To redirect $1.214 trillion in revenues that would have been lost by implementing the President's entire tax cut agenda into a reserve fund to strengthen the Social Security trust funds over the long-term.

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 264. Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Corzine)
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 23,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 2013; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title II, insert the following:

``SEC.--. PROTECTING RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY.

(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or
conference report that would increase the deficit in any
fiscal year, other than one economic growth and jobs creation
measure providing significant economic stimulus in 2003 and
2004 which does not increase the deficit over the time period
of fiscal years 2005 through 2013 and spending measures
related to national or homeland security, until the President
submits to the Congress a detailed report on:
(1) the costs of the initial phase of the conflict,
maintaining troops in the region, and reconstruction and
rebuilding of Iraq; and
(2) how all of these costs fit within the budget plan as a
whole.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--This section may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, 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 this section.''
______

SA 265. Mr. HOLLINGS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Governments for fiscal year
2004 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year
2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 2013; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $36,559,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by
$115,685,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $97,978,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $77,675,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $59,192,000,000.
On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $56,706,000,000.
On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $55,640,000,000.
On page 3, line 16, increase the amount by $56,036,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by
$185,271,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by
$278,611,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by
$294,654,000,000.
On page 3, line 23, increase the amount by $36,559,000,000.
On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $115,685,000,000.
On page 4, line 2, increase the amount by $97,978,000,000.
On page 4, line 3, increase the amount by $77,675,000,000.
On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $59,192,000,000.
On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by $56,706,000,000.
On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $55,640,000,000.
On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $56,036,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $185,271,000,000.
On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $278,611,000,000.
On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by
$294,654,000,000.
On page 4, line 14, decrease the amount by $4,683,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, decrease the amount by $4,408,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, decrease the amount by $14,365,000,000.
On page 4, line 17, decrease the amount by $20,104,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, decrease the amount by $24,928,000,000.
On page 4, line 19, decrease the amount by $29,406,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, decrease the amount by $34,010,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, decrease the amount by $37,638,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, decrease the amount by $43,991,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, decrease the amount by $58,948,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by $77,733,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $4,683,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $4,408,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $14,365,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $20,104,000,000.
On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by $24,928,000,000.
On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by $29,406,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $34,010,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $37,638,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $43,991,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $58,948,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $77,733,000,000.
On page 5, line 17, increase the amount by $41,242,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by
$120,093,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by
$112,343,000,000.
On page 5, line 20, increase the amount by $97,779,000,000.
On page 5, line 21, increase the amount by $84,120,000,000.
On page 5, line 22, increase the amount by $86,112,000,000.
On page 5, line 23, increase the amount by $89,650,000,000.
On page 5, line 24, increase the amount by $93,674,000,000.
On page 5, line 25, increase the amount by
$229,262,000,000.
On page 6, line 1, increase the amount by $337,559,000,000.

