Union Calendar No. 283

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 178

[Report No. 104–575]

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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

MAY 14, 1996

Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 283

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 178

[Report No. 104–575]

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 14, 1996

Mr. KASICH, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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.

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring),
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1 SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET

2 FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997.

3 The Congress determines and declares that the con4 current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997 is

5 hereby established and that the appropriate budgetary lev6 els for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 are hereby set

7 forth.

8 SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

9 The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the

10 fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002:

11 (1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—For purposes of the

12 enforcement of this resolution:

13 (A) The recommended levels of Federal

14 revenues are as follows:

15 Fiscal year 1997:

16 $1,085,363,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 1998:

18 $1,130,426,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 1999:

20 $1,176,236,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2000:

22 $1,229,666,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 2001:

24 $1,288,998,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2002:

26 $1,358,219,000,000.
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1 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate

2 levels of Federal revenues should be changed

3 are as follows:

4 Fiscal year 1997: -$15,031,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 1998: -$17,817,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 1999: -$21,488,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2000: -$21,291,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2001: -$21,114,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2002: -$14,466,000,000.

10 (2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes

11 of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate

12 levels of total new budget authority are as follows:

13 Fiscal year 1997: $1,311,284,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 1998: $1,357,208,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 1999: $1,386,338,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2000: $1,428,397,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2001: $1,450,450,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2002: $1,497,756,000,000.

19 (3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the

20 enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels

21 of total budget outlays are as follows:

22 Fiscal year 1997: $1,306,921,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 1998: $1,350,905,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 1999: $1,379,428,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2000: $1,413,490,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2001: $1,428,809,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2002: $1,463,504,000,000.

3 (4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforce4 ment of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits

5 are as follows:

6 Fiscal year 1997: $221,558,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 1998: $220,479,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 1999: $203,192,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2000: $183,824,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2001: $139,811,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2002: $105,285,000,000.

12 (5) PUBLIC DEBT.—The appropriate levels of

13 the public debt are as follows:

14 Fiscal year 1997: $5,434,400,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 1998: $5,697,600,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 1999: $5,938,900,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2000: $6,159,000,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2001: $6,332,800,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2002: $6,464,900,000,000.

20 (6) DIRECT LOAN OBLIGATIONS.—The appro21 priate levels of total new direct loan obligations are

22 as follows:

23 Fiscal year 1997: $41,353,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 1998: $39,179,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 1999: $42,287,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2000: $43,200,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2001: $44,359,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2002: $45,532,000,000.

4 (7) PRIMARY LOAN GUARANTEE COMMIT5 MENTS.—The appropriate levels of new primary loan

6 guarantee commitments are as follows:

7 Fiscal year 1997: $266,271,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 1998: $264,761,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 1999: $261,793,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2000: $261,676,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2001: $262,429,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2002: $262,131,000,000.

13 SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

14 The Congress determines and declares that the ap15 propriate levels of new budget authority, budget outlays,

16 new direct loan obligations, and new primary loan guaran17 tee commitments for fiscal years 1997 through 2002 for

18 each major functional category are:

19 (1) National Defense (050):

20 Fiscal year 1997:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $267,183,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $264,846,000,000.

24 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee com2 mitments $800,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 1998:

4 (A) New budget authority,

5 $268,958,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, $263,618,000,000.

7 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee com9 mitments $200,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 1999:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $271,677,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $267,049,000,000.

14 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee com16 mitments $192,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2000:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $274,377,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $270,841,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee com23 mitments $187,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2001:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $277,121,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $270,025,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee com6 mitments $185,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2002:

8 (A) New budget authority,

9 $280,101,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $270,122,000,000.

11 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee com13 mitments $183,000,000.

14 (2) International Affairs (150):

15 Fiscal year 1997:

16 (A) New budget authority,

17 $13,732,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $14,963,000,000.

19 (C) New direct loan obligations,

20 $4,333,000,000.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee com22 mitments $18,110,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 1998:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $11,551,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $13,484,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations,

3 $4,342,000,000.

4 (D) New primary loan guarantee com5 mitments $18,262,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 1999:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $10,576,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $12,467,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $4,358,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee com13 mitments $18,311,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2000:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $11,089,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $11,025,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations,

19 $4,346,000,000.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee com21 mitments $18,311,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2001:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $10,890,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $10,584,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $4,395,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments $18,409,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2002:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $11,009,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $10,281,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $4,387,000,000.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee com12 mitments $18,409,000,000.

13 (3) General Science, Space, and Technology

14 (250):

15 Fiscal year 1997:

16 (A) New budget authority,

17 $16,537,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $16,697,000,000.

19 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee com21 mitments $0.

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $16,428,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $16,494,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

2 (D) New primary loan guarantee com3 mitments $0.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $16,313,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $16,224,000,000.

8 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

9 (D) New primary loan guarantee com10 mitments $0.

11 Fiscal year 2000:

12 (A) New budget authority,

13 $16,159,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $16,111,000,000.

15 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

16 (D) New primary loan guarantee com17 mitments $0.

18 Fiscal year 2001:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $15,934,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $15,943,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee com24 mitments $0.

25 Fiscal year 2002:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $15,602,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $15,673,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee com6 mitments $0.

7 (4) Energy (270):

8 Fiscal year 1997:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $2,380,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $2,729,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations,

13 $1,033,000,000.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments $0.

16 Fiscal year 1998:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $2,441,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $2,078,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $1,039,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee com23 mitments $0.

24 Fiscal year 1999:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $2,034,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $1,327,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $1,045,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments $0.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $1,697,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $815,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations,

13 $1,036,000,000.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments $0.

16 Fiscal year 2001:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $1,782,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $740,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $1,000,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee com23 mitments $0.

24 Fiscal year 2002:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $1,430,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $231,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $1,031,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments $0.

8 (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):

9 Fiscal year 1997:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $20,529,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $21,322,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $37,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee com16 mitments $0.

17 Fiscal year 1998:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $18,902,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $19,654,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations,

22 $41,000,000.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee com24 mitments $0.

25 Fiscal year 1999:
14

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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $19,713,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $20,409,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $38,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments $0.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $18,399,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $18,950,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations,

13 $38,000,000.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments $0.

16 Fiscal year 2001:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $18,994,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $19,205,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $38,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee com23 mitments $0.

24 Fiscal year 2002:
15

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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $18,860,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $18,910,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $38,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments $0.

8 (6) Agriculture (350):

9 Fiscal year 1997:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $11,840,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $10,238,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $7,794,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee com16 mitments $5,870,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 1998:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $11,750,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $9,855,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations,

22 $9,346,000,000.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee com24 mitments $6,637,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 1999:
16

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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $11,367,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $9,483,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $10,743,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments $6,586,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $10,714,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $8,843,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations,

13 $10,736,000,000.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments $6,652,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2001:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $9,497,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $7,730,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $10,595,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee com23 mitments $6,641,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2002:
17

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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $8,964,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $7,181,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $10,570,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments $6,709,000,000.

8 (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):

9 Fiscal year 1997:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $7,838,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, -$2,319,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $1,856,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee com16 mitments $197,340,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 1998:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $9,464,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $5,752,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations,

22 $1,787,000,000.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee com24 mitments $196,750,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 1999:
18

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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $10,476,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $6,043,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $1,763,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments $196,253,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $12,448,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $7,320,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations,

13 $1,759,000,000.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments $195,883,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2001:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $11,268,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $7,283,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $1,745,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee com23 mitments $195,375,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2002:
19

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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $11,598,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $7,218,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $1,740,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments $194,875,000,000.

8 (8) Transportation (400):

9 Fiscal year 1997:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $41,737,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $39,007,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $15,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee com16 mitments $0.

17 Fiscal year 1998:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $43,541,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $37,635,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations,

22 $15,000,000.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee com24 mitments $0.

25 Fiscal year 1999:
20

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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $43,961,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $36,111,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $15,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments $0.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $44,103,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $35,236,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations,

13 $15,000,000.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments $0.

16 Fiscal year 2001:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $44,531,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $34,526,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $15,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee com23 mitments $0.

24 Fiscal year 2002:
21

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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $45,045,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $34,042,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $15,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments $0.

8 (9) Community and Regional Development

9 (450):

10 Fiscal year 1997:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $6,672,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $10,149,000,000.

14 (C) New direct loan obligations,

15 $1,231,000,000.

16 (D) New primary loan guarantee com17 mitments $2,133,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 1998:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $6,605,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $8,640,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations,

23 $1,257,000,000.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee com25 mitments $2,133,000,000.
22

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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $6,559,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $7,820,000,000.

5 (C) New direct loan obligations,

6 $1,287,000,000.

