[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 136 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H11580-H11583]
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 18, 1996 FOR FISCAL YEARS 1996-2000

  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 1996 and for the 5-year-period fiscal year 1996 through fiscal 
year 2000.
  This report is to be used in applying the fiscal year 1996 budget 
resolution, House Concurrent Resolution 67, for legislation having 
spending or revenue effects in fiscal years 1996 through 2000.
                                         House of Representatives,


                                      Committee on the Budget,

                               Washington, DC, September 27, 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 1996 and for the 5-year period 
     fiscal year 1996 through fiscal year 2000.
       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 18, 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. 67, the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996. These levels 
     are consistent with the recent revisions made pursuant to 
     section 606(e) of 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

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     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 1996 
     because appropriations for those years will be considered 
     under future budget resolutions.
       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. 
     67 for fiscal year 1996 and for fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000. ``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 1996 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 December 5, 1995.
           Sincerely,
                                                   John R. Kasich,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.

  REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET--STATUS OF THE 
    FISCAL YEAR 1996 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN H. CON. RES. 67    
         [Reflecting action completed as of September 18, 1996]         
               [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]              
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Fiscal year  Fiscal year
                                                    1996      1996-2000 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level (as set by H. Con. Res. 67):                          
    Budget authority..........................    1,285,515    6,814,600
    Outlays...................................    1,288,160    6,749,200
    Revenues..................................    1,042,500    5,656,841
Current Level:                                                          
    Budget authority..........................    1,306,896        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................    1,307,685        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................    1,039,110    5,691,500
Current Level over(+)/under(-) Appropriate                              
 Level:                                                                 
    Budget Authority..........................       21,381        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................       19,525        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................       -3,390       34,659
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Not applicable because annual appropriation Act 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 1996 (if not already included in the current level 
     estimate) would cause FY 1996 budget authority to exceed the 
     appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 67.


                                outlays

       Enactment of measures providing any new budget or 
     entitlement authority that would increase FY 1996 outlays (if 
     not already included in the current level estimate) would 
     cause FY 1996 outlays to exceed the appropriate level set by 
     H. Con. Res. 67.


                                revenues

       Enactment of any measure that would result in any revenue 
     loss in FY 1996 (if not already included in the current level 
     estimate) or in excess of $34,659,000,000 for FY 1996 through 
     2000 (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. 67.
                                                                    ____


 DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO BUDGET ACT SECTION 602(a), REFLECTION ACTION COMPLETED 
                                                                AS OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1996                                                                
                                                         [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]                                                         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                             1996                                1996-2000              
                                                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                 BA        Outlays        NEA           BA        Outlays        NEA    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
House committee:                                                                                                                                        
    Agriculture:                                                                                                                                        
        Allocation........................................................         -992         -992          177       -8,477       -8,477       -2,164
        Current level.....................................................         -330         -722         -758       -5,011       -5,366       -6,771
        Difference........................................................          662          270         -935        3,466        3,111       -4,607
    National Security:                                                                                                                                  
        Allocation........................................................       -1,168       -1,168          382        1,733        1,733        1,467
        Current level.....................................................          369          367          401        1,378        1,374        1,758
        Difference........................................................        1,537        1,535           19         -355         -359          291
    Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs:                                                                                                                 
        Allocation........................................................         -481         -481            0       -1,698       -1,698            0
        Current level.....................................................            3            3            0            0            0            0
        Difference........................................................          484          484            0        1,698        1,698            0
    Economic and Educational Opportunities:                                                                                                             
        Allocation........................................................         -128          122       -2,015       -1,976       -1,534      -11,465
        Current level.....................................................            0            0            0        8,568        7,919        6,900
        Difference........................................................          128         -122        2,015       10,544        9,453       18,365
    Commerce:                                                                                                                                           
        Allocation........................................................         -555         -405       -3,619      -11,381      -11,480      -84,935
        Current level.....................................................            0            0            0        6,453        6,406        7,367
        Difference........................................................          555          405        3,619       17,834       17,886       92,302
    International Relations:                                                                                                                            
        Allocation........................................................           -3           -3            0          -19          -19           -6
        Current level.....................................................          -72          -72            0          -73          -73            0
        Difference........................................................          -69          -69            0          -54          -54            6
    Government Reform & Oversight:                                                                                                                      
        Allocation........................................................         -436         -436         -106       -2,903       -2,903       -2,729
        Current level.....................................................            0            0            0            0            0            6
        Difference........................................................          436          436          106        2,903        2,903        2,735
    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........................................................         -106         -104            0       -2,698       -2,693            0
        Current level.....................................................          -19          -25            0         -161         -167            8
        Difference........................................................           87           79            0        2,537        2,526            8
    Judiciary:                                                                                                                                          
        Allocation........................................................            0            0            0         -238         -238            0
        Current level.....................................................            0            1            1           17           16            6
        Difference........................................................            0            1            1          255          254            6
    Transportation and Infrastructure:                                                                                                                  
        Allocation........................................................          -63          -63            0       92,844         -457            0
        Current level.....................................................            0            0            0            0           -2            0
        Difference........................................................           63           63            0      -92,844          455            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........................................................          -79          -79         -195         -686         -686       -2,928
        Current level.....................................................            0            0          -21            0            0         -106
        Difference........................................................           79           79          174          686          686        2,822
    Ways and Means:                                                                                                                                     
        Allocation........................................................       -7,163       -7,615       -4,502     -192,899     -193,345      -82,895
        Current level.....................................................           34           -8          -25       55,337       55,305      -31,986
        Difference........................................................        7,197        7,607        4,477      248,236      248,650       50,909
    Unassigned:                                                                                                                                         
        Allocation........................................................          306          306            0        4,892        4,892            0
        Current level.....................................................            0            0            0            0            0            0

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        Difference........................................................         -306         -306            0       -4,892       -4,892            0
                                                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total Authorized:...............................................                                                                              
              Allocation..................................................      -10,868      -10,918       -9,878     -123,506     -216,905     -185,655
              Current level...............................................          -15         -456         -402       66,508       65,412      -22,818
              Difference..................................................       10,853       10,462        9,476      190,014      282,317      162,837
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                            DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH SUBALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO BUDGET ACT SECTION 602(b)                            
                                                                                    [In millions of dollars]                                                                                    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Revised 602(b) suballocations (December 5,    Current level as of September 18, 1996                    Difference                
                                                                                 1995)                   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             --------------------------------------------    General purpose        Violent crime        General purpose        Violent crime   
                                                                 General purpose        Violent crime    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             --------------------------------------------                                                                                       
                                                                  BA         O          BA         O          BA         O          BA         O          BA         O          BA         O    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture, Rural Development..............................     13,325     13,608          0          0     13,306     13,577          0          0        -19        -31          0          0
Commerce, Justice, State....................................     22,810     24,148      3,956      2,113     23,338     24,320      3,956      2,112        528        172          0         -1
Defense.....................................................    243,042    243,512          0          0    241,853    242,306          0          0     -1,189     -1,206          0          0
District of Columbia........................................        727        727          0          0        712        712          0          0        -15        -15          0          0
Energy & Water Development..................................     19,562     19,858          0          0     19,326     19,801          0          0       -236        -57          0          0
Foreign Operations..........................................     12,284     13,848          0          0     12,153     13,856          0          0       -131          8          0          0
Interior....................................................     12,213     13,174          0          0     12,122     13,047          0          0        -91       -127          0          0
Labor, HHS & Education......................................     61,947     68,380         53         44     63,195     68,838         53         25      1,248        458          0          0
Legislative Branch..........................................      2,126      2,180          0          0      2,125      2,180          0          0         -1          0          0          0
Military Construction.......................................     11,178      9,597          0          0     11,136      9,592          0          0        -42         -5          0          0
Transportation..............................................     12,500     36,754          0          0     11,705     36,751          0          0       -795         -3          0          0
Treasury-Postal Service.....................................     11,237     11,542         78         70     10,826     11,144         77         70       -411       -398         -1          0
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies.................................     61,686     74,440          0          0     62,349     74,480          0          0        663         40          0          0
Reserve.....................................................        437          0          0          0          0          0          0          0       -437          0          0          0
                                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Grand total...........................................    485,074    531,768      4,087      2,227    484,146    530,604      4,086      2,207       -928     -1,164         -1        -20
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                                                    U.S. Congress,                                                                           


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                               Washington, DC, September 24, 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 
     1996. These estimates are compared to the appropriate levels 
     for those items contained in the 1996 Concurrent Resolution 
     on the Budget (H. Con. Res. 67) and are current through 
     September 18, 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....................   1,306,896   1,285,515     +21,381
Outlays.............................   1,307,685   1,288,160     +19,525
Revenues:                                                               
    1996............................   1,039,110   1,042,500      -3,390
    1996-2000.......................   5,691,500   5,656,841     -34,659
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Since my last report, dated May 21, 1996, the Congress has 
     cleared and the President has signed the Agriculture 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (P.L. 104-180), and Act to Amend the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control 
     Act (P.L. 104-164), the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 Act (P.L. 
     104-168), the Small Business Job Protection Act (P.L. 104-
     188), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
     of 1996 (P.L. 104-91), the Personal Responsibility and Work 
     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193), an Act 
     for the Relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc. (Pvt. L. 104-1), 
     and an Act for the Relief of Nathan C. Vance (Pvt. L. 104-2). 
     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  
                                1996, AS OF CLOSE OF BUSINESS SEPTEMBER 18, 1996                                
                                            [In millions of dollars]                                            
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Budget authority       Outlays            Revenues    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              ENACTED IN PREVIOUS SESSIONS                                                                      
                                                                                                                
Revenues...............................................  .................  .................          1,039,122
Permanents and other spending legislation..............            830,272            798,924  .................
Appropriations legislation.............................  .................            242,052  .................
    Offsetting receipts................................           -200,017           -200,017  .................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total previously enacted.........................            630,254            840,958          1,039,122
                                                        ========================================================
                ENACTED IN FIRST SESSION                                                                        
                                                                                                                
Appropriation Bills:                                                                                            
1995 Rescissions and Department of Defense Emergency                                                            
 Supplementals Act (P.L. 104-6)........................               -100               -885  .................
1995 Rescissions and Emergency Supplementals for                                                                
 Disaster Assistance Act (P.L. 104-19).................                 22             -3,149  .................
Agriculture (P.L. 104-37)..............................             62,602             45,620  .................
Defense (P.L. 104-61)..................................            243,301            163,223  .................
Energy and Water (P.L. 104-46).........................             19,336             11,502  .................
Legislative Branch (P.L. 104-53).......................              2,125              1,977  .................
Military Construction (P.L. 104-32)....................             11,177              3,110  .................
Transportation (P.L. 104-50)...........................             12,682             11,899  .................
Treasury, Postal Service (P.L. 104-52).................             23,026             20,530  .................
    Offsettings receipts...............................             -7,946             -7,946  .................
Authorization Bills:                                                                                            
Self-Employed Health Insurance Act (P.L. 104-7)........                -18                -18               -101
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (P.L. 104-42)......                  1                  1  .................
Fishermen's Protective Right Amendments of 1995 (P.L.                                                           
 104-43)...............................................  .................              (\1\)  .................
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments of                                                           
 1995 (P.L. 104-48)....................................                  1              (\1\)                  1
Alaska Power Administration Sale Act (P.L. 104-58).....                -20                -20  .................
ICC Termination Act (P.L. 104-88)......................  .................  .................              (\1\)
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total enacted first session......................            366,191            245,845               -100
                                                        ========================================================
               ENACTED IN SECOND SESSION                                                                        
                                                                                                                
Appropriation Bills:                                                                                            
Ninth Continuing Resolution (P.L. 104-99) \2\..........             -1,111             -1,313  .................
Foreign Operations (P.L. 104-107)......................             12,104              5,936  .................
    Offsetting receipts................................                -44                -44  .................
District of Columbia (P.L. 104-134)....................                712                712  .................

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Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act                                                         
 of 1996 (P.L. 104-134)................................            330,746            246,113  .................
    Offsetting receipts................................            -63,682            -55,154  .................
1997 Agriculture Appropriations (P.L. 104-180).........                 -4  .................  .................
Authorization Bills:                                                                                            
Gloucester Marine Fisheries Act (P.L. 104-91) \3\......             14,054              5,882  .................
Smithsonian Commemorative Coin Act (P.L. 104-96).......                  3                  3  .................
Saddleback Mt. Arizona Settlement Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-                                                        
 102)..................................................  .................                 -7  .................
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-104) \4\......  .................  .................  .................
Farm Credit System Regulatory Relief Act (P.L. 104-105)                 -1                 -1  .................
National Defense Authorization Act, FY 1996 (P.L. 104-                                                          
 106)..................................................                369                367  .................
To Award Congressional Gold Medal to Ruth and Billy                                                             
 Graham (P.L.104-111)..................................              (\1\)              (\1\)  .................
An Act Providing for Tax Benefits for Armed Forces in                                                           
 Bosnia, Herzegovina, Croatia, and Macedonia (P.L. 104-                                                         
 117)..................................................  .................  .................                -38
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (P.L. 104-127)..               -330               -721  .................
Federal Tea Testers Repeal Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-128)..  .................  .................              (\1\)
Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (P.L.                                                            
 104-132)..............................................  .................  .................                  2
An Act to Amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and                                                          
 the Arms Export Control Act (P.L. 104-164)............                -72                -72  .................
The Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 (P.L. 104-168)...........  .................  .................                -30
Small Business Job Protection Act (P.L. 104-188).......  .................  .................                 92
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of                                                          
 1996 (P.L. 104-91)....................................  .................                 10                 62
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity                                                                    
 Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193).............                 52  .................  .................
An Act for the Relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc.                                                             
 (Pvt. L. 104-1).......................................  .................                  1  .................
An Act for the Relief of Nathan C. Vance (Pvt. L. 104-                                                          
 2)....................................................              (\1\)              (\1\)  .................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total enacted second session.....................            292,795            201,713                 88
                                                        ========================================================
       APPROPRIATED ENTITLEMENTS AND MANDATORIES                                                                
                                                                                                                
Budget resolution baseline estimates of appropriated                                                            
 entitlements and other mandatory programs not yet                                                              
 enacted \5\...........................................             17,656             19,168  .................
      Total Current Level \6\..........................          1,306,896          1,307,685          1,039,110
      Total Budget Resolution..........................          1,285,515          1,288,160          1,042,500
Amount remaining:                                                                                               
    Under Budget Resolution............................  .................  .................              3,390
    Over Budget Resolution.............................             21,381             19,525  .................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Less than $500,000.                                                                                         
\2\ P.L. 104-92 and P.L. 104-99 provide funding for specific appropriated accounts until September 30, 1996.    
\3\ This bill funds specific appropriated accounts until September 30, 1996.                                    
\4\ The effects of this Act on budget authority, outlays, and revenues begin in fiscal year 1997.               
\5\ Estimates include the effects of changes enacted this session in the following public laws: P.L. 104-57.    
  P.L. 104-121, and P.L. 104-127.                                                                               
\6\ In accordance with the Budget Enforcement Act, the total does not include $4,836 million in budget authority
  and $2,737 million in outlays for funding of emergencies that have been designated as such by the President   
  and the Congress.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                
Notes.--Detail may not add due to rounding.                                                                     


                                                                    ____
                                         House of Representatives,


                                      Committee on the Budget,

                               Washington, DC, September 27, 1996.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, Office of the Speaker,
     U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the Personal Responsibility 
     and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-
     193), I hereby submit revised 602 allocations and other 
     appropriate budgetary levels. Subsection 211(d)(5) of P.L. 
     104-193 amends section 103(b) of the Contract with America 
     Advancement Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-121) which provided for an 
     adjustment in the various budgetary levels established by 
     budget resolutions to accommodate additional appropriations 
     for conducting continuing disability reviews (CDRs) under the 
     Supplemental Security Income program.
       P.L. 104-121 directed the Chairman of the Committee on the 
     Budget to revise the discretionary spending limits, 602(a) 
     allocations, and the appropriate budgetary aggregates when 
     the Appropriations Committee reports an appropriations 
     measure that provides additional new budget authority and 
     additional outlays to pay for the costs of continuing 
     disability reviews.
       For fiscal year 1997, the adjustment reflects the amount 
     appropriated for CDRs that is in excess of $100 million in 
     new budget authority and $200 million in outlays (subject to 
     a maximum adjustment of $175 million in budget authority and 
     $310 million in outlays). The adjustment is based on the 
     levels provided for CDRs in H.R. 3755, a bill making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education and related agencies.
       These revised levels will supersede those established by 
     the conference report accompanying H. Con. Res. 178 (H. Rept. 
     104-575) and shall be binding for purposes of enforcing 
     sections 302(f) and 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974.
       The revised allocations and other budgetary levels are as 
     follows:

                        [In millions of dollars]                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Budget                    
                                             authority        Outlays   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary spending limits...........         492,842         535,849
602(a)/302(a) allocations...............         497,525         538,922
Budget aggregates.......................       1,314,935       1,311,321
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       If you have any questions, please contact Art Sauer or Jim 
     Bates at ext-6-7270.
           Sincerely,
                                                   John R. Kasich,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget.

                          ____________________