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SENATE BUDGETSCOREKEEPING REPORT

November 10, 1975

No. 13

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94th Congress, 1st Session

UNITED STATES CONGRESS

FOREWORD

This budget scorekeeping report is prepared for the Senate by theCongressional Budget Office in cooperation with the Senate Committeeon the Budget. It is prepared weekly except during periods of congres-sional recess. This series is designed specifically for the Senate. It ex-pands on and is complementary to the series of periodic scorekeepingreports for the Congress as a whole that is issued by the CongressionalBudget Office.

The Congressional Budget Act requires an entirely new concept forbudget scorekeeping. Previous scorekeeping was oriented to theimpact of congressional actions on the budget as recommended by thePresident. It is now necessary to have a scorekeeping procedure fortracking congressional budget actions against the budget targetsestablished by the Congress in the concurrent resolutions on thebudget. Moreover, previous scorekeeping largely totaled past actions.The new budget procedures require that each Senator know the budg-etary implications of today's vote in the context of competing legisla-tion which will be on the floor in the future.

Much of the information in this report is in summary form. Back-updetail regarding any of the line items in the report or answers toquestions regarding any aspect of the report may be obtained bycalling the Budget Analysis Division of the Congressional BudgetOffice (225-5480).

Because this report represents an entirely new concept for budgetscorekeeping, we would welcome any comments and suggestions forimprovements in the presentation of the basic data. Our objective isto make these reports as useful as possible for the Senate. Suggestionsfor improvement may be addressed to James Blum of the CongressionalBudget Office (225-4846) or Sidney Brown of the Senate. BudgetCommittee staff (224-0560).

Table of Contents

Page

Foreword --------------------------------------- III

Introduction---------------------------------------

How To Use The Report ----------------------------- 5

Legislative Highlights-------------------------------7

Summary Tables:FY 1976 Budget Totals --------------------------- 9Amounts Under Or Over First. Concurrent 'Resolution

Target-By Function ' 10Major Non-Discretionary Re-Estimates Since Adoption

of H. Con. Res. 218 --------------------------- 13

Functional Tables:050-National Defense --------------------------- 15150-International Affairs ------------------------- 19250-General Science, Space, and Technology- 21300-Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy- ----- 23350-Agriculture ------------------------------- 27400-Commerce and Transportation ------------------ 29450-Community and Regýinal Development ----------- 31500-Education, Manpower, and Social Services- ------- 33550-Health ---------------------------------- 35600-Income Security --------------------------- 39700-Veterans Benefits and Services ------------------ 41750-Law Enforcement and Justice ------------------ 43800-General Government ------------------------ 45850-Revenue Sharing and General Purpose Fiscal

Assistance ------------------------------ 47900-Interest --------------------------------- 49

-Allowances ------------------------------- 51950-Undistributed Offcxtting Receipts --------------- 53

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INTRODUCTION

On May 14, 1975, the Congress adopted the First ConcurrentResolution on the 1976 budget (H. Con. Res. 218) specifying targetlevels for budget authority, outlays, revenues, the budget deficit andthe appropriate level for the publie-debt. These targets were intendedto guide subsequent congressional budget actions. While H. Con. Res.218 did not subdivide the budget authority and outlay totals, thestatement of managers accompanying the conference report on thebudget resolution did provide a breakdown of budget authority andoutlays by the 17 functional categories. These functional categoryfigures were to serve as guidelines for the Congress, to explain the stepsby which the conferees reached the aggregate budget totals and toprovide benchmarks for the Second Concurrent Resolution nowbeing considered. These figures form the basis for this scorekeep-ing report. Further work will be required to develop the appropriatescorekeeping methodology for Federal revenues, the budget deficit,and the public debt limit.

GOES BEYOND TRADITIONAL SCOREKEEPING REPORTS

This report is designed to provide the Senate with budgetaryinformation relevant to consideration of upcoming legislative actions.It goes beyond the more traditional scorekeeping reports by high-lighting legislative actions with major budgetary implications inprospect, and by including cost information on authorizing legislation(see definition below) that does not formally relate to the FirstConcurrent Resolution targets but which could have a significantimpact thereon through subsequent appropriations legislation. Theformats of the various tables in the report are constructed so as tohighlight action in the Senate.

DOLLAR ESTIMATES

The Congressional Budget Office has determined all of the dollarestimates contained in this report. To the extent that items in thisreport are included in the basic scorekeeping reports of the Congres-sional Budget Office, the dollar estimates are the same. It should benoted that many of the figures contained in this report, including allof the outlay numbers, are Congressional Budget Office estimates of

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the impact of congressional action and therefore are not firm. TheCongress makes decisions on specific figures for new budget authorityin appropriation bills, but not on outlays which will result from thesebills. In some other spending legislation, such as entitlement programs(e.g., social security, unemployment compensation), the budgetauthority figures also are estimates.

POSS0,IB ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION

The Senate Budget Conimittee staff has determinied the items thatare included in the lists of "possible additional legislation" in the in-dividual functional sections. These lists are designed to show the po-tential budgetary impact of spendifig bills not yet reported in theSenate (other than Presidential requests) and authorizing bills at allstages of action in the Congress.

The lists are selective in that they include only those bills that arejudged to have reasonable prospects for passage. However, they shouldnot be taken as predictions of what will occur; some bills on the listsmay not be enacted, and the dollar amounts in many cases are subjectto change. Rather, the lists are designed to inform Senators of thepossible relationship to the congressional budget targets of bills onwhich they have voted or may be required to vote.

DEFINITIONS

Throughout this report, reference is made to "spending legislation"and "authorizing legislation". These terms are defined as follows:

-Spending legislation consists of (1) appropriations legislation;(2) legislation that provides budget authority directly with-out the need for subsequent appropriations action; and (3)entitlement legislation which, while requiring subsequentappropriations action, essentially "locks in" budget au-thority at the time of authorization.

-Authorizing legislation consists of legislation that authorizes theprovision of budget authority through subsequent discre-tionary appropriations action (i.e., authorizing legislationother than that covered by points (2) and (3) in the pre-ceding paragraph).

DIFFERENCES IN FIGURES

The reader will note a substantial difference between the "newbudget authority" and the "estimated outlays" figures shown onthe same line in summary table 1 and table A of each functionalsection. The reasons for this are as follows:

-On the "enacted in prior years" line (line II.A.1), the FY 1976"estimated outlays" total includes outlays which result

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from new budget authority enacted in prior years but firstbecoming available in FY 1976 plus outlays from unexpendedbalances of budget authority available in prior years. Thus,on this line the estimated outlays are frequently higher thanthe amount showvn for new budget authority.

-On all other lines, the "estimated outlays" total includes onlythose outlays which will result in FY 1976 from the newbudget authority granted in FY 1976. Therefore, the outlayestimate will frequently be lower than the amount shownfor new budget authority. The difference indicates theamount of spending from new FY 1976 budget atthorltywhich will likely occur in future years.

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HOW TO USE THE REPORT

This report consists of three parts. The first part highlights majorlegislative actions that may occur this week in the Senate. The secondpart presents summary tables for the budget as a whole. The third partpresents tables for each of the 17 functional sections of the budget.

The core of the report is summary table I and table A in eachfunctional section. All of these tables have the same format. Thelpresent the following information for the FY 1976 budget as a wholeand for each functional category:

-Category I: the budget authority and outlay totals contained inH. Con. Res. 218 and the accompanying conference report.

-Category II: a section listing action on spending legislation todate from the Senate reporting stage onward plus Presidentialspending requests for ongoing programs that have not yetbeen reported in the Senate. (The President's spendingrequests for ongoing programs not yet reported are included togive a rough idea of the degree to which the spending totalsare apt to be encumbered; next year, when Section 302 of theCongressional Budget Act is operational, this entry will bereplaced by Senate Committee allocations not yet reported.)The current status line at the end of this section shows therelationship between these actions and the First ConcurrentResolution targets.

-Category III: a section listing the budgetary effect of possibleadditional legislation that in the opinion of the SenateBudget Committee staff has potential budgetary significancein FY 1976. This category consists primarily of authorizinglegislation, but also includes spending legislation not yetreported in the Senate other than that requested by thePresident (unreported Presidential spending requests areincluded in category II of the table, described above). Itshould be kept in mind that the authorizing legislation inthis category is funded through subsequent appropriationsaction, and passage of the authorizing legislation does not ofitself have an effect on the budget. However, these items are

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included in this report because of the potential pressure thatauthorized but unfunded programs exert on the appropria-tions process. The budget authority and outlay estimates formany of the items in this category are inexact; ranges areemployed where there are different versions of an itemor where it is not possible to make a specific estimate. Thepotential impact line at, the end of this section is designed toshow the effect on the First Concurrent Resolution targetsif the items in this category were funded in FY 1976.

Apart from the core tables described above, the report contains asummary of the current states and potential impact entries on theindividual functional tables. Also included are a summary of majornon-discretionary re-estimates since adoption of H. Con. Res. 218,tables detailing the individual legislation included in Category II.B.2and Category III of table A for each function, and summary table 1.

In the case of all tables in the report, details may not add due torounding.

All dollar estimates in this report are as of November 6, 1975. Thelatest weekly report contains all of the information necessary forscorekeeping and supersedes all earlier reports.

LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS

Note: This is a listing of bills with mitjor budgetary implicationsthat are on the Senate Calendar or may }e reported. A section is alsoincluded reporting action on such bills during the past week in boththe Senate and House.

Major Senate Actions Possible This Week

SPENDING LEGISLATION: '

-Floor action possible on Department of Defense AppropriationAct (H.R. 9861). See p. 16.

-Floor action possible on Conference Report on Department ofTransportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act(H.R. 8365). Part of functions NO,. p. 15; 4100, p. 29; and 800,p. 46.

AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION:'

None likely.

Major Congressional Actions Last WeekSenate :

-Passed International Development and Food Assistance Act(H.R. 9005).

-Passed Military Construction Appropriation Act (H.R.10029).

House:-Passed Foreign Relations Authorization Act (S. 1517).

1 See introduction for definition.

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Summary Table 1--FY 1976 BUDGET TOTALS[In billions of dollars]

Fiscal year 1976

Category New budget Estimated

authority outlays

I. First Concurrent Resolution Target ............ 395. 8 367. 0

I.A. Adjustment for Comparability ............... t-9. 1 ............

H. Spending Legislation: IA. Completed action:

1. Enacted in prior years .............. 139. 4 207. 42. Enacted this session ................ 81.7 50. 03. Passed Congress but not signed (...... M)4. Conference agreement .............. 3.9 3. 1

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate ..................... 40. 1 29. 62. Reported in Senate ................. 92. 0 65. 7

C. President's spending requests not yet re-ported in Senate I ........................ t44. 9 18. 5

[Note: Totals for Category I.0C,taking account of House action todate: $44.0 billion new budgetauthority, $18.5 billion estimatedoutlays_ _

Current Status:U nder target ............................................. ............Over target .................................. 115.2 §7.9

III. Possible Additional Legislation: IA. Spending legislation .................... 2. 2 0. 4B. Authorizing legislation .......... (range).. 15. 4/21.2 6. 5/8. 0

Potential Impact:Under target .................................. .............Over target .......................... (range).. 1§32. 8/38. 6 14. 8/16. 3

*Less than $50 million.I See introduction for definition of "spending legislation". This is the legislation

to which the First Concurrent Resolution targets formally apply.3 Adjusted, where applicable, to reflect (1) the cost of current law in cases where

the President's request assumes legislation to reduce the cost of current law, (2)elimination of Presidential requests for new programs, and (3) completed congres-sional action on legislation that authorizes appropriations for ongoing programs atlevels lower than the President's appropriations request.

I See the introduction for a discussion of this category and the definition of"spending legislation" and "authorizing legislation." This category consists oflegislation not included in Category II which may have a potential budgetaryimpact in FY 1976. It is not intended to be a prediction of what will occur.

tSee note t, p. 39.tIncludes $10.4 billion in backdoor authority requests.§ Includes $9.9 billion in budget authority and $8.0 billion in outlays for 1iajor

nondiscretlonary reestimates that have occurred since adoption of H. Con. Res.218 (see summary table 3, p. 13).

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Summary Table 2-AMOUNTS UNDER OR OVER FIRSTCONCURRENT RESOLUTION TARGET (BY FUNCTION)

(In billions of dollars)

Current Potentialstatus impact

FunctionNew Esti- New Esti-

budget mated budget matedauthor- outlays author- outlays

ity ity

050-National Defense:U nder target ............. ........ ........ .......... .........Over target .............. 0.8 2.0 0.7 1.9

150-Internatloflal Affairs:Und6t target ..................... ....................OV@ target .............. 1.3 0.1 1.3 0. 1

250-General Science, Space, andTechnology:

Under target ............. . 0. 1 (*) 0. 1 ..........Over target .............. ....... ................... (*)

300-Natural Resources, Environ-ment, and Energy:

Under target ..................... 0. 6 .................Over target .............. 4.2 ........ 8.8 0.7

350- Agriculture:Under target ............. 0.2 . ....... 0.2 ..........Over target ...................... 0.8 .......... 0.8

400-Commerce and Transportation:Under target ............. ............................Over target ............... 4.'8 0.2 7.5/9. 9 0. 9/1. 1

460-Community and Regional De-velopment:

Under target ............. 5.4 2.5 2.5/ 1.3/0.3Over target .............. ..........

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Summary Table 2-AMOUNTS UNDER OR OVER FIRST CON-CURRENT RESOLUTION TARGET (BY FUNCTION)

(Continued)(In billions of dollars]




ity ity

500-Education, Manpower, and So-cial Services:

Under target ............. 0. 9 0.2 ....................Over target .............................. 5. 4/5.7 3. 0/3. 3

550-Health:U nder target ........... .......... ....... ....................Over target .............. 1.2 3.3 2. 1 3.6

600-Income Security:U nder target ........... ................. .......... ..........Over target .............. 7.2 2.8 7.2 2.8

700-Veterans Benefits and Services:U nder target ............ ........ ........ ......... ..........Over target .............. 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.5

750-Law Enforcement and Justice:Under target ............ . 0. 1 0. 1 ....................Over target .................... ....................

800-General Government:U nder target ............ ........ ........ ......... ..........Over target .............. 0. 1 (*) 0. 1 (*)

850-Revenue Sharing and GeneralPurpose Fiscal Assistance:

Under target ............ . ...........................Over target .............. (4) 0. 1 (0) 0. 1

*Less than $50 million.

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Summary Table 2-AMOUNTS UNDER OR OVER FIRST CON-CURRENT RESOLUTION TARGET (BY FUNCTION)

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[In billions of dollars)




|ty ity

900-Interest:U nder target ...................... ........ .......... ..........Over target .............. 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

-Allowances:Under target ............. 0.1 ... .... 0.1 ..........Over target ...................... ) .......... ( )

950-Undistributed Offsetting Re-ceipts:

Under target ............. 0. 4 0. 4 0. 4 0. 4O ver target ....................... ........ .......... ..........

Total:U nder target ................................... ..........Over target .......... 15. 2 7. 9 32, 8/38. 6 14.8/16. 3


Summary I- able 3-MAJOR NON-DISCRETIONARY RE-ESTI.MATES SINCE ADOPTION OF H. CON. RES. 218

(In billions of dollars]

Note: Changes in budget authority and outlays of a non-discretionarynature may occur from time-to-time, either upward or downward. Theyare essentially uncontrollable under current law, such as changes due tomore accurate estimates of caseload for a mandatory entitlementprogram, or changes in the rate of spending by the executive branchfrom authority granted in prior years. When re-estimates of this natureoccur later than May 15, they will not have been taken into account inthe targets contained in the first concurrent resolution on the budget,yet they will ultimately affect the totals to which those targets apply.

Set forth below is a listing by function of major non-discretionaryre-estimates of budget authority and outlays for FY 1976 that in theopinion of the Congressional Budget Office have occurred since adop-tion of H. Con. Res. 218. These amount are therefore not Included inCategory I ("First Concurrent Resolution Target") of summary table 1and table A for each function. They are, however, included in Cate-gory II of those tables ("Spending Legislation") and therefore affectthe "current status" and "potential impact" entries on those tables.The information below is provided so that the reader may understandthe degree to which the "current status" and "potential impact" entriesin the various tables are affected by non-discretionary changes occurringsince adoption of H. Con. Res. 218.

Function

050-National Defense ..........................150-International Affairs .......................250-General Science, Space, and Technology ......300--Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy.350-Agriculture ..............................400-Commerce and Transportation .............450-Community and Regional Development .....500-Education, Manpower, and Social Services....550--H ealth ...................................600-Income Security ......................700--Veterans Benefits and Services ..............750-Law Enforcement and Justice ...............800-General Government .......................850-Revenue Sharing and General Purpose Fiscal

Assistance .............................900-Interest .................................

- Allowances ...............................950-Undistributed Offsetting Receipts ..........

T otal ................................

Fiscal year 1976

New budget Estimatedauthority outlays

0.90, .,,, .o 9

0.50.75.31.5

0.1

1.2

-0.4

9.9

...... ,..o...

0.60.9

0.51.72.01.4

....... ,.....

0.1

1.2

-0.4

8.0

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Function 050: NATIONAL DEFENSE

Table A-Functional Summary

[in billions of dollar'i

Fiscal year 1976

CategoryNew budget Estimated

ttithority outlays

I. First Conrurrent Resolution Target ...........

11. Spending Legislation:'A. Completed action:

1. Enacted in prior years ..............2. Enacted this session ................3. Passed Congress but not signed ........4. Conference agreement ...............

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate.................2. Reported in Senate (see table B) .....

C. President's spending requests not yet re-ported in Senate I.......................

(Note: Totals for Category II.C,taking account of House action todate: $5.2 billion new budgetauthority, $3.4 billion estimatedoutlays)

Current Status:Under target.Over target..

100.7

1.70.2

3. 790.8

5.2

90.7

24. 0(*)

0.864. 5

3. 4

0.8 2.0

III. Possible Additional Legislation: 3

A. Spending legislation ............................................B. Authorizing legislation (see table C).. -0. 1 0. I

Potential Impact:U nder target ................................. ........... ............O ver target .................................. 0. 7 1. 9

See notes to summary table 1, p. 9.*Less than $50 million.

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Table B-Spending Legislation Reported in Senate'


I Fiscal year 1976


Appropriations legislation:Department of Defense Appropriation

Act (H.R. 9861) ........................... 90. 8 64.5

Other spending legislation:

None ..................................................

Total (to table A, line II.B.2) ............. 90. 8 64.5

See Introduction for definition of "spending legislation."

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Table C-Possible Additional Legislation


Fiscal year 1976

New budget E-,stimatedauthority outlays

Spending legislation not yet reported in the Senateand not requested by the President:

None ................................................

Authorizing legislation:

A. Through Cingress or passed Senate:Naval petroleum reserve production

(I.R. 49). Armed Services Committee. -0. 1 -0. 1

B. Reported in Senate:None ............................................

C. Not yet reported in Senate:None .............................................

Total, authorizing legislation (totable A, line III.B) ............. -0. 1 -0. 1

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Function 150: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS


[in billions of dollars)

Fiscal year 1976

CategoryNew budget F- estimatedauthority outlays

1. First Concurrent Resolution Target ........... 4.9 4.9

II. Spending Legislation:IA. Completed action:

1. Enacted in prior years ............. -0. 4 1.72. Enacted this session ................ 2.2 1. 73. Passed Congress but not signed ................................4. Conference agreement ............... (*) (*)

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate ..................... ........................2. Reported inL Senate ...................................

C. President's spending requests not yet re-uorted in Senate. ................... 4.4 1. 6

(Note" Totals for Category II.C,taking account of House action todate: $4.4 billion new budgetauthority, $1.G billion estimatedoutlays)

Current Status:U nder target ................................. ............ ............Over target .................................. 1 . 3 0. 1

III. Possible Additional Legislation: 3A. Spending legislation .................. ............ ............B. Authorizing legislation ................ ........................

Potential Impact:U nder target ................................. ............ ............Over target .................................. 1. 3 0. 1


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Function 250: GENERAL SCIENCE, SPACE, ANDTECHNOLOGY


[In billions of dollars]

Fiscal year 1976

CategoryNew budget Estimatedauthority outlays

I. First Concurrent Resolution Target ...........

II. Spending Legislation: IA. Completed actioii :

1. Enacted in prior years ............2. Enacted this session ...............3. Passed Congress but not signed......4. Conference agreement ..............

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate ....................2. Reported in Senate .................

C. President's spending requests not yet re-ported in Senate2 ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[Note: Totals for Category II.C,taking account of House action todate: $0.7 billion new budgetauthority, $0.4 billion estimatedoutlays]

Current Status:U nder target .................................O ver target ..................................

111. Possible Additional Legislation:3A. Spending legislation ..................B. Authorizing legislation (see table B) ....

Potential Impact:Under target .......................Over target ........................

4.7

(M)3.9

0.7

0. 1

(*)

0.1


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4.6

1. 72.4

.. i..........

0.4

(M)

. . . . .,,... ...

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(*).......... I

Function 250: GENERAL SCIENCE, SPACE, ANDTECHNOLOGY

Table B-Possible Additional Legislation


Fiscal year 1976


Spending legislation not yet reported In the Senate

and not requested by the President:

None ................................................


A. Through Congress or passed Senate:ERDA Authorizations (S. 598/H.R.

3474). Interior Committee, JointCommittee on Atomic Energy. Dol-lar amounts represent increase in thisfunction over President's budget re-quest .............................. (*) (4)

B. Reported in Senate:N one ................................. ............ ............

C. Not yet reported in Senate:N one ................................. ............ ............

Total, authorizing legislation (totable A, line III.B) ................ ( ) (s)

*Less than $50 million.

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Function 300: NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT,AND ENERGY



Fiscal year 1976


authority outlays

I. First Concurrent Resolution Target ........... 13. 8 11.6

II. Spending LegislationtIA. Completed action:

1. Enacted in prior years ............. -- 1. 1 5. 32. Enacted this session ................ 1.9 1.23. Passed Congress but not signed ...... ........................4. Conference agreement .............. .......... ............

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate ..................... .......... ............2. Reported in Senate...............................

C. President's spending requests not yet re-ported In Senate' ................... t 17. 2 4.5

[Note: Totals for Category II.C,taking account of House action todate: t$17.4 billion new budgetauthority, $4.7 billion estimatedoutlays]

Current Status:Under target ............................................ 0.6Over target ............................... . 4.2 ............

III. Possible Additional Legislation:.3

A. Spending legislation .............................................B. Authorizing legislation (see table B) ..... 4.6 1.3

Potential Impact:U nder target ................................. ............ ............Over target ................................. 8. 8 0. 7

See notes to summary table 1, p. 9.tIncludes $10 billion borrowing authority requested for the Tennessee Valley

Authority. (The President's February budget request was $5 billion; this wasincreased to $10 billion in September.)

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Fiscal year 1976


Spending legislation not yet reported In the Senateand not requested by the President:

None ..................................................

Authorizing legislation:A. Through Congress or passed Senate:

Energy Conservation and Oil Policy Actof 1975 (S.622/H.R. 7014). InteriorCommittee, Commerce Committee:

Strategic energy reserve (S. 677).... 0. 3 0. 2All other provisions (S. 349/S. 622/

S. 1883) ......................... 0. 1 0. 1Amendments to Coastal Zone Manage.

ment Act (S. 586/H.R. 3981). CommerceCommittee .......................... 0. 4 0. 2

Outer Continental Shelf Act (S. 521/H.R. 6218). Interior Committee. Dollaramounts represent that portion of thisbill not included in S. 586, above ...... 0.5 0.1

ERDA Authorizations (S. 598/H.R. 3474).Interior Committee, Joint Committeeon Atomic Energy. Dollar amountsrepresent increase in this function overPresident's budget request ............ 0. 6 0. 5

B. Reported in Senate:N one ........................... .. ........... ...........

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Table B--Possible Additional Legislation-Conitinued


Fiscal year 1976


C. Not yet reported in Senate:National Energy Production Board Act

(S. 740). Interior Committee, Com-merce Committee .................... 1.0 0. 2

Development of a commercial uraniumenrichment industry (S. 2035). JointCommittee on Atomic Energy ........ 1.5 ..........

Solid wastes disposal amendments (S. 2150).Public Works Committee. Dollaramounts represent increase overPresident's budget request ........... 0. 2 (*)

D. Allowance for miscellaneous small bills ..... () ()

Total, authorizing legislation (totable A, line III.B) ............. 4. 0 1.3

*Less than $50 million.I Includes bills with small dollar amounts at various stages in the congressional

process (passed, reported, not yet reported). The totals shown presently includethe following bills: H.R. 8800, S. 1864, S. 961, S. 776, and H.R. 8650.

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Function 350: AGRICULTURE



Fiscal year 1976


authority outlays

I. First Concurrent Resolution Target ........... 4.3 1.8

II. Spending Legislation:'A. Completed action:

1. Enacted in prior years............ . .(.) .. 32. Enacted this session.............. . 4. 1 1.33. Passed Congress but not signed ................ ...........4. Conference agreement .............. ............ ...........

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate .................... ............ ...........2. Reported in Senate ............... ............ ...........

C. President's spending requests not yet re-ported In Senate ..................................

Current Status:U nder target ................................. 0.2 ............Over target ............................................. 0. 8

III. Possible Additional Legislation: 3

A. Spending legislation ................................ ...........B. Authorizing legislation .............................. ...........

Potential Impact:U nder target ................................. 0.2 ............Over target ............................................. 0. 8


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Function 400: COMMERCE AND TRANSPORTATION



Fiscal year 1976


authority outlays

I. First Concurrent Resolution Target ..........

II. Spending Legislation: 'A. Completed action:

1. Enacted in prior years ..............2. Enacted this session ................3. Passed Congress but not signed .......4. Conference agreement ..............

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate ....................2. Reported in Senate ................

C. President's spending requests not yet re-ported in Senate 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

[Note: Totals for Category II.C,taking account of House actionto date: No House action to date]


III. Possible Additional Legislation:$A. Spending legislation (see table B).....B. Authorizing legislation (see table B)....

Potential Impact:U nder target .................................O ver target ..................................

11.3

2.8.

3.

92

8

tl.2

4.8

1.80. 9/3. 3

17. 5

10.93.6

3.0

0.2

0.2

(.)0. 710. 9

7.65/9. 9 0..9/1.1See notes to summary table 1, p. 9.* Less than $50 million.1 Includes $350 million contract authority requested for airport and airway

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Function 400: COMMERCE AND TRANSPORTATION




Federal Aid Highway Act of 1975 (S.-). PublicWorks Committee ........................

Grants-in-aid for airport and airway develop-ment (H.R. 9771). Dollar amounts representincrease over President's budget request ......

Total, spending legislation (to tableA, line III.A) .........................


A. Through Congress or passed Senate:N one ................................

B. Reported in Senate:N one ................................

C. Not yet reported in Senate:Rail Services Act of 1975 (S.-). Com-

merce Committee...............

Total, authorizing legislation (totable A, line III.B)..........

Fiscal year 1976


1.6 (*~)

0.21 (*)

1.8 (*)

. . 0.... 3. ... ..... 7. /0,..

......... .... ... , . .. ... , ... i

0. 9/3.3 0. 7/0. 9

0. 9/3. 3 0. 7/0. 9


Function 450: COMMUNITY AND REGIONALDEVELOPMENT

Table A-Functional Summary[In billions of dollars)

Fiscal year 1976


authority outlays

I. First Concurrent Resolution Target ........... 11.0 8. 65


1. Enacted in prior years .............. (*) 4. 22. Enacted this session ............... 4. 0 0. 93. Passed Congress but not signed ...... ........................4. Conference agreement .............. ........... ............

B. Action underway In Senate:1. Passed Senate .................... 0. 6 0. 52. Reported in Senate ............... ..............

C. President's spending requests not yet re-ported in Senate ..................... 1.0 0. 5

[Note: Totals for Category II.C,taking account of House action todate: $0.9 billion new budget author-ity, $0.5 billion estimated outlays)

Current Status:Under target ................................ 5. 4 2.5O ver target .................................. ............ ............

III. Possible Additional Legislation: IA. Spending legislation ..............................B. Authorizing legislation (see table B) 2. 9/6. 0 1.2/2. 2

Potential Impact:Under target .............................. 2.5/ 1.3/0.3Over target .................................. /0.6 ............


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Function 450: COMMUNITY AND REGIONALDEVELOPMENT



Fiscal year 1976


Spending legislation not yet reported in the Senate

and not requested by the President:

N one ...................................... .......... ............


A. Through Congress or passed Senate:Public works employment/anti-recession

amsistance to State and local govern-ments (H.R. 5247/S. 1587/8. 1359).Public Works Committee, GovernmentOperations Committee ................ 2. 9/6. 0 1.2/2. 2

B. Reported in Senate:N one ................................. ........... ............

C. Not yet reported in Senate:N one ................................. ............ ............

Total, authorizing legislation (totable A, line III.B) ............. 2. 9/6. 0 1.2/2. 2

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Function 500: EDUCATION, MANPOWER, ANDSOCIAL SERVICES


(In billions of dollars)

Fiscal year 1976


authority outlays

I. First Concurrent Resolution Target ........... 19. 0 19. 85

II. Spending Legislation: IA. Completed action:

1. Enacted in prior years............... 2. 8 8. 82. Enacted this session ................ 7. 3 4.93. Pa•used Congress but not signed ..............................4. Conference agreement ....... .......................

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate ..................... 6.9 5. 12. Reported in Senate ......................... ...........

C. President's spending requests not yetreported in Senate'................... 1.1 0.9

[Note: Totals for Category II.C,taking account of House action todate: $1.1 billion new budget au-thority, $0.9 billion estimated out-lays)

Current Status:Under target ................................. 0.9 0. 2O ver target .................................. .......... ............

II. Possible Additional Legislation:IA. Spending legislation (see table B) ........ 0.2 0. 2B. Authorizing legislation (see table B) ...... 6. 1/6. 4 3. 0/3. 3

Potential Impact:U nder target ................................. ............ ....... ....Over target .................................. 5.4/5.7 & 0/3. 3

See notes to summary table 1, p. 9.

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Is

Function 500: EDUCATION, MANPOWER, ANDSOCIAL SERVICES

Table B-Possible Additional Legislation[In billions of dollars]


Amendments to title XX of the Social SecurityAct to facilitate implementatio n of child careprograms (S. 2425). Finance Committee .....

Total, spending legislation (to tableA, line III.A) ......................


A. Through Congress or passed Senate: 1

Education for the Handicapped Act(S. 6/H.R. 7217). Labor and PublicWelfare Committee ..................

Developmental Disabilities Act (P.L.94-103). Labor and Public WelfareCommittee ..........................

Older Americans Act (S. 1425/H.R. 3922).Labor and Public Welfare Committee..

Education assistance for Vietnamese andCambodian children (S. 2145). Laborand Public Welfare Committee ........

B. Reported in Senate:N one ..............................

C. Not yet reported in Senate:'Child and Family Development Act

(S. 626/11.R. 2966). Labor and PublicWelfare Committee ..................

Emergency Employment Assistance, re-newal of CETA, Title VI (S. 1695/H.R. 2584). Labor and Public WelfareCommittee ......................

Emergency Conservation Jobs Assist-ance (S. 1431). Labor and Public Wel-fare Committee ......................

Total, authorizing legislation (totable A, line III.B) ..............

Fiscal year 1976


0.2 0.2

0.5

(*i)

0. 1/0. 4

0.1

0.2

5.0

0.21 0.2

6. 1/6.4 3. 0/3. 3

0.4

(*)

0. 1/0.4

0.1

0.2

2.0

*Less than $50 million.I Dollar amounts for all bills in this section represent increases over President's

budget request.(34)

0.2 10.2

Function 550: HEALTH



Fiscal year 1976


authority outlays

1. First Concurrent Resolution Target ........... 33. 1 30.7


1. Enacted in prior years .............. 15. 1 19. 62. Enacted this session ................ 0. 8 0. 83. Passed Congress but not signed ................................4. Conference agreement ............................ ............

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate ...................... 15.5 11.32. Reported in Senate (see table B) .... 1.2 1.2

C. President's spending requests not yetreported in Senate' .................. 1. 7 1. 1

[Note: Totals for Category II.C,taking account of House action todate: $2.0 billion new budget au-thority, $1.3 billion estimatedoutlays)

Current Status:U nder target ................................. ............ ............Over target .................................. 1.2 3.3

III. Possible Additional Legislation: 3A. Spending legislation .................................. ...........B. Authorizing legislation (see table C) ..... 0. 9 0. 3

Potential Impact:U nder target ................................. ............ ............Over target ...................... ........... 2.1 3.6


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Function 550: HEALTH

Table B-Spending Legislation Reported in Senate 1


Fiscal year 1976


Appropriations legislation:N one ...................................... ............ ............

Other spending legislation:Health benefits for the unemployed (H.R. 5970/

8.625) .................................. 1.2 1.2

Total (to table A, line II.B.2) .......... 1.2 1.2

BSee Introduction for definition of "spending legislation."(36)

,Function 550: HEALTH

Table C-Possible Additional Legislation[In billions of dollars)


Fiscal year 1976


None......................................... ...


A. Through Congress or passed Senate:Nurse Training Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-62).

Labor and Public Welfare Committee.Dollar amounts represent increase overPresident's budget request ............

Prevention and control of communicablediseases (S. 1466). Labor and PublicWelfare Committee. Dollar amountsrepresent increase over President'sbudget request ......................

B. Reported in Senate:N one .................................

C. Not yet reported in Senate:Heart/lung biomedical research (S. 988/

IM.R. 7988). Labor and Public WelfareCommittee. Dollar amounts represent in-crease over President's budget request..

Health Manpower Act of 1975 (H.R.5546). Labor and Public Welfare Com-mittee. Dollar amounts representincrease over President's budgetrequest .............................

Total, authorizing legislation (totable A, line III.B) ..............

0.6

(*)

0.1

0.2

0.9

0.2

(M)

(M)

0.1

0.3


A

Function 600: INCOME SECURITYTable A-Functional Summary


Fiscal year 1976


authority outlays


I.A. Adjustment for Comparability ................ t-9. i ............


1. Bnacded in prior years .............. 93. 3 102. 62. Enacted this session ................ 23. 5 10. 73. Passed Congress but not signed ....... ..................4. Conference agreement ..................................

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate ..................... 13. 3 11.82..Reported in Senate ........ . ........... ............

C. President's spending requests not yetreported in Senate' ................. 8. 9 2. 9

[Note: Totals for Category II.C,taking account of House action todate: $7.5 billion new budget au-thority, $2.7 billion estimated out-lays]

Current Status:U nder target ................................. ............ ............Over target ................................. 7. 2 2.8

Ill. Possible Additional Legislation:'A. Spending legislation ............................................B. Authorizing legislation .......... ........................

Potential Impact:U nder target ................................. ............ ............Over target .................................. 7.2 2.8

See notes to summary table 1, p. 9.tThe President's budget and H. Con. Res. 218 adopted as the measure of budget

authority for long-term contracts under subsidized housing programs, the maxi-mum payment permitted by law for the full life of the contracts. Using thismeasure, the budget authority for the program of annual contributions forassisted housing was calculated at $26.1 billion on the assumption that all suchcontracts would be for the maximum period of 40 years permitted by law. TheConference agreement on the Housing and Urban Development-IndependentAgencies Appropriation Act adopted in principle the concept of full disclosureof budget authority at the outset, but reduced the level of budget authority forthis program from $26.1 billion to $17.0 billion on the grounds that this is a morerealistic estimate of costs in view of the fact that not all of the contracts sliderthis program will run for 40 years and not all of them will require the maximumpermissible Federal payment. An adjustment of $9.1 billion is therefore beingmade in the Scorekeeping Report so as to put the H. Con. Res. 218 budget author-ity target on the same basis as the subsequent action by the Congress on theHousing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act. Out-lay estimates are the same urider either approach.

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two

Pow,A11.1k,

Function 700: VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES



Fiscal year 1976


I. First Concurrent Resolution Target ...........


1. Enacted in prior years ..............2. Enacted this session ................3. Passed Congress but not signed ......4. Conference agreement ...............

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate .....................2. Reported in Senate .................

C. President's spending requests not yetreported in Senate2 .. ..............

[Note: Totals for Category II.C,taking account of House action todate: No major House changes todate]


III. Possible Additional Legislation: IA. Spending legislation (see table B) .......B. Authorizing legislation ..................

Potential Impact:U nder target .................................Over target ..................................

18.0

0.417.9

(*)

1.2

1.6

0.2 0.2


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17.5

1.16.

24

(*)

1.2

1.3

1.8 1.5

Function 700: VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES


1In billions of dollars]

Fiscal year 1976

New .budget Estimatedauthority outlays


Nine-month extension of undergraduate educa-tion entitlement (S. 969/H.R. 9576). VeteransCommittee ............................... 0. 1 0. 1

Restructure veterans pension system to followmodel of SSI program (no bill yet introduced;proposal under discussion in Veterans Com-mittee) ................................. 0.1 0.1

Total, spending legislation (to table

A, line III.A) ...................... 0.2 0.2


A. Through Congress or passed Senate:None ............................... ..............

B. Reported in Senate:None ..............................................

C. Not yet reported in Senate:None ..............................................

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Function 750: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE



Fiscal year 1976


1. First Concurrent Resolution Target ........... 3. 3 3.4

I1. Spending Legislation: IA. Completed action:

1. Enacted in prior years .............. (*) 1.02. Enacted this session ................ 3. 2 2. 33. Passed Congress but not signed ....... ........................4. Conference agreement ................ .......................

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate ..................... (*) (*)

2. Reported in Senate ................. ........................C. President's spending requests not yet re-

ported in Senate 2 . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .(*) (M)[Note: Totals for Category II.C,taking account of House action todate: No major House changes todate]

Current Status:Under target ................................ 0. 1 0. 1O ver target ................................. ............ ............

III. Possible Additional Legislation: IA. Spending legislation ...................................B. Authorizing legislation (see table B) ...... 0. 1 0. 1

Potential Impact:U nder target ................................. ............ ............O ver target .................................. ............ ............

See notes to summary table 1, p. 9.$Less than $50 million.

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Function 750: LAW, ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE



Fiscal year 1976



None ..................................................


A. Through Congress or passed Senate:None .............................................

B. Reported in Senate:None ..............................................

C. Not yet reported in Senate:National voter registration (S. 1177).

Post Office and Civil Service Com-mittee ............................. 0. 1 0. 1

Total, authorizing legislation (totable A, line III.B) .............. 0.1 0.1

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Function 800: GENERAL GOVERNMENT.


[In'billions of dollars]

Category

1. First Concurrent Resolution Target ...........


1. Enacted in prior years ...........2. Enacted this session ...............3. Passed Congress but not signed .....4. Conference agreement ..............

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate ...................2. Reported in Senate ................

C. President's spending requests not yet re-ported in Senate ...............

[Note: Totals for Category I.0C,taking account of House actionto date: No major House changes todate]

Current Status:U nder target .................................Over target ..................................

Fiscal year 1976


3.3 3.3

-1.8 -1.64.5 4.1(*) (*)

0.1 0.1

...... 0... 0.7 "'.".'.....

0. 7 o. 7

0.1 (*)

!II. Possible Additional Legislation: 3

A. Spending legislation ................................ ...........B. Authorizing legislation ......... ........................

Potential Impact:U nder target .......................................................Over target .................................. 0. 1 ()


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I t

Function 850: REVENUE SHARING AND GENERALPURPOSE FISCAL ASSISTANCE



Fiscal year 1976


authority outlays

1. First Concurrent Resolution Target ........... 7.3 7. 2


1. Enacted in prior years ................ 7. 0 7. 02. Enacted this session ................ (*) (M)3. Passed Congress but not signed ..............................4. Conference agreement ............................ ............

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate ..................... (*) (M)2. Reported in Senate .......................................

C. President's spending requests not yet re-ported in Senate ..................... 0. 3 0. 3

[Note: Totals for Category II.C,taking account of House action todate: No House action to date]

Current Status:Under target ............................................Over target .................................. ( *) 0. 1

I1. Possible Additional Legislation: 3A. Spending legislation ...................................B. Authorizing legislation .........................................

Potential Impact:U nder target ................................. ............ ............Over target .................................. ( ) 0. 1


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Function 900: INTEREST



Fiscal year 1976


authority outlays


11. Spending Legislation: IA. Completed action:

1. Enacted in prior years .............. 36. 2 36. 22. Enacted this session ........ ........................3. Passed Congress but not signed ...... ............ ...........4. Conference agreement ...............................

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate ................................. ............2. Reported in Senate ............................. ............

C. President's spending requests not yet re-ported in Senate I ................................ ............

[Note: Totals for Category I.C,taking account of House action todate: No action required]

Current Status:U nder target ................................. ............ ............Over target .................................. 1.2 1.2

III. Possible Additional Legislation: IA. Spending legislation .................. ........... ............B. Authorizing legislation ................ ........... ............

Potential Impact:U nder target ............................................. ............Over target .................................. 1.2 1.2


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4

1 4

Function: ALLOWANCES



Fiscal year 1976


I. First Concurrent Resolution Target ............ . 4 1. 2


1. Enacted in prior year ..............................2. Enacted this session ............... (h) 0. 33. Passed Congress but not signed ...... ........... ............4. Conference agreement .............. ........... ............

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate .................... ... ....... ............2. Reported in Senate ................ ... ....... ............

C. President's spending requests not yetreported in Senate 2 ...................... ti . 3 to. 9

[Note: Totals for Category II.C,taking account of House actionto date: No House action to date)

Current Status:Under target ................................. 0. 1 ............O ver target .................................. ............ (*)

III. Possible Additional Legislation :3A. Spending legislation ................................. ..........B. Authorizing legislation ..........................................

Potential Impact:Under target ............................... 0. 1 ............Over target .............................................. ( )

See notes to summary table 1, p. 9.*Less than $50 million.t Includes pay raise of 5 percent.

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/

Function 950: UNDISTRIBUTED OFFSETTING RECEIPTS



Fiscal year 1976


authority outlays

I. First Concurrent Resolution Target ..........

1I. Spending Legislation: IA. Completed action:

1. Enacted in prior years ............2. Enacted this session ................3. Passed Congress but not signed.......4. Conference agreement ...............

B. Action underway in Senate:1. Passed Senate .....................2. Reported in Senaoe .................

C. President's spending requests not yetreported in Senate I...................

(Note: Totals for Category II.C,taking account of House actionto date: No action required)


III. Possible Additional Legislation: 3A. Spending legislation .............B. Authorizing legislation ...........

Potential Impact:U nder target .................................O ver target ..................................

-16.2

-16.6... ,.......

0.4

0.4

-16. 2

-16.6..... ,......

0.4

0.4

See notes to summary table 1, p. 9.(53)

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