[House Report 104-870]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                 Union Calendar No. 473
104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-870
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          COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              R E P O R T

                                   of

                          COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

                      ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS

                            January 4, 1995

                                through

                            October 4, 1996

                   Pursuant to Clause 1(d) of Rule XI




 December 19, 1996.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed


                      COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                        House of Representatives

         (104th Congress)

    BOB LIVINGSTON, Louisiana, 
             Chairman
DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin             JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania
SIDNEY R. YATES, Illinois            JOHN T. MYERS, Indiana
LOUIS STOKES, Ohio                   C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida
TOM BEVILL, Alabama                  RALPH REGULA, Ohio
JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania         JERRY LEWIS, California
CHARLES WILSON, Texas                JOHN EDWARD PORTER, Illinois
NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington          HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky
MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota          JOE SKEEN, New Mexico
JULIAN C. DIXON, California          FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia
VIC FAZIO, California                TOM DeLAY, Texas
W. G. (BILL) HEFNER, North Carolina  JIM KOLBE, Arizona
STENY H. HOYER, Maryland             BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois          JIM LIGHTFOOT, Iowa
RONALD D. COLEMAN, Texas             RON PACKARD, California
ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia      SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama
JIM CHAPMAN, Texas                   JAMES T. WALSH, New York
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio                   CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina
DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado            DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio
NANCY PELOSI, California             ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana          HENRY BONILLA, Texas
THOMAS M. FOGLIETTA, Pennsylvania    JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan
ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES, California    DAN MILLER, Florida
NITA M. LOWEY, New York              JAY DICKEY, Arkansas
RAY THORNTON, Arkansas               JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
JOSE E. SERRANO, New York \2\        FRANK RIGGS, California
                                     MIKE PARKER, Mississippi \1\
                                     RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New 
                                     Jersey
                                     ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
                                     MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York
                                     GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr., 
                                     Washington
                                     JIM BUNN, Oregon
                                     MARK W. NEUMANN, Wisconsin
  James W. Dyer, Clerk and Staff 
             Director

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 Majority and Minority Members elected January 4, 1995.
\1\ Elected to the Committee March 14, 1996.
\2\ Elected to the Committee March 14, 1996.


                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                                                  December 19, 1996
Hon. Newt Gingrich,
The Speaker,
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker:  I am pleased to transmit herewith a 
report on the activities of the Committee on Appropriations 
during the 104th Congress, pursuant to Clause 1(d) of Rule XI 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
    The House Committee on Appropriations of the 104th 
Congress, the first Republican majority Congress since the 83d 
Congress, fulfilled its obligations in an outstanding manner. 
The cumulative spending reduction of our bills for both 
sessions was $49 billion less than the enacted fiscal year 1995 
level. I am particularly proud of the Committee's efforts to 
assist in bringing the Federal Budget into balance by 2002.
    On behalf of myself and the entire membership of the 
Committee, I would like to express my appreciation for the 
cooperation we received from you, the other Members of the 
Leadership, and all Members of the House of Representatives.
    With best regards,
            Sincerely,
                                            Bob Livingston,
                                                          Chairman.
  


                                                 Union Calendar No. 473
104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-870
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  REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS DURING THE 
                             104TH CONGRESS

                                _______
                                

 December 19, 1996.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

_______________________________________________________________________


  Mr. Livingston, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

    The Committee on Appropriations is the principal arm 
through which the House of Representatives exercises its 
constitutional responsibility to provide funds for the 
operations of the various activities of the Federal Government. 
Clause 1(b) of Rule X of the House provides that the Committee 
shall have jurisdiction over the ``Appropriation of the revenue 
for the support of the Government.'' This responsibility has 
basically been vested in the Committee since 1865.
    The Committee has been established by the House with a 
membership of 58 during the 104th Congress. With relatively few 
exceptions, the responsibilities of the Committee are carried 
out through its 13 Subcommittees which in turn report to the 
full Committee. The Subcommittees are organized essentially on 
a functional basis with recognition of the existing structure 
of the Departments and agencies within the Executive Branch. 
(The jurisdictional assignments of Subcommittees during the 
104th Congress are displayed in Appendix C.)

                                  (1)

      

                   SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS ACTIONS

    During the 104th Congress, the Committee developed bills 
whose overall appropriation savings for both sessions was $49 
billion less than the overall fiscal year 1995 total. These 
bills eliminated funding for 297 programs thereby causing their 
termination. While downsizing government and cutting 
bureaucracy, these bills preserved and even increased spending 
on a number of priority programs, including: Important medical 
research at the National Institutes of Health (up 11 percent in 
fiscal year 1996 and 6.5 percent in fiscal year 1997); greater 
protection along our Nation's borders ($10 million added to the 
President's fiscal year 1997 request for the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service); a revival of the stalled War on Drugs 
(funded an $8.8 billion initiative); and essential funding to 
combat violence against women ($14.5 million added to the 
President's fiscal year 1997 request).
    Additionally, appropriations bills developed by the 
Committee preserved funding for our national security thereby 
maintaining a strong national defense.
    During the 104th Congress, the 13 Subcommittees conducted 
457 days of hearings, receiving testimony from 6,999 witnesses. 
In the process, 170 volumes of hearings were generated, 
comprising 174,576 printed pages. The Committee also initiated 
or completed 63 reports from its Surveys and Investigations 
Staff and had underway or completed an additional 191 reports 
from the General Accounting Office during the 104th Congress.
    The following is a tabular display of the appropriations 
actions of the Committee during the 104th Congress indicating 
the various bill numbers, dates, report numbers, amounts, and 
public law numbers:

                                                                         HISTORY OF FISCAL YEAR 1996 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS                                                                        
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                                                                   House                                    Senate                                   Conference                    Public Law   
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       Bill Number -------- Subcommittee           House Report No.                        Senate Report No. --                                                                 Public Law No. --
                                                    -------- Date     Vote Total --------      ------ Date      Vote Total --------    House Report No.    Vote Total --------     ------ Date  
                                                       Reported           Date Passed            Reported           Date Passed      -------- Date Filed    Date Passed House       Approved    
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          H.R. 1976                                         104-172               313-78              104-142                 95-3              104-268               288-132            104-37 
 Agriculture                                                June 30              July 21             Sept. 14             Sept. 20             Sept. 28               Oct. 12     Oct. 21, 1995 
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          H.R. 2076                                         104-196              272-151              104-139           Voice Vote              104-378               256-166            Vetoed 
 Commerce-Justice-State                                     July 19              July 26             Sept. 12             Sept. 29               Dec. 1                Dec. 6     Dec. 19, 1995 
                                                                                                                                                                                            \3\ 
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          H.R. 2546                                         104-294              224-191   ...................          Voice Vote              104-455               211-201   ................
 District of Columbia                                       Oct. 26               Nov. 2   ...................              Nov. 2              Jan. 31         Jan. 31, 1996             (\3\) 
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          H.R. 1905                                         104-149               400-27              104-120           Voice Vote              104-293                402-24            104-46 
 Energy and Water Development                               June 20              July 12              July 27               Aug. 1              Oct. 26               Oct. 31     Nov. 13, 1995 
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          H.R. 1868                                         104-143               333-89              104-143                 91-9              104-295                351-71           104-107 
 Foreign Operations                                         June 15              July 11             Sept. 14             Sept. 21              Oct. 26               Oct. 31     Feb. 12, 1996 
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          H.R. 1977                                         104-173              244-181              104-125                 92-6              104-402               244-181            Vetoed 
 Interior                                                   June 30              July 18              July 28               Aug. 9              Dec. 12               Dec. 13     Dec. 18, 1995 
                                                                                                                                                                                            \3\ 
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          H.R. 2127                                         104-209              219-208              104-145   ...................  ...................  ....................  ................
 Labor-HHS-Education                                        July 27               Aug. 4             Sept. 15   ...................  ...................  ....................            (\3\) 
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          H.R. 1854                                         104-141               337-87              104-114           Voice Vote              104-212               305-101            Vetoed 
 Legislative                                                June 15              June 22              July 18              July 20              July 28               Sept. 6   Oct. 3, 1995 \1\
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          H.R. 1817                                         104-137              319-105              104-116                84-10              104-247                326-98            104-32 
 Military Construction                                      June 13              June 21              July 19              July 21             Sept. 14              Sept. 20      Oct. 3, 1995 
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          H.R. 2126                                         104-208              294-125   ...................          Voice Vote              104-344               270-158            104-61 
 National Security                                          July 27              Sept. 7   ...................             Sept. 8              Nov. 15               Nov. 16   Dec. 1, 1995 \2\
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          H.R. 2002                                         104-177               361-61              104-126                 98-1              104-286                393-29            104-50 
 Transportation                                             July 11              July 25               Aug. 4              Aug. 10              Oct. 20               Oct. 25     Nov. 15, 1995 
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          H.R. 2020                                         104-183              216-211              104-121           Voice Vote              104-291                374-52            104-52 
 Treasury-Postal Service                                    July 12              July 19              July 27               Aug. 5              Oct. 25               Nov. 15     Nov. 19, 1995 
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          H.R. 2099                                         104-201              228-193              104-140                55-45              104-384               227-190            Vetoed 
 VA-HUD-Independent Agencies                                July 21              July 31             Sept. 13             Sept. 27               Dec. 6                Dec. 7     Dec. 18, 1995 
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\1\ H.R. 2492 became law November 19, 1995, Public Law 104-53.                                                                                                                                  
\2\ Became law without Presidential approval.                                                                                                                                                   
\3\ Became part of the Fiscal Year 1996 Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act (H.R. 3019) April 26, 1996; Public Law 104-134.                                                 


                                               1996 APPROPRIATIONS                                              
                                              [Dollars in millions]                                             
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                                   President's Request             1996 Bills            Bills vs. President's  
                              --------------------------------------------------------          Request         
    Fiscal Year 1996 Bills                                                            --------------------------
                               Discretionary   Mandatory   Discretionary   Mandatory   Discretionary   Mandatory
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Agriculture (P.L. 104-37)....       $14,892      $52,021        $13,325      $49,778        -$1,567      -$2,243
Commerce-Justice-State (P.L.                                                                                    
 104-134)....................        30,520          506         27,319          506         -3,201            0
Defense (P.L. 104-61)........       236,130          214        243,037          214          6,907            0
District of Columbia (P.L.                                                                                      
 104-122)....................           712            0            712            0              0            0
Energy and Water (P.L. 104-                                                                                     
 46).........................        20,562            0         19,336            0         -1,226            0
Foreign Operations (P.L. 104-                                                                                   
 99).........................        14,798           44         12,128           44         -2,670            0
Interior (P.L. 104-134)......        13,900           59         12,364           59         -1,535            0
Labor, HHS, Education (P.L.                                                                                     
 104-134)....................        72,132      200,943         63,341      200,957         -8,791           14
Legislative (P.L. 104-53)....         2,618           92          2,125           92           -492            0
Military Construction (P.L.                                                                                     
 104-32).....................        10,698            0         11,177            0            479            0
Transportation (P.L. 104-50)                                                                                    
 \1\.........................        14,068          582         12,482          582         -1,586            0
Treasury, Postal Service                                                                                        
 (P.L. 104-52)...............        13,134       11,889         11,264       11,889         -1,870            0
VA-HUD (P.L. 104-134)........        70,508       19,362         62,402       19,362         -8,106            0
                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Regular Bills...       514,672      285,712        491,013      283,483        -23,659       -2,229
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Fiscal Year 1995                                                                                                
 Supplementals and                                                                                              
 Rescissions                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                
Emergency Defense                                                                                               
 Supplemental (P.L. 104-6):                                                                                     
    Emergency Appropriations.         2,482            0          2,731            0            250            0
    Regular Appropriations...             0            0           -165            0           -165            0
    Rescissions..............          -116            0         -3,478            0         -3,361            0
Emergency Supplementals and                                                                                     
 Rescissions (P.L. 104-19):                                                                                     
    Emergency Appropriations.         7,534            0          6,663            0           -871            0
    Regular Appropriations...           442            6            356            9            -86            3
    Rescissions..............        -1,537            0        -15,651            0        -14,115            0
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\1\ President's request budget authority does not reflect conceptual scoring proposal to treat obligation       
  limitations as budget authority.                                                                              
                                                                                                                
  Note.--Full-year 1996 appropriations that were provided in continuing resolutions are included in the amounts 
  shown for the regular bills.                                                                                  

                     Fiscal Year 1995 Supplementals
                      1st Session--104th Congress

H.R. 889--Making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions and enhance the military readiness for 
        fiscal year 1995. Approved April 10, 1995 (P.L. 104-6).

H.R. 1158--Making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
        additional disaster assistance, anti-terrorism, and the 
        Oklahoma City tragedy. Vetoed June 7, 1995.

H.R. 1944--Making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
        additional disaster assistance, anti-terrorism 
        initiatives, and the Oklahoma City tragedy, and making 
        rescissions. Approved July 27, 1995 (P.L. 104-19).

                Continuing Resolutions--Fiscal Year 1996
                   1st & 2d Sessions--104th Congress

H.J. Res. 108--Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
        1996. Provided funding for various government 
        activities for the period October 1 thru November 13, 
        1995. Approved September 30, 1995 (P.L. 104-31).

H.J. Res. 115--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 1996. Provided funding for various 
        government activities thru December 1, 1995. Vetoed 
        November 13, 1995.

H.J. Res. 123--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 1996. Provided funding for various 
        government activities for the period November 14 thru 
        November 20, 1995. Approved November 19, 1995 (P.L. 
        104-54).

H.J. Res. 122--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 1996. Provided funding for various 
        government activities for the period thru December 15, 
        1995. Approved November 20, 1995 (P.L. 104-56).

H.J. Res 136--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 1996. Provided targeted funding for AFDC, 
        foster care, the District of Columbia, and veterans 
        compensation & pensions thru January 3, 1996. Approved 
        December 22, 1995 (P.L. 104-69).

H.J. Res. 153--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 1996. Provided targeted funding for the 
        District of Columbia thru January 25, 1996. Approved 
        January 4, 1996 (P.L. 104-90).

H.R. 1358--A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
        convey lands. Transferred various lands from the 
        Secretary of Commerce (and via the rule) added a 
        targeted appropriations bill thru September 30, 1996. 
        Approved January 6, 1996 (P.L. 104-91).
H.R. 1643--Making appropriations for certain activities for 
        fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes. A bill 
        providing funding for all excepted Federal employees, 
        and providing targeted funding for various Federal 
        programs, the District of Columbia, and others at 
        various rates of operations and thru specified dates. 
        Approved January 6, 1996 (P.L. 104-92).

H.J. Res. 134--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 1996. Provided funding for various 
        government activities for the period December 15 thru 
        January 26, 1996. Approved January 6, 1996 (P.L. 104-
        94).

H.R. 2880--Making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a 
        downpayment toward a balanced budget. Provides funding 
        for Foreign Operations, Commerce-Justice-State, VA-HUD, 
        Labor-HHS, and Interior at various rates of operations 
        and thru specified dates. Approved January 26, 1996 
        (P.L. 104-99).

H.J. Res. 163--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 1996. Provided funding for various 
        government activities for the period March 15 thru 
        March 22, 1996. Approved March 15, 1996 (P.L. 104-116).

H.J. Res. 165--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 1996. Provided funding for various 
        government activities for the period March 22 thru 
        April 3, 1996. Approved March 22, 1996 (P.L. 104-118).

H.J. Res. 170--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 1996. Provided funding for various 
        government activities thru April 24, 1996, as well as 
        providing appropriations for the Baltic States. 
        Approved March 29, 1996 (P.L. 104-122).

H.J. Res. 175--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 1996. Provides funding for various 
        government activities from April 24 thru April 25, 
        1996. Approved April 24, 1996 (P.L. 104-131).

                Omnibus Consolidations--Fiscal Year 1996

H.R. 3019--The Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and 
        Appropriations Act of 1996. Provides full year funding 
        for the programs in the regular individual 
        appropriations bills not enacted; H.R. 2076, H.R. 2546, 
        H.R. 1977, H.R. 2127, H.R. 2099. Approved April 26, 
        1996 (P.L. 104-134).

                                                                         HISTORY OF FISCAL YEAR 1997 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS                                                                        
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                                                                   House                                    Senate                                   Conference                    Public Law   
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       Bill Number -------- Subcommittee           House Report No.                        Senate Report No. --                                                                 Public Law No. --
                                                    -------- Date     Vote Total --------      ------ Date      Vote Total --------    House Report No.    Vote Total --------     ------ Date  
                                                       Reported           Date Passed            Reported           Date Passed      -------- Date Filed    Date Passed House       Approved    
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          H.R. 3603                                         104-613               351-74              104-317                 97-1              104-726                379-42           104-180 
 Agriculture                                                 June 7              June 12              July 11              July 24              July 30                Aug. 1            Aug. 6 
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          H.R. 3814                                         104-676              246-179              104-353   ...................  ...................  ....................  ................
 Commerce-Justice-State                                     July 16              July 24              Aug. 27   ...................  ...................  ....................            (\1\) 
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          H.R. 3845                                         104-689               332-68              104-328           Voice Vote              104-740                330-91           104-194 
 District of Columbia                                       July 18              July 22              July 23              July 25               Aug. 1                Aug. 1           Sept. 9 
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          H.R. 3816                                         104-679               391-23   ...................                93-6              104-782                383-29           104-206 
 Energy and Water Development                               July 16              July 25   ...................             July 30             Sept. 12              Sept. 12          Sept. 30 
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          H.R. 3540                                         104-600               366-57              104-295                 93-7   ...................  ....................  ................
 Foreign Operations                                          May 29              June 11              June 27              July 26   ...................  ....................            (\1\) 
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          H.R. 3662                                         104-625              242-174              104-319   ...................  ...................  ....................  ................
 Interior                                                   June 18              June 20              July 16   ...................  ...................  ....................            (\1\) 
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          H.R. 3755                                         104-659              216-209              104-368   ...................  ...................  ....................  ................
 Labor-HHS-Education                                         July 8              July 12              July 12   ...................  ...................  ....................            (\1\) 
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          H.R. 3754                                         104-657               360-58              104-323                 93-6              104-733                397-22           104-197 
 Legislative                                                 July 8              July 10              July 19              July 30              July 31                Aug. 1          Sept. 16 
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          H.R. 3517                                         104-591               369-43              104-287           Voice Vote              104-721                396-26           104-196 
 Military Construction                                       May 23               May 30              June 20              June 26              July 30                Aug. 1          Sept. 16 
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          H.R. 3610                                         104-617              278-126   ...................               72-27              104-863                370-37           104-208 
 National Security                                          June 11              June 13   ...................             July 18             Sept. 28              Sept. 28          Sept. 30 
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          H.R. 3675                                         104-631                403-2              104-325                 95-2              104-785                395-19           104-205 
 Transportation                                             June 19              June 28              July 19              July 31             Sept. 16              Sept. 18          Sept. 30 
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          H.R. 3756                                         104-660              215-207              104-330   ...................  ...................  ....................  ................
 Treasury-Postal Service                                     July 8              July 17              July 23   ...................  ...................  ....................            (\1\) 
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          H.R. 3666                                         104-628              269-147              104-318                 95-2              104-812                388-25           104-204 
 VA-HUD-Independent Agencies                                June 18              June 26              July 11              Sept. 5             Sept. 20              Sept. 24          Sept. 26 
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\1\ Became part of the Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 3610) September 30, 1996; Public Law 104-208.                                                             


                                                                   1997 APPROPRIATIONS                                                                  
                                                                  [Dollars in millions]                                                                 
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                                                       President's Request                      1997 Bills                Bills vs. President's Request 
            Fiscal Year 1997 Bills             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Discretionary       Mandatory     Discretionary \1\      Mandatory      Discretionary      Mandatory   
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Agriculture (P.L. 104-180) \2\................          $14,080          $44,364            $13,009           $39,882           -$1,071          -$4,482
Commerce-Justice-State (P.L. 104-208) \2\.....           31,400              522             29,363               522            -2,036                0
Defense (P.L. 104-208) \2\....................          234,482              196            243,850               196             9,368                0
District of Columbia (P.L. 104-194)...........              770                0                719                 0               -51                0
Energy and Water (P.L. 104-206)...............           20,221                0             19,973                 0              -248                0
Foreign Operations (P.L. 104-208) \2\.........           12,953               44             12,267                44              -686                0
Interior (P.L. 104-208).......................           12,882               58             12,505                58              -377                0
Labor, HHS, Education (P.L. 104-208)..........           73,528          220,068             71,087           220,583            -2,441              515
Legislative (P.L. 104-197) \2\................            2,339               92              2,170                92              -169                0
Military Construction (P.L. 104-196)..........            9,132                0              9,982                 0               850                0
Transportation (P.L. 104-205) \2\.............           11,994              608             12,080               608                86                0
Treasury, Postal Service (P.L. 104-208).......           12,765           12,210             11,717            12,246            -1,047               36
VA-HUD (P.L. 104-204) \2\.....................           67,585           19,937             64,522            20,260            -3,063              323
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L.                                                                                                           
 104-208).....................................                0                0             -2,750                 0            -2,750                0
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      Total, Regular Bills....................          504,131          298,099            500,495           294,491            -3,637           -3,608
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Fiscal Year 1996 Supplementals and Rescissions                                                                                                          
Continuing Resolution (P.L. 104-122):                                                                                                                   
    Regular Appropriations....................              200                0                198                 0                -2                0
Emergency Supplementals and Rescissions (P.L.                                                                                                           
 104-134):                                                                                                                                              
    Emergency Appropriations..................            1,653                0              1,931                 0               278                0
    Regular Appropriations....................              143                0               -384                 0              -527                0
    Rescissions...............................             -964                0             -3,393                 0            -2,430                0
Agriculture (P.L. 104-180):                                                                                                                             
    Emergency Appropriations..................                0                0                 32                 0                32                0
    Regular Appropriations....................                0                0                 12                 0                12                0
    Rescissions...............................                0                0                -17                 0               -17                0
Defense (P.L. 104-208):                                                                                                                                 
    Emergency Appropriations..................                0                0                123                 0               123                0
    Regular Appropriations \3\................              353                0                  0                 0              -353                0
    Rescissions...............................                0                0               -123                 0              -123                0
VA-HUD (P.L. 104-204):                                                                                                                                  
    Regular Appropriations....................                0                0                  0               100                 0              100
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act (Title                                                                                                          
 V) (P.L. 104-208):                                                                                                                                     
    Rescissions...............................                0                0                 -4                 0                -4                0
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\1\ Does not include emergency appropriations totaling $1.9 billion for fiscal year 1997.                                                               
                                                                                                                                                        
\2\ Includes funds appropriated in Title V of P.L. 104-208 (for Commerce-Justice-State, includes funds appropriated in Division D).                     
                                                                                                                                                        
\3\ Of the $353 million requested as FY 1996 supplementals, Congress provided $123 million for FY 1996 and $230 million for FY 1997.                    

                     Fiscal Year 1996 Supplementals

                       2d Session--104th Congress

    There were no individual supplemental appropriations bills 
developed during the second session of the 104th Congress. 
Various fiscal year 1996 supplemental appropriations were made 
in the fiscal year 1997 regular bills.

                Continuing Resolutions--Fiscal Year 1997

                       2d Session--104th Congress

    As all regular appropriations for fiscal year 1997 were 
enacted by September 30, 1996, no continuing resolutions were 
necessary for fiscal year 1997 appropriations.

                Omnibus Consolidations--Fiscal Year 1997

H.R. 3610--The Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997. 
        Provides full year funding for the programs in the 
        regular individual bills not enacted in addition to 
        Department of Defense appropriations which this bill 
        initially only contained; H.R. 3814, H.R. 3540, H.R. 
        3662, H.R. 3755, H.R. 3756. Approved September 30, 1996 
        (P.L. 104-208).

                      FISCAL YEAR 1996 HIGHLIGHTS

    The Committee's first legislative action in the 104th 
Congress was to develop a $3 billion fiscal year 1995 defense 
supplemental appropriations bill, H.R. 889, that was offset 
with rescissions of previously appropriated fiscal year 1995 
funding. Additionally, the Committee developed a $16.4 billion 
rescissions bill, H.R. 1944, which included $6.7 billion of 
emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster assistance 
in 40 states and $250 million for emergency recovery activities 
associated with the Oklahoma City bombing. All of these 
appropriations were offset with fiscal year 1995 rescissions.
    For the first time since the Budget Act was adopted, 
emergency supplemental appropriations bills were offset with 
rescissions of previous appropriations, rather than taking this 
type of spending off budget which increases the deficit. This 
new approach was to continue through the 104th Congress.
    Eight of the fiscal year 1996 regular appropriations bills 
were enacted as separate bills. The other five were included in 
one bill, H.R. 3019, which was enacted in April of 1996. As 
these bills were not enacted by October 1, 1995, several 
continuing resolutions were needed until their enactments 
occurred. In total, these bills were $22 billion below the 
previous year's enacted appropriations levels. Funding for 270 
Federal programs was eliminated from these bills causing these 
programs to be terminated.
      

                      FISCAL YEAR 1997 HIGHLIGHTS

    Action on appropriations bills during the second session of 
the 104th Congress was much more timely. All 13 regular 
appropriations bills had passed the House by July 25, 1996. Six 
separate regular bills were enacted. Six others were 
consolidated into the defense appropriations bill, H.R. 3610, 
thus completing appropriations action for fiscal year 1997. 
This consolidated bill was enacted on September 30, 1996, prior 
to the beginning of the fiscal year. In total, 27 more programs 
had funding eliminated and the overall appropriations level was 
$11 billion below the fiscal year 1995 level.

                             OVERSIGHT PLAN

    Pursuant to clause 2(d)(1) of Rule X the Committee 
submitted the following Oversight Plan on February 10, 1995.
    ``For the 104th Congress the Committee intends to proceed 
in the following manner:
    1. Budget Overview Hearings. Immediately upon receipt of 
the President's budget the Committee will conduct its annual 
budget overview hearing on the recommendations of the 
President. This hearing on the fiscal year 1996 Budget will 
take testimony from the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman 
of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, and the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
    2. Subcommittee Hearings. The Appropriations Committee has 
a long tradition of in-depth analysis of the President's 
pending budget as well as the effective use of previously 
appropriated resources. For example, during the 103d Congress 
the Committee on Appropriations held 548 days of hearings, took 
testimony from 9,955 witnesses, and published 180 volumes of 
hearings totaling 187,974 pages. This level of oversight and 
investigation will continue during this Congress.
    3. Investigations. In addition to formal oversight, the 
Committee utilizes various investigative agencies to conduct 
in-depth analysis of specific problem areas. These 
investigations are conducted by the Committee's own Surveys and 
Investigations Staff, the General Accounting Office, the 
Congressional Research Service, and the Office of Technology 
Assessment. In the previous Congress, the Committee received 87 
Surveys and Investigations studies and 152 investigative 
reports from the GAO.
    4. Appropriations Bills. The ultimate exercise of oversight 
is the `power of the purse' which the Committee takes as its 
highest responsibility. This allocation of scarce Federal 
dollars demands strict compliance with all budgetary concepts 
and strictures. The Committee intends to follow the 
requirements of the Congressional Budget and Control Act with 
regard to the subdivision of budget authority and outlays to 
the 13 subcommittees. Appropriations bills will be developed in 
accordance with the results of all the oversight activities in 
paragraphs 1, 2, and 3, above and brought to the floor for 
consideration within all relevant budgetary constraints.''

                           Oversight Actions

    For the 104th Congress, the Committee completely 
accomplished its oversight plan. A fiscal year 1996 Budget 
overview hearing was conducted. As stated earlier, the 
Committee conducted extensive hearings. In the matter following 
this section, the details of investigations conducted by and 
for the Committee are provided. As a result of these hearings 
and investigations, the Committee was able to produce 
appropriations bills that were signed into law that saved $49 
billion from the fiscal year 1995 enacted level.
               INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE

    In addition to and in support of the regular hearing 
process, the Committee conducted numerous studies of Federal 
projects and activities designed to assist in reaching 
decisions on specific funding levels covering a wide range of 
subjects. These studies were conducted by the Committee's 
Surveys and Investigations Staff, which has been in continuous 
existence since 1943.
    The Committee has, over a number of years, delegated the 
authority to originate requests for investigations to its 
Subcommittees, with the concurrence of the Chairman and Ranking 
Minority Member of the Full Committee required to implement 
such requests.
    When an investigation is ordered, expert investigators are 
assembled to conduct it and render a report thereon for the use 
of the Committee. The Committee delegates to this Staff the 
responsibility for selection of individual investigators, the 
criteria being competence and objectivity.
    During the 104th Congress, the Surveys and Investigations 
Staff was tasked to conduct 47 investigations of operations and 
programs of various departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government and, in addition, completed and reported to the 
Committee on 16 investigations that had been directed during 
previous Congresses. Some of these efforts were of long 
duration, resulted in the preparation of multiple investigative 
products, and involved a sizable number of investigators. 
Examples of this type investigation include an examination of 
the Department of Defense Financial Management Systems; Open 
Source Programs of the Defense and Intelligence Communities; 
Department of Defense Tactical Communications Programs; and 
U.S. Navy Family Housing in Naples, Italy.
    Other investigations of shorter duration and with fewer 
investigators assigned, provided a quick response to the 
Committee. An example of such an inquiry was the one dealing 
with the preparation and operation of interim and permanent 
airheads for the National Training Center, at Fort Irwin, 
California. This effort was highly focused and the period from 
its request to its completion was less than 8 weeks.
    Most investigations undertaken by the Surveys and 
Investigations Staff fell somewhere in between the above 
extremes in terms of duration and the number of investigators 
committed. Notable examples of investigations conducted during 
the 104th Congress include:
        --the U.S. Army's rotary wing aircraft inventory and 
        future plans for upgrading the fleet;
        --the modernization of the U.S. Army's armored vehicle 
        systems;
        --the technical and policy issues associated with the 
        construction of the international wastewater treatment 
        plant near San Diego, California;
        --the implementation of the Department of Defense 
        managed health care program;
        --technical issues impacting on the effectiveness of 
        the broadcasts of TV Marti into Cuba;
        --the management and operations of the Federal Election 
        Commission;
        --the effectiveness and funding sources of joint 
        Federal, State, and local law enforcement task forces.
    During the 104th Congress, a total of 95 professionals, 
variously consisting of a small number of permanent staff, 
personnel on loan from 8 agencies of the Federal Government, as 
well as contractors were utilized to conduct these 
investigations and prepare the reports. A summary of the 
investigations requested by the various Subcommittees and 
completed or started during the 104th Congress follows. Ten 
investigations dealt with classified intelligence matters and 
consequently are not otherwise identified below.
 Studies Completed or Started by the Surveys and Investigations Staff 
              Committee on Appropriations, 104th Congress
                              agriculture
--U.S. Department of Agriculture Commodities Programs and the Impact on 
        Them of Cargo Preference Requirements
--The Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and 
        Children of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
                      commerce, justice and state
--International Peacekeeping Activities Which the Government of the 
        United States Supports
--Department of State and United States Information Agency Migration to 
        Open Computing Systems
--Relocation of FBI Identification Division to West Virginia and 
        Associated Development of Automated Fingerprint Scanning 
        Systems
--Diplomatic Telecommunications Service
--Department of State Support to U.S. Government Organizations Overseas
--The Operations of TV Marti
--Major Procurements of the Department of Justice and its Components 
        for Fiscal Years 1994, 1995, and 1996
--Joint Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Task Forces Operated 
        Under the Auspices of the Department of Justice
--Department of Justice Grants and Programs Providing Assistance to 
        State and Local Law Enforcement
--NOAA Physical Facilities, Laboratories and Other Real Property
--NOAA Marine Sanctuary Program
--NOAA and the Department of Defense Polar Convergence Program
--Programs of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
--The South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant: International 
        Boundary and Water Commission
                         military construction
--U.S. Navy Family Housing in Naples, Italy
--National Security Agency FANX II and FANX III Renovation and 
        Acquisition
--Military Construction Programs of the Army and Air National Guard
                           national security
--DOD and Navy Research and Development Program Status Dealing With Low 
        Observable Threats, Ship Self-Defense, and Non-Acoustic Anti-
        Submarine Warfare
--Department of Defense Personnel Policies and Practices and Their 
        Impact on Unit Readiness and Cohesion
--Other Procurement Air Force Budget Activities for FY 1996
--Other Procurement Navy Budget Activities for FY 1996
--Other Procurement Army Budget Activities for FY 1996
--DOD Tactical Communications Programs
--FY 1996 Operations and Maintenance Budgets for the Defense Agencies
--Department of Defense FY 1996 Operations and Maintenance Budget 
        Submission
--Legislative Liaison Organizations and Activities of the Department of 
        Defense, its Military Departments, Subcomponents and Commands
--Headquarters Administrative and Support Staff of the Office of the 
        Secretary of Defense
--U.S. Army Rotary Wing Program
--U.S. Army's Armored Vehicle Modernization Programs and Activities
--Department of Defense Conventional Ammunition Working Capital Fund
--Budget Activities of Active Duty Military Personnel for Each Service
--Defense Department Automated Information System
--Open Source Programs of the Defense and Intelligence Communities
--Department of Defense Financial Management Systems
--Department of Defense International Cooperative Research and 
        Development Programs
--Department of Defense Environmental Compliance, Conservation, and 
        Pollution Prevention Programs
--Department of Defense Security Programs FY 1997 Operations and 
        Maintenance Request, Treaty Enforcement, Arms Control, and On-
        Site Inspection Agency
--Department of Defense TRICARE Managed Care Program
--Department of Defense FY 1997 Operations and Maintenance, Budget 
        Activity 3 Budget Request and Related Professional Military 
        Education Programs
--Preparation and Operation of Interim and Permanent Airheads for the 
        National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California
--Examination and Analysis of Other Procurement, Navy Budget for FY 
        1997
--Examination and Analysis of Other Procurement, Army Budget for FY 
        1997
--Examination and Analysis of Other Procurement, Air Force Budget for 
        FY 1997
--U.S. Army Crusader Program
--Department of Defense/U.S. Army Military Traffic Management Command's 
        Reengineering Personal Property Initiative
--Safety Practices and Procedures and the Financial Management 
        Practices of All DOD Entities Charged With the Responsibility 
        for Transporting DOD and Non-DOD Personnel
--Intelligence Matter VI (94)
--Intelligence Matter I (95)
--Intelligence Matter II (95)
--Intelligence Matter III (95)
--Intelligence Matter IV (95)
--Intelligence Matter V (95)
--Intelligence Matter VI (95)
--Intelligence Matter VII (95)
--Intelligence Matter VIII (95)
--Intelligence Matter IX (95)
                                treasury
--Management and Operations of the Federal Election Commission
--Bureau of Engineering and Printing Web Press Technology
--Department of the Treasury Currency Redesign Program
--Budget Activities of the Financial Management Service and the Bureau 
        of the Public Debt
--Budget Activities of the National Archives and Records 
        Administration, Presidential Libraries Repair and Restoration, 
        and National Historical Publications and Records Commission

    With respect to the above listing, it should be noted that 
since the studies originate with the Subcommittees, any 
information developed during the course of an investigation is 
reported to the Subcommittee which requested such study or 
examination as well as the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member 
of the Full Committee. This information may be released for 
publication only when the Subcommittee so determines as 
provided by Section 8 of the Committee's rules.

                      SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE GAO

    In addition to the information made available to the 
Committee through its Surveys and Investigation Staff, the 
Committee also utilizes the resources of the General Accounting 
Office. The Committee receives a copy of every GAO report 
addressed to the Congress. In recent years the scope of the GAO 
auditing and review capability has been enlarged to include 
management surveys. For over 20 years the GAO has extracted 
from those reports and compiled in separate volumes a list of 
so-called ``significant audit findings'' for special use by the 
Committee staff in the annual appropriations hearings. These 
findings relate to matters which are felt to require corrective 
action by the Committee's efforts, through legislation, or 
through administrative efforts. This compilation is designed to 
identify problem areas in an individual agency which might have 
applicability to other organizations.
    Additionally, the Committee frequently calls upon GAO to 
make special studies and investigations.
    A listing of some reports and staff studies by the 
Committee which were underway during the 104th Congress 
follows:

FORMAL REPORTS ISSUED OR IN PROCESS FOR HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE--
                   JANUARY 5, 1995 TO NOVEMBER 5, 1996                  
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                                                               Date or  
                           Title                                status  
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B-2 Bomber: Status of Efforts to Acquire 21 Operational                 
 Aircraft (NSIAD-97-11)....................................     10/22/96
Tax Administration: Alternative Filing Systems (GGD-97-6)..     10/16/96
Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Billions Spent Annually for                     
 Treatment and Prevention Activities (HEHS-97-12)..........     10/08/96
Financial Audit: Independent Counsel Expenditures for the               
 Six Months Ended March 31, 1996 (AIMD-96-166).............     09/30/96
Electronic Warfare: Additional Buys of Sensor System Should             
 Be Delayed Pending Satisfactory Testing (NSIAD-96-175)....     09/27/96
Army Acquisition: Javelin Is Not Ready for Multiyear                    
 Procurement (NSIAD-96-199)................................     09/26/96
Combat Air Power: Joint Mission Assessments Needed Before               
 Making Program and Budget Decisions (NSIAD-96-177)........     09/20/96
Defense Budget: Trends in Reserve Components' Military                  
 Personnel Compensation Accounts for 1990-97 (NSIAD-96-226)     09/19/96
1997 DOD Budget: Potential Reductions to Operation and                  
 Maintenance Program (NSIAD-96-220)........................     09/18/96
Battlefield Automation: Army Land Warrior Program                       
 Acquisition Strategy May Be Too Ambitious (NSIAD-96-190)..     09/11/96
Federal Firearms Licensee Data: ATF's Compliance with                   
 Statutory Restrictions (GGD-96-174).......................     09/11/96
Defense IRM: Critical Risks Facing New Materiel Management              
 Strategy (AIMD-96-109)....................................     09/06/96
1997 Defense Budget: Potential Reductions and Rescissions               
 to DOD's Procurement and RDT&E Programs (NSIAD-96-193BR)..     09/04/96
BART Airport Extension Update (RCED-96-246R)...............     08/30/96
Privatization of OPM's Investigations Service (GGD-96-97R).     08/22/96
Salvage Sale Fund's Deposits and Outlays (RCED-96-240R)....     08/22/96
Aviation Acquisition: A Comprehensive Strategy Is Needed                
 for Cultural Change at FAA (RCED-96-159)..................     08/22/96
Federal Employees' Compensation Act: Issues Associated With             
 Changing Benefits for Older Beneficiaries (GGD-96-138BR)..     08/14/96
VA Construction Contract Award Delays (HEHS-96-188R).......     08/09/96
U.S. Combat Air Power: Aging Refueling Aircraft Are Costly              
 to Maintain and Operate (NSIAD-96-160)....................     08/08/96
Defense Management: Information on Selected Aspects of                  
 DOD's Jet Fuel Program (NSIAD-96-188).....................     07/31/96
Bosnia: Costs Are Exceeding DOD's Estimate (NSIAD-96-204BR)     07/25/96
Amtrak's Strategic Business Plan: Progress to Date (RCED-96-            
 187)......................................................     07/24/96
Defense Research and Development: Federal Centers' 1993                 
 Compensation in Relation to Federal Levels (NSIAD-96-140).     07/10/96
Ballistic Missile Defense: Issues Concerning Acquisition of             
 THAAD Prototype System (NSIAD-96-136).....................     07/09/96
District Government: Information on Its Fiscal Condition                
 and the Authority's First Year of Operations (T-AIMD-96-               
 126)......................................................     07/09/96
Defense Budget: Trends in Active Military Personnel                     
 Compensation Accounts for 1990-97 (NSIAD-96-183)..........     07/09/96
Information on the District of Columbia (AIMD-96-131R).....     07/09/96
Cost Analysis: Privatizing OPM Investigations (GGD-96-121R)     07/05/96
Precision-Guided Munitions: Acquisition Plans for the Joint             
 Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (NSIAD-96-144)............     06/28/96
Combat Air Power: Assessment of Joint Close Support                     
 Requirements and Capabilities Is Needed (NSIAD-96-45).....     06/28/96
Canada, Australia, and New Zealand: Potential Ability of                
 Agricultural State Trading Enterprises to Distort Trade                
 (NSIAD-96-94).............................................     06/24/96
Water Quality: A Catalog of Related Federal Programs (RCED-             
 96-173)...................................................     06/19/96
Navy Aviation: F/A-18E/F will Provide Marginal Operational              
 Improvement at High Cost (NSIAD-96-98)....................     06/18/96
Housing and Urban Development: Comments on HUD's FY 1997                
 Budget Request (T-RCED-96-205)............................     06/17/96
Financial Management: DOD Needs to Lower the Disbursement               
 Prevalidation Threshold (AIMD-96-82)......................     06/11/96
Analysis of USDA Budgets, Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997 (RCED-             
 96-182R)..................................................     06/07/96
Tax Systems Modernization: Actions Underway But IRS Has Not             
 Yet Corrected Management and Technical Weaknesses (AIMD-96-            
 106)......................................................     06/07/96
Operation and Maintenance Funding: Trends in Army and Air               
 Force Use of Funds for Combat Forces and Infrastructure                
 (NSIAD-96-141)............................................     06/04/96
Mass Transit: Actions Needed for the BART Airport Extension             
 (RCED-96-176).............................................     05/31/96
Telecommunications: FTS 2000 Cost Comparison (AIMD-96-95)..     05/31/96
Tactical Intelligence: Accelerated Joint STARS Ground                   
 Station Acquisition Strategy Is Risky (NSIAD-96-71).......     05/23/96
Reduction in Demonstration Project Funding (RCED-96-172R)..     05/16/96
Los Angeles Red Line: Financing Decisions Could Affect This             
 and Other Los Angeles County Rail Capital Projects (RCED-              
 96-147)...................................................     05/14/96
U.S. Combat Air Power: Reassessing Plans to Modernize                   
 Interdiction Capabilities Could Save Billions (NSIAD-96-               
 72).......................................................     05/13/96
Transportation Infrastructure: Central Artery/Tunnel                    
 Project Faces Financial Uncertainties (RCED-96-131).......     05/10/96
Food Safety: Information on Foodborne Illnesses (RCED-96-               
 96).......................................................     05/08/96
Emergency Relief: Status of the Replacement of the Cypress              
 Viaduct (RCED-96-136).....................................     05/06/96
Satellite Control Capabilities: National Policy Could Help              
 Consolidation and Cost Savings (NSIAD-96-77)..............     05/02/96
Environmental Protection: Selected Issues Related to EPA's              
 Fiscal Year 1997 Appropriation (T-RCED-96-164)............     05/01/96
WMATA's Administrative Costs and Largo Extension (RCED-96-              
 132R).....................................................     05/01/96
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: Issues Related to Use of                 
 Force, Dealer Licensing, and Data Restrictions (T-GGD-96-              
 104)......................................................     04/25/96
Overseas Real Estate: Millions of Dollars Could Be                      
 Generated by Selling Unneeded Real Estate (NSIAD-96-36)...     04/23/96
Federal Employee Redress: A System in Need of Reform (T-GGD-            
 96-110)...................................................     04/23/96
District of Columbia: Information on Health Care Costs                  
 (AIMD-96-42)..............................................     04/22/96
Superfund: Non-Time-Critical Removals as a Tool for Faster              
 and Less Costly Cleanups (T-RCED-96-137)..................     04/17/96
Clean Water Act: Use of State Revolving Funds Varies (T-                
 RCED-96-140)..............................................     04/16/96
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Effects of the Trust Fund                
 Taxes' Lapsing on FAA's Budget (RCED-96-130)..............     04/15/96
Combat Air Power: Funding Priority for Suppression of Enemy             
 Air Defenses May Be Too Low (NSIAD-96-128)................     04/10/96
Financial Audit: Independent Counsel Expenditures for the               
 Six Months Ended September 30, 1995 (AIMD-96-67)..........     03/29/96
District's Workforce: Annual Report Required by the                     
 District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (GGD-96-95)....     03/29/96
DOD Training: Opportunities Exist to Reduce the Training                
 Infrastructure (NSIAD-96-93)..............................     03/29/96
Use of Force: ATF Policy, Training and Review Process Are               
 Comparable to DEA's and FBI's (GGD-96-17).................     03/29/96
Federal Firearms Licensees: Various Factors Have                        
 Contributed to the Decline in the Number of Dealers (GGD-              
 96-78)....................................................     03/29/96
DOD Bulk Fuel: Services' Fuel Requirements Could Be Reduced             
 and Funds Used for Other Purposes (NSIAD-96-96)...........     03/28/96
Housing and Urban Development: Limited Progress Made on HUD             
 Reforms (T-RCED-96-112)...................................     03/27/96
Status of Tax Systems Modernization, Tax Delinquencies, and             
 the Potential for Return-Free Filing (T-GGD/AIMD-96-88)...     03/14/96
Border Patrol: Staffing and Enforcement Activities (GGD-96-             
 65).......................................................     03/11/96
DOT's Budget: Challenges Facing the Department in Fiscal                
 Year 1997 and Beyond (T-RCED-96-88).......................     03/07/96
Depot Maintenance: Opportunities to Privatize Repair of                 
 Military Engines (NSIAD-96-33)............................     03/05/96
Commercial Trucking: Safety and Infrastructure Issues Under             
 the North American Free Trade Agreement (RCED-96-61)......     02/29/96
Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Estimates for the U.S. General                  
 Accounting Office (T-OCG-96-1)............................     02/29/96
Energy's Financial Resources and Workforce (RCED-96-69R)...     02/28/96
Central Artery/Tunnel Project (RCED-96-65R)................     01/18/96
Status of Open Recommendations: Improving Operations of                 
 Federal Departments and Agencies (OP-96-1)................     01/16/96
Motor Vehicle Safety: Comprehensive State Programs Offer                
 Best Opportunity for Increasing Use of Safety Belts (RCED-             
 96-24)....................................................     01/03/96
Superfund: EPA Has Identified Limited Alternatives to                   
 Incineration for Cleaning Up PCB And Dioxin Contamination              
 (RCED-96-13)..............................................     12/29/95
Legislative Branch Reductions (GGD-96-57R).................     12/15/95
Former Soviet Union: An Update on Coordination of U.S.                  
 Assistance and Economic Cooperation Programs (NSIAD-96-16)     12/15/95
Uranium Mill Tailings: Cleanup Continues, but Future Costs              
 Are Uncertain (RCED-96-37)................................     12/15/95
Former Soviet Union: Information on U.S. Bilateral Program              
 Funding (NSIAD-96-37).....................................     12/15/95
Battlefield Automation: Army's Digital Battlefield Plan                 
 Lacks Specific Measurable Goals (NSIAD-96-25).............     11/29/95
Information on Control Boards (AIMD-96-17R)................     11/16/95
Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile: Need to Define                     
 Requirements and Establish Criteria to Assess Performance              
 (NSIAD-96-7)..............................................     10/17/95
Tax Administration: IRS Faces Challenges in Reorganizing                
 for Customer Service (GGD-96-3)...........................     10/10/95
Indian Trust Fund Settlement Legislation (AIMD/OGC-95-237R)     09/29/95
Financial Audit: Expenditures by Six Independent Counsels               
 (AIMD-95-233).............................................     09/29/95
Cheese Imports (RCED-95-280R)..............................     09/29/95
1996 DOD Budget: Potential Reductions to Operation and                  
 Maintenance Programs (NSIAD-95-200BR).....................     09/26/95
VA Clinic Funding (HEHS-95-273R)...........................     09/19/95
1996 Defense Budget: Potential Reductions, Rescissions, and             
 Restrictions in RDT&E and Procurement (NSIAD-95-218BR)....     09/15/95
Combat Identification Systems: Changes Needed in Management             
 Plans and Structure (NSIAD-95-153)........................     09/14/95
Postal Service: Performing Remote Barcoding In-House Costs              
 More Than Contracting Out (GGD-95-143)....................     09/13/95
Inventory Management: Purchasing Parts From Contractor-                 
 Operated Stores and Commercial Sources (NSIAD-95-176).....     09/11/95
Forest Service: Distribution of Timber Sales Receipts                   
 Fiscal Years 1992-94 (RCED-95-237FS)......................     09/08/95
Children and Families Services Programs (HEHS-95-191R).....     09/01/95
Land Management Systems: Progress and Risks in Developing               
 BLM's Land and Mineral Record System (AIMD-95-180)........     08/31/95
State Trading Enterprises: Compliance with the General                  
 Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GGD-95-208)...............     08/30/95
D.C. Public School Enrollment (AIMD-95-229R)...............     08/28/95
VA Construction Contract Award Delays (HEHS-95-240R).......     08/25/95
Longbow Apache Helicopter: System Procurement Issues Need               
 to Be Resolved (NSIAD-95-159).............................     08/24/95
Poland: Economic Restructuring and Donor Assistance (NSIAD-             
 95-150)...................................................     08/07/95
B-2 Bomber: Status of Cost, Development, and Production                 
 (NSIAD-95-164)............................................     08/04/95
B-1B Bomber: Evaluation of Air Force Report on B-1B                     
 Operational Readiness Assessment (NSIAD-95-151)...........     07/18/95
World Bank and IMF: Pay and Benefits Compared With Those of             
 Other Organizations (NSIAD-95-177BR)......................     07/17/95
[Comments on Deletion of FTS 2000 Provision from 1996                   
 Appropriation Act] 07/07/95...............................             
Depot Maintenance: Some Funds Intended for Maintenance Are              
 Used for Other Purposes (NSIAD-95-124)....................     07/06/95
Teacher Training: Status and Participants' Views of Delta               
 Teachers Academy (RCED-95-208)............................     06/29/95
District of Columbia: City and State Privatization                      
 Initiatives and Impediments (T-GGD-95-194)................     06/28/95
Weapons Acquisition: Precision Guided Munitions in                      
 Inventory, Production, and Development (NSIAD-95-95)......     06/23/95
National Parks: Views on the Denver Service Center and                  
 Information on Related Construction Activities (RCED-95-               
 79).......................................................     06/23/95
District of Columbia: Improved Financial Information and                
 Controls Are Essential to Address the Financial Crisis (T-             
 AIMD-95-176)..............................................     06/21/95
District of Columbia: Weaknesses in Personnel Records and               
 Public Schools' Management Information and Controls (T-                
 AIMD-95-170)..............................................     06/14/95
Central Artery/Tunnel Project (RCED-95-213R)...............     06/02/95
Chicago Circulator (RCED-95-216R)..........................     06/02/95
Air Traffic Control: Status of FAA's Modernization Program              
 (RCED-95-175FS)...........................................     05/26/95
Sunday Premium Pay: Millions of Dollars in Sunday Premium               
 Pay Are Paid to Employees on Leave (GGD-95-144)...........     05/19/95
Military Exports: A Comparison of Government Support in the             
 United States and Three Major Competitors (NSIAD-95-86)...     05/18/95
Navajo-Hopi Relocation Program (RCED-95-155R)..............     04/27/95
NSF's Academic Facilities Program (RCED-95-153R)...........     04/26/95
Cruise Missiles: Proven Capability Should Affect Aircraft               
 and Force Structure Requirements (NSIAD-95-116)...........     04/20/95
Tactical Aircraft: Concurrency in Development and                       
 Production of F-22 Aircraft Should Be Reduced (NSIAD-95-               
 59).......................................................     04/19/95
Overseas Real Estate: Inaction on Proposals to Sell High-               
 Value Property in Tokyo (NSIAD-95-73).....................     04/07/95
Overseas Staffing: U.S. Government Diplomatic Presence                  
 Abroad (T-NSIAD-95-136)...................................     04/06/95
International Broadcasting: Downsizing and Relocating Radio             
 Free Europe/Radio Liberty (NSIAD-95-53)...................     04/05/95
Financial Management: Theater Missile Defense Cooperation               
 Account (NSIAD-95-93).....................................     04/03/95
Financial Audit: Expenditures by Three Independent Counsels             
 for the Six Months Ended September 30, 1993 (AIMD-95-85)..     03/31/95
Financial Audit: Expenditures by Four Independent Counsels              
 for the Six Months Ended March 31, 1994 (AIMD-95-112).....     03/31/95
Financial Audit: Expenditures by Six Independent Counsels               
 for the Six Months Ended September 30, 1994 (AIMD-95-113).     03/31/95
D.C. Disability Retirement Rate (GGD-95-133)...............     03/31/95
Federal Downsizing: The President's Fiscal Year 1996 Budget             
 and Its Compliance with the Federal Workforce                          
 Restructuring Act of 1994 (T-GGD-95-105)..................     03/30/95
General Services Administration: Opportunities for Cost                 
 Savings and Service Improvements (T-GGD-95-96)............     03/29/95
Water Quality: Information on Salinity Control Projects in              
 the Colorado River Basin (RCED-95-58).....................     03/29/95
Industrial Base: Inventory and Requirements for Artillery               
 Projectiles (NSIAD-95-89).................................     03/20/95
Transportation Trust Funds (AIMD-95-95R)...................     03/15/95
Air Traffic Control: Analysis of Proposal to Create a                   
 Government Corporation (T-RCED-95-139)....................     03/15/95
Cost of Health Care Task Force Related Activities (T-GGD-95-            
 114)......................................................     03/14/95
FAA Budget: Issues Related to the Fiscal Year 1996 Request              
 (T-RCED/AIMD-95-131)......................................     03/13/95
Coast Guard: Issues Related to the Fiscal Year 1996 Budget              
 Request (T-RCED-95-130)...................................     03/13/95
Financial Management: Indian Trust Fund Accounts Cannot Be              
 Fully Reconciled (T-AIMD-95-94)...........................     03/08/95
University Research: Effect of Indirect Cost Revisions and              
 Options for Future Changes (RCED-95-74)...................     03/06/95
Amtrak: Deteriorated Financial and Operating Conditions                 
 Threaten Long-Term Viability (T-RCED-95-123)..............     03/02/95
Defense Business Operations Fund: Management Issues                     
 Challenge Fund Implementation (AIMD-95-79)................     03/01/95
Aviation Security: FAA Can Help Ensure That Airports'                   
 Access Control Systems Are Cost-Effective (RCED-95-25)....     03/01/95
Postal Service: Mail Delivery Service in the Washington                 
 Metropolitan Area (T-GGD-95-94)...........................     02/28/95
Food Assistance Programs (RCED-95-115R)....................     02/28/95
District of Columbia: Deteriorating Financial Condition (T-             
 AIMD-95-89)...............................................     02/24/95
Foreign Assistance: Selected Donors' Approaches for                     
 Managing Aid Programs (NSIAD-95-37).......................     02/23/95
D.C. Area Mail Delivery Service: Resolving Labor-Relations              
 and Operational Problems Key to Service Improvement (GGD-              
 95-77)....................................................     02/23/95
Fiscal Year 1996 Budget Estimates for the General                       
 Accounting Office (T-OCG-95-3)............................     02/23/95
District of Columbia: Financial Crisis (T-AIMD-95-88)......     02/22/95
Government Printing: Comparison of DOD and GPO Prices for               
 Printing and Duplicating Work (NSIAD-95-65)...............     02/17/95
Tax Systems Modernization: Unmanaged Risks Threaten Success             
 (T-AIMD-95-86)............................................     02/16/95
Surface Transportation: Reorganization, Program                         
 Restructuring, and Budget Issues (T-RCED-95-103)..........     02/13/95
Peace Operations: Information on U.S. and U.N. Activities               
 (NSIAD-95-102BR)..........................................     02/13/95
National Park Service: Better Management and Broader                    
 Restructuring Efforts Are Needed (T-RCED-95-101)..........     02/09/95
Former Soviet Union: U.S. Bilateral Program Lacks Effective             
 Coordination (NSIAD-95-10)................................     02/07/95
Intercity Passenger Rail: Financial and Operating                       
 Conditions Threaten Amtrak's Long-Term Viability (RCED-95-             
 71).......................................................     02/06/95
Meteorological Satellites (NSIAD-95-87R)...................     02/06/95
Tax Administration: Tax Compliance Initiatives and                      
 Delinquent Taxes (T-GGD-95-74)............................     02/01/95
Security Protection (GGD-95-72R)...........................     01/27/95
Housing and Urban Development: Major Management and Budget              
 Issues (T-RCED-95-89).....................................     01/24/95
Missile Development: Status and Issues at the Time of the               
 TSSAM Termination Decision (NSIAD-95-46)..................     01/20/95
Department of Energy: Need To Reevaluate Its Role and                   
 Missions (T-RCED-95-85)...................................     01/18/95
Department of Education: Opportunities to Realize Savings               
 (T-HEHS-95-56)............................................     01/18/95
Department of Labor: Opportunities to Realize Savings (T-               
 HEHS-95-55)...............................................     01/18/95
Status of Open Recommendations: Improving Operations of                 
 Federal Departments and Agencies (OP-95-1)................     01/14/95
Health and Human Services: Opportunities to Realize Savings             
 (T-HEHS-95-57)............................................     01/12/95
Department of Transportation: Issues Related to                         
 Transportation Funding (T-RCED-95-83).....................     01/11/95
Federal Agency Management of Land Units Such as Parks and               
 Forests (RCED)............................................      (\1\)  
Forest Service Decision Making: Land Management Issues                  
 (RCED)....................................................      (\1\)  
Forest Service's Management and Use of the Salvage Sale                 
 Fund (RCED)...............................................      (\1\)  
Wastewater State Revolving Loan Funds (RCED)...............      (\1\)  
EPA's Oversight of Incineration at Superfund Sites (RCED)..      (\1\)  
Review of EPA's Climate Change Action Plan Programs (RCED).      (\1\)  
Effectiveness of the Department of Energy's Workforce                   
 Restructuring Efforts (RCED)..............................      (\1\)  
Review of Air Traffic Controller Staffing and Training                  
 (RCED)....................................................      (\1\)  
Identify Issues Relevant to FAA's Efforts to Maintain and               
 Modernize Terminal Air Traffic Control Facilities (RCED)..      (\1\)  
FHWA Management and Oversight of Highway Construction                   
 Projects (RCED)...........................................      (\1\)  
Review of HUD's Hope VI Project Funding and Implementation              
 (RCED)....................................................      (\1\)  
Review of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's             
 Indian Housing Programs (RCED)............................      (\1\)  
HUD's Fair Housing Initiatives Program (RCED)..............      (\1\)  
Review of HUD's Housing Opportunities for People With Aids              
 (RCED)....................................................      (\1\)  
BLM's Final Testing and Deployment of ALMRS (AIMD).........      (\1\)  
Review Department of the Interior (DOI) Efforts to Reduce               
 Costs by Consolidating and Optimizing Telecommunications               
 Services (AIMD)...........................................      (\1\)  
HRA 22: Review of the Federal Aviation Administration's                 
 Software Acquisition Maturity (AIMD)......................      (\1\)  
Cost-effectiveness of the Navy's use of Nuclear-powered                 
 Aircraft Carriers and Submarines (NSIAD)..................      (\1\)  
DOD's Expendable Space Launch Vehicles (NSIAD).............      (\1\)  
Review of the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP)             
 (NSIAD)...................................................      (\1\)  
Review of Changes to DOD Commissary Access Policy (NSIAD)..      (\1\)  
Assessing DOD's Plans to Reengineer its Personal Property               
 Move Program (NSIAD)......................................      (\1\)  
End use of EximBank Financed Nonlethal Defense Items                    
 (NSIAD)...................................................      (\1\)  
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                               Appendix A

             BACKGROUND OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

    On March 2, 1865, the House of Representatives separated 
the appropriating and banking and currency duties from the 
Committee on Ways and Means, which was first established in 
1789, and assigned them to two new committees--the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on Banking and Currency.
    Until 1865, all ``general'' appropriations bills had been 
controlled in the House by the Committee on Ways and Means--
also in charge of revenue measures and some other classes of 
substantive legislation.

                      Membership of the Committee

    The new Committee on Appropriations--six Republicans and 
three Democrats--was appointed on December 11, 1865, in the 1st 
session of the 39th Congress, and first reported the general 
appropriations bills for the fiscal year 1867. By 1920, the 
number of members had grown to 21. It was changed that year to 
35 and gradually increased to 50 by 1951, and now numbers 58 
members with 33 Republicans and 25 Democrats.

                           Committee Chairmen

    Twenty-eight men, including the present incumbent, the 
Honorable Bob Livingston of Louisiana, have served as chairman 
of the Committee on Appropriations. The Honorable Clarence 
Cannon of Missouri, served as chairman nearly 19 years, 
although his term as chairman was of broken continuity. The 
Honorable George Mahon of Texas, served as chairman 
continuously longer than any other person, from May 18, 1964 to 
January 3, 1979. Several chairmen went on to higher or other 
important offices. One, James Garfield of Ohio, became 
President. Three, Samuel Randall of Pennsylvania, Joseph Cannon 
of Illinois, and Joseph Byrns of Tennessee, became Speaker of 
the House. Three later served in the U.S. Senate. One became 
Governor of his State. The list of distinctions is long. 
Interesting biographical sketches of 21 of the men are 
contained in House Document No. 299 of the 77th Congress.

                       The Growth of Expenditures

    In the early years of the Congress, a single general 
appropriation bill from the Ways and Means Committee met the 
needs of the country. The first bill, in 1789, appropriated 
$639,000 and covered 13 lines of the printed statutes. Five 
years later, in 1794, the Army was supplied in a separate bill, 
then the Navy in 1799. This trend continued until in 1865, 
there were 10 bills passed over to the new Committee on 
Appropriations, not including deficiency bills. For fiscal year 
1997, 13 appropriations bills have provided a total of $794.9 
billion.
    Until recent years, large sustained spending increases of 
the Federal Government usually occurred only in connection with 
wars. For several years prior to the Civil War, Federal 
expenditures averaged $60,000,000 annually. By the peak of the 
war, in fiscal year 1865, expenditures amounted to 
$1,297,555,224. The year following the war--fiscal year 1866--
spending was reduced to $520,809,417.
    In the first year for which the new Committee on 
Appropriations reported the general bills, fiscal year 1867, 
total expenditures of the Government were $357,542,675. In the 
ensuing 100 years the lowest expenditure level was 
$236,964,327--in fiscal year 1878. The Spanish-American War 
period marked the high point for the remainder of the century; 
in fiscal year 1899 expenditures reached $605,072,179, but by 
1902 had dropped back to $485,234,249. With the onset of World 
War I expenditures again crossed the billion-dollar mark in 
fiscal year 1917, reached a war peak of $18,514,879,955 in 
fiscal year 1919, and receded by fiscal year 1927 to 
$2,974,029,674, the lowest subsequent level.
    By 1940, spending in appropriations bills had climbed to 
$14.6 billion as a result mainly of various New Deal 
legislation--when we began meeting local problems with national 
programs. Since 1934, our national wealth has increased 41 
times.
    By 1943, the fiscal high point of World War II--some $143.8 
billion was being spent. After World War II spending declined 
to the $30 billion range and then increased to $91.1 billion in 
1951 in connection with the Korean War.
    After the Korean War, Federal spending in appropriations 
bills decreased to $47.6 billion in 1954. This is the last 
period in the Federal budget in which spending has decreased. 
Every year after 1954 spending has steadily increased in order 
to help meet the needs facing the country.

