[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 106 (Tuesday, September 12, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H7494-H7498]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  REVISIONS OF APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF DEBT IN THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET 
                               RESOLUTION

  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, section 213(1) of the conference report on 
the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2001 (H. Con. 
Res. 290) permits certain adjustments if the Congressional Budget 
Office (CBO) increases its estimate of the surplus. CBO recently 
increased its estimate of the on-budget surplus for the current fiscal 
year by $57.2 billion. I submit for printing in the Congressional 
Record revisions to the levels of the public debt and the debt held by 
the public for fiscal years 2000-2005 based on that increase in the 
surplus.

     REVISED APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF DEBT IN THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET
                               RESOLUTION
                  (End of year in billions of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Debt held
                  Fiscal year                   Public debt     by the
                                                                public
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2000..........................................      5,583.0      3,413.0
2001..........................................      5,666.6      3,256.0
2002..........................................      5,757.5      3,077.9
2003..........................................      5,857.2      2,891.2
2004..........................................      5,951.6      2,689.8
2005..........................................      6,040.9      2,467.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Questoins may be directed to Dan Kowalski at 67270.


  STATUS REPORT ON CURRENT SPENDING LEVELS OF ON-BUDGET SPENDING AND 
   REVENUES FOR FY 2000 AND THE 5-YEAR PERIOD FY 2000 THROUGH FY 2004

  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 2000 and for the 5-year period of fiscal year 2000 through 
fiscal year 2004. This status report is current through September 6, 
2000.
  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.
  The first table in the report compares the current level of total 
budget authority, outlays, and revenues with the aggregate levels set 
by H. Con. Res. 290. 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 2000.
  The second table compares the current levels of budget authority and 
outlays of each authorizing committee with jurisdiction over direct 
spending programs with the ``section 302(a)'' allocations for 
discretionary action made under H. Con. Res. 290 for fiscal year 2000 
and fiscal years 2000 through 2004. ``Discretionary action'' refers to 
legislation enacted after adoption of the budget resolution. This 
comparison is needed to enforce 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 for the 
committee that reported the measure. It is also needed to enforce 
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 2000 with the revised ``section 302(b)'' 
sub-allocations 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) sub-allocation.
  The fourth table compares discretionary appropriations to the levels 
provided by section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. Section 251 requires that, if at the end of a 
session discretionary spending in any category exceeds the limits set 
forth in section 251(c) (as adjusted pursuant to provisions of section 
251(b)), there shall be a sequestration of funds within that category 
to bring spending within the established limits. As determination of 
the need for a sequestration is based on the report of the President 
required by section 254, this table is provided for information 
purposes only.

  REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET; STATUS OF THE
    FISCAL YEAR 2000 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN H. CON. RES. 290
 Reflecting Action Completed as of September 6, 2000 (On-budget amounts,
                         in millions of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Fiscal year  Fiscal year
                                                    2000      2000-2004
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level (as amended):
  Budget authority \1\........................    1,484,852           NA
  Outlays \2\.................................    1,455,479           NA
  Revenues \3\................................    1,465,500    7,768,100
Current Level:
  Budget authority............................    1,482,479           NA
  Outlays.....................................    1,458,357           NA
  Revenues....................................    1,465,492    7,871,246
Current Level over (+)/under (-) Appropriate
 Level:
  Budget authority............................       -2,373           NA
  Outlays.....................................        2,878           NA
  Revenues....................................           -8      103,146
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NA--Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for Fiscal Years
  2002 through 2004 will not be considered until future sessions of
  Congress.
\1\ Budget Authority--Enactment of any measure providing new budget
  authority in excess of $2,373,000,000 for FY 2000 (if not already
  included in the current level estimate) would cause FY 2000 budget
  authority to exceed the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 290.
\2\ Outlays--Enactment of any measure providing new outlays for FY 2000
  (if not already included in the current level estimate) would cause FY
  2000 outlays to further exceed the appropriate level set by H. Con.
  Res. 290.
\3\ Revenues--Enactment of any measure that would result in any revenue
  loss for FY 2000 (if not already included in the current level
  estimate) would cause revenues to fall further below the appropriate
  level set by H. Con. Res. 290. Enactment of any measure resulting in
  any revenue loss for FY 2000 through 2004 in excess of
  $103,146,000,000 (if not already included in the current level
  estimate) would cause revenues to fall below the appropriate levels
  set by H. Con. Res. 290.


 DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH COMMITTEE
   ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO BUDGET ACT SECTION 302(A) REFLECTING ACTION
                      COMPLETED AS OF SEPT. 6, 2000
                  (Fiscal years in million of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     2000                2000-2004
                             -------------------------------------------
                                 BA      Outlays      BA        Outlays
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Agriculture:
    Allocation..............     5,500     5,500     13,489      12,533
    Current Level...........     5,500     5,500     13,485      12,562
    Difference..............  ........  ........         (4)         29
Armed Services:
    Allocation..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Current Level...........  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Difference..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
Banking and Financial
 Services:
    Allocation..............  ........  ........  ..........       (968)
    Current Level...........  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Difference..............  ........  ........  ..........        968
Commerce:
    Allocation..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Current Level...........  ........  ........         10          10
    Difference..............  ........  ........         10          10
Education & the Workforce:
    Allocatin...............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Current Level...........  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Difference..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........

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Government Reform &
 Oversight:
    Allocation..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Current Level...........  ........  ........         14          14
    Difference..............  ........  ........         14          14
House Administratin:
    Allocation..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Current Level...........  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Difference..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
International Relations:
    Allocation..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Current Level...........  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Difference..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
Judiciary:
    Allocation..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Current Level...........  ........  ........       (456)       (410)
    Difference..............  ........  ........       (456)       (410)
Resources:
    Allocation..............  ........  ........        121           6
    Current Level...........         7         3        (65)        (65)
    Difference..............         7         3       (186         (71)
Science:
    Allocation..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Current Level...........  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Difference..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
Select Committee on
 Intelligence:
    Allocation..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Current.................  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Difference..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
Small Business:
    Allocation..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Current Level...........  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Difference..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
Transportation &
 Infrastructure:
    Allocation..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Current Level...........  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Difference..............  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
Veterans' Affairs:
    Allocation..............  ........  ........      4,666       4,492
    Current Level...........  ........  ........  ..........  ..........
    Difference..............  ........  ........     (4,666)     (4,492)
Ways and Means:
    Allocation..............      (50)  ........      3,012       3,064
    Current Level...........        53        52         21          20
    Difference..............       103        52     (2,991)     (3,044)
Total Authorized:
    Allocation..............     5,450     5,500     21,288      19,127
    Current Level...........     5,560     5,555     13,009      12,131
    Difference..............       110        55     (8,279)     (6,996)
------------------------------------------------------------------------


  COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LEVELS SET FORTH IN SEC. 251(c) OF THE BALANCED BUDGET & EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985
                                                                  (Dollars in millions)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Defense \1\         Nondefense \1\        General purpose      Violent crime    Highway category      Mass transit
                             ------------------------------------------------------------------    trust fund    --------------------      category
                                                                                               ------------------                    -------------------
                                  BA         O          BA         O          BA         O         BA       O        BA         O        BA         O
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Statutory Caps \2\..........         NA         NA         NA         NA    580,289    569,224    4,500    6,344        NA    24,574        NA     4,117
Current Level \3\...........    298,744    289,521    282,210    291,370    580,954    580,891    4,486    6,999        NA    24,393        NA     4,569
Difference (Current level--          NA         NA         NA         NA        665     11,667      -14      655        NA      -181        NA       452
 Caps)......................
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Defense and nondefense categories are advisory rather than statutory.
\2\ Established by OMB Sequestration Update Report for Fiscal Year 2001.
\3\ Consistent with H. Con. Res. 290.


 DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH SUBALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO
                                            BUDGET ACT SECTION 302(b)
                                            (In millions of dollars)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   302(b)              Current level            Difference
                                             suballocations last     reflecting action   -----------------------
                                             updated on October       completed as of
                                                12, 1999 \1\         September 6, 2000
                                           ----------------------------------------------     BA           O
                                                BA         O          BA           O
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture, Rural Development............     13,882     14,346     14,825      14,994         943         648
Commerce, Justice, State..................     35,774     34,907     38,461      38,429       2,687       3,522
National Defense..........................    267,692    259,130    277,137     267,864       9,445       8,734
District of Columbia......................        453        448        434         505         (19)         57
Energy & Water Development................     20,190     20,140     21,295      21,343       1,105       1,203
Foreign Operations........................     12,625     13,168     16,400      14,136       3,775         968
Interior..................................     13,888     14,354     15,142      15,029       1,254         675
Labor, HHS & Education....................     75,763     77,063     89,504      90,539      13,741      13,476
Legislative Branch........................      2,478      2,484      2,466       2,450         (12)        (34)
Military Construction.....................      8,374      8,775      8,489       8,598         115        (177)
Transportation \2\........................     12,400     43,445     13,256      43,739         856         294
Treasury-Postal Service...................     13,706     14,115     13,807      14,232         101         117
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies...............     68,633     82,045     74,502      85,267       5,869       3,222
Reserve/Offsets...........................          0          0          0           0           0           0
Unassigned \3\............................     42,395     29,609       (278)       (273)    (42,673)    (29,882)
                                           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Grand total...........................    588,253    614,029    585,440     616,852      (2,813)      2,823
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ The Appropriations Committee did not revise the fiscal year 2000 302(b) suballocations after the passage of
  H. Con. Res. 290.
\2\ Transportation does not include mass transit BA.
\3\ Unassigned includes the allocation adjustments provided under Section 314, but not yet allocated under
  Section 302(b), and amounts included in H. Con. Res. 290 not allocated by the Appropriations Committee.

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                Washington, DC, September 8, 2000.
     Hon. John R. Kasich,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget,
     U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman, the enclosed report shows the effects of 
     Congressional action on the fiscal year 2000 budget and is 
     current through September 6, 2000. This report is submitted 
     under section 308(b) and in aid of section 311 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act, as amended.
       The estimates of budget authority, outlays, and revenues 
     are consistent with the technical and economic assumptions of 
     H. Con. Res. 290, the Concurrent Resolution and the Budget 
     for Fiscal Year 2001, which replace H. Con. Res. 68, the 
     Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2000.
       Since my last letter, dated June 19, 2000, the Congress has 
     cleared and the President has signed the Military 
     Construction Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-246) 
     and the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001 
     (Public Law 106-259). Those actions changed budget authority 
     and outlays.
           Sincerely,
                                                Barry B. Anderson.
                                             (for Dan L. Crippen).
       Enclosure.

     FISCAL YEAR 2000 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF SEPT. 7, 2000
                        (In millions of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Budget
                                    authority     Outlays      Revenues
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enacted in previous sessions:
  Revenues.......................            0            0    1,465,500
  Permanents and other spending        876,422      836,631            0
   legislation...................
  Appropriation legislation \1\..      869,318      889,756            0
  Offseting receipts.............     -284,184     -284,184            0
                                  --------------------------------------
    Total, previously enacted....    1,461,556    1,442,203    1,465,500
Enacted this session:
  Omnibus Parks Technical                    7            3            0
   Corrections Act of 1999 (P.L.
   106-176)......................
  Wendell H. Ford Aviation               2,805            0            0
   Investment and Reform Act for
   the 21st Century (P.L. 106-
   181)..........................
  Trade and Development Act of              53           52           -8
   2000 (P.L. 106-200)...........
  Agricultural Risk Protection           5,500        5,500            0
   Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-224)....
  Military Construction                 15,173       13,799            0
   Appropriations Act, 2001 (P.L.
   106-246)......................
  Department of Defense                  1,779            0            0
   Appropriations Act, 2001 (P.L.
   106-259)......................
                                  --------------------------------------
    Total, enacted this session..       25,317       19,354           -8
Entitlements and Mandatories:              -35            0            0
 Adjustment to baseline estimates
 for payments to states for
 foster care and adoption
 assistance......................

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Less: Items Excluded for                -4,359       -3,200            0
 Comparability with Budget
 Resolution \1\..................
Total Current Level \1\..........    1,482,479    1,458,357    1,465,492
  Total Budget Resolution \2\....    1,484,852    1,455,479    1,465,500
  Current Level Over Budget                  0        2,878            0
   Resolution....................
  Current Level Under Budget            -2,373            0           -8
   Resolution....................
Memorandum: Revenues, 2000-2004:
  House Current Level............            0            0    7,871,246
  House Budget Resolution........            0            0    7,768,100
    Amount Current Level Over                0            0     103,146
     Resolution..................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: Congressional Budget Office.
Note.--P.L. = Public Law.
\1\ For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget
  Act in the House, the budget resolution does not include budget
  authority or outlays for Social Security administrative expenses. As a
  result, current level excludes these items. In addition, for
  comparability purposes, current level budget authority excludes $1,159
  million that was appropriated for mass transit.
\2\ Section 314 of the Congressional Budget Act, as amended, requires
  that the House Budget Committee revise the budget resolution to
  reflect funding provided in bills reported by the House for emergency
  requirements, disability reviews, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and
  adoption assistance. Of these revisions, $510 million in budget
  authority and $301 million in outlays are included in the budget
  resolution but are not yet included in the current level.

  status report on current spending levels of on-budget spending and 
   revenues for fy 2001 and the 5-year period fy 2001 through fy 2005

  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Speaker, to facilitate the application of sections 
302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act and sections 202 and 203 of 
the conference report accompanying H. Con. Res. 290, I am transmitting 
a status report on the current levels of on-budget spending and 
revenues for fiscal year 2001 and for the 5-year period of fiscal years 
2001 through fiscal year 2005. This status report is current through 
September 6, 2000.
  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.
  The first table in the report compares the current levels of total 
budget authority, outlays, revenues, the surplus and advance 
appropriations with the aggregate levels set forth by H. Con. Res. 290. 
This comparison is needed to implement section 311(a) of the Budget Act 
and sections 202 and 203(b) of H. Con. Res. 290, which create points 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 2001 because appropriations for those years 
have not yet been considered.
  The second table compares the current levels of budget authority and 
outlays of each authorizing committee with jurisdiction over direct 
spending programs with the ``section 302(a)'' allocations for 
discretionary action made under H. Con. Res. 290 for fiscal year 2001 
and fiscal years 2001 through 2005. ``Discretionary action'' refers to 
legislation enacted after the adoption of the budget resolution. This 
comparison is needed to enforce 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 for the 
committee that reported the measure. It is also needed to enforce 
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 2001 with the revised ``section 302(b)'' 
sub-allocations 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) sub-allocation.
  The fourth table compares discretionary appropriations to the levels 
provided by section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. Section 251 requires that, if at the end of a 
session discretionary spending in any category exceeds the limits set 
forth in section 251(c) (as adjusted pursuant to section 251(b)), there 
shall be a sequestration of amounts within that category to bring 
spending within the established limits. As the determination of the 
need for a sequestration is based on the report of the President 
required by section 254, this table is provided for informational 
purposes only.


