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hereby established and that the appropriate budgetary lev-
els for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 are hereby set
forth.
SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.
The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the
fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002:
(1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—For purposes of the
enforcement of this resolution:
(A) The recommended levels of Federal
revenues are as follows:
Fiscal 
year 
1997:
$1,085,363,000,000.
Fiscal 
year 
1998:
$1,130,426,000,000.
Fiscal 
year 
1999:
$1,176,236,000,000.
Fiscal 
year 
2000:
$1,229,666,000,000.
Fiscal 
year 
2001:
$1,288,998,000,000.
Fiscal 
year 
2002:
$1,358,219,000,000.
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate
levels of Federal revenues should be changed
are as follows:
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Fiscal year 1997: -$15,031,000,000.
Fiscal year 1998: -$17,817,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999: -$21,488,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000: -$21,291,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: -$21,114,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: -$14,466,000,000.
(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 1997: $1,311,284,000,000.
Fiscal year 1998: $1,357,208,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999: $1,386,338,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000: $1,428,397,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,450,450,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,497,756,000,000.
(3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the
enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels
of total budget outlays are as follows:
Fiscal year 1997: $1,306,921,000,000.
Fiscal year 1998: $1,350,905,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999: $1,379,428,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000: $1,413,490,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,428,809,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,463,504,000,000.
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(4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforce-
ment of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits
are as follows:
Fiscal year 1997: $221,558,000,000.
Fiscal year 1998: $220,479,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999: $203,192,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000: $183,824,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $139,811,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $105,285,000,000.
(5) PUBLIC DEBT.—The appropriate levels of
the public debt are as follows:
Fiscal year 1997: $5,434,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 1998: $5,697,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999: $5,938,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000: $6,159,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $6,332,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $6,464,900,000,000.
(6) DIRECT LOAN OBLIGATIONS.—The appro-
priate levels of total new direct loan obligations are
as follows:
Fiscal year 1997: $41,353,000,000.
Fiscal year 1998: $39,179,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999: $42,287,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000: $43,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $44,359,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2002: $45,532,000,000.
(7) PRIMARY
LOAN
GUARANTEE
COMMIT-
MENTS.—The appropriate levels of new primary loan
guarantee commitments are as follows:
Fiscal year 1997: $266,271,000,000.
Fiscal year 1998: $264,761,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999: $261,793,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000: $261,676,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $262,429,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $262,131,000,000.
SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.
The Congress determines and declares that the ap-
propriate levels of new budget authority, budget outlays,
new direct loan obligations, and new primary loan guaran-
tee commitments for fiscal years 1997 through 2002 for
each major functional category are:
(1) National Defense (050):
Fiscal year 1997:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$267,183,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $264,846,000,000.
(C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
(D) New primary loan guarantee com-
mitments $800,000,000.
Fiscal year 1998: