[House Report 107-380]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



107th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     107-380

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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 353, THE 
        CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003

                                _______
                                

  March 20 (legislative day, March 19), 2002.--Referred to the House 
                   Calendar and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 372]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 372, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of House 
Concurrent Resolution 353, the Concurrent Budget Resolution for 
Fiscal Year 2003, under a closed rule. The rule provides three 
hours of general debate, with two hours confined to the 
congressional budget equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Budget, and one hour on the subject of economic goals and 
policies equally divided and controlled by Representative 
Saxton of New Jersey and Representative Stark of California or 
their designees. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the concurrent resolution.
    The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in this report shall be considered as 
adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The 
rule 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 provides that the concurrent resolution 
shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question 
of its adoption.
    The waiver of all points of order includes a waiver of 
clause 3(c)(4) of House rule XIII requiring a statement of 
general performance goals and objectives.

                            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. 64

    Date: March 19, 2002.
    Measure: House Concurrent Resolution 353, Concurrent 
Resolutions on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2003.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
    Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment by 
Representatives Shows and Taylor of Mississippi to allow 
concurrent receipt of both military pension and VA disability 
compensation to be offset by reducing the amount of new tax 
cuts assumed in the budget resolution.
    Results: Defeated 1 to 8.
    Vote by Members: Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; 
Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay; 
Hastings (FL)--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

            SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    (Summary derived from information provided by the sponsor.)
    Nussle--Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute. Revises 
Function 400 (Transportation) levels to reflect an additional 
$596 million in new budget authority and $161 million in 
outlays, as requested in the administration's FY 03 amended 
budget request. Revises Function 800 (General Government) to 
reflect an additional $40 million for the Legislative Branch, 
which was requested by the administration in its fiscal year 
2003 amended budget request. Revises miscellaneous functions to 
reflect minor corrections in the administration's amended 
fiscal year 2003 request with respect to the Departments of 
Defense and Treasury. Adds Sense of Congress language on 
firefighting, which was inadvertently left out of an en bloc 
amendment during Committee consideration. Makes a technical 
correction in language relating to the Medicare reserve fund. 
Modifies levels in the reserve fund relating to accrual 
accounting to clarify that additional resources are available 
for the Committee on Armed Services (and Appropriations, as 
appropriate) to accommodate the enactment of legislation 
accounting for certain DoD-related health costs on an accrual 
basis. Clarifies that reserve fund for War on Terrorism is for 
``operations by the Department of Defense to prosecute the War 
on Terrorism.'' Adjusts function 350 (Agriculture) to 
accommodate scoring differences between CBO and OMB on the 
House-passed Farm bill, which is currently in conference. While 
the resolution assumed OMB's scoring of the House-passed bill, 
CBO's scoring is likely to be higher because of differences in 
estimating practices. It effectively holds the Committee on 
Agriculture harmless for differences between CBO and OMB 
estimates scoring of this bill.

             TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003.

  The Congress declares that this is the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2003 and that the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2004 through 2007 are hereby 
set forth.

                TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

  The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of 
fiscal years 2003 through 2007:
          (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution:
                  (A) The recommended levels of Federal 
                revenues are as follows:
                          Fiscal year 2003: $1,531,893,000,000.
                          Fiscal year 2004: $1,626,605,000,000.
                          Fiscal year 2005: $1,747,988,000,000.
                          Fiscal year 2006: $1,837,957,000,000.
                          Fiscal year 2007: $1,927,213,000,000.
                  (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels 
                of Federal revenues should be reduced are as 
                follows:
                          Fiscal year 2003: $4,431,000,000.
                          Fiscal year 2004: $5,455,000,000.
                          Fiscal year 2005: $6,418,000,000.
                          Fiscal year 2006: $5,994,000,000.
                          Fiscal year 2007: $5,555,000,000.
          (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 2003: $1,784,073,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $1,840,292,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $1,930,171,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006: $2,020,704,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007: $2,114,974,000,000.
          (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total 
        budget outlays are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2003: $1,756,432,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $1,815,097,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $1,899,231,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006: $1,978,512,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007: $2,058,894,000,000.
          (4) On-budget deficits.--For purposes of the 
        enforcement of this resolution, the amounts of the on-
        budget deficits are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2003: $224,539,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $188,492,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $151,243,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006: $140,555,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007: $131,681,000,000.
          (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the 
        public debt are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2003: $6,414,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $6,762,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $7,073,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006: $7,371,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007: $7,661,000,000,000.
          (6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels 
        of debt held by the public are as follows:
                  Fiscal year 2003: $3,495,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004: $3,505,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005: $3,448,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006: $3,369,000,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007: $3,270,000,000,000.

