[Pages S3535-S3544]
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 481. Mr. SUNUNU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 3, line 14, decrease the amount by $32,300,000,000.
On page 3, line 15, decrease the amount by $45,900,000,000.
On page 3, line 23, decrease the amount by $32,300,000,000.
On page 4, line 1, decrease the amount by $45,900,000,000.
On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $759,000,000.
On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $2,632,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $759,000,000.
On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $2,632,000,000.
On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $33,059,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $48,532,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $33,059,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by $81,591,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by $33,059,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by $81,591,000,000.
On page 25, line 24, increase the amount by $759,000,000.
On page 25, line 25, increase the amount by $759,000,000.
On page 26, line 3, increase the amount by $2,632,000,000.
On page 26, line 4, increase the amount by $2,632,000,000.
______

SA 482. Mr. DODD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of title III, add the following:

SEC. __. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR NATIONAL GUARD
FORCE READINESS.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In his testimony before the Commission on the National
Guard and Reserves, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau,
Lieutenant General Blum, warned about equipment shortfalls
for the Army National Guard and Air National Guard stating
that ``88 percent of the forces that are back here in the
United States are very poorly equipped today in the Army
National Guard. And in the Air National Guard for the last
three decades, they have never had a unit below C2 in
equipment readiness''.
(2) In the March 1, 2007, report of the Commission on the
National Guard and Reserves, the Commission observes that--
(A) while the operational tempo of the reserve components
of the Armed Forces has increased substantially, resourcing
has not kept pace;
(B) the lack of sufficient and ready equipment is a problem
common to both the active and reserve components of the Armed
Forces;
(C) the equipment readiness of the Army National Guard is
unacceptable and has reduced the capability of the United
States to respond to current and additional major
contingencies, whether foreign and domestic; and
(D) while the budget of the President for fiscal year 2008
includes large increases in funds for equipment for the
National Guard, historical practice in the Department of
Defense indicates that Army plans for projected funding
increases for equipment for the Army National Guard are not
reliably carried through.
(3) According to the Commission on the National Guard and
Reserves, procurement for the Army National Guard during the
period from 1999 through 2005 has been reduced significantly
from amounts proposed for such procurement before that
period. The budget for fiscal year 2001 indicated that the
Army planned to expend $1,346,000,000 in fiscal year 2004 for
procurement for the Army National Guard, but the budget for
fiscal year 2006 revealed that the Army expended only
$578,400,000 for procurement for the Army National Guard in
fiscal year 2004. Similarly, the budget for fiscal year 2001
indicated that the Army planned to expend $1,625,000,000 in
fiscal year 2005 for procurement for the Army National Guard,
but the budget for fiscal year 2006 revealed that the Army
planned to expend only $660,900,000 for procurement for the
Army National Guard in fiscal year 2005.
(4) According to the Commission on the National Guard and
Reserves, the difference between the amounts proposed for
procurement for the Army National Guard for fiscal years 2003
through 2005 and the amounts actually expended for such
procurement in such fiscal years was atypical and extreme.
(5) According to a January 2007 report of the Government
Accountability Office, inventories of equipment for the
National Guard in the United States have decreased because of
overseas operations, particularly inventories of the Army
National Guard. The Comptroller General found that State
officials expressed concerns about having enough equipment to
respond to large scale natural or man made disasters such as
Hurricane Katrina.
(6) The Comptroller General found that before current
overseas operations began, the majority of the combat forces
of the Army

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National Guard were supplied with approximately 65 to 79
percent of their required equipment. As of November 2006,
nondeployed Army National Guard forces nationwide still had
approximately 64 percent of the total amount of authorized
dual-use equipment, including authorized substitute items,
based on their warfighting missions even as overseas and
domestic missions have expanded.
(b) Reserve Fund.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on
the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint
resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that
provides for National Guard Force Readiness, by the amounts
provided by that legislation for that purpose, but not to
exceed $8,760,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal year
2008 and the outlays flowing from that budget authority and
$7,235,000,000 in new budget authority for each of the fiscal
years 2009 through 2012 and the outlays flowing from that
budget authority, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the total of the period of fiscal
years 2008 through 2012.
______

SA 483. Mr. BUNNING (for himself and Mr. Enzi) proposed an amendment
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; as follows:

At the end of title II, add the following:

SEC. __. CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY.

(a) Circuit Breaker.--If in any year the Congressional
Budget Office, in its report pursuant to section 202(e)(1) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 projects an on-budget
deficit (excluding Social Security) for the budget year or
any subsequent fiscal year covered by those projections, then
the concurrent resolution on the budget for the budget year
shall reduce on-budget deficits relative to the projections
of Congressional Budget Office and put the budget on a path
to achieve on-budget balance within 5 years, and shall
include such provisions as are necessary to protect Social
Security and facilitate deficit reduction, except it shall
not contain any reduction in Social Security benefits.
(b) Point of Order.--If in any year the Congressional
Budget Office, in its report pursuant to section 202(e)(1) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 projects an on-budget
deficit for the budget year or any subsequent fiscal year
covered by those projections, it shall not be in order in the
Senate to consider a concurrent resolution on the budget for
the budget year or any conference report thereon that fails
to reduce on-budget deficits relative to the projections of
Congressional Budget Office and put the budget on a path to
achieve on-budget balance within 5 years.
(c) Amendments to Budget Resolution.--If in any year the
Congressional Budget Office, in its report pursuant to
section 202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
projects an on-budget deficit for the budget year or any
subsequent fiscal year covered by those projections, it shall
not be in order in the Senate to consider an amendment to a
concurrent resolution on the budget that would increase on-
budget deficits relative to the concurrent resolution on the
budget in any fiscal year covered by that concurrent
resolution on the budget or cause the budget to fail to
achieve on-budget balance within 5 years.
(d) Suspension of Requirement During War or Low Economic
Growth.--
(1) Low growth.--If the most recent of the Department of
Commerce's advance, preliminary, or final reports of actual
real economic growth indicate that the rate of real economic
growth (as measured by real GDP) for each of the most
recently reported quarter and the immediately preceding
quarter is less than 1 percent, this section is suspended.
(2) War.--If a declaration of war is in effect, this
section is suspended.
(e) Supermajority Waiver and Appeals.--
(1) Waiver.--Subsections (b) and (c) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
(2) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of
the Chair relating to any provision 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 or
joint resolution, 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
subsection.
(f) Budget Year.--In this section, the term ``budget year''
shall have the same meaning as in section 250(c)(12) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
______

