[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 160 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2401-E2403]
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         REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. JOHN R. KASICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 13, 1997

  Mr. KASICH. 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 1998 and for the 5-year period fiscal year 1998 through 
fiscal year 2002.
  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 November 4, 1997.
  The first table in the report compares the current level of total 
budget authority, outlays, and revenues with the aggregate levels set 
by House Concurrent Resolution 84, the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 1998 as adjusted pursuant to sec. 314 of the 
Congressional Budget Act. 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 1998 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 302(a)'' allocations for discretionary 
action made under House Concurrent Resolution 84 for fiscal year 1998 
and for fiscal years 1998 through 2002. ``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 302(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 1998 with the revised ``section 302(b)'' 
suballocations 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 302(b) suballocation. The revised section 302(b) 
suballocations were filed by the Appropriations Committee on October 6, 
1997.

  REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET--STATUS OF THE
    FISCAL YEAR 1998 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN HOUSE CONCURRENT
                              RESOLUTION 84
[Reflecting action completed as of November 7, 1997.--On-budget amounts,
                         in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Fiscal years--
                                               -------------------------
                                                    1998      1998-2002
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Appropriate Level (as amended by P.L. 105-
 116):
    Budget Authority..........................    1,387,183    7,385,828
    Outlays...................................    1,372,461    7,282,291
    Revenues..................................    1,199,000    6,477,552
Current Level:
    Budget Authority..........................    1,356,373        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................    1,374,711        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................    1,197,376    6,460,149
Current Level over(+)/under(-) Appropriate
 Level:
    Budget Authority..........................      -30,810        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................        2,250        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................       -1,624      -17,403
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\1\ Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for Fiscal Year
  1998 through 2002 will not be considered until future sessions of
  Congress.


                            budget authority

       Enactment of any measure providing more than--
     $30,810,000,000 in new budget authority for FY 1998 (if not 
     already included in the current level estimate) would cause 
     FY 1998 budget authority to exceed the appropriate level set 
     by H. Con. Res. 84.


                                outlays

       Enactment of any measure providing new outlays for FY 1998 
     (if not already included in the current level estimate) would 
     cause FY 1998 outlays to exceed the appropriate level set by 
     H. Con. Res. 84.


                                revenues

       Enactment of any measure that would result in any revenue 
     loss for FY 1998 (if not already included in the current 
     level estimate) or for FY 1998 through 2002 (if not already 
     included in the current level) would cause revenues to fall 
     further below the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 84.

    COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH COMMITTEE--ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO BUDGET ACT SECTION 602(a), REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF NOVEMBER 4, 1997
                                                         [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]
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                                                                           1998                                            1998-2002
                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           BA            Outlays            NEA               BA            Outlays            NEA
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House Committee:
    Agriculture:
        Allocation................................                0                0                0                0                0                0
        Current Level.............................                0                0                0                0                0                0
        Difference................................                0                0                0                0                0                0

