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    COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET 
  REGARDING CURRENT LEVELS OF SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEARS 
                               1995-1999

  (Mr. SABO asked and was given permission to extend his remarks at 
this point in the Record and to include extraneous matter.)
  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 1995 and for the 5-year period fiscal year 1995 through fiscal 
year 1999.
  This report is to be used in applying the fiscal year 1995 budget 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 218), for legislation having spending or 
revenue effects in fiscal years 1995 through 1999. I am also submitting 
today a separate report dealing with the current levels of spending and 
revenues for fiscal year 1994, to be used in applying the fiscal year 
1994 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 64).
                                           Committee on the Budget


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 13, 1994.
     Hon. Thomas S. Foley,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: To facilitate application of sections 302 
     and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, I am transmitting a 
     status report on the current levels of on-budget spending and 
     revenues for fiscal year 1995 and for the 5-year period 
     fiscal year 1995 through fiscal year 1999.
       The term ``current level'' refers to the amounts of 
     spending and revenues estimated for each fiscal year based on 
     laws enacted or awaiting the President's signature as of 
     August 26, 1994.
       The first table in the report compares the current levels 
     of total budget authority, outlays, and revenues with the 
     aggregate levels set by H. Con. Res. 218, the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1995. 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 aggregate levels. 
     The table does not show budget authority and outlays for 
     years after fiscal year 1995 because appropriations for those 
     years will not be considered this session.
       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 for discretionary action made under H. Con. Res. 
     218 for fiscal year 1995 and for fiscal years 1995 through 
     1999. ``Discretionary action'' refers to legislation enacted 
     after adoption of the budget resolution. This comparison is 
     needed to implement section 302(f) of the Budget Act, which 
     creates a point or order against measures that would breach 
     the section 602(a) discretionary action allocation of new 
     budget authority or 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 are printed in the 
     conference report on H. Con. Res. 218 (H. Rept. 103-490).
       The third table compares the current levels of 
     discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 1995 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 August 4, 1994 (H.Rept. 103-655).
       The aggregate appropriate levels and allocations reflect 
     the adjustments required by section 25 of H. Con. Res. 218 
     relating to additional funding for the Internal Revenue 
     Service compliance initiative.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Martin Olav Sabo,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.

  REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET--STATUS OF THE 
    FISCAL YEAR 1995 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN H. CON. RES. 218   
           (REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF AUGUST 26, 1994)          
               [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]              
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Fiscal  
                                                Fiscal year  years 1995-
                                                    1995          99    
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate level (as set by H. Con. Res.                               
 218):                                                                  
  Budget authority............................    1,238,705    6,892,705
  Outlays.....................................    1,217,605    6,767,805
  Revenues....................................      977,700    5,415,200
Current level:                                                          
  Budget authority............................      801,474        (\1\)
  Outlays.....................................      954,642        (\1\)
  Revenues....................................      977,699    5,393,061
Current Level over (+)/under(-) appropriate                             
 level:                                                                 
  Budget authority............................     -437,231        (\1\)
  Outlays.....................................     -262,963        (\1\)
  Revenues....................................           -1      -22,139
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for Fiscal Years   
  1996 through 1999 will not be considered until future sessions of     
  Congress.                                                             

                            budget authority

       Enactment of measures providing more than $437.231 billion 
     in new budget authority for FY 1995 (if not already included 
     in the current level estimate) would cause FY 1995 budget 
     authority to exceed the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 
     218.


                                outlays

       Enactment of measures providing new budget or entitlement 
     authority that would increase FY 1995 outlays by more than 
     $262.963 billion (if not already included in the current 
     level estimate) would cause FY 1995 outlays to exceed the 
     appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 218.


                                revenues

       Enactment of any measure producing any net revenue loss in 
     FY 1995 (if not already included in the current level 
     estimate) would cause FY 1995 revenues to all further below 
     the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 218.
       Enactment of any measure producing any net revenue loss for 
     the period FY 1995 through FY 1999 (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. 218.

                DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO BUDGET ACT SECTION 602(a)               
                                                         [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]                                                         
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                                                                               1995                                           1995-99                   
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budget                                          Budget                                    
                                                             authority        Outlays         NEA\1\         authority        Outlays         NEA\1\    
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House committee:                                                                                                                                        
    Agriculture:                                                                                                                                        
        Allocation......................................               0               0               0               0               0           4,861
        Current level...................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Difference......................................               0               0               0               0               0          -4,861
    Armed Services:                                                                                                                                     
        Allocation......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Current level...................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Difference......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
    Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs:                                                                                                                 
        Allocation......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Current level...................................             -25             -25               0             -75             -75               0
        Difference......................................             -25             -25               0             -75             -75               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             309               0               0           5,943
        Current level...................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Difference......................................               0               0            -309               0               0          -5,943
    Energy and Commerce:                                                                                                                                
        Allocation......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Current level...................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Difference......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
    Foreign Affairs:                                                                                                                                    
        Allocation......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Current level...................................              -4              -4               0               2               2               0
        Difference......................................              -4              -4               0               2               2               0
    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...................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Difference......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
    Judiciary:                                                                                                                                          
        Allocation......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Current level...................................               2               2               0              10              10               0
        Difference......................................               2               2               0              10              10               0
    Merchant Marine and Fisheries:                                                                                                                      
        Allocation......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Current level...................................               0               3               0               0              -2               0
        Difference......................................               0               3               0               0              -2               0
    Natural Resources:                                                                                                                                  
        Allocation......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Current level...................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Difference......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
    Post Office and Civil Service:                                                                                                                      
        Allocation......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Current level...................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Difference......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
    Public Works and Transportation:                                                                                                                    
        Allocation......................................           2,161               0               0          64,741               0               0
        Current level...................................           2,161               0               0           6,545               0               0
        Difference......................................               0               0               0         -58,196               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......................................               0               0             340               0               0           5,743
        Current level...................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Difference......................................               0               0            -340               0               0          -5,743
    Ways and Means:                                                                                                                                     
        Allocation......................................               0               0               0               0               0             214
        Current level...................................               0               0             -13             -10             -10            -884
        Difference......................................               0               0             -13             -10             -10          -1,098
    Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:                                                                                                         
        Allocation......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Current level...................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
        Difference......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
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\1\New Entitlement Authority.                                                                                                                           


         DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH SUBALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO BUDGET ACT SECTION 602(b)        
                                                                [In millions of dollars]                                                                
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                                                           Revised 602(b) suballocations           Current level                    Difference          
                                                                 (August 4, 1994)        ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         --------------------------------                                                               
                                                              Budget                          Budget          Outlays         Budget          Outlays   
                                                             authority        Outlays        authority                       authority                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture, Rural Development..........................          13,357          13,945               0           4,197         -13,357          -9,748
Commerce, Justice, State................................          26,454          24,949          26,346          24,914            -108             -35
Defense.................................................         243,432         250,515               0          86,480        -243,432        -164,035
District of Columbia....................................             720             722               0               2            -720            -720
Energy and Water Development............................          20,493          20,888          20,493          20,884               0              -4
Foreign Operations......................................          13,785          13,735          13,634          13,735            -151              -0
Interior................................................          13,521          13,916             375           5,063         -13,146          -8,853
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.........          69,978          69,819           1,771          41,702         -68,207         -28,117
Legislative branch......................................           2,368           2,380           2,367           2,380              -1               0
Military construction...................................           8,837           8,554           8,836           8,525              -1             -29
Transportation..........................................          13,704          36,513               0          24,562         -13,704         -11,951
Treasury-Postal Service.................................          11,741          12,256               0           2,953         -11,741          -9,303
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies.............................          70,418          72,781             813          43,270         -69,605         -29,511
Reserve.................................................           2,351               6               0               0          -2,351              -6
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Grand total.......................................         511,159         540,979          74,635         278,667        -436,524        -262,312
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                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                               Washington, DC, September 12, 1994.
     Hon. Martin O. Sabo,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget, 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 
     1995 in comparison with the appropriate levels for those 
     items contained in the 1995 Concurrent Resolution on the 
     Budget (H. Con. Res. 218), and is current through August 26, 
     1994. A summary of this tabulation follows:

                                                                        
                        [In Millions of Dollars]                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    Budget              
                                         House    resolution    Current 
                                        current    (H. Con.    level +/-
                                         level     Res. 218)  resolution
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget..............................     801,474   1,238,705    -437,231
Outlays.............................     954,642   1,217,605    -262,963
Revenues:                                                               
  1995..............................     977,699     977,700          -1
  1995-1999.........................   5,393,061   5,415,200     -22,139
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Since my last report, dated August 1, 1994, Congress has 
     cleared and the President has signed the Independent Agency 
     Act (P.L. 103-296) and the following appropriation bills: 
     Commerce, Justice, State (P.L. 103-317), Energy and Water 
     (P.L. 103-316), Foreign Assistance (P.L. 103-306), and 
     Military Construction (P.L. 103-307). Congress has also 
     approved the Crime Control Act of 1994 (H.R. 3355) and the 
     Community Development Act of 1994 (H.R. 3474). These actions 
     changed the current level of budget authority, outlays, and 
     revenues.
           Sincerely,
                                                     James L. Blum
                             (For Robert D. Reischauer, Director).

   PARLIAMENTARIAN STATUS REPORT, 103D CONGRESS, 2D SESSION, HOUSE ON-BUDGET SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR FISCAL YEAR  
                                  1995, AS OF CLOSE OF BUSINESS AUGUST 26, 1994                                 
                                            [In millions of dollars]                                            
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Budget authority         Outlays              Revenues     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           ENACTED IN PREVIOUS SESSIONS                                                                         
                                                                                                                
Revenues.........................................  ...................  ...................             977,700 
Permanents and other spending legislation........             747,135              705,985   ...................
Appropriation legislation........................  ...................             242,066   ...................
    Offsetting receipts..........................            (203,682)            (203,682)  ...................
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------
      Total previously enacted...................             543,453              744,370              977,700 
                                                  ==============================================================
               ENACTED THIS SESSION                                                                             
                                                                                                                
Appropriation bills:                                                                                            
    Emergency supplemental appropriations, FY                                                                   
     1994 (P.L. 103-211).........................                  18                 (832)  ...................
    1994 FHA supplemental (P.L. 103-275).........                  (2)  ...................  ...................
    Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations (P.L.                                                               
     103-317)....................................              26,832               19,052   ...................
        Offsetting receipts......................                (158)                (158)  ...................
    Energy and water appropriations (P.L. 103-                                                                  
     316)........................................              20,687               12,277   ...................
        Offsetting receipts......................                (194)                (194)  ...................
    Foreign assistance appropriations (P.L. 103-                                                                
     306)........................................              13,679                5,614   ...................
        Offsetting receipts......................                 (45)                 (45)  ...................
    Legislative branch appropriations (P.L. 103-                                                                
     283)........................................               2,367                2,174   ...................
    Military construction appropriations (P.L.                                                                  
     103-307)....................................               8,836                2,182   ...................
Authorization bills:                                                                                            
    Federal Workforce Restructuring Act ((P.L.                                                                  
     103-226)....................................                 443                  443   ...................
        Offsetting receipts......................                (269)                (269)  ...................
    Foreign Relations Authorization Act (P.L. 103-                                                              
     236)........................................                  (4)                  (4)  ...................
    Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments (P.L.                                                               
     103-238)....................................  ...................                   3   ...................
    Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act (P.L.                                                               
     103-270)....................................                   2                    2   ...................
    Independent Agency Act ((P.L. 103-296).......  ...................  ...................                  (2)
    Aviation Infrastructure Investment Act (P.L.                                                                
     103-305)....................................               2,161   ...................  ...................
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------
      Total enacted this session.................              74,353               40,244                   (2)
                                                  ==============================================================
                PENDING SIGNATURE                                                                               
                                                                                                                
Community Development Act of 1994 (H.R. 3474)....                 (25)                 (25)  ...................
Crime Control Act of 1994 (H.R. 3355)............  ...................  ...................                   1 
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------
      Total pending signature....................                 (25)                 (25)                   1 
                                                  ==============================================================
           ENTITLEMENTS AND MANDATORIES                                                                         
                                                                                                                
Budget resolution baseline estimates of                                                                         
 appropriated entitlements and other mandatory                                                                  
 programs not yet enacted\1\.....................             183,693              170,053   ...................
                                                  ==============================================================
      Total current level2,3.....................             801,474              954,642              977,699 
      Total budget resolution....................           1,238,705            1,217,605              977,700 
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------
Amount remaining:                                                                                               
    Under budget resolution......................             437,231              262,963                    1 
    Over budget resolution.......................  ...................  ...................  ...................
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\1\Includes changes to baseline estimates of appropriated mandatories due to enactment of P.L. 103-296.         
\2\In accordance with the Budget Enforcement Act, the total does not include $4,893 million in outlays for      
  funding of emergencies that have been designated as such by the President and the Congress, and $125 million  
  in budget authority and $259 million in outlays for emergencies that would be available only upon an official 
  budget request from the President designating the entire amount requested as an emergency requirement.        
\3\At the request of Committee staff, current level does not include scoring of section 601 of P.L. 102-391.    
                                                                                                                
Note.--Numbers in parentheses are negative. Detail may not add due to rounding.                                 



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