[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 53 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H2092-H2094]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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

  Mr. NUSSEL. 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 April 30, 2002.
  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.

  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 April 30, 2002 (On-budget amounts, in
                          millions of dollars)]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Fiscal
                                                    Fiscal    years 2002-
                                                   year 2002     2003
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level:
  Budget Authority..............................   1,679,172        n.a.
  Outlays.......................................   1,644,607        n.a.
  Revenues......................................   1,638,202   8,878,506
Current Level:
  Budget Authority..............................   1,670,534        n.a.
  Outlays.......................................   1,631,627        n.a.
  Revenues......................................   1,629,592   8,790,551
Current Level over (+)/under (-) Appropriate
 Level:
  Budget Authority..............................      -8,638        n.a.
  Outlays.......................................     -12,980        n.a.
  Revenues......................................      -8,610     -87,955
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n.a.=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 $8,638,000,000 (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 $12,980,000,000 (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 $8,610,000,000 (if not 
     already included in the current level estimate) would cause 
     revenues to fall further 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 $87, 955,000,000 (if 
     not already included in the current level estimate) would 
     cause revenues to fall further below the appropriate levels 
     set by H. Con. Res. 83.

      DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH
    AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(A) ALLOCATIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY ACTION
   [Reflecting Action Completed as of April 30, 2002 (Fiscal Years, in
                          millions of dollars)]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       2002               2002-2006
        House Committee        -----------------------------------------
                                   BA      Outlays      BA      Outlays
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture:
  Allocation..................     7,350     7,350     28,492     25,860
  Current Level...............         0         2          0          0
  Difference..................    -7,350    -7,348    -28,492    -25,860
Armed Services:
  Allocation..................       146       146        398        398
  Current Level...............       163       146        276        276
  Difference..................        17         0       -122       -122

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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...............      -195      -180      3,785      3,040
  Difference..................      -200      -185      3,753      3,008
Commerce:
  Allocation..................     2,687     2,687     -6,537     -6,537
  Current Level...............       -46       -50          2          7
  Difference..................    -2,733    -2,737      6,539      6,544
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         -4         -4
  Difference..................         0         0      1,991      1,991
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         16         13
  Difference..................         0         0       -349        -75
Judiciary:
  Allocation..................         0         0          0          0
  Current Level...............       109       109        299        159
  Difference..................       109       109        299        159
Small Business:
  Allocation..................         0         0          0          0
  Current Level...............         0         0          0          0
  Difference..................         0         0          0          0
Transportation and
 Infrastructure:
  Allocation..................     2,000     3,200      2,000      4,700
  Current Level...............     3,108     4,308      9,949     12,649
  Difference..................     1,108     1,108      7,949      7,949
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...............       230       230      3,097      3,097
  Difference..................       -34       -34       -108       -108
Ways and Means:
  Allocation..................     7,344     6,655     20,873     20,744
  Current Level...............    12,411    12,182     44,854     44,725
  Difference..................     5,067     5,527     23,981     23,981
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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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                                                       Revised 302(b)            Adjustments not      Current level reflecting     Current level minus
                                                    suballocations as of       reflected in 302(b)     action completed as of        suballocations
                                                   September 20, 2001 (H.        suballocations            April 30, 2002      -------------------------
           Appropriations Subcommittee                  Rpt. 107-208)      ----------------------------------------------------
                                                 --------------------------                                                          BA           OT
                                                       BA           OT           BA           OT           BA           OT
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Agriculture, Rural Development..................       15,668       16,044          535          352       16,553       16,634          350          238
Commerce, Justice, State........................       38,541       38,905        2,423        1,032       41,079       39,879          115          -58
National Defense................................      299,860      293,941       20,743       17,340      320,603      311,898            0          617
District of Columbia............................          399          415          200          200          608          618            9            3
Energy & Water Development......................       23,705       24,218          574          346       25,170       25,116          891          552
Foreign Operations..............................       15,167       15,087           50           13       15,396       15,119          179           19
Interior........................................       18,941       17,800          488          353       19,208       18,081         -221          -72
Labor, HHS & Education..........................      119,725      106,224        3,647        1,821      126,265      109,153        2,893        1,108
Legislative Branch..............................        2,892        2,918          256          196        3,230        3,137           82           23
Military Construction...........................       10,500        9,203          104           27       10,604        9,217            0          -13
Transportation \1\..............................       14,892       53,817        1,296          777       16,596       54,742          408          148
Treasury-Postal Service.........................       17,022       16,285        1,283        1,098       18,352       17,354           47          -29
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies.....................       85,434       88,062        7,101          348       92,335       88,811         -200          401
Unassigned \2\..................................            0            0        4,554       21,132            0       13,397       -4,554       -7,735
                                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Grand Total...............................      662,746      682,919       43,254       45,035      705,999      723,156           -1      -4,798
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\1\ Does not include mass transit BA.
\2\ Reflects 2002 outlays for FY2001 appropriations contained in P.L. 107-38, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from and
  Response to Terrorist Acts on the United States, and budget authority and outlays that result from the increase in the statutory spending caps
  contained in P.L. 107-117, the bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2002.


 STATEMENT OF FY2003 ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS UNDER SECTION 201 OF H. CON.
                                 RES. 83
    [Reflecting Action Completed as of April 30, 2002 (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...........................         36
  Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee:
    Employment and Training Administration...................      2,463
    Health Resources.........................................          0
    Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program................          0
    Child Care Development Block Grant.......................          0
    Elementary and Secondary Education (reading excellence)..          0
    Education for the Disadvantaged..........................      7,383
    School Improvement.......................................      1,765
    Children and Family Services (head start)................      1,400
    Special Education........................................      5,072
    Vocational and Adult Education...........................        791
  Treasury, General Government Subcommittee:
    Payment to Postal Service................................         48
    Federal Building Fund....................................          0
  Veterans, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee,            4,200
   Section 8 Renewals........................................
                                                              ----------
      Total..................................................     23,158
Current Level over (+)/under (-) Appropriate Level...........         -1
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 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 April 30, 2002 (in millions of
                                dollars)]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Current
                                                                 level
                                         Statutory   Current   over (+)/
                                          cap \1\     level    under (-)
                                                               statutory
                                                                  cap
------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Purpose:
  BA...................................    704,548    704,241       -307
  OT...................................    696,092    687,940     -8,152
    Defense \2\:
      BA...............................       n.a.    347,394       n.a.
      OT...............................       n.a.    347,440       n.a.
    Nondefense \2\:
      BA...............................       n.a.    356,847       n.a.
      OT...............................       n.a.    340,500       n.a.
Highway Category:
  BA...................................       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.
  OT...................................     28,489     28,489          0
Mass Transit Category:
  BA...................................       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.
  OT...................................      5,275      5,275          0
Conservation Category:
  BA...................................      1,735      1,758         23
  OT...................................      1,469      1,452        -17
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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.
n.a. = Not applicable.


                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                      Washington, DC, May 1, 2002.
     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 April 30, 2002. The 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, 
     disability reviews Earned Income Tax Credit compliance 
     initiative, and adoption assistance. These revisions are 
     required by section 314 of the Congressional Budget Act, as 
     amended. In addition, section 218 of H. Con. Res. 83 provides 
     for an allocation increase to accommodate House action on the 
     President's revised request for defense spending, and Public 
     Law 107-117 contains language that increases the 
     discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2002.
       Since my last letter, dated February 5, 2002, the Congress 
     has cleared and the President has signed the Job Creation and 
     Worker Assistance Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147), which has 
     changed budget authority, outlays, and revenues for 2002.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Barry B. Anderson
                                   (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
       Enclosure.

 

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                        FISCAL YEAR 2002 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF APRIL 30, 2002
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Budget
                                                                     authority        Outlays        Revenues
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enacted in previous sessions:
    Revenues....................................................               0               0       1,672,118
    Permanents and other spending legislation...................         994,555         945,695               0
    Appropriation legislation...................................       1,011,996       1,000,944               0
    Offsetting receipts.........................................        -322,403        -322,403               0
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
          Total, enacted in previous sessions...................       1,684,148       1,624,236       1,672,118
Action this session:
    An act to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to                     -195            -180               0
     establish fixed interest rates (P.L. 107-139)..............
    Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-              5,984           5,755         -42,526
     147).......................................................
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
          Total, action this session............................           5,789           5,575         -42,526
Entitlements and mandatories: Difference between enacted levels          -18,054           1,816               0
 and budget resolution estimates for appropriated entitlements
 and other mandatory programs...................................
Total Current Level.............................................       1,670,534       1,631,627       1,629,592
Total Budget Resolution.........................................       1,679,172       1,644,607       1,638,202
      Current Level Over Budget Resolution......................               0               0               0
      Current Level Under Budget Resolution.....................          -8,638         -12,980          -8,610
Memorandum:
    Revenues, 2002-2006:
        House Current Level.....................................               0               0       8,790,551
        House Budget Resolution.................................               0               0       8,878,506
            Current Level Under Budget Resolution...............               0               0         -87,955
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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. In addition, Section 218 of H. Con. Res. 83 provides for an allocation increase to accommodate
  House action on the President's revised request for defense spending, Public Law 107-117 contains language
  that increases the discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2002, and Public Law 107-147 revises budget
  authority and outlay allocations to accommodate emergency spending. To date, the Budget Committee has
  increased the budget authority allocation in the budget resolution by $52,684 million and the outlay
  allocation by $54,133 million for these purposes.
For comparability purposes, current level budget authority excludes $1,349 million that was appropriated for
  mass transit. The budget authority for mass transit, which is exempt from the allocations made for the
  discretionary categories pursuant to sections 302(a)(1) and 302(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act, is not
  included in H. Con. Res. 83. Total budget authority including mass transit is $1,671,883 million.
 
Source: Congressional Budget Office.



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