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Budget Issues: Cap Structure and Guaranteed Funding

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date July 21, 1999
Report No. T-AIMD-99-210
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Summary:

Congress is considering the implications of establishing guaranteed minimum funding levels for particular programs or areas within the budget. This testimony discusses the (1) budget structure and current budgetary control regime; (2) budget outlook, discretionary caps, and enforcement situation as the United States enters a period of projected unified budget surpluses; (3) potential implications of guaranteeing minimum spending levels on the discretionary side of the budget; and (4) PAYGO side of the equation: permanent appropriations, mandatory trust funds, and mandatory special funds.

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