[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 13, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H5895-H5897]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Kasich] is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. KASICH. 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 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 year 1995 through 1999:

                                       Committee on the Budget

                                     Washington, DC, June 8, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     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 June 
     7, 1995.
       The first table in the report compares the current level 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 have not yet been considered.
       The second table compares the current levels of budget 
     authority, outlays, and new entitlement authority of 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 printed in the 
     conference report on H. Con. Res. 218 (H. Rept. 103-490) were 
     revised to reflect the changes in committee jurisdiction as 
     specified in the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     adopted on January 4, 1995.
       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.
       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,
                                         John R. Kasich, 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 June 7, 1995        
               [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]              
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    Fiscal year         
                                         -------------------------------
                                               1995          1995-1999  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level (as set by H. Con.                                    
 Res. 218):                                                             
    Budget authority....................      $1,238,705      $6,892,705
    Outlays.............................       1,217,605       6,676,805
    Revenues............................         977,700       5,415,200
Current Level:                                                          
    Budget authority....................       1,233,103           (\1\)
    Outlays.............................       1,216,173           (\1\)
    Revenues............................         978,218           (\1\)
Current Level over (+)/under (-)                                        
 Appropriate Level:                                                     
    Budget authority....................          -5,602           (\1\)
    Outlays.............................          -1,432           (\1\)
    Revenues............................             518         -31,643
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for Fiscal Years   
  1997 through 1999 will not be considered until future sessions of     
  Congress.                                                             

                            budget authority

       Enactment of measures providing more than $5.602 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 
     $1.432 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 measures producing any net revenue loss of 
     more than $518 million in FY 1995 (if not already included in 
     the current level estimate) would cause FY 1995 revenues to 
     fall 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.

                                                                        
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   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                                1995-1999              
                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         BA        Outlays        NEA           BA        Outlays        NEA    
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          HOUSE COMMITTEE                                                                                       
                                                                                                                
Agriculture:                                                                                                    
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0        4,861
    Current level.................          499         -155            0          497         -152            0
    Difference....................          499         -155            0          497         -152       -4,861
National Security:                                                                                              
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current level.................           42           37            0          221          210           82
    Difference....................           42           37            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
Economic and Educational                                                                                        
 Opportunities:                                                                                                 
    Allocation....................            0            0          309            0            0        5,943
    Current level.................            8          -13          297          104           81        1,674
    Difference....................            8          -13          -12          104           81       -4,269
Commerce:                                                                                                       
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current level.................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
International Relations:                                                                                        
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current level.................            5            4            0           11           11            0
    Difference....................            5            4            0           11           11            0
Government Reform & Oversight:                                                                                  
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current level.................            0            0            0            4            4           -3
    Difference....................            0            0            0            4            4           -3
House Oversight:                                                                                                
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current level.................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
Resources:                                                                                                      
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current level.................           -8           -8            4            0           -2            4
    Difference....................           -8           -8            4            0           -2            4
Judiciary:                                                                                                      
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current level.................          -58          -58            0           -6           -6            0
    Difference....................          -58          -58            0           -6           -6            0
Transportation & Infrastructure:                                                                                
    Allocation....................        2,161            0            0       64,741            0            0
    Current level.................        2,161            0            0        4,375            0            0
    Difference....................            0            0            0      -60,366            0            0
Science:                                                                                                        
    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          334            3            3        1,888
    Difference....................            2            2           -6            3            3       -3,855
Ways and Means:                                                                                                 
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0          214
    Current level.................           44          -37           98       -3,674       -5,711       -3,655
    Difference....................           44          -37           98       -3,674       -5,711       -3,869
                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total Authorized:                                                                                             
      Allocation..................        2,161            0          649       64,741            0       16,761
      Current level...............        2,670         -253          733        1,460       -5,637          -10
      Difference..................          509         -253           84      -63,281       -5,637      -16,771
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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, 1994)                     Current Level                                        Difference                    
                                     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           General purpose            Violent crime            General purpose            Violent crime            General purpose            Violent crime     
                                     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           BA           O            BA           O            BA           O            BA           O            BA           O            BA           O     
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Agriculture, Rural Development......       13,397       13,945            0            0       13,396       13,945            0            0           -1           -0            0            0
Commerce, Justice, State............       24,031       24,247        2,345          667       23,821       24,205        2,345          667         -210          -42            0            0
Defense.............................      243,432      250,515            0            0      241,405      249,636            0            0       -2,027         -879            0            0
District of Columbia................          720          722            0            0          712          714            0            0           -8           -8            0            0
Energy and Water Development........       20,493       20,888            0            0       20,293       20,784            0            0         -200         -104            0            0
Foreign Operations..................       13,785       13,735            0            0       13,492       13,717            0            0         -293          -18            0            0
Interior............................       13,521       13,916            0            0       13,516       13,915            0            0           -6           -2            0            0
Labor, HHS and Education............       69,978       69,819           38            8       69,678       69,807           38            7         -300          -12            0           -1
Legislative Branch..................        2,368        2,380            0            0        2,367        2,380            0            0           -1            0            0            0
Military Construction...............        8,837        8,553            0            0        8,735        8,519            0            0         -102          -34            0            0
Transportation......................       13,704       36,513            0            0       13,622       36,511            0            0          -82           -2            0            0
Treasury-Postal Service.............       11,741       12,256           40           28       11,575       12,220           39           28         -166          -36           -1            0
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies.........       70,418       72,781            0            0       70,052       72,780            0            0         -366           -1            0            0
Reserve.............................        2,311            6            0            0            0            0            0            0       -2,311           -6            0            0
                                     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Grand total...................      508,736      540,276        2,423          703      502,664      539,133        2,422          702       -6,072       -1,143           -1           -1
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                                                     U.S. Congress