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On page 6, line 2, increase the amount by $372,387,000,000.
On page 6, line 5, decrease the amount by $41,242,000,000.
On page 6, line 6, decrease the amount by $161,335,000,000.
On page 6, line 7, decrease the amount by $273,678,000,000.
On page 6, line 8, decrease the amount by $371,458,000,000.
On page 6, line 9, decrease the amount by $455,577,000,000.
On page 6, line 10, decrease the amount by
$541,689,000,000.
On page 6, line 11, decrease the amount by
$631,339,000,000.
On page 6, line 12, decrease the amount by
$725,013,000,000.
On page 6, line 13, decrease the amount by
$954,275,000,000.
On page 6, line 14, decrease the amount by
$1,291,835,000,000.
On page 6, line 15, decrease the amount by
$1,664,222,000,000.
On page 6, line 18, decrease the amount by $41,242,000,000.
On page 6, line 19, decrease the amount by
$161,335,000,000.
On page 6, line 20, decrease the amount by
$273,678,000,000.
On page 6, line 21, decrease the amount by
$371,458,000,000.
On page 6, line 22, decrease the amount by
$455,577,000,000.
On page 6, line 23, decrease the amount by
$541,689,000,000.
On page 6, line 24, decrease the amount by
$631,339,000,000.
On page 6, line 25, decrease the amount by
$725,013,000,000.
On page 7, line 1, decrease the amount by $954,275,000,000.
On page 7, line 2, decrease the amount by
$1,291,835,000,000.
On page 7, line 3, decrease the amount by
$1,664,222,000,000.
On page 30, line 23, decrease the amount by $4,380,000,000.
On page 30, line 24, decrease the amount by $4,380,000,000.
On page 31, line 2, decrease the amount by $1,111,000,000.
On page 31, line 3, decrease the amount by $1,111,000,000.
On page 31, line 6, decrease the amount by $4,586,000,000.
On page 31, line 7, decrease the amount by $4,586,000.
On page 31, line 10, decrease the amount by $4,165,000,000.
On page 31, line 11, decrease the amount by $4,165,000,000.
On page 31, line 14, decrease the amount by $3,833,000,000.
On page 31, line 15, decrease the amount by $3,833,000,000.
On page 31, line 18, decrease the amount by $3,698,000,000.
On page 31, line 19, decrease the amount by $3,698,000,000.
On page 31, line 22, decrease the amount by $3,511,000,000.
On page 31, line 23, decrease the amount by $3,511,000,000.
On page 32, line 2, decrease the amount by $2,192,000,000.
On page 32, line 3, decrease the amount by $2,192,000,000.
On page 40, line 2, decrease the amount by $303,000,000.
On page 40, line 3, decrease the amount by $303,000,000.
On page 40, line 6, decrease the amount by $3,297,000,000.
On page 40, line 7, decrease the amount by $3,297,000,000.
On page 40, line 10, decrease the amount by $9,779,000,000.
On page 40, line 11, decrease the amount by $9,779,000,000.
On page 40, line 14, decrease the amount by
$15,939,000,000.
On page 40, line 15, decrease the amount by
$15,939,000,000.
On page 40, line 18, decrease the amount by
$21,095,000,000.
On page 40, line 19, decrease the amount by
$21,095,000,000.
On page 40, line 22, decrease the amount by
$25,708,000,000.
On page 40, line 23, decrease the amount by
$25,708,000,000.
On page 41, line 2, decrease the amount by $30,499,000,000.
On page 41, line 3, decrease the amount by $30,499,000,000.
On page 41, line 6, decrease the amount by $35,446,000,000.
On page 41, line 7, decrease the amount by $35,446,000,000.
On page 41, line 10, decrease the amount by
$43,991,000,000.
On page 41, line 11, decrease the amount by
$43,991,000,000.
On page 41, line 14, decrease the amount by
$58,948,000,000.
On page 41, line 15, decrease the amount by
$58,948,000,000.
On page 41, line 18, decrease the amount by
$77,733,000,000.
On page 41, line 19, decrease the amount by
$77,733,000,000.
On page 45, line 24, decrease the amount by
$698,294,000,000.
On page 46, line 1, decrease the amount by $27,476,000,000.
______

SA. 266. Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Feingold, Mr.
Kennedy, and Mr. Corzine) proposed an amendment to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Governments for fiscal year 2004 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal year's
2005 through 2013; as follows:

On page 3 line 9, decrease the amount by $50,472,000,000.
On page 3 line 10, increase the amount by $118,203,000,000.
On page 3 line 11, increase the amount by $103,103,000,000.
On page 3 line 12, increase the amount by $67,667,000,000.
On page 3 line 13, increase the amount by $48,733,000,000.
On page 3 line 14, increase the amount by $45,877,000,000.
On page 3 line 15, increase the amount by $46,217,000,000.
On page 3 line 16, increase the amount by $51,107,000,000.
On page 3 line 17, increase the amount by $185,171,000,000.
On page 3 line 18, increase the amount by $279,411,000,000.
On page 3 line 19, increase the amount by $296,254,000,000.
On page 3 line 23, decrease the amount by $50,472,000,000.
On page 4 line 1, increase the amount by $118,203,000,000.
On page 4 line 2, increase the amount by $103,103,000,000.
On page 4 line 3, increase the amount by $67,667,000,000.
On page 4 line 4, increase the amount by $48,733,000,000.
On page 4 line 5, increase the amount by $45,877,000,000.
On page 4 line 6, increase the amount by $46,217,000,000.
On page 4 line 7, increase the amount by $51,107,000,000.
On page 4 line 8, increase the amount by $185,171,000,000.
On page 4 line 9, increase the amount by $279,411,000,000.
On page 4 line 10, increase the amount by $296,254,000,000.
On page 4 line 14, increase the amount by $373,000,000.
On page 4 line 15, decrease the amount by $681,000,000.
On page 4 line 16, decrease the amount by $5,789,000,000.
On page 4 line 17, decrease the amount by $10,895,000,000.
On page 4 line 18, decrease the amount by $14,956,000,000.
On page 4 line 19, decrease the amount by $18,291,000,000.
On page 4 line 20, decrease the amount by $21,806,000,000.
On page 4 line 21, decrease the amount by $25,743,000,000.
On page 4 line 22, decrease the amount by $33,540,000,000.
On page 4 line 23, decrease the amount by $59,747,000,000.
On page 4 line 24, decrease the amount by $77,943,000,000.
On page 5 line 4, increase the amount by $373,000,000.
On page 5 line 5, decrease the amount by $681,000,000.
On page 5 line 6, decrease the amount by $5,789,000,000.
On page 5 line 7, decrease the amount by $10,895,000,000.
On page 5 line 8, decrease the amount by $14,956,000,000.
On page 5 line 9, decrease the amount by $18,291,000,000.
On page 5 line 10, decrease the amount by $21,806,000,000.
On page 5 line 11, decrease the amount by $25,743,000,000.
On page 5 line 12, decrease the amount by $33,540,000,000.
On page 5 line 13, decrease the amount by $59,747,000,000.
On page 5 line 14, decrease the amount by $77,943,000,000.
On page 5 line 17, decrease the amount by $50,845,000,000.
On page 5 line 18, increase the amount by $118,884,000,000.
On page 5 line 19, increase the amount by $108,892,000,000.
On page 5 line 20, increase the amount by $78,562,000,000.
On page 5 line 21, increase the amount by $63,689,000,000.
On page 5 line 22, increase the amount by $64,168,000,000.
On page 5 line 23, increase the amount by $68,023,000,000.
On page 5 line 24, increase the amount by $76,850,000,000.
On page 5 line 25, increase the amount by $218,711,000,000.
On page 6 line 1, increase the amount by $339,158,000,000.
On page 6 line 2, increase the amount by $374,197,000,000.
On page 6 line 5, increase the amount by $50,845,000,000.
On page 6 line 6, decrease the amount by $68,038,000,000.
On page 6 line 7, decrease the amount by $176,931,000,000.
On page 6 line 8, decrease the amount by $255,492,000,000.
On page 6 line 9, decrease the amount by $319,181,000,000.
On page 6 line 10, decrease the amount by $383,350,000,000.
On page 6 line 11, decrease the amount by $451,373,000,000.

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On page 6 line 12, decrease the amount by $528,223,000,000.
On page 6 line 13, decrease the amount by $746,934,000,000.
On page 6 line 14, decrease the amount by
$1,086,092,000,000.
On page 6 line 15, decrease the amount by
$1,460,289,000,000.
On page 6 line 18, increase the amount by $50,845,000,000.
On page 6 line 19, decrease the amount by $68,038,000,000.
On page 6 line 20, decrease the amount by $176,931,000,000.
On page 6 line 21, decrease the amount by $255,492,000,000.
On page 6 line 22, decrease the amount by $319,181,000,000.
On page 6 line 23, decrease the amount by $383,350,000,000.
On page 6 line 24, decrease the amount by $451,373,000,000.
On page 6 line 25, decrease the amount by $528,223,000,000.
On page 7 line 1, decrease the amount by $746,934,000,000.
On page 7 line 2, decrease the amount by
$1,086,092,000,000.
On page 7 line 3, decrease the amount by
$1,460,289,000,000.
On page 32 line 6, increase the amount by $26,000,000.
On page 32 line 7, increase the amount by $26,000,000.
On page 32 line 10, decrease the amount by $11,458,000,000.
On page 32 line 11, decrease the amount by $11,458,000,000.
On page 32 line 14, decrease the amount by $10,901,000,000.
On page 32 line 15, decrease the amount by $10,901,000,000.
On page 40 line 2, increase the amount by $373,000,000.
On page 40 line 3, increase the amount by $373,000,000.
On page 40 line 6, decrease the amount by $681,000,000.
On page 40 line 7, decrease the amount by $681,000,000.
On page 40 line 10, decrease the amount by $5,789,000,000.
On page 40 line 11, decrease the amount by $5,789,000,000.
On page 40 line 14, decrease the amount by $10,895,000,000.
On page 40 line 15, decrease the amount by $10,895,000,000.
On page 40 line 18, decrease the amount by $14,956,000,000.
On page 40 line 19, decrease the amount by $14,956,000,000.
On page 40 line 22, decrease the amount by $18,291,000,000.
On page 40 line 23, decrease the amount by $18,291,000,000.
On page 41 line 2, decrease the amount by $21,806,000,000.
On page 41 line 3, decrease the amount by $21,806,000,000.
On page 41 line 6, decrease the amount by $25,743,000,000.
On page 41 line 7, decrease the amount by $25,743,000,000.
On page 41 line 10, decrease the amount by $33,566,000,000.
On page 41 line 11, decrease the amount by $33,566,000,000.
On page 41 line 4, decrease the amount by $48,289,000,000.
On page 41 line 15, decrease the amount by $48,289,000,000.
On page 41 line 18, decrease the amount by $67,042,000,000.
On page 41 line 19, decrease the amount by $67,042,000,000.
Strike all from line 20 on page 45 through line 2 on page
46.
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
``Sec. XXX. Reserve Fund To Strengthen Social Security.--If
legislation is reported by the Senate Committee on Finance,
or an amendment thereto is offered or a conference report
thereon is submitted that would strengthen Social Security
and extend the solvency of the Social Security Trust Funds,
the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise
the aggregates, functional totals, allocations, and other
appropriate levels and limits in this resolution by up to
$1,214,000,000,000 in budget authority and outlays for the
total of fiscal years 2003 through 2013.
______

SA 267. Mr. LAUTENBERG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Governments for fiscal year
2004 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year
2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 2013; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

On page 79, after line 22, add the following:

SEC. 308. FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) fusion energy is capable of producing clean, safe, and
inexpensive energy;
(2) in January 2003, the President announced an
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Initiative
to promote the advancement of fusion science;
(3) the contributions of American universities and
laboratories to the Department of Energy's Fusion Energy
Sciences Program are crucial to the success of the Nation's
role in that initiative; and
(4) a letter from the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory
Committee to the Department of Energy referred to the
Administration's 2004 budget cuts as ``alarming'' and
``devastating'' to the success of that program at Princeton
University.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that the funding levels in this resolution assume that
funding for the Fusion Energy Sciences Program will be
increased by $78,000,000, to the authorized level of
$335,000,000.
______

SA 268. Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 23,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Governments for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through
2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 79, after line 22, add the following:

SEC. 308. SOCIAL SECURITY RESTRUCTURING.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) Social Security is the foundation of retirement income
for most Americans;
(2) preserving and strengthening the long term viability of
Social Security is a vital national priority and is essential
for the retirement security of today's working Americans,
current and future retirees, and their families;
(3) Social Security faces significant fiscal and
demographic pressures;
(4) the nonpartisan Office of the Chief Actuary at the
Social Security Administration reports that--
(A) the number of workers paying taxes to support each
Social Security beneficiary has dropped from 16.5 in 1950 to
3.3 in 2002;
(B) within a generation there will be only 2 workers to
support each retiree, which will substantially increase the
financial burden on American workers;
(C) the implementation of a Social Security ``lockbox''
would have no direct effect on the future solvency of Social
Security;
(D) without structural reform, the Social Security system,
beginning in 2018, will pay out more in benefits than it will
collect in taxes;
(E) without structural reform, the Social Security system,
by 2042, will be insolvent and unable to pay full benefits on
time;
(F) without structural reform, Social Security tax revenue
in 2042 will only cover 73 percent of promised benefits, and
will decrease to 65 percent by 2077;
(G) without structural reform, payroll taxes will have to
be raised 50 percent over the next 75 years to pay full
benefits on time, resulting in payroll tax rates of 16.9
percent by 2042 and 18.9 percent by 2077;
(H) without structural reform, Social Security's total cash
shortfall over the next 75 years is estimated to be more than
$25,000,000,000,000 in constant 2003 dollars;
(I) without structural reform, real rates of return on
Social Security contributions will continue to decline
dramatically for all workers; and
(J) absent structural reforms, spending on Social Security
will increase from 4.4 percent of gross domestic product in
2003 to 7.0 percent in 2077; and
(5) the Congressional Budget Office, the General Accounting
Office, the Congressional Research Service, the Chairman of
the Federal Reserve Board, and the President's Commission to
Strengthen Social Security have all warned that failure to
enact fiscally responsible Social Security reform quickly
will result in 1 or more of the following:
(A) Higher tax rates.
(B) Lower Social Security benefit levels.
(C) Increased Federal debt.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that the President and Congress should work together at the
earliest opportunity to enact legislation to achieve a
solvent and permanently sustainable Social Security system.
______

SA 269. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. Carper)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2004 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years
2005 through 2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 57, lines 3 through 5, strike ``as adjusted for any
changes in revenues or direct spending assumed by such
resolution'' and insert ``based on laws enacted on the date
of adoption of that resolution''.
______

SA 270. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Corzine) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Governments for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through
2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place:
(a) Federal Revenues.--
(1) On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $10 billion;

[[Page S3906]]

(2) On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $10 billion;
(3) On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $10 billion;
(4) On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $10 billion;
(5) On page 3, line 14, increase the amount by $10 billion;
(6) On page 3, line 15, increase the amount by $10 billion;
(7) On page 3, line 16, increase the amount by $10 billion;
(8) On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $10 billion;
(9) On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $10 billion;
and
(10) On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $10
billion.
(b) Amounts by Which Revenues Should Be Changed.--
(1) On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $10 billion;
(2) On page 4, line 2, line 2, increase the amount by $10
billion;
(3) On page 4, line 3, increase the amount by $10 billion;
(4) On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $10 billion;
(5) On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by $10 billion;
(6) On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $10 billion;
(7) On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $10 billion;
(8) On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $10 billion;
(9) On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $10 billion;
and
(10) On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $10
billion.
(c) New Budget Authority.--
(1) On page 4, line 15, decrease the amount by
$181,000,000;
(2) On page 4, line 16, decrease the amount by
$713,000,000;
(3) On page 4, line 17, decrease the amount by
$1,329,000,000;
(4) On page 4, line 18, decrease the amount by
$1,973,000,000;
(5) On page 4, line 19, decrease the amount by
$2,627,000,000;
(6) On page 4, line 20, decrease the amount by
$3,320,000,000;
(7) On page 4, line 21, decrease the amount by
$4,052,000,000;
(8) On page 4, line 22, decrease the amount by
$4,816,000,000;
(9) On page 4, line 23, decrease the amount by
$5,619,000,000; and
(10) On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by
$6,465,000,000.
(d) Budget Outlays.--
(1) On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $181,000,000;
(2) On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $713,000,000;
(3) On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by
$1,329,000,000;
(4) On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by
$1,973,000,000;
(5) On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by
$2,627,000,000;
(6) On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by
$3,320,000,000;
(7) On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by
$4,052,000,000;
(8) On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by
$4,816,000,000;
(9) On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by
$5,619,000,000; and
(10) On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by
$6,465,000,000;
(e) Deficits.--
(1) On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by
$10,181,000,000;
(2) On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by
$10,713,000,000;
(3) On page 5, line 20, increase the amount by
$11,329,000,000;
(4) On page 5, line 21, increase the amount by
$11,973,000,000;
(5) On page 5, line 22, increase the amount by
$12,627,000,000;
(6) On page 5, line 23, increase the amount by
$13,320,000,000;
(7) On page 5, line 24, increase the amount by
$14,052,000,000;
(8) On page 5, line 25, increase the amount by
$14,816,000,000;
(9) On page 6, line 1, increase the amount by
$15,619,000,000;
(10) On page 6, line 2, increase the amount by
$16,465,000,000;
(f) Public Debt.--
(1) On page 6, line 6, decrease the amount by
$10,181,000,000;
(2) On page 6, line 7, decrease the amount by
$20,894,000,000;
(3) On page 6, line 8, decrease the amount by
$32,223,000,000;
(4) On page 6, line 9, decrease the amount by
$44,196,000,000;
(5) On page 6, line 10, decrease the amount by
$56,823,000,000;
(6) On page 6, line 11, decrease the amount by
$70,143,000,000;
(7) On page 6, line 12, decrease the amount by
$84,195,000,000;
(8) On page 6, line 13, decrease the amount by
$99,011,000,000;
(9) On page 6, line 14, decrease the amount by
$114,630,000,000; and
(10) On page 6, line 15, decrease the amount by
$131,095,000,000.
(g) Debt Held by the Public.--
(1) On page 6, line 19, decrease the amount by
$10,181,000,000;
(2) On page 6, line 20, decrease the amount by
$20,894,000,000;
(3) On page 6, line 21, decrease the amount by
$32,223,000,000;
(4) On page 6, line 22, decrease the amount by
$44,196,000,000;
(5) On page 6, line 23, decrease the amount by
$56,823,000,000;
(6) On page 6, line 24, decrease the amount by
$70,143,000,000;
(7) On page 7, line 25, decrease the amount by
$84,195,000,000;
(8) On page 7, line 1, decrease the amount by
$99,011,000,000;
(9) On page 7, line 2, decrease the amount by
$114,630,000,000; and
(10) On page 7, line 3, decrease the amount by
$131,095,000,000;
(h) Net Interest.--
(1) On page 40, line 6, decrease the amount by
$181,000,000;
(2) On page 40, line 7, decrease the amount by
$181,000,000;
(3) On page 40, line 10, decrease the amount by
$713,000,000;
(4) On page 40, line 11, decrease the amount by
$713,000,000;
(5) On page 40, line 14, decrease the amount by
$1,329,000,000
(6) On page 40, line 15, decrease the amount by
$1,329,000,000;
(7) On page 40, line 18, decrease the amount by
$1,973,000,000;
(8) On page 40, line 19, decrease the amount by
$1,973,000,000;
(9) On page 40, line 22, decrease the amount by
$2,627,000,000;
(10) On page 40, line 23, decrease the amount by
$2,627,000,000;
(11) On page 41, line 2, decrease the amount by
$3,320,000,000;
(12) On page 41, line 3, decrease the amount by
$3,320,000,000;
(13) On page 41, line 6, decrease the amount by
$4,052,000,000;
(14) On page 41, line 7, decrease the amount by
$4,052,000,000;
(15) On page 41, line 10, decrease the amount by
$4,816,000,000;
(16) On page 41, line 11, decrease the amount by
$4,816,000,000;
(17) On page 41, line 14, decrease the amount by
$5,619,000,000;
(18) On page 41, line 15, decrease the amount by
$5,619,000,000;
(19) On page 41, line 18, decrease the amount by
$6,465,000,000; and
(20) On page 41, line 19, decrease the amount by
$6,465,000,000.
(i) Reconsiliation in the Senate.--On page 45, line 24,
decrease the amount by $100 billion.
(j) Reserve Fund.--At the appropriate place, insert the
following:

