[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H236-H239]
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 OCTOBER 4, 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. 178), for legislation having spending or 
revenue effects in fiscal years 1997 through 2001.
                                         House of Representatives,


                                      Committee on the Budget,

                                 Washington, DC, January 20, 1997.
     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 
     October 4, 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. This

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     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 total 
     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)'' sub-allocations 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) sub-allocation. The revised 
     section 602(b) sub-allocations were filed by the 
     Appropriations Committee on September 27, 1996.
           Sincerely,
                                                   John R. Kasich,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.

   REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET--STATUS OF THE
    FISCAL YEAR 1997 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN HOUSE CONCURRENT   
                             RESOLUTION 178                             
           [Reflecting action completed as of October 4, 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    6,956,507
    Outlays...................................    1,311,171    6,898,627
    Revenues..................................    1,083,728    5,913,303
Current Level:                                                          
    Budget authority..........................    1,331,836        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................    1,323,900        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................    1,101,533    5,973,242
Current Level over(+)/under(-) Appropriate                              
 Level:                                                                 
    Budget authority..........................       17,051        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................       12,729        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................       17,805       59,939
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for Fiscal Years  
  1997 through 2001 will not be considered until future sessions of     
  Congress.                                                             

                            BUDGET AUTHORITY

       FY 1997 budget authority exceeds the appropriate level set 
     by H. Con. Res. 178. Enactment of measures providing any new 
     budget authority for FY 1997 would be subject to point of 
     order under section 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974.


                                OUTLAYS

       FY 1997 outlays exceed the appropriate level set by H. Con. 
     Res. 178. Enactment of measures providing any new outlays for 
     FY 1997 would be subject to point of order under section 
     311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.


                                REVENUES

       Enactment of any measure that would result in any revenue 
     loss in excess of $17,805,000,000 for FY 1997 (if not already 
     included in the current level estimate) or in excess of 
     $59,939,000,000 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 NOVEMBER 15, 1996                                                                  
                                                         [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]                                                         
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                                                                                             1997                                1997-2001              
                                                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                 BA        Outlays        NEA           BA        Outlays        NEA    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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           -6            0            0            0            0
        Difference........................................................          128        3,694            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.....................................................            3            3          492          242          195        1,430
        Difference........................................................            3            3          122       14,782       14,735       43,140
    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.....................................................          -19          -20            0         -144         -167            0
        Difference........................................................           72           70           12        1,257        1,293           59
    Judiciary:                                                                                                                                          
        Allocation........................................................            0            0            0         -357         -357            0
        Current level.....................................................            3            3            0           45           45            0
        Difference........................................................            3            3            0          402          402            0
    Transportation and Infrastructure:                                                                                                                  
        Allocation........................................................        2,280            0            0      125,989          521            2
        Current level.....................................................        2,345           65           12        4,748          121           56
        Difference........................................................           65           65           12     -121,241         -400           54
    Science:                                                                                                                                            
        Allocation........................................................            0            0            0          -13          -13            0
        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            3            0            0          -52
        Difference........................................................           90           90         -221          919          919       -3,527
    Ways and Means:                                                                                                                                     
        Allocation........................................................       -8,973       -9,132       -2,057     -134,211     -134,618      -10,743
        Current level.....................................................        8,338        8,302       -2,840       73,457       73,476      -38,717
        Difference........................................................       17,311       17,434         -783      207,668      208,094      -27,974

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    Select Committee on Intelligence:                                                                                                                   
        Allocation........................................................            0            0            0            0            0            0
        Current level.....................................................            0            0            0            2            2            0
        Difference........................................................            0            0            0            2            2            0
    Total authorized:                                                                                                                                   
        Allocation........................................................      -10,571      -16,469       -1,916      -34,897     -163,812      -38,038
        Current level.....................................................       12,539        9,884         -533       89,250       83,733      -28,410
        Difference........................................................       23,110       26,353        1,383      124,147      247,545        9,628
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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 (September    Current level reflecting action completed                    Defense                 
                                                                               27, 1996)                             as of October 4, 1996           -------------------------------------------
                                                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    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..............................     12,960     13,380          0          0     13,009     13,373          0          0         49         -7          0          0
Commerce, Justice, State....................................     24,493     24,939      4,525      2,951     24,838     25,065      4,526      2,954        345        126          1          3
Defense.....................................................    245,065    243,372          0          0    243,851    242,875          0          0     -1,214       -497          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     19,973     19,923          0          0        552        271          0          0
Foreign Operations..........................................     11,950     13,311          0          0     12,267     13,310          0          0        317         -1          0          0
Interior....................................................     12,118     12,920          0          0     12,503     13,178          0          0        385        258          0          0
Labor, HHS & Education......................................     65,775     69,842         61         38     71,026     71,517         61         39      5,251      1,675          0          1
Legislative Branch..........................................      2,180      2,148          0          0      2,170      2,132          0          0        -10        -16          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     12,080     35,482          0          0       -110         29          0          0
Treasury-Postal Service.....................................     11,016     10,971         97         84     11,620     11,292         97         83        604        321          0         -1
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies.................................     64,354     78,803          0          0     64,522     79,196          0          0        168        393          0          0
Reserve/Offsets.............................................        618         69          0          0     -2,750     -5,850          0          0     -3,368     -5,919          0          0
                                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Grand total...........................................    492,842    535,939      4,683      3,073    495,810    532,556      4,684      3,076      2,968     -3,383          1         3 
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Note.--Amounts in Current Level column for Reserve/Offsets are for Spectrum sales and BIF/SAIF. Those items are credited to the Appropriations Committee for FY 1997 only.                      

                                                                                                                                           
                                                                    ____
                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                  Washington, DC, January 9, 1997.
     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 1977 Concurrent Resolution 
     on the Budget (H. Con. Res. 178) and are current through 
     January 8, 1997. A summary of this tabulation follows:

                        [In millions of dollars]                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Budget               
                                      House      resolution    Current  
                                     current      (H. Con.    level +/- 
                                      level      Res. 178)    resolution
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget Authority.................    1,331,836    1,314,785      +17,051
Outlays..........................    1,323,900    1,311,171      +12,729
Revenues:                                                               
  1997...........................    1,101,533    1,083,728      +17,805
  1997-2001......................    5,973,242    5,913,303      +59,939
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       This is my first report for the first session of the 105th 
     Congress.
           Sincerely,
                                                  June E. O'Neill,
                                                         Director.

  PARLIAMENTARIAN STATUS REPORT--105TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, HOUSE ON-BUDGET SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                                  1997, AS OF CLOSE OF BUSINESS OCTOBER 4, 1996                                 
                                            [In millions of dollars]                                            
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Budget authority         Outlays              Revenues     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                PREVIOUSLY ENACTED                                                                              
                                                                                                                
Revenues.........................................  ...................  ...................            1,100,355
Permanents and other spending legislation........              843,140              804,154  ...................
Appropriation legislation........................  ...................              238,523  ...................
Offsetting receipts..............................             -199,772             -199,772  ...................
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------
      Total previously enacted...................              643,368              842,905            1,100,355
                                                  ==============================================================
      ENACTED IN 104TH CONGRESS, 2D SESSION                                                                     
                                                                                                                
Appropriation Bills:                                                                                            
Agriculture (P.L. 104-180).......................               52,345               44,922  ...................
District of Columbia (P.L. 104-194)..............                  719                  719  ...................
Energy and Water Development (P.L. 104-206)......               19,973               13,090  ...................
Legislative Branch (P.L. 104-197)................                2,166                1,917  ...................
Military Construction (P.L. 104-196).............                9,982                3,140  ...................
Transportation (P.L. 104-205)....................               12,599               12,270  ...................
Veterans, HUD, Independent Agencies (P.L. 104-                                                                  
 204)............................................               84,303               49,666  ...................
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 104-                                                              
 208)\1\.........................................              499,841              352,017  ...................
Authorization Bills:                                                                                            
Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 (P.L. 104-168).........  ...................  ...................                  -15
Federal Oil & Gas Royalty Simplification &                                                                      
 Fairness Act, 1996 (P.L. 104-185)...............                   -2                   -2  ...................
Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (P.L.                                                                 
 104-188)........................................                  -76                  -76                  550
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 (P.L. 104-193)...............               10,080                9,702                   60
National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 104-201)                 -102                 -102  ...................
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Amendments Act of                                                               
 1996 (P.L. 104-251).............................                   12                   12  ...................
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act                                                               
 of 1996 (P.L. 104-264)..........................                2,330                   50  ...................
Central Utah Project Completion Act (P.L. 104-                                                                  
 296)............................................                  -72                  -72  ...................
Technical Corrections and Amendments to Trade                                                                   
 Laws (P.L. 104-295).............................                    1                    1                   -8
Sustainable Fisheries Act (P.L. 104-297).........  ...................                   -1                    1
Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996                                                                 
 (P.L. 104-301)..................................                   48                   48  ...................
Accountable Pipeline Safety & Partnership Act of                                                                
 1996 (P.L. 104-304).............................                    3                    3  ...................
Fairness in Compensating Owners of Patents Used                                                                 
 by the U.S. (P.L. 104-308)......................                    3                    3  ...................
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-                                                                 
 318)............................................                    7                    7  ...................
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-                                                                
 324)............................................                    3                    3  ...................
United States Commemorative Coin Act of 1996                                                                    
 (P.L. 104-329)..................................  ...................                   -6  ...................
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------

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      Total enacted this session.................              694,467              487,625                1,178
                                                  ==============================================================
     APPROPRIATED ENTITLEMENT AND MANDATORIES                                                                   
Budget resolution baseline estimates of                                                                         
 appropriated entitlements and other mandatory                                                                  
 programs not yet enacted........................               -5,999               -6,630  ...................
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Current Level........................            1,331,836            1,323,900            1,101,533
      Total Budget Resolution....................            1,314,785            1,311,171            1,083,728
Amount remaining:                                                                                               
    Under Budget Resolution......................  ...................  ...................  ...................
    Over Budget Resolution.......................               17,051               12,729               17,805
                                                  ==============================================================
                     ADDENDUM                                                                                   
                                                                                                                
Emergencies:                                                                                                    
    Funding that has been designated as an                                                                      
     emergency requirement by the President and                                                                 
     the Congress................................                1,550                1,205  ...................
    Funding that has been designated as an                                                                      
     emergency requirement only by the Congress                                                                 
     and is not available for obligation until                                                                  
     requested by the President..................                  364                  323  ...................
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------
      Total emergencies..........................                1,914                1,528  ...................
      Total current level including emergencies..            1,333,750            1,325,428            1,101,533
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\1\ This act includes 1997 funding for six appropriation bills (Commerce/Justice, Defense, Foreign Operations,  
  Interior, Labor/HHS/Education, and Treasury) and additional appropriations for hurricane and flood recovery,  
  firefighting and antiterrorism. There are also several provisions that affect the following direct spending   
  programs: FCC auction receipts, Bank Insurance Funds, the Food Stamp program, and the Small Business          
  Administration loan program account.                                                                          

  

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