SA 484. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the talbe; as
follows:

On page 23, line 12, increase the amount by $99,000,000.
On page 23, line 13, increase the amount by $99,000,000.
On page 26, line 12, decrease the amount by $99,000,000.
On page 26, line 13, decrease the amount by $99,000,000.
______

SA 485. Mr. BUNNING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 3, line 10, decrease the amount by $0.
On page 3, line 11, decrease the amount by $5,600,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, decrease the amount by $14,300,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, decrease the amount by $15,600,000,000.
On page 3, line 14, decrease the amount by $17,500,000,000.
On page 3, line 15, decrease the amount by $19,800,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, decrease the amount by $0.
On page 3, line 20, decrease the amount by $5,600,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, decrease the amount by $14,300,000,000.
On page 3, line 22, decrease the amount by $15,600,000,000.
On page 3, line 23, decrease the amount by $17,500,000,000.
On page 4, line 1, decrease the amount by $19,800,000,000.
On page 4, line 5, decrease the amount by $0.
On page 4, line 6, decrease the amount by $5,600,000,000.
On page 4, line 7, decrease the amount by $14,300,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, decrease the amount by $15,600,000,000.
On page 4, line 9, decrease the amount by $17,500,000,000.
On page 4, line 10, decrease the amount by $19,800,000,000.
On page 4, line 14, decrease the amount by $0.
On page 4, line 15, decrease the amount by $5,600,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, decrease the amount by $14,300,000,000.
On page 4, line 17, decrease the amount by $15,600,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, decrease the amount by $17,500,000,000.
On page 4, line 19, decrease the amount by $19,800,000,000.
On page 26, line 8, decrease the amount by $0.
On page 26, line 9, decrease the amount by $0.
On page 26, line 12, decrease the amount by $5,600,000,000.
On page 26, line 13, decrease the amount by $5,600,000,000.
On page 26, line 16, decrease the amount by
$14,300,000,000.
On page 26, line 17, decrease the amount by
$14,300,000,000.
On page 26, line 20, decrease the amount by
$15,600,000,000.
On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by
$15,600,000,000.
On page 26, line 24, decrease the amount by
$17,500,000,000.
On page 26, line 25, decrease the amount by
$17,500,000,000.
On page 27, line 3, decrease the amount by $19,800,000,000.
On page 27, line 4, decrease the amount by $19,800,000,000.
______

SA 486. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.
Domenici, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Smith) proposed an
amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; as follows:

On page 10, line 9, increase the amount by $1,008,000,000.
On page 10, line 10, increase the amount by $428,000,000.
On page 10, line 14, increase the amount by $345,000,000.
On page 10, line 18, increase the amount by $179,000,000.
On page 10, line 22, increase the amount by $35,000,000.
On page 11, line 1, increase the amount by $18,000,000.
On page 14, line 9, increase the amount by $11,000,000.
On page 14, line 10, increase the amount by $9,000,000.
On page 14, line 14, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
On page 26, line 12, decrease the amount by $1,019,000,000.
On page 26, line 13, decrease the amount by $437,000,000.
On page 26, line 17, decrease the amount by $348,000,000.

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On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by $179,000,000.
On page 26, line 25, decrease the amount by $35,000,000.
On page 27, line 4, decrease the amount by $18,000,000.
______

SA 487. Mr. NELSON of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

On page 50, line 3, insert after ``disabled military
personnel'' the following: ``or veterans (including the
elimination of the offset between Survivor Benefit Plan
annuities and veterans' dependency and indemnity
compensation)''.
______

SA 488. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF SENATE ON REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES
MILITARY FORCES FROM IRAQ.

(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) The bipartisan Iraq Study Group recommended that all
United States combat brigades not necessary for force
protection could be out of Iraq by the first quarter of 2008
and that ``the U.S. should not make an open-ended commitment
to keep large numbers of American troops deployed in Iraq''.
(2) On November 15, 2005, the Senate voted 79-19 in support
of an amendment stating that ``calendar year 2006 should be a
period of significant transition to full Iraqi sovereignty,
with Iraqi security forces taking the lead for the security
of a free and sovereign Iraq, thereby creating the conditions
for the phased redeployment of United States forces from
Iraq''.
(b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that
funding in this resolution for fiscal year 2008 shall be used
to commence the redeployment of United States military forces
from Iraq.
______

SA 489. Mr. DeMINT proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; as
follows:

At the end of title III, insert the following:

SEC. __. RESERVE FUND FOR SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM.

If the Senate Committee on Finance reports a bill or joint
resolution, or an amendment is offered thereto, or a
conference report is submitted thereon, that provides changes
to the Federal Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Benefits Program established under title II of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) by--
(1) requiring that the Federal Old Age and Survivors Trust
Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are to
be used only to finance expenditures to provide retirement
income of future beneficiaries of such program;
(2) ensuring that there is no change to current law
scheduled benefits for individuals born before January 1,
1951;
(3) providing participants with the benefits of savings and
investment while permitting the pre-funding of at least some
portion of future benefits; and
(4) ensuring that the funds made available to finance such
legislation do not exceed the amounts of the Chief Actuary of
the Social Security Administration's intermediate actuarial
estimates of the Federal Old Age and Survivors Trust Fund and
the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as published in
the most recent report of the Board of Trustees of such Trust
Funds;

the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may
make the appropriate adjustments in allocations and
aggregates to the extent that such legislation would not
increase the deficit for fiscal year 2008 and for the period
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
______