SEC.  . RESERVE FUND FOR POSSIBLE MILITARY ACTION AND
RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ.

(a) In General.--Upon the favorable reporting of
legislation by the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
making discretionary appropriations in excess of the levels
assumed in this resolution for expenses for possible military
action and reconstruction in Iraq in fiscal years 2003
through 2013, the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may,
in consultation with the Chairman and Ranking Member of the
appropriate committee, revise the level of total new budget
authority and outlays, the functional totals, allocations,
discretionary spending limits, and levels of deficits and
debt in this resolution by up to $100 billion in budget
authority and outlays.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.
(d) 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 Senate; and
(2) the Chairman of that Committee may make any other
necessary adjustments to such levels to carry out this
resolution.
______

SA 271. Mr. LAUTENBERG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Governments for fiscal year
2004 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year
2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 2013; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

On page 79, after line 22, add the following:

SEC. 308. FIREARMS AND TERRORISM.

(a) Finding.--On January 17, 2003, at his confirmation
hearing to be Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge
stated, ``[W]hen anyone uses a firearm, whether it's the kind
of terrorism that we are trying to combat with Al Qaeda and
these non-state terrorists, or as a former district attorney
involved in the conviction of an individual who used firearms
against innocent citizens, regardless of how we define
terrorism, that individual and that family felt that they
were victims of a terrorist act. Brandishing a firearm in
front of anybody under any set

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of circumstances is a terrorist act and needs to be dealt
with.''.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that the statement of Tom Ridge under subsection (a)
accurately describes the link between the use of firearms and
acts of terrorism.
______

SA 272. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Lieberman, Ms.
Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kennedy,
Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Dayton, and Mr. Reid)
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 23,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Governments for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through
2013; as follows:
On page 45, beginning on line 13, strike subsection (a)
(the reconciliation instruction to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources).

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SA 273. Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Kerry,
Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Dayton,
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Corzine, Mr.
Bingaman, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Kohl) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 23, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Governments for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through
2013; which was ordered to lie on the table as follows:

Viz:
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $240,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $700,000,000.
On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $240,000,000.
On page 4, line 2, increase the amount by $560,000,000.
On page 4, line 3, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $700,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $988,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, decrease the amount by $13,000,000.
On page 4, line 17, decrease the amount by $28,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, decrease the amount by $46,000,000.
On page 4, line 19, decrease the amount by $46,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, decrease the amount by $36,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, decrease the amount by $38,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, decrease the amount by $41,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, decrease the amount by $43,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by $45,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, increase the amount by $118,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, increase the amount by $267,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, increase the amount by $222,000,000.
On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $304,000,000.
On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $410,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $36,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $38,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $41,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $43,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $45,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, decrease the amount by $122,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, decrease the amount by $293,000,000.
On page 5, line 20, decrease the amount by $278,000,000.
On page 5, line 21, decrease the amount by $396,000,000.
On page 5, line 22, increase the amount by $410,000,000.
On page 5, line 23, decrease the amount by $36,000,000.
On page 5, line 24, decrease the amount by $38,000,000.
On page 5, line 25, decrease the amount by $41,000,000.
On page 6, line 1, decrease the amount by $43,000,000.
On page 6, line 2, decrease the amount by $45,000,000.
On page 6, line 6, decrease the amount by $122,000,000.
On page 6, line 7, decrease the amount by $415,000,000.
On page 6, line 8, decrease the amount by $693,000,000.
On page 6, line 8, decrease the amount by $1,089,000,000.
On page 6, line 10, decrease the amount by $679,000,000.
On page 6, line 11, decrease the amount by $716,000,000.
On page 6, line 12, decrease the amount by $754,000,000.
On page 6, line 13, decrease the amount by $795,000,000.
On page 6, line 14, decrease the amount by $838,000,000.
On page 6, line 15, decrease the amount by $883,000,000.
On page 6, line 19, decrease the amount by $122,000,000.
On page 6, line 20, decrease the amount by $415,000,000.
On page 6, line 21, decrease the amount by $693,000,000.
On page 6, line 22, decrease the amount by $1,089,000,000.
On page 6, line 23, decrease the amount by $679,000,000.
On page 6, line 24, decrease the amount by $716,000,000.
On page 6, line 25, decrease the amount by $754,000,000.
On page 7, line 1, decrease the amount by $795,000,000.
On page 7, line 2, decrease the amount by $838,000,000.
On page 7, line 3, decrease the amount by $883,000,000.
On page 36, line 15, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
On page 36, line 16, increase the amount by $120,000,000.
On page 36, line 20, increase the amount by $280,000,000.
On page 36, line 24, increase the amount by $250,000,000.
On page 37, line 3, increase the amount by $350,000,000.
On page 40, line 6, decrease the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 40, line 7, decrease the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 40, line 10, decrease the amount by $13,000,000.
On page 40, line 11, decrease the amount by $13,000,000.
On page 40, line 14, decrease the amount by $28,000,000.
On page 40, line 15, decrease the amount by $28,000,000.
On page 40, line 18, decrease the amount by $46,000,000.
On page 40, line 19, decrease the amount by $46,000,000.
On page 40, line 22, decrease the amount by $46,000,000.
On page 40, line 23, decrease the amount by $46,000,000.
On page 41, line 2, decrease the amount by $36,000,000.
On page 41, line 3, decrease the amount by $36,000,000.
On page 41, line 6, decrease the amount by $38,000,000.
On page 41, line 7, decrease the amount by $38,000,000.
On page 41, line 10, decrease the amount by $41,000,000.
On page 41, line 11, decrease the amount by $41,000,000.
On page 41, line 14, decrease the amount by $43,000,000.
On page 41, line 15, decrease the amount by $43,000,000.
On page 41, line 18, decrease the amount by $45,000,000.
On page 41, line 19, decrease the amount by $45,000,000.
On page 45, line 24, decrease the amount by $2,000,000,000.
On page 47, line 5, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
On page 47, line 6, increase the amount by $120,000,000.
On page 47, line 15, increase the amount by $280,000,000.
On page 79, after line 22, add the following:

SEC. 308. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNITY
ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) State and local law enforcement officers provide
essential services that preserve and protect our freedom and
safety;
(2) with the support of the Community Oriented Policing
Services program (referred to in this section as the ``COPS
program''), State and local law enforcement officers have
succeeded in dramatically reducing violent crime;
(3) the COPS program is the only program in the Federal
government that provides homeland security resources directly
to law enforcement first responders;
(4) on July 15, 2002, the Attorney General stated, ``Since
law enforcement agencies began partnering with citizens
through community policing, we've seen significant drops in
crime rates. COPS provides resources that reflect our
national priority of terrorism prevention.'';
(5) On February 26, 2002, the Attorney General stated,
``The COPS program has been a miraculous sort of success.
It's one of those things that Congress hopes will happen when
it sets up a program.'';
(6) the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Assistant
Director for the Office of Law Enforcement Coordination has
stated, ``The FBI fully understands that our success in the
fight against terrorism is directly related to the strength
of our relationship with our State and local partners.'';
(7) as a result of the COPS program, State and local law
enforcement agencies have received funds for more than
117,000 officers,

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87,300 of whom are on the beat, fighting crime, and improving
the quality of life in our neighborhoods and schools;
(8) the COPS program has assisted in advancing community
policing nationwide;
(9) 86 percent of the Nation is served by a law enforcement
agency that has full-time officers engaged in community
policing activities;
(10) the continuation and full funding of the COPS program
through fiscal year 2009 is supported by several major law
enforcement organizations, including--
(A) the International Association of Chiefs of Police;
(B) the International Brotherhood of Police Officers;
(C) the Fraternal Order of Police;
(D) the National Sheriffs' Association;
(E) the National Troopers Coalition;
(F) the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association;
(G) the National Association of Police Organizations;
(H) the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement
Executives;
(I) the Police Executive Research Forum; and
(J) the Major Cities Chiefs;
(11) several studies have concluded that the implementation
of community policing as a law enforcement strategy is an
important factor in the reduction of crime in our
communities;
(12) Congress appropriated $1,050,000,000 for the COPS
program for fiscal year 2002 and $928,900,000 for fiscal
2003; and
(13) the President requested $164,000,000 for the COPS
program for fiscal year 2004, $886,000,000 less than the
amount appropriated for fiscal year 2002.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that the levels in this resolution assume that an increase of
$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of
Justice's community oriented policing program will be
provided without reduction and consistent with previous
appropriated and authorized levels.
______

SA. 274. Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 23,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Governments for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through
2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 79, after line 22, add the following:

SEC. 308. SOCIAL SECURITY RESTRUCTURING.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) Social Security is the foundation of retirement income
for most Americans;
(2) preserving and strengthening the long term viability of
Social Security is a vital national priority and is essential
for the retirement security of today's working Americans,
current and future retirees, and their families;
(3) Social Security faces significant fiscal and
demographic pressures;
(4) the nonpartisan Office of the Chief Actuary at the
Social Security Administration reports that--
(A) the number of workers paying taxes to support each
Social Security beneficiary has dropped from 16.5 in 1950 to
3.3 in 2002;
(B) within a generation there will be only 2 workers to
support each retiree, which will substantially increase the
financial burden on American workers;
(C) the implementation of a Social Security ``lockbox''
would have no direct effect on the future solvency of Social
Security;
(D) without structural reform, the Social Security system,
beginning in 2018, will pay out more in benefits than it will
collect in taxes;
(E) without structural reform, the Social Security system,
by 2042, will be insolvent and unable to pay full benefits on
time;
(F) without structural reform, Social Security tax revenue
in 2042 will only cover 73 percent of promised benefits, and
will decrease to 65 percent by 2077;
(G) without structural reform, payroll taxes will have to
be raised 50 percent over the next 75 years to pay full
benefits on time, resulting in payroll tax rates of 16.9
percent by 2042 and 18.9 percent by 2077;
(H) without structural reform, Social Security's total cash
shortfall over the next 75 years is estimated to be more than
$25,000,000,000,000 in constant 2003 dollars;
(I) without structural reform, real rates of return on
Social Security contributions will continue to decline
dramatically for all workers; and
(J) absent structural reforms, spending on Social Security
will increase from 4.4 percent of gross domestic product in
2003 to 7.0 percent in 2077; and
(5) the Congressional Budget Office, the General Accounting
Office, the Congressional Research Service, the Chairman of
the Federal Reserve Board, and the President's Commission to
Strengthen Social Security have all warned that failure to
enact fiscally responsible Social Security reform quickly
will result in 1 or more of the following:
(A) Higher tax rates.
(B) Lower Social Security benefit levels.
(C) Increased Federal debt.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that--
(1) the President and Congress should work together at the
earliest opportunity to enact legislation to achieve a
solvent and permanently sustainable Social Security system;
and
(2) Social Security reform--
(A) must protect current and near retirees from any changes
to Social Security benefits;
(B) must preserve Social Security's disability and
survivors insurance programs;
(C) must not allow the government to invest directly the
Social Security trust funds in the stock market;
(D) must not raise Social Security payroll tax rates;
(E) must reduce the pressure on future taxpayers and on
other budgetary priorities;
(F) must provide competitive rates of return on Social
Security contributions; and
(G) must preserve and strengthen the safety net for
vulnerable populations.

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