To establish a legislative line item veto.

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 9. Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. Reid (for
himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, to
provide greater transparency in the legislative process; as follows.

On page 51, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

SEC. 242. SPOUSE LOBBYING MEMBER.

(a) In General.--Section 207(e) of title 18, United States
Code, as amended by section 241, is further amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(5) Spouses.--Any person who is the spouse of a Member of
Congress and who was not serving as a registered lobbyist at
least 1 year prior to the election of that Member of Congress
to office and who, after the election of such Member,
knowingly lobbies on behalf of a client for compensation any
Member of Congress or is associated with any such lobbying
activity by an employer of that spouse shall be punished as
provided in section 216 of this title.''.
(b) Grandfather Provision.--The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall not apply to any spouse of a Member of
Congress serving as a registered lobbyist on the date of
enactment of this Act.
______

SA 10. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr.
Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, to provide greater
transparency in the legislative process; as follows.

On page 34, line 5, strike ``$100,000'' and insert
``$200,000''.
______

SA 11. Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) proposed an amendment
to amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr.
Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, to provide greater
transparency in the legislative process; as follows:

Strike section 103 and insert the following:

SEC. 103. CONGRESSIONAL EARMARK REFORM.

The Standing Rules of the Senate are amended by adding at
the end the following:

RULE XLIV

earmarks

``1. It shall not be in order to consider--
``(a) a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee
unless the report includes a list of congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits in the bill
or

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in the report (and the name of any Member who submitted a
request to the committee for each respective item included in
such list) or a statement that the proposition contains no
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited
tariff benefits;
``(b) a bill or joint resolution not reported by a
committee unless the chairman of each committee of
jurisdiction has caused a list of congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits in the bill
(and the name of any Member who submitted a request to the
committee for each respective item included in such list) or
a statement that the proposition contains no congressional
earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits to
be printed in the Congressional Record prior to its
consideration; or
``(c) a conference report to accompany a bill or joint
resolution unless the joint explanatory statement prepared by
the managers on the part of the House and the managers on the
part of the Senate includes a list of congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits in the
conference report or joint statement (and the name of any
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator who
submitted a request to the House or Senate committees of
jurisdiction for each respective item included in such list)
or a statement that the proposition contains no congressional
earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits.
``2. For the purpose of this rule--
``(a) the term `congressional earmark' means a provision or
report language included primarily at the request of a
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator
providing, authorizing or recommending a specific amount of
discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or other
spending authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee,
grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an
entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality or
Congressional district, other than through a statutory or
administrative formula-driven or competitive award process;
``(b) the term `limited tax benefit' means--
``(1) any revenue-losing provision that--
``(A) provides a Federal tax deduction, credit, exclusion,
or preference to 10 or fewer beneficiaries under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986; and
``(B) contains eligibility criteria that are not uniform in
application with respect to potential beneficiaries of such
provision; or
``(2) any Federal tax provision which provides one
beneficiary temporary or permanent transition relief from a
change to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
``(c) the term `limited tariff benefit' means a provision
modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
in a manner that benefits 10 or fewer entities.
``3. A Member may not condition the inclusion of language
to provide funding for a congressional earmark, a limited tax
benefit, or a limited tariff benefit in any bill or joint
resolution (or an accompanying report) or in any conference
report on a bill or joint resolution (including an
accompanying joint explanatory statement of managers) on any
vote cast by another Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner.
``4. (a) A Member who requests a congressional earmark, a
limited tax benefit, or a limited tariff benefit in any bill
or joint resolution (or an accompanying report) or in any
conference report on a bill or joint resolution (or an
accompanying joint statement of managers) shall provide a
written statement to the chairman and ranking member of the
committee of jurisdiction, including--
``(1) the name of the Member;
``(2) in the case of a congressional earmark, the name and
address of the intended recipient or, if there is no
specifically intended recipient, the intended location of the
activity;
``(3) in the case of a limited tax or tariff benefit,
identification of the individual or entities reasonably
anticipated to benefit, to the extent known to the Member;
``(4) the purpose of such congressional earmark or limited
tax or tariff benefit; and
``(5) a certification that the Member or spouse has no
financial interest in such congressional earmark or limited
tax or tariff benefit.
``(b) Each committee shall maintain the written statements
transmitted under subparagraph (a). The written statements
transmitted under subparagraph (a) for any congressional
earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits
included in any measure reported by the committee or
conference report filed by the chairman of the committee or
any subcommittee thereof shall be published in a searchable
format on the committee's or subcommittee's website not later
than 48 hours after receipt on such information.''.
______

SA 12. Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Obama) proposed an amendment
to amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr.
Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, to provide greater
transparency in the legislative process; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. EARMARKS OUT OF SCOPE.