SEC. 102. HOMELAND SECURITY.

  The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 2003 
for Homeland Security are as follows:
          (1) New budget authority, $37,702,000,000.
          (2) Outlays, $21,860,000,000.

SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

  The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 
2003 through 2007 for each major functional category are:
          (1) National Defense (050):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $393,828,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $375,259,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $401,640,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $390,578,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $422,740,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $409,696,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $444,243,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $425,090,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $466,458,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $439,181,000,000.
          (2) International Affairs (150):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $23,752,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,343,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $24,683,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,675,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,481,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $23,165,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $26,137,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $23,769,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $27,043,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,467,000,000.
          (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,743,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,095,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $23,398,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,798,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $23,917,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $23,577,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $24,476,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,073,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $25,055,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,667,000,000.
          (4) Energy (270):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $316,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $364,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $157,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $129,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $687,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $644,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $526,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $467,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $532,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $454,000,000.
          (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $29,218,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $29,868,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $30,546,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,362,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $31,449,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $30,932,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $30,851,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $31,677,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $31,474,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $32,032,000,000.
          (6) Agriculture (350):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $23,641,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $24,054,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $23,848,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $23,860,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $22,167,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $22,280,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,300,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,438,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $21,157,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $21,307,000,000.
          (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,800,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $4,985,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $9,274,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $4,192,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,798,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $3,128,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $8,015,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $1,910,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $9,405,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $2,361,000,000.
          (8) Transportation (400):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $63,447,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $60,807,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $66,950,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $59,675,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $67,561,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $60,068,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $68,221,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $61,318,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $68,897,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $63,302,000,000.
          (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,668,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $17,352,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,315,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $17,961,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,515,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $17,461,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,895,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,705,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $16,295,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,548,000,000.
          (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social 
        Services (500):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $81,037,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $79,090,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $83,241,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $81,746,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $86,477,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $84,023,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $89,463,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $86,353,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $92,734,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $89,259,000,000.
          (11) Health (550):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $223,536,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $219,931,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $237,930,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $236,645,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $255,817,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $253,959,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $274,576,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $272,695,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $295,541,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $293,035,000,000.
          (12) Medicare (570):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $237,705,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $237,599,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $245,612,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $245,856,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $272,903,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $272,795,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $292,418,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $292,173,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $317,411,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $317,667,000,000.
          (13) Income Security (600):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $322,031,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $322,385,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $325,372,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $323,791,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $334,538,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $332,599,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $344,039,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $341,754,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $352,017,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $348,019,000,000.
          (14) Social Security (650):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $14,303,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $14,303,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $15,170,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $15,170,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $16,063,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $16,062,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $16,863,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $16,863,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,013,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,012,000,000.
          (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $56,858,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $56,733,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $59,127,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $58,888,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $61,220,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $63,473,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $63,401,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $63,246,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $65,550,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $62,642,000,000.
          (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $36,948,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $39,320,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $39,663,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $42,219,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $37,606,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $38,201,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $38,880,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $38,775,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $39,776,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $39,550,000,000.
          (17) General Government (800):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $17,604,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $17,408,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,067,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,196,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,426,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,334,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,442,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,227,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $18,788,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $18,546,000,000.
          (18) Net Interest (900):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $262,524,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $262,524,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $277,366,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $277,365,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $286,992,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $286,991,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $294,769,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $294,768,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        $302,679,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, $302,678,000,000.
          (19) Allowances (920):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$689,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$1,791,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$917,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$859,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$816,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$787,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$631,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$609,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$696,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$678,000,000.
          (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                  Fiscal year 2003:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$48,197,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$48,197,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2004:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$56,150,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$56,150,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2005:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$57,370,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$57,370,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2006:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$51,180,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$51,180,000,000.
                  Fiscal year 2007:
                          (A) New budget authority, 
                        -$53,155,000,000.
                          (B) Outlays, -$53,155,000,000.

                TITLE II--RESERVE AND CONTINGENCY FUNDS

    Subtitle A--Reserve Funds for Legislation Assumed in Aggregates

SEC. 201. RESERVE FUND FOR WAR ON TERRORISM.

  In the House, if the Committee on Appropriations or the 
Committee on Armed Services reports a bill or joint resolution, 
or if an amendment thereto is offered or a conference report 
thereon is submitted, that provides new budget authority (and 
outlays flowing therefrom) for operations of the Department of 
Defense to prosecute the war on terrorism, the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget shall make the appropriate revisions to 
the allocations and other levels in this resolution by the 
amount provided by that measure for that purpose, but the total 
adjustment for all measures considered under this section shall 
not exceed $10,000,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal 
year 2003 and outlays flowing therefrom.

SEC. 202. RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE MODERNIZATION AND PRESCRIPTION 
                    DRUGS.

  (a) In General.--In the House, if the Committee on Ways and 
Means or the Committee on Energy and Commerce reports a bill or 
joint resolution, or if an amendment thereto is offered or a 
conference report thereon is submitted, that provides a 
prescription drug benefit and modernizes medicare, and provides 
adjustments to the medicare program on a fee-for-service, 
capitated, or other basis, the chairman of the Committee on the 
Budget may revise the appropriate committee allocations for 
such committees and other appropriate levels in this resolution 
by the amount provided by that measure for that purpose, but 
not to exceed $5,000,000,000 in new budget authority and 
$5,000,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2003 and 
$350,000,000,000 in new budget authority and $350,000,000,000 
in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2003 through 2012.
  (b) Application.--After the consideration of any measure for 
which an adjustment is made pursuant to subsection (a), the 
chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall make any further 
appropriate adjustments.

SEC. 203. RESERVE FUND FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

  (a) Fiscal Year 2003.--In the House, if the Committee on 
Appropriations reports a bill or joint resolution, or if an 
amendment thereto is offered or a conference report thereon is 
submitted, that provides in excess of $7,529,000,000 in new 
budget authority for fiscal year 2003 for grants to States 
authorized under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (IDEA), the chairman of the Committee on the 
Budget may revise the appropriate allocations for such 
committee and other appropriate levels in this resolution by 
the amount provided by that measure for that purpose, but not 
to exceed $1,000,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal 
year 2003 and outlays flowing therefrom.
  (b) Fiscal Years 2004-2007.--In the House, if the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce reports a bill or joint 
resolution, or if an amendment thereto is offered or a 
conference report thereon is submitted, that reauthorizes 
grants to States under part B of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget may revise the applicable allocations 
of the appropriate committees to accommodate a total budget 
authority and outlay level for such program not in excess of 
the following: $9,587,000,000 in budget authority for fiscal 
year 2004 and outlays flowing therefrom, $10,755,000,000 in 
budget authority for fiscal year 2005 and outlays flowing 
therefrom, $12,047,000,000 in budget authority for fiscal year 
2006 and outlays flowing therefrom, and $13,497,000,000 in 
budget authority for fiscal year 2007 and outlays flowing 
therefrom (assuming changes from current policy levels of the 
following: $1,752,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal 
year 2004, $2,763,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal 
year 2005, $3,894,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal 
year 2006, and $5,180,000,000 in new budget authority for 
fiscal year 2007).

SEC. 204. RESERVE FUND FOR HIGHWAYS AND HIGHWAY SAFETY.

