IV

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 90

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 22, 1997

Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts submitted the following concurrent resolution;

which was referred to the Committee on the Budget

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),

3 SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET

4 FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998.

5 The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution

6 on the budget for fiscal year 1998 is hereby established

7 and that the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years

8 1999 through 2002 are hereby set forth.
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1 TITLE I—LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

2 SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

3 The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the

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

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

6 enforcement of this resolution:

7 (A) The recommended levels of Federal

8 revenues are as follows:

9 Fiscal year 1998:

10 $1,206,379,000,000.

11 Fiscal year 1999:

12 $1,252,942,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2000:

14 $1,307,528,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 2001:

16 $1,366,412,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2002:

18 $1,427,435,000,000.

19 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate

20 levels of Federal revenues should be changed

21 are as follows:

22 Fiscal year 1998: $0.

23 Fiscal year 1999: $0.

24 Fiscal year 2000: $0.

25 Fiscal year 2001: $0.
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1 Fiscal year 2002: $0.

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: $1,399,365,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 1999: $1,447,879,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2000: $1,495,779,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2001: $1,526,118,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2002: $1,552,378,000,000.

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

11 enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels

12 of total budget outlays are as follows:

13 Fiscal year 1998: $1,383,432,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 1999: $1,440,016,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 2000: $1,489,140,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2001: $1,516,666,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2002: $1,535,000,000,000.

18 (4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforce19 ment of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits

20 for the unified budget are as follows:

21 Fiscal year 1998: $94,589,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 1999: $94,395,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 2000: $81,435,000,000.

24 Fiscal year 2001: $46,229,000,000.

25 Fiscal year 2002: ¥$2,473,000,000.
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1 (5) PUBLIC DEBT.—The appropriate levels of

2 the public debt are as follows:

3 Fiscal year 1998: $5,597,684,000,000.

4 Fiscal year 1999: $5,845,015,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2000: $6,089,938,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2001: $6,301,629,000,000.

7 Fiscal year 2002: $6,472,834,000,000.

8 (6) DIRECT LOAN OBLIGATIONS.—The appro9 priate levels of total new direct loan obligations are

10 as follows:

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

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

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

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

15 Fiscal year 2002: $37,099,000,000.

16 (7) PRIMARY LOAN GUARANTEE COMMIT17 MENTS.—The appropriate levels of new primary loan

18 guarantee commitments are as follows:

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

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

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

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

23 Fiscal year 2002: $335,141,000,000.
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1 SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

2 The Congress determines and declares that the ap3 propriate levels of new budget authority, budget outlays,

4 new direct loan obligations, and new primary loan guaran5 tee commitments for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 for

6 each major functional category are:

7 (1) National Defense (050):

8 Fiscal year 1998:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $266,000,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $264,900,000,000.

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

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee com14 mitments, $588,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 1999:

16 (A) New budget authority,

17 $266,000,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $264,700,000,000.

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

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee com21 mitments, $757,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2000:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $267,000,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $267,300,000,000.

26 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
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1 (D) New primary loan guarantee com2 mitments, $1,050,000,000.

3 Fiscal year 2001:

4 (A) New budget authority,

5 $267,000,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, $261,500,000,000.

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

8 (D) New primary loan guarantee com9 mitments, $1,050,000,000.

10 Fiscal year 2002:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $267,000,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $264,400,000,000.

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

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee com16 mitments, $1,050,000,000.

17 (2) International Affairs (150):

18 Fiscal year 1998:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $15,909,000,000.

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

22 (C) New direct loan obligations,

23 $1,966,000,000.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee com25 mitments, $12,751,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $14,918,000,000.

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

5 (C) New direct loan obligations,

6 $2,021,000,000.

7 (D) New primary loan guarantee com8 mitments, $13,093,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2000:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $15,782,000,000.

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

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $2,077,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee com16 mitments, $13,434,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2001:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $16,114,000,000.

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

21 (C) New direct loan obligations,

22 $2,122,000,000.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee com24 mitments, $13,826,000,000.

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

2 $16,353,000,000.

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

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $2,178,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments, $14,217,000,000.

8 (3) General Science, Space, and Technology

9 (250):

10 Fiscal year 1998:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $16,437,000,000.

13 (B) Outlays, $17,082,000,000.

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

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

17 Fiscal year 1999:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $16,403,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $16,728,000,000.

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

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

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

2 $16,147,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $16,213,000,000.

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 $16,000,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $16,062,000,000.

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 $15,804,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $15,868,000,000.

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

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

21 (4) Energy (270):

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $3,123,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $2,247,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $1,050,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 1999:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $3,469,000,000.

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

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $1,078,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2000:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $3,186,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $2,293,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $1,109,000,000.

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

21 Fiscal year 2001:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $2,939,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $2,048,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $1,141,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2002:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $2,846,000,000.

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

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $1,171,000,000.

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

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

14 Fiscal year 1998:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $23,877,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $22,405,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations,

19 $30,000,000.

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

22 Fiscal year 1999:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $23,227,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $22,702,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $32,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $22,570,000,000.

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

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $32,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2001:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $22,151,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $22,720,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $34,000,000.

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

21 Fiscal year 2002:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $22,086,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $22,313,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $34,000,000.

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

5 (6) Agriculture (350):

6 Fiscal year 1998:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $13,133,000,000.

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

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $9,620,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee com13 mitments, $6,365,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 1999:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $12,790,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $11,294,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations,

19 $11,047,000,000.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee com21 mitments, $6,436,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2000:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $12,215,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $10,664,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $11,071,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments, $6,509,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2001:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $10,978,000,000.

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

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $10,960,000,000.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee com12 mitments, $6,583,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2002:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $10,670,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $9,108,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $10,965,000,000.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee com20 mitments, $6,660,000,000.

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

22 Fiscal year 1998:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $6,607,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, ¥$920,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $4,739,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments, $245,000,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 1999:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $11,082,000,000.

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

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $1,887,000,000.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee com12 mitments, $253,450,000,000.

13 Fiscal year 2000:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $15,183,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $9,821,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $2,238,000,000.

19 (D) New primary loan guarantee com20 mitments, $255,200,000,000.

21 Fiscal year 2001:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $16,078,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $12,133,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $2,574,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments, $257,989,000,000.

5 Fiscal year 2002:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $16,678,000,000.

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

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $2,680,000,000.

11 (D) New primary loan guarantee com12 mitments, $259,897,000,000.

13 (8) Transportation (400):

14 Fiscal year 1998:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $46,402,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $43,933,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations,

19 $155,000,000.

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

22 Fiscal year 1999:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $46,556,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $44,256,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $135,000,000.

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

5 Fiscal year 2000:

6 (A) New budget authority,

7 $47,114,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $44,357,000,000.

9 (C) New direct loan obligations,

10 $15,000,000.

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

13 Fiscal year 2001:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $48,135,000,000.

16 (B) Outlays, $44,303,000,000.

17 (C) New direct loan obligations,

18 $15,000,000.

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

21 Fiscal year 2002:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $49,184,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $44,247,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $15,000,000.

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

5 (9) Community and Regional Development

6 (450):

7 Fiscal year 1998:

8 (A) New budget authority,

9 $9,068,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $10,687,000,000.

11 (C) New direct loan obligations,

12 $2,867,000,000.

13 (D) New primary loan guarantee com14 mitments, $2,385,000,000.

15 Fiscal year 1999:

16 (A) New budget authority,

17 $8,839,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $11,252,000,000.

19 (C) New direct loan obligations,

20 $2,943,000,000.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee com22 mitments, $2,406,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 2000:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $8,210,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $11,386,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations,

3 $3,020,000,000.

4 (D) New primary loan guarantee com5 mitments, $2,429,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2001:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $8,214,000,000.

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

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $3,098,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee com13 mitments, $2,452,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2002:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $8,290,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $8,929,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations,

19 $3,180,000,000.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee com21 mitments, $2,475,000,000.

22 (10) Education, Training, Employment, and

23 Social Services (500):

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

2 $67,320,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $58,362,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $12,328,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments, $20,665,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 1999:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $63,750,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $63,885,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations,

13 $13,092,000,000.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments, $21,899,000,000.

16 Fiscal year 2000:

17 (A) New budget authority,

18 $65,903,000,000.

19 (B) Outlays, $66,178,000,000.

20 (C) New direct loan obligations,

21 $13,926,000,000.

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee com23 mitments, $23,263,000,000.

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

2 $67,759,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $67,981,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $14,701,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments, $24,517,000,000.

8 Fiscal year 2002:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $68,739,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $68,966,000,000.

12 (C) New direct loan obligations,

13 $15,426,000,000.

14 (D) New primary loan guarantee com15 mitments, $25,676,000,000.

16 (11) Health (550):

17 Fiscal year 1998:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $140,599,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $140,567,000,000.

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

22 (D) New primary loan guarantee com23 mitments, $85,000,000.

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

2 $149,418,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $149,394,000,000.

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

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

7 Fiscal year 2000:

8 (A) New budget authority,

9 $159,868,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $159,747,000,000.

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

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

14 Fiscal year 2001:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $170,662,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $170,385,000,000.

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

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

21 Fiscal year 2002:

22 (A) New budget authority,

23 $181,571,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, $181,127,000,000.

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

3 (12) Medicare (570):

4 Fiscal year 1998:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $203,820,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $203,964,000,000.

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 $214,673,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $214,148,000,000.

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 $229,340,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $229,337,000,000.

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 $244,036,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $243,181,000,000.

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 $256,548,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, $255,769,000,000.

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

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

14 (13) Income Security (600):

15 Fiscal year 1998:

16 (A) New budget authority,

17 $240,160,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $248,861,000,000.

19 (C) New direct loan obligations,

20 $45,000,000.

21 (D) New primary loan guarantee com22 mitments, $37,000,000.

23 Fiscal year 1999:

24 (A) New budget authority,

25 $255,375,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $259,346,000,000.

2 (C) New direct loan obligations,

3 $75,000,000.

4 (D) New primary loan guarantee com5 mitments, $37,000,000.

6 Fiscal year 2000:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $271,084,000,000.

9 (B) Outlays, $269,669,000,000.

10 (C) New direct loan obligations,

11 $110,000,000.

12 (D) New primary loan guarantee com13 mitments, $37,000,000.

14 Fiscal year 2001:

15 (A) New budget authority,

16 $276,898,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, $279,007,000,000.

18 (C) New direct loan obligations,

19 $145,000,000.

20 (D) New primary loan guarantee com21 mitments, $37,000,000.

22 Fiscal year 2002:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $288,937,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $287,221,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations,

2 $170,000,000.

3 (D) New primary loan guarantee com4 mitments, $37,000,000.

5 (14) Social Security (650):

6 Fiscal year 1998:

7 (A) New budget authority,

8 $11,424,000,000.

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

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

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

13 Fiscal year 1999:

14 (A) New budget authority,

15 $12,060,000,000.

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

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

18 (D) New primary loan guarantee com19 mitments, $0.

20 Fiscal year 2000:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $12,792,000,000.

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

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

3 Fiscal year 2001:

4 (A) New budget authority,

5 $13,022,000,000.

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

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

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

10 Fiscal year 2002:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $14,383,000,000.

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

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

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

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

18 Fiscal year 1998:

19 (A) New budget authority,

20 $40,579,000,000.

21 (B) Outlays, $41,371,000,000.

22 (C) New direct loan obligations,

23 $1,029,000,000.

24 (D) New primary loan guarantee com25 mitments, $27,096,000,000.
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1 Fiscal year 1999:

2 (A) New budget authority,

3 $41,745,000,000.

4 (B) Outlays, $41,979,000,000.

5 (C) New direct loan obligations,

6 $1,068,000,000.

7 (D) New primary loan guarantee com8 mitments, $26,671,000,000.

9 Fiscal year 2000:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $42,015,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $42,223,000,000.

13 (C) New direct loan obligations,

14 $1,177,000,000.

15 (D) New primary loan guarantee com16 mitments, $26,202,000,000.

17 Fiscal year 2001:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $42,418,000,000.

20 (B) Outlays, $42,540,000,000.

21 (C) New direct loan obligations,

22 $1,249,000,000.

23 (D) New primary loan guarantee com24 mitments, $25,609,000,000.

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

2 $42,629,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, $42,783,000,000.

4 (C) New direct loan obligations,

5 $1,277,000,000.

6 (D) New primary loan guarantee com7 mitments, $25,129,000,000.

8 (16) Administration of Justice (750):

9 Fiscal year 1998:

10 (A) New budget authority,

11 $25,165,000,000.

12 (B) Outlays, $23,209,000,000.

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 $25,320,000,000.

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

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 $25,578,000,000.
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1 (B) Outlays, $25,840,000,000.

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 $25,054,000,000.

8 (B) Outlays, $26,701,000,000.

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 $25,183,000,000.

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

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

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

19 (17) General Government (800):

20 Fiscal year 1998:

21 (A) New budget authority,

22 $14,711,000,000.

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

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

3 Fiscal year 1999:

4 (A) New budget authority,

5 $14,444,000,000.

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

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

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

10 Fiscal year 2000:

11 (A) New budget authority,

12 $13,977,000,000.

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

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

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

17 Fiscal year 2001:

18 (A) New budget authority,

19 $13,675,000,000.

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

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

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

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

2 $13,105,000,000.

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

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

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

7 (18) Net Interest (900):

8 Fiscal year 1998:

9 (A) New budget authority,

10 $296,672,000,000.

11 (B) Outlays, $296,672,000,000.

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

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

15 Fiscal year 1999:

16 (A) New budget authority,

17 $304,932,000,000.

18 (B) Outlays, $304,932,000,000.

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

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

22 Fiscal year 2000:

23 (A) New budget authority,

24 $305,512,000,000.

25 (B) Outlays, $305,512,000,000.
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1 (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

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

4 Fiscal year 2001:

5 (A) New budget authority,

6 $304,037,000,000.

7 (B) Outlays, $304,037,000,000.

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

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

11 Fiscal year 2002:

12 (A) New budget authority,

13 $303,796,000,000.

14 (B) Outlays, $303,796,000,000.

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

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

18 (19) Allowances (920):

19 Fiscal year 1998:

20 (A) New budget authority, $0.

21 (B) Outlays, $0.

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

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

25 Fiscal year 1999:
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1 (A) New budget authority, $0.

2 (B) Outlays, $0.

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

4 (D) New primary loan guarantee com5 mitments, $0.

6 Fiscal year 2000:

7 (A) New budget authority, $0.

8 (B) Outlays, $0.

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

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

12 Fiscal year 2001:

13 (A) New budget authority, $0.

14 (B) Outlays, $0.

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

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

18 Fiscal year 2002:

19 (A) New budget authority, $0.

20 (B) Outlays, $0.

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

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

24 (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):

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

2 ¥$41,841,000,000.

3 (B) Outlays, ¥$41,841,000,000.

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 ¥$36,949,000,000.

10 (B) Outlays, ¥$36,949,000,000.

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 ¥$36,937,000,000.

17 (B) Outlays, ¥$36,937,000,000.

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 ¥$39,151,000,000.

24 (B) Outlays, ¥$39,151,000,000.

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 ¥$51,124,000,000.

6 (B) Outlays, ¥$51,124,000,000.

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

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

10 TITLE II—RECONCILIATION

11 INSTRUCTIONS

12 SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION.

13 (a) SUBMISSIONS.—Not later than August 1, 1997,

14 the House committees named in subsection (b) shall sub15 mit their recommendations to the House Committee on

16 the Budget. After receiving those recommendations, the

17 House Committee on the Budget shall report to the House

18 a reconciliation bill carrying out all such recommendations

19 without any substantive revision.

20 (b) INSTRUCTIONS.—

21 (1) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.—The House

22 Committee on Agriculture shall report changes in

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

25 that committee does not exceed: $34,571,000,000 in
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1 outlays for fiscal year 1998, $37,008,000,000 in

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

3 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

4 (2) COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL

5 SERVICES.—The House Committee on Banking and

6 Financial Services shall report changes in laws with7 in its jurisdiction that provide direct spending such

8 that the total level of direct spending for that com9 mittee does not exceed: $8,435,000,000 in outlays

10 for fiscal year 1998, $5,091,000,000 in outlays for

11 fiscal year 2002, and $50,306,000,000 in outlays in

12 fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

13 (3) COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE.—The House

14 Committee on Commerce shall report changes in

15 laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spend16 ing such that the total level of direct spending for

17 that committee does not exceed: $395,150,000,000

18 in outlays for fiscal year 1998, $513,615,000,000 in

19 outlays for fiscal year 2002, and

20 $2,638,120,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998

21 through 2002.

22 (4) COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE

23 WORKFORCE.—The House Committee on Education

24 and the Workforce shall report changes in laws with25 in its jurisdiction that provide direct spending such
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1 that the total level of direct spending for that com2 mittee does not exceed: $17,718,000,000 in outlays

3 for fiscal year 1998, $18,167,000,000 in outlays for

4 fiscal year 2002, and $106,050,000,000 in outlays

5 in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

6 (5) COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND

7 OVERSIGHT.—(A) The House Committee on Govern8 ment Reform and Oversight shall report changes in

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

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

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

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

14 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

15 (B) The House Committee on Government Re16 form and Oversight shall report changes in laws

17 within its jurisdiction that would reduce the deficit

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

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

20 through 2002.

21 (6) COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND IN22 FRASTRUCTURE.—The House Committee on Trans23 portation and Infrastructure 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: $18,287,000,000 in

2 outlays for fiscal year 1998, $17,483,000,000 in

3 outlays for fiscal year 2002, and $107,615,000,000

4 in outlays in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

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

6 House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs shall report

7 changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide

8 direct spending such that the total level of direct

9 spending for that committee does not exceed:

10 $22,478,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 1998,

11 $25,192,000,000 in outlays for fiscal year 2002, and

12 $141,497,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1998

13 through 2002.

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

15 The House Committee on Ways and Means shall re16 port changes in laws within its jurisdiction such that

17 the total level of direct spending for that committee

18 does not exceed: $399,663,000,000 in outlays for

19 fiscal year 1998, $511,377,000,000 in outlays for

20 fiscal year 2002, and $2,639,195,000,000 in outlays

21 in fiscal years 1998 through 2002.

22 (B) The House Committee on Ways and Means

23 shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction

24 sufficient to decrease revenues as follows: by

25 $8,000,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 1998, by
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1 $16,000,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2002,

2 and by $60,000,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years

3 1998 through 2002.

4 (C) The House Committee on Ways and Means

5 shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction

6 sufficient to increase revenues as follows: by

7 $8,000,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 1998, by

8 by $16,000,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2002,

9 and by $60,000,000,000 in revenues in fiscal years

10 1998 through 2002.

11 (c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the

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

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

14 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

15 (d) CHILDREN’S HEALTH INITIATIVE.—If the Com16 mittees on Commerce and Ways and Means report rec17 ommendations pursuant to their reconciliation instruc18 tions that, combined, provide an initiative for children’s

19 health that would increase the deficit by more than $4.6

20 billion for fiscal year 1998, by more than $8 billion for

21 fiscal year 2002, and by more than $32 billion for the

22 period of fiscal years 1998 through 2002, the committees

23 shall be deemed to not have complied with their reconcili24 ation instructions pursuant to section 310(d) of the Con25 gressional Budget Act of 1974.
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1 TITLE III—SENSE OF CONGRESS

2 PROVISIONS

3 SEC. 301. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MIDDLE INCOME TAX

4 RELIEF.

5 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:

6 (1) Tax reductions in tax bills enacted in the

7 1980’s predominately benefited Americans with

8 higher incomes.

9 (2) Increases in the social security payroll tax

10 over this period has resulted in a net increase in the

11 tax burden on middle income Americans.

12 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con13 gress that Congress should enact legislation providing tar14 geted tax relief, with an emphasis on alleviating the tax

15 burden on middle income Americans, by enacting the fol16 lowing provisions:

17 (1) Higher education initiatives, including the

18 President’s $1,500 HOPE scholarship tax credit and

19 deductibility of up to $10,000 for higher education

20 tuition and fees.

21 (2) Expansion of the child care tax credit, with

22 increases in the amount of allowable expenses, the

23 percentage of allowable expenses, and the income

24 phase-down levels.
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1 (3) Homeownership provisions, including up to

2 a $500,000 capital gains exclusion for home sales,

3 and permitting tax and penalty-free borrowing from

4 an IRA account or a parent’s IRA account for a

5 down payment on a first-time home purchase.

6 (4) Savings provisions, including an increase in

7 the annual limit for deductible IRA contributions

8 from $2,000 to $2,500 per year.

9 SEC. 302. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SMALL BUSINESS TAX

10 RELIEF.

11 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

12 (1) Small businesses are the source of most new

13 jobs created in this country.

14 (2) Small businesses have a more difficult time

15 than large corporations in raising capital, covering

16 health care costs for employees, and coping with es17 tate taxes.

18 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con19 gress that Congress should enact legislation providing tax

20 incentives and tax relief for small businesses, including:

21 (1) Incentives for long-term investments in

22 small businesses, including capital gains relief, defer23 ral of gains on any small business investments rolled

24 over into another small business investment, and a
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1 tripling of the amount of declarable losses on invest2 ments in small businesses.

3 (2) Estate tax relief for family-owned small

4 businesses and farms, and an increase in small busi5 nesses eligibility for 10-year installment payments of

6 estate taxes.

7 (3) 100 percent deductibility of health care

8 costs for the self-employed.

9 (4) Extension of the 5 percent Foreign Sales

10 Credit (FSC) to software exporters.

11 SEC. 303. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REVENUE NEUTRALITY.

12 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

13 (1) Large tax cuts in the 1980’s led to an un14 precedented explosion in the level of debt owed by

15 American taxpayers.

16 (2) Tax cuts without revenue offsets increase

17 the level of spending cuts required to balance the

18 budget, in vital areas like education, health care,

19 transportation, and research and development.

20 (3) It is a priority to balance the budget first,

21 and to defer tax cuts which reduce revenues until

22 the budget is actually in balance.

23 (4) Targeted tax cuts for higher education,

24 child care, homeownership, increased savings, and
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1 small businesses can be enacted without reducing

2 the net level of revenues.

3 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that all tax cuts should be fully offset by revenue

5 increases, through reinstatement of expiring excise taxes

6 and the closing of corporate tax loopholes.

7 SEC. 304. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CHILDREN’S HEALTH.

8 It is the sense of Congress that sufficient funding be

9 provided to insure all currently uninsured children in

10 America, through health care grants to the States and an

11 expansion of medicaid in a total amount of at least

12 $32,000,000,000 over the next 5 years.

13 SEC. 305. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MEDICARE.

14 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

15 (1) The Medicare Part A Trust Fund will go

16 bankrupt by the year 2000 without congressional ac17 tion.

18 (2) Some 40,000,000 senior citizens rely on

19 medicare for affordable, quality health care.

20 (3) Many low-income senior citizens are unable

21 to afford projected increases in medicare premiums.

22 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con23 gress that Congress should enact legislation to extend the

24 solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund for the next 10

25 years, using policies which:
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1 (1) Maintain part B premiums at 25 percent,

2 with a phase-in of home health care changes.

3 (2) Provide new preventive and other health

4 care benefits, including expanded mammography

5 coverage, coverage for colorectal screenings, coverage

6 for diabetes screening, 72 hours of respite care of

7 Alzheimers patients, bone mass measurements for

8 osteoporosis care, prostate cancer screening, cancer

9 clinic benefits, and immunosuppressant drugs.

10 (3) Include sustainable reductions in reimburse11 ments for hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and

12 other health care providers.

13 (4) Provide full funding for teaching hospitals

14 through the Graduate Medical Education program.

15 (5) Increase health care choices among seniors,

16 without restricting access to fee-for-service health

17 care.

18 SEC. 306. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MEDICAID.

19 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

20 (1) Hospitals and other health care providers

21 are already seriously underreimbursed for the actual

22 cost of providing medicaid services.

23 (2) Medicaid is the primary source of health

24 care coverage for the uninsured, including poor chil-
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1 dren, indigent mothers, and low-income senior citi2 zens in nursing homes.

3 (3) Medicaid provides critical funding for medi4 care premiums for low-income seniors.

5 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con6 gress that medicaid legislation should increase coverage

7 for low-income adults and seniors, and uninsured children,

8 by providing that:

9 (1) Any reductions in medicaid reimbursements

10 to health care providers should be used to expand

11 coverage for children’s health care, legal immigrants,

12 and low-income Americans.

13 (2) Spending reductions should not include ei14 ther a block grant or a per capita cap.

15 (3) Medicaid should extend its program to pay

16 medicare premiums for low-income senior citizens,

17 protecting them from increases caused by home

18 health care shifts.

19 (4) States should be given more flexibility in

20 managing the medicaid program, through managed

21 care options, and elimination of unnecessary regula22 tions, while fully protecting the quality and availabil23 ity of health care for medicaid recipients.
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1 SEC. 307. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DOMESTIC DISCRE2 TIONARY SPENDING.

3 It is the sense of Congress that sufficient funding be

4 provided for domestic discretionary spending to allow for

5 full inflationary increases over the period from 1998

6 through 2002, to fully fund priority areas like education,

7 health care, transportation, research and development,

8 community development, crime, and housing.

9 SEC. 308. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PELL GRANT LIMITS.

10 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

11 (1) The spiraling cost of higher education tui12 tion and fees threatens to put the cost of college out

13 of reach for millions of Americans.

14 (2) Pell Grants are an effective way to make

15 college affordable for low-income students.

16 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con17 gress that Congress should increase the annual limit on

18 Pell Grants from $2,700 to $3,700.

19 SEC. 309. SENSE OF CONGRESS IN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.

20 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

21 (1) Children cannot achieve their full edu22 cational potential, if the school buildings they are

23 educated in are falling apart.

24 (2) The General Accounting Office (GAO) has

25 determined that it will require $112,000,000,000 to

26 repair and improve our Nation’s schools.
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1 (3) Many communities are unable to afford the

2 full cost of making such needed repairs.

3 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that Congress should enact the President’s school

5 construction initiative, to provide $5,000,000,000 to lever6 age the repair and construction of elementary and second7 ary schools.

8 SEC. 310. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EDUCATION.

9 It is the sense of Congress that funding should be

10 substantially increased in a number of programs which in11 crease educational opportunities, including:

12 (1) Title I grants, to help the disadvantaged de13 velop basic educational skills.

14 (2) The Technology Literacy Challenge Fund,

15 to provide computers, software, and technology

16 training to elementary and secondary schools.

17 (3) Special education IDEA grants, to provide

18 services to children with disabilities.

19 (4) Adult education grants, to provide adult lit20 eracy and other educational programs.

21 (5) The Federal work study program, to pro22 vide needy students with part-time work.

23 SEC. 311. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TRANSPORTATION.

24 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
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1 (1) Our continued economic growth is depend2 ent on maintaining and expanding our basic infra3 structure, especially with respect to roads and

4 bridges.

5 (2) In many sections of our country, our trans6 portation infrastructure suffers from a lack of ade7 quate funding and neglect of maintenance.

8 (3) For many years, Congress has failed to use

9 funds collected under the Federal gas tax to pay for

10 essential road and related transportation needs.

11 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con12 gress that all new funds collected in the transportation

13 trust fund should be fully spent on transportation im14 provements.

15 SEC. 312. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DE16 VELOPMENT.

17 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

18 (1) Adequate nutrition, quality health care,

19 educational opportunities, and high quality child

20 care for children between birth and the age of 3 are

21 scientifically shown to play a critical role in later

22 childhood and adult development.

23 (2) Public spending on health, nutrition, edu24 cation, and child care at the stage of early childhood
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1 development has proven to be a sound long-term in2 vestment in human resources.

3 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that sufficient funding should be provided in the fol5 lowing programs to meet the needs of infants and toddlers:

6 (1) WIC (the supplemental nutrition program

7 for women, infants, and children).

8 (2) Head Start.

9 (3) Healthy Start.

10 (4) Programs for infants and toddlers with dis11 abilities under part H of the Individuals with Dis12 abilities Education Act (IDEA).

13 (5) Programs under the Child Care and Devel14 opment Block Grant Act.

15 SEC. 313. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HEALTH RESEARCH.

16 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

17 (1) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is

18 the world’s leading biomedical research institution.

19 (2) The National Institutes of Health accom20 plishes its mission of discovering new medical knowl21 edge that will lead to better health for everyone

22 through supervising, funding, and conducting bio23 medical and behavioral research to help prevent, de24 tect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability in hu25 mans.
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1 (3) The Federal investment in the National In2 stitutes of Health should be sufficient to keep up

3 with the pace of biomedical inflation and public

4 health needs.

5 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con6 gress that funding for the National Institutes of Health

7 should be at least equal to the Institute’s annual profes8 sional judgment, which is the best and most reliable esti9 mate of the minimum level of funding needed to sustain

10 the high standard of scientific achievement attained by the

11 National Institutes of Health.

12 SEC. 314. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RESEARCH AND DEVEL13 OPMENT.

14 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

15 (1) Federal support of research and develop16 ment has led to numerous advances in science and

17 technology that have greatly enhanced the lives of all

18 Americans.

19 (2) Technological innovation has spurred almost

20 half of the economic development of the past cen21 tury.

22 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con23 gress that full funding should be provided for Federal re24 search and development programs, including the National
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1 Science Foundation (NSF) and the solar and renewable

2 energies programs of the Department of Energy.

3 SEC. 315. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CRIME.

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

5 (1) Crime continues to threaten residential and

6 commercial neighborhoods through the Nation.

7 (2) Juvenile crime continues to grow at a faster

8 rate than other categories of crime in this Nation.

9 (3) Intervention and prevention programs have

10 been shown to successfully turn the tide of violent

11 crime.

12 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con13 gress that funding for crime intervention, prevention, and

14 domestic violence programs should be increased over cur15 rent levels.

16 SEC. 316. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON VETERANS.

17 It is the sense of Congress that funding should not

18 be cut for veterans’ COLA or for housing benefits.

19 SEC. 317. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HOUSING.

20 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

21 (1) According to the Department of Housing

22 and Urban Development, 13,000,000 Americans

23 have ‘‘acute housing needs’’.

24 (2) Current funding for rental housing assist25 ance for the elderly, disabled, working poor, and
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1 mothers making the transition from welfare to work

2 is inadequate.

3 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that funding for housing assistance should be in5 creased by providing—

6 (1) full funding for operating subsidies for pub7 lic housing authorities, as determined by the Per8 formance Funding System;

9 (2) additional funding for capital grants for

10 public housing authorities, to repair and maintain

11 existing public housing units; and

12 (3) sufficient funding to create 50,000 new sec13 tion 8 vouchers each year for the next 5 years.

14 SEC. 318. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE.

15 It is the sense of Congress that defense spending

16 should be maintained at current levels, and that priority

17 should be given to defense readiness and full funding for

18 personnel salaries and supplies, as opposed to continued

19 expansions of large weapons systems.

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