Public Law 94-305 established this fund to alleviate the adverse impact of pollution regulations on small businesses. As a result of the elimination of tax exempt financing associated with the Pollution Control Guaranteed program, no new activity is anticipated for this program.

During 1992, the Small Business Administration started the process of redeeming a large number of outstanding bonds on which it has taken over loan payments. Most of these targeted bonds are ten years old and voluntary redemption is now viable under the bond documents. Redemption of these obligations would preclude the SBA from paying excessive interest over the next ten years.

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)

91

80

71

POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT FUND LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT

1206 1701

200

12

10

10

9

6

6

1

3

3

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SEC. 504. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Federal Funds

General and special funds:

PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS

For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and the Federal Disability Insurance trust funds, as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, [$20,923,000] $20,308,000.

[In addition, to reimburse these trust funds for administrative expenses to carry out sections 9704 and 9706 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.] (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, [$460,070,000] $426,090,000, to remain available until expended.

For making, after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary.

For making benefit payments under title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 for the first quarter of fiscal year [1998] 1999, $160,000,000, to remain available until expended. (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM

For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, section 401 of Public Law 92-603, section 212 of Public Law 9366, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95-216, including payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, [$19,372,010,000] $16,300,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that year shall be returned to the Treasury.

From funds provided under the previous paragraph, not less than $100,000,000 shall be available for payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses for conducting continuing disability reviews.

In addition, $175,000,000, to remain available until September 30, [1998] 1999, for payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses for continuing disability reviews as authorized by section 103 of Public Law 104-121 and Supplemental Security Income administrative work as authorized by Public Law 104-193. The term "continuing disability reviews" means reviews and [redetermination] redeterminations as defined under section 201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act as amended, and reviews and redeterminations authorized under section 211 of Public Law 104-193.

For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.

For [carrying out] making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year [1998, $9,690,000,000] 1999, $8,680,000,000, to remain available until expended. (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)

87.00

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Identification code 28-0406-0-1-609

Direct obligations:

40

41.0

92.0

-40

99.0

99.0

3

37

40

37

This schedule reflects the effects of the Administration's proposal to increase the current $5.00 fee for the administration of state supplemental payments to $6.12 in FY 1998 and to $7.25 in FY 1999. The fee would be indexed to the CPI thereafter. The additional revenue would be used for SSA's administrative expenses, subject to appropriation.

This is one of several proposals in the budget to charge fees to users directly availing themselves of, or subject to, a government service, program, or activity, in order to cover the government's costs. Legislation will be proposed to authorize the fees and, upon enactment of the authorization, a budget amendment to the current appropriations language will be proposed to make the fees available for expenditure. Because the current requirements of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 make it difficult to fund discretionary programs with receipts that are not authorized in appropriations acts, the Administration is proposing a change in the requirements to facilitate the enactment of proposals such as this one.

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM (Legislative proposal, subject to PAYGO)

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, [$6,335,000] $10,164,000, together with not to exceed [$31,089,000] $34,260,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.

In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the "Limitation on Administrative Expenses," Social Security Administration, to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and purposes for which this account is available: Provided, That notice of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate. (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)