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[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 84 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

                                                        Calendar No. 56

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                            H. CON. RES. 84

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 21, 1997

                  Received and placed on the calendar
                                                        Calendar No. 56
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 84

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 1997

                  Received and placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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

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

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998.

    The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 1998 is hereby established and that the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999 through 2002 are hereby set 
forth.

                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

    The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the fiscal years 
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 1998: $1,198,979,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 1999: $1,241,859,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2000: $1,285,559,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2001: $1,343,591,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2002: $1,407,564,000,000.
                    (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of 
                Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:
                            Fiscal year 1998: -$7,400,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 1999: -$11,083,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2000: -$21,969,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2001: -$22,821,000,000.
                            Fiscal year 2002: -$19,871,000,000.
            (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 1998: $1,386,875,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $1,439,798,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $1,486,311,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $1,520,242,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $1,551,563,000,000.
            (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1998: $1,371,848,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $1,424,002,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $1,468,748,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $1,500,854,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $1,516,024,000,000.
            (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
        resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1998: $172,869,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $182,143,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $183,189,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $157,263,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $108,460,000,000.
            (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
        are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1998: $5,593,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $5,836,000,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $6,082,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $6,301,100,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $6,473,200,000,000.
            (6) Direct loan obligations.--The appropriate levels of 
        total new direct loan obligations are as follows:
                    Fiscal year 1998: $33,829,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $33,378,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $34,775,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $36,039,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $37,099,000,000.
            (7) Primary loan guarantee commitments.--The appropriate 
        levels of new primary loan guarantee commitments are as 
        follows:
                    Fiscal year 1998: $315,472,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999: $324,749,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000: $328,124,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001: $332,063,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002: $335,141,000,000.

SEC. 102. 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 1998 through 
2002 for each major functional category are:
            (1) National Defense (050):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $268,197,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $265,978,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $588,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $270,784,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $265,771,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $757,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $274,802,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $268,418,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $1,050,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $281,305,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $270,110,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $1,050,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $289,092,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $272,571,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $1,050,000,000.
            (2) International Affairs (150):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,909,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,558,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,966,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $12,751,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,918,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,569,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,021,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $13,093,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,782,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,981,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,077,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $13,434,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,114,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,751,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,122,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $13,826,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,353,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,812,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,178,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $14,217,000,000.
            (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,237,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,882,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,203,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,528,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,947,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $16,013,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,862,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,604,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $15,668,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (4) Energy (270):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $3,123,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,247,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,050,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $3,469,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,446,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,078,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $3,186,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,293,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,109,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,939,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $2,048,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,141,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $2,846,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,867,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,174,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,877,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,405,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $30,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $23,227,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,702,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $32,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,570,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,963,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $32,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,151,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,720,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $34,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $22,086,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,313,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $34,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (6) Agriculture (350):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,133,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,892,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $9,620,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $6,365,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,790,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,294,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $11,047,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $6,436,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,215,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,664,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $11,071,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $6,509,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $10,978,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,494,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $10,960,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $6,583,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $10,670,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,108,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $10,965,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $6,660,000,000.
            (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $6,607,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$920,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $4,739,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $245,500,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,082,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $4,299,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,887,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $253,450,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $15,183,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $9,821,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,238,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $255,200,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,078,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,133,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,574,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $257,989,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,678,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,541,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,680,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $259,897,000,000.
            (8) Transportation (400):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $46,402,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $40,933,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $155,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $46,556,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,256,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $135,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $47,114,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,357,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $15,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $48,135,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,303,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $15,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $49,184,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,247,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $15,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
            (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,768,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,387,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,867,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $2,385,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $8,489,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,902,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $2,943,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $2,406,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,810,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $10,986,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $3,020,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $2,429,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,764,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,350,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $3,098,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $2,452,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,790,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $8,429,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $3,180,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $2,475,000,000.
            (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
        (500):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $60,020,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $56,062,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $12,328,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $20,665,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $60,450,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $59,335,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $13,092,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $21,899,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $61,703,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $60,728,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $13,926,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $23,263,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $62,959,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $61,931,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $14,701,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $24,517,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $63,339,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $62,316,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $15,426,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $25,676,000,000.
            (11) Health (550):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $137,799,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $137,767,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $85,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $144,968,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $144,944,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $154,068,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $153,947,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $163,412,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $163,135,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $172,171,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $171,727,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (12) Medicare (570):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $210,620,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $201,764,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $212,073,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $211,548,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $225,540,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $225,537,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $239,636,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $238,781,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $251,548,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $250,769,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (13) Income Security (600):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $239,032,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $247,758,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $45,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $37,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $254,090,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $258,064,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $75,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $37,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $269,566,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $268,161,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $110,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $37,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $275,145,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $277,264,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $145,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $37,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $286,945,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $285,239,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $170,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $37,000,000.
            (14) Social Security (650):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $11,424,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $11,524,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,060,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,196,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $12,792,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $12,866,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,022,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,043,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,383,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,398,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $40,545,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,337,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,029,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $27,096,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $41,466,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,700,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,068,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $26,671,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $41,740,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,908,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,177,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $26,202,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $42,093,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $42,215,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,249,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $25,609,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $42,282,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $42,436,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, 
                        $1,277,000,000.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $25,129,000,000.
            (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $24,765,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $22,609,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $25,120,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,476,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $24,178,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $25,240,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $24,354,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $25,901,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $24,883,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $24,879,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (17) General Government (800):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,711,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,959,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,444,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,363,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,977,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,727,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,675,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $14,131,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,105,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $13,100,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
            (18) Net Interest (900):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $296,547,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $296,547,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $304,558,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $304,558,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $305,075,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $305,075,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $303,833,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $303,833,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $303,728,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $303,728,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
            (19) Allowances (920):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $0.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $0.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $0.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $0.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, $0.
                            (B) Outlays, $0.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
            (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                    Fiscal year 1998:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$41,841,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$41,841,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 1999:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$36,949,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$36,949,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2000:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$36,937,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$36,937,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2001:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$39,151,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$39,151,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.
                    Fiscal year 2002:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$51,124,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$51,124,000,000.
                            (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
                            (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments 
                        $0.

                 TITLE II--RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS

SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide for two 
separate reconciliation bills: the first for entitlement reforms and 
the second for tax relief. In the event Senate procedures preclude the 
consideration of two separate bills, this section would permit the 
consideration of one omnibus reconciliation bill.
    (b) Submissions.--
            (1) Entitlement reforms.--Not later than June 12, 1997, the 
        House committees named in subsection (c) shall submit their 
        recommendations 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) Tax relief and miscellaneous reforms.--Not later than 
        June 13, 1997, the House committees named in subsection (d) 
        shall submit their recommendations 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.
    (c) Instructions Relating to Entitlement Reforms.--
            (1) Committee on agriculture.--The House Committee on 
        Agriculture 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: 
        $34,571,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
        $37,008,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $211,443,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
            (2) Committee on banking and financial services.--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: -$8,435,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 1998, -$5,091,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2002, and -$50,306,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
        through 2002.
            (3) 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: $393,533,000,000 
        in outlays for fiscal year 1998, $506,791,000,000 in outlays 
        for fiscal year 2002, and $2,617,528,000,000 in outlays in 
        fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
            (4) Committee on education and the workforce.--The House 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce 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: $17,222,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        1998, $17,673,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $103,109,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
            (5) 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: $68,975,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 1998, $81,896,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2002, and $443,061,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
        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: $0 in fiscal year 1998, $621,000,000 in 
        fiscal year 2002, and $1,829,000,000 in fiscal years 1998 
        through 2002.
            (6) 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: $18,087,000,000 in outlays 
        for fiscal year 1998, $17,283,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
        year 2002, and $106,615,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
        through 2002.
            (7) 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: 
        $22,444,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
        $24,563,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $139,134,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
            (8) Committee on ways and means.--(A) The House Committee 
        on Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction such that the total level of direct spending for 
        that committee does not exceed: $397,546,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 1998, $506,442,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2002, and $2,621,578,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
        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: 
        $1,176,253,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 1998, 
        $1,386,546,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $7,517,939,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years 1998 through 
        2002.
    (d) Instructions Relating to Tax Relief and Miscellaneous 
Reforms.--
            (1) Committee on agriculture.--The House Committee on 
        Agriculture 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: 
        $34,571,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
        $37,008,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $211,443,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
            (2) Committee on banking and financial services.--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: -$8,435,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 1998, -$5,091,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2002, and -$50,306,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
        through 2002.
            (3) 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: $393,533,000,000 
        in outlays for fiscal year 1998, $506,791,000,000 in outlays 
        for fiscal year 2002, and $2,617,528,000,000 in outlays in 
        fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
            (4) Committee on education and the workforce.--The House 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce 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: $17,222,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        1998, $17,673,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $103,109,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
            (5) 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: $68,975,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 1998, $81,896,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2002, and $443,061,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
        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: $0 in fiscal year 1998, $621,000,000 in 
        outlays for fiscal year 2002, and $1,829,000,000 in fiscal 
        years 1998 through 2002.
            (6) 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: $18,087,000,000 in outlays 
        for fiscal year 1998, $17,283,000,000 in outlays for fiscal 
        year 2002, and $106,615,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
        through 2002.
            (7) 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: 
        $22,444,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, 
        $24,563,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $139,134,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
            (8) Committee on ways and means.--(A) The House Committee 
        on Ways and Means shall report changes in laws within its 
        jurisdiction such that the total level of direct spending for 
        that committee does not exceed: $397,546,000,000 in outlays for 
        fiscal year 1998, $506,442,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 
        2002, and $2,621,578,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 
        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: 
        $1,168,853,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 1998, 
        $1,366,046,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $7,432,939,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years 1998 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.
    (f) Children's Health Initiative.--If the Committees on Commerce 
and Ways and Means report recommendations pursuant to their 
reconciliation instructions that, combined, provide an initiative for 
children's health that would increase the deficit by more than $2.3 
billion for fiscal year 1998, by more than $3.9 billion for fiscal year 
2002, and by more than $16 billion for the period of fiscal years 1998 
through 2002, the committees shall be deemed to not have complied with 
their reconciliation instructions pursuant to section 310(d) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                     TITLE III--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 301. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to adjust the 
appropriate budgetary levels to accommodate legislation increasing 
spending from the highway trust fund on surface transportation and 
highway safety above the levels assumed in this resolution if such 
legislation is deficit neutral.
    (b) Deficit Neutrality Requirement.--(1) In order to receive the 
adjustments specified in subsection (c), a bill reported by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure that provides new budget 
authority above the levels assumed in this resolution for programs 
authorized out of the highway trust fund must be deficit neutral.
    (2) A deficit-neutral bill must meet the following conditions:
            (A) The amount of new budget authority provided for 
        programs authorized out of the highway trust fund must be in 
        excess of $25.949 billion in new budget authority for fiscal 
        year 1998, $25.464 billion in new budget authority for fiscal 
        year 2002, and $127.973 billion in new budget authority for the 
        period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
            (B) The outlays estimated to flow from the excess new 
        budget authority set forth in subparagraph (A) must be offset 
        for fiscal year 1998, fiscal year 2002, and for the period of 
        fiscal years 1998 through 2002. For the sole purpose of 
        estimating the amount of outlays flowing from excess new budget 
        authority under this section, it shall be assumed that such 
        excess new budget authority would have an obligation limitation 
        sufficient to accommodate that new budget authority.
            (C) The outlays estimated to flow from the excess new 
        budget authority must be offset by (i) other direct spending or 
        revenue provisions within that transportation bill, (ii) the 
        net reduction in other direct spending and revenue legislation 
        that is enacted during this Congress after the date of adoption 
        of this resolution and before such transportation bill is 
        reported (in excess of the levels assumed in this resolution), 
or (iii) a combination of the offsets specified in clauses (i) and 
(ii).
            (D) As used in 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.
    (c) Revised Levels.--(1) When the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure reports a bill (or when a conference report thereon is 
filed) meeting the conditions set forth in subsection (b)(2), the 
chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall increase the allocation 
of new budget authority to that committee by the amount of new budget 
authority provided in that bill (and that is above the levels set forth 
in subsection (b)(2)(A)) for programs authorized out of the highway 
trust fund.
    (2) After the enactment of the transportation bill described in 
paragraph (1) and upon the reporting of a general, supplemental or 
continuing resolution making appropriations by the Committee on 
Appropriations (or upon the filing of a conference report thereon) 
establishing an obligation limitation above the levels specified in 
subsection (b)(2)(A) (at a level sufficient to obligate some or all of 
the budget authority specified in paragraph (1)), the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget shall increase the allocation and aggregate 
levels of outlays to that committee for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 by 
the appropriate amount.
    (d) Revisions.--Allocations and aggregates revised pursuant to this 
section shall be considered for purposes of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 as allocations and aggregates contained in this resolution.
    (e) Reversals.--If any legislation referred to in this section is 
not enacted into law, then the chairman of the House Committee on the 
Budget shall, as soon as practicable, reverse adjustments made under 
this section for such legislation and have such adjustments published 
in the Congressional Record.
    (f) Determination of Budgetary Levels.--For the purposes of this 
section, budgetary levels shall be determined on the basis of estimates 
made by the House Committee on the Budget.
    (g) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``highway trust 
fund'' refers to the following budget accounts (or any successor 
accounts):
            (1) 69-8083-0-7-401 (Federal-Aid Highways).
            (2) 69-8191-0-7-401 (Mass Transit Capital Fund).
            (3) 69-8350-0-7-401 (Mass Transit Formula Grants).
            (4) 69-8016-0-7-401 (National Highway Traffic Safety 
        Administration-Operations and Research).
            (5) 69-8020-0-7-401 (Highway Traffic Safety Grants).
            (6) 69-8048-0-7-401 (National Motor Carrier Safety 
        Program).

SEC. 302. SALE OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS.

    (a) Budgetary treatment.--
            (1) In general.--For the purpose of any concurrent 
        resolution on the budget and the Congressional Budget Act of 
        1974, no amounts realized from the sale of an asset shall be 
        scored with respect to the level of budget authority, outlays, 
        or revenues if such sale would cause an increase in the deficit 
        as calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).
            (2) Calculation of net present value.--The deficit estimate 
        of an asset sale shall be the net present value of the cash 
        flow from--
                    (A) proceeds from the asset sale;
                    (B) future receipts that would be expected from 
                continued ownership of the asset by the Government; and
                    (C) expected future spending by the Government at a 
                level necessary to continue to operate and maintain the 
                asset to generate the receipts estimated pursuant to 
                subparagraph (B).
    (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 the 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.
    (d) Determination of Budgetary Levels.--For the purposes of this 
section, budgetary levels shall be determined on the basis of estimates 
made by the House Committee on the Budget.

SEC. 303. ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVE FUND.

    (a) Committee Allocations.--In the House, after the Committee on 
Commerce and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure report 
a bill (or a conference report thereon is filed) to reform the 
Superfund program to facilitate the cleanup of hazardous waste sites, 
the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall submit revised 
allocations and budget aggregates to carry out this section by an 
amount not to exceed the excess subject to the limitation. These 
revisions shall be considered for purposes of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 as the allocations and aggregates contained in this 
resolution.
    (b) Limitations.--The adjustments made under this section shall not 
exceed:
            (1) $200 million in budget authority for fiscal year 1998 
        and the estimated outlays flowing therefrom.
            (2) $200 million in budget authority for fiscal year 2002 
        and the estimated outlays flowing therefrom.
            (3) $1 billion in budget authority for the period of fiscal 
        years 1998 through 2002 and the estimated outlays flowing 
        therefrom.
    (c) Readjustments.--In the House, any adjustments made under this 
section for any appropriation measure may be readjusted if that measure 
is not enacted into law.

SEC. 304. SEPARATE ALLOCATION FOR LAND ACQUISITIONS AND EXCHANGES.

    (a) Allocation by Chairman.--In the House, upon the reporting of a 
bill by the Committee on Appropriations (or upon the filing of a 
conference report thereon) providing $700 million in budget authority 
for fiscal year 1998 for Federal land acquisitions and to finalize 
priority Federal land exchanges, the chairman of the Committee on the 
Budget shall allocate that amount of budget authority and the 
corresponding amount of outlays.
    (b) Treatment of Allocations in the House.--In the House, for 
purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, allocations made 
under subsection (a) shall be deemed to be made pursuant to section 
602(a)(1) of that Act and shall be deemed to be a separate 
suballocation for purposes of the application of section 302(f) of that 
Act as modified by section 602(c) of that Act.

                 TITLE IV--SENSE OF CONGRESS PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BASELINES.

    (a) Findings.--The 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 portrayed 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 
and executive accountability for Federal spending.

SEC. 402. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REPAYMENT OF THE FEDERAL DEBT.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
            (1) The Congress and the President have a basic moral and 
        ethical responsibility to future generations to repay the 
        Federal debt, including the money borrowed from the Social 
        Security Trust Fund.
            (2) The Congress and the President should enact a law which 
        creates a regimen for paying off the Federal debt within 30 
        years.
    (b) Sense of Congress Regarding President's Submission to 
Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that:
            (1) The President's annual budget submission to Congress 
        should include a plan for repayment of Federal debt beyond the 
        year 2002, including the money borrowed from the Social 
        Security Trust Fund.
            (2) The plan should specifically explain how the President 
        would cap spending growth at a level one percentage point lower 
        than projected growth in revenues.
            (3) If spending growth were held to a level one percentage 
        point lower than projected growth in revenues, then the Federal 
        debt could be repaid within 30 years.

SEC. 403. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMMISSION ON LONG-TERM BUDGETARY 
              PROBLEMS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) achieving a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 is only 
        the first step necessary to restore our Nation's economic 
        prosperity;
            (2) the imminent retirement of the baby-boom generation 
        will greatly increase the demand for government services;
            (3) this burden will be borne by a relatively smaller work 
        force resulting in an unprecedented intergenerational transfer 
        of financial resources;
            (4) the rising demand for retirement and medical benefits 
        will quickly jeopardize the solvency of the medicare, social 
        security, and Federal retirement trust funds; and
            (5) the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that 
        marginal tax rates would have to increase by 50 percent over 
        the next 5 years to cover the long-term projected costs of 
        retirement and health benefits.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
legislation should be enacted to create a commission to assess long-
term budgetary problems, their implications for both the baby-boom 
generation and tomorrow's workforce, and make such recommendations as 
it deems appropriate to ensure our Nation's future prosperity.

SEC. 404. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CORPORATE WELFARE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that the functional levels and 
aggregates in this budget resolution assume that--
            (1) the Federal Government supports profit-making 
        enterprises and industries through billions of dollars in 
        payments, benefits, and programs;
            (2) many of these subsidies do not serve a clear and 
        compelling public interest;
            (3) corporate subsidies frequently provide unfair 
        competitive advantages to certain industries and industry 
        segments; and
            (4) at a time when millions of Americans are being asked to 
        sacrifice in order to balance the budget, the corporate sector 
        should bear its share of the burden.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
legislation should be enacted to--
            (1) eliminate the most egregious corporate subsidies; and
            (2) create a commission to recommend the elimination of 
        Federal payments, benefits, and programs which predominantly 
        benefit a particular industry or segment of an industry, rather 
        than provide a clear and compelling public benefit, and include 
        a fast-track process for the consideration of those 
        recommendations.

SEC. 405. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION CLARIFYING 
              AMENDMENT.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
            (1) Domestic violence is the leading cause of physical 
        injury to women. The Department of Justice estimates that over 
        1,000,000 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, Illinois, document, for the first 
        time, the interrelationship between domestic violence and 
        welfare by showing that from 34 percent to 65 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.
            (6) The restructuring of 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.
            (7) In recognition of this finding, the House Committee on 
        the Budget unanimously passed a sense of Congress amendment on 
        domestic violence and Federal assistance to the fiscal year 
        1997 budget resolution. Subsequently, Congress passed the 
        family violence option amendment to last year's welfare reform 
        reconciliation bill.
            (8) The family violence option gives States the flexibility 
        to grant temporary waivers from time limits and work 
        requirements for domestic violence victims who would suffer 
        extreme hardship from the application of these provisions. 
        These waivers were not intended to be included as part of the 
        permanent 20 percent hardship exemption.
            (9) The Department of Health and Human Services has been 
        slow to issue regulations regarding this provision. As a 
        result, States are hesitant to fully implement the family 
        violence option fearing it will interfere with the 20 percent 
        hardship exemption.
            (10) Currently 15 States have opted to include the family 
        violence option in their welfare plans, and 13 other States 
        have included some type of domestic violence provisions in 
        their plans.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) States should not be subject to any numerical limits in 
        granting domestic violence good cause waivers to individuals 
        receiving assistance for all requirements where compliance with 
        such requirements would make it more difficult for individuals 
        receiving assistance to escape domestic violence; and
            (2) any individuals granted a domestic violence good cause 
        waiver by States should not be included in the States' 20 
        percent hardship exemption.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 21 (legislative 
      day, May 20), 1997.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.
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