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- Federal Expenditures for Family Planning and Population Control Bills Introduced in the 91st Congress
- This report lists federal expenditure amounts related to family planning for FY1968-1970 and population control bills introduced in the 91st Congress.
- Comparative Data on the Federal Government Budget Estimates Originally Submitted to Congress and the Final Budget Conditions Realized, Fiscal Years 1921-1971
- This report provides a listing comparing the amount of the federal budget request for each fiscal year to the final budget. It covers fiscal years 1921 to 1971.
- Major Federal Consumer Protection Activities: New Obligational Authority and Expenditures, Fiscal Years 1969-1971
- This report provides a listing of federal consumer protection agencies and groups and their new obligational authority and expenditures for fiscal years 1969 to 1971.
- Comparative Data on the Federal Government Budge Estimates Originally Submitted to Congress and the Final Budget Conditions Realized, Fiscal Years 1921-1972
- This report provides a table comparing the federal budget estimate and the actual spending costs for fiscal years 1921 through 1972.
- Outline of Bills and Proposals on General Revenue Sharing
- This report outlines proposed legislation related to general revenue sharing which was introduced in the 1st session of the 92nd Congress.
- The Federal Budget Process, With Particular Reference to Congress' Role: A Selected Bibliography, 1910-1971
- This report provides a bibliography of resources related Congress' role in the federal budget process which were published between 1910 and 1971.
- Comparative Data on the Federal Government Budget Estimates Originally Submitted to Congress and the Final Budget Conditions Realized, Fiscal Years 1921-1973
- This report provides a table comparing the budget request and the actual budget spending for each fiscal year from 1921 to 1973.
- A Comparison of the Basic Provisions of the Nixon Administration General Revenue Sharing Bill (S. 680 and H.R. 4187, 92nd Congress) and of Congressman Mill's Bill for Assisting State and Local Governments (H.R. 11950, 92nd Congress)
- This report provides a comparison of the provisions of President Nixon's General Revenue Sharing Bill (S. 680 & H.R. 4187) and Congressman Mill's Intergovernmental Fiscal Coordination bill (H.R. 11950).
- History of Federal Revenue Sharing Proposals and Enactment of the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 (P. L. 92-512)
- This report provides a history of legislative proposals and debate regarding federal revenue sharing with state and local governments.
- Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Lower For Youth Than For Adults? An Inquiry, With Pro And Con Arguments
- This report is on whether the federal minimum wage should be lower for youth rather than for adults.
- The Research Applied to National Needs Program of the National Science Foundation: Background Information
- This report discusses the Research Applied to National Needs (RANN) program of the National Science Foundation and its purpose, functions, and funding.
- An Outline of Budget Reform Concepts and Issues Presented Before the Joint Study Committee on Budget Control, March 1973
- This report discusses the findings of the Joint Study Committee on Budget Control regarding budget reform measures.
- Ten Year Trend in Sources and Uses of Federal Government Budget Funds and Relationship to Gross National Product (GNP), Fiscal Years 1965-1974
- This report provides statistics comparing the gross national product (GNP) with trends in spending of federal funds between fiscal year 1965 and fiscal year 1974.
- Recent Actions by the Administration Relating to NIH Health Research and Training Programs: Issues and Impact
- This report discusses Presidential actions related to the funding of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) research and training programs.
- Human Resource Programs - 1975 Budget Highlights and Issues
- This report provides a detailed description of the 1975 budget for human resource programs such as income security and healthcare programs. In addition to summarizing the changes in the budget from previous years, the author outlines the major issues with the 1975 human resource budget.
- Comparison of U.S. Government Budget Data on the Unified Budget Concept and Federal Funds Basis, Fiscal Years 1954-1975, and National Defense Function Outlays Related to Total Budget Outlays and to Gross National Product (GNP), Fiscal Years 1939-1975
- This report analyzes federal budget data from fiscal years 1954 to 1975 using the unified budget concept. In addition, it provides data comparing the shares of GNP and total federal outlays to federal outlays designated for national defense during each fiscal year from 1939 to 1975.
- Uses and Sources of Federal Government Budget Funds (Unified Budget Concept and Federal Funds Basis), Fiscal Years 1973-1975
- This report provides uses and sources of federal government budget funds for fiscal years 1973-1975.
- Cost Growth in Weapon Programs
- This report describes how the high cost of weapons in recent years has seriously tested the country's ability to provide arms in sufficient quantities to meet defense requirements.
- Comparison of U.S. Government Budget Data on the Unified Budget Concept and Federal Funds Basis, Fiscal Years 1954-1976, and National Defense Function Outlays Related to Total Budget Outlays and to Gross National Product, Fiscal Years 1940-1976
- A budget submitted by the President that is an inclusive statement of the Federal Government's proposed policies and plans for the specified budgetary period.
- Overview of 1975 Budget
- This report presents a budget that requests 313.4 Billion dollars for fiscal 1975.
- Uses and Sources of Federal Government Budget Funds (Unified Budget Concept and Federal Funds Basis), Fiscal Years 1974-1976
- This report about Uses and sources of federal government budget funds (unified budget concept and federal funds basis), Fiscal years 1974-1976
- The National Debt: A Discussion of the Issues Involved
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- An Analysis of Congressional Reductions in the Defense Budget; Fiscal Years 1971-1976
- This report documents the Department of Defense tabular data, which demonstrates a budget cut for the fiscal years 1971-1976.
- Legislation to Limit Federal Expenditures: Past and Present
- This report examines the history of legislation to limit Federal spending through the 94th Congress, and summarizes in detail the record of the 95th Congress on such bills and amendments.
- Balanced Budget and Spending Limitations: Proposed Constitutional Amendments in the 97th Congress
- Expenditures and revenue limitation proposals link Federal spending and taxation to some measure of economic performance, such as the rate of economic growth or percentage levels of GNP or national income. The report presents this issue brief reviews, the various approaches to balance the budget and to impose spending limitations offered as constitutional amendments’ in the 97 congress.
- Data on the National Debt, 1955-1980
- This report consolidates various data on the national debt; it presents changes and comparisons of the debt for the years 1955 to 1980. The report also contains information on the public debt limit, the ownership of the public debt, and the debt owed by several sectors of the economy.
- The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 As Amended by P.L. 97-35, The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981
- "The attached chart shows the authorization levels established by P.L. 97-35 1/ and compares the House and Senate reconciliation bills for the vocational rehabilitation program" (p. 1).
- Balancing the Budget and Limiting Federal Spending: A Selected Bibliography
- This selected bibliography lists articles and books on various issues concerning legislation to limit Federal spending and proposed constitutional amendments requiring a balanced budget, especially economic issues. The bibliography focuses mainly on literature of recent years.
- Small Business and the 97th Congress
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- Large and Continuing Deficits: Their Influence on Macroeconomic Performance
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- Grace Commission
- From Introduction: This report includes statements from the Grace Commission summarizing the 2,478 recommendations on ways to save $424 billion of "waste" in the Federal Government over three years, as outlined in the 656-page, two-volume Summary Report.
- Public Debt Ceiling: Its Current Status
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- Report on the Implementation of the Grace Commission Recommendations
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- What Large Deficits Will Do If They Continue (And What Will Happen If They Are Reduced)
- Projections of deficits in excess of $200 billion a year through 1990 and beyond have raised considerable concern about the economic damage they will cause. Yet, many find it hard to describe exactly what harm deficits will bring, or how such harm will come about. This report provides a brief qualitative description of what economic analysis suggests that large deficits will do to the economy, and what the likely consequences of their reduction will be.
- What Large Deficits Will Do If They Continue (And What Will Happen If They Are Reduced)
- Projections of deficits in excess of $200 billion a year through 1990 and beyond have raised considerable concern about the economic damage they will cause. Yet, many find it hard to describe exactly what harm deficits will bring, or how much harm will come about. This report provides a brief qualitative description of what economic analysis suggests that large deficits will do to the economy, and what the likely consequences of their reduction will be.
- The Case for and Against an Import Surcharge
- The United States is now running a deficit of over $100 billion in its foreign trade and the Federal budget is in the red by roughly $200 billion. To deal with these two deficits, Congress is considering a temporary import surcharge. This brief examines the case for and against such a surcharge as well as its use against Japan.
- Budget Deficits: Causes, Effects and Some Remedial Options
- In 1981 Congress enacted extensive changes in taxing and spending policies that supporters of these changes expected to generate sufficient revenues, despite a series of tax rate cuts, to balance the budget by FY84. After the onset of recession in early 1982, however, the Reagan Administration's projections showed widening budget deficits, which culminated in an actual FY83 deficit of $195.4 billion. Despite enactment of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, and, more recently, the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, large deficits are expected to persist, even under continued favorable economic conditions, unless Federal taxing and spending policies are altered dramatically.
- The Balanced Budget Proposal: Some Macroeconomic Implications
- This brief report outlines some possible macroeconomic implications of observing a statutory or constitutional commitment to balance the Federal budget. It does not address the legal questions about the proposal or their implementation, nor the economic and political questions related to decisions about the level of Federal revenues or expenditures. On the latter, its analysis refers to revenue and expenditure levels, in relation to total national product, typical of recent years.
- Explanation of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 -- Public Law 99-177 (The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act)
- The report explains briefly the major features of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177), commonly referred to as the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act. Following a short overview of the deficit reduction process, the report outlines the deficit control timetable for each of fiscal years 1987-1991, and the accelerated timetable for fiscal year 1986, describes the procedures for eliminating excess deficits, discusses how to compute the required spending reductions, and summarizes the sequestration of funds for fiscal year 1986. The report also identifies the programs exempted from emergency deficit reduction procedures and those that have special rules for making reductions.
- Telephone Industry Residential Subscriber Line Charges and the Lifeline Option
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- Manual on the Federal Budget Process
- The purpose of this manual is to assist users of Federal budget information in understanding how the process works and how data are to be interpreted.
- Manual on the Federal Budget Process
- The purpose of this manual is to assist users of Federal budget information in understanding how the process works and how data are to be interpreted.
- Federal Drug Control: President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 1988
- This report discusses the President's FY1988 budget, focusing on the $3 billion set aside for Federal programs to control or prevent the use of narcotics and other dangerous drugs. The report includes various key documents illustrating the positions taken by Congressional critics of the request as well as the Administration's defenses. Finally, for a longer term perspective, there are graphs and a table showing drug budget trends since FY 1981.
- Federal Drug Control: President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 1988
- This report discusses the President's FY1988 budget, focusing on the $3 billion set aside for Federal programs to control or prevent the use of narcotics and other dangerous drugs. The report includes various key documents illustrating the positions taken by Congressional critics of the request as well as the Administration's defenses. Finally, for a longer term perspective, there are graphs and a table showing drug budget trends since FY 1981.
- Gramm-Rudman-Hollings: Potential Economic Effects of Meeting Deficit Targets
- This report discusses the reduction of federal budget deficit and the effect on the rise of interest rates.
- Medicaid: President's FY88 Budget
- This report provides background and analysis on Medicaid and discusses the President's FY88 budget.
- Social Security: How is it Treated in Determining the Federal Budget?
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- Federal Funding for AIDS Research and Education
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- Family Planning: Title X of the Public Health Service Act
- This report discusses Title X of the Public Health Service Act provides support for family planning clinics, research related to family planning and population, training of family planning personnel, and development and dissemination of family planning information.
- Federal Funding for AIDS Research and Education
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