[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 161 (Monday, December 15, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12722-S12723]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 STATEMENT ON H.R. 2607, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 
                                  1998

 Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I submit the Budget Committee 
scoring of H.R. 2607, the fiscal year 1998 District of Columbia 
appropriations bill.
  The final bill totals $855 million, including $835 million for 
Federal payments to the District of Columbia.

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  The bill provides $190 million for the Federal contribution to the 
District of Columbia, $169 million to operate the District's 
correctional facilities for felons, $302 million to build new 
correctional facilities to replace the Lorton facility, $151 million to 
operate the district court System, $12 million to the National Park 
Service to support U.S. Park Police operations in the District, $8 
million to implement management reform initiatives, and $3 million for 
a Medicare coordinated-care demonstration project.
  The appropriation is in addition to the resources allocated to the 
District by the Balanced Budget Act and the Taxpayer Relief Act of 
1997. Combined, the two laws provide tax breaks and mandatory spending 
worth $4.5 billion over 10 years. Because the cost of taking over the 
District's $5.8 billion pension liability is largely delayed until 
after this period, the total bailout is worth substantially more to the 
District.
  The final bill is below the subcommittee's revised 302(b) allocation 
by $7 million in both budget authority and outlays.
  I ask to have printed in the Record a pertinent table.
  The material follows:

                              H.R. 2607, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS, 1998                              
              [Spending comparisions--Conference Report, fiscal year 1998, in millions of dollars]              
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                                                                             Non-                               
                                                                  Defense   defense   Crime   Mandatory   Total 
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Conference Report:                                                                                              
    Budget authority...........................................  ........       855  .......  .........      855
    Outlays....................................................  ........       554  .......  .........      554
Senate 302(b) allocation:                                                                                       
    Budget authority...........................................  ........       862  .......  .........      862
    Outlays....................................................  ........       561  .......  .........      561
President's request:                                                                                            
    Budget authority...........................................  ........       777  .......  .........      777
    Outlays....................................................  ........       479  .......  .........      479
House-passed bill:                                                                                              
    Budget authority...........................................  ........       828  .......  .........      828
    Outlays....................................................  ........       527  .......  .........      527
Senate-passed bill:                                                                                             
    Budget authority...........................................  ........       855  .......  .........      855
    Outlays....................................................  ........       555  .......  .........      555
                                                                                                                
                 Conference Report compared to:                                                                 
                                                                                                                
Senate 302(b) allocation:                                                                                       
    Budget authority...........................................  ........        -7  .......  .........       -7
    Outlays....................................................  ........        -7  .......  .........       -7
President's request:                                                                                            
    Budget authority...........................................  ........        78  .......  .........       78
    Outlays....................................................  ........        75  .......  .........       75
House-passed bill:                                                                                              
    Budget authority...........................................  ........        27  .......  .........       27
    Outlays....................................................  ........        27  .......  .........       27
Senate-passed bill:                                                                                             
    Budget authority...........................................  ........  ........  .......  .........  .......
    Outlays....................................................  ........        -1  .......  .........       -1
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Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding. Totals adjusted for consistency with current scorekeeping  
  conventions.                                                                                          

  

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