[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
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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.