Any earmark that was not committed to conference by either
the House of Representatives or the Senate in their
disagreeing votes on a measure shall be considered out of
scope under rule XXVIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate
and section 102 of this Act if contained in a conference
report on that measure.
______

SA 13. Mr. DeMINT proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3 proposed by
Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr.
Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the
bill S. 1, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process;
as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.

(a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1310 the
following new section:

``Sec. 1311. Continuing appropriations

``(a)(1) If any regular appropriation bill for a fiscal
year (or, if applicable, for each fiscal year in a biennium)
does not become law before the beginning of such fiscal year
or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not
in effect, there are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable
corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, such sums
as may be necessary to continue any project or activity for
which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year--
``(A) in the corresponding regular appropriation Act for
such preceding fiscal year; or
``(B) if the corresponding regular appropriation bill for
such preceding fiscal year did not become law, then in a
joint resolution making continuing appropriations for such
preceding fiscal year.
``(2) Appropriations and funds made available, and
authority granted, for a project or activity for any fiscal
year pursuant to this section shall be at a rate of
operations not in excess of the lower of--
``(A) the rate of operations provided for in the regular
appropriation Act providing for such project or activity for
the preceding fiscal year;
``(B) in the absence of such an Act, the rate of operations
provided for such project or activity pursuant to a joint
resolution making continuing appropriations for such
preceding fiscal year;
``(C) the rate of operations provided for in the regular
appropriation bill as passed by the House of Representatives
or the Senate for the fiscal year in question, except that
the lower of these two versions shall be ignored for any
project or activity for which there is a budget request if no
funding is provided for that project or activity in either
version; or
``(D) the annualized rate of operations provided for in the
most recently enacted joint resolution making continuing
appropriations for part of that fiscal year or any funding
levels established under the provisions of this Act.
``(3) Appropriations and funds made available, and
authority granted, for any fiscal year pursuant to this
section for a project or activity shall be available for the
period beginning with the first day of a lapse in
appropriations and ending with the earlier of--
``(A) the date on which the applicable regular
appropriation bill for such fiscal year becomes law (whether
or not such law provides for such project or activity) or a
continuing resolution making appropriations becomes law, as
the case may be; or
``(B) the last day of such fiscal year.
``(b) An appropriation or funds made available, or
authority granted, for a project or activity for any fiscal
year pursuant to this section shall be subject to the terms
and conditions imposed with respect to the appropriation made
or funds made available for the preceding fiscal year, or
authority granted for such project or activity under current
law.
``(c) Appropriations and funds made available, and
authority granted, for any project or activity for any fiscal
year pursuant to this section shall cover all obligations or
expenditures incurred for such project or activity during the
portion of such fiscal year for which this section applies to
such project or activity.
``(d) Expenditures made for a project or activity for any
fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be charged to the
applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a
regular appropriation bill or a joint resolution making
continuing appropriations until the end of a fiscal year
providing for such project or activity for such period
becomes law.
``(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity
during a fiscal year if any other provision of law (other
than an authorization of appropriations)--
``(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or
grants authority for such project or activity to continue for
such period; or
``(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be
made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall
be granted for such project or activity to continue for such
period.
``(f) For purposes of this section, the term `regular
appropriation bill' means any annual appropriation bill
making appropriations, otherwise making funds available, or

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granting authority, for any of the following categories of
projects and activities:
``(1) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies.
``(2) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.
``(3) Defense.
``(4) Energy and Water Development.
``(5) Financial Services and General Government.
``(6) Homeland Security.
``(7) Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.
``(8) Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and
Related Agencies.
``(9) Legislative Branch.
``(10) Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs, and
Related Agencies.
``(11) State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs.
``(12) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis of chapter 13 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 1310 the following new item:

``1311. Continuing appropriations''.
______

SA 14. Mr. DeMINT proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3 proposed by
Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr.
Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the
bill S. 1, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process;
as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. PROTECTION OF WORKERS' POLITICAL RIGHTS.

Title III of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29
U.S.C. 185 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 304. PROTECTION OF WORKER'S POLITICAL RIGHTS.

``(a) Prohibition.--Except with the separate, prior,
written, voluntary authorization of an individual, it shall
be unlawful for any labor organization to collect from or
assess its members or nonmembers any dues, initiation fee, or
other payment if any part of such dues, fee, or payment will
be used to lobby members of Congress or Congressional staff
for the purpose of influencing legislation.
``(b) Authorization.--An authorization described in
subsection (a) shall remain in effect until revoked and may
be revoked at any time.''.
______

SA 15. Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. Obama) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. Reid (for
himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, to
provide greater transparency in the legislative process; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF SENATE COMMITTEE AND
SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS.

(a) In General.--Paragraph 5(e) of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by--
(1) by inserting after ``(e)'' the following: ``(1)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Except as provided in clause (1), each committee and
subcommittee shall make publicly available through the
Internet a video recording, audio recording, or transcript of
any meeting not later than 14 days after the meeting
occurs.''.
(b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect October
1, 2007.
______

SA 16. Mr. STEVENS proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4 proposed
by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Obama) to
the amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr.
Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, to provide greater
transparency in the legislative process; as follows.
At the appropriate place in the amendment insert the
following:
``(l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph
or any other rule, if there is not more than one flight daily
from a point in a Member's State to a point within that
Member's State, the Member may accept transportation in a
privately owned aircraft to that point provided (1) there is
no appearance of or actual conflict of interest, and (2) the
Member has the trip approved by the Select Committee on
Ethics. When accepting such transportation, the Member shall
reimburse the provider at either the rate of a first class
ticket, if available, or the rate of a full fare coach ticket
if first class rates are unavailable between those points.''.
______

SA 17. Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Lott, Mr. Kyl,
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Allard, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bunning, Mr.
Vitter, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Craig, Mr. McCain, Mr.
Sununu, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Voinovich,
Mr. Isakson, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Coburn) proposed an amendment to
amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr.
Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, to provide greater
transparency in the legislative process; as follows.
At the end, insert the following:

TITLE III--SECOND LOOK AT WASTEFUL SPENDING ACT OF 2007

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Second Look at Wasteful
Spending Act of 2007''.

SEC. 302. LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO.

(a) In General.--Title X of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) is
amended by striking part C and inserting the following:

``PART C--LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO

``SEC. 1021. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED
RESCISSIONS.

``(a) Proposed Rescissions.--The President may send a
special message, at the time and in the manner provided in
subsection (b), that proposes to rescind dollar amounts of
discretionary budget authority, items of direct spending, and
targeted tax benefits.
``(b) Transmittal of Special Message.--
``(1) Special message.--
``(A) In general.--
``(i) Four messages.--The President may transmit to
Congress not to exceed 4 special messages per calendar year,
proposing to rescind dollar amounts of discretionary budget
authority, items of direct spending, and targeted tax
benefits.
``(ii) Timing.--Special messages may be transmitted under
clause (i)--

``(I) with the President's budget submitted pursuant to
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; and
``(II) 3 other times as determined by the President.

``(iii) Limitations.--

``(I) In general.--Special messages shall be submitted
within 1 calendar year of the date of enactment of any dollar
amount of discretionary budget authority, item of direct
spending, or targeted tax benefit the President proposes to
rescind pursuant to this Act.
``(II) Resubmittal rejected.--If Congress rejects a bill
introduced under this part, the President may not resubmit
any of the dollar amounts of discretionary budget authority,
items of direct spending, or targeted tax benefits in that
bill under this part, or part B with respect to dollar
amounts of discretionary budget authority.
``(III) Resubmital after sine die.--If Congress does not
complete action on a bill introduced under this part because
Congress adjourns sine die, the President may resubmit some
or all of the dollar amounts of discretionary budget
authority, items of direct spending, and targeted tax
benefits in that bill in not more than 1 subsequent special
message under this part, or part B with respect to dollar
amounts of discretionary budget authority.

``(B) Contents of special message.--Each special message
shall specify, with respect to the dollar amount of
discretionary budget authority, item of direct spending, or
targeted tax benefit proposed to be rescinded--
``(i) the dollar amount of discretionary budget authority
available and proposed for rescission from accounts,
departments, or establishments of the government and the
dollar amount of the reduction in outlays that would result
from the enactment of such rescission of discretionary budget
authority for the time periods set forth in clause (iii);
``(ii) the specific items of direct spending and targeted
tax benefits proposed for rescission and the dollar amounts
of the reductions in budget authority and outlays or
increases in receipts that would result from enactment of
such rescission for the time periods set forth in clause
(iii);
``(iii) the budgetary effects of proposals for rescission,
estimated as of the date the President submits the special
message, relative to the most recent levels calculated
consistent with the methodology described in section 257 of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
and included with a budget submission under section 1105(a)
of title 31, United States Code, for the time periods of--

``(I) the fiscal year in which the proposal is submitted;
and
``(II) each of the 10 following fiscal years beginning with
the fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the proposal
is submitted;

``(iv) any account, department, or establishment of the
Government to which such dollar amount of discretionary
budget authority or item of direct spending is available for
obligation, and the specific project or governmental
functions involved;
``(v) the reasons why such dollar amount of discretionary
budget authority or item of direct spending or targeted tax
benefit should be rescinded;
``(vi) the estimated fiscal and economic impacts, of the
proposed rescission;
``(vii) to the maximum extent practicable, all facts,
circumstances, and considerations

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relating to or bearing upon the proposed rescission and the
decision to effect the proposed rescission, and the estimated
effect of the proposed rescission upon the objects, purposes,
and programs for which the budget authority or items of
direct spending or targeted tax benefits are provided; and
``(viii) a draft bill that, if enacted, would rescind the
budget authority, items of direct spending and targeted tax
benefits proposed to be rescinded in that special message.
``(2) Analysis by congressional budget office and joint
committee on taxation.--
``(A) In general.--Upon the receipt of a special message
under this part proposing to rescind dollar amounts of
discretionary budget authority, items of direct spending, and
targeted tax benefits--
``(i) the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall
prepare an estimate of the savings in budget authority or
outlays resulting from such proposed rescission and shall
include in its estimate, an analysis prepared by the Joint
Committee on Taxation related to targeted tax benefits; and
``(ii) the Director of the Joint Committee on Taxation
shall prepare an estimate and forward such estimate to the
Congressional Budget Office, of the savings from repeal of
targeted tax benefits.
``(B) Methodology.--The estimates required by subparagraph
(A) shall be made relative to the most recent levels
calculated consistent with the methodology used to calculate
a baseline under section 257 of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Control Act of 1985 and included with a budget
submission under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code, and transmitted to the chairmen of the Committees on
the Budget of the House of Representatives and Senate.
``(3) Enactment of rescission bill.--
``(A) Deficit reduction.--Amounts of budget authority or
items of direct spending or targeted tax benefit that are
rescinded pursuant to enactment of a bill as provided under
this part shall be dedicated only to deficit reduction and
shall not be used as an offset for other spending increases
or revenue reductions.
``(B) Adjustment of budget targets.--Not later than 5 days
after the date of enactment of a rescission bill as provided
under this part, the chairs of the Committees on the Budget
of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall revise
spending and revenue levels under section 311(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and adjust the committee
allocations under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 or any other adjustments as may be appropriate to
reflect the rescission. The adjustments shall reflect the
budgetary effects of such rescissions as estimated by the
President pursuant to paragraph (1)(B)(iii). The appropriate
committees shall report revised allocations pursuant to
section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the revised
allocations and aggregates shall be considered to have been
made under a concurrent resolution on the budget agreed to
under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and shall be
enforced under the procedures of that Act.
``(C) Adjustments to caps.--After enactment of a rescission
bill as provided under this part, the President shall revise
applicable limits under the Second Look at Wasteful Spending
Act of 2007, as appropriate.
``(c) Procedures for Expedited Consideration.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Introduction.--Before the close of the second day of
session of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
respectively, after the date of receipt of a special message
transmitted to Congress under subsection (b), the majority
leader of each House, for himself, or minority leader of each
House, for himself, or a Member of that House designated by
that majority leader or minority leader shall introduce (by
request) the President's draft bill to rescind the amounts of
budget authority or items of direct spending or targeted tax
benefits, as specified in the special message and the
President's draft bill. If the bill is not introduced as
provided in the preceding sentence in either House, then, on
the third day of session of that House after the date of
receipt of that special message, any Member of that House may
introduce the bill.
``(B) Referral and reporting.--
``(i) One committee.--The bill shall be referred by the
presiding officer to the appropriate committee. The committee
shall report the bill without any revision and with a
favorable, an unfavorable, or without recommendation, not
later than the fifth day of session of that House after the
date of introduction of the bill in that House. If the
committee fails to report the bill within that period, the
committee shall be automatically discharged from
consideration of the bill, and the bill shall be placed on
the appropriate calendar.
``(ii) Multiple committees.--

