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    COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET 
  REGARDING CURRENT LEVELS OF SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEARS 
                                1995-99

  (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 section 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.
                                         House of Representatives,


                                      Committee on the Budget,

                                  Washington, DC, October 5, 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 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 
     September 30, 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 of 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 September 21, 1994 (H. Rept. 103-
     735).
       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 SEPTEMBER 30, 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..........................    1,235,319        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................    1,216,798        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................      977,699    5,393,061
Current level over(+)/under(-) appropriate                              
 level:                                                                 
    Budget authority..........................       -3,386        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................         -807        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................           -1      -22,139
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\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 $3,386 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 
     $807 million (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.

                                    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                                 
                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  New entitlement                                                            New entitlement    
                                                Budget authority             Outlays                 authority             Budget authority             Outlays                 authority       
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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.....................                       42                       34                        0                      221                      210                       82
                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Difference......................                       42                       34                        0                      221                      210                       82
                                           =====================================================================================================================================================
    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                      -20                        0                        0                      -20                        0
                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          difference......................                        0                      -20                     -309                        0                      -20                   -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                    4,861
        Current level.....................                        0                        0                        0                        0                        0                       0 
                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Difference......................                        0                        0                        0                        0                        0                   -4,861
                                           =====================================================================================================================================================
    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                       20                       20                        0
                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Difference......................                        2                        2                        0                       20                       20                        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.....................                        2                        2                       -2                        3                        3                      -8 
                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Difference......................                        2                        2                     -342                        3                        3                   -5,751
                                           =====================================================================================================================================================
    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
                                           =====================================================================================================================================================
    Perm. 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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                            DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS 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 (September 21,                      Current level                                      Difference                   
                                                                  1994                       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           --------------------------------------------------                                                                                                   
                                                Budget authority             Outlays              Budget authority             Outlays              Budget authority             Outlays        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General purposes:                                                                                                                                                                               
    Agriculture...........................                   13,397                   13,945                   13,396                   13,945                       -1                        0
    Commerce, Justice, State..............                   24,031                   24,247                   24,001                   24,247                      -30                        0
    Defense...............................                  243,432                  250,515                  243,430                  250,463                       -2                      -52
    District of Columbia..................                      720                      722                      712                      714                       -8                       -8
    Energy & Water........................                   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                   13,517                   13,916                       -4                        0
    Labor, HHS & Education................                   69,978                   69,819                   69,978                   69,819                        0                        0
    Legislative Branch....................                    2,368                    2,380                    2,367                    2,380                       -1                        0
    Military Construction.................                    8,837                    8,553                    8,836                    8,525                       -1                      -28
    Transportation........................                   13,704                   36,513                   13,694                   36,513                      -10                        0
    Treasury-Postal Service...............                   11,741                   12,256                   11,575                   12,220                     -166                      -36
    VA-HUD................................                   70,418                   72,781                   70,417                   72,780                       -1                       -1
    Reserve...............................                    2,311                        6                        0                        0                   -2,311                       -6
                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal............................                  508,736                  540,276                  506,050                  540,141                   -2,686                     -135
                                           =====================================================================================================================================================
Violent crime reduction trust fund:                                                                                                                                                             
    Commerce, Justice, State..............                    2,345                      667                    2,345                      667                        0                        0
    Labor, HHS & Education................                       38                        8                       38                        7                        0                       -1
    Treasury-Postal Service...............                       40                       28                       39                       28                       -1                        0
                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal............................                    2,423                      703                    2,422                      702                       -1                       -1
        Total.............................                  511,159                  540,979                  508,472                  540,843                   -2,687                     -136
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                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                  Washington, DC, October 5, 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 September 
     30, 1994. A summary of this tabulation follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget               
                                      House      resolution    Current  
                                     current      (H. Con.    level +/- 
                                      level      Res. 218)    resolution
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget authority.................    1,235,319    1,238,705       -3,386
Outlays..........................    1,216,798    1,217,605         -807
Revenues:                                                               
    1995.........................      977,699      977,700           -1
    1995-99......................    5,393,061    5,415,200      -22,139
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Since my last report dated September 12, 1994, Congress has 
     cleared and the President has signed the following 
     appropriation bills: Veterans, HUD, and Independent Agencies 
     (P.L. 103-327), Treasury-Postal Service (P.L. 103-329), 
     Agriculture (P.L. 103-330), Interior (P.L. 103-332), Labor-
     HHS-Education (P.L. 103-333), Transportation (P.L. 103-331), 
     Defense (P.L. 103-335), and District of Columbia (P.L. 103-
     334). In addition, Congress has cleared for the President's 
     signature the National Defense Authorization Act for 1995 (S. 
     2182), and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment 
     Rights Act (H.R. 995). These actions changed the current 
     level of budget authority and outlays.
           Sincerely,
                                                     James L. Blum
                                       (For Robert D. Reischauer.)

