[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 90 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 90

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


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 1997

    Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts submitted the following concurrent 
     resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


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

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

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998.

    The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 1998 is hereby established and that the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999 through 2002 are hereby set 
forth.

                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

    The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the fiscal years 
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002:
            (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution:
                    (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are 
                as follows:
                            Fiscal year 1998: $1,206,379,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 1999: $1,252,942,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2000: $1,307,528,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2001: $1,366,412,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2002: $1,427,435,000,000.
                    (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of 
                Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:
                            Fiscal year 1998: $0.
                            Fiscal year 1999: $0.
                            Fiscal year 2000: $0.
                            Fiscal year 2001: $0.
                            Fiscal year 2002: $0.
            (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: $1,399,365,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $1,447,879,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $1,495,779,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $1,526,118,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $1,552,378,000,000.
            (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1998: $1,383,432,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $1,440,016,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $1,489,140,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $1,516,666,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $1,535,000,000,000.
            (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
        resolution, the amounts of the deficits for the unified budget 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1998: $94,589,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $94,395,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $81,435,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $46,229,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: -$2,473,000,000.
            (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1998: $5,597,684,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $5,845,015,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $6,089,938,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $6,301,629,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $6,472,834,000,000.
            (6) Direct Loan Obligations.--The appropriate levels of 
        total new direct loan obligations are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1998: $33,829,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $33,378,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $34,775,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $36,039,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $37,099,000,000.
            (7) Primary Loan Guarantee Commitments.--The appropriate 
        levels of new primary loan guarantee commitments are as 
        follows:
                    Fiscal year 1998: $315,472,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $324,749,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $328,124,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $332,063,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $335,141,000,000.

SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

    The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of 
new budget authority, budget outlays, new direct loan obligations, and 
new primary loan guarantee commitments for fiscal years 1998 through 
2002 for each major functional category are:
            (1) National Defense (050):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $266,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $264,900,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $588,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $266,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $264,700,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $757,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $267,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $267,300,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $1,050,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $267,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $261,500,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $1,050,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $267,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $264,400,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $1,050,000,000.
            (2) International Affairs (150):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,909,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,558,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,966,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $12,751,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,918,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,569,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,021,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $13,093,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,782,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,981,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,077,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $13,434,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,114,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,751,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,122,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $13,826,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,353,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,812,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,178,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $14,217,000,000.
            (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,437,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $17,082,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,403,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,728,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,147,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,213,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,062,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,804,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,868,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
            (4) Energy (270):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $3,123,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,247,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,050,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $3,469,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,446,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,078,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $3,186,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,293,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,109,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,939,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,048,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,141,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,846,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,867,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,171,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
            (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,877,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,405,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $30,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,227,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,702,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $32,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,570,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,963,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $32,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,151,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,720,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $34,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,086,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,313,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $34,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
            (6) Agriculture (350):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,133,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,892,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $9,620,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $6,365,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,790,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,294,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $11,047,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $6,436,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,215,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,664,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $11,071,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $6,509,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $10,978,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,494,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $10,960,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $6,583,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $10,670,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,108,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $10,965,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $6,660,000,000.
            (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,607,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$920,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $4,739,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $245,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,082,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $4,299,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,887,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $253,450,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,183,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,821,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,238,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $255,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,078,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,133,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,574,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $257,989,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,678,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,541,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,680,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $259,897,000,000.
            (8) Transportation (400):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $46,402,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $43,933,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $155,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $46,556,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $44,256,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $135,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $47,114,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $44,357,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $15,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $48,135,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $44,303,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $15,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $49,184,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $44,247,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $15,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
            (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,068,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,687,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,867,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $2,385,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,839,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,252,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,943,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $2,406,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,210,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,386,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $3,020,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $2,429,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,214,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,800,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $3,098,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $2,452,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,290,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $8,929,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $3,180,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $2,475,000,000.
            (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
        (500):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $67,320,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $58,362,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $12,328,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $20,665,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $63,750,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $63,885,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $13,092,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $21,899,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $65,903,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $66,178,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $13,926,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $23,263,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $67,759,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $67,981,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $14,701,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $24,517,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $68,739,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $68,966,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $15,426,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $25,676,000,000.
            (11) Health (550):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $140,599,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $140,567,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $85,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $149,418,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $149,394,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $159,868,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $159,747,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $170,662,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $170,385,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $181,571,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $181,127,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
            (12) Medicare (570):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $203,820,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $203,964,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $214,673,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $214,148,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $229,340,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $229,337,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $244,036,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $243,181,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $256,548,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $255,769,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
            (13) Income Security (600):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $240,160,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $248,861,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $45,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $37,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $255,375,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $259,346,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $75,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $37,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $271,084,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $269,669,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $110,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $37,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $276,898,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $279,007,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $145,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $37,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $288,937,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $287,221,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $170,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $37,000,000.
            (14) Social Security (650):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,424,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,524,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,060,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,196,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,792,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,866,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,022,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,043,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,383,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,398,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
            (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $40,579,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,371,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,029,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $27,096,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $41,745,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,979,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,068,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $26,671,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $42,015,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $42,223,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,177,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $26,202,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $42,418,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $42,540,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,249,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $25,609,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $42,629,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $42,783,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,277,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $25,129,000,000.
            (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,165,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $23,209,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,320,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,476,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,578,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $25,840,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,054,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $26,701,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,183,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,879,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
            (17) General Government (800):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,711,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,959,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,444,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,363,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,977,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,727,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,675,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,131,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,105,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,100,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
            (18) Net Interest (900):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $296,672,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $296,672,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $304,932,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $304,932,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $305,512,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $305,512,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $304,037,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $304,037,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $303,796,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $303,796,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
            (19) Allowances (920):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $0.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $0.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $0.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $0.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $0.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
            (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$41,841,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$41,841,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$36,949,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$36,949,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$36,937,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$36,937,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$39,151,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$39,151,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$51,124,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$51,124,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.

                 TITLE II--RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS

SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION.

    (a) Submissions.--Not later than August 1, 1997, 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.--
            (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: 
        $34,571,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
        $37,008,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $211,443,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
            (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: $8,435,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
        year 1998, $5,091,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $50,306,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
            (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: $395,150,000,000 
        in outlays for fiscal year 1998, $513,615,000,000 in outlays 
        for fiscal year 2002, and $2,638,120,000,000 in outlays in 
        fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
            (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: $17,718,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        1998, $18,167,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $106,050,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
            (5) Committee on government reform and oversight.--(A) 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: $68,975,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 1998, $81,896,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2002, and $443,061,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
        through 2002.
            (B) The House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that would 
        reduce the deficit by: $0 in fiscal year 1998, $621,000,000 in 
        fiscal year 2002, and $1,829,000,000 in fiscal years 1998 
        through 2002.
            (6) 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: $18,287,000,000 in outlays 
        for fiscal year 1998, $17,483,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
        year 2002, and $107,615,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
        through 2002.
            (7) 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: 
        $22,478,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
        $25,192,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $141,497,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
            (8) 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: $399,663,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 1998, $511,377,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2002, and $2,639,195,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
        through 2002.
            (B) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to decrease 
        revenues as follows: by $8,000,000,000 in revenues for fiscal 
        year 1998, by $16,000,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2002, 
        and by $60,000,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years 1998 through 
        2002.
            (C) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to increase 
        revenues as follows: by $8,000,000,000 in revenues for fiscal 
        year 1998, by by $16,000,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 
        2002, and by $60,000,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years 1998 
        through 2002.
    (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``direct 
spending'' has the meaning given to such term in section 250(c)(8) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    (d) Children's Health Initiative.--If the Committees on Commerce 
and Ways and Means report recommendations pursuant to their 
reconciliation instructions that, combined, provide an initiative for 
children's health that would increase the deficit by more than $4.6 
billion for fiscal year 1998, by more than $8 billion for fiscal year 
2002, and by more than $32 billion for the period of fiscal years 1998 
through 2002, the committees shall be deemed to not have complied with 
their reconciliation instructions pursuant to section 310(d) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                TITLE III--SENSE OF CONGRESS PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MIDDLE INCOME TAX RELIEF.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Tax reductions in tax bills enacted in the 1980's 
        predominately benefited Americans with higher incomes.
            (2) Increases in the social security payroll tax over this 
        period has resulted in a net increase in the tax burden on 
        middle income Americans.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress 
should enact legislation providing targeted tax relief, with an 
emphasis on alleviating the tax burden on middle income Americans, by 
enacting the following provisions:
            (1) Higher education initiatives, including the President's 
        $1,500 HOPE scholarship tax credit and deductibility of up to 
        $10,000 for higher education tuition and fees.
            (2) Expansion of the child care tax credit, with increases 
        in the amount of allowable expenses, the percentage of 
        allowable expenses, and the income phase-down levels.
            (3) Homeownership provisions, including up to a $500,000 
        capital gains exclusion for home sales, and permitting tax and 
        penalty-free borrowing from an IRA account or a parent's IRA 
        account for a down payment on a first-time home purchase.
            (4) Savings provisions, including an increase in the annual 
        limit for deductible IRA contributions from $2,000 to $2,500 
        per year.

SEC. 302. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SMALL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Small businesses are the source of most new jobs 
        created in this country.
            (2) Small businesses have a more difficult time than large 
        corporations in raising capital, covering health care costs for 
        employees, and coping with estate taxes.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress 
should enact legislation providing tax incentives and tax relief for 
small businesses, including:
            (1) Incentives for long-term investments in small 
        businesses, including capital gains relief, deferral of gains 
        on any small business investments rolled over into another 
        small business investment, and a tripling of the amount of 
        declarable losses on investments in small businesses.
            (2) Estate tax relief for family-owned small businesses and 
        farms, and an increase in small businesses eligibility for 10-
        year installment payments of estate taxes.
            (3) 100 percent deductibility of health care costs for the 
        self-employed.
            (4) Extension of the 5 percent Foreign Sales Credit (FSC) 
        to software exporters.

SEC. 303. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REVENUE NEUTRALITY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Large tax cuts in the 1980's led to an unprecedented 
        explosion in the level of debt owed by American taxpayers.
            (2) Tax cuts without revenue offsets increase the level of 
        spending cuts required to balance the budget, in vital areas 
        like education, health care, transportation, and research and 
        development.
            (3) It is a priority to balance the budget first, and to 
        defer tax cuts which reduce revenues until the budget is 
        actually in balance.
            (4) Targeted tax cuts for higher education, child care, 
        homeownership, increased savings, and small businesses can be 
        enacted without reducing the net level of revenues.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that all tax 
cuts should be fully offset by revenue increases, through reinstatement 
of expiring excise taxes and the closing of corporate tax loopholes.

SEC. 304. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

    It is the sense of Congress that sufficient funding be provided to 
insure all currently uninsured children in America, through health care 
grants to the States and an expansion of medicaid in a total amount of 
at least $32,000,000,000 over the next 5 years.

SEC. 305. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MEDICARE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Medicare Part A Trust Fund will go bankrupt by the 
        year 2000 without congressional action.
            (2) Some 40,000,000 senior citizens rely on medicare for 
        affordable, quality health care.
            (3) Many low-income senior citizens are unable to afford 
        projected increases in medicare premiums.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress 
should enact legislation to extend the solvency of the Medicare Trust 
Fund for the next 10 years, using policies which:
            (1) Maintain part B premiums at 25 percent, with a phase-in 
        of home health care changes.
            (2) Provide new preventive and other health care benefits, 
        including expanded mammography coverage, coverage for 
        colorectal screenings, coverage for diabetes screening, 72 
        hours of respite care of Alzheimers patients, bone mass 
        measurements for osteoporosis care, prostate cancer screening, 
        cancer clinic benefits, and immunosuppressant drugs.
            (3) Include sustainable reductions in reimbursements for 
        hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and other health care 
        providers.
            (4) Provide full funding for teaching hospitals through the 
        Graduate Medical Education program.
            (5) Increase health care choices among seniors, without 
        restricting access to fee-for-service health care.

SEC. 306. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MEDICAID.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Hospitals and other health care providers are already 
        seriously underreimbursed for the actual cost of providing 
        medicaid services.
            (2) Medicaid is the primary source of health care coverage 
        for the uninsured, including poor children, indigent mothers, 
        and low-income senior citizens in nursing homes.
            (3) Medicaid provides critical funding for medicare 
        premiums for low-income seniors.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that medicaid 
legislation should increase coverage for low-income adults and seniors, 
and uninsured children, by providing that:
            (1) Any reductions in medicaid reimbursements to health 
        care providers should be used to expand coverage for children's 
        health care, legal immigrants, and low-income Americans.
            (2) Spending reductions should not include either a block 
        grant or a per capita cap.
            (3) Medicaid should extend its program to pay medicare 
        premiums for low-income senior citizens, protecting them from 
        increases caused by home health care shifts.
            (4) States should be given more flexibility in managing the 
        medicaid program, through managed care options, and elimination 
        of unnecessary regulations, while fully protecting the quality 
        and availability of health care for medicaid recipients.

SEC. 307. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DOMESTIC DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.

    It is the sense of Congress that sufficient funding be provided for 
domestic discretionary spending to allow for full inflationary 
increases over the period from 1998 through 2002, to fully fund 
priority areas like education, health care, transportation, research 
and development, community development, crime, and housing.

SEC. 308. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PELL GRANT LIMITS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The spiraling cost of higher education tuition and fees 
        threatens to put the cost of college out of reach for millions 
        of Americans.
            (2) Pell Grants are an effective way to make college 
        affordable for low-income students.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress 
should increase the annual limit on Pell Grants from $2,700 to $3,700.

SEC. 309. SENSE OF CONGRESS IN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Children cannot achieve their full educational 
        potential, if the school buildings they are educated in are 
        falling apart.
            (2) The General Accounting Office (GAO) has determined that 
        it will require $112,000,000,000 to repair and improve our 
        Nation's schools.
            (3) Many communities are unable to afford the full cost of 
        making such needed repairs.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress 
should enact the President's school construction initiative, to provide 
$5,000,000,000 to leverage the repair and construction of elementary 
and secondary schools.

SEC. 310. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EDUCATION.

    It is the sense of Congress that funding should be substantially 
increased in a number of programs which increase educational 
opportunities, including:
            (1) Title I grants, to help the disadvantaged develop basic 
        educational skills.
            (2) The Technology Literacy Challenge Fund, to provide 
        computers, software, and technology training to elementary and 
        secondary schools.
            (3) Special education IDEA grants, to provide services to 
        children with disabilities.
            (4) Adult education grants, to provide adult literacy and 
        other educational programs.
            (5) The Federal work study program, to provide needy 
        students with part-time work.

SEC. 311. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Our continued economic growth is dependent on 
        maintaining and expanding our basic infrastructure, especially 
        with respect to roads and bridges.
            (2) In many sections of our country, our transportation 
        infrastructure suffers from a lack of adequate funding and 
        neglect of maintenance.
            (3) For many years, Congress has failed to use funds 
        collected under the Federal gas tax to pay for essential road 
        and related transportation needs.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that all new 
funds collected in the transportation trust fund should be fully spent 
on transportation improvements.

SEC. 312. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Adequate nutrition, quality health care, educational 
        opportunities, and high quality child care for children between 
birth and the age of 3 are scientifically shown to play a critical role 
in later childhood and adult development.
            (2) Public spending on health, nutrition, education, and 
        child care at the stage of early childhood development has 
        proven to be a sound long-term investment in human resources.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that sufficient 
funding should be provided in the following programs to meet the needs 
of infants and toddlers:
            (1) WIC (the supplemental nutrition program for women, 
        infants, and children).
            (2) Head Start.
            (3) Healthy Start.
            (4) Programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities 
        under part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        (IDEA).
            (5) Programs under the Child Care and Development Block 
        Grant Act.

SEC. 313. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HEALTH RESEARCH.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the world's 
        leading biomedical research institution.
            (2) The National Institutes of Health accomplishes its 
        mission of discovering new medical knowledge that will lead to 
        better health for everyone through supervising, funding, and 
        conducting biomedical and behavioral research to help prevent, 
        detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability in humans.
            (3) The Federal investment in the National Institutes of 
        Health should be sufficient to keep up with the pace of 
        biomedical inflation and public health needs.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that funding 
for the National Institutes of Health should be at least equal to the 
Institute's annual professional judgment, which is the best and most 
reliable estimate of the minimum level of funding needed to sustain the 
high standard of scientific achievement attained by the National 
Institutes of Health.

SEC. 314. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Federal support of research and development has led to 
        numerous advances in science and technology that have greatly 
        enhanced the lives of all Americans.
            (2) Technological innovation has spurred almost half of the 
        economic development of the past century.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that full 
funding should be provided for Federal research and development 
programs, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the solar 
and renewable energies programs of the Department of Energy.

SEC. 315. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CRIME.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Crime continues to threaten residential and commercial 
        neighborhoods through the Nation.
            (2) Juvenile crime continues to grow at a faster rate than 
        other categories of crime in this Nation.
            (3) Intervention and prevention programs have been shown to 
        successfully turn the tide of violent crime.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that funding 
for crime intervention, prevention, and domestic violence programs 
should be increased over current levels.

SEC. 316. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON VETERANS.

    It is the sense of Congress that funding should not be cut for 
veterans' COLA or for housing benefits.

SEC. 317. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HOUSING.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the Department of Housing and Urban 
        Development, 13,000,000 Americans have ``acute housing needs''.
            (2) Current funding for rental housing assistance for the 
        elderly, disabled, working poor, and mothers making the 
        transition from welfare to work is inadequate.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that funding 
for housing assistance should be increased by providing--
            (1) full funding for operating subsidies for public housing 
        authorities, as determined by the Performance Funding System;
            (2) additional funding for capital grants for public 
        housing authorities, to repair and maintain existing public 
        housing units; and
            (3) sufficient funding to create 50,000 new section 8 
        vouchers each year for the next 5 years.

SEC. 318. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE.

    It is the sense of Congress that defense spending should be 
maintained at current levels, and that priority should be given to 
defense readiness and full funding for personnel salaries and supplies, 
as opposed to continued expansions of large weapons systems.
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