                           The Budget Process

    By the early 1970's new forces were at work calling for 
changes in the way in which Congress handled the budget and 
appropriations process.
    One of the most compelling of these forces, although it was 
largely a temporary problem, was due to the ``impoundment'' of 
funds in fiscal year 1974 by the President. This was, in 
effect, a line item veto of funds for programs that were 
initiated or increased by the Congress. Many Members of 
Congress and certain special interest groups were outraged and 
extremely frustrated by the impoundments. Numerous court suits 
on various impoundments had been filed and were in the process 
of being heard.
    A more serious reason for budget reform was due to the 
widely held belief that the budget was out of control. Deficits 
were mounting; so-called ``uncontrollable'' spending was 
climbing; and ``back door'' spending, i.e. spending provided 
other than through the Appropriations Committee, was 
increasing. It was also becoming clear that there was little, 
if any coordination between raising and spending revenues.
    Additionally, there was a feeling among some Members of 
Congress that there needed to be other or additional ways to 
change the priorities of Federal spending. Because of these and 
other concerns, formal work was begun on improving the 
congressional budget process through the establishment of the 
Joint Study Committee on Budget Control.
    The work of this Committee, the House Rules Committee, the 
Senate Committee on Government Operations, and the Senate Rules 
Committee eventually resulted in the adoption of the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
                               Appendix B

 PROVISIONS OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPLICABLE TO 
       THE JURISDICTION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                                 Rule X

         establishment and jurisdiction of standing committees

                 The Committees and Their Jurisdiction

    1. There shall be in the House the following standing 
committees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and 
related functions assigned to it by this clause and clauses 2, 
3, and 4; and all bills, resolutions, and other matters 
relating to subjects within the jurisdiction of any standing 
committee as listed in this clause shall (in accordance with 
and subject to clause 5) be referred to such committees, as 
follows:
          * * * * * * *
    (b) Committee on Appropriations
            (1) Appropriation of the revenue for the support of 
        the Government.
            (2) Rescissions of appropriations contained in 
        appropriation Acts.
            (3) Transfers of unexpended balances.
            (4) The amount of new spending authority (as 
        described in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) 
        which is to be effective for a fiscal year, including 
        bills and resolutions (reported by other committees) 
        which provide new spending authority and are referred 
        to the committee under clause 4 (a).
The committee shall include separate headings for 
``Rescissions'' and ``Transfers of Unexpended Balances'' in any 
bill or resolution as reported from the committee under its 
jurisdiction specified in subparagraph (2) or (3), with all 
proposed rescissions and proposed transfers listed therein; and 
shall include a separate section with respect to such 
rescissions or transfers in the accompanying committee report. 
In addition to its jurisdiction under the preceding provisions 
of this paragraph, the committee shall have the fiscal 
oversight function provided for in clause 2 (b)(3) and the 
budget hearing function provided for in clause 4 (a).
          * * * * * * *

                   General Oversight Responsibilities

    2. (a) In order to assist the House in--
            (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of (A) 
        the application, administration, execution, and 
        effectiveness of the laws enacted by the Congress, or 
        (B) conditions and circumstances which may indicate the 
        necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional 
        legislation, and
            (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment 
        of such modifications of or changes in those laws, and 
        of such additional legislation, as may be necessary or 
        appropriate,
the various standing committees shall have oversight 
responsibilities as provided in paragraph (b).
    (b)(1) Each standing committee (other than the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget) shall review 
and study, on a continuing basis, the application, 
administration, execution, and effectiveness of those laws, or 
parts of laws, the subject matter of which is within the 
jurisdiction of that committee and the organization and 
operation of the Federal agencies and entities having 
responsibilities in or for the administration and execution 
thereof, in order to determine whether such laws and the 
programs thereunder are being implemented and carried out in 
accordance with the intent of the Congress and whether such 
programs should be continued, curtailed, or eliminated. * * *
            (3) The Committee on Appropriations shall conduct 
        such studies and examinations of the organization and 
        operation of executive departments and other executive 
        agencies (including any agency the majority of the 
        stock of which is owned by the Government of the United 
        States) as it may deem necessary to assist it in the 
        determination of matters within its jurisdiction.
          * * * * * * *

                   Additional Functions of Committees

    4. (a)(1)(A) The Committee on Appropriations shall, within 
thirty days after the transmittal of the Budget to the Congress 
each year, hold hearings on the Budget as a whole with 
particular reference to--
            (i) the basic recommendations and budgetary 
        policies of the President in the presentation of the 
        Budget; and
            (ii) the fiscal, financial, and economic 
        assumptions used as bases in arriving at total 
        estimated expenditures and receipts.
    (B) In holding hearings pursuant to subdivision (A), the 
committee shall receive testimony from the Secretary of the 
Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, and such 
other persons as the committee may desire.
    (C) Hearings pursuant to subdivision (A), or any part 
thereof, shall be held in open session, except when the 
committee, in open session and with a quorum present, 
determines by roll call vote that the testimony to be taken at 
that hearing on that day may be related to a matter of national 
security: Provided, however, That the committee may by the same 
procedure close one subsequent day of hearing. A transcript of 
all such hearings shall be printed and a copy thereof furnished 
to each Member, Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner from 
Puerto Rico.
    (D) Hearings pursuant to subdivision (A), or any part 
thereof, may be held before joint meetings of the committee and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate in accordance 
with such procedures as the two committees jointly may 
determine.
    (2) Whenever any bill or resolution which provides new 
spending authority described in Section 401 (c)(2)(C) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is reported by a committee of 
the House and the amount of new budget authority which will be 
required for the fiscal year involved if such bill or 
resolution is enacted as so reported exceeds the appropriate 
allocation of new budget authority reported as described in 
clause 4 (h) in connection with the most recently agreed to 
concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal year, such 
bill or resolution shall then be referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report it, with the 
committee's recommendations and (if the committee deems it 
desirable) with an amendment limiting the total amount of new 
spending authority provided in the bill or resolution, within 
15 calendar days (not counting any day on which the House is 
not in session) beginning with the day following the day on 
which it is so referred. If the Committee on Appropriations 
fails to report the bill or resolution within such 15-day 
period, the committee shall be automatically discharged from 
further consideration of the bill or resolution and the bill or 
resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
    (3) In addition, the Committee on Appropriations shall 
study on a continuing basis those provisions of law which (on 
the first day of the first fiscal year for which the 
congressional budget process is effective) provide spending 
authority of permanent budget authority, and shall report to 
the House from time to time its recommendations for terminating 
or modifying such provisions.
                               Appendix C

                SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND JURISDICTION

NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Livingston, as Chairman of the 
  Full Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking Minority Member of the 
  Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all 
  Subcommittees.

     SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
                  ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

  JOE SKEEN, New Mexico, Chairman

RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois          JOHN T. MYERS, Indiana
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio                   JAMES T. WALSH, New York
RAY THORNTON, Arkansas               JAY DICKEY, Arkansas
NITA M. LOWEY, New York \1\          JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
VIC FAZIO, California \2\            FRANK RIGGS, California
                                     GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr., 
                                     Washington

----------
\1\ Until May 8, 1996.
\2\ From May 8, 1996.

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Agriculture (Except Forest Service).
  Farm Credit Administration.
  Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation.
  Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
  Food and Drug Administration (HHS).

 SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE 
                    JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES

 HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky, Chairman

ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia      JIM KOLBE, Arizona
DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado            CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina
JULIAN C. DIXON, California          RALPH REGULA, Ohio
                                     MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Commerce.
  Department of Justice.
  Department of State (Except Antiterrorism Assistance; 
    International Narcotics Control; International Organizations 
    and Programs (voluntary contributions); Migration and Refugee 
    Assistance; Peacekeeping Operations (voluntary 
    contributions); U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration 
    Assistance Fund).
  Department of Transportation: Maritime Administration.
  The Judiciary.
  Related Agencies:
    Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
    Board for International Broadcasting.
    Commission on Civil Rights.
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
    Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
    Competitiveness Policy Council.
    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
    Federal Communications Commission.
    Federal Maritime Commission.
    Federal Trade Commission.
    International Trade Commission.
    Japan-United States Friendship Commission.
    Legal Services Corporation.
    Marine Mammal Commission.
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission.
    National Commission to Support Law Enforcement.
    Office of the United States Trade Representative.
    Securities and Exchange Commission.
    Small Business Administration.
    State Justice Institute.
    Thomas Jefferson Commemoration Commission.
    United States Information Agency.

                SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

JAMES T. WALSH, New York, Chairman

JULIAN C. DIXON, California          HENRY BONILLA, Texas
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois \2\      JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
JOSE E. SERRANO, New York \3\        RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New 
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio                   Jersey
                                     MARK W. NEUMANN, Wisconsin
                                     MIKE PARKER, Mississippi \1\

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\1\ From April 30, 1996.
\2\ Until May 8, 1996.
\3\ From May 8, 1996.

                              JURISDICTION

  District of Columbia.

              SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

 JOHN T. MYERS, Indiana, Chairman

TOM BEVILL, Alabama                  HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky
VIC FAZIO, California                JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan
JIM CHAPMAN, Texas                   FRANK RIGGS, California
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana \2\      RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New 
                                     Jersey
                                     JIM BUNN, Oregon
                                     MIKE PARKER, Mississippi \1\

----------
\1\ From April 30, 1996.
\2\ From May 8, 1996.

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Energy (Except the Economic Regulatory Administration; 
        Energy Information Administration; Emergency Preparedness, 
        Office of Hearings and Appeals; Strategic Petroleum Reserve; 
        Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves; Fossil Energy Research 
        and Development; Clean Coal Technology; Energy Conservation; 
        Alternative Fuels Production and Related Matters).
  Department of Defense--Civil: Department of the Army: Corps of 
        Engineers--Civil.
  Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation.
  Related Agencies:
    Appalachian Regional Commission.
    Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
    Delaware River Basin Commission.
    Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
    Office of Nuclear Waste Negotiator.
    Susquehanna River Basin Commission.
    Tennessee Valley Authority.

   SUBCOMMITTEE ON FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED 
                                PROGRAMS

 SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama, Chairman

CHARLES WILSON, Texas                JOHN EDWARD PORTER, Illinois
SIDNEY R. YATES, Illinois            BOB LIVINGSTON, Louisiana
NANCY PELOSI, California             JIM LIGHTFOOT, Iowa
ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES, California    FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia
NITA M. LOWEY, New York \1\          RON PACKARD, California
                                     JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan
                                     MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York
                                     JIM BUNN, Oregon

----------
\1\ From May 8, 1996.

                              JURISDICTION

  Agency for International Development.
  African Development Foundation.
  African Development Fund and Bank.
  Asian Development Fund and Bank.
  Department of State:
    Anti-terrorism Assistance.
    International Narcotics Control.
    International Organizations and Programs (voluntary 
      contributions).
    Migration and Refugee Assistance.
    Peacekeeping Operations (voluntary contributions).
    U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.
  Enterprise for the Americas Initiative.
  Export-Import Bank.
  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  Foreign Military Financing Program.
  Guarantee Reserve Fund.
  Inter-American Development Bank.
  Inter-American Foundation.
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World 
    Bank).
  International Development Association.
  International Development Cooperation Agency.
  International Finance Corporation.
  International Fund for Agricultural Development.
  International Military Education and Training.
  International Monetary Fund Programs.
  Military Assistance Program.
  Military to Military Contact Program (DOD-Military).
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.
  Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
  Peace Corps.
  Special Defense Acquisition Fund.
  Special Assistance for Central America:
    Assistance for Democratic Nicaraguan Resistance.
    Central American Reconciliation Assistance.
  Trade and Development Program.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES

   RALPH REGULA, Ohio, Chairman

SIDNEY R. YATES, Illinois            JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania
JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania \1\     JIM KOLBE, Arizona
NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington          JOE SKEEN, New Mexico
TOM BEVILL, Alabama                  BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada
DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado            CHARLES H. TAYLOR. North Carolina
                                     GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr., 
                                     Washington
                                     JIM BUNN, Oregon

----------
\1\ From May 8, 1996.

                              JURISDICTION

        Department of the Interior (Except Bureau of 
          Reclamation).
        Department of Energy: Economic Regulatory Administration; 
          Energy Information Administration; Emergency 
          Preparedness, Office of Hearings and Appeals; Strategic 
          Petroleum Reserve; Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale 
          Reserves; Fossil Energy Research and Development; Clean 
          Coal Technology; Energy Conservation; Alternative Fuels 
          Production and Related Matters; Alaska Gas Pipeline 
          Authorities.
  Other Agencies:
    Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
    Commission of Fine Arts.
    Energy Security Reserve (Treasury).
    Forest Service (USDA).
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission.
    Holocaust Memorial Council.
    Indian Education (DOEd).
    Indian Health Services and Facilities (HHS).
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and 
      Arts Development.
    Institute of Museum Services.
    National Capital Planning Commission.
    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.
    National Gallery of Art.
    Nationl Indian Gaming Commission.
    Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission.
    Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation.
    Simon Wiesenthal Center (DOEd).
    Smithsonian Institution.
    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

 SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
                    EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

  JOHN EDWARD PORTER, Illinois, 
             Chairman

DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin             C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida
LOUIS STOKES, Ohio                   HENRY BONILLA, Texas
STENY H. HOYER, Maryland             ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma
NANCY PELOSI, California             DAN MILLER, Florida
NITA M. LOWEY, New York              JAY DICKEY, Arkansas
                                     FRANK RIGGS, California
                                     ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Education (Except Indian Education Activities; and 
        Simon Wiesenthal Center).
  Department of Health and Human Services (Except Food and Drug 
        Administration; Indian Health Services and Facilities; Office 
        of Consumer Affairs).
  Department of Labor.
  Related Agencies:
    Action.
    Commission on the Cost of Higher Education.
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
    Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
    Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
    National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
    National Commission on Independent Higher Education.
    National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
    National Commission To Prevent Infant Mortality.
    National Council on Disability.
    National Labor Relations Board.
    National Mediation Board.
    Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
    Physicians Payment Review Commission.
    Prospective Payment Assessment Commission.
    Railroad Retirement Board.
    Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.
    United States Institute of Peace.
    United States Naval Home.

                   SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

 RON PACKARD, California, Chairman

RAY THORNTON, Arkansas \1\           C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida
JULIAN C. DIXON, California \2\      CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina
JOSE E. SERRANO, New York \3\        DAN MILLER, Florida
VIC FAZIO, California \4\            ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi

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\1\ Ranking Member from May 8, 1996.
\2\ Until May 8, 1996.
\3\ From May 8, 1996.
\4\ Ranking Member until May 8, 1996.

                              JURISDICTION

  House of Representatives.
  Joint Items.
  Architect of the Capitol (Except Senate Items).
  Botanic Garden.
  Congressional Budget Office.
  Copyright Royalty Tribunal.
  General Accounting Office.
  Government Printing Office.
  John C. Stennis Center.
  Library of Congress:
    Congressional Research Service.
    National Film Preservation Board.
  Office of Technology Assessment.
  United States Capitol Preservation Commission.

                 SUBCOMMITTEE ON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

  BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada, 
             Chairman

W. G. (BILL) HEFNER, North Carolina  SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama
THOMAS M. FOGLIETTA, Pennsylvania    JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana \4\      JOHN T. MYERS, Indiana
ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES, California    JOHN EDWARD PORTER, Illinois
NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington \5\      ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma 
                                     \1\
                                     DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio \2\
                                     ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
                                     MARK W. NEUMANN, Wisconsin \3\

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\1\ Until October 10, 1995.
\2\ From February 1, 1996.
\3\ From October 10, 1995 until February 1, 1996.
\4\ Until May 8, 1996.
\5\ From May 8, 1996.

                              JURISDICTION

  Military Construction, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air 
    Force, and Defense Agencies, and Reserve Forces.
  Military Family Housing.
  DOD Base Closure Account.
  Homeowners Assistance Fund.
  NATO Infrastructure.

                   SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY

    C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, 
             Chairman

JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania         JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania
NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington          BOB LIVINGSTON, Louisiana
CHARLES WILSON, Texas                JERRY LEWIS, California
W. G. (BILL) HEFNER, North Carolina  JOE SKEEN, New Mexico
MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota          DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio
                                     HENRY BONILLA, Texas
                                     GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr., 
                                     Washington
                                     MARK W. NEUMANN, Wisconsin \1\
                                     ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma 
                                     \2\

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\1\ Until October 10, 1995.
\2\ From October 10, 1995.

                              JURISDICTION

Department of Defense--Military:
            Departments of Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), 
            Air Force, Office of Secretary of Defense, and 
            Defense Agencies (Except Military Construction and 
            Military to Military Contact Program).
            Central Intelligence Agency.
            Intelligence Community Staff.

 SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES

 FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia, Chairman

MARTIN OLAV SABO,\1\ Minnesota       TOM DeLAY, Texas
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois          RALPH REGULA, Ohio
RONALD D. COLEMAN,\2\ Texas          HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky
THOMAS M. FOGLIETTA, Pennsylvania    JIM LIGHTFOOT, Iowa
                                     RON PACKARD, California
                                     SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama
                                     JAY DICKEY, Arkansas

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\1\ Ranking Democratic Member (leave of absence).
\2\ Acting Ranking Democratic Member.

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Transportation (Except Maritime Administration).
  Department of the Treasury: Rebate of Saint Lawrence Seaway 
    Tolls.
  Related Agencies:
    Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
    Interstate Commerce Commission.
    National Transportation Safety Board.
    Panama Canal Commission.
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

    SUBCOMMITTEE ON TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT

   JIM LIGHTFOOT, Iowa, Chairman

STENY H. HOYER, Maryland             FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia
RONALD D. COLEMAN, Texas             ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana          JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
                                     MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York
                                     MIKE PARKER, Mississippi \1\

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\1\ From April 30, 1996.

                              JURISDICTION

  Treasury Department.
  United States Postal Service.
  Executive Office of the President:
    Compensation of the President.
    Council of Economic Advisers.
    Executive Residence at the White House
    National Critical Materials Council.
    National Security Council.
    Office of Administration.
    Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
    Office of Management and Budget.
    Office of National Drug Control Policy.
    Office of Policy Development.
    Official Residence of the Vice President.
    Special Assistance to the President.
    Unanticipated Needs.
    White House Office.
  Independent Agencies:
    Administrative Conference of the United States.
    Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
    Citizens' Commission on Public Service and Compensation.
    Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
      Disabled.
    Federal Election Commission.
    Federal Labor Relations Authority.
    General Services Administration (Except Consumer Information 
      Center).
    Merit Systems Protection Board.
    Office of Special Counsel.
    National Archives and Records Administration.
    Office of Government Ethics.
    Office of Personnel Management and Related Trust Funds.
    United States Tax Court.
    General Provisions, Governmentwide.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND 
              URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

 JERRY LEWIS, California, Chairman

LOUIS STOKES, Ohio                   TOM DeLAY, Texas
ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia      BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada
JIM CHAPMAN, Texas                   JAMES T. WALSH, New York
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio                   DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio
                                     JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan
                                     RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New 
                                     Jersey
                                     MARK W. NEUMANN, Wisconsin

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  Independent Agencies:
    American Battle Monuments Commission.
    Cemeterial Expenses, Army (DOD).
    Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
    Community Development Financial Institutions.
    Consumer Information Center (GSA).
    Consumer Product Safety Commission.
    Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 
      Quality.
    Court of Veterans Appeals.
    Environmental Protection Agency.
    Federal Deposit Insurance Fund:
      Affordable Housing Program.
      Bank Enterprise Program.
      FSLIC Resolution Fund.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    Interagency Council on the Homeless.
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
    National Commission on American Indian, Alaska Native, and 
      Native Hawaiian Housing.
    National Commission on Financial Institution Reform, 
      Recovery, and Enforcement.
    National Credit Union Administration.
    National Science Foundation.
    National Space Council.
    Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.
    Office of Consumer Affairs (HHS).
    Office of Science and Technology Policy.
    Points of Light Foundation.
    Resolution Trust Corporation: Office of Inspector General.
    Selective Service System.
                               Appendix D

                      Committee on Appropriations

                            COMMITTEE RULES

          (Adopted for the 104th Congress on January 10, 1995)
         (Revised for the 104th Congress on February 10, 1995)

    Resolved, That the rules and practices of the Committee on 
Appropriations, House of Representatives, in the One Hundred 
Third Congress, except as otherwise provided hereinafter, shall 
be and are hereby adopted as the rules and practices of the 
Committee on Appropriations in the One Hundred Fourth Congress.

    The foregoing resolution adopts the following rules:

Sec. 1: Power to Sit and Act

    For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions and 
duties under Rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee or any of its subcommittees is 
authorized:
            (a) To sit and act at such times and places within 
        the United States whether the House is in session, has 
        recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold such hearings; 
        and
            (b) To require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
        attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
        production of such books, reports, correspondence, 
        memorandums, papers, and documents as it deems 
        necessary. The Chairman, or any Member designated by 
        the Chairman, may administer oaths to any witness.
            (c) A subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
        Committee or its subcommittees under subsection 1 (b) 
        in the conduct of any investigation or activity or 
        series of investigations or activities, only when 
        authorized by a majority of the Members of the 
        Committee voting, a majority being present. The power 
        to authorize and issue subpoenas under subsection 1 (b) 
        may be delegated to the Chairman pursuant to such rules 
        and under such limitations as the Committee may 
        prescribe. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the 
        Chairman or by any Member designated by the Committee.
            (d) Compliance with any subpoena issued by the 
        Committee or its subcommittees may be enforced only as 
        authorized or directed by the House.

Sec. 2: Subcommittees

    (a) The Majority Caucus of the Committee shall establish 
the number of subcommittees and shall determine the 
jurisdiction of each subcommittee.
    (b) Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
receive evidence, and report to the Committee all matters 
referred to it.
    (c) All legislation and other matters referred to the 
Committee shall be referred to the subcommittee of appropriate 
jurisdiction within two weeks unless, by majority vote of the 
Majority Members of the full Committee, consideration is to be 
by the full Committee.
    (d) The Majority Caucus of the Committee shall determine an 
appropriate ratio of Majority to Minority Members for each 
subcommittee. The Chairman is authorized to negotiate that 
ratio with the Minority; Provided, however, That party 
representation in each subcommittee, including ex-officio 
members, shall be no less favorable to the Majority than the 
ratio for the full Committee.
    (e) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the full 
Committee are authorized to sit as a member of all 
subcommittees and to participate, including voting, in all its 
work.

Sec. 3: Staffing

    (a) Committee Staff--The Chairman is authorized to appoint 
the staff of the Committee, and make adjustments in the job 
titles and compensation thereof subject to the maximum rates 
and conditions established in Clause 6 (c) of Rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives. In addition, he is 
authorized, in his discretion, to arrange for their specialized 
training. The Chairman is also authorized to employ additional 
personnel as necessary.
    (b) Assistants to Members--Each of the top twenty-one 
senior majority and minority Members of the full Committee may 
select and designate one staff member who shall serve at the 
pleasure of that Member. Such staff members shall be 
compensated at a rate, determined by the Member, not to exceed 
75 per centum of the maximum established in Clause 6 (c) of 
Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives; Provided, 
That Members designating staff members under this subsection 
must specifically certify by letter to the Chairman that the 
employees are needed and will be utilized for Committee work.

Sec. 4: Committee Meetings

    (a) Regular Meeting Day--The regular meeting day of the 
Committee shall be the first Wednesday of each month while the 
House is in session, unless the Committee has met within the 
past 30 days or the Chairman considers a specific meeting 
unnecessary in the light of the requirements of the Committee 
business schedule.
    (b) Additional and Special Meetings:
            (1) The Chairman may call and convene, as he 
        considers necessary, additional meetings of the 
        Committee for the consideration of any bill or 
        resolution pending before the Committee or for the 
        conduct of other Committee business. The Committee 
        shall meet for such purpose pursuant to that call of 
        the Chairman.
            (2) If at least three Committee Members desire that 
        a special meeting of the Committee be called by the 
        Chairman, those Members may file in the Committee 
        Offices a written request to the Chairman for that 
        special meeting. Such request shall specify the measure 
        or matter to be considered. Upon the filing of the 
        request, the Committee Clerk shall notify the Chairman.
            (3) If within three calendar days after the filing 
        of the request, the Chairman does not call the 
        requested special meeting to be held within seven 
        calendar days after the filing of the request, a 
        majority of the Committee Members may file in the 
        Committee Offices their written notice that a special 
        meeting will be held, specifying the date and hour of 
        such meeting, and the measure or matter to be 
        considered. The Committee shall meet on that date and 
        hour.
            (4) Immediately upon the filing of the notice, the 
        Committee Clerk shall notify all Committee Members that 
        such special meeting will be held and inform them of 
        its date and hour and the measure or matter to be 
        considered. Only the measure or matter specified in 
        that notice may be considered at the special meeting.
    (c) Vice Chairman To Preside in Absence of Chairman--A 
member of the majority party on the Committee or subcommittee 
thereof designated by the Chairman of the full Committee shall 
be vice chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, as the case 
may be, and shall preside at any meeting during the temporary 
absence of the chairman. If the chairman and vice chairman of 
the Committee or subcommittee are not present at any meeting of 
the Committee or subcommittee, the ranking member of the 
majority party who is present shall preside at that meeting.
    (d) Business Meetings:
            (1) Each meeting for the transaction of business, 
        including the markup of legislation, of the Committee 
        and its subcommittees shall be open to the public 
        except when the Committee or its subcommittees, in open 
        session and with a majority present, determines by roll 
        call vote that all or part of the remainder of the 
        meeting on that day shall be closed.
            (2) No person other than Committee Members and such 
        congressional staff and departmental representatives as 
        they may authorize shall be present at any business or 
        markup session which has been closed.
            (3) The provisions of this subsection do not apply 
        to open hearings of the Committee or its subcommittees 
        which are provided for in Section 5 (b)(1) of these 
        Rules or to any meeting of the Committee relating 
        solely to internal budget or personnel matters.
    (e) Committee Records:
            (1) The Committee shall keep a complete record of 
        all Committee action, including a record of the votes 
        on any question on which a roll call is demanded. The 
        result of each roll call vote shall be available for 
        inspection by the public during regular business hours 
        in the Committee Offices. The information made 
        available for public inspection shall include a 
        description of the amendment, motion, or other 
        proposition, and the name of each Member voting for and 
        each Member voting against, and the names of those 
        Members present but not voting.
            (2) All hearings, records, data, charts, and files 
        of the Committee shall be kept separate and distinct 
        from the congressional office records of the Chairman 
        of the Committee. Such records shall be the property of 
        the House, and all Members of the House shall have 
        access thereto.
            (3) The records of the Committee at the National 
        Archives and Records Administration shall be made 
        available in accordance with Rule XXXVI of the Rules of 
        the House, except that the Committee authorizes use of 
        any record to which Clause 3 (b)(4) of Rule XXXVI of 
        the Rules of the House would otherwise apply after such 
        record has been in existence for 20 years. The Chairman 
        shall notify the Ranking Minority Member of any 
        decision, pursuant to Clause 3 (b)(3) or Clause 4 (b) 
        of Rule XXXVI of the Rules of the House, to withhold a 
        record otherwise available, and the matter shall be 
        presented to the Committee for a determination upon the 
        written request of any Member of the Committee.