 PARLIAMENTARIAN STATUS REPORT 103D CONGRESS, 2D SESSION HOUSE ON-BUDGET
SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995 AS OF CLOSE OF BUSINESS SEPTEMBER
                                30, 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........    (203,681)    (203,682)  ...........
                                  --------------------------------------
    Total previously enacted.....     543,454      744,371      977,700 
                                  ======================================
                                                                        
       ENACTED THIS SESSION                                             
                                                                        
       Appropriation bills                                              
                                                                        
Emergency Supplemental, FY 1994                                         
 (P.L. 103-211)..................          18         (832)  ...........
1994 FHA Supplemental (P.L. 103-                                        
 275)............................          (2)  ...........  ...........
Agriculture (P.L. 103-330).......      67,515       43,218   ...........
Commerce, Justice, State (P.L.                                          
 103-317)........................      26,832       19,052   ...........
      Offsetting receipts........        (158)        (158)  ...........
Defense (P.L. 103-335)...........     243,628      164,182   ...........
District of Columbia (P.L. 103-                                         
 334.............................         712          712   ...........
Energy and Water (P.L. 103-316)..      20,493       12,083   ...........
Foreign Assistance (P.L. 103-306)      13,679        5,614   ...........
      Offsetting receipts........         (45)         (45)  ...........
Interior (P.L. 103-332)..........      13,198        8,873   ...........
Labor, HHS, Education (P.L. 103-                                        
 333)............................     213,377      176,469   ...........
      Offseting receitps.........     (38,233)     (38,233)  ...........
Legislative Branch (P.L. 103-283)       2,367        2,174   ...........
Military Construction (P.L. 103-                                        
 307)............................       8,836        2,181   ...........
Transportation (P.L. 103-331)....      14,266       12,449   ...........
Treasury, Postal Service (P.L.                                          
 103-329)........................      23,221       20,900   ...........
      Offsetting receipts........      (7,340)      (7,340)  ...........
Veterans, HUD and Independent                                           
 Agencies (P.L. 103-327).........      89,751       48,436   ...........
                                                                        
       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   ...........  ...........
Crime Control Act of 1994 (P.L.                                         
 103-322)........................  ...........         (20)           1 
                                  --------------------------------------
Community Development Act of 1994                                       
 (P.L. 103-325)..................         (25)         (25)  ...........
    Total enacted this session...     694,424      469,866           (1)
                                  --------------------------------------
                                                                        
        PENDING SIGNATURE                                               
                                                                        
National Defense Authorization                                          
 Act, FY 1995 (S. 2182)..........          42           34   ...........
Uniformed Services Employment and                                       
 Reemployment Rights Act (H.R.                                          
 995)............................           2            2   ...........
                                  --------------------------------------
    Total pending signature......          44           36   ...........
                                  ======================================
                                                                        
   ENTITLEMENTS AND MANDATORIES                                         
                                                                        
Budget resolution baseline                                              
 estimates of appropriated                                              
 entitlements and other mandatory                                       
 programs not yet enacted\1\.....      (2,603)       2,525   ...........
    Total current level\2\ \3\...   1,235,319    1,216,798      997,699 
    Total budget resolution......   1,238,705    1,217,605      977,700 
Amount remaining:                                                       
    Under budget resolution......       3,386          807            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 $200 million in budget authority and $5,159 in outlays for    
  funding of emergencies that have been designated as such by the       
  President and the Congress, and $2,010 million in budget authority and
  $2,042 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.                                
Notes.--Numbers in parentheses are negative. Detail may not add due to  
  rounding.                                                             

  

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