United States. Office of Management and Budget. Budget of the United States Government 2000

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BUDGET
BUDGET OF THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Fiscal Year 2000

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Fiscal Year 2000
THE BUDGET DOCUMENTS
Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2000 entire agencies or group of agencies. Information is also provided
contains the Budget Message of the President and information on on certain activities whose outlays are not part of the budget totals.
the President’s 2000 budget proposals. In addition, the Budget in-
cludes the Nation’s second comprehensive Government-wide Perform- A Citizen’s Guide to the Federal Budget, Budget of the
ance Plan. United States Government, Fiscal Year 2000 provides general
information about the budget and the budget process for the general
Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the United States Govern- public.
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light specified subject areas or provide other significant presentations Budget System and Concepts, Fiscal Year 2000 contains an
of budget data that place the budget in perspective. explanation of the system and concepts used to formulate the Presi-
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of Federal spending; detailed information on Federal borrowing and Budget Information for States, Fiscal Year 2000 is an Office
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I. THE BUDGET MESSAGE
OF THE PRESIDENT
THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000
Chart I-1. THE BUDGET IS IN SURPLUS AFTER YEARS OF DEFICITS
SURPLUS (+) / DEFICITS (-) IN BILLIONS
RESERVE PENDING
SOCIAL SECURITY
REFORM
1998-2004
$976 BILLION
TOTAL DEFICITS
1981-1992
$745 & $2.3 TRILLION
DEFICIT : TOTAL SAVINGS
es 1994-1998
: 7 SS $1.2 TRILLION
ACTUALS
$290B
DEFICIT
$388B
DEFICIT
PRE-OBRA
BASELINE
1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998
Note: OBRA is the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
Table I-1. RECEIP'’S, OUTLAYS, AND SURPLUS
(In billions of dollars)
1998 Estimates
Actual
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 #2008 #2009
1,722 1,806 1,883 1,933 2,007 2,075 2,166 2,265 2,364 2,474 2,588 2,708
1,653 1,727 1,766 1,799 1,820 1,893 1,958 2,034 2,081 2,154 2,234 2,315
Reserve Pending Social
Security Reform 79 117 134 187 182 208 231 283 320 354 393
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
THE BUDGET MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT
To the Congress of the United States: our investment priorities. This strategy has
resulted in unprecedented prosperity; it is
The 2000 Budget, which I am submitting
now providing us with resources of a size
to you with this message, promises the third
and scope that just a few years ago simply
balanced budget in my Administration. With
didn’t seem possible. Now that these resources
this budget, our fiscal house is in order,
are in our reach, it is both our challenge
our spirit strong, and our resources prepare
and responsibility to make sure we use
us to meet the challenges of the next century.
them wisely.
This budget marks a new era of opportunity.
First and foremost, in the last year of
When I took office six years ago, I was
determined to reverse decades of fiscal de- this century, the task awaiting us is to
cline—a time when deficits grew without save Social Security. The conditions are right.
restraint, the economy suffered, and our na- We have reserved the surplus, our economy
tional purpose seemed to be undermined. is prosperous, and last year’s national dialogue
For too many years, the deficit loomed over has advanced the goal of forging consensus.
us, a powerful reminder of the Government’s Acting now makes the work ahead easier,
inability to do the people’s business. with changes that will be far simpler than
if we wait until the problem is closer at
Today, Americans deserve to be proud and hand.
confident in their ability to meet the next
set of challenges. In the past six years, In my State of the Union address, I
we have risen to our responsibilities and, proposed a framework for saving Social Secu-
as a result, have built an economy of unprece- rity that will use 62 percent of the surplus
dented prosperity. We have done this the for the next 15 years to strengthen the
right way—by balancing fiscal discipline and Trust Fund until the middle of the next
investing in our Nation. century. Part of the surplus dedicated to
Social Security would be invested in private
This budget continues on the same path.
securities, further strengthening the Trust
It invests in education and training so Ameri-
Fund by drawing on the long-term strength
cans can make the most of this economy’s
of the stock market, and reducing the debt
opportunities. It invests in health and the
to ensure strong fiscal health. This proposal
environment to improve our quality of life.
will keep Social Security safe and strong
It invests in our security at home and
until 2055. In order to reach my goal of
abroad, strengthens law enforcement and pro-
protecting and preserving the Trust Fund
vides our Armed Forces with the resources
until 2075, I urge the Congress to join
they need to safeguard our national interests
me on a bipartisan basis to make choices
in the next century.
