[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 113 (Tuesday, September 10, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H6152-H6154]
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 
September 6, 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 231(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.

  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 September 6, 2002--on-budget amounts,
                         in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Fiscal year  Fiscal year
                                                    2003      2003-2007
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level:
  Budget Authority............................    1,784,073        (\1\)
  Outlays.....................................    1,765,225        (\1\)
  Revenues....................................    1,531,893    8,671,656
Curent Level:
  Budget Authority............................    1,045,600        (\1\)
  Outlays.....................................    1,313,395        (\1\)
  Revenues....................................    1,535,638    8,695,897
Current Level over (+)/ under (-) Appropriate
 Level:
  Budget Authority............................     -738,473        (\1\)
  Outlays.....................................     -451,830        (\1\)
  Revenues....................................        3,745       24,241
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal years
  2004 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 $738,473,000,000 (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 $451,830,000,000 (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 $3,745,000,000 (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 providing in revenue reduction for 
     the period FY 2003 through 2007 in excess of $24,241,000,000 
     (if not already included in the current level estimate) would 
     cause revenues to fall below the appropriate levels set by H. 
     Con. Res. 353.
                                  ____


   DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY ACTION, REFLECTING ACTION
                                                            COMPLETED AS OF SEPTEMBER 6, 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              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level \1\.................              8,532              8,406             49,206             47,592              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Difference........................                707              1,135             12,189             13,113              (\2\)              (\2\)
Armed Services:
    Allocation........................                516                516              5,804              5,804              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Difference........................               -516               -516             -5,804             -5,804              (\2\)              (\2\)
Education and the Workforce:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
Energy and Commerce:
    Allocation........................                 95                 59              2,709              2,649              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level.....................                776                776               -795               -795              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Difference........................                681                717             -3,504             -3,444              (\2\)              (\2\)
Financial Services:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level.....................                 40                 36                404                395              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Difference........................                 40                 36                404                395              (\2\)              (\2\)
Government Reform:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
House Administration:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
International Relations:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
Judiciary:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
Resources:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                700                700              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)

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    Difference........................                  0                  0               -700               -700              (\2\)              (\2\)
Science:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
Small Business:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
Transportation and Infrastructure:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0             17,476                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0            -17,476                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
Veterans' Affairs:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)
Ways and Means:
    Allocation........................              2,203                174              7,855              5,861              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Current Level.....................                388                312              3,018              2,876              (\2\)              (\2\)
    Difference........................             -1,815                138             -4,837             -2,985              (\2\)              (\2\)
Medicare:
    Allocation........................              4,650              4,575              (\2\)              (\2\)            347,270            347,270
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0              (\2\)              (\2\)                  0                  0
    Difference........................             -4,650             -4,575              (\2\)              (\2\)           -347,270           -347,270
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\1\ HR2646, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, was enacted May 13, 2002, prior to the adoption of the FY2003 House Budget Resolution on
  May 22, 2002.
\2\ Not applicable.


          DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE 302(b) SUBALLOCATIONS
                                                                [In millions of dollars]
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                                         Revised 302(b) suballocations as of     Current level reflecting action     Current level minus suballocations
                                           July 11, 2002 (H. Rpt. 107-567)      completed as of September 6, 2002  -------------------------------------
      Appropriations Subcommittee      --------------------------------------------------------\1\-----------------
                                                BA                 OT                 BA                 OT                 BA                 OT
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Agriculture, Rural Development........             17,601             17,907                 12              5,020            -17,589            -12,887
Commerce, Justice, State..............             40,303             43,104                  0             13,755            -40,303            -29,349
National Defense......................            354,447            346,110                  0            105,059           -354,447           -241,051
District of Columbia..................                517                581                  0                112               -517               -469
Energy & Water Development............             26,027             25,824                  0              8,876            -26,027            -16,948
Foreign Operations....................             16,350             16,481                  0             10,650            -16,350             -5,831
Interior..............................             19,730             19,369                 36              6,431            -19,694            -12,938
Labor, HHS & Education................            129,902            125,701             19,128             84,594           -110,774            -41,107
Legislative Branch....................              3,413              3,467                  0                612             -3,413             -2,855
Military Construction.................             10,083             10,058                  0              7,349            -10,083             -2,709
Transportation \2\....................             19,411             60,767                 20             38,860            -19,391            -21,907
Treasury-Postal Service...............             18,501             18,237                 45              4,375            -18,456            -13,862
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies...........             91,811             97,713              3,448             53,158            -88,363            -44,555
Unassigned............................                  0                271                  0               -227                  0               -498
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Grand Total.....................            748,096            785,590             22,689            338,624           -725,407           -446,966
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\1\ The House Budget Committee has revised the 302(a) allocation for outlays to reflect the difference between the House-passed and enacted versions of
  HR 4775, making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks on the United States. That adjustment, which
  equals--$2,322 million, has not yet been reflected in the 302(a) suballocations.
\2\ Does not include mass transit BA.


                                  ____
Statement of FY2004 advance appropriations under section 301 of H. Con. 
      Res. 353 reflecting action completed as of September 6, 2002

                        [In millions of dollars]

                                                       Budget authority
Appropriate Level................................................23,178
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Current Level:
  Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee:
    Employment and Training Administration..........................  0
    Education for the Disadvantaged.................................  0
    School Improvement..............................................  0
    Children and Family Services (head start).......................  0
    Special Education...............................................  0
    Vocational and Adult Education..................................  0
  Transportation Subcommittee: Transportation (highways; transit; 
    Farley Building)................................................  0
  Treasury, General Government Subcommittee: Payment to Postal 
    Service.........................................................  0
  Veterans, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee: Section 8 
    Renewals........................................................  0
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Total.........................................................  0
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

-23,178evel over (+)/under (-) Appropriate Level..................
                                  ____

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                Washington, DC, September 9, 2002.
     Hon. Jim Nussle,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: The attached report shows the effects of 
     Congressional action on the fiscal year 2003 budget and is 
     current through September 6, 2002. 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. 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 my last letter dated July 12, 2002, the Congress has 
     cleared and the President has signed the following acts that 
     changed budget authority, outlays, or revenues for 2003: the 
     Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-204), the 2002 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and 
     Response to Terrorist Acts on the United States (Public Law 
     107-206), and the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-210). The 
     effects of these new laws are identified in the enclosed 
     table.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Barry B. Anderson
                                   (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
       Attachment.

                       FISCAL YEAR 2003 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2002
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Budget authority       Outlays          Revenues
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enacted in previous sessions:
    Revenues..............................................                 0                 0         1,536,324
    Premanents and other spending legislation.............         1,090,473         1,038,707                 0

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    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.               3,524             3,587                 0
     107-147).............................................
    Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L.               8,532             8,406                 0
     107-171).............................................
    Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness                   1                 1                 0
     and Response Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-188)..............
    Auction Reform Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-195).............               775               775                 0
    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-204).............                40                36                43
    2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further                       0             8,342               -60
     Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Acts on the
     United States (P.L. 107-206).........................
    Trade Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-210)......................               388               312              -699
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total, enacted this session.........................            13,260            21,459              -686
                                                           =====================================================
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.......................................         1,045,600         1,313,395         1,535,638
Total Budget Resolution...................................         1,784,073         1,765,225         1,531,893
    Current Level Over Budget Resolution..................                 0                 0             3,745
    Current Level Under Budget Resolution.................          -738,473          -451,830                 0
Memorandum:
    Revenues, 2003-2007:
        House Current Level \1\...........................                 0                 0         8,695,897
        House Budget Resolution...........................                 0                 0         8,671,656
        Current Level Over Budget Resolution..............                 0                 0            24,241
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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.
 
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 $8,793 million for
  this purpose. Of this amount, $400 million is not included in the current level because the funding has not
  yet been enacted.
 
Source: Congressional Budget Office.




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