SA 490. Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Sanders) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 21, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary
levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title III, add the following:

SEC. __. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR ELIMINATING
MILITARY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY OFFSET.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this
resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion,
or conference report that would extend eligibility for
concurrent receipt of military retirement pay and veterans'
disability compensation or would expand eligibility for
Combat-Related Special Compensation to permit additional
disabled retirees to receive both disability compensation and
retired pay, by the amounts provided by such legislation for
that purpose, provided that the legislation would not
increase the deficit over the total of fiscal years 2007
through 2012.
______

SA 491. Mr. ALLARD proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; as
follows:

On page 4, line 6, decrease the amount by $4,270,000,000.
On page 4, line 7, decrease the amount by $4,427,500,000.
On page 4, line 8, decrease the amount by $4,675,500,000.
On page 4, line 9, decrease the amount by $4,972,500,000.
On page 4, line 10, decrease the amount by $5,284,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, decrease the amount by $870,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, decrease the amount by $2,752,500,000.
On page 4, line 17, decrease the amount by $4,580,500,000.
On page 4, line 18, decrease the amount by $4,877,500,000.
On page 4, line 19, decrease the amount by $5,189,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by $870,000,000.
On page 4, line 25, decrease the amount by $2,752,500,000.
On page 5, line 1, decrease the amount by $4,580,500,000.
On page 5, line 2, decrease the amount by $4,877,500,000.
On page 5, line 3, decrease the amount by $5,189,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $870,000,000.
On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by $3,622,500,000.
On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by $8,203,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $13,081,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $18,269,500,000.
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $870,000,000.
On page 5, line 16, decrease the amount by $3,662,500,000.
On page 5, line 17, decrease the amount by $8,203,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, decrease the amount by $13,081,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, decrease the amount by $18,269,500,000.
On page 25, line 12, decrease the amount by $20,000,000.
On page 25, line 13, decrease the amount by $20,000,000.
On page 25, line 16, decrease the amount by $102,500,000.
On page 25, line 17, decrease the amount by $102,500,000.
On page 25, line 20, decrease the amount by $270,500,000.
On page 25, line 21, decrease the amount by $270,500,000.
On page 25, line 24, decrease the amount by $487,500,000.
On page 25, line 25, decrease the amount by $487,500,000.
On page 26, line 3, decrease the amount by $719,000,000.
On page 26, line 4, decrease the amount by $719,000,000.
On page 26, line 12, decrease the amount by $4,250,000,000.
On page 26, line 13, decrease the amount by $850,000,000.
On page 26, line 16, decrease the amount by $4,325,000,000.
On page 26, line 17, decrease the amount by $2,650,000,000.
On page 26, line 20, decrease the amount by $4,405,000,000.
On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by $4,310,000,000.
On page 26, line 24, decrease the amount by $4,485,000,000.
On page 26, line 25, decrease the amount by $4,439,000,000.
On page 27, line 3, decrease the amount by $4,565,000,000.
On page 27, line 4, decrease the amount by $4,470,000,000.
On page 41, line 9, decrease the amount by $4,250,000,000.
On page 41, line 10, decrease the amount by $850,000,000.
______

SA 492. Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Bayh,
Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Salazar) proposed an amendment to the
concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and
2009 through 2012; as follows:

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On page 3, line 13, decrease the amount by 200,000,000.
On page 3, line 14, decrease the amount by 52,700,000,000.
On page 3, line 15, decrease the amount by 126,916,000,000.
On page 3, line 22, decrease the amount by 200,000,000.
On page 3, line 23, decrease the amount by 52,700,000,000.
On page 4, line 1, further decrease the amount by
126,916,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by 5,200,000,000.
On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by 57,700,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by 131,916,000,000.
On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by 5,200,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by 62,900,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by 194,816,000,000.
On page 5, line 17, increase the amount by 5,200,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by 62,900,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by 194,816,000,000.
On page 18, line 20, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
On page 18, line 21, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
On page 18, line 24, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
On page 18, line 25, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
On page 19, line 3, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
On page 19, line 4, increase the amount by 5,000,000,000.
On page 49, line 6, decrease the amount by 15,000,000,000.
______

SA 493. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

Strike subsection (a) of section 308 and insert the
following:
(a) Prohibiting Government Negotiation as Called for by the
Medicare Modernization Act of 2000, Introduced by Senator
Moynihan on Behalf of the Clinton Administration.--If the
Senate Committee on Finance--
(1) reports a bill, or if an amendment is offered thereto,
or if a conference report is submitted thereon, that, as
specified in S. 2342, the Medicare Modernization Act of 2000,
introduced in the 106th Congress by Senator Moynihan on
behalf of the Clinton Administration, prohibits the Secretary
of Health and Human Services from authorizing a particular
formulary or instituting a price structure for benefits under
the Medicare prescription drug program under part D of title
XVIII, or otherwise interfering with the competitive nature
of providing a prescription drug benefit through benefit
managers to Medicare beneficiaries; and
(2) is within its allocation as provided under section
302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,

the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise
allocations of new budget authority and outlays, the revenue
aggregates, and other appropriate measures to reflect such
legislation provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit for fiscal year 2008, and for the period of
fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
______

SA 494. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Smith)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through
2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title III, insert the following:

SEC. __. RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE MEDICARE HOSPITAL PAYMENT
ACCURACY.

If the Senate Committee on Finance--
(1) reports a bill, or if an amendment is offered thereto,
or if a conference report is submitted thereon, that--
(A) addresses the wide and inequitable disparity in the
reimbursement of hospitals under the Medicare program;
(B) includes provisions to reform the area wage index,
including the occupational mix adjustment, used to adjust
payments to hospitals under the Medicare hospital inpatient
prospective payment system under section 1886(d) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)); and
(C) includes a transition to the reform described in
subparagraph (B); and
(2) is within its allocation as provided under section
302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,

the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise
allocations of new budget authority and outlays, the revenue
aggregates, and other appropriate measures to reflect such
legislation provided that such legislation would not increase
the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
______

SA 495. Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Coleman)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through
2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 3, line 14, decrease the amount by $6,200,000,000.
On page 3, line 15, decrease the amount by $31,000,000,000.
On page 3, line 23, decrease the amount by $6,200,000,000.
On page 4, line 1, decrease the amount by $31,000,000,000.
On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $146,000,000.
On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $1,027,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $146,000,000.
On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $1,027,000,000.
On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $6,346,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $32,027,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $6,346,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by $38,372,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by $6,346,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by $38,372,000,000.
On page 25, line 24, increase the amount by $146,000,000.
On page 25, line 25, increase the amount by $146,000,000.
On page 26, line 3, increase the amount by $1,027,000,000.
On page 26, line 4, increase the amount by $1,027,000,000.
______

SA 496. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

Strike subsection (a) of section 308 and insert the
following:
(a) Prohibiting Government Negotiation Under Medicare Part
D as Called for in H.R. 4770 From the 106th Congress, as
Introduced by Representative Gephardt and Others.--If the
Senate Committee on Finance--
(1) reports a bill, or if an amendment is offered thereto,
or if a conference report is submitted thereon, that, as
specified in H.R. 4770 from the 106th Congress, as introduced
on June 27, 2000, by Representative Gephardt and cosponsored
by Representatives Hoeffel, Bonior, Rangel, Dingell, Stark,
Brown, Matsui, Coyne, Levin, Cardin, McDermott, Kleczka,
Lewis, Neal, McNulty, Jefferson, Tanner, Becerra, Thurman,
Doggett, Waxman, Markey, Boucher, Pallone, Stupak, Engel,
Green, Allen, Baca, Bentsen, Berkley, Bishop, Capps,
Blagojevich, Blumenauer, Brady, Brown Capuano, Clay, Clayton,
Clement, Conyers, Costello, Cummings, Danner, Davis, DeGette,
Delahunt, DeLauro, Dixon, Doyle, Edwards, Evans, Farr,
Forbes, Frank, Frost, Gonzales, Gutierrez, Hilliard, Norton,
Hoyer, Inslee, Jackson, Jackson-Lee, Johnson, Kennedy,
Kildee, Kilpatrick, Kucinich, Lampson, Lantos, Lee, Lowey,
McGovern, Maloney, Meehan, Menendez, Millender-McDonald,
Moakley, Napolitano, Oberstar, Olver, Ortiz, Pascrell,
Pastor, Pelosi, Phelps, Pomeroy, Reyes, Rodriguez, Roybal-
Allard, Sanchez, Sandlin, Skelton, Slaughter, Snyder, Spratt,
Stabenow, Jones, Turner, Udall, Underwood, Weygand, Wexler,
Woolsey, Borski, Berry, Berman, Price, Visclosky, Baldacci,
Gejdenson, Wynn, and Boswell, prohibits the Secretary of
Health and Human Services from requiring a particular
formulary, instituting a price structure for benefits, or in
any way rationing benefits under part D of title XVIII of the
Social Security Act, interfering in any way with negotiations
between benefit administrators and medicine manufacturers, or
wholesalers, or otherwise interfering with the competitive
nature of providing a prescription medicine benefit using
private benefit administrators, except as is required to
guarantee coverage of the defined benefit; and
(2) is within its allocation as provided under section
302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,

the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise
allocations of new

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budget authority and outlays, the revenue aggregates, and
other appropriate measures to reflect such legislation
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
for fiscal year 2008, and for the period of fiscal years 2008
through 2012.
______

SA 497. Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Cornyn,
and Mr. Thomas) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of title II, insert the following:

SEC. 2__. RESTRICTIONS ON PRIVATE SECTOR MANDATES.

(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or
conference report that would increase the direct costs of
private sector mandates on small business concerns (as that
term is defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632)) by an amount that exceeds the threshold provided
in section 424(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
(2 U.S.C. 658c(b)(1)).
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______

SA 498. Mr. THOMAS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 48, beginning with line 17, strike all through page
62, line 7.
______

SA 499. Mr. BURR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 18, line 12, increase the amount by $140,000,000.
On page 18, line 13, increase the amount by $84,000,000.
On page 18, line 17, increase the amount by $42,000,000.
On page 18, line 21, increase the amount by $14,000,000.
On page 26, line 12, decrease the amount by $140,000,000.
On page 26, line 13, decrease the amount by $84,000,000.
On page 26, line 17, decrease the amount by $42,000,000.
On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by $14,000,000.
______

SA 500. Mr. BUNNING (for himself, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Grassley)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through
2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR PROTECTING STATE
FLEXIBILITY IN MEDICAID.

If the Committee on Finance reports a bill or joint
resolution, if an amendment is offered thereto, or if a
conference report is submitted thereon, that implements
improvements to Medicare, Medicaid, or the State Children's
Health Insurance Program, but that does not reduce the
ability of States to provide coverage to Medicaid recipients
through flexible benefit options that provide greater
opportunities to provide health benefits coverage for
Medicaid recipients then, provided that the Committee is
within its allocation as provided under section 302(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Chairman of the
Committee on the Budget may revise allocations of new budget
authority and outlays, the revenue aggregates, and other
appropriate measures to reflect such legislation, provided
that such legislation would not increase the deficit for
fiscal year 2008 and the period of fiscal years 2008 through
2012.
______

SA 501. Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Lieberman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 14, line 9, increase the amount by $180,000,000.
On page 14, line 10, increase the amount by $139,000,000.
On page 14, line 14, increase the amount by $29,000,000.
On page 14, line 18, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
On page 14, line 22, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 26, line 12, decrease the amount by $180,000,000.
On page 26, line 13, decrease the amount by $139,000,000.
On page 26, line 17, decrease the amount by $29,000,000.
On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by $7,000,000.
On page 26, line 25, decrease the amount by $2,000,000.
______

SA 502. Mr. GRASSLEY proposed an amendment to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through
2012; as follows:

On page 41, line 9, decrease the amount by $17,000,000.
On page 41, line 10, decrease the amount by $15,000,000.
At the appropriate place insert the following:

SEC. __. ADJUSTMENT FOR SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION SALARIES AND
EXPENSES.

(a) In General.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on
the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and
discretionary spending limits for one or more bills, joint
resolutions, motions, amendments, or conference reports that
make discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for an
amount appropriated, but not to exceed $17,000,000 in
budgetary authority and outlays flowing therefrom, once the
Comptroller General of the United States has submitted a
certification to Congress that since April 1, 2007--
(1) the Smithsonian Institution does not provide total
annual compensation for any officer or employee of the
Smithsonian Institution greater than the total annual
compensation of the President of the United States;
(2) the Smithsonian Institution does not provide deferred
compensation for any such officer or employee greater than
the deferred compensation of the President of the United
States;
(3) all Smithsonian Institution travel expenditures conform
with Federal Government guidelines and limitations applicable
to the Smithsonian Institution; and,
(4) all Smithsonian Institution officers and employees are
subject to ethics rules similar to the ethics rules widely
applicable to Federal Government employees.
(b) Criteria for Certification.--In making the
certification described in subsection (a), the Comptroller
General of the United States should take into account the
following:
(1) The Smithsonian Institution is a premier educational,
historical, artistic, research, and cultural organization for
the American people.
(2) The Inspector General for the Smithsonian Institution
recently issued a report regarding an investigation of
unauthorized and excessive authorized compensation, benefits,
and expenditures by the Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution.
(3) The Inspector General's findings indicate that the
actions of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution are
not in keeping with the public trust of the office of the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
(4) Priority should be given to funding for necessary
repairs to maintain and repair Smithsonian Institution
buildings and infrastructure and protect America's treasures.
(5) Priority should be given to full funding for the Office
of the Inspector General for the Smithsonian Institution so
that the American people and Congress have renewed confidence
that tax-preferred donations and Federal funds are being
spent appropriately and in keeping with the best practices of
the charitable sector.
______

SA 503. Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mr. Durbin) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 17, line 12, increase the amount by $199,000,000.
On page 17, line 13, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
On page 17, line 16, increase the amount by $199,000,000.
On page 17, line 17, increase the amount by $135,000,000.

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On page 17, line 20, increase the amount by $199,000,000.
On page 17, line 21, increase the amount by $189,000,000.
On page 17, line 24, increase the amount by $199,000,000.
On page 17, line 25, increase the amount by $199,000,000.
On page 18, line 3, increase the amount by $199,000,000.
On page 18, line 4, increase the amount by $199,000,000.
On page 26, line 12, decrease the amount by $199,000,000.
On page 26, line 13, decrease the amount by $6,000,000.
On page 26, line 16, decrease the amount by $199,000,000.
On page 26, line 17, decrease the amount by $135,000,000.
On page 26, line 20, decrease the amount by $199,000,000.
On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by $189,000,000.
On page 26, line 24, decrease the amount by $199,000,000.
On page 26, line 25, decrease the amount by $199,000,000.
On page 27, line 3, decrease the amount by $199,000,000.
On page 27, line 4, decrease the amount by $199,000,000.
______

SA 504. Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Kennedy, and
Mr. Casey) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 21, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary
levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; as follows:

On page 48, line 19, before ``The'' insert the following:
(a) Priority.--The Senate establishes the following
priorities and makes the following findings:
(1) The Senate shall make the enactment of legislation to
reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program
(SCHIP) its top health priority for the remainder of fiscal
year 2007, during the first session of the 110th Congress.
(2) Extending health care coverage to the Nation's
uninsured children is an urgent priority for the Senate.
(3) SCHIP has proven itself a successful program for
covering previously uninsured children.
(4) More than 6 million children are enrolled in this
landmark program, which has enjoyed broad bipartisan support
in Congress, among our Nation's governors, and within state
and local governments.
(5) SCHIP reduces the percentage of children with unmet
health care needs.
(6) Since SCHIP was created, enormous progress has been
made in reducing disparities in children's coverage rates.
(7) Uninsured children who gain coverage through SCHIP
receive more preventive care and their parents report better
access to providers and improved communications with their
children's doctors.
(8) Congress has a responsibility to reauthorize SCHIP
before the expiration of its current authorization.
(b) Reserve Fund.--
______

SA 505. Mr. SPECTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 63, after line 24, insert the following:

SEC. 326. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FOR ASBESTOS REFORM
LEGISLATION.

(a) In General.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on
the Budget shall revise the aggregates, allocations, and
other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint
resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report regarding
asbestos reform, by the amounts provided in such legislation
for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the total of the period of fiscal
years 2007 through 2012.
(b) PAYGO Exception.--A point of order brought under
section 201(a) or section 203(b) shall not apply, upon the
execution of the requirements under subsection (a), to any
bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference
report regarding asbestos reform.
______

SA 506. Mr. SPECTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 18, line 12, increase the amount by $2,200,000,000.
On page 18, line 13, increase the amount by $2,200,000,000.
On page 26, line 12, decrease the amount by $2,200,000,000.
On page 26, line 13, decrease the amount by $2,200,000,000.
______

SA 507. Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. Graham) proposed an amendment to
the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; as follows:

On page 3, line 11 increase the amount by $390,000,000.
On page 3 line 12, decrease the amount by $184,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, decrease the amount by $3,796,000,000.
On page 3, line 14, decrease the amount by $31,544,000,000.
On page 3, line 15, decrease the amount by $36,398,000,000.
On page 3, line 20 increase the amount by $390,000,000.
On page 3 line 21, decrease the amount by $184,000,000.
On page 3, line 22, decrease the amount by $3,796,000,000.
On page 3, line 23, decrease the amount by $31,544,000,000.
On page 4, line 1, decrease the amount by $36,398,000,000.
On page 4, line 6, decrease the amount by $9,000,000.
On page 4, line 7, decrease the amount by $14,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $78,000,000.
On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $912,000,000.
On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $2,552,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, decrease the amount by $9,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, decrease the amount by $14,000,000.
On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $78,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $912,000,000.
On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $2,552,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by $399,000,000.
On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $170,000,000.
On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $3,874,000,000.
On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $32,456,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $38,950,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, decrease the amount by $399,000,000.
On page 5, line 8, decrease the amount by $230,000,000.
On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $3,645,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $36,101,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by $75,051,000,000
On page 5, line 15, decrease the amount by $399,000,000.
On page 5, line 16, decrease the amount by $230,000,000.
On page 5, line 17, increase the amount by $3,645,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by $36,101,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by $75,051,000,000
On page 25, line 12, decrease the amount by $9,000,000.
On page 25, line 13, decrease the amount by $9,000,000.
On page 25, line 16, decrease the amount by $14,000,000.
On page 25, line 17, decrease the amount by $14,000,000.
On page 25, line 20, increase the amount by $78,000,000.
On page 25, line 21, increase the amount by $78,000,000.
On page 25, line 24, increase the amount by $912,000,000.
On page 25, line 25, increase the amount by $912,000,000.
On page 26, line 3, increase the amount by $2,552,000,000.
On page 26, line 4, increase the amount by $2,552,000,000.
______

SA 508. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. RESERVE FUND FOR PROTECTING COVERAGE CHOICES,
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS, AND LOWER COST-SHARING FOR
MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.

If the Senate Committee on Finance--
(1) reports a bill, or if an amendment is offered thereto,
or if a conference report is submitted thereon, that--
(A) implements improvements to the Medicare or Medicaid
programs under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
Act, respectively, or the State Children's Health Insurance
program under title XXI of such Act; and
(B) does not--

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(i) lead to fewer coverage choices for Medicare
beneficiaries, especially for those beneficiaries in rural
areas; or
(ii) result in reduced benefits or increased cost-sharing
for Medicare beneficiaries who choose a Medicare Advantage
plan under part C of such title XVIII, especially for low-
income beneficiaries who depend on their Medicare Advantage
plan for protection from high out-of-pocket cost-sharing; and
(2) is within its allocation as provided under section
302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,

SA 509. Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mrs. Clinton) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT REGARDING MEDICAID COVERAGE OF LOW-
INCOME HIV-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution,
amendment, motion, or conference report that provides for a
demonstration project under which a State may apply under
section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) to
provide medical assistance under a State Medicaid program to
HIV-infected individuals who are not eligible for medical
assistance under such program under section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)), by
the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes
up to $500,000,000, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over the total of the period of fiscal
years 2007 through 2012.
______

SA 510. Mr. SMITH (for himself and Ms. Snowe) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con.
Res. 21, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary
levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of section 301, add the following: ``Among the
policy changes that could be considered to achieve offsets to
the cost of reauthorizing the State Children's Health
Insurance Program and expanding coverage for children is an
increase in the tobacco products user fee rate but only to
the extent that such rate increase does not result in an
increase of more than 61 cents per pack of cigarettes, with
all revenue generated by such increase dedicated to such
reauthorization and expansion.''.
______

SA 511. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Martinez, and Mr.
Coburn) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res.
21, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary
levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; as follows:

At the appropriate place insert the following:

SEC. __. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE REAUTHORIZATION
OF THE STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE
PROGRAM (SCHIP) THAT WILL COVER KIDS FIRST.

In the Senate, if the Committee on Finance reports a bill
or joint resolution, if an amendment is offered thereto, or
if a conference report is submitted thereon, that--
(1) reauthorizes and improves the State Children's Health
Insurance Program (SCHIP);
(2) emphasizes providing health insurance to low-income
children below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level;
(3) limits the use of SCHIP funds for coverage of non-
pregnant adults unless States are covering their low-income
children;
(4) allows parents to cover their children on their own
health insurance plan with SCHIP funds;
(5) increases State flexibility so that States can use
innovative strategies to cover kids; and
(6) improves and strengthens oversight of Medicaid and
SCHIP to prevent waste, fraud and abuse,

then, provided that the Committee is within its allocation as
provided under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, 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, to the extent that such legislation
would not increase the deficit for fiscal year 2007 and for
the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.
______

SA 512. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 3, line 14, decrease the amount by $184,000,000.
On page 3, line 15, decrease the amount by $689,000,000.
On page 3, line 23, decrease the amount by $184,000,000.
On page 4, line 1, decrease the amount by $689,000,000.
On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $25,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $25,000,000.
On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $188,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $714,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $188,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by $902,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by $188,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by $902,000,000.
On page 25, line 24, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 25, line 25, increase the amount by $4,000,000.
On page 26, line 3, increase the amount by $25,000,000.
On page 26, line 4, increase the amount by $25,000,000.
______

SA 513. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of title III, insert the following:

SEC. __. DEFICIT REDUCTION PROTECTION POINT OF ORDER.

(a) In General.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to
consider any appropriations bill that does not include the
following provision:
``Sec. __. For deposit of an additional amount into the
account established under section 3113(d) of title 31, United
States Code, to reduce the public debt $____.''.
(b) Enforcement.--For purposes of enforcing allocations
pursuant to section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, any amendment that transfers budget authority (and the
outlays flowing therefrom) into the debt reduction account
provided by subsection (a) shall be scored so that the budget
authority continues to count towards the section 302(b)
allocation (with the outlays scored at the same level as
scored in the original account).
(c) Waiver and Appeal.--In the Senate, subsection (a) may
be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
______

SA 514. Mr. ROBERTS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 3, line 12, decrease the amount by $11,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, decrease the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 3, line 14, decrease the amount by $9,000,000.
On page 3, line 15, decrease the amount by $7,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, decrease the amount by $11,000,000.
On page 3, line 22, decrease the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 3, line 23, decrease the amount by $9,000,000.
On page 4, line 1, decrease the amount by $7,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $2,000,000.