  (a) In General.--In the House, if the Committee on 
Appropriations reports a bill or joint resolution, or if an 
amendment thereto is offered or a conference report thereon is 
submitted, that establishes an obligation limitation in excess 
of $23,864,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 for programs, projects, 
and activities within the highway category (under section 
251(c)(7)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985), the chairman of the Committee on the 
Budget may increase the allocation of outlays for such 
committee by the amount of outlays resulting from such excess, 
but--
          (1) only if chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
        determines that the bill or joint resolution, or 
        amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 
        establishes such obligation limitation provides that 
        the obligation limitation is made available solely for 
        programs, projects, or activities as distributed under 
        section 1102 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
        21st Century;
          (2) only if the total amount of obligation limitation 
        for programs, projects, or activities distributed by 
        such formula for fiscal year 2003 exceeds 
        $23,864,000,000; and
          (3) does not exceed $1,180,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 2003.
  (b) Rule of Enforcement.--In the House, section 302(f)(1) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall be deemed to also 
apply to the applicable allocation of outlays in the case of 
any bill or joint resolution that establishes an obligation 
limitation for fiscal year 2003 for programs within the highway 
category, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon.

      Subtitle B--Additional Surpluses Reserved for Debt Reduction

SEC. 211. CONTINGENCY FUND FOR ADDITIONAL SURPLUSES.

  In the House, if after the release of the report pursuant to 
section 202(e)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
entitled the Budget and Economic Outlook: Update (for fiscal 
years 2003 through 2012), the chairman of the Committee on the 
Budget determines, in consultation with the Directors of the 
Congressional Budget Office and of the Office of Management and 
Budget, that the estimated unified surplus for fiscal year 2003 
and for the period of fiscal years 2003 through 2007 exceeds 
the estimated unified surplus for fiscal year 2003 and for that 
period as set forth in the report of the Committee on the 
Budget for this resolution, then the chairman of that committee 
may increase the surplus or reduce the deficit, as applicable, 
and reduce the level of the public debt and debt held by the 
public by the difference between such estimates for that 
period.

          Subtitle C--Contingency Funds for Accounting Changes

SEC. 221. CONTINGENCY FUND FOR ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING.

  In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may 
make the appropriate changes in section 302(a) allocations of 
the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
Services, and the Committee on Government Reform and 
aggregates, if appropriate, to effectuate and implement the 
necessary authorizing and appropriation measures to charge 
Federal agencies for the full cost of accrued Federal 
retirement and health benefits.

SEC. 222. CONTINGENCY FUND FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF STUDENT AID 
                    ACCOUNTS.

  In the House, if a bill or joint resolution is enacted that 
amends the Higher Education Act to make student aid 
administration subject to annual appropriations, the chairman 
of the Committee on the Budget may--
          (1) increase the section 302(a) allocation for the 
        Committee on Appropriations by the amount of new budget 
        authority provided by that measure but not to exceed 
        $797,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and the outlays 
        flowing therefrom; and
          (2) make the appropriate adjustment in the section 
        302(a) allocation for the Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce resulting from the enactment of the bill 
        or joint resolution making the student aid 
        administration subject to annual appropriations.

      Subtitle D--Implementation of Reserve and Contingency Funds

SEC. 231. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND 
                    AGGREGATES.

  (a) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and 
aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall--
          (1) apply while that measure is under consideration;
          (2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure; 
        and
          (3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon 
        as practicable.
  (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; and
          (2) such chairman may make any other necessary 
        adjustments to such levels to carry out this 
        resolution.
  (d) Special Rule.--In the House, there shall be a separate 
section 302(a) allocation to the appropriate committees for 
medicare. For purposes of enforcing such separate allocation 
under section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
the ``first fiscal year'' and the ``total of fiscal years'' 
shall be deemed to refer to fiscal year 2003 and the total of 
fiscal years 2003 through 2012 included in the joint 
explanatory statement of managers accompanying this resolution, 
respectively. Such separate allocation shall be the exclusive 
allocation for medicare under section 302(a).

                     TITLE III--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 301. RESTRICTIONS ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE HOUSE.

  (a) In General.--(1) In the House, except as provided in 
subsection (b), an advance appropriation may not be reported in 
a bill or joint resolution making a general appropriation or 
continuing appropriation, and may not be in order as an 
amendment thereto.
  (2) Managers on the part of the House may not agree to a 
Senate amendment that would violate paragraph (1) unless 
specific authority to agree to the amendment first is given by 
the House by a separate vote with respect thereto.
  (b) Exception.--In the House, an advance appropriation may be 
provided--
          (1) for fiscal year 2004 for programs, projects, 
        activities or accounts identified in the joint 
        explanatory statement of managers accompanying this 
        resolution under the heading ``Accounts Identified for 
        Advance Appropriations'' in an aggregate amount not to 
        exceed $23,178,000,000 in new budget authority; and
          (2) for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
  (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``advance 
appropriation'' means any discretionary new budget authority in 
a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2003 that first 
becomes available for any fiscal year after 2003.

