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handle is hein.crs/crsuntaaaen0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS20008 Updated March 19, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Discretionary Spending Limits Bill Heniff Jr. Consultant in American National Government Government and Finance Division Discretionary spending limits are statutory caps on the level of budget authority and outlays determined through the annual appropriations process. They were initially established by the Budget Enforcement Act (BEA) of 1990 (Title XIII of P.L. 101-508) as part of an agreement between Congress and President George Bush to reduce the deficit. Twice since, they were extended to enforce agreements between Congress and President Bill Clinton, most recently to achieve a surplus. Initially, the 1990 BEA created limits for FY1991-FY1993 in three separate discretionary spending categories: defense, domestic, and international. Also, limits were established for total discretionary spending for FY1994-FY1995. In 1993, Congress and the President extended the total discretionary spending limits through FY1998. A separate limit was created subsequently for violent crime reduction spending through FY2000 by the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (P.L. 103-322). The 1997 Budget Enforcement Act (title X of P.L. 105-33) extended and modified the discretionary spending limits by establishing separate limits for defense and nondefense spending (FY1998-1999), violent crime reduction spending (FY 1998-FY2000), and other discretionary spending (FY2000-2002). The 1998 Transportation Equity Act for the 21 st Century (P.L. 105-178) created two additional spending limits on outlays for highway and mass transit spending (FY1999-2002). More recently, the Interior Appropriations Act, FY2001 (P.L. 106-291) established limits for conservation spending, including six different subcategories (FY2002-2006). Table 1 presents the current discretionary spending limits. Table 1. Discretionary Spending Limits, FY2001-FY2006 (in millions of dollars Category FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 Highway 0 26,920 0 27,925 ) ) ) ) Mass Transit 0 4,639 0 5,419 ) ) ) ) Conservation ) BA 1,760 BA 1,920 BA 2,080 BA 2,240 BA 2,400 0 1,232 0 1,872 0 2,032 0 2,192 0 2,352 Other Discretionary BA 640,803 BA 550,333 ) 0 613,247 0 539,513 Sources: OMB Final Sequestration Report, pp. 6-7, and Sec. 80 1(a) of Title VIII, Interior Appropriations Act for FY2001 (P.L. 106-291; 114 Stat. 922). Note: BA=Budget Authority; O=Outlays. Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress

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