee on Ways and Means 
alters the Internal Revenue Code in ways that are scored by the 
Joint Committee on Taxation as outlay changes, as through 
legislation affecting refundable tax credits, the submission 
shall be considered to meet the revenue requirements of the 
reconciliation directive if the net cost of the revenue and 
outlay changes does not exceed the revenue amount set forth for 
that committee in subsection (a). Upon the submission of such 
legislation, the chairman of the House Committee on the Budget 
shall adjust the budget aggregates in this resolution and 
allocations made under this resolution accordingly.
  (d) Extending the Solvency of the Social Security and 
Medicare Trust Funds.--
          (1) The purpose of this subsection is to extend the 
        solvency of Social Security by at least 15 years and to 
        extend the solvency of Medicare by at least ten years.
          (2) Not later than June 22, 2000, the Committee on 
        Ways and Means shall submit legislation to the House 
        Committee on the Budget providing for the annual 
        transfer from the General Fund of the Treasury to the 
        Hospital Insurance (Medicare Part A) Trust Fund of an 
        amount equal to $300 billion from 2001 to 2010. Such 
        funds shall be derived from the on-budget surplus over 
        that ten-year period.
          (3) Not later than June 22, 2000, the Committee on 
        Ways and Means shall submit legislation to the House 
        Committee on the Budget providing for the annual 
        transfer from the General Fund of the Treasury to Old-
        Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, starting in 
        2011, of an amount equal to the reduction in unified 
        budget Net Interest outlays in 2010 below the level of 
        unified budget Net Interest outlays in 2000. Under this 
        resolution, that reduction is expected to equal $148.9 
        billion.
          (4) Provisions of legislation that only carry out the 
        requirements of paragraphs (2) or (3) shall not be 
        considered extraneous to a reconciliation bill under 
        section 313 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
  (e) Reporting of Reconciliation Bill.--After receiving the 
legislation submitted under subsections (a), (b), and (d), the 
House Committee on the Budget shall report to the House a 
reconciliation bill carrying out all such recommendations 
without any substantive revision.

SEC. 105. SOCIAL SECURITY LOCKBOX.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) under the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the 
        social security trust funds are off budget for purposes 
        of the President's budget submission and the concurrent 
        resolution on the budget;
          (2) the social security trust funds have been running 
        surpluses each year for seventeen years, and until this 
        year, these surpluses have been borrowed to fund the 
        operations of the Federal Government;
          (3) this resolution balances the Federal budget 
        without including the social security surpluses in each 
        year from 2000 through 2010;
          (4) balancing the Federal budget exclusive of the 
        social security surplus will strengthen the Nation's 
        financial condition so that it is better prepared to 
        ensure the long-term solvency of the social security 
        program.
  (b) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
Representatives or the Senate to consider any revision to this 
resolution or a concurrent resolution on the budget for any 
fiscal year between 2001 and 2010, or any amendment thereto, or 
conference report thereto, or any reported bill or joint 
resolution or any amendment thereto or conference report 
thereon that sets forth or causes an on-budget deficit for any 
fiscal year.

SEC. 106. ALLOCATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) Treatment of OASDI Administrative Expenses.--In addition 
to amounts in this resolution, allocations to the Committee on 
Appropriations shall include the following amounts, which are 
assumed to be used for the administrative expenses of the 
Social Security Administration, and those allocations shall be 
considered to be allocations made under section 302 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974:



                                              2000             2001

New budget authority..................          $3.185           $3,400
Outlays...............................    $3,202           $3,370



  (b) Special Allocation for Lands Legacy Initiative.--
          (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), $1.4 billion 
        in discretionary new budget authority and $1.0 billion 
        in discretionary outlays included in this resolution 
        shall not be allocated to the Appropriations Committee 
        for 2001.
          (2) Prior to consideration by the House of 
        Representatives or the Committee of the Whole of any 
        appropriations measure, amendment, or motion providing 
        $1.4 billion in new budget authority for 2001 for: 
        Federal land acquisitions; conservation-related grants 
        to states, tribes, and localities; and ocean and 
        coastal conservation programs, the chairman of the 
        House Committee on the Budget shall increase the 
        allocation for 2001 of the House Committee on 
        Appropriations by $1.4 billion in new budget authority 
        and by the outlays flowing therefrom.

SEC. 107. APPLICABILITY OF ADJUSTMENTS.

  Section 314(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall 
apply as though the adjustments described in sections 104(c) 
and 106(b) were adjustments under section 314(a) of that Act.

                 TITLE II--SENSE OF CONGRESS PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT AGREE ON 
                    DISCRETIONARY CAPS BASED ON REALISTIC LEVELS.

  It is the sense of Congress that Congress and the President 
adopt discretionary caps based on the levels set forth in this 
resolution in order to control spending, establish sound 
budgeting projections and policies, and avoid budgeting 
gimmicks.

