[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 22, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E862-E864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRESS FULFILLS ITS COMMITMENT TO CUT GOVERNMENT

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                         HON. CHARLES H. TAYLOR

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 21, 1996

  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, we finally completed 
fiscal 1996 appropriations action late last month. And although we were 
forced to add back funds to get the President's signature, the final 
product reflects the Republican party's commitment to cutting 
government programs. The fiscal year 1996 bills cut $23 billion from 
last year's levels. As my colleague from Louisiana, Appropriations 
Chairman Bob Livingston, said in announcing the programs and projects 
terminated in the fiscal year 1996 appropriations bills: ``We are 
cutting government beyond targets set by the budget resolution. These 
numbers are proof that we're doing our part to balance the budget in 7 
years. While President Clinton fights to preserve bureaucracies, 
Republicans are fighting to relieve the American taxpayer. This is a 
dramatically different way of doing business in Washington.''
  I couldn't agree more. That is why I want to submit the terminations 
that were included in the fiscal year 1996 appropriations bills. This

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list was compiled by the Appropriations Committee, and demonstrates our 
commitment to a balanced budget in 7 years.

                              Eliminations

       The following are terminations included in signed bills and 
     levels negotiated in H.R. 3019, the omnibus spending bill:


                             transportation

       Highway demonstration projects ($352 million).
       Local rail freight assistance ($17 million).
       Penn Station Redevelopment ($40 million).
       Interstate Commerce Commission (after Jan. 1) ($15.4 
     million).
       Coast Guard buoy replacement project ($8.5 million).
       Coast Guard 82-foot WPB capability replacement ($4 
     million).
       Coast Guard HH-65 helicopter gearbox upgrade ($2.5 
     million).
       Coast Guard GPS 2nd District ($2.4 million).
       FAA ``Quality through partnership'' program ($1.79 
     million).
       FAA NAS management automation program ($2 million).
       FAA traffic management system ($10.8 million).
       FAA Digital BRITE display ($5.5 million).
       FAA remote maintenance monitoring system upgrade ($3 
     million).
       FAA Integrated network management system ($300,000).
       FAA precision runway monitors ($1.2 million).
       FAA future airway facilities technologies (R&D) ($3.4 
     million).
       FAA general aviation renaissance ($1 million).
       Federal Hwy. Admin. OJT/supportive svcs. ($5 million).
       FHWA ITS advanced technology applications ($10 million).
       FHWA ITS priority corridors ($10 million).


                              AGRICULTURE

       Cattle Tick Eradication Program, Food Stamp Program ($12.5 
     million).
       Closed 3 Agriculture Research Svc. laboratories ($1 
     million).
       Eliminated 26 research grants ($4.7 million).
       Nutrition Education Initiative, Extension activities ($4.3 
     million).


                        TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE

       Advisory Commission on Intergovt. Relations ($216,000).
       Administrative Conference of the U.S. ($1.2 million).
       Treasury Special Forfeiture Fund ($45 million).
       IRS Tax Compliance ($405 million).
       OPM Federal Quality Institute ($800,000).
       OPM International Affairs Office ($140,000).
       OPM Research Office ($2.2 million).
       OPM Job Information ($2.5 million).
       OPM Occupational Testing ($14.4 million).


                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

       Office of Technology Assessment ($18.4 million).
       U.S. Code subscriptions for Members ($420,000).
       House Parking Lot 6 ($238,000).
       Warehouse at 120 Canal St., SE ($181,000).
       Historical Society calendars for Members ($850,000).
       Folding Room (privatized) ($6.1 million).
       Barber Shop (privatized) ($148,000).
       Ended taxpayer-subsidized flag office ($324,000).


                            ENERGY AND WATER

       Gas Turbine Modular Helium Reactor ($20.7 million).
       Russian replacement program ($5 million).
       Technology Partnership program ($3 million).
       In House Energy Mgmt. ($31.3 million).
       Water Conservation Challenge Partnerships ($9 million).
       Energy/Water Product Efficiency Standards ($450,000).
       Construction Prod. Advancement Research Program ($6 
     million).
       Nat'l Assessment of Water Supply Demand & Avail. ($3 
     million).
       Nat'l Special Data Infrastructure ($2 million).
       Dredging Oper. and Environmental Research ($3 million).
       Water Operations Tech. Support Program ($1.5 million).
       River Confluence Ice Research ($1 million).
       Natural Resources Technical Support ($1.6 million).
       Environmental Review Guide for Operations ($1.5 million).
       Reinvested User Fees for Recreation Improvements ($5 
     million).
       Real Time Water Control Research Program ($850,000).


