[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H2172-H2174]
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 2005

  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 April 9, 2004.
  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 
now 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. This table also compares the current 
level of total discretionary appropriations with the section 302(a) 
allocation for the Appropriations Committee. These comparisons are 
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 
either the section 302(a) allocation or 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 or order against appropriations 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 HOUSE CONCURRENT
                              RESOLUTION 95
 [Reflecting action completed as of April 9, 2004--On-budget amounts, in
                          millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Fiscal 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..........................    1,877,536        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................    1,895,542        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................    1,334,119    8,383,689
Current Level over (+)/under (-) Appropriate
 level:
    Budget authority..........................       -3,019        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................       -7,954        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................        8,667      214,756
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\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 $3,019,000,000 (