[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 130 (Thursday, September 19, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H10648-H10651]
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 REFLECTING ACTION 
     COMPLETED AS OF SEPTEMBER 12, 1996 FOR FISCAL YEARS 1997-2001

  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 1997 and for the 5-year period fiscal year 1997 through fiscal 
year 2001.
  This report is to be used in applying the fiscal year 1997 budget 
resolution (H. Con. Res.

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178), for legislation having spending or revenue effects in fiscal 
years 1997 through 2001.

                                         House of Representatives,


                                      Committee on the Budget,

                               Washington, DC, September 17, 1996.
     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 1997 and for the 5-year period 
     fiscal year 1997 through fiscal year 2001.
       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 12, 1996.
       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. 178, the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997. These levels 
     are consistent with the recent revisions made pursuant to 
     section 606(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as 
     amended by the Contract with America Advancement Act (P.L. 
     104-121) which provides additional new budget authority and 
     outlays to pay for continuing disability reviews. 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 1997 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. 
     178 for fiscal year 1997 and for fiscal years 1997 through 
     2001. ``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 third table compares the current levels of 
     discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 1997 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, because 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 July 12, 1996.
           Sincerely,
                                         John R. Kasich, Chairman.
       Enclosures.

 STATUS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1997 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN H. CON. 
       RES. 178--REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF SEPT. 12, 1996       
               [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]              
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Fiscal year     Fiscal year 
                                               1997          1997-2001  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate level (as set by H. Con.                                    
 Res. 178):.............................                                
    Budget authority....................       1,314,785       6,956,907
    Outlays.............................       1,311,171       6,898,627
    Revenues............................       1,083,728       5,913,303
Current level:..........................                                
    Budget authority....................         856,941           (\1\)
    Outlays.............................       1,037,292           (\1\)
    Revenues............................       1,101,569       5,973,380
Current level over (+)/under (-)                                        
 appropriate level:.....................                                
    Budget authority....................        -457,844           (\1\)
    Outlays.............................        -273,879           (\1\)
    Revenues............................          17,841          60,077
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\1\ Not applicable because annual appropriations acts for fiscal years  
  1997 through 2000 will not be considered until future sessions of     
  Congress.                                                             

                            budget authority

       Enactment of measures providing any new budget authority 
     for FY 1997 in excess of $457,844,000,000 (if not already 
     included in the current level estimate) would cause FY 1997 
     budget authority to exceed the appropriate level set by H. 
     Con. Res. 178.


                                outlays

       Enactment of measures providing any new budget or 
     entitlement authority that would increase FY 1997 outlays in 
     excess of $273,879,000,000 (if not already included in the 
     current level estimate) would cause FY 1997 outlays to exceed 
     the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 178.


                                revenues

       Enactment of any measure that would result in any revenue 
     loss in excess of $17,841,000,000 for FY 1997 (if not already 
     included in the current level estimate) or in excess of 
     $60,077,000,000 for FY 1997 through 2001 (if not already 
     included in the current level) would increase the amount by 
     which revenues are less than the recommended levels of 
     revenue set by H. Con. Res. 178.

DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO BUDGET ACT SECTION 602(a) REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS
                                                                    OF SEPT. 12, 1996                                                                   
                                                         [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]                                                         
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                                                                  1997                                                  1997-2001                       
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               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              4,996
    Current level.....................                  5                  5                  5                 55                 55                 55
    Difference........................                  5                  5                  5                 55                 55             -4,941
  National Security:                                                                                                                                    
    Allocation........................             -1,579             -1,579                  0               -664               -664                  0
    Current level.....................               -102               -102                -21               -289               -289                -34
    Difference........................              1,477              1,477                -21                375                375                -34
  Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs:                                                                                                                   
    Allocation........................               -128             -3,700                  0               -711             -4,004                  0
    Current level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference........................                128              3,700                  0                711              4,004                  0
  Economic and Educational                                                                                                                              
   Opportunities:                                                                                                                                       
    Allocation........................               -912               -800               -152             -3,465             -3,153              7,669
    Current level.....................              1,967              1,635              1,816             11,135             10,296              8,852
    Difference........................              2,879              2,435              1,968             14,600             13,449              1,183
  Commerce:                                                                                                                                             
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                370            -14,540            -14,540            -41,710
    Current level.....................                  0                  0                500                200                153              1,470
    Difference........................                  0                  0                130             14,740             14,693             43,180
  International Relations:                                                                                                                              
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current level.....................                 -1                 -1                  0                 -1                 -1                  0
    Difference........................                 -1                 -1                  0                 -1                 -1                  0
  Government Reform and Oversight:                                                                                                                      
    Allocation........................             -1,078             -1,078               -289             -4,605             -4,605             -1,668
    Current level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference........................              1,078              1,078                289              4,605              4,605              1,668
  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........................                -91                -90                -12             -1,401             -1,460                -59
    Current level.....................                 -2                 -2                  1                -30                -30                  9
    Difference........................                 89                 88                 13              1,371              1,430                 68
  Judiciary:                                                                                                                                            
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0               -357               -357                  0
    Current level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  3                  3                  3
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                360                360                  3
  Transportation and Infrastructure:                                                                                                                    
    Allocation........................              2,280                  0                  0            125,989                521                  2
    Current level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference........................             -2,280                  0                  0           -125,989               -521                 -2
  Science:                                                                                                                                              
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                -13                -13                  0

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    Current level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                 13                 13                  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........................                -90                -90                224               -919               -919              3,475
    Current level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference........................                 90                 90               -224                919                919             -3,475
  Ways and Means:                                                                                                                                       
    Allocation........................             -8,973             -9,132             -2,057           -134,211           -134,618            -10,743
    Current level.....................              8,337              8,301             -2,840             73,452             73,471            -38,717
    Difference........................             17,310             17,433               -783            207,663            208,089            -27,974
  Unassigned:                                                                                                                                           
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0                  0
  Total authorized:                                                                                                                                     
    Allocation........................            -10,571            -16,469             -1,916            -34,897           -163,812            -38,038
    Current level.....................             10,204              9,836               -539             84,525             83,658            -28,362
    Difference........................             20,775             26,305              1,377            119,422            247,470              9,676
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                            DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997--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 (July 12,    Current level reflecting action completed                  Difference                
                                                                                 1996)                               as of Sept. 12, 1996            -------------------------------------------
                                                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    General purpose        Violent crime   
                                                                 General purpose        Violent crime        General purpose        Violent crime    -------------------------------------------
                                                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                           
                                                                Budget                Budget                Budget                Budget                Budget    Outlays     Budget    Outlays 
                                                              authority   Outlays   authority   Outlays   authority   Outlays   authority   Outlays   authority             authority           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture, Rural Development..............................     12,960     13,380          0          0     12,960     13,340          0          0          0         40          0          0
Commerce, Justice, State....................................     24,493     24,939      4,525      2,951         16      6,451          0      1,477     24,477     18,488      4,525      1,474
Defense.....................................................    245,065    243,372          0          0          0     80,745          0          0    245,065    162,627          0          0
District of Columbia........................................        719        719          0          0        719        719          0          0          0          0          0          0
Energy & Water Development..................................     19,421     19,652          0          0          0      6,833          0          0     19,421     12,819          0          0
Foreign Operations..........................................     11,950     13,311          0          0         72      8,253          0          0     11,878      5,058          0          0
Interior....................................................     12,118     12,920          0          0        138      4,855          0          0     11,980      8,065          0          0
Labor, HHS and Education....................................     65,625     69,602         61         38      1,858     40,615          0         20     63,767     28,987         61         18
Legislative Branch..........................................      2,180      2,148          0          0      2,166      2,131          0          0         14         17          0          0
Military Construction.......................................      9,983     10,360          0          0      9,982     10,344          0          0          1         16          0          0
Transportation..............................................     12,190     35,453          0          0          0     23,785          0          0     12,190     11,668          0          0
Treasury-Postal Service.....................................     11,016     10,971         97         84          0      2,381          0          9     11,016      8,590         97         75
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies.................................     64,354     78,803          0          0        365     47,492          0          0     63,989     31,311          0          0
Reserve.....................................................        618         69          0          0          0          0          0          0        618         69          0          0
                                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Grand total...........................................    492,692    535,699      4,683      3,073     28,276    247,944          0      1,506    464,416    287,755      4,683      1,567
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                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                               Washington, DC, September 17, 1996.
     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 
     1997. These estimates are compared to the appropriate levels 
     for those items contained in the 1997 Concurrent Resolution 
     on the Budget (H. Con. Res. 178) and are current through 
     September 12, 1996. A summary of this tabulation follows:

                        [In millions of dollars]                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    Budget              
                                         House    resolution    Current 
                                        current    (H. Con.    level +/-
                                         level     Res. 178)  resolution
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget authority....................     856,941   1,314,785    -457,844
Outlays.............................   1,037,292   1,311,171    -273,879
Revenues............................  ..........  ..........  ..........
    1997............................   1,101,569   1,083,728     +17,841
    1997-2001.......................   5,973,380   5,913,303     +60,077
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Since my last report, dated July 22, 1996, the Congress has 
     cleared and the President has signed the Agriculture 
     Appropriations Act (P.L. 104-180), the District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act (P.L. 104-194), the Federal Oil & Gas 
     Royalty Simplifications & Fairness Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-
     185), the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (P.L. 
     104-188), an Act to Authorize Voluntary Separation Incentives 
     at A.I.D. (P.L. 104-190), the Health Insurance Portability 
     and Accountability Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-191), and the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
     Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193). The Congress has also cleared for 
     the President's signature the Military Construction 
     Appropriations Act (H.R. 3517), the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act (H.R. 3754), and the National Defense 
     Authorization Act (H.R. 3230). These actions changed the 
     current level of budget authority, outlays, and revenues.
           Sincerely,
                                                  June E. O'Neill,
                                                         Director.

   PARLIAMENTARIAN STATUS REPORT--104TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION, HOUSE ON-BUDGET SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR FISCAL YEAR  
                                1997, AS OF CLOSE OF BUSINESS SEPTEMBER 12, 1996                                
                                            [In millions of dollars]                                            
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                                                         Budget  authority       Outlays            Revenues    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   PREVIOUSLY ENACTED                                                                           
                                                                                                                
Revenues...............................................  .................  .................          1,100,355
Permanents and other spending legislation..............            843,212            804,226  .................
Appropriation legislation..............................  .................            238,523  .................
    Offsetting receipts................................           -199,772           -199,772  .................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total previously enacted.........................            643,440            842,977          1,100,355
                                                        ========================================================
                  ENACTED THIS SESSION                                                                          
                                                                                                                
Appropriations Bills:                                                                                           
Agricultural Appropriations (P.L. 104-180).............             52,345             44,922  .................
District of Columbia Appropriations (P.L. 104-194).....                719                719  .................
Authorizations Bill:                                                                                            
    Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 (P.L. 104-168............  .................  .................                -15
    Federal Oil & Gas Royalty Simplification & Fairness                                                         
     Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-185)........................                  1                  1  .................

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      Offsetting Receipts..............................                 -3                 -3  .................
    Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-                                                        
     188)..............................................                -76                -76                579
    An Act to Authorize Voluntary Separation Incentives                                                         
     at the A.I.D. (P.L. 104-190)......................                 -1                 -1  .................
    Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act                                                           
     of 1996 (P.L. 104-191)............................                305                315                590
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity                                                                
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193).........             10,080              9,702                 60
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total enacted this session.......................             63,370             55,579              1,214
                                                        ========================================================
                PASSED PENDING SIGNATURE                                                                        
                                                                                                                
Military Construction Appropriations (H.R. 3517).......              9,982              3,140  .................
Legislative Branch Appropriations (H.R. 3754)..........              2,166              1,917  .................
National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 3230).........               -102               -102  .................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total passed pending signature...................             12,046              4,955  .................
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       APPROPRIATED ENTITLEMENTS AND MANDATORIES                                                                
                                                                                                                
Budget resolution baseline estimates of appropriated                                                            
 entitlements and other mandatory programs not yet                                                              
 enacted...............................................            138,085            133,781  .................
Total Current Level \1\................................            856,941          1,037,292          1,101,569
Total Budget Resolution................................          1,314,785          1,311,171          1,083,728
Amount remaining:                                                                                               
    Under Budget Resolution............................            457,844            273,879  .................
    Over Budget Resolution.............................  .................  .................            -17,841
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\1\ In accordance with the Budget Enforcement Act, the total does not include $34 million in outlays for funding
  of emergencies that have been designated as such by the President and the Congress.                           

  

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