[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 284 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 284


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 5, 1998

                                Received

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 1998, establishing the congressional budget for the United 
 States Government for fiscal year 1999, and setting forth appropriate 
     budgetary levels for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.

    The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 1998 is hereby revised and
replaced and that this is the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 1999 and that the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2000 through 2003 are hereby set forth.

SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

    The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the fiscal years 
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003:
            (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution:
                    (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are 
                as follows:
                        Fiscal year 1998: $1,292,400,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 1999: $1,318,000,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2000: $1,331,300,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2001: $1,358,100,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2002: $1,407,800,000,000.
                        Fiscal year 2003: $1,452,600,000,000.
                    (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of 
                Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:
                            Fiscal year 1998: $0.
                            Fiscal year 1999: -$4,000,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2000: -$10,000,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2001: -$21,000,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2002: -$28,100,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2003: -$37,800,000,000.
            (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new budget 
        authority are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1998: $1,359,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $1,408,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $1,443,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $1,477,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $1,502,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003: $1,571,200,000,000.
            (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1998: $1,343,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $1,401,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $1,435,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $1,463,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $1,473,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003: $1,540,700,000,000.
            (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
        resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1998: $50,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $83,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $104,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $105,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $65,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003: $88,100,000,000.
            (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1998: $5,436,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $5,597,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $5,777,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $5,957,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $6,102,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003: $6,269,400,000,000.

SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

    The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of 
new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal years 1998 through 
2003 for each major functional category are:
            (1) National Defense (050):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $267,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $268,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $270,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $265,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $274,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $267,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $280,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $269,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $288,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $272,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $296,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $279,800,000,000.
            (2) International Affairs (150):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,300,000,000.
            (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $17,900,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $17,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $17,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $17,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $17,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,700,000,000.
            (4) Energy (270):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$1,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$1,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$6,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$6,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$1,500,000,000.
            (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $24,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $23,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,500,000,000.
            (6) Agriculture (350):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $10,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $10,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $8,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $10,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,100,000,000.
            (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $4,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,900,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,000,000,000.
            (8) Transportation (400):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $46,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $42,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $44,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $42,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $43,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $43,600,000,000
                            (B) Outlays, $41,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $43,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $40,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $43,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $40,600,000,000.
            (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $8,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $7,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $6,600,000,000.
            (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
        (500):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $61,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $56,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $61,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $60,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $62,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $61,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $63,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $62,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $63,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $61,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $65,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $63,900,000,000.
            (11) Health (550):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $136,200,000,000
                            (B) Outlays, $132,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $143,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $142,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $149,900,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $149,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $155,900,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $155,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $162,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $163,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $171,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $172,000,000,000.
            (12) Medicare (570):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $199,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $199,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $210,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $211,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $221,900,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $221,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $239,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $242,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $251,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $248,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $273,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $273,700,000,000.
            (13) Income Security (600):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $229,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $234,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $243,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $247,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $255,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $257,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $265,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $264,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $274,900,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $271,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $284,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $280,400,000,000.
            (14) Social Security (650):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,300,000,000.
            (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $42,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $42,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $42,400,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $42,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $43,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $43,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $43,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $43,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $43,900,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $44,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $44,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $45,200,000,000.
            (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $23,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $23,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,600,000,000.
            (17) General Government (800):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,100,000,000.
            (18) Net Interest (900):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $290,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $290,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $296,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $296,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $297,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $297,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $296,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $296,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $296,600,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $296,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, $298,500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $298,500,000,000.
            (19) Allowances (920):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$14,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$14,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$500,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$2,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$3,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$2,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$3,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$3,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$3,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$3,200,000,000.
            (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$36,700,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$36,700,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$36,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$36,300,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$36,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$36,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$38,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$38,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$45,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$45,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2003:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$35,900,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$35,900,000,000.

SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

    (a) Submissions.--Not later than June 26, 1998, the House 
committees named in subsection (b) shall submit their recommendations 
to the House Committee on the Budget. After receiving those 
recommendations, the House Committee on the Budget shall report to the 
House a reconciliation bill carrying out all such recommendations 
without any substantive revision.
    (b) Instructions to House Committees.--
            (1) Committee on agriculture.--The House Committee on 
        Agriculture shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
        level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
        $30,400,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1999 and 
        $157,400,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
            (2) Committee on banking and financial services.--The House 
        Committee on Banking and Financial Services shall report 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
        spending such that the total level of direct spending for that 
        committee does not exceed: -$8,200,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 1999 and -$35,100,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
        years 1999 through 2003.
            (3) Committee on commerce.--The House Committee on Commerce 
        shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
        provide direct spending such that the total level of direct 
        spending for that committee does not exceed: $417,900,000,000 
        in outlays for fiscal year 1999 and $2,437,900,000,000 in 
        outlays in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
            (4) Committee on education and the workforce.--The House 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce shall report changes 
        in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
        such that the total level of direct spending for that committee 
        does not exceed: $18,700,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        1999 and $100,400,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1999 
        through 2003.
            (5) Committee on government reform and oversight.--The 
        House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall report 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
        spending such that the total level of direct spending for that 
        committee does not exceed: $71,600,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 1999 and $384,000,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
        years 1999 through 2003.
            (6) Committee on the judiciary.--The House Committee on the 
        Judiciary shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
        that provide direct spending such that the total level of 
        direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
        $5,200,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1999 and 
        $26,500,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
            (7) Committee on transportation and infrastructure.--The 
        House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure shall 
        report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
        direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
        for that committee does not exceed: $16,200,000,000 in outlays 
        for fiscal year 1999 and $78,900,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
        years 1999 through 2003.
            (8) Committee on veterans' affairs.--The House Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
        level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
        $23,800,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1999 and 
        $125,000,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
            (9) Committee on ways and means.--(A) The House Committee 
        on Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction such that the total level of direct spending for 
        that committee does not exceed: $411,100,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 1999 and $2,374,800,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
        years 1999 through 2003.
            (B) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction such that the total 
        level of revenues for that committee is not less than: 
        $1,278,500,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 1999 and 
        $6,637,700,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years 1999 through 
        2003.

