[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 88 (Monday, June 16, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H5389-H5391]
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
   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 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 for fiscal year 2004 
(H. Con. Res. 95). This status report is current through June 13, 2003, 
and incorporates revisions to the budget resolution made on June 12, 
2003, to reflect the enactment of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief 
Reconciliation Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-27).
  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 year 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 of 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.

  REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET--STATUS OF THE
    FISCAL YEAR 2004 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN H. CON. RES. 95
 [Reflecting action completed as of June 13, 2003--on-budget amounts, in
                          millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Fiscal
                                                Fiscal year  years 2004-
                                                    2004         2008
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level:
  Budget Authority............................    1,880,555        (\1\)
  Outlays.....................................    1,903,502        (\1\)
  Revenues....................................    1,325,452    8,168,933
Current Level:
  Budget Authority............................    1,100,022        (\1\)
  Outlays.....................................    1,424,727        (\1\)
  Revenues....................................    1,331,145    8,377,502
Current Level over (+)/under (-) Appropriate
 Level:
  Budget Authority............................     -780,533        (\1\)
  Outlays.....................................     -478,775        (\1\)
  Revenues....................................        5,693      208,569
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal years
  2005 through 2008 will not be considered until future sessions of
  Congress.

                            budget authority

       Enactment of measures providing new budget authority for FY 
     2004 in excess of $780,533,000,000 (if not already included 
     in the current level estimate) would cause FY 2004 budget 
     authority to exceed the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 
     95.


                                outlays

       Enactment of measures providing new outlays for FY 2004 in 
     excess of $478,775,000,000 (if not already included in the 
     current level estimate) would cause FY 2004 outlays to exceed 
     the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 95.


                                revenues

       Enactment of measures that would result in revenue 
     reduction for FY 2004 in excess of $5,693,000,000 (if not 
     already included in the current level estimate) would cause 
     revenues to fall below the appropriate level set by H. Con. 
     Res. 95.
       Enactment of measures resulting in revenue reduction for 
     the period FY 2004 through 2008 in excess of $208,569,000,000 
     (if not already included in the current level estimate) would 
     cause revenues to fall below the appropriate levels set by H. 
     Con. Res. 95.
                                  ____


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    DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY ACTION REFLECTING ACTION
                                                              COMPLETED AS OF JUNE 13, 2003
                                                         [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]
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                                                        2004                             2004-2008 total             2004-2013 total
            House Committee            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      Outlays
                                                BA              Outlays               BA              Outlays               BA
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
Armed Services:
    Allocation........................                 70                 34                 70                 70              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................                -70                -34                -70                -70              (\1\)              (\1\)
Education and the Workforce:
    Allocation........................                 39                 47                201                245              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................                -39                -47               -201               -245              (\1\)              (\1\)
Energy and Commerce:
    Allocation........................               -170               -170                439                439              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................                170                170               -439               -439              (\1\)              (\1\)
Financial Services:
    Allocation........................                  0                375                  0              1,250              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................                 -1                 -1                 -2                 -2              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................                 -1               -376                 -2             -1,252              (\1\)              (\1\)
Government Reform:
    Allocation........................                 -1                  0                 -3                 -1              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................                  1                  0                  3                  1              (\1\)              (\1\)
House Administration:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
International Relations:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
Judiciary:
    Allocation........................                 19                 19                 95                 95              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................                -19                -19                -95                -95              (\1\)              (\1\)
Resources:
    Allocation........................                 24                 24                522                342              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................                -24                -24               -522               -342              (\1\)              (\1\)
Science:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
Small Business:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
Transportation and Infrastructure:
    Allocation........................              9,256                  0             41,134                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................             -9,256                  0            -41,134                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
Veterans' Affairs:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................                  0                  0                  0                  0              (\1\)              (\1\)
Ways and Means:
    Allocation........................             20,626             20,054             24,079             23,876              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Current Level.....................             18,042             18,042             22,856             22,856              (\1\)              (\1\)
    Difference........................             -2,584             -2,012             -1,223             -1,020              (\1\)              (\1\)
Medicare:
    Allocation........................                  0                  0               n.a.               n.a.                  0                  0
    Current Level.....................                  0                  0                n.a               n.a.                  0                  0
    Difference........................                  0                  0               n.a.               n.a.                  0                  0
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\1\ Not applicable.


 DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
                                              302(b) SUBALLOCATIONS
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                      302(b) suballocations   Current level reflecting     Current level minus
                                     have not been issued as   action completed as of        suballocations
    Appropriations Subcommittee         of June 13, 2003            June 13, 2003      -------------------------
                                   ----------------------------------------------------
                                         BA           OT           BA           OT           BA           OT
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture, Rural Development....        (\1\)        (\1\)           14        5,036        (\1\)        (\1\)
Commerce, Justice, State..........        (\1\)        (\1\)            0       14,197        (\1\)        (\1\)
National Defense..................        (\1\)        (\1\)           17      137,684        (\1\)        (\1\)
District of Columbia..............        (\1\)        (\1\)            0           51        (\1\)        (\1\)
Energy & Water Development........        (\1\)        (\1\)            0        9,198        (\1\)        (\1\)
Foreign Operations................        (\1\)        (\1\)            0       13,804        (\1\)        (\1\)
Homeland Security.................        (\1\)        (\1\)          215       12,678        (\1\)        (\1\)
Interior..........................        (\1\)        (\1\)           36        6,244        (\1\)        (\1\)
Labor, HHS & Education............        (\1\)        (\1\)       21,378       91,973        (\1\)        (\1\)
Legislative Branch................        (\1\)        (\1\)            0          671        (\1\)        (\1\)
Military Construction.............        (\1\)        (\1\)            0        7,680        (\1\)        (\1\)
Transportation-Treasury...........        (\1\)        (\1\)           31       41,247        (\1\)        (\1\)
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies.......        (\1\)        (\1\)        2,698       51,610        (\1\)        (\1\)
                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Grand Total.................      784,675      861,084       24,389      392,073     -760,286     -469,011
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\1\ Not applicable.


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                                  ____
Statement of FY2005 advance appropriations under section 501 of H. Con. 
        Res. 95 reflecting action completed as of June 13, 2003

                        [In millions of dollars]

                                                       Budget authority
Appropriate Level................................................23,158
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Current Level:
  Interior Subcommittee:
    Elk Hills.......................................................  0
  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
  Treasury, General Government Subcommittee: Payment to Postal 
    Service.........................................................  0
  Veterans, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee: Section 8 
    Renewals........................................................  0
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Total...........................................................  0
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

-23,158evel over (+)/under (-) Appropriate Level..................
                                  ____

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                    Washington, DC, June 16, 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 June 13, 20023. 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 and the tax relief act of 
     2003. These revisions are authorized by sections 421 and 507 
     of H. Con. Res. 95, respectively.
       Since my last letter, dated May 20, 2003, the Congress has 
     cleared and the President has signed the following acts that 
     changed budget authority, outlays, or revenues for 2004: the 
     Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003 (Public Law 108-
     26), and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 
     2003 (Public Law 108-27). The effects of these new laws are 
     identified in the enclosed table.
           Sincerely,
                                              Douglas Holtz-Eakin,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.

                         FISCAL YEAR 2004 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF JUNE 13, 2003
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Budget authority       Outlays          Revenues
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enacted in previous sessions:
    Revenues..............................................                 0                 0         1,466,370
    Permanents and other spending legislation.............         1,088,932         1,061,259                 0
    Appropriation legislation.............................                 0           345,754                 0
    Offsetting receipts...................................          -366,436          -366,436                 0
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total, previously enacted...........................           722,496         1,040,577         1,466,370
Enacted this session:
    Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act of                 251            27,349                 0
     2003 (P.L. 108-11)...................................
    American 5-Cent Coin Design Continuity Act of 2003                    -1                -1                 0
     (P.L. 108-15)........................................
    Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003 (P.L. 108-            4,730             4,730               145
     26)..................................................
    Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003             13,312            13,312          -135,370
     (P.L. 108-27)........................................
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total, enacted this session.........................            18,256            45,390          -135,225
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\...................................         1,100,022         1,424,727         1,331,145
Total Budget Resolution...................................         1,880,555         1,903,502         1,325,452
    Current Level Over Budget Resolution..................                 0                 0             5,693
    Current Level Under Budget Resolution.................          -780,533          -478,775                 0
Memorandum:
    Revenues, 2004-2008:..................................
        House Current Level...............................                 0                 0         8,377,502
        House Budget Resolution...........................                 0                 0         8,168,933
        Current Level Over Budget Resolution..............                 0                 0           208,569
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\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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