III
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 290
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 27, 2000
Received and referred to the Committee on the Budget
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2001, revising the congres-
sional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2000, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels
for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
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SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.
The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution
on the budget for fiscal year 2000 is hereby revised and
replaced and that this is the concurrent resolution on the
budget for fiscal year 2001 and that the appropriate budg-
etary levels for fiscal years 2002 through 2005 are hereby
set forth.
SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.
The following budgetary levels are appropriate for
each of fiscal years 2000 through 2005:
(1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—For purposes of the
enforcement of this resolution:
(A) The recommended levels of Federal
revenues are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $1,465,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,504,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,549,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,598,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,650,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $1,719,100,000,000.
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate
levels of Federal revenues should be reduced are
as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $0.
Fiscal year 2001: $10,000,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2002: $22,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $31,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $42,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $45,000,000,000.
(2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes
of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate
levels of total new budget authority are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $1,478,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,524,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,557,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,603,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,653,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $1,712,200,000,000.
(3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the
enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels
of total budget outlays are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $1,460,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,490,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,536,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,581,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,630,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $1,689,200,000,000.
(4) SURPLUSES.—For purposes of the enforce-
ment of this resolution, the amounts of the surpluses
are as follows:
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Fiscal year 2000: $5,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $14,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $12,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $16,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $20,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $29,900,000,000.
(5) PUBLIC DEBT.—The appropriate levels of
the public debt are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $5,640,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $5,710,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $5,787,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $5,869,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $5,944,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $6,007,800,000,000.
SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.
The Congress determines and declares that the ap-
propriate levels of new budget authority and budget out-
lays for fiscal years 2000 through 2005 for each major
functional category are:
(1) National Defense (050):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$288,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $282,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$306,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $297,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$309,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $302,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$315,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $309,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$323,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $317,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$331,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $328,100,000,000.
(2) International Affairs (150):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$20,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $15,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$19,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$19,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$18,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $16,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$18,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $15,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$18,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,800,000,000.
(3) General Science, Space, and Technology
(250):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$19,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $18,500,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$20,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$20,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$20,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$20,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $20,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$21,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $20,500,000,000.
(4) Energy (270):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$1,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$600,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$1,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$900,000,000.
(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$24,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $24,200,000,000.
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$57,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $61,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$72,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $69,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$74,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $72,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$75,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $73,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$76,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $73,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$77,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $74,200,000,000.
(11) Health (550):
Fiscal year 2000:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$159,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $152,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$169,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $167,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$179,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $177,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$191,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $190,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$205,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $205,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$221,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $220,300,000,000.
(12) Medicare (570):
Fiscal year 2000:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$199,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $199,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$215,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $216,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$221,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $221,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$239,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $239,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$255,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $255,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$278,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $278,700,000,000.
(13) Income Security (600):
Fiscal year 2000:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$238,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $248,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$252,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $254,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$263,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $264,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$272,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $273,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$281,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $283,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$294,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $295,900,000,000.
(14) Social Security (650):
Fiscal year 2000:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$14,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$13,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$14,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$15,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $15,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$16,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $16,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$17,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,400,000,000.
(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
Fiscal year 2000:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$46,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$47,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $47,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$49,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $48,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$50,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $50,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$52,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $51,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$55,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $54,900,000,000.
(16) Administration of Justice (750):
Fiscal year 2000:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$27,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$28,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$27,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$27,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$28,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$28,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,100,000,000.
(17) General Government (800):
Fiscal year 2000: