[House Report 106-77]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 106-77
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 68, THE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000
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March 24, 1999.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Linder, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 131]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 131, by a non-record vote, report the same to
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be
adopted.
summary of provisions of resolution
The resolution provides for consideration of H. Con. Res.
68, the Concurrent Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2000,
under a structured rule. The rule provides three hours of
general debate with two hours equally divided and controlled by
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on
the Budget and one hour on economic goals and policies equally
divided and controlled by Representative Saxton and
Representative Stark. The rule further waives clause 4(a) of
rule XIII (requiring a three-day layover of the committee
report) against consideration of the bill. The rule also
considers the amendment printed in part 1 of this report as
adopted upon adoption of this resolution.
The rule makes in order only those amendments in the nature
of a substitute printed in part 2 of this report which may be
offered only in the order specified and only by the Member
designated in this report. Each of these amendments shall be
debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to
amendment. The rule waives all points of order against the
amendments except that if an amendment in the nature of a
substitute is adopted, it is not in order to consider further
substitutes.
The rule provides, upon the conclusion of consideration of
the concurrent resolution for amendment, for a final period of
general debate not to exceed 10 minutes equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Budget.
The rule also permits the Chairman of the Committee on the
Budget to offer amendments in the House to achieve mathematical
consistency pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the Budget Act.
Finally, the rule suspends the application of House rule XXIII
(relating to the establishment of the statutory limit on the
public debt) with respect to the concurrent resolution on the
budget for fiscal year 2000.
committee votes
Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed
below:
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 11
Date: March 24, 1999.
Measure: H. Con. Res. 68, the Concurrent Resolution on the
Budget for Fiscal Year 2000.
Motion By: Mr. Frost.
Summary of Motion: To make in order the Clement amendment
which increases budget authority relating to Veterans Benefits
and Services (Function 700) for fiscal year 2000 by $1 billion
and outlays by $900 million. In the out years, it would
increase budget authority by $3.2 billion adjusted for
inflation. The offsets for this increase for fiscal year 2000
would be taken from the Republican increase in defense spending
over and above the President's increase. The total increase in
Function 700 for FY 2000 would be $1.9 billion, which is what
the Veterans' Affairs Committee recommended to the Budget
Committee.
Results: Defeated 2 to 8.
Vote by Member: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Reynolds--Nay;
Moakley--Yea; Frost--Yea; Dreier--Nay.
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER TO H. CON. RES. 68, CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000
PART 1
Amendment considered as adopted
Kasich: Makes several technical changes to the committee
reported bill, adds a sense of the Congress on child nutrition,
adds $2 billion in budget outlays for defense for FY 2000, and
requires CBO to consult with the Social Security Trustees when
re-estimating the Social Security surplus.
PART 2
Amendments made in order under the rule
Coburn, Shadegg--40 minutes: The President's complete
budget proposal as scored by CBO. Assumes the enactment of all
policy changes proposed by the Administration.
Minge--40 minutes: Reserves 100% of the Social Security
surplus for Social Security, and devotes one-half of the
expected on-budget surplus to debt reduction, 25% for tax cuts,
and the remaining 25% for investments in priority programs.
Spratt--40 minutes: Provides that any new tax cuts or
spending initiatives are contingent on first passing
legislation addressing the solvency problems facing Medicare
and Social Security. Until such time, both the pay-as-you-go
rules and the discretionary caps would remain in place.
Protects 100% of the Social Security surplus in every year and
runs additional surpluses as well. Requires the Treasury to
apply 100% of any surplus to the repurchase of government bonds
held by the public, and transfers that amount of debt reduction
to the Medicare Part A and Social Security trust funds.
Provides more funds for priority programs. It provides net tax
cuts of $116 billion over 2000-2009, contingent on extending
the solvency of Social Security and Medicare.
PART 1
The amendment considered as adopted:
Section 3(1) (relating to National Defense (050) outlays for
fiscal year 2000) is amended by striking ``$274,600,000,000''
and inserting ``$276,600,000,000''.
Section 3(20) (relating to Allowances (920) outlays for
fiscal year 2000) is amended by striking ``-$8,100,000,000''
and inserting ``-$10,100,000,000''.
Section 5(c) is amended to read as follows:
(c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) beginning with fiscal year 2000, legislation
should be enacted to require any official statement
issued by the Office of Management and Budget, the
Congressional Budget Office, or any other agency or
instrumentality of the Government of surplus or deficit
totals of the budget of the Government as submitted by
the President or of the surplus or deficit totals of
the congressional budget, and any description of, or
reference to, such totals in any official publication
or material issued by either of such offices or any
other such agency or instrumentality, should exclude
the outlays and receipts of the old-age, survivors, and
disability insurance program under title II of the
Social Security Act (including the Federal Old-Age and
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal
Disability Insurance Trust Fund) and the related
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
(2) legislation should be considered to augment
subsection (b) by--
(A) taking such steps as may be required to
safeguard the social security surpluses, such
as statutory changes equivalent to the reserve
fund for retirement security and medicare set
forth in section 6; or
(B) otherwise establishing a statutory limit
on debt held by the public and reducing such
limit by the amounts of the social security
surpluses.
Section 6(b) is amended by inserting ``, including any
measure'' before ``in response''.
Section 6(c)(2) is amended by inserting ``, in consultation
with the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors
Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust
Fund,'' after ``Office''.
Section 15(b) is amended by striking ``October 1, 1999'' and
inserting ``January 1, 2000''.
At the end, add the following new section:
SEC. 17. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CHILD NUTRITION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) both Republicans and Democrats understand that an
adequate diet and proper nutrition are essential to a
child's general well-being;
(2) the lack of an adequate diet and proper nutrition
may adversely affect a child's ability to perform up to
his or her ability in school;
(3) the Government currently plays a role in funding
school nutrition programs; and
(4) there is a bipartisan commitment to helping
children learn.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on
Agriculture should examine our Nation's nutrition programs to
determine if they can be improved, particularly with respect to
services to low-income children.
PART 2
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Coburn of Oklahoma, or
Representative Shadegg of Arizona, or a Designee, Debatable for 40
minutes:
Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000.
The Congress declares that this is the concurrent resolution
on the budget for fiscal year 2000 and that the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2001 through 2004 are hereby
set forth.
SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.
The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of
fiscal years 2000 through 2004:
(1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the
enforcement of this resolution:
(A) The recommended levels of Federal
revenues are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $1,406,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,445,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,507,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,562,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,631,800,000,000.
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels
of Federal revenues should be changed are as
follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $11,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $10,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $10,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $10,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $9,500,000,000.
(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: $1,549,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,588,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,648,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,717,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,798,500,000,000.
(3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement
of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total
budget outlays are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $1,535,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,564,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,634,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,702,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,780,600,000,000.
(4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of
this resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as
follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $129,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $119,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $126,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $139,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $148,800,000,000.
(5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the
public debt are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $5,778,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $5,999,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $6,242,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $6,497,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $6,764,500,000,000.
SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.
The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate
levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal
years 2000 through 2004 for each major functional category are:
(1) National Defense (050):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$280,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $283,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$300,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $265,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$302,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $293,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$312,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $303,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$321,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $313,800,000,000.
(2) International Affairs (150):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$16,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $16,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$16,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$15,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$17,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$18,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,600,000,000.
(3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$19,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $18,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$19,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$19,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$19,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$19,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,200,000,000.
(4) Energy (270):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$1,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$1,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$1,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$1,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $0.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $-200,000,000.
(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$24,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $24,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$24,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $24,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$23,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $24,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$24,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $24,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$24,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $24,000,000,000.
(6) Agriculture (350):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$15,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$11,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$11,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$11,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,000,000,000.
(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$11,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $5,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$11,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $6,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$15,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$15,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$15,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
(8) Transportation (400):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$54,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $48,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$54,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $50,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$55,600,000,000
(B) Outlays, $50,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$57,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $57,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$59,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $53,800,000,000.
(9) Community and Regional Development (450):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$11,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$9,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$9,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$9,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$9,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,700,000,000.
(10) Elementary and Secondary Education, and
Vocational Education (501):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$20,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$22,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$22,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$22,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$22,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,800,000,000.
(11) Higher Education, Training, Employment, and
Social Services (500, except for 501):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$46,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $44,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$46,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $46,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$46,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $46,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$47,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $47,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$48,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $47,700,000,000.
(12) Health (550):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$157,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $153,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$166,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $165,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$176,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $177,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$188,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $189,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$202,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $202,800,000,000.
(13) Medicare (570):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$207,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $207,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$220,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $220,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$228,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $228,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$248,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $249,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$266,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $266,900,000,000.
(14) Income Security (600):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$256,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $259,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$268,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $271,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$282,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $285,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$291,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $295,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$301,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $304,000,000,000.
(15) Social Security (650):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$99,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $99,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$84,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $84,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$107,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $107,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$106,700,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $106,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$126,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $126,000,000,000.
(16) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$43,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $43,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$44,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $44,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$45,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$45,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$45,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $46,300,000,000.
(17) Administration of Justice (750):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$26,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $26,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$27,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$27,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$26,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$26,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,000,000,000.
(18) General Government (800):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$14,600,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$14,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$14,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$14,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,400,000,000.
(19) Net Interest (900):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$278,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $278,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$279,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $279,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$282,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $282,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$286,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $286,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$291,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $291,900,000,000.
(20) Allowances (920):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $0.
(B) Outlays, $1,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$3,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $2,300,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$6,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $4,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$9,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $7,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$12,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,900,000,000.
(21) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
-$35,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$35,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
-$39,400,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$39,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
-$43,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$43,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
-$38,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$38,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
-$38,500,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$38,500,000,000.
SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.
Not later than September 30, 1999, the House Committee on
Ways and Means shall report to the House a reconciliation bill
that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction such
that the total level of revenues for that committee is not less
than: $1,406,000,000,000 in revenues for fiscal year 2000 and
$7,533,900,000,000 in revenues for fiscal years 2000 through
2004.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Minge of Minnesota, or
a Designee, Debatable for 40 Minutes:
Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000.
The Congress declares that this is the concurrent resolution
on the budget for fiscal year 2000 and that the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2001 through 2004 are hereby
set forth.
SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.
The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of
fiscal years 2000 through 2004:
(1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the
enforcement of this resolution:
(A) The recommended levels of Federal
revenues are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $1,405,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,441,600,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,496,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,551,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,613,600,000,000.
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels
of Federal revenues should be changed are as
follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $0.
Fiscal year 2001: -$3,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: -$11,500,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: -$11,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: -$14,300,000,000.
(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: $1,418,785,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,316,307,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,493,021,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,546,516,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,608,848,000,000.
(3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement
of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total
budget outlays are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $1,405,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,436,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,468,250,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,527,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,583,300,000,000.
(4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of
this resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as
follows:
Fiscal year 2000: -$900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: -$5,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: -$28,250,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: -$23,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: -$30,300,000,000.
(5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the
public debt are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $5,620,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001: $5,704,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002: $5,763,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003: $5,802,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004: $5,828,600,000,000.
SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.
The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate
levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal
years 2000 through 2004 for each major functional category are:
(1) National Defense (050):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$281,773,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $274,595,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$305,158,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $285,949,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$308,046,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $297,646,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$314,507,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $306,937,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$316,033,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $316,593,000,000.
(2) International Affairs (150):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$10,746,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,052,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$10,651,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $15,111,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$9,765,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,381,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$11,550,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,623,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,483,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,323,000,000.
(3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$17,977,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $18,257,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$17,968,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,865,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$17,934,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,865,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$17,934,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,743,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$18,208,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $18,682,000,000.
(4) Energy (270):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$33,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$618,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
-$141,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$1,937,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
-$152,,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$1,178,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
-$76,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$1,282,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
-$315,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$1,419,000,000.
(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$22,809,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,669,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$22,529,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,057,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$22,463,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,391,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$22,484,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $22,555,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$23,470,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $23,483,000,000.
(6) Agriculture (350):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$16,340,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,251,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$14,294,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $12,884,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$12,764,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,893,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,233,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,304,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,501,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $11,851,000,000.
(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$9,848,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $6,103,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$10,573,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $5,711,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$14,410,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,166,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$14,540,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,872,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,874,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,438,000,000.
(8) Transportation (400):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$51,744,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,846,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$50,992,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $47,718,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$50,807,000,000
(B) Outlays, $47,278,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$52,248,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $46,806,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$52,278,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $46,298,000,000.
(9) Community and Regional Development (450):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$7,407,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $10,642,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$5,355,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $9,111,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$4,288,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $7,081,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$5,650,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $6,067,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$5,620,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $5,475,000,000.
(10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social
Services (500):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$65,302,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $63,557,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$67,338,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $65,496,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$68,386,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $66,107,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$71,053,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $68,375,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$73,543,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $70,833,000,000.
(11) Health (550):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$156,176,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $152,988,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$165,200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $163,179,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$174,521,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $174,884,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$186,343,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $186,830,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$201,010,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $201,317,000,000.
(12) Medicare (570):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$208,663,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $208,707,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$222,115,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $222,269,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$230,604,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $230,239,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$250,754,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $250,888,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$268,569,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $268,755,000,000.
(13) Income Security (600):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$246,479,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $248,070,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$248,192,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $257,020,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$264,339,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $266,555,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$276,831,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $276,147,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$285,569,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $285,429,000,000.
(14) Social Security (650):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$14,455,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,556,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$14,134,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $14,034,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$16,249,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $16,149,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$16,335,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $16,235,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$17,123,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,023,000,000.
(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$45,536,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $45,693,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$46,289,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $46,632,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$47,236,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $47,517,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$47,987,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $48,447,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$48,363,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $48,939,000,000.
(16) Administration of Justice (750):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$23,385,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $25,335,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$24,622,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $25,114,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$25,128,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $25,292,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$25,548,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $25,301,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$27,709,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,463,000,000.
(17) General Government (800):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$11,940,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $13,148,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$11,946,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $12,639,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$12,079,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $12,328,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$12,093,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $12,159,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$12,100,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $12,147,000,000.
(18) Net Interest (900):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
$270,815,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $270,815,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
$266,827,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $266,827,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
$262,680,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $262,680,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
$258,806,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $258,806,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
$262,799,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $262,799,000,000.
(19) Allowances (920):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
-$8,350,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$8,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
-$10,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$14,400,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
-$4,900,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$15,200,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
-$14,300,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$12,800,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
-$7,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$9,600,000,000.