                                INTERIOR

       Bureau of Mines ($30 million).
       Emergency Preparedness (DOE) ($8 million).
       Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp. ($7 million).
       Urban park and recreation fund ($6 million).
       State grants/land and water conservation fund ($25 
     million).
       Business enterprise development grants ($2 million).
       Indian direct loan program ($1 million).
       Navajo rehabilitation trust fund ($2 million).
       Rural abandoned mine program (RAMP) ($8 million).
       Advanced computational technology initiative ($10 million).
       Coalbed methane program ($2 million).
       Planar solid oxide fuel cells program ($3 million).
       Mild gasification process development unit ($4 million).
       Gasifier improvement facility ($4 million).
       Advanced absorption fluids ($1 million).
       Microcogeneration ($2 million).
       Lighting collaboratives ($1 million).
       Federal energy efficiency fund ($7 million).
       Cool communities ($2 million).
       Training for commercial building operators ($2 million).
       Pressure calciner project ($2 million).
       Aluminum spray forming ($3 million).
       Advanced fluid catalytic cracker ($2 million).
       Food, textiles and agriculture program ($1 million).
       Grants to industrial associations ($1 million).
       Industrial assessments ($1 million).
       CNG absorbent systems and tank design ($1 million).
       Federal fleet vehicle acquisitions (elim. central DOE fund) 
     ($20 million).
       Collaborative effort with DOT on crash behavior ($1 
     million).
       Automotive piston technologies ($5 million).
       Locomotive fuel cell program ($1 million).
       Fuel cells for buses ($3 million).
       Integrated resource planning (utility sector programs) ($9 
     million).


                        VA-HUD, INDEP. AGENCIES

       Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigation Board ($500,000).
       Office of Consumer Affairs ($2.2 million).
       Public Housing Development ($598 million).
       Enterprise Zone Homes ($50 million).
       Pension Fund Partnerships ($350 million).
       Flexible Subsidy Fund ($50 million).
       Neighborhood Development ($5 million).
       Community Adjustment Planning ($2 million).
       Congregate Housing ($25 million).
       Project Based Service Coordinators ($22 million).
       Economic Development Initiative ($350 million).
       Joint Community Development ($6 million).
       Lease Adjustments ($22 million).
       Loan Management ($150 million).
       Public Housing Coordinators ($30 million).
       Service Coordinators ($30 million).


                        COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE

       Advanced Technology Program ($340 million).
       U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration ($14 million; $2 
     million left for closeout costs).
       Non-point Pollution Source Control grants ($5 million).
       Endowment for Children's Educational Television ($2.5 
     million).
       Contributions to U.N. Industrial Dev. Organization ($28 
     million).
       Competitive Policy Council ($1 million).
       Ounce of Prevention Council ($1.5 million).


                    LABOR, HHS (HOUSE ELIMINATIONS):

       [Department of Labor]
       [Employment and Training Administration:]
       Youth Fair Chance ($24 million).
       Rural Concentrated Employment ($3.8 million).
       JTPA Concentrated Employment ($6 million).
       National Commission for Employment Policy ($2.2 million).
       American Samoans (Training & Employment Services) ($5 
     million).
       Microenterprise Grants ($2.25 million).
       National Center for the Workplace ($1.1 million).
       Office of the American Workplace Departmental Management 
     ($7.4 million).
       [Department of Health and Human Services]
       [Public Health Services]
       State Offices of Rural Health ($3.9 million).
       Trauma Care--Public Health Service ($4.7 million).
       Native Hawaiian Health Care ($4.5 million).
       [Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration]
       Community Support Demonstrations--Substance Abuse & Mental 
     Health Services Admin. ($24 million).
       Homeless Service Demonstrations ($21 million).
       Treatment Grants to Crisis Areas--Substance Abuse Services 
     ($35 million).
       Treatment Demonstrations/Criminal Justice Programs ($37.5 
     million).
       Treatment Demonstrations/Critical Populations ($23.5 
     million).
       Comprehensive Comm. Treatment Program--Substance Abuse 
     Services ($27 million).
       Substance Abuse Svcs. Training ($5.5 million).
       High Risk Youth--Prevention Demonstrations ($65 million).
       Other Programs--Prevention Demonstration ($6.6 million).
       Community Partnerships ($114 million).
       Prevention Education/Dissemination ($13.4 million).
       Prevention Education/Training ($16 million).
       [Assistant Secretary for Health]
       Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion ($4.6 
     million).
       Emergency Preparedness ($2.1 million).
       Health Care Reform Data Analysis ($2.7 million).
       Health Service Management ($18.4 million).
       [Health Care Financing Administration]
       Counseling Program ($10 million).
       Essential Access Community Hospitals ($3.5 million).

