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    COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET 
  REGARDING CURRENT LEVELS OF SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEARS 
                                1994-98

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Sabo] is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Committee on the Budget and 
pursuant to sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, I am 
submitting for printing in the Congressional Record an updated report 
on the current levels of on-budget spending and revenues for fiscal 
year 1994 and for the 5-year period fiscal year 1994 through fiscal 
year 1998.
                                          Committee on the Budget,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 2, 1994.
     Hon. Thomas S. Foley,
     The Speaker, United States House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
        Dear Mr. Speaker: To facilitate application of sections 
     302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, I am 
     transmitting an updated status report on the current levels 
     of on-budget spending and revenues for fiscal year 1994 and 
     for the 5-year period fiscal year 1994 through fiscal year 
     1998.
       The term ``current level'' refers to the amounts of 
     spending and revenues estimated for each fiscal year based on 
     laws enacted as of January 28, 1994.
       The first table in the report compares the current levels 
     of total budget authority, outlays, and revenues with the 
     overall limits set in H. Con. Res. 64, the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1994. This 
     comparison is needed to implement section 311(a) of the 
     Budget Act, which creates a point of order against measures 
     that would breach the budget resolution's overall limits. The 
     table does not show budget authority and outlays for years 
     after fiscal year 1994 because appropriations for those years 
     have not yet been considered.
       The second table compares the current levels of budget 
     authority, outlays, and new entitlement authority for each 
     direct spending committee with the ``section 602(a)'' 
     allocations made under H. Con. Res. 64 for fiscal year 1994 
     and for fiscal years 1994 through 1998. This comparison is 
     needed to implement section 302(f) of the Budget Act, which 
     creates a point of order against measures that would breach 
     the section 602(a) allocation of new discretionary budget 
     authority or new entitlement authority for the committee that 
     reported the measure. It is also needed to implement section 
     311(b), which exempts committees that comply with their 
     allocations from the point of order under section 311(a). The 
     section 602(a) allocations were printed in the Congressional 
     Record for March 31, 1993 on pages H. 1784-87.
       The third table compares the current levels of 
     discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 1994 with the 
     revised ``section 602(b)'' suballocations of discretionary 
     budget authority and outlays among Appropriations 
     subcommittees. This comparison is also needed to implement 
     section 302(f) of the Budget Act, since the point of order 
     under that section also applies to measures that would breach 
     the applicable section 602(b) suballocation. The revised 
     section 602(b) suballocations were filed by the 
     Appropriations Committee on September 30, 1993 (H. Rept. 103-
     271).
           Sincerely,
                                                 Martin Olav Sabo,
                                                         Chairman.

 STATUS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1994 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN H. CON. 
       RES. 64, REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF JANUARY 28, 1994      
               [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]              
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Fiscal year    Fiscal years 
                                               1994           1994-98   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level (as set by H. Con.                                    
 Res. 64):                                                              
  Budget Authority......................       1,223,400       6,744,900
  Outlays...............................       1,218,300       6,629,300
  Revenues..............................         905,500       5,153,400
Current Level:                                                          
  Budget Authority......................       1,221,944             NA.
  Outlays...............................       1,218,022             NA.
  Revenues..............................         905,429       5,105,866
Current Level over(+)/under(-)                                          
 Appropriate Level:                                                     
  Budget Authority......................          -1,456             NA.
  Outlays...............................            -278             NA.
  Revenues..............................             -71         -47,534
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note.--NA.=Not applicable because annual appropriations acts for fiscal 
  years 1996 through 1998 will not be considered until future sessions  
  of Congress.                                                          

                            budget authority

       Enactment of measures providing more than $1.456 billion in 
     new budget authority of FY 1994 (if not already included in 
     the current level estimate) would cause FY 1994 budget 
     authority to exceed the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 
     64.


                                outlays

       Enactment of measures providing new budget or entitlement 
     authority with FY 1994 outlay effects of more than $.278 
     billion (if not already included in the current level 
     estimate) would cause FY 1994 outlays to exceed the 
     appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 64.


                                revenues

       Enactment of any measure producing any revenue loss in FY 
     1994 (if not already included in the current level estimate) 
     would cause FY 1994 revenues to fall further below the 
     appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 64.
       Enactment of any measure producing any net revenue loss for 
     the period FY 1994 through FY 1998 (if not already included 
     in the current level estimate) would cause revenues for that 
     period to fall further below the appropriate level set by H. 
     Con. Res. 64.
       Enactment of any measure producing any net revenue loss for 
     the period FY 1994 through FY 1998 (if not already included 
     in the current level estimate) would cause revenues for that 
     period to fall further below the appropriate level set by H. 
     Con. Res. 64.

   DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO BUDGET ACT   
                                                 SECTION 602(a)                                                 
                                     [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]                                     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    1994                      1994-1998         
                    House Committee                     --------------------------------------------------------
                                                            BA    Outlays    NEA       BA      Outlays     NEA  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture:                                                                                                    
  Allocation...........................................      -65      -66      -60     -2725     -2727       888
  Current Level........................................      -99     -106     -402     -2216     -2411     -3559
  Difference...........................................      -34      -40     -342       509       316     -4447
Armed Services:                                                                                                 
  Allocation...........................................     -128     -128     -128     -2365     -2357     -2357
  Current Level........................................     -153     -163     -167     -2271     -2275     -2328
  Difference...........................................      -25      -35      -39        94        82        29
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs:                                                                             
  Allocation...........................................        0     -338        0         0     -2792         0
  Current Level........................................       -7     -505        0        46     -2785         0
  Difference...........................................       -7     -167        0        46         7         0
District of Columbia:                                                                                           
  Allocation...........................................        0        0        0         0         0         0
  Current Level........................................        0        0        0         0         0         0
  Difference...........................................        0        0        0         0         0         0
Education and Labor:                                                                                            
  Allocation...........................................        0        0      118         0         0     -4048
  Current Level........................................     -147     -158     -792      -142      -142     -5172
  Difference...........................................     -147     -158     -910      -142      -142     -1124
Energy and Commerce:                                                                                            
  Allocation...........................................        0    -1700     -180     -1169     -8369     -7798
  Current Level........................................        2    -2398       42     -1159     -1139     -7059
  Difference...........................................        2     -698      222        10     -2990       739
Foreign Affairs:                                                                                                
  Allocation...........................................        0        0        0        -5        -5        -5
  Current Level........................................      -33      -33       -3      -149      -149       -60
  Difference...........................................      -33      -33       -3      -144      -144       -55
Government Operations:                                                                                          
  Allocation...........................................        0        0        0         0         0         0
  Current Level........................................        0        0        0         0         0         0
  Difference...........................................        0        0        0         0         0         0
House Administration:                                                                                           
  Allocation...........................................        0        0        0         0         0         0
  Current Level........................................        1        1        0         8         8         0
  Difference...........................................        1        1        0         8         8         0
Judiciary:                                                                                                      
  Allocation...........................................        0        0        0         0      -472         0
  Current Level........................................        0        0        0         0      -345         0
  Difference...........................................        0        0        0         0       127         0
Merchant Marine and Fisheries:                                                                                  
  Allocation...........................................        0        0        0      -205      -205        -4
  Current Level........................................       -1       -1        0      -210      -210         0
  Difference...........................................       -1       -1        0        -5        -5         4
Natural Resources:                                                                                              
  Allocation...........................................     -117     -112       -0      -709      -693         0
  Current Level........................................      -74      -78        0      -478      -481         0
  Difference...........................................       43       34        0       231       212         0
Post Office and Civil Service:                                                                                  
  Allocation...........................................      -66      -66      -77    -10199    -10547     -9597
  Current Level........................................     -266     -266     -266    -10258    -10606     -9451
  Difference...........................................     -200     -200     -189       -59       -59       146
Public Works and Transporation:                                                                                 
  Allocation...........................................     2092      -13        0     37458       -85         0
  Current Level........................................      -13      -13        0       -85       -85         0
  Difference...........................................    -2105        0        0    -37543         0         0
Science, Space, and Technology:                                                                                 
  Allocation...........................................        0        0        0         0         0         0
  Current Level........................................        0        0        0         0         0         0
  Difference...........................................        0        0        0         0         0         0
Small Business:                                                                                                 
  Allocation...........................................        0        0        0         0         0         0
  Current Level........................................        0        0        0         0         0         0
  Difference...........................................        0        0        0         0         0         0
Veterans' Affairs:                                                                                              
  Allocation...........................................      -11      -11       70     -1356     -1352      3447
  Current Level........................................      -11      -11       28     -1356     -1352      -366
  Difference...........................................        0        0      -42         0         0     -3813
Ways and Means:                                                                                                 
  Allocation...........................................    -2876    -2054    -2036    -29669    -24422    -12596
  Current Level........................................    -1216     -824      261    -42102    -39768    -35957
  Difference...........................................     1660     1230     2297    -12433    -15346    -23361
Perm. Select Committee on Intelligence:                                                                         
  Allocation...........................................        0        0        0         0         0         0
  Current Level........................................        7        7        7        33        33        33
  Difference...........................................        7        7        7        33        33        33
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Note.--NEA Entitlement Authority.                                                                               


        DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH SUBALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO BUDGET ACT SECTION 602(b)        
                                                                [In millions of dollars]                                                                
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                                    Revised filed 602(b) suballocations                                    Current level                                
                                             (Sept. 30, 1993)            -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 ----------------------------------------                                                                               
                                   Budget authority         Outlays        Budget authority   Outlays1Difference   Budget authority         Outlays     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture, Rural Development..              14,819              14,317              14,799              14,297                 -20                 -20
Commerce, State, Judiciary......              23,119              23,231              22,838              23,221                -281                 -10
Defense.........................             240,446             255,465             240,388             255,422                 -58                 -43
District of Columbia............                 700                 698                 700                 698                   0                   0
Energy & Water Development......              22,017              21,702              21,991              21,702                 -26                   0
Foreign Operations..............              13,444              13,918              12,939              13,916                -505                  -2
Interior........................              13,736              13,731              13,721              13,721                 -15                 -10
Labor, Health & Human Services,                                                                                                                         
 & Education....................              67,283              68,140              67,230              68,089                 -53                 -51
Legislative.....................               2,270               2,267               2,270               2,267                   0                   0
Military Construction...........              10,066               8,784              10,065               8,783                  -1                  -1
Transportation..................              13,284              34,889              13,283              34,889                  -1                   0
Treasury-Postal Service.........              11,469              11,642              11,439              11,642                 -30                   0
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies.....              68,311              69,973              68,303              69,973                  -8                   0
                                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.....................             500,964             538,757             499,966             538,620                -998                -137
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                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                 Washington, DC, January 31, 1994.
     Hon. Martin O. Sabo,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to section 308(b) and in aid of 
     section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, as amended, this 
     letter and supporting detail provide an up-to-date tabulation 
     of the on-budget current levels of new budget authority, 
     estimated outlays, and estimated revenues for fiscal year 
     1994 in comparison with the appropriate levels for those 
     items contained in the 1994 Concurrent Resolution on the 
     Budget (H. Con. Res. 64), and is current through January 28, 
     1994. A summary of this tabulation follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget               
                                      House      resolution    Current  
                                     current      (H. Con.    level +/- 
                                      level       Res. 64)    resolution
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget Authority.................    1,221,944    1,223,400       -1,456
Outlays..........................    1,218,022    1,218,300         -278
Revenues:                                                               
  1994...........................      905,429      905,500          -71
  1994-1998......................    5,105,866    5,153,400      -47,534
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Since my last report, dated October 27, 1993, the President 
     has signed bills authorizing extending most favored nation 
     status to Romania (P.L. 103-133), Veterans Compensation Rate 
     Amendment (P.L. 103-140), Unemployment Compensation 
     Amendments (P.L. 103-152), Brady Handgun Violence Prevention 
     Act (P.L. 103-159), National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 
     103-160), Lease of Certain Naval Vessels (P.L. 103-174), 
     NAFTA Implementation Act (P.L. 103-182), Jefferson 
     Commemorative Coin Act (P.L. 103-186), Government Securities 
     Reform Act (P.L. 103-202), Coast Guard Authorization Act 
     (P.L. 103-206), and Higher Education Technical Amendments 
     (P.L. 103-208), and the following appropriation bills: 
     Commerce, Justice, State (P.L. 103-121), Defense (P.L. 103-
     139), District of Columbia (P.L. 103-127), Energy and Water 
     (P.L. 103-126), Interior (P.L. 103-138), Transportation (P.L. 
     103-122), Treasury, Postal Service (P.L. 103-123), and 
     Veterans, Housing and Urban Development (P.L. 103-124). These 
     actions changed the current level of budget authority, 
     outlays and revenues.
           Sincerely,
                                             Robert D. Reischauer,
                                                         Director.

   PARLIAMENTARIAN STATUS REPORT, 103D CONGRESS, 2D SESSION, HOUSE ON-BUDGET SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR FISCAL YEAR  
                                   1994, AS OF CLOSE OF BUSINESS JAN. 28, 1994                                  
                                            [In millions of dollars]                                            
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Budget authority         Outlays              Revenues     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           ENACTED IN PREVIOUS SESSIONS                                                                         
                                                                                                                
Revenues.........................................  ...................  ...................             878,100 
Permanents and other spending legislation........             740,893              699,501   ...................
Appropriation legislation........................  ...................             241,770   ...................
    Offsetting receipts..........................            (183,477)            (183,477)  ...................
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------
      Total previously enacted...................             557,415              757,794              878,100 
                                                  ==============================================================
       ACTION FIRST SESSION SIGNED INTO LAW                                                                     
                                                                                                                
Appropriation legislation:                                                                                      
    1993 Spring Supplemental (P.L. 103-50).......                  10                 (292)  ...................
    Agriculture (P.L. 103-111)...................              70,561               42,579   ...................
    Commerce, Justice, State (P.L. 103-121)......              23,273               17,255   ...................
        Offsetting receipts......................                (146)                (146)  ...................
    Defense (P.L. 103-139).......................             240,560              161,188   ...................
    District of Columbia (P.L. 103-127)..........                 700                  698   ...................
    Energy and Water (P.L. 103-126)..............              22,166               13,101   ...................
        Offsetting receipts......................                (175)                (175)  ...................
    Foreign Operations (P.L. 103-87).............              12,983                5,869   ...................
        Offsetting receipts......................                 (44)                 (44)  ...................
    Interior (P.L. 103-138)......................              13,378                8,813   ...................
    Labor, HHS, Education (P.L. 103-112).........             223,497              183,014   ...................
        Offsetting receipts......................             (46,061)             (46,061)  ...................
    Legislative Branch (P.L. 103-69).............               2,270                2,063   ...................
    Military Construction (P.L. 103-110).........              10,065                2,403   ...................
    Transportation (P.L. 103-122)................              13,884               12,636   ...................
    Treasury (P.L. 103-123)......................              22,352               19,811   ...................
        Offsetting receipts......................              (7,063)              (7,063)  ...................
    Veterans, HUD (P.L. 103-124).................              87,047               47,972   ...................
        Offsetting receipts......................                 (12)                 (12)  ...................
Authorizing legislation:                                                                                        
    Authorize Construction of World War II                                                                      
     Memorial (P.L. 103-32)......................                   1                    1   ...................
    CIA Voluntary Separation Incentive Act (P.L.                                                                
     103-36).....................................                   7                    7   ...................
    Unclaimed Deposit Amendments Act (P.L. 103-                                                                 
     44).........................................  ...................                  17   ...................
    Transfer Naval Vessels to Foreign Countries                                                                 
     (P.L. 103-54)...............................                  (3)                  (3)  ...................
    Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993                                                                   
     (P.L. 103-66)\1\............................              (2,944)              (5,478)              27,489 
    Extending Chapter 12 of Bankruptcy Code (P.L.                                                               
     103-65).....................................  ...................  ...................                  (1)
    National Service Trust Act (P.L. 103-82).....                  20                   12   ...................
    Extending MFN Status to Romania (P.L. 103-                                                                  
     133)........................................  ...................  ...................                  (9)
    Unemployment Compensation Amendments (P.L.                                                                  
     103-152)....................................               1,070                1,070   ...................
    Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (P.L.                                                                 
     103-159)....................................  ...................  ...................                   2 
    National Defense Authorization Act, 1994                                                                    
     (P.L. 103-160)..............................                  23                   13   ...................
    Lease of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign                                                                   
     Countries (P.L. 103-174)....................                 (27)                 (27)  ...................
    NAFTA Implementation Act (P.L. 103-182)......                (152)                (152)                (151)
    Jefferson Commemorative Coin Act (P.L. 103-                                                                 
     186)........................................                  (7)                  (7)  ...................
    Government Securities Reform Act (P.L. 103-                                                                 
     202)........................................  ...................  ...................                  (1)
    Coast Guard Authorization (P.L. 103-206).....                  (1)                  (1)  ...................
    Higher Education Technical Amendments (P.L.                                                                 
     103-208)....................................                   3   ...................  ...................
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------
      Total signed into law......................             687,233              459,062               27,329 
                                                  ==============================================================
           ENTITLEMENTS AND MANDATORIES                                                                         
                                                                                                                
Budget resolution baseline estimates of                                                                         
 appropriated entitlements and other mandatory                                                                  
 programs not yet enacted\2\.....................             (22,705)               1,167   ...................
      Total Current Level\3\,\4\.................           1,221,944            1,218,022              905,429 
      Total Budget Resolution....................           1,223,400            1,218,300              905,500 
Amount remaining:                                                                                               
    Under Budget Resolution......................               1,456                  278                   71 
    Over Budget Resolution.......................  ...................  ...................  ...................
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\1\Includes budget committee estimate of $2.4 billion in outlay savings for FCC spectrum license fees.          
\2\Includes changes to baseline estimates of appropriated mandatories due to enactment of P.L. 103-66, and P.L. 
  103-140.                                                                                                      
\3\In accordance with the Budget Enforcement Act, the total does not include $3,498 million in budget authority 
  and $5,797 million in outlays in emergency funding.                                                           
\4\At the request of Committee staff, current level does not include scoring of section 601 of P.L. 102-391.    
                                                                                                                
Notes.--Amounts in parentheses are negative. Detail may not add due to rounding.                                



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