[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 93 (Thursday, July 11, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H4529-H4531]
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 2003 AND THE 5-YEAR PERIOD FY 2003 THROUGH FY 2007

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Nussle) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. NUSSLE. Mr. Speaker, I am transmitting a status report on the 
current levels of on-budget spending and revenues for fiscal year 2003 
and for the five-year period of fiscal years 2003 through 2007. This 
report is necessary to facilitate the application of sections 302 and 
311 of the Congressional Budget Act and section 301 of House Concurrent 
Resolution 353, which is currently in effect as a concurrent resolution 
on the budget in the House. This status report is current through July 
11, 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. 353. 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 2003 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. 353 for fiscal 
year 2003 and fiscal years 2003 through 2007. ``Discretionary action'' 
refers to legislation enacted after the adoption of the budget 
resolution. A separate allocation for the Medicare program, as 
established under section 213(d) of the budget resolution, is shown for 
fiscal year 2003 and fiscal years 2003 through 2012. 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 2003 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 2004 of accounts 
identified for advance appropriations under section 301 of H. Con. Res. 
353 printed in the Congressional Record on May 22, 2002. This list is 
needed to enforce section 301 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.

   DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS FOR
                      DISCRETIONARY ACTION REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF JULY 11, 2002
                                     [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]
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                                              2003                 2003-2007 total           2003-2012 total
          House Committee          -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         BA        Outlays         BA        Outlays         BA        Outlays
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Agriculture:
    Allocation....................        7,825        7,271       37,017       34,479         n.a.         n.a.
    Current Level.................        8,532        8,406       49,206       47,592         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................          707        1,135       12,189       13,113         n.a.         n.a.
Armed Services:
    Allocation....................          516          516        5,804        5,804         n.a.         n.a.
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................         -516         -516       -5,804       -5,804         n.a.         n.a.
Banking and Financial Services:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
Education and the Workforce:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
Commerce:
    Allocation....................           95           59        2,709        2,649         n.a.         n.a.
    Current Level.................          776          776         -795         -795         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................          681          717       -3,504       -3,444         n.a.         n.a.
International Relations:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
Government Reform:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
House Administration:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
Resources:
    Allocation....................            0            0          700          700         n.a.         n.a.
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................            0            0         -700         -700         n.a.         n.a.
Judiciary:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
Small Business:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
Transportation and Infrastructure:
    Allocation....................            0            0       17,476            0         n.a.         n.a.

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    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................            0            0      -17,476            0         n.a.         n.a.
Science:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
Veterans' Affairs:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
Ways and Means:
    Allocation....................        2,203          174        7,855        5,861         n.a.         n.a.
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0         n.a.         n.a.
    Difference....................       -2,203         -174       -7,855       -5,861         n.a.         n.a.
Medicare:
    Allocation....................        4,650        4,575         n.a.         n.a.      347,270      347,270
    Current Level.................            0            0         n.a.         n.a.            0            0
    Difference....................       -4,650       -4,575         n.a.         n.a.     -347,270     -347,270
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 DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
                                              302(b) SUBALLOCATIONS
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                    302(b) suballocations as  Current level reflecting     Current level minus
                                      of June 24, 2002 (H.     action completed as of        suballocations
    Appropriations Subcommittee         Rpt. 107-529) \1\           July 11, 2002      -------------------------
                                   ----------------------------------------------------
                                         BA           OT           BA           OT           BA           OT
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Agriculture, Rural Development....       17,601       17,907           12        4,913      -17,589      -12,994
Commerce, Justice, State..........       40,333       43,104            0       13,635      -40,333      -29,469
National Defense..................      354,447      346,110            0       99,708     -354,447     -246,402
District of Columbia..............          517          581            0          111         -517         -470
Energy & Water Development........       26,027       25,824            0        8,795      -26,027      -17,029
Foreign Operations................       16,350       16,481            0       10,281      -16,350       -6,200
Interior..........................       19,670       18,969           36        6,431      -19,634      -12,538
Labor, HHS & Education............      129,902      125,701       19,128       84,622     -110,774      -41,079
Legislative Branch................        3,413        3,467            0          592       -3,413       -2,875
Military Construction.............       10,083       10,058            0        7,349      -10,083       -2,709
Transportation \2\................       19,411       60,767           20       37,185      -19,391      -23,582
Treasury--Postal Service..........       18,501       18,237           45        4,358      -18,456      -13,879
VA-HUD--Independent Agencies......       91,841       97,713        3,448       52,302      -88,393      -45,411
Unassigned........................            0          271            0            0            0         -271
                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Grand Total.................      748,096      785,190       22,689      330,282     -725,407     -454,908
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\1\ Reflects 2003 outlays from FY2002 appropriations contained in H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations
  act for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks on the United States.
\2\ Does not include mass transit BA.

  Statement of FY 2004 Advance Appropriations Under Section 301 of H. 
     Con. Res. 353 Reflecting Action Completed as of July 11, 2002

       Interior Subcommittee: Elk Hills.
       Labor, Health and Human Services Education Subcommittee: 
     Employment and Training Administration, Education for the 
     Disadvantaged, School Improvement, Children and Family 
     Services (head start), Special Educaiton, Vocational and 
     Adult Education.
       Transportation Subcommittee: Transportation (highways; 
     transit; Farley Building).
       Treasury, General Government Subcommittee: Payment to 
     Postal Service.
       Veterans, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee: 
     Section 8 renewals.
                                  ____


  REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET--STATUS OF THE
    FISCAL YEAR 2003 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN H. CON. RES. 353
             REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF JULY 11, 2002
               [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Fiscal
                                                Fiscal year  years 2003-
                                                    2003         2007
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level:
  Budget Authority............................    1,784,073         n.a.
  Outlays.....................................    1,767,146         n.a.
  Revenues....................................    1,531.893    8,671,656
Current Level:
  Budget Authority............................    1,045,172         n.a.
  Outlays.....................................    1,304,705         n.a.
  Revenues....................................    1,536.324    8,699,516
Current Level over (+)/under (-) Appropriate
 Level:
  Budget Authority............................     -738,901         n.a.
  Outlays.....................................     -462,441         n.a.
  Revenues....................................        4,431       27,860
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n.a. = Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal year
  2003 through 2007 will not be considered until future sessions of
  Congress.

       Budget Authority.--Enactment of measures providing new 
     budget authority for FY 2003 in excess of $738,901,000,000 
     (if not already included in the current level estimate) would 
     cause FY 2003 budget authority to exceed the appropriate 
     level set by H. Con. Res. 353.
       Outlays.--Enactment of measures providing new outlays for 
     FY 2003 in excess of $462,441,000,000 (if not already 
     included in the current level estimate) would cause FY 2003 
     outlays to exceed the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 
     353.
       Revenues.--Enactment of measures that would result in 
     revenue reduction for FY 2003 in excess of $4,431,000,000 (if 
     not already included in the current level estimate) would 
     cause revenues to fall below the appropriate level set by H. 
     Con. Res. 353.
       Enactment of measures resulting in revenue reduction for 
     the period FY 2003 through 2007 in excess of $27,860,000,000 
     (if not already included in the current level estimate) would 
     cause revenues to fall below the appropriate levels set by H. 
     Con. Res. 353.
                                  ____

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                    Washington, DC, July 12, 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 2003 budget and is 
     current through July 11, 2002. This report is submitted under 
     section 308(b) and in aid of section 311 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act, as amended. This is my first letter for fiscal 
     year 2003.
       The estimates of budget authority, outlays, and revenues 
     are consistent with the technical and economic assumptions of 
     H. Con. Res. 353, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for 
     Fiscal Year 2003. 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.
       Since the beginning of the second session of the 107th 
     Congress, the Congress has cleared and the President has 
     signed the following acts that changed budget authority and 
     outlays for 2003: the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act 
     of 2003 (Public Law 107-147), the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171), the Public 
     Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response 
     Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-188), and the Auction Reform Act 
     of 2002 (Public Law 107-195). The effects of these new laws 
     are identified in the enclosed table.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Barry B. Anderson
                                   (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
       Enclosure.

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                         FISCAL YEAR 2003 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF JULY 11, 2002
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                                                      Budget
                                                                     authority        Outlays        Revenues
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Enacted in previous sessions:
    Revenues....................................................               0               0       1,536,324
    Permanents and other spending legislation...................       1,090,473       1,038,707               0
    Appropriation legislation...................................               0         313,127               0
    Offsetting receipts.........................................        -346,866        -346,866               0
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
          Total, previously enacted.............................         743,607       1,004,968       1,536,324
Enacted this session:
    Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-              3,524           3,587               0
     147).......................................................
    Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-              8,532           8,406               0
     171).......................................................
    Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and                   1               1               0
     Response Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-188)........................
    Auction Reform Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-195)...................             775             775               0
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
          Total, enacted this session...........................          12,832          12,769               0
Entitlements and Mandatories: Budget resolution baseline                 288,733         286,968               0
 estimates of appropriated entitlements and other mandatory
 programs not yet enacted.......................................
Total Current level.............................................       1,045,172       1,304,705       1,536,324
Total Budget Resolution.........................................       1,784,073       1,767,146       1,531,893
    Current Level Over Budget resolution........................               0               0           4,431
    Current Level Under Budget Resolution.......................        -738,901        -462,441               0
Memorandum:
    Revenues, 2003-2007:
        House Current Level \1\.................................               0               0       8,699,516
        House Budget Resolution.................................               0               0       8,671,656
            Current Level Over Budget Resolution................               0               0          27,860
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\1\ The revenue effects of the Clergy Housing Allowance Clarification Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-181) begin in 2004
  and are included in this revenue figure.
 
Source: Congressional Budget Office.
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. To
  date, the Budget Committee has increased the outlay allocation in the budget resolution by $10,714 million for
  this purpose. This amount is not included in the current level because the funding has not yet been enacted.

  

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