Sec. 5: Committee and Subcommittee Hearings

    (a) Overall Budget Hearings--Overall budget hearings by the 
Committee, including the hearing required by Section 242 (c) of 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 and Clause 4 (a)(1) 
of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall be 
conducted in open session except when the Committee in open 
session and with a majority present, determines by roll call 
vote that the testimony to be taken at that hearing on that day 
may be related to a matter of national security; except that 
the Committee may by the same procedure close one subsequent 
day of hearing. A transcript of all such hearings shall be 
printed and a copy furnished to each Member, Delegate, and the 
Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
    (b) Other Hearings:
            (1) All other hearings conducted by the Committee 
        or its subcommittees shall be open to the public except 
        when the Committee or subcommittee in open session and 
        with a majority present determines by roll call vote 
        that all or part of the remainder of that hearing on 
        that day shall be closed to the public because 
        disclosure of testimony, evidence, or other matters to 
        be considered would endanger the national security or 
        would violate any law or Rule of the House of 
        Representatives. Notwithstanding the requirements of 
        the preceding sentence, a majority of those present at 
        a hearing conducted by the Committee or any of its 
        subcommittees, there being in attendance the number 
        required under Section 5 (c) of these Rules to be 
        present for the purpose of taking testimony, (1) may 
        vote to close the hearing for the sole purpose of 
        discussing whether testimony or evidence to be received 
        would endanger the national security or violate Clause 
        2 (k)(5) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives or (2) may vote to close the hearing, 
        as provided in Clause 2 (k)(5) of such Rule. No Member 
        of the House of Representatives may be excluded from 
        nonparticipatory attendance at any hearing of the 
        Committee or its subcommittees unless the House of 
        Representatives shall by majority vote authorize the 
        Committee or any of its subcommittees, for purposes of 
        a particular series of hearings on a particular article 
        of legislation or on a particular subject of 
        investigation, to close its hearings to Members by the 
        same procedures designated in this subsection for 
        closing hearings to the public; Provided, however, That 
        the Committee or its subcommittees may by the same 
        procedure vote to close five subsequent days of 
        hearings.
            (2) Subcommittee chairmen shall coordinate the 
        development of schedules for meetings or hearings after 
        consultation with the Chairman and other subcommittee 
        chairmen with a view toward avoiding simultaneous 
        scheduling of Committee and subcommittee meetings or 
        hearings.
            (3) Each witness who is to appear before the 
        Committee or any of its subcommittees as the case may 
        be, insofar as is practicable, shall file in advance of 
        such appearance, a written statement of the proposed 
        testimony and shall limit the oral presentation at such 
        appearance to a brief summary, except that this 
        provision shall not apply to any witness appearing 
        before the Committee in the overall budget hearings.
    (c) Quorum for Taking Testimony--The number of Members of 
the Committee which shall constitute a quorum for taking 
testimony and receiving evidence in any hearing of the 
Committee shall be two.
    (d) Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses:
            (1) The Minority Members of the Committee or its 
        subcommittees shall be entitled, upon request to the 
        Chairman or subcommittee chairman, by a majority of 
        them before completion of any hearing, to call 
        witnesses selected by the Minority to testify with 
        respect to the matter under consideration during at 
        least one day of hearings thereon.
            (2) The Committee and its subcommittees shall 
        observe the five-minute rule during the interrogation 
        of witnesses until such time as each Member of the 
        Committee or subcommittee who so desires has had an 
        opportunity to question the witness.
    (e) Broadcasting and Photographing of Committee Meetings 
and Hearings--Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by the 
full Committee or any of its subcommittees is open to the 
public, those proceedings shall be open to coverage by 
television, radio, and still photography, except as provided in 
paragraph (f)(2) of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 
Neither the full Committee Chairman or Subcommittee Chairman 
shall limit the number of television or still cameras to fewer 
than two representatives from each medium.
    (f) Subcommittee Meetings--No subcommittee shall sit while 
the House is reading an appropriation measure for amendment 
under the five-minute rule or while the Committee is in 
session.
    (g) Public Notice of Committee Hearings--The Chairman of 
the Committee shall make public announcement of the date, 
place, and subject matter of any Committee or subcommittee 
hearing at least one week before the commencement of the 
hearing. If the Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, with 
the concurrence of the ranking minority member of the Committee 
or respective subcommittee, determines there is good cause to 
begin the hearing sooner, or if the Committee or subcommittee 
so determines by majority vote, a quorum being present for the 
transaction of business, the Chairman or subcommittee chairman 
shall make the announcement at the earliest possible date. Any 
announcement made under this subparagraph shall be promptly 
published in the Daily Digest and promptly entered into the 
Committee scheduling service of the House Information Systems.

Sec. 6: Procedures for Reporting Bills and Resolutions

    (a) Prompt Reporting Requirement:
            (1) It shall be the duty of the Chairman to report, 
        or cause to be reported promptly to the House any bill 
        or resolution approved by the Committee and to take or 
        cause to be taken necessary steps to bring the matter 
        to a vote.
            (2) In any event, a report on a bill or resolution 
        which the Committee has approved shall be filed within 
        seven calendar days (exclusive of days in which the 
        House is not in session) after the day on which there 
        has been filed with the Committee Clerk a written 
        request, signed by a majority of Committee Members, for 
        the reporting of such bill or resolution. Upon the 
        filing of any such request, the Committee Clerk shall 
        notify the Chairman immediately of the filing of the 
        request. This subsection does not apply to the 
        reporting of a regular appropriation bill or to the 
        reporting of a resolution of inquiry addressed to the 
        head of an executive department.
    (b) Presence of Committee Majority--No measure or 
recommendation shall be reported from the Committee unless a 
majority of the Committee was actually present.
    (c) Roll Call Votes--With respect to each roll call vote on 
a motion to report any measure or matter of a public character, 
and on any amendment offered to the measure of matter, the 
total number of votes cast for and against, and the names of 
those Members voting for and against, shall be included in the 
Committee report on the measure or matter.
    (d) Compliance With Congressional Budget Act--A Committee 
report on a bill or resolution which has been approved by the 
Committee shall include the statement required by Section 
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately set 
out and clearly identified, if the bill or resolution provides 
new budget authority.
    (e) Inflationary Impact Statement--Each Committee report on 
a bill or resolution reported by the Committee shall contain a 
detailed analytical statement as to whether the enactment of 
such bill or resolution into law may have an inflationary 
impact on prices and costs in the operation of the national 
economy.
    (f) Changes in Existing Law--Each Committee report on a 
general appropriation bill shall contain a concise statement 
describing fully the effect of any provision of the bill which 
directly or indirectly changes the application of existing law.
    (g) Rescissions and Transfers--Each bill or resolution 
reported by the Committee shall include separate headings for 
rescissions and transfers of unexpended balances with all 
proposed rescissions and transfers listed therein. The report 
of the Committee accompanying such a bill or resolution shall 
include a separate section with respect to such rescissions or 
transfers.
    (h) Listing of Unauthorized Appropriations--Each Committee 
report on a general appropriations bill shall contain a list of 
all appropriations contained in the bill for any expenditure 
not previously authorized by law (except for classified 
intelligence or national security programs, projects, or 
activities).
    (i) Supplemental or Minority Views:
            (1) If, at the time the Committee approves any 
        measure or matter, any Committee Member gives notice of 
        intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional 
        views, the Member shall be entitled to not less than 
        three calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and 
        legal holidays) in which to file such views in writing 
        and signed by the Member, with the Clerk of the 
        Committee. All such views so filed shall be included in 
        and shall be a part of the report filed by the 
        Committee with respect to that measure or matter.
            (2) The Committee report on that measure or matter 
        shall be printed in a single volume which--
                    (i) shall include all supplemental, 
                minority, or additional views which have been 
                submitted by the time of the filing of the 
                report, and
                    (ii) shall have on its cover a recital that 
                any such supplemental, minority, or additional 
                views are included as part of the report.
            (3) Subsection (h)(1) of this section, above, does 
        not preclude--
                    (i) the immediate filing or printing of a 
                Committee report unless timely request for the 
                opportunity to file supplemental, minority, or 
                additional views has been made as provided by 
                such subsection; or
                    (ii) the filing by the Committee of a 
                supplemental report on a measure or matter 
                which may be required for correction of any 
                technical error in a previous report made by 
                the Committee on that measure or matter.
            (4) If, at the time a subcommittee approves any 
        measure or matter for recommendation to the full 
        Committee, any Member of that subcommittee who gives 
        notice of intention to offer supplemental, minority, or 
        additional views shall be entitled, insofar as is 
        practicable and in accordance with the printing 
        requirements as determined by the subcommittee, to 
        include such views in the Committee Print with respect 
        to that measure or matter.
    (j) Availability of Reports--A copy of each bill, 
resolution, or report shall be made available to each Member of 
the Committee at least three calendar days (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) in advance of the date 
on which the Committee is to consider each bill, resolution, or 
report; Provided, That this subsection may be waived by 
agreement between the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member 
of the full Committee.

Sec. 7: Voting

    (a) No vote by any Member of the Committee or any of its 
subcommittees with respect to any measure or matter may be cast 
by proxy.
    (b) The vote on any question before the Committee shall be 
taken by the yeas and nays on the demand of one-fifth of the 
Members present.

Sec. 8: Studies and Examinations

    The following procedure shall be applicable with respect to 
the conduct of studies and examinations of the organization and 
operation of Executive Agencies under authority contained in 
Section 202 (b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 
and in Clause 2 (b)(3) of Rule X, of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives:
            (a) The Chairman is authorized to appoint such 
        staff and, in his discretion, arrange for the 
        procurement of temporary services of consultants, as 
        from time to time may be required.
            (b) Studies and examinations will be initiated upon 
        the written request of a subcommittee which shall be 
        reasonably specific and definite in character, and 
        shall be initiated only by a majority vote of the 
        subcommittee, with the chairman of the subcommittee and 
        the ranking minority member thereof participating as 
        part of such majority vote. When so initiated such 
        request shall be filed with the Clerk of the Committee 
        for submission to the Chairman and the Ranking Minority 
        Member and their approval shall be required to make the 
        same effective. Notwithstanding any action taken on 
        such request by the chairman and ranking minority 
        member of the subcommittee, a request may be approved 
        by a majority of the Committee.
            (c) Any request approved as provided under 
        subsection (b) shall be immediately turned over to the 
        staff appointed for action.
            (d) Any information obtained by such staff shall be 
        reported to the chairman of the subcommittee requesting 
        such study and examination and to the Chairman and 
        Ranking Minority Member, shall be made available to the 
        members of the subcommittee concerned, and shall not be 
        released for publication until the subcommittee so 
        determines.
            (e) Any hearings or investigations which may be 
        desired, aside from the regular hearings on 
        appropriation items, when approved by the Committee, 
        shall be conducted by the subcommittee having 
        jurisdiction over the matter.

Sec. 9: Official Travel

    (a) The chairman of a subcommittee shall approve requests 
for travel by subcommittee members and staff for official 
business within the jurisdiction of that subcommittee. The 
ranking minority member of a subcommittee shall concur in such 
travel requests by minority members of that subcommittee and 
the Ranking Minority Member shall concur in such travel 
requests for Minority Members of the Committee. Requests in 
writing covering the purpose, itinerary, and dates of proposed 
travel shall be submitted for final approval to the Chairman. 
Specific approval shall be required for each and every trip.
    (b) The Chairman is authorized during the recess of the 
Congress to approve travel authorizations for Committee Members 
and staff, including travel outside the United States.
    (c) As soon as practicable, the Chairman shall direct the 
head of each Government agency concerned not to honor requests 
of subcommittees, individual Members, or staff for travel, the 
direct or indirect expenses of which are to be defrayed from an 
executive appropriation, except upon request from the Chairman.
    (d) In accordance with Clause 2 (n) of Rule XI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives and Section 502 (b) of the 
Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, local currencies owned 
by the United States shall be available to Committee Members 
and staff engaged in carrying out their official duties outside 
the United States, its territories, or possessions. No 
Committee Member or staff member shall receive or expend local 
currencies for subsistence in any country at a rate in excess 
of the maximum per diem rate set forth in applicable Federal 
law.
    (e) Travel Reports:
            (1) Members or staff shall make a report to the 
        Chairman on their travel, covering the purpose, 
        results, itinerary, expenses, and other pertinent 
        comments.
            (2) With respect to travel outside the United 
        States or its territories or possessions, the report 
        shall include: (1) an itemized list showing the dates 
        each country was visited, the amount of per diem 
        furnished, the cost of transportation furnished, and 
        any funds expended for any other official purpose; and 
        (2) a summary in these categories of the total foreign 
        currencies and/or appropriated funds expended. All such 
        individual reports on foreign travel shall be filed 
        with the Chairman no later than sixty days following 
        completion of the travel for use in complying with 
        reporting requirements in applicable Federal law, and 
        shall be open for public inspection.
            (3) Each Member or employee performing such travel 
        shall be solely responsible for supporting the amounts 
        reported by the Member or employee.
            (4) No report or statement as to any trip shall be 
        publicized making any recommendations in behalf of the 
        Committee without the authorization of a majority of 
        the Committee.
    (f) Members and staff of the Committee performing 
authorized travel on official business pertaining to the 
jurisdiction of the Committee shall be governed by applicable 
laws or regulations of the House and of the Committee on House 
Administration pertaining to such travel, and as promulgated 
from time to time by the Chairman.

                                
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