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    National Security:
        Allocation................................                0                0                0                0                0                0
        Current Level.............................                0                0                0                0                0                0
        Difference................................                0                0                0                0                0                0
    Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs:
        Allocation................................             -136             -136                0             -666           -1,590                0
        Current Level.............................             -136             -136                0             -846           -1,770                0
        Difference................................                0                0                0             -180             -180                0
    Education & the Workforce:
        Allocation................................             -248             -242            1,726           -1,798           -1,792           12,867
        Current Level.............................             -463             -240             -456           -1,836           -1,793           -1,801
        Difference................................             -215                2           -2,182              -38               -1          -14,668
    Commerce:
        Allocation................................                0                0            2,463          -26,313          -26,313            2,375
        Current Level.............................            4,275            4,275            4,405           -1,163           -1,163            9,827
        Difference................................            4,275            4,275            1,942           25,150           25,150            7,452
    International Relations:
        Allocation................................                0                0                0                0                0                0
        Current Level.............................                0                0                0                0                0                0
        Difference................................                0                0                0                0                0                0
    Government Reform & Oversight:
        Allocation................................             -632             -632                0           -3,096           -3,096                0
        Current Level.............................             -639             -639                0           -3,034           -3,034                0
        Difference................................               -7               -7                0               62               62                0
    House Oversight:
        Allocation................................                0                0                0                0                0                0
        Current Level.............................                0                0                0                0                0                0
        Difference................................                0                0                0                0                0                0
    Judiciary:
        Allocation................................              146              177                0              908            1,063                0
        Current Level.............................                0                0                0                0                0                5
        Difference................................             -146             -177                0             -908           -1,063                5
    Resources::
        Allocation................................                0                0                0                0                0                0
        Current Level.............................               14                3                0               19               19                0
        Difference................................                0                0                0                0                0                0
    Transportation & Infrastructure:
        Allocation................................           29,695               65                0          156,356            1,209                0
        Current Level.............................                0                5                0             -736             -736                0
        Difference................................          -29,695              -60                0         -157,092           -1,945                0
    Science:
        Allocation................................                0                0                0                0                0                0
        Current Level.............................                0                0                0                0                0                0
        Difference................................                0                0                0                0                0                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................................             -224             -224              327           -1,665           -1,665            5,773
        Current Level.............................             -224             -224              -25           -1,665           -1,665           -1,116
        Difference................................                0                0             -352                0                0           -6,889
    Ways and Means:
        Allocation................................           -5,918           -5,918              400         -113,146         -113,149            1,603
        Current Level.............................           -4,586           -5,714           -1,934         -121,317         -121,663          -96,386
        Difference................................            1,332              204           -2,334           -8,171           -8,514          -97,989
    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................................           22,683           -6,910            4,916           10,580         -145,333           22,618
        Current Level.............................           -1,759           -2,670            1,990         -130,578         -131,805          -89,471
        Difference................................          -24,456            4,237           -2,926         -141,177           13,509         -112,089
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                            DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH SUBALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO BUDGET ACT SECTION 302(b)
                                                                                    [In millions of dollars]
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                                                    Revised 302(b) suballocations  (October 6,     Currlent level reflecting action completed as                    Difference
                                                                       1997)                                      of Nov. 4, 1997                -----------------------------------------------
                                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     General purpose        Violent crime \1\
                                                      General purpose        Violent crime \1\        General purpose        Violent crime \1\   -----------------------------------------------
                                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      BA        Outlays       BA        Outlays       BA        Outlays       BA        Outlays       BA        Outlays       BA        Outlays
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture, Rural Development..................      13,751      13,997           0           0      13,751      13,997           0           0           0           0           0           0
Commerce, Justice, State........................      26,026      25,627       5,225       3,401          31       6,163           0       2,006     -25,995     -19,464      -5,225      -1,395
District of Columbia............................         835         537           0           0           0           0           0           0        -835        -537           0           0
Energy & Water Development......................      20,793      20,893           0           0      20,732      20,880           0           0         -61         -13           0           0
Foreign Operations..............................      12,800      13,060           0           0           0       8,041           0           0     -12,800      -5,019           0           0
Interior........................................      13,100      13,472           0           0      13,799      13,707           0           0         699         235           0           0
Labor, HHS and Education........................      80,045      76,036         144          65       3,485      45,456           0          33     -76,560     -30,580        -144         -32
Legislative Branch..............................       2,251       2,251           0           0       2,251       2,251           0           0           0           0           0           0
Military Construction...........................       9,183       9,920           0           0       9,183       9,862           0           0           0         -58           0           0
National Defense................................     247,516     244,263           0           0     247,512     244,198           0           0          -4         -65           0           0
Transportation..................................      12,411      37,204           0           0      12,411      37,204           0           0           0           0           0           0
Treasury-Postal Service.........................      12,606      12,380         131         126      12,604      12,377         131         118          -2          -3           0          -8
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies.....................      68,596      80,001           0           0      68,575      79,961           0           0         -21         -40           0           0
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Reserve/Offsets.................................         207         196           0           0           0           0           0           0        -207        -196           0           0
      Grand total...............................     520,120     549,837       5,500       3,592     404,334     494,097         131       2,157    -115,786     -55,740      -5,369      -1,435
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                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                 Washington, DC, November 6, 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 
     1998. These estimates are compared to the appropriate levels 
     for those items contained in the 1998 Concurrent Resolution 
     on the Budget (H. Con. Res. 84) and are current through 
     November 4, 1997. A summary of this tabulation, my first for 
     fiscal year 1998, follows:

                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      Budget
                                                                   House current  resolution (H.   Current level
                                                                       level       Con. Res. 84)  +/- resolution
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Budget Authority................................................       1,356,373       1,387,183         -30,810
Outlays.........................................................       1,374,711       1,372,461          +2,250
Revenues:
    1998........................................................       1,197,376       1,199,000          -1,624
    1998-2002...................................................       6,460,149       6,477,552         -17,403
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           Sincerely,
                                        June E. O'Neill, Director.


  PARLIAMENTARIAN STATUS REPORT--105TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, HOUSE ON-BUDGET SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR FISCAL YEAR
                                 1998, AS OF CLOSE OF BUSINESS NOVEMBER 4, 1997
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Budget authority       Outlays            Revenues
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   PREVIOUSLY ENACTED
 
Revenues...............................................  .................  .................          1,206,379
Permanents and other spending legislation..............            880,313            866,860  .................
Appropriation legislation..............................  .................            241,036  .................
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Offsetting receipts....................................           -211,291           -211,291  .................
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      Total previously enacted.........................            669,022            896,605          1,206,379
                  ENACTED THIS SESSION
 
Authorization Bills:
    Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33)..........             -1,632             -2,622                267
    Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-34)..........  .................  .................             -9,281
    Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act (P.L. 105-41) \1\......  .................  .................  .................
    Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997 (P.L.                   14                  3                 14
     105-58)...........................................
Appropriation Bills:
    1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act                    -350               -280  .................
     (P.L. 105-18).....................................
    Defense Appropriations Act (P.L. 105-56) \2\.......            247,709            164,702  .................
    Energy and Water Appropriations Act (P.L. 105-62)               20,732             13,533  .................
     \3\...............................................
    Legislative Branch Appropriations Act (P.L. 105-55)              2,251              2,023  .................
    Military Construction Appropriations Act (P.L. 105-              9,183              3,024  .................
     45) \4\...........................................
    Transportation Appropriations Act (P.L. 105-66) \5\             13,064             13,485  .................
    Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act              17,106             14,168                 -4
     (P.L. 105-61) \6\.................................
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    Veterans, HUD Appropriations Act (P.L. 105-65) \7\.             90,689             52,864  .................
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      Total enacted this session.......................            398,766            260,900             -9,004
                PASSED PENDING SIGNATURE
 
Agriculture, Rural Development Appropriations Act (H.R.             13,841              9,091  .................
 2160).................................................
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.              49,047             41,511  .................
 2170).................................................
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Technical Amendments to Title 17, United States Code                     1                  1                  1
 (H.R. 672)............................................
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      Total passed pending signature...................             62,889             50,603                  1
            CONTINUING RESOLUTION AUTHORITY
 
Further Continuing Appropriations (P.L. 105-64) \8\....            118,756             57,850  .................
 
              ENTITLEMENTS AND MANDATORIES
 
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Budget resolution baseline estimates of appropriated               106,940            108,753  .................
 entitlements and other mandatory programs not yet
 enacted...............................................
      Total Current Level..............................          1,356,373          1,374,711          1,197,376
      Total Budget Resolution..........................          1,387,183          1,372,461          1,199,000
Amount Remaining:
    Under Budget Resolution............................             30,810  .................              1,624
    Over Budget Resolution.............................  .................              2,250  .................
 
                        ADDENDUM
 
Emergencies............................................                271              2,286  .................
      Total Current Level Including Emergnecies........          1,356,644          1,376,997  .................
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\1\ The revenue effect of this act begins in fiscal year 1999.
\2\ Estimates include $144 million in budget authority and $73 million in outlays for items that were vetoed by
  the President on October 14, 1997.
\3\ Estimates include $19 million in budget authority and $12 million in outlays for items that were vetoed by
  the President on October 17, 1997.
\4\ Estimates include $287 million in budget authority and $28 million in outlays for items that were vetoed by
  the President on October 6, 1997.
\5\ Estimates include $6 million in budget authority and $2 million in outlays for items that were vetoed by the
  President on November 1, 1997.
\6\ Estimates include a savings of $2 million in budget authority and outlays and a revenue loss of $4 million
  for section 642, which was vetoed by the President on October 17, 1997.
\7\ Estimates include $14 million in budget authority and $7 million in outlays for items that were vetoed by
  the President on November 1, 1997.
\8\ These figures are annualized estimates of discretionary spending provided in P.L. 105-64, which expires
  November 7, 1997, for programs funded in the following appropriation bills: Commerce-Justice-State, District
  of Columbia, Foreign Operations, and Labor-HHS-Education. The first continuing resolution (P.L. 105-46)
  expired October 23, 1997.
 
Note.--Amounts shown under ``emergencies'' represent funding for programs that have been deemed emergency
  requirements by the President and the Congress.
 
Source: Congressional Budget Office.