(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority,
-$34,260,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$34,260,000,000.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority,
-$36,876,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$36,876,000,000.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority,
-$43,626,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$43,626,000,000.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority,
-$37,004,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$37,004,000,000.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority,
-$37,089,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$37,089,000,000.
SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.
(a) Not later than September 30, 1999, the House Committee on
Ways and Means shall report to the House a reconciliation bill
that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction such
that the total level of revenues for that committee is not less
than: $0 in revenues for fiscal year 2000 and $41,600,000,000
in revenues for fiscal years 2000 through 2004.
(b) Tax Cut Contingent on Saving Social Security.--It shall
not be in order in the House to consider a reconciliation bill
reported pursuant to subsection (a) unless the chairman of the
House Committee on the Budget has received a certification from
the Board of Trustees of the social security trust funds that
the funds are in actuarial balance for the 75-year period used
in the most recent annual report of that Board pursuant to
section 201(c)(2) of the Social Security Act.
SEC. 5. SAVING THE SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) under the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the
social security trust funds are required to be off-
budget for the 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 implicitly to
finance the general operations of the Government;
(4) in fiscal year 2000, the social security surplus
will exceed $137,000,000,000;
(5) for the first time in 24 years, a concurrent
resolution on the budget balances the Federal budget
without counting social security surpluses; and
(6) the only way to ensure social security surpluses
are not diverted for other purposes is to balance the
budget exclusive of such surpluses.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the social security surplus should not be used to
fund other operations within the Government;
(2) the budget of the Government should balance
without relying on social security trust funds to hide
a deficit or inflate a surplus; and
(3) surpluses in the social security trust funds
should be reserved, to be used exclusively by the
social security system.
(c) Point of Order.--(1) It shall not be in order in the
House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any
concurrent resolution on the budget, or any amendment thereto
or conference report thereon, that sets forth a deficit for any
fiscal year. 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. In setting forth the deficit level pursuant to such
section, that level shall not include any adjustments in
aggregates that would be made pursuant to any reserve fund that
provides for adjustments in allocations and aggregates for
legislation that enhances retirement security or extends the
solvency of the medicare trust funds or makes such changes in
the medicare payment or benefit structure as are necessary.
(2) Paragraph (1) may be waived in the Senate only by the
affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members voting.
SEC. 6. REMOVAL OF SOCIAL SECURITY FROM BUDGET PRONOUNCEMENTS.
It is the sense of Congress that any official statement
issued by the Office of Management and Budget, the
Congressional Budget Office, or any other agency or
instrumentality of the Federal Government of surplus or deficit
totals of the budget of the United States Government as
submitted by the President or of the surplus or deficit totals
of the congressional budget, and any description of, or
reference to, such totals in any official publication or
material issued by either of such Offices or any other such
agency or instrumentality, shall exclude the outlays and
receipts of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance
program under title II of the Social Security Act (including
the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the
Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund) and the related
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ALLOCATION OF ON-BUDGET SURPLUSES.
As reflected in this resolution, it is the sense of Congress
that all on-budget surpluses should be distributed as follows:
(1) 50 percent to debt reduction.--It is the
determination of Congress that the national debt is too
high. In a time of peace and prosperity, debt reduction
is a top national priority. This reduction of debt will
better position the Government to finance anticipated
depletions of the social security and medicare trust
funds. However, the Congress determines that such a
reduction in debt shall not be construed as a
substitute for needed substantive reforms of those
programs to assure their long term financial integrity.
(2) 25 percent to tax reduction.--Congress determines
that 4 types of tax reduction should be accommodated
within this budget:
(A) Extensions of current temporary provision
of the tax code.
(B) Targeted tax reduction in settings in
which changes are needed for fairness and sound
economic planning.
(C) Tax reform and simplification to
eliminate complicated features of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
(D) Consideration of across-the-board tax
cuts.
(3) 25 percent to investment in priority areas.--
Congress recognizes that the budget caps have imposed
severe constraints on Government operations for fiscal
year 2000, and without relief, programs may be
difficult to administer in the ensuing fiscal years. As
a result, investments in many priorities will be
deferred or not made. The 25 percent of surplus
allocated to priority programs is designed to offer
opportunity to strengthen these programs in the years
ahead. Congress finds that priorities include
agriculture, defense, education, and veterans'
programs, and others that may be from time-to-time
determined.
SEC. 8. SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Social Security and
Medicare programs are vital to our nation's health and the
retirement security of our citizens. Enactment of reforms to
strengthen and preserve these programs must be an urgent
priority.
(1) Social security.--After the Congress enacts
legislation to reform and extend the solvency of the
social security program, the chairman of the Committee
on the Budget may adjust allocations for fiscal years
2000 through 2004 to allow for general revenue
transfers to the social security trust fund, subject to
the following limitations: Fiscal year 2001,
adjustments not greater than $8,500,000,000; fiscal
year 2002, $16,500,000,000; fiscal year 2003,
$25,500,000,000; and fiscal year 2004, $34,000,000,000.
(2) Medicare.--After the Congress enacts
legislation to reform and extend the solvency of the
medicare program, the chairman of the Committee on the
Budget may adjust allocations for fiscal years 2000
through 2004 to allow for general revenue transfers to
the medicare trust fund, subject to the following
limitations: Fiscal year 2001, $2,800,000,000; fiscal
year 2002, $5,500,000,000; fiscal year 2003,
$8,500,000,000; and fiscal year 2004, $11,000,000,000.
SEC. 9. UPDATING BASELINE PROJECTIONS AND PRIORITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR
2000.
(a) Up-to-Date Estimates of On-Budget Surpluses.--Upon the
request of the chairman of the House Committee on the Budget,
the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall make an
up-to-date estimate of the projected on-budget surplus for the
applicable fiscal year.
(b) Adjustments.--Upon receipt of an up-to-date estimate of
an on-budget surplus made pursuant to subsection (a), the
chairman of the House Committee on the Budget shall adjust the
aggregates of new budget authority, outlays, revenues, and the
public debt as follows:
(1) Reduce the aggregates for public debt for each of
fiscal years 2000 through 2001 by an amount equal to
\1/2\ of the increase (if any) in on-budget surplus
projections above the amounts provided in this
resolution.
(2) Increase the aggregates of new budget authority
and outlays for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004
by an amount equal to \1/4\ of the increase (if any) in
on-budget surplus projections above the amounts
provided in this resolution.
(3) Reduce the revenue aggregates for each of fiscal
years 2000 through 2004 by an amount equal to \1/4\ of
the increase (if any) in on-budget surplus projections
above the amounts provided in this resolution.
SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ENFORCEMENT.
It is the sense of Congress that before October 1, 2000,
Congress should enact legislation to modify and extend the pay-
as-you-go requirement through 2009, increase the discretionary
spending limits set forth under section 251(c) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for fiscal
years 2001 and 2002, and extend those limits to include fiscal
years 2003 and 2004, to reflect the new budget authority and
outlays as set forth in this resolution.
SEC. 11. INTENT OF THE COMMITTEE REGARDING CROP INSURANCE.
It is the intent of the Committee on the Budget of the House
that function 350 for agriculture allow for the implementation
of a new, comprehensive, affordable, and permanent crop and
revenue insurance program. The cost of the program is assumed
to be $____ billion in this resolution; but the program design
has not been developed. When the program is developed such
committee will take all steps necessary to work the crop and
revenue insurance initiative into the budget resolution and
budget process.
SEC. 12. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE MEDICARE+CHOICE PROGRAM.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the geographic disparity in payment rates for the
medicare managed care program is inherently unfair;
(2) unfairness disproportionately effects rural areas
and efficient health care markets;
(3) seniors in areas with higher reimbursement can
receive additional benefits that are unavailable to
seniors in other areas of the country.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Medicare+Choice payment rate must be addressed to correct the
current inequality, and any expansion of the medicare program
can be made only after this disparity is addressed.
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An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Spratt of South Carolina,
or a Designee, Debatable for 40 Minutes:
Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000.
The Congress declares that this is the concurrent resolution
on the budget for fiscal year 2000 and that the appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2001 through 2014 are hereby
set forth.
SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.
(a) Special Rule.--In this resolution, all references to
years are fiscal years and all amounts are expressed in
billions.
(b) On-Budget Levels (Excluding Social Security and Other
Off-Budget Agencies).--The following budgetary levels are
appropriate for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2014:
(1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the
enforcement of this resolution:
(A) The recommended levels of Federal
revenues are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $1,408.5.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,439.2.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,497.3.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,552.0.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,622.2.
Fiscal year 2005: $1,697.5.
Fiscal year 2006: $1,775.9.
Fiscal year 2007: $1,855.9.
Fiscal year 2008: $1,940.0.
Fiscal year 2009: $2,029.3.
Fiscal year 2010: $2,115.9.
Fiscal year 2011: $2,207.4.
Fiscal year 2012: $2,300.8.
Fiscal year 2013: $2,396.6.
Fiscal year 2014: $2,494.4.
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels
of Federal revenues should be changed are as
follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $0.0.
Fiscal year 2001: -$5.9.
Fiscal year 2002: -$11.0.
Fiscal year 2003: -$11.3.
Fiscal year 2004: -$11.9.
Fiscal year 2005: -$13.4.
Fiscal year 2006: -$14.8.
Fiscal year 2007: -$15.5.
Fiscal year 2008: -$16.2.
Fiscal year 2009: -$16.4.
Fiscal year 2010: -$17.8.
Fiscal year 2011: -$17.8.
Fiscal year 2012: -$17.8.
Fiscal year 2013: -$17.8.
Fiscal year 2014: -$17.8.
(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: $1,425.8.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,481.9.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,507.9.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,573.5.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,630.3.
Fiscal year 2005: $1,708.3.
Fiscal year 2006: $1,754.5.
Fiscal year 2007: $1,825.0.
Fiscal year 2008: $1,902.2.
Fiscal year 2009: $1,979.8.
Fiscal year 2010: $2,054.8.
Fiscal year 2011: $2,135.6.
Fiscal year 2012: $2,218.1.
Fiscal year 2013: $2,321.2.
Fiscal year 2014: $2,420.5.
(3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement
of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total
budget outlays are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $1,408.0.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,432.3.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,495.8.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,551.6.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,621.7.
Fiscal year 2005: $1,684.8.
Fiscal year 2006: $1,735.3.
Fiscal year 2007: $1,803.9.
Fiscal year 2008: $1,882.9.
Fiscal year 2009: $1,958.2.
Fiscal year 2010: $2,045.1.
Fiscal year 2011: $2,134.8.
Fiscal year 2012: $2,226.3.
Fiscal year 2013: $2,338.4.
Fiscal year 2014: $2,442.0.
(4) Surpluses.--For purposes of the enforcement of
this resolution, the amounts of the surpluses are as
follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $0.5.
Fiscal year 2001: $6.9.
Fiscal year 2002: $1.5.
Fiscal year 2003: $0.2.
Fiscal year 2004: $0.5.
Fiscal year 2005: $12.9.
Fiscal year 2006: $40.7.
Fiscal year 2007: $52.1.
Fiscal year 2008: $57.0.
Fiscal year 2009: $71.0.
Fiscal year 2010: $70.8.
Fiscal year 2011: $72.6.
Fiscal year 2012: $74.6.
Fiscal year 2013: $58.2.
Fiscal year 2014: $52.4.
(c) Unified Budget Levels (Including All Federal Programs).--
The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of
fiscal years 2000 through 2014:
(1) Federal revenues.--(A) The recommended levels of
Federal revenues are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $1,876.5.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,927.0.
Fiscal year 2002: $2,003.6.
Fiscal year 2003: $2,079.4.
Fiscal year 2004: $2,172.1.
Fiscal year 2005: $2,274.3.
Fiscal year 2006: $2,377.7.
Fiscal year 2007: $2,484.2.
Fiscal year 2008: $2,594.4.
Fiscal year 2009: $2,710.6.
Fiscal year 2010: $2,826.5.
Fiscal year 2011: $2,948.5.
Fiscal year 2012: $3,073.2.
Fiscal year 2013: $3,201.0.
Fiscal year 2014: $3,331.6.
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of
Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $0.0.
Fiscal year 2001: -$5.9.
Fiscal year 2002: -$11.0.
Fiscal year 2003: -$11.3.
Fiscal year 2004: -$11.9.
Fiscal year 2005: -$13.4.
Fiscal year 2006: -$14.8.
Fiscal year 2007: -$15.5.
Fiscal year 2008: -$16.2.
Fiscal year 2009: -$16.4.
Fiscal year 2010: -$17.8.
Fiscal year 2011: -$17.8.
Fiscal year 2012: -$17.8.
Fiscal year 2013: -$17.8.
Fiscal year 2014: -$17.8.
(2) New budget authority.--The appropriate levels of
total new budget authority are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $1,752.9.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,821.4.
Fiscal year 2002: $1.857.6.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,935.8.
Fiscal year 2004: $2,005.7.
Fiscal year 2005: $2,097.8.
Fiscal year 2006: $2,159.2.
Fiscal year 2007: $2,245.6.
Fiscal year 2008: $2,340.5.
Fiscal year 2009: $2,439.3.
Fiscal year 2010: $2,540.2.
Fiscal year 2011: $2,648.4.
Fiscal year 2012: $2,762.9.
Fiscal year 2013: $2,903.0.
Fiscal year 2014: $3,044.0.
(3) Budget outlays.--The appropriate levels of total
budget outlays are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $1,735.1.
Fiscal year 2001: $1,771.9.
Fiscal year 2002: $1,845.4.
Fiscal year 2003: $1,914.0.
Fiscal year 2004: $1,997.2.
Fiscal year 2005: $2,074.5.
Fiscal year 2006: $2,140.1.
Fiscal year 2007: $2,224.7.
Fiscal year 2008: $2,321.2.
Fiscal year 2009: $2,417.9.
Fiscal year 2010: $2,530.5.
Fiscal year 2011: $2,647.5.
Fiscal year 2012: $2,771.2.
Fiscal year 2013: $2,920.2.
Fiscal year 2014: $3,065.5.
(4) Surpluses.--The amounts of the surpluses are as
follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $141.4.
Fiscal year 2001: $155.1.
Fiscal year 2002: $158.1.
Fiscal year 2003: $165.3.
Fiscal year 2004: $174.9.
Fiscal year 2005: $199.9.
Fiscal year 2006: $237.7.
Fiscal year 2007: $259.5.
Fiscal year 2008: $273.2.
Fiscal year 2009: $292.7.
Fiscal year 2010: $296.0.
Fiscal year 2011: $301.0.
Fiscal year 2012: $302.0.
Fiscal year 2013: $280.8.
Fiscal year 2014: $266.1.
(d) Debt Held by the Public.--The appropriate levels of the
public debt are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $3,500.4.
Fiscal year 2001: $3,361.3.
Fiscal year 2002: $3,219.2.
Fiscal year 2003: $3,070.3.
Fiscal year 2004: $2,910.7.
Fiscal year 2005: $2,725.0.
Fiscal year 2006: $2,500.6.
Fiscal year 2007: $2,253.4.
Fiscal year 2008: $1,991.7.
Fiscal year 2009: $1,710.2.
Fiscal year 2010: $1,426.2.
Fiscal year 2011: $1,137.3.
Fiscal year 2012: $847.2.
Fiscal year 2013: $577.5.
Fiscal year 2014: $322.4.
(e) Transfers From the General Fund to the HI and OASI Trust
Funds.--
(1) Amounts transferred to hi trust fund.--The
amounts to be transferred from the General Fund to the
HI Trust Fund are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $26.2.
Fiscal year 2001: $28.2.
Fiscal year 2002: $29.9.
Fiscal year 2003: $31.5.
Fiscal year 2004: $33.3.
Fiscal year 2005: $37.8.
Fiscal year 2006: $44.2.
Fiscal year 2007: $47.8.
Fiscal year 2008: $50.2.
Fiscal year 2009: $53.1.
Fiscal year 2010: $54.3.
Fiscal year 2011: $54.9.
Fiscal year 2012: $54.9.
Fiscal year 2013: $51.6.
Fiscal year 2014: $49.3.
(2) Amounts transferred to oasi trust fund.--The
amounts to be transferred from the General Fund to the
OASI Trust Fund are as follows:
Fiscal year 2000: $108.5.
Fiscal year 2001: $116.7.
Fiscal year 2002: $123.5.
Fiscal year 2003: $130.1.
Fiscal year 2004: $137.7.
Fiscal year 2005: $156.2.
Fiscal year 2006: $182.8.
Fiscal year 2007: $197.7.
Fiscal year 2008: $207.4.
Fiscal year 2009: $219.6.
Fiscal year 2010: $224.3.
Fiscal year 2011: $226.8.
Fiscal year 2012: $226.9.
Fiscal year 2013: $213.2.
Fiscal year 2014: $203.7.
(3) Resulting on-budget deficits.--The on-budget
deficits resulting from this resolution including the
transfers under paragraphs (1) and (2) are the
following:
Fiscal year 2000: -$110.3.
Fiscal year 2001: -$118.0.
Fiscal year 2002: -$136.7.
Fiscal year 2003: -$151.8.
Fiscal year 2004: -$167.0.
Fiscal year 2005: -$182.1.
Fiscal year 2006: -$191.5.
Fiscal year 2007: -$207.1.
Fiscal year 2008: -$225.4.
Fiscal year 2009: -$238.1.
Fiscal year 2010: -$258.9.
Fiscal year 2011: -$276.3.
Fiscal year 2012: -$292.1.
Fiscal year 2013: -$313.1.
Fiscal year 2014: -$327.9.
(4) Resulting off-budget surpluses.--The off-budget
surpluses resulting from this resolution including the
transfers under paragraphs (1) and (2) are the
following:
Fiscal year 2000: $251.8.
Fiscal year 2001: $273.0.
Fiscal year 2002: $294.8.
Fiscal year 2003: $316.9.
Fiscal year 2004: $341.9.
Fiscal year 2005: $382.1.
Fiscal year 2006: $429.2.
Fiscal year 2007: $466.7.
Fiscal year 2008: $498.5.
Fiscal year 2009: $530.8.
Fiscal year 2010: $554.9.
Fiscal year 2011: $577.3.
Fiscal year 2012: $594.1.
Fiscal year 2013: $593.8.
Fiscal year 2014: $594.0.
SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.
The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate
levels of new budget authority and budget outlays for fiscal
years 2000 through 2009 for each major functional category are:
(1) National Defense (050):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $280.4.
(B) Outlays, $273.6.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $300.2.
(B) Outlays, $281.6.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $302.1.
(B) Outlays, $291.7.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $312.5.
(B) Outlays, $303.6.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $321.4.
(B) Outlays, $313.5.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $326.0.
(B) Outlays, $318.0.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $330.7.
(B) Outlays, $322.5.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $335.4.
(B) Outlays, $327.1.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $340.2.
(B) Outlays, $331.8.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $345.0.
(B) Outlays, $336.5.
(2) International Affairs (150):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $12.5.
(B) Outlays, $14.8.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $12.8.
(B) Outlays, $15.4.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $12.0.
(B) Outlays, $14.8.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $13.6.
(B) Outlays, $14.4.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $15.0.
(B) Outlays, $14.5.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $16.3.
(B) Outlays, $15.1.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $17.2.
(B) Outlays, $15.5.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $17.8.
(B) Outlays, $15.8.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $18.6.
(B) Outlays, $16.3.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $19.3.
(B) Outlays, $16.4.
(3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $18.0.
(B) Outlays, $18.2.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $18.7.
(B) Outlays, $18.4.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $18.8.
(B) Outlays, $18.7.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $18.9.
(B) Outlays, $18.8.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $19.2.
(B) Outlays, $19.1.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $21.7.
(B) Outlays, $21.1.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $22.4.
(B) Outlays, $22.1.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $23.3.
(B) Outlays, $23.0.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $25.5.
(B) Outlays, $24.2.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $27.7.
(B) Outlays, $25.8.
(4) Energy (270):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $0.0.
(B) Outlays, -$0.7.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, -$0.0.
(B) Outlays, -$1.8.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, -$0.2.
(B) Outlays, -$1.2.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, -$0.1.
(B) Outlays, -$1.2.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, -$0.0.
(B) Outlays, -$1.2.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $0.1.
(B) Outlays, -$0.1.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $0.5.
(B) Outlays, -$0.6.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $0.7.
(B) Outlays, -$0.3.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $1.1.
(B) Outlays, $0.0.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $1.2.
(B) Outlays, $0.1.
(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $24.5.
(B) Outlays, $23.6.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $24.4.
(B) Outlays, $24.0.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $24.4.
(B) Outlays, $23.9.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $24.5.
(B) Outlays, $24.1.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $25.4.
(B) Outlays, $25.0.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $27.6.
(B) Outlays, $26.5.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $28.6.
(B) Outlays, $27.8.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $28.9.
(B) Outlays, $28.2.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $30.4.
(B) Outlays, $29.7.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $32.3.
(B) Outlays, $30.6.
(6) Agriculture (350):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $14.7.
(B) Outlays, $13.3.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $14.1.
(B) Outlays, $12.2.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $12.4.
(B) Outlays, $10.6.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $12.7.
(B) Outlays, $11.0.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $13.4.
(B) Outlays, $11.8.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $14.2.
(B) Outlays, $12.5.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $15.2.
(B) Outlays, $13.4.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $16.0.
(B) Outlays, $14.2.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $16.9.
(B) Outlays, $14.9.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $17.3.
(B) Outlays, $15.1.
(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $98.
(B) Outlays, $4.5.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $12.0.
(B) Outlays, $7.1.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $16.3.
(B) Outlays, $11.9.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $16.3.
(B) Outlays, $12.6.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $16.2.
(B) Outlays, $12.8.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $14.7.
(B) Outlays, $11.4.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $14.6.
(B) Outlays, $11.1.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $14.7.
(B) Outlays, $10.9.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $14.6.
(B) Outlays, $10.5.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $14.4.
(B) Outlays, $9.9.
(8) Transportation (400):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $50.6.
(B) Outlays, $45.8.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $52.2.
(B) Outlays, $47.7.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $52.6.
(B) Outlays, $47.2.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $54.2.
(B) Outlays, $48.5
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $54.2.
(B) Outlays, $48.7.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $54.2.
(B) Outlays, $50.6.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $54.6.
(B) Outlays, $53.9.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $54.8.
(B) Outlays, $55.1.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $55.3.
(B) Outlays, $56.4.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $55.5.
(B) Outlays, $56.7.
(9) Community and Regional Development (450):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $8.6.
(B) Outlays, $10.6.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $7.8.
(B) Outlays, $9.3.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $8.8.
(B) Outlays, $8.8.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $8.9.
(B) Outlays, $9.2.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $9.1.
(B) Outlays, $9.3.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $10.8.
(B) Outlays, $10.0.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $11.8.
(B) Outlays, $10.7.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $12.8.
(B) Outlays, $11.6.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $13.8.
(B) Outlays, $12.8.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $14.8.
(B) Outlays, $13.8.
(10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social
Services:
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $68.6.
(B) Outlays, $64.3.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $67.3.
(B) Outlays, $66.1.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $67.5.
(B) Outlays, $66.7.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $69.9.
(B) Outlays, $68.5.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $71.8.
(B) Outlays, $70.7.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $74.1.
(B) Outlays, $72.5.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $76.3.
(B) Outlays, $75.3.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $80.2.
(B) Outlays, $78.4.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $83.5.
(B) Outlays, $82.5.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $87.5.
(B) Outlays, $86.1.
(11) Health (550):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $157.1.
(B) Outlays, $153.4.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $167.3.
(B) Outlays, $163.9.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $177.2.
(B) Outlays, $177.1.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $188.9.
(B) Outlays, $189.0.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $203.5.
(B) Outlays, $204.2.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $220.8.
(B) Outlays, $220.0.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $238.7.
(B) Outlays, $238.7.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $259.3.
(B) Outlays, $258.7.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $280.1.
(B) Outlays, $279.2.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $303.2.
(B) Outlays, $302.2.
(12) Medicare (570):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $208.8.
(B) Outlays, $208.8.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $222.2.
(B) Outlays, $222.3.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $231.0.
(B) Outlays, $230.7.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $251.2.
(B) Outlays, $251.4.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $269.1.
(B) Outlays, $269.3.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $296.3.
(B) Outlays, $295.9.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $307.6.
(B) Outlays, $307.8.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $338.5.
(B) Outlays, $338.7.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $366.7.
(B) Outlays, $366.3.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $395.3.
(B) Outlays, $395.5.
(13) Income Security (600):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $245.7.
(B) Outlays, $248.4.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $257.2.
(B) Outlays, $258.5.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $267.3.
(B) Outlays, $268.3.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $276.8.
(B) Outlays, $277.8.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $286.1.
(B) Outlays, $287.8.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $300.6.
(B) Outlays, $301.6.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $307.3.
(B) Outlays, $309.0.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $313.8.
(B) Outlays, $316.1.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $327.7.
(B) Outlays, $330.7.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $338.4.
(B) Outlays, $341.8.
(14) Social Security (650):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $14.2.
(B) Outlays, $14.3.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $13.8.
(B) Outlays, $13.8.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $15.6.
(B) Outlays, $15.6.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $16.3.
(B) Outlays, $16.3.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $17.1.
(B) Outlays, $17.1.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $18.0.
(B) Outlays, $18.0.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $19.1.
(B) Outlays, $19.0.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $20.2.
(B) Outlays, $20.1.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $21.4.
(B) Outlays, $21.4.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $22.7.
(B) Outlays, $22.6.
(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $45.6.
(B) Outlays, $45.5.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $46.3.
(B) Outlays, $46.4.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $46.8.
(B) Outlays, $46.7.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $48.1.
(B) Outlays, $48.3.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $48.4.
(B) Outlays, $48.8.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $53.5.
(B) Outlays, $53.9.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $52.1.
(B) Outlays, $52.5.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $53.5.
(B) Outlays, $51.9.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $54.7.
(B) Outlays, $55.2.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $57.0.
(B) Outlays, $57.4.
(16) Administration of Justice (750):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $23.4.
(B) Outlays, $25.3.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $24.7.
(B) Outlays, $24.9.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $24.7.
(B) Outlays, $24.9.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $25.9.
(B) Outlays, $25.7.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $27.7.
(B) Outlays, 27.6.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $29.9.
(B) Outlays, $29.3.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $31.2.
(B) Outlays, $30.2.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $32.9.
(B) Outlays, $32.5.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $34.5.
(B) Outlays, $34.0.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $35.5.
(B) Outlays, $35.2.
(17) General Government (800):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $12.3.
(B) Outlays, $13.5.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $12.1.
(B) Outlays, $12.6.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $12.1.
(B) Outlays, $12.3.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $12.1.
(B) Outlays, $12.2.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $12.4.
(B) Outlays, $12.4.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $13.2.
(B) Outlays, $12.8.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $14.0.
(B) Outlays, $13.7.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $14.2.
(B) Outlays, $13.8.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $14.5.
(B) Outlays, $14.3.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, 15.0.
(B) Outlays, $14.9.
(18) Net Interest (900):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $275.4.
(B) Outlays, $275.4.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $271.2.
(B) Outlays, $271.2.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $267.7.
(B) Outlays, $267.7.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $265.2.
(B) Outlays, $265.2.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $263.3.
(B) Outlays, $263.3.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $260.6.
(B) Outlays, $260.6.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $257.7.
(B) Outlays, $257.7.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $254.8.
(B) Outlays, $254.8.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $250.7.
(B) Outlays, $250.7.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $246.7.
(B) Outlays, $246.7.
(19) Allowances (920):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, -$9.3.
(B) Outlays, -$9.5.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, -$4.5.
(B) Outlays, -$4.4.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, -$4.3.
(B) Outlays, -$5.7.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, -$4.1.
(B) Outlays, -$4.3.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, -$4.4.
(B) Outlays, -$4.4.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, -$4.5.
(B) Outlays, -$4.4.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, -$4.3.
(B) Outlays, -$4.3.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, -$4.3.
(B) Outlays, -$4.3.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, -$4.4.
(B) Outlays, -$4.3.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, -$4.2.
(B) Outlays, -$4.2.
(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, -$35.1.
(B) Outlays, -$35.1.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, -$37.9.
(B) Outlays, -$37.9.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, -$44.9.
(B) Outlays, -$44.9.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, -$38.3.
(B) Outlays, -$38.3.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, -$38.6.
(B) Outlays, -$38.6.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, -$39.8.
(B) Outlays, -$39.8.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, -$40.8.
(B) Outlays, -$40.8.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, -$42.5.
(B) Outlays, -$42.5.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, -$43.6.
(B) Outlays, -$43.6.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, -$44.8.
(B) Outlays, -$44.8.
(21) Multipurpose (970):
Fiscal year 2000:
(A) New budget authority, $0.0.
(B) Outlays, $0.0.
Fiscal year 2001:
(A) New budget authority, $0.0.
(B) Outlays, -$19.0.
Fiscal year 2002:
(A) New budget authority, $0.0.
(B) Outlays, $10.0.
Fiscal year 2003:
(A) New budget authority, $0.0.
(B) Outlays, -$1.0.
Fiscal year 2004:
(A) New budget authority, $0.0.
(B) Outlays, $10.0.
Fiscal year 2005:
(A) New budget authority, $0.0.
(B) Outlays, $0.0.
Fiscal year 2006:
(A) New budget authority, $0.0.
(B) Outlays, $0.0.
Fiscal year 2007:
(A) New budget authority, $0.0.
(B) Outlays, $0.0.
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority, $0.0.
(B) Outlays, $0.0.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $0.0.
(B) Outlays, $0.0.
SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.
(a) First Reconciliation Bill.--Not later than July 1, 1999,
the House Committee on Ways and Means shall report to the House
a reconciliation bill that consists of changes in laws within
its jurisdiction necessary--
(1) to ensure (A) that the surplus of all trust fund
receipts over outlays of the social security trust
funds is invested in special purpose bonds backed by
the full faith and credit of the United States, and (B)
that such funds are applied by the Treasury solely to
pay off the outstanding debt of the United States held
by the public; and
(2) to ensure further that the Treasury shall issue
bonds backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States Government to the Board of Trustees of the
Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Trust Funds and to the Board of Trustees of the
Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund in an amount
specified in this resolution which equals the public
debt retired through fiscal year 2014. 81\1/2\ percent
of such bonds shall be issued to the social security
trust funds and 19\1/2\ percent to the Medicare
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.
(b) Second Reconciliation Bill.--If the reconciliation bill
referred to in subsection (a) is enacted, then, not later than
the 20th calendar day beginning after the date of such
enactment, the House Committee on Ways and Means shall submit
its recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the
House. After receiving those recommendations, the Committee on
the Budget shall report to the House a reconciliation bill
carrying out all such recommendations without any substantive
revision.
(1) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall
report changes in laws within its jurisdiction
sufficient to reduce revenues as follows: -$40.1 in the
period of fiscal years 2000 through 2004 and -$116.5 in
the period of fiscal years 2000 through 2009.
(2) The policy of this concurrent resolution is that
the bill reported under section 4(b)(1) accommodate
high priority tax relief of approximately $62 billion
over five years, $166 billion over ten years, and $295
billion over fifteen years upon enactment of
legislation that extends solvency of the Social
Security trust funds until 2050 and solvency of the
Medicare Trust Fund until at least 2020. Of these
amounts, $22 billion over five years, $50 billion over
ten years, and $90 billion over fifteen years would
fully offset revenues lost by closing or restricting
unwarranted tax benefits. Such tax relief should--
(1) expand tax credits to alleviate the costs of
child care for working families;
(2) reduce financing costs for primary and secondary
public school modernization;
(3) mitigate ``marriage penalties'' in the tax code;
(4) ensure that working families eligible for child
tax credits are unaffected by the Alternative Minimum
Tax;
(5) create tax incentives for working families to
establish savings accounts for retirement;
(6) extend long-supported and previously renewed tax
benefits that soon will expire, such as the Work
Opportunity and Research and Experimentation credits;
(7) accommodate the revenue effects of enacting the
Dingell bill (H.R. 358), legislation improving rights
for medical patients and providers in managed care
health plans;
(8) provide tax relief to assist working families
with long-term care needs; and
(9) provide tax credits to purchasers of Better
American Bonds which will support State and local
environmental protection initiatives.
SEC. 5. EXTENDING THE SOLVENCY OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE.
Until enactment of the legislation required by this section,
none of any budget surplus shall be obligated or expended. Upon
enactment of this legislation, the on-budget surplus may be
used to increase programs or to offset tax reduction, subject
to the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go rules
as enacted by H. Con. Res. 67 (105th Congress) or as
subsequently amended. It is the objective of this resolution to
extend the solvency of Social Security at least until 2050 and
the solvency of Medicare at least until 2020, and to prohibit
obligation or expenditure of any budget surplus until these
objectives are met. The Balanced Budget Agreement of 1997 set
discretionary caps for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 based
upon explicit funding levels for national defense (Function
050) for fiscal years 1998 through 2002. The President's budget
for fiscal year 2000 requests a baseline increase in Function
050 amounting to $84 billion in budget authority for each of
the next 5 years. The purpose of the increase is to address
problems of readiness and retention and to meet requirements
for modernization of forces, which were not anticipated in the
Balanced Budget Agreement of 1997. This request changes
fundamentally the assumptions on which the agreement was made;
therefore, baseline spending should be increased in order to
provide sufficient funds for nondefense discretionary spending
needs while meeting the President's request for additional
defense spending. Therefore, upon enactment of legislation
making Social Security and Medicare solvent, as required by
section 4(a), the discretionary spending caps applicable to
fiscal years 2001 and 2002 should be adjusted upward to reflect
the additional defense spending request from the President's
budget.
SEC. 6. UPDATED CBO PROJECTIONS.
Each calendar quarter the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office shall make an up-to-date estimate of receipts,
outlays and surplus (on-budget and off-budget) for the current
fiscal year.
SEC. 7. RELINQUISHING THE FEDERAL SHARE OF MEDICAID FUNDS RECOUPED AS A
RESULT OF TOBACCO SETTLEMENTS BETWEEN THE STATES
AND TOBACCO COMPANIES.
The resolution assumes the Federal share of Medicaid funds
recouped as a result of tobacco settlements between the States
and tobacco companies will be relinquised to the States. The
resolution assumes that the release of the Federal Government's
claim to these funds in favor of the States will be made by
law, and will be subject to certain conditions and activities
prescribed by law including, but not limited to, programs which
improve public health, programs designed to prevent youth
smoking, other health activities or education, and compensation
for tobacco farmers.
SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) persecution of individuals on the sole ground of
their religious beliefs and practices occurs in
countries around the world and affects millions of
lives;
(2) such persecution violates international norms of
human rights, including those established in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
the Helsinki Accords, and the Declaration on the
Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance and
Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief;
(3) such persecution is abhorrent to all Americans,
and our very Nation was founded on the principle of the
freedom to worship according to the dictates of our
conscience; and
(4) in 1998 Congress unanimously passed, and
President Clinton signed into law, the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998, which established the
United States Commission on International Religious
Freedom to monitor facts and circumstances of
violations of religious freedom and authorized
$3,000,000 to carry out the functions of the Commission
for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) this resolution assumes that $3,000,000 will be
appropriated within function 150 for fiscal year 2000
for the United States Commission on International
Religious Freedom to carry out its duties; and
(2) the House Committee on Appropriations is strongly
urged to appropriate such amount for the Commission.
SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ASSET-BUILDING FOR THE WORKING POOR.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) 33 percent of all American households have no or
negative financial assets and 60 percent ofAfrican-
American households have no or negative financial assets;
(2) 46.9 percent of all children in America live in
households with no financial assets, including 40
percent of caucasian children and 75 percent of
African-American children;
(3) in order to provide low-income families with more
tools for empowerment, incentives which encourage
asset-building should be established;
(4) across the Nation numerous small public, private,
and public-private asset-building initiatives
(including individual development account programs) are
demonstrating success at empowering low-income workers;
(5) the Government currently provides middle and
upper income Americans with hundreds of billions of
dollars in tax incentives for building assets; and
(6) the Government should utilize tax laws or other
measures to provide low-income Americans with
incentives to work and build assets in order to escape
poverty permanently.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that any
changes in tax law should include provisions which encourage
low-income workers and their families to save for buying their
first home, starting a business, obtaining an education, or
taking other measures to prepare for the future.
SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND PRESERVING
HOME HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL MEDICARE
BENEFICIARIES.
(a) Access to Health Insurance.--
(1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(A) 43.4 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 and children will
suffer from reduced access to health insurance.
(2) Sense of Congress on Improving Access to Health
Care Insurance.--It is the sense of Congress 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.--Congress 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 Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, reformed
the interim payment system to increase
reimbursements to low-cost providers, added
$900 million in funding, and delayed the
automatic 15 percent payment reduction for one
year, to October 1, 2000; 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 congress on access to home health
care.--It is the sense of Congress 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 sickest and frailest 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 interim payment
system and ensure timely implementation of the
prospective payment system.
SEC. 11. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON MEDICARE PAYMENT.
(a) Findings.--The House finds that--
(1) a goal of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 was to
expand options for Medicare beneficiaries under the new
Medicare+Choice program;
(2) Medicare+Choice was intended to make these
choices available to all Medicare beneficiaries; and
unfortunately, during the first two years of the
Medicare+Choice program the blended payment was not
implemented, stifling health care options and
continuing regional disparity among many counties
across the United States; and
(3) the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 also established
the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of
Medicare to develop legislative recommendations to
address the long-term funding challenges facing
medicare.
(b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that
this resolution assumes that funding of the Medicare+Choice
program is a priority for the House Committee on the Budget
before financing new programs and benefits that may potentially
add to the imbalance of payments and benefits in Fee-for-
Service Medicare and Medicare+Choice.
SEC. 12. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ASSESSMENT OF WELFARE-TO-WORK PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--It is the sense of the House that,
recognizing the need to maximize the benefit of the Welfare-to-
Work Program, the Secretary of Labor should prepare a report on
Welfare-to-Work Programs pursuant to section 403(a)(5) of the
Social Security Act. This report should include information on
the following--
(1) the extent to which the funds available under
such section have been used (including the number of
States that have not used any of such funds), the types
of programs that have received such funds, the number
of and characteristics of the recipients of assistance
under such programs, the goals of such programs, the
duration of such programs, the costs of such programs,
any evidence of the effects of such programs on such
recipients, and accounting of the total amount expended
by the States from such funds, and the rate at which
the Secretary expects such funds to be expended for
each of the fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002;
(2) with regard to the unused funds allocated for
Welfare-to-Work for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999,
identify areas of the Nation that have unmet needs for
Welfare-to-Work initiatives; and
(3) identify possible Congressional action that may
be taken to reprogram Welfare-to-Work funds from States
that have not utilized previously allocated funds to
places of unmet need, including those States that have
rejected or otherwise not utilized prior funding.
(b) Report.--It is the sense of the House that, not later
than January 1, 2000, the Secretary of Labor should submit to
the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Ways and Means
of the House and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, in
writing, the report described in subsection (a).
SEC. 13. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROVIDING HONOR GUARD SERVICES FOR
VETERANS' FUNERALS.
It is the sense of Congress that all relevant congressional
committees should make every effort to provide sufficient
resources so that an Honor Guard, if requested, is available
for veterans' funerals.
SEC. 14. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE PRESIDENT'S LIVABILITY AGENDA
AND LANDS LEGACY INITIATIVE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) States and localities across the country are
taking steps to address the problems of traffic
congestion, urban sprawl, the deterioration of
recreational areas, and the disappearance of wildlife
habitat and open space;
(2) the Government should be a strong partner with
States and localities as they strive to address these
problems and build livable communities for the 21st
century;
(3) the Government can and should also take
independent actions to protect critical lands across
the country and to preserve America's natural
treasures; and
(4) the President's Lands Legacy Initiative and
Livability Agenda represent two comprehensive proposals
that advance these goals.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
President's Land Legacy Initiative and Livability Agenda should
be considered high priorities by the Appropriations Committees
as they make spending decisions for fiscal year 2000 and
beyond.
SEC. 15. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CHILD NUTRITION.
It is the sense of Congress that both Democrats and
Republicans understand that an adequate diet and proper
nutrition are essential to a child's general well-being.
Furthermore, the lack of an adequate diet and proper nutrition
may adversely affect a child's ability to perform up to his or
her ability in school. Because of this fact, as well as the
current Federal role in school nutrition programs and the
commitment on behalf of both Republicans and Democrats to
helping children learn, it is the sense of Congress that the
Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on
Agriculture of the House should examine our Nation's nutrition
programs to determine if they can be improved, particularly
with respect to services to low-income children.
SEC. 16. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING STATES' FLEXIBILITY TO HELP LOW-
INCOME SENIORS MEET MEDICARE'S COST SHARING
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) Congress and the States through Medicaid have
established two vital programs to help senior citizens
pay medicare premiums, deductibles, and copayments
through the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) and
the Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB)
programs;
(2) a recent Families, USA study found that between
three and four million low-income seniors are not
getting the help to which they are legally entitled,
which is nearly 40 percent of those eligible for these
programs; and
(3) for many senior citizens with limited means,
these medicare premiums, deductibles, and copayments
can be a significant burden on their monthly budgets.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
these low-income seniors be enrolled in Medicaid by allowing
the Social Security Administration to automatically assume that
these seniors are eligible for Medicaid, while States make
final determinations.
SEC. 17. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EQUITABLE REIMBURSEMENT FOR FEDERALLY
QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS.
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 contained a provision to
phase out Medicaid cost-based reimbursements from States to
FQHC's beginning in August of 1999 and phasing out completely
by 2002. It is anticipated that the phase-out of these
reimbursements will put a tremendous strain on the ability of
FQHC's to meet the healthcare needs of Medicaid beneficiaries
and the uninsured, particularly in rural areas of the United
States. It is the sense of Congress that a fair and equitable
Medicaid reimbursement policy should be developed for FQHC's in
recognition of their unique patient and service mix.
SEC. 18. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING STATE'S FLEXIBILITY TO PROVIDE
CHILDREN WITH HEALTH INSURANCE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) according to the 1997 current population survey
data from the United States Census Bureau, 11.3 million
children are uninsured and 4.4 million of them are
eligible for Medicaid;
(2) under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, States
have a new option under Medicaid to grant ``presumptive
eligibility'' to children through pediatricians,
community health centers, other health providers, Head
Start centers, WIC agencies, and State or local child
care agencies that determine eligibility for child care
subsidies; and
(3) it is more cost effective to enroll these
children in Medicaid and ensure that they are receiving
preventive care through a family doctor, rather than
through an emergency room where children are sicker and
taxpayers will end up paying more through higher
Medicaid expenditures, local taxes, or insurance
premiums.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
these low-income children be enrolled in Medicaid by allowing
schools, child care resource and referral centers, child
support agencies, workers determining eligibility for homeless
programs, and workers determining eligibility for the
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to automatically
assume that these children are eligible for Medicaid, while
States make final determinations.