[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 50 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H1850-H1852]
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 MARCH 25, 1997 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 1997-2001.
                                         House of Representatives,


                                      Committee on the Budget,

                                   Washington, DC, April 11, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. 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 
     February 28, 1997.
       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 as adjusted 
     pursuant to 606(e) of the Budget Act 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).

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       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 March 25, 1997--On-budget amounts, in
                          millions of dollars]                          
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Fiscal years-     
                                               -------------------------
                                                    1997      1997-2001 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level (as amended by P.L. 104-93):                          
    Budget authority..........................    1,314,935    6,956,507
    Outlays...................................    1,311,321    6,898,627
    Revenues..................................    1,083,728    5,913,303
Current Level:                                                          
    Budget authority..........................    1,331,836        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................    1,323,900        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................    1,104,262    5,975,917
Current Level over (+)/under (-) Appropriate                            
 Level:                                                                 
    Budget authority..........................       16,901        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................       12,579        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................       20,534       62,614
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\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 as amended by P.L. 104-93. 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 as amended by P.L. 104-93. 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 $20,534,000,000 for FY 1997 (if not already 
     included in the current level estimate) or in excess of 
     $62,614,000,000 for FY 1997 through 2001 (if not already 
     included in the current level) would cause revenues to be 
     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 MARCH 25, 1997                                                                  
                                                         [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]                                                         
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                                                                           1997                                            1997-2001                    
                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           BA            Outlays            NEA               BA            Outlays            NEA      
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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               -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
    Select Committee on Intelligence:                                                                                                                   
        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.............................           12,539            9,884             -533           89,248           83,731          -28,410
        Difference................................           23,110           26,353            1,383          124,145          247,543            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 (Sept. 27, 1996)   Current level reflecting action completed as                     Difference                  
                                                 ------------------------------------------------                of Mar. 25, 1997                -----------------------------------------------
                                                      General purpose          Violent crime     ------------------------------------------------     General purpose          Violent crime    
                                                 ------------------------------------------------     General purpose          Violent crime     -----------------------------------------------
                                                                                                 ------------------------------------------------                                               
                                                      BA           O          BA           O          BA           O          BA           O          BA           O          BA           O    
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Agriculture Rural Development...................      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.........................................     245,085     243,372           0           0     243,851     242,887           0           0      -1,214        -485           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..........................      65,625      69,602          61          38      71,026      71,517          61          39       5,401       1,915           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      35,519           0           0        -110          66           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.................................         768         219           0           0      -2,750      -5,850           0           0      -3,518      -6,069           0           0
                                                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Grand total.................................     492,842     535,849       4,683       3,073     495,810     532,605       4,684       3,076       2,968      -3,244           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, April 10, 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 1997 Concurrent Resolution 
     on the Budget (H. Con. Res. 178) and are current through 
     February 28, 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     1,314,935       +16,901
Outlays.......................     1,323,900     1,311,321       +12,579
Revenues:                                                               
    1997......................     1,104,262     1,083,728       +20,534
    1997-2001.................     5,975,917     5,913,303       +62,614
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Since my last report, dated March 4, 1997, there has been 
     no action to change the current level of budget authority, 
     outlays, or revenues.
           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 
                              APRIL 9, 1997                             
                        [In millions of dollars]                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        Budget                          
                                       authority    Outlays    Revenues 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         PREVIOUSLY ENACTED                                             
                                                                        
Revenues............................  ..........  ..........   1,101,533
Permanents and other spending                                           
 legislation........................     855,751     814,110  ..........
Appropriation legislation...........     753,927     788,263  ..........
Offsetting receipts.................    -271,843    -271,843  ..........
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total previously enacted......   1,337,835   1,330,530   1,101,533
        ENACTED THIS SESSION                                            
                                                                        
Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax                                       
 Reinstatement Act of 1997 (H.R.                                        
 668)...............................  ..........  ..........       2,730
    APPROPRIATED ENTITLEMENT AND                                        
             MANDATORIES                                                
                                                                        
Budget resolution baseline estimates                                    
 of appropriated entitlements and                                       
 other mandatory programs not yet                                       
 enacted............................      -5,999      -6,630  ..........
                                     -----------------------------------
               TOTALS                                                   
Total Current Level.................   1,331,836   1,323,900   1,104,262
Total Budget Resolution.............   1,314,935   1,311,321   1,083,728
                                     -----------------------------------
Amount remaining:                                                       
    Under Budget Resolution.........  ..........  ..........  ..........
    Over Budget Resolution..........      16,901      12,579      20,534
                                     ===================================
              ADDENDUM                                                  
                                                                        
Emergencies:                                                            
    Funding that has been designated                                    
     as an emergency requirement by                                     
     the President and the Congress.       1,806       1,228  ..........
    Funding that has been designated                                    
     as an emergency requirement                                        
     only by the Congress and is not                                    
     available for obligation until                                     
     requested by the President.....         323         305  ..........
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total emergencies.............       2,129       1,533  ..........
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total current level including                                     
       emergencies..................   1,333,965   1,325,433   1,104,262
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