[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 99 (Monday, July 14, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H5181-H5182]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   REVISED ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS FOR 
                      SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE

  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, pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 84, 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998, I hereby 
submit for printing in the Congressional Record a revised allocation 
for the House Committee on Appropriations to reflect $9,200,000,000 in 
additional new budget authority and $3,436,000,000 in additional 
outlays for section 8 housing assistance.
  Sec. 203 of House Concurrent Resolution 84 requires that the chairman 
of the Committee on the Budget make an adjustment ``* * * after the 
reporting of an appropriation measure * * * that includes an 
appropriation for the renewal of expiring contracts for tenant- and 
project-based housing assistance under section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 * * * not to exceed $9,200,000,000 in budget 
authority and the appropriate amount of outlays.''
  The House Committee on Appropriations has reported H.R. 105-2158, a 
bill making appropriations for the Departments of Housing and Urban 
Development, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for fiscal year 
1998 which includes $9,200,000,000 in budget authority for section 8 
housing renewals. Outlays are being increased by $3,436,000,000.
  The adjustments are as follows:

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                                           COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS                                          
                                            [In millions of dollars]                                            
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                                                    Curent allocation          Change         Revised allocation
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  Discretionary                      Budget               Budget               Budget           
                                                   Authority   Outlays  Authority   Outlays  Authority   Outlays
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General purpose..................................    511,457   545,940     +9,200    +3,436    520,657   549,376
Violent crime reduction trust fund...............      5,500     3,592  .........  ........      5,500     3,592
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------
    Total........................................    516,957   549,532     +9,200    +3,436    526,157   552,968
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  Aggregate levels for budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 
1998 remain unchanged as follows:

                                                                        
                        [In millions of dollars]                        
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Budget authority...........................................   $1,386,875
Outlays....................................................    1,371,848
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