To Reduce the Deficit for Fiscal Years 1994 Through 1998
S 1826 IS
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1826
To reduce the deficit for fiscal years 1994 through 1998.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 3 (legislative day, JANUARY 25), 1994
Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. BUMPERS, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. BRADLEY, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. WOFFORD, and Mr. FEINGOLD) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
A BILL
To reduce the deficit for fiscal years 1994 through 1998.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `Deficit Reduction Act of 1994'.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--RESCISSIONS OF FISCAL YEAR 1994 SPENDING
Subtitle A--Agriculture
Sec. 101. Rescission of funds for field offices of Department of Agriculture.
Subtitle B--National Defense
Sec. 201. Rescission of funds for nuclear weapons activities.
Sec. 202. Rescission of funds for the Selective Service System.
Sec. 203. D5 (Trident II) Missile Program.
Sec. 204. Rescission of funds for the Follow-On Early Warning System Program.
Sec. 205. Rescission of funds for Ballistic Missile Defense Organization Programs.
Sec. 206. Rescission of funds for recruiting activities of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 207. Rescission of funds for Titan IV missile launch systems.
Sec. 208. Rescission of funds for the National Aerospace Plane Program.
Subtitle C--Foreign Relations and Intelligence
Sec. 301. Rescission of funds for Intelligence and Intelligence-Related activities.
Sec. 302. Rescission of funds for the World Bank.
Sec. 303. Rescission of funds for foreign military aid.
Subtitle D--Government Employees and Government Operations
Sec. 401. Rescission of funds for senior executive service annual leave.
Sec. 402. Rescission of funds for Federal buildings.
Sec. 403. Rescission of funds for the FederalInformationCenter.
Subtitle E--Energy and Commerce
Sec. 501. Rescission of funds for the Superconducting Super Collider.
Sec. 502. Rescission of funds for the Tennessee Valley Authority Fertilizer Program.
Sec. 503. Rescission of funds for the United States Space Station Freedom Program.
Sec. 504. Rescission of funds for the Modular High-Temperature Gas Reactor.
Sec. 505. Rescission of funds for the Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor.
TITLE II--PERMANENT PROGRAM CHANGES FOR FISCAL YEARS AFTER 1994
Subtitle A--Agriculture
Sec. 1101. Payment of certain costs under acreage limitation programs.
Sec. 1102. Reduction of funding level for Market Promotion Program.
Sec. 1103. Consolidation of field offices of Department of Agriculture.
Subtitle B--National Defense
Sec. 1201. Limitation on the number of nuclear warheads maintained by the United States.
Sec. 1202. Uniformed ServicesUniversity of the Health Sciences.
Sec. 1203. The Selective Service System.
Sec. 1204. D5 (Trident II) Missile Program.
Sec. 1205. Termination of the Follow-On Early Warning System Program.
Sec. 1206. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization Programs.
Sec. 1207. Consolidation and reduction of recruiting activities of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1208. Antisubmarine warfare aircraft squadrons of the Navy.
Sec. 1209. Reduction in number of Titan IV missile launch systems acquired.
Sec. 1210. Termination of the National Aerospace Plane Program.
Subtitle C--Foreign Relations and Intelligence
Sec. 1301. Future appropriations for Intelligence and Intelligence-Related activities.
Sec. 1302. Broadcasting activities of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty.
Subtitle D--Government Employees and Government Operations
Sec. 1401. Uniform pay adjustments for Members of Congress and civil service employees.
Sec. 1402. Limitation on accumulation of senior executive service annual leave.
Sec. 1403. Moratorium on the acquisition of new Federal buildings.
Sec. 1404. Termination of the FederalInformationCenter.
Subtitle E--Energy and Commerce
Sec. 1501. Elimination of Superconducting Super Collider.
Sec. 1502. Termination of TennesseeValley Authority Fertilizer Program.
Sec. 1503. Termination of United States Space Station Freedom Program.
Sec. 1504. Termination of Gas Turbine-Modular Helium Reactor Project.
Sec. 1505. Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor Program.
TITLE I--RESCISSIONS OF FISCAL YEAR 1994 SPENDING
Subtitle A--Agriculture
SEC. 101. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR FIELD OFFICES OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Of the aggregate funds made available to the Department of Agriculture in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-111) $13,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from restructuring and reinventing the Department of Agriculture.
Subtitle B--National Defense
SEC. 201. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.
Of the funds appropriated under the heading `Atomic Energy Defense Activities, Weapons Activities' in the Department of Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-126), $400,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from weapons research and development activities and weapons testing activities used for national security programs.
SEC. 202. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR THE SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM.
Of the funds made available under the heading `Selective Service System' in the VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-124), $15,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the Selective Service System.
SEC. 203. D5 (TRIDENT II) MISSILE PROGRAM.
Of the funds made available under the heading `Weapons Procurement, Navy' in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-139), $1,130,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the D5 (Trident II) Missile Program.
SEC. 204. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR THE FOLLOW-ON EARLY WARNING SYSTEM PROGRAM.
Of the funds made available under the heading `Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force' in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-139), $110,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the Follow-On Early Warning System Program.
SEC. 205. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION PROGRAMS.
Of the funds appropriated by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-139), for research, development, test, and evaluation for Defense-wide and Air Force activities that are available for programs managed by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, $900,000,000 is rescinded.
SEC. 206. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR RECRUITING ACTIVITIES OF THE ARMED FORCES.
Of the funds made available under the heading `Operations and Maintenance, Defense Agencies' in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-139), $16,000,000 is rescinded and of the funds made available under the heading `Military Personnel' in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-139), $17,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from recruiting activities of the Armed Forces.
SEC. 207. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR TITAN IV MISSILE LAUNCH SYSTEMS.
Of the funds made available under the heading `Missile, Procurement, Air Force' in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-139), $350,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from Titan IV missile launch systems.
SEC. 208. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR THE NATIONAL AEROSPACE PLANE PROGRAM.
Of the funds made available under the heading `Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force' in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-139), $40,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the National Aerospace Plane Program.
Subtitle C--Foreign Relations and Intelligence
SEC. 301. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLIGENCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES.
Of the funds made available in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-139), $1,000,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from programs and activities of the National Foreign Intelligence Program and the Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities.
SEC. 302. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR THE WORLD BANK.
Of the funds made available under the heading `Contribution to International Bank for Reconstruction and Development' in the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-87)--
(1) $27,910,500 provided for paid-in capital is rescinded; and
(2) $902,439,500 provided for callable capital is rescinded.
SEC. 303. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN MILITARY AID.
Of the funds made available under the heading `Foreign Military Financing Program' in the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act (Public Law 103-87), $26,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the Foreign Military Financing Grants.
Subtitle D--Government Employees and Government Operations
SEC. 401. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE ANNUAL LEAVE.
Of the aggregate funds made available to executive departments and agencies in appropriations act for fiscal year 1994 for purposes of payments for accrued leave upon termination of employment, $2,000,000 is rescinded. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall allocate such rescission among the appropriate accounts, and shall submit to the Congress a report setting forth such allocation.
SEC. 402. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
Of the funds made available under the heading `Federal Buildings Fund' in the Treasury, Postal Service, General Government Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-123), $288,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from acquisition of new Federal buildings.
SEC. 403. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR THE FEDERAL INFORMATION CENTER.
Of the funds made available under the heading `Information Resources Management Services, Operating Expense' in the Treasury, Postal Service, General Government Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-123), $3,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the Federal Information Center.
Subtitle E--Energy and Commerce
SEC. 501. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR THE SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER.
Of the funds made available under the heading `General Science, Research' in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-126), $200,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the Superconducting Super Collider.
SEC. 502. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FERTILIZER PROGRAM.
Of the funds made available under the heading `TVA Fund' in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-126), $35,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the Tennessee Valley Authority Fertilizer Program.
SEC. 503. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR THE UNITED STATES SPACE STATION FREEDOM PROGRAM.
Of the funds made available under the heading `NASA, R&D' in the VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-111), $900,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the United States Space Station Freedom Program.
SEC. 504. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR THE MODULAR HIGH-TEMPERATURE GAS REACTOR.
Of the funds made available under the heading `Energy Supply R&D' in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-126), $12,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the Modular High-Temperature Gas Reactor Program.
SEC. 505. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR THE ADVANCED LIQUID METAL REACTOR.
Of the funds made available under the heading `Energy Supply R&D' in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-126), $45,000,000 is rescinded, to be derived from the Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor Program.
TITLE II--PERMANENT PROGRAM CHANGES FOR FISCAL YEARS AFTER 1994
Subtitle A--Agriculture
SEC. 1101. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN COSTS UNDER ACREAGE LIMITATION PROGRAMS.
Title I of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`SEC. 116. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN COSTS UNDER ACREAGE LIMITATION PROGRAMS.
`(a) IN GENERAL- If an acreage limitation program is announced for a crop of a commodity under this title, as a condition of eligibility for loans, purchases, and payments for the crop under this title, the producers on a farm shall pay to the Secretary of the Interior an amount that is equal to the full cost incurred by the Federal Government of the delivery to the farm of water that is used in the production of the crop, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.
`(b) APPLICATION-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Subsection (a) shall not apply to the delivery of water pursuant to a contract that is entered into before the date of enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1994, under any provision of Federal reclamation law.
`(2) RENEWAL OR AMENDMENT- If a contract described in paragraph (1) is renewed or amended on or after the date of enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1994, subsection (a) shall apply to the delivery of water beginning on the date of renewal or amendment.'.
SEC. 1102. REDUCTION OF FUNDING LEVEL FOR MARKET PROMOTION PROGRAM.
Section 211(c)(1) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641(c)(1)) is amended by striking `$110,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1997' and inserting `$98,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1998'.
SEC. 1103. CONSOLIDATION OF FIELD OFFICES OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Pursuant to authorities proposed in the `Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1993' (H.R. 3171) and current legal authorities, the Secretary of Agriculture shall take action to restructure and reinvent the Department of Agriculture by reducing the number of agencies in the Department, reducing headquarters and administrative staffing and overhead, closing or consolidating unnecessary field locations, and taking such other actions as may be necessary to reduce the staffing of the Department by not less than 7,500 staff years and save a total of not less than $1,640,000,000 during the period fiscal years 1995 through 1999.
Subtitle B--National Defense
SEC. 1201. LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF NUCLEAR WARHEADS MAINTAINED BY THE UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL- Effective on and after September 30, 1998, the number of nuclear warheads maintained by the United States may not exceed the lesser of--
(1) 4,000; or
(2) the maximum number of nuclear warheads permitted under applicable international agreements to which the United States is a party.
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY- The President may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the President determines that--
(1) the limitation would adversely affect arms control negotiations with foreign governments; or
(2) the waiver is necessary in the national security interests of the United States.
(c) LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total amount that may be expended by the Department of Energy for operating expenses incurred in carrying out weapons research and development activities and weapons testing activities necessary for national security programs during--
(1) fiscal year 1995, may not exceed $5,016,800,000;
(2) fiscal year 1996, may not exceed $4,724,000,000;
(3) fiscal year 1997, may not exceed $4,483,000,000; and
(4) fiscal year 1998, may not exceed $4,195,000,000.
SEC. 1202. UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES.
(a) PHASED TERMINATION- Chapter 104 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 2116. Admissions after 1993 prohibited
`No student may be admitted for enrollment in a program of the University after December 31, 1993.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`2116. Admissions after 1993 prohibited.'.
SEC. 1203. THE SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM.
(a) TERMINATION- Effective April 1, 1994, section 10 of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 460) is repealed.
(b) USE OF FUNDS FOR TERMINATION- Funds available for operation of the Selective Service System established under section 10 of the Military Selective Service Act shall be available on and after the date of the enactment of this Act only for payment of the costs associated with the termination of the Selective Service System.
(c) TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT- Section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 453) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(c) Effective on the date of the enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1993, no person shall be required to present himself for and submit to registration under this section.'.
(d) SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS- Subsection (g) of section 12 of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 462) is amended to read as follows:
`(g) A person may not be denied a right, privilege, benefit, or employment position under Federal law by reason of the failure of such person to present himself for and submit to registration under section 3 if the requirement for the person to so register has terminated or become inapplicable to the person.'.
SEC. 1204. D5 (TRIDENT II) MISSILE PROGRAM.
(a) ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT TERMINATED-
(1) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS- No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be obligated after the date of the enactment of this Act for procurement of D5 (Trident II) missiles.
(2) PAYMENT OF TERMINATION COSTS- Funds referred to in paragraph (1) that, except for paragraph (1), would be available for procurement of D5 (Trident II) missiles may be obligated for payment of the costs associated with the termination of D5 (Trident II) missile procurement.
(b) TERMINATION OF BACKFITTING- The Secretary of the Navy may not modify any submarine configured for carrying the C4 missile in order to configure such submarine for carrying the D5 (Trident II) missile.
(c) TEST FLIGHTS- The number of test flights of D5 missiles conducted in a year may not exceed 6.
SEC. 1205. TERMINATION OF THE FOLLOW-ON EARLY WARNING SYSTEM PROGRAM.
(a) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM- The Secretary of the Air Force shall terminate the Follow-on Early Warning System (FEWS) program.
(b) PAYMENT OF TERMINATION COSTS- Funds available for procurement and for research, development, test, and evaluation that are available on or after the date of the enactment of this Act for obligation for the Follow-on Early Warning System program may be obligated for that program only for payment of the costs associated with the termination of such program.
SEC. 1206. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION PROGRAMS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with regard to the funds available for obligation after fiscal year 1993 for programs managed by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, preference shall be given to programs, projects, and activities under the Theater Missile Defense program element.
SEC. 1207. CONSOLIDATION AND REDUCTION OF RECRUITING ACTIVITIES OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) CONSOLIDATION AND REDUCTION OF RECRUITING ACTIVITIES- The Secretary of Defense shall consolidate and reduce the recruiting activities of the Armed Forces of the United States.
(b) LIMITATION-
(1) MAXIMUM AVERAGE RECRUITING COST PER RECRUIT-
(A) ACTIVE COMPONENTS- The average cost per enlisted recruit for the active components of the Armed Forces for fiscal year 1995 may not exceed the average cost per enlisted recruit for the active components of the Armed Forces for the period beginning on October 1, 1983, and ending on September 30, 1989.
(B) RESERVE COMPONENTS- The average cost per enlisted recruit for the reserve components of the Armed Forces for fiscal year 1995 may not exceed the average cost per enlisted recruit for the reserve components of the Armed Forces for the period beginning on October 1, 1983, and ending on September 30, 1989.
(2) AVERAGE COST PER RECRUIT DEFINED- In this subsection, the term `average cost per enlisted recruit', with respect to a period, means the average cost incurred by the Department of Defense during that period for the recruitment of a person for an initial enlistment in the active components or the reserve components, as the case may be, of the Armed Forces of the United States during that period.