[House Report 106-577]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 106-577
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001
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April 12, 2000.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Kasich, from the committee of conference, submitted the following
CONFERENCE REPORT
[To accompany H. Con. Res. 290]
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of
the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the concurrent
resolution (H. Con. Res. 290), establishing the congressional
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001,
revising the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate
budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005,
having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to
recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as
follows:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment
as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the
Senate amendment, insert the following:
SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.
(a) Declaration.--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 budgetary
levels for fiscal years 2002 through 2005 are hereby set forth.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001.
TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS
Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.
Sec. 102. Major functional categories.
Sec. 103. Reconciliation in the House of Representatives.
Sec. 104. Reconciliation of revenue reductions in the Senate.
TITLE II--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT AND RULEMAKING
Subtitle A--Budget Enforcement
Sec. 201. Lock-box for social security surpluses.
Sec. 202. Debt reduction lock-box.
Sec. 203. Enhanced enforcement of budgetary limits.
Sec. 204. Mechanisms for strengthening budgetary integrity.
Sec. 205. Emergency designation point of order in the Senate.
Sec. 206. Mechanism for implementing increase of fiscal year 2001
discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 207. Senate firewall for defense and nondefense spending.
Subtitle B--Reserve Funds
Sec. 211. Mechanism for additional debt reduction.
Sec. 212. Reserve fund for additional tax relief and debt reduction.
Sec. 213. Reserve fund for additional surpluses.
Sec. 214. Reserve fund for medicare in the House.
Sec. 215. Reserve fund for medicare in the Senate.
Sec. 216. Reserve fund for agriculture.
Sec. 217. Reserve fund to foster the health of children with
disabilities and the employment and independence of their
families.
Sec. 218. Reserve fund for military retiree health care.
Sec. 219. Reserve fund for cancer screening and enrollment in SCHIP.
Sec. 220. Reserve fund for stabilization of payments to counties in
support of education.
Sec. 221. Tax reduction reserve fund in the Senate.
Sec. 222. Application and effect of changes in allocations and
aggregates.
Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Rulemaking Provisions
Sec. 231. Compliance with section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of
1990.
Sec. 232. Prohibition on use of Federal reserve surpluses.
Sec. 233. Reaffirming the prohibition on the use of tax increases for
discretionary spending.
Sec. 234. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
TITLE III--SENSE OF CONGRESS, HOUSE, AND SENATE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Sense of Congress Provisions
Sec. 301. Sense of Congress on graduate medical education.
Sec. 302. Sense of Congress on providing additional dollars to the
classroom.
Subtitle B--Sense of House Provisions
Sec. 311. Sense of the House on waste, fraud, and abuse.
Sec. 312. Sense of the House regarding emergency spending.
Sec. 313. Sense of the House on estimates of the impact of regulations
on the private sector.
Sec. 314. Sense of the House on biennial budgeting.
Sec. 315. Sense of the House on access to health insurance and
preserving home health services for all medicare
beneficiaries.
Sec. 316. Sense of the House regarding Medicare+Choice programs/
reimbursement rates.
Sec. 317. Sense of the House on directing the Internal Revenue Service
to accept negative numbers in farm income averaging.
Sec. 318. Sense of the House on the importance of the National Science
Foundation.
Sec. 319. Sense of the House regarding skilled nursing facilities.
Sec. 320. Sense of the House on special education.
Sec. 321. Sense of the House regarding HCFA draft guidelines.
Sec. 322. Sense of the House on asset-building for the working poor.
Sec. 323. Sense of the House on the importance of supporting the
Nation's emergency first-responders.
Sec. 324. Sense of the House on additional health-related tax relief.
Subtitle C--Sense of Senate Provisions
Sec. 331. Sense of the Senate supporting funding levels in Educational
Opportunities Act.
Sec. 332. Sense of the Senate on additional budgetary resources.
Sec. 333. Sense of the Senate on regarding the inadequacy of the
payments for skilled nursing care.
Sec. 334. Sense of the Senate on veterans' medical care.
Sec. 335. Sense of the Senate on impact aid.
Sec. 336. Sense of the Senate on tax simplification.
Sec. 337. Sense of the Senate on antitrust enforcement by the Department
of Justice and Federal Trade Commission regarding agriculture
mergers and anticompetitive activity.
Sec. 338. Sense of the Senate regarding fair markets for American
farmers.
Sec. 339. Sense of the Senate on women and social security reform.
Sec. 340. Use of False Claims Act in combatting medicare fraud.
Sec. 341. Sense of the Senate regarding the National Guard.
Sec. 342. Sense of the Senate regarding military readiness.
Sec. 343. Sense of the Senate supporting funding of digital opportunity
initiatives.
Sec. 344. Sense of the Senate on funding for criminal justice.
Sec. 345. Sense of the Senate regarding comprehensive public education
reform.
Sec. 346. Sense of the Senate on providing adequate funding for United
States international leadership.
Sec. 347. Sense of the Senate concerning the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Sec. 348. Sense of the Senate regarding tribal colleges.
Sec. 349. Sense of the Senate to provide relief from the marriage
penalty.
Sec. 350. Sense of the Senate on the continued use of Federal fuel taxes
for the construction and rehabilitation of our Nation's
highways, bridges, and transit systems.
Sec. 351. Sense of the Senate concerning the price of prescription drugs
in the United States.
Sec. 352. Sense of the Senate against Federal funding of smoke shops.
Sec. 353. Sense of the Senate concerning investment of social security
trust funds.
Sec. 354. Sense of the Senate on medicare prescription drugs.
Sec. 355. Sense of the Senate concerning funding for new education
programs.
Sec. 356. Sense of the Senate regarding enforcement of Federal firearms
laws.
Sec. 357. Sense of the Senate that any increase in the minimum wage
should be accompanied by tax relief for small businesses.
Sec. 358. Sense of Congress regarding funding for the participation of
members of the uniformed services in the Thrift Savings Plan.
Sec. 359. Sense of the Senate concerning uninsured and low-income
individuals in medically underserved communities.
TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS
SEC. 101. 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: $1,503,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,548,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,598,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,652,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $1,719,800,000,000.
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate
levels of Federal revenues should be reduced
are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $0.
Fiscal year 2001: $11,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $23,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $30,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $39,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $44,300,000,000.
(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: $1,467,300,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,467,200,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,499,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,606,600,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,661,700,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $1,724,400,000.
(3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the
enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels
of total budget outlays are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $1,441,100,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,446,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,466,400,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,583,300,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,637,100,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $1,700,500,000.
(4) Surpluses.--For purposes of the enforcement of
this resolution, the amounts of the surpluses are as
follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $24,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $57,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $81,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $15,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $15,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $19,300,000,000.
(5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the
public debt are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $5,628,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $5,663,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $5,678,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $5,770,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $5,856,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $5,936,900,000,000.
(6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate
levels of the debt held by the public are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $3,458,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $3,253,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $2,999,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $2,804,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $2,594,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $2,363,000,000,000.
(7) Social security.--
(A) Social security revenues.--For purposes
of Senate enforcement under section 311 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts
of revenues of the Federal Old-Age and
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal
Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $479,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $501,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $524,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $547,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $569,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $597,300,000,000.
(B) Social security outlays.--For purposes
of Senate enforcement under section 311 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts
of outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors
Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability
Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $326,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $336,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $343,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $351,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $361,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005: $372,100,000,000.
(C) Social security administrative
expenses.--In the Senate, the amounts of new
budget authority and budget outlays of the
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust
Fund for administrative expenses are as
follows:
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$3,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays,
$3,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$3,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays,
$3,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$3,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays,
$3,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$3,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays,
$3,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$3,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays,
$3,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$3,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays,
$3,600,000,000.
SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.
The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate
levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal
years 2000 through 2005 for each major functional category are:
(1) National Defense (050):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$291,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $288,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$309,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $296,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$309,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $303,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$315,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $309,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$323,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $317,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$331,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $328,300,000,000.
(2) International Affairs (150):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$22,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$19,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $18,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$20,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$20,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $16,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$20,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $16,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$20,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $16,400,000,000.
(3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$19,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $18,400,000,000.
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.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$1,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $0.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$500,000,000.
(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$24,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $24,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$25,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $25,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$25,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $25,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$25,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $25,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$25,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $25,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$25,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $25,100,000,000.
(6) Agriculture (350):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$35,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $33,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$20,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $18,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$18,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $16,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$17,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$17,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $15,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$15,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,200,000,000.
(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$7,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $3,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$6,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $2,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$8,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $4,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$9,400,000,000.
Outlays, $4,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $8,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,500,000,000.
(8) Transportation (400):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$54,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $46,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$59,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $50,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$57,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $53,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$58,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $55,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$59,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $55,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$59,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $55,700,000,000.
(9) Community and Regional Development (450):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$11,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$9,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$8,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$8,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $8,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$8,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $8,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$8,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $7,600,000,000.
(10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social
Services (500):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$57,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $61,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$72,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $68,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$74,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $72,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$75,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $74,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$76,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $74,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$78,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $75,900,000,000.
(11) Health (550):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$159,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $153,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$169,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $165,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$179,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $177,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$191,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $190,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$205,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $204,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$221,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $220,300,000,000.
(12) Medicare (570):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$199,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $199,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$217,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $218,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$226,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $226,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$247,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $247,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$266,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $266,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$292,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $292,700,000,000.
(13) Income Security (600):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$238,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $248,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$252,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $255,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$264,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $266,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$273,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $276,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$283,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $286,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$296,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $298,800,000,000.
(14) Social Security (650):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$11,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$9,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$11,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$12,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $12,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,800,000,000.
(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$46,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,100,000,000.
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, $50,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$52,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $51,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$55,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $55,100,000,000.
(16) Administration of Justice (750):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$27,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$28,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$28,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$28,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$29,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$29,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $29,200,000,000.
(17) General Government (800):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$14,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,600,000,000.
(18) Net Interest (900):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$284,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $284,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$286,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $286,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$284,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $284,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$278,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $278,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$274,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $274,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
$269,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $269,700,000,000.
(19) Allowances (920):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
-$3,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$11,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
-$64,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$50,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
-$60,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$72,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
-$2,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$4,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
-$2,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$5,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
-$3,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$6,200,000,000.
(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
-$34,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$34,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
-$38,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$38,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
-$41,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$41,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
-$40,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$40,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
-$38,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$38,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority,
-$39,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$39,200,000,000.
SEC. 103. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) Submissions Providing Tax Relief.--The House Committee
on Ways and Means shall report to the House a reconciliation
bill--
(1) not later than July 14, 2000; and
(2) not later than September 13, 2000,
that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction
sufficient to reduce the total level of revenues by not more
than: $11,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and
$150,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through
2005.
(b) Submissions Regarding Debt Held by the Public.--The
House Committee on Ways and Means shall report to the House a
reconciliation bill--
(1) not later than July 14, 2000, that consists of
changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to
reduce the debt held by the public by $7,500,000,000
for fiscal year 2001; and
(2) not later than September 13, 2000, that
consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction
sufficient to reduce the debt held by the public by not
more than $19,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 104. RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE REDUCTIONS IN THE SENATE.
The Senate Committee on Finance shall report to the Senate
a reconciliation bill--
(1) not later than July 14, 2000; and
(2) not later than September 13, 2000,
that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction
sufficient to reduce the total level of revenues by not more
than: $11,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and
$150,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through
2005.
TITLE II--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT AND RULEMAKING
Subtitle A--Budget Enforcement
SEC. 201. LOCK-BOX FOR SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) under the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the
social security trust funds are off-budget for purposes
of the President's budget submission and the concurrent
resolution on the budget;
(2) the social security trust funds have been
running surpluses for 17 years;
(3) these surpluses have been used to implicitly
finance the general operations of the Federal
Government;
(4) in fiscal year 2001, the social security
surplus will be $166 billion;
(5) this resolution balances the Federal budget
without counting the social security surpluses;
(6) the only way to ensure that social security
surpluses are not diverted for other purposes is to
balance the budget exclusive of such surpluses; and
(7) Congress and the President should take such
steps as are necessary to ensure that future budgets
are balanced excluding the surpluses generated by the
social security trust funds.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
legislation should be enacted in this session of Congress that
would enforce the reduction in debt held by the public assumed
in this resolution by the imposition of a statutory limit on
such debt or other appropriate means.
(c) Point of Order.--
(1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the
House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any
revision to this resolution or a concurrent resolution
on the budget for fiscal year 2002, or any amendment
thereto or conference report thereon, that sets forth a
deficit for any fiscal year.
(2) Deficit levels.--For purposes of this
subsection, a deficit shall be the level (if any) set
forth in the most recently agreed to concurrent
resolution on the budget for that fiscal year pursuant
to section 301(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974.
(d) Exception.--Subsection (c)(1) shall not apply if--
(1) the most recent of the Department of Commerce's
advance, preliminary, or final reports of actual real
economic growth indicate that the rate of real economic
growth for each of the most recently reported quarter
and the immediately preceding quarter is less than 1
percent; or
(2) a declaration of war is in effect.
(e) Social Security Look-Back.--If in fiscal year 2001 the
social security surplus is used to finance general operations
of the Federal Government, an amount equal to the amount used
shall be deducted from the available amount of discretionary
spending for fiscal year 2002 for purposes of any concurrent
resolution on the budget.
(f) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (c)(1) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen
and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal
of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
this section.
SEC. 202. DEBT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX.
(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the House
of Representatives to consider any reported bill or joint
resolution, or any amendment thereto or conference report
thereon, that would cause a surplus for fiscal year 2001 to be
less than the level (as adjusted) set forth in section 101(4)
for that fiscal year.
(b) Special Rule.--The level of the surplus for purposes of
subsection (a) shall take into account amounts adjusted under
section 314(a)(2)(B) or (C) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974.
SEC. 203. ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT OF BUDGETARY LIMITS.
(a) Prohibition on Use of Directed Scorekeeping.--(1) It
shall not be in order in the House to consider any reported
bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference
report thereon, that contains a directed scorekeeping
provision.
(2) As used in this subsection, the term ``directed
scorekeeping'' means directing the Congressional Budget Office
or the Office of Management and Budget how to estimate any
provision providing discretionary new budget authority in a
bill or joint resolution making general appropriations for a
fiscal year for budgetary enforcement purposes.
(b) Prohibition on Use of Advance Appropriations.--(1) It
shall not be in order in the House to consider any reported
bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference
report thereon, that would cause the total level of
discretionary advance appropriations provided for fiscal years
after 2001 to exceed $23,500,000,000 (which represents the
total level of advance appropriations for fiscal year 2001).
(2) As used in this subsection, the term ``advance
appropriation'' means any discretionary new budget authority in
a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations for
fiscal year 2001 that first becomes available for any fiscal
year after 2001.
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall cease to have any
force or effect on January 1, 2001.
SEC. 204. MECHANISMS FOR STRENGTHENING BUDGETARY INTEGRITY.
(a) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term
``budget year'' means with respect to a session of Congress,
the fiscal year of the Government that starts on October 1 of
the calendar year in which that session begins.
(b) Point of Order With Respect to Advance
Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the
Senate to consider any bill, resolution, amendment,
motion or conference report that--
(A) provides an appropriation of new budget
authority for any fiscal year after the budget
year that is in excess of the amounts provided
in paragraph (2); and
(B) provides an appropriation of new budget
authority for any fiscal year subsequent to the
year after the budget year.
(2) Limitation on amounts.--The total amount,
provided in appropriations legislation for the budget
year, of appropriations for the subsequent fiscal year
shall not exceed $23,500,000,000.
(c) Point of Order With Respect to Delayed Obligations.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2), it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider
any bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference
report that contains an appropriation of new budget
authority for any fiscal year which does not become
available upon enactment of such legislation or on the
first day of that fiscal year (whichever is later).
(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with
respect to appropriations in the defense category; nor
shall it apply to appropriations reoccurring or
customary.
(d) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsections (b) and (c) may be
waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote
of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An
affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate,
duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to
sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of
order raised under this section.
(e) Form of the Point of Order.--A point of order under
this section may be raised by a Senator as provided in section
313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
(f) Conference Reports.--If a point of order is sustained
under this section against a conference report, the report
shall be disposed of as provided in section 313(d) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
(g) Precatory Amendments.--For purposes of interpreting
section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, an
amendment is not germane if it contains predominately precatory
language.
(h) Additional Instruction.--The Chairman of the Committee
on the Budget in the Senate may instruct the Senate Committee
on Finance to report legislation to reduce debt held by the
public in an amount consistent with section 103.
(i) Sunset.--Except for subsection (g), this section shall
expire effective October 1, 2002.
SEC. 205. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.
(a) Designations.--
(1) Guidance.--In making a designation of a
provision of legislation as an emergency requirement
under section 251(b)(2)(A) or 252(e) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the
committee report and any statement of managers
accompanying that legislation shall analyze whether a
proposed emergency requirement meets all the criteria
in paragraph (2).
(2) Criteria.--
(A) In general.--The criteria to be
considered in determining whether a proposed
expenditure or tax change is an emergency
requirement are--
(i) necessary, essential, or vital
(not merely useful or beneficial);
(ii) sudden, quickly coming into
being, and not building up over time;
(iii) an urgent, pressing, and
compelling need requiring immediate
action;
(iv) subject to subparagraph (B),
unforeseen, unpredictable, and
unanticipated; and
(v) not permanent, temporary in
nature.
(B) Unforeseen.--An emergency that is part
of an aggregate level of anticipated
emergencies, particularly when normally
estimated in advance, is not unforeseen.
(3) Justification for failure to meet criteria.--If
the proposed emergency requirement does not meet all
the criteria set forth in paragraph (2), the committee
report or the statement of managers, as the case may
be, shall provide a written justification of why the
requirement should be accorded emergency status.
(b) Point of Order.--When the Senate is considering a bill,
resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, a point of
order may be made by a Senator against an emergency designation
in that measure and if the Presiding Officer sustains that
point of order, that provision making such a designation shall
be stricken from the measure and may not be offered as an
amendment from the floor.
(c) Waiver and Appeal.--This section may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen
and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal
of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
this section.
(d) Definition of an Emergency Requirement.--A provision
shall be considered an emergency designation if it designates
any item an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) or 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(e) Form of the Point of Order.--A point of order under
this section may be raised by a Senator as provided in section
313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
(f) Conference Reports.--If a point of order is sustained
under this section against a conference report, the report
shall be disposed of as provided in section 313(d) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
(g) Exception for Defense Spending.--Subsection (b) shall
not apply against an emergency designation for a provision
making discretionary appropriations in the defense category.
SEC. 206. MECHANISM FOR IMPLEMENTING INCREASE OF FISCAL YEAR 2001
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.
(a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
(1) Unless and until the discretionary spending
limit for fiscal year 2001 is increased, aggregate
appropriations which exceed the current law limits
would still be out of order in the Senate and subject
to a supermajority vote.
(2) The functional totals contained in this
concurrent resolution envision a level of discretionary
spending for fiscal year 2001 as follows:
(A) For the discretionary category:
$600,296,000,000 in new budget authority and
$592,773,000,000 in outlays.
(B) For the highway category:
$26,920,000,000 in outlays.
(C) For the mass transit category:
$4,639,000,000 in outlays.
(3) To facilitate the Senate completing its
legislative responsibilities for the 106th Congress in
a timely fashion, it is imperative that the Senate
consider legislation which increases the discretionary
spending limit for fiscal year 2001 as soon as
possible.
(b) Adjustment to Allocations and Other Budgetary
Aggregates and Levels.--Whenever a bill or joint resolution
becomes law that increases the discretionary spending limit for
fiscal year 2001 set out in section 251(c) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the chairman
of the Committee on the Budget of the House or Senate, as
applicable, shall increase the allocation called for in section
302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the
appropriate Committee on Appropriations and shall also
appropriately adjust all other budgetary aggregates and levels
contained in this resolution.
(c) Limitation on Adjustment.--An adjustment made pursuant
to subsection (b) shall not result in an allocation under
section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 that
exceeds the total budget authority and outlays set forth in
subsection (a)(2).
SEC. 207. SENATE FIREWALL FOR DEFENSE AND NONDEFENSE SPENDING.
(a) Definition.--In this section, for purposes of
enforcement in the Senate for fiscal year 2001, the term
``discretionary spending limit'' means--
(1) for the defense category, $310,819,000,000 in
new budget authority and $297,650,000,000 in outlays;
and
(2) for the nondefense category, $289,477,000,000
in new budget authority and $327,430,000,000 in
outlays.
(b) Point of Order in the Senate.--
(1) In general.--After the adjustment to the
section 302(a) allocation to the Committee on
Appropriations is made pursuant to section 213 and
except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall not be in
order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint
resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report
that exceeds any discretionary spending limit set forth
in this section.
(2) Exception.--This subsection shall not apply if
a declaration of war by Congress is in effect.
(c) Waiver and Appeal.--This section may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen
and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal
of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
this section.
Subtitle B--Reserve Funds
SEC. 211. MECHANISM FOR ADDITIONAL DEBT REDUCTION.
(a) In General.--If any of the legislation described in
subsection (b) is vetoed (or does not become law) or any
legislation described in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) does not
become law on or before October 1, 2000, then the chairman of
the Committee on the Budget of the House or Senate, as
applicable, may adjust the levels in this concurrent resolution
as provided in subsection (c).
(b) Legislation.--Any adjustment pursuant to subsection (a)
shall be made with respect to--
(1) the reconciliation legislation required by
section 103(a) or section 104;
(2) the medicare legislation provided for in
section 214 or 215; or
(3) any legislation which reduces revenues and is
vetoed.
(c) Adjustments To Be Made.--The adjustment pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be--
(1) with respect to the legislation required by
section 103(a) or section 104, to decrease the balance
displayed on the Senate's pay-as-you-go scorecard and
increase the revenue aggregate by the amount set forth
in section 103(a) or section 104 (as adjusted, if
adjusted, pursuant to section 213) less the amount of
any reduction in the current level of revenues which
has occurred since the adoption of this concurrent
resolution and to decrease the level of debt held by
the public as set forth in section 101(6) by that same
amount;
(2) with respect to the legislation provided for in
section 214 or section 215, to decrease the balance
displayed on the Senate's pay-as-you-go scorecard by
the amount set forth in section 214 or section 215
(less the amount of any change in the current level of
spending or revenues attributable to section 215) and
to decrease the level of debt held by the public as set
forth in section 101(6) by that same amount and make
the corresponding adjustments to the revenue and
spending aggregates and allocations set forth in this
resolution; or
(3) with respect to the legislation described by
subsection (b)(3), decrease the balance on the Senate's
pay-as-you-go scorecard and increase the revenue
aggregate for the cost of such legislation and decrease
the level of debt held by the public as set forth in
section 101(6) by that same amount.
SEC. 212. RESERVE FUND FOR ADDITIONAL TAX RELIEF AND DEBT REDUCTION.
Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means or the Committee
on Finance reports any bill, or an amendment thereto is offered
or a conference report thereon is submitted, that would cause
the level by which Federal revenues should be reduced, as set
forth in section 101(1)(B) for such fiscal year or for such
period, as adjusted, to be exceeded, the chairman of the
Committee on the Budget of the House or Senate, as applicable,
may increase the levels by which Federal revenues should be
reduced by the amount exceeding such level resulting from such
measure, but not to exceed $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2001
and $25,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through
2005 and make all other appropriate conforming adjustments
(after taking into account any other bill or joint resolution
enacted during this session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress
that would cause a reduction in revenues for fiscal year 2001
or the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005).
SEC. 213. RESERVE FUND FOR ADDITIONAL SURPLUSES.
(a) Reporting Additional Surpluses.--If the report provided
pursuant to section 202(e)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, the budget and economic outlook: update (for fiscal
years 2001 through 2010) estimates an on-budget surplus for any
of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 that exceeds the on-budget
surplus set forth in the Congressional Budget Office's March
2000 budget and economic outlook (for fiscal years 2001 through
2010), the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House
or Senate, as applicable, may make the adjustments as provided
in subsection (b).
(b) Adjustments.--The chairman of the Committee on the
Budget of the House or Senate, as applicable, may make the
following adjustments in an amount not to exceed the difference
between the on-budget surpluses in the reports referred to in
subsection (a):
(1) Reduce the on-budget revenue aggregate by that
amount for such fiscal year.
(2) Adjust the instruction in section 103 or 104
to--
(A) increase the reduction in revenues by
that amount for fiscal year 2001;
(B) increase the reduction in revenues by
the sum of the amounts for the period of fiscal
years 2001 through 2005; and
(C) in the House only, increase the amount
of debt reduction by that amount for fiscal
year 2001.
(3) Adjust such other levels in this resolution, as
appropriate and the Senate pay-as-you-go scorecard.
