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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 178 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 413

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                            H. CON. RES. 178

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
             fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 17, 1996

                  Received and placed on the calendar

                                                       Calendar No. 413
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 178

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 17, 1996

                  Received and placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
             fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997.

    The Congress determines and declares that the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 1997 is hereby established and that the 
appropriate budgetary lev- 
els for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 are hereby set forth.

SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

    The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the fiscal years 
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002:
            (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution:
                    (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are 
                as follows:
                            Fiscal year 1997: $1,085,363,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 1998: $1,130,426,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 1999: $1,176,236,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2000: $1,229,666,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2001: $1,288,998,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2002: $1,358,219,000,000.
                    (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of 
                Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:
                            Fiscal year 1997: -$15,031,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 1998: -$17,817,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 1999: -$21,488,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2000: -$21,291,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2001: -$21,114,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2002: -$14,466,000,000.
            (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new budget 
        authority are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1997: $1,311,284,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1998: $1,357,208,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $1,386,338,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $1,428,397,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $1,450,450,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $1,497,756,000,000.
            (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1997: $1,306,921,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1998: $1,350,905,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $1,379,428,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $1,413,490,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $1,428,809,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $1,463,504,000,000.
            (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
        resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1997: $221,558,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1998: $220,479,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $203,192,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $183,824,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $139,811,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $105,285,000,000.
            (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1997: $5,434,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1998: $5,697,600,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $5,938,900,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $6,159,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $6,332,800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $6,464,900,000,000.
            (6) Direct Loan Obligations.--The appropriate levels of 
        total new direct loan obligations are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1997: $41,353,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1998: $39,179,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $42,287,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $43,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $44,359,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $45,532,000,000.
            (7) Primary Loan Guarantee Commitments.--The appropriate 
        levels of new primary loan guarantee commitments are as 
        follows:
                    Fiscal year 1997: $266,271,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1998: $264,761,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $261,793,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $261,676,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $262,429,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $262,131,000,000.

SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

    The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of 
new budget authority, budget outlays, new direct loan obligations, and 
new primary loan guarantee commitments for fiscal years 1997 through 
2002 for each major functional category are:
            (1) National Defense (050):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $267,183,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $264,846,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $268,958,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $263,618,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $271,677,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $267,049,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $192,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $274,377,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $270,841,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $187,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $277,121,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $270,025,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $185,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $280,101,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $270,122,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $183,000,000.
            (2) International Affairs (150):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,732,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,963,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $4,333,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $18,110,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,551,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,484,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $4,342,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $18,262,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $10,576,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,467,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $4,358,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $18,311,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,089,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,025,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $4,346,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $18,311,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $10,890,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,584,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $4,395,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $18,409,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,009,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,281,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $4,387,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $18,409,000,000.
            (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,537,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,697,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,428,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,494,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,313,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,224,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,159,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,111,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,934,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,943,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,602,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,673,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (4) Energy (270):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,380,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,729,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,033,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,441,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,078,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,039,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,034,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,327,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,045,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $1,697,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $815,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,036,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $1,782,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $740,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,000,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $1,430,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $231,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,031,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,529,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,322,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $37,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,902,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $19,654,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $41,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $19,713,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,409,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $38,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,399,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,950,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $38,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,994,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $19,205,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $38,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $18,860,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $18,910,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $38,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (6) Agriculture (350):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,840,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,238,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $7,794,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $5,870,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,750,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,855,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $9,346,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $6,637,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,367,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,483,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $10,743,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $6,586,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $10,714,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $8,843,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $10,736,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $6,652,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,497,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $7,730,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $10,595,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $6,641,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,964,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $7,181,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $10,570,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $6,709,000,000.
            (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,838,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$2,319,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,856,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $197,340,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,464,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $5,752,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,787,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $196,750,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $10,476,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $6,043,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,763,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $196,253,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,448,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $7,320,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,759,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $195,883,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,268,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $7,283,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,745,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $195,375,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,598,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $7,218,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,740,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $194,875,000,000.