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       New Rural Health Grants ($1.7 million).
       [Administration for Children and Families]
       Civics & English Education Grants ($6 million).
       Child Development Associate Scholarships ($1.3 million).
       Runaway Youth Activities ($14 million).
       Youth Gang Substance Abuse ($10.5 million).
       ABCAN ($288,000).
       Dependent Care/Planning & Development ($13 million).
       Child Welfare Research ($6.3 million).
       Social Services Research ($15 million).
       Family Support Centers ($7 million).
       Rural Housing ($2.9 million).
       Farmworker Assistance ($3 million).
       Demonstration Partnerships ($7.9 million).
       [Administration on Aging]
       Pension Counseling ($1.9 million).
       Federal Council on Aging ($176,000).
       White House Conference on Aging ($3 million).
       [Department of Education]
       State School Improvement ($27 million).
       [School Improvement Programs]
       Safe & Drug Free Schools--Nat'l Programs ($25 million).
       Education Infrastructure ($35 million).
       Law Related Education ($5.8 million).
       Christa McAuliffe Scholarships ($1.9 million).
       Women's Educational Equity ($3.9 million).
       Dropout Prevention Demonstrations ($28 million).
       Training in Early Childhood ($13 million).
       Family and Community Endeavor Schools ($11 million).
       [Bilingual and Immigrant Education]
       Support Services ($14 million).
       Professional Development ($25 million).
       [Special Institutions]
       Endowment Grants--National Tech. Institute for the Deaf 
     ($336,000).
       Construction--National Tech. Institute for the Deaf 
     ($150,000).
       Endowment Grants--Gallaudet University ($1 million).
       [Vocational and Adult Education]
       Community Based Organizations ($9 million).
       Consumer and Homemaker Education ($34 million).
       State Councils ($8.8 million).
       Demonstrations--National Programs ($20 million).
       National Occupational Info. Coord. Committee ($6 million).
       Evaluation & Technical Assistance--Adult Education ($3.9 
     million).
       National Institute for Literacy ($4.8 million).
       Workplace Literacy Partnerships ($18 million).
       [Student Financial Assistance]
       State Post-Secondary Review Program ($20 million).
       [Higher Education]
       Endowment Grants ($6 million).
       HBCU Set-aside ($2 million).
       Evaluation ($1 million).
       Native Hawaiian & Alaska Native Cultural Arts ($1 million).
       Eisenhower Leadership Program ($4 million).
       Innovation Projects in Community Service ($1.4 million).
       Cooperative Education ($6.9 million).
       Student Financial Aid Database ($496,000).
       National Science Scholarships ($4.4 million).
       National Academy of Science, Space & Technology ($2 
     million).
       Douglas Teacher Scholarships ($14.5 million).
       Olympic Scholarships ($1 million).
       Teacher Corps ($1.8 million).
       Harris Scholarships ($20 million).
       Faculty Development Fellowships ($3.7 million).
       School, College and University Partnerships ($3.8 million).
       Legal Training for the Disadvantaged ($2.9 million).
       [Howard University]
       Regular Program--Endowment Program ($3.5 million).
       Clincial Law Center--Endowment Program ($5.5 million).
       Research ($4.6 million).
       Construction ($5 million).
       College Housing & Acad. Facilities Loans ($1 million).
       [Education Research, Statistics & Improvement]
       21st Century Learning ($750,000).
       National Diffusion Network ($14 million).
       [Libraries]
       Library Literacy Programs ($8 million).
       [Department Management]
       National Board of the Fund for the Improv. of Post 
     Secondary Ed. ($128,000).
       President's Ad. Comm. on Ed. Excellence for Hispanic Am. 
     ($286,000).
       [Related Agencies]
       Vista Literacy Corps--Domestic ($5 million).
       Senior Demonstration Program ($1 million).
       National Ed. Standards & Improvement Council ($2 million).

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