S.Amdt. 2801

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 2783. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs.
Clinton, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Dodd, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Rockefeller, and Ms.
Stabenow) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary
levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $16,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $24,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $24,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $24,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $16,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $24,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $24,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $24,000,000,000.
At the end of title III, insert the following:

SEC.   . RESERVE FUND FOR JOB CREATION.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
shall revise the aggregates, functional totals, allocations,
discretionary spending limits, and other appropriate levels
and limits in this resolution by up to $24,000,000,000 over
the total of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 for a bill, joint
resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that
would provide resources for job creation, discourage
outsourcing of jobs, provide a tax credit for the creation of
new manufacturing jobs in the United States, provide small
businesses with a tax credit for health care coverage,
restore funding to the Manufacturing Extension Program and to
the Advanced Technology Partnership, increase spending on
federal science research

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activities, prohibit the use of tax dollars to outsource non-
defense and non-homeland security government contracts
abroad, require employers to provide workers advance notice
of any intention to move their jobs offshore, and expand
Trade Adjustment Assistance to include service workers and
improve access to affordable health care.
______

SA 2784. Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Jeffords, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Domenici,
and Mr. Voinovich) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 11, line 9, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 11, line 10, increase the amount by $150,000,000.
On page 11, line 14, increase the amount by $450,000,000.
On page 11, line 18, increase the amount by $900,000,000.
On page 11, line 22, increase the amount by $900,000,000.
On page 12, line 1, increase the amount by $450,000,000.
On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $150,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, decrease the amount by $450,000,000.
On page 23, line 14, decrease the amount by $900,000,000.
On page 23, line 18, decrease the amount by $900,000,000.
On page 23, line 22, decrease the amount by $450,000,000.
______

SA 2785. Mr. LUGAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING SUMMER FOOD PILOT
PROJECTS.

It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
concurrent resolution assume that in making appropriations
and revenue decisions in Function 600 (Income Security), the
Senate supports the provision, to the Food and Nutrition
Service and other appropriate agencies within the Department
of Agriculture, of $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and
$127,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2005 through
2009, to enable those agencies to expand the summer food
pilot projects established under section 18(f) of the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(f)) to
all States of the United States and to all service
institutions (including service institutions described in
section 13(a)(7) of that Act).
______

SA 2786. Mr. DAYTON (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dodd,
Mr. Kohl, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reid, Mr. Durbin,
Mr. Johnson, Ms. Mikulski, and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary
levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $11,485,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $11,136,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $11,864,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $12,629,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $13,415,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $11,485,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $11,136,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $11,864,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $12,629,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $13,415,000,000.
On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $10,485,000,000.
On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by $10,136,000,000.
On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $10,864,000,000.
On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $11,629,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $12,415,000,000.
On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by $210,000,000.
On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $7,123,000,000.
On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by $10,052,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $10,653,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $11,385,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, decrease the amount by $11,275,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, decrease the amount by $4,013,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, decrease the amount by $1,812,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, decrease the amount by $1,976,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by $2,030,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $11,275,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $15,288,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $17,100,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $19,076,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $21,106,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $11,275,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $15,288,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $17,100,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $19,076,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $21,106,000,000.
On page 15, line 16, increase the amount by
$10,485,000,000.
On page 15, line 17, increase the amount by $210,000,000.
On page 15, line 20, increase the amount by
$10,136,000,000.
On page 15, line 21, increase the amount by $7,123,000,000.
On page 15, line 24, increase the amount by
$10,864,000,000.
On page 15, line 25, increase the amount by
$10,052,000,000.
On page 16, line 3, increase the amount by $11,629,000,000.
On page 16, line 4, increase the amount by $10,653,000,000.
On page 16, line 7, increase the amount by $12,415,000,000.
On page 16, line 8, increase the amount by $11,385,000,000.
At the end of Section 303, insert the following:

SEC. 304. RESERVE FUND FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
EDUCATION ACT.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
shall, in consultation with the Members of the Committee on
the Budget and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the
appropriate committee, increase the allocations pursuant to
section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate by up to $10,485,000,000 in new budget authority and
$210,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2005, and
$55,529,000,000 in new budget authority and $39,423,000,000
in outlays for the total of fiscal years 2005 through 2009,
for a bill, amendment, or conference report that would
provide increased funding for part B grants, other than
section 619, under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), with the goal that funding for these
grants, when taken together with amounts provided by the
Committee on Appropriations, provides 40 percent of the
national average per pupil expenditure for children with
disabilities.

______

SA 2787. Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Corzine) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title V, insert the following:

SEC. __. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF THE SENATE.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) the United States is in the grip of pervasively higher
home energy prices;
(2) high natural gas, heating oil, and propane prices are,
in general, having an effect that is rippling through the
United States economy and are, in particular, impacting home
energy bills;
(3) while persons in many sectors can adapt to natural gas,
heating oil, and propane price increases, persons in some
sectors simply cannot;
(4) elderly and disabled citizens who are living on fixed
incomes, the working poor, and other low-income individuals
face hardships wrought by high home energy prices;
(5) the energy burden for persons among the working poor
often exceeds 20 percent of those persons' incomes under
normal conditions;
(6) under current circumstances, home energy prices are
unnaturally high, and these are not normal circumstances;
(7) while critically important and encouraged, State energy
assistance and charitable assistance funds have been
overwhelmed by the crisis caused by the high home energy
prices;
(8) the Federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(referred to in this section as ``LIHEAP'') and the companion
weatherization assistance program (referred to in this
section as ``WAP''), are the Federal Government's primary
means to assist eligible low-income individuals in the United
States to shoulder the burdens caused by their home cooling
and heating needs;

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(9) in 2003, LIHEAP reached only 15 percent of the persons
in the United States who were eligible for assistance under
the program;
(10) since LIHEAP's inception, its inflation-adjusted
buying power has eroded by 58 percent; and
(11) current Federal funding for LIHEAP is not sufficient
to meet the cooling and heating needs of low-income families.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that the levels in this concurrent resolution assume--
(1) an authorization of $3,400,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2005 and 2006 to carry out the LIHEAP program;
(2) an authorization of $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2005
and $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 to carry out the WAP
program;
(3) appropriations, for these programs, of sufficient
additional funds to realistically address the cooling and
heating needs of low-income families, as well as the systemic
shortfalls that have plagued the programs and the eligible
individuals that the programs are designed to assist; and
(4) advance appropriations of the necessary funds to ensure
the smooth operation of the programs during times of peak
demand.
______

SA 2788. Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Murray,
Mr. Corzine, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Lautenberg,
Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Kohl) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $424,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $344,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $24,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $424,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $344,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $24,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $8,000,000.
On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $400,000,000.
On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by $212,000,000.
On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $172,000,000.
On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by $12,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $212,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $172,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $12,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $212,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $384,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $396,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $400,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $400,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $212,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $384,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $396,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $400,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $400,000,000.
On page 15, line 16, increase the amount by $400,000,000.
On page 15, line 17, increase the amount by $212,000,000.
On page 15, line 21, increase the amount by $172,000,000.
On page 15, line 25, increase the amount by $12,000,000.
On page 16, line 4, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 39, line 18, increase the amount by $400,000,000.
On page 39, line 19, increase the amount by $212,000,000.
On page 40, line 2, increase the amount by $172,000,000.
______

SA 2789. Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
Harkin, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Biden, Mr. Levin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr.
Corzine, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Lieberman, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Schumer) proposed an amendment to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006
through 2009; as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $1,430,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $858,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $143,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $1,430,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $858,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $143,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $1,430,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $858,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $143,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $1,859,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $2,717,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $2,860,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $2,860,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $1,859,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $2,717,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $2,860,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $2,860,000,000.

SEC.   . RESERVE FUND FOR FIRE ACT AND SAFER ACT PROGRAMS.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
shall revise the aggregates, functional totals, allocations
to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,
discretionary spending limits, and other appropriate levels
and limits in this resolution by up to $1,430,000,000 in
budget authority for fiscal year 2005, and by the amount of
outlays flowing therefrom in 2005 and subsequent years, for a
bill, amendment, motion, or conference report that provides
additional fiscal year 2005 discretionary appropriations, in
excess of the levels provided in this resolution for
firefighter assistance grant programs such as those
authorized by Title XVII of the FY 2001 National Defense
Authorization Act (P.L. 106-398) and by Section 1057 of the
FY 2004 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 108-136) and
are administered by the Department of Homeland Security.
______

SA 2790. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs.
Murray, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Schumer, Mrs.
Lincoln, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Biden,
Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Akaka, and Mr.
Sarbanes) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006
through 2009; as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $1,332,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $4,560,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $220,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $52,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $1,332,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $4,560,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $220,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $52,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $1,332,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $4,560,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $220,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $52,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $1,332,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $5,892,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $6,112,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $6,164,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $6,164,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $1,332,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $5,892,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $6,112,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $6,164,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $6,164,000,000.
At the end of Title III, insert the following:

SEC.  . RESERVE FUND FOR COLLEGE AND STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
PROGRAMS.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
shall revise the aggregates, functional totals, allocations
to the

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Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, discretionary
spending limits, and other appropriate levels and limits in
this resolution by up to $3,082,000,000 in budget authority
for fiscal year 2005, and by the amount of outlays flowing
therefrom in 2005 and subsequent years, for a bill, joint
resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that
provides additional fiscal year 2005 discretionary
appropriations, in excess of levels provided in this
resolution, for college and student financial aid programs in
the Department of Education, including the Pell Grant
program, campus-based assistance, Leveraging Educational
Assistance Partnership, TRIO, GEAR UP, and graduate level
programs.
______

SA 2791. Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Reed, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Biden)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 28, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

SEC. 304. RESERVE FOR FUNDING OF HOPE CREDIT.

If the Committee on Finance of the Senate reports a bill or
joint resolution, or an amendment thereto is offered or a
conference report thereon is submitted, that increases the
Hope credit to $4,000, makes the credit available for 4
years, and makes the credit fully refundable, the chairman of
the Committee on the Budget may revise committee allocations
for the Committee on Finance and other appropriate budgetary
aggregates and allocations of new budget authority and
outlays by the amount provided by that measure for that
purpose, if that measure includes offsets including
legislation reducing tax benefits on taxpayers with incomes
in the top tax bracket and would not increase the deficit for
fiscal year 2005 and for the period of fiscal years 2005
though 2009.
______

SA 2792. Mr. DORGAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 3 line 10, increase the amount by $1,139,000,000.
On page 3 line 11, increase the amount by $1,139,000,000.
On page 3 line 12, increase the amount by $1,139,000,000.
On page 3 line 13, increase the amount by $1,139,000,000.
On page 3 line 18, increase the amount by $1,139,000,000.
On page 3 line 19, increase the amount by $1,139,000,000.
On page 3 line 20, increase the amount by $1,139,000,000.
On page 3 line 21, increase the amount by $1,139,000,000.
On page 4 line 5, increase the amount by $658,000,000.
On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $742,000,000;
On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $692,000,000;
On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $727,000,000;
On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $296,000,000;
On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by $597,000,000;
On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $674,000,000;
On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $711,000,000;
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $843,000,000;
On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $542,000,000;
On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $465,000,000;
On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $428,000,000;
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $843,000,000;
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $1,385,000,000;
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $1,850,000,000;
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $2,278,000,000;
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $843,000,000;
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $1,385,000,000;
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $1,850,000,000;
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $2,278,000,000;
On page 10, line 17, increase the amount by $658,000,000;
On page 10, line 18, increase the amount by $296,000,000;
On page 10, line 21, increase the amount by $742,000,000;
On page 10, line 22, increase the amount by $597,000,000;
On page 10, line 25, increase the amount by $692,000,000;
On page 11, line 1, increase the amount by $674,000,000;
On page 11, line 4, increase the amount by $727,000,000;
On page 11, line 5, increase the amount by $711,000,000.
At the end of Section 303, insert:

SEC.__. RESERVE FUND FOR HYDROGEN FUEL CELL RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
shall revise the aggregates, functional totals, allocations
to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,
discretionary spending limits, and other appropriate levels
and limits in this resolution by up to $513,000,000 in budget
authority for fiscal year 2005, and by the amount of outlays
flowing therefrom in 2005 and subsequent years, for a bill,
joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report
that provides additional fiscal year 2005 discretionary
appropriations, in excess of levels provided in this
resolution, for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research and Development,
included in this resolution for the Department of Energy.
On page 40, line 1, increase the amount by $658,000,000;
On page 40, line 2, increase the amount by $296,000,000.
______

SA 2793. Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr Durbin, Mr. Akaka,
Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr.
Rockefeller, Mr. Corzine, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
Kohl, and Mr. Dodd) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $344,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $632,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $510,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $610,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $104,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $344,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $632,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $510,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $610,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $104,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $344,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $632,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $510,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $610,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $104,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $344,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $976,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $1,486,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $2,096,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $2,200,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $344,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $976,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $1,486,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $2,096,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $2,200,000,000.

SEC.   . RESERVE FUND FOR COPS AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT
GRANT PROGRAMS.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
shall revise the aggregates, functional totals, allocations
to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,
discretionary spending limits, and other appropriate levels
and limits in this resolution by up to $1,100,000,000 in
budget authority for fiscal year 2005, and by the amount of
outlays flowing therefrom in 2005 and subsequent years, for a
bill, amendment, motion, or conference report that provides
additional fiscal year 2005 discretionary appropriations, in
excess of the levels provided in this resolution for the
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, the
Edward Byrne formula grant program, and the Local Law
Enforcement Block Grant program at the Department of Justice.
______

SA 2794. Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Hagel,
Mrs. Murray, Ms. Collins, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Jeffords, Mr.
Rockefeller, Mr. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr.
Bingaman, and Mr. Daschle) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting
forth

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the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 16, line 12, increase the amount by $100,000,000.
On page 16, line 13, increase the amount by $100,000,000.
On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $100,000,000.
On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $100,000,000.
______

SA 2795. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009, which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 45, after line 13, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENATE FIREWALL FOR DEFENSE AND NONDEFENSE SPENDING.

(a) Definition.--In this section, for purposes of
enforcement in the Senate for fiscal year 2005, the term
``discretionary spending limit'' means--
(1) for the defense category, $420,794,000,000 in new
budget authority and $422,811,000,000 in outlays; and
(2) for the nondefense category, $398,879,000,000 in new
budget authority and $400,883,000,000 in outlays.
(b) Point of Order in the Senate.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), it
shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill,
joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report
that exceeds any discretionary spending limit set forth in
this section.
(2) Exception.--This subsection shall not apply if a
declaration of war by Congress is in effect.
(c) Waiver and Appeal.--This section may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of \3/5\
of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of
\3/5\ 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 2796. Mr. SANTORUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 54, after line 22, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND
MALARIA.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) the United States--
(A) helped establish The Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis, and Malaria (referred to in this section as the
``Fund'');
(B) provided its first donation; and
(C) provides leadership to the Fund under Fund Board
Chairman Tommy Thompson, Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services;
(2) as a complement to the President's historic 15-country
AIDS initiative, the Fund provides resources to fight AIDS,
tuberculosis, malaria, and related diseases around the world;
(3) section 202 of the United States Leadership Against
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C.
7622) authorizes contributions to the Fund to the extent that
United States contributions do not exceed 33 percent of all
contributions to the Fund, allowing the United States to
contribute $1 for every $2 contributed by other sources.
(4) during fiscal years 2001 through 2003, the United
States provided $623,000,000 of the total contributions of
$1,900,000,000 to the Fund, which represents approximately
\1/3\ of total contributions to the Fund;
(5) Congress has appropriated $547,000,000 to the Fund for
fiscal year 2004, which has been matched by confirmed pledges
of $994,000,000, and is slightly more than \1/3\ of total
pledges, with additional pledges expected; and
(6) over the life of the Fund, Congress has appropriated
sufficient amounts to match contributions from other sources
to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
on a 1-to-2 basis.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that the levels in this concurrent resolution assume that new
budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 2005 within the
major functional category entitled ``International Affairs
(150)'' provide sufficient funds to continue matching
contributions from other sources to The Global Fund to Fight
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria on a 1-to-2 basis.
______

SA 2797. Mr. LAUTENBERG submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 25, strike lines 4 through 8.
______

SA 2798. Mr. HARKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 12, line 5, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 12, line 6, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 12, line 9, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 12, line 10, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 12, line 13, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 12, line 14, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 12, line 17, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 12, line 18, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 12, line 21, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 12, line 22, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 20, line 17, decrease the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 20, line 18, decrease the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 20, line 21, decrease the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 20, line 22, decrease the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 20, line 25, decrease the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 21, line 1, decrease the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 21, line 4, decrease the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 21, line 5, decrease the amount by $4,000,000.
______

SA 2799. Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Lieberman) proposed an
amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $15,600,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $23,400,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $31,200,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $39,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $7,800,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $15,600,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $23,400,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $31,200,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $39,000,000,000.
At the end of Title III, insert the following:

SEC.  . FUND FOR HEALTH.

If the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate reports
legislation with a level of appropriations for function 550
discretionary programs without the use of this Fund that at
least appropriates the sum appropriated for function 550
discretionary programs in fiscal year 2004, the Chairman of
the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise
aggregates, function totals and increase the allocations to
the Committee on Appropriations up to $6,000,000,000 in new
budget authority and $6,000,000,000 in new budget

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outlays for fiscal year 2005 and $30,500,000,000 in new
budget authority and $30,500,000,000 in budget outlays in
fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
______

SA 2800. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $96,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $495,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $130,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $16,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
On page 3, line 17 , increase the amount by $96,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $495,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $130,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $16,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $96,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $495,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $130,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $16,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $96,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $592,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $722,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $738,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $745,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $96,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $592,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $722,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $738,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $745,000,000.
On page 15, line 16, increase the amount by $745,000,000.
On page 15, line 17, increase the amount by $96,000,000.
On page 15, line 21, increase the amount by $495,000,000.
On page 15, line 25, increase the amount by $130,000,000.
On page 16, line 4, increase the amount by $16,000,000.
On page 16, line 8, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $745,000,000.
On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $96,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, decrease the amount by $495,000,000.
On page 23, line 14, decrease the amount by $130,000,000.
On page 23, line 18, decrease the amount by $16,000,000.
On page 23, line 22, decrease the amount by $7,000,000.
______

SA 2801. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 15, line 16, increase the amount by $745,000,000.
On page 15, line 17, increase the amount by $96,000,000.
On page 15, line 21, increase the amount by $495,000,000.
On page 15, line 25, increase the amount by $130,000,000.
On page 16, line 4, increase the amount by $16,000,000.
On page 16, line 8, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $745,000,000.
On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $96,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, decrease the amount by $495,000,000.
On page 23, line 14, decrease the amount by $130,000,000.
On page 23, line 18, decrease the amount by $16,000,000.
On page 23, line 22, decrease the amount by $7,000,000.
______

SA 2802. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title V, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING PRIORITIES FOR
EDUCATION FUNDING.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Department of Education, 5,000 schools
have been identified for school improvement, making 2,500,000
children eligible to transfer to a higher performing public
school.
(2) Section 1116(b)(1)(E) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)(E)) requires a
school that has failed to make adequate yearly progress for 2
consecutive years to provide an option for students to
transfer to a higher performing public school.
(3) The overwhelming majority of parents who have tried to
exercise their right to transfer their children to a higher
performing public school have been denied the transfer due to
a lack of capacity at these higher performing schools.
(4) Full funding for the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) (as amended by the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001) will enable public schools to
address these capacity issues and will provide parents with
meaningful school choice.
(5) Full funding for the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of
2001) will enable low performing schools to improve by giving
the schools the resources to serve an additional 2,000,000
disadvantaged students, hire an additional 100,000 highly
qualified teachers, and provide after school tutoring for an
additional 1,400,000 students.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that the budgetary totals in this resolution assume that no
funds will be made available for new programs aimed at
transferring students into private schools until school
improvement programs under part A of title I, part A of title
II, part A of title IV, and parts A and B of title V, of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311 et seq., 6601 et seq., 7101 et seq., 7201 et seq., 7221
et seq.) (as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001)
are funded at their authorized levels.
______

SA 2803. Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg,
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Pryor, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Jeffords, and Ms. Mikulski)
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 16, line 12, increase the amount $12,000,000,000.
On page 16, line 13, increase the amount by
$12,000,000,000.
On page 16, line 16, increase the amount by
$12,000,000,000.
On page 16, line 17, increase the amount by
$12,000,000,000.
On page 16, line 20, increase the amount by
$12,000,000,000.
On page 16, line 21, increase the amount by
$12,000,000,000.
On page 16, line 24, increase the amount by
$12,000,000,000.
On page 16, line 25, increase the amount by
$12,000,000,000.
On page 17, line 3, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.

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On page 17, line 4, increase the amount by $12,000,000,000.
______

SA 2804. Mr. BYRD proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as follows:
On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $5,656,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $13,365,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $3,596,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $1,200,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $5,656,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $13,365,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $3,596,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $1,200,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by $7,361,000,000.
On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $13,365,000,000.
On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by $3,596,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $1,200,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $5,656,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $5,656,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $5,656,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $5,656,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $5,656,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $5,656,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $5,656,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $5,656,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $5,656,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $5,656,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $5,656,000,000.
On page 23, line 9, increase the amount by $7,361,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, increase the amount by
$13,365,000,000.
On page 23, line 14, increase the amount by $3,596,000,000.
On page 23, line 18, increase the amount by $1,200,000,000.
On page 23, line 22, increase the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 40, line 1, increase the amount by $7,361,000,000.
On page 40, line 2, increase the amount by $13,365,000,000.
At the end of Title III, insert the following:

SEC. __ . RESERVE FUND FOR EDUCATION, VETERANS' MEDICAL CARE,
GLOBAL HIV/AIDS, AMTRAK, HIGHWAYS, MASS
TRANSIT, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, FIRST
RESPONDER GRANTS AND OTHER DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAMS.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
shall revise the aggregates, functional totals, allocations
to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,
discretionary spending limits, and other appropriate levels
and limits in this resolution by up to $11,223,000,000 in
budget authority for fiscal year 2005, and by the amount of
outlays flowing therefrom in 2005 and subsequent years for a
bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference
report that provides additional fiscal year 2005
discretionary appropriations, in excess of levels provided in
fiscal year 2004, for Department of Education programs in the
No Child Left Behind Act (P.L. 107-110), Veterans' medical
care programs, the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative, Amtrak,
Federal-Aid Highways, Mass Transit Capital Investment Grants,
the National Institutes of Health, and first responders
(including High-Threat/High-Density Urban Area Grants, State
Basic Formula Grants, Firefighter Assistance Grants, COPS,
and State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance) and other
Department of Homeland Security programs.
______

SA 2805. Mr. CHAMBLISS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. INCLUSION OF ETHANOL FUEL CREDIT IN DIRECT PAYMENTS
LIMITATION.

Section 1001(b)(1) of the Farm Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1308(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ``, and the value
to the person of the applicable ethanol fuel credit under
section 4081(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (as determined
by the Secretary), '' after ``2002''.
______

SA 2806. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Domenici, Mr.
Bingaman, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Voinovich, Mrs. Clinton, Mr.
DeWine, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Reid, Mr. Bond, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Talent, Mr.
Harkin, and Mr. Alexander) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

On page 54, after line 22, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR
EXPOSURE TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES AT THE DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
(1) The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq.) (referred to in
this section as the ``EEOICPA'') is intended to ensure the
timely payment of uniform and adequate compensation to
covered employees suffering from occupational illnesses
incurred during their work for the Department of Energy.
(2) The Department of Labor is responsible for implementing
the provisions under subtitle B of the EEOICPA, relating to
claims for radiation related cancers, beryllium disease, and
silicosis. The Department of Labor has, within its area of
responsibility, processed over 95 percent of the 52,000
claims it has received, and is processing these claims in an
average of 73 days.
(3) As of the date of enactment of this resolution, the
Department of Health and Human Services has not promulgated
the regulations required under section 3626 of the EEOICPA
for allowing claimants to petition to be members of the
Special Exposure Cohort. Special Exposure Cohorts provide a
presumption in favor of the claimant for radiation related
cancers if--
(A) it is not feasible to estimate radiation dose with
sufficient accuracy; and
(B) there is a reasonable likelihood that the health of the
class of workers may have been endangered.
(4) The Department of Energy, which is responsible for
implementing subtitle D of the EEOICPA, relating to
occupational illness caused by exposure to toxic substances
at Department of Energy facilities, finalized its regulations
on August 14, 2002. The Department of Energy has processed 1
percent of the 22,000 claims received through the Department
of Energy physicians panels since its regulations were made
final.
(5) The Department of Energy has no willing payor for up to
50 percent of the claims that its physicians panels determine
to be related to exposure to a toxic substance at the
Department of Energy. As a consequence, many claimants with a
positive determination from the physicians panel will be
denied benefits. Many States, including Alaska, Colorado,
Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, New Mexico, Idaho, and
Nevada, may not have a willing payor.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that--
(1) claims for occupational illness, which are determined
to be caused by exposure to toxic substances at Department of
Energy facilities under subtitle D of the EEOICPA, should be
promptly, equitably, and efficiently compensated;
(2) administrative and technical changes should be made to
the EEOICPA to--
(A) improve claims processing and review by physicians
panels to ensure cost-effective and efficient consideration
and determination of workers' claims;
(B) provide for membership in additional special exposure
cohorts; and
(C) address eligibility issues at facilities with residual
radiation; and
(3) the President and Congress should work together at the
earliest opportunity to develop a plan that effectively
resolves the issue of a lack of a willing payor for many
claims that are determined under subtitle D of the EEOICPA to
be related to exposure to a toxic substance at Department of
Energy facilities.
______

SA 2807. Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Mikulski, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Biden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Corzine, Mr.
Levin, Mr. Kohl, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Akaka, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Graham of Florida) proposed an
amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $3,664,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $4,533,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $4,089,000,000.

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On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $1,160,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $175,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $3,664,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $4,533,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $4,089,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $1,160,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $175,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $3,664,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $4,533,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $4,089,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $1,160,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $175,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $3,664,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $8,197,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $12,286,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $13,446,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $13,621,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $3,664,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $8,197,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $12,286,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $13,446,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $13,621,000,000.