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On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $11,000,000.
On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $11,000,000.
On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $9,000,000.
On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $11,000,000.
On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $22,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by $41,000,000.
On page 5, line 16, increase the amount by $11,000,000.
On page 5, line 17, increase the amount by $22,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by $32,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by $41,000,000.
On page 25, line 20, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 25, line 21, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 25, line 24, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 25, line 25, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 26, line 3, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 26, line 4, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
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SA 515. Mr. THOMAS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 34, line 9, after the period insert ``In a non-
regular appropriations bill designated to supplement funding
for ongoing combat operations, the authority to designate
under this subsection shall only apply to war-related items
that meet the criteria provided in subsection (f).''
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SA 516. Mr. DODD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 47, after line 17, insert the following:
(H) Adjustments for national guard force readiness.--The
Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and discretionary spending limits
for 1 or more bills, joint resolutions, motions, amendments,
or conference reports that make discretionary appropriations
for fiscal years 2008 through 2012 in excess of the levels
assumed in this resolution to address equipment reset
requirements of the Army National Guard and the Air National
Guard or otherwise remedy other readiness shortfalls of the
Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, in order to
begin to restore the equipment readiness of the Army National
Guard and the Air National Guard, but not to exceed the
following amounts:
(i) For fiscal year 2008, $8,760,000,000 in budget
authority and the outlays flowing therefrom.
(ii) For fiscal year 2009, $7,235,000,000 in budget
authority and the outlays flowing therefrom.
(iii) For fiscal year 2010, $7,235,000,000 in budget
authority and the outlays flowing therefrom.
(iv) For fiscal year 2011, $7,235,000,000 in budget
authority and the outlays flowing therefrom.
(v) For fiscal year 2012, $7,235,000,000 in budget
authority and the outlays flowing therefrom.

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SA 517. Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Enzi, and Ms. Murkowski) proposed an amendment to the concurrent
resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through
2012; as follows:

On page 3, line 11, decrease the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, decrease the amount by $2,923,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, decrease the amount by $3,294,000,000.
On page 3, line 14, decrease the amount by $3,349,000,000
On page 3, line 15, decrease the amount by $3,579,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, decrease the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, decrease the amount by $2,923,000,000.
On page 3, line 22, decrease the amount by $3,294,000,000.
On page 3, line 23, decrease the amount by $3,349,000,000.
On page 4, line 1, decrease the amount by $3,579,000,000.
On page 4, line 6, decrease the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 4, line 7, decrease the amount by $2,923,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, decrease the amount by $3,294,000,000.
On page 4, line 9, decrease the amount by $3,349,000,000.
On page 4, line 10, decrease the amount by $3,579,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, decrease the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, decrease the amount by $2,923,000,000.
On page 4, line 17, decrease the amount by $3,294,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, decrease the amount by $3,349,000,000.
On page 4, line 19, decrease the amount by $3,579,000,000.
On page 26, line 12, decrease the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 26, line 13, decrease the amount by $429,000,000.
On page 26, line 16, decrease the amount by $2,923,000,000.
On page 26, line 17, decrease the amount by $2,923,000,000.
On page 26, line 20, decrease the amount by $3,294,000,000.
On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by $3,294,000,000.
On page 26, line 24, decrease the amount by $3,349,000,000.
On page 26, line 25, decrease the amount by $3,349,000,000.
On page 27, line 3, decrease the amount by $3,579,000,000.
On page 27, line 4, decrease the amount by $3,579,000,000.
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SA 518. Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Brownback,
Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Coleman) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

On page 9, line 8, increase the amount by $2,200,000,000.
On page 9, line 9, increase the amount by $1,049,400,000.
On page 9, line 13, increase the amount by $567,600,000.
On page 9, line 17, increase the amount by $224,400,000.
On page 9, line 21, increase the amount by $149,600,000.
On page 9, line 25, increase the amount by $121,000,000.
On page 26, line 12, decrease the amount by $2,200,000,000.
On page 26, line 13, decrease the amount by $1,049,400,000.
On page 26, line 17, decrease the amount by $567,600,000.
On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by $224,400,000.
On page 26, line 25, decrease the amount by $149,600,000.
On page 27, line 4, decrease the amount by $121,000,000.
______

SA 519. Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Ms. Collins) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution
S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 16, line 10, increase the amount by $731,000,000.
On page 16, line 11, increase the amount by $156,000,000.
On page 16, line 15, increase the amount by $232,000,000.
On page 16, line 19, increase the amount by $181,000,000.
On page 16, line 23, increase the amount by $133,000,000.
On page 17, line 3, increase the amount by $28,000,000.
On page 26, line 12, decrease the amount by $731,000,000.
On page 26, line 13, decrease the amount by $156,000,000.
On page 26, line 17, decrease the amount by $232,000,000.
On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by $181,000,000.
On page 26, line 25, decrease the amount by $133,000,000.
On page 27, line 4, decrease the amount by $28,000,000.
______

SA 520. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States

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Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary
levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

After section 322, insert the following:

SEC. 322A. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR PRESCHOOL
OPPORTUNITIES.

If the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate reports a bill or a joint resolution, or an
amendment is offered thereto or a conference report is
submitted thereon, that augments or establishes a Federal
program that provides--
(1) assistance to States that--
(A) offer not less than 1 year of free preschool to
children of families who meet the low-income criteria
established by the program; and
(B) offer not less than 1 year of subsidized preschool to
children of families who meet any other income criteria
established by the program; and
(2) as much flexibility as is practicable to the States in
carrying out the preschool programs described in paragraph
(1), within a construct of incentives and requirements that
each such preschool program shall include a strong pre-
academic curriculum, employ qualified preschool teachers, and
provide for strong program accountability measures,
the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may
revisit the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution by amounts provided in such measure
for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit for the total of the period of fiscal
years 2007 through 2012.
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SA 521. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of the resolution, insert the following:

TITLE IV--RECONCILIATION

SEC. 401. SPENDING RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
ELIMINATION OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE IN
MANDATORY PROGRAMS.

