Union Calendar No. 61

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 84

[Report No. 105–100]

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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

MAY 18, 1997

Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 61

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 84

[Report No. 105–100]

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 18, 1997

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

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

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States

Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001,

and 2002.

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

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

2 FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998.

3 The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution

4 on the budget for fiscal year 1998 is hereby established

5 and that the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years

6 1999 through 2002 are hereby set forth.

7 TITLE I—LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

8 SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

9 The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the

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

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

12 enforcement of this resolution:

13 (A) The recommended levels of Federal

14 revenues are as follows:

15 Fiscal year 1998:

16 $1,198,979,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 1999:

18 $1,241,859,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2000:

20 $1,285,559,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2001:

22 $1,343,591,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 2002:

24 $1,407,564,000,000.
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1 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate

2 levels of Federal revenues should be changed

3 are as follows:

4 Fiscal year 1998: ¥$7,400,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 1999: ¥$11,083,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2000: ¥$21,969,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2001: ¥$22,821,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002: ¥$19,871,000,000.

9 (2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes

10 of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate

11 levels of total new budget authority are as follows:

12 Fiscal year 1998: $1,386,875,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 1999: $1,439,798,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2000: $1,486,311,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 2001: $1,520,242,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2002: $1,551,563,000,000.

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

18 enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels

19 of total budget outlays are as follows:

20 Fiscal year 1998: $1,371,848,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 1999: $1,424,002,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2000: $1,468,748,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 2001: $1,500,854,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2002: $1,516,024,000,000.
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1 (4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforce2 ment of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits

3 are as follows:

4 Fiscal year 1998: $172,869,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 1999: $182,143,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2000: $183,189,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2001: $157,263,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002: $108,460,000,000.

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

10 the public debt are as follows:

11 Fiscal year 1998: $5,593,500,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 1999: $5,836,000,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2000: $6,082,400,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2001: $6,301,100,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 2002: $6,473,200,000,000.

16 (6) DIRECT LOAN OBLIGATIONS.—The appro17 priate levels of total new direct loan obligations are

18 as follows:

19 Fiscal year 1998: $33,829,000,000.

20 Fiscal year 1999: $33,378,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2000: $34,775,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2001: $36,039,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 2002: $37,099,000,000.
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1 (7) PRIMARY LOAN GUARANTEE COMMIT2 MENTS.—The appropriate levels of new primary loan

3 guarantee commitments are as follows:

4 Fiscal year 1998: $315,472,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 1999: $324,749,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2000: $328,124,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2001: $332,063,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002: $335,141,000,000.

9 SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

10 The Congress determines and declares that the ap11 propriate levels of new budget authority, budget outlays,

12 new direct loan obligations, and new primary loan guaran13 tee commitments for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 for

14 each major functional category are:

15 (1) National Defense (050):

16 Fiscal year 1998:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $268,197,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $265,978,000,000.

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

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee com22 mitments $588,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 1999:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $270,784,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $265,771,000,000.

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

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments $757,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $274,802,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $268,418,000,000.

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

10 (D) New primary loan guarantee com11 mitments $1,050,000,000.

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $281,305,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $270,110,000,000.

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

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee com18 mitments $1,050,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2002:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $289,092,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $272,571,000,000.

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

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee com25 mitments $1,050,000,000.
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1 (2) International Affairs (150):

2 Fiscal year 1998:

3 (A) New budget authority,

4 $15,909,000,000.

5 (B) Outlays, $14,558,000,000.

6 (C) New direct loan obligations,

7 $1,966,000.

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee com9 mitments $12,751,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 1999:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $14,918,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $14,569,000,000.

14 (C) New direct loan obligations,

15 $2,021,000,000.

16 (D) New primary loan guarantee com17 mitments $13,093,000,000.

18 Fiscal year 2000:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $15,782,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $14,981,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations,

23 $2,077,000,000.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee com25 mitments $13,434,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 2001:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $16,114,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $14,751,000,000.

5 (C) New direct loan obligations,

6 $2,122,000,000.

7 (D) New primary loan guarantee com8 mitments $13,826,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2002:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $16,353,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $14,812,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $2,178,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee com16 mitments $14,217,000,000.

17 (3) General Science, Space, and Technology

18 (250):

19 Fiscal year 1998:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $16,237,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $16,882,000,000.

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

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee com25 mitments $0.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $16,203,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $16,528,000,000.

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

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

8 Fiscal year 2000:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $15,947,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $16,013,000,000.

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

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee com14 mitments $0.

15 Fiscal year 2001:

16 (A) New budget authority,

17 $15,800,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $15,862,000,000.

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

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

22 Fiscal year 2002:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $15,604,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $15,668,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

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

4 (4) Energy (270):

5 Fiscal year 1998:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $3,123,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $2,247,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $1,050,000,000.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee com12 mitments $0.

13 Fiscal year 1999:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $3,469,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $2,446,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $1,078,000,000.

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

21 Fiscal year 2000:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $3,186,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $2,293,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $1,109,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2001:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $2,939,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $2,048,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $1,141,000,000.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee com12 mitments $0.

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $2,846,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $1,867,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $1,174,000,000.

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

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

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $23,877,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $22,405,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $30,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 1999:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $23,227,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $22,702,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $32,000,000.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee com12 mitments $0.

13 Fiscal year 2000:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $22,570,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $22,963,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $32,000,000.

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

21 Fiscal year 2001:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $22,151,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $22,720,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $34,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2002:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $22,086,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $22,313,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $34,000,000.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee com12 mitments $0.

13 (6) Agriculture (350):

14 Fiscal year 1998:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $13,133,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $11,892,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations,

19 $9,620,000,000.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee com21 mitments $6,365,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 1999:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $12,790,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $11,294,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $11,047,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments $6,436,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $12,215,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $10,664,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $11,071,000,000.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee com12 mitments $6,509,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2001:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $10,978,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $9,494,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $10,960,000,000.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee com20 mitments, $6,583,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2002:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $10,670,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $9,108,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $10,965,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments, $6,660,000,000.

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

6 Fiscal year 1998:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $6,607,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, ¥$920,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $4,739,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee com13 mitments, $245,500,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 1999:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $11,082,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $4,299,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations,

19 $1,887,000,000.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee com21 mitments, $253,450,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2000:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $15,183,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $9,821,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $2,238,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments, $255,200,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2001:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $16,078,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $12,133,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $2,574,000,000.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee com12 mitments, $257,989,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $16,678,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $12,541,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $2,680,000,000.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee com20 mitments, $259,897,000,000.

21 (8) Transportation (400):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $46,402,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $40,933,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $155,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 1999:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $46,556,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $41,256,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $135,000,000.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee com12 mitments, $0.

13 Fiscal year 2000:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $47,114,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $41,357,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $15,000,000.

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

21 Fiscal year 2001:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $48,135,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $41,303,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $15,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2002:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $49,184,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $41,247,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $15,000,000.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee com12 mitments, $0.

13 (9) Community and Regional Development

14 (450):

15 Fiscal year 1998:

16 (A) New budget authority,

17 $8,768,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $10,387,000,000.

19 (C) New direct loan obligations,

20 $2,867,000,000.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee com22 mitments, $2,385,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 1999:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $8,489,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $10,902,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations,

3 $2,943,000,000.

4 (D) New primary loan guarantee com5 mitments, $2,406,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2000:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $7,810,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $10,986,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $3,020,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee com13 mitments, $2,429,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2001:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $7,764,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $11,350,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations,

19 $3,098,000,000.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee com21 mitments, $2,452,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2002:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $7,790,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $8,429,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $3,180,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments, $2,475,000,000.

5 (10) Education, Training, Employment, and

6 Social Services (500):

7 Fiscal year 1998:

8 (A) New budget authority,

9 $60,020,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $56,062,000,000.

11 (C) New direct loan obligations,

12 $12,328,000,000.

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee com14 mitments, $20,665,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 1999:

16 (A) New budget authority,

17 $60,450,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $59,335,000,000.

19 (C) New direct loan obligations,

20 $13,092,000,000.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee com22 mitments $21,899,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 2000:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $61,703,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $60,728,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations,

3 $13,926,000,000.

4 (D) New primary loan guarantee com5 mitments $23,263,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2001:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $62,959,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $61,931,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $14,701,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee com13 mitments $24,517,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2002:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $63,339,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $62,316,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations,

19 $15,426,000,000.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee com21 mitments $25,676,000,000.

22 (11) Health (550):

23 Fiscal year 1998:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $137,799,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $137,767,000,000.

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

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments $85,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 1999:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $144,968,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $144,944,000,000.

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

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

12 Fiscal year 2000:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $154,068,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $153,947,000,000.

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

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

19 Fiscal year 2001:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $163,412,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $163,135,000,000.

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

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee com25 mitments $0.
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1 Fiscal year 2002:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $172,171,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $171,727,000,000.

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

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

8 (12) Medicare (570):

9 Fiscal year 1998:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $210,620,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $201,764,000,000.

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

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

16 Fiscal year 1999:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $212,073,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $211,548,000,000.

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

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

23 Fiscal year 2000:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $225,540,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $225,537,000,000.

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

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

5 Fiscal year 2001:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $239,636,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $238,781,000,000.

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

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

12 Fiscal year 2002:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $251,548,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $250,769,000,000.

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

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

19 (13) Income Security (600):

20 Fiscal year 1998:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $239,032,000,000.

23 (B) Outlays, $247,758,000,000.

24 (C) New direct loan obligations,

25 $45,000,000.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee com2 mitments $37,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 1999:

4 (A) New budget authority,

5 $254,090,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, $258,064,000,000.

7 (C) New direct loan obligations,

8 $75,000,000.

9 (D) New primary loan guarantee com10 mitments $37,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 2000:

12 (A) New budget authority,

13 $269,566,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $268,161,000,000.

15 (C) New direct loan obligations,

16 $110,000,000.

17 (D) New primary loan guarantee com18 mitments $37,000,000.

19 Fiscal year 2001:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $275,145,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $277,264,000,000.

23 (C) New direct loan obligations,

24 $145,000,000.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee com2 mitments $37,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2002:

4 (A) New budget authority,

5 $286,945,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, $285,239,000,000.

7 (C) New direct loan obligations,

8 $170,000,000.

9 (D) New primary loan guarantee com10 mitments $37,000,000.

11 (14) Social Security (650):

12 Fiscal year 1998:

13 (A) New budget authority,

14 $11,424,000,000.

15 (B) Outlays, $11,524,000,000.

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

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

19 Fiscal year 1999:

20 (A) New budget authority,

21 $12,060,000,000.

22 (B) Outlays, $12,196,000,000.

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

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee com25 mitments $0.
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1 Fiscal year 2000:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $12,792,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $12,866,000,000.

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

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

8 Fiscal year 2001:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $13,022,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $13,043,000,000.

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

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee com14 mitments $0.

15 Fiscal year 2002:

16 (A) New budget authority,

17 $14,383,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $14,398,000,000.

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

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

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

23 Fiscal year 1998:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $40,545,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $41,337,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations,

3 $1,029,000,000.

4 (D) New primary loan guarantee com5 mitments $27,096,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 1999:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $41,466,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $41,700,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $1,068,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee com13 mitments $26,671,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2000:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $41,740,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $41,908,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations,

19 $1,177,000,000.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee com21 mitments $26,202,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2001:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $42,093,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $42,215,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $1,249,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments $25,609,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2002:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $42,282,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $42,436,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $1,277,000,000.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee com12 mitments $25,129,000,000.

13 (16) Administration of Justice (750):

14 Fiscal year 1998:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $24,765,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $22,609,000,000.

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

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

21 Fiscal year 1999:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $25,120,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $24,476,000,000.

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

3 Fiscal year 2000:

4 (A) New budget authority,

5 $24,178,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, $25,240,000,000.

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

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

10 Fiscal year 2001:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $24,354,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $25,901,000,000.

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

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

17 Fiscal year 2002:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $24,883,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $24,879,000,000.

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

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

24 (17) General Government (800):

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

2 $14,711,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $13,959,000,000.

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

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

7 Fiscal year 1999:

8 (A) New budget authority,

9 $14,444,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $14,363,000,000.

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

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

14 Fiscal year 2000:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $13,977,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $14,727,000,000.

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

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

21 Fiscal year 2001:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $13,675,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $14,131,000,000.

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

3 Fiscal year 2002:

4 (A) New budget authority,

5 $13,105,000,000.

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

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

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

10 (18) Net Interest (900):

11 Fiscal year 1998:

12 (A) New budget authority,

13 $296,547,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $296,547,000,000.

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

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

18 Fiscal year 1999:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $304,558,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $304,558,000,000.

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

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

25 Fiscal year 2000:
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1 (A) New budget authority,

2 $305,075,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $305,075,000,000.

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

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

7 Fiscal year 2001:

8 (A) New budget authority,

9 $303,833,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $303,833,000,000.

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

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

14 Fiscal year 2002:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $303,728,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $303,728,000,000.

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

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

21 (19) Allowances (920):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority, $0.

24 (B) Outlays, $0.

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

3 Fiscal year 1999:

4 (A) New budget authority, $0.

5 (B) Outlays, $0.

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

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

9 Fiscal year 2000:

10 (A) New budget authority, $0.

11 (B) Outlays, $0.

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

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee com14 mitments $0.

15 Fiscal year 2001:

16 (A) New budget authority, $0.

17 (B) Outlays, $0.

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

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

21 Fiscal year 2002:

22 (A) New budget authority, $0.

23 (B) Outlays, $0.

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

3 (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):

4 Fiscal year 1998:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 ¥$41,841,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, ¥$41,841,000,000.

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

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

11 Fiscal year 1999:

12 (A) New budget authority,

13 ¥$36,949,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, ¥$36,949,000,000.

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

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

18 Fiscal year 2000:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 ¥$36,937,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, ¥$36,937,000,000.

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

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

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

2 ¥$39,151,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, ¥$39,151,000,000.

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

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

7 Fiscal year 2002:

8 (A) New budget authority,

9 ¥$51,124,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, ¥$51,124,000,000.

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

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

14 TITLE II—RECONCILIATION

15 INSTRUCTIONS

16 SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION.

17 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro18 vide for two separate reconciliation bills: the first for enti19 tlement reforms and the second for tax relief. In the event

20 Senate procedures preclude the consideration of two sepa21 rate bills, this section would permit the consideration of

22 one omnibus reconciliation bill.

23 (b) SUBMISSIONS.—

24 (1) ENTITLEMENT REFORMS.—Not later than

25 June 12, 1997, the House committees named in sub-
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1 section (c) shall submit their recommendations to

2 the House Committee on the Budget. After receiving

3 those recommendations, the House Committee on

4 the Budget shall report to the House a reconciliation

5 bill carrying out all such recommendations without

6 any substantive revision.

7 (2) TAX RELIEF AND MISCELLANEOUS RE8 FORMS.—Not later than June 13, 1997, the House

9 committees named in subsection (d) shall submit

10 their recommendations to the House Committee on

11 the Budget. After receiving those recommendations,

12 the House Committee on the Budget shall report to

13 the House a reconciliation bill carrying out all such

14 recommendations without any substantive revision.

15 (c) INSTRUCTIONS RELATING TO ENTITLEMENT RE16 FORMS.—

17 (1) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.—The House

18 Committee on Agriculture shall report changes in

19 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend20 ing such that the total level of direct spending for

21 that committee does not exceed: $34,571,000,000 in

22 outlays for fiscal year 1998, $37,008,000,000 in

23 outlays for fiscal year 2002, and $211,443,000,000

24 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
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1 (2) COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL

2 SERVICES.—The House Committee on Banking and

3 Financial Services shall report changes in laws with4 in its jurisdiction that provide direct spending such

5 that the total level of direct spending for that com6 mittee does not exceed: ¥$8,435,000,000 in outlays

7 for fiscal year 1998, ¥$5,091,000,000 in outlays

8 for fiscal year 2002, and ¥$50,306,000,000 in out9 lays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

10 (3) COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE.—The House

11 Committee on Commerce shall report changes in

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

14 that committee does not exceed: $393,533,000,000

15 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, $506,791,000,000 in

16 outlays for fiscal year 2002, and

17 $2,617,528,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998

18 through 2002.

19 (4) COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE

20 WORKFORCE.—The House Committee on Education

21 and the Workforce shall report changes in laws with22 in its jurisdiction that provide direct spending such

23 that the total level of direct spending for that com24 mittee does not exceed: $17,222,000,000 in outlays

25 for fiscal year 1998, $17,673,000,000 in outlays for
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1 fiscal year 2002, and $103,109,000,000 in outlays

2 in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

3 (5) COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND

4 OVERSIGHT.—(A) The House Committee on Govern5 ment Reform and Oversight 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: $68,975,000,000 in

9 outlays for fiscal year 1998, $81,896,000,000 in

10 outlays for fiscal year 2002, and $443,061,000,000

11 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

12 (B) The House Committee on Government Re13 form and Oversight shall report changes in laws

14 within its jurisdiction that would reduce the deficit

15 by: $0 in fiscal year 1998, $621,000,000 in fiscal

16 year 2002, and $1,829,000,000 in fiscal years 1998

17 through 2002.

18 (6) COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND IN19 FRASTRUCTURE.—The House Committee on Trans20 portation and Infrastructure shall report changes in

21 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend22 ing such that the total level of direct spending for

23 that committee does not exceed: $18,087,000,000 in

24 outlays for fiscal year 1998, $17,283,000,000 in
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1 outlays for fiscal year 2002, and $106,615,000,000

2 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

3 (7) COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS.—The

4 House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs shall report

5 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide

6 direct spending such that the total level of direct

7 spending for that committee does not exceed:

8 $22,444,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998,

9 $24,563,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and

10 $139,134,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998

11 through 2002.

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

13 The House Committee on Ways and Means shall re14 port changes in laws within its jurisdiction such that

15 the total level of direct spending for that committee

16 does not exceed: $397,546,000,000 in outlays for

17 fiscal year 1998, $506,442,000,000 in outlays for

18 fiscal year 2002, and $2,621,578,000,000 in outlays

19 in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

20 (B) The House Committee on Ways and Means

21 shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction

22 such that the total level of revenues for that commit23 tee is not less than: $1,176,253,000,000 in revenues

24 for fiscal year 1998, $1,386,546,000,000 in revenues
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1 for fiscal year 2002, and $7,517,939,000,000 in rev2 enues in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

3 (d) INSTRUCTIONS RELATING TO TAX RELIEF AND

4 MISCELLANEOUS REFORMS.—

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: $34,571,000,000 in

10 outlays for fiscal year 1998, $37,008,000,000 in

11 outlays for fiscal year 2002, and $211,443,000,000

12 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

13 (2) COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL

14 SERVICES.—The House Committee on Banking and

15 Financial Services shall report changes in laws with16 in its jurisdiction that provide direct spending such

17 that the total level of direct spending for that com18 mittee does not exceed: ¥$8,435,000,000 in outlays

19 for fiscal year 1998, ¥$5,091,000,000 in outlays

20 for fiscal year 2002, and ¥$50,306,000,000 in out21 lays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

22 (3) COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE.—The House

23 Committee on Commerce shall report changes in

24 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend25 ing such that the total level of direct spending for
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1 that committee does not exceed: $393,533,000,000

2 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, $506,791,000,000 in

3 outlays for fiscal year 2002, and

4 $2,617,528,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998

5 through 2002.

6 (4) COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE

7 WORKFORCE.—The House Committee on Education

8 and the Workforce shall report changes in laws with9 in its jurisdiction that provide direct spending such

10 that the total level of direct spending for that com11 mittee does not exceed: $17,222,000,000 in outlays

12 for fiscal year 1998, $17,673,000,000 in outlays for

13 fiscal year 2002, and $103,109,000,000 in outlays

14 in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

15 (5) COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND

16 OVERSIGHT.—(A) The House Committee on Govern17 ment Reform and Oversight shall report changes in

18 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend19 ing such that the total level of direct spending for

20 that committee does not exceed: $68,975,000,000 in

21 outlays for fiscal year 1998, $81,896,000,000 in

22 outlays for fiscal year 2002, and $443,061,000,000

23 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

24 (B) The House Committee on Government Re25 form and Oversight shall report changes in laws
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1 within its jurisdiction that would reduce the deficit

2 by: $0 in fiscal year 1998, $621,000,000 in outlays

3 for fiscal year 2002, and $1,829,000,000 in fiscal

4 years 1998 through 2002.

5 (6) COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND IN6 FRASTRUCTURE.—The House Committee on Trans7 portation and Infrastructure shall report changes in

8 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend9 ing such that the total level of direct spending for

10 that committee does not exceed: $18,087,000,000 in

11 outlays for fiscal year 1998, $17,283,000,000 in

12 outlays for fiscal year 2002, and $106,615,000,000

13 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

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

15 House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs shall report

16 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide

17 direct spending such that the total level of direct

18 spending for that committee does not exceed:

19 $22,444,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998,

20 $24,563,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and

21 $139,134,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998

22 through 2002.

23 (8) COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.—(A)

24 The House Committee on Ways and Means shall re25 port changes in laws within its jurisdiction such that
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1 the total level of direct spending for that committee

2 does not exceed: $397,546,000,000 in outlays for

3 fiscal year 1998, $506,442,000,000 in outlays for

4 fiscal year 2002, and $2,621,578,000,000 in outlays

5 in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

6 (B) The House Committee on Ways and Means

7 shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction

8 such that the total level of revenues for that commit9 tee is not less than: $1,168,853,000,000 in revenues

10 for fiscal year 1998, $1,366,046,000,000 in revenues

11 for fiscal year 2002, and $7,432,939,000,000 in rev12 enues in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

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

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

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

16 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

17 (f) CHILDREN’S HEALTH INITIATIVE.—If the Com18 mittees on Commerce and Ways and Means report rec19 ommendations pursuant to their reconciliation instruc20 tions that, combined, provide an initiative for children’s

21 health that would increase the deficit by more than $2.3

22 billion for fiscal year 1998, by more than $3.9 billion for

23 fiscal year 2002, and by more than $16 billion for the

24 period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002, the committees

25 shall be deemed to not have complied with their reconcili-
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1 ation instructions pursuant to section 310(d) of the Con2 gressional Budget Act of 1974.

3 TITLE III—BUDGET

4 ENFORCEMENT

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

6 TRANSPORTATION.

7 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to ad8 just the appropriate budgetary levels to accommodate leg9 islation increasing spending from the highway trust fund

10 on surface transportation and highway safety above the

11 levels assumed in this resolution if such legislation is defi12 cit neutral.

13 (b) DEFICIT NEUTRALITY REQUIREMENT.—(1) In

14 order to receive the adjustments specified in subsection

15 (c), a bill reported by the Committee on Transportation

16 and Infrastructure that provides new budget authority

17 above the levels assumed in this resolution for programs

18 authorized out of the highway trust fund must be deficit

19 neutral.

20 (2) A deficit-neutral bill must meet the following con21 ditions:

22 (A) The amount of new budget authority pro23 vided for programs authorized out of the highway

24 trust fund must be in excess of $25.949 billion in

25 new budget authority for fiscal year 1998, $25.464
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1 billion in new budget authority for fiscal year 2002,

2 and $127.973 billion in new budget authority for the

3 period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

4 (B) The outlays estimated to flow from the ex5 cess new budget authority set forth in subparagraph

6 (A) must be offset for fiscal year 1998, fiscal year

7 2002, and for the period of fiscal years 1998

8 through 2002. For the sole purpose of estimating

9 the amount of outlays flowing from excess new

10 budget authority under this section, it shall be as11 sumed that such excess new budget authority would

12 have an obligation limitation sufficient to accommo13 date that new budget authority.

14 (C) The outlays estimated to flow from the ex15 cess new budget authority must be offset by (i)

16 other direct spending or revenue provisions within

17 that transportation bill, (ii) the net reduction in

18 other direct spending and revenue legislation that is

19 enacted during this Congress after the date of adop20 tion of this resolution and before such transportation

21 bill is reported (in excess of the levels assumed in

22 this resolution), or (iii) a combination of the offsets

23 specified in clauses (i) and (ii).

24 (D) As used in this section, the term ‘‘direct

25 spending’’ has the meaning given to such term in
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1 section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

3 (c) REVISED LEVELS.—(1) When the Committee on

4 Transportation and Infrastructure reports a bill (or when

5 a conference report thereon is filed) meeting the condi6 tions set forth in subsection (b)(2), the chairman of the

7 Committee on the Budget shall increase the allocation of

8 new budget authority to that committee by the amount

9 of new budget authority provided in that bill (and that

10 is above the levels set forth in subsection (b)(2)(A)) for

11 programs authorized out of the highway trust fund.

12 (2) After the enactment of the transportation bill de13 scribed in paragraph (1) and upon the reporting of a gen14 eral, supplemental or continuing resolution making appro15 priations by the Committee on Appropriations (or upon

16 the filing of a conference report thereon) establishing an

17 obligation limitation above the levels specified in sub18 section (b)(2)(A) (at a level sufficient to obligate some or

19 all of the budget authority specified in paragraph (1)), the

20 chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall increase

21 the allocation and aggregate levels of outlays to that com22 mittee for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 by the appropriate

23 amount.

24 (d) REVISIONS.—Allocations and aggregates revised

25 pursuant to this section shall be considered for purposes
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1 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as allocations

2 and aggregates contained in this resolution.

3 (e) REVERSALS.—If any legislation referred to in this

4 section is not enacted into law, then the chairman of the

5 House Committee on the Budget shall, as soon as prac6 ticable, reverse adjustments made under this section for

7 such legislation and have such adjustments published in

8 the Congressional Record.

9 (f) DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY LEVELS.—For

10 the purposes of this section, budgetary levels shall be de11 termined on the basis of estimates made by the House

12 Committee on the Budget.

13 (g) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term

14 ‘‘highway trust fund’’ refers to the following budget ac15 counts (or any successor accounts):

16 (1) 69–8083–0–7–401 (Federal-Aid Highways).

17 (2) 69–8191–0–7–401 (Mass Transit Capital

18 Fund).

19 (3) 69–8350–0–7–401 (Mass Transit Formula

20 Grants).

21 (4) 69–8016–0–7–401 (National Highway Traf22 fic Safety Administration-Operations and Research).

23 (5) 69–8020–0–7–401 (Highway Traffic Safety

24 Grants).
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1 (6) 69–8048–0–7–401 (National Motor Carrier

2 Safety Program).

3 SEC. 302. SALE OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS.

4 (a) BUDGETARY TREATMENT.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of any con6 current resolution on the budget and the Congres7 sional Budget Act of 1974, no amounts realized

8 from the sale of an asset shall be scored with respect

9 to the level of budget authority, outlays, or revenues

10 if such sale would cause an increase in the deficit as

11 calculated pursuant to paragraph (2).

12 (2) CALCULATION OF NET PRESENT VALUE.—

13 The deficit estimate of an asset sale shall be the net

14 present value of the cash flow from—

15 (A) proceeds from the asset sale;

16 (B) future receipts that would be expected

17 from continued ownership of the asset by the

18 Government; and

19 (C) expected future spending by the Gov20 ernment at a level necessary to continue to op21 erate and maintain the asset to generate the re22 ceipts estimated pursuant to subparagraph (B).

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

24 term ‘‘sale of an asset’’ shall have the same meaning as
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1 under section 250(c)(21) of the Balanced Budget and

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

3 (c) TREATMENT OF LOAN ASSETS.—For the pur4 poses of this section, the sale of loan assets or the prepay5 ment of a loan shall be governed by the terms of the Fed6 eral Credit Reform Act of 1990.

7 (d) DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY LEVELS.—For

8 the purposes of this section, budgetary levels shall be de9 termined on the basis of estimates made by the House

10 Committee on the Budget.

11 SEC. 303. ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVE FUND.

12 (a) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS.—In the House, after

13 the Committee on Commerce and the Committee on

14 Transportation and Infrastructure report a bill (or a con15 ference report thereon is filed) to reform the Superfund

16 program to facilitate the cleanup of hazardous waste sites,

17 the chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall sub18 mit revised allocations and budget aggregates to carry out

19 this section by an amount not to exceed the excess subject

20 to the limitation. These revisions shall be considered for

21 purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as the

22 allocations and aggregates contained in this resolution.

23 (b) LIMITATIONS.—The adjustments made under this

24 section shall not exceed:
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1 (1) $200 million in budget authority for fiscal

2 year 1998 and the estimated outlays flowing there3 from.

4 (2) $200 million in budget authority for fiscal

5 year 2002 and the estimated outlays flowing there6 from.

7 (3) $1 billion in budget authority for the period

8 of fiscal years 1998 through 2002 and the estimated

9 outlays flowing therefrom.

10 (c) READJUSTMENTS.—In the House, any adjust11 ments made under this section for any appropriation

12 measure may be readjusted if that measure is not enacted

13 into law.

14 SEC. 304. SEPARATE ALLOCATION FOR LAND ACQUISI15 TIONS AND EXCHANGES.

16 (a) ALLOCATION BY CHAIRMAN.—In the House, upon

17 the reporting of a bill by the Committee on Appropriations

18 (or upon the filing of a conference report thereon) provid19 ing $700 million in budget authority for fiscal year 1998

20 for Federal land acquisitions and to finalize priority Fed21 eral land exchanges, the chairman of the Committee on

22 the Budget shall allocate that amount of budget authority

23 and the corresponding amount of outlays.

24 (b) TREATMENT OF ALLOCATIONS IN THE HOUSE.—

25 In the House, for purposes of the Congressional Budget
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1 Act of 1974, allocations made under subsection (a) shall

2 be deemed to be made pursuant to section 602(a)(1) of

3 that Act and shall be deemed to be a separate suballoca4 tion for purposes of the application of section 302(f) of

5 that Act as modified by section 602(c) of that Act.

6 TITLE IV—SENSE OF CONGRESS

7 PROVISIONS

8 SEC. 401. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BASELINES.

9 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that:

10 (1) Baselines are projections of future spending

11 if existing policies remain unchanged.

12 (2) Under baseline assumptions, spending auto13 matically rises with inflation even if such increases

14 are not mandated under existing law.

15 (3) Baseline budgeting is inherently biased

16 against policies that would reduce the projected

17 growth in spending because such policies are por18 trayed as spending reductions from an increasing

19 baseline.

20 (4) The baseline concept has encouraged Con21 gress to abdicate its constitutional obligation to con22 trol the public purse for those programs which are

23 automatically funded.

24 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con25 gress that baseline budgeting should be replaced with a
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1 budgetary model that requires justification of aggregate

2 funding levels and maximizes congressional and executive

3 accountability for Federal spending.

4 SEC. 402. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REPAYMENT OF THE

5 FEDERAL DEBT.

6 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that:

7 (1) The Congress and the President have a

8 basic moral and ethical responsibility to future gen9 erations to repay the Federal debt, including the

10 money borrowed from the Social Security Trust

11 Fund.

12 (2) The Congress and the President should

13 enact a law which creates a regimen for paying off

14 the Federal debt within 30 years.

15 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PRESIDENT’S

16 SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress

17 that:

18 (1) The President’s annual budget submission

19 to Congress should include a plan for repayment of

20 Federal debt beyond the year 2002, including the

21 money borrowed from the Social Security Trust

22 Fund.

23 (2) The plan should specifically explain how the

24 President would cap spending growth at a level one
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1 percentage point lower than projected growth in rev2 enues.

3 (3) If spending growth were held to a level one

4 percentage point lower than projected growth in rev5 enues, then the Federal debt could be repaid within

6 30 years.

7 SEC. 403. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMMISSION ON LONG8 TERM BUDGETARY PROBLEMS.

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

10 (1) achieving a balanced budget by fiscal year

11 2002 is only the first step necessary to restore our

12 Nation’s economic prosperity;

13 (2) the imminent retirement of the baby-boom

14 generation will greatly increase the demand for gov15 ernment services;

16 (3) this burden will be borne by a relatively

17 smaller work force resulting in an unprecedented

18 intergenerational transfer of financial resources;

19 (4) the rising demand for retirement and medi20 cal benefits will quickly jeopardize the solvency of

21 the medicare, social security, and Federal retirement

22 trust funds; and

23 (5) the Congressional Budget Office has esti24 mated that marginal tax rates would have to in25 crease by 50 percent over the next 5 years to cover
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1 the long-term projected costs of retirement and

2 health benefits.

3 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that legislation should be enacted to create a com5 mission to assess long-term budgetary problems, their im6 plications for both the baby-boom generation and tomor7 row’s workforce, and make such recommendations as it

8 deems appropriate to ensure our Nation’s future prosper9 ity.

10 SEC. 404. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CORPORATE WELFARE.

11 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that the func12 tional levels and aggregates in this budget resolution as13 sume that—

14 (1) the Federal Government supports profit15 making enterprises and industries through billions of

16 dollars in payments, benefits, and programs;

17 (2) many of these subsidies do not serve a clear

18 and compelling public interest;

19 (3) corporate subsidies frequently provide un20 fair competitive advantages to certain industries and

21 industry segments; and

22 (4) at a time when millions of Americans are

23 being asked to sacrifice in order to balance the

24 budget, the corporate sector should bear its share of

25 the burden.
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1 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con2 gress that legislation should be enacted to—

3 (1) eliminate the most egregious corporate sub4 sidies; and

5 (2) create a commission to recommend the

6 elimination of Federal payments, benefits, and pro7 grams which predominantly benefit a particular in8 dustry or segment of an industry, rather than pro9 vide a clear and compelling public benefit, and in10 clude a fast-track process for the consideration of

11 those recommendations.

12 SEC. 405. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FAMILY VIOLENCE OP13 TION CLARIFYING AMENDMENT.

14 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that:

15 (1) Domestic violence is the leading cause of

16 physical injury to women. The Department of Jus17 tice estimates that over 1,000,000 violent crimes

18 against women are committed by intimate partners

19 annually.

20 (2) Domestic violence dramatically affects the

21 victim’s ability to participate in the workforce. A

22 University of Minnesota survey reported that one

23 quarter of battered women surveyed had lost a job

24 partly because of being abused and that over half of
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1 these women had been harassed by their abuser at

2 work.

3 (3) Domestic violence is often intensified as

4 women seek to gain economic independence through

5 attending school or training programs. Batterers

6 have been reported to prevent women from attending

7 these programs or sabotage their efforts at self-im8 provement.

9 (4) Nationwide surveys of service providers pre10 pared by the Taylor Institute of Chicago, Illinois,

11 document, for the first time, the interrelationship

12 between domestic violence and welfare by showing

13 that from 34 percent to 65 percent of AFDC recipi14 ents are current or past victims of domestic violence.

15 (5) Over half of the women surveyed stayed

16 with their batterers because they lacked the re17 sources to support themselves and their children.

18 The surveys also found that the availability of eco19 nomic support is a critical factor in poor women’s

20 ability to leave abusive situations that threaten them

21 and their children.

22 (6) The restructuring of the welfare programs

23 may impact the availability of the economic support

24 and the safety net necessary to enable poor women
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1 to flee abuse without risking homelessness and star2 vation for their families.

3 (7) In recognition of this finding, the House

4 Committee on the Budget unanimously passed a

5 sense of Congress amendment on domestic violence

6 and Federal assistance to the fiscal year 1997 budg7 et resolution. Subsequently, Congress passed the

8 family violence option amendment to last year’s wel9 fare reform reconciliation bill.

10 (8) The family violence option gives States the

11 flexibility to grant temporary waivers from time lim12 its and work requirements for domestic violence vic13 tims who would suffer extreme hardship from the

14 application of these provisions. These waivers were

15 not intended to be included as part of the permanent

16 20 percent hardship exemption.

17 (9) The Department of Health and Human

18 Services has been slow to issue regulations regarding

19 this provision. As a result, States are hesitant to

20 fully implement the family violence option fearing it

21 will interfere with the 20 percent hardship exemp22 tion.

23 (10) Currently 15 States have opted to include

24 the family violence option in their welfare plans, and
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1 13 other States have included some type of domestic

2 violence provisions in their plans.

3 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that—

5 (1) States should not be subject to any numeri6 cal limits in granting domestic violence good cause

7 waivers to individuals receiving assistance for all re8 quirements where compliance with such require9 ments would make it more difficult for individuals

10 receiving assistance to escape domestic violence; and

11 (2) any individuals granted a domestic violence

12 good cause waiver by States should not be included

13 in the States’ 20 percent hardship exemption.