Department of Defense appropriations for 1987: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, second session

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Page 90 - The deflator for the constant dollar, series presented in this release is derived from the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). 21 Less than 0.05 percent.
Page 371 - Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a privilege for me to appear before you today.
Page 20 - Budget of the United States Government" for fiscal year 1969 was used as a basic comprehensive list of existing Federal programs.
Page 218 - Revenues, outlays, and the deficit have both on-budget and off-budget components. Social Security receipts and outlays were placed off-budget by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; the Postal Service was moved off-budget beginning in 1989 by the Omnibus Budget...
Page 15 - EFFECTS ON CBO BASELINE BUDGET PROJECTIONS OF SELECTED CHANGES IN ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS [By fiscal year, in billions of dollars] Economic...
Page 511 - The provisions of this Instruction apply to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Defense Agencies (hereinafter referred to collectively as "DoD Components") and encompass major defense system acquisition policies and programs (DoD Directive 5000.1, reference (a)).
Page 554 - Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, I am Lieutenant General Quinn H. Becker, The Surgeon General of the Army. It is an honor to have this opportunity to appear before your sub-committee to discuss the Army Medical Department (AMEDD...
Page 44 - ... procedure is triggered to eliminate the excess deficit through the sequestration of budgetary resources. Except for trust and special funds, this involves the permanent cancellation of new budget authority and other authority to obligate and expend funds. For 1986, the outlay reduction is limited by the Act to a maximum of $11.7 billion, regardless of the amount of the excess deficit. In later years, the amount of possible outlay reductions is not limited. The first step in the sequestration...
Page 18 - Act, sequestration shall apply at the program, project, or activity level as set forth in the most recently enacted applicable appropriations acts and accompanying committee reports for the program, project, or activity involved, including joint resolutions providing continuing appropriations and committee reports accompanying acts referred to in such resolutions. For programs which are not defined at the program, project, or activity level, the sequestration would be applied at the account level....
Page 16 - UNDER ALTERNATIVE BASE LEVEL DEFICIT ESTIMATES FOR 1987 [In billions of dollars and percent] MILITARY PERSONNEL EXEMPTIONS Mr.

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