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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—APR. 28, 2005

119 STAT. 3657

(3) mandatory spending is intrinsically difficult to control; (4) these programs are subject to a variety of factors outside the control of Congress, such as demographics, economic conditions, and medical prices; (5) Congress should make an effort at least every other year, to review mandatory spending; (6) the reconciliation process set forth in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is a viable tool to reduce the rate of growth in mandatory spending; and (7) concurrent resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 2007 through 2010 should include reconciliation instructions to committees, every other year, pursuant to section 310(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve significant savings in mandatory spending.

TITLE V—SENSE OF THE SENATE SEC. 501. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS.

It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should— (1) preclude consideration of any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that would provide an appropriation, in whole or in part, for programs not specifically authorized by law or Treaty stipulation, or the amount of which exceeds the amount specifically authorized by law or Treaty stipulation, or that would provide a limited tax benefit as defined by the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–130); and (2) determine a method for effectively containing the extraordinary growth in unauthorized earmarks. SEC. 502. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING A COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAMS.

It is the sense of the Senate that a commission should be established to review Federal agencies, and programs within such agencies, including an assessment of programs on an accrual basis, and legislation to implement those recommendations, with the express purpose of providing Congress with recommendations, to realign or eliminate Government agencies and programs that are wasteful, duplicative, inefficient, outdated, irrelevant, or have failed to accomplish their intended purpose. SEC. 503. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TRICARE.

It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should provide sufficient funding to the Department of Defense to offer members of the Reserve Component continuous access to TRICARE, for a premium, regardless of their activation status. SEC. 504. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) this resolution recognizes the funding challenges faced by tribal colleges and universities, and assumes that equitable consideration will be provided to them through funding of the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act, the Equity in Educational Land Grant Status Act, title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the National Science

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