SEC. 302. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 13301 OF THE BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ACT 
                    OF 1990.

  (a) In General.--In the House, notwithstanding section 
302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 
13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on any 
concurrent resolution on the budget shall include in its 
allocation under section 302(a) of such Act to the Committee on 
Appropriations amounts for the discretionary administrative 
expenses of the Social Security Administration.
  (b) Special Rule.--In the House, for purposes of applying 
section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
estimates of the level of total new budget authority and total 
outlays provided by a measure shall include any discretionary 
amounts provided for the Social Security Administration.

SEC. 303. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.

  The report submitted by the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office on or before February 15 of each year pursuant to 
section 202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall 
include the following information for the preceding fiscal 
year--
          (1) a comparison of the different impact between 
        forecasted economic variables used to model projections 
        for that fiscal year and what actually happens;
          (2) an identification of the technical factors that 
        contributed to the forecasting inaccuracies for that 
        fiscal year;
          (3) a variance analysis between forecasted and actual 
        budget results for that fiscal year; and
          (4) recommendations on how to improve forecasting 
        accuracies.

       TITLE IV--SENSE OF CONGRESS AND SENSE OF HOUSE PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. COMBATING INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) the United States has historically taken an 
        unparalleled leadership role in providing humanitarian 
        assistance and relief to the world's poorest people;
          (2) that role has included initiatives to expand 
        trade, relieve debt of countries pursuing structural 
        economic reforms, and provide medical technology to 
        improve health and life expectancy around the globe; 
        and
          (3) good governance and continued economic reforms 
        are essential to eliminating poverty, encouraging 
        economic growth, and ensuring stability in developing 
        countries.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
United States should continue to assist, through expanded 
international trade, debt relief, and medical assistance to 
combat infectious diseases, those countries that reform their 
economies, promote democratic institutions, and respect basic 
human rights.

SEC. 402. ASSET BUILDING FOR THE WORKING POOR.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
          (1) For the vast majority of United States 
        households, the pathway to the economic mainstream and 
        financial security is not through spending and 
        consumption, but through savings, investing, and the 
        accumulation of assets.
          (2) One-third of all Americans have no assets 
        available for investment and another 20 percent have 
        only negligible assets. The situation is even more 
        serious for minority households; for example, 60 
        percent of African-American households have no or 
        negative financial assets.
          (3) Nearly 50 percent of all children in America live 
        in households that have no assets available for 
        investment, including 40 percent of Caucasian children 
        and 73 percent of African-American children.
          (4) Up to 20 percent of all United States households 
        do not deposit their savings in financial institutions 
        and, thus, do not have access to the basic financial 
        tools that make asset accumulation possible.
          (5) Public policy can have either a positive or a 
        negative impact on asset accumulation. Traditional 
        public assistance programs based on income and 
        consumption have rarely been successful in supporting 
        the transition to economic self-sufficiency. Tax 
        policy, through $288,000,000,000 in annual tax 
        incentives, has helped lay the foundation for the great 
        middle class.
          (6) Lacking an income tax liability, low-income 
        working families cannot take advantage of asset 
        development incentives available through the Federal 
        tax code.
          (7) Individual Development Accounts have proven to be 
        successful in helping low-income working families save 
        and accumulate assets. Individual Development Accounts 
        have been used to purchase long-term, high-return 
        assets, including homes, postsecondary education and 
        training, and small businesses.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Federal tax code should support a significant expansion of 
Individual Development Accounts so that millions of low-income, 
working families can save, build assets, and move their lives 
forward; thus, making positive contributions to the economic 
and social well-being of the United States, as well as to its 
future.

SEC. 403. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PAY.

