S.Amdt. 4256
What it does: Adds SEC. 308. DEFICIT-REDUCTION RESERVE FUND at the end of the resolution
Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-PA)What it changes
1 change to S.Con.Res. 70 · shown in the resolution's text
Adds SEC. 308. DEFICIT-REDUCTION RESERVE FUND at the end of the resolution
Adds a sectionIn S.Con.Res. 70 · Placed on Calendar Senate
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would authorize salary adjustments for justices and judges of the United States or increase the number of Federal judgeships, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
Inserted: SEC. 308. DEFICIT-REDUCTION RESERVE FUND.
Inserted: The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, functional totals, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution upon enactment of legislation that achieves savings by reducing funding for non-competitive Federal media contracts or Federal public relations campaigns and better regulates the use of such contracts and campaigns to prevent political or other abuses, and uses such savings to reduce the deficit provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
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As printed
SA 4256. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, insert the following:
SEC. 308. DEFICIT-REDUCTION RESERVE FUND.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, functional totals, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution upon enactment of legislation that achieves savings by reducing funding for non-competitive Federal media contracts or Federal public relations campaigns and better regulates the use of such contracts and campaigns to prevent political or other abuses, and uses such savings to reduce the deficit provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
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Senate amendment submitted
March 12, 2008