SEC.  . RESERVE FUND FOR HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAMS.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
shall revise the aggregates, functional totals, allocations
to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,
discretionary spending limits, and other appropriate levels
and limits in this resolution by up to $6,800,000,000 in
budget authority for fiscal year 2005, and by amount of
outlays flowing therefrom in 2005 and subsequent years, for a
bill, amendment, motion, or conference report that provides
additional fiscal year 2005 discretionary appropriations, in
excess of the levels provided in this resolution for first
responder grant programs, border security programs, port
security grants, the Operation Safe Commerce program, the
Coast Guard Deepwater program, and transportation security
programs at the Department of Homeland Security; the
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, the
Edward Byrne grant program, and the Local Law Enforcement
Block Grant program at the Department of Justice; and
bioterror--related programs at the Department of Health and
Human Services.
______

SA 2808. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING CHILD NUTRITION
FUNDING.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) Federal child nutrition programs have long played a
critical role in providing children in the United States with
quality nutrition from birth through secondary school;
(2) recognizing the value of these benefits to children in
the United States, Congress has an enduring tradition of
bipartisan support for these programs;
(3) children in the United States are increasingly at
nutritional risk due to poor dietary habits, lack of access
to nutritious foods, and obesity and diet-related diseases
associated with poor dietary intake;
(4) many children in the United States who would benefit
from Federal child nutrition programs do not receive benefits
due to financial or administrative barriers; and
(5) Federal child nutrition programs are expected to be
reauthorized in the 108th Congress.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that the levels in this concurrent resolution assume that in
making appropriations and revenue decisions, the Senate
supports the retention in the conference report for this
concurrent resolution of the additional funds provided in
this concurrent resolution for the reauthorization of Federal
child nutrition programs.
______

SA 2809. Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $6,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $9,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $15,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $3,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $6,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $9,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $12,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $15,000,000,000.
At the end of title III, insert the following:

SEC.  . RESERVE FUND FOR FIGHTING POVERTY.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
shall revise the aggregates, functional totals, allocations,
and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution by
up to $15,000,000,000 over the total of fiscal years 2005
through 2009 for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
or conference report that would help working families by
strengthening and protecting the Earned Income Credit and to
help low-income and moderate-income families save and build a
better future for themselves.
______

SA 2810. Mr. PRYOR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title V, insert the following:

SEC. __. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF THE SENATE.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) the United States is in the grip of pervasively higher
home energy prices;
(2) high natural gas, heating oil, and propane prices are,
in general, having an effect that is rippling through the
United States economy and are, in particular, impacting home
energy bills;
(3) while persons in many sectors can adapt to natural gas,
heating oil, and propane price increases, persons in some
sectors simply cannot;
(4) elderly and disabled citizens who are living on fixed
incomes, the working poor, and other low-income individuals
face hardships wrought by high home energy prices;
(5) the energy burden for persons among the working poor
often exceeds 20 percent of those persons' incomes under
normal conditions;
(6) under current circumstances, home energy prices are
unnaturally high, and these are not normal circumstances;
(7) while critically important and encouraged, State energy
assistance and charitable assistance funds have been
overwhelmed by the crisis caused by the high home energy
prices;
(8) the Federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(referred to in this section as ``LIHEAP'') and the companion
weatherization assistance program (referred to in this
section as ``WAP''), are the Federal Government's primary
means to assist eligible low-income individuals in the United
States to shoulder the burdens caused by their home cooling
and heating needs;
(9) in 2003, LIHEAP reached only 15 percent of the persons
in the United States who were eligible for assistance under
the program;
(10) since LIHEAP's inception, its inflation-adjusted
buying power has eroded by 58 percent; and
(11) current Federal funding for LIHEAP is not sufficient
to meet the cooling and heating needs of low-income families.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that the levels in this concurrent resolution assume--
(1) an authorization of $3,400,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2005 and 2006 to carry out the LIHEAP program;
(2) an authorization of $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2005
and $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 to carry out the WAP
program;

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(3) appropriations, for these programs, of sufficient
additional funds to realistically address the cooling and
heating needs of low-income families; and
(4) advance appropriations of the necessary funds to ensure
the smooth operation of the programs during times of peak
demand.
______

SA 2811. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $1,418,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $1,418,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $1,418,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $1,419,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $1,419,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $1,418,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $1,418,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $1,418,000,000
On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $1,419,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $1,419,000,000.
On page 4, line 4, decrease the amount by $261,000,000.
On page 4, line 5, decrease the amount by $374,000,000.
On page 4, line 6, decrease the amount by $427,000,000.
On page 4, line 7, decrease the amount by $236,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, decrease the amount by $167,000,000.
On page 4, line 12, decrease the amount by $221,000,000.
On page 4, line 13, decrease the amount by $394,000,000.
On page 4, line 14, decrease the amount by $407,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, decrease the amount by $256,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, decrease the amount by $187,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $1,639,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $1,812,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $1,825,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $1,675,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $1,606,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $1,639,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $3,451,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $5,276,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $6,951,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $8,557,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $1,639,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $3,451,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $5,276,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $6,951,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $8,557,000,000.
On page 10, line 13, decrease the amount by $261,000,000.
On page 10, line 14, decrease the amount by $221,000,000.
On page 10, line 17, decrease the amount by $374,000,000.
On page 10, line 18, decrease the amount by $394,000,000.
On page 10, line 21, decrease the amount by $427,000,000.
On page 10, line 22, decrease the amount by $407,000,000.
On page 10, line 25, decrease the amount by $236,000,000.
On page 11, line 1, decrease the amount by $256,000,000.
On page 11, line 4, decrease the amount by $167,000,000.
On page 11, line 5, decrease the amount by $187,000,000.
On page 27, strike lines 15 through 25.
On page 28, strike lines 1 through 7.
______

SA 2812. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI
benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in
the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation
rules of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the bill, add the following:

TITLE V--HOT-ROLLED STEEL

SEC. 501. IMPLEMENTATION OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL RULING.

(a) In General.--Section 735(c)(5) (A) and (B) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673d(c)(5) (A) and (B)) are
each amended by striking ``entirely''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall apply to final determinations made on or after the date
of enactment of this Act by the administering authority
pursuant to section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
______

SA 2813. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI
benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in
the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation
rules of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the bill, add the following:

TITLE V--REPEAL OF ANTI-DUMPING PROVISION OF REVENUE ACT OF 1916.

SEC. 501. REPEAL OF ANTIDUMPING PROVISION OF REVENUE ACT OF
1916.

(a) Repeal.--Section 801 of the Act entitled ``An Act to
increase the revenue, and for other purposes'', approved
September 8, 1916 (15 U.S.C. 72), is repealed.
(b) Effect of Repeal.--The repeal made by subsection (a)
shall not affect any action under section 801 of the Act
referred to in subsection (a) that was commenced before the
date of the enactment of this Act and is pending on such
date.
______

SA 2814. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI
benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in
the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation
rules of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the bill, add the following:

TITLE V--IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES THAT DENY MARKET ACCESS FOR
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``United States Agricultural
Products Market Access Act of 2004''.

SEC. 502. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The export of agricultural products is of vital
importance to the economy of the United States.
(2) In 2002, agriculture was a large positive contributor
to the United States merchandise trade balance with a trade
surplus of $12,300,000,000.
(3) The growth of United States agricultural exports should
continue to be an important factor in improving the United
States merchandise trade balance.
(4) Increasing the volume of agricultural exports will
increase farm income in the United States, thereby protecting
family farms and contributing to the economic well-being of
rural communities in the United States.
(5) Although the United States efficiently produces high-
quality agricultural products, United States producers cannot
realize their full export potential because many foreign
countries deny fair and equitable market access to United
States agricultural products.
(6) The Foreign Agricultural Service estimates that United
States agricultural exports are reduced by $4,700,000,000
annually due to unjustifiable imposition of sanitary and
phytosanitary measures that deny or limit market access to
United States products.
(7) The denial of fair and equitable market access for
United States agricultural products impedes the ability of
United States farmers to export their products, thereby
harming the economic interests of the United States.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to reduce or eliminate foreign unfair trade practices
and to remove constraints on fair and open trade in
agricultural products;
(2) to ensure fair and equitable market access for exports
of United States agricultural products; and
(3) to promote free and fair trade in agricultural
products.

SEC. 503. IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES THAT DENY MARKET
ACCESS.

(a) Identification Required.--Chapter 8 of title I of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2241 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 183. IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES THAT DENY MARKET
ACCESS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

``(a) In General.--Not later than the date that is 30 days
after the date on which the annual report is required to be
submitted to Congressional committees under section 181(b),
the United States Trade Representative (in this section
referred to as the `Trade Representative') shall identify--
``(1) those foreign countries that--
``(A) deny fair and equitable market access to United
States agricultural products, or

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``(B) apply sanitary or phytosanitary measures to the
importation of agricultural products from the United States
that are not based on scientific principles or sufficient
scientific evidence, and
``(2) those foreign countries identified under paragraph
(1) that are determined by the Trade Representative to be
priority foreign countries.
``(b) Special Rules for Identifications.--
``(1) Criteria.--In identifying priority foreign countries
under subsection (a)(2), the Trade Representative shall only
identify those foreign countries--
``(A) that engage in or have the most onerous or egregious
acts, policies, or practices that deny fair and equitable
market access to United States agricultural products,
``(B) whose acts, policies, or practices described in
subparagraph (A) have the greatest adverse impact (actual or
potential) on the relevant United States products, and
``(C) that are not--
``(i) entering into good faith negotiations, or
``(ii) making significant progress in bilateral or
multilateral negotiations,
to provide fair and equitable market access to United States
agricultural products.
``(2) Consultation and consideration requirements.--In
identifying priority foreign countries under subsection
(a)(2), the Trade Representative shall--
``(A) consult with the Secretary of Agriculture and other
appropriate officers of the Federal Government, and
``(B) take into account information from such sources as
may be available to the Trade Representative and such
information as may be submitted to the Trade Representative
by interested persons, including information contained in
reports submitted under section 181(b) and petitions
submitted under section 302.
``(3) Factual basis requirement.--The Trade Representative
may identify a foreign country under subsection (a)(1) only
if the Trade Representative finds that there is a factual
basis for the denial of fair and equitable market access as a
result of the violation of international law or agreement, or
the existence of barriers, referred to in subsection (d).
``(4) Consideration of historical factors.--In identifying
foreign countries under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
(a), the Trade Representative shall take into account--
``(A) the history of agricultural trade relations with the
foreign country, including any previous identification under
subsection (a)(2), and
``(B) the history of efforts of the United States, and the
response of the foreign country, to achieve fair and
equitable market access for United States agricultural
products.
``(c) Revocations and Additional Identifications.--
``(1) Authority to act at any time.--If information
available to the Trade Representative indicates that such
action is appropriate, the Trade Representative may at any
time--
``(A) revoke the identification of any foreign country as a
priority foreign country under this section, or
``(B) identify any foreign country as a priority foreign
country under this section.
``(2) Revocation reports.--The Trade Representative shall
include in the semiannual report submitted to the Congress
under section 309(3) a detailed explanation of the reasons
for the revocation under paragraph (1) of the identification
of any foreign country as a priority foreign country under
this section.
``(d) Denial of Fair and Equitable Market Access Defined.--
For purposes of this section, a foreign country denies fair
and equitable market access if the foreign country
effectively denies access to a market for a product through
the use of laws, procedures, practices, or regulations
which--
``(1) violate provisions of international law or
international agreements to which both the United States and
the foreign country are parties, or
``(2) constitute discriminatory nontariff trade barriers.
``(e) Publication.--The Trade Representative shall publish
in the Federal Register a list of foreign countries
identified under subsection (a) and shall make such revisions
to the list as may be required by reason of the action under
subsection (c).
``(f) Annual Report.--The Trade Representative shall, not
later than the date by which countries are identified under
subsection (a), transmit to the Committee on Ways and Means
and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Finance and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate, a report on the actions taken under this section
during the 12 months preceding such report, and the reasons
for such actions, including a description of progress made in
achieving fair and equitable market access for United States
agricultural products.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the
Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 182 the following:

``Sec. 183. Identification of countries that deny market access for
agricultural products.''.

(c) Additional Staff for Office of Assistant Trade
Representative for Agricultural Affairs and Office of
Assistant Trade Representative for Monitoring and
Enforcement.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2005 for the
salaries and expenses of 1 additional specialist employee
position within the Office of the Assistant United States
Trade Representative for Agricultural Affairs and 1
additional specialist employee position within the Office of
the Assistant United States Trade Representative for
Monitoring and Enforcement.
(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) are
authorized to remain available until expended.

SEC. 504. INVESTIGATIONS.

(a) Investigation Required.--Subparagraph (A) of section
302(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2412(b)(2)) is
amended by inserting ``or 183(a)(2)'' after ``section
182(a)(2)'' in the matter preceding clause (i).
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section
302(b)(2) of such Act is amended by inserting ``concerning
intellectual property rights that is'' after ``any
investigation''.
______

SA 2815. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI
benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in
the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation
rules of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the bill, add the following:

TITLE V--AGRICULTURAL TRADE COMPLIANCE.

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Mexican Agricultural Trade
Compliance Act''.

SEC. 502. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 provides that, if
the United States Trade Representative determines that the
rights of the United States under any trade agreement are
being denied, the Trade Representative shall take action to
enforce such rights.
(2) The Statement of Administrative Action accompanying the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act provided that the United States
Trade Representative would base any section 301 determination
as to whether there has been a violation or denial of United
States rights under the Uruguay Round Agreements on panel or
Appellate Body findings adopted by the Dispute Settlement
Body of the World Trade Organization.
(3) In a panel report adopted by the Dispute Settlement
Body on January 27, 2000, the Dispute Settlement Body
determined that section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 is not
inconsistent with United States obligations under the Uruguay
Round Agreements, particularly in light of the decision of
the United States to use section 301 only after exhausting
its rights under the Dispute Settlement Understanding.
(4) On January 28, 2000, a panel of the World Trade
Organization determined that Mexico's antidumping order on
high fructose corn syrup imported from the United States
violated Mexico's commitments under the Uruguay Round
Agreements.
(5) On February 24, 2000, the Dispute Settlement Body
adopted the report of the panel.
(6) On April 10, 2000, the United States and Mexico agreed
to a September 22, 2000, deadline for Mexico to come into
compliance with the panel report as adopted by the Dispute
Settlement Body.
(7) On September 20, 2000, just 2 days prior to the date
Mexico had agreed to come into compliance with the panel
report, Mexico issued a revised antidumping threat
determination in an obvious attempt to evade its commitment
to come into compliance with the panel report adopted by the
Dispute Settlement Body.
(8) On June 22, 2001, a panel, convened pursuant to Article
21.5 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding, found that
Mexico's revised antidumping threat determination failed to
bring Mexico into compliance with its commitments under the
World Trade Organization.
(9) On October 22, 2001, the Appellate Body affirmed the
ruling of the Article 21.5 panel and recommended that Mexico
come into compliance with its obligations under the World
Trade Organization.
(10) On November 21, 2001, the Dispute Settlement Body
adopted the Appellate Body ruling that affirmed the findings
of the Article 21.5 panel.
(11) On January 1, 2002, in a transparent attempt to evade
the determinations of the Dispute Settlement Body regarding
Mexico's antidumping order on high fructose corn syrup, and
in an affront to the rules-based system of the World Trade
Organization, Mexico imposed a de facto discriminatory 20
percent tax on soft drinks containing high fructose corn
syrup, the intent and effect of which is to continue Mexico's
antidumping order on United States high fructose corn syrup
by other means by restricting access to the Mexican market.
(12) On April 20, 2002, with its discriminatory tax on soft
drinks containing high fructose corn syrup now in place, and
in a continuous event with the imposition of this tax, Mexico
lifted its antidumping order on high fructose corn syrup.
Importantly, Mexico lifted its antidumping order only after
ensuring that imports of United States high fructose corn
syrup would not enter the Mexican market due to the
imposition of the tax on soft drinks. Mexico's lifting of its
antidumping order enabled it to make the disingenuous claim
that it had come into compliance with the findings adopted by
the Dispute Settlement Body regarding Mexico's antidumping
order.

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(13) The imposition of the tax on soft drinks and the
lifting of the antidumping order by Mexico are related
aspects of a unified effort by Mexico to deny the rights of
the United States with respect to the trade of high fructose
corn syrup.
(14) The effects of the import restrictions of Mexico's
antidumping order continue with even more egregious results
through the imposition of a 20 percent tax on high fructose
corn syrup. Imports of high fructose corn syrup from the
United States dropped from 110,893 metric tons in 2001 (the
year prior to the lifting of the antidumping order) to 4,868
metric tons in 2002 (the first year of the tax).
(15) The United States has exhausted proceedings under the
Dispute Settlement Understanding, and the Dispute Settlement
Body has on more than 1 occasion adopted findings adverse to
Mexico.

SEC. 503. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:
(1) Appellate body.--The term ``Appellate Body'' means the
Appellate Body established under Article 17.1 of the Dispute
Settlement Understanding.
(2) Dispute settlement body.--The term ``Dispute Settlement
Body'' has the meaning given that term in section 121(5) of
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3531(5)).
(3) Dispute settlement panel; panel.--The terms ``dispute
settlement panel'' and ``panel'' mean a panel established
pursuant to Article 6 of the Dispute Settlement
Understanding.
(4) Dispute settlement understanding.--The term ``Dispute
Settlement Understanding'' means the Understanding on Rules
and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes referred
to in section 101(d)(16) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act
(19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(16)).
(5) GATT 1994.--The term ``GATT 1994'' has the meaning
given such term in section 2(1)(B) of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(1)(B).
(6) Uruguay round agreements.--The term ``Uruguay Round
Agreements'' has the meaning given such term in section 2(7)
of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(7).
(7) World trade organization.--The term ``World Trade
Organization'' means the organization established pursuant to
the WTO Agreement.
(8) WTO agreement.--The term ``WTO Agreement'' means the
Agreement Establishing The World Trade Organization entered
into on April 15, 1994.

SEC. 504. ENFORCEMENT OF UNITED STATES RIGHTS UNDER THE
URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS AND OTHER TRADE
AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN
SYRUP EXPORTED TO MEXICO.

(a) Determination.--Congress determines that--
(1) the rights of the United States under the Uruguay Round
Agreements are being denied by Mexico in connection with the
imposition by Mexico of a 20 percent tax on soft drinks
containing high fructose corn syrup, an extension by other
means of Mexico's unjustified antidumping order on high
fructose corn syrup from the United States;
(2) the United States has exhausted proceedings under the
Dispute Settlement Understanding;
(3) Mexico's imposition of a tax on high fructose corn
syrup, an extension by other means of its unjustified
antidumping order on high fructose corn syrup from the United
States--
(A) constitutes an act, policy, or practice by Mexico that
is unjustifiable and burdens or restricts United States
commerce for purposes of section 304(a)(1) of the Trade Act
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2414(a)(1)); and
(B) denies rights to which the United States is entitled
under existing trade agreements with Mexico for purposes of
such section 304; and
(4) unless, a certification described in subsection (b) is
submitted, the United States Trade Representative shall take
appropriate action under subsection (c).
(b) Certification.--The certification described in this
subsection means a certification from the United States Trade
Representative submitted to Congress not later than 30 days
after the date of enactment of this Act that states that
Mexico has eliminated its tax on soft drinks containing high
fructose corn syrup and is taking satisfactory measures to
preserve the rights of the United States under all applicable
trade agreements with respect to high fructose corn syrup.
(c) Action To Be Taken by USTR.--If a certification is not
made under subsection (b), the United States Trade
Representative, not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and after consultation with the
Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives, shall, pursuant to
section 301(c)(1) (A) and (B) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2411(c)(1) (A) and (B))--
(1) suspend, withdraw, or prevent the application of,
benefits of trade agreement concessions to carry out a trade
agreement with Mexico; or
(2) impose duties or other import restrictions on the goods
of Mexico, including agricultural products imported from
Mexico, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees
or restrictions on the services of, Mexico for such time as
the Trade Representative determines appropriate.
______

SA 2816. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI
benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in
the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation
rules of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the bill, add the following:

TITLE V--MANUFACTURING AND WORKER ASSISTANCE

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Enhanced Domestic
Manufacturing and Worker Assistance Act of 2004''.

Subtitle A--Extension and Expansion of Trade Adjustment Assistance

SEC. 511. EXTENSION FOR WORKERS AND FIRMS.

(a) In General.--Section 285(a) and (b)(1) and (2) of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note prec.) are amended by
striking ``September 30, 2007'' each place it appears and
inserting ``September 30, 2012''.
(b) Authorization.--
(1) Workers.--Section 245(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2007''
and inserting ``September 30, 2012''.
(2) Firms.--
(A) In general.--Section 256(b) of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2346(b)) is amended--
(i) by striking ``$16,000,000'' and inserting
``$32,000,000''; and
(ii) by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2012''.
(B) Expansion of loans.--Section 255(h) of such Act (19
U.S.C. 2345) is amended--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$3,000,000'' and
inserting ``$6,000,000''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$1,000,000'' and
inserting ``$2,000,000''.
(3) Farmers.--Section 298(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2401g(a)) is amended by striking ``2007'' and
inserting ``2012''.
(c) Fishermen.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for purposes of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) fishermen who harvest wild
stock shall be eligible for adjustment assistance to the same
extent and in the same manner as a group of workers under
such chapter 2.

SEC. 512. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title II of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2371 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

``CHAPTER 4--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES

``SEC. 271. DEFINITIONS.

``In this chapter:
``(1) Affected domestic producer.--The term `affected
domestic producer' means any manufacturer, producer, farmer,
rancher, fisherman or worker representative (including
associations of such persons) that was affected by a finding
under the Antidumping Act, 1921, or by an antidumping or
countervailing duty order issued under title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930.
``(2) Agricultural commodity producer.--The term
`agricultural commodity producer' has the same meaning as the
term `person' as prescribed by regulations promulgated under
section 1001(5) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C.
1308(5)).
``(3) Community.--The term `community' means a city,
county, or other political subdivision of a State or a
consortium of political subdivisions of a State.
``(4) Community negatively impacted by trade.--A community
negatively impacted by trade means a community with respect
to which a determination has been made under section 273.
``(5) Eligible community.--The term `eligible community'
means a community certified under section 273 for assistance
under this chapter.
``(6) Fisherman.--
``(A) In general.--The term `fisherman' means any person
who--
``(i) is engaged in commercial fishing; or
``(ii) is a United States fish processor.
``(B) Commercial fishing, fish, fishery, fishing, fishing
vessel, person, and united states fish processor.--The terms
`commercial fishing', `fish', `fishery', `fishing', `fishing
vessel', `person', and `United States fish processor' have
the same meanings as such terms have in the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802).
``(7) Job loss.--The term `job loss' means the total or
partial separation of an individual, as those terms are
defined in section 247.
``(8) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of Commerce.

``SEC. 272. COMMUNITY TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of the Enhanced Domestic Manufacturing and
Worker Assistance Act of 2004, the Secretary shall establish
a Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities Program at the
Department of Commerce.
``(b) Personnel.--The Secretary shall designate such staff
as may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities
described in this chapter.
``(c) Coordination of Federal Response.--The Secretary
shall--

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``(1) provide leadership, support, and coordination for a
comprehensive management program to address economic
dislocation in eligible communities;
``(2) coordinate the Federal response to an eligible
community--
``(A) by identifying all Federal, State, and local
resources that are available to assist the eligible community
in recovering from economic distress;
``(B) by ensuring that all Federal agencies offering
assistance to an eligible community do so in a targeted,
integrated manner that ensures that an eligible community has
access to all available Federal assistance;
``(C) by assuring timely consultation and cooperation
between Federal, State, and regional officials concerning
economic adjustment for an eligible community; and
``(D) by identifying and strengthening existing agency
mechanisms designed to assist eligible communities in their
efforts to achieve economic adjustment and workforce
reemployment;
``(3) provide comprehensive technical assistance to any
eligible community in the efforts of that community to--
``(A) identify serious economic problems in the community
that are the result of negative impacts from trade;
``(B) integrate the major groups and organizations
significantly affected by the economic adjustment;
``(C) access Federal, State, and local resources designed
to assist in economic development and trade adjustment
assistance;
``(D) diversify and strengthen the community economy; and
``(E) develop a community-based strategic plan to address
economic development and workforce dislocation, including
unemployment among agricultural commodity producers, and
fishermen;
``(4) establish specific criteria for submission and
evaluation of a strategic plan submitted under section
274(d);
``(5) establish specific criteria for submitting and
evaluating applications for grants under section 275; and
``(6) administer the grant programs established under
sections 274 and 275.

``SEC. 273. CERTIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION.

``(a) Certification.--Not later than 45 days after an event
described in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Commerce
shall determine if a community described in subsection (b)(1)
is negatively impacted by trade, and if a positive
determination is made, shall certify the community for
assistance under this chapter.
``(b) Determination That Community Is Eligible.--
``(1) Community described.--A community described in this
paragraph means a community with respect to which--
``(A) the Secretary of Labor certifies a group of workers
(or their authorized representative) in the community as
eligible for assistance pursuant to section 223;
``(B) the Secretary of Commerce certifies a firm located in
the community as eligible for adjustment assistance under
section 251;
``(C) the Secretary of Agriculture certifies a group of
agricultural commodity producers (or their authorized
representative) in the community as eligible for adjustment
assistance under section 293;
``(D) an affected domestic producer is located in the
community; or
``(E) the Secretary of Commerce determines that a
significant number of fishermen in the community is
negatively impacted by trade.
``(2) Negatively impacted by trade.--The Secretary of
Commerce shall determine that a community is negatively
impacted by trade, after taking into consideration--
``(A) the number of jobs affected compared to the size of
workforce in the community;
``(B) the severity of the rates of unemployment in the
community and the duration of the unemployment in the
community;
``(C) the income levels and the extent of underemployment
in the community;
``(D) the outmigration of population from the community and
the extent to which the outmigration is causing economic
injury in the community; and
``(E) the unique problems and needs of the community.
``(c) Definition and Special Rules.--
``(1) Event described.--An event described in this
paragraph means one of the following:
``(A) A notification described in paragraph (2).
``(B) A certification of a firm under section 251.
``(C) A finding under the Antidumping Act, 1921, or an
antidumping or countervailing duty order issued under title
VII of the Tariff Act of 1930.
``(D) A determination by the Secretary that a significant
number of fishermen in a community have been negatively
impacted by trade.
``(2) Notification.--The Secretary of Labor, immediately
upon making a determination that a group of workers is
eligible for trade adjustment assistance under section 223,
(or the Secretary of Agriculture, immediately upon making a
determination that a group of agricultural commodity
producers is eligible for adjustment assistance under section
293, as the case may be) shall notify the Secretary of
Commerce of the determination.
``(d) Notification to Eligible Communities.--Immediately
upon certification by the Secretary of Commerce that a
community is eligible for assistance under subsection (b),
the Secretary shall notify the community--
``(1) of the determination under subsection (b);
``(2) of the provisions of this chapter;
``(3) how to access the clearinghouse established by the
Department of Commerce regarding available economic
assistance;
``(4) how to obtain technical assistance provided under
section 272(c)(3); and
``(5) how to obtain grants, tax credits, low income loans,
and other appropriate economic assistance.