(c) Additional Debt Reduction in the House.--If the
Congressional Budget Office estimates an on-budget surplus for
fiscal year 2000 in excess of the level set forth in this
resolution, then the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of
the House may--
(1) reduce the levels of the public debt and debt
held by the public by the amount of such increased on-
budget surplus; and
(2) direct the Committee on Ways and Means to
report by a date certain an additional reconciliation
bill that reduces debt held by the public by such
amount.
SEC. 214. RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE IN THE HOUSE.
Whenever the Committee on Ways and Means or Committee on
Commerce of the House reports a bill or joint resolution, or an
amendment thereto is offered (in the House), or a conference
report thereon is submitted that reforms the medicare program
and provides coverage for prescription drugs, the chairman of
the Committee on the Budget of the House may increase the
aggregates and allocations of new budget authority (and outlays
resulting therefrom) by the amount provided by that measure for
that purpose, but not to exceed $2,000,000,000 in new budget
authority and outlays for fiscal year 2001 and $40,000,000,000
in new budget authority and outlays for the period of fiscal
years 2001 through 2005 (and make all other appropriate
conforming adjustments).
SEC. 215. RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE IN THE SENATE.
(a) Prescription Drugs.--Whenever the Committee on Finance
of the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution or a
conference report thereon is submitted, which improves access
to prescription drugs for medicare beneficiaries, the chairman
of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise
committee allocations and other appropriate budgetary levels
and limits to accommodate such legislation, provided that such
legislation will not reduce the on-budget surplus or increase
spending, by more than $20,000,000,000 over the period of
fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and will not cause an on-budget
deficit in any fiscal year.
(b) Medicare Reform.--Whenever the Committee on Finance of
the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution, or a conference
report thereon is submitted, which improves the solvency of the
medicare program without the use of new subsidies from the
general fund and improves access to prescription drugs (or
continues access provided pursuant to subsection (a)) for
medicare beneficiaries, the chairman of the Committee on the
Budget of the Senate may change committee allocations and other
appropriate budgetary levels and limits to accommodate such
legislation, provided that such legislation will not reduce the
on-budget surplus or increase spending by more than
$40,000,000,000 (less any amount already provided by the
chairman pursuant to subsection (a)) over the period of fiscal
years 2001 to 2005 and will not cause an on-budget deficit in
any fiscal year.
SEC. 216. RESERVE FUND FOR AGRICULTURE.
If the Committee on Agriculture of the House or the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate
reports a bill on or before June 29, 2000, or an amendment
thereto is offered or a conference report thereon is submitted,
that provides assistance for producers of program crops and
specialty crops, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of
the House or Senate, as applicable, may increase the allocation
of new budget authority and outlays to that committee for
fiscal year 2000 by the amount of new budget authority (and the
outlays resulting therefrom) provided by that measure for that
purpose not to exceed $5,500,000,000 in new budget authority
and outlays for fiscal year 2000 and $1,640,000,000 in new
budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 217. RESERVE FUND TO FOSTER THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES AND THE EMPLOYMENT AND INDEPENDENCE OF
THEIR FAMILIES.
If the Committee on Commerce of the House or the Committee
on Finance of the Senate reports a bill, or an amendment
thereto is offered or a conference report thereon is submitted,
that facilitates children with disabilities receiving needed
health care at home, the chairman of the Committee on the
Budget of the House or Senate, as applicable, may increase the
allocation of new budget authority and outlays to that
committee by the amount of new budget authority (and the
outlays resulting therefrom) provided by that measure for that
purpose not to exceed $25,000,000 in new budget authority and
outlays for fiscal year 2001 and $150,000,000 in new budget
authority and outlays for the period of fiscal years 2001
through 2005.
SEC. 218. RESERVE FUND FOR MILITARY RETIREE HEALTH CARE.
If the Committee on Armed Services of the House or the
Senate reports the Department of Defense authorization
legislation to fund improvements to health care programs for
military retirees and their dependents in order to fulfill the
promises made to them, or an amendment thereto is offered or a
conference report thereon is submitted, the chairman of the
Committee on the Budget of the House or Senate, as applicable,
may increase the allocation of new budget authority and outlays
to that committee by the amount of new budget authority (and
the outlays resulting therefrom) provided by that measure for
that purpose not to exceed $50,000,000 in new budget authority
and outlays for fiscal year 2001 and $400,000,000 in new budget
authority and outlays for the period of fiscal years 2001
through 2005 if the enactment of such measure will not cause an
on-budget deficit for fiscal year 2001 and the period of fiscal
years 2001 through 2005.
SEC. 219. RESERVE FUND FOR CANCER SCREENING AND ENROLLMENT IN SCHIP.
If the Committee on Commerce of the House or the Committee
on Finance of the Senate reports a bill, or an amendment
thereto is offered or a conference report thereon is submitted,
that accelerates enrollment of uninsured children in medicaid
or the State Children's Health Insurance Program or provides
medicaid coverage for women diagnosed with cervical and breast
cancer through the screening program of the Centers for Disease
Control, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the
House or Senate, as applicable, may increase the allocation of
new budget authority and outlays to that committee by the
amount of new budget authority (and the outlays resulting
therefrom) provided by that measure for that purpose not to
exceed $50,000,000 in new budget authority and outlays for
fiscal year 2001 and $250,000,000 in new budget authority and
outlays for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
SEC. 220. RESERVE FUND FOR STABILIZATION OF PAYMENTS TO COUNTIES IN
SUPPORT OF EDUCATION.
(a) Adjustment.--If the Committee on Agriculture and the
Committee on Resources of the House or the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate reports a bill, or an
amendment thereto is offered or a conference report thereon is
submitted, that provides additional resources for counties and
complies with paragraph (2), the chairman of the Committee on
the Budget of the House or Senate, as applicable, may increase
the allocation of new budget authority and outlays to that
committee by the amount of new budget authority (and the
outlays resulting therefrom) provided by that measure for that
purpose not to exceed $200,000,000 in new budget authority and
outlays for fiscal year 2001 and $1,100,000,000 in new budget
authority and outlays for the period of fiscal years 2001
through 2005.
(b) Condition.--Legislation complies with this section if
it provides for the stabilization of receipt-based payments to
counties that support school and road systems and also provides
that a portion of those payments would be dedicated toward
local investments in Federal lands within the counties.
SEC. 221. TAX REDUCTION RESERVE FUND IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget
may reduce the spending and revenue aggregates and may revise
committee allocations for legislation that reduces revenues if
such legislation will not increase the deficit or decrease the
surplus for--
(1) fiscal year 2001; or
(2) the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
SEC. 222. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND
AGGREGATES.
(a) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and
aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall--
(1) apply while that measure is under
consideration;
(2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure;
and
(3) be published in the Congressional Record as
soon as practicable.
(b) Effect of Changed Allocations and Aggregates.--Revised
allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments
shall be considered for the purposes of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and aggregates contained in
this resolution.
(c) Budget Committee Determinations.--For purposes of this
resolution--
(1) the levels of new budget authority, outlays,
direct spending, new entitlement authority, revenues,
deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or period of
fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of
estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the
House of Representatives or the Senate, as applicable;
and
(2) such chairman, as applicable, may make any
other necessary adjustments to such levels to carry out
this resolution.
Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Rulemaking Provisions
SEC. 231. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 13301 OF THE BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ACT
OF 1990.
(a) In the House, notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the joint explanatory
statement accompanying the conference report on any concurrent
resolution on the budget shall include in its allocation under
section 302(a) of such Act to the Committee on Appropriations
amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of the
Social Security Administration that are off-budget pursuant to
section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (even
though such amounts are not included in the conference report
on any concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to such
section 13301).
(b) In the House, for purposes of applying section 302(f)
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, estimates of the level
of total new budget authority and total outlays provided by a
measure shall include any discretionary amounts provided for
the Social Security Administration.
SEC. 232. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL RESERVE SURPLUSES.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure that
transfers from nonbudgetary governmental entities, such as the
Federal reserve banks, shall not be used to offset increased
on-budget spending when such transfers produce no real
budgetary or economic effects.
(b) Budgetary Rule.--In the Senate, for purposes of points
of order under this resolution and the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, provisions contained in any bill, resolution,
amendment, motion, or conference report that affects any
surplus funds of the Federal reserve banks shall not be scored
with respect to the level of budget authority, outlays, or
revenues contained in such legislation.
SEC. 233. REAFFIRMING THE PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF TAX INCREASES FOR
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to reaffirm
Congress' belief that the discretionary spending limits should
be adhered to and not circumvented by allowing increased taxes
to offset discretionary spending.
(b) Restatement of Budgetary Rule.--For purposes of points
of order under this resolution and the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, provisions contained in an appropriations bill (or an
amendment thereto or a conference report thereon) resulting in
increased revenues shall continue to not be scored with respect
to the level of budget authority or outlays contained in such
legislation.
SEC. 234. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.
Congress adopts the provisions of this title--
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively,
and as such they shall be considered as part of the
rules of each House, or of that House to which they
specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede
other rules only to the extent that they are
inconsistent therewith; and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional
right of either House to change those rules (so far as
they relate to that House) at any time, in the same
manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any
other rule of that House.
TITLE III--SENSE OF CONGRESS, HOUSE, AND SENATE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Sense of Congress Provisions
SEC. 301. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION.
It is the sense of Congress that funding for graduate
medical education for children's hospitals is a high priority
in this resolution.
SEC. 302. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROVIDING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS TO THE
CLASSROOM.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) strengthening America's public schools while
respecting State and local control is critically
important to the future of our children and our Nation;
(2) education is a local responsibility, a State
priority, and a national concern;
(3) a partnership with the Nation's governors,
parents, teachers, and principals must take place in
order to strengthen public schools and foster
educational excellence;
(4) the consolidation of various Federal education
programs will benefit our Nation's children, parents,
and teachers by sending more dollars directly to the
classroom; and
(5) our Nation's children deserve an educational
system that will provide opportunities to excel.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Congress should enact legislation that would
consolidate 31 Federal K-12 education programs; and
(2) the Department of Education, the States, and
local educational agencies should work together to
ensure that not less than 95 percent of all funds
appropriated for the purpose of carrying out elementary
and secondary education programs administered by the
Department of Education are spent for our children in
their classrooms.
Subtitle B--Sense of House Provisions
SEC. 311. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.
(a) Findings.--The House finds that--
(1) while the budget may be in balance, it
continues to be ridden with waste, fraud, and abuse;
(2) just last month, auditors documented more than
$19,000,000,000 in improper payments each year by such
agencies as the Agency of International Development,
the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security
Administration, and the Department of Defense;
(3) the General Accounting Office (GAO) recently
reported that the financial management practices of
some Federal agencies are so poor that it is unable to
determine the full extent of improper Government
payments; and
(4) the GAO now lists a record number of 25 Federal
programs that are at ``high risk'' of waste, fraud, and
abuse.
(b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that
the Committee on the Budget has created task forces to address
this issue and that the President should take immediate steps
to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse within the Federal Government
and report on such actions to Congress and that any resulting
savings should be dedicated to debt reduction and tax relief.
SEC. 312. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING EMERGENCY SPENDING.
It is the sense of the House that, as part of a
comprehensive reform of the budget process, the Committees on
the Budget should develop a definition of, and a process for,
funding emergencies consistent with the applicable provisions
of H.R. 853, the Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of
1999, that could be incorporated into the Rules of the House of
Representatives and the Standing Rules of the Senate.
SEC. 313. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ESTIMATES OF THE IMPACT OF REGULATIONS
ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
(a) Findings.--The House finds that--
(1) the Federal regulatory system sometimes
adversely affects many Americans and businesses by
imposing financial burdens with little corresponding
public benefit;
(2) currently, Congress has no general mechanism
for assessing the financial impact of regulatory
activities on the private sector;
(3) Congress is ultimately responsible for making
sure agencies act in accordance with congressional
intent and, while the executive branch is responsible
for promulgating regulations, Congress should curb
ineffective regulations by using its oversight and
regulatory powers; and
(4) a variety of reforms have been suggested to
increase congressional oversight over regulatory
activity, including directing the President to prepare
an annual accounting statement containing several cost/
benefit analyses, recommendations to reform inefficient
regulatory programs, and an identification and analysis
of duplications and inconsistencies among such
programs.
(b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that
the House should reclaim its role as reformer and take the
first step toward curbing inefficient regulatory activity by
passing legislation authorizing the Congressional Budget Office
to prepare regular estimates on the impact of proposed Federal
regulations on the private sector.
SEC. 314. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON BIENNIAL BUDGETING.
It is the sense of the House that there is a wide range of
views on the advisability of biennial budgeting and this issue
should be considered only within the context of comprehensive
budget process reform.
SEC. 315. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND
PRESERVING HOME HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL MEDICARE
BENEFICIARIES.
(a) Access to Health Insurance.--
(1) Findings.--The House finds that--
(A) 44.4 million Americans are currently
without health insurance, and that this number
is expected to rise to nearly 60 million people
in the next 10 years;
(B) the cost of health insurance continues
to rise, a key factor in increasing the number
of uninsured; and
(C) there is a consensus that working
Americans and their families will suffer from
reduced access to health insurance.
(2) Sense of the house on improving access to
health care insurance.--It is the sense of the House
that access to affordable health care coverage for all
Americans is a priority of the 106th Congress.
(b) Preserving Home Health Service For All Medicare
Beneficiaries.--
(1) Findings.--The House finds that--
(A) the Balanced Budget Act of 1997
reformed medicare home health care spending by
instructing the Health Care Financing
Administration to implement a prospective
payment system and instituted an interim
payment system to achieve savings;
(B) the medicare, medicaid, and SCHIP
Balanced Budget Refinement Act, 1999, reformed
the interim payment system to increase
reimbursements to low-cost providers and
delayed the automatic 15 percent payment
reduction until after the first year of the
implementation of the prospective payment
system; and
(C) patients whose care is more extensive
and expensive than the typical medicare patient
do not receive supplemental payments in the
interim payment system but will receive special
protection in the home health care prospective
payment system.
(2) Sense of the house on access to home health
care.--It is the sense of the House that--
(A) Congress recognizes the importance of
home health care for seniors and disabled
citizens;
(B) Congress and the Administration should
work together to maintain quality care for
patients whose care is more extensive and
expensive than the typical medicare patient,
including the most ill and infirmed medicare
beneficiaries, while home health care agencies
operate in the interim payment system; and
(C) Congress and the Administration should
work together to avoid the implementation of
the 15 percent reduction in the prospective
payment system and ensure timely implementation
of that system.
SEC. 316. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING MEDICARE+CHOICE PROGRAMS/
REIMBURSEMENT RATES.
It is the sense of the House that the Medicare+Choice
regional disparity among reimbursement rates is unfair, and
that full funding of the Medicare+Choice program is a priority
as Congress considers any medicare reform legislation.
SEC. 317. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON DIRECTING THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
TO ACCEPT NEGATIVE NUMBERS IN FARM INCOME
AVERAGING.
(a) Findings.--The House finds that--
(1) farmers' and ranchers' incomes vary widely from
year-to-year due to uncontrollable markets and
unpredictable weather;
(2) in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Congress
enacted 3-year farm income averaging to protect
agricultural producers from excessive tax rates in
profitable years;
(3) last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
proposed final regulations for averaging farm income,
which failed to make clear that taxable income in a
given year may be a negative number; and
(4) this IRS interpretation can result in farmers
paying additional taxes during years in which they
experience a loss in income.
(b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that
legislation should be considered during this session of the
106th Congress to direct the Internal Revenue Service to count
any net loss of income in determining the proper rate of
taxation.
SEC. 318. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE
FOUNDATION.
(a) Findings.--The House finds that--
(1) the year 2000 will mark the 50th Anniversary of
the National Science Foundation;
(2) the National Science Foundation is the largest
supporter of basic research in the Federal Government;
(3) the National Science Foundation is the second
largest supporter of university-based research;
(4) research conducted by the grantees of the
National Science Foundation has led to innovations that
have dramatically improved the quality of life of all
Americans;
(5) grants made by the National Science Foundation
have been a crucial factor in the development of
important technologies that Americans take for granted,
such as lasers, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Doppler
Radar, and the Internet;
(6) because basic research funded by the National
Science Foundation is high-risk, cutting edge,
fundamental, and may not produce tangible benefits for
over a decade, the Federal Government is uniquely
suited to support such research; and
(7) the National Science Foundation's focus on
peer-reviewed merit based grants represents a model for
research agencies across the Federal Government.
(b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that
the function 250 (Basic Science) levels assumean amount of
funding which ensures that the National Science Foundation is a
priority in the resolution; and that the National Science Foundation's
critical role in funding basic research, which leads to the innovations
that assure the Nation's economic future, and cultivate America's
intellectual infrastructure, should be recognized.
SEC. 319. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.
It is the sense of the House that the Medicare Payment
Advisory Commission should continue to carefully monitor the
medicare skilled nursing benefit to determine if payment rates
are sufficient to provide quality care, and that if reform is
recommended, Congress should pass legislation as quickly as
possible to assure quality skilled nursing care.
SEC. 320. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION.
(a) Findings.--The House finds that--
(1) all children deserve a quality education,
including children with disabilities;
(2) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
provides that the Federal, State, and local governments
are to share in the expense of educating children with
disabilities and commits the Federal Government to pay
up to 40 percent of the national average per pupil
expenditure for children with disabilities;
(3) the high cost of educating children with
disabilities and the Federal Government's failure to
fully meet its obligation under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act stretches limited State and
local education funds, creating difficulty in providing
a quality education to all students, including children
with disabilities;
(4) the current level of Federal funding to States
and localities under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act is contrary to the goal of ensuring that
children with disabilities receive a quality education;
(5) the Federal Government has failed to
appropriate 40 percent of the national average per
pupil expenditure per child with a disability as
required under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act to assist States and localities to
educate children with disabilities; and
(6) the levels in function 500 (Education) for
fiscal year 2001 assume sufficient discretionary budget
authority to accommodate fiscal year 2001
appropriations for IDEA, at least $2,000,000,000 above
such funding levels appropriated in fiscal year 2000.
(b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House
that--
(1) function 500 (Education) levels assume at least
a $2,000,000,000 increase in fiscal year 2001 over the
current fiscal year to reflect the commitment of
Congress to appropriate 40 percent of the national per
pupil expenditure for children with disabilities by a
date certain;
(2) Congress and the President should increase
fiscal year 2001 funding for programs under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act by at least
$2,000,000,000 above fiscal year 2000 appropriated
levels;
(3) Congress and the President should give programs
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
the highest priority among Federal elementary and
secondary education programs by meeting the commitment
to fund the maximum State grant allocation for
educating children with disabilities under such Act
prior to authorizing or appropriating funds for any new
education initiative;
(4) Congress and the President may consider, if new
or increased funding is authorized or appropriated for
any elementary and secondary education initiative that
directs funds to local educational agencies, providing
the flexibility in such authorization or appropriation
necessary to allow local educational agencies the
authority to use such funds for programs under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and
(5) if a local educational agency chooses to
utilize the authority under section 613(a)(2)(C)(i) of
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to
treat as local funds up to 20 percent of the amount of
funds the agency receives under part B of such Act that
exceeds the amount it received under that part for the
previous fiscal year, then the agency should use those
local funds to provide additional funding for any
Federal, State, or local education program.
SEC. 321. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING HCFA DRAFT GUIDELINES.
(a) Findings.--The House finds that--
(1) on February 15, 2000, the Health Care Financing
Administration within the Department of Health and
Human Services issued a draft Medicaid School-Based
Administrative Claiming (MAC) Guide; and
(2) in its introduction, the stated purpose of the
draft MAC guide is to provide information for schools,
State medicaid agencies, HCFA staff, and other
interested parties on the existing requirements for
claiming Federal funds under the medicaid program for
the costs of administrative activities, such as
medicaid outreach, that are performed in the school
setting associated with school-based health services
programs.
(b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House
that--
(1) many school-based health programs provide a
broad range of services that are covered by medicaid,
affording access to care for children who otherwise
might well go without needed services;
(2) such programs also can play a powerful role in
identifying and enrolling children who are eligible for
medicaid, as well as the State Children's Health
Insurance programs;
(3) undue administrative burdens may be placed on
school districts and States and deter timely
application approval;
(4) the Health Care Financing Administration should
substantially revise the current draft MAC guide
because it appears to promulgate new rules that place
excessive administrative burdens on participating
school districts;
(5) the goal of the revised guide should be to
encourage the appropriate use of medicaid school-based
services without undue administrative burdens; and
(6) the best way to ensure the continued viability
of medicaid school-based services is to guarantee that
the guidelines are fair and responsible.
SEC. 322. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ASSET-BUILDING FOR THE WORKING POOR.
(a) Findings.--The House finds that--
(1) 33 percent of all American households and 60
percent of African American households have either no
financial assets or negative financial assets;
(2) 46.9 percent of children in America live in
households with no financial assets, including 40
percent of Caucasian children and 75 percent of African
American children;
(3) incentives, including individual development
accounts, are tools demonstrating success at empowering
low-income workers;
(5) middle and upper income Americans currently
benefit from tax incentives for building assets; and
(6) the Federal Government should utilize the
Federal tax code to provide low-income Americans with
incentives to work and build assets in order to
permanently escape poverty.
(b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that
the provisions of this resolution assume that Congress should
modify the Federal tax law to include Individual Development
Account provisions in order to encourage low-income workers and
their families to save for buying a first home, starting a
business, obtaining an education, or taking other measures to
prepare for the future.
SEC. 323. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING THE
NATION'S EMERGENCY FIRST-RESPONDERS.
(a) Findings.--The House finds that--
(1) over 1.2 million men and women work as fire and
emergency services personnel in 32,000 fire and
emergency medical services departments across the
Nation;
(2) over 80 percent of those who serve do so as
volunteers;
(3) the Nation's firefighters responded to more
than 18 million calls in 1998, including over 1.7
million fires;
(4) an average of 100 firefighters per year lose
their lives in the course of their duties; and
(5) the Federal Government has a role in protecting
the health and safety of the Nation's fire fighting
personnel.
(b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House
that--
(1) the Nation's firefighters and emergency
services crucial role in preserving and protecting life
and property should be recognized, and such Federal
assistance as low-interest loan programs, community
development block grant reforms, emergency radio
spectrum reallocations, and volunteer fire assistance
programs, should be considered; and
(2) additional resources should be set aside for
such assistance.
SEC. 324. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ADDITIONAL HEALTH-RELATED TAX RELIEF.
It is the sense of the House that the reserve fund set
forth in section 213 assumes $446,000,000 in fiscal year 2001
and $4,352,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through
2005 for health-related tax provisions comparable to those
contained in H.R. 2990 (as passed by the House).
Subtitle C--Sense of Senate Provisions
SEC. 331. SENSE OF THE SENATE SUPPORTING FUNDING LEVELS IN EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES ACT.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
resolution assume that of the amounts provided for elementary
and secondary education within the Budget Function 500 of this
resolution for fiscal years 2001 through 2005, such funds shall
be appropriated in proportion to and in accordance with the
levels authorized in the Educational Opportunities Act, S. 2.
SEC. 332. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ADDITIONAL BUDGETARY RESOURCES.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels contained in
this resolution assume that--
(1) there are billions of dollars in wasted
expenditures in the Federal Government that should be
eliminated; and
(2) higher projected budget surpluses arising from
reductions in government waste and stronger revenue
inflows could be used in the future for additional tax
relief or debt reduction.
SEC. 333. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON REGARDING THE INADEQUACY OF THE
PAYMENTS FOR SKILLED NURSING CARE.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
resolution assume that--
(1) the Administration should identify areas where
they have the authority to make changes to improve
quality, including analyzing and fixing the labor
component of the skilled nursing facility market basket
update factor; and
(2) while Congress deliberates funding structural
medicare reform and the addition of a prescription drug
benefit, it must maintain the continued viability of
the current skilled nursing benefit. Therefore, the
committees of jurisdiction should ensure that medicare
beneficiaries requiring skilled nursing care have
access to that care and that those providers have the
resources to meet the expectation for high quality
care.
SEC. 334. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON VETERANS' MEDICAL CARE.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
resolution assume an increase of $1,400,000,000 in veterans'
medical care appropriations in fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 335. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON IMPACT AID.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
resolution assume that the Impact Aid Program strive to reach
the goal that all local educational agencies eligible for
Impact Aid receive at a minimum, 40 percent of their maximum
payment under sections 8002 and 8003.
SEC. 336. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON TAX SIMPLIFICATION.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
resolution assume that the Joint Committee on Taxation shall
develop a report and alternative proposals on tax
simplification by the end of the year, and the Department of
the Treasury is requested to develop a report and alternative
proposals on tax simplification by the end of the year.
