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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 284

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 5, 1998

Received

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),

3 SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET

4 FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.

5 The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution

6 on the budget for fiscal year 1998 is hereby revised and
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1 replaced and that this is the concurrent resolution on the

2 budget for fiscal year 1999 and that the appropriate budg3 etary levels for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 are hereby

4 set forth.

5 SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

6 The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the

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

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

9 enforcement of this resolution:

10 (A) The recommended levels of Federal

11 revenues are as follows:

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

13 Fiscal year 1999: $1,318,000,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2000: $1,331,300,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 2001: $1,358,100,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2002: $1,407,800,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2003: $1,452,600,000,000.

18 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate

19 levels of Federal revenues should be changed

20 are as follows:

21 Fiscal year 1998: $0.

22 Fiscal year 1999: ¥$4,000,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 2000: ¥$10,000,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2001: ¥$21,000,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2002: ¥$28,100,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2003: ¥$37,800,000,000.

2 (2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes

3 of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate

4 levels of total new budget authority are as follows:

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

6 Fiscal year 1999: $1,408,900,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2000: $1,443,700,000,000.

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

9 Fiscal year 2002: $1,502,800,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2003: $1,571,200,000,000.

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

12 enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels

13 of total budget outlays are as follows:

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

15 Fiscal year 1999: $1,401,000,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2000: $1,435,900,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2001: $1,463,700,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2002: $1,473,300,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2003: $1,540,700,000,000.

20 (4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforce21 ment of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits

22 are as follows:

23 Fiscal year 1998: $50,700,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 1999: $83,000,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2000: $104,600,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2001: $105,600,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2002: $65,500,000,000.

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

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

5 the public debt are as follows:

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

13 The Congress determines and declares that the ap14 propriate levels of new budget authority and budget out15 lays for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 for each major

16 functional category are:

17 (1) National Defense (050):

18 Fiscal year 1998:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $267,400,000,000.

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

22 Fiscal year 1999:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $270,500,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $265,500,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2000:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $274,300,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2001:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $280,800,000,000.

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

9 Fiscal year 2002:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $288,600,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2003:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $296,800,000,000.

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

17 (2) International Affairs (150):

18 Fiscal year 1998:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $15,200,000,000.

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

22 Fiscal year 1999:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $14,200,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $13,800,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2000:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $12,100,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2001:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $12,300,000,000.

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

9 Fiscal year 2002:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $12,300,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2003:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $12,200,000,000.

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

17 (3) General Science, Space, and Technology

18 (250):

19 Fiscal year 1998:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $18,000,000,000.

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

23 Fiscal year 1999:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $17,900,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2000:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 $17,700,000,000.

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

6 Fiscal year 2001:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $17,800,000,000.

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

10 Fiscal year 2002:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $17,800,000,000.

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

14 Fiscal year 2003:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $17,800,000,000.

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

18 (4) Energy (270):

19 Fiscal year 1998:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $500,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $1,000,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 1999:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $600,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $300,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2000:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 ¥$300,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, ¥$200,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2001:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 ¥$1,300,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, ¥$1,800,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2002:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 ¥$6,100,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, ¥$6,600,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2003:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 ¥$700,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, ¥$1,500,000,000.

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

19 Fiscal year 1998:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $24,200,000,000.

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

23 Fiscal year 1999:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $22,600,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $22,800,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2000:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 $21,000,000,000.

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

6 Fiscal year 2001:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $20,500,000,000.

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

10 Fiscal year 2002:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $20,500,000,000.

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

14 Fiscal year 2003:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $20,500,000,000.

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

18 (6) Agriculture (350):

19 Fiscal year 1998:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $11,800,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $10,800,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 1999:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $12,200,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $10,500,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2000:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 $11,700,000,000.

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

6 Fiscal year 2001:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $10,600,000,000.

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

10 Fiscal year 2002:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $10,400,000,000.

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

14 Fiscal year 2003:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $10,700,000,000.

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

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

19 Fiscal year 1998:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $7,300,000,000.

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

23 Fiscal year 1999:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $4,400,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $2,800,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2000:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 $14,900,000,000.

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

6 Fiscal year 2001:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $14,500,000,000.

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

10 Fiscal year 2002:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $14,800,000,000.

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

14 Fiscal year 2003:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $14,200,000,000.

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

18 (8) Transportation (400):

19 Fiscal year 1998:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $46,000,000,000.

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

23 Fiscal year 1999:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $44,300,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $42,100,000,000.

2 Fiscal year 2000:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 $43,600,000,000.

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

6 Fiscal year 2001:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $43,600,000,000

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

10 Fiscal year 2002:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $43,100,000,000.

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

14 Fiscal year 2003:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $43,700,000,000.

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

18 (9) Community and Regional Development

19 (450):

20 Fiscal year 1998:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $8,700,000,000.

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

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

2 $8,700,000,000.

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

4 Fiscal year 2000:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $7,300,000,000.

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

8 Fiscal year 2001:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $6,800,000,000.

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

12 Fiscal year 2002:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $6,200,000,000.

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

16 Fiscal year 2003:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $6,200,000,000.

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

20 (10) Education, Training, Employment, and

21 Social Services (500):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $61,300,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $56,100,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $61,400,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $62,300,000,000.

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

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $63,300,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $63,200,000,000.

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

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $65,600,000,000.

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

21 (11) Health (550):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $136,200,000,000

25 (B) Outlays, $132,000,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $143,800,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $149,900,000,000.

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

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $155,900,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $162,800,000,000.

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

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $171,200,000,000.

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

21 (12) Medicare (570):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $199,200,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $199,700,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $210,400,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $211,000,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $221,900,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $221,200,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $239,500,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $242,400,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $251,300,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $248,900,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $273,500,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $273,700,000,000.

21 (13) Income Security (600):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $229,500,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $234,700,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $243,100,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $247,400,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $255,300,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $257,000,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $265,200,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $264,800,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $274,900,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $271,500,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $284,300,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $280,400,000,000.

21 (14) Social Security (650):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $12,000,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $12,200,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $12,600,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $13,100,000,000.

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

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $12,600,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $14,500,000,000.

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

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $15,300,000,000.

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

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

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $42,600,000,000.

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

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $42,400,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $43,000,000,000.

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

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $43,500,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $43,900,000,000.

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

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $44,800,000,000.

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

21 (16) Administration of Justice (750):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $25,100,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $22,500,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $25,000,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $23,300,000,000.

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

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $22,700,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $22,600,000,000.

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

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $22,500,000,000.

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

21 (17) General Government (800):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $14,500,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $14,300,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $14,800,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $13,600,000,000.

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

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $13,600,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $13,600,000,000.

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

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $13,300,000,000.

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

21 (18) Net Interest (900):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $290,700,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $290,700,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $296,800,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $297,200,000,000.

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

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $296,800,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $296,600,000,000.

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

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $298,500,000,000.

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

21 (19) Allowances (920):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 ¥$14,000,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, ¥$14,000,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 ¥$500,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, ¥$500,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 ¥$2,100,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, ¥$900,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 ¥$3,200,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, ¥$2,900,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 ¥$3,200,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, ¥$3,200,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 ¥$3,300,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, ¥$3,200,000,000.

21 (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 ¥$36,700,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, ¥$36,700,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 ¥$36,300,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, ¥$36,300,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 ¥$36,100,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, ¥$36,100,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2001:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 ¥$38,000,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, ¥$38,000,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 ¥$45,000,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, ¥$45,000,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2003:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 ¥$35,900,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, ¥$35,900,000,000.

21 SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

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

23 the House committees named in subsection (b) shall sub24 mit their recommendations to the House Committee on

25 the Budget. After receiving those recommendations, the
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1 House Committee on the Budget shall report to the House

2 a reconciliation bill carrying out all such recommendations

3 without any substantive revision.

4 (b) INSTRUCTIONS TO HOUSE COMMITTEES.—

5 (1) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.—The House

6 Committee on Agriculture shall report changes in

7 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend8 ing such that the total level of direct spending for

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

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

11 in outlays in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

12 (2) COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL

13 SERVICES.—The House Committee on Banking and

14 Financial Services shall report changes in laws with15 in its jurisdiction that provide direct spending such

16 that the total level of direct spending for that com17 mittee does not exceed: ¥$8,200,000,000 in outlays

18 for fiscal year 1999 and ¥$35,100,000,000 in out19 lays in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

20 (3) COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE.—The House

21 Committee on Commerce shall report changes in

22 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend23 ing such that the total level of direct spending for

24 that committee does not exceed: $417,900,000,000

25 in outlays for fiscal year 1999 and
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1 $2,437,900,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1999

2 through 2003.

3 (4) COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE

4 WORKFORCE.—The House Committee on Education

5 and the Workforce shall report changes in laws with6 in its jurisdiction that provide direct spending such

7 that the total level of direct spending for that com8 mittee does not exceed: $18,700,000,000 in outlays

9 for fiscal year 1999 and $100,400,000,000 in out10 lays in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

11 (5) COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND

12 OVERSIGHT.—The House Committee on Government

13 Reform and Oversight shall report changes in laws

14 within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending

15 such that the total level of direct spending for that

16 committee does not exceed: $71,600,000,000 in out17 lays for fiscal year 1999 and $384,000,000,000 in

18 outlays in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

19 (6) COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.—The

20 House Committee on the Judiciary shall report

21 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide

22 direct spending such that the total level of direct

23 spending for that committee does not exceed:

24 $5,200,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1999 and
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1 $26,500,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1999

2 through 2003.

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

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

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

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

10 outlays in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

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

12 House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs shall report

13 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide

14 direct spending such that the total level of direct

15 spending for that committee does not exceed:

16 $23,800,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1999 and

17 $125,000,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1999

18 through 2003.

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

20 The House Committee on Ways and Means shall re21 port changes in laws within its jurisdiction such that

22 the total level of direct spending for that committee

23 does not exceed: $411,100,000,000 in outlays for

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

25 in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
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1 (B) The House Committee on Ways and Means

2 shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction

3 such that the total level of revenues for that commit4 tee is not less than: $1,278,500,000,000 in revenues

5 for fiscal year 1999 and $6,637,700,000,000 in rev6 enues in fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

7 SEC. 5. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF COMPENSATION AND

8 PAY FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

9 In the House, for purposes of enforcing the Congres10 sional Budget Act of 1974, any bill or joint resolution,

11 or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, estab12 lishing on a prospective basis compensation or pay for any

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

14 the appropriation for which is provided through annual

15 discretionary appropriations, shall not be considered as

16 providing new entitlement authority or new budget author17 ity.

18 SEC. 6. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON SOCIAL SECURITY.

19 It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of

20 the Treasury, in consultation with the trustees of the So21 cial Security trust funds, should consider issuing market22 able interest-bearing securities to the trust funds for fiscal

23 years beginning after September 30, 1998.
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1 SEC. 7. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE ASSETS FOR

2 INDEPENDENCE ACT.

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

4 (1) 33 percent of all American households have

5 no or negative financial assets and 60 percent of Af6 rican-American households have no or negative fi7 nancial assets;

8 (2) 47 percent of all children in America live in

9 households with no financial assets, including 40

10 percent of Caucasian children and 75 percent of Af11 rican-American children;

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

13 more tools for empowerment in lieu of traditional in14 come support and to assist them in becoming more

15 involved in planning their future, new public-private

16 relationships that encourage asset-building should be

17 undertaken;

18 (4) individual development account programs

19 are successfully demonstrating the ability to assist

20 low-income families in building assets while

21 partnering with community organizations and States

22 in more than 40 public and private experiments na23 tionwide; and

24 (5) Federal support for a trial demonstration

25 program would greatly assist the creative efforts of

26 existing individual development account experiments.
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1 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of

2 the Congress that legislation should be considered to en3 courage low-income individuals and families to accumulate

4 assets through contributions to individual development ac5 counts as a means of achieving economic self-sufficiency.

6 SEC. 8. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON A DEMONSTRATION

7 PROJECT ON CLINICAL CANCER TRIALS.

8 It is the sense of the Congress that legislation should

9 be considered that provides Medicare coverage for bene10 ficiaries’ participation in clinical cancer trials.

11 SEC. 9. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE INTERIM PAY12 MENT SYSTEM FOR HOME HEALTH BENEFITS

13 UNDER MEDICARE.

14 It is the sense of the Congress that—

15 (1) there is concern that the interim payment

16 system for home health service has adversely af17 fected some home health care agencies;

18 (2) the Administration should ensure that the

19 implementation of the interim payment system does

20 not adversely affect the availability of home health

21 services for Medicare beneficiaries;

22 (3) Congress should carefully examine the

23 Adminstration’s implementation of the home health

24 payment system and make any necessary changes to
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1 ensure that the needs of Medicare beneficiaries are

2 being met; and

3 (4) the Health Care Financing Administration

4 should quickly implement the prospective payment

5 system that was enacted into law last year.

6 SEC. 10. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON SPECIAL EDU7 CATION.

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

9 (1) Federal courts have found that children

10 with disabilities are guaranteed an equal opportunity

11 to an education under the Fourteenth Amendment

12 to the Constitution;

13 (2) Congress responded to these court decisions

14 by enacting the Individuals with Disabilities Edu15 cation Act (IDEA) to ensure free and appropriate

16 public education for children with disabilities;

17 (3) IDEA authorizes the Federal Government

18 to provide 40 percent of the average per pupil ex19 penditure for children with disabilities;

20 (4) the Federal Government has not fully fund21 ed IDEA at its authorized levels; and

22 (5) if the Federal Government fully funds

23 IDEA, then local school districts will have the flexi24 bility to invest in new technology, hire additional

25 teachers, and purchase books and supplies.
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1 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of

2 the Congress that the Federal Government should fully

3 fund programs authorized under IDEA and that such

4 funding is of the highest priority among Federal education

5 programs.

6 SEC. 11. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON BUDGETARY RULES

7 AND TAX CUTS.

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

9 (1) in 1990, pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) require10 ments were enacted to prevent Congress and the

11 President from increasing the deficit;

12 (2) under PAYGO requirements, tax legislation

13 must be offset by legislation increasing revenues or

14 reducing entitlement spending;

15 (3) these requirements prevent Congress from

16 offsetting tax cuts with discretionary savings or

17 budget surpluses;

18 (4) the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 will

19 produce the first surplus in the unified budget in 29

20 years;

21 (5) under current trends, the Federal Govern22 ment could run an on-budget surplus (which ex23 cludes Social Security and the postal service) as

24 early as fiscal year 1999; and
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1 (6) while these requirements were useful during

2 a period of chronic deficit spending, they now limit

3 the ability of Congress to allow taxpayers to retain

4 more of their own money.

5 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of

6 the Congress that the reconciliation bill to be considered

7 pursuant to the reconciliation instructions in section 4—

8 (1) should permit discretionary savings to be

9 used to offset tax cuts; and

10 (2) may make on-budget surpluses available to

11 offset tax cuts.

12 SEC. 12. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON TAX RELIEF.

13 It is the sense of the Congress that the revenue levels

14 set forth in this resolution are predicated on—

15 (1) eliminating the marriage penalty over an

16 appropriate period of time; and

17 (2) providing tax relief targeted at relieving the

18 tax burden on families, estates, and wages, as well

19 as incentives to stimulate job creation and economic

20 growth.

Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 1998.

Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.