``(I) Referrals.--If a bill contains provisions in the
jurisdiction of more than 1 committee, the bill shall be
jointly referred to the committees of jurisdiction and the
Committee on the Budget.
``(II) Views of committee.--Any committee, other than the
Committee on the Budget, to which a bill is referred under
this clause may submit a favorable, an unfavorable
recommendation, without recommendation with respect to the
bill to the Committee on the Budget prior to the reporting or
discharge of the bill.
``(III) Reporting.--The Committee on the Budget shall
report the bill not later than the fifth day of session of
that House after the date of introduction of the bill in that
House, without any revision and with a favorable or
unfavorable recommendation, or with no recommendation,
together with the recommendations of any committee to which
the bill has been referred.
``(IV) Discharge.--If the Committee on the Budget fails to
report the bill within that period, the committee shall be
automatically discharged from consideration of the bill, and
the bill shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.

``(C) Final passage.--A vote on final passage of the bill
shall be taken in the Senate and the House of Representatives
on or before the close of the 10th day of session of that
House after the date of the introduction of the bill in that
House. If the bill is passed, the Clerk of the House of
Representatives shall cause the bill to be transmitted to the
Senate before the close of the next day of session of the
House.
``(2) Consideration in the house of representatives.--
``(A) Motion to proceed to consideration.--A motion in the
House of Representatives to proceed to the consideration of a
bill under this subsection shall be highly privileged and not
debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order,
nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by
which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
``(B) Limits on debate.--Debate in the House of
Representatives on a bill under this subsection shall not
exceed 4 hours, which shall be divided equally between those
favoring and those opposing the bill. A motion further to
limit debate shall not be debatable. It shall not be in order
to move to recommit a bill under this subsection or to move
to reconsider the vote by which the bill is agreed to or
disagreed to.
``(C) Appeals.--Appeals from decisions of the chair
relating to the application of the Rules of the House of
Representatives to the procedure relating to a bill under
this part shall be decided without debate.
``(D) Application of house rules.--Except to the extent
specifically provided in this part, consideration of a bill
under this part shall be governed by the Rules of the House
of Representatives. It shall not be in order in the House of
Representatives to consider any bill introduced pursuant to
the provisions of this part under a suspension of the rules
or under a special rule.
``(3) Consideration in the senate.--
``(A) Motion to proceed to consideration.--A motion to
proceed to the consideration of a bill under this subsection
in the Senate shall not be debatable. A motion to proceed to
consideration of the bill may be made even though a previous
motion to the same effect has been disagreed to. It shall not
be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the
motion to proceed is agreed to or disagreed to.
``(B) Limits on debate.--Debate in the Senate on a bill
under this subsection, and all debatable motions and appeals
in connection therewith, shall not exceed a total of 10
hours, equally divided and controlled in the usual form.
``(C) Debatable motions and appeals.--Debate in the Senate
on any debatable motion or appeal in connection with a bill
under this subsection shall be limited to not more than 1
hour from the time allotted for debate, to be equally divided
and controlled in the usual form.
``(D) Motion to limit debate.--A motion in the Senate to
further limit debate on a bill under this subsection is not
debatable.
``(E) Motion to recommit.--A motion to recommit a bill
under this subsection is not in order.
``(F) Consideration of the house bill.--
``(i) In general.--If the Senate has received the House
companion bill to the bill introduced in the Senate prior to
the vote required under paragraph (1)(C), then the Senate
shall consider, and the vote under paragraph (1)(C) shall
occur on, the House companion bill.
``(ii) Procedure after vote on senate bill.--If the Senate
votes, pursuant to paragraph (1)(C), on the bill introduced
in the Senate, the Senate bill shall be held pending receipt
of the House message on the bill. Upon receipt of the House
companion bill, the House bill shall be deemed to be
considered, read for the third time, and the vote on passage
of the Senate bill shall be considered to be the vote on the
bill received from the House.
``(d) Amendments and Divisions Prohibited.--
``(1) In general.--No amendment to a bill considered under
this part shall be in order in either the Senate or the House
of Representatives.
``(2) No division.--It shall not be in order to demand a
division of the question in the House of Representatives (or
in a Committee of the Whole).
``(3) No suspension.--No motion to suspend the application
of this subsection shall be in order in the House of
Representatives, nor shall it be in order in either the House
of Representatives or the Senate to suspend the application
of this subsection by unanimous consent.
``(e) Temporary Presidential Authority To Withhold.--
``(1) Availability.--The President may not withhold any
dollar amount of discretionary budget authority until the
President transmits and Congress receives a special message

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pursuant to subsection (b). Upon receipt by Congress of a
special message pursuant to subsection (b), the President may
direct that any dollar amount of discretionary budget
authority proposed to be rescinded in that special message
shall be withheld from obligation for a period not to exceed
45 calendar days from the date of receipt by Congress.
``(2) Early availability.--The President may make any
dollar amount of discretionary budget authority withheld from
obligation pursuant to paragraph (1) available at an earlier
time if the President determines that continued withholding
would not further the purposes of this Act.
``(f) Temporary Presidential Authority To Suspend.--
``(1) Suspend.--
``(A) In general.--The President may not suspend the
execution of any item of direct spending or targeted tax
benefit until the President transmits and Congress receives a
special message pursuant to subsection (b). Upon receipt by
Congress of a special message, the President may suspend the
execution of any item of direct spending or targeted tax
benefit proposed to be rescinded in that message for a period
not to exceed 45 calendar days from the date of receipt by
Congress.
``(B) Limitation on 45-day period.--The 45-day period
described in subparagraph (A) shall be reduced by the number
of days contained in the period beginning on the effective
date of the item of direct spending or targeted tax benefit;
and ending on the date that is the later of--
``(i) the effective date of the item of direct spending or
targeted benefit; or
``(ii) the date that Congress receives the special message.
``(C) Clarification.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), in
the case of an item of direct spending or targeted tax
benefit with an effective date within 45 days after the date
of enactment, the beginning date of the period calculated
under subparagraph (B) shall be the date that is 45 days
after the date of enactment and the ending date shall be the
date that is the later of--
``(i) the date that is 45 days after enactment; or
``(ii) the date that Congress receives the special message.
``(2) Early availability.--The President may terminate the
suspension of any item of direct spending or targeted tax
benefit suspended pursuant to paragraph (1) at an earlier
time if the President determines that continuation of the
suspension would not further the purposes of this Act.
``(g) Definitions.--In this part:
``(1) Appropriation law.--The term `appropriation law'
means any general or special appropriation Act, and any Act
or joint resolution making supplemental, deficiency, or
continuing appropriations.
``(2) Calendar day.--The term `calendar day' means a
standard 24-hour period beginning at midnight.
``(3) Days of session.--The term `days of session' means
only those days on which both Houses of Congress are in
session.
``(4) Dollar amount of discretionary budget authority.--The
term `dollar amount of discretionary budget authority' means
the dollar amount of budget authority and obligation
limitations--
``(A) specified in an appropriation law, or the dollar
amount of budget authority required to be allocated by a
specific proviso in an appropriation law for which a specific
dollar figure was not included;
``(B) represented separately in any table, chart, or
explanatory text included in the statement of managers or the
governing committee report accompanying such law;
``(C) required to be allocated for a specific program,
project, or activity in a law (other than an appropriation
law) that mandates obligations from or within accounts,
programs, projects, or activities for which budget authority
or an obligation limitation is provided in an appropriation
law;
``(D) represented by the product of the estimated
procurement cost and the total quantity of items specified in
an appropriation law or included in the statement of managers
or the governing committee report accompanying such law; or
``(E) represented by the product of the estimated
procurement cost and the total quantity of items required to
be provided in a law (other than an appropriation law) that
mandates obligations from accounts, programs, projects, or
activities for which dollar amount of discretionary budget
authority or an obligation limitation is provided in an
appropriation law.
``(5) Rescind or rescission.--The term `rescind' or
`rescission' means--
``(A) in the case of a dollar amount of discretionary
budget authority, to reduce or repeal a provision of law to
prevent that budget authority or obligation limitation from
having legal force or effect; and
``(B) in the case of direct spending or targeted tax
benefit, to repeal a provision of law in order to prevent the
specific legal obligation of the United States from having
legal force or effect.
``(6) Direct spending.--The term `direct spending' means
budget authority provided by law (other than an appropriation
law), mandatory spending provided in appropriation Acts, and
entitlement authority.
``(7) Item of direct spending.--The term `item of direct
spending' means any specific provision of law enacted after
the effective date of the Second Look at Wasteful Spending
Act of 2007 that is estimated to result in an increase in
budget authority or outlays for direct spending relative to
the most recent levels calculated consistent with the
methodology described in section 257 of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and included with a
budget submission under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code, and, with respect to estimates made after that
budget submission that are not included with it, estimates
consistent with the economic and technical assumptions
underlying the most recently submitted President's budget.
``(8) Suspend the execution.--The term `suspend the
execution' means, with respect to an item of direct spending
or a targeted tax benefit, to stop the carrying into effect
of the specific provision of law that provides such benefit.
``(9) Targeted tax benefit.--The term `targeted tax
benefit' means--
``(A) any revenue provision that has the practical effect
of providing more favorable tax treatment to a particular
taxpayer or limited group of taxpayers when compared with
other similarly situated taxpayers; or
``(B) any Federal tax provision which provides one
beneficiary temporary or permanent transition relief from a
change to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
(b) Exercise of Rulemaking Powers.--Section 904 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 note) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and 1017'' and
inserting ``1017, and 1021''; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 1017'' and
inserting ``sections 1017 and 1021''.
(c) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Short title.--Section 1(a) of the Congressional Budget
and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by--
(A) striking ``Parts A and B'' before ``title X'' and
inserting ``Parts A, B, and C''; and
(B) striking the last sentence and inserting at the end the
following new sentence: ``Part C of title X also may be cited
as the `Second Look at Wasteful Spending Act of 2007'.''.
(2) Table of contents.--The table of contents set forth in
section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 is amended by deleting the contents for
part C of title X and inserting the following:

``Part C--Legislative Line Item Veto

``Sec. 1021. Expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions''.

(d) Severability.--If any provision of this Act or the
amendments made by it is held to be unconstitutional, the
remainder of this Act and the amendments made by it shall not
be affected by the holding.
(e) Effective Date and Expiration.--
(1) Effective date.--The amendments made by this Act
shall--
(A) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
(B) apply to any dollar amount of discretionary budget
authority, item of direct spending, or targeted tax benefit
provided in an Act enacted on or after the date of enactment
of this title.
(2) Expiration.--The amendments made by this Act shall
expire on December 31, 2010.
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SA 18. Mr. COLEMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1, to provide greater transparency in the
legislative process; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL PUBLIC WEBSITE.

(a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 2007, the
Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of
Representatives shall establish a publicly available website
that contains information on all congressional reported
official travel that includes--
(1) a simple, easily understood search engine;
(2) uniform categorization by Member, organization, travel,
dates, destination, and any other common categories
associated with congressional travel; and
(3) all forms filed in the Senate and the House of
Representatives relating to official travel, including the
``Disclosure of Member or Officer's Reimbursed Travel
Expenses'' form in the Senate.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out
this section.
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SA 19. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr.
Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the bill S. 1, provide greater transparency
in the legislative process; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
On page 8, line 4 of the amendment, strike ``expense.''.''
and insert the following: ``expense.
``(i) A Member, officer, or employee who travels on an
aircraft operated or paid for by a carrier not licensed by
the Federal Aviation Administration shall file a report with
the Secretary of the Senate not later than 60 days after the
date on which such flight is taken. The report shall
include--
``(1) the date of such flight;
``(2) the destination of such flight;

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``(3) the owner or lessee of the aircraft;
``(4) the purpose of such travel;
``(5) the persons on such flight (except for any person
flying the aircraft); and
``(6) the charter rate paid for such flight.''.
On page 9, line 21 of the amendment, strike ``committee
pays'' and insert the following: ``committee--

``(I) pays''

On page 10, line 5 of the amendment, strike ``taken.'' and
insert the following: ``taken; and

``(II) files a report with the Secretary of the Senate not
later than 60 days after the date on which such flight is
taken, such report shall include--

``(aa) the date of such flight;
``(bb) the destination of such flight;
``(cc) the owner or lessee of the aircraft;
``(dd) the purpose of such travel;
``(ee) the persons on such flight (except for any person
flying the aircraft); and
``(ff) the charter rate paid for such flight.''.
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SA 20. Mr. BENNETT (for himself and Mr. McConnell) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3 proposed by Mr.
Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennett, Mr.
Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Obama, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Durbin) to the
bill S. 1, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 220 of the amendment (relating to disclosure
of paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying).
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SA 21. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1, to provide greater transparency in the
legislative process; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. REPORT REGARDING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit a report to Congress detailing the
number, type, and quantity of contributions made to Members
of the Senate or the House of Representatives during the 30-
month period beginning on the date that is 24 months before
the date of enactment of the Acts identified in subsection
(b) by the corresponding organizations identified in
subsection (b).
(b) Organizations and Acts.--The report submitted under
subsection (a) shall detail the number, type, and quantity of
contributions made to Members of the Senate or the House of
Representatives as follows:
(1) For the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173; 117 Stat.
2066), any contribution made during the time period described
in subsection (a) by or on behalf of a political action
committee associated or affiliated with--
(A) a pharmaceutical company; or
(B) a trade association for pharmaceutical companies.
(2) For the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer
Protection Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-8; 119 Stat. 23), any
contribution made during the time period described in
subsection (a) by or on behalf of a political action
committee associated or affiliated with--
(A) a bank or financial services company;
(B) a company in the credit card industry; or
(C) a trade association for any such companies.
(3) For the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58;
119 Stat. 594), any contribution made during the time period
described in subsection (a) by or on behalf of a political
action committee associated or affiliated with--
(A) a company in the oil, natural gas, nuclear, or coal
industry; or
(B) a trade association for any such companies.
(4) For the Dominican Republic-Central America-United
States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law
109-53; 119 Stat. 462), any contribution made during the time
period described in subsection (a) by or on behalf of a
political action committee associated or affiliated with--
(A) the United States Chamber of Commerce, the National
Association of Manufacturers, the Business Roundtable, the
National Federation of Independent Business, the Emergency
Committee for American Trade, or any member company of such
entities; or
(B) any other free trade organization funded primarily by
corporate entities.
(c) Aggregate Reporting.--The report submitted under
subsection (a)--
(1) shall not list the particular Member of the Senate or
House of Representative that received a contribution; and
(2) shall report the aggregate amount of contributions
given by each entity identified in subsection (b) to--
(A) Members of the Senate by the organizations identified
in subsection (b) during the time period described in
subsection (a) for the corresponding Act identified in
subsection (b); and
(B) Members of the House of Representatives by the
organizations identified in subsection (b) during the time
period described in subsection (a) for the corresponding Act
identified in subsection (b).
(d) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the terms ``authorized committee'', ``candidate'',
``contribution'', ``political committee'', and ``political
party'' have the meanings given such terms in section 301 of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431); and
(2) the term ``political action committee'' means any
political committee that is not--
(A) a political committee of a political party; or
(B) an authorized committee of a candidate.

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