[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H76]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


REVISIONS TO THE AGGREGATE SPENDING LEVELS CONTAINED IN H. CON. RES. 84

  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 Sec. 314 of the Congressional 
Budget Act, I hereby submit for printing in the Congressional Record 
revisions to the aggregate spending levels contained in H. Con. Res. 84 
and a revised allocation for the House Committee on Appropriations to 
reflect $360,000,000 in additional new budget authority and $20,000,000 
in additional outlays for ``Payment of International Arrearages.''
  The House Committee on Appropriations submitted the conference report 
on H.R. 2159, a bill making appropriations for the Foreign Operations 
for Fiscal Year 1998 which includes $360,000,000 in budget authority 
and $20,000,000 in outlays for international arrearages.
  These adjustments took effect upon enactment P.L. 105-118.
  Questions may be directed to Art Sauer or Jim Bates at x2-7270.
  The adjustments are set forth on the attached table.

                                           COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                              [Dollar in millions]
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                                            Current Allocation            Change            Revised Allocation
              Discretionary              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              BA           O          AB           O          BA           O
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General Purpose.........................    $520,165    $549,878        +360         +20    $520,525    $549,898
Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund......       5,500       3,592  ..........  ..........       5,500       3,592
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total...............................     525,665     553,470        +360         +20     526,025     553,490
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  The aggregate levels for budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 
1998 are increased as follows:

                                              [Dollar in millions]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Current Aggregates                          Change                          Revised Aggregates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        BA                 O                  BA                 O                  BA                 O
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      $1,387,228         $1,372,502              +$360               +$20         $1,387,588         $1,372,522
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  Pursuant to Sec. 205(a) of H. Con. Res. 84, The Concurrent Resolution 
on the Budget for Fiscal Year 1998 and Title V of P.L. 105-83 making 
Appropriations for the Department of Interior and Related Agencies for 
1998, I hereby submit for printing in the Congressional Record a 
revised allocation for the House Committee on Appropriations to reflect 
$700,000,000 in additional new budget authority and $248,000,000 in 
additional outlays for ``Priority Federal Land Acquisitions and 
Exchanges.''
  Sec. 205(a) of H. Con. Res. 84 requires that the Chairman of the 
Budget Committee to make an adjustment ``* * * after the reporting of 
an appropriation measure * * * that provides $700 million in budget 
authority for fiscal year 1998 for Federal land acquisitions and to 
finalize priority Federal land exchanges, * * *''
  Title V of P.L. 105-83 provides ``That moneys provided in this title, 
when combined with moneys provided by other titles in this Act, shall 
for purposes of section 205(a) of H. Con. Res. 84 (105th Congress) be 
considered to provide $700,000,000 in budget authority for fiscal year 
1998 for Federal land acquisitions and to finalize priority land 
exchanges.''
  The adjustments are shown on the attached table.

                         ADJUSTMENTS FOR LAND ACQUISITIONS--COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                              [Dollars in millions]
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                                            Current allocation            Change            Revised allocation
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              BA           O          BA           O          BA           O
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General purpose discretionary...........    $520,525    $549,898        +700        +248    $521,225    $550,146
Violent crime reduction trust fund......       5,500       3,592  ..........  ..........       5,500       3,540
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total...............................     526,025     553,490        +700        +248     526,725     553,738
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  Aggregate levels for budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 
1998 remain unchanged as follows:

                         [Dollars in millions]

Budget authority.............................................$1,387,588
$1,372,522...........................................................

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