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Union Calendar No. 294
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 290
[Report No. 106-530]
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate
budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.
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March 20, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
Union Calendar No. 294
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 290
[Report No. 106-530]
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate
budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 20, 2000
Mr. Kasich, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following
concurrent resolution; which was committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate
budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
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: $1,558,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,604,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,654,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $1,713,500,000,000.
(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: $1,537,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,582,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,631,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $1,690,500,000,000.
(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: $12,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $16,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $18,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $28,600,000,000.
(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: $5,787,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $5,870,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $5,946,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $6,010,800,000,000.
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, $19,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $19,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $20,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $20,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $20,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,800,000,000.
(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:
ew 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, $285,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $285,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $281,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $281,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $275,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $275,500,000,000.
(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, -$4,200,000,000.
(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, -$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.--
(1) Submissions regarding revenues.--The House Committee on
Ways and Means shall report to the House a reconciliation
bill--
(A) not later than May 26, 2000;
(B) not later than June 23, 2000;
(C) not later than July 28, 2000; and
(D) 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: $9,554,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $145,648,000,000
for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
(2) Health-related tax provisions.--Whenever any bill
referred to in section 9(a) is reported (or an amendment is
offered or a conference report thereon is submitted) after the
date of adoption of this resolution that provides the health-
related tax provisions contained in H.R. 2990 (as passed the
House), the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the
House shall increase the reconciliation instruction set forth
in section 4(a)(1) by the amount of the revenue reduction
provided by such measure for such purpose but not to exceed
$446,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 and $4,352,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 (and make all other
appropriate conforming adjustments).
(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 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.
(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, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, or 14) 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. 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
provided 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.
SEC. 8. 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)(1) 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)(1) (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, $9,554,000,000 in fiscal year 2001
and $145,648,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005
(and make all other appropriate conforming adjustments).
SEC. 9. RESERVE FUND PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL $50 BILLION FOR ADDITIONAL
TAX RELIEF AND DEBT REDUCTION.
Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means reports any reconciliation
bill pursuant to section 4(a)(1) (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 (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 $0 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).
SEC. 10. 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)(1) (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), 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. RESERVE FUND FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES PAY RAISE AND BENEFIT
PACKAGE.
Whenever any bill is reported by the Committee on Government Reform
(or an amendment is offered or a conference report thereon is
submitted) that permits Federal employees to immediately participate in
the Thrift Savings Plan, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of
the House shall increase (if necessary) the levels by which Federal
revenues should be reduced by an amount not to exceed $17,000,000 in
fiscal year 2001 and $107,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001
through 2005 (and make all other appropriate conforming adjustments).
SEC. 15. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND
AGGREGATES.
(a) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and aggregates
made pursuant to section 4(a)(2), 8(b), 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 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. 16. 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 now 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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
roles in funding basic research, which leads to the innovations that
assure the Nation's economic future, and in cultivating America's
intellectual infrastructure.
SEC. 26. 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. 27. 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 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. 28. ASSUMED FUNDING LEVELS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL.
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. 29. 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. 30. 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. 31. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ASSET-BUILDING FOR THE WORKING POOR.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) 33 percent of all Americans households and 60 percent
of African American households have no 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.