Section 1563

SEC. 1563. SENSE OF THE SENATE PROMOTING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

[a] FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following findings:

[1] Based on Congressional Budget Office [CBO] estimates, this Act will reduce the Federal deficit between 2010 and 2019.

[2] CBO projects this Act will continue to reduce budget deficits after 2019.

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[3] Based on CBO estimates, this Act will extend the solvency of the Medicare HI Trust Fund.

[4] This Act will increase the surplus in the Social Security Trust Fund, which should be reserved to strengthen the finances of Social Security.

[5] The initial net savings generated by the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports [CLASS] program are necessary to ensure the long-term solvency of that program.

[b] SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate that—

[1] the additional surplus in the Social Security Trust Fund generated by this Act should be reserved for Social Security and not spent in this Act for other purposes; and

[2] the net savings generated by the CLASS program should be reserved for the CLASS program and not spent in this Act for other purposes.