``SEC. 274. STRATEGIC PLANS.

``(a) In General.--An eligible community may develop a
strategic plan for community economic adjustment and
diversification and shall be eligible for assistance as
provided for under section 275.
``(b) Requirements for Strategic Plan.--A strategic plan
shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
``(1) A description and justification of the capacity for
economic adjustment, including the method of financing to be
used.
``(2) A description of the commitment of the community to
the strategic plan over the long term and the participation
and input of groups affected by economic dislocation.
``(3) A description of the projects to be undertaken by the
eligible community.
``(4) A description of how the plan and the projects to be
undertaken by the eligible community will lead to job
creation and job retention in the community.
``(5) A description of how the plan will achieve economic
adjustment and diversification.
``(6) A description of how the plan and the projects will
contribute to establishing or maintaining a level of public
services necessary to attract and retain economic investment.
``(7) A description and justification for the cost and
timing of proposed basic and advanced infrastructure
improvements in the eligible community.
``(8) A description of how the plan will address the
occupational and workforce conditions in the eligible
community.
``(9) A description of the educational programs available
for workforce training and future employment needs.
``(10) A description of how the plan will adapt to changing
markets and business cycles.
``(11) A description and justification for the cost and
timing of the total funds required by the community for
economic assistance.
``(12) A graduation strategy through which the eligible
community demonstrates that the community will terminate the
need for Federal assistance.
``(c) Grants To Develop Strategic Plans.--The Secretary,
upon receipt of an application from an eligible community,
may award a grant to that community to be used to develop and
implement the strategic plan.
``(d) Submission of Plan.--A strategic plan developed under
subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Secretary for
evaluation and approval.

``SEC. 275. GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary, upon approval of a
strategic plan from an eligible community, may award a grant
to that community to carry out any project or program that is
certified by the Secretary to be included in the strategic
plan approved under section 274(d), or consistent with that
plan.
``(b) Additional Grants.--Subject to paragraph (2), in
order to assist eligible communities to obtain funds under
Federal grant programs, other than the grants provided for in
subsection (a) or section 274(c) , the Secretary may, on the
application of an eligible community, make a supplemental
grant to the community if--
``(1) the purpose of the grant program from which the grant
is to be made is to provide technical or other assistance for
planning, constructing, or equipping public works facilities
or to provide assistance for public service projects; and
``(2) the grant is one for which the community is eligible
except for the community's inability to meet the non-Federal
share requirements of the grant program.
``(c) Rural Community Preference.--The Secretary shall
develop guidelines to ensure that rural communities receive
preference in the allocation of resources.

``SEC. 276. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

``(a) Appropriations.--In addition to any funds
appropriated from the Community and Manufacturer Assistance
Trust Fund (established by section 531 of the Enhanced
Domestic Manufacturing and Worker Assistance Act of 2004),
there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2005 through 2012 to carry out the provisions
of this chapter. Such sums shall remain available until
expended.
``(b) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds authorized under this
chapter shall be used to supplement and not supplant other
Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide
economic development assistance for communities.
``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such
regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of
this chapter. The Secretary may not implement any regulation
or guideline proposed with respect to this chapter until the
expiration of the date that is 60 days after the date the
Secretary submits the regulation or guideline to the
Committee on Finance of the Senate and the

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Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives.''.
(b)  Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Termination.--Section 285(b) of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2271 note prec.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(3) Assistance for communities.--Technical assistance and
other payments may not be provided under chapter 4 after
September 30, 2015.''.
(2) Table of contents.--The table of contents for title II
of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by striking the items
relating to chapter 4 of title II and inserting after the
items relating to chapter 3 the following new items:

``Chapter 4--Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities

``Sec. 271. Definitions.
``Sec. 272. Community Trade Adjustment Assistance Program.
``Sec. 273. Certification and notification.
``Sec. 274. Strategic plans.
``Sec. 275. Grants for economic development.
``Sec. 276. General provisions.''.

(c) Judicial Review.--Section 284(a) of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2395(a)) is amended by striking ``section
271'' and inserting ``section 273''.

Subtitle B--Reauthorization of Certain Department of Commerce
Partnership Programs

SEC. 521. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

(a) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``Manufacturing
Extension Partnership Program'' means the program of
Manufacturing Extension Partnership carried out by the
National Institute of Standards and Technology under section
26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act
(15 U.S.C. 278l), as provided in part 292 of title 15, Code
of Federal Regulations.
(b) Appropriations.--In addition to any funds made
available to the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program
from the Community and Manufacturer Assistance Trust Fund,
there are authorized to be appropriated, $40,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2005 through 2012 to carry out the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Such sums shall
remain available until expended.

SEC. 522. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

There are authorized to be appropriated for the National
Institute of Standards and Technology for carrying out the
Advanced Technology Program under section 28 of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n),
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2012.

Subtitle C--Creation of Community and Manufacturer Trust Fund

SEC. 531. REPEAL OF OFFSET PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHMENT OF
COMMUNITY AND MANUFACTURER ASSISTANCE TRUST
FUND.

(a) Repeal of Offset Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1675c) is repealed.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents for title
VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by striking the item
relating to section 754.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. Any
funds remaining in the special accounts established pursuant
section 754(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930 on the day before
such date of enactment shall be transferred to the Community
and Manufacturer Assistance Trust Fund for use in accordance
with this section.
(b) Establishment of Trust Fund.--There is established in
the Treasury of the United States a Trust Fund to be known as
the ``Community and Manufacturer Assistance Trust Fund'' (in
this section referred to as the ``Trust Fund''), consisting
of such amounts as may be transferred or credited to the
Trust Fund as provided in this section or otherwise
appropriated to the Trust Fund.
(c) Transfer.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Trust Fund any funds remaining in the special
accounts established pursuant section 754(e) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 on the day before the date of enactment of this
Act, and shall transfer to the Trust Fund out of the general
fund of the Treasury of the United States amounts determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury to be equivalent to the
amounts received into such general fund on or after such
date, that are attributable to the duties imposed pursuant to
antidumping duty orders and countervailing duty orders under
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.)
or findings under the Antidumping Act, 1921.
(2) Quarterly transfers from the treasury based on
estimates.--The amounts which are required to be transferred
under paragraph (1) shall be transferred at least quarterly
from the general fund of the Treasury of the United States to
the Trust Fund on the basis of estimates made by the
Secretary of the Treasury of the amounts referred to in
paragraph (1) that are received into the Treasury. Proper
adjustments shall be made in the amounts subsequently
transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of,
or less than, the amounts required to be transferred.
(c) Management of, and Report on, Trust Fund.--
(1) Trustee and report.--The Secretary of the Treasury
shall be the trustee of the Trust Fund, and shall submit an
annual report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives--
(A) on the financial condition and the results of the
operations of the Trust Fund during the fiscal year preceding
the fiscal year in which such report is submitted, and
(B) on the expected condition and operations of the Trust
Fund during the fiscal year in which such report is submitted
and the 5 fiscal years succeeding such fiscal year.
(2) Investment.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest
such portion of the Trust Fund as is not, in the Secretary's
judgment, required to meet current withdrawals. Such
investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations
of the United States. For such purpose, such obligations may
be acquired--
(i) on original issue at the issue price, or
(ii) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market
price.
(B) Market price.--Any obligation acquired by the Trust
Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the
market price.
(C) Interest.--The interest on, and the proceeds from the
sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Trust Fund
shall be credited to and form a part of the Trust Fund.
(d) Use of Funds.--
(1) Community assistance.--Beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act, one-half of the amounts in the Trust
Fund shall be made available to the Secretary of Commerce on
a quarterly basis to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of
title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2371 et seq.)
for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2012 and shall remain
available until expended.
(2) Manufacturing extension partnership program.--Beginning
on the date of enactment of this Act, one-half of the amounts
in the Trust Fund shall be made available to the Secretary of
Commerce on a quarterly basis to carry out the Manufacturing
Extension Partnership Program for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2012 and shall remain available until expended. Such
amounts shall supplement and not supplant other Federal,
State, and local public funds appropriated to carry the
Program.

Subtitle D--Small Business Office

SEC. 541. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.

(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title I of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171) is amended by adding after section 141,
the following new section:

``SEC. 142. SMALL BUSINESS OFFICE.

``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of the Enhanced Domestic Manufacturing and
Worker Assistance Act of 2004, there shall be established in
the Office of the United States Trade Representative an
Office of Small Business.
``(b) Personnel.--The Office shall be headed by a Director,
and shall have such staff as may be necessary to carry out
the functions and responsibilities described in this section.
``(c) Functions.--The Office shall--
``(1) assist the United States Trade Representative in
carrying out the Trade Representative's responsibilities
under this chapter; and
``(2) ensure that small business manufacturing issues are
taken into consideration in carrying out those
responsibilities.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the
Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 141, the following new item:

``Sec. 142. Office of Small Business.''.
______

SA 2817. Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mrs. Clinton)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as
follows:

On page 4, line 4, decrease the amount by $1,700,000,000.
On page 4, line 12, decrease the amount by $1,700,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $1,700,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $1,700,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $1,700,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $1,700,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $1,700,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $1,700,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $1,700,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $1,700,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $1,700,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $1,700,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $1,700,000,000.
On page 10, line 13, decrease the amount by $1,700,000,000.
On page 10, line 14, decrease the amount by $1,700,000,000.

SEC.   . RESERVE FUND FOR HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM,
ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTER GRANTS, AND PORT
SECURITY GRANTS.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
shall revise the aggregates, functional totals, allocations
to the

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Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, discretionary
spending limits, and other appropriate levels and limits in
this resolution by up to $1,545,000,000 in budget authority
for fiscal year 2005, and by the amount of outlays flowing
therefrom in 2005 and subsequent years, for a bill,
amendment, motion, or conference report that provides
additional fiscal year 2005 discretionary appropriations, in
excess of the levels provided in this resolution, for the
programs at the Department of Homeland Security.

SEC.   . STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

It is the sense of the Senate that, of the funds for the
Department of Homeland Security, $800,000,000 shall be
allocated for the State Homeland Security Grant program;
$250,000,000 for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant
program; and $275,000,000 for Port Security Grants. It is
further the sense of the Senate that the State Homeland
Security Grant Program shall be increased by $220,000,000 in
order to provide for a more equitable formula for
distributing funds.

SEC.   . STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.

It is the sense of the Senate that the increased funding
for the Homeland Security Department programs shall come from
the cancellation of planned future deliveries of oil to the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
______

SA 2818. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title III, add the following:

SEC. 3__. RESERVE FUND FOR EXPANSION OF PEDIATRIC VACCINE
DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.

If the Committee on Finance of the Senate reports a bill or
joint resolution, or an amendment thereto is offered or a
conference report thereon is submitted, that expands the
pediatric vaccine distribution program established under
section 1928 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396s) to
include coverage for children administered a vaccine at a
public health clinic or Indian clinic and repeals the price
cap for pre-1993 vaccines, the chairman of the Committee on
the Budget may revise allocations of new budget authority and
outlays, the revenue aggregates, and other appropriate
aggregates to reflect such legislation, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit for fiscal year
2005 and for the period of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
______

SA 2819. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Daschle, Mr.
Corzine, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Carper) submitted an amendment intended to
be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $278,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $64,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $278,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $64,000,000.
On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $171,000,000.
On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by $139,000,000.
On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $139,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $139,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $171,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $171,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $171,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $171,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $139,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $171,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $171,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $171,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $171,000,000.
On page 13, line 2, increase the amount by $171,000,000.
On page 13, line 3, increase the amount by $139,000,000.
On page 13, line 7, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 39, line 18, increase the amount by $171,000,000.
On page 39, line 19, increase the amount by $139,000,000.
On page 40, line 2, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
______

SA 2820. Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Reed, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Biden)
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 28, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

SEC. 304. RESERVE FOR FUNDING OF HOPE CREDIT.

If the Committee on Finance of the Senate reports a bill or
joint resolution, or an amendment thereto is offered or a
conference report thereon is submitted, that increases the
Hope credit to $4,000, makes the credit available for 4
years, and makes the credit refundable, the chairman of the
Committee on the Budget may revise committee allocations for
the Committee on Finance and other appropriate budgetary
aggregates and allocations of new budget authority and
outlays by the amount provided by that measure for that
purpose, if it would not increase the deficit for fiscal year
2005 or for the total of fiscal years 2005 though 2009.
______

SA 2821. Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Collins) proposed an
amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 15, line 16, increase the amount by $1,884,000,000.
On page 15, line 17, increase the amount by $452,000,000.
On page 15, line 21, increase the amount by $1,394,000,000.
On page 15, line 25, increase the amount by $38,000,000.
On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $1,884,000,000.
On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $452,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, decrease the amount by $1,394,000,000.
On page 23, line 14, decrease the amount by $38,000,000.
______

SA 2822. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Campbell)
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 16, line 12, increase the amount by $282,000,000.
On page 16, line 13, increase the amount by $251,000,000.
On page 16, line 17, increase the amount by $28,000,000.
On page 16, line 21, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $282,000,000.
On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $251,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, decrease the amount by $28,000,000.
On page 23, line 14, decrease the amount by $2,000,000.
______

SA 2823. Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Coleman, Mr.
Dorgan, Ms. Collins, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Akaka, Ms. Cantwell,
and Mr. Jeffords) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S.
Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 43, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
(c) Energy Savings Performance Contract Program.--In
recognition that the energy savings performance contract
program recoups its costs through guaranteed savings without
increasing budgetary outlays, the Congressional Budget Office
shall score the energy savings performance contract program
under title VIII of the National Energy Conservation Policy
Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) as zero. For the purposes of any
point of order under any concurrent resolution on the budget
and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the cost of the
energy savings performance contract program under title VIII
of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 801
et seq.) shall be zero.
______

SA 2824. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009;

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which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 43, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
(c) Energy Savings Performance Contract Program.--In
recognition that the energy savings performance contract
program recoups its costs through guaranteed savings without
increasing budgetary outlays, the Congressional Budget Office
shall score the energy savings performance contract program
under title VIII of the National Energy Conservation Policy
Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) as zero. For the purposes of any
point of order under any concurrent resolution on the budget
and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the cost of the
energy savings performance contract program under title VIII
of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 801
et seq.) shall be zero.
______

SA 2825. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $8,196,000,000.

On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $8,236,000,000.
On page 39, line 18, decrease the amount by $8,196,000,000.
On page 39, line 19, decrease the amount by $8,236,000,000.
On page 4, line 4, decrease the amount by $8,343,000,000.
On page 4, line 5, decrease the amount by $343,000,000.
On page 4, line 6, decrease the amount by $408,000,000.
On page 4, line 7, decrease the amount by $446,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, decrease the amount by $470,000,000.
On page 4, line 12, decrease the amount by $8,383,000,000.
On page 4, line 13, decrease the amount by $343,000,000.
On page 4, line 14, decrease the amount by $408,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, decrease the amount by $446,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, decrease the amount by $470,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, decrease the amount by $8,383,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, decrease the amount by $343,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, decrease the amount by $408,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, decrease the amount by $446,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by $470,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $8,383,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $8,727,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $9,135,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $9,581,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $10,051,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $8,383,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $8,727,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $9,135,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $9,581,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $10,051,000,000.
On page 22, line 9, decrease the amount by $147,000,000.
On page 22, line 10, decrease the amount by $147,000,000.
On page 22, line 10, decrease the amount by $147,000,000.
On page 22, line 13, decrease the amount by $343,000,000.
On page 22, line 14, decrease the amount by $343,000,000.
On page 22, line 17, decrease the amount by $408,000,000.
On page 22, line 18, decrease the amount by $408,000,000.
On page 22, line 21, decrease the amount by $446,000,000.
On page 22, line 22, decrease the amount by $446,000,000.
On page 22, line 25, decrease the amount by $470,000,000.
On page 23, line 1, decrease the amount by $470,000,000.
______

SA 2826. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Feingold, and Mr.
Schumer) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006
through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title V, add the following:

SEC. 5__. SENSE OF THE SENATE SUPPORTING FUNDING RESTORATION
FOR AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) funding for 33 programs administered by the Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service of the
Department of Agriculture were each reduced by 10 percent in
the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004
(118 Stat. 9);
(2) those cuts are already hurting a wide range of proven
programs that help people, communities, and businesses;
(3) the cuts have put at risk important advances made in
all 50 States and United States territories, including--
(A) combating obesity through programs such as the Expanded
Food and Nutrition Education Program;
(B) expanding environmentally-minded pest management
programs;
(C) ensuring food safety; and
(D) educating farmers and ranchers about new sustainable
agricultural practices;
(4) the National Research Initiative is the flagship
competitive grants program funded through the Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service;
(5) because of limited funding the Service is able to fund
only a small fraction of the meritorious research proposals
that the Service receives under the National Research
Initiative program; and
(6) base funding at the Service that supports the research
infrastructure has fallen steadily over the past decade.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that levels in this concurrent resolution assume that in
making appropriations and revenue decisions, the Senate
supports--
(1) the restoration of the 33 accounts of the Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service;
(2) the fiscal year 2005 funding of the National Research
Initiative; and
(3) the fiscal year 2005 funding of competitive research
programs of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service in an amount that is adequate to--
(A) fight obesity and stave off chronic diseases;
(B) combat insects and animal and plant diseases;
(C) establish new crops, improved livestock, and economic
opportunities for producers; and
(D) keep pathogens and other dangers out of the air, water,
soil, plants, and animals.
______

SA 2827. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

``SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MEDICARE REWARDING
EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY IN MEDICARE.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) Regional differences in Medicare spending exist across
the country, and that Medicare enrollees in higher-spending
regions receive more health care than those in lower-spending
regions but do not have better health outcomes or
satisfaction with care;
(2) Although Medicare as a health care payment system is
working to improve quality, current reimbursements are
largely neutral or negative toward quality;
(3) Medicare as a payment system does not recognize health
care professional who provide high-quality care at low costs
through differential reimbursements;
(4) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, and Congress have
affirmed recently their commitment to using financial
incentives to improve quality in the Medicare program;
(5) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has
demonstrations underway for dialysis patients, physician
group practices, and hospitals to test pay-for-performance
strategies;
(6) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the
independent federal body that advises Congress on issues
affecting the Medicare program, recently concluded in its
June 2003 report that Medicare should take a lead role in
adopting pay-for-performance strategies;
(7) First the first time in the history, Congress passed
legislation, now law, that provides financial incentive to
Medicare participating hospitals that publicly report
information on ten measures of high-quality health care;
(8) The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 requires that for fiscal years 2005
through 2007 hospitals will receive a full market basket
inflationary payment update only if they submit data
reflecting ten hospital quality indicators the Secretary has
established as of November 1, 2003. Hospitals that do not
submit performance data on these ten hospital quality
measures will receive 0.4 percent smaller Medicare payments
in fiscal

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year 2005 than hospitals that do report quality data;
(9) The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 also provides for a five-year
demonstration program that examines health delivery factors
which encourage the delivery of improved patient care quality
including incentives to improve safety, quality, and
efficiency;
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that changes need to be made to the Medicare payment system
that recognize clinically effective, patient-centered and
efficient care.
______

SA 2828. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

``SEC.   . RESERVE FUND FOR REWARDING EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY
IN MEDICARE.

``A Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Medicare. The Chairman
of the Senate Budget Committee may revise the aggregates,
functional totals, allocations, and other appropriate levels
and limits in this resolution by up to $3,000,000,000 in
budget authority and $3,000,000,000 in outlays for fiscal
years 2005-2009 for a bill, amendment, or conference report
that would provide financial incentives within the Medicare
program to improve quality and efficiency in delivering
Medicare services so long as such legislation would not
increase net Medicare spending in fiscal year 2005 or over
the total of fiscal years 2005-2009. The adjustment may be
made only if the Committee on Finance reports a bill that
provides financial incentives for health care providers who
improve efficiency and quality provided that any such
measures do not result in cuts in benefits or services or
reductions in provider payments.
______

SA 2829. Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Stabenow,
Mr. Talent, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Burns, Mr. Smith, Mr.
Baucus, Mr. Campbell, and Ms. Cantwell) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING A NATIONAL ANIMAL
IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) animal identification is important for operational
management, herd health, and increased trade opportunities;
(2) animal identification is a critical component of the
animal health infrastructure of the United States;
(3) it is vital to the well-being of all people in the
United States to protect animal agriculture in the United
States by safeguarding animal health;
(4) the ability to collect information in a timely manner
is critical to an effective response to an imminent threat to
animal health or food safety.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that the levels in this concurrent resolution assume that in
making appropriations and revenue decisions, the Senate
supports--
(1) the development and implementation of a national animal
identification program recognizing the need for resources to
carry out the implementation of the plan;
(2) the provision by the Secretary of Agriculture of a
time-line for the development and implementation of the
program as soon as practicable after the date of approval of
this concurrent resolution;
(3) the provision by the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, State animal
health agencies, and agricultural producers are provided
funds necessary to implement a national animal identification
program; and
(4) the establishment of a program that is not overly
burdensome to agricultural producers and ensures the privacy
of information of agricultural producers.
______

SA 2830. Mr. ENZI (for himself and Ms. Cantwell) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 15, line 16, increase the amount by $250,000,000.
On page 15, line 17, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 15, line 21, increase the amount by $166,000,000.
On page 15, line 25, increase the amount by $44,000,000.
On page 16, line 4, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $250,000,000.
On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, decrease the amount by $166,000,000.
On page 23, line 14, decrease the amount by $44,000,000.
On page 23, line 18, decrease the amount by $5,000,000.
______

SA 2831. Mr. CONRAD proposed an amendment to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as
follows:

At the end of the resolution, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TRIBAL COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
(1) American Indians from 250 federally recognized tribes
nationwide attend tribal colleges and universities, a
majority of whom are first-generation college students.
(2) Tribal colleges and universities are located in some of
the most isolated and impoverished areas in the Nation, yet
they are the Nation's most poorly funded institutions of
higher education. While the Tribally Controlled College or
University Assistance Act, or ``Tribal College Act'' provides
funding based solely on Indian students, the colleges have
open enrollment policies providing access to postsecondary
education opportunities to all interested students, about 20
percent of whom are non-Indian. With rare exception, tribal
colleges and universities do not receive operating funds from
the States for these non-Indian State resident students. Yet,
if these same students attended any other public institutions
in their States, the State would provide basic operating
funds to the institution.
(3) While Congress has been increasing annual
appropriations for tribal colleges in recent years, the
President's fiscal year 2005 budget recommends a $5,500,000
decrease in institutional operating funds. This represents
the third consecutive year that the President's budget
proposed decreases that Congress must restore.
(4) Because of congressional budget restorations, the
tribal colleges funded through titles I and II of the
Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act are
within $19,000,000 of full funding at their authorized level.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that--
(1) this resolution recognizes the funding challenges faced
by tribal colleges and universities and assumes that priority
consideration will be provided to them through funding of the
Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act, the
Equity in Educational Land Grant Status Act, title III of the
Higher Education Act, and the National Science Foundation
Tribal College Program; and
(2) such priority consideration reflects the intent of
Congress to continue to work toward statutory Federal funding
authorization goals for tribal colleges and universities.
______

SA 2832. Mr. ENZI (for himself and Ms. Cantwell) proposed an
amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 15, line 16, increase the amount by $250,000,000.
On page 15, line 17, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 15, line 21, increase the amount by $166,000,000.
On page 15, line 25, increase the amount by $44,000,000.
On page 16, line 4, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $250,000,000.
On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, decrease the amount by $166,000,000.
On page 23, line 14, decrease the amount by $44,000,000.
On page 23, line 18, decrease the amount by $5,000,000.
______

SA 2833. Mr. NICKLES (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006
through 2009; as follows:

[[Page S2746]]

At the end of subtitle A of title III, add the following:

SEC. 3__. RESERVE FUND FOR EXPANSION OF PEDIATRIC VACCINE
DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.

If the Committee on Finance of the Senate reports a bill or
joint resolution, or an amendment thereto is offered or a
conference report thereon is submitted, that expands the
pediatric vaccine distribution program established under
section 1928 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396s) to
include coverage for children administered a vaccine at a
public health clinic or Indian clinic and repeals the price
cap for pre-1993 vaccines, the chairman of the Committee on
the Budget may revise allocations of new budget authority and
outlays, the revenue aggregates, and other appropriate
aggregates to reflect such legislation, provided that such
legislation would not increase the deficit for fiscal year
2005 and for the period of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
______

SA 2834. Mr. ROCKEFELLER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $179,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $45,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $179,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $45,000,000.
On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $112,000,000.
On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by $90,000,000.
On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $22,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $90,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $22,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $90,000,000
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $112,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $90,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $112,000,000.
On page 13, line 23, increase the amount by $112,000,000.
On page 13, line 24, increase the amount by $90,000,000.
On page 14, line 3, increase the amount by $22,000,000.
On page 39, line 18, increase the amount by $112,000,000.
On page 39, line 19, increase the amount by $90,000,000.
On page 40, line 2, increase the amount by $22,000,000.
______

SA 2835. Mr. ROCKEFELLER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $407,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $378,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $95,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $47,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $9,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $407,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $378,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $95,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $47,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $9,000,000.
On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $473,000,000.
On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by $203,000,000.
On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $189,000,000.
On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by $47,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $24,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
On page 4, line 20, increase the amount by $203,000,000.
On page 4, line 21, increase the amount by $189,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $47,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $24,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $203,000,000.
On page 5, line 4, decrease the amount by $393,000,000.
On page 5, line 5, decrease the amount by $440,000,000.
On page 5, line 6, decrease the amount by $464,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $468,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $203,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $393,000,000.
On page 5, line 13, decrease the amount by $440,000,000.
On page 5, line 14, decrease the amount by $464,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $468,000,000.
On page 13, line 23, increase the amount by $473,000,000.
On page 13, line 24, increase the amount by $203,000,000.
On page 14, line 3, increase the amount by $189,000,000.
On page 14, line 7, increase the amount by $47,000,000.
On page 14, line 11, increase the amount by $24,000,000.
On page 14, line 15, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
On page 39, line 18, increase the amount by $473,000,000.
On page 39, line 19, increase the amount by $203,000,000.
On page 40, line 2, increase the amount by $189,000,000.
______

SA 2836. Mrs. LINCOLN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title V, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON IRAQ FOOD PURCHASES.

(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) The United States and its coalition partners liberated
the people of Iraq from the oppressive regime of Saddam
Hussein.
(2) The United States and its coalition partners continue
to provide the resources for the reconstruction and
development of Iraq.
(3) The people of Iraq have long relied on the United
Nations Oil for Food Programme for their annual food
supplies.
(4) The United Nations Oil for Food Programme is now
terminated, and the Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority is
purchasing buffer stocks to help transition Iraq to a
commercial market.
(5) We welcome additional U.N. and international support
for the Iraq reconstruction effort, however, until countries
provide physical or financial resources we feel that food and
rebuilding contract should be consistent and limited to
coalition member.
(6) Additional tenders for rice and other commodities are
imminent as buffer stocks are being created.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that the budgetary totals in this resolution assume that only
countries that have contributed resources to liberate the
people of Iraq and assisted in Iraq reconstruction efforts
should be eligible to compete for food tenders for the people
of Iraq.
______

SA 2837. Mr. NICKLES (for Mrs. Lincoln (for herself, Mr. Baucus, Ms.
Snowe, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Rockefeller, and Ms. Collins)) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Nickles to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as
follows:

On page 25, line 3, after ``2009'', insert ``, and to
increase outlays by not more than $2,000,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2005 through 2009''.
______

SA 2838. Mr. NICKLES (for Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr.
Feingold, and Mr. Schumer) proposed an amendment to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as
follows:

At the end of title V, add the following:

SEC. 5__. SENSE OF THE SENATE SUPPORTING FUNDING RESTORATION
FOR AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) funding for 33 programs administered by the Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service of the
Department of Agriculture were each reduced by 10 percent in
the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004
(118 Stat. 9);
(2) those cuts are already hurting a wide range of proven
programs that help people, communities, and businesses;
(3) the cuts have put at risk important advances made in
all 50 States and United States territories, including--

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(A) combating obesity through programs such as the Expanded
Food and Nutrition Education Program;
(B) expanding environmentally-minded pest management
programs;
(C) ensuring food safety; and
(D) educating farmers and ranchers about new sustainable
agricultural practices;
(4) the National Research Initiative is the flagship
competitive grants program funded through the Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service;
(5) because of limited funding the Service is able to fund
only a small fraction of the meritorious research proposals
that the Service receives under the National Research
Initiative program; and
(6) base funding at the Service that supports the research
infrastructure has fallen steadily over the past decade.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that levels in this concurrent resolution assume that in
making appropriations and revenue decisions, the Senate
supports--
(1) the restoration of the 33 accounts of the Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service;
(2) the fiscal year 2005 funding of the National Research
Initiative; and
(3) the fiscal year 2005 funding of competitive research
programs of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service in an amount that is adequate to--
(A) fight obesity and stave off chronic diseases;
(B) combat insects and animal and plant diseases;
(C) establish new crops, improved livestock, and economic
opportunities for producers; and
(D) keep pathogens and other dangers out of the air, water,
soil, plants, and animals.
______

SA 2839. Mr. NICKLES (for Ms. Snowe) proposed an amendment to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006
through 2009; as follows:

On page 13, line 2, increase the amount by $121,000,000.
On page 13, line 3, increase the amount by $68,000,000.
On page 13, line 7, increase the amount by $40,000,000.
On page 13, line 11, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $121,000,000.
On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $68,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, decrease the amount by $40,000,000
On page 23, line 14, decrease the amount by $7,000,000.
______

SA 2840. Mr. McCONNELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC.  . PROTECTION OF SMALL BUSINESSES FROM TAX HIKES ON
``THE RICH'' POINT OF ORDER.

(a) In General.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to
consider any bill, amendment, resolution or conference
reports that would--
(1) raise federal income taxes on upper incomes households,
and
(2) fail to exempt small businesses that bear most of the
burden of the top marginal tax rates.
(b) Waiver.--This subsection may be waived or suspended in
the Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of
the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
(c) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of
the Chair relating to any provisions of this subsection shall
be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and
controlled by the appellant and the manager of the bill,
joint resolution or as the case may be. An affirmative vote
of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and
sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling
of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.
(d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, a small
business shall be any individual or enterprise that files
federal individual income tax returns as a partnership, sole
proprietor or subchapter S corporation.
(5) Determination of Impact on Small Businesses.--For
purposes of this section, the impact of any income tax
legislation on small businesses shall be determined on the
basis of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the
Senate.
______

SA 2841. Mr. NICKLES (for Mr. Hagel (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr.
Crapo, Ms. Stabenow Mr. Talent, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mr. Fitzgerald,
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Burns, Mr. Smith, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Campbell, and Ms. Cantwell proposed
an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING A NATIONAL ANIMAL
IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) animal identification is important for operational
management, herd health, and increased trade opportunities;
(2) animal identification is a critical component of the
animal health infrastructure of the United States;
(3) it is vital to the well-being of all people in the
United States to protect animal agriculture in the United
States by safeguarding animal health;
(4) the ability to collect information in a timely manner
is critical to an effective response to an imminent threat to
animal health or food safety.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that the levels in this concurrent resolution assume that in
making appropriations and revenue decisions, the Senate
supports--
(1) the development and implementation of a national animal
identification program recognizing the need for resources to
carry out the implementation of the plan;
(2) the provision by the Secretary of Agriculture of a
time-line for the development and implementation of the
program as soon as practicable after the date of approval of
this concurrent resolution;
(3) the provision by the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, State animal
health agencies, and agricultural producers are provided
funds necessary to implement a national animal identification
program; and
(4) the establishment of a program that is not overly
burdensome to agricultural producers and ensures the privacy
of information of agricultural producers.
______

SA 2805. Mr. NICKLES (for Mr. Santorum) proposed an amendment to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006
through 2009; as follows:

On page 54, after line 22, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND
MALARIA.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) the United States--
(A) helped establish The Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis, and Malaria (referred to in this section as the
``Fund'');
(B) provided its first donation; and
(C) provides leadership to the Fund under Fund Board
Chairman Tommy Thompson, Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services;
(2) as a complement to the President's historic 15-country
AIDS initiative, the Fund provides resources to fight AIDS,
tuberculosis, malaria, and related diseases around the world;
(3) section 202 of the United States Leadership Against
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C.
7622) authorizes contributions to the Fund to the extent that
United States contributions do not exceed 33 percent of all
contributions to the Fund, allowing the United States to
contribute $1 for every $2 contributed by other sources.
(4) during fiscal years 2001 through 2003, the United
States provided $623,000,000 of the total contributions of
$1,900,000,000 to the Fund, which represents approximately
\1/3\ of total contributions to the Fund;
(5) Congress has appropriated $547,000,000 to the Fund for
fiscal year 2004, which has been matched by confirmed pledges
of $994,000,000, and is slightly more than \1/3\ of total
pledges, with additional pledges expected; and
(6) over the life of the Fund, Congress has appropriated
sufficient amounts to match contributions from other sources
to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
on a 1-to-2 basis; and
(7) transparency and accountability are critical to Fund
grant-making and the U.S. should work with foreign government
and international organizations to support the Fund efforts
to use its contributions most effectively.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that this concurrent resolution and subsequent appropriations
acts should provide sufficient funds to continue matching
contributions from other sources to The Global Fund to Fight
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria on a 1-to-2 basis.
______

SA 2843. Mr. NICKLES (for Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Biden, and Mr.
Kohl)) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res.
95, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary
levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 20, line 17, increase the amount by $600,000,000.

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On page 20, line 18, increase the amount by $132,000,000.
On page 20, line 22, increase the amount by $180,000,000.
On page 21, line 1, increase the amount by $120,000,000.
On page 21, line 5, increase the amount by $90,000,000.
On page 21, line 9, increase the amount by $78,000,000.
On page 21, line 13, decrease the amount by $600,000,000.
On page 21, line 14, decrease the amount by $132,000,000.
On page 21, line 18, deerease the amount by $180,000,000.
On page 21, line 22, decrease the amount by $120,000,000.
On page 22, line 1, increase the amount by $90,000,000.
On page 22, line 5, decrease the amount by $78,000,000.
______

SA 2844. Mr. NICKLES (for Mrs. Dole (for herself and Mr. Leahy))
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 18, line 4, increase the amount by $156,000,000.
On page 18, line 5, increase the amount by $135,000,000.
On page 18, line 8, increase the amount by $162,000,000.
On page 18, line 9, increase the amount by $160,000,000.
On page 18, line 12, increase the amount by $169,000,000.
On page 18, line 13, increase the amount by $170,000,000.
On page 18, line 16, increase the amount by $175,000,000.
On page 18, line 17, increase the amount by $175,000,000.
On page 18, line 20, increase the amount by $180,000,000.
On page 18, line 21, increase the amount by $180,000,000.
On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $156,000,000.
On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $135,000,000.
On page 23, line 9, decrease the amount by $162,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, decrease the amount by $160,000,000.
On page 23, line 13, decrease the amount by $169,000,000.
On page 23, line 14, decrease the amount by $170,000,000.
On page 23, line 17, decrease the amount by $175,000,000.
On page 23, line 18, decrease the amount by $175,000,000.
On page 23, line 21, decrease the amount by $180,000,000.
On page 23, line 22, decrease the amount by $180,000,000.

SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING CHILD NUTRITION
FUNDING.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that
(1) Federal child nutrition programs have long played a
critical role in providing children in the United States with
quality nutrition from birth through secondary school;
(2) recognizing the value--of these benefits to children in
the United States, Congress has an enduring tradition of
bipartisan support for these programs;
(3) children in the United States are increasingly at
nutritional risk due to poor dietary habits, lack of access
to nutritious foods, and obesity and diet-related diseases
associated with poor dietary intake;
(4) many children in the United States who would benefit
from Federal child nutrition programs do not receive benefits
due to financial or administrative barriers; and
(5) Federal child nutrition programs are expected to be
reauthorized in the 108th Congress.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that the levels in this concurrent resolution assume that in
making appropriations and revenue decisions, the Senate
supports the retention in the conference report for this
concurrent resolution of the additional funds provided in
this concurrent resolution for the reauthorization of Federal
child nutrition programs.
______

SA 2845. Mr. NICKLES (for Mr. Lugar (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr.
Bingaman, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
DeWine, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Smith,
Mr. Santorum, Mr. McCain, Mr. Biden, and Mr. Sununu)) proposed an
amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 8, line 21, increase the amount by $1,400,000,000.
On page 8, line 22, increase the amount by $153,000,000.
On page 8, line 25, increase the amount by $97,000,000.
On page 9, line 1, increase the amount by $621,000,000.
On page 9, line 4, increase the amount by $98,000,000.
On page 9, line 5, increase the amount by $359,000,000.
On page 9, line 8, increase the amount by $98,000,000.
On page 9, line 9, increase the amount by $237,000,000.
On page 9, line 12, increase the amount by $98,000,000.
On page 9, line 13, increase the amount by $154,000,000.
On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $1,400,000,000.
On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $153,000,000.
On page 23, line 9, decrease the amount by $97,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, decrease the amount by $621,000,000.
On page 23, line 13, decrease the amount by $98,000,000.
On page 23, line 14, decrease the amount by $359,000,000.
On page 23, line 17, decrease the amount by $98,000,000.
On page 23, line 18, decrease the amount by $237,000,000.
On page 23, line 21, decrease the amount by $98,000,000.
On page 23, line 22, decrease the amount by $154,000,000.
______

SA 2846. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Bond, Mr.
Ensign, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Graham of South
Carolina, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stevens, and Ms. Mikulski) proposed an
amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 19, line 21, increase the amount by $1,200,000,000.
On page 19, line 22, increase the amount by $1,080,000,000.
On page 20, line 1, increase the amount by $108,000,000.
On page 20, line 5, increase the amount by $5,000,000.
On page 20, line 9, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $1,200,000,000.
On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $1,080,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, decrease the amount by $108,000,000.
On page 23, line 14, decrease the amount by $5,000,000.
On page 23, line 18, decrease the amount by $1,000,000.
______

SA 2847. Mr. NICKLES (for Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Bunning, Mr.
Domenici, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Voinovich, Mrs.
Clinton, Mr. DeWine, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Reid, Mr. Bond, Mr. Kennedy,
Mr. Talent, and Mr. Harkin)) proposed an amendment to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as
follows:

On page 54, after line 22, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR
EXPOSURE TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES AT THE DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
(1) The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq.) (referred to in
this section as the ``EEOICPA'') is intended to ensure the
timely payment of uniform and adequate compensation to
covered employees suffering from occupational illnesses
incurred during their work for the Department of Energy.
(2) The Department of Labor is responsible for implementing
the provisions under subtitle B of the EEOICPA, relating to
claims for radiation related cancers, beryllium disease, and
silicosis. The Department of Labor has, within its area of
responsibility, processed over 95 percent of the 52,000
claims it has received, and is processing these claims in an
average of 73 days.
(3) As of the date of enactment of this resolution, the
Department of Health and Human Services has not promulgated
the regulations required under section 3626 of the EEOICPA
for allowing claimants to petition to be members of the
Special Exposure Cohort. Special Exposure Cohorts provide a
presumption in favor of the claimant for radiation related
cancers if--
(A) it is not feasible to estimate radiation dose with
sufficient accuracy; and
(B) there is a reasonable likelihood that the health of the
class of workers may have been endangered.
(4) The Department of Energy, which is responsible for
implementing subtitle D of the EEOICPA, relating to
occupational illness caused by exposure to toxic substances
at

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Department of Energy facilities, finalized its regulations on
August 14, 2002. The Department of Energy has processed 1
percent of the 22,000 claims received through the Department
of Energy physicians panels since its regulations were made
final.
(5) The Department of Energy has no willing payor for up to
50 percent of the claims that its physicians panels determine
to be related to exposure to a toxic substance at the
Department of Energy. As a consequence, many claimants with a
positive determination from the physicians panel will be
denied benefits. Many States, including Alaska, Colorado,
Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, New Mexico, Idaho, and
Nevada, may not have a willing payor.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that--
(1) claims for occupational illness, which are determined
to be caused by exposure to toxic substances at Department of
Energy facilities under subtitle D of the EEOICPA, should be
promptly, equitably, and efficiently compensated;
(2) administrative and technical changes should be made to
the EEOICPA to--
(A) improve claims processing and review by physicians
panels to ensure cost-effective and efficient consideration
and determination of workers' claims;
(B) provide for membership in additional special exposure
cohorts; and
(C) address eligibility issues at facilities with residual
radiation; and
(3) the President and Congress should work together at the
earliest opportunity to develop a plan that effectively
resolves the issue of a lack of a willing payor for many
claims that are determined under subtitle D of the EEOICPA to
be related to exposure to a toxic substance at Department of
Energy facilities.
______

SA 2848. Mr. NICKLES (for Mr. Byrd (for himself and Mr. Cochran))
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On Page 43, strike lines 11 through 20, and insert the
following:
(b) Funding for Bioshield.--The chairman of the Committee
on Budget of the Senate shall revise the aggregates,
functional totals, and allocations to the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, discretionary spending limits,
and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution by
$2,528,000,000 in budget authority for fiscal year 2005, and
by the amount of outlays flowing therefrom in fiscal year
2005 and subsequent years for Project Bioshield, for a bill,
joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that makes
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005.
______

SA 2849. Mr. KYL proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC.  . RESERVE FUND FOR VETERANS' MEDICAL CARE.

If the Committee on Finance or the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or
an amendment thereto is offered or a conference report
thereon is submitted, that (1) provides an increase in
veterans' medical program funding and (2) is fully offset by
an assessment on lawyer fees paid under the tobacco
settlement, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of
the Senate may revise the allocations of new budget
authority, outlays, the revenue aggregates and other
appropriate aggregates by not more than $1.7 billion for the
period fiscal year 2005 to 2009 to reflect such legislation,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
for fiscal year 2005 and for the period of fiscal years 2005
through 2009.
______

SA 2850. Mr. NICKLES (for Mr. Dorgan) proposed an amendment to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006
through 2009; as follows:

On page 14, line 19, increase the amount by $260,000,000.
On page 14, line 20, increase the amount by $18,000,000.
On page 14, line 23, increase the amount by $260,000,000.
On page 14, line 24, increase the amount by $226,000,000.
On page 15, line 2, increase the amount by $260,000,000.
On page 15, line 3, increase the amount by $260,000,000.
On page 15, line 6, increase the amount by $260,000,000.
On page 15, line 7, increase the amount by $260,000,000.
On page 15, line 10, increase the amount by $260,000,000.
On page 15, line 11, increase the amount by $260,000,000.
On page 15, line 16, increase the amount by $660,000,000.
On page 15, line 17, increase the amount by $561,000,000.
On page 15, line 20, increase the amount by $60,000,000.
On page 15, line 21, increase the amount by $150,000,000.
On page 15, line 24, increase the amount by $60,000,000.
On page 15, line 25, increase the amount by $60,000,000.
On page 16, line 3, increase the amount by $60,000,000.
On page 16, line 4, increase the amount by $60,000,000.
On page 16, line 7, increase the amount by $60,000,000.
On page 16, line 8, increase the amount by $60,000,000.
On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $920,000,000.
On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $579,000,000.
On page 23, line 9, decrease the amount by $320,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, decrease the amount by $376,000,000.
On page 23, line 13, decrease the amount by $320,000,000.
On page 23, line 14, decrease the amount by $320,000,000.
On page 23, line 17, decrease the amount by $320,000,000.
On page 23, line 18, decrease the amount by $320,000,000.
On page 23, line 21, decrease the amount by $320,000,000.
On page 23, line 22, decrease the amount by $320,000,000.
On page 54, after line 22, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TAX INCENTIVES FOR
CERTAIN RURAL COMMUNITIES.

It is the sense of the Senate that if tax relief measures
are passed in accordance with the assumptions in this
resolution in this session of Congress, such legislation
should include--
(1) tax and other financial incentives, similar to those
included in the New Homestead Act (S. 602), to help rural
communities fight the economic decimation caused by chronic
out-migration by giving such communities the tools they need
to attract individuals to live and work, or to start and grow
a business, in such rural areas, and
(2) revenue provisions which fully offset the cost of such
tax and other financial incentives.
______

SA 2851. Mr. NICKLES (for Mr. Specter) proposed an amendment to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006
through 2009; as follows:

Strike section 404(a).
______

SA 2852. Mr. NICKLES (for Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Carper))
proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as follows:

On page 28, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

SEC. 304. RESERVE FOR POSTAL SERVICE REFORM.

If the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate
reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto
is offered or a conference report thereon is submitted, that
reforms the United States Postal Service to improve its
economic viability, the Chairman of the Committee on the
Budget may revise committee allocations for the Committee on
Governmental Affairs and other appropriate budgetary
aggregates and allocations of new budget authority and
outlays by the amount provided by that measure for that
purpose, if that measure would not increase the deficit for
fiscal year 2005 and for the period of fiscal years 2005
though 2009.
______

SA 2853. Mr. SANTORUM proposed an amendment to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009; as
follows:

On page 3, line 9, increase the amount by $38,296,000,000.
On page 3, line 10, increase the amount by $79,080,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, increase the amount by $69,123,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $76,240,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $88,626,000,000.
On page 3, line 17, increase the amount by $38,296,000,000.
On page 3, line 18, increase the amount by $79,080,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, increase the amount by $69,123,000,000.

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On page 3, line 20, increase the amount by $76,240,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $88,626,000,000.
On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $151,052,136,000.
On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by $221,280,576,000.
On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $223,955,256,000.
On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $252,798,059,000.
On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $276,318,737,000.
On page 4, line 12, increase the amount by
$145,439,136,000.
On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by
$215,107,576,000.
On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by
$216,217,256,000.
On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by
$244,706,059,000.
On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by
$267,907,737,000.
On page 4, line 20, decrease the amount by
$407,143,136,000.
On page 4, line 21, decrease the amount by
$136,027,576,000.
On page 4, line 22, decrease the amount by
$147,094,256,000.
On page 4, line 23, decrease the amount by
$168,466,059,000.
On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by
$179,281,737,000.
On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $107,143,136,000.
On page 5, line 4, increase the amount by $243,170,712,000.
On page 5, line 5, increase the amount by $390,264,968,000.
On page 5, line 6, increase the amount by $558,731,027,000.
On page 5, line 7, increase the amount by $738,012,764,000.
On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by
$107,143,136,000.
On page 5, line 12, increase the amount by
$243,170,712,000.
On page 5, line 13, increase the amount by
$390,264,968,000.
On page 5, line 14, increase the amount by
$558,731,027,000.
On page 5, line 15, increase the amount by
$738,012,764,000.
On page 8, line 21, increase the amount by $7,500,000,000.
On page 8, line 22, increase the amount by $7,500,000,000.
On page 8, line 25, increase the amount by $7,500,000,000.
On page 9, line 1, increase the amount by $7,500,000,000.
On page 9, line 4, increase the amount by $7,500,000,000.
On page 9, line 5, increase the amount by $7,500,000,000.
On page 9, line 8, increase the amount by $7,500,000,000.
On page 9, line 9, increase the amount by $7,500,000,000.
On page 11, line 13, increase the amount by $3,500,000,000.
On page 11, line 14, increase the amount by $3,500,000,000.
On page 11, line 17, increase the amount by $3,500,000,000.
On page 11, line 18, increase the amount by $3,500,000,000.
On page 11, line 21, increase the amount by $3,500,000,000.
On page 11, line 22, increase the amount by $3,500,000,000.
On page 11, line 25, increase the amount by $3,500,000,000.
On page 12, line 1, increase the amount by $3,500,000,000.
On page 14, line 2, increase the amount by $7,000,000,000.
On page 14, line 3, increase the amount by $7,000,000,000.
On page 14, line 6, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 14, line 7, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 14, line 10, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 14, line 11, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 14, line 14, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 14, line 15, increase the amount by $8,000,000,000.
On page 14, line 23, increase the amount by $5,000,000,000.
On page 14, line 24, increase the amount by $5,000,000,000.
On page 15, line 2, increase the amount by $5,000,000,000.
On page 15, line 3, increase the amount by $5,000,000,000.
On page 15, line 6, increase the amount by $5,000,000,000.
On page 15, line 7, increase the amount by $5,000,000,000.
On page 15, line 10, increase the amount by $5,000,000,000.
On page 15, line 11, increase the amount by $5,000,000,000.
On page 15, line 20, increase the amount by
$33,500,000,000.
On page 15, line 21, increase the amount by
$33,500,000,000.
On page 15, line 24, increase the amount by
$33,500,000,000.
On page 15, line 25, increase the amount by
$33,500,000,000.
On page 16, line 3, increase the amount by $33,500,000,000.
On page 16, line 4, increase the amount by $33,500,000,000.
On page 16, line 7, increase the amount by $33,500,000,000.
On page 16, line 8, increase the amount by $33,500,000,000.
On page 16, line 12, increase the amount by
$89,500,000,000.
On page 16, line 13, increase the amount by
$89,500,000,000.
On page 16, line 16, increase the amount by
$89,500,000,000.
On page 16, line 17, increase the amount by
$89,500,000,000.
On page 16, line 20, increase the amount by
$89,500,000,000.
On page 16, line 21, increase the amount by
$89,500,000,000.
On page 16, line 24, increase the amount by
$89,500,000,000.
On page 16, line 25, increase the amount by
$89,500,000,000.
On page 17, line 3, increase the amount by $89,500,000,000.
On page 17, line 4, increase the amount by $89,500,000,000.
On page 18, line 8, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
On page 18, line 9, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
On page 18, line 12, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
On page 18, line 13, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
On page 18, line 16, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
On page 18, line 17, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
On page 18, line 20, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
On page 18, line 21, increase the amount by $1,000,000,000.
On page 19, line 21, increase the amount by $8,200,000,000.
On page 19, line 22, increase the amount by $8,200,000,000.
On page 19, line 25, increase the amount by $8,200,000,000.
On page 20, line 1, increase the amount by $8,200,000,000.
On page 20, line 4, increase the amount by $8,200,000,000.
On page 20, line 5, increase the amount by $8,200,000,000.
On page 8, line 8, increase the amount by $8,200,000,000.
On page 8, line 9, increase the amount by $8,200,000,000.
On page 8, line 12, increase the amount by $8,200,000,000.
On page 8, line 13, increase the amount by $8,200,000,000.
On page 22, line 9, increase the amount by $1,884,136,000.
On page 22, line 10, increase the amount by $1,884,136,000.
On page 22, line 13, increase the amount by $7,298,576,000.
On page 22, line 14, increase the amount by $7,298,576,000.
On page 22, line 17, increase the amount by
$14,926,256,000.
On page 22, line 18, increase the amount by
$14,926,256,000.
On page 22, line 21, increase the amount by
$23,145,059,000.
On page 22, line 22, increase the amount by
$23,145,059,000.
On page 22, line 25, increase the amount by
$31,897,737,000.
On page 23, line 1, increase the amount by $31,897,737,000.
On page 23, line 5, increase the amount by $43,968,737,000.
On page 23, line 6, increase the amount by $38,355,000,000.
On page 23, line 9, increase the amount by $58,782,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, increase the amount by
$52,609,000,000.
On page 23, line 13, increase the amount by
$52,829,000,000.
On page 23, line 14, increase the amount by
$45,091,000,000.
On page 23, line 17, increase the amount by
$73,453,000,000.
On page 23, line 18, increase the amount by
$65,361,000,000.
On page 23, line 21, increase the amount by
$95,721,000,000.
On page 23, line 22, increase the amount by
$87,310,000,000.
On page 39, line 18, increase the amount by
$26,468,000,000.
On page 39, line 19, increase the amount by
$20,855,000,000.
On page 40, line 1, increase the amount by $91,282,000,000.
On page 40, line 2, increase the amount by
$117,109,000,000.
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SA 2854. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2006 through 2009; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 13, line 2, increase the amount by $121,000,000.
On page 13, line 3, increase the amount by $68,000,000.
On page 13, line 7, increase the amount by $40,000,000.
On page 13, line 11, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
On page 23, line 5, decrease the amount by $121,000,000.
On page 23, line 6, decrease the amount by $68,000,000.
On page 23, line 10, decrease the amount by $40,000,000.

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On page 23, line 14, decrease the amount by $7,000,000.
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SA 2855. Mr. LUGAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit
in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United
States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the
United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 146, strike lines 1 through 23.

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