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106 STAT. 5186 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAY 21, 1992 (6) would not cause social security revenues to be less than the appropriate level of social security revenues. SEC. 11. CLARIFICATION OF THE APPLICATION OF SECTION 311(b) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT IN THE HOUSE. For fiscal years 1992 through 1995, the reference in section 311(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the appropriate allocation under section 302(a) shall be considered to be a reference to the appropriate allocation for the fiscal year concerned under section 602(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. SEC. 12. SOCIAL SECURITY FIRE WALL POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE. (a) ACCOUNTING TREATMENT.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, for the purpose of allocations and points of order under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the levels of social security outlays and revenues for this resolution shall be the current services levels. (b) APPLICATION OF SECTION 30 l(i).— Notwithstanding any other rule of the Senate, in the Senate, the point of order established under section 301(i) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall apply to any concurrent resolution on the budget for any fiscal year (as reported and as amended), amendments thereto, or any conference report thereon. SEC. 13. STUDY OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO RECIPIENTS BY INCOME CATEGORY. (a) IN GENERAL. —It is the sense of the Congress that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (with the assistance of the Joint Committee on Taxation) should, to the extent feasible, each prepare a study, by major program or expenditure, of the dollar value of United States Government assistance under current law and regulations to recipients by income category for the most recent year for which data are available. (b) DEFINITION. —The term "United States Government assistance" means any payment, including payments-in-kind, loans, and tax expenditures (as defined in section 3(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), made by the United States Government directly, indirectly, or through payment to another on the individual's or person's behalf SEC. 14. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. It is the sense of the Senate that the Senate should, on or before July 2, 1992, vote on a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to a Federal balanced budget, and requiring the President of the United States to annually submit a balanced budget, provided that the amendment proposed in such joint resolution shall be drafted or amended so as not to exacerbate any economic recession. SEC. 15. PROGRAM BUDGET EVALUATION. It is the sense of the Senate that prior to the commencement of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, each authorizing committee of the Senate should conduct a comprehensive rexamination and evaluation of existing programs under its jurisdiction which result in the expenditure of Federal dollars, and report its findings to