SEC. 337. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
REGARDING AGRICULTURE MERGERS AND ANTICOMPETITIVE
ACTIVITY.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
resolution assume that--
(1) the Antitrust Division and the Bureau of
Competition will have adequate resources to enable them
to meet their statutory requirements, including those
related to reviewing increasingly numerous and complex
mergers and investigating and prosecuting
anticompetitive business activity; and
(2) these departments will--
(A) dedicate considerable resources to
matters and transactions dealing with agri-
business antitrust and competition; and
(B) ensure that all vertical and horizontal
mergers implicating agriculture and all
complaints regarding possible anticompetitive
business practices in the agriculture industry
will receive extraordinary scrutiny.
SEC. 338. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING FAIR MARKETS FOR AMERICAN
FARMERS.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
resolution assume that--
(1) the United States should take steps to increase
support for American farmers in order to level the
playing field for United States agricultural producers
and increase the leverage of the United States in World
Trade Organization negotiations on agriculture as long
as such support is not trade distorting, and does not
otherwise exceed or impair existing Uruguay Round
obligations; and
(2) such actions should improve United States farm
income and restore the prosperity of rural communities.
SEC. 339. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON WOMEN AND SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
resolution assume that--
(1) women face unique obstacles in ensuring
retirement security and survivor and disability
stability;
(2) social security plays an essential role in
guaranteeing inflation-protected financial stability
for women throughout their old age;
(3) Congress and the Administration should act, as
part of social security reform, to ensure that widows
and other poor elderly women receive more adequate
benefits that reduce their poverty rates and that
women, under whatever approach is taken to reform
social security, should receive no lesser a share of
overall federally funded retirement benefits than they
receive today; and
(4) the sacrifice that women make to care for their
family should be recognized during reform of social
security and that women should not be penalized by
taking an average of 11.5 years out of their careers to
care for their family.
SEC. 340. USE OF FALSE CLAIMS ACT IN COMBATTING MEDICARE FRAUD.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
resolution assume that chapter 37 of title 31, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the False Claims Act) and the qui
tam provisions of that chapter are essential tools in
combatting medicare fraud and should not be weakened in any
way.
SEC. 341. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE NATIONAL GUARD.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in the
resolution assume that the Department of Defense will give
priority to funding the Active Guard/Reserves and Military
Technicians at levels authorized by Congress in the fiscal year
2000 Department of Defense authorization bill.
SEC. 342. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MILITARY READINESS.
It is the sense of the Senate that the functional totals in
the budget resolution assume that Congress will protect the
Department of Defense's readiness accounts, including spares
and repair parts, and operations and maintenance, and use the
requested levels as the minimum baseline for fiscal year 2001
authorization and appropriations.
SEC. 343. SENSE OF THE SENATE SUPPORTING FUNDING OF DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY
INITIATIVES.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
resolution assume that the Committees on Appropriations and
Finance should support efforts that address the digital divide,
including tax incentives and funding to--
(1) broaden access to information technologies;
(2) provide workers and teachers with information
technology training;
(3) promote innovative online content and software
applications that will improve commerce, education, and
quality of life; and
(4) help provide information and communications
technology to underserved communities.
SEC. 344. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FUNDING FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
resolution assume that funds to improve the justice system will
be available as follows:
(1) $665,000,000 for the expanded support of direct
Federal enforcement, adjudicative, and correctional-
detention activities.
(2) $50,000,000 in additional funds to combat
terrorism, including cyber crime.
(3) $41,000,000 in additional funds for
construction costs for the Federal Bureau of Prisons
and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
(4) $200,000,000 in support of Customs and
Immigration and Nationalization Service port of entry
officers for the development and implementation of the
ACE computer system designed to meet critical trade and
border security needs.
(5) Funding is available for the continuation of
such programs as: the Byrne Grant Program, Violence
Against Women, Juvenile Accountability Block Grants,
First Responder Training, Local Law Enforcement Block
Grants, Weed and Seed, Violent Offender Incarceration
and Truth in Sentencing, State Criminal Alien
Assistance Program, Drug Courts, Residential Substance
Abuse Treatment, Crime Identification Technologies,
Bulletproof Vests, Counterterrorism, Interagency Law
Enforcement Coordination.
SEC. 345. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION
REFORM.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
resolution assume that the Federal Government should support
State and local educational agencies engaged in comprehensive
reform of their public education system and that any public
education reform should include at least the following
principles:
(1) Every child should begin school ready to learn.
(2) Training and development for principals and
teachers should be a priority.
SEC. 346. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON PROVIDING ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR UNITED
STATES INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
resolution assume that additional budgetary resources should be
identified for function 150 to enable successful United States
international leadership.
SEC. 347. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS.
It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the functional totals underlying this
resolution on the budget assume that Congress has
recognized the catastrophic effects of the HIV/AIDS
epidemic, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, and seeks
to maximize the effectiveness of the United States'
efforts to combat the disease through any necessary
authorization or appropriations;
(2) Congress should strengthen ongoing programs
which address education and prevention, testing, the
care of AIDS orphans, and improving home and community-
based care options for those living with AIDS; and
(3) Congress should seek additional or new tools to
combat the epidemic, including initiatives to encourage
vaccine development and programs aimed at preventing
mother-to-child transmission of the disease.
SEC. 348. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TRIBAL COLLEGES.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
resolution assume that--
(1) the Senate recognizes the funding difficulties
faced by tribal colleges and assumes that priority
consideration will be provided to them through funding
for the Tribally Controlled College and University Act,
the 1994 Land Grant Institutions, and title III of the
Higher Education Act; and
(2) such priority consideration reflects Congress'
intent to continue work toward current statutory
Federal funding goals for the tribal colleges.
SEC. 349. SENSE OF THE SENATE TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM THE MARRIAGE
PENALTY.
It is the sense of the Senate that the level in this budget
resolution assume that Congress shall--
(1) pass marriage penalty tax relief legislation
that begins a phase down of this penalty in 2001; and
(2) consider such legislation prior to April 15,
2000.
SEC. 350. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE CONTINUED USE OF FEDERAL FUEL
TAXES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF
OUR NATION'S HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND TRANSIT
SYSTEMS.
It is the sense of the Senate that the functional totals in
this budget resolution do not assume the reduction of any
Federal gasoline taxes on either a temporary or permanent
basis.
SEC. 351. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING THE PRICE OF PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
It is the sense of the Senate that the budgetary levels in
this resolution assume that the cost disparity between
identical prescription drugs sold in the United States, Canada,
and Mexico should be reduced or eliminated.
SEC. 352. SENSE OF THE SENATE AGAINST FEDERAL FUNDING OF SMOKE SHOPS.
It is the sense of the Senate that the budget levels in
this resolution assume that no Federal funds may be used by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide any
grant or other assistance to construct, operate, or otherwise
benefit a smoke shop or other tobacco outlet.
SEC. 353. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING INVESTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY
TRUST FUNDS.
It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions
underlying the functional totals in this resolution assume that
the Federal Government should not directly invest contributions
made to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund
and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund established
under section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401),
or any interest derived from those contributions, in private
financial markets.
SEC. 354. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this
budget resolution assume that among its reform options,
Congress should explore a medicare prescription drug proposal
that--
(1) is voluntary;
(2) increases access for all medicare
beneficiaries;
(3) is designed to provide meaningful protection
and bargaining power for medicare beneficiaries in
obtaining prescription drugs;
(4) is affordable for all medicare beneficiaries
and for the medicare program;
(5) is administered using private sector entities
and competitive purchasing techniques;
(6) is consistent with broader medicare reform;
(7) preserves and protects the financial integrity
of the medicare trust funds;
(8) does not increase medicare beneficiary
premiums; and
(9) provides a prescription drug benefit as soon as
possible.
SEC. 355. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING FUNDING FOR NEW EDUCATION
PROGRAMS.
It is the sense of the Senate that the budgetary levels in
this resolution assume that Congress' first priority should be
to fully fund the programs described under part B of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et
seq.) at the originally promised level of 40 percent before
Federal funds are appropriated for new education programs.
SEC. 356. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL FIREARMS
LAWS.
It is the sense of the Senate that the assumptions
underlying the functional totals in this concurrent resolution
on the budget assume that Federal funds will be used for an
effective law enforcement strategy requiring a commitment to
enforcing existing Federal firearms laws by--
(1) designating not less than 1 Assistant United
States Attorney in each district to prosecute Federal
firearms violations and thereby expand Project Exile
nationally;
(2) upgrading the national instant criminal
background system established under section 103(b) of
the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C.
922 note) by encouraging States to place mental health
adjudications on that system and by improving the
overall speed and efficiency of that system; and
(3) providing incentive grants to States to
encourage States to impose mandatory minimum sentences
for firearm offenses based on section 924(c) of title
18, United States Code, and to prosecute those offenses
in State court.
SEC. 357. SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT ANY INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE
SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY TAX RELIEF FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES.
It is the sense of the Senate that the functional totals
underlying this resolution on the budget assume that the
minimum wage should be increased as provided for in amendment
number 2547, the Domenici and others amendment to S. 625, the
Bankruptcy Reform legislation.
SEC. 358. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDING FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF
MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES IN THE THRIFT
SAVINGS PLAN.
It is the sense of Congress that the levels of funding for
the defense category in this resolution--
(1) assume that members of the Armed Forces are to
be authorized to participate in the Thrift Savings
Plan; and
(2) provide the $980,000,000 necessary to offset
the reduced tax revenue resulting from that
participation through fiscal year 2009.
SEC. 359. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING UNINSURED AND LOW-INCOME
INDIVIDUALS IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
It is the sense of the Senate that the functional totals
underlying this resolution on the budget assume that--
(1) appropriations for consolidated health centers
under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 254b) should be increased by 100 percent over
the next 5 fiscal years in order to double the number
of individuals who receive health care services at
community, migrant, homeless, and public housing health
centers; and
(2) appropriations for consolidated health centers
should be increased by $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2001
over the amount appropriated for such centers in fiscal
year 2000.
And the Senate agree to the same.
John R. Kasich,
Saxby Chambliss,
Christopher Shays,
Managers on the Part of the House.
Pete Domenici,
Chuck Grassley,
C.S. Bond,
Slade Gorton,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at
the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on
the amendment of the Senate to the concurrent resolution (H.
Con. Res. 290), establishing the congressional budget for the
United States Government for fiscal year 2001, revising the
congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate budgetary
levels for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005, submit the
following joint statement to the House and the Senate in
explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the
managers and recommended in the accompanying conference report:
The Senate amendment struck all of the House bill after
the enacting clause and inserted a substitute text.
The House recedes from its disagreement to the amendment
of the Senate with an amendment that is a substitute for the
House bill and the Senate amendment. The differences between
the House bill, the Senate amendment, and the substitute agreed
to in conference are noted below, except for clerical
corrections, conforming changes made necessary by agreements
reached by the conferees, and minor drafting and clerical
changes.
The conferees intend that to the extent that the
legislative text in the conference report is the same as in the
House or Senate-passed resolutions, the corresponding sections
in the House Report 106-530 and Senate Report 106-251 remain a
source of legislative history of the drafters' intent on the
concurrent resolution.
DECLARATION
House resolution
The House resolution revises the budgetary levels for
fiscal year 2000 and establishes the appropriate levels for
fiscal year 2001, and for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, and
2005.
Senate amendment
The Senate resolution revises the budgetary levels for
fiscal year 2000 and establishes the appropriate levels for
fiscal year 2001, and for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, and
2005.
Conference agreement
The Conference Agreement revises and replaces the
budgetary levels for the current year, fiscal year 2000, as
established by the report accompanying H. Con. Res. 68, the
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2000 (H.
Rept. 106-91); establishes the levels for the budget year,
fiscal year 2001; establishes levels and for each of the 4 out-
years, fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
The authority to revise the current year levels is set
forth in section 304 of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 [Budget Act]. These revised
levels supersede those established and adjusted pursuant to H.
Con. Res. 68 for all purposes under the Budget Act, including
to enforce sections 302(f) and 311(a) of the Budget Act with
respect to fiscal year 2000.
Display of Levels and Amounts
RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS
The required contents of the concurrent resolution on the
budget are set forth in section 301(a) of the Budget Act.
House resolution
The House resolution includes amounts for the following
budgetary totals required pursuant to section 301(a) of the
Budget Act: totals of new budget authority, outlays, revenue,
the levels by which revenues should be reduced, surpluses, and
public debt.
Senate amendment
Title I of the Senate amendment contains a provision to
focus attention on levels of debt held by the public. Section
101(6) provides advisory debt held by the public levels. These
debt held by the public levels reflect the fact that the
resolution devotes the entire Social Security surplus to the
reduction of debt held by the public.
Section 101(c) shows (for informational purposes only)
the level of budget authority and outlays for Social Security
administrative expenses. These expenses, as is the case with
all expenditures from the Social Security trust funds, are off-
budget; however for scoring purposes they are counted against
the discretionary spending limits because they are provided
annually in appropriations acts.
Conference agreement
Title I of the Conference Agreement includes the amounts
required for both the House and Senate by section 301(a) of the
Budget Act.
For purposes of enforcement in the Senate of section
311(a)(3) of the Budget Act, the Conference Agreement also
includes the unified totals for revenue and outlays for the
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability
Insurance Trust Funds.
The Conference Agreement includes appropriate levels for
debt held by the public as were included in the Senate
amendment with an amendment modifying the amounts.
HOUSE-PASSED BUDGET RESOLUTION TOTAL SPENDING AND REVENUES
[In billions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001-05
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SUMMARY
Total Spending:
BA.................................... 1,801.8 1,856.6 1,897.2 1,952.4 2,011.1 2,081.2 9,798.5
O..................................... 1,784 1,823.2 1,876.3 1,930.3 1,988.2 2,058.2 9,676.2
On-Budget:
BA................................ 1,478.3 1,524.1 1,557.8 1,603.9 1,653.4 1,712.2 8,051.4
O................................. 1,460.5 1,490.7 1,536.9 1,581.8 1,630.5 1,689.2 7,929.1
Off-Budget:
BA................................ 323.5 332.5 339.4 348.5 357.7 369 1,747.1
O................................. 323.5 332.5 339.4 348.5 357.7 369 1,747.1
Revenues:
Total................................. 1,945.1 2,006.3 2,074.3 2,145.7 2,220.5 2,316.4 10,763.2
On-Budget............................. 1,465.5 1,504.8 1,549.4 1,598.5 1,650.6 1,719.1 8,022.4
Off-Budget............................ 479.6 501.5 524.9 547.2 569.9 597.3 2,740.8
Surplus/Deficit (-):
Total................................. 161.1 183.1 198 215.4 232.3 258.2 1,087
On-Budget............................. 5 14.1 12.5 16.7 20.1 29.9 93.3
Off-Budget............................ 156.1 169 185.5 198.7 212.2 228.3 993.7
Debt Held by the Public (end of year)..... 3,470.3 3,300 3,107.7 2,903.9 2,682.5 2,433.9 NA
Debt Subject to Limit (end of year)....... 5,640.3 5,710.6 5,787.3 5,869.9 5,944.3 6,007.8 NA
BY FUNCTION
National Defense (050):
BA.................................... 288.9 306.3 309.3 315.6 323.4 331.7 1,586.3
O..................................... 282.5 297.6 302 309.4 317.6 328.1 1,554.7
International Affairs (150):
BA.................................... 20.1 19.5 19.3 18.8 18.3 18.5 94.4
O..................................... 15.5 17.3 17.2 16.1 15.2 14.8 80.6
General Science, Space, and Technology
(250):
BA.................................... 19.3 20.3 20.4 20.6 20.8 21 103.1
O..................................... 18.5 19.4 20 20 20.2 20.5 100.1
Energy (270):
BA.................................... 1.1 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 3.1
O..................................... -0.6 -0.1 -0.4 -0.7 -0.9 -0.9 -3
Natural Resources and Environment (300):
BA.................................... 24.3 25 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 126
O..................................... 24.2 24.8 25.1 25.2 25.2 25.1 125.4
Agriculture (350):
BA.................................... 35.7 19.1 18.5 17.6 17 15.8 88
O..................................... 34.3 16.9 16.7 15.9 15.5 14.2 79.2
Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
BA.................................... 8.5 6.9 9 10.3 13.6 13.5 53.3
O..................................... 4.1 2.9 5.3 5.5 8.7 9.6 32
On-budget:
BA................................ 7.5 6.3 8.7 9.5 13.6 13.5 51.6
O................................. 3.1 2.3 5 4.7 8.7 9.6 30.3
Off-budget:
BA................................ 1 0.6 0.3 0.8 0 0 1.7
O................................. 1 0.6 0.3 0.8 0 0 1.7
Transportation (400):
BA.................................... 54.3 59.2 57.4 58.8 58.8 58.8 293
O..................................... 46.6 50.3 52.5 54.8 55.1 55.1 267.8
Community and Regional Development (450):
BA.................................... 11.2 9.1 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.5 42.9
O..................................... 10.8 11.1 9.7 8.8 8.3 7.8 45.7
Education, Training, Employment and Social
Services (500):
BA.................................... 57.7 72.6 74 75 76.1 77.8 375.5
O..................................... 61.4 69.2 72.1 73.2 73.5 74.2 362.2
Health (550):
BA.................................... 159.3 169.7 179.6 191.5 205.6 221.7 968.1
O..................................... 152.3 167.1 177.9 190.6 205 220.3 960.9
Medicare (570):
BA.................................... 199.6 215.7 221.6 239.7 255.3 278.7 1,211
O..................................... 199.5 216 221.6 239.5 255.5 278.7 1,211.3
Income Security (600):
BA.................................... 238.4 252.2 263 272.1 281.7 294 1,363
O..................................... 248 254.9 264.3 273.4 283.2 295.9 1,371.7
Social Security (650):
BA.................................... 405 422.8 443 463.7 486.1 510.1 2,325.7
O..................................... 405 422.7 443 463.6 486 510.1 2,325.4
On-budget:
BA................................ 14.7 13.1 14.9 15.7 16.6 17.4 77.7
O................................. 14.7 13 14.9 15.6 16.5 17.4 77.4
Off-budget:
BA................................ 390.3 409.7 428.1 448 469.5 492.7 2,248
O................................. 390.3 409.7 428.1 448 469.5 492.7 2,248
Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
BA.................................... 46 47.8 49 50.8 52 55.3 254.9
O..................................... 45.2 47.4 48.9 50.6 51.7 54.9 253.5
Administration of Justice (750):
BA.................................... 27.3 28 27.8 27.9 28.2 28.4 140.3
O..................................... 28 28 28 27.9 27.9 28.1 139.9
General Government (800):
BA.................................... 13.9 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.6 67.8
O..................................... 14.7 14.2 13.9 13.7 13.7 13.5 69
Net Interest (900):
BA.................................... 224.6 219 209.9 194.9 179.3 162.5 965.6
O..................................... 224.6 219 209.9 194.9 179.3 162.5 965.6
On-budget:
BA................................ 284.6 288.5 290 285.7 280.9 275.4 1,420.5
O................................. 284.6 288.5 290 285.7 280.9 275.4 1,420.5
Off-budget:
BA................................ -60 -69.5 -80.1 -90.8 -101.6 -112.9 -454.9
O................................. -60 -69.5 -80.1 -90.8 -101.6 -112.9 -454.9
Allowances (920):
BA.................................... 8.5 -4.7 -2.1 -2.6 -4.3 -4.4 -18.1
O..................................... 11.5 -8.7 -1 -2.2 -4 -4.3 -20.2
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
BA.................................... -41.8 -46.7 -50.2 -50.2 -48.2 -50.1 -245.4
O..................................... -41.8 -46.7 -50.2 -50.2 -48.2 -50.1 -245.4
On-budget:
BA................................ -34.1 -38.4 -41.3 -40.7 -38.1 -39.2 -197.7
O................................. -34.1 -38.4 -41.3 -40.7 -38.1 -39.2 -197.7
Off-budget:
BA................................ -7.7 -8.3 -8.9 -9.5 -10.1 -10.9 -47.7
O................................. -7.7 -8.3 -8.9 -9.5 -10.1 -10.9 -47.7
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HOUSE PASSED BUDGET RESOLUTION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING
[In billions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001-05
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY
Total Discretionary Spending:
BA.................................... 578.2 596.5 607.3 615.6 623.6 634.4 3077.4
O..................................... 615.2 622.1 639.2 648 654.3 665.5 3229.1
Defense:
BA.................................... 289.9 307.3 310.2 316.5 324.2 332.5 1,590.7
O..................................... 283.5 298.6 302.9 310.3 318.4 328.9 1,559.1
Nondefense:
BA.................................... 288.3 289.2 297.1 299.1 299.4 301.9 1486.7
O..................................... 331.7 323.5 336.3 337.7 335.9 336.6 1670
BY FUNCTION
National Defense (050):
BA.................................... 289.9 307.3 310.2 316.5 324.2 332.5 1590.7
O..................................... 283.5 298.6 302.9 310.3 318.4 328.9 1559.1
International Affairs (150):
BA.................................... 22.3 19.7 19.3 18.8 18.3 18.3 94.4
O..................................... 20.1 21.3 21 19.8 18.7 18.2 99
General Science, Space, and Technology
(250):
BA.................................... 19.2 20.2 20.4 20.6 20.8 21 103
O..................................... 18.4 19.4 19.9 20 20.2 20.4 99.8
Energy (270):
BA.................................... 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.2 12.2
O..................................... 3 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.3 12.6
Natural Resources and Environment (300):
BA.................................... 24 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 122.5
O..................................... 23.7 24.1 24.4 24.5 24.5 24.5 122
Agriculture (350):
BA.................................... 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 22.5
O..................................... 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 22
Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
BA.................................... 6.9 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 3 15
O..................................... 7.3 3.2 3 3 3.1 3 15.3
On-budget:
BA.................................... 6.9 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 3 15
O..................................... 7.3 3.2 3 3 3.1 3 15.3
Off-budget
BA.................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O..................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Transportation (400):
BA.................................... 14.4 15.7 16.3 16.8 16.8 16.8 82.4
O..................................... 44.3 48.2 50.8 52.9 53.2 53.3 258.4
Community and Regional Development (450):
BA.................................... 11.4 9.1 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 43.1
O..................................... 11.5 11.7 10.3 9.5 9 8.5 49
Education, Training, Employment and Social
Services (500):
BA.................................... 44.5 56.8 57.7 58.7 59.7 60.7 293.6
O..................................... 49.1 52.9 55.8 57.2 57.5 57.7 281.1
Health (550):
BA.................................... 33.7 34.9 35.5 36 36.5 37 179.9
O..................................... 28.9 33.9 33.8 34.7 35.2 35.7 173.3
Medicare (570):
BA.................................... 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 15.5
O..................................... 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 15.5
Income Security (600):
BA.................................... 29.9 35.2 38.3 38.5 38.6 38.8 189.4
O..................................... 42.4 41.9 42.2 42.2 42.3 42.5 211.1
Social Security (650):
BA.................................... 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 17.5
O..................................... 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 17.2
On-budget:
BA.................................... 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 17.5
O..................................... 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 17.2
Off-budget:
BA.................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O..................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
BA.................................... 20.9 22.2 22.6 23 23.4 23.8 115
O..................................... 20.4 22 22.6 22.9 23.2 23.6 114.3
Administration of Justice (750):
BA.................................... 26.6 26.9 27.1 27.3 27.6 27.9 136.8
O..................................... 27.2 27.1 27.2 27.2 27.4 27.7 136.6
General Government (800):
BA.................................... 12.6 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 62
O..................................... 13.1 13 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.4 63.1
Allowances (920) \1\:
BA.................................... 8.5 -4.7 -2.1 -2.6 -4.3 -4.4 -18.1
O..................................... 11.5 -8.7 -1 -2.2 -4 -4.3 -20.3
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\1\ Includes the Administration's supplemental request.
HOUSE-PASSED BUDGET RESOLUTION MANDATORY SPENDING
[In billions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001-05
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY
Total Mandatory Spending:
BA.................................... 1223.6 1260.1 1289.9 1336.9 1387.6 1446.8 6721.3
O..................................... 1168.8 1201.1 1237.1 1282.4 1333.9 1392.7 6447.2
On-budget:
BA................................ 900.1 927.6 950.6 988.4 1029.8 1077.8 4974.2
O................................. 845.3 868.6 897.7 933.8 976.2 1023.7 4700
Off-budget:
BA................................ 323.5 332.5 339.4 348.5 357.7 369 1747.1
O................................. 323.5 332.5 339.4 348.5 357.7 369 1747.1
BY FUNCTION
National Defense (050):
BA.................................... -1 -1 -0.9 -0.9 -0.8 -0.8 -4.4
O..................................... -1 -1 -0.9 -0.9 -0.8 -0.8 -4.4
International Affairs (150):
BA.................................... -2.2 -0.2 0 0 0 0.2 0
O..................................... -4.6 -4 -3.8 -3.7 -3.5 -3.4 -18.4
General Science, Space, and Technology
(250):
BA.................................... 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.1
O..................................... 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0.2
Energy (270):
BA.................................... -1.5 -1.6 -1.9 -1.9 -1.8 -1.9 -9.1
O..................................... -3.6 -2.9 -3.1 -3.2 -3.2 -3.2 -15.6
Natural Resources and Environment (300):
BA.................................... 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 3.5
O..................................... 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 3.4
Agriculture (350):
BA.................................... 31.2 14.6 14 13.1 12.5 11.3 65.5
O..................................... 29.8 12.5 12.3 11.5 11.1 9.8 57.2
Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
BA.................................... 1.6 4.2 5.9 7.2 10.5 10.5 38.3
O..................................... -3.2 -0.3 2.3 2.5 5.6 6.6 16.7
On-budget:
BA................................ 0.6 3.6 5.6 6.4 10.5 10.5 36.6
O................................. -4.2 -0.9 2 1.7 5.6 6.6 15
Off-budget:
BA................................ 1 0.6 0.3 0.8 0 0 1.7
O................................. 1 0.6 0.3 0.8 0 0 1.7
Transportation (400):
BA.................................... 39.9 43.5 41.1 42 42 42 210.6
O..................................... 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.8 9.4
Community and Regional Development (450):
BA.................................... -0.2 0 0 -0.1 -0.1 0 -0.2
O..................................... -0.7 -0.6 -0.6 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -3.3
Education, Training, Employment and Social
Services (500):
BA.................................... 13.2 15.8 16.3 16.3 16.4 17.1 81.9
O..................................... 12.3 16.3 16.3 16 16 16.5 81.1
Health (550):
BA.................................... 125.6 134.8 144.1 155.5 169.1 184.7 788.2
O..................................... 123.4 133.2 144.1 155.9 169.8 184.6 787.6
Medicare (570):
BA.................................... 196.5 212.6 218.5 236.6 252.2 275.6 1195.5
O..................................... 196.4 212.9 218.5 236.4 252.4 275.6 1195.8
Income Security (600):
BA.................................... 208.5 217 224.7 233.6 243.1 255.2 1173.6
O..................................... 205.6 213 222.1 231.2 240.9 253.4 1160.6
Social Security (650):
BA.................................... 401.8 419.4 439.6 460.3 482.4 506.6 2308.3
O..................................... 401.8 419.4 439.6 460.3 482.4 506.6 2308.3
On-budget:
BA................................ 11.5 9.7 11.5 12.2 13 13.8 60.2
O................................. 11.5 9.7 11.5 12.2 13 13.8 60.2
Off-budget:
BA................................ 390.3 409.7 428.1 448 469.5 492.7 2248
O................................. 390.3 409.7 428.1 448 469.5 492.7 2248
Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
BA.................................... 25.1 25.6 26.4 27.8 28.6 31.5 139.9
O..................................... 24.8 25.4 26.3 27.7 28.5 31.3 139.2
Administration of Justice (750):
BA.................................... 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 3.5
O..................................... 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 3.3
General Government (800):
BA.................................... 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 5.8
O..................................... 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 5.9
Net Interest (900):
BA.................................... 224.5 218.9 210 194.9 179.3 162.5 965.6
O..................................... 224.5 218.9 210 194.9 179.3 162.5 965.6
On-budget:
BA................................ 284.6 288.5 290 285.7 280.9 275.4 1420.5
O................................. 284.6 288.5 290 285.7 280.9 275.4 1420.5
Off-budget:
BA................................ -60 -69.5 -80.1 -90.8 -101.6 -112.9 -454.9
O................................. -60 -69.5 -80.1 -90.8 -101.6 -112.9 -454.9
Allowances (920):
BA.................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O..................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
BA.................................... -41.8 -46.7 -50.3 -50.2 -48.2 -50.1 -245.5
O..................................... -41.8 -46.7 -50.3 -50.2 -48.2 -50.1 -245.5
On-budget:
BA................................ -34.1 -38.4 -41.3 -40.7 -38.1 -39.2 -197.7
O................................. -34.1 -38.4 -41.3 -40.7 -38.1 -39.2 -197.7
Off-budget:
BA................................ -7.7 -8.3 -8.9 -9.5 -10.1 -10.9 -47.7
O................................. -7.7 -8.3 -8.9 -9.5 -10.1 -10.9 -47.7
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FUNCTION SUMMARY--SENATE-PASSED RESOLUTION
[In billions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Function 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001-05
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50:
BA.................................... 291.6 309.8 309.1 315.5 323.2 331.5 1589.2
OT.................................... 288.1 296.7 303.1 309.6 317.7 328.1 1555.1
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 292.6 310.8 310 316.4 324 332.3 1593.6
OT.................................... 289.1 297.7 304 310.5 318.5 328.9 1559.5
Mandatory:
BA.................................... -1 -1 -0.9 -0.9 -0.8 -0.8 -4.4
OT.................................... -1 -1 -0.9 -0.9 -0.8 -0.8 -4.4
150:
BA.................................... 22 20.1 20.9 21.4 21.9 22.6 107
OT.................................... 16 18.6 17.9 17.6 17.7 17.9 89.8
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 24.2 20.4 20.9 21.4 21.9 22.5 107
OT.................................... 20.6 22.6 21.7 21.2 21.2 21.3 108
Mandatory:
BA.................................... -2.2 -0.2 0 0 0 0.2 0
OT.................................... -4.6 -4 -3.8 -3.7 -3.5 -3.4 -18.3
250:
BA.................................... 19.3 19.7 19.9 19.8 20.1 20.3 99.8
OT.................................... 18.4 19.2 19.6 19.5 19.7 19.9 97.9
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 19.2 19.6 19.8 19.8 20 20.3 99.6
OT.................................... 18.4 19.2 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.9 97.7
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.2
OT.................................... 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0.3
270:
BA.................................... 1.1 1.5 -0.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 4.9
OT.................................... -0.6 0.2 -1.4 0 -0.1 -0.1 -1.4
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 2.6 3.1 1.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 14
OT.................................... 3 3.1 1.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 14.3
Mandatory:
BA.................................... -1.5 -1.6 -1.9 -1.9 -1.8 -1.9 -9.2
OT.................................... -3.6 -2.9 -3.1 -3.2 -3.2 -3.2 -15.7
300:
BA.................................... 24.5 24.9 25 25 25.1 25.1 125.1
OT.................................... 24.2 24.9 25 25.2 25.1 24.9 125.1
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 24.2 24.1 24.1 24.1 24.1 24.1 120.3
OT.................................... 23.8 24 24.2 24.2 24.1 24 120.6
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 0.3 0.9 1 1 1 1 4.8
OT.................................... 0.5 0.9 0.8 1 1 0.9 4.5
350:
BA.................................... 35.3 20.9 19 18 17.4 16.1 91.3
OT.................................... 33.9 18.8 17.2 16.4 15.9 14.6 82.9
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 23.1
OT.................................... 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 22.8
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 30.7 16.4 14.4 13.4 12.7 11.4 68.2
OT.................................... 29.3 14.3 12.8 11.8 11.3 10 60.1
370:
BA.................................... 8.6 6.7 8.9 10.2 13.4 13.4 52.6
OT.................................... 4.1 2.6 5.2 5.5 8.4 9.3 30.9
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 7 2.5 3 3 2.9 2.9 14.3
OT.................................... 7.3 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 14.2
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 1.6 4.2 5.9 7.2 10.5 10.5 38.2
OT.................................... -3.2 -0.3 2.3 2.5 5.6 6.6 16.8
370 on-budget:
BA.................................... 7.6 6.1 8.6 9.4 13.4 13.4 50.9
OT.................................... 3.1 2 4.9 4.7 8.4 9.3 29.2
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 7 2.5 3 3 2.9 2.9 14.3
OT.................................... 7.3 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 14.2
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 0.6 3.6 5.6 6.4 10.5 10.5 36.5
OT.................................... -4.2 -0.9 2 1.7 5.6 6.6 15.1
400:
BA.................................... 54.4 59.5 57.5 59.1 59.1 59.2 294.5
OT.................................... 46.7 51.1 53.5 55.5 56.1 56.4 272.7
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 14.5 16.1 16.5 17.1 17.1 17.1 84
OT.................................... 44.4 49.1 51.8 53.6 54.3 54.7 263.4
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 39.9 43.5 41.1 42 42 42 210.5
OT.................................... 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.8 9.3
450:
BA.................................... 11.3 9.3 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 44.2
OT.................................... 10.7 10.4 9.9 8.8 8.3 7.9 45.3
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 11.5 9.2 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.8 44.3
OT.................................... 11.5 11.1 10.7 9.8 9.3 9 49.9
Mandatory:
BA.................................... -0.2 0 0 -0.1 -0.1 0 -0.2
OT.................................... -0.7 -0.7 -0.8 -1 -1 -1.1 -4.6
500:
BA.................................... 57.7 75.6 76.4 77.3 78.4 79.8 387.5
OT.................................... 61.9 68.8 73.2 76.1 77.4 78.7 374.1
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 44.5 57.4 59.8 60.2 60.9 61.6 300
OT.................................... 49.6 52.3 56.5 59.3 60.3 61 289.5
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 13.2 18.2 16.6 17 17.5 18.2 87.5
OT.................................... 12.3 16.5 16.6 16.7 17.1 17.7 84.6
550:
BA.................................... 159.2 170.8 178.9 191 205.2 221.5 967.3
OT.................................... 153.5 167.4 177.8 190.3 204.8 220.3 960.7
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 33.6 36 34.8 35.5 36.1 36.8 179.2
OT.................................... 30.1 34.3 33.8 34.5 35.1 35.7 173.4
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 125.6 134.8 144.1 155.5 169.1 184.7 788.1
OT.................................... 123.4 133.1 144 155.8 169.7 184.6 787.3
570:
BA.................................... 199.6 218.8 228.6 249.8 265.3 288.7 1251.2
OT.................................... 199.5 219 228.6 249.5 265.5 288.7 1251.4
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 15.6
OT.................................... 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 15.5
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 196.5 215.6 225.5 246.6 262.2 285.6 1235.6
OT.................................... 196.4 215.9 225.5 246.4 262.4 285.6 1235.8
600:
BA.................................... 238.9 253.2 264.8 274.8 284.9 297.7 1375.5
OT.................................... 248.1 255.4 267.3 278.5 288.4 301.2 1390.7
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 30.4 35.4 38 39.1 39.7 40.3 192.5
OT.................................... 42.5 42.1 43 45 45.4 45.7 221.1
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 208.5 217.8 226.8 235.7 245.2 257.4 1182.9
OT.................................... 205.6 213.4 224.2 233.5 243 255.5 1169.5
650:
BA.................................... 405 422.8 443.1 463.8 486 510.2 2325.9
OT.................................... 405 422.8 443.1 463.8 486 510.1 2325.7
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 17.6
OT.................................... 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 17.5
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 401.8 419.4 439.6 460.3 482.4 506.6 2308.3
OT.................................... 401.8 419.4 439.6 460.3 482.4 506.6 2308.3
650 on-budget:
BA.................................... 11.5 9.7 11.6 12.3 13 13.8 60.4
OT.................................... 11.5 9.7 11.6 12.3 13 13.8 60.4
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
OT.................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 11.5 9.7 11.5 12.2 13 13.8 60.3
OT.................................... 11.5 9.7 11.5 12.2 13 13.8 60.3
700:
BA.................................... 46 48.6 49.3 51.3 52.6 56 257.9
OT.................................... 45.1 48.1 49.2 51 52.3 55.7 256.3
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 20.9 22.9 22.9 23.8 24.3 24.9 118.9
OT.................................... 20.4 22.7 22.9 23.6 24.2 24.7 118
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 25.1 25.6 26.4 27.5 28.3 31.1 138.9
OT.................................... 24.8 25.4 26.3 27.4 28.2 31 138.3
750:
BA.................................... 27.4 28.2 28.5 29.2 31.3 32.1 149.3
OT.................................... 28 28.3 28.8 29.2 31 31.9 149.2
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 26.6 27.1 27.8 28.5 29.2 29.9 142.6
OT.................................... 27.2 27.5 27.9 28.5 29.1 29.8 142.7
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.6 2.1 2.2 6.7
OT.................................... 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 2 2.1 6.5
800:
BA.................................... 13.7 14.4 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.6 68.8
OT.................................... 14.7 14.3 13.9 13.8 13.9 13.6 69.4
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 12.4 13.2 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 62.9
OT.................................... 13.2 13.1 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.5 63.5
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 5.9
OT.................................... 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 6
900:
BA.................................... 224.7 219.5 211 197 182.4 166.9 976.8
OT.................................... 224.7 219.5 211 197 182.4 166.9 976.8
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OT.................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 224.7 219.5 211 197 182.4 166.9 976.8
OT.................................... 224.7 219.5 211 197 182.4 166.9 976.8
900 on-budget:
BA.................................... 284.7 289 291.1 287.8 284 279.8 1431.7
OT.................................... 284.7 289 291.1 287.8 284 279.8 1431.7
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OT.................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 284.7 289 291.1 287.8 284 279.8 1431.7
OT.................................... 284.7 289 291.1 287.8 284 279.8 1431.7
920:
BA.................................... 0 -6 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -8
OT.................................... 0 -5.6 -1.8 -5.4 -7.3 -6.6 -26.6
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 0 -6 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -8
OT.................................... 0 -5.6 -1.8 -5.4 -7.3 -6.6 -26.6
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OT.................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
950:
BA.................................... -42 -46.6 -50.9 -50.8 -48.5 -51.6 -248.3
OT.................................... -42 -46.6 -50.9 -50.8 -48.5 -51.6 -248.3
Discretionary:
BA.................................... -0.2 0.1 -0.6 -0.6 -0.3 -1.5 -2.9
OT.................................... -0.2 0.1 -0.6 -0.6 -0.3 -1.5 -2.9
Mandatory:
BA.................................... -41.8 -46.7 -50.3 -50.2 -48.2 -50.1 -245.5
OT.................................... -41.8 -46.7 -50.3 -50.2 -48.2 -50.1 -245.5
950 on-budget:
BA.................................... -34.3 -38.4 -41.9 -41.3 -38.4 -40.7 -200.6
OT.................................... -34.3 -38.4 -41.9 -41.3 -38.4 -40.7 -200.6
Discretionary:
BA.................................... -0.2 0.1 -0.6 -0.6 -0.3 -1.5 -2.9
OT.................................... -0.2 0.1 -0.6 -0.6 -0.3 -1.5 -2.9
Mandatory:
BA.................................... -34.1 -38.4 -41.3 -40.7 -38.1 -39.2 -197.8
OT.................................... -34.1 -38.4 -41.3 -40.7 -38.1 -39.2 -197.8
Total:
BA.................................... 1798 1871.8 1911.8 1975.2 2040.8 2112.6 9912.1
OT.................................... 1780.1 1833.9 1890.1 1951 2014.8 2087.8 9777.7
Discretionary: \1\
BA.................................... 574.8 603.1 610.7 623.2 635.2 646.5 3118.7
OT.................................... 611.7 627 642.1 653.7 663.1 676.1 3262.1
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 1223.2 1268.7 1301.1 1352 1405.5 1466.1 6793.4
OT.................................... 1168.5 1206.9 1248 1297.4 1351.6 1411.7 6515.6
Total on-budget:
BA.................................... 1471.3 1535.9 1569 1623.2 1679.5 1740 8147.5
OT.................................... 1453.4 1498.1 1547.3 1599 1653.5 1715.3 8013.2
Discretionary:
BA.................................... 571.6 599.6 607.2 619.7 631.7 642.9 3101.2
OT.................................... 608.5 623.6 638.7 650.2 659.6 672.6 3244.7
Mandatory:
BA.................................... 899.7 936.2 961.7 1003.5 1047.8 1097.1 5046.4
OT.................................... 844.9 874.4 908.6 948.8 993.9 1042.7 4768.5
Revenues.................................. 1944.3 2003.3 2072 2146.6 2225.6 2318.6 10766.2
Revenues on-budget........................ 1464.6 1501.8 1547.1 1599.4 1655.7 1721.3 8025.4
Surplus................................... 164.1 169.4 181.9 195.5 210.9 230.8 988.5
On-budget................................. 11.2 3.7 -0.2 0.4 2.2 6 12.1
Off-budget................................ 152.9 165.7 182 195.2 208.7 224.8 976.4
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\1\ Discretionary spending in this summary reflects the levels that will apply once new discretionary limits are
enacted.
CONFERENCE REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2001 BUDGET RESOLUTION TOTAL SPENDING AND REVENUES
[In billions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001-2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY
Total Spending:
BA................................... 1802 1869 1910.1 1970.7 2035 2108.7 9893.5
O.................................... 1783.8 1834.7 1889.4 1947.4 2010.3 2084.8 9766.6
On-Budget:
BA............................... 1471.4 1528.5 1563 1614.7 1670 1733.1 8109.3
O................................ 1453.1 1494.3 1542.3 1591.4 1645.4 1709.2 7982.6
Off-Budget:
BA............................... 330.6 340.5 347.1 356 365 375.6 1784.2
O................................ 330.7 340.4 347.1 356 364.9 375.6 1784
Revenues:
Total................................ 1945.1 2004.7 2072.9 2145.8 2222.7 2317.1 10763.2
On-Budget............................ 1465.5 1503.2 1548 1598.6 1652.8 1719.8 8022.4
Off-Budget........................... 479.6 501.5 524.9 547.2 569.9 597.3 2740.8
Surplus/Deficit (-):
Total................................ 161.3 170 183.5 198.4 212.4 232.3 996.6
On-Budget............................ 12.4 8.9 5.7 7.2 7.4 10.6 39.8
Off-Budget........................... 148.9 161.1 177.8 191.2 205 221.7 956.8
Debt Held by the Public (end of year).... 3470.2 3313.2 3135.1 2948.3 2747 2524.2 NA
Debt Subject to Limit (end of year)...... 5640.2 5723.7 5814.7 5914.4 6008.8 6098 NA
BY FUNCTION
National Defense (050):
BA................................... 291.6 309.9 309.2 315.6 323.4 331.7 1589.8
O.................................... 288.1 296.7 303.2 309.8 317.9 328.3 1555.9
International Affairs (150):
BA................................... 22 19.8 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.6 100.7
O.................................... 16 18.3 17.8 16.9 16.5 16.4 85.9
General Science, Space, and Technology
(250):
BA................................... 19.3 20.3 20.4 20.6 20.8 21 103.1
O.................................... 18.4 19.4 20 20 20.2 20.5 100.1
Energy (270):
BA................................... 1.1 1.3 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.8 4
O.................................... -0.6 0 -0.9 -0.4 -0.5 -0.5 -2.3
Natural Resources and Environment (300):
BA................................... 24.5 25.1 25.2 25.2 25.3 25.3 126.1
O.................................... 24.2 25 25.2 25.3 25.2 25.1 125.8
Agriculture (350):
BA................................... 35.3 20.8 18.5 17.6 17 15.8 89.7
O.................................... 33.9 18.7 16.8 16 15.5 14.2 81.2
Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
BA................................... 8.6 6.8 9 10.2 13.5 13.4 52.9
O.................................... 4.1 2.8 5.2 5.5 8.5 9.5 31.5
On-budget:
BA............................... 7.6 6.2 8.7 9.4 13.5 13.4 51.2
O................................ 3.1 2.2 4.9 4.7 8.5 9.5 29.8
Off-budget:
BA............................... 1 0.6 0.3 0.8 0 0 1.7
O................................ 1 0.6 0.3 0.8 0 0 1.7
Transportation (400):
BA................................... 54.4 59.3 57.4 58.9 59 59 293.6
O.................................... 46.7 50.5 53 55.2 55.6 55.7 270
Community and Regional Development (450):
BA................................... 11.3 9.3 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.6 43.6
O.................................... 10.7 10.7 9.7 8.6 8.1 7.6 44.7
Education, Training, Employment and
Social Services (500):
BA................................... 57.7 72.6 74.7 75.7 76.7 78.3 378
O.................................... 61.9 68.7 72.2 74.2 74.9 75.9 365.9
Health (550):
BA................................... 159.2 169.6 179.3 191.2 205.4 221.6 967.1
O.................................... 153.5 165.9 177.8 190.4 204.9 220.3 959.3
Medicare (570):
BA................................... 199.6 217.7 226.6 247.8 266.3 292.7 1251.1
O.................................... 199.5 218 226.6 247.5 266.5 292.7 1251.3
Income Security (600):
BA................................... 238.9 252.3 264.2 273.7 283.5 296.1 1369.8
O.................................... 248.1 255 266 276.1 286 298.8 1381.9
Social Security (650):
BA................................... 408.8 427.1 446.7 466.9 488.6 512 2341.3
O.................................... 408.9 427 446.7 466.9 488.5 512 2341.1
On-budget:
BA............................... 11.5 9.7 11.6 12.3 13 13.8 60.4
O................................ 11.5 9.7 11.6 12.3 13 13.8 60.4
Off-budget:
BA............................... 397.3 417.4 435.1 454.6 475.6 498.2 2280.9
O................................ 397.4 417.3 435.1 454.6 475.5 498.2 2280.7
Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
BA................................... 46 47.8 49 50.8 52.1 55.4 255.1
O.................................... 45.1 47.4 48.9 50.5 51.8 55.1 253.7
Administration of Justice (750):
BA................................... 27.4 28 28.1 28.5 29 29.5 143.1
O.................................... 28 28.1 28.4 28.5 28.7 29.2 142.9
General Government (800):
BA................................... 13.7 14 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.6 68.4
O.................................... 14.7 14.3 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.6 69.4
Net Interest (900):
BA................................... 224.6 219.4 211.2 197 182.3 166.7 976.6
O.................................... 224.6 219.4 211.2 197 182.3 166.7 976.6
On-budget:
BA............................... 284.6 288.6 290.6 286.9 282.8 278.4 1427.3
O................................ 284.6 288.6 290.6 286.9 282.8 278.4 1427.3
Off-budget:
BA............................... -60 -69.2 -79.4 -89.9 -100.5 -111.7 -450.7
O................................ -60 -69.2 -79.4 -89.9 -100.5 -111.7 -450.7
Allowances (920):
BA................................... 0 -5.5 -1.7 -2 -2.7 -3.3 -15.2
O.................................... 0 -4.6 -2.1 -4.2 -5.9 -6.2 -23
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
BA................................... -42 -46.6 -50.2 -50.2 -48.2 -50.1 -245.3
O.................................... -42 -46.6 -50.2 -50.2 -48.2 -50.1 -245.3
On-budget:
BA............................... -34.3 -38.3 -41.3 -40.7 -38.1 -39.2 -197.6
O................................ -34.3 -38.3 -41.3 -40.7 -38.1 -39.2 -197.6
Off-budget:
BA............................... -7.7 -8.3 -8.9 -9.5 -10.1 -10.9 -47.7
O................................ -7.7 -8.3 -8.9 -9.5 -10.1 -10.9 -47.7
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Note.--Figures assume discretionary levels that will apply once new spending limits are enacted.
CONFERENCE REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2001 BUDGET RESOLUTION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING
[In billions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001-2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY
Total Discretionary Spending:
BA................................... 574.8 600.2 608.6 619.1 629 640.2 3097.1
O.................................... 611.8 625.2 640.8 650.5 658.4 670.3 3245.2
Defense:
BA............................... 292.6 310.8 310.1 316.4 324.1 332.4 1593.8
O................................ 289.1 297.7 304.1 310.6 318.6 328.9 1559.9
Nondefense:
BA............................... 282.2 289.4 298.5 302.7 304.9 307.8 1503.3
O................................ 322.7 327.5 336.7 339.9 339.8 341.4 1685.3
BY FUNCTION
National Defense (050):
BA................................... 292.6 310.8 310.1 316.4 324.1 332.4 1593.8
O.................................... 289.1 297.7 304.1 310.6 318.6 328.9 1559.9
International Affairs (150):
BA................................... 24.2 20 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.4 100.7
O.................................... 20.6 22.3 21.6 20.6 20 19.7 104.2
General Science, Space, and Technology
(250):
BA................................... 19.2 20.2 20.4 20.6 20.8 21 103
O.................................... 18.4 19.4 19.9 20 20.2 20.4 99.9
Energy (270):
BA................................... 2.6 3 2.1 2.7 2.6 2.7 13.1
O.................................... 3 3 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.7 13.4
Natural Resources and Environment (300):
BA................................... 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.3 24.3 24.4 121.4
O.................................... 23.8 24.1 24.3 24.4 24.3 24.2 121.3
Agriculture (350):
BA................................... 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 22.8
O.................................... 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 22.4
Commerce and Housing and Credit (370):
BA................................... 7 2.6 3.1 3.1 3 3 14.8
O.................................... 7.3 3 3 3 2.9 2.9 14.8
On-budget:
BA............................... 7 2.6 3.1 3.1 3 3 14.8
O................................ 7.3 3 3 3 2.9 2.9 14.8
Off-budget:
BA............................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O................................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Transportation (400):
BA................................... 14.5 15.8 16.4 17 17 17 83.2
O.................................... 44.4 48.5 51.3 53.2 53.7 54 260.7
Community and Regional Development (450):
BA................................... 11.5 9.2 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.6 43.7
O.................................... 11.5 11.4 10.5 9.6 9.1 8.7 49.3
Education, Training, Employment and
Social Services (500):
BA................................... 44.5 56.8 58.4 59.1 60 60.8 295.1
O.................................... 49.6 52.3 55.9 57.9 58.6 59 283.7
Health (550):
BA................................... 33.6 34.8 35.2 35.7 36.3 36.9 178.9
O.................................... 30.1 32.8 33.8 34.6 35.2 35.7 172.1
Medicare (570):
BA................................... 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 15.5
O.................................... 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 15.5
Income Security (600):
BA................................... 30.4 35.3 38.2 38.8 39.2 39.6 191.1
O.................................... 42.5 42.1 42.7 43.6 43.8 44.1 216.3
Social Security (650):
BA................................... 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 17.5
O.................................... 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 17.2
On-budget:
BA............................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O................................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Off-budget:
BA............................... 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 17.5
O................................ 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 17.2
Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
BA................................... 20.9 22.1 22.5 23.2 23.6 24.1 115.5
O.................................... 20.4 21.9 22.5 23 23.4 23.9 114.7
Administration of Justice (750):
BA................................... 26.6 26.9 27.5 27.9 28.4 28.9 139.6
O.................................... 27.2 27.2 27.5 27.8 28.2 28.7 139.4
General Government (800):
BA................................... 12.4 12.8 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 62.4
O.................................... 13.2 13 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.4 63.2
Allowances (920):
BA................................... 0 -5.5 -1.7 -2 -2.7 -3.3 -15.2
O.................................... 0 -4.6 -2.1 -4.2 -5.9 -6.2 -23
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
BA................................... -0.2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.2
O.................................... -0.2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.2
On-budget:
BA............................... -0.2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.2
O................................ -0.2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.2
Off-budget:
BA............................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O................................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Note.--Figures assume discretionary levels that will apply once new spending limits are enacted.
CONFERENCE REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2001 BUDGET RESOLUTION MANDATORY SPENDING
[In billions of dollars]
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001-05
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SUMMARY
Total Mandatory Spending:
BA.................................... 1,227.1 1,269 1,301.6 1,351.4 1,406.1 1,468.5 6,796.6
O..................................... 1,172.5 1,210 1,248.7 1,296.7 1,352 1,414.1 6,521.5
On-budget:
BA................................ 899.6 931.9 957.9 998.9 1,044.6 1,096.5 5,029.8
O................................. 845 872.9 905 944.2 990.5 1,042.1 4,754.7
Off-budget:
BA................................ 327.5 337.1 343.7 352.5 361.5 372 1,766.8
O................................. 327.5 337.1 343.7 352.5 361.5 372 1,766.8
BY FUNCTION
National Defense (050):
BA.................................... -1 -0.9 -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 -0.7 -4
O..................................... -1 -0.9 -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 -0.7 -4
International Affairs (150):
BA.................................... -2.2 -0.2 0 0 0 0.2 0
O..................................... -4.6 -4 -3.8 -3.7 -3.5 -3.4 -18.4
General Science, Space, and Technology
(250):
BA.................................... 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.1
O..................................... 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0.2
Energy (270):
BA.................................... -1.5 -1.6 -1.9 -1.9 -1.8 -1.9 -9.1
O..................................... -3.6 -2.9 -3.1 -3.2 -3.2 -3.2 -15.6
Natural Resources and Environment (300):
BA.................................... 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.9 1 1 4.7
O..................................... 0.5 0.9 0.9 1 0.9 0.9 4.6
Agriculture (350):
BA.................................... 30.7 16.3 14 13.1 12.4 11.2 67
O.................................... 29.3 14.2 12.4 11.5 11 9.7 58.8
Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
BA.................................... 1.6 4.2 5.9 7.2 10.5 10.5 38.3
O..................................... -3.2 -0.3 2.3 2.5 5.6 6.6 16.7
On-budget:
BA................................ 0.6 3.6 5.6 6.4 10.5 10.5 36.6
O................................. -4.2 -0.9 2 1.7 5.6 6.6 15
Off-budget:
BA................................ 1 0.6 0.3 0.8 0 0 1.7
O................................. 1 0.6 0.3 0.8 0 0 1.7
Transportation (400):
BA.................................... 39.9 43.5 41.1 42 42 42 210.6
O..................................... 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.8 9.4
Community and Regional Development (450):
BA.................................... -0.2 0 0 -0.1 -0.1 0 -0.2
O..................................... -0.7 -0.7 -0.8 -1 -1 -1.1 -4.6
Education, Training, Employment and Social
Services (500):
BA.................................... 13.2 15.8 16.3 16.5 16.7 17.4 82.7
O..................................... 12.3 16.4 16.4 16.2 16.4 16.9 82.3
Health (550):
BA.................................... 125.6 134.8 144.1 155.5 169.1 184.7 788.2
O..................................... 123.4 133.2 144 155.9 169.7 184.6 787.4
Medicare (570):
BA.................................... 196.5 214.6 223.5 244.6 263.2 289.6 1235.5
O..................................... 196.4 214.9 223.5 244.4 263.4 289.6 1235.8
Income Security (600):
BA.................................... 208.5 217 226 234.9 244.4 256.5 1178.8
O..................................... 205.6 213 223.4 232.5 242.2 254.7 1,165.8
Social Security (650):
BA.................................... 405.7 423.7 443.2 463.3 485.1 508.4 2,323.7
O..................................... 405.7 423.7 443.2 463.3 485.1 508.4 2,323.7
On-budget:
BA................................ 11.5 9.7 11.5 12.2 13 13.8 60.2
O................................. 11.5 9.7 11.5 12.2 13 13.8 60.2
Off-budget
BA................................ 394.2 414 431.7 451.1 472.1 494.6 2,263.5
O................................. 394.2 414 431.7 451.1 472.1 494.6 2,263.5
Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
BA.................................... 25.1 25.8 26.5 27.7 28.5 31.3 139.8
O..................................... 24.8 25.5 26.4 27.6 28.3 31.2 139
Administration of Justice (750):
BA.................................... 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 3.5
O..................................... 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 3.3
General Government (800):
BA.................................... 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 5.8
O..................................... 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 5.9
Net Interest (900):
BA.................................... 224.6 219.4 211.2 197 182.3 166.7 976.6
O..................................... 224.6 219.4 211.2 197 182.3 166.7 976.6
On-budget:
BA................................ 284.6 288.6 290.6 286.9 282.8 278.4 1,427.3
O................................. 284.6 288.6 290.6 286.9 282.8 278.4 1,427.3
Off-budget:
BA................................ -60 -69.2 -79.4 -89.9 -100.5 -111.7 -450.7
O................................. -60 -69.2 -79.4 -89.9 -100.5 -111.7 -450.7
Allowances (920):
BA.................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O..................................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Undistributed Offsetting: Receipts (950):
BA.................................... -41.8 -46.7 -50.2 -50.2 -48.2 -50.1 -245.4
O..................................... -41.8 -46.7 -50.2 -50.2 -48.2 -50.1 -245.4
On-budget:
BA................................ -34.1 -38.4 -41.3 -40.7 -38.1 -39.2 -197.7
O................................. -34.1 -38.4 -41.3 -40.7 -38.1 -39.2 -197.7
Off-budget:
BA................................ -7.7 -8.3 -8.9 -9.5 -10.1 -10.9 -47.7
O................................. -7.7 -8.3 -8.9 -9.5 -10.1 -10.9 -47.7
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Note.--Figures assume discretionary levels that will apply once new spending limits are enacted.
Budget Function Levels
Pursuant to section 301(a)(3) of the Budget Act, the
budget resolution must set appropriate levels for each major
functional category based on the 302(a) allocations and the
budgetary totals.
The respective levels of the House resolution, the Senate
amendment, and the conference report for each major budget
function are as follows:
function 050: national defense
Major Programs in Function--The National Defense function
includes funds to develop, maintain, and equip the military
forces of the United States. Roughly 95 percent of the funding
in this function goes to Department of Defense--Military
activities, including funds for ballistic missile defense. That
component also includes pay and benefits for military and
civilian personnel; research, development, testing, and
evaluation; procurement of weapons systems; military
construction and family housing; and operations and maintenance
of the defense establishment. The remaining funding in the
function goes toward atomic energy defense activities of the
Department of Energy, and other defense-related activities.
House Resolution--The House resolution revises the fiscal
year 2000 levels to $288.9 billion in budget authority [BA] and
$282.5 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth
$306.3 billion in BA and $297.6 billion in outlays. Over 5
years, it provides $1,586.3 billion in BA and $1,554.7 billion
in outlays.
Senate Amendment--The Senate amendment revises the fiscal
year 2000 levels to $291.6 billion in BA and $288.1 billion in
outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $309.8 billion in
BA and $296.7 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it provides
$1,589.2 billion in BA and $1,555.1 billion in outlays. These
amounts reflect $4.0 billion in additional resources added to
2001 during the Senate's consideration of S. Con. Res. 101.
This addition assumes that no such amount is added to 2000. The
total amount also includes $10 million in BA and outlays in
2001 and $27.5 million in BA and outlays over 2000-2005. This
latter amount was adopted by a vote of 99-0 and was explicitly
assumed to supplement the compensation of enlisted personnel in
the military who currently receive food stamps.
Conference Agreement--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $291.6 billion in BA and $288.1
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $309.9
billion in BA and $296.7 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $1,589.8 billion in BA and $1,555.9 billion in
outlays.
The Conference Agreement adopts the assumptions of the
Senate amendment with respect to the addition of $4.0 billion
in BA and commensurate outlays. It also adopts the Senate
amendment assumption regarding enlisted military personnel on
food stamps.
FUNCTION 150: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Major Programs in Function--Funds distributed through the
International Affairs function provide for international
development and humanitarian assistance; international security
assistance; the conduct of foreign affairs; foreign information
and exchange activities; and international financial programs.
The major departments and agencies in this function include the
Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and the
Agency for International Development.
House Resolution--The House resolution revises the fiscal
year 2000 levels to $20.1 billion in budget authority [BA] and
$15.5 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth
$19.5 billion in BA and $17.3 billion in outlays. Over 5 years,
it provides $94.4 billion in BA and $80.6 billion in outlays.
Senate Amendment--The Senate amendment revises the fiscal
year 2000 levels to $22.0 billion in BA and $16.0 billion in
outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $20.1 billion in
BA and $18.6 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it provides
$107.0 billion in BA and $89.8 billion in outlays.
Conference Agreement--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $22.0 billion in BA and $16.0
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $19.8
billion in BA and $18.3 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $100.7 billion in BA and $85.9 billion in outlays.
FUNCTION 250: GENERAL SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY
Major Programs in Function--The General Science, Space,
and Technology function consists of funds in two major
categories: general science and basic research, and space
flight, research, and supporting activities. The general
science component includes the budgets for the National Science
Foundation[NSF], and the fundamental science programs of the
Department of Energy [DOE]. But the largest component of the function--
about two-thirds of its total--is for space flight, research, and
supporting activities of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration [NASA] (except for NASA's air transportation programs,
which are included in Function 400).
House Resolution--The House resolution revises the fiscal
year 2000 levels to $19.3 billion in budget authority [BA] and
$18.5 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth
$20.3 billion in BA and $19.4 billion in outlays. Over 5 years,
it provides $103.1 billion in BA and $100.1 billion in outlays.
Senate Amendment--The Senate amendment revises the fiscal
year 2000 levels to $19.3 billion in BA and $18.4 billion in
outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $19.7 billion in
BA and $19.2 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it provides
$99.8 billion in BA and $97.9 billion in outlays.
Conference Agreement--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $19.3 billion in BA and $18.4
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $20.3
billion in BA and $19.4 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $103.1 billion in BA and $100.1 billion in outlays.
FUNCTION 270: ENERGY
Major Programs in Function--The Energy function reflects
the civilian activities in the Department of Energy. Through
this function, spending is provided for energy supply and
fossil energy R&D programs; rural electricity and
telecommunications loans administered through the Department of
Agriculture; and electric power generation and transmission
programs for the three Power Marketing Administrations. The
function also includes the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; energy
conservation programs, including the Partnership for the Next
Generation of Vehicles; Clean Coal Technology; Nuclear Waste
Disposal; and the operations of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
House Resolution--The House resolution revises the fiscal
year 2000 levels to $1.1 billion in budget authority [BA] and
-$0.6 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, the resolution
sets forth $1.2 billion in BA and -$0.1 billion in outlays.
Over 5 years, it provides $3.1 billion in BA and -$3.0 billion
in outlays.
Senate Amendment--The Senate amendment revises the fiscal
year 2000 levels to $1.1 billion in BA and -$0.6 billion in
outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it setsforth $1.5 billion in BA
and $0.2 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it provides $4.9 billion in
BA and -$1.4 billion in outlays.
Conference Agreement--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $1.1 billion in BA and -$0.6
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $1.3
billion in BA and $0 in outlays. Over 5 years, it provides $4.0
billion in BA and -$2.3 billion in outlays.
function 300: natural resources and environment
Major Programs in Function--Funds distributed through the
Natural Resources and Environment function are intended to
develop, manage, and maintain the Nation's natural resources,
and to promote a clean environment. Funding is provided for
water resources, conservation and land management, recreational
resources, pollution control and abatement, and other natural
resources. Major departments and agencies in this function are
the Department of the Interior, including the National Park
Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of
Reclamation, and the Fish and Wildlife Service; certain
agencies in the Department of Agriculture, including
principally the Forest Service; the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, in the Department of Commerce; the
Army Corps of Engineers; and the Environmental Protection
Agency.
House Resolution--The House resolution revises the fiscal
year 2000 levels to $24.3 billion in budget authority [BA] and
$24.2 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth
$25.0 billion in BA and $24.8 billion in outlays. Over 5 years,
it provides $126.0 billion in BA and $125.4 billion in outlays.
Senate Amendment--The Senate amendment revises the fiscal
year 2000 levels to $24.5 billion in BA and $24.2 billion in
outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $24.9 billion in
BA and outlays. Over 5 years, it provides $125.1 billion in BA
and outlays.
Conference Agreement--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $24.5 billion in BA and $24.2
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $25.1
billion in BA and $25.0 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $126.1 billion in BA and $125.8 billion in outlays.
function 350: agriculture
Major Programs in Function--The Agriculture function
includes funds for direct assistance and loans to food and
fiber producers, crop insurance, exportassistance, market
information and inspection services, and agricultural research and
services.
House Resolution--The House resolution revises the fiscal
year 2000 levels to $35.7 billion in budget authority [BA] and
$34.3 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, the resolution
sets forth $19.1 billion in BA and $16.9 billion in outlays.
Over 5 years, it provides $88.0 billion in BA and $79.2 billion
in outlays.
Senate Amendment--The Senate amendment revises the fiscal
year 2000 levels to $35.3 billion in BA and $33.9 billion in
outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $20.9 billion in
BA and $18.8 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it provides
$91.3 billion in BA and $82.9 billion in outlays.
Conference Agreement--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $35.3 billion in BA and $33.9
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $20.8
billion in BA and $18.7 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $89.7 billion in BA and $81.2 billion in outlays.
function 370: commerce and housing credit
Major Programs in Function--The mortgage credit component
of this function includes housing assistance through the
Federal Housing Administration [FHA], and rural housing
programs of the Department of Agriculture. The function
includes spending for deposit insurance activities related to
banks, thrifts, and credit unions. Also included is the
Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and
Technology, including the Advanced Technology Program; the
International Trade Administration; the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration; the Bureau
of the Census; and the Patent and Trademark Office. Also
appearing in this function are independent agencies such as the
Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission.
The function also includes net spending for the postal service,
but these totals are off budget, and therefore are not
reflected in the figures below.
House Resolution--The House resolution revises the fiscal
year 2000 on-budget levels to $7.5 billion in budget authority
[BA] and $3.1 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, the
resolution sets forth on-budget levels of $6.3 billion in BA
and $2.3 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it provides on-
budget amounts of $51.6 billion in BA and $30.3 billion in
outlays.
Senate Amendment--The Senate amendment revises the fiscal
year 2000 on-budget levels to $7.6 billion in BA and $3.1
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth on-
budget levels of $6.1 billion in BA and $2.0 billion in
outlays. Over 5 years, it provides on-budget amounts of $50.9
billion in BA and $29.2 billion in outlays.
Conference Agreement--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 on-budget levels to $7.6 billion in BA and
$3.1 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth
on-budget levels of $6.2 billion in BA and $2.2 billion in
outlays. Over 5 years, it provides on-budget amounts of $51.2
billion in BA and $29.8 billion in outlays.
FUNCTION 400: TRANSPORTATION
Major Programs in Function--This function supports all
major Federal transportation programs. About two-thirds of the
funding provided here is for ground transportation programs.
This includes the Federal-aid highway program, mass transit
operating and capital assistance, motor carrier safety, rail
transportation through the National Rail Passenger Corporation
[Amtrak], and high-speed rail and rail safety programs.
Additional components of this function are air transportation,
including the Federal Aviation Administration airport
improvement program, the facilities and equipment program, and
operations and research; water transportation through the Coast
Guard and the Maritime Administration; and other transportation
support activities. Funds for air transportation programs under
the auspices of NASA are distributed through this function as
well.
House Resolution--The House resolution revises the fiscal
year 2000 levels to $54.3 billion in budget authority [BA] and
$46.6 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth
$59.2 billion in BA and $50.3 billion in outlays. Over 5 years,
it provides $293.0 billion in BA and $267.8 billion in outlays.
Senate Amendment--The Senate amendment revises the fiscal
year 2000 levels to $54.4 billion in BA and $46.7 billion in
outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $59.5 billion in
BA and $51.1 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it provides
$294.5 billion in BA and $272.7 billion in outlays.
Conference Agreement--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $54.4 billion in BA and $46.7
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $59.3
billion in BA and $50.5 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $293.5 billion in BA and $270.0 billion in outlays.
FUNCTION 450: COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Major Programs in Function.--The Community and Regional
Development function reflects programs that provide Federal
funding for economic and community development in both urban
and rural areas. Funding for disaster relief and insurance--
including activities of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency--also is provided in this function.
House Resolution.--The House resolution revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $11.2 billion in budget authority
[BA] and $10.8 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, the
resolution sets forth $9.1 billion in BA and $11.1 billion in
outlays. Over 5 years, it provides $42.9 billion in BA and
$45.7 billion in outlays.
Senate Amendment.--The Senate amendment revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $11.3 billion in BA and $10.7
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $9.3
billion in BA and $10.4 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $44.2 billion in BA and $45.3 billion in outlays.
Conference Agreement.--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $11.3 billion in BA and $10.7
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $9.3
billion in BA and $10.7 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $43.6 billion in BA and $44.7 billion in outlays.
FUNCTION 500: EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Major Programs in Function.--Forty-five percent of the
funding in the Education, Training, Employment, and Social
Services function is for Federal programs in elementary,
secondary, and vocational education. Also shown here are funds
for higher education programs, accounting for about 23 percent
of the function's spending; research and general education
aids, including the National Endowment for the Arts and the
National Endowment for the Humanities; training and employment
services; other labor services; and grants to States for
general social services and rehabilitation services, such as
the Social Services Block Grant and vocational rehabilitation.
House Resolution.--The House resolution revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $57.7 billion in budget authority
[BA] and $61.4 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it
sets forth $72.6 billion in BA and $69.2 billion in outlays.
Over 5 years, it provides $375.5 billion in BA and $362.2
billion in outlays.
Senate Amendment.--The Senate amendment revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $57.7 billion in BA and $61.9
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $75.6
billion in BA and $68.8 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $387.5 billion in BA and $374.1 billion in outlays.
Conference Agreement.--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $57.7 billion in BA and $61.9
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $72.6
billion in BA and $68.7 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $378.0 billion in BA and $365.9 billion in outlays.
FUNCTION 550: HEALTH
Major Programs in Function.--The Health function consists
of health care services, including Medicaid, the Nation's major
program covering medical and long-term care costs for low-
income persons; health research and training; and consumer and
occupational health and safety. Medicaid represents about 73
percent of the spending in this function.
House Resolution.--The House resolution revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $159.3 billion in budget authority
[BA] and $152.3 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, the
resolution sets forth $169.7 billion in BA and $167.1 billion
in outlays. Over 5 years, it provides $968.1 billion in BA and
$960.9 billion in outlays.
Senate Amendment.--The Senate amendment revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $159.2 billion in BA and $153.5
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $170.8
billion in BA and $167.4 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $967.3 billion in BA and $960.7 billion in outlays.
Conference Agreement.--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $159.2 billion in BA and $153.5
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $169.6
billion in BA and $165.9 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $967.0 billion in BA and $959.3 billion in outlays.
FUNCTION 570: MEDICARE
Major Programs in Function.--This function reflects the
Medicare Part A Hospital Insurance [HI] Program, Part B
Supplementary Medical Insurance [SMI] Program, and premiums
paid by qualified aged and disabled beneficiaries. It includes
the ``Medicare+Choice'' Program, which covers Part A and Part B
benefits and allows beneficiaries to choose certain private
health insurance plans.Medicare+Choice plans may include health
maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, provider-
sponsored organizations, medical savings accounts, and private fee-for-
service plans. These plans may add benefits such as outpatient
prescription drug coverage, and may cover premiums, copayments, and
deductibles required by the traditional Medicare Program.
House Resolution.--The House resolution revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $199.6 billion in budget authority
[BA] and $199.5 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, the
resolution sets forth $215.7 billion in BA and $216.0 billion
in outlays. Over 5 years, it provides $1,211.0 billion in BA
and $1,211.3 billion in outlays.
Senate Amendment.--The Senate amendment revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $199.6 billion in BA and $199.5
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $218.8
billion in BA and $219.0 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $1,251.2 billion in BA and $1,251.4 billion in
outlays.
Conference Agreement.--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $199.6 billion in BA and $199.5
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $217.7
billion in BA and $218.0 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $1,251.1 billion in BA and $1,251.3 billion in
outlays.
FUNCTION 600: INCOME SECURITY
Major Programs in Function.--The Income Security function
covers most of the Federal Government's income support
programs. The function includes general retirement and
disability insurance (excluding Social Security)--mainly
through the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation--and benefits
to railroad retirees. Other components are Federal employee
retirement and disability benefits (including military
retirees); unemployment compensation; low-income housing
assistance; food and nutrition assistance; and other income
security programs. This last category includes Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families [TANF], the Government's principal
welfare program; Supplemental Security Income [SSI]; and
spending for the refundable portion of the Earned Income Credit
[EIC]. Agencies involved in these programs include the
Departments of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Housing
and Urban Development, and Education; the Social Security
Administration (for SSI); and the Office of Personnel
Management (for Federal retirement benefits).
House Resolution.--The House resolution revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $238.4 billion in budget authority
[BA] and $248.0 billion in outlays. For fiscalyear 2001, the
resolution sets forth $252.2 billion in BA and $254.9 billion in
outlays. Over 5 years, it provides $1,363.0 billion in BA and $1,371.7
billion in outlays.
Senate Amendment.--The Senate amendment revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $238.9 billion in BA and $248.1
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $253.2
billion in BA and $255.4 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $1,375.5 billion in BA and $1,390.7 billion in
outlays.
Conference Agreement.--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $238.9 billion in BA and $248.1
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $252.3
billion in BA and $255.0 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $1,369.8 billion in BA and $1,381.9 billion in
outlays.
FUNCTION 650: SOCIAL SECURITY
Major Programs in Function.--Function 650 consists of the
Social Security Program, or Old Age, Survivors, and Disability
Insurance [OASDI]. It is the largest budget function in terms
of outlays, and provides funds for the Government's largest
entitlement program. Under provisions of the Budget Enforcement
Act, Social Security trust funds are off budget. However, the
administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration
[SSA], which manages the program, and the income taxes
collected on Social Security benefits are reflected in the
figures below.
House Resolution.--The House resolution revises the
fiscal year 2000 on-budget levels to $14.7 billion in budget
authority [BA] and outlays. For fiscal year 2001, the
resolution sets forth on-budget totals of $13.1 billion in BA
and $13.0 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it provides on-
budget amounts of $77.7 billion in BA and $77.4 billion in
outlays.
Senate Amendment.--The Senate amendment revises the
fiscal year 2000 on-budget levels to $11.5 billion in BA and
outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth on-budget totals
of $9.7 billion in BA and outlays. Over 5 years, it provides
on-budget amounts of $60.4 billion in BA and outlays.
Conference Agreement.--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 on-budget levels to $11.5 billion in BA
and outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth on-budget
totals of $9.7 billion in BA and outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides on-budget amounts of $60.4 billion in BA and outlays.
function 700: veterans benefits and services
Major Programs in Function.--The Veterans Benefits and
Services function reflects funding for the Department of
Veterans Affairs [VA], which provides benefits to veterans who
meet various eligibility rules. Benefits range from income
security for veterans; veterans education, training, and
rehabilitation services; and veterans' hospital and medical
care. As of 1 July 1999, there were about 25 million veterans,
and about 45 million family members of living veterans and
survivors of deceased veterans.
House Resolution.--The House resolution revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $46.0 billion in budget authority
[BA] and $45.2 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it
sets forth $47.8 billion in BA and $47.4 billion in outlays.
Over 5 years, it provides $254.9 billion in BA and $253.5
billion in outlays.
Senate Amendment.--The Senate amendment revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $46.0 billion in BA and $45.1
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $48.6
billion in BA and $48.1 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $257.9 billion in BA and $256.3 billion in outlays.
Conference Agreement.--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $46.0 billion in BA and $45.1
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $47.8
billion in BA and $47.4 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $255.1 billion in BA and $253.7 billion in outlays.
FUNCTION 750: ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Major Programs in Function.--This function provides
funding for Federal law enforcement activities. This includes
criminal investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and the Drug Enforcement Administration, and border enforcement
and the control of illegal immigration by the Customs Service
and Immigration and Naturalization Service. Also funded through
this function are the Federal courts, Federal prison
construction, and criminal justice assistance.
House Resolution.--The House resolution revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $27.3 billion in budget authority
[BA] and $28.0 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, the
resolution sets forth $28.0 billion in BA and outlays. Over 5
years, it provides $140.3 billion in BA and $139.9 billion in
outlays.
Senate Amendment.--The Senate amendment revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $27.4 billion in BA and $28.0
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it setsforth $28.2
billion in BA and $28.3 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it provides
$149.3 billion in BA and $149.2 billion in outlays.
Conference Agreement.--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $27.4 billion in BA and $28.0
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $28.0
billion in BA and $28.1 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $143.1 billion in BA and $142.9 billion in outlays.
FUNCTION 800: GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Major Programs in Function.--The General Government
function consists of the activities of the Legislative Branch;
the Executive Office of the President; general tax collection
and fiscal operations of the Department of Treasury (including
the Internal Revenue Service, which accounts for almost two-
thirds of the spending in this function); the property and
personnel costs of the General Services Administration and the
Office of Personnel Management; general purpose fiscal
assistance to States, localities, the District of Columbia, and
territories of the United States; and other general activities
of the Federal Government.
House Resolution.--The House resolution revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $13.9 billion in budget authority
[BA] and $14.7 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, the
resolution sets forth $13.6 billion in BA and $14.2 billion in
outlays. Over 5 years, it provides $67.8 billion in BA and
$69.0 billion in outlays.
Senate Amendment.--The Senate amendment revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $13.7 billion in BA and $14.7
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $14.4
billion in BA and $14.3 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $68.8 billion in BA and $69.4 billion in outlays.
Conference Agreement.--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 levels to $13.7 billion in BA and $14.7
billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth $14.0
billion in BA and $14.3 billion in outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides $68.4 billion in BA and $69.4 billion in outlays.
FUNCTION 900: NET INTEREST
Major Programs in Function.--Net Interest is the interest
paid for the Federal Government's borrowing minus the interest
income received by the Federal Government. Interest is a
mandatory payment, with no discretionary components.
House Resolution.--The House resolution revises the
fiscal year 2000 on-budget levels to $284.6 billion in budget
authority [BA] and outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth
on-budget levels of $288.5 billion in BA and outlays. Over 5
years, it provides on-budget amounts of $1,420.5 billion in BA
and outlays.
Senate Amendment.--The Senate amendment revises the
fiscal year 2000 on-budget levels to $284.7 billion in BA and
outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth on-budget levels
of $289.0 billion in BA and outlays. Over 5 years, it provides
on-budget amounts of $1,431.7 billion in BA and outlays.
Conference Agreement.--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 on-budget levels to $284.6 billion in BA
and outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth on-budget
levels of $288.6 billion in BA and outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides on-budget amounts of $1,427.3 billion in BA and
outlays.
FUNCTION 920: ALLOWANCES
Major Programs in Function.--The Allowances function is
used for planning purposes to address the budgetary effects of
proposals or assumptions that cross various other budget
functions. Once such changes are enacted, the budgetary effects
are distributed to the appropriate budget functions.
House Resolution.--The House resolution revises the
fiscal year 2000 levels to $8.5 billion in budget authority
[BA] and $11.5 billion in outlays. For fiscal year 2001, the
resolution sets forth -$4.7 billion in BA and -$8.7 billion in
outlays. Over 5 years, it provides -$18.1 billion in BA and
-$20.2 billion in outlays.
Senate Amendment.--The Senate amendment has no effect on
fiscal year 2000 levels. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth
-$6.0 billion in BA and -$5.6 billion in outlays; and over 5
years, -$8.0 billion in BA and -$26.6 billion in outlays.
Conference Agreement.--The Conference Agreement has no
effect on the fiscal year 2000 levels. For fiscal year 2001, it
sets forth -$5.5 billion in BA and -$4.6 billion in outlays.
Over 5 years, it provides -$15.0 billion in BA and -$23.0
billion in outlays.
FUNCTION 950: UNDISTRIBUTED OFFSETTING RECEIPTS
Major Programs in Function.--Receipts recorded in this
function are either intrabudgetary (a payment from one Federal
agency to another, such as agency payments to the retirement
trust funds) or proprietary (a payment from the publicfor some
kind of business transaction with the Government). The main types of
receipts recorded in this function are: the payments Federal employees
and agencies make to employee retirement trust funds; payments made by
companies for the right to explore and produce oil and gas on the Outer
Continental Shelf; and payments by those who bid for the right to buy
or use public property or resources, such as the electromagnetic
spectrum. These receipts are treated as negative spending.
House Resolution.--The House resolution revises the
fiscal year 2000 on-budget levels to -$34.1 billion in budget
authority [BA] and outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth
on-budget levels of -$38.4 billion in BA and outlays. Over 5
years, it provides on-budget amounts of -$197.7 billion in BA
and outlays.
Senate Amendment.--The Senate amendment revises the
fiscal year 2000 on-budget levels to -$34.3 billion in BA and
outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth on-budget levels
of -$38.4 billion in BA and outlays. Over 5 years, it provides
on-budget amounts of -$200.6 billion in BA and outlays.
Conference Agreement.--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 on-budget levels to -$34.3 billion in BA
and outlays. For fiscal year 2001, it sets forth on-budget
levels of -$38.3 billion in BA and outlays. Over 5 years, it
provides on-budget amounts of -$197.6 billion in BA and
outlays.
Revenues
Section 301(a)(2) of the Budget Act requires the budget
resolution to include the total Federal revenues and the
amount, if any, by which the aggregate levels of Federal
revenues should be increased or decreased.
House Resolution.--The House resolution revises the
fiscal year 2000 on-budget revenue level to $1,465.5 billion.
It sets forth on-budget revenues of $1,504.8 billion in fiscal
year 2001 and $8,022.4 billion over 5 years.
Senate Amendment.--The Senate amendment revises the
fiscal year 2000 on-budget revenue level to $1,464.6 billion.
It sets forth on-budget revenues of $1,501.8 billion for fiscal
year 2001 and $8,025.4 billion over 5 years.
Conference Agreement.--The Conference Agreement revises
the fiscal year 2000 on-budget revenue level to $1,465.5
billion. It sets forth on-budget revenues of $1,503.2 billion
in fiscal year 2001 and $8,022.4 billion over 5 years.
The revenue levels in the Conference Agreement can
accommodate tax relief and fairness legislation that has
already begun to move in the current session of the 106th
Congress. In addition, the revenue levels in the Conference
Agreement would accommodate the revenue effects from
legislation that would permit members of the Armed Forces to
participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.
Reconciliation Instructions
Under section 310(a) of the Budget Act, the budget
resolution may include directives to the committees of
jurisdiction to make revisions in law necessary to accomplish a
specified change in new budget authority or revenue. If the
resolution includes directives to only one committee of the
House or Senate, then that committee is required to directly
report to its House legislative language of its design that
would implement the spending or revenue changes provided for in
the resolution. Any bill considered pursuant to a
reconciliation instruction is subject to special procedures set
forth in section 310(b), (c), (d), and (e) and section 313 of
the Budget Act.
House resolution
Section 4 contains two sets of instructions to the
Committee on Ways and Means: one for tax relief, and the other
for debt reduction. The reporting schedule for the tax bills is
as follows: first bill, May 26; second bill, June 23; third
bill, July 28; and fourth bill, September 22. The bills
providing for a reduction in debt held by the public coincide
with the first and last tax bills on May 26 and September 22.
The Committee assumes it will be unnecessary to consider the
second debt reduction bill if the President agrees to the
earlier reconciliation bills.
Subsection (a) directs the Committee on Ways and Means to
report legislation that will achieve a reduction in revenue of
$10 billion in fiscal year 2001 and $150 billion over 5 years.
Although the budget resolution assumes a year-to-year
distribution of the revenue reduction for the tax bills, the
Ways and Means Committee bill may be higher or lower than these
year-to-year levels as long as the net revenue loss does not
exceed the first-year and five-year totals.
Subsection (b) directs the Committee on Ways and Means to
report two bills that would reduce the level of debt held by
the public: the first bill must reduce debt by $10 billion in
fiscal year 2001 and the second bill must reduce debt by no
more than $20 billion in fiscal year 2001.
Senate amendment
The Senate amendment contains a reconciliation
instruction to reduce revenues by not more than $13.033 billion
for fiscal year 2001 and by not more than $147.087 billion for
the sum of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
The Senate Finance Committee would be required to report
reconciliation legislation by September 22, 2000.
Conference agreement
Section 103 of the Conference Agreement includes
instructions to the Committee onWays and Means to report two
bills that reduce revenue by a total of $11.6 billion for fiscal year
2001 and $150 billion for the period of fiscal year 2001 through 2005.
The Committee on Ways and Means is required to report the first bill to
the House on July 14 and the second bill on September 13.
In addition, the Conference Agreement directs the
Committee on Ways and Means to report two separate bills that
reduce debt held by the public. The first bill must reduce debt
held by the public by $7.5 billion and the second by up to
$19.1 billion. The conferees intend for the second bill to lock
in for debt reduction any part of the amounts assumed for tax
relief if the tax bills do not become law. These bills are to
be reported by July 14 and September 13, respectively. While
the reporting dates for these two bills coincide with the
deadlines for the two tax bills, they are to be reported as
separate freestanding bills.
Section 104 of the Conference Agreement provides for two
reconciliation bills in the Senate (the first, reported from
the Senate Finance Committee by July 14, 2000, and the second
reported from the Senate Finance Committee by September 13,
2000). The sum of the bills (if both were to be enacted) may
not exceed $11.6 billion for 2001 and $150 billion for fiscal
years 2001 through 2005.
302(a) Allocations
As required in section 302(a) of the Budget Act, the
joint statement of managers includes an allocation, based on
the Conference Agreement, of total budget authority and total
outlays for each House and Senate committee.
Conference Agreement
The joint statement of managers establishes allocations
that are consistent with the budgetary totals and functional
levels in Title I. The joint statement establishes allocations
for the budget year, fiscal year 2001, and each of the out-
years covered by the budget resolution, fiscal years 2001
through 2005. In addition, the joint statement provides a
revised allocation for fiscal year 2000.
In the House, the 302(a) allocation to the Appropriations
Committee is also divided into separate categories for general
purpose discretionary, mass transit and highways. The
allocations to the authorizing committees in the House are also
divided into current law, assumed discretionary action levels,
and reauthorizations.
As required under section 302(a), the allocations for the
House and the Senate are also displayed in three separate
discretionary categories that are consistent with the limits
set forth in section 250(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 [Deficit Control Act]:
general purpose discretionary, mass transit, and highways.
Although this resolution revises the levels for fiscal
year 2000, new allocations to Senate Committees are not
displayed herein because there is no further change from
current law assumed for 2000 in this resolution that needs to
be allocated.
The 302(a) allocations are as follows:
ALLOCATIONS OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEES
Appropriations Committee
[In millions of dollars]
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2000 2001
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General Purpose: \1\
BA........................................ 570,315 599,040
OT........................................ 575,688 592,771
Highways: \1\
BA........................................ 0 0
OT........................................ 24,393 27,314
Mass Transit: \1\
BA........................................ 0 1,255
OT........................................ 4,570 4,994
Violent Crime: \1\
BA........................................ 4,486 na
OT........................................ 6,999 na
Total Discretionary Action:
BA........................................ 574,801 600,295
OT........................................ 611,650 625,079
Current Law Mandatory:
BA........................................ 307,642 325,936
OT........................................ 293,762 309,098
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\1\ Shown for display purposes only.
ALLOCATIONS OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEES
[Committees other than appropriations]
[In millions of dollars]
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Total
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001-05
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Agriculture Committee
Current Law:
BA............................... 25,763 14,463 13,647 3,338 3,185 3,189 37,822
OT............................... 21,623 10,748 10,241 -237 -248 -90 20,214
Discretionary Action:
BA............................... 0 1,422 1,525 1,657 1,745 1,848 8,197
OT............................... 0 655 1,459 1,583 1,696 1,791 7,184
Reauthorizations:
BA............................... 0 0 0 29,866 29,968 29,294 89,128
OT............................... 0 0 0 28,914 29,922 29,254 88,090
Total:
BA............................... 25,763 15,885 15,172 34,861 34,898 34,331 135,147
OT............................... 21,623 11,403 11,700 30,260 31,370 30,755 115,488
Armed Services Committee
Current Law:
BA............................... 48,603 50,142 51,686 53,321 55,120 57,044 267,313
OT............................... 48,786 50,126 51,629 53,234 55,034 56,954 266,977
Banking and Financial Services
Committee
Current Law:
BA............................... 2,538 4,050 4,925 4,479 3,992 3,938 21,384
OT............................... -3,800 -2,142 -1,019 -1,294 -2,425 -2,361 -9,241
Discretionary Action:
BA............................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OT............................... 0 -107 -225 -304 -332 -361 -1,329
Total:
BA............................... 2,538 4,050 4,925 4,479 3,992 3,938 21,384
OT............................... -3,800 -2,249 -1,244 -1,598 -2,757 -2,722 -10,570
Committee on Education and the
Workforce
Current Law:
BA............................... 2,746 5,673 5,731 5,310 4,842 5,050 26,606
OT............................... 1,638 4,928 5,177 4,962 4,551 4,559 24,177
Reauthorizations:
BA............................... 0 0 305 305 791 814 2,215
OT............................... 0 0 58 244 699 810 1,811
Total:
BA............................... 2,746 5,673 6,036 5,615 5,633 5,864 28,821
OT............................... 1,638 4,928 5,235 5,206 5,250 5,369 25,988
Commerce Committee
Current Law:
BA............................... 7,810 8,265 8,799 10,374 15,153 16,240 58,831
OT............................... 5,267 6,516 9,024 9,902 15,311 16,329 57,082
International Relations Committee
Current Law:
BA............................... 9,908 11,385 11,715 11,799 11,813 12,098 58,810
OT............................... 10,057 10,129 10,426 10,580 10,818 11,019 52,972
Government Reform Committee
Current Law:
BA............................... 58,939 60,323 62,581 64,886 67,334 69,857 324,981
OT............................... 57,462 58,905 61,212 63,575 66,128 68,719 318,539
Committee on House Administration
Current Law:
BA............................... 120 113 87 89 86 87 462
OT............................... 291 68 32 58 252 41 451
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ALLOCATIONS OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEES--Continued
[Committees other than appropriations]
[In millions of dollars]
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Total
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001-05
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Resources Committee
Current Law:
BA............................... 2,465 2,546 2,307 2,314 2,362 2,451 11,980
OT............................... 2,446 2,493 2,339 2,431 2,378 2,400 12,041
Discretionary Action:
BA............................... 0 0 41 40 40 41 162
OT............................... 0 0 -18 1 23 38 44
Total:
BA............................... 2,465 2,546 2,348 2,354 2,402 2,492 12,142
OT............................... 2,446 2,493 2,321 2,432 2,401 2,438 12,085
Judiciary Committee
Current Law:
BA............................... 3,688 5,590 5,177 5,261 5,333 5,332 26,693
OT............................... 3,546 5,076 5,149 5,115 5,115 5,249 25,704
Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee
Current Law:
BA............................... 47,668 51,193 49,090 49,765 12,224 12,271 174,543
OT............................... 9,923 9,747 9,700 9,701 9,508 9,213 47,869
Reauthorizations:
BA............................... 0 0 0 0 37,578 37,578 75,156
OT............................... 0 0 0 0 104 306 410
Total:
BA............................... 47,668 51,193 49,090 49,765 49,802 49,849 249,699
OT............................... 9,923 9,747 9,700 9,701 9,612 9,519 48,279
Science Committee
Current Law:
BA............................... 90 81 60 61 62 62 326
OT............................... 70 79 86 73 64 62 364
Small Business Committee
Current Law:
BA............................... -295 0 0 0 0 0 0
OT............................... -460 -195 -160 -150 -140 -100 -745
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Current Law:
BA............................... 1,657 1,367 1,365 1,368 1,379 1,358 6,837
OT............................... 1,417 1,273 1,392 1,355 1,372 1,359 6,751
Discretionary Action:
BA............................... 0 510 1,044 1,271 1,841 2,614 7,280
OT............................... 0 479 998 1,224 1,791 2,545 7,037
Total:
BA............................... 1,657 1,877 2,409 2,639 3,220 3,972 14,117
OT............................... 1,417 1,752 2,390 2,579 3,163 3,904 13,788
Ways and Means Committee
Current Law:
BA............................... 671,727 697,871 712,893 716,096 736,022 763,480 3,626,362
OT............................... 669,844 696,956 712,378 714,907 734,695 761,823 3,620,759
Reauthorizations:
BA............................... 0 0 215 19,718 19,919 19,925 59,777
OT............................... 0 0 155 19,875 20,787 21,095 61,912
Discretionary Action:
BA............................... -50 55 1,356 1,484 167 -27 3,035
OT............................... 0 25 1,375 1,502 162 -26 3,038
Total:
BA............................... 671,677 697,926 714,464 737,298 756,108 783,378 3,689,174
OT............................... 669,844 696,981 713,908 736,284 755,644 782,892 3,685,709
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SENATE COMMITTEE BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAY ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET
ACT--BUDGET YEAR TOTAL 2001
[In millions of dollars]
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Direct spending Entitlements funded in
jurisdiction annual appropriations
-------------------------- acts
Committee -------------------------
Budget Outlays Budget
authority authority Outlays
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Appropriations:
General Purpose Discretionary........................... 541,095 547,279 0 0
Memo: On-budget..................................... 537,688 543,948 ........... ...........
Off-budget.......................................... 3,407 3,331 ........... ...........
Highways................................................ 0 26,920 0 0
Mass Transit............................................ 0 4,639 0 0
Mandatory............................................... 327,879 310,226 0 0
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Total................................................. 868,974 889,064 0 0
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry........................ 14,254 10,542 29,517 11,943
Armed Services.............................................. 50,139 50,129 0 0
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.......................... 4,050 -2,339 0 0
Commerce, Science, and Transportation....................... 7,341 3,433 739 737
Energy and Natural Resources................................ 2,429 2,373 40 51
Environment and Public Works................................ 39,643 2,029 0 0
Finance..................................................... 708,475 705,890 165,436 165,915
Foreign Relations........................................... 11,364 10,107 0 0
Governmental Affairs........................................ 60,323 58,905 0 0
Judiciary................................................... 5,590 5,076 253 253
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions...................... 9,959 9,181 1,382 1,381
Rules and Administration.................................... 113 68 0 0
Veterans' Affairs........................................... 1,497 1,493 24,527 24,444
Indian Affairs.............................................. 192 189 0 0
Small Business.............................................. 0 -195 0 0
Unassigned to Committee..................................... -313,951 -296,951 0 0
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Total................................................. 1,470,392 1,448,994 221,894 204,724
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Implementation and Enforcement of Levels
Section 301(b)(4) of the Budget Act permits the
resolution to ``. . . require such other procedures, relating
to the budget, as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes
of this Act.'' Authority for Congress to determine its own
rules is set forth in Section 5 of Article I of the United
States Constitution. Under these authorities, budget
resolutions have formulated congressional procedures to enforce
budgetary limitations, accommodated legislation with costs not
reflected in the resolution, and implemented the levels and
assumptions set forth by the resolution.
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
The Budget Act establishes procedures to enforce the
levels set forth in the budget resolution. The budget
resolution also can establish additional rules to enforce the
budgetary levels it sets forth. Most budget-related rules so
established are enforced through points of order that can be
raised by any Member of the appropriate House immediately prior
to the consideration of legislation. Usually such points of
order may be raised against any bill or joint resolution,
amendments thereto or a Conference Agreement thereon. In some
cases, the points of order apply to certain motions.
House resolution
Section 5 extends an existing point of order established
to prevent Social Security surpluses from being reduced.
Subsection (a) provides various findings relating to the
budgetary status of Social Security.
Subsection (b) establishes a freestanding rule
prohibiting the consideration in the House or the Senate of any
budget resolution that sets forth an on-budget deficit. It
recognizes that if the budget resolution provides for an on-
budget deficit, it is implicitly relying on Social Security to
finance the general operations of the Federal Government.
Paragraph (2) clarifies that, for purposes of that section,
deficit levels are those set forth in the resolution pursuant
to section 301 of the Budget Act.
Section 6 prohibits the House from considering
legislation that would reduce the surplus below the levels set
forth in section 2(4) of the resolution (as adjusted for the
reserve funds). The reason for this new rule is to ensure that
the portion of the surplus reserved for tax cuts is used to pay
down the debt if the tax reductions do not become law. Under
current law, committees can circumvent the allocations,
aggregates and discretionary limits by simply designating
legislation an emergency. This designation results in a dollar-
for-dollar increase in the allocations, aggregates, and
discretionary spending limits. As one committee recently
observed in a report accompanying a bill, the only real
constraint on such committees is the adverse publicity that
would result if the emergency-designated appropriations
resulted in an on-budget deficit.
This restriction is enforced by a point of order which,
if sustained, would preclude further consideration of an
offending measure. The point of order would apply to both tax
and spending bills. With respect to spending bills, the point
of order would apply to both direct spending bills reported by
authorizing committees and appropriations bills reported by the
Appropriations Committee. For the purpose of the point of
order, the surplus is the amount established in section 2(4).
These levels are adjusted for the revenue legislation set forth
in the reconciliation instructions in section 4 and are subject
to the adjustments and reserve funds provided for in the
resolution.
Section 31 establishes two new restrictions designed to
prevent the House from considering legislation that circumvents
the allocations and aggregates set forth in the budget
resolution. Both restrictions are enforceable through points of
order that preclude consideration of an offending measure. The
points of order may be raised against any reported bill, joint
resolution, amendment to such a measure or any resulting
Conference Agreement. They are applicable in both the House and
the Senate. These two restrictions are outlined below.
Subsection (a) prohibits the consideration of legislation
that would direct the Congressional Budget Office [CBO] or the
Office of Management and Budget [OMB] to estimate the costs of
a measure in a specified manner. This subsection assumes that
any type of directed scoring is intended to circumvent a
committee's allocation, the budget resolution's aggregate
levels of budget authority and outlays, or the discretionary
spending limits set forth in the Deficit Control Act. In the
absence of such directed scoring, CBO and OMB are required to
adhere to scoring conventions set forth in sections 257 of the
Deficit Control Act and the joint statement of managers
accompanying the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (H. Rept. 105-
217).
Subsection (b)(1) prohibits the consideration of
legislation that would provide an amount of advance
discretionary spending exceeding $23 billion. Subsection (b)(2)
defines an advance appropriation as any general appropriation
for fiscal year 2001 that would provide budget authority first
made available in fiscal year 2002 or later. A significant
level of advanced appropriations is permitted because in some
programmatic areas, such as education, the planning cycle of
State or local government recipients does not coincide with the
Federal budget cycle. These governments need to know in advance
how much they will receive from the Federal Government in order
to accurately develop their budgets.
The Committee assumes that in order to advise the
presiding officer on a point of order, the chairman will
monitor the current level of enacted advanced appropriations in
conjunction with the Current Level reports required by sections
302(f), 311(a), and Rule 26 of the Rules of Procedure for the
House Budget Committee.
Senate amendment
Section 201: Congressional Lockbox for Social Security
Surpluses. The Senate amendment contains language which is very
similar to section 201 of the Conference Agreement on the
fiscal year 2000 budget resolution. This ``Social Security
lockbox,'' as it is known,provides a point of order in both the
House of Representatives and the Senate against a budget resolution
that sets forth an on-budget deficit for any fiscal year. This ensures
that Social Security surpluses can not be used to finance deficit
spending.
The point of order will now be permanent and in the
Senate will require 60 votes for a waiver or to sustain an
appeal. In addition, a ``double lock'' is now attached to this
lockbox point of order by adding a ``lookback''. The
``lookback'' requires that after the end of the fiscal year, in
its next budget resolution, Congress must look back to see if
any deficit spending has occurred and make the Social Security
trust fund whole in the subsequent year by reducing future
discretionary spending by an equivalent amount.
Section 207: Emergency Designation Point of Order in the
Senate. The Senate amendment contains language which provides a
60-vote point of order in the Senate against any legislation
(including Conference Agreements) that contains an emergency
designation with respect to any spending or revenues.
Subsection (g) contains an exception for all discretionary
defense spending. This section is very similar to section 206
of the Conference Agreement on the fiscal year 2000 budget
resolution with one exception: the point of order is now
permanent. As was the case last year, the point of order would
operate similar to the Senate's Byrd Rule (section 313 of the
Budget Act ) in that if the point of order is sustained, the
offending language (in this case the emergency designation) can
be excised from the bill, amendment or Conference Agreement,
leaving the remainder intact. This is likely to result in the
remaining language then being subject to some other Budget Act
point of order because the additional spending would then be
scored against either the discretionary spending limits, the
section 311 aggregates, or a committee's allocation.
Section 208: Reserve Fund Pending the Increase of fiscal
year 2001 Discretionary Spending Limits. Section 312(b) of the
Budget Act provides a 60-vote point of order in the Senate
against any legislation that exceeds the discretionary spending
limits set forth in section 251 of the Deficit Control Act.
This point of order applies to a concurrent resolution on the
budget as well as substantive legislation. Sustaining the
current discretionary spending limits is not feasible based on
recent budget submissions by President Clinton and
congressional action.
The Senate amendment envisions a level of discretionary
spending which exceeds the current statutory limits. However,
because of the restrictions of section 312(b), the functional
totals and spending aggregates contained in this resolution
technically indicate a level of discretionary spending that
adheres to the current-law limits. The section 302(a)
allocation to the Committee on Appropriations is also in
compliance with the current limits. This is achieved by
assuming a reserve amount within function 920 (allowances).
The Senate amendment contains language which provides the
chairman of the Committee on the Budget in the Senate with the
authority to adjust the section 302(a) allocation to the
Committee on Appropriations up to the level of discretionary
spending envisioned by the resolution, only after legislation
has been enacted that increases the statutory
discretionaryspending limits. For the purposes of this section, the
Senate amendment assumes that only the fiscal year 2001 limits will be
increased. No assumption is made with respect to the appropriate level
for fiscal year 2002. The Senate amendment also intends that in order
to maintain mathematical consistency and accurate enforcement of the
budget resolution, the chairman will also be authorized to adjust the
aggregates contained in the resolution. Therefore it will be necessary
to amend the language of section 208 to provide the chairman with this
additional authority.
Section 209: Congressional Firewall for Defense and Non-
Defense Spending. The Senate amendment contains language that,
upon the enactment of legislation which increases the
discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2001, establishes
a ``firewall'' between defense and nondefense discretionary
spending in the Senate. This firewall consists of limits on the
overall level of both defense and nondefense spending. The
nondefense portion includes the outlays for both highways and
mass transit. These limits will be enforced by a 60-vote point
of order against a measure that exceeds the limits.
Section 210: Mechanisms for Strengthening Budgetary
Integrity. The Senate amendment contains language establishing
two new points of order in the Senate, one with respect to
advanced appropriations and the other with respect to delayed
obligations. Both points of order require 60-votes for a waiver
or to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair. Similar to
the emergency designation point of order in section 207 of the
Senate amendment, these points of order also operate like the
Byrd Rule: if the point of order is sustained, the offending
language will be excised from the measure--including the
Conference Agreement. Both points of order expire at the end of
fiscal year 2002 in keeping with the lifetime of the current
discretionary spending limits.
Section 210(b) of the Senate amendment provides a point
of order against any appropriation that results in the sum of
all advances from fiscal year 2001 into fiscal year 2002 (or
into any subsequent fiscal year) in excess of the amounts that
were advanced from fiscal year 2000 into fiscal year 2001 for
education programs ($23 billion).
Section 210(c) of the Senate amendment provides a point
of order against the use of any delayed obligations in an
appropriations bill with specific exceptions for any delays in
the defense category and any reoccurring or customary delays
(including a date and a dollar limitation) that are listed in
this section. These specified delays total approximately $11.2
billion.
Section 210(g) of the Senate amendment provides guidance
for interpreting the germaneness requirement found in section
305(b)(2) of the Budget Act. Section 305 requires that all
amendments offered on the floor to a budget resolution or a
reconciliation bill must be germane to the underlying
legislation and is enforced by a 60-vote point of order in the
Senate. The Senate amendment states that an amendment will be
considered not germane if it contains only precatory (non-
binding) language. This is designed to place a 60-vote hurdle
with respect towhat is commonly referred to as ``sense of the
Senate'' amendments. Note that it is not meant to preclude the
inclusion of ``purpose'' or ``findings'' language that is part of an
otherwise substantive amendment.
Conference agreement
Section 201 of the Conference Agreement extends section
201 of H. Con. Res. 68, which prohibits the consideration in
both the House and the Senate of any budget resolution that
sets forth an on-budget deficit. Subsection (a) makes various
findings regarding the relationship between the Social Security
surplus and the Federal budget. This section is enforceable by
a point of order that may be waived by a majority vote in the
House and a three-fifths vote in the Senate. The rule applies
to any budget resolution establishing levels for fiscal year
2002 or revising the levels set forth in this resolution for
fiscal year 2001. It also applies to amendments or Conference
Agreements on such resolutions. As with other budget-related
points of order, determinations of the appropriate levels are
made by the Budget Committee of the appropriate House. The
Conference Agreement includes the exception contained in the
Senate amendment for periods of war or low economic growth.
Section 202 of the Conference Agreement establishes a
procedure for preserving the surpluses set forth in the
resolution. This procedure applies only to the House. Section
202 specifically prohibits the consideration of any measure in
the House that would reduce the surplus below the level set
forth in section 101(4) (as appropriately adjusted). It is
enforced by a point of order which, if sustained, would
preclude consideration of the measure. The House conferees
intend for determinations of whether a measure would cause the
surplus to be less than the levels in the budget resolution in
the same manner as such determinations are made under Section
311(a) of the Budget Act.
In order to enforce this provision, the House Budget
Committee will monitor the current level of the surplus, which
is a function of enacted spending and tax legislation, and the
surplus levels set forth in the budget resolution.
This point of order will not preclude the consideration
of legislation assumed in the appropriate surplus levels for
which adjustments are made pursuant to sections 214 through
220.
The House conferees intend this mechanism to ensure that
the surpluses reserved for either tax relief or debt reduction
are not used to finance higher spending. Under current law and
the terms of recent budget resolutions, there is nothing to
prevent spending and tax legislation from eroding the surplus
set forth in the resolution. A measure may implicitly tap into
this surplus by providing an appropriation for any program or
purpose enumerated in section 314 of the Budget Act. Doing so
automatically increases the levels in the budget resolution
above their original amounts, thereby reducing the current
level of the surplus. This mechanism is designed to prevent
this from happening.
Section 203 of the Conference Agreement provides for the
enhanced enforcement of budgetary limits. It applies only to
the House. Subsection (a) prohibits consideration in the House
of appropriation bills containing directed scoring language. A
directed scoring provision is defined as legislative language
that directs CBO or OMB how to estimate the discretionary new
budget authority of a provision for budget enforcement
purposes. The House conferees intend for appropriate scoring
conventions to be used to enforce the budget resolution under
the Budget Act, and the appropriations caps and pay-as-you-go
[PAYGO] requirements set forth in the Deficit Control Act. The
conferees recognize it may be necessary to occasionally waive
this provision in order to assure that costs are scored to the
appropriate committee in omnibus appropriations bills. This
subsection expires on January 1, 2001.
Subsection (b)(1) prohibits the consideration in the
House of legislation that would provide an amount of advance
discretionary spending exceeding $23.5 billion. Subsection
(b)(2) defines an advance appropriation as any general
appropriation for fiscal year 2001 that would provide budget
authority first made available in fiscal year 2002 or later.
This subsection also expires on January 1, 2001.
Section 204 of the Conference Agreement contains language
establishing two new points of order in the Senate, one with
respect to advance appropriations and the other with respect to
delayed obligations. Total advances are limited to $23.5
billion and permissible delays include only those which are
recurring or customary or relate to discretionary defense
spending. Both points of order require 60 votes for a waiver or
to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair. Similar to the
emergency designation point of order in section 207 of the
Senate amendment, these points of order also operate like the
Byrd Rule: if the point of order is sustained, the offending
language will be excised from the measure--including any
conference agreement. Both points of order expire at the end of
fiscal year 2002 in keeping with the lifetime of the current
discretionary spending limits. The Conference Agreement also
retains the provision from section 210(g) of the Senate
Amendment with a modification.
Section 205 of the Conference Agreement retains the
language from section 207 of the Senate amendment which
establishes a 60 vote point of order in the Senate against
legislation (including Conference Agreements) that contains an
emergency designation with respect to any spending or revenues.
Subsection (g) contains an exception for all discretionary
defense spending. This section is very similar to section 206
of the Conference Agreement on the fiscal year 2000 budget
resolution with one exception: the point of order is now made
permanent. As was the case last year, the point of order would
operate similarly to the Senate's Byrd Rule (section 313 of the
Budget Act) in that if the point of order is sustained, the
offending language (in this case the emergency designation) can
be excised from the bill, amendment or Conference Agreement,
leaving the remainder in tact. This is likely to result in the
remaining language then being subject to some other Budget Act
point of order because the additional spending would then be
scored against either the discretionary spending limits, the
section 311 aggregates, or a committee's allocation.
Section 206 of the Conference Agreement retains the
language from section 208 of the Senate amendment and
establishes a mechanism in the Senate for implementing an
increase in fiscal year 2001 discretionary spending limits.
This provision permits the chairman of the Senate Committee on
the Budget to revise the section 302(a) allocation to the
Committee on Appropriations (and other appropriate budgetary
levels), once an increase in the discretionary spending limits
for fiscal year 2001 is enacted.
Section 207 of the Conference Agreement retains the
language of section 209 of the Senate amendment and provides
that, upon the enactment of legislation increasing the
discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2001, there is
established a ``firewall'' between defense and nondefense
discretionary spending in the Senate. This firewall consists of
limits on the overall level of both defense and nondefense
spending. The nondefense portion includes the outlays for both
highways and mass transit. These limits will be enforced by a
60-vote point of order against a measure that exceeds the
limits.
The Senate's PAYGO point of order was modified in section
207 of the Conference Agreement on the fiscal year 2000 budget
resolution to make clear that spending of on-budget surpluses
would not violate the PAYGO rule. This rule continues in
effect, unchanged by this resolution, and is reprinted below:
Pay-As-You-Go Point of Order in the Senate
See Section 207 of H. Con. Res. 68 (106th Cong. 1st
Sess.)
(a) Purposes.--The Senate declares that it is essential
to--
(1) ensure continued compliance with the balanced
budget plan set forth in this resolution; and
(2) continue the pay-as-you-go enforcement system.
(b) Point of Order.--
(1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the
Senate to consider any direct spending or revenue
legislation that would increase the on-budget deficit
or cause an on-budget deficit for any one of the three
applicable time periods as measured in paragraphs (5)
and (6).
(2) Applicable time periods.--For purposes of this
subsection the term ``applicable time period'' means
any one of the three following periods:
(A) The first year covered by the most
recently adopted concurrent resolution on the
budget.
(B) The period of the first 5 fiscal years
covered by the most recently adopted concurrent
resolution on the budget.
(C) The period of the 5 fiscal years
following the first 5 fiscal years covered by
the most recently adopted concurrent resolution
on the budget.
(3) Direct-spending legislation.--For purposes of
this subsection and except as provided in paragraph
(4), the term ``direct-spending legislation'' means any
bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or
Conference Agreement that affects direct spending as
that term is defined by and interpreted for purposes of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
(4) Exclusion.--For purposes of this subsection the
terms ``direct-spending legislation''and ``revenue
legislation'' do not include--
(A) any concurrent resolution on the
budget; or
(B) any provision of legislation that
affects the full funding of, and continuation
of, the deposit insurance guarantee commitment
in effect on the date of enactment of the
Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.
(5) Baseline.--Estimates prepared pursuant to this
section shall--
(A) use the baseline used for the most
recently adopted concurrent resolution on the
budget; and
(B) be calculated under the requirements of
subsections (b) through (d) of section 257 of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 for fiscal years beyond
those covered by that concurrent resolution on
the budget.
(6) Prior surplus.--If direct spending or revenue
legislation increases the on-budget deficit or causes
an on-budget deficit when taken individually, then it
must also increase the on-budget deficit or causes an
on-budget deficit when taken together with all direct
spending and revenue legislation enacted since the
beginning of the calendar year not accounted for in the
baseline under paragraph (5)(A), except that the direct
spending or revenue effects resulting from legislation
enacted pursuant to the reconciliation instructions
included in that concurrent resolution on the budget
shall not be available.
(c) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in
the Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the
Members, duly chosen and sworn.
(d) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of
the Chair relating to any provision of this section shall be
limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, andcontrolled
by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or joint resolution, as
the case may be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of
the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to
sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised
under this section.
(e) Determination of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this
section, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, and
revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of
estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the Senate.
(f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 23 of House Concurrent
Resolution 218 (103d Congress) is repealed.
(g) Sunset.--Subsections (a) through (e) of this section
shall expire September 30, 2002.
The Senate amendment assumes that the on-budget surplus
be placed on the Senate's PAYGO scorecard. The baseline on-
budget surpluses are shown on the table below:
[In billions of dollars]
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Fiscal year--
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 5 yr. 10 yr.
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Baseline on-budget surplus....... 26.509 54.330 77.487 105.636 132.475 197.085 248.281 290.469 348.599 410.089 396.437 1,890.961
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RESERVE FUNDS
Reserve funds are special procedures for adjusting the
levels in the budget resolution to accommodate specified
classes of legislation. Usually the cost of these bills is not
assumed in either the total revenue and spending levels or the
appropriate committee's 302(a) allocations. In the absence of
the adjustments, any reported bill would exceed the reporting
committees' allocations in violation of section 302(f) of the
Budget Act, subjecting it to a point of order which could
preclude the applicable House from considering the measure. The
adjustments are usually automatically triggered by the
consideration of a measure on the House or Senate floor. In the
case of the reserve funds set forth herein, the adjustments may
be made at the discretion of the Budget Committee chairman of
the House in which the measure is being considered and are
subject to various limitations.
House resolution
Section 7 establishes several procedures to ensure that
an amount equal to the revenue reduction assumed for tax relief
is used for that purpose, or, if the tax legislation is not
enacted into law, used to reduce the public debt. Subsection
(a) directs the Budget Committee chairman to reduce the
aggregate by the amount that Federal revenues should be changed
for fiscal year 2001 ($150 billion over 5 years) to zero. In
subsection (b), this level is then increased as each of the
reconciliation bills is considered by Congress. Because only
specified bills would cause the adjustment to be made, any
other bill that would use the revenue for other purposes would
be subject to a point of order.
Section 8 provides a reserve fund of $50 billion that may
be used for tax relief or debt reduction. Any part of this
reserve fund used for tax relief would be in addition to the
tax relief assumed in section 2(1). If the Committee on Ways
and Means reports legislation reducing revenue by an amount in
excess of its reconciliation instructions, subsection (b)
allows the Budget Committee chairman to increase the aggregate
level of revenue reduction by that amount. The total increase
under this section, however, may not exceed $5.155 billion in
fiscal year 2001 and $50 billion over 5 years.
Section 9 provides for an adjustment in the appropriate
levels of the budget resolution if the Congressional Budget
Office [CBO] releases a report projecting an increase in the
on-budget surplus. If there is an increase in the surplus
relative to the CBO estimates underlying the budget resolution,
the Budget Committee chairman has the option to choose among
any combination of the following: increasing the allocations to
the authorizing committees; increasing the allocation of debt
held by the public; and increasing the amount of revenue
reduction. The sum of the adjustments may not exceed the
projected increase in the surplus for fiscal year 2000 and for
the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 included in the
updated CBO report. Additionally, section 9 permits the Budget
Committee chairman to direct the Committee on Ways and Means to
report a bill reducing debt held by the public by an amount
equal to any increase in the surplus for fiscal year 2000.
Section 10 establishes a reserve fund for certain
Medicare-related legislation. The Budget Committee chairman has
the option to increase the allocations of budget authority and
outlays to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce, and
the aggregates for legislation providing for Medicare reform
and prescription drug coverage. The adjustments are in the
amounts provided by the bill for the specified purpose, but not
to exceed $2 billion in budget authority and outlays in fiscal
year 2001 and $40 billion in budget authority and outlays over
the 5-year period. The reserve fund assumes that this
legislation will not be included in a reconciliation bill.
Section 11 establishes a reserve fund for agriculture for
fiscal year 2000. The Budget Committee chairman is authorized
to increase the allocations of budget authority and outlays to
the Committee on Agriculture for legislation that provides
income assistance to farmers and farm producers. The reserve
fund is based on the assumption that the legislation will be
reported bythe Committee on Agriculture as a freestanding bill,
rather than included in a supplemental appropriations bill, as has been
the case in previous years. The chairman of the Budget Committee may
make the adjustment by whatever amount of budget authority and
resulting outlays are provided by the bill, but in no event may the
adjustment exceed $6 billion in fiscal year 2000. The resolution
assumes all of the budget authority will be obligated and paid out of
the Treasury in fiscal year 2000.
Section 12 provides a reserve fund for risk management or
income support legislation in fiscal year 2001 similar to that
included in last year's budget resolution. The reserve fund
authorizes the Budget Committee chairman to increase the
allocations of budget authority and outlays to the Committee on
Agriculture for legislation related to crop insurance or other
income support measures. The adjustment is at the option of the
chairman, but must be in the amount of budget authority and
resulting outlays provided by the bill, but may not exceed
$1.355 billion in budget authority and $595 million in outlays
in fiscal year 2001, and $8.539 billion in budget authority and
$7.223 billion in outlays over the 5-year period. The committee
notes that a crop insurance bill, H.R. 2559, passed the House
last year with a comparable adjustment in the fiscal year 2000
budget resolution (H. Con. Res 68) and has yet to be taken up
by the Senate.
Section 13 sets forth the procedures for making
adjustments pursuant to the reserve funds. Subsections (a)(1)
and (2) provide that the adjustments are made only during the
interval that the legislation is under consideration and do not
take effect until the legislation is enacted. The treatment of
these reserve funds is consistent with the treatment of
adjustments for emergencies and other programs and initiatives
under section 314 of the Budget Act.
Subsection (a)(3) provides that in order to make the
adjustments for the reserve funds, the chairman must insert
appropriate language in the Congressional Record.
Subsection (b) clarifies that any adjustments made under
any of the reserve funds in the resolution have the same effect
as if they were part of the original levels set forth in
section 3. In other words, the adjusted levels, after they are
made, are used to enforce points of order against legislation
that is inconsistent with the budget resolution's allocations
and aggregates.
Subsection (c) clarifies that the Committee on the Budget
determines the estimates used to enforce points of order, as is
the case for enforcing budget-related points of order pursuant
to section 312 of the Budget Act.
Senate amendment
Section 202: Reserve Fund for Medicare. The Senate
amendment contains language in section 202 establishing a two-
part reserve fund for Medicare legislation.
Subsection (a) permits the chairman of the Committee on
the Budget to adjust the section 302(a) allocation to the
Committee on Finance, and the aggregates and other
appropriatebudgetary levels for legislation that provides a Medicare
prescription drug benefit if the cost of the legislation does not
exceed $20 billion over the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2003
and the legislation does not cause an on-budget deficit in any of these
years.
Subsection (b) provides that if the Committee on Finance
fails to report such legislation prior to September 1, 2000,
the adjustments permitted by subsection (a) shall be made with
respect to any legislation considered in the Senate containing
a prescription drug benefit.
Subsection (c) permits the chairman of the Committee on
the Budget to adjust the section 302(a) allocation to the
Committee on Finance and the spending aggregates for
legislation which provides an additional $20 billion for fiscal
years 2004 and 2005 if the Committee on Finance reports
legislation that extends the solvency of the Medicare Hospital
Insurance trust fund without the use of new subsidies from the
general fund, without decreasing beneficiaries' access to
health care, and excludes the cost of extending and modifying
the prescription drug benefit crafted pursuant to the first
part of the reserve fund. The Committee assumes that Medicare
reform efforts will ensure adequate reimbursement for Medicare
providers. The allocation of this $20 billion cannot cause an
on-budget deficit in either 2004 or 2005.
Section 203: Reserve Fund for the Stabilization of
Payments to Counties in Support of Education. The Senate
amendment contains language providing a reserve fund that would
allow the chairman of the Committee on the Budget to adjust the
section 302(a) allocation to the Energy and Natural Resources
Committee for legislation providing additional mandatory
spending for the stabilization of receipt-based payments to
counties that support school and road systems and also provides
a portion of those payments toward local investments in Federal
lands within those counties. Adjustments may also be made for
amendments that bring the reported legislation into compliance
with the terms of this reserve fund. The reserve fund requires
that the committee report this legislation and that the cost
shall not exceed $200,000,000 in the first year and not more
than $1,100,000,000 for fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
Section 204: Reserve Fund for Agriculture. The Senate
amendment contains language providing a reserve fund that would
allow the chairman of the Committee on the Budget to adjust the
section 302 allocation to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry for legislation providing for
additional mandatory spending for assistance for producers of
program crops and specialty crops, enhancement for agriculture
conservation programs, and perhaps other programs within the
committee's jurisdiction. The reserve fund can only be
triggered if the committee reports legislation to the Senate on
or before June 29, 2000. Adjustments may also be made for
amendments that bring the reported legislation into compliance
with the terms of this reserve fund. The cost of such
legislation shall not exceed $5,500,000,000 for fiscal year
2000; $1,640,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and $3,000,000,000
for fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
Section 205: Tax Reduction Reserve Fund in the Senate.
The Senate amendment contains language providing a reserve fund
that allows the chairman of the Committee on the Budget
toadjust the spending and revenue aggregates for legislation that
reduces revenues as long as the legislation does not cause an on-budget
deficit for the first year or the sum of the 5 years covered by this
resolution.
Section 206: Mechanism for Additional Debt Reduction. If
either or both of the tax reconciliation bills envisioned by
section 104 of the Senate amendment or the Medicare/
Prescription drug legislation envisioned by section 202 of the
Senate amendment do not become law (because they are never
enacted by the Congress or the President vetoes the measures),
the Conference Agreement contains language which would allow
the chairman of the Budget Committee to reduce the balances
available on the Senate's pay-go scorecard and adjust the
aggregates and committee allocations to prevent these
``reconciled'' or ``reserved'' amounts from being used for
anything other than reduction of debt held by the public. In
addition, the debt held by the public levels shown in section
101(6) of this resolution will be reduced by those same amounts
to make clear that these funds are dedicated to debt reduction.
Section 214: Reserve Fund to Foster the Health of
Children with Disabilities and the Employment and Independence
of Their Families. The Senate amendment contains language that
provides a reserve fund that would allow the chairman of the
Committee on the Budget to adjust the section 302(a) allocation
to the Committee on Finance and the spending aggregate for
legislation which facilitates children with disabilities
receiving needed health care at home while still allowing their
families to become or remain employed. The reserve fund can
only be triggered if the committee reports legislation to the
Senate. Adjustments may also be made for amendments that bring
the reported legislation into compliance with the terms of this
reserve fund. This will permit such legislation to make use of
any on-budget surpluses. However, the cost of such legislation
shall not exceed $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
$300,000,000 for fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
Section 216: Reserve Fund for Military Retiree Health
Care. The Senate amendment contains language providing a
reserve fund that would allow the chairman of the Committee on
the Budget to adjust the section 302(a) allocation to the
Committee on Armed Services, and other budgetary aggregates and
limits, for legislation that funds improvements to health care
programs for military retirees and their dependents in the
fiscal year 2001 Department of Defense authorization
legislation. The reserve fund can only be triggered if the
committee reports such legislation to the Senate. The cost of
such legislation may not cause an on-budget deficit for fiscal
year 2001 or the sum of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
Section 217: Reserve Fund for Early Learning and Parent
Support Programs. The Senate amendment contains language that
provides a reserve fund that would allow the chairman of the
Committee on the Budget in the House and Senate to adjust the
section 302(a) allocation to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives or the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Senate, and other
budgetary aggregates and limits,for legislation that improves
opportunities at the local level for early learning, brain development,
and school readiness and offers support programs for their families.
The cost of such legislation may not cause an on-budget deficit and may
not exceed $8.5 billion in budget authority for the sum of fiscal years
2001 through 2005.
Conference agreement
Section 211 of the Conference Agreement establishes a
procedure to ensure that if any of the reconciliation bills
pursuant to sections 103(a) and 104, Medicare reform/
prescription drug bills pursuant to sections 214 and 215, and
other freestanding tax bills are not enacted into law, then the
amount of the surplus reserved for these bills will be used to
reduce debt. This will be displayed by permitting the chairmen
to reduce the advisory levels of debt held by the public. The
chairmen of the Budget Committees are authorized to increase
the revenue aggregates by the difference between the assumed
tax cut and the amount of any tax cuts actually enacted after
the date of the adoption of this resolution. In the same
fashion, each Chairman may reduce the spending aggregates by
the difference between the amount assumed for Medicare reform/
prescription drugs and the amount of spending provided by any
such enacted legislation. If any changes in the aggregates are
made under this section, then the Senate Budget Committee
chairman is authorized to make the appropriate changes in the
Senate's PAYGO balances. This section would also reduce any
adjustment made under section 213 to the extent that the
adjustments exceed the costs of enacted legislation as of the
date the Chairmen make the adjustments under this section.
Section 212 of the Conference Agreement establishes a
reserve fund to accommodate an additional $25 billion in tax
relief or debt reduction. This section applies to both the
House and the Senate. Under this section, the Budget Committee
chairman of the appropriate House may adjust the revenue
aggregate by the amount the legislation reduces revenue in
excess of the reconciled $11.6 billion in fiscal year 2001 and
$150 billion over 5 years (when all other legislation reducing
revenues enacted after the adoption of this concurrent
resolution has been taken into account), but not to exceed the
$1 billion in fiscal year 2001 and $25 billion in fiscal years
2001 through 2005. This amount is in addition to any adjustment
triggered by CBO's update to The Budget and Economic Outlook
referred to in section 213.
Section 213 of the Conference Agreement establishes a
reserve fund to accommodate additional tax relief or debt
reduction if the estimates of the projected on-budget surplus
increases. It applies to both the House and the Senate. The
Budget Committee chairman of each House may increase the
aggregate level of revenue reduction, and adjust the
reconciliation instructions accordingly, by an amount not to
exceed the projected increase in the on-budget surplus as
estimated in the next update to The Budget and Economic Outlook
published by the Congressional Budget Office [CBO]. This
increase is relative to the corresponding levels as reported in
The Budget and Economic Outlook published by CBO in March 2000
which underlie this budget resolution. If these additional
surpluses are not applied to additional tax reduction, thelevel
of debt held by the public will be automatically reduced. If CBO
projects an increase in the surplus for fiscal year 2000, this section
authorizes the House Budget chairman to reduce the debt levels and
direct the Committee on Ways and Means to report a bill reducing debt
held by the public by the amount of the increase in the surplus for
that fiscal year.
Section 214 of the Conference Agreement establishes a
reserve fund for legislation that provides for Medicare reform
and prescription drug coverage. This reserve fund applies only
in the House. The Budget Committee chairman is authorized to
increase the appropriate allocations of budget authority and
outlays to the House Ways and Means Committee and the House
Commerce Committee, and aggregates if necessary, by the amount
of budget authority and outlays provided by the measure for the
specified purpose. In no event may the amount of the adjustment
exceed $2.0 billion in budget authority and outlays in fiscal
year 2001 and $40 billion in budget authority and outlays over
5 years.
Section 215 of the Conference Agreement establishes a
reserve fund for Medicare in the Senate. It contains language
which establishes a two-part reserve fund for Medicare
legislation.
Subsection (a) permits the chairman of the Committee on
the Budget to adjust the section 302(a) allocation to the
Committee on Finance, and the aggregates and other appropriate
budgetary levels for legislation which provides a Medicare
prescription drug benefit if the cost of the legislation does
not exceed $20 billion over the period of fiscal years 2001
through 2005 and the legislation does not cause an on-budget
deficit in any of these years.
Subsection (b) permits the chairman of the Committee on
the Budget to adjust the section 302(a) allocation to the
Committee on Finance and other aggregates for legislation which
provides $40 billion for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 if the
Committee on Finance reports legislation which improves the
solvency of the Medicare program without the use of new
subsidies from the general fund and improves access to
prescription drugs (or continues access provided under
subsection (a)). The amount provided under this subsection will
be reduced by any amount provided for legislation considered in
the Senate under subsection (a). The allocation of this $40
billion may not cause an on-budget deficit in any fiscal year.
Section 216 of the Conference Agreement establishes a
reserve fund for legislation that provides assistance for
producers of program and specialty crops. It applies in both
the House and the Senate. The Budget Committee chairman of the
appropriate House is authorized to increase the 302(a)
allocations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the House
Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry by the amount of budget
authority and resulting outlays provided by the measure for the
specified purpose. In no event may the amount of the adjustment
exceed $5.5 billion in budget authority and outlays in fiscal
year 2000, and 1.64 billion in budget authority and outlays in
fiscal year 2001. Theconferees have based this reserve fund on
the assumption that it will be considered as part of a freestanding
bill reported by the authorizing committees rather than incorporated
into an appropriations measure.
Section 217 of the Conference Agreement establishes a
reserve fund to accommodate legislation for health programs
designed to allow children with disabilities to obtain access
to home health services and enable their parents to seek
employment. This reserve fund applies to both the House and
Senate. The Budget Committee chairman of the appropriate House
may make adjustments to the 302(a) allocations of the House
Commerce Committee and the Senate Finance Committee by the
amount of budget authority and outlays provided by the bill. In
no event may the amount of the adjustment exceed $25 million in
budget authority and outlays in fiscal year 2001 and $150
million in budget authority and outlays over 5 years.
Section 218 of the Conference Agreement establishes a
reserve fund for legislation that improves military retiree
health care programs. It applies in both the House and Senate.
The Budget Committee chairman of the appropriate House may
increase the 302(a) allocations for the House and Senate
Committees on Armed Services by the amount of budget authority
and outlays provided by the bill for the specified purpose. In
no event may the amount of the adjustment exceed $50 million in
budget authority and outlays in fiscal year 2001 and $400
million in budget authority and outlays over 5 years. In
addition, the chairman may not make an adjustment if the
enactment of the legislation would cause an on-budget deficit
in fiscal year 2001 or the 5 year period.
Section 219 of the Conference Agreement establishes a new
reserve fund for legislation that accelerates enrollment of
uninsured children in Medicaid and the State Children's Health
Insurance Programs or provides Medicaid coverage for women
diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through the screening
programs of the Centers for Disease Control. It applies in both
the House and the Senate. The Budget Committee chairman of the
appropriate House is authorized to increase the 302(a)
allocations to the House Commerce Committee and the Senate
Finance Committee by the amount of budget authority and outlays
provided by the bill. In no event may the amount of the
adjustment exceed $50 million in budget authority and outlays
for fiscal year 2001 and $250 million in budget authority and
outlays for the 5 year period.
Section 220 of the Conference Agreement establishes a
reserve fund for legislation providing for stabilization of
payments to counties in support of education. It applies in
both the House and Senate. The Budget Committee chairman of the
appropriate House may increase the 302(a) allocations for the
House Committees on Agriculture and Resources and the Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the amount of
budget authority and outlays provided by the bill for the
specified purpose. In no event may the amount of the adjustment
exceed $200 million in budget authority and outlays in fiscal
year 2001 and $1.1 billion in budget authority and outlays over
5 years. In addition, the section requires that, for the
adjustment to bemade, the legislation must provide for the
stabilization of receipt-based payments to counties that support school
and road systems and must also provide for a portion of those payments
to be dedicated toward local investments in Federal lands within the
counties.
Section 221 of the Conference Agreement is similar to the
language included in the Senate amendment which provides for a
reserve fund that allows the Senate chairman of the Committee
on the Budget to adjust the spending and revenue aggregate for
legislation that reduces revenues as long as the legislation
does not cause an on-budget deficit for the first year or the
sum of the 5 years covered by this resolution. The House has
standing authority to consider such legislation under Section
302(g)(1)(B) of the Budget Act.
Section 222 of the Conference Agreement sets forth the
procedures by which the Budget Committee chairman may make the
adjustments for the reserve funds established under this
subtitle. Subsection (a) clarifies that the adjustments are
made only when the measure is considered and become permanent
only when the measure is enacted. Subsection (b) provides that
the adjusted levels are used to enforce subsequent budget-
related points of order. Subsection (c) reiterates the role of
the Budget Committee in advising the presiding officer of the
House regarding the budgetary effects of legislation subject to
such points of order.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Under Section 301(b)(4) of the Budget Act and its
standing authority under the U.S. Constitution, the budget
resolution includes enforcement-related provisions other than
points of order and reserve funds. These provisions include
various directives relating to scoring conventions and a
reaffirmation of the rule making authority of the U.S.
Congress.
House resolution
No house provisions are included in this section.
Senate amendment
Section 211: Prohibition on the use of Federal Reserve
Surpluses. The Senate amendment contains language that is
designed to ensure that transfers from non-budgetary
governmental entities such as the Federal Reserve banks shall
not be used to offset increased on-budget spending when such
transfers produce no real budgetary effects. It has long been
the view of the Committee on the Budget that transfers of
Federal Reserve surpluses to the Treasury are not valid offsets
for increased spending. Nonetheless, such transfers have been
legislated in the past--as recently as the fall of 1999. The
purpose of this section is to establish a scoring rule to
makeclear that such transfers will not be taken into account when
determining compliance with the various Budget Act and Senate pay-go
points of order.
Section 212: Reaffirming the Prohibition on the use of
Revenue Offsets for Discretionary Spending. The Senate
amendment contains language that is intended to emphasize the
longstanding view of the Congressional Budget Committees and
the Congressional Budget Office that changes in revenues shall
not be scored in appropriations legislation. This means that
tax increases shall not be used as offsets for increased
discretionary spending. The Committee on the Budget finds it
necessary to set this forth in this budget resolution in
response to the President once again asserting in his fiscal
year 2001 budget that an increase in tobacco taxes can be used
to offset huge increases in discretionary spending.
Section 213: Application and Effect of Changes in
Allocations and Aggregates. The Senate amendment contains
language that is similar to the language found in section 208
of the Conference Agreement on the fiscal year 2000 budget
resolution. This language clarifies how and when any
adjustments to the allocations or aggregates or pay-go balances
permitted by the various reserve funds contained in the
Conference Agreement may be made.
Section 215: Exercise of Rule Making Powers. The Senate
amendment contains language regarding the rule making authority
of each of the Houses of Congress.
Conference agreement
Section 231 of the Conference Agreement, which applies to
the House only, reflects the Senate treatment for function 650,
which consists of on-budget payments by the Treasury Department
to the OASDI Trust Funds for income taxes on Social Security
benefits. In a significant departure from the House bill and
from conference reports since 1991, the function 650 levels do
not include the administrative expenses that were included in
the House resolution and in recent conference reports in
previous years. These expenses were not included in the
function out of a belated recognition that such expenses were
taken off budget by the Budget Enforcement Act [BEA] of 1990.
Section 13301 of that Act provided, in part:
(A) Exclusion of social security from all
budgets.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the receipts and disbursements of the Federal Old-Age
and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability
Insurance Trust Fund shall not be counted as new budget
authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for
purposes of * * * (2) the congressional budget.
Nevertheless, Congress continued to include
administrative expenses for Social Security in function 650
because they were clearly discretionary--that is, they are
controlled through the annual appropriations process. Because
section 302(a) of the Budget Act provides that theallocation
must be ``consistent'' with the functional levels and aggregates, it
was originally considered necessary to include these amounts in the
function 650 levels and the aggregate.
The other reason for changing the treatment of Social
Security is that the Congressional Budget Office [CBO] already
excludes Social Security administrative expenses from its
budgetary projections of on-budget revenue, spending, and
surplus or deficit levels. As a consequence, CBO projections
have not been comparable to the levels underlying the House and
Senate budget resolutions. This has caused confusion among
Members of Congress who have sought to make comparisons between
CBO's projections and the levels set forth in the budget
resolution.
To comply with the BEA and standardize congressional
scoring for Social Security, section 231 of the conference
report provides clear authority to include administrative
amounts in the 302(a) allocation to the Appropriations
Committee, even though such levels will no longer be included
in the on-budget totals and function levels.
Subsection (b) clarifies that any determination under
section 302(f) of the Budget Act include any amounts provided
in the measure for discretionary administrative expenses of the
Social Security Administration.
Section 232 of the Conference Agreement retains the
language of section 211 of the Senate amendment. It contains
language that is designed to ensure that transfers from non-
budgetary governmental entities such as the Federal Reserve
banks shall not be used to offset increased on-budget spending
when such transfers produce no real budgetary effects. It has
long been the view of the Committee on the Budget that
transfers of Federal Reserve surpluses to the Treasury are not
valid offsets for increased spending. Nonetheless, such
transfers have been legislated in the past--as recently as the
fall of 1999. The purpose of this section is to establish a
scoring rule to make clear that such transfers will not be
taken into account when determining compliance with the various
Budget Act and Senate pay-go points of order.
Section 233 of the Conference Agreement is similar to
section 212 of the Senate amendment. It contains language that
is intended to emphasize the longstanding view of the
congressional Budget Committees and the Congressional Budget
Office that changes in revenues included in appropriations
legislation shall nonetheless be scored on the PAYGO scorecard.
This means that tax increases shall not be used as offsets for
increased discretionary spending. The Committees on the Budget
find it necessary to set this forth in this budget resolution
in response to the President once again asserting in his fiscal
year 2001 budget that an increase in taxes can be used to
offset increases in discretionary spending.
Section 234 of the Conference Agreement adopts the
language contained in section 215 of the Senate amendment. This
provision restates that the rules set forth in this budget
resolution are considered a part of the rules of each House or
the House to which they specifically apply. This section
further recognizes the constitutional right of each House to
change provisions of the resolution through subsequent rule
making.
Economic Assumptions
Section 301(g)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act
requires that the joint explanatory statement accompanying a
conference report on a budget resolution set forth the common
economic assumptions upon which the joint statement and
conference report are based. The conference agreement is built
on the economic assumptions developed by the Congressional
Budget Office [CBO] and presented in CBO's The Budget and
Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2001-2010.
House Resolution.--CBO's economic assumptions were used.
Senate Amendment.--CBO's economic assumptions were used.
Conference Agreement.--CBO's economic assumptions were
used.
ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS OF THE BUDGET RESOLUTION
[By calendar years]
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
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Real GDP (percent year over year)......................... 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.7
GDP Price Index (percent year over year).................. 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7
Consumer Price Inflation (percent year over year)......... 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Unemployment Rate (annual rate)........................... 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.8 5.0
3-month Treasury Bills Rate (annual rate)................. 5.4 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.8
10-year Treasury Note rate (annual rate).................. 6.3 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.7
Corporate (Book) Profits (percent of GDP)................. 8.6 8.2 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.3
Wage and Salary (percent of GDP).......................... 48.8 48.8 48.9 48.9 48.9 48.9
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Senses of the House, Senate and Congress
House resolution
The House budget resolution contains the following senses
of the House or Congress that have no legal force but reflect
the Congress' views on a variety of budget-related issues. The
section numbers and section headings of these reserve funds are
as follows:
Section 5(c). Sense of Congress endorsing legislation
establishing a limit on debt held by the public.
Section 8(b). Sense of Congress on additional health-
related tax relief.
Section 8(c). Sense of Congress on Federal employees'
benefit package.
Section 14. Sense of Congress on waste, fraud and abuse.
Section 15. Sense of Congress on providing additional
dollars to the classroom.
Section 16. Sense of Congress regarding emergency
spending.
Section 17. Sense of the House on estimates of the impact
of regulations on the private sector.
Section 18. Sense of the House on biennial budgeting.
Section 19. Sense of Congress on access to health
insurance and preserving home health services for all medicare
beneficiaries.
Section 20. Sense of Congress regarding Medicare+Choice
programs/reimbursement rates.
Section 21. Sense of the House on directing the Internal
Revenue Service to accept negative numbers in farm income
averaging.
Section 22. Sense of the House regarding the
stabilization of certain Federal Payments to States, counties,
and boroughs.
Section 23. Sense of Congress on the importance of the
National Science Foundation.
Section 24. Sense of Congress regarding skilled nursing
facilities.
Section 25. Sense of Congress on special education.
Section 26. Sense of Congress on assumed funding levels
for special education.
Section 27. Sense of Congress on a federal employee pay
raise.
Section 28. Sense of Congress regarding HCFA draft
guidelines.
Section 29. Sense of Congress on asset-building for the
working poor.
Section 30. Sense of Congress on the importance of
supporting the Nation's emergency first-responders
Senate amendment
The Senate amendment included the following sense of the
Senate or sense of the Congress provisions:
Section 301. Sense of the Senate on controlling and
eliminating the growing international problem of tuberculosis.
Section 302. Sense of the Senate on increased funding for
the child care and development block grant.
Section 303. Sense of the Senate on tax relief for
college tuition paid and for interest paid on student loans.
Section 304. Sense of the Senate on increased funding for
the National Institutes of Health.
Section 305. Sense of the Senate supporting funding
levels in Educational Opportunities Act.
Section 306. Sense of the Senate on additional budgetary
resources.
Section 307. Sense of the Senate regarding the inadequacy
of the payments for skilled nursing care.
Section 308. Sense of the Senate on the CARA programs.
Section 309. Sense of the Senate on Veteran's Medical
Care.
Section 310. Sense of the Senate on Impact Aid.
Section 311. Sense of the Senate on funding for increased
acreage under the Conservation Reserve Program and the Wetlands
Reserve Program.
Section 312. Sense of the Senate on tax simplification.
Section 313. Sense of the Senate on antitrust enforcement
by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission
regarding agriculture mergers, and anti-competitive activity.
Section 314. Sense of the Senate regarding fair markets
for American farmers.
Section 315. Sense of the Senate on women and social
security reform.
Section 316. Protection of battered women and children.
Section 317. Use of False Claims Act in combating
Medicare fraud.
Section 318. Sense of the Senate regarding the National
Guard.
Section 319. Sense of the Senate regarding military
readiness.
Section 320. Sense of the Senate on compensation for the
Chinese Embassy bombing in Belgrade.
Section 321. Sense of the Senate supporting funding of
digital opportunity initiatives.
Section 322. Sense of the Senate regarding immunization
funding.
Section 323. Sense of the Senate regarding tax credits
for small businesses providing health insurance to low-income
employees.
Section 324. Sense of the Senate on funding for criminal
justice.
Section 325. Sense of the Senate regarding the Pell
Grant.
Section 326. Sense of the Senate regarding comprehensive
public education reform.
Section 327. Sense of the Senate on providing adequate
funding for United States International Leadership.
Section 328. Sense of the Senate concerning the HIV/AIDS
crisis.
Section 329. Sense of the Senate regarding tribal
colleges.
Section 330. Sense of the Senate to provide relief from
the marriage penalty.
Section 331. Sense of the Senate on Federal fuel taxes.
Section 332. Sense of the Senate on the internal
combustion engine.
Section 333. Sense of the Senate regarding a national
background check system for long-term care workers.
Section 334. Sense of the Senate concerning the price of
prescription drugs.
Section 335. Sense of the Senate against Federal funding
of smoke shops.
Section 336. Sense of the Senate regarding the need to
reduce gun violence in America.
Section 337. Sense of the Senate supporting additional
funding for fiscal year 2001 for medical care for our Nation's
veterans.
Section 338. Sense of the Senate regarding medical care
for veterans.
Section 339. Sense of the Senate concerning investment of
Social Security trust funds.
Section 340. Sense of the Senate regarding digital
opportunity.
Section 341. Sense of the Senate regarding Medicare
prescription drugs.
Section 342. Sense of the Senate concerning funding for
new education programs.
Section 343. Sense of the Senate regarding enforcement of
Federal firearm laws.
Section 344. Sense of the Senate regarding the census.
Section 345. Sense of the Senate that any increase in the
minimum wage should be accompanied by tax relief for small
businesses.
Section 346. Sense of the Senate concerning the minimum
wage.
Section 347. Sense of Congress regarding funding for the
participation of members of the uniformed services in the
Thrift Savings Plan.
Section 348. Sense of the Senate concerning protecting
the Social Security trust funds.
Section 349. Sense of the Senate concerning regulation of
tobacco products.
Section 350. Sense of the Senate regarding after school
programs.
Section 351. Sense of the Senate regarding cash balances
pension plan conversions.
Section 352. Sense of the Senate concerning uninsured and
low-income individuals in medically underserved communities.
Section 353. Sense of the Senate concerning fiscal year
2001 funding for the United States Coast Guard.
Conference Agreement
The Conference Agreement contains the following non-
binding language that expresses the will or intent of either or
both Houses of the Congress on a variety of budget-related
issues:
The Conference Agreement contains the following senses of
the House:
Section 311. Sense of the House on waste, fraud and
abuse.
Section 312. Sense of the House regarding emergency
spending.
Section 313. Sense of the House on estimates of the
impact of regulations on the private sector.
Section 314. Sense of the House on biennial budgeting.
Section 315. Sense of the House on access to health
insurance and preserving home health services for all medicare
beneficiaries.
Section 316. Sense of the House regarding Medicare+Choice
programs/reimbursement rates.
Section 317. Sense of the House on directing the Internal
Revenue Service to accept negative numbers in farm income
averaging.
Section 318. Sense of the House on the importance of the
National Science Foundation.
Section 319. Sense of the House regarding skilled nursing
facilities.
Section 320. Sense of the House on special education.
Section 321. Sense of the House regarding HCFA draft
guidelines.
Section 322. Sense of the House on asset-building for the
working poor.
Section 323. Sense of the House on the importance of
supporting the Nation's emergency first-responders
Section 324. Sense of the House on additional health-
related tax relief.
The Conference Agreement contains the following senses of
the Senate:
Section 331. Sense of the Senate supporting funding
levels in Educational Opportunities Act.
Section 332. Sense of the Senate on additional budgetary
resources.
Section 333. Sense of the Senate regarding the inadequacy
of the payments for skilled nursing care.
Section 334. Sense of the Senate on veteran's medical
care.
Section 335. Sense of the Senate on Impact Aid.
Section 336. Sense of the Senate on tax simplification.
Section 337. Sense of the Senate on antitrust enforcement
by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission
regarding agriculture mergers, and anti-competitive activity.
Section 338. Sense of the Senate regarding fair markets
for American farmers.
Section 339. Sense of the Senate on women and social
security reform.
Section 340. Use of False Claims Act in combating
Medicare fraud.
Section 341. Sense of the Senate regarding the National
Guard.
Section 342. Sense of the Senate regarding military
readiness.
Section 343. Sense of the Senate supporting funding of
digital opportunity initiatives.
Section 344. Sense of the Senate on funding for criminal
justice.
Section 345. Sense of the Senate regarding comprehensive
public education reform.
Section 346. Sense of the Senate on providing adequate
funding for United States international leadership.
Section 347. Sense of the Senate concerning the HIV/AIDS
crisis.
Section 348. Sense of the Senate regarding tribal
colleges.
Section 349. Sense of the Senate to provide relief from
the marriage penalty.
Section 350. Sense of the Senate on Federal fuel taxes.
Section 351. Sense of the Senate concerning the price of
prescription drugs.
Section 352. Sense of the Senate against Federal funding
of smoke shops.
Section 353. Sense of the Senate concerning investment of
Social Security trust funds.
Section 354. Sense of the Senate regarding Medicare
prescription drugs.
Section 355. Sense of the Senate concerning funding for
new education programs.
Section 356. Sense of the Senate regarding enforcement of
Federal firearm laws.
Section 357. Sense of the Senate that any increase in the
minimum wage should be accompanied by tax relief for small
businesses.
Section 358. Sense of the Senate regarding funding for
the participation of members of the uniformed services in the
Thrift Savings Plan.
Section 359. Sense of the Senate concerning uninsured and
low-income individuals in medically underserved communities.
The Conference Agreement contains the following senses of
Congress:
Section 302. Sense of Congress on providing additional
dollars to the classroom.
Section 303. Sense of Congress on graduate medical
education for Children's Hospital.
Public Debt Limit in the House
Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives
provides a procedure for changing the statutory limits on the
public debt. This rule, however, was waived as part of the
special rule providing for the consideration of H. Con. Res.
290 (H. Res. 106-535).
John R. Kasich,
Saxby Chambliss,
Christopher Shays,
Managers on the Part of the House.
Pete Domenici,
Chuck Grassley,
C.S. Bond,
Slade Gorton,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.