CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—APR. 15, 1999 113 STAT. 1983 budget for fiscal year 2001, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that sets forth a deficit for any fiscal year. (2) DEFICIT LEVELS. — For purposes of this subsection— (A) a deficit shall be the level (if any) set forth in the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year pursuant to section 301(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and (B) in setting forth the deficit level pursuant to section 301(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, that level shall not include any adjustments in aggregates that " would be made pursuant to any resen'^e fund that provides - for adjustments in allocations and aggregates for legislation that enhances retirement security through structural programmatic reform. (3) EXCEPTION. — Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the deficit for a fiscal year results solely from legislation enacted pursuant to section 202. (4) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.— For purposes of this subsection, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year shall be; determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or the Scmate, as applicable. SEC. 202. RESERVE FUND FOR RETIREMENT SECURITY. Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means of the House or the Committee on Finance of the Senate reports a bill, or an amendment thereto is offered, or a conference report thereon is submitted that enhances retirement security through structural programmatic reform, the appropriate chairman of the Committee on the Budget may— (1) increase the appropriate allocations and aggregates of new budget authority and outlays by the amount of new budget authority provided by such measure (and outlays flowing therefrom) for that purpose; (2) in the Senate, adjust the levels used for determining compliance with the pay-as -you-go requirements of section 207; and (3) reduce the revenue aggregates by the amount of the revenue loss resulting from that measure for that purpose. SEC. 203. RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE. (a) IN GENERAL.— Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means of the House or the Committee on Finance of the Senate reports a bill, or an amendment thereto is offered (in the House), or a conference report thereon is submitted that implements structural Medicare reform and significantly extends the solvency of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund without the use of transfers of new subsidies from the general fund, the appropriate chairman of the Committee on the Budget may change committee allocations and spending aggregates if such legislation will not cause an onbudget deficit for— (1) fiscal year 2000; (2) the period of fiscal years 2000 through 2004; or (3) the period of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
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