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                        Washington, DC June, 1995.
     Hon. John Kasich,
     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. These estimates are compared to the appropriate levels 
     for those items contained in the 1995 Concurrent Resolution 
     on the Budget (H.Con.Res. 218), and are current through June 
     7, 1995. A summary of this tabulation follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget               
                                      House      resolution    Current  
                                     current      (H. Con.    level +/- 
                                      level      Res. 218)    resolution
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget authority.................    1,233,103    1,238,705       -5,602
Outlays..........................    1,216,173    1,217,605       -1,432
Revenues:                                                               
    1995.........................      978,218      977,700          518
    1995-99......................    5,383,577    5,415,200      -31,643
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Since my last report, dated February 22, 1995, the Congress 
     has cleared, and the President has signed, the 1995 Emergency 
     Supplementals and Rescissions Act (P.L. 104-6) and the Self-
     Employed Health Insurance Act (P.L. 104-7). These actions 
     have affected the current level of budget authority, outlays, 
     and revenues. Congress also cleared for the President's 
     signature the 1995 Emergency Supplementals and Rescissions 
     bill (H.R. 1158), which was vetoed by the President.
           Sincerely,
                                                  June E. O'Neill.

   PARLIAMENTARIAN STATUS REPORT 104TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION HOUSE ON-  
  BUDGET SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995 AS OF CLOSE OF BUSINESS 
                              JUNE 7, 1995                              
                        [In millions of dollars]                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Budget                            
                                    authority     Outlays      Revenues 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   ENACTED IN PREVIOUS SESSIONS                                         
                                                                        
Revenues.........................  ...........  ...........      978,466
Permanents and other spending                                           
 legislation.....................      750,343      706,271  ...........
Appropriation legislation........      738,096      757,783  ...........
Offsetting receipts..............     -250,027     -250,027  ...........
                                  --------------------------------------
      Total previously enacted...    1,238,412    1,214,027      978,466
                                                                        
       ENACTED THIS SESSION                                             
                                                                        
1995 Emergency Supplementals and                                        
 Rescissions Act (P.L. 104-6)....       -3,386       -1,008  ...........
Self-Employed Health Insurance                                          
 Act (P.L. 104-7)................  ...........  ...........         -248
                                  --------------------------------------
      Total enacted this session.       -3,386       -1,008         -248
                                                                        
   ENTITLEMENTS AND MANDATORIES                                         
                                                                        
Budget resolution baseline                                              
 estimates of appropriated                                              
 entitlements and other mandatory                                       
 programs not yet enacted........       -1,923        3,154  ...........
                                  --------------------------------------
      Total current level\1\.....    1,233,103    1,216,173      978,218
      Total budget resolution....    1,238,705    1,217,605      977,700
                                  --------------------------------------
      Amount remaining:                                                 
        Under budget resolution..        5,602        1,432  ...........
        Over budget resolution...  ...........  ...........          518
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\In accordance with the Budget Enforcement Act, the total does not    
  include $3,905 million in budget authority and $7,442 million in      
  outlays for funding of emergencies that have been designated as such  
  by the President and the Congress, and $841 million in budget         
  authority and $917 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.  

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. Jones] is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, on June 2, 1995, a United States Air Force F-
16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia.
  The pilot's fate was unknown.
  What was known was that if he had survived, he had gone down in a 
hostile, war-torn land where Bosnian Serbs were using captured United 
Nations peacekeepers as human shields.
  While the Nation waited for answers, a Navy ship steamed into the 
Adriatic Sea.
  Aboard the ship was the 24th Marine unit, commanded by Col. Martin R. 
Berndt.
  On June 8, at 3 a.m. Bosnian time, Colonel Berndt was notified that 
the downed pilot had been located. The marines moved quickly.
  They hastily assembled a TRAP team, for Tactical Recovery of Aircraft 
Personnel, under the command of Lt. Col. Chris Gunther.
  By 5 a.m., Colonel Berndt, Lieutenant Colonel Gunther, and their 
Marines were aboard helicopters en route to the Bosnian coast.
  Forty-five minutes later, before crossing into Bosnian air space, the 
Marines were joined by EA-6B Prowlers from the USS Roosevelt, F/A 18 
Hornets from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 533, and two Air Force A-10 
Thunderbolts.
  AWACS airborne warning and control system aircraft, which had been in 
radio contact with the downed pilot, circled overhead and directed the 
Marines to his approximate location.
  The Marines hit the objective at 6:40 a.m. The Cobra gunships went in 
first, flying fast and low over the trees to identify and destroy any 
potential threat from the ground.
  Seconds later, the first Super Stallion landed. Marines leapt from 
the aircraft and deployed to secure the area.
  As the second CH-53 touched down, 29-year-old Captain Scott O'Grady, 
the F-16 pilot who for 6 days had evaded capture and lived off the 
land, sprang from a tree line and ran toward the Marines.
  Colonel Berndt reached out, grabbed O'Grady, and pulled him safely 
aboard the chopper.
  ``I'm okay,'' O'Grady said. ``Get me out of here.''
  Colonel Berndt obliged.
  From the time they landed to the time they lifted off, the Marines 
spent less than 2 minutes on the ground.
  During the flight back to the ship they were fired on by surface to 
air missiles and small arms.
  At least one round hit the helicopter that carried Captain O'Grady.
  But it was not enough to stop the U.S. Marines, and today Captain 
Scott O'Grady is safely home.
  This operation demonstrates many things.
  It demonstrates the superior capabilities of our equipment, and the 
effectiveness of our tactics.
  It demonstrates our military's exceptional capability for inter-
service communications and cooperation.
  But above all, it demonstrates the unequaled skill, valor, of 
American troops.
  Courage saved Captain O'Grady--his own courage, and the courage of 
the Marines who pierced the Bosnian dawn to pull him from harm's way.
  The TRAP team that rescued Captain O'Grady included two Sea Cobra 
helicopter gunships; four Harrier attack jets; and 41 Marines from an 
81 mortar platoon from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines.
  These elements are home based at Camp Lejeune, NC.
  Much of Camp Lejeune is in the third congressional district, and I am 
here tonight as their Representative in Congress, to commend their 
actions over Bosnia.
  These Marines are daring. They are intrepid. They are dauntless.
  They represent the very best America has to offer, and their actions 
reflect great credit upon each individual Marine, the 3rd Battalion, 
the 8th Marines, the 24th MEU, and Camp Lejeune.
  I am proud to represent them.
  The Marines of Camp Lejeune demonstrate the spirit and meaning of the 
Corp's proud motto: ``Semper Fi''--``Always faithful''.
  I say thank you Captain O'Grady and thank you to the U.S. Marine 
Corps.


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