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tow*/ [i*fi^4 m^xooo ,ht s*s*,;«i I 106th Congress Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2s£ Session 106-77 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 68, THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000 — March 24, 1999. Referred totheHouse Calendarandorderedtobeprinted Mr. Linder, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following REPORT [To accompanyH. 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 struc- tured rule. The rule provides three hours of general debate with two hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member ofthe 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 ofthis resolution. The rule makes in order only those amendments in the nature ofa substitute printed in part 2 ofthis 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 op- ponent 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 69-008 CMS Library \ C2-07-13 I 7SQQSecurity Blvd. | Baltimore, Maryland 21244 ( 2 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 Ion the Budget to offer amendments in the House to achieve mathematical consistency pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the Budget Act. Fi- nally, 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 ofthose 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: Gos—s 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 re- ported 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-esti- mating 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. — 3 — Minge 40 minutes: Reserves 100% ofthe 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 inves—tments 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% ofany surplus to the repurchase ofgovern- ment 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 ofSocial 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 ofCongress that (1) beginning with fiscal year 2000, legislation should be en- acted to require any official statement issued by the Office of Management and Budget, the Congressional Budget Office, or any other agency or instrumentality ofthe Government of surplus or deficit totals of the budget of the Government as submitted by the President or ofthe surplus or deficit totals ofthe congressional budget, and any description of, or reference to, such totals in any official publication or material issued by ei- ther 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 In- surance Trust Fund) and the related provisions ofthe 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". — 4 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 OFCONGRESS ONCHILDNUTRITION. (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 ofan adequate diet and proper nutrition may ad- versely 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 de- termine if they can be improved, particularly with respect to services to low-income children. PART 2 An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Coburn of 1. Oklahoma, or Representative Shadegg of Arizona, or a Des- ignee, Debatable for 40 minutes: Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: section concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal i. YEAR2000. 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 LEVELSANDAMOUNTS. 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 Fed- eral 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. 5 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 ye—ar 2004: $1,780,600,000,000. (4) Deficits. For purposes of the enforcement of this resolution, the amounts ofthe 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 20—04: $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. MAJORFUNCTIONALCATEGORIES. 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: 6 (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: 7 (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: 8 (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. 9 (B) Outlays. 8153,600,000,000. Fiscal year 2001: (A) New budget authority, 8166,800,000,000. (B) Outlays, 8165,400,000,000. Fiscal vear 2002: (A) New budget authority, 8176.300,000,000. <B Outlays. 8177,200.000,000. i Fiscal year 2003: (A) New budget authority, 8188,400,000,000. CB) Outlays, 8189,400,000,000. Fiscal year 2004: 'A' New budget authority. S202,000,000,000. (B) Outlays, S202.800,000,000. (13) Medicare (oIOk Fiscal year 2000: (A) New budget authority. 8207.300,000,000. (B) Outlays, 8207,300,000,000. Fiscal year 2001: (A) New budget authority. 8220,000.000,000. GB.i Outlays, S220,100,000,000. Fiscal year 2002: (A) New budget authority. S228.800,000,000. •B' Outlays, 8228,400,000,000. Fiscal year 2003: (A) New budget authority. 8248.900,000,000. (B) Outlays. 8249.000.000,000. Fiscal year 2004: (A) New budget authority. S266.700.000,000. (B) Outlays, 8266,900,000,000. (14) Income Security r600>: Fiscal year 2000: A New budget authority. 8256.600,000,000. (B) Outlays, 8259,600,000,000. Fiscal year 2001: (A) New budget authority. 8268.800.000.000. <B' Outlays. 8271,800,000.000. Fiscal year 2002: (A) New budget authority. 8282.100,000,000. <B< Outlays. 8285.300.000.000. Fiscal year 2003: (A) New budget authority. 8291.100.000.000. (B) Outlays. 8295,100,000,000, Fiscal year 2004: (A) New budget authority. 8301.700.000.000. <'B> Outlays, 8304,000,000,000, 1 15 1 Social Security <'650): Fiscal year 2000: A) New budget authority. 899.000.000.000. (' (B) Outlays, S99,100,000",000, Fiscal year 2001: (A) New budget authority. 884.900.000.000. |'B> Outlays, 884.800.000.000. Fiscal year 2002: (A) New budget authority, 8107,200,000,000. 10 (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 ofJustice (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.