SEC. 202. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ASSET BUILDING FOR THE WORKING POOR.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) 33 percent of all American households and 60 
        percent of African American households have no or 
        negative financial assets;
          (2) 46.9 percent of all children in America live in 
        households with no financial assets, including 40 
        percent of Caucasian children and 75 percent of African 
        American children;
          (3) in order to provide low-income families with more 
        tools for empowerment, incentives which encourage 
        asset-building should be established;
          (4) middle and upper income Americans currently 
        benefit from tax incentives for building assets; and
          (5) the Federal Government should utilize the Federal 
        tax code to provide low-income Americans with 
        incentives to work and build assets in order to escape 
        poverty permanently.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
provisions of this concurrent resolution assume that Congress 
should modify the Federal tax law to include provisions which 
encourage low-income workers and their families to save for 
buying a first home, starting a business, obtaining an 
education, or taking other measures to prepare for the future.

SEC. 203. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND 
                    PRESERVING HOME HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL MEDICARE 
                    BENEFICIARIES.

  (a) Access to Health Insurance.--
          (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                  (A) 44.4 million Americans are currently 
                without health insurance, and that this number 
                is expected to rise to nearly 60 million people 
                in the next 10 years;
                  (B) the cost of health insurance continues to 
                rise, a key factor in increasing the number of 
                uninsured; and
                  (C) there is a consensus that working 
                Americans and their families will suffer from 
                reduced access to health insurance.
          (2) Sense of Congress on Improving Access to Health 
        Care Insurance.--It is the sense of Congress that 
        access to affordable health care coverage for all 
        Americans is a priority of the 106th Congress.
  (b) Preserving Home Health Service For All Medicare 
Beneficiaries.--
          (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                  (A) the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 reformed 
                Medicare home health care spending by 
                instructing the Health Care Financing 
                Administration to implement a prospective 
                payment system and instituted an interim 
                payment system to achieve savings;
                  (B) the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP 
                Balanced Budget Refinement Act, 1999, reformed 
                the interim payment system to increase 
                reimbursements to low-cost providers and 
                delayed the automatic 15 percent payment 
                reduction until after the first year of the 
                implementation of the prospective payment 
                system; and
                  (C) patients whose care is more extensive and 
                expensive than the typical Medicare patient do 
                not receive supplemental payments in the 
                interim payment system but will receive special 
                protection in the home health care prospective 
                payment system.
          (2) Sense of congress on access to home health 
        care.--It is the sense of Congress that--
                  (A) home health care for seniors and disabled 
                citizens is vitally important;
                  (B) Congress and the Administration should 
                work together to maintain quality care for 
                patients whose care is more extensive and 
                expensive than the typical Medicare patient, 
                including the sickest and frailest Medicare 
                beneficiaries, while home health care agencies 
                operate in the interim payment system; and
                  (C) Congress and the Administration should 
                work together to avoid the imposition of the 15 
                percent reduction in the prospective payment 
                system and ensure timely implementation of that 
                system.

SEC. 204. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MEDICARE+CHOICE PROGRAMS/
                    REIMBURSEMENT RATES.

  It is the sense of Congress that the Medicare+Choice regional 
disparity among reimbursement rates is unfair, and that full 
funding of the Medicare+Choice program is a priority as 
Congress deals with any medicare reform legislation.

SEC. 205. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE STABILIZATION OF CERTAIN 
                    FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO STATES, COUNTIES, AND BOROUGHS.

  It is the sense of Congress that Federal revenue-sharing 
payments to States, counties, and boroughs pursuant to the Act 
of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260; 16 U.S.C. 500), the Act of March 
1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 16 U.S.C. 500), the Act of August 28, 
1937 (chapter 876; 50 Stat. 875; 43 U.S.C. 1181f), the Act of 
May 24, 1939 (chapter 144; 53 Stat. 753; 43 U.S.C. 1181f-1 et 
seq.), and sections 13982 and 13983 of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 16 U.S.C. 500 
note; 43 U.S.C. 1181f note) should be stabilized and maintained 
for the long-term benefit of schools, roads, public services, 
and communities, and that providing such permanent, stable 
funding is a priority of the 106th Congress.

SEC. 206. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE 
                    FOUNDATION.

