III
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 284
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 5, 1998
Received
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Gov-
ernment for fiscal year 1998, establishing the congres-
sional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 1999, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999.
The Congress declares that the concurrent resolution
on the budget for fiscal year 1998 is hereby revised and
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replaced and that this is the concurrent resolution on the
budget for fiscal year 1999 and that the appropriate budg-
etary levels for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 are hereby
set forth.
SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.
The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the
fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003:
(1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—For purposes of the
enforcement of this resolution:
(A) The recommended levels of Federal
revenues are as follows:
Fiscal year 1998: $1,292,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999: $1,318,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000: $1,331,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,358,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,407,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,452,600,000,000.
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate
levels of Federal revenues should be changed
are as follows:
Fiscal year 1998: $0.
Fiscal year 1999: ¥$4,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000: ¥$10,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: ¥$21,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: ¥$28,100,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2003: ¥$37,800,000,000.
(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 1998: $1,359,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999: $1,408,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000: $1,443,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,477,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,502,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,571,200,000,000.
(3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the
enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels
of total budget outlays are as follows:
Fiscal year 1998: $1,343,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999: $1,401,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000: $1,435,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,463,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,473,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,540,700,000,000.
(4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforce-
ment of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits
are as follows:
Fiscal year 1998: $50,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999: $83,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000: $104,600,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2001: $105,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $65,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $88,100,000,000.
(5) PUBLIC DEBT.—The appropriate levels of
the public debt are as follows:
Fiscal year 1998: $5,436,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999: $5,597,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000: $5,777,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $5,957,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $6,102,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $6,269,400,000,000.
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 1998 through 2003 for each major
functional category are:
(1) National Defense (050):
Fiscal year 1998:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$267,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $268,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$270,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $265,500,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$274,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $267,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$280,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $269,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$288,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $272,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$296,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $279,800,000,000.
(2) International Affairs (150):
Fiscal year 1998:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$15,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$14,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,800,000,000.
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Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$12,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$12,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $12,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$12,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$12,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,300,000,000.
(3) General Science, Space, and Technology
(250):
Fiscal year 1998:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$18,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$17,900,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$17,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$17,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$17,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$17,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,700,000,000.
(4) Energy (270):
Fiscal year 1998:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $1,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$600,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
¥$300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
¥$1,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$1,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
¥$6,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$6,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
¥$700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, ¥$1,500,000,000.
(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
Fiscal year 1998:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$24,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $23,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$22,600,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $22,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$21,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$20,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$20,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $20,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$20,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $20,500,000,000.
(6) Agriculture (350):
Fiscal year 1998:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$11,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$12,200,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $10,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$11,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$10,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$10,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $8,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$10,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,100,000,000.
(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
Fiscal year 1998:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$7,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $700,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$4,400,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $2,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$14,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$14,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$14,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$14,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,000,000,000.
(8) Transportation (400):
Fiscal year 1998:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$46,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $42,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$44,300,000,000.
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(B) Outlays, $42,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$43,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $41,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$43,600,000,000
(B) Outlays, $41,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$43,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $40,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$43,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $40,600,000,000.
(9) Community and Regional Development
(450):
Fiscal year 1998:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$8,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 1999:
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(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$8,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$7,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$6,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $8,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$6,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $7,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$6,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $6,600,000,000.
(10) Education, Training, Employment, and
Social Services (500):
Fiscal year 1998:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$61,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $56,100,000,000.
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Fiscal year 1999:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$61,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $60,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$62,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $61,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$63,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $62,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$63,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $61,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$65,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $63,900,000,000.
(11) Health (550):
Fiscal year 1998:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$136,200,000,000
(B) Outlays, $132,000,000,000.
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Fiscal year 1999:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$143,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $142,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$149,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $149,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$155,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $155,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$162,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $163,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$171,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $172,000,000,000.
(12) Medicare (570):
Fiscal year 1998:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$199,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $199,700,000,000.
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Fiscal year 1999:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$210,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $211,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$221,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $221,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$239,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $242,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$251,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $248,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$273,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $273,700,000,000.
(13) Income Security (600):
Fiscal year 1998:
(A) 
New 
budget 
authority,
$229,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $234,700,000,000.