            (8) Transportation (400):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $41,737,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,007,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $15,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $43,541,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $37,635,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $15,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $43,961,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $36,111,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $15,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $44,103,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $35,236,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $15,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $44,531,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $34,526,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $15,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $45,045,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $34,042,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $15,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,672,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,149,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,231,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $2,133,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,605,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $8,640,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,257,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $2,133,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,559,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $7,820,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,287,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $1,171,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,595,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $7,040,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,365,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $1,171,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,243,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $6,655,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,404,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $2,202,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,153,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $6,161,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,430,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $2,202,000,000.
            (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
        (500):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $46,965,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $49,504,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $16,219,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $15,469,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $47,416,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $48,112,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $19,040,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $14,760,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $48,046,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $47,817,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $21,781,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $13,854,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $48,696,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $48,209,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $22,884,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $14,589,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $49,410,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $48,704,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $23,978,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $15,319,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $50,092,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $49,335,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $25,127,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $16,085,000,000.
            (11) Health (550):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $129,918,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $130,276,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $187,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $137,726,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $138,064,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $94,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $144,995,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $145,168,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $152,961,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $152,890,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $161,114,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $160,789,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $167,926,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $167,476,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (12) Medicare (570):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $193,165,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $191,481,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $207,183,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $205,458,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $217,250,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $214,978,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $229,309,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $227,560,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $241,641,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $239,907,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $255,121,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $252,720,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (13) Income Security (600):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $232,612,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $240,107,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $241,254,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $244,185,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $244,842,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $251,716,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $262,510,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $263,060,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $262,260,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $265,271,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $281,100,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $277,213,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (14) Social Security (650):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,812,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,543,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,476,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,213,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,219,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,922,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $9,979,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,662,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $10,775,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,458,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,607,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,290,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $39,117,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,654,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $935,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $26,362,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $38,458,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,321,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $962,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $25,925,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $37,712,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $38,063,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $987,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $25,426,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $37,713,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,427,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,021,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $24,883,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $38,002,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $36,882,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,189,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $24,298,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $39,713,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $39,912,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,194,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $23,668,000,000.
            (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,125,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $19,930,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,302,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,162,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,186,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,241,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,235,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,944,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,746,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,704,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,740,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $20,700,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (17) General Government (800):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,372,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,747,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,314,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,640,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,592,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,928,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,987,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,364,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,549,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,454,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,020,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,321,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (18) Net Interest (900):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $282,653,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $282,653,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $288,947,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $288,947,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $292,607,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $292,607,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $294,004,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $294,004,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $298,041,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $298,041,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $302,443,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $302,443,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (19) Allowances (920):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,671,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$1,032,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$1,934,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$833,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$2,025,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$183,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$2,038,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$271,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$2,026,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$1,770,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$2,182,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$2,139,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                    Fiscal year 1997:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$45,574,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$45,574,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $7,900,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$35,574,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$35,574,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,350,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$34,762,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$34,762,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$36,540,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$36,540,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$38,322,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$38,322,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$40,586,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$40,586,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.

SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

    (a) Submissions.--
            (1) Welfare and medicaid reform.--Not later than May 24, 
        1996, the House committees named in subsection (b) shall submit 
        their recommendations to provide direct spending for welfare 
        and medicaid reform to the House Committee on the Budget. After 
        receiving those recommendations, the House Committee on the 
        Budget shall report to the House a reconciliation bill carrying 
        out all such recommendations without any substantive revision.
            (2) Medicare preservation.--Not later than June 14, 1996, 
        the House committees named in subsection (c) shall submit their 
        recommendations to provide direct spending for medicare 
        preservation to the House Committee on the Budget. After 
        receiving those recommendations, the House Committee on the 
        Budget shall report to the House a reconciliation bill carrying 
        out all such recommendations without any substantive revision.
            (3) Tax relief and miscellaneous direct spending reforms.--
        Not later than July 12, 1996, the House committees named in 
        subsection (d) shall submit their recommendations to provide 
        direct spending, deficit reduction, and revenues to the House 
        Committee on the Budget. After receiving those recommendations, 
        the House Committee on the Budget shall report to the House a 
        reconciliation bill carrying out all such recommendations 
        without any substantive revision.
            (4) Contingent instruction.--In addition to any bill 
        described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3), if the chairman of the 
        House Committee on the Budget submits a letter to the Speaker 
        which sets forth an additional submission date for an omnibus 
        reconciliation bill carrying out all instructions under 
        subsections (b), (c), and (d) and that letter is printed in the 
        Congressional Record, then the House committees named in those 
        subsections shall promptly submit (or resubmit) recommendations 
        to carry out those subsections to the House Committee on the 
        Budget. After receiving those recommendations, the House 
        Committee on the Budget shall report to the House a 
        reconciliation bill carrying out all such recommendations 
        without any substantive revision.
    (b) Instructions for Welfare and Medicaid Reform.--
            (1) Committee on agriculture.--The House Committee on 
        Agriculture shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction that provide direct spending for welfare reform 
        such that the total level of direct spending for that committee 
        does not exceed: $35,604,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        1997, $36,597,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $216,199,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
            (2) Committee on commerce.--The House Committee on Commerce 
        shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
        provide direct spending for medicaid reform such that the total 
        level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
        $324,314,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997, 
        $476,428,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $2,392,181,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 through 
        2002.
            (3) Committee on economic and educational opportunities.--
        The House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities 
        shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
        provide direct spending for welfare reform such that the total 
        level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
        $15,812,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997, 
        $19,677,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $105,343,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
            (4) Committee on ways and means.--The House Committee on 
        Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction that provide direct spending for welfare reform 
        such that the total level of direct spending for that committee 
        does not exceed: $382,631,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        1997, $563,077,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $2,810,370,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 through 
        2002.
    (c) Instructions for Medicare Preservation.--
            (1) Committee on commerce.--The House Committee on Commerce 
        shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
        provide direct spending for medicare preservation such that the 
        total level of direct spending for that committee does not 
        exceed: $317,514,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997, 
        $425,828,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $2,234,080,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 through 
        2002.
            (2) Committee on ways and means.--The House Committee on 
        Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction that provide direct spending for medicare 
        preservation such that the total level of direct spending for 
        that committee does not exceed: $375,831,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 1997, $512,477,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2002, and $2,652,269,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 
        through 2002.
    (d) Instructions for Tax Relief and Miscellaneous Direct Spending 
Reforms.--
            (1) Committee on banking and financial services.--(A) The 
        House Committee on Banking and Financial Services shall report 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
        spending such that the total level of direct spending for that 
        committee does not exceed: -$12,249,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 1997, -$6,116,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2002, and -$42,310,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 
        through 2002.
            (B) The House Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
        shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that would 
        reduce the deficit by: $0 in fiscal year 1997, $115,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2002, and $305,000,000 in fiscal years 1997 through 
        2002.
            (2) Committee on commerce.--The House Committee on Commerce 
        shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
        provide direct spending such that the total level of direct 
        spending for that committee does not exceed: $316,013,000,000 
        in outlays for fiscal year 1997, $419,609,000,000 in outlays 
        for fiscal year 2002, and $2,213,093,000,000 in outlays in 
        fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
            (3) Committee on economic and educational opportunities.--
        The House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities 
        shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
        provide direct spending such that the total level of direct 
        spending for that committee does not exceed: $14,968,000,000 in 
        outlays for fiscal year 1997, $18,818,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 2002, and $101,044,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
        years 1997 through 2002.
            (4) Committee on government reform and oversight.--(A) The 
        House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall report 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
        spending such that the total level of direct spending for that 
        committee does not exceed: $65,130,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 1997, $82,548,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2002, and $442,000,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 
        through 2002.
            (B) The House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that would 
        reduce the deficit by: $255,000,000 in fiscal year 1997, 
        $575,000,000 for fiscal years 2002, and $2,886,000,000 in 
        fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
            (5) Committee on international relations.--The House 
        Committee on International Relations shall report changes in 
        laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending such 
        that the total level of direct spending for that committee does 
        not exceed: $13,025,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997, 
        $10,311,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $67,953,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
            (6) Committee on the judiciary.--The House Committee on the 
        Judiciary shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
        that provide direct spending such that the total level of 
        direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
        $2,784,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997, $4,586,000,000 
        in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and $24,982,000,000 in outlays 
        in fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
            (7) Committee on national security.--The House Committee on 
        National Security shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
        level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
        $39,787,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997, 
        $49,551,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $270,749,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
            (8) Committee on resources.--The House Committee on 
        Resources shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
        that provide direct spending such that the total level of 
        direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
        $2,132,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997, $2,057,000,000 
        in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and $11,739,000,000 in outlays 
        in fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
            (9) Committee on science.--The House Committee on Science 
        shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
        provide direct spending such that the total level of direct 
        spending for that committee does not exceed: $40,000,000 in 
        outlays for fiscal year 1997, $46,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
        year 2002, and $242,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 
        through 2002.
            (10) Committee on transportation and infrastructure.--The 
        House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure shall 
        report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
        direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
        for that committee does not exceed: $18,254,000,000 in outlays 
        for fiscal year 1997, $17,890,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
        year 2002, and $106,903,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 
        through 2002.
            (11) Committee on veterans' affairs.--The House Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
        level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
        $21,375,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997, 
        $22,217,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $130,468,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
            (12) Committee on ways and means.--(A) The House Committee 
        on Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
        level of direct spending for that committee does not exceed: 
        $373,764,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997, 
        $509,912,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $2,638,286,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 through 
        2002.
            (B) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
        changes in laws within its jurisdiction such that the total 
        level of revenues for that committee is not less than: 
        $1,050,476,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 1997, 
        $1,319,852,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $7,047,865,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years 1997 through 
        2002.
    (e) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``direct 
spending'' has the meaning given to such term in section 250(c)(8) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 5. SALE OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS.

    (a) Budgetary Treatment.--For purposes of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, amounts realized from sales of assets shall be scored with 
respect to the level of budget authority, outlays, or revenues.
    (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``sale of 
an asset'' shall have the same meaning as under section 250(c)(21) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    (c) Treatment of Loan Assets.--For purposes of this section, the 
sale of loan assets or the prepayment of a loan shall be governed by 
the terms of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.

SEC. 6. CREDIT REFORM AND DIRECT STUDENT LOANS.

    For the purposes of any concurrent resolution on the budget and the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the cost of a direct loan under the 
Federal direct student loan program shall be the net present value, at 
the time when the direct loan is disbursed, of the following cash flows 
for the estimated life of the loan--
            (1) loan disbursements;
            (2) repayments of principal;
            (3) payments of interest and other payments by or to the 
        Government over the life of the loan after adjusting for 
        estimated defaults, prepayments, fees, penalties, and other 
        recoveries; and
            (4) direct expenses, including--
                    (A) activities related to credit extension, loan 
                origination, loan servicing, management of contractors, 
                and payments to contractors, other government entities, 
                and program participants;
                    (B) collection of delinquent loans; and
                    (C) writeoff and closeout of loans.

SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BASELINES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that:
            (1) Baselines are projections of future spending if 
        existing policies remain unchanged.
            (2) Under baseline assumptions, spending automatically 
        rises with inflation even if such increases are not mandated 
        under existing law.
            (3) Baseline budgeting is inherently biased against 
        policies that would reduce the projected growth in spending 
        because such policies are depicted as spending reductions from 
        an increasing baseline.
            (4) The baseline concept has encouraged Congress to 
        abdicate its constitutional obligation to control the public 
        purse for those programs which are automatically funded.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that baseline 
budgeting should be replaced with a budgetary model that requires 
justification of aggregate funding levels and maximizes congressional 
accountability for Federal spending.

SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EMERGENCIES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that:
            (1) The Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 exempted from the 
        discretionary spending limits and the Pay-As-You-Go 
        requirements for entitlement and tax legislation funding 
        requirements that are designated by Congress and the President 
        as an emergency.
            (2) Congress and the President have increasingly misused 
        the emergency designation by--
                    (A) designating as emergencies funding requirements 
                that are predictable and do not pose a threat to life, 
                property, or national security,
                    (B) designating emergencies with the sole purpose 
                of circumventing statutory and congressional spending 
                limitations, and
                    (C) adding to emergency legislation controversial 
                items that would not otherwise withstand public 
                scrutiny.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that in order 
to balance the Federal budget Congress should consider alternative 
approaches to budgeting for emergencies, including codifying the 
definition of an emergency, establishing contingency funds to pay for 
emergencies, and fully offsetting the costs of emergencies with 
rescissions of spending authority that would have been obligated but 
for the rescission.

SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LOAN SALES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that:
            (1) The House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on 
        Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government have stated 
        that ``more consideration should be given to the sale of 
        nonperforming loans held not only by HUD, but by all Federal 
        agencies that provide credit programs'' and directed the Office 
        of Management and Budget to direct Federal agencies to evaluate 
        the value of their credit programs and develop a plan for the 
        privatization of such credit programs.
            (2) The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, 
        Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies has 
        directed that the Small Business Administration should study 
        and report to Congress on the feasibility of private servicing 
        of SBA loan activities.
            (3) The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
        Agencies previously directed the Farmers Home Administration to 
        ``explore the potential savings that might occur from contract 
        centralized servicing.''
            (4) The Committee on Agriculture of the House has 
        consistently urged the Secretary of Agriculture to explore 
        contracting out loan servicing operations.
            (5) The General Accounting Office has found that ``Allowing 
        the public and private sectors to compete for the centralized 
        servicing (of loans) could mean reaping the benefits of the 
        competitive marketplace - greater efficiency, increased focus 
        on customer needs, increased innovation, and improved morale.''
            (6) The House Committee on Small Business has recommended 
        ``that 40 percent of the loan servicing portfolio (for Disaster 
        Loans) be privatized.''
            (7) The President's Budget for Fiscal Year 1997 proposes to 
        review options for improving the quality of loan portfolio 
        management including contracting to the private sector.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
appropriate committees of the House and the Senate should report 
legislation authorizing the sale of such loan assets as they deem 
appropriate in order to contribute to Government downsizing, 
administrative cost savings, and improved services to borrowers.

SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CHANGES IN MEDICAID.

    It is the sense of Congress that any legislation changing the 
medicaid program pursuant to this resolution should--
            (1) guarantee coverage for low-income children, pregnant 
        women, the elderly, and the disabled as described in the 
        National Governors' Association February 6, 1996, policy on 
        reforming medicaid, which was endorsed unanimously by our 
        Nation's governors;
            (2) maintain the medicaid program as a matching program 
        while providing a fairer and more equitable formula for 
        calculating the matching rate;
            (3) reject any illusory financing schemes;
            (4) continue Federal minimum standards for nursing homes;
            (5) continue Federal rules that prevent wives or husbands 
        from being required to impoverish themselves in order to obtain 
        and keep medicaid benefits for their spouse requiring nursing 
        home care; and
            (6) provide coverage of medicare premiums and cost-sharing 
        payments for low-income seniors consistent with the unanimous 
        National Governors' Association medicaid policy.

SEC. 11. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) domestic violence is the leading cause of physical 
        injury to women; the Department of Justice estimates that over 
        one million violent crimes against women are committed by 
        intimate partners annually;
            (2) domestic violence dramatically affects the victim's 
        ability to participate in the workforce; a University of 
        Minnesota survey reported that one-quarter of battered women 
        surveyed had lost a job partly because of being abused and that 
        over half of these women had been harassed by their abuser at 
        work;
            (3) domestic violence is often intensified as women seek to 
        gain economic independence through attending school or training 
        programs; batterers have been reported to prevent women from 
        attending these programs or sabotage their efforts at self-
        improvement;
            (4) nationwide surveys of service providers prepared by the 
        Taylor Institute of Chicago, document, for the first time, the 
        interrelationship between domestic violence and welfare by 
        showing that between 50 percent and 80 percent of AFDC 
        recipients are current or past victims of domestic violence;
            (5) over half of the women surveyed stayed with their 
        batterers because they lacked the resources to support 
        themselves and their children; the surveys also found that the 
        availability of economic support is a critical factor in poor 
        women's ability to leave abusive situations that threaten them 
        and their children; and
            (6) proposals to restructure the welfare programs may 
        impact the availability of the economic support and the safety 
        net necessary to enable poor women to flee abuse without 
        risking homelessness and starvation for their families.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) no welfare reform provision shall be enacted by 
        Congress unless and until Congress considers whether such 
        welfare reform provisions will exacerbate violence against 
        women and their children, further endanger women's lives, make 
        it more difficult for women to escape domestic violence, or 
        further punish women victimized by violence; and
            (2) any welfare reform measure enacted by Congress shall 
        require that any welfare-to-work, education, or job placement 
        programs implemented by the States will address the impact of 
        domestic violence on welfare recipients.

SEC. 12. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPACT OF LEGISLATION ON CHILDREN.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress 
should not adopt or enact any legislation that will increase the number 
of children who are hungry, homeless, poor, or medically uninsured.
    (b) Legislative Accountability for Impact on Children.--In the 
event legislation enacted to comply with this resolution results in an 
increase in the number of hungry, homeless, poor, or medically 
uninsured by the end of fiscal year 1997, Congress shall revisit the 
provisions of such legislation which caused such increase and shall, as 
soon as practicable thereafter, adopt legislation which would halt any 
continuation of such increase.

SEC. 13. SENSE OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON DEBT REPAYMENT.

    It is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
            (1) Congress has a basic moral and ethical responsibility 
        to future generations to repay the Federal debt;
            (2) Congress should enact a plan that balances the budget, 
        and then also develops a regimen for paying off the Federal 
        debt;
            (3) after the budget is balanced, a surplus should be 
        created which can be used to begin paying off the debt; and
            (4) such a plan should be formulated and implemented so 
        that this generation can save future generations from the 
        crushing burdens of the Federal debt.

SEC. 14. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMMITMENT TO A BALANCED BUDGET BY FISCAL 
              YEAR 2002.

    It is the sense of Congress that the President and Congress should 
continue to adhere to the statutory commitment made by both parties on 
November 20, 1995, to enact legislation to achieve a balanced budget 
not later than fiscal year 2002 as estimated by the Congressional 
Budget Office.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.
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