that, while difficult, can be achieved, and
This year’s budget surplus is one in many include doing more to reduce poverty among
decades of surpluses to come—if we maintain single elderly women.
our resolve and stay on the path that brought
I am committed to upholding the pledge
us this success in the first place. The budget
I made last year—that we must not drain
forecasts that the economy will remain strong,
the surplus until we save Social Security.
producing surpluses until well into the next
It is time to fix Social Security now. And
century.
once we have done so, we should turn
The 21st Century promises to be a time our efforts to other pressing national priorities.
of promise for the American people. Our We must fulfill our obligation to save and
challenge as we move forward is to maintain improve Medicare—my framework would re-
our strategy of balancing fiscal discipline serve 15 percent of the projected surplus
with the need to make wise decisions about for Medicare, ensuring that the Medicare
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THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000
Trust Fund is secure for 20 years. It would the elderly and the disabled, while ensuring
establish Universal Savings Accounts, using that it not place a burden on our children.
just over one tenth of the surplus to encourage
We have met the challenge of deficit reduc-
all Americans to save and invest so they
tion; there is now every reason for us to
will have additional income in retirement.
rise to the next challenge. For sixty years,
I propose that we reserve the final portion
Social Security has been a bedrock of security
of the projected surplus, 11 percent, to provide
in retirement. It has saved many millions
resources for other pressing national needs
of Americans from an old age of poverty
that will arise in the future, including the
and dependency. It has offered help to those
need to maintain the military readiness of
who become disabled or suffer the death
the Nation’s Armed Forces, education, and
of a family breadwinner. For these Ameri-
other critical domestic priorities.
cans—in fact, for all Americans—Social Secu-
Charting a Course for the New Era of rity is a reflection of our deepest values
Surplus of community and the obligations we owe
to each other.
Six years ago, when my Administration
took office, we were determined to create It is time this year to work together
the conditions for the Nation to enter the to strengthen Social Security so that we
2ilst Century from a position of strength. may uphold these obligations for years to
We were committed to turning the economy come. We have the rare opportunity to act
around, to reining in a budget that was to meet these challenges—or in the words
out of control, and to restoring to the country of the old saying, to fix the roof while
confidence and purpose. the sun is shining. And at least as important,
we can engage this crucial issue from a
Today, we have achieved these goals. The
position of strength—with our economy pros-
budget is in balance for the first time in perous and our resources available to do
a generation and surpluses are expected as
the job of fixing Social Security. I urge
far as the eye can see. The Nation’s economy
Americans to join together to make that
continues to grow; this is the longest peace-
happen this year.
time expansion in our history. There are
more than 17 million new jobs; unemployment
Building on Economic Prosperity
is at its lowest peacetime level in 41 years;
and today, more Americans own their own At the start of 1993, when my Administra-
homes than at any time in our history. tion took office, the Nation’s economy had
barely grown during the previous four years,
Americans today are safer, more prosperous,
creating few jobs. Interest rates were high
and have more opportunity. Crime is down,
due to the Government’s massive borrowing
poverty is falling, and the number of people
to finance the deficit, which had reached
on welfare is the lowest it has been in
a record $290 billion and was headed higher.
25 years. By almost every measure, our
economy is vibrant and our Nation is strong. Determined to set America on the right
path, we launched an economic strategy built
Throughout the past six years, my Adminis-
upon three elements: promoting fiscal respon-
tration has been committed to creating oppor-
sibility; investing in policies that strengthen
tunity for all Americans, demanding respon-
the American people, and engaging in the
sibility from all Americans and to strengthen-
international economy. Only by pursuing all
ing the American community. We have made
three elements could we restore the economy
enormous strides, with the success of our
and build for the future.
economy creating new opportunity and with
our repair of the social fabric that had My 1993 budget plan, the centerpiece of
frayed so badly in recent decades reinvigorat- our economic strategy, was a balanced plan
ing our sense of community. Most of all, that cut hundreds of billions of dollars of
the prosperity and opportunity of our time Federal spending while raising income taxes
offers us a great responsibility—to take action only on the very wealthiest of Americans.
to ensure that Social Security is there for By cutting unnecessary and _ lower-priority