Schedule B Joint Committee on Printing Schedule C Joint Committee on Printing Detailed Analysis of Change by Organization Appropriation, 1992 I. Adjustments to Base A. Mandatory Pay and Related Costs 1. Staff Salary/Adjustment including COLA B. Price Level Changes 1. Increase in Cost for Temporary Personnel C. Program Type Changes 1. Legislation 2. Workload a. Increase in cost & frequency of b. Decrease in cost for hearings & 3. Equipment, Alterations, Maintenance & a. Increase in cost of Supplies, Equip- b. No Change in Communications and II. Net Increase/Decrease Required Schedule D Joint Committee on Printing FY 1993 Budget Request I am writing in regard to the fiscal year 1993 appropriation for the Joint Committee on Taxation. Attachments A through D provide a summary of the activity of the Joint Committee on Taxation staff for calendar year 1991. In addition to major legislative activity involving expiring provisions, unemployment compensation, and "Operation Desert Storm," the demands placed on the Joint Committee staff increased over 1990, a year that placed unprecedented demands on the staff. For example, Attachment A shows that requests for revenue estimates in 1991 were 1,461 compared to 1,286 requests in 1990. I anticipate that the workload of the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation will continue to increase in calendar year 1992. In fact, the Joint Committee staff has already received 165 requests for revenue estimates in 1992, which indicates that the total requests for 1992 will substantially exceed the 1991 requests. I expect that the Joint Committee staff will devote significant time to legislative activity involving middle-income tax relief proposals and tax incentives to stimulate the economy. The appropriation request for fiscal year 1993 has three major components: (1) an increase in the amount dedicated to data preparation contracts, (2) proposed increases in nonpersonnel expenses that are necessary because of changes in the accounting method for equipment maintenance and expenses under the rules of the House of Representatives and the need for upgrades of equipment, and (3) proposed increases in personnel expense to finance cost-of-living and merit increases for existing staff and to increase the Congress of the United States JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION Washington, D.C. 20515 Honorable Vic Fazio January 10, 1992 A. Summary of Budget Request In a letter to the Clerk of House, dated December 20, 1991, I requested a total fiscal year 1993 appropriation of $6,592,000. This represents an $833,000 (14.5%) increase over the fiscal year 1992 appropriation. Details of this appropriation request are outlined below with justifications for the levels requested. B. Details of Fiscal Year 1993 Appropriation Request 1. Nonpersonnel expenses I am requesting a $451,000 increase in total nonpersonnel expenses. Although requested increases for many of the nonpersonnel items represent cost-of-living increases only, certain of the items for which there are significant increases merit specific discussion. a. Supplies and materials.--I am requesting an increase of $195,000 for supplies and materials. In addition to the normal cost-of-living increase necessary to fund increased costs of supplies and materials, a significant proportion of the requested increase is intended to finance the cost of contracts with consultants. This element of the request directly relates to the increased demands for assistance placed on the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation by the Members of Congress. The needs of the Members for immediate responses to requests for revenue estimates and the substantial increase in the number of requests for revenue estimates that the Joint Committee staff receives has placed tremendous burdens on the Joint Committee's revenue estimating staff. To perform efficiently, the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation has found it necessary to contract with certain private sector organizations to do work that the Joint Committee staff does not have the time or resources to do otherwise. Principally, these consulting contracts relate to the preparation of data files that form the basis of revenue estimates prepared by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation. In some cases, the staff has contracted with private sector firms to prepare data files based on R |