7 (D) New primary loan guarantee com8 mitments $1,171,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2000:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $6,595,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $7,040,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $1,365,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee com16 mitments $1,171,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2001:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $6,243,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $6,655,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations,

22 $1,404,000,000.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee com24 mitments $2,202,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2002:
23

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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $6,153,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $6,161,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $1,430,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments $2,202,000,000.

8 (10) Education, Training, Employment, and

9 Social Services (500):

10 Fiscal year 1997:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $46,965,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $49,504,000,000.

14 (C) New direct loan obligations,

15 $16,219,000,000.

16 (D) New primary loan guarantee com17 mitments $15,469,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 1998:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $47,416,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $48,112,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations,

23 $19,040,000,000.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee com25 mitments $14,760,000,000.
24

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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $48,046,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $47,817,000,000.

5 (C) New direct loan obligations,

6 $21,781,000,000.

7 (D) New primary loan guarantee com8 mitments $13,854,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2000:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $48,696,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $48,209,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $22,884,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee com16 mitments $14,589,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2001:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $49,410,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $48,704,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations,

22 $23,978,000,000.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee com24 mitments $15,319,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2002:
25

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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $50,092,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $49,335,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $25,127,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments $16,085,000,000.

8 (11) Health (550):

9 Fiscal year 1997:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $129,918,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $130,276,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments $187,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 1998:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $137,726,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $138,064,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee com22 mitments $94,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 1999:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $144,995,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $145,168,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments $0.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $152,961,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $152,890,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee com11 mitments $0.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $161,114,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $160,789,000,000.

16 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee com18 mitments $0.

19 Fiscal year 2002:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $167,926,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $167,476,000,000.

23 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee com25 mitments $0.
27

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1 (12) Medicare (570):

2 Fiscal year 1997:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 $193,165,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $191,481,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

7 (D) New primary loan guarantee com8 mitments $0.

9 Fiscal year 1998:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $207,183,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $205,458,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments $0.

16 Fiscal year 1999:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $217,250,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $214,978,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee com22 mitments $0.

23 Fiscal year 2000:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $229,309,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $227,560,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments $0.

5 Fiscal year 2001:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $241,641,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $239,907,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee com11 mitments $0.

12 Fiscal year 2002:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $255,121,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $252,720,000,000.

16 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee com18 mitments $0.

19 (13) Income Security (600):

20 Fiscal year 1997:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $232,612,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $240,107,000,000.

24 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee com2 mitments $0.

3 Fiscal year 1998:

4 (A) New budget authority,

5 $241,254,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, $244,185,000,000.

7 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee com9 mitments $0.

10 Fiscal year 1999:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $244,842,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $251,716,000,000.

14 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee com16 mitments $0.

17 Fiscal year 2000:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $262,510,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $263,060,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee com23 mitments $0.

24 Fiscal year 2001:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $262,260,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $265,271,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee com6 mitments $0.

7 Fiscal year 2002:

8 (A) New budget authority,

9 $281,100,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $277,213,000,000.

11 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee com13 mitments $0.

14 (14) Social Security (650):

15 Fiscal year 1997:

16 (A) New budget authority,

17 $7,812,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $10,543,000,000.

19 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee com21 mitments $0.

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $8,476,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $11,213,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

2 (D) New primary loan guarantee com3 mitments $0.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $9,219,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $11,922,000,000.

8 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

9 (D) New primary loan guarantee com10 mitments $0.

11 Fiscal year 2000:

12 (A) New budget authority,

13 $9,979,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $12,662,000,000.

15 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

16 (D) New primary loan guarantee com17 mitments $0.

18 Fiscal year 2001:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $10,775,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $13,458,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee com24 mitments $0.

25 Fiscal year 2002:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $11,607,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $14,290,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee com6 mitments $0.

7 (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):

8 Fiscal year 1997:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $39,117,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $39,654,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations,

13 $935,000,000.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments $26,362,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 1998:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $38,458,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $39,321,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $962,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee com23 mitments $25,925,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 1999:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $37,712,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $38,063,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $987,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments $25,426,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $37,713,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $39,427,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations,

13 $1,021,000,000.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments $24,883,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2001:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $38,002,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $36,882,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $1,189,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee com23 mitments $24,298,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2002:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $39,713,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $39,912,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $1,194,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments $23,668,000,000.

8 (16) Administration of Justice (750):

9 Fiscal year 1997:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $22,125,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $19,930,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments $0.

16 Fiscal year 1998:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $22,302,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $21,162,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee com22 mitments $0.

23 Fiscal year 1999:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $23,186,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $22,241,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments $0.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $23,235,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $22,944,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee com11 mitments $0.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $20,746,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $20,704,000,000.

16 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee com18 mitments $0.

19 Fiscal year 2002:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $20,740,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $20,700,000,000.

23 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee com25 mitments $0.
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1 (17) General Government (800):

2 Fiscal year 1997:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 $11,372,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $11,747,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

7 (D) New primary loan guarantee com8 mitments $0.

9 Fiscal year 1998:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $13,314,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $13,640,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments $0.

16 Fiscal year 1999:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $12,592,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $12,928,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee com22 mitments $0.

23 Fiscal year 2000:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $12,987,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $13,364,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments $0.

5 Fiscal year 2001:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $12,549,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $12,454,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee com11 mitments $0.

12 Fiscal year 2002:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $13,020,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $12,321,000,000.

16 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee com18 mitments $0.

19 (18) Net Interest (900):

20 Fiscal year 1997:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $282,653,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $282,653,000,000.

24 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee com2 mitments $0.

3 Fiscal year 1998:

4 (A) New budget authority,

5 $288,947,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, $288,947,000,000.

7 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee com9 mitments $0.

10 Fiscal year 1999:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $292,607,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $292,607,000,000.

14 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee com16 mitments $0.

17 Fiscal year 2000:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $294,004,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $294,004,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee com23 mitments $0.

24 Fiscal year 2001:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $298,041,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $298,041,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee com6 mitments $0.

7 Fiscal year 2002:

8 (A) New budget authority,

9 $302,443,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $302,443,000,000.

11 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee com13 mitments $0.

14 (19) Allowances (920):

15 Fiscal year 1997:

16 (A) New budget authority,

17 $2,671,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, -$1,032,000,000.

19 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee com21 mitments $0.

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 -$1,934,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, -$833,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

2 (D) New primary loan guarantee com3 mitments $0.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 -$2,025,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, -$183,000,000.

8 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

9 (D) New primary loan guarantee com10 mitments $0.

11 Fiscal year 2000:

12 (A) New budget authority,

13 -$2,038,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, -$271,000,000.

15 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

16 (D) New primary loan guarantee com17 mitments $0.

18 Fiscal year 2001:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 -$2,026,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, -$1,770,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee com24 mitments $0.

25 Fiscal year 2002:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 -$2,182,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, -$2,139,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee com6 mitments $0.

7 (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):

8 Fiscal year 1997:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 -$45,574,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, -$45,574,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations,

13 $7,900,000,000.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments $0.

16 Fiscal year 1998:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 -$35,574,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, -$35,574,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $1,350,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee com23 mitments $0.

24 Fiscal year 1999:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 -$34,762,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, -$34,762,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

5 (D) New primary loan guarantee com6 mitments $0.

7 Fiscal year 2000:

8 (A) New budget authority,

9 -$36,540,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, -$36,540,000,000.

11 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee com13 mitments $0.

14 Fiscal year 2001:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 -$38,322,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, -$38,322,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee com20 mitments $0.

21 Fiscal year 2002:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 -$40,586,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, -$40,586,000,000.

25 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee com2 mitments $0.

3 SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

4 (a) SUBMISSIONS.—

5 (1) WELFARE AND MEDICAID REFORM.—Not

6 later than May 24, 1996, the House committees

7 named in subsection (b) shall submit their rec8 ommendations to provide direct spending for welfare

9 and medicaid reform to the House Committee on the

10 Budget. After receiving those recommendations, the

11 House Committee on the Budget shall report to the

12 House a reconciliation bill carrying out all such rec13 ommendations without any substantive revision.

14 (2) MEDICARE PRESERVATION.—Not later than

15 June 14, 1996, the House committees named in sub16 section (c) shall submit their recommendations to

17 provide direct spending for medicare preservation to

18 the House Committee on the Budget. After receiving

19 those recommendations, the House Committee on

20 the Budget shall report to the House a reconciliation

21 bill carrying out all such recommendations without

22 any substantive revision.

23 (3) TAX RELIEF AND MISCELLANEOUS DIRECT

24 SPENDING REFORMS.—Not later than July 12,

25 1996, the House committees named in subsection
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1 (d) shall submit their recommendations to provide

2 direct spending, deficit reduction, and revenues to

3 the House Committee on the Budget. After receiving

4 those recommendations, the House Committee on

5 the Budget shall report to the House a reconciliation

6 bill carrying out all such recommendations without

7 any substantive revision.

8 (4) CONTINGENT INSTRUCTION.—In addition to

9 any bill described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3), if

10 the chairman of the House Committee on the Budg11 et submits a letter to the Speaker which sets forth

12 an additional submission date for an omnibus rec13 onciliation bill carrying out all instructions under

14 subsections (b), (c), and (d) and that letter is print15 ed in the Congressional Record, then the House

16 committees named in those subsections shall

17 promptly submit (or resubmit) recommendations to

18 carry out those subsections to the House Committee

19 on the Budget. After receiving those recommenda20 tions, the House Committee on the Budget shall re21 port to the House a reconciliation bill carrying out

22 all such recommendations without any substantive

23 revision.

24 (b) INSTRUCTIONS FOR WELFARE AND MEDICAID

25 REFORM.—
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1 (1) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.—The House

2 Committee on Agriculture shall report changes in

3 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend4 ing for welfare reform such that the total level of di5 rect spending for that committee does not exceed:

6 $35,604,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997,

7 $36,597,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and

8 $216,199,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997

9 through 2002.

10 (2) COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE.—The House

11 Committee on Commerce shall report changes in

12 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend13 ing for medicaid reform such that the total level of

14 direct spending for that committee does not exceed:

15 $324,314,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997,

16 $476,428,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002,

17 and $2,392,181,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years

18 1997 through 2002.

19 (3) COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND EDU20 CATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.—The House Committee

21 on Economic and Educational Opportunities shall

22 report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that

23 provide direct spending for welfare reform such that

24 the total level of direct spending for that committee

25 does not exceed: $15,812,000,000 in outlays for fis-
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1 cal year 1997, $19,677,000,000 in outlays for fiscal

2 year 2002, and $105,343,000,000 in outlays in fis3 cal years 1997 through 2002.

4 (4) COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.—The

5 House Committee on Ways and Means shall report

6 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide

7 direct spending for welfare reform such that the

8 total level of direct spending for that committee does

9 not exceed: $382,631,000,000 in outlays for fiscal

10 year 1997, $563,077,000,000 in outlays for fiscal

11 year 2002, and $2,810,370,000,000 in outlays in fis12 cal years 1997 through 2002.

13 (c) INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEDICARE PRESERVA14 TION.—

15 (1) COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE.—The House

16 Committee on Commerce shall report changes in

17 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend18 ing for medicare preservation such that the total

19 level of direct spending for that committee does not

20 exceed: $317,514,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year

21 1997, $425,828,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year

22 2002, and $2,234,080,000,000 in outlays in fiscal

23 years 1997 through 2002.

24 (2) COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.—The

25 House Committee on Ways and Means shall report
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1 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide

2 direct spending for medicare preservation such that

3 the total level of direct spending for that committee

4 does not exceed: $375,831,000,000 in outlays for

5 fiscal year 1997, $512,477,000,000 in outlays for

6 fiscal year 2002, and $2,652,269,000,000 in outlays

7 in fiscal years 1997 through 2002.

8 (d) INSTRUCTIONS FOR TAX RELIEF AND MIS9 CELLANEOUS DIRECT SPENDING REFORMS.—

10 (1) COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL

11 SERVICES.—(A) The House Committee on Banking

12 and Financial Services shall report changes in laws

13 within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending

14 such that the total level of direct spending for that

15 committee does not exceed: -$12,249,000,000 in out16 lays for fiscal year 1997, -$6,116,000,000 in outlays

17 for fiscal year 2002, and -$42,310,000,000 in out18 lays in fiscal years 1997 through 2002.

19 (B) The House Committee on Banking and Fi20 nancial Services shall report changes in laws within

21 its jurisdiction that would reduce the deficit by: $0

22 in fiscal year 1997, $115,000,000 for fiscal year

23 2002, and $305,000,000 in fiscal years 1997

24 through 2002.
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1 (2) COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE.—The House

2 Committee on Commerce shall report changes in

3 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend4 ing such that the total level of direct spending for

5 that committee does not exceed: $316,013,000,000

6 in outlays for fiscal year 1997, $419,609,000,000 in

7 outlays for fiscal year 2002, and

8 $2,213,093,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997

9 through 2002.

10 (3) COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND EDU11 CATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.—The House Committee

12 on Economic and Educational Opportunities shall

13 report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that

14 provide direct spending such that the total level of

15 direct spending for that committee does not exceed:

16 $14,968,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997,

17 $18,818,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and

18 $101,044,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997

19 through 2002.

20 (4) COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND

21 OVERSIGHT.—(A) The House Committee on Govern22 ment Reform and Oversight shall report changes in

23 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend24 ing such that the total level of direct spending for

25 that committee does not exceed: $65,130,000,000 in
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1 outlays for fiscal year 1997, $82,548,000,000 in

2 outlays for fiscal year 2002, and $442,000,000,000

3 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 through 2002.

4 (B) The House Committee on Government Re5 form and Oversight shall report changes in laws

6 within its jurisdiction that would reduce the deficit

7 by: $255,000,000 in fiscal year 1997, $575,000,000

8 for fiscal years 2002, and $2,886,000,000 in fiscal

9 years 1997 through 2002.

10 (5) COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELA11 TIONS.—The House Committee on International Re12 lations shall report changes in laws within its juris13 diction that provide direct spending such that the

14 total level of direct spending for that committee does

15 not exceed: $13,025,000,000 in outlays for fiscal

16 year 1997, $10,311,000,000 in outlays for fiscal

17 year 2002, and $67,953,000,000 in outlays in fiscal

18 years 1997 through 2002.

19 (6) COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.—The

20 House Committee on the Judiciary shall report

21 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide

22 direct spending such that the total level of direct

23 spending for that committee does not exceed:

24 $2,784,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997,

25 $4,586,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and
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1 $24,982,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997

2 through 2002.

3 (7) COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY.—The

4 House Committee on National Security shall report

5 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide

6 direct spending such that the total level of direct

7 spending for that committee does not exceed:

8 $39,787,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997,

9 $49,551,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and

10 $270,749,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997

11 through 2002.

12 (8) COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES.—The House

13 Committee on Resources shall report changes in

14 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend15 ing such that the total level of direct spending for

16 that committee does not exceed: $2,132,000,000 in

17 outlays for fiscal year 1997, $2,057,000,000 in out18 lays for fiscal year 2002, and $11,739,000,000 in

19 outlays in fiscal years 1997 through 2002.

20 (9) COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE.—The House

21 Committee on Science shall report changes in laws

22 within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending

23 such that the total level of direct spending for that

24 committee does not exceed: $40,000,000 in outlays

25 for fiscal year 1997, $46,000,000 in outlays for fis-
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1 cal year 2002, and $242,000,000 in outlays in fiscal

2 years 1997 through 2002.

3 (10) COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND IN4 FRASTRUCTURE.—The House Committee on Trans5 portation and Infrastructure shall report changes in

6 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend7 ing such that the total level of direct spending for

8 that committee does not exceed: $18,254,000,000 in

9 outlays for fiscal year 1997, $17,890,000,000 in

10 outlays for fiscal year 2002, and $106,903,000,000

11 in outlays in fiscal years 1997 through 2002.

12 (11) COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS.—

13 The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs shall re14 port changes in laws within its jurisdiction that pro15 vide direct spending such that the total level of di16 rect spending for that committee does not exceed:

17 $21,375,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997,

18 $22,217,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and

19 $130,468,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1997

20 through 2002.

21 (12) COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.—(A)

22 The House Committee on Ways and Means shall re23 port changes in laws within its jurisdiction that pro24 vide direct spending such that the total level of di25 rect spending for that committee does not exceed:
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1 $373,764,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1997,

2 $509,912,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002,

3 and $2,638,286,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years

4 1997 through 2002.

5 (B) The House Committee on Ways and Means

6 shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction

7 such that the total level of revenues for that commit8 tee is not less than: $1,050,476,000,000 in revenues

9 for fiscal year 1997, $1,319,852,000,000 in revenues

10 for fiscal year 2002, and $7,047,865,000,000 in rev11 enues in fiscal years 1997 through 2002.

12 (e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the

13 term ‘‘direct spending’’ has the meaning given to such

14 term in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and

15 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

16 SEC. 5. SALE OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS.

17 (a) BUDGETARY TREATMENT.—For purposes of the

18 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, amounts realized from

19 sales of assets shall be scored with respect to the level

20 of budget authority, outlays, or revenues.

21 (b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the

22 term ‘‘sale of an asset’’ shall have the same meaning as

23 under section 250(c)(21) of the Balanced Budget and

24 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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1 (c) TREATMENT OF LOAN ASSETS.—For purposes of

2 this section, the sale of loan assets or the prepayment of

3 a loan shall be governed by the terms of the Federal Credit

4 Reform Act of 1990.

5 SEC. 6. CREDIT REFORM AND DIRECT STUDENT LOANS.

6 For the purposes of any concurrent resolution on the

7 budget and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the

8 cost of a direct loan under the Federal direct student loan

9 program shall be the net present value, at the time when

10 the direct loan is disbursed, of the following cash flows

11 for the estimated life of the loan—

12 (1) loan disbursements;

13 (2) repayments of principal;

14 (3) payments of interest and other payments by

15 or to the Government over the life of the loan after

16 adjusting for estimated defaults, prepayments, fees,

17 penalties, and other recoveries; and

18 (4) direct expenses, including—

19 (A) activities related to credit extension,

20 loan origination, loan servicing, management of

21 contractors, and payments to contractors, other

22 government entities, and program participants;

23 (B) collection of delinquent loans; and

24 (C) writeoff and closeout of loans.
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1 SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BASELINES.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that:

3 (1) Baselines are projections of future spending

4 if existing policies remain unchanged.

5 (2) Under baseline assumptions, spending auto6 matically rises with inflation even if such increases

7 are not mandated under existing law.

8 (3) Baseline budgeting is inherently biased

9 against policies that would reduce the projected

10 growth in spending because such policies are de11 picted as spending reductions from an increasing

12 baseline.

13 (4) The baseline concept has encouraged Con14 gress to abdicate its constitutional obligation to con15 trol the public purse for those programs which are

16 automatically funded.

17 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con18 gress that baseline budgeting should be replaced with a

19 budgetary model that requires justification of aggregate

20 funding levels and maximizes congressional accountability

21 for Federal spending.

22 SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EMERGENCIES.

23 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that:

24 (1) The Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 ex25 empted from the discretionary spending limits and

26 the Pay-As-You-Go requirements for entitlement and
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1 tax legislation funding requirements that are des2 ignated by Congress and the President as an emer3 gency.

4 (2) Congress and the President have increas5 ingly misused the emergency designation by—

6 (A) designating as emergencies funding re7 quirements that are predictable and do not pose

8 a threat to life, property, or national security,

9 (B) designating emergencies with the sole

10 purpose of circumventing statutory and con11 gressional spending limitations and

12 (C) adding to emergency legislation con13 troversial items that would not otherwise with14 stand public scrutiny.

15 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con16 gress that in order to balance the Federal budget Congress

17 should consider alternative approaches to budgeting for

18 emergencies, including codifying the definition of an emer19 gency, establishing contingency funds to pay for emer20 gencies, and fully offsetting the costs of emergencies with

21 rescissions of spending authority that would have been ob22 ligated but for the rescission.

23 SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LOAN SALES.

24 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that:
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1 (1) The House and Senate Appropriations Sub2 committees on Treasury, Postal Service, and General

3 Government have stated that ‘‘more consideration

4 should be given to the sale of nonperforming loans

5 held not only by HUD, but by all Federal agencies

6 that provide credit programs’’ and directed the Of7 fice of Management and Budget to direct Federal

8 agencies to evaluate the value of their credit pro9 grams and develop a plan for the privatization of

10 such credit programs.

11 (2) The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee

12 on Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Re13 lated Agencies has directed that the Small Business

14 Administration should study and report to Congress

15 on the feasibility of private servicing of SBA loan

16 activities.

17 (3) The House Appropriations Subcommittee on

18 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug

19 Administration, and Related Agencies previously di20 rected the Farmers Home Administration to ‘‘ex21 plore the potential savings that might occur from

22 contract centralized servicing.’’

23 (4) The Committee on Agriculture of the House

24 has consistently urged the Secretary of Agriculture

25 to explore contracting out loan servicing operations.
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1 (5) The General Accounting Office has found

2 that ‘‘Allowing the public and private sectors to

3 compete for the centralized servicing (of loans) could

4 mean reaping the benefits of the competitive market5 place - greater efficiency, increased focus on cus6 tomer needs, increased innovation, and improved

7 morale.’’

8 (6) The House Committee on Small Business

9 has recommended ‘‘that 40 percent of the loan serv10 icing portfolio (for Disaster Loans) be privatized.’’

11 (7) The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year

12 1997 proposes to review options for improving the

13 quality of loan portfolio management including con14 tracting to the private sector.

15 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con16 gress that the appropriate committees of the House and

17 the Senate should report legislation authorizing the sale

18 of such loan assets as they deem appropriate in order to

19 contribute to Government downsizing, administrative cost

20 savings, and improved services to borrowers.

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

22 It is the sense of Congress that any legislation chang23 ing the medicaid program pursuant to this resolution

24 should—
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1 (1) guarantee coverage for low-income children,

2 pregnant women, the elderly, and the disabled as de3 scribed in the National Governors’ Association Feb4 ruary 6, 1996, policy on reforming medicaid, which

5 was endorsed unanimously by our Nation’s

6 governors;

7 (2) maintain the medicaid program as a match8 ing program while providing a fairer and more equi9 table formula for calculating the matching rate;

10 (3) reject any illusory financing schemes;

11 (4) continue Federal minimum standards for

12 nursing homes;

13 (5) continue Federal rules that prevent wives or

14 husbands from being required to impoverish them15 selves in order to obtain and keep medicaid benefits

16 for their spouse requiring nursing home care; and

17 (6) provide coverage of medicare premiums and

18 cost-sharing payments for low-income seniors con19 sistent with the unanimous National Governors’

20 Association medicaid policy.

21 SEC. 11. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

22 AND FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.

23 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

24 (1) domestic violence is the leading cause of

25 physical injury to women; the Department of Justice
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1 estimates that over one million violent crimes

2 against women are committed by intimate partners

3 annually;

4 (2) domestic violence dramatically affects the

5 victim’s ability to participate in the workforce; a

6 University of Minnesota survey reported that one7 quarter of battered women surveyed had lost a job

8 partly because of being abused and that over half of

9 these women had been harassed by their abuser at

10 work;

11 (3) domestic violence is often intensified as

12 women seek to gain economic independence through

13 attending school or training programs; batterers

14 have been reported to prevent women from attending

15 these programs or sabotage their efforts at self-im16 provement;

17 (4) nationwide surveys of service providers pre18 pared by the Taylor Institute of Chicago, document,

19 for the first time, the interrelationship between do20 mestic violence and welfare by showing that between

21 50 percent and 80 percent of AFDC recipients are

22 current or past victims of domestic violence;

23 (5) over half of the women surveyed stayed with

24 their batterers because they lacked the resources to

25 support themselves and their children; the surveys
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1 also found that the availability of economic support

2 is a critical factor in poor women’s ability to leave

3 abusive situations that threaten them and their chil4 dren; and

5 (6) proposals to restructure the welfare pro6 grams may impact the availability of the economic

7 support and the safety net necessary to enable poor

8 women to flee abuse without risking homelessness

9 and starvation for their families.

10 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con11 gress that—

12 (1) no welfare reform provision shall be enacted

13 by Congress unless and until Congress considers

14 whether such welfare reform provisions will exacer15 bate violence against women and their children, fur16 ther endanger women’s lives, make it more difficult

17 for women to escape domestic violence, or further

18 punish women victimized by violence; and

19 (2) any welfare reform measure enacted by

20 Congress shall require that any welfare-to-work,

21 education, or job placement programs implemented

22 by the States will address the impact of domestic vi23 olence on welfare recipients.
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1 SEC. 12. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPACT OF LEGISLATION

2 ON CHILDREN.

3 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that Congress should not adopt or enact any legisla5 tion that will increase the number of children who are

6 hungry, homeless, poor, or medically uninsured.

7 (b) LEGISLATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IMPACT ON

8 CHILDREN.—In the event legislation enacted to comply

9 with this resolution results in an increase in the number

10 of hungry, homeless, poor, or medically uninsured by the

11 end of fiscal year 1997, Congress shall revisit the provi12 sions of such legislation which caused such increase and

13 shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, adopt legislation

14 which would halt any continuation of such increase.

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

16 REPAYMENT.

17 It is the sense of the House of Representatives that—

18 (1) Congress has a basic moral and ethical re19 sponsibility to future generations to repay the Fed20 eral debt;

21 (2) Congress should enact a plan that balances

22 the budget, and then also develops a regimen for

23 paying off the Federal debt;

24 (3) after the budget is balanced, a surplus

25 should be created which can be used to begin paying

26 off the debt; and
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1 (4) such a plan should be formulated and im2 plemented so that this generation can save future

3 generations from the crushing burdens of the Fed4 eral debt.

5 SEC. 14. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMMITMENT TO A BAL6 ANCED BUDGET BY FISCAL YEAR 2002.

7 It is the sense of Congress that the President and

8 Congress should continue to adhere to the statutory com9 mitment made by both parties on November 20, 1995, to

10 enact legislation to achieve a balanced budget not later

11 than fiscal year 2002 as estimated by the Congressional

12 Budget Office.