         Report to the Speaker From The Committee on the Budget

 STATUS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2001 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN H. CON.
        RES. 290 REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF SEPT. 6, 2000
               [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Fiscal Year
                                               -------------------------
                                                    2001      2001-2005
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Approriate Level (as amended):
  Budget Authority............................    1,529,558           NA
  Outlays.....................................    1,501,656           NA
  Revenues....................................    1,503,200    8,022,400
  Surplus.....................................        1,544           NA
  Advance Appropriations......................       23,500           NA
Current Level:
  Budget Authority............................    1,245,386           NA
  Outlays.....................................    1,334,025           NA
  Revenues....................................    1,514,241    8,169,171
  Surplus.....................................      180,216           NA
  Advance Appropriations......................            0           NA
Current Level over (+)/under(-) Appropriate
 Level:
  Budget Authority............................     -284,172           NA
  Outlays.....................................     -167,631           NA
  Revenues....................................       11,041      146,771
  Surplus.....................................      178,672           NA
  Advance Appropriations......................      -23,500           NA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NA--Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for Fiscal Years
  2002 through 2005 will not be considered until future sessions of
  Congress.

                            BUDGET AUTHORITY

       Enactment of any measure providing new budget authority for 
     FY 2001 (if not already included in the current level 
     estimate) in excess of $284,172,000,000 would cause FY 2001 
     budget authority to exceed the appropriate level set by H. 
     Con. Res. 290.


                                OUTLAYS

       Enactment of any measure providing new outlays for FY 2001 
     in excess of $167,631,000,000 (if not already included in the 
     current level estimate) would cause FY 2001 outlays to exceed 
     the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 290.


                                REVENUES

       Enactment of any measure that would result in any revenue 
     loss for FY 2001 in excess of $11,041,000,000 (if not already 
     included in the current level estimate) would cause revenues 
     to fall below the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 290.
       Enactment of any measure resulting in any revenue loss for 
     FY 2001 through 2005 in excess of $146,771,000,000 (if not 
     already included in the current level) would cause revenues 
     to fall below the appropriate levels set by H. Con. Res. 290.


                                SURPLUS

       Enactment of any measure that reduces the surplus for FY 
     2001 by more than $178,672,000,000 (if not already included 
     in the current level estimate) would cause FY 2001 surplus to 
     fall below the appropriate level set by section 202 of H. 
     Con. Res. 290.


                         ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS

       Enactment of any measure that would result in FY 2001 
     advance appropriations in excess of $23,500,000,000 (if not 
     already included in the current level estimate) would cause 
     the FY 2001 advance appropriations to exceed the appropriate 
     level set by Section 203(b) of H. Con. Res. 290.

 DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION: COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH COMMITTEE
   ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO BUDGET ACT SECTION 302(a) REFLECTING ACTION
                      COMPLETED AS OF SEPT. 6, 2000
                 [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         2001        2001-2005
         House committee          -----------------------------  Outlays
                                      BA    Outlays      BA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture:
  Allocation.....................   3,062    2,295      9,837     8,824
  Current Level..................   3,061    2,166      9,787     8,837
  Difference.....................      (1)    (129)       (50)       13
Armed Services:
  Allocation.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Current Level..................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Difference.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
Banking and Financial Services:
  Allocation.....................  .......    (107)  .........   (1,329)
  Current Level..................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Difference.....................  .......     107   .........    1,329
Commerce:
  Allocation.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Current Level..................  .......  .......        15        15
  Difference.....................  .......  .......        15        15
Education & the Workforce:
  Allocation.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Current Level..................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Difference.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
Government Reform & Oversight:
  Allocation.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Current Level..................       1        1         20        20
  Difference.....................       1        1         20        20
House Administration:
  Allocation.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Current Level..................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Difference.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
International Relations:
  Allocation.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Current Level..................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Difference.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
Judiciary:
  Allocation.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Current Level..................    (114)     (75)      (570)     (524)
  Difference.....................    (114)     (75)      (570)     (524)
Resources:
  Allocation.....................  .......  .......       162        44
  Current Level..................     (96)     (98)       (62)      (58)
  Difference.....................     (96)     (98)      (224)     (102)
Science:
  Allocation.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Current Level..................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Difference.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
Select Committee on Intelligence:
  Allocation.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Current Level..................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Difference.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
Small Business:
  Allocation.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Current Level..................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Difference.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
Transportation & Infrastructure:
  Allocation.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Current Level..................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Difference.....................  .......  .......  .........  ........
Veterans' Affairs:
  Allocation.....................     510      479      7,280     7,037
  Current Level..................  .......  .......  .........  ........
  Difference.....................    (510)    (479)    (7,280)   (7,037)
Ways and Means:
  Allocation.....................      55       25      3,035     3,038
  Current Level..................     (47)     (47)       (29)      (28)
  Difference.....................    (102)     (72)    (3,064)   (3,066)
Total Authorized:
  Allocation.....................   3,627    2,692     20,314    17,614
  Current Level..................   2,805    1,947      9,161     8,262
  Difference.....................    (822)    (745)   (11,153)   (9,352)
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 DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001: COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH SUBALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO
                                            BUDGET ACT SECTION 302(b)
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                         Revised 302(b)       Current level reflecting         Difference
                                      suballocations as of     action completed as of  -------------------------
                                     July 19, 2000 (H. Rpt.         Sept. 6, 2000
                                            106-761)         --------------------------
                                   --------------------------                                BA           O
                                         BA           O            BA           O
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Agriculture, Rural Development....       14,548       14,972           42        3,882     (14,506)     (11,090)
Commerce, Justice, State..........       34,904       35,778          283       12,279     (34,621)     (23,499)
National Defense..................      288,297      279,618      287,590      277,807        (707)      (1,811)
District of Columbia..............          414          414            0           36        (414)        (378)
Energy and Water Development......       21,743       21,950            0        7,908     (21,743)     (14,042)
Foreign Operations................       13,281       14,974            0        9,859     (13,281)      (5,115)
Interior..........................       14,723       15,224           36        5,399     (14,687)      (9,825)
Labor, HHS and Education..........       99,547       95,075       18,954       64,188     (80,593)     (30,887)
Legislative Branch................        2,468        2,480            0          352      (2,468)      (2,128)
Military Construction.............        4,932        2,119        4,932        2,119          (0)          (0)
Transportation \1\................       13,735       48,255           20       28,651     (13,715)     (19,604)
Treasury-Postal Service...........       14,402       14,751           62        3,202     (14,340)     (11,549)
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies.......       78,317       85,840        3,561       47,808     (74,756)     (38,032)
Unassigned........................           42          985            0          768         (42)        (217)
                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Grand Total.................      601,353      632,435      315,480      464,258    (285,873)    (168,177)
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\1\ Transportation does not include mass transit BA.


                     COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LEVELS SET FORTH IN SEC. 251(c) OF THE BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985
                                                                                      [Dollars in millions]
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                                                                       Defense \1\             Nondefense \1\            General purpose          Highway category        Mass transit category
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     BA           O            BA           O            BA           O            BA           O            BA           O
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Statutory Caps \2\............................................           NA           NA           NA           NA      541,095      554,133            0       26,920           NA        4,639
Current Level.................................................      296,407      289,819       19,073      150,928      315,480      440,747            0       18,968            0        4,543
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Difference (Current Level--Caps)..............................           NA           NA           NA           NA     -225,615     -113,386           NA       -7,952           NA          -96
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\1\ Defense and nondefense categories are advisory rather than statutory.
\2\ Established by OMB Sequestration Update Report for Fiscal Year 2001.

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                Washington, DC, September 8, 2000.
     Hon. John R. Kasich,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget,
                         House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed report shows the effects of 
     Congressional action on the fiscal year 2001 budget and is 
     current through September 6, 2000. This report is submitted 
     under section 308(b) and in aid of section 311 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act, as amended.
       The estimates of budget authority, outlays, and revenues 
     are consistent with the technical and economic assumptions of 
     H. Con. Res. 290, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for 
     Fiscal Year 2001. The budget resolution figures incorporate 
     revisions submitted to the House by the Committee on the 
     Budget to reflect funding for emergency requirements, 
     disability reviews, and adoption assistance. Those revisions 
     are required by section 314 of the Congressional Budget Act, 
     as amended.
       Since my last letter dated June 19, 2000, the Congress has 
     cleared and the President has signed the Military 
     Construction Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-246), 
     the Valles Caldera Preservation Act (Public Law 106-248), the 
     Griffith Project Prepayment and Conveyance Act (Public Law 
     106-249), the Semipostal Authorization Act (Public Law 106-
     253), and the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001 
     (Public Law 106-259). In addition, the Congress cleared for 
     the President's signature the Long-Term Care Security Act 
     (H.R. 4040). Those actions changed budget authority and 
     outlays.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Barry B. Anderson
                                   (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
       Enclosure.