(a) Spending Reconciliation Instructions.--In the Senate,
not later than June 29, 2007, the Senate committees named in
this section shall submit their recommendations to the Senate
Committee on the Budget. After receiving those
recommendations, the Senate Committee on the Budget shall
report to the Senate a reconciliation bill carrying out all
such recommendations without any substantive revision.
(b) Special Scorekeeping Rule in the Senate.--
(1) Report to senate budget committee.--If a reconciliation
bill is enacted under this section, the Congressional Budget
Office, pursuant to section 202 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, shall send a report to the Chairman of the
Committee on the Budget--
(A) whether that measure contains provisions that decrease
budget authority or outlays from the elimination of waste,
fraud, and abuse; and
(B) the amount of budget authority or outlays reduced each
year attributable to the elimination of waste, fraud, and
abuse in the bill, including the current year, the budget
year, and for each of the 10 years following the current
year.
(2) Exclusion from pay-as-you-go scorecard.--Any budget
authority or outlays reduced from provisions eliminating
waste, fraud, and abuse (as detailed in the report required
by paragraph (1)) shall not count as offsets for purposes of
section 201 of this resolution.
(c) Committees.--
(1) Committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry.--The
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction
sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending for that
committee by $686,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2008 and
$3,577,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2008
through 2012.
(2) Committee on banking, housing and urban affairs.--The
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to
reduce the level of direct spending for that committee by
$113,000,000 in new budget authority for fiscal year 2008 and
$529,000,000 in new budget authority for the period of fiscal
years 2008 through 2012.
(3) Committee on commerce, science and transportation.--The
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction
sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending for that
committee by $110,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2008 and
$545,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2008
through 2012.
(4) Committee on energy and natural resources.--The Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources shall report
changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce
the level of direct spending for that committee by
$48,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2008 and $250,000,000
in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(5) Committee on environment and public works.--The Senate
Committee on Environment and Public Works shall report
changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce
the level of direct spending for that committee by
$18,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2008 and $97,000,000
in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(6) Committee on finance.--The Senate Committee on Finance
shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction
sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending for that
committee by $10,406,000,000 in budget authority for fiscal
year 2008 and $58,820,000,000 in outlays for the period of
fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(7) Committee on foreign relations.--The Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations shall report changes in laws within its
jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level of direct
spending for that committee by $148,000,000 in outlays for
fiscal year 2008 and $665,000,000 in outlays for the period
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(8) Committee on homeland security and governmental
affairs.--The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs shall report changes in laws within its
jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level of direct
spending for that committee by $1,063,000,000 in outlays for
fiscal year 2008 and $5,784,000,000 in outlays for the period
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(9) Committee on the judiciary.--The Senate Committee on
the Judiciary shall report changes in laws within its
jurisdiction sufficient to reduce the level of direct
spending for that committee by $81,000,000 in outlays for
fiscal year 2008 and $406,000,000 in outlays for the period
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(10) Committee on health, education, labor and pensions.--
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction
sufficient to reduce the level of direct spending for that
committee by $145,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2008 and
$778,000,000 in outlays for the period of fiscal years 2008
through 2012.
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SA 522. Mr. COLEMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 3, line 11, decrease the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, decrease the amount by $6,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, decrease the amount by $14,000,000.
On page 3, line 14, decrease the amount by $22,000,000.
On page 3, line 15, decrease the amount by $30,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, decrease the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, decrease the amount by $6,000,000.
On page 3, line 22, decrease the amount by $14,000,000.
On page 3, line 23, decrease the amount by $22,000,000.
On page 4, line 1, decrease the amount by $30,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $15,000,000.
On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $24,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $33,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $22,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $45,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by $78,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 5, line 16, increase the amount by $7,000,000.
On page 5, line 17, increase the amount by $22,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by $45,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by $78,000,000.
On page 25, line 20, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 25, line 21, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
On page 25, line 24, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 25, line 25, increase the amount by $2,000,000.

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On page 26, line 3, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
On page 26, line 4, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
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SA 523. Mr. COLEMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 3, line 12, decrease the amount by $277,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, decrease the amount by $634,000,000.
On page 3, line 14, decrease the amount by $939,000,000.
On page 3, line 15, decrease the amount by $1,307,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, decrease the amount by $277,000,000.
On page 3, line 22, decrease the amount by $634,000,000.
On page 3, line 23, decrease the amount by $939,000,000.
On page 4, line 1, decrease the amount by $1,307,000,000.
On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $28,000,000.
On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $66,000,000.
On page 4, line 10, increase the amount by $122,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $28,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $66,000,000.
On page 4, line 19, increase the amount by $122,000,000.
On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $283,000,000.
On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $662,000,000.
On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $1,005,000,000.
On page 5, line 3, increase the amount by $1,429,000,000.
On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $283,000,000.
On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $946,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $1,951,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by $3,380,000,000.
On page 5, line 16, increase the amount by $283,000,000.
On page 5, line 17, increase the amount by $946,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by $1,951,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by $3,380,000,000.
On page 25, line 16, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
On page 25, line 17, increase the amount by $6,000,000.
On page 25, line 20, increase the amount by $28,000,000.
On page 25, line 21, increase the amount by $28,000,000.
On page 25, line 24, increase the amount by $66,000,000.
On page 25, line 25, increase the amount by $66,000,000.
On page 26, line 3, increase the amount by $122,000,000.
On page 26, line 4, increase the amount by $122,000,000.
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SA 524. Mr. OBAMA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 21, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2007 and 2009 through 2012; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 17, line 12, increase the amount by $100,000,000.
On page 17, line 13, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 17, line 17, increase the amount by $58,000,000.
On page 17, line 21, increase the amount by $30,000,000.
On page 17, line 25, increase the amount by $10,000,000.
On page 26, line 12, decrease the amount by $100,000,000.
On page 26, line 13, decrease the amount by $2,000,000.
On page 26, line 17, decrease the amount by $58,000,000.
On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by $30,000,000.
On page 26, line 25, decrease the amount by $10,000,000.

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