  (a) Findings.--The Congress Finds that--
          (1) recognizing the importance of the National 
        Science Foundation, during the Budget Committee markup, 
        the Holt amendment was offered which would have 
        increased budget authority by $675 million in fiscal 
        year 2001 and by $3.9 billion over five years and 
        increased outlays by $170 million in fiscal year 2001 
        and by $2.8 billion over five years in Function 250 
        (General Science, Space and Technology) to reflect 
        greater funding for the National Science Foundation;
          (2) recognizing the National Science Foundation's 
        importance during the markup, the Committee accepted a 
        modified Holt amendment which succeeded in increasing 
        the Chairman's mark for Function 250 by $100,000,000 in 
        budget authority for 2001;
          (3) further recognizing the National Science 
        Foundation's importance and the wisdom of the original 
        Holt amendment, the Rules Committee approved a 
        substitute which changed the budget resolution, as 
        approved by the Budget Committee, to increase budget 
        authority for the National Science Foundation by an 
        additional $.5 billion in 2001 and $3.0 billion over 
        five years and to increase outlays by $0.1 billion in 
        fiscal year 2001 and by $2.2 billion over five years to 
        reflect increased funding for the National Science 
        Foundation;
          (4) even with the increases approved in the Rules 
        Committee substitute for function 250, the outlays 
        levels in this Democratic concurrent budget resolution 
        are still above the levels in the House Republican 
        budget resolution, as modified by the Rules Committee 
        substitute, by $200 million for fiscal year 2001 and 
        $1.3 billion over five years (2001-2005);
          (5) the National Science Foundation is the largest 
        supporter of basic research in the Federal Government;
          (6) the National Science Foundation is the second 
        largest supporter of university-based research;
          (7) research conducted by the grantees of the 
        National Science Foundation has led to innovations that 
        have dramatically improved the quality of life of all 
        Americans;
          (8) because basic research funded by the National 
        Science Foundation is high-risk, cutting edge, 
        fundamental, and may not produce tangible benefits for 
        over a decade, the Federal Government is uniquely 
        suited to support such research; and
          (9) the National Science Foundation's focus on peer-
        reviewed, merit-based grants represents a model for 
        research agencies across the Federal Government.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
function 250 discretionary levels assume an increase for 
National Science Foundation that is sufficient for it to 
continue its critical role in funding basic research, 
cultivating America's intellectual infrastructure, and leading 
to innovations that assure the Nation's economic future.

SEC. 207. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.

  It is the sense of Congress that the Medicare Payment 
Advisory Commission should devote particular attention to the 
medicare skilled nursing benefit to determine if payment rates 
are sufficient to provide quality care and to determine if 
reforms in payment are required. If reforms are recommended, 
Congress should pass legislation expeditiously to assure 
quality skilled nursing care.

SEC. 208. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) all children deserve a high quality education, 
        including children with disabilities;
          (2) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        provides that the Federal, State, and local governments 
        are to share in the expense of educating children with 
        disabilities and commits the Federal Government to pay 
        up to 40 percent of the national average per pupil 
        expenditure for children with disabilities; and
          (3) the discretionary levels in this concurrent 
        resolution for function 500 (Education) are above the 
        levels in the House Republic Budget Resolution by 
        $4,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and by 
        $20,600,000,000 over five years (fiscal years 2001 to 
        2005).
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
higher discretionary levels for function 500 (Education) in 
this budget resolution compared with the Republican resolution 
recognize the importance of special education by allowing 
Congress to provide sufficient increases for special education 
while also funding the President's other top educational 
priorities.

SEC. 209. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PAY RAISE.

  It is the sense of Congress that the pay increase for Federal 
employees in January 2001 should be at least 3.7 percent.

SEC. 210. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING HCFA DRAFT GUIDELINES.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) on February 15, 2000, the Health Care Financing 
        Administration in the Department of Health and Human 
        Services issued a draft Medicaid School-Based 
        Administrative Claiming (MAC) Guide; and
          (2) in its introduction, the stated purpose of the 
        draft MAC guide is to provide information for schools, 
        State medicaid agencies, HCFA staff, and other 
        interested parties on the existing requirements for 
        claiming Federal funds under the medicaid program for 
        the costs of administrative activities, such as 
        medicaid outreach, that are performed in the school 
        setting associated with school-based health services 
        programs.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) many school-based health programs provide a broad 
        range of services that are covered by medicaid, 
        affording access to care for children who otherwise 
        might well go without needed services;
          (2) such programs also can play a powerful role in 
        identifying and enrolling children who are eligible for 
        medicaid or for the State Children's Health Insurance 
        programs;
          (3) undue administrative burdens may be placed on 
        school districts and States and deter timely 
        application approval;
          (4) the Health Care Financing Administration should 
        substantially revise or abandon the current draft MAC 
        guide because it appears to promulgate new rules that 
        place excessive administrative burdens on participating 
        school districts;
          (5) the goal of the revised guide should be to 
        encourage the appropriate use of Medicaid school-based 
        services without undue administrative burdens; and
          (6) the best way to ensure the continued viability of 
        medicaid school-based services is to guarantee that the 
        guidelines are fair and responsible.

SEC. 211. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CORPORATE WELFARE.

  It is the sense of Congress that the Committees on the Budget 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate should hold 
hearings on H.R. 3221, the Corporate Welfare Commission Act of 
1999.

                                  
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