SEC. 5. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF COMPENSATION AND PAY FOR FEDERAL 
              EMPLOYEES.

    In the House, for purposes of enforcing the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or 
conference report thereon, establishing on a prospective basis 
compensation or pay for any office or position in the Government at a 
specified level, the appropriation for which is provided through annual 
discretionary appropriations, shall not be considered as providing new 
entitlement authority or new budget authority.

SEC. 6. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON SOCIAL SECURITY.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Treasury, 
in consultation with the trustees of the Social Security trust funds, 
should consider issuing marketable interest-bearing securities to the 
trust funds for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1998.

SEC. 7. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE ASSETS FOR INDEPENDENCE ACT.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) 33 percent of all American households have no or 
        negative financial assets and 60 percent of African-American 
        households have no or negative financial assets;
            (2) 47 percent of all children in America live in 
        households with no financial assets, including 40 percent of 
        Caucasian children and 75 percent of African-American children;
            (3) in order to provide low-income families with more tools 
        for empowerment in lieu of traditional income support and to 
        assist them in becoming more involved in planning their future, 
        new public-private relationships that encourage asset-building 
        should be undertaken;
            (4) individual development account programs are 
        successfully demonstrating the ability to assist low-income 
        families in building assets while partnering with community 
        organizations and States in more than 40 public and private 
        experiments nationwide; and
            (5) Federal support for a trial demonstration program would 
        greatly assist the creative efforts of existing individual 
        development account experiments.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
legislation should be considered to encourage low-income individuals 
and families to accumulate assets through contributions to individual 
development accounts as a means of achieving economic self-sufficiency.

SEC. 8. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON CLINICAL 
              CANCER TRIALS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that legislation should be 
considered that provides Medicare coverage for beneficiaries' 
participation in clinical cancer trials.

SEC. 9. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE INTERIM PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR HOME 
              HEALTH BENEFITS UNDER MEDICARE.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) there is concern that the interim payment system for 
        home health service has adversely affected some home health 
        care agencies;
            (2) the Administration should ensure that the 
        implementation of the interim payment system does not adversely 
        affect the availability of home health services for Medicare 
        beneficiaries;
            (3) Congress should carefully examine the Adminstration's 
        implementation of the home health payment system and make any 
        necessary changes to ensure that the needs of Medicare 
        beneficiaries are being met; and
            (4) the Health Care Financing Administration should quickly 
        implement the prospective payment system that was enacted into 
        law last year.

SEC. 10. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) Federal courts have found that children with 
        disabilities are guaranteed an equal opportunity to an 
        education under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution;
            (2) Congress responded to these court decisions by enacting 
        the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to 
        ensure free and appropriate public education for children with 
        disabilities;
            (3) IDEA authorizes the Federal Government to provide 40 
        percent of the average per pupil expenditure for children with 
        disabilities;
            (4) the Federal Government has not fully funded IDEA at its 
        authorized levels; and
            (5) if the Federal Government fully funds IDEA, then local 
        school districts will have the flexibility to invest in new 
        technology, hire additional teachers, and purchase books and 
        supplies.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
the Federal Government should fully fund programs authorized under IDEA 
and that such funding is of the highest priority among Federal 
education programs.

SEC. 11. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON BUDGETARY RULES AND TAX CUTS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) in 1990, pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) requirements were 
        enacted to prevent Congress and the President from increasing 
        the deficit;
            (2) under PAYGO requirements, tax legislation must be 
        offset by legislation increasing revenues or reducing 
        entitlement spending;
            (3) these requirements prevent Congress from offsetting tax 
        cuts with discretionary savings or budget surpluses;
            (4) the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 will produce the first 
        surplus in the unified budget in 29 years;
            (5) under current trends, the Federal Government could run 
        an on-budget surplus (which excludes Social Security and the 
        postal service) as early as fiscal year 1999; and
            (6) while these requirements were useful during a period of 
        chronic deficit spending, they now limit the ability of 
        Congress to allow taxpayers to retain more of their own money.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
the reconciliation bill to be considered pursuant to the reconciliation 
instructions in section 4--
            (1) should permit discretionary savings to be used to 
        offset tax cuts; and
            (2) may make on-budget surpluses available to offset tax 
        cuts.

SEC. 12. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON TAX RELIEF.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the revenue levels set forth 
in this resolution are predicated on--
            (1) eliminating the marriage penalty over an appropriate 
        period of time; and
            (2) providing tax relief targeted at relieving the tax 
        burden on families, estates, and wages, as well as incentives 
        to stimulate job creation and economic growth.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.