[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 93 (Friday, June 27, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6785-S6786]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CHANGES TO THE BUDGET RESOLUTION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS, 
    APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY AGGREGATES, AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE 
                               ALLOCATION

 Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, section 202 of House Concurrent 
Resolution 84, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
1998, requires the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to adjust 
the discretionary spending limits, the appropriate budgetary aggregates 
and the Appropriations Committee's allocation contained in the most 
recently adopted budget resolution--in this case, House Concurrent 
Resolution 84--to reflect additional new budget authority for an 
increase in the maximum amount available to the Secretary of the 
Treasury pursuant to section 17 of the Bretton Woods Agreement Act, as 
amended from time to time--New Arrangements to Borrow.
  Section 202 of House Concurrent Resolution 84, the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998, requires the chairman of 
the Senate Budget Committee to adjust the discretionary spending 
limits, the appropriate budgetary aggregates and the Appropriations 
Committee's allocation contained in the most recently adopted budget 
resolution--in this case, House Concurrent Resolution 84--to reflect 
additional new budget authority and outlays for an appropriation for 
arrearages for international organizations, international peacekeeping, 
and multilateral development banks.
  I hereby submit revisions to the nondefense discretionary spending 
limits for fiscal year 1998 contained in section 201 of House 
Concurrent Resolution 84 in the following amounts:

Budget authority:                                                  1998
    Current nondefense discretionary spending limit....$257,857,000,000
    Adjustment............................................3,741,000,000
    Revised nondefense discretionary spending limit.....261,598,000,000
Outlays:
    Current nondefense discretionary spending limit.....286,445,000,000
    Adjustment...............................................13,000,000
    Revised nondefense discretionary spending limit.....286,458,000,000

  I hereby submit revisions to the budget authority, outlays, and 
deficit aggregates for fiscal year 1998 contained in section 101 of 
House Concurrent Resolution 84 in the following amounts:

Budget authority:                                                  1998
    Current aggregate................................$1,386,700,000,000
    Adjustment............................................3,741,000,000
    Revised aggregate.................................1,390,441,000,000
Outlays:
    Current aggregate.................................1,372,000,000,000
    Adjustment...............................................13,000,000
    Revised aggregate.................................1,372,013,000,000
Deficit:
    Current aggregate...................................173,000,000,000

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    Adjustment...............................................13,000,000
    Revised aggregate...................................173,013,000,000

  I hereby submit revisions to the 1998 Senate Appropriations Committee 
budget authority and outlay allocations, pursuant to section 302 of the 
Congressional Budget Act, in the following amounts:

Budget authority:                                                  1998
    Current Appropriations Committee allocation........$788,769,000,000
    Adjustment............................................3,741,000,000
    Revised Appropriations Committee allocation.........792,510,000,000
Outlays:
    Current Appropriations Committee allocation.........824,665,000,000
    Adjustment...............................................13,000,000
824,678,000,000s Committee allocation........................

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