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Union Calendar No. 310

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 284

[Report No. 105–555]

Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for

fiscal year 1998, establishing the congressional budget for the United

States Government for fiscal year 1999, and setting forth appropriate

budgetary levels for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 27, 1998

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

Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1998, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal

year 1999, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels

for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.

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 1999.

3 The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution

4 on the budget for fiscal year 1998 is hereby revised and

5 replaced and that this is the concurrent resolution on the

6 budget for fiscal year 1999 and that the appropriate budg7 etary levels for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 are hereby

8 set forth.

9 SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

10 The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the

11 fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003:

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

13 enforcement of this resolution:

14 (A) The recommended levels of Federal

15 revenues are as follows:

16 Fiscal year 1998: $1,292,400,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 1999: $1,317,400,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2000: $1,331,000,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2001: $1,358,300,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2002: $1,408,100,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2003: $1,452,900,000,000.

22 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate

23 levels of Federal revenues should be changed

24 are as follows:

25 Fiscal year 1998: $0.

26 Fiscal year 1999: ¥$4,600,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2000: ¥$10,300,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2001: ¥$20,800,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2002: ¥$27,800,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2003: ¥$37,400,000,000.

5 (2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes

6 of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate

7 levels of total new budget authority are as follows:

8 Fiscal year 1998: $1,359,500,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 1999: $1,408,800,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2000: $1,443,800,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2001: $1,477,500,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2002: $1,502,700,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2003: $1,571,400,000,000.

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

15 enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels

16 of total budget outlays are as follows:

17 Fiscal year 1998: $1,343,100,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 1999: $1,400,300,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2000: $1,435,700,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2001: $1,463,900,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2002: $1,473,700,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2003: $1,541,000,000,000.

23 (4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforce24 ment of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits

25 are as follows:
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1 Fiscal year 1998: $50,700,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 1999: $82,900,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2000: $104,700,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2001: $105,600,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2002: $65,600,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2003: $88,100,000,000.

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

8 the public debt are as follows:

9 Fiscal year 1998: $5,436,900,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 1999: $5,597,000,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2000: $5,777,200,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001: $5,957,200,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2002: $6,102,400,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2003: $6,269,400,000,000.

15 SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

16 The Congress determines and declares that the ap17 propriate levels of new budget authority and budget out18 lays for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 for each major

19 functional category are:

20 (1) National Defense (050):

21 Fiscal year 1998:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $267,400,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $268,100,000,000.

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

2 $270,500,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $265,500,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2000:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $274,300,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $267,900,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2001:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $280,800,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $269,600,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2002:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $288,600,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $272,100,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2003:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $296,800,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $279,800,000,000.

20 (2) International Affairs (150):

21 Fiscal year 1998:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $15,200,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $14,100,000,000.

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

2 $14,200,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $13,800,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 2000:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $12,100,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $13,700,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2001:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $12,300,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $12,900,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2002:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $12,300,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $11,900,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2003:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $12,200,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $11,300,000,000.

20 (3) General Science, Space, and Technology

21 (250):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $18,000,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $17,700,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $17,900,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $17,700,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $17,800,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $17,600,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $17,800,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $17,700,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $17,800,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $17,700,000,000.

21 (4) Energy (270):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $500,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $1,000,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $600,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $300,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 ¥$300,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, ¥$200,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 ¥$1,300,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, ¥$1,800,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 ¥$6,100,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, ¥$6,600,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 ¥$700,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, ¥$1,500,000,000.

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

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $24,200,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $23,000,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $22,600,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $22,800,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $21,000,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $22,400,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $20,500,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $21,600,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $20,500,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $20,800,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $20,500,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $20,500,000,000.

21 (6) Agriculture (350):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $11,800,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $10,800,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $12,200,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $10,500,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $11,700,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $10,100,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $10,600,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $10,400,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $8,800,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $10,700,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $9,100,000,000.

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

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $7,300,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $700,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $4,400,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $2,800,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $14,900,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $9,800,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $14,500,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $10,900,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $14,800,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $11,400,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $14,200,000,000.

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

21 (8) Transportation (400):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $46,000,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $42,500,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $44,300,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $42,100,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $43,600,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $41,600,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $43,600,000,000

12 (B) Outlays, $41,300,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $43,100,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $40,200,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $43,700,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $40,600,000,000.

21 (9) Community and Regional Development

22 (450):

23 Fiscal year 1998:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $8,700,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $11,200,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 1999:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 $8,700,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $10,600,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2000:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $7,300,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $9,100,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2001:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $6,800,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $8,200,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2002:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $6,200,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $7,400,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2003:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $6,200,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $6,600,000,000.

22 (10) Education, Training, Employment, and

23 Social Services (500):

24 Fiscal year 1998:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $61,300,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $56,100,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $61,400,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $60,200,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $62,300,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $61,300,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $63,300,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $62,000,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2002:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $63,200,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $61,800,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2003:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $65,600,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $63,900,000,000.

24 (11) Health (550):

25 Fiscal year 1998:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $136,200,000,000

3 (B) Outlays, $132,000,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $143,800,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $142,300,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $149,900,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $149,500,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $155,900,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $155,600,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2002:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $162,800,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $163,600,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2003:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $171,200,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $172,000,000,000.

24 (12) Medicare (570):

25 Fiscal year 1998:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $199,200,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $199,700,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $209,600,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $210,100,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $220,500,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $219,800,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $237,500,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $240,400,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2002:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $248,700,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $246,300,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2003:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $270,200,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $270,400,000,000.

24 (13) Income Security (600):

25 Fiscal year 1998:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $229,500,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $234,700,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $243,800,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $247,600,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $256,800,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $258,200,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $267,200,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $267,000,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2002:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $227,400,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $274,500,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2003:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $287,800,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $284,000,000,000.

24 (14) Social Security (650):

25 Fiscal year 1998:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $12,000,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $12,200,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $12,600,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $12,800,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $13,100,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $13,200,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $12,600,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $12,600,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2002:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $14,500,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $14,500,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2003:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $15,300,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $15,300,000,000.

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

25 Fiscal year 1998:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $42,600,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $42,500,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $42,400,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $42,900,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $43,000,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $43,300,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $43,500,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $43,700,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2002:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $43,900,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $44,200,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2003:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $44,800,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $45,200,000,000.

24 (16) Administration of Justice (750):

25 Fiscal year 1998:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $25,100,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $22,500,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $25,000,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $24,000,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $23,300,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $24,100,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $22,700,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $23,900,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2002:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $22,600,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $23,400,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2003:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $22,500,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $22,600,000,000.

24 (17) General Government (800):

25 Fiscal year 1998:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $14,500,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $14,300,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $14,800,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $14,200,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $13,600,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $13,900,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $13,600,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $13,500,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2002:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $13,600,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $13,300,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2003:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $13,300,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $13,100,000,000.

24 (18) Net Interest (900):

25 Fiscal year 1998:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $290,700,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $290,700,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $296,800,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $296,800,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $297,200,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $297,200,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $296,800,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $296,800,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2002:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $296,600,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $296,600,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2003:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $298,500,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $298,500,000,000.

24 (19) Allowances (920):

25 Fiscal year 1998:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 ¥$14,000,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, ¥$14,000,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 ¥$500,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, ¥$500,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 ¥$2,100,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, ¥$900,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 ¥$3,200,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, ¥$2,900,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2002:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 ¥$3,200,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, ¥$3,200,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2003:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 ¥$3,300,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, ¥$3,200,000,000.

24 (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):

25 Fiscal year 1998:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 ¥$36,700,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, ¥$36,700,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 1999:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 ¥$36,300,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, ¥$36,300,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 ¥$36,100,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, ¥$36,100,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 ¥$38,000,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, ¥$38,000,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2002:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 ¥$45,000,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, ¥$45,000,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 2003:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 ¥$35,900,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, ¥$35,900,000,000.
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1 SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

2 (a) SUBMISSIONS.—Not later than June 26, 1998,

3 the House committees named in subsection (b) shall sub4 mit their recommendations to the House Committee on

5 the Budget. After receiving those recommendations, the

6 House Committee on the Budget shall report to the House

7 a reconciliation bill carrying out all such recommendations

8 without any substantive revision.

9 (b) INSTRUCTIONS TO HOUSE COMMITTEES.—

10 (1) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.—The House

11 Committee on Agriculture shall report changes in

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

14 that committee does not exceed: $30,400,000,000 in

15 outlays for fiscal year 1999 and $157,400,000,000

16 in outlays in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

17 (2) COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL

18 SERVICES.—The House Committee on Banking and

19 Financial Services shall report changes in laws with20 in its jurisdiction that provide direct spending such

21 that the total level of direct spending for that com22 mittee does not exceed: ¥$8,200,000,000 in outlays

23 for fiscal year 1999 and ¥$35,100,000,000 in out24 lays in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

25 (3) COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE.—The House

26 Committee on Commerce shall report changes in
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1 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend2 ing such that the total level of direct spending for

3 that committee does not exceed: $417,100,000,000

4 in outlays for fiscal year 1999 and

5 $2,427,800,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1999

6 through 2003.

7 (4) COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE

8 WORKFORCE.—The House Committee on Education

9 and the Workforce shall report changes in laws with10 in its jurisdiction that provide direct spending such

11 that the total level of direct spending for that com12 mittee does not exceed: $18,700,000,000 in outlays

13 for fiscal year 1999 and $100,400,000,000 in out14 lays in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

15 (5) COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND

16 OVERSIGHT.—The House Committee on Government

17 Reform and Oversight shall report changes in laws

18 within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending

19 such that the total level of direct spending for that

20 committee does not exceed: $71,600,000,000 in out21 lays for fiscal year 1999 and $384,000,000,000 in

22 outlays in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

23 (6) COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.—The

24 House Committee on the Judiciary shall report

25 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide
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1 direct spending such that the total level of direct

2 spending for that committee does not exceed:

3 $5,200,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1999 and

4 $26,500,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1999

5 through 2003.

6 (7) COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND IN7 FRASTRUCTURE.—The House Committee on Trans8 portation and Infrastructure shall report changes in

9 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend10 ing such that the total level of direct spending for

11 that committee does not exceed: $16,200,000,000 in

12 outlays for fiscal year 1999 and $78,900,000,000 in

13 outlays in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

14 (8) COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS.—The

15 House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs shall report

16 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide

17 direct spending such that the total level of direct

18 spending for that committee does not exceed:

19 $23,800,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1999 and

20 $125,000,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1999

21 through 2003.

22 (9) COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.—(A)

23 The House Committee on Ways and Means shall re24 port changes in laws within its jurisdiction such that

25 the total level of direct spending for that committee
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1 does not exceed: $411,100,000,000 in outlays for

2 fiscal year 1999 and $2,374,800,000,000 in outlays

3 in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

4 (B) The House Committee on Ways and Means

5 shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction

6 such that the total level of revenues for that commit7 tee is not less than: $1,277,900,000,000 in revenues

8 for fiscal year 1999 and $6,637,700,000,000 in rev9 enues in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

10 SEC. 5. RESERVE FUND FOR PERSONAL RETIREMENT SAV11 INGS ACCOUNTS.

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the House, upon the reporting

13 of a bill or joint resolution (or immediately preceding the

14 consideration of an amendment thereto or upon the filing

15 of a conference report thereon) that—

16 (1) provides funds for personal retirement sav17 ings accounts for individuals, the chairman of the

18 Committee on the Budget may increase the appro19 priate allocations and aggregates of new budget au20 thority and outlays for each of fiscal years 1999

21 through 2003 by not more than the amount of out22 lays resulting from that measure (and the cor23 responding amount of new budget authority provided

24 by such measure) for such fiscal year; or
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1 (2) provides preferential tax treatment of con2 tributions to personal retirement savings accounts,

3 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may

4 reduce revenue aggregates for each of fiscal years

5 1999 through 2003 by the amount of the revenue

6 loss resulting from that measure for such fiscal year.

7 However, the sum of any adjustments made under para8 graphs (1) and (2) for any fiscal year may not exceed an

9 amount that equals an up-to-date projection of the surplus

10 in the unified budget made by the Director of the Congres11 sional Budget Office for that fiscal year. In the House,

12 these revised allocations and aggregates shall be consid13 ered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of

14 1974 as the aggregates contained in this resolution and

15 allocations contained in the accompanying report.

16 (b) ADJUSTMENTS AND REVERSALS.—In the House,

17 the adjustments to allocations and aggregates made by the

18 chairman of the Committee on the Budget pursuant to

19 subsection (a) for any measure shall only apply while such

20 measure is under consideration in the House and shall

21 permanently take effect upon the enactment of such meas22 ure.
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1 SEC. 6. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF COMPENSATION AND

2 PAY FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

3 In the House, for purposes of enforcing the Congres4 sional Budget Act of 1974, any bill or joint resolution,

5 or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, estab6 lishing on a prospective basis compensation or pay for any

7 office or position in the Government at a specified level,

8 the appropriation for which is provided through annual

9 discretionary appropriations, shall not be considered as

10 providing new entitlement authority or new budget author11 ity.

12 SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SOCIAL SECURITY.

13 It is the sense of Congress that, as managing trustee

14 of the social security trust funds, the Secretary of the

15 Treasury should only issue marketable interest-bearing se16 curities to the trust funds for fiscal years beginning after

17 September 30, 1998.

18 SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ASSETS FOR INDE19 PENDENCE ACT.

20 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

21 (1) 33 percent of all American households have

22 no or negative financial assets and 60 percent of Af23 rican-American households have no or negative fi24 nancial assets;

25 (2) 46.9 percent of all children in America live

26 in households with no financial assets, including 40
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1 percent of Caucasian children and 75 percent of Af2 rican-American children;

3 (3) in order to provide low-income families with

4 more tools for empowerment in lieu of traditional in5 come support and to assist them in becoming more

6 involved in planning their future, new public-private

7 relationships that encourage asset-building should be

8 undertaken;

9 (4) individual development account programs

10 are successfully demonstrating the ability to assist

11 low-income families in building assets while

12 partnering with community organizations and States

13 in more than 40 public and private experiments na14 tionwide; and

15 (5) Federal support for a trial demonstration

16 program would greatly assist the creative efforts of

17 existing individual development account experiments.

18 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con19 gress that, in carrying out its reconciliation instructions

20 pursuant to this concurrent resolution, the Committee on

21 Ways and Means should include the text of H.R. 2849

22 (the Assets for Independence Act) in its submission to the

23 House Committee on the Budget.
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1 SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON A DEMONSTRATION

2 PROJECT ON CLINICAL CANCER TRIALS.

3 It is the sense of Congress that the committees of

4 jurisdiction should consider legislation this session that

5 would establish a 3-year demonstration project providing

6 medicare coverage for beneficiaries’ participation in clini7 cal cancer trials.

8 SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE INTERIM PAYMENT

9 SYSTEM FOR HOME HEALTH BENEFITS

10 UNDER MEDICARE.

11 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con12 gress that—

13 (1) the interim payment system for home health

14 service has adversely affected some home health care

15 agencies and medicare beneficiaries;

16 (2) if home health care is threatened and fur17 ther reduced, health care costs to Federal and State

18 governments, as well as families, may rise to cover

19 more expensive post-hospital and long-term care;

20 (3) the committees of jurisdiction should initi21 ate a revision of the interim payment system, paying

22 particular attention to providing a more gradual re23 duction in home health care costs and additional

24 time for home health care agencies to adjust to

25 lower rates and reimbursements;
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1 (4) due to the critical nature of this issue, Con2 gress should enact an equitable and fair revision of

3 the interim payment system before the adjournment

4 of the 105th Congress; and

5 (5) the Health Care Financing Administration

6 should fully implement by October 1, 1999, the pro7 spective payment system that was enacted into law

8 last year.

9 SEC. 11. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION.

10 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

11 (1) Federal courts have found that children

12 with disabilities are guaranteed an equal opportunity

13 to an education under the Fourteenth Amendment

14 to the Constitution;

15 (2) Congress responded to these court decisions

16 by enacting the Individuals with Disabilities Edu17 cation Act (IDEA) to ensure free and appropriate

18 public education for children with disabilities;

19 (3) IDEA authorizes the Federal Government

20 to provide 40 percent of the average per pupil ex21 penditure for children with disabilities;

22 (4) the Federal Government has not fully fund23 ed IDEA at its authorized levels; and

24 (5) if the Federal Government fully funds

25 IDEA, then local school districts will have the flexi-
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1 bility to invest in new technology, hire additional

2 teachers, and purchase books and supplies.

3 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that the Federal Government should fully fund pro5 grams authorized under IDEA and that such funding is

6 of the highest priority among Federal education programs.

Union Calendar No. 310

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 284

[Report No. 105–555]

years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.ting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscalStates Government for fiscal year 1999, and setlishing the congressional budget for the UnitedStates Government for fiscal year 1998, estabRevising the congressional budget for the United

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

MAY 27, 1998

Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed