[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 97 (Thursday, July 12, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H3999-H4002]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




STATUS REPORT ON THE CURRENT LEVELS OF ON-BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES 
       FOR FY 2002 AND THE 5-YEAR PERIOD FY 2002 THROUGH FY 2006

  Mr. NUSSLE. Mr. Speaker, to facilitate the application of sections 
302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act and section 201 of the 
conference report accompanying H. Con. Res. 83, I am transmitting a 
status report on the current levels of on-budget spending and revenues 
for fiscal year 2002 and for the five-year period of fiscal years 2002 
through 2006. This status report is current through July 11, 2001.
  The term ``current level'' refers to the amounts of spending and 
revenues estimated for each fiscal year based on laws enacted or 
awaiting the President's signature.
  The first table in the report compares the current levels of total 
budget authority, outlays, and revenues with the aggregate levels set 
forth by H. Con. Res. 83. This comparison is needed to enforce section 
311(a) of the Budget Act, which creates a point of order against 
measures that would breach the budget resolution's aggregate levels. 
The table does not show budget authority and outlays for years after 
fiscal year 2002 because appropriations for those years have not yet 
been considered.
  The second table compares the current levels of budget authority and 
outlays for discretionary action by each authorizing committee with the 
``section 302(a)'' allocations made under H. Con. Res. 83 for fiscal 
year 2002 and fiscal years 2002 through 2006. ``Discretionary action'' 
refers to legislation enacted after the adoption of the budget 
resolution. This comparison is needed to enforce section 302(f) of the 
Budget Act, which creates a point of order against measures that would 
breach the section 302(a) discretionary action allocation of new budget 
authority for the committee that reported the measure. It is also 
needed to implement section 311(b), which exempts committees that 
comply with their allocations from the point of order under section 
311(a).
  The third table compares the current levels of discretionary 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002 with the ``section 302(b)'' 
suballocations of discretionary budget authority and outlays among 
Appropriations subcommittees. The comparison is also needed to enforce 
section 302(f) of the Budget Act because the point of order under that 
section equally applies to measures that would breach the applicable 
section 302(b) suballocation.
  The fourth table gives the current level for 2003 of accounts 
identified for advance appropriations in the statement of managers 
accompanying H. Con. Res. 83. This list is needed to enforce section 
201 of the budget resolution, which creates a point of order against 
appropriation bills that contain advance appropriations that are: (i) 
not identified in the statement of managers or (ii) would cause the 
aggregate amount of such appropriations to exceed the level specified 
in the resolution.
  The fifth table compares discretionary appropriations to the levels 
provided by section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. If at the end of a session discretionary spending 
in any category exceeds the limits set forth in section 251(c) (as 
adjusted pursuant to section 251(b)), a sequestration of amounts within 
that category is automatically triggered to bring spending within the 
established limits. As the determination of the need for a 
sequestration is based on the report of the President required by 
section 254, this table is provided for informational purposes only. 
The sixth and final table gives this same comparison relative to the 
revised section 251(c) limits envisioned by the budget resolution.

  REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET--STATUS OF THE
    FISCAL YEAR 2002 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN H. CON. RES. 83
 [Reflecting action completed as of July 11, 2001--On-budget amounts, in
                          millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Fiscal year--
                                             ---------------------------
                                                  2002        2002-2006
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level:
    Budget Authority........................     1,626,488         (\1\)
    Outlays.................................     1,590,474         (\1\)
    Revenues................................     1,638,202     8,878,506
Current Level:
    Budget Authority........................       977,899         (\1\)
    Outlays.................................     1,194,235         (\1\)
    Revenues................................     1,672,152     8,897,349
Current Level over (+) / under (-)
 Appropriate Level:
    Budget Authority........................      -648,589         (\1\)
    Outlays.................................      -396,239         (\1\)
    Revenues................................        33,950        18,843
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal years
  2003 through 2006 will not be considered until future sessions of
  Congress.

                            budget authority

       Enactment of measures providing new budget authority for FY 
     2002 in excess of $648,589,000,000 (if not already included 
     in the current level estimate) would cause FY 2002 budget 
     authority to exceed the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 
     83.


                                outlays

       Enactment of measures providing new outlays for FY 2002 in 
     excess of $396,239,000,000 (if not already included in the 
     current level estimate) would cause FY 2002 outlays to exceed 
     the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 83.


                                revenues

       Enactment of measures that would result in revenue loss for 
     FY 2002 in excess of $33,950,000,000 (if not already included 
     in the current level estimate) would cause revenues to fall 
     below the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 83.
       Enactment of measures resulting in revenue loss for the 
     period FY 2002 through 2006 in excess of $18,843,000,000 (if 
     not already included in the current level estimate) would 
     cause revenues to fall below the appropriate levels set by H. 
     Con. Res. 83.

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   DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS FOR
                      DISCRETIONARY ACTION, REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF JULY 11, 2001
                                     [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            2002                         2002-2006 total
               House Committee               -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     BA            Outlays             BA            Outlays
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture:................................
    Allocation..............................            7,350            7,350            7,350            7,350
    Current Level...........................                0                2                0                0
    Difference..............................           -7,350           -7,348           -7,350           -7,350
Armed Services:.............................
    Allocation..............................              146              146              398              398
    Current Level...........................                0                0                0                0
    Difference..............................             -146             -146             -398             -398
Banking and Financial Services:.............
    Allocation..............................                0                0                0                0
    Current Level...........................                8                9               46               47
    Difference..............................                8                9               46               47
Education and the Workforce:................
    Allocation..............................                5                5               32               32
    Current Level...........................                0                0                0                0
    Difference..............................               -5               -5              -32              -32
Commerce:...................................
    Allocation..............................            2,687            2,687           -6,537           -6,537
    Current Level...........................                0                0                0                0
    Difference..............................           -2,687           -2,687           -6,537            6,537
International Relations:....................
    Allocation..............................                0                0                0                0
    Current Level...........................                0                0                0                0
    Difference..............................                0                0                0                0
Government Reform:..........................
    Allocation..............................                0                0           -1,995           -1,995
    Current Level...........................                0                0                0                0
    Difference..............................                0                0            1,995            1,995
House Administration:.......................
    Allocation..............................                0                0                0                0
    Current Level...........................                0                0                0                0
    Difference..............................                0                0                0                0
Resources:..................................
    Allocation..............................                0               -3              365               88
    Current Level...........................                0               -3                0               -3
    Difference..............................                0                0             -365              -91
Judiciary:..................................
    Allocation..............................                0                0                0                0
    Current Level...........................                0                0                0                0
    Difference..............................                0                0                0                0
Small Business:.............................
    Allocation..............................                0                0                0                0
    Current Level...........................                0                0                0                0
    Difference..............................                0                0                0                0
Transportation and Infrastructure:..........
    Allocation..............................                0                0                0                0
    Current Level...........................                0                0                0                0
    Difference..............................                0                0                0                0
Science:....................................
    Allocation..............................                0                0                0                0
    Current Level...........................                0                0                0                0
    Difference..............................                0                0                0                0
Veterans' Affairs:..........................
    Allocation..............................              264              264            3,205            3,205
    Current Level...........................                0                0                0                0
    Difference..............................             -264             -264           -3,205           -3,205
Ways and Means:.............................
    Allocation..............................            1,360              900           15,409           15,069
    Current Level...........................            6,425            6,425           36,708           36,708
    Difference..............................            5,065            5,525           21,299           21,639
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          DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE 302(b) SUBALLOCATIONS
                                                                [In millions of dollars]
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                                                    302(b) suballocations as of June   Current level reflecting action         Current level minus
                                                       13, 2001 (H. Rept. 107-100)      completed as of July 11, 2001            suballocations
            Appropriations Subcommittee            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           BA               OT               BA               OT               BA               OT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture, Rural Development....................           15,519           15,831               13            4,191          -15,506          -11,640
Commerce, Justice, State..........................           38,541           39,000               41           12,755          -38,500          -26,245
National Defense..................................          300,292          294,026                0           92,643         -300,292         -201,383
District of Columbia..............................              382              401                0               48             -382             -353
Energy & Water Development........................           23,704           23,959                0            8,508          -23,704          -15,451
Foreign Operations................................           15,168           15,099                0            9,571          -15,168           -5,528
Interior..........................................           18,941           17,768               36            6,104          -18,905          -11,664
Labor, HHS & Education............................          119,758          106,238           18,824           69,432         -100,934          -36,806
Legislative Branch................................            2,908            2,855                0              389           -2,908           -2,466
Military Construction.............................           10,155            9,448                0            6,469          -10,155           -2,979
Transportation \1\................................           14,893           53,840               20           32,609          -14,873          -21,231
Treasury-Postal Service...........................           16,880           16,134              340            3,658          -16,540          -12,476
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies.......................           84,159           88,177            3,509           49,771          -80,650          -38,406
Unassigned........................................                0                0                0                0                0                0
                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Grand Total.................................          661,300          682,776           22,783          296,148         -638,517         -386,628
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\1\ Does not include mass transit BA.

Statement of FY2003 advance appropriations under section 201 of H. Con. 
        Res. 83, reflecting action completed as of July 11, 2001
                        [In millions of dollars]


                                                       Budget authority
Appropriate Level................................................23,159
Current Level:
  Commerce, Justice, State Subcommittee:
    Patent and Trademark Office.....................................  0
    Legal Activities and U.S. Marshals, Antitrust Division..........  0
    U.S. Trustee System.............................................  0
    Federal Trade Commission........................................  0
  Interior Subcommittee: Elk Hills..................................  0
  Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee:
    Employment and Training Administration..........................  0
    Health Resources................................................  0
    Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.......................  0

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    Chld Care Development Block Grant...............................  0
    Elementary and Secondary Education (reading excellence).........  0
    Education for the Disadvantaged.................................  0
    School Improvement..............................................  0
    Chldren and Family Services (head start)........................  0
    Special Education...............................................  0
    Vocational and Adult Education..................................  0
  Treasury, General Government Subcommittee:
    Payment to Postal Service.......................................  0
    Federal Building Fund...........................................  0
  Veterans, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee: Section 8 
    Renewals........................................................  0
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Total.........................................................  0
Current Level over (+)/under (-) Appropriate Level              -23,159

 COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LEVELS SET FORTH IN SECTION 251(c) OF THE BALANCED BUDGET
           AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985, REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF JULY 11, 2001
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  Current level
                                                                Statutory cap                    over(+) under(-
                                                                     \1\         Current level   ) statutory cap
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Purpose.....................................      BA           546,945           22,783         -524,162
                                                          OT           537,091          269,999         -267,092
    Defense \2\.....................................      BA             (\3\)                0            (\3\)
                                                          OT             (\3\)          104,037            (\3\)
Nondefense \2\......................................      BA             (\3\)           22,783            (\3\)
                                                          OT             (\3\)          165,962            (\3\)
Highway Category....................................      BA             (\3\)            (\3\)            (\3\)
                                                          OT            28,489           20,432           -8,057
Mass Transit Category...............................      BA             (\3\)            (\3\)            (\3\)
                                                          OT             5,275            5,093             -182
Conservation Category...............................      BA             1,760                0           -1,760
                                                          OT             1,232              624             -608
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\1\ Established by OMB Sequestration Preview Report for Fiscal Year 2002.
\2\ Defense and nondefense categories are advisory rather than statutory.
\3\ Not applicable.


  COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LEVELS RECOMMENDED BY H. CON. RES. 83 REFLECTING ACTION
                                          COMPLETED AS OF JULY 11, 2001
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  Current level
                                                                   Proposed                       over (+) under
                                                                statutory cap    Current level     (-) proposed
                                                                                                  statutory cap
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Purpose.....................................      BA           659,540           22,783         -636,757
                                                          OT           647,780          269,999         -377,781
    Defense\1\......................................      BA             (\2\)                0            (\2\)
                                                          OT             (\2\)          104,037            (\2\)
    Nondefense\1\...................................      BA             (\2\)           22,783            (\2\)
                                                          OT             (\2\)          165,962            (\2\)
Highway Category....................................      BA             (\2\)            (\2\)            (\2\)
                                                          OT            28,489           20,432           -8,057
Mass Transit Category...............................      BA             (\2\)            (\2\)            (\2\)
                                                          OT             5,275            5,093             -182
Conservation Category...............................      BA             1,760                0           -1,760
                                                          OT             1,232              624             -608
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Defense and nondefense categories would be advisory rather than statutory.
\2\ Not applicable.

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                    Washington, DC, July 12, 2001.
     Hon. Jim Nussle,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget,
     House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed report shows the effects of 
     Congressional action on the fiscal year 2002 budget and is 
     current through July 11, 2001. This report is submitted under 
     section 308(b) and in aid of section 311 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act, as amended.
       The estimates of budget authority, outlays, and revenues 
     are consistent with the technical and economic assumptions of 
     H. Con. Res. 83, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for 
     Fiscal Year 2002. The budget resolution figures incorporate 
     revisions submitted by the Committee on the Budget to the 
     House to reflect funding for emergency requirements. These 
     revisions are required by section 314 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act, as amended. This is my first letter for fiscal 
     year 2002.
       Since the beginning of the first session of the 107th 
     Congress, the Congress has cleared and the President has 
     signed the following acts that changed budget authority, 
     outlays, or revenues for 2002: an act to provide 
     reimbursement authority to the Secretaries of Agriculture and 
     the Interior from wildland fire management funds (P.L. 107-
     13), the Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act of 2001 
     (P.L. 107-15), the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
     Reconciliation Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-16), an act to clarify 
     the authority of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development with respect to the use of fees during fiscal 
     year 2001 (P.L. 107-18), and an act to authorize funding for 
     the National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative (P.L. 107-19). 
     The effects of these new laws are identified in the enclosed 
     table.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Barry B. Anderson
                                   (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
       Enclosure.

                         FISCAL YEAR 2002 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF JULY 11, 2001
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Budget authority       Outlays            Revenues
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enacted in previous sessions:
    Revenues...........................................                  0                  0          1,703,488
    Permanents and other spending legislation..........            984,540            934,501                  0
    Appropriation legislation..........................                  0            280,919                  0
    Offsetting receipts................................           -321,790           -321,790                  0
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total previously enacted.........................            662,750            893,630          1,703,488
                                                        ========================================================
Enacted this session:
    An act to provide reimbursement authority to the                     0                 -3                  0
     Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior from
     wildland fire management funds (P.L. 107-13)......
    Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act of 2001                    0                  0                 -7
     (P.L. 107-15).....................................
    Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act                6,425              6,425            -31,337
     of 2001 (P.L. 107-16).............................
    An act to clarify the authority of the Department                    8                  9                  8
     of Housing and Urban Development with respect to
     the use of fees (P.L. 107-18).....................
    An act to authorize funding for the National 4-H                     0                  2                  0
     Program Centennial Initiative (P.L. 107-19).......
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, enacted this session......................              6,433              6,433            -31,336
                                                        ========================================================
Entitlements and Mandatories: Budget resolution                    308,716            294,172                  0
 baseline estimates of appropriated entitlements and
 other mandatory programs not yet enacted..............
Total Current Level....................................            977,899          1,194,235          1,672,152

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Total Budget Resolution................................          1,626,488          1,590,658          1,638,202
    Current Level Over Budget Resolution...............                  0                  0             33,950
    Current Level Under Budget Resolution..............           -648,589           -396,423                  0
Memorandum:
    Revenues, 2002-2006:
        House Current Level............................                  0                  0          8,897,349
        House Budget Resolution........................                  0                  0          8,878,506
        Current Level Over Budget Resolution...........                  0                  0             18,843
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Notes: P.L.=Public Law.
Section 314 of the Congressional Budget Act, as amended, requires that the House Budget Committee revise the
  budget resolution to reflect funding provided in bills reported by the House for emergency requirements,
  disability reviews, an Earned Income Tax Credit compliance initiative, and adoption assistance. To date, the
  Budget Committee has increased the outlay allocation in the budget resolution by $184 million for these
  purposes. These amounts are not included in the current level because the funding has not yet been enacted.
Source: Congressional Budget Office.



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