                         FISCAL YEAR 2001 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF SEPT. 7, 2000
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                                                 Budget
                                                               Authority     Outlays      Revenues     Surplus
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Enacted in previous sessions:
    Revenues................................................            0            0    1,514,800  ...........
    Permanents and other spending legislation...............      961,064      916,715            0  ...........
    Appropriation legislation \1\...........................            0      266,010            0  ...........
    Offsetting receipts.....................................     -297,807     -297,807            0  ...........
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
        Total, previously enacted...........................      663,257      884,918    1,514,800          n/a
Enacted this session:
    The Electronic Benefit Transfer Interoperability and                1            1            0  ...........
     Portability Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-171).................
    Omnibus Parks Technical Corrections Act of 1999 (P.L.               8            6            0  ...........
     106-176)...............................................
    Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for          3,200            0           -2  ...........
     the 21st Century (P.L. 106-181)........................
    Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-185)         -114          -75         -115  ...........
    Trade and Development Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-200)........          -47          -47         -442  ...........
    Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-224).        3,060        2,165            0  ...........
    Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2001 (P.L. 106-       4,932       -3,982            0  ...........
     246)...................................................
    Valles Caldera Preservation Act (P.L. 106-248)..........           -1           -1            0  ...........
    Griffith Project Prepayment and Conveyance Act (P.L. 106-        -103         -103            0  ...........
     249)...................................................
    Semipostal Authorization Act (P.L. 106-253).............           -2           -2            0  ...........
    Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001 (P.L. 106-     287,806      188,945            0  ...........
     259)...................................................
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
        Total, enacted this session.........................      298,740      186,907         -559          n/a
Cleared pending signature:
    Long-Term Care Security Act (H.R. 4040).................            3            3            0          n/a
Entitlements and Mandatories:
    Budget resolution baseline estimates of appropriated          283,386      262,562            0          n/a
     entitlements and other mandatory programs not yet
     enacted................................................
Less: Items Excluded for Comparability with Budget                      0         -365            0          n/a
 Resolution \1\.............................................
Total Current Level \1\.....................................    1,245,386    1,334,025    1,514,241      180,216
Total Budget Resolution \2\.................................    1,529,558    1,501,656    1,503,200        1,544
    Current Level Over Budget Resolution....................            0            0       11,041      178,672
    Current Level Under Budget Resolution...................     -284,172     -167,631            0            0
Memorandum:
    Revenues, 2001-2005:
        House Current Level.................................            0            0    8,169,171          n/a
        House Budget Resolution.............................            0            0    8,022,400          n/a
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
            Current Level Over Budget Resolution............            0            0      146,771          n/a
    2001 Advances:
        FY 2002 House Current Level.........................            0            0            0          n/a
        FY 2001 House Budget Resolution.....................            0            0       23,500          n/a
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            Current Level Under Budget Resolution...........            0            0      -23,500          n/a
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\1\ For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act in the House, the budget resolution
  does not include budget authority or outlays for Social Security administrative expenses. As a result, current
  level excludes these items.
\2\ Section 314 of the Congressional Budget Act, as amended, requires that the House Budget Committee revise the
  budget resolution to reflect funding provided in bills reported by the House for emergency requirements,
  disability reviews, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and adoption assistance. Of these revisions, $1,030 million
  in budget authority and $829 million in outlays are included in the budget resolution but are not yet included
  in the current level.
 
Source: Congressional Budget office.
Notes: P.L. = Public Law; n.a. = not applicable.



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