[House Report 106-1055]
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                                                 Union Calendar No. 617

106th Congress, 2d Session -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - House Report 106-1055

                               ACTIVITIES

                                  and

                             SUMMARY REPORT

                                 of the

                        COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress


                 (Pursuant to House Rule XI, Cl. 1.(d))

                                     


                                     

January 2, 2001.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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                    U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
89-006                     WASHINGTON : 2000

                        COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET

                     JOHN R. KASICH, Ohio, Chairman
SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia,            JOHN M. SPRATT, Jr., South 
  Speaker's Designee                     Carolina,
CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut         Ranking Minority Member
WALLY HERGER, California             JIM McDERMOTT, Washington,
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey                 Leadership Designee
NICK SMITH, Michigan                 LYNN N. RIVERS, Michigan
JIM NUSSLE, Iowa                     BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Mississippi
PETER HOEKSTRA, Michigan             DAVID MINGE, Minnesota
GEORGE P. RADANOVICH, California     KEN BENTSEN, Texas
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire       JIM DAVIS, Florida
GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota             ROBERT A. WEYGAND, Rhode Island
VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee              EVA M. CLAYTON, North Carolina
JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire        DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
JOSEPH PITTS, Pennsylvania           EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts
JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan            GERALD D. KLECZKA, Wisconsin
MAC THORNBERRY, Texas                BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JIM RYUN, Kansas                     JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
MAC COLLINS, Georgia                 DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon
ZACH WAMP, Tennessee                 KEN LUCAS, Kentucky
MARK GREEN, Wisconsin                RUSH D. HOLT, New Jersey
ERNIE FLETCHER, Kentucky             JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL III, 
GARY MILLER, California                  Pennsylvania
PAUL RYAN, Wisconsin                 TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin
PAT TOOMEY, Pennsylvania

                           Professional Staff

                    Wayne T. Struble, Staff Director
       Thomas S. Kahn, Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel
                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                                   Committee on the Budget,
                                   Washington, DC, January 2, 2001.
Hon. Jeff Trandahl,
Clerk of the House, U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Trandahl: Pursuant to Clause 1(d) of House Rule 
XI, I am pleased to transmit a report on the activities of the 
Committee on the Budget during the 106th Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                          John R. Kasich, Chairman.

                            C O N T E N T S

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Letter of Transmittal............................................   III
Summary of Committee Activities:
    Jurisdiction and Functions of the Committee..................     1
    Activities in the 106th Congress.............................     1
Hearings and Business Meetings of the Committee..................     3
Legislative History of Measures on Which Action Was Taken........    11
Bills Referred to the Committee..................................    17
Printed Committee Publications:
    Reports......................................................    34
    Committee Prints.............................................    34
    Budget Committee Majority Publication List...................    34
    Budget Committee Minority Publication List...................    35



                                                 Union Calendar No. 617
106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                    106-1055

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ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET DURING THE 
                             106TH CONGRESS

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January 2, 2001.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Kasich of Ohio, from the Committee on the Budget, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                    Summary of Committee Activities


              Jurisdiction and Functions of the Committee

    The Committee on the Budget was established by the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The committee has been 
responsible for developing and reporting the annual 
congressional budget resolution, for assembling and reporting 
any reconciliation legislation required by that resolution, and 
working on the congressional budget process. In the 105th 
Congress, its jurisdiction was expanded to include budget 
process, generally.
    The main purpose of the budget resolution is to provide an 
overall framework and plan for congressional action on spending 
and revenue legislation. It sets ceilings on total budget 
authority and outlays and a floor on total revenues. It also 
allocates spending authority to the appropriations committees 
and among the various authorizing committees of the House and 
Senate that have jurisdiction over direct spending programs. 
The limits and allocations set by the budget resolution are 
enforced through points of order in the House and Senate.
    The budget reconciliation process is used when changes in 
entitlement or tax law are needed to implement the plan set out 
in the budget resolution. The process begins with the inclusion 
of ``reconciliation instructions'' in the budget resolution. 
These instructions direct the appropriate authorizing 
committees to report legislation revising programs under their 
jurisdiction to change projected spending by specified amounts. 
They may also direct the tax-writing committees to report 
legislation revising tax law to change revenues by specified 
amounts.
    In response to reconciliation instructions, the various 
committees report their legislative recommendations to the 
Budget Committee. The Budget Committee then assembles the 
legislation into an omnibus legislative package--without making 
any substantive revisions-for consideration by the House. The 
Budget Committee not only has jurisdiction over budget 
resolutions and reconciliation bills, it has legislative 
jurisdiction over major elements of the budget process and 
various statutory controls over the Federal budget.
    When the House of Representatives adopted Rules for the 
104th Congress (H. Res. 6) on January 5, 1995, the Budget 
Committee achieved for the first time legislative jurisdiction 
over major elements of the congressional budget process and 
various statutory controls over the Federal budget. The 
relevant section of clause 1(d) reads as follows:

          (1) * * * Other measures setting forth appropriate 
        levels of budget totals for the United States 
        Government.
          (2) Measures relating to the congressional budget 
        process, generally.
          (3) Measures relating to the establishment, 
        extension, and enforcement of special controls over the 
        Federal budget including the budgetary treatment of 
        off-budget Federal agencies and measures providing 
        exemption from reduction under any order issued under 
        part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
        Control Act of 1985.

    The addition to subparagraph (d)(2) gave the Budget 
Committee substantive jurisdiction over any statement providing 
for a balanced budget required under the proposed amendment to 
the U.S. Constitution. The amendment, which had been approved 
by the House during the 104th Congress but failed in the 
Senate, envisioned a legislative vehicle other than the 
concurrent budget resolution that wouldbe sent to the 
President.
    Subparagraph (d)(3) gave the Budget Committee primary 
jurisdiction over budget terminology and the discretionary 
spending limits. The Budget Committee would have shared 
jurisdiction over such other elements of the congressional 
budget process. Essentially, the Budget Committee would have 
exclusive jurisdiction over both budgetary levels and budgetary 
concepts and secondary jurisdiction over purely procedural 
aspects of the congressional budget process. In fact, the 
Budget Committee would have shared jurisdiction over the 
establishment, extension, and enforcement of mandatory and 
discretionary spending limits, PAYGO requirements, and other 
special budgetary mechanisms to control spending, the deficit, 
or the Federal budgets. Jurisdiction over the sequestration 
process also migrated from the Government Reform and Oversight 
Committee to the Budget Committee.
    The Rules for the 104th Congress recognized that the 
Government Reform and Oversight Committee would retain, for the 
duration of the 104th Congress, jurisdiction over certain 
budget process already in the legislative pipeline, most 
notably the rescission process, performance budgeting, 
regulatory budgets, and capital budgeting. In adopting the 
Rules of the House of Representatives for the 105th Congress 
(H. Res. 5) on January 7, 1997, the Budget Committee extended 
its legislative jurisdiction even further to cover not only the 
congressional budget process but all budget process in general. 
The pertinent section of clause 1(d) was changed to read as 
follows:

          (3) Measures relating to the budget process, 
        generally.

    To also reflect this expansion of the Budget Committee's 
legislative jurisdiction over budget process measures that were 
retained under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, the pertinent section of clause 1(g) 
outlining the Government Reform and Oversight Committee's 
jurisdiction was changed from

          (4) Budget and accounting measures, generally.

to read as follows:

          (4) Government management and accounting measures, 
        generally.

    In addition to its legislative duties, the Budget Committee 
continues to have responsibilities for oversight and studies. 
These responsibilities include oversight of the Congressional 
Budget Office; study of the outlay effects of existing and 
proposed legislation; study of off-budget entities; study of 
tax expenditures; and study of proposals to improve and 
facilitate the congressional budget process.

                         Organizational Meeting

    On January 20, 1999, the Committee on the Budget met to 
consider matters related to the organization of the Committee 
for the 106th Congress. The Committee approved the revisions to 
the Committee Rules for the 106th Congress to conform them to 
the House Rules. The Committee also approved an Oversight Plan. 
In addition, the Committee approved a Task Force on Social 
Security composed of nine members with Representative Nick 
Smith (R-MI) as Chairman.

              Director of the Congressional Budget Office

    On February 3, 1999, Dr. Dan Crippen was recommended by the 
Committee on the Budget to the Speaker of the House for the 
position of Director of the Congressional Budget Office. He was 
subsequently so appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

                     FISCAL YEAR 2000 BUDGET CYCLE

Budget resolution

    The congressional budget cycle commenced on March 17, 1999, 
with the markup of the Fiscal Year 2000 Concurrent Resolution 
on the Budget. Out of 32 amendments offered, only 10 were 
adopted: a sense of the Congress offered by Mr. Thompson 
relating to changes in the tax law to encourage asset building 
by low-income workers and their families; a sense of Congress 
offered by Messieurs Weygand, Fletcher and Ryun regarding the 
importance of home health care for senior and disabled 
citizens; a sense of Congress offered by Mr. Weygand regarding 
the committees' effort to provide resources for honor guards at 
veterans' funerals; sense of Congress offered by Mr. Clement 
regarding $3 million for the Commission on International 
Religious Liberty; sense of Congress offered by Mr. Minge 
regarding Medicare + Choice program; an amendment offered by 
Mr. Minge that would exclude Social Security transactions from 
statements and other documents on the surplus and the deficit 
totals; an amendment offered by Mr. Markey to require the 
Congressional Budget Office to prepare quarterly estimates of 
receipts, outlays, and the surplus or deficit; amendment 
offered by Mr. Markey to substitute ``quarterly'' for 
``monthly'' in the previous amendment; sense of Congress 
offered by Mr. Hoekstra regarding the consolidation of funds 
for federal education programs for the classroom; and sense of 
Congress offered by Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Collins regarding 
welfare-to-work report from the Secretary of Labor.
    The report accompanying House Concurrent Resolution 68, 
House Report 106-73, was filed on March 23, 1999.
    The Rules Committee reported a rule (H. Res. 131/H. Rept. 
106-77) providing for the consideration of House Concurrent 
Resolution 68 on March 24, 1999. The rule made in order an 
amendment printed in the accompanying report, House Report 106-
77, as original text, provided 3 hours of general debate, 
points of order were waived against consideration of the 
concurrent resolution for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of 
rule XIII, the measure was considered read, and specified 
amendments were in order.
    House Resolution 131 was considered by the House on March 
25, 1999, and approved by a vote of 228 to 194. House 
Concurrent Resolution 68 was called up for consideration that 
same day. Three substitutes were defeated by rollcall votes. 
The House approved the bill, as amended by the rule and by an 
amendment making technical changes and adding a sense of 
Congress offered by Mr. Kasich regarding child nutrition, 
increase defense outlays in FY 2000 by $2 billion, and 
requiring CBO to consult with Social Security trustees, by 221 
to 208.
    The House agreed to a unanimous consent request by Mr. 
Kasich to disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a 
conference on April 12, 1999.
    The conferees met on April 13, 1999. Senator Domenici was 
elected chairman of the conference committee. The conference 
report was filed in the House on April 14, 1999 (H. Rept. 106-
91). In the rule providing for the consideration of the 
conference report (H. Res. 137), the House agreed to the 
conference report on April 14, 1999.

Reconciliation

    Section 105 of House Concurrent Resolution 68 set forth 
reconciliation instructions for the Committee on Ways and Means 
to propose changes in laws within its jurisdiction necessary to 
reducerevenues through 2009. The deadline for the committee's 
submission was July 16, 1999.
    The Committee on Ways and Means ordered reported H.R. 2488 
on July 14, 1999. The report accompanying H.R. 2488, House 
Report 106-238, was filed on July 16, 1999.
    The Committee on Rules reported a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 2488 on July 21, 1999 (H. Res. 256/H. 
Rept. 106-246). The rule provided for two hours of general 
debate, considered the previous question as ordered without 
intervening motions except a motion to recommit with or without 
instructions, considered the motion read, specified amendments 
in order, and provided for consideration of the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Rangel or his 
designee printed in Part B of H. Rept. 106-246, which was 
debatable for one hour.
    The rule, House Resolution 256, was approved 219 to 208 on 
July 22, 1999. H.R. 2488 was called up on July 22, 1999 and 
amendments were considered. An amendment offered by the 
Committee on Rules modified by the amendments printed in 
section 3 of H. Res. 256, as amended, was agreed to without 
objection.
    An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. 
Rangel sought to provide $250 billion in tax cuts over 10 
years, but restricted the reductions until legislation was 
enacted to ensure the solvency of Medicare and Social Security, 
failed by 173 to 258. A motion to recommit with instructions 
failed by 211 to 220. The bill was approved on July 22, 1999 by 
223 to 208.
    Mr. Archer asked unanimous consent that the House disagree 
to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference on August 2, 
1999, which was approved. Mr. Rangel offered a motion to 
instruct conferees that failed by a recorded vote of 205 to 
213.
    The conferees met on August 2, 1999. Mr. Archer was 
appointed chairman of the conference. The conference report was 
filed in the House on August 4, 1999 (H. Rept. 106-289). On 
August 5, 1999, H. Res. 274 was approved by the House, which 
provided the Rule for consideration of the conference report to 
H.R. 2488 with 1 hour of general debate. Mr. Archer brought up 
conference report H. Rept. 106-289 for consideration under the 
provisions of H. Res. 274 on August 5, 1999. The previous 
question was ordered without objection. The previous question 
on the motion to recommit with instructions to the conference 
committee was ordered without objection on August 5, 1999. The 
Senate agreed to the conference report on August 5, 1999.
    The bill was presented to the President on September 15, 
1999 and was vetoed on September 23, 1999 (House Document 106-
130).
    On September 23, 1999, Mr. Archer moved to refer the bill 
and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Ways and 
Means. Mr. Cardin moved that the House discharge the Committee 
on Ways and Means from further consideration of H.R. 2488 on 
October 19, 1999. Mr. Terry moved to table the motion, which 
was agreed to by a recorded vote of 215 to 203, on October 19, 
1999. The motion to reconsider laid on the table was agreed to 
without objection.

Budget resolution

    The Committee marked up the Concurrent Resolution on the 
Budget for fiscal year 2001 on March 15, 2000. The committee 
approved a second degree perfecting amendment offered by Mr. 
Chambliss in the form of a sense of the House relating to the 
elimination of waste, fraud and abuse; an amendment offered by 
Ms. Baldwin as amended by a second degree perfecting amendment 
offered by Representatives Fletcher, Ryan and Green relating to 
increased funding for Functions 550 and 570 for uninsured 
children eligible for Medicaid and SCHIP and for Medicaid 
treatment for women diagnosed with certain kinds of cancer; an 
amendment offered by Mr. McDermott relating to the reserve 
within the aggregate revenue levels; an amendment offered by 
Mr. Holt, modified by unanimous consent, to increase funding 
for Function 250 for the National Science Foundation. Mr. Smith 
offered a second-degree perfecting amendment to Mr. Holt's 
amendment but subsequently withdrew the second degree 
amendment. The committee also approved an amendment increasing 
funding for Function 550 to reflect support for a program for 
Alzheimer's patients. Mr. Clement offered an amendment to 
increase funding in Function 700 for veterans programs, but 
withdrew his amendment. The committee approved an amendment 
offered by Ms. Rivers that was amended by an amendment offered 
by Mr. Bass. The amendment was a sense of Congress relating to 
educating children with disabilities. The committee approved an 
amendment offered by Mr. Kasich to increase Function 250 and 
including language offered by Mr. Smith relating to the 
National Science Foundation. The committee agreed to an 
amendment by Mr. Moran, as revised by unanimous consent, 
relating to the participation of Federal employees in the 
Thrift Savings Plan. The committee approved a sense of Congress 
amendment relating to Individual Development Accounts for low-
income workers and their families, offered by Mr. Thompson; a 
sense of Congress amendment relating to school-based health 
programs offered by Mr. Bentsen; a sense of Congress amendment 
by Mr. Clement as amended by a second degree perfecting 
amendment offered by Mr. Nussle relating to biennial budgeting 
in the context of comprehensive budget process reform. Ms. 
Hooley offered language relating to funding levels for Pacific 
Northwest salmon recovery and salmon restoration organizations 
which was accepted by the committee. Mr. Ryan offered a second 
degree perfecting amendment to modify language offered as an 
amendment by Mr. Minge expressing the sense of Congress 
relating to Medicare+Choice. The committee agreed to language 
offered by Mr. Bensten relating to funding for the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers. Mr. Markey offered an amendment increasing 
funding in Function 550 for long term care improvement and 
later withdrew his amendment. Mr. Minge offered a sense of 
Congress amendment relating the process for funding emergencies 
and later withdrew the amendment. The committee agreed to a 
sense of Congress amendment offered by Mr. Nussle and Mr. Minge 
regarding a definition of emergencies in the Comprehensive 
Budget Process Reform Act of 1999. A sense of Congress 
amendment offered by Mr. Minge as modified by unanimous consent 
was agreed to that related to the Medicare Payment Advisory 
Commission. Therefore, out of 33 amendments, the committee 
defeated 16 amendments, 3 were withdrawn, 5 were perfected with 
second degree amendments, and 3 were revised by unanimous 
consent requests. The committee agreed to the budget 
resolution, as amended, by a rollcall vote of 23 to 18.
    The report accompanying House Concurrent Resolution 290, 
House Report 106-530, was filed on March 20, 2000.
    The Committee on Rules ordered reported H. Res. 446. The 
rule provided for consideration of H. Con. Res. 290 with 3 
hours of general debate and made in order the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute printed in Part A of H. Rept. 106-535 as 
an original concurrent resolution for the purpose of amendment. 
The rule also made in order five amendments in the nature of a 
substitute, printed in Part B of H. Rept. 106-535, offered by 
Representatives Owens, DeFazio, Stenholm, Sununu and Spratt, 
each debatable for 40 minutes and waived all points of order 
against the amendments except that if an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute is adopted, it is not in order to 
consider further substitutes.
    The House approved H. Res. 446 on March 23, 2000. The House 
resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the 
state of the Union and H. Con. Res. 290 was called up for 
consideration on March 23, 2000. The House rejected substitutes 
offered by Mr. Owens by a vote of 70 to 348; Mr. DeFazio by 61 
to 351; Mr. Stenholm by 171 to 243; Mr. Sununu by 78 to 339; 
and Mr. Spratt by 184 to 233. The budget resolution was 
approved by the House by a vote of 211 to 207 on March 24, 
2000.
    On April 10, 2000, Mr. Kasich moved that the House disagree 
to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference. The motion 
was agreed to by voice vote.
    The conference met on April 11, 2000. Mr. Kasich was 
appointed chairman of the conference committee. The conference 
report, H. Rept. 106-577, was filed on April 12, 2000. That 
same day, the Rules Committee reported H. Res. 474 that 
provided for consideration of the conference report to H.Con. 
Res. 290 with one hour of general debate and points of order against 
the conference report and its consideration waived. The rule was 
approved on April 13, 2000 and the House approved the conference report 
by a vote of 220 to 208.

President's budget

    H. Res. 467 was introduced and subsequently considered on 
the House floor without being reported by any committee. The 
legislation expressed the sense of the House of Representatives 
that the tax and user fee increases proposed by the Clinton/
Gore administration in their fiscal year 2001 budget should be 
adopted. It was sponsored by Representative Lee Terry. It 
failed to be approved by the House under suspension of the 
rules (\2/3\ majority required) on April 11, 2000 with 1 voting 
aye, 420 voting nay, and 2 voting Present.

Reconciliation

    Section 103 of House Concurrent Resolution 290 set forth 
reconciliation instructions for the Committee on Ways and Means 
to report two bills to propose changes in laws within its 
jurisdiction necessary to reduce revenues. The deadline for 
reporting these bills was July 14, 2000 and September 13, 2000. 
The Concurrent Resolution also set forth reconciliation 
instructions for the Committee on Ways and Means to report two 
bills to reduce the public debt. The deadline for the 
committee's submission was July 14, 2000 and September 13, 
2000. Section 213(c) also provided that the Chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget had the discretion to direct the 
Committee on Ways and Means to report by a date certain an 
additional reconciliation bill that reduced debt held by the 
public.
    H.R. 4601 was considered by the Committee on Ways and Means 
and ordered to be reported on June 8, 2000 The report 
accompanying H.R. 4601, House Report 106-673, was filed on June 
12, 2000. H.R. 4601 was considered on the House floor on June 
20, 2000, under suspension of the rules and was agreed to 419-5 
(\2/3\ required).
    H.R. 4866 was considered on the House floor on July 17, 
2000, under suspension of the rules and was agreed 422-1 (\2/3\ 
required).
    H.R. 5173 was considered by the Committee on Ways and Means 
and ordered to be reported on September 18, 2000. The report 
accompanying H.R. 5173 House Report 106-862 was filed on 
September 18, 2000. H.R. 5173 was considered on the House floor 
on September 18, 2000, under suspension of the rules and was 
agreed to 381-3 (\2/3\ required).
    H.R. 5203 was considered on the House floor on September 
19, 2000 under suspension of the rules and agreed to 401-20 
(\2/3\ required).

            comprehensive budget process reform act of 2000

    Following the work in the 105th Congress of the Task Force 
on Budget Process Reform, Mr. Nussle and Mr. Cardin, together 
with other members of the Budget and Rules Committee, 
introduced H.R. 853, the Comprehensive Budget Process Reform 
Act of 1999 on February 25, 1999.
    H.R. 853 amended the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974 by giving the Federal budget the force of 
law; requiring both the President and the Congress to budget 
for emergencies; strengthening the enforcement of budgetary 
controls; enhancing accountability for Federal spending; 
showing unfunded liabilities for Federal insurance programs; 
and reducing the bias toward higher spending. The Act would 
have taken effect with the first full fiscal year starting 
after enactment. A summary of the contents in each of the 
titles of this bill are set forth below.

Title I--Budget with the force of law

    This bill changes the current concurrent budget resolution 
to a joint budget resolution, which--if signed by the 
President--has the force of law. The joint resolution collapses 
the 20 nonenforceable budget functions to total (aggregate) 
spending and revenue levels. Further, the joint resolution 
subdivides spending categories into discretionary spending 
(with a distinction between defense and nondefense), mandatory 
spending, and emergency spending. If, however, the President 
vetoes the joint resolution, the Congress can adopt a 
concurrent resolution under expedited procedures. Title I also 
returns the current budget timetable for the budget resolution, 
appropriations bills, and any reconciliation bills. Finally, 
this title maintains the prohibition on Congress considering 
spending bills (appropriations and new entitlements) and tax 
bills until either a joint budget resolution or a concurrent 
budget resolution is in place.

Title II--Reserve fund for emergencies

                         Repeal of Adjustments

    H.R. 853 repeals the automatic ``emergency'' increases in 
the appropriations caps, and any limits established by the 
budget resolution. The provision would repeal the automatic 
adjustment in discretionary caps for discretionary 
``emergency'' spending and the exemption from spending 
disciplines for mandatory ``emergency'' spending.

                        Definition of Emergency

    H.R. 853 establishes an objective procedure for determining 
whether an emergency exists and reserving amounts in the 
budget. This provision defines an ``emergency'' as meeting both 
of the following criteria: (1) It is a situation that requires 
funding to address ``loss of life or property, or a threat to 
national security;'' and (2) The situation is 
``unanticipated''--with ``unanticipated'' defined as sudden, 
urgent, unforseen, and temporary.

                      Reserve Fund for Emergencies

    Both the Congress and the President would be required to 
reserve a specified amount for emergencies in the President's 
budget and the budget resolution. Funding would be contained in 
two reserve funds, one for discretionary emergency spending and 
a second for mandatory emergency spending. The reserve funds 
would contain amounts at least equal to the 5-year historical 
average of amounts provided for emergencies. H.R. 853 permits 
releasing emergency funds when both of the criteria for an 
``emergency'' (as described above) are met.

                 Controls on Extraordinary Emergencies

    Title II provides for additional spending under 
extraordinary emergency conditions. This provision requires 
that any bill providing funds in excess of the amount in the 
reserve be referred to the Committee on the Budget, which could 
amend the bill to exempt some or all of the additional 
emergency funding from the spending limits in the reserve fund.

Title III--Enforcement of budgetary decisions

    This bill closes a loophole in budget enforcement that 
exempts from budget enforcement procedures legislation that is 
considered on the floor without being repeated by the 
committees of jurisdiction. H.R. 853 requires all committees, 
when reporting legislation, to include with each bill a 
statement from the Budget Committee determining whether the 
bill complies with the budget resolution. This title requires 
the Committee on Rules to justify any rule that waives Budget 
Act points of order. Finally, it requires CBO to provide cost 
estimates for conference reports.

Title IV--Accountability for federal spending

                            Ten-Year Review

    H.R. 853 requires committees, at the beginning of each 
Congress, to submit schedules for reauthorizing all laws, 
programs, or agencies in their jurisdictions, including 
entitlements. This title requires that the schedules call for 
reauthorization of each law, program, or agency within a 10-
year time frame.

        Converting New Entitlements Into Discretionary Programs

    This bill prohibits the consideration of any bill, 
amendment, motion, or conference report that authorizes a new 
entitlement program unless the program is limited to a period 
of 10 or fewer years. It requires the Budget Committee to 
justify any amount allocated in the budget resolution to an 
authorizing committee to create or expand an entitlement. This 
title establishes procedures to subject new entitlements to 
annual appropriations. H.R. 853 also establishes a process for 
holding the Appropriations Committee harmless for new 
discretionary programs that are offset with reductions in 
direct spending.

                        Ten-Year Cost Estimates

    H.R. 853 permanently requires CBO to report on the 10-year 
cost of legislation.

                   Accountability for the Debt Limit

    This bill requires Congress to vote each time it increases 
the limit on the public debt. Specifically, it eliminates House 
Rule 23, which enabled the House to increase the debt without 
having to vote on it.

Title V--Budgeting for unfunded liabilities and other long-term 
        obligations

                         Long-Term Liabilities

    H.R. 853 begins the process of budgeting for the long-term 
liabilities of business-related Federal insurance programs; 
specifically excluding social insurance, retirement insurance, 
and medical insurance programs. It ultimately requires the 
Congress to budget up front for any bill increasing future 
taxpayers' liabilities for Federal insurance programs by 
applying risk-assumed budgeting for these obligations. 
Initially, the Office of Management and Budget [OMB], the 
Federal agencies administering Federal insurance programs, and 
the Congressional Budget Office [CBO] would be required to 
develop methods of determining taxpayers' liabilities for the 
programs. After consulting with the private sector and 
committees of jurisdiction, Congress and the President would be 
required to display the long-term liabilities of Federal 
insurance programs beside their traditional presentations of 
the cash transactions of these programs. OMB and CBO would then 
be required to estimate on a risk-assumed basis the costs of 
bills creating or expanding Federal insurance programs. Once 
methods for estimating liabilities have been sufficiently 
refined, the estimates of long-term liabilities would be fully 
integrated into both the President's budget submission, the 
budget resolution, and all budgetary projections and cost 
estimates.
    This bill applies provisions to the following existing 
Federal insurance programs: Bank and Thrift Deposit Insurance; 
Credit Union Share Insurance; Pension Benefit Insurance; 
Federal Life Insurance; Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance; 
National Flood Insurance; Federal Crop Insurance; Political 
Risk Insurance (the Overseas Private Investment Corporation); 
Federal War-Risk Insurance; and the National Vaccine Injury 
Compensation Program. The Federal Government's social 
insurance, retirement insurance, and medical insurance programs 
are exempt from these provisions.

                      Long-Term Budget Projections

    In addition to shifting to risk-assumed budgeting for 
insurance programs, this bill requires CBO and OMB to report 
periodically on long-term budgetary trends. It calls for 
reports to focus on both the long-term trends of major 
entitlements and the impact of long-term Federal spending and 
taxation on the economy, including such factors as inflation, 
foreign investment, interest rates, and economic growth.

Title VI--Baselines and Byrd rule

             Countering the Bias of ``Baseline Budgeting''

    H.R. 853 stipulated that the following budget document must 
include comparisons of proposed levels to the corresponding 
levels of the prior year: the Presidents' budget submissions, 
congressional budget resolutions, and CBO cost estimates be 
compared with prior year spending levels. It also requires CBO 
and OMB to report periodically on the reasons behind the growth 
of Federal entitlement spending, including a breakdown of 
factors such as the following: legislation; inflation; the 
number of beneficiaries eligible for entitlement benefits; the 
frequency with which expensive medical technologies are used in 
medical insurance programs.

                            Byrd Rule Reform

    This title curtails the Senate's ability to strip out of 
budget reconciliation bills provisions under the so-called Byrd 
Rule. Under the Byrd Rule, 40 Members of the Senate can 
unilaterally strip out House provisions from a budget 
reconciliation conference report if the Senate judges the 
provisions to be ``incidental'' spending reductions or 
``extraneous'' to the purposes of budget reconciliation. This 
provision precludes the use of the Byrd Rule for provisions in 
reconciliation conference reports.

Legislative History of Measures on Which Action Was Taken by the House 
                        Committee on the Budget


                            H. CON. RES. 68

Sponsor--Kasich
Date Introduced--March 23, 1999
House Committee--Budget
Official Title--Establishing the congressional budget for the 
        United States Government for fiscal year 2000 and 
        setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of 
        fiscal years 2001 through 2009. March 23, 1999--House 
        Committee on the Budget reported an original measure. 
        Report No. 106-73.

    March 23, 1999--Placed on Union Calendar No. 39.
    March 24, 1999--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 131 
reported to the House. Rule provides for 3 hours of general 
debate; waiving all points of order against consideration of 
the concurrent resolution for failure to comply with clause 
4(a) of rule XIII; making in order amendments.
    March 25, 1999--Rule Passed House.
    March 25, 1999--H. Con. Res. 68 was considered under the 
provisions of rule H. Res. 131.
    March 25, 1999--Resolution agreed to in House by yea-nay 
vote: 221-208 (Record Vote No. 77).
    March 25, 1999--Received in the Senate.
    March 25, 1999--Measure laid before Senate.
    March 25, 1999--Senate struck all after the enacting clause 
and substituted the language of S. Con. Res. 20 as amended.
    March 25, 1999--Passed Senate in lieu of S. Con. Res. 20, 
amended, by yea-nay vote: 55-44 (Record Vote No. 81).
    March 25, 1999--Senate insisted upon its amendment.
    March 25, 1999--Senate requested a conference.
    April 12, 1999--House disagreed to the Senate amendment 
without objection.
    April 12, 1999--House conferees instructed agreed by yea-
nay vote: 349-44 (Record Vote No. 80).
    April 12, 1999--The Speaker appointed conferees: Kasich, 
Chambliss, Shays, Spratt, and McDermott.
    April 13, 1999--Conference held.
    April 13, 1999--Conference agreed to file conference 
report.
    April 14, 1999--Conference report H. Rept. 106-91 filed.
    April 14, 1999--Rules Committee resolution H. Res. 137 
reported to House.
    April 14, 1999--Rule passed House.
    April 14, 1999--House agreed to conference report by yea-
nay vote: 220-208 (Record Vote No.85).
    Senate agreed to conference report by yea-nay vote: 54-44 
(Record Vote No. 86).

                            H. Con. Res. 290

Brief Title--Congressional Budget resolution
Sponsor--Kasich
Date Introduced--March 20, 2000
House Committees--Budget
Official Title--Establishing the congressional budget for the 
        United States Government for fiscal year 2001, revising 
        the congressional budget for the United States 
        Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth 
        appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 
        2002 through 2005.

    March 20, 2000--The House Committee on The Budget reported 
an original measure, H. Rept. 106-530, by Mr. Kasich.
    March 20, 2000--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 
294.
    March 23, 2000--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 446 
Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. 
Res. 290 with 3 hours of general debate. Makes in order the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part A of H. 
Rept. 106-535 as an original concurrent resolution for the 
purpose of amendment. Measure will be considered read. Makes in 
order five amendments in the nature of a substitute, printed in 
Part B of H. Rept. 106-535, each debatable for 40 minutes. 
Waives all points of order against the amendments except that 
if an amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopted, it is 
not in order to consider further substitutes.
    March 23, 2000--Rule H. Res. 446 passed House.
    March 23, 2000--Considered under the provisions of rule H. 
Res. 446. (consideration: CR H1301-1326)
    March 23, 2000--House resolved itself into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 
446 and Rule XXIII.
    March 23, 2000--The Speaker designated the Honorable John 
A. Boehner to act as Chairman of the Committee.
    March 23, 2000--Mr. Saxton moved that the Committee rise.
    March 23, 2000--On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to 
by recorded vote: 245-165 (Roll no. 69).
    March 23, 2000--Committee of the Whole House on the state 
of the Union rises leaving H. Con. Res. 290 as unfinished 
business.
    March 23, 2000--Considered as unfinished business. 
(consideration: CR H1330-1402)
    March 23, 2000--The House resolved into Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for further 
consideration.
    March 23, 2000--H.AMDT.609 Amendment (A001) in the nature 
of a substitute offered by Mr. Owens. (consideration: CR H1341-
1355) Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to target 
investments for education and safety net programs for working 
class families.
    March 23, 2000--H.AMDT.609 On agreeing to the Owens 
amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 70-348 (Roll no. 70). 
(text: CR H1341-1342)
    March 23, 2000--H.AMDT.610 Amendment (A002) in the nature 
of a substitute offered by Mr. DeFazio. (consideration: CR 
H1355-1363) Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to 
reserve surpluses for debt reduction, a prescription drug 
benefit, education and social services programs, and specified 
tax credits.
    March 23, 2000--H.AMDT.610 On agreeing to the DeFazio 
amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 61-351 (Roll no. 71). 
(text: CR H1355-1356)
    March 23, 2000--H.AMDT.611 Amendment (A003) in the nature 
of a substitute offered by Mr. Stenholm. (consideration: CR 
H1363-1374; text: CR H1364-1367) Amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, as modified, sought to eliminate public debt by 
2012, establish a medicare reserve fund for reform, 
prescription drug benefit, and provider relief, and allocate 
baseline funding for agriculture initiatives.
    March 23, 2000--H.AMDT.611 Stenholm amendment (A003) 
modified by unanimous consent. The modifications reflect the 
additional mandatory budget authority contained in AIR 21. 
Changes do not affect the outlay, surplus or debt totals in the 
original amendment.
    March 23, 2000--H.AMDT.611 On agreeing to the Stenholm 
amendment (A003) as modified Failed by recorded vote: 171-243, 
1 Present (Roll no. 72). (text as modified: CR H1368)
    March 23, 2000--H.AMDT.612 Amendment (A004) in the nature 
of a substitute offered by Mr. Sununu. (consideration: CR 
H1375-1386) Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to 
provide tax relief, medicare reform including prescription drug 
coverage, social security reform, and defense funding increase.
    March 23, 2000--H.AMDT.612 On agreeing to the Sununu 
amendment (A004) Failed by recorded vote: 78-339 (Roll no. 73). 
(text: CR H1375-1380)
    March 23, 2000--H.AMDT.613 Amendment (A005) in the nature 
of a substitute offered by Mr. Spratt. (consideration: CR 
H1386-1400) Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to 
repay the public debt by 2013, provide targeted tax cuts to 
working families, and retain 100 percent of the social security 
surplus.
    March 23, 2000--H.AMDT.613 On agreeing to the Spratt 
amendment (A005) Failed by recordedvote: 184-233 (Roll no. 74). 
(text: CR H1386-1391)
    March 23, 2000--H.AMDT.614 Amendment (A006) in the nature 
of a substitute offered by the Committee on Rules. 
(consideration: CR H1335-1341) Amendment made in order as 
original text for the purpose of amendment.
    March 23, 2000--H.AMDT.614 On agreeing to the Rules 
amendment (A006) Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H1335-
1341)
    March 24, 2000--The House rose from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union to report H. Con. Res. 
290.
    March 24, 2000--The previous question was ordered pursuant 
to the rule.
    March 24, 2000--The House adopted the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union.
    March 24, 2000--On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by 
the Yeas and Nays: 211-207 (Roll no. 75).
    March 24, 2000--Motion to reconsider laid on the table 
Agreed to without objection.
    March 27, 2000--Received in the Senate and Read twice and 
referred to the Committee on the Budget.
    April 7, 2000--Senate Committee on the Budget discharged by 
Unanimous Consent.
    April 7, 2000--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous 
consent. (consideration: CR S2429-2432)
    April 7, 2000--Senate struck all after the Resolving Clause 
and substituted the language of S. Con. Res. 101 amended.
    April 7, 2000--Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S. 
Con. Res. 101 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51-45. Record 
Vote Number: 79. (text: CR 4/10/2000 S2469-2481)
    April 7, 2000--Senate insisted on its amendment, requested 
a conference.
    April 10, 2000--Mr. Kasich moved that the House disagree to 
the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
    April 10, 2000--On motion that the House disagree to the 
Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to by voice 
vote. (consideration: CR H1975-1984, H1986-1987)
    April 10, 2000--Mr. Spratt moved that the House instruct 
conferees.
    April 10, 2000--Senate appointed conferee(s) Domenici, 
Grassley, Bond, Gorton, Lautenberg, Conrad and Wyden.
    April 10, 2000--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
    April 10, 2000--The previous question was ordered without 
objection.
    April 10, 2000--On motion that the House instruct conferees 
Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 198-201 (Roll no. 114).
    April 10, 2000--The Speaker appointed conferees: Kasich, 
Chambliss, Shays, Spratt, and Holt.
    April 10, 2000--Motion to reconsider laid on the table 
Agreed to without objection.
    April 11, 2000--Conference held.
    April 12, 2000--Conferees agreed to file conference report.
    April 12, 2000--Conference report H. Rept. 106-577 filed. 
(text of conference report: CR H2206-2235)
    April 12, 2000--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 474 
Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the 
conference report to H. Con. Res. 290 with 1 hour of general 
debate. All points of order against the conference report and 
against its consideration are waived. The conference report 
shall be considered as read.
    April 13, 2000--Rule H. Res. 474 passed House.
    April 13, 2000--Mr. Kasich brought up conference report H. 
Rept. 106-577 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 
474.
    April 13, 2000--Conference papers: Senate report and 
manager's statement and official papers held at the desk in 
Senate.
    April 13, 2000--The previous question was ordered without 
objection.
    April 13, 2000--On agreeing to the conference report Agreed 
to by the Yeas and Nays: 220-208 (Roll no. 125). 
(consideration: CR H2249-2258)
    April 13, 2000--Motions to reconsider laid on the table 
Agreed to without objection.
    April 13, 2000--Conference report considered in Senate. by 
Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2674-2696)
    April 13, 2000--Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-
Nay Vote. 50-48. Record Vote Number: 85.
    April 13, 2000--Message on Senate action sent to the House.

                                H.R. 853

    Brief Title--Spending Accountability Lock-box Act of 1999; 
Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of 1999.
Sponsor--Nussle
Date Introduced--February 25, 1999
House Committees--Appropriations, Budget, Rules
    Official Title--To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 to provide for joint resolutions on the budget, reserve 
funds for emergency spending, strengthened enforcement of 
budgetary decisions, increased accountability for Federal 
spending, accrual budgeting for Federal insurance programs, 
mitigation of the bias in the budget process toward higher 
spending, modifications in paygo requirements when there is an 
on-budget surplus, and for other purposes.

    February 25, 1999--Referred to the Committee on the Budget, 
and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Appropriations, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
    June 17, 1999--Budget Committee consideration and mark-up 
session held.
    June 17, 1999--Budget Committee ordered reported by voice 
vote.
    June 22, 1999--Appropriations Committee consideration and 
mark-up session held.
    June 22, 1999--Appropriations Committee ordered reported 
adversely by voice vote.
    June 24, 1999--Reported adversely (amended) by the 
Committee on Appropriations. H. Rept. 106-198, Part I.
    August 5, 1999--Reported (amended) by the Committee on the 
Budget. H. Rept. 106-198, Part II.
    August 5, 1999--Reported (amended) by the Committee on 
Rules. H. Rept. 106-198, Part III.
    August 5, 1999--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 
178.
    May 10, 2000--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 499 
Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 853 
with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question 
shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions 
except motion to recommit with or without instructions. In lieu 
of the amendments recommended by the Committee on the Budget, 
the Committee on Rules, and the Committee on Appropriations now 
printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of H.R. 4397. Measure will be considered 
read. Specified amendments are in order.
    May 16, 2000--Rule H. Res. 499 passed House.
    May 16, 2000--Considered under the provisions of rule H. 
Res. 499. (consideration: CR H3093-3145; text of measure as 
reported in House: CR H3108-3116)
    May 16, 2000--House resolved itself into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 
499 and Rule XXIII.
    May 16, 2000--The Speaker designated the Honorable Steven 
C. LaTourette to act as Chairmanof the Committee.
    May 16, 2000--H.AMDT.708 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. 
Dreier. (consideration: CR H3116-3128; text: CR H3116-3120) 
Amendment sought to add a new title which lays out a biennial 
budget process.
    May 16, 2000--H.AMDT.708 On agreeing to the Dreier 
amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 201-217 (Roll no. 
186).
    May 16, 2000--H.AMDT.709 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. 
Gekas. (consideration: CR H3128-3134, H3143-3144; text: CR 
H3128) Amendment sought to provide for an automatic continuing 
resolution in the event that the regular appropriations process 
is incomplete at the start of a new fiscal year.
    May 16, 2000--H.AMDT.710 Amendment (A003) offered by Ms. 
Jackson-Lee (TX). (consideration: CR H3134-3136, H3144; text: 
CR H3134) Amendment sought to strike the requirement that 
removes budget functions from the budget resolution.
    May 16, 2000--H.AMDT.711 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. 
Tancredo. (consideration: CR H3136-3137; text: CR H3136) 
Amendment requires the appropriations committee to provide a 
report listing all appropriations contained in a bill not 
currently authorized along with the date of the last time an 
authorization for a given appropriation did occur.
    May 16, 2000--H.AMDT.711 On agreeing to the Tancredo 
amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
    May 16, 2000--H.AMDT.712 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. 
Ryan (WI). (consideration: CR H3137-3141, H3143; text: CR 
H3143) Amendment adds a new title outlining budget requirements 
in an era of surplus.
    May 16, 2000--H.AMDT.713 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. 
Ryan (WI). (consideration: CR H3141-3143; text: CR H3141-3142) 
Amendment adds a new subtitle providing for spending 
accountability lock-box. Under the amendment, amounts not spent 
are directed toward reducing the debt instead of being routed 
to other spending accounts.
    May 16, 2000--H.AMDT.713 On agreeing to the Ryan (WI) 
amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
    May 16, 2000--H.AMDT.712 On agreeing to the Ryan (WI) 
amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
    May 16, 2000--H.AMDT.709 On agreeing to the Gekas amendment 
(A002) Failed by recorded vote: 173-236 (Roll no. 187).
    May 16, 2000--H.AMDT.710 On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee 
(TX) amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 188-225 (Roll 
no. 188).
    May 16, 2000--The House rose from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 853.
    May 16, 2000--The previous question was ordered pursuant to 
the rule.
    May 16, 2000--The House adopted the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union.
    May 16, 2000--On passage Failed by recorded vote: 166-250 
(Roll no. 189).
    May 16, 2000--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed 
to without objection.

                 Bills Referred to the Budget Committee


Referrals under rule X, clause 1(e)(1)

    H. Con. Res. 68, A concurrent resolution establishing the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels 
for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2009.

Referrals under rule X, clause 1(e) (2) and (3)

    H. Res. 40, Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives regarding reduction of the public debt.
    H. Res. 302, Expressing the desire of the House of 
Representatives to not spend any of the budget surplus created 
by Social Security receipts and to continue to retire the debt 
held by the public.
    H. Res. 306, Expressing the desire for the House of 
Representatives to not spend any of the budget surplus created 
by Social Security receipts and to continue to retire the debt 
held by the public.
    H. Res. 396, Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that a biennial budget process should be 
enacted in the second session of the 106th Congress.
    H.R. 29, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
require that the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
and the Joint Committee on Taxation utilize dynamic scoring for 
provisions of bills or joint resolutions that reduce rates of 
taxation.
    H.R. 37, To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974 to protect the Social Security trust funds.
    H.R. 45, To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
    H.R. 74, To provide that outlays and revenues totals of the 
old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under 
title II of the Social Security Act and of the related 
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be 
excluded from official budget pronouncements of the Office of 
Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office.
    H.R. 82, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide 
that the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund be 
excluded from the budget of the United States Government.
    H.R. 111, To provide off-budget treatment for the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
    H.R. 148, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to 
allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to 
choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000 
or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year 
rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit 
computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 
1977, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 167, To reaffirm the off-budget status of the old-age, 
survivors, and disability insurance program under title II of 
the Social Security Act.
    H.R. 196, To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend and clarify the pay-as-
you-go requirements regarding the Social Security trust funds.
    H.R. 232, To provide for a two-year Federal budget cycle, 
and for other purposes.
    H.R. 244, To provide for an annual statement of accrued 
liability of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Program.
    H.R. 343, To protect the Social Security system and to 
amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a two-
thirds vote for legislation that changes the discretionary 
spending limits or the pay-as-you-go provisions of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 if the budget 
for the current year (or immediately preceding year) was not in 
surplus.
    H.R. 420, To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require that the size of the 
public debt be reduced during each fiscal year by the amount of 
the net surplus in the Social Security trust funds at the end 
of that fiscal year.
    H.R. 437, To provide for a Chief Financial Officer in the 
Executive Office of the President.
    H.R. 451, To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for a sequestration of 
all budgetary accounts for fiscal year 2000 (except Social 
Security, Federalretirement, and interest on the debt) equal to 
5 percent of the OMB baseline.
    H.R. 452, To provide off-budget treatment for the receipts 
and disbursements of the land and water conservation fund, and 
to provide that the amount appropriated from the fund for a 
fiscal year for Federal purposes may not exceed the amount 
appropriated for that fiscal year for financial assistance to 
the States for State purposes.
    H.R. 493, To provide for a biennial budget process and a 
biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and 
the performance of the Federal Government.
    H.R. 537, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
provide for budgeting for emergencies through the establishment 
of a budget reserve account, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 563, To encourage Members of Congress and the 
executive branch to be honest with the public about true on-
budget circumstances, to exclude the Social Security trust 
funds from the annual Federal budget baseline, to prohibit 
Social Security trust fund surpluses to be used as off-sets for 
tax cuts or spending increases, and to exclude the Social 
Security trust funds from official budget surplus/deficit 
pronouncements.
    H.R. 568, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to 
allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to 
choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000 
or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year 
rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit 
computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 
1977, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 633, To provide for investment in broad-based private 
equities indices of amounts held in trust for payment of 
benefits from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal 
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund, the Civil Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund, and the Railroad Retirement Account, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 656, To guarantee honesty in budgeting.
    H.R. 685, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to 
ensure that the receipts and disbursements of the Social 
Security trust funds are not included in a unified Federal 
budget.
    H.R. 815, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide for the designation of renewal communities, to provide 
tax incentives relating to such communities, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 832, To restore veterans tobacco-related illness 
benefits as in effect before the enactment of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
    H.R. 853, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
provide for joint resolutions on the budget, reserve funds for 
emergency spending, strengthened enforcement of budgetary 
decisions, increased accountability for Federal spending, 
accrual budgeting for Federal insurance programs, mitigation of 
the bias in the budget process toward higher spending, 
modifications in paygo requirements when there is an on-budget 
surplus, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 863, To require appropriate off-budget treatment of 
Social Security in official budget pronouncements.
    H.R. 921, To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide 
emergency market loss assistance to swine producers for losses 
incurred due to economic and market conditions in the United 
States beyond their control that occurred during a three-month 
period in 1998, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 948, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States 
Code, to establish lower statutory limits for debt held by the 
public for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2009, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 1000, To amend title 49, United States Code, to 
reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1016, To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to allow the projected on-budget 
surplus for any fiscal year to be used for tax cuts.
    H.R. 1017, To provide for budgetary reform by requiring a 
balanced Federal budget and the repayment of the national debt.
    H.R. 1050, To establish a living wage, jobs for all policy 
by instituting overall planning to develop those living wage 
job opportunities essential to fulfillment of basic rights and 
responsibilities in a healthy democratic society; by 
facilitating conversion from unneeded military programs to 
civilian activities that meet important human needs; by 
producing a Federal capital budget through appropriate 
distinctions between operating and investment outlays; and by 
reducing poverty, violence, and the undue concentration of 
income, wealth, and power, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1059, To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the pay-as-you-go 
requirements.
    H.R. 1157, To require appropriate off-budget treatment of 
Social Security in official budget pronouncements.
    H.R. 1259, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
protect Social Security surpluses through strengthened 
budgetary enforcement mechanisms.
    H.R. 1316, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to the 
extent there is a Federal budget surplus.
    H.R. 1452, To create United States money in the form of 
noninterest bearing credit in accordance with the 1st and 5th 
clauses of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the 
United States, to provide for noninterest bearing loans of the 
money so created to State and local governments solely for the 
purpose of funding capital projects.
    H.R. 1470, To reduce corporate welfare and promote 
corporate responsibility.
    H.R. 1803, To preserve and protect the surpluses of the 
Social Security trust funds by reaffirming the exclusion of 
receipts and disbursement from the budget, by setting a limit 
on the debt held by the public, and by amending the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide a process to reduce 
the limit on the debt held by the public.
    H.R. 1822, To establish an emergency loan guarantee program 
for steel and iron ore companies.
    H.R. 1927, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted 
significantly extending the solvency of the Social Security and 
Medicare trust funds.
    H.R. 2039, To restore actuarial balance to the Social 
Security trust funds.
    H.R. 2203, To eliminate corporate welfare.
    H.R. 2222, To establish fair market value pricing of 
Federal natural assets, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2293, To reform the budget process.
    H.R. 2350, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
repeal taxes on American Values.
    H.R. 2426, To require truth-in-budgeting with respect to 
the on-budget trust funds.
    H.R. 2568, To provide partial compensation to farm owners 
and producers for the loss of markets for the 1999 crop of 
commodities covered by production flexibility contracts under 
the Agricultural Market Transition Act.
    H.R. 2716, To provide supplemental market loss payments for 
farm owners and producers for certain 1999 crops.
    H.R. 2743, To improve the financial situation of America's 
farmers and ranchers.
    H.R. 2796, To amend chapter 11 of title 31, United States 
Code, to establish a Debt Reduction Lockbox, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 2843, To provide emergency assistance to farmers and 
ranchers in the United States.
    H.R. 2985, To provide for a biennial budget process and a 
biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and 
the responsibility, efficiency, and performance of the Federal 
Government.
    H.R. 3012, To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to protect Social Security trust 
funds and save Social Security surpluses for Social Security.
    H.R. 3085, To provide discretionary spending offsets for 
fiscal year 2000.
    H.R. 3165, To protect and provide resources for the Social 
Security system, to reserve surpluses to protect, strengthen 
and modernize the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3175, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States 
Code, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to reduce the 
debt held by the public in fiscal year 2000 by up to the amount 
of surplus in the Social Security trust funds, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 3206, To amend title II of the Social Security Act and 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide prospectively for 
personalized retirement security through personal retirement 
savings accounts to allow for more control by individuals over 
their Social Security retirement income, to amend such title 
and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 to protect Social Security surpluses, and to provide other 
reforms relating to benefits under such title II.
    H.R. 3221, To review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and 
inequitable Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax 
advantages.
    H.R. 3245, To establish a fund to meet the outdoor 
conservation and recreation needs of the American people, to 
provide Outer Continental Shelf impact assistance to State and 
local governments, to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 
1978, and the Act popularly known as the Federal Aid in 
Wildlife Restoration Act, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3303, To provide for the establishment of the Natural 
Disaster Insurance Solvency Fund to ensure adequate private 
insurance reserves in the event of catastrophic natural 
disasters.
    H.R. 3442, To amend the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited 
consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget 
authority.
    H.R. 3448, To improve the management of environmental 
information and to encourage innovation in the pursuit of 
enhanced environmental quality, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3523, To amend the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for expedited 
rescissions of budget authority and of limited tax benefits.
    H.R. 3564, To amend chapter 11 of title 31, United States 
Code, to include projected 3 percent cuts in the budget of each 
department or agency of the Government within the President's 
annual budget submission.
    H.R. 3566, To provide off-budget treatment for the Inland 
Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
    H.R. 3586, To provide for a biennial budget process and a 
biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and 
the responsibility, efficiency, and performance of the Federal 
Government.
    H.R. 3640, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
to take the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under the 
Medicare Program off budget.
    H.R. 3859, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through 
strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms.
    H.R. 4144, To provide for the allocation of interest 
accruing to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 4195, To protect Social Security and provide for 
repayment of the Federal debt.
    H.R. 4397, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
provide for joint resolutions on the budget, reserve funds for 
emergency spending, strengthened enforcement of budgetary 
decisions, increased accountability for Federal spending, 
accrual budgeting for Federal insurance programs, mitigation of 
the bias in the budget process toward higher spending, and for 
other purposes. (On May 10, 2000, pursuant to H. Res. 499, an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
of H.R. 4397 was considered as an original bill for H.R. 853.)
    H.R. 4505, To require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
retire publicly held debt each fiscal year, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 4601, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
section 213(c) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2001 to reduce the public debt and to decrease the 
statutory limit on the public debt.
    H.R. 4626, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
allow individuals to designate that up to 10 percent of their 
income tax liability be used to reduce the national debt, and 
to require spending reductions equal to the amounts so 
designated.
    H.R. 4694, To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require that the size of the 
public debt be reduced during each fiscal year by the amount of 
the net surplus in the Social Security and Medicare trust funds 
at the end of that fiscal year.
    H.R. 4698, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
authorize and direct the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office to prepare estimates of the impact of proposed Federal 
agency rules affecting the private sector.
    H.R. 4852, To protect the budget of the Federal courts.
    H.R. 4866, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
section 103(b)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2001 to reduce the public debt and to decrease 
the statutory limit on the public debt.
    H.R. 5173, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
sections 103(b)(2) and 213(b)(2)(C) of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001 to reduce the 
public debt and to decrease the statutory limit on the public 
debt.
    H.R. 5203, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
sections 103(a)(2), 103(b)(2), and 213(b)(2)(C) of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001 to 
reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory limit on 
the public debt, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to provide for retirement security.
    H.R. 5233, To establish the National Commission on Budget 
Concepts.
    H.R. 5256, To prevent the premature shutdown of certain FHA 
mortgage insurance programs.
    H.R. 5296, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
to revise and improve the Medicare Program.
    H.R. 5405, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 to provide emergency protection for 
retiree health benefits.
    H.R. 5447, To amend the Social Security Act to prepare the 
Social Security Administration for the needs of the 21st 
century, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 5542, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide tax relief.
    H.R. 5580, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
provide that, in the House of Representatives, appropriations 
to reduce the public debt are covered by budget allocations and 
to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow en 
bloc offsetting amendments to appropriation bills to reduce 
spending and to reduce the public debt.
    S. 1877, An original bill to amend the Federal Report 
Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995.

