[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 21, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H4512]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE TARGETS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND 
ABUSE IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS SUBMITTED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE 
                             ON THE BUDGET

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Nussle) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. NUSSLE. Mr. Speaker, I submit for printing in the Congressional 
Record targets for the elimination of waste, fraud and abuse in 
Government programs under the authority of Section 301 of H. Con. Res. 
95, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2004 (H. 
Rept. 108-71).
  Section 301 of the budget resolution requires House and Senate 
authorizing committees to submit findings to the Committees on the 
Budget that provide for the elimination of waste, fraud and abuse in 
programs under their jurisdiction. The level of savings to be achieved 
by each committee was left unspecified in the budget resolution; the 
Chairmen of the Committees on the Budget were directed to submit those 
levels of savings for publication in the Record subsequent to adoption 
of the budget resolution.
  The following savings targets, which are consistent with the level of 
savings expected from Senate authorizing committees, represent the 
minimum expectations for cost reductions derived from the improvement 
of economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of programs within the 
jurisdiction of each House committee. The publication of these targets 
does not represent a level of programmatic reductions (``cuts'') 
mandated by the Committees on the Budget, but rather a recommendation 
that the committees of jurisdiction find efficiencies equal to 1 
percent of the net cost of the programs within their jurisdiction 
through the elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse.

    TARGETS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE UNDER SECTION 301 OF THE BUDGET RESOLUTION BY HOUSE
                                              AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE
                                    [By fiscal year, in billions of dollars]
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                                                                                                 Total mandatory
                                                                                                   spending in
                                                    2004           2004-08          2004-13           budget
                                                                                                    resolution
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Agriculture:
    BA......................................           -0.495           -2.572           -5.254          525.250
    Outlays.................................           -0.455           -2.396           -4.945          494.464
Armed Services:
    BA......................................           -0.779           -4.202           -9.179          918.038
    Outlays.................................           -0.777           -4.195           -9.165          916.462
Education and the Workforce:
    BA......................................           -0.205           -1.144           -2.513          251.767
    Outlays.................................           -0.197           -1.103           -2.431          243.590
Energy and Commerce:
    BA......................................           -1.802          -10.583          -26.512        2,649.002
    Outlays.................................           -1.815          -10.594          -26.523        2,650.184
Financial Services:
    BA......................................           -0.072           -0.380           -0.751           75.044
    Outlays.................................           -0.018           -0.061           -0.095            2.817
Government Reform:
    BA......................................           -0.827           -4.496           -9.998          999.817
    Outlays.................................            0.812           -4.423           -9.859          985.880
House Administration:
    BA......................................           -0.002           -0.010           -0.020            2.112
    Outlays.................................           -0.004           -0.012           -0.024            2.334
International Relations:
    BA......................................           -0.100           -0.599           -1.289          128.893
    Outlays.................................           -0.119           -0.563           -1.181          118.132
Judiciary:
    BA......................................           -0.072           -0.319           -0.652           65.225
    Outlays.................................           -0.065           -0.319           -0.644           64.444
Resources:
    BA......................................           -0.033           -0.158           -0.314           32.724
    Outlays.................................           -0.030           -0.149           -0.297           30.646
Science:
    BA......................................               --               --               --            0.341
    Outlays.................................           -0.001           -0.003           -0.003            0.513
Small Business:
    BA......................................               --               --               --            0.006
    Outlays.................................               --               --               --             n.a.
Transportation and Infrastructure:
    BA......................................           -0.491           -2.689           -5.484          640.539
    Outlays.................................           -0.143           -0.763           -1.578          157.850
Veterans' Affairs:
    BA......................................           -0.342           -1.833           -3.864          386.551
    Outlays.................................           -0.340           -1.825           -3.850          384.941
Ways and Means:
    BA......................................           -5.495          -30.411          -71.339        7,616.989
    Outlays.................................           -5.517          -30.467          -71.428        7,625.699
Total:
    BA......................................          -10.715          -59.396         -137.169       14,292.298
    Outlays.................................          -10.293          -56.873         -132.023       13,677.880
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Note.--Section 301(c) of H. Con. Res. 95 does not include the House Select Committee on Intelligence.
``--'' means less than $500,000.

  I look forward to working with House committees in the future 
development of legislative initiatives to ensure the delivery of 
Government programs in the most cost-effective manner.

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