[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 133 (Thursday, October 10, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H7890]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     REVISIONS TO THE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS AND BUDGETARY AGGREGATES 
ESTABLISHED BY THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                                  2003

  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 submit for printing in the Congressional 
Record revisions to the 302(a) allocations to the Committee on 
Appropriations established by H. Con. Res. 353, the Concurrent 
Resolution on the Budget for fiscal year 2003. My authority to make 
these adjustments is derived from sections 201, 204 and 231(c) of the 
budget resolution.
  As reported to the House, H.R. 5559, the Department of Transportation 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2003, 
establishes an obligation limitation for programs, projects, and 
activities within the highway category (as defined by section 
251(c)(7)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985). Section 204 of H. Con. Res. 353 provides for an increase in 
the outlay allocation to the Committee on Appropriations if: (1) the 
funds are distributed according to the formula contained in section 
1102 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, (2) the 
obligation limitation established by the legislation for such programs 
exceeds $23,864,000,000, and (3) the accompanying increase in outlays 
does not exceed $1,180,000,000.
  I have reviewed the provisions of H.R. 5559, and have determined that 
those conditions have been met. Accordingly, I am increasing the fiscal 
year 2003 outlay allocation to the House Committee on Appropriations by 
$1,180,000,000.
  In addition, the conference report on H.R. 5010, the bill making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2003, 
provides new budget authority for operations of the Department of 
Defense to prosecute the war on terrorism. Section 201 of H. Con. Res. 
353 provides for an increase in the allocations and other levels in the 
budget resolution for amounts provided for this purpose, subject to an 
overall limitation of $10,000,000,000 in new budget authority and 
outlays flowing therefrom.
  The conference report on the Defense appropriations bill provides 
additional funds to prosecute the war on terrorism. Accordingly, I am 
increasing the fiscal year 2003 budget authority allocation to the 
House Committee on Appropriations by $1,000,000,000, and the outlay 
allocation by $743,000,000, which I estimate to be the outlays flowing 
from those appropriations.
  The resulting 302(a) allocation for fiscal year 2003 to the House 
Committee on Appropriations is $749,096,000,000 in new budget authority 
and $785,191,000,000, in outlays.

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