  (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
          (1) Members of the uniformed services and civilian 
        employees of the United States make significant 
        contributions to the general welfare of the Nation.
          (2) Increases in the pay of members of the uniformed 
        services and of civilian employees of the United States 
        have not kept pace with increases in the overall pay 
        levels of workers in the private sector, so that there 
        now exists (A) a 32 percent gap between compensation 
        levels of Federal civilian employees and compensation 
        levels of private sector workers, and (B) an estimated 
        10 percent gap between compensation levels of members 
        of the uniformed services and compensation levels of 
        private sector workers.
          (3) The President's budget proposal for fiscal year 
        2003 includes a 4.1 percent pay raise for military 
        personnel.
          (4) The Office of Management and Budget has requested 
        that federal agencies plan their fiscal year 2003 
        budgets with a 2.6 percent pay raise for civilian 
        Federal employees.
          (5) In almost every year during the past two decades, 
        there have been equal adjustments in the compensation 
        of members of the uniformed services and the 
        compensation of civilian employees of the United 
        States.
  (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
rates of compensation for civilian employees of the United 
States should be adjusted at the same time, and in the same 
proportion, as are rates of compensation for members of the 
uniformed services.

SEC. 404. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON MEDICARE+CHOICE REGIONAL DISPARITIES.

  (a) Findings.--The House finds that--
          (1) one of the goals of the Balanced Budget Act of 
        1997 was to expand options for Medicare beneficiaries 
        under the Medicare+Choice program;
          (2) the funding formula in that Act was intended to 
        make these choices available to all Americans; and
          (3) despite attempts by Congress to equalize regional 
        disparities in Medicare+Choice payments in the Balanced 
        Budget Refinement Act of 1999 and the medicare, 
        medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits and Improvement and 
        Protection Act of 2000, rural and other low-payment 
        areas have continued to lag significantly behind their 
        higher-payment counterparts in average adjusted per 
        capita (AAPCC) reimbursements.
  (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that if 
the Committee on Ways and Means reports a bill to reform 
medicare, it should apply all new funds directed to the 
Medicare+Choice program to increase funding to counties 
receiving floor or blended rates relative to counties receiving 
the minimum update.

SEC. 405. BORDER SECURITY AND ANTI-TERRORISM.

  It is the sense of the House that this resolution assumes 
$380 million in new budget authority and a corresponding level 
of outlays in functional category 750 (Administration of 
Justice) for the Immigration and Naturalization Service to 
implement a visa tracking system as part of a comprehensive 
plan to protect the United States and its territories from 
threats of terrorist attack.

SEC. 406. PACIFIC NORTHWEST SALMON RECOVERY.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) Pacific Salmon are historically, culturally, and 
        economically important to the people of the Northwest;
          (2) the United States Government has negotiated 
        treaties with the Columbia River Indian tribes;
          (3) the National Marine Fisheries Service in December 
        2000 issued a biological opinion on the Federal 
        Columbia River Power System calling for greater efforts 
        by the Federal Government, to satisfy the ESA standards 
        of section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act; and
          (4) the citizens of the Pacific Northwest are 
        committed to salmon recovery and their hard work in 
        communities throughout the region to advance local 
        solutions deserves Federal assistance.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that this 
resolution assumes that the Pacific Northwest salmon recovery 
program, administered by Federal agencies on the Federal 
Columbia River Power System and Pacific coast, should be made a 
high-priority item for funding.

SEC. 407. FEDERAL FIRE PREVENTION ASSISTANCE.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
          (1) Increased demands on firefighting and emergency 
        medical personnel have made it difficult for local 
        governments to adequately fund necessary fire safety 
        precautions.
          (2) The Government has an obligation to protect the 
        health and safety of the firefighting and emergency 
        medical personnel of the United States and to ensure 
        that they have the financial resources to protect the 
        public.
          (3) The high rates in the United States of death, 
        injury, and property damage caused by fires 
        demonstrates a critical need for Federal investment in 
        support of firefighting and emergency medical 
        personnel.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, 
        administered by the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency, has successfully provided financial resources 
        for basic firefighting needs since its inception; and
          (2) in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 
        11, 2001, the ultimate sacrifice paid by over 300 
        firefighters, that as Congress makes funding decisions 
        regarding the proposed grants for first responders, 
        local firefighters receive at least as much funding as 
        they did under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant 
        Program.

                                  
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