[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 20, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H4328-H4334]
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 2004 AND THE 5-YEAR PERIOD FY 2004 THROUGH FY 2008

  Mr. NUSSLE. Mr. Speaker, I am transmitting a status report on the 
current levels of on-budget spending and revenues for fiscal year 2004 
and for the five-year period of fiscal years 2004 through 2008. This 
report is necessary to facilitate the application of sections 302 and 
311 of the Congressional Budget Act and section 501 of the conference 
report on the concurrent resolution on the budget fiscal year 2004 (H. 
Con. Res. 95). This status report is current through May 19, 2003.
  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 compares the current levels of total budget 
authority, outlays, and revenues with the aggregate levels set forth by 
H. Con. Res. 95. 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 fiscal years 2004 through 
2008, 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. 95 for fiscal 
year 2004 and fiscal years 2004 through 2008. ``Discretionary action'' 
refers to legislation enacted after the adoption of the budget 
resolution. A separate allocation for the Medicare program, as 
established under section 401(a)(3) of the budget resolution, is shown 
for fiscal year 2004 and fiscal years 2004 through 2013. 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 2004 with the ``section'' 302(b)'' 
suballocations of discretionary budget authority and outlays among 
Appropriations subcommittees. The comparison is 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 last table gives the current level for 2005 of accounts 
identified for advance appropriations under section 501 of H. Con. Res. 
95. This list is needed to enforce section 501 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.

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                                      Congressional Budget Office,


                                                U.S. Congress,

                                     Washington, DC, May 20, 2003.
     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 2004 budget and is 
     current through May 19, 2003. 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. 95, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for 
     Fiscal Year 2004. The budget resolution figures incorporate 
     revisions submitted by the Committee on the Budget to the 
     House to reflect funding for the fiscal year 2003 
     supplemental appropriations act. These revisions are 
     authorized by section 421 of H. Con. Res. 95. This is my 
     first letter for fiscal year 2004.
       Since the beginning of the first session of the 108th 
     Congress, the Congress has cleared and the President has 
     signed the following acts that changed budget authority, 
     outlays, or revenues for 2004: the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Resolution of 2003 (Public Law 108-7), the 
     Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2003 
     (Public Law 108-11) and the American 5-Cent Coin Design 
     Continuity Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-15). The effects of 
     the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution of 2003 are 
     included in the previously enacted section of the enclosed 
     table. The effects of all other new laws are identified 
     separately.
           Sincerely,
                                              Douglas Holtz-Eakin,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.

     FISCAL YEAR 2004 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF MAY 19, 2003
                        [In millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Budget
                                    authority     Outlays      Revenues
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enacted in previous sessions:
    Revenues.....................            0            0    1,466,370
    Permanents and other spending    1,088,831    1,061,159            0
     legislation.................
    Appropriation legislation....            0       35,754            0
    Offsetting receipts..........     -366,335     -366,336            0
                                  --------------------------------------
      Total, previously enacted..      722,496    1,040,577    1,466,370
Enacted this session:
    Emergency Wartime                      215       27,349            0
     Supplemental Appropriations
     Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-11)...
    American 5-Cent Coin Design             -1           -1            0
     Continuity Act of 2003 (P.L.
     108-15).....................
                                  --------------------------------------
      Total, enacted this session          214       27,348            0
Entitlements and mandatories:
    Budget resolution baseline         359,270      338,760            0
     estimates of appropriated
     entitlements and other
     mandatory programs not yet
     enacted.....................
Total current level \1\..........    1,081,980    1,406,685    1,466,370
Total budget resolution..........    1,861,333    1,884,280    1,325,452
    Current level over budget                0            0      140,918
     resolution..................
    Current level under budget        -779,353     -477,595            0
     resolution..................
 
            Memorandum
 
Revenues, 2004-2008:
    House current level..........            0            0    8,640,211
    House budget resolution......            0            0    8,168,933
        Current level over budget            0            0     471,278
         resolution..............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget
  Act in the House, the budget resolution does not include prior-year
  outlays of $508 million for Social Security administrative expenses.
  As a result, current level excludes these items.
 
NOTE.--P.L. = Public Law.
 
Source: Congressional Budget Office.



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