            Summary of Oversight Plan for the 106th Congress

    The following is a summary of the Oversight Plan submitted 
by the Committee on the Budget for the 106th Congress adopted 
on January 20, 1999:

    To fulfill its responsibility to develop an annual 
concurrent budget resolution, the committee will hold hearings, 
and receive testimony from Members of Congress, Cabinet-level 
and other Federal officials, State and local officials, and 
expert witnesses to review the President's budget submissions 
and other alternatives to programs and activities.
    The committee will review the activities of the 
Congressional Budget Office. The committee will submit to the 
Speaker the recommendation of a replacement to fill the 
position of Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
    The committee will study proposals designed to improve the 
congressional budget process and build on the work of the 
committee's Task Force on Budget Process in the 105th Congress.
    The committee will coordinate its oversight activities with 
other committees, including, but not limited to, considering 
other committee's Views and Estimates when developing the 
annual concurrent budget resolution.
    The committee will study provisions of law which exempt 
Federal agencies or any of their activities or outlays from 
inclusion in the Budget of the United States Government, and 
make recommendations for terminating or modifying such 
provisions.
    The committee will study the effect of existing and 
proposed legislation, as well as government regulation, on 
government spending.
    The committee will request and evaluate continuing studies 
of tax incentives and direct spending by the Federal 
Government, and whether they are the most appropriate and 
efficient means to achieve specified public policy goals.
    The committee will study monetary policy and its effect on 
the Federal budget.

  Summary of Oversight Actions Taken During the First Session of the 
                             106th Congress


                       Full Committee Activities

    While developing the concurrent resolution for fiscal year 
2000, the Committee held hearings in which they received 
testimony from the director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and from the Congressional Budget Office Director. In 
addition, the Committee conducted a series of hearings on the 
President's defense plan for fiscal year 2000. The Committee 
heard from Defense Department officials and other experts in 
the field. (A complete list of Committee hearings held during 
the 106th Congress is included in this report.)
    Following up on the work of the Budget Committee's Task 
Force on Budget Process in the 105th Congress, the Committee 
held hearings on H.R. 853, the Comprehensive Budget Process 
Reform Act of 1999. Witnesses included several members of 
Congress, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the former 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the President of 
the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and the 
Executive Director from the Center on Budget and Policy 
Priorities.
    In June, the Committee held hearings on Corporate Welfare/
Unnecessary Business Subsidies. During these hearing, the 
Committee elicited testimony from members of Congress and 
representatives of organizations such as Citizens Against 
Government Waste, the Cato Institute, Citizens for Tax Justice, 
Taxpayers for Common Sense, and Americans for Tax Reform. The 
Committee also received written testimony submissions.
    In addition, the Committee held hearings on ``Fixing Our 
Schools From the Bottom Up: State, Local, and Private Reform 
Initiatives.'' During these hearings, the witnesses included 
the Honorable Jeb Bush, Governor of the State of Florida; the 
Honorable Richard Riley, Secretary of the Department of 
Education; Senator Voinovich of Ohio; Pennsylvania State 
Legislator Dwight Evans; and Virginia Markell, President of the 
National PTA. The Committee also heard from the Co-Chairman of 
the Children's Scholarship Fund together with the Director of 
and recipients' relatives of the Washington Scholarship Fund. 
Further, written testimony was submitted from the Co-Chairman & 
CEO of the Children's Scholarship Fund.

            Activities of the Task Force on Social Security

    The Committee also reviewed the current state of Social 
Security and studied proposals for reform. On January 20, 1999, 
pursuant to a unanimous consent request, the Committee 
authorized the Task Force on Social Security. Representative 
Nick Smith was appointed chairman and Representative Lynn 
Rivers was the ranking minority member. The Task Force held a 
series of briefings and hearings and heard from several 
witnesses.
    The first hearing was held on March 2nd. This hearing 
focused on the state of Social Security and included testimony 
from Steve Goss from the Social Security Administration and 
Representative Smith, chairman of the Task Force.
    The next hearing was on March 16th on the effect of 
investing Social Security monies in the capital markets. The 
Task Force heard testimony from Lawrence Summers, Deputy 
Treasury Secretary.
    Another hearing took place on March 23rd regarding the need 
for comprehensive structural reform to Social Security. Alan 
Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve testified at this 
hearing.
    On April 13th, the Task Force held a hearing on how 
advances in health sciences and increased life-expectancy will 
affect Social Security. The witnesses included Dr. William 
Haseltine from Human Genome Sciences, Dr. Kenneth Manton from 
Duke University Center for Demographic Studies, and Felicity 
Bell and Steve Goss, both from the Social Security 
Administration.
    The Task Force then held a hearing on April 27th centering 
on the administrative costs of privatization. At that hearing, 
the witnesses included William Shipman, Principal, State Street 
Global Advisors and Dallas Salisbury, President, Employee 
Benefits Research Institute.
    Another hearing was held on May 4th which highlighted how 
uniformity treats diversity. The Task Force heard testimony 
from Larry Kotilikoff, Professor of Economics at Boston 
University; Darcy Olsen, Entitlements Analyst at the Cato 
Institute; and Kilolo Kijakazi from the Center on Budget & 
Policy Priorities.
    On May 11th, the Task Force conducted a hearing on using 
long-term market strategies for Social Security. The witnesses 
for this hearing included Dr. Roger Ibbotson, Professor of 
Finance at Yale University and Dr. Gary Burtless, Senior Fellow 
at the Brookings Institute.
    Another hearing, directed at establishing a framework for 
evaluating Social Security reform, occurred on May 18th. Dr. 
Robert Reischauer of the Brookings Institute and Stepehen Entin 
of the Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation 
testified.
    The Task Force held a hearing on May 25th concentrating on 
national retirement reforms in other countries. The witnesses 
included Dan Crippen, Director of CBO; David Harris, Watson 
Wyatt Worlwide; and Lawrence Thompson, Senior Fellow, Urban 
Institute, President-elect of the Board of Directors, National 
Academy of Social Insurance.
    On June 8th, the Task Force held another hearing 
specializing on the Social Security Trust Fund. Ken Holt of 
AARP and David Koitz of the Congressional Research Service 
testified.
    The topic of the June 15th hearing was Guaranteed 
Investments and Life Annuities. The Task Force heard testimony 
from James Glassman, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise 
Institute; Steven Bodurtha, Merrill Lynch; and Mark Warshawshy, 
TIAA-CREF.
    On June 22nd, the Task Force held a hearing on the Social 
Security Disability Program in which Jane Ross and Mark Nadel 
of the Social Security Administration and Marty Ford of 
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities testified.
    Another hearing was held on June 29th to review the current 
proposals for Social Security reform. The Task Force heard from 
several members of Congress, including Senators Gregg, Breaux, 
and Grassley and Representatives Archer, Shaw, Kolbe, Stenholm, 
Kasich, Smith, Bartlett, and DeFazio, regarding their 
proposals.
    A final hearing was held on July 13th regarding the Social 
Security transition costs. The Task Force heard testimony from 
Dr. Rudolph Penner of the Urban Institute and David John and 
William Beach of the Heritage Foundation.
    The Task Force on Social Security reported eighteen 
findings to the full Committee on the Budget.

                          Views and Estimates

    In addition, the Committee coordinated its oversight 
activities with other committees by drawing on the authorizing 
committee's Views and Estimates of the President's Budget.

  Summary of Oversight Actions Taken During the Second Session of the 
                             106th Congress


                       Full Committee Activities

    The Committee assessed the performance of Federal agencies 
in both administration and service by reviewing performance 
data in the President's budget submissions and the relevant 
reports and audits of the General Accounting Office and the 
Offices of the Inspector General.
    The Committee continued its statutory obligation to oversee 
the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) by: (1) receiving 
testimony from the Director and other staff of CBO during 
Committee hearings; and (2) its daily interaction with CBO to 
insure that CBO fulfill its mandate to provide Congress with 
budget information, data, estimates, statistics, etc. The 
Committee held hearings on the President's Fiscal Year 2001 
Budget. On February 8, 2000, the Committee heard testimony from 
the Honorable Jacob J. Lew, Director, Office of Management and 
Budget. The Committee further heard testimony from Dan Crippen, 
Director, Congressional Budget Office on February 16, 2000.
    The Committee studied the budgetary effect of existing laws 
and proposed legislation, as well as government regulation, on 
government spending, and significant staff resources were 
devoted to exploring the ways of reducing waste, fraud, and 
abuse in government agencies. The Committee heard testimony 
from the Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General, 
General Accounting Office on February 17, 2000 regarding 
oversight of ``high-risk'' government programs.

                Activities of the Committee Task Forces

    On March 15, 2000, Mr. Chambliss asked unanimous consent 
that the Committee on the Budget establish six oversight task 
forces to operate through September 13, 2000. These Task Forces 
were authorized to consider issues related to the areas of 
housing and infrastructure, welfare, defense and international 
affairs, education and training, health, and natural resources 
and the environment. In addition, they were given authority to 
hold oversight hearings and issue a report to the full 
Committee on findings and any recommendations to the Committee 
on the Budget. There was no objection to the unanimous consent 
request.
    Accordingly, on April 13, 2000 the Task Force on Housing 
and Infrastructure heard testimony from Kenneth M. Mead, 
Inspector General of the Department of Transportation and James 
E. Hall, Chairman of NTSB to discuss abuse of the NTSB 
rapidraft payment system.
    On May 18, 2000, the Task Force on Health held a hearing on 
Medicare's regulatory burden on providers. They heard testimony 
from Dr. Joe Sam Robinson, Jr., M.D., the Neurological 
Institute of Central Georgia, P.A.; and Kathleen G. Murray, 
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, 
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
    On May 24, 2000, the Task Force on Education held a hearing 
entitled ``Education Department Fails Accounting 101.'' Edward 
P. Moore, President, Edelman Financial Services, Inc.; Daniel 
J. Murrin, Partner, Ernst and Young; Gloria L. Jarmon, 
Director, Civil Audits, GAO; Lorraine Lewis, Inspector General, 
Department of Education; and Gary T. Engel, Associate Director, 
Government wide Audits, GAO, testified.
    The Task Force on Natural Resources and Environment held a 
hearing on management failures as the national parks. They 
heard testimony from Barry T. Hill, Associate Director, Energy, 
Resources and Science Issues, GAO; Maureen Finnerty, Associate 
Director, Operations and Education, National Park Service; and 
Kevin R. Garden, Partner, Salton and Smith Attorneys at Law.
    The Task Force on Housing and Urban Development heard 
testimony from Raymond A. Carolan, Special Agent in Charge, New 
England District, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department 
of Housing and Urban Development; Emil J. Schuster, Special 
Agent in Charge, Southeast/Caribbean District, Office of 
Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; Saul Ramirez, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of 
Housing and Urban Development; Shelia Crowley, President, 
National Low Income Housing Coalition, on May 25, 2000 with 
regard to the lack of income verification in HUD assisted 
housing.
    On June 8, 2000, the full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``the Corporate Welfare Reform Commission Act.'' The Committee 
heard testimony from Representative Edward R. Royce; Jill 
Lancelot, Co-Founder, Taxpayers for Common Sense; Steven Moore, 
Adjunct Fellow, The CATO Institute; Thomas A. Schatz, 
President, Citizens Against Government Waste; Peter Sperry, 
Federal Budgetary Affairs Fellow, The Heritage Foundation; and 
Representative Robert Andrews.
    The Task Force on Housing and Infrastructure held a hearing 
on the government's failure in disposing of obsolete ships on 
June 9, 2000. The following witnesses testified: Thomas J. 
Howard, Deputy Asst. Inspector General, Department of 
Transportation; V. ADM. James E. Amerault, Deputy Chief of 
Naval Operations (Logistics); and John E. Graykowski, Deputy 
Administrator, Maritime Administration.
    On June 14, 2000, the Education and Training Task Force 
held a hearing on ``Smothering Education Reform: How Washington 
Stifles Innovation.'' They heard from the Honorable Tim 
Hutchinson, Senator, State of Arkansas; the Honorable Eugene 
Hickok, Secretary of Education, State of Pennsylvania; and Dr. 
Susan Sclafani, Chief of Staff for Education Services, Houston 
Independent School District.
    The Health Task Force held a hearing on Medicare's 
regulatory burden on providers on June 14, 2000. Dr. Robert 
Berenson, Director, Center for Health Plans and Providers, 
Health Care Financing Administration; and Robert Charrow, Esq., 
Former Principal Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services, both testified.
    On June 22, 2000, the Defense and Foreign Relations Task 
Force held a hearing on the inefficiencies in DOD's health care 
claims processing. The witnesses included H. James T. Sears, 
M.D., Executive Director, TRICARE Management; Stephen P. 
Backhus, Director, V.A. and Military Health Care, GAO; and 
William J. Meyer, Senior VP of TRICARE, BlueCross/BlueShield 
South Carolina.
    On July 12, 2000, the Task Force on Health Hearing held a 
hearing related to measuring fraud, payment errors in Medicare 
and Medicaid. The witnesses included Gloria L. Jarmon, Director 
of Civil Audits, GAO; William D. Hamel, Special Agent, GAO; 
Penny Thompson, Director, Program Integrity, HCFA; Robb Miller, 
Inspector General, Department of Public Aid, State of Illinois.
    On July 12, 2000 the Task Force Natural Resources and the 
Environment Hearing held a hearing on the Department of Energy 
management practices. The witnesses included Ms. Carolyn L. 
Huntoon, Asst. Secretary for Environmental Management, DOE; 
Brig. General Thomas F. Gioconda, USAF, Deputy Administrator 
for Defense Programs, Nuclear Security Administration, DOE; Ms. 
Gary L. Jones, Associate Director for Energy, Resources, and 
Science Issues, GAO.
    On July 19, 2000, The Task Force on Health held a hearing 
on ``Food Stamp Fraud: Why Trafficking Persists and What Can Be 
Done About It.'' The witnesses included Roger C. Viadero, USDA 
Inspector General; Larry Dyckman, Director of Food and 
Agricultural Issues General Accounting Office; Shirley R. 
Watkins, Undersecretary of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer 
Services, USDA; Darrell Hartman, Director of Special 
Operations, Office of Inspector General, Texas Department of 
Human Services.
    On July 19, 2000, The Task Force on Natural Resources and 
the Environment held a hearing on ``Fire Safety Failures of the 
Park Service: Caretaker of the Nation's Natural Treasures 
Inability to Address Hazards.'' The witnesses included Jim 
Wells, Director of Energy, Resources, and Science, GAO; Maureen 
Finnerty, Assoc. Director of Park Operations, National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior.
    On July 20, 2000, The Task Force on Defense and Foreign 
Relations held a hearing on ``Pentagon Financial Management: 
What's Broken, How to Fix It.'' The witnesses included: William 
J. Lyon III, Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller and Chief 
Financial Officer; Robert Lieberman, Assistant Inspector 
General, DOD; Jeffrey C. Steinhoff, Acting Assistant 
Comptroller General, GAO.
    On July 25, 2000, The Task Force on Housing and 
Infrastructure held a hearing on the ``Economic Implications of 
Debt Held by Government-Sponsored Enterprises.'' The witnesses 
included Barbara Miles, Domestic Policy Division, CRS; Thomas 
J. McCool, Director of Financial Institutions and Markets 
Issues, General Accounting Office; William Apgar, Assistant 
Secretary for Housing/Federal Housing Commissioner, U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development; Armando Falcon 
Jr., Director, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight; 
Bert Ely, Independent Consultant.
    On September 12, 2000, the Task Force on Welcare held a 
hearing on ``Federal Disability Benefits Still Being Paid To 
Drug Addicts and Alcoholics.'' The witnesses included: James G. 
Huse, Jr., Inspector General, Social Security Administration; 
Steven L. Schaeffer Assistant Inspector General for Audit 
Social Security Administration; Ken Nibali, Associate 
Commissioner for Disability.
    On September 13, 2000, the Task Force on Natural Resources 
and the Environment held a hearing on ``Controlling Wildfires 
in the Future: What Strategies and Resources Are Needed?'' The 
witnesses included Barry T. Hill, Assistant Director of Energy, 
Resources, and Science Issues; General Accounting Office; 
Randle G. Phillips, Deputy Chief for Programs and Legislation, 
US Forest Service; Robert H. Nelson, Professor of Environmental 
Policy, University of Maryland and Senior Fellow, Competitive 
Enterprise Institute.

                         House Budget Committee



                      1999 HEARINGS--FIRST SESSION

       Date                  Title                    Witnesses

2/03/99...........  ``The President's        The Honorable Jacob Lew,
                     Budget Submission for    Director, Office of
                     Fiscal Year 2000.''      Management and Budget.
3/04/99...........  ``The President's        Congressional Budget
                     Budget Submission for    Office, Director, Dan
                     Fiscal Year 2000.''      Crippen.
3/11/99...........  ``The President's        Panel I: John J. Hamre,
                     Defense Plan for         Deputy Secretary of
                     Fiscal Year 2000:        Defense; William J. Lynn
                     Shipshape or Treading    III, Under Secretary of
                     Water.''                 Defense, Comptroller.
                                              Panel II: Lawrence J.
                                              Korb, Ph.D., VP/Maurice R.
                                              Greenberg Chair, Director
                                              of Studies, Council on
                                              Foreign Relations; Andrew
                                              F. Krepinevich, Ph.D.,
                                              Executive Director, Center
                                              for Strategic and Budget
                                              Assessments; Robert B.
                                              Zoellick, President and
                                              CEO, Center for Strategic
                                              and International Studies.
5/20/99...........  Hearing on H.R. 853,     Panel I: Honorable Jim
                     the Comprehensive        Nussle (R-IA); Honorable
                     Budget Process Reform    Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD);
                     Act of 1999.             Honorable David Minge (D-
                                              MN). Panel II: Honorable
                                              Jacob J. Lew, Director,
                                              Office of Management and
                                              Budget. Panel III: Dan
                                              Crippen, Director (CBO);
                                              Rudolph G. Penner, Former
                                              Director, CBO; Carol Cox
                                              Wait, President, Committee
                                              for a Responsible Federal
                                              Budget; Robert Greenstein,
                                              Executive Director, Center
                                              on Budget and Policy
                                              Priorities.
6/30/99...........  Hearing on Corporate     Panel I: Ralph Nader. Panel
                     Welfare/Unnecessary      II: Honorable Dan Miller
                     Business Subsidies.      (R-FL); Honorable Edward
                                              Royce (R-CA); Honorable
                                              John Shaddegg (R-AZ).
                                              Panel III: Honorable David
                                              Minge (D-MN); Honorable
                                              Joseph Hoeffel (D-PA);
                                              Honorable Robert Shamansky
                                              (D-OH), former Member of
                                              Congress, 1980-1982. Panel
                                              IV: Thomas Schatz,
                                              Citizens Against
                                              Government Waste; Steve
                                              Moore, Cato Institute;
                                              Robert McIntyre, Citizens
                                              for Tax Justice; Jill
                                              Lancelot, Taxpayers for
                                              Common Sense; Grover
                                              Norquist, Americans for
                                              Tax Reform. Written
                                              testimony submissions: T.
                                              J. Rogers, CEO and
                                              President, Cypress;
                                              Semiconductor Corporation;
                                              Peter Sperry and Steven
                                              Haskins; Janice C.
                                              Shields, Ph.D.,
                                              Coordinator, Corporate
                                              Welfare Project, Institute
                                              for Business Research, and
                                              James M. Sheehan, Director
                                              of International
                                              Environment Policy,
                                              Competitive Enterprise
                                              Institute.
9/23/99...........  ``Fixing Our Schools     Panel I: Honorable Jeb
                     From the Bottom Up:      Bush, Governor of the
                     State, Local, and        State of Florida. Panel
                     Private Reform           II: Honorable Richard
                     Initiatives.''           Riley, Secretary,
                                              Department of Education.
                                              Panel III: Honorable
                                              George Voinovich, United
                                              States Senator from Ohio;
                                              Honorable Dwight Evans,
                                              Pennsylvania State
                                              Legislator; Virginia
                                              Markell, President of the
                                              National PTA. Panel IV:
                                              John T. Walton, Co-
                                              Chairman of the Children's
                                              Scholarship Fund; Patrick
                                              Purtill, Executive
                                              Director, Washington
                                              Scholarship Fund; Vermont
                                              White, Mother of
                                              Washington Scholarship
                                              Fund Recipients; Rose
                                              Blassingame, Grandmother
                                              of Washington Scholarship
                                              Fund Recipients. Submitted
                                              Testimony: Theodore J.
                                              Forstmann, Senior Partner,
                                              Forstmann Little & Co., Co-
                                              Chairman & CEO, The
                                              Children's Scholarship
                                              Fund.

                      TASK FORCE ON SOCIAL SECURITY

3/02/99...........  The state of Social      Steve Goss, Chief Deputy
                     Security.                Actuary, Social Security
                                              Administration.
3/16/99...........  Effect of investing      Honorable Nick Smith (R-
                     Social Security monies   MI); Lawrence Summers,
                     in the capital markets.  Deputy Treasury Secretary.
3/23/99...........  The need for             Alan Greenspan, Chairman,
                     comprehensive            Federal Reserve.
                     structural reform to
                     Social Security.
4/13/99...........  How will advances in     Dr. William Haseltine,
                     health sciences and      Human Genome Sciences; Dr.
                     increased life-          Kenneth Manton, Duke
                     expectancy affect        University Center for
                     Social Security.         Demographic Studies;
                                              Felicity Bell and Steve
                                              Goss, Social Security
                                              Administration.
4/27/99...........  Administrative costs of  William Shipman, Principal,
                     privatization.           State Street Global
                                              Advisors; Dallas
                                              Salisbury, President,
                                              Employee Benefits Research
                                              Institute.
5/04/99...........  How uniformity treats    Larry Kotlikoff, Professor
                     diversity.               of Economics, Boston
                                              University; Darcy Olsen,
                                              Entitlements Analyst, Cato
                                              Institute; Kilolo
                                              Kijakazi, Center on Budget
                                              & Policy Priorities.
5/11/99...........  Using long-term market   Dr. Roger Ibbotson,
                     strategies for Social    Professor of Finance, Yale
                     Security.                University; Dr. Gary
                                              Burtless, Senior Fellow,
                                              Brookings Institute.
5/18/99...........  Establishing a           Dr. Robert Reischauer,
                     framework for            Brookings Institute,
                     evaluating Social        Stephen Entin, Institute
                     Security reform.         for Research on the
                                              Economics of Taxation.
5/25/99...........  National retirement      Dan Crippen, Director of
                     reforms in other         CBO; David Harris, Watson
                     countries.               Wyatt Worldwide; Lawrence
                                              Thompson, Senior Fellow,
                                              Urban Institute, President-
                                              elect of the Board of
                                              Directors, National
                                              Academy of Social
                                              Insurance.
6/08/99...........  The Social Security      Ken Holt, AARP; David
                     Trust Fund.              Koitz, Congressional
                                              Research Service.
6/15/99...........  Guaranteed Investments   James Glassman, Resident
                     and Life Annuities.      Scholar, American
                                              Enterprise Institute;
                                              Steven Bodurtha, Merrill
                                              Lynch; Mark Warshawshy,
                                              TIAA-CREF.
6/22/99...........  The Social Security      Jane Ross and Mark Nadel,
                     Disability Program.      Social Security
                                              Administration; Marty
                                              Ford, Consortium for
                                              Citizens with
                                              Disabilities.
6/29/99...........  Review of Current        Senators Gregg, Breaux,
                     Proposals.               Grassley; Representatives
                                              Archer, Shaw;
                                              Representatives Kolbe,
                                              Stenholm; Representative
                                              Kasich; Representative
                                              Smith; Representative
                                              Bartlett; Representative
                                              DeFazio.
7/13/99...........  Social Security          Dr. Rudolph Penner, The
                     Transition Costs.        Urban Institute; David
                                              John and William Beach,
                                              The Heritage Foundation.



                      2000 HEARINGS--SECOND SESSION

       Date                  Title                    Witnesses

2/08/00...........  The President's Fiscal   The Honorable Jacob J. Lew,
                     Year 2001 Budget.        Director, Office of
                                              Management and Budget.
2/16/00...........  The President's Fiscal   Dan Crippen, Director,
                     Year 2001 Budget.        Congressional Budget
                                              Office.
2/17/00...........  Oversight of ``High-     The Honorable David M.
                     Risk'' Government        Walker, Comptroller
                     Programs.                General, General
                                              Accounting Office.
3/02/00...........  Members Day Hearing....  Members of Congress.
3/15/00...........  Mark-up of Fiscal Year
                     2001 Budget.
4/13/00...........  Task Force on Housing    Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector
                     and Infrastructure       General of the Department
                     Hearing: ``Abuse of      of Transportation; James
                     the NTSB Rapidraft       E. Hall, Chairman of the
                     Payment System.''        NTSB.
5/18/00...........  Task Force on Health     Dr. Joe Sam Robinson, Jr.,
                     Hearing: ``Medicare's    M.D., The Neurological
                     Regulatory Burden on     Institute of Central
                     Providers.''             Georgia, P.A.; Kathleen G.
                                              Murray, Executive Vice
                                              President and Chief
                                              Operating Officer,
                                              Northwestern Memorial
                                              Hospital, Chicago,
                                              Illinois.
5/24/00...........  Task Force on Natural    Barry T. Hill, Associate
                     Resources and            Director, Energy,
                     Environment Hearing:     Resources and Science
                     ``Management Failures    Issues, GAO; Maureen
                     at the National          Finnerty, Associate
                     Parks.''                 Director, Operations and
                                              Education, National Park
                                              Service; Kevin R. Garden,
                                              Partner, Salton and Smith
                                              Attorneys at Law.
5/24/00...........  Task Force on Education  Edward P. Moore, President,
                     Hearing: ``Education     Edelman Financial
                     Department Fails         Services, Inc.; Daniel J.
                     Accounting 101.''        Murrin, Partner, Ernst and
                                              Young; Gloria L. Jarmon,
                                              Director, Civil Audits,
                                              GAO; Lorraine Lewis,
                                              Inspector General,
                                              Department of Education;
                                              Gary T. Engel, Associate
                                              Director, Governmentwide
                                              Audits, GAO.
5/25/00...........  Task Force on Housing    Raymond A. Carolan, Special
                     and Urban Development    Agent in Charge, New
                     Hearing: ``Lack of       England District, Office
                     Income Verification in   of Inspector General, U.S.
                     HUD Assisted             Department of Housing and
                     Housing.''               Urban Development; Emil J.
                                              Schuster, Special Agent in
                                              Charge, Southeast/
                                              Caribbean District, Office
                                              of Inspector General, U.S.
                                              Department of Housing and
                                              Urban Development; Saul
                                              Ramirez, Deputy Secretary,
                                              U.S. Department of Housing
                                              and Urban Development;
                                              Shelia Crowley, President,
                                              National Low Income
                                              Housing Coalition.
6/08/00...........  Full Committee Hearing:  Representative Edward R.
                     ``The Corporate          Royce; Jill Lancelot, Co-
                     Welfare Reform           Founder, Taxpayers for
                     Commission Act.''        Common Sense; Steven
                                              Moore, Adjunct Fellow, The
                                              CATO Institute; Thomas A.
                                              Schatz, President,
                                              Citizens Against
                                              Government Waste; Peter
                                              Sperry, Federal Budgetary
                                              Affairs Fellow, The
                                              Heritage Foundation;
                                              Representative Robert
                                              Andrews.
6/09/00...........  Task Force on Housing    Thomas J. Howard, Deputy
                     and Infrastructure       Asst. Inspector General,
                     Hearing:                 Department of
                     ``Government's Failure   Transportation; V. ADM.
                     In Disposing of          James E. Amerault, Deputy
                     Obsolete Ships.''        Chief of Naval Operations
                                              (Logistics); John E.
                                              Graykowski, Deputy
                                              Administrator, Maritime
                                              Administration.
6/14/00...........  Task Force on Education  The Honorable Tim
                     and Training Hearing:    Hutchinson, Senator, State
                     ``Smothering Education   of Arkansas; The Honorable
                     Reform: How Washington   Eugene Hickok, Secretary
                     Stifles Innovation.''    of Education, State of
                                              Pennsylvania; Dr. Susan
                                              Sclafani, Chief of Staff
                                              for Education Services,
                                              Houston Independent School
                                              District.
6/14/00...........  Task Force on Health     Dr. Robert Berenson,
                     Hearing: ``Medicare's    Director, Center for
                     Regulatory Burden on     Health Plans and
                     Providers.''             Providers, Health Care
                                              Financing Administration;
                                              Robert Charrow, Esq.,
                                              Former Principal Deputy
                                              General Counsel, U.S.
                                              Department of Health and
                                              Human Services.
6/22/00...........  Task Force on Defense    H. James T. Sears, M.D.,
                     and Foreign Relations    Executive Director,
                     Hearing:                 TRICARE Management;
                     ``Inefficiencies in      Stephen P. Backhus,
                     DOD's Health Care        Director, V.A. and
                     Claims Processing.''     Military Health Care, GAO;
                                              William J. Meyer, Senior
                                              VP of TRICARE, BlueCross/
                                              BlueShield South Carolina.
7/12/00...........  Task Force on Health     Gloria L. Jarmon, Director
                     Hearing: ``Blowing       of Civil Audits, GAO;
                     Smoke on the Invisible   William D. Hamel, Special
                     Man: Measuring Fraud,    Agent, GAO; Penny
                     Payment Errors in        Thompson, Director,
                     Medicare and             Program Integrity, HCFA;
                     Medicaid.''              Robb Miller, Inspector
                                              General, Department of
                                              Public Aid, State of
                                              Illinois.
7/12/00...........  Task Force on Natural    Ms. Carolyn L. Huntoon,
                     Resources and the        Asst. Secretary for
                     Environment Hearing.     Environmental Management,
                     ``Department of Energy   DOE; Brig. General Thomas
                     Management               F. Gioconda, USAF, Deputy
                     Practices.''             Administrator for Defense
                                              Programs, Nuclear Security
                                              Administration, DOE; Ms.
                                              Gary L. Jones, Associate
                                              Director for Energy,
                                              Resources, and Science
                                              Issues, GAO.
7/19/00...........  The Task Force on        Roger C. Viadero, USDA
                     Health held a hearing    Inspector General; Larry
                     on ``Food Stamp Fraud:   Dyckman, Director of Food
                     Why Trafficking          and Agricultural Issues,
                     Persists and What Can    General Accounting Office;
                     Be Done About It.''      Shirley R. Watkins,
                                              Undersecretary of Food,
                                              Nutrition, and Consumer
                                              Services, USDA; Darrell
                                              Hartman, Director of
                                              Special Operations, Office
                                              of Inspector General,
                                              Texas Department of Human
                                              Services.
7/19/00...........  The Task Force on        Jim Wells, Director of
                     Natural Resources and    Energy, Resources, and
                     the Environment held a   Science, GAO; Maureen
                     hearing on ``Fire        Finnerty, Associate
                     Safety Failures of the   Director of Park
                     Park Service:            Operations, National Park
                     Caretaker of the         Service, Department of the
                     Nation's Natural         Interior.
                     Treasures Inability to
                     Address Hazards.''
7/20/00...........  The Task Force on        William J. Lyon III, Under
                     Defense and Foreign      Secretary of Defense,
                     Relations held a         Comptroller and Chief
                     hearing on ``Pentagon    Financial Officer; Robert
                     Financial Management:    Lieberman, Assistant
                     What's Broken, How to    Inspector General, DOD;
                     Fix It.''                Jeffrey C. Steinhoff,
                                              Acting Assistant
                                              Comptroller General, GAO.
7/25/00...........  The Task Force on        Barbara Miles, Domestic
                     Housing and              Policy Division, CRS;
                     Infrastructure held a    Thomas J. McCool, Director
                     hearing on the           of Financial Institutions
                     ``Economic               and Markets Issues,
                     Implications of Debt     General Accounting Office;
                     Held by Government-      William Apgar, Assistant
                     Sponsored                Secretary for Housing/
                     Enterprises.''           Federal Housing
                                              Commissioner, U.S.
                                              Department of Housing and
                                              Urban Development; Armando
                                              Falcon, Jr., Director,
                                              Office of Federal Housing
                                              Enterprise Oversight; Bert
                                              Ely, Independent
                                              Consultant.
9/12/00...........  Task Force on Welfare    James G. Huse, Jr.,
                     held a hearing on        Inspector General, Social
                     ``Federal Disability     Security Administration;
                     Benefits Still Being     Steven L. Schaeffer,
                     Paid To Drug Addicts     Assistant Inspector
                     and Alcoholics.''        General for Audit, Social
                                              Security Administration;
                                              Ken Nibali Associate
                                              Commissioner for
                                              Disability.
9/13/00...........  Task Force on Natural    Barry T. Hill, Assistant
                     Resources and the        Director of Energy,
                     Environment held a       Resources, and Science
                     hearing on               Issues, General Accounting
                     ``Controlling            Office; Randle G.
                     Wildfires in the         Phillips, Deputy Chief for
                     Future: What             Programs and Legislation,
                     Strategies and           U.S. Forest Service;
                     Resources are            Robert H. Nelson,
                     Needed?''                Professor of Environmental
                                              Policy, University of
                                              Maryland and Senior
                                              Fellow, Competitive
                                              Enterprise Institute.



                 GAO Reports Requested by the Chairman

    The following is a list of General Accounting Office (GAO) 
reports issued at the request of the chairman of the Budget 
Committee during the 106th Congress. This list does not include 
the further utilization of GAO resources and services in 
studying government spending, such as requests for reports that 
are still pending or requests for information on a less formal 
or more timely basis.
    Budget Issues: Budget Enforcement Compliance Report (Letter 
Report, 05/31/2000, GAO/AIMD-00-174).
    Food Assistance: Efforts to Control Fraud and Abuse in the 
Child Adult Care Food Program Should Be Strengthened (RCED-00-
12).
    Future Years Defense Program: Funding Increase and Planned 
Savings in Fiscal Year 2000 Program Are at Risk (NSIAD-00-11).
    Food Stamp Program: How States Are Using Federal Waivers of 
the Work Requirement (RCED-00-5).
    Budget Issues: Comparison of Discretionary Outlays Under 
Alternative Spending Paths (AIMD-99-303R).
    Department of Energy: Fiscal Year 1998 Obligations for 
Fossil Energy Programs (RCED-99-284R).
    Food Assistance: Efforts To Control Fraud and Abuse in the 
WIC Program Can Be Strengthened (RCED-99-224).
    Rural Utilities Service: Status of Electric Loan Portfolio 
(AIMD-99-264R).
    FAA Financial Management: Further Actions Needed to Achieve 
Asset Accountability (AIMD-99-212).
    Land Management: The Forest Service's and BLM's 
Organizational Structures and Responsibilities (RCED-99-227).
    Aviation Competition: Information on the Department of 
Transportation's Proposed (RCED-99-225).
    Commitments by the European Union and the United States to 
Reduce Agricultural Export Subsidies (NSIAD-99-198R).
    U.S. Department of Agriculture: Analysis of Budgets, Fiscal 
Years 1999-2000 (RCED-99-201R).
    Financial Management: Briefing on the Federal Aviation 
Administration Property, Plant, and Equipment Accountability 
Review (AIMD-99-208R).
    Farm Service Agency: Characteristics of Small County 
Offices (RCED-99-162).
    Financial Management: Bureau of Reclamation Sources and 
Uses of Funds (AIMD-99-200R).
    Renewable Energy: DOE's Funding and Markets for Wind Energy 
and Solar Cell Technologies (RCED-99-130).
    Adults With Severe Disabilities: Federal and State 
Approaches for Personal Care and Other Services (HEHS-99-101).
    Nuclear Waste: DOE's Accelerated Cleanup Strategy Has 
Benefits but Faces Uncertainties (RCED-99-129).
    Budget Issues: Budgetary Implications of Selected GAO Work 
for Fiscal Year 2000 (OCG-99-26).
    Defense Acquisitions: DOD Efforts to Develop Laser Weapons 
for Theater Defense (NSIAD-99-50).
    Economic Development: Observations Regarding the Economic 
Development Administration's May 1998 Final Report on Its 
Public Works Program (RCED-99-11R).
    Financial Management: Briefing on the Federal Aviation 
Administration's Inventory Accountability (AIMD-99-98R).
    Defense Infrastructure: Funding Risks in Services' 1999 
Central Training Programs (NSIAD-99-56).
    Financial Management: Forest Service's Efforts to Achieve 
Financial Accountability (AIMD-99-68R).
    U.S. Airports: Selected Airports' Views on Federal 
Requirements (RCED-99-58R).
    Credit Reform: Key Credit Agencies Had Difficulty Making 
Reasonable Loan Program Cost Estimates (AIMD-99-31).
    Federal Power: PMA Rate Impacts, by Service Area (RCED-99-
55).
    Surface Infrastructure: High-Speed Rail Projects in the 
United States (RCED-99-44).
    Forest Service Alternative Financing: NRE Options (CCAR# 
98-00396-01).
    Testimony--Western National Forests: A Cohesive Strategy Is 
Needed To Address Catastrophic Wildfire Threats (CCAR# 00-1531-
01).
    Potential Irregularities In Renovations To National 
Transportation Safety Board Executive Offices at L'Enfant Plaza 
(CCAR# 00-1679-01).
    Security Holders and Lost Property (CCAR# 00-1693-01).
    Study of Market Mechanisms In Federal Student Loan Programs 
(CCAR# 98-1891-01).
    Review of National Transportation Safety Board Internal 
Control and Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations 
(CCAR# 00-1101-01).
    Student Loan Program Financing (CCAR# 00-1137-01).
    Financing of the Direct Student Loan Program (CCAR# 00-
1137-02).
    Department of Defense Practices Regarding the Reopening and 
Adjustment of Closed Appropriation Accounts and Budgetary 
Implications of Such Practices (CCAR# 00-1175-01).
    Cost of Department of Defense Environmental Cleanup and 
Disposal: Training Ranges--Long Term Budgetary Implications 
(CCAR# 00-1175-01).
    Review of Estimated Cleanup Costs Associated with 
Department of Defense Training Ranges (CCAR# 00-1175-02).
    Study to Uncover the Best Practices In E-Government At The 
State and Local Levels and In The Private Sector (CCAR# 00-
1514-01).
    Department of Defense Implementation of Recommendations 
Concerning Contractor Debt Deferments (CCAR# 00-1648-01).
    Office of Management and Budget/Congressional Budget Office 
Compliance With Budget Enforcement Act Requirements of Section 
254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. (CCAR# 00-1677-01).
    Analyze How Department of Health and Human Services 
Transmits Information to Medicare Practitioners and Assess What 
Improvements Are Needed (CCAR# 01-0149-01).

                     Printed Committee Publications


                                REPORTS

    Report of the Task Force on Social Security.

                            COMMITTEE PRINTS

    CP-4--Compilation of Laws and Rules Relating to the 
Congressional Budget Process, May 2000.

               BUDGET COMMITTEE MAJORITY PUBLICATION LIST

    Basics of the Budget Process: A Briefing Paper (20 January 
1999). This document provides a summary and background on the 
various components of budget process enforcement.
    Discretionary Spending Caps: Background and History (20 
January 1999). This document provides a summary and background 
of the discretionary spending caps, their history and role in 
budget enforcement.
    The Lame Duck Budget: The Clinton Budget For Fiscal Year 
2000. Summary and Critique by the House Committee on the Budget 
Majority Caucus (11 February 1999).
    Chairman's Mark: For The Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Resolution 
(17 March 1999). This document provided summary and background 
information on the Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Resolution. 1111.
    Securing the Future: Framework For The Republican Budget 
For Fiscal Year 2000 (17 March 1999).
    The President's Medicare Proposals: Description and 
Critique (November 1999).
    Background and Overview of the Social Security Program. 
(July 2000) This document provided background and summary 
information about the Social Security program and its 
relationship to the overall Federal budget.
    The Medicare Program: Background on the Federal 
Government's Health Coverage for Seniors and Disabled Persons 
(July 2000).
    The Problems Facing Medicare: Near-Term and Long-Term 
Financing Issues (July 2000).
    The National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of 
Medicare (July 2000).
    ``Reviving the Reform Agenda, The Urgent Need To Address 
Government Waste, Fraud, Abuse, and Mismanagement.'' A report 
by the House Committee on the Budget Majority Caucus. February 
2000.
    Memorandum to John R. Kasich, Budget Committee Chairman 
from the Task Force on Education. This memorandum summarizes 
the activities of the Task Force on Education, and the findings 
and recommendations of the Task Force Majority Members. The 
Task Force conducted hearings concerning the Department of 
Education's inability to maintain adequate financial records, 
and its stifling effect on State and local education reform.
    Memorandum to John R. Kasich, Budget Committee Chairman 
from the Task Force on Defense. This memorandum summarizes the 
activities of the Task Force on Defense and the findings and 
recommendations of the Task Force Majority Members.
    Memorandum to John R. Kasich, Budget Committee Chairman 
from the Task Force on Healthcare. This memorandum summarizes 
the activities of the Task Force on Healthcare, and the 
findings and recommendations of the Task Force Majority 
Members.
    Memorandum to John R. Kasich, Budget Committee Chairman 
from the Task Force on Welfare. This memorandum summarizes the 
activities of the Task Force on Welfare, and the findings and 
recommendations of the Task Force Majority Members.
    Memorandum to John R. Kasich, Budget Committee Chairman 
from the Task Force on Natural Resources and the Environment. 
This memorandum summarizes the activities of the Task Force on 
Natural Resources and Environment and the findings and 
recommendations of the Task Force Majority Members.
    Memorandum to John R. Kasich, Budget Committee Chairman 
from the Task Force on Housing and Infrastructure. This 
memorandum summarizes the activities of the Task Force on 
Housing and Infrastructure, and the findings and 
recommendations of the Task Force Majority Members.

               BUDGET COMMITTEE MINORITY PUBLICATION LIST

    These publications were made available to the public by the 
Democratic caucus of the Budget Committee during the 106th 
Congress but were not officially adopted by the Committee and 
therefore may not reflect the views of all members.
    1. Preliminary Summary and Analysis of President Clinton's 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2000--(Short Summary), 1 February 1999.
    2. A Summary of President Clinton's Fiscal Year 2000 
Budget--(Long Summary), 4 February 1999.
    3. Frequently Asked Questions About the Federal Budget, 17 
February 1999.
    4. Summary and Analysis of the House Republican Budget 
Resolution for Fiscal Year 2000, 22 March 1999.
    5. Tax Cuts First, Social Security and Medicare Last: 
Overview of the Conference Agreement on the Republican Budget 
Resolution, 14 April 1999.
    6. Summary of the Conference Agreement on the Republican 
Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2000, 15 April 1999.
    7. Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Bill of 1999: 
Descriptions and Concerns, 12 May 1999.
    8. Dear Colleague Letter in Opposition to H.R. 853, the 
Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act, 19 May 1999.
    9. Dear Colleague Letter in Support of the Spratt/Obey/
Sabo/Kasich/Young Amendment to H.R. 1000, the Aviation 
Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, (AIR-21), 15 
June 1999.
    10. CBO Agrees: Democrats Save More Surplus--(Comparison of 
the House Republican budget resolution with the Democratic 
budget alternative), 16 June 1999.
    11. Summary and Analysis of the President's Mid-Session 
Budget Review, 29 June 1999.
    12. How Solid Is the Surplus? 16 July 1999.
    14. The Tax Cut Spends the Social Security Surplus, 21 July 
1999.
    15. Frequently Asked Questions About the Federal Budget--
(First Update), 28 July 1999.
    16. New CBO Estimate Shows That Congress Is Already 
Spending $18 Billion of the Social Security Surplus, 30 
September 1999.
    17. CBO: Social Security Surplus Already Spent, October 
1999.
    18. Democratic Views on the Social Security Task Force of 
the House Budget Committee--(Short Summary), 7 October 1999.
    19. Minority Views on the Social Security Task Force of the 
House Budget Committee--(Long Summary), 7 October 1999.
    20. Dear Colleague Letter Addressing Some Common Questions 
About Across-the-Board Cuts in Appropriations Bills, 22 October 
1999.
    21. Across-the-Board Spending Cuts Hurt Key Programs and 
Don't Save the Surplus, 28 October 1999.
    22. Highlights of the Final Budget Agreement for Fiscal 
Year, 2000, 24 November 1999.
    23. Congressional Action on Spending and Taxes for Fiscal 
Year 2000: A Summary and Analysis, 17 December 1999.
    24. Analysis of New CBO Surplus Estimates, 27 January 2000.
    25. Frequently Asked Questions About the Federal Budget--
(Second Update), 1 February 2000.
    26. Preliminary Summary and Analysis of President Clinton's 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2001--(Short Summary), 7 February 2000.
    27. The President's Tax Proposals--10 February 2000.
    28. Summary of President Clinton's Fiscal Year 2001 
Budget--(Long Summary), 22 February 2000.
    29. Freezing Appropriations Is Not Realistic, 1 March 2000.
    30. What History Teaches Us About Appropriations, 3 March 
2000.
    31. Why Congress Needs To Use a Realistic Appropriations 
Baseline: The Issue of ``One-Time'' Costs, 6 March 2000.
    32. A Summary and Analysis of the House Republican Budget 
Resolution for Fiscal Year 2001, 20 March 2000.
    33. Dear Colleague Letter Addressing Supplemental 
Appropriations Bill Which Breaks the Spending Levels in the 
Budget Resolution, 30 March 2000.
    34. Fiscal Year 2001 House Budget Resolution Floor Sheets, 
31 March 2000.
    35. Talking Points for the Conference Agreement on the 
Budget Resolution, 13 April 2000.
    36. The Republican Budget Resolution: Conference 
Agreement--(Short Summary), 13 April 2000.
    37. A Summary and Analysis of the Conference Agreement on 
the Republican Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2001--(Long 
Summary), 4 May 2000.
    38. Vote No on Budget Process Bill, 10 May 2000.
    39. Vote No on Biennial Budgeting Process--(Dear Colleague 
Letter Opposing an Amendment to the Comprehensive Budget 
Process Reform Bill, H.R. 853, Which Calls for the Government 
to Switch From Annual to Biennial Budgeting), 11 May 2000.
    40. Vote No on the ``Statutory Budget Bill'' and the 
``Biennial Budgeting'' Amendment--(Dear Colleague Letter 
Opposing H.R. 853, the Comprehensive Budget Process Reform 
Bill, and the Joint Resolution and Biennial Budgeting 
Amendments), 15 May 2000.
    41. Problems With the Appropriations ``Lockbox'' 
Amendment--(Fact Sheet on the Appropriations Lock-Box Amendment 
to H.R. 853, the Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Bill), 16 
May 2000.
    42. Problems With the Automatic Continuing Resolution 
Amendment--(Fact Sheet on the Automatic Continuing Resolution 
Amendment to H.R. 853, the Comprehensive Budget Process Reform 
Bill), 16 May 2000.
    43. Let the Budget Gimmicks Begin, 27 June 2000.
    44. President Clinton's Revised Budget for Fiscal Year 
2001--(Summary), 28 June 2000.
    45. The Budget Gimmicks Continue: Part 2, 19 July 2000.
    46. Deficits Turn to Surpluses--A Democratic Success, 1 
August 2000.
    47. Appropriations Break the Limits, 7 September 2000.
    48. Frequently Asked Questions About the Federal Budget--
(Third Update), 15 September 2000.
    49. $240 Billion in Debt Reduction: A Number Without a 
Plan, 19 September 2000.
    50. Summaries of Democratic Views on Waste Fraud and Abuse 
for the Following Task Forces: (1) Welfare; (2) Defense; (3) 
Education and Training; (4) Health; (5) Natural Resources and 
the Environment; and (6) Housing and Infrastructure, 20 
September 2000.
    51. Timing Shifts: Using Gimmicks to Meet Budget Targets--
(The Saga of Timing Shifts in Appropriations Bills), 28 
September 2000.
    52. ``Spending Floodgates Open on the Hill'', 29 September 
2000.
    53. The Saga of Timing Shifts in Appropriations Bills 
Reveals Fundamental Flaws in the ``90/10 Plan'', 2 October 
2000.
    54. Appropriations Break the Limits: Update, 4 October 
2000.
    55. The ``90/10'' Plan'': An Empty Promise to Reduce Debt, 
5 October 2000.
    56. Spratt Calls GOP Reports ``Recycled Findings''--
(Evaluation of Republican Task Force Findings on Waste, Fraud, 
and Abuse), 5 October 2000.
    57. Appropriations Scorecard: Congress Spends More Than 
Clinton, Nine for Twelve * * * and Counting, 30 October 2000.
    58. Dear Colleague Letter on Reforms to the Food Stamp 
Program in the Fiscal Year 2001 Agriculture Appropriations 
Bill, 31 October 2000.
    59. Congress Continues to Break Appropriations Limits, 31 
October 2000.

                                  
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