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Bill· SS. 2913 (100th)referred

A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to modify the calculation of Federal deficits and maximum deficit amounts under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to modify the maximum deficit amounts set by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1988

Amends Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 provisions concerning the way in which Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Federal Disability Trust Fund receipts and outlays are treated when making Federal deficit determinations for FY 1990 through 1993. Includes in such calculations the excess of receipts and taxes over disbursements of the trust funds for FY 1989. Increases the permissible maximum deficit amounts for FY 1989 through 1993. Establishes allowable maximum deficits for FY 1994 and 1995, to reach zero with respect to FY 1996.

Bill· HRH.R. 5341 (100th)referred

Honest and Balanced Budget Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1988

Honest and Balanced Budget Act - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to exclude, beginning with FY 1990, Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund receipts and outlays from Federal deficit determinations for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Increases the permissible maximum deficit amounts for FY 1990 through 1993. Establishes allowable maximum deficits for FY 1994 and 1995, to reach zero with respect to FY 1996.

Bill· HRH.R. 5227 (100th)referred

A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exclude receipts and disbursements of the social security trust funds when calculating maximum budget deficit amounts, and to provide for a study to develop information and recommendations to the Congress relating to redirection of FICA and SECA taxes to individual retirement accounts or annuities or other retirement income arrangements.

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1988

Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to exclude, beginning with FY 1990, receipts and outlays for the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund from Federal deficit determinations for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Directs the Board of Trustees of these trust funds to make a thorough study with respect to redirecting amounts that would ordinarily be paid as employment taxes into individual retirement accounts or other retirement income arrangements. Enumerates items to be included in the study. Requires the Board to report its findings to specified congressional leadership within one year of this Act's enactment.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 454 (100th)passed

A resolution increasing the limitation on expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public Works for the procurement of consultants with funds transferred from administrative expenses at no additional increase to authorized budget.

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1988

Amends Senate Resolution 381, 100th Congress, to increase the limitation on expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public Works for the procurement of consultants with funds transferred from those authorized for administrative expenses.

Bill· HRH.R. 5002 (100th)referred

A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to exclude receipts and disbursements of the social security trust funds from the calculation of Federal deficits and maximum deficit amounts under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

United States · United States Congress · 7 July 1988

Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to exclude, beginning with FY 1990, Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund receipts and outlays in Federal deficit determinations for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).

Bill· HRH.R. 4895 (100th)referred

A bill to accelerate the removal of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund from the unified budget of the United States Government.

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1988

Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to exclude the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund from the unified Federal budget, beginning in FY 1990. (Under current law this fund will be removed from the unified budget in FY 1993.) Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to exclude Fund receipts and outlays from Federal deficit determinations for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).

Bill· HRH.R. 4880 (100th)referred

Congressional Budget Office Strengthening Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1988

Congressional Budget Office Strengthening Act of 1988 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to include the minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the process for selecting a Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). (Currently the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate make such appointment.) Requires the Director to carry out duties in an objective and nonpartisan manner. Prohibits CBO from adding to, deleting, or altering any requested information already provided by such Office to any Member of Congress or congressional committee, except to correct factual errors. Provides that a change in any information so provided may only occur if CBO, the Member or committee making the request, and the majority and minority leaders of the House from which the request originated agree. Requires the Director to notify the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or the Senate Committee on Ethics of any attempt by any Member or congressional employee to unduly influence the contents of any information requested or the contents of any report by CBO. Requires the cost estimates submitted by CBO on congressional legislation to include all direct and indirect costs.

Bill· HRH.R. 4829 (100th)open

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow for the temporary continuation of health benefits coverage for separated employees and certain family members, in order to ensure treatment consistent with that provided to similarly situated individuals under plans provided by private employers pursuant to amendments made by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1988

Amends Federal law to authorize Federal employees who are separated from service (for other than gross misconduct) and individuals who cease to meet unmarried dependent child requirements to continue Federal health benefits coverage. Authorizes coverage for former employees up to 18 months and for unmarried dependents up to 36 months at their own cost. Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management to prescribe regulations for continued coverage for certain former spouses, legally separated individuals, and members of employee organization plans.

Bill· SS. 2478 (100th)open

Biennial Budget Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1988

Biennial Budget Act of 1988 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, including provisions of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, to revise the Federal and congressional budget processes by establishing a two-year budgeting and appropriations cycle and timetable, beginning in the 101st Congress. Defines the budget biennium as the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year. Devotes the first session of any Congress to the budget resolution and to appropriations decisions, retaining current deadlines in most cases, specifying the year as the odd-numbered year. Changes relevant deadlines as follows to conform the congressional budget process to the biennial scheme: (1) from April 1 to March 31 for the Senate Budget Committee's report on the concurrent resolution on the budget; (2) from June 15 to September 30 for completion of congressional action on reconciliation legislation; and (3) from June 30 to September 30 for completion of congressional action on appropriations bills. Devotes each second session to authorization activity, subject to deadlines of: (1) May 15 for the submission of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report to the Budget Committees; and (2) the last day of the session for completion of congressional action on bills and resolutions authorizing new budget authority for the next biennium. Changes from January 15 to February 15 of each year the date by which the CBO Director must submit to the Congress a report on authorizations. Applies current law with respect to each year in the biennium in connection with: (1) CBO duties; (2) committee allocations, including restrictions on points of order; (3) the requirement prohibiting consideration of legislation providing new budget authority, spending authority, or changes in revenues or of the public debt limit prior to agreement on the concurrent budget resolution; (4) revisions of budget resolutions; and (5) procedures for consideration of budget resolutions. Requires in connection with all regular appropriations bills providing new budget authority for the biennium beginning on October 1 of any odd numbered year, that: (1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives report to the House by June 10 of that odd-numbered year; (2) the House of Representatives pass all such bills by June 15; (3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate report to the Senate by June 30; (4) the Senate pass all such bills by July 31; and (5) the Congress complete action on all such bills by September 30. Requires the Director of the CBO to issue four-year projections of congressional budget action. (Current projections are on a five-year basis.) Amends provisions relating to the reconciliation process to: (1) increase from 20 hours to 100 hours the time of debate permitted in the Senate with respect to reconciliation measures; and and (2) make it out of order in both the House and the Senate to consider any reconciliation legislation changing any provision of law other than one relating to new budget or spending authority, revenues, or the amount of the public debt limit. Conforms to the biennial budget framework provisions concerning: (1) agreement of new budget authority, new spending authority, and revenue legislation with appropriate levels specified in the concurrent budget resolution; and (2) parallel agreement in connection with legislation providing entitlement authority. Revises the extent of projections to be included in CBO analyses of reported bills. Mandates that various committee reports required in connection with the concurrent budget resolution or certain bills affecting budget or spending authority or budget outlays, as well as CBO summaries and projections of congressional budget actions, contain tables corresponding to those set forth in the table of appropriation and fund accounts contained in the President's budget. Requires certain of the reports to include, in addition, estimates of budget and spending authority that will become available without congressional action, and resulting outlay estimates. Amends Federal law to require the President's budget for the biennium beginning October 1, 1989, to be set forth in the same accounts as those set forth in the table titled "The Federal Program by Agency and Account" in the budget submitted for FY 1989. Requires the President to consult with committees having jurisdiction over programs affected by proposed changes before any changes may be made in the budget tables. (Current law requiring consultation with the Budget and Appropriations Committees remains unchanged.) Conforms provisions governing the President's budget, including maximum deficit amount requirements, to the biennial framework. Changes the due date for the President's report on estimated budget outlays and proposed budget authority, making the report due at the same time as the President's budget. Requires the Joint Economic Committee to submit its evaluation of these estimates by February 25 of each odd-numbered year. (The current annual deadline is March 1). Amends Federal law to conform to the biennial framework provisions relating to: (1) year-ahead requests for authorizing legislation; (2) budget information on consulting services; and (3) the title and style of appropriations Acts. Directs the heads of Federal executive agencies, as well as congressional agencies, to provide studies, analyses, reports, and other documentation concerning program administration to assist the standing committees of the House and the Senate having jurisdiction over the programs in question. Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to conform to the biennial framework. Makes appropriations to continue projects and activities provided for under any regular appropriations Act not enacted by the beginning of a budget period at a rate of operations not exceeding the rate provided for the project or activity in the preceding budget period. Makes these continuing appropriations available until the earlier of the day after all regular appropriations bills for the budget period are enacted or the last day of the budget period.

Bill· HRH.R. 4744 (100th)referred

Federal Budget Structure Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1988

Federal Budget Structure Act of 1988 - Amends Federal law to require that the budget the President submits to the Congress be a unified budget comprising an operating budget and a capital budget, each presented separately for total funds, Federal funds, and trust funds. Restricts the capital budget to the major activities, projects, and programs supporting the acquisition, construction, alteration, and rehabilitation of capital assets. Includes all other items in the operating budget. Directs the Comptroller General to review and report to the Congress, as necessary, on the implementation of this Act.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 308 (100th)referred

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that spending priorities in the Budget of the United States Government should be changed to reflect the principles upon which the United States was founded.

United States · United States Congress · 1 June 1988

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the spending priorities in the Federal budget should be changed to decrease allocations for military programs and increase those for environmental and human services programs; and (2) the President should incorporate these changes in the budget submitted to the Congress for FY 1990.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 461 (100th)passed

A resolution waiving certain points of order against the conference report on the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 268) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1989, 1990, and 1991 and against the consideration of such conference report.

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1988

Waives points of order against the conference report on H. Con. Res. 268 (congressional budget) and against its consideration.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 436 (100th)passed

A resolution providing for the further consideration of the bill (H. R. 4264) to authorize appropriations for the fiscal year 1989 amended budget request for military functions of the Department of Defense and to prescribe military personnel levels for such Department for fiscal year 1989, to amend the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1988

Sets forth the rule for the further consideration of H.R. 4264 (armed forces funding).

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 435 (100th)passed

A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4264) to authorize appropriations for the fiscal year 1989 amended budget request for military functions of the Department of Defense and to prescribe military personnel levels for such Department for fiscal year 1989, to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal years 1988 and 1989, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1988

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 4264 (armed forces funding).

Bill· SS. 2316 (100th)referred

Department of Defense Amended Budget Authorization Act, 1989

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1988

Department of Defense Amended Budget Authorization Act, 1989 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations to the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Air Force for FY 1989 for the following: (1) aircraft; (2) missiles; (3) weapons and tracked combat vehicles; (4) ammunition; (5) shipbuilding and conversion; and (6) other procurement. Authorizes appropriations to the defense agencies for FY 1989. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the destruction of lethal chemical weapons. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1982 to add recognition of a recent Memorandum of Understanding and other follow-on support agreements to the authority provided to the Secretary of Defense in connection with the NATO Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) program. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the armed forces and the defense agencies for research, development, testing, and evaluation. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for operation and maintenance for the following: (1) the armed forces and the armed forces reserves; (2) the defense agencies; (3) the National Guard; (4) the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice; (5) defense claims; (6) the Court of Military Appeals; and (7) environmental restoration, defense. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the working capital funds of the armed forces and the defense agencies. Title IV: Personnel Authorizations - Part A: Active Forces - Authorizes end strengths for active-duty forces for FY 1989. Part B: Reserve Forces - Authorizes end strengths for the reserve forces for FY 1989. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to waive such end strengths by a specified percentage and requires such end strengths to be reduced in a specified manner. Authorizes end strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves for FY 1989. Increases the number of members in certain grades authorized to be on active duty in support of the reserves. Authorizes average military training student loads for the armed forces, the reserves, and the National Guard for FY 1989. Requires the adjustment of such student loads consistent with the end strengths for active and reserve forces. Title V: General Provisions - Repeals the following: (1) the current Federal requirement for a separate budget request for the procurement of reserve equipment; (2) the current Federal requirement directing the Congress to authorize end strengths for civilian personnel of the Department of Defense (DOD) as of the end of each fiscal year; (3) a provision of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 which requires the gradual reduction in non-management headquarters activities and support activities; and (4) specified provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 limiting certain funds to be authorized or appropriated during FY 1989, providing an indefinite limitation on funds for forward area air defense systems, and providing an indefinite limitation on funds for a nuclear warhead for the Army Tactical Missile System. Increases the authorized maximum annual limitation for cross-servicing agreements with allied countries (amounts used for the mutual defense of the United States and NATO countries). Exempts defense contracts estimated to cost $1,000,000 or less from the wage-rate threshold requirements of the Service Contract Act of 1965.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 432 (100th)passed

A resolution authorizing printing of the record of proceedings of the Committee on the Budget incident to presentation of a portrait of the Honorable James R. Jones.

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1988

Authorizes the printing as a House document of the record of proceedings of the House Committee on the Budget on October 7, 1987, incident to the presentation of a portrait of the Honorable James R. Jones to the Committee. Authorizes additional printing of such document for the use of the Committee.

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