[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 155 (Friday, November 7, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H10325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET

  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 section 251(b)(2)(C) of the 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 
1997 (P.L. 105-33), when an appropriation specifies an amount for 
``Continuing Disability Reviews'' under the ``Limitation on 
Administrative Expenses'' account for the Social Security 
Administration, the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations and 
the aggregate budget totals shall be adjusted for the additional budget 
authority and resulting outlays subject to limits set forth in that 
act.
  On July 28, 1997, an additional $245 million in budget authority and 
$232 million in outlays was provided upon the reporting of the 
appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and related agencies for fiscal year 1998 (H.R. 
105-2264).
  The conference report on H.R. 105-2264 has been filed and contain 
$290 million in budget authority and $273 million in outlays for 
continuing disability reviews. These amounts are within the limits 
established for fiscal year 1998. Therefore, the allocation to the 
Appropriations Committee and the aggregate budget totals for fiscal 
year 1998 are being raised by $45 million in budget authority and $41 
million in outlays as shown on the attached table.
  These adjustments shall apply while the legislation is under 
consideration and shall take effect upon enactment of the legislation.

                                           Committee on Appropriations
                                              [Dollars in millions]
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                                       Current allocation              Change              Revised allocation
           Discretionary           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         BA           O            BA           O            BA           O
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General Purpose...................     $520,120     $549,837          +45          +41     $520,165     $549,878
Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund        5,500        3,592  ...........  ...........        5,500        3,592
                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.......................      525,620      553,429          +45          +41      525,665      553,470
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  The aggregate levels for budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 
1998 are increased as follows:

                         [Dollars in millions]

Current aggregates:
  BA.........................................................$1,387,183
  O...........................................................1,372,461
Change:
  BA...............................................................+$45
  O.................................................................+41
Revised aggregates:
  BA..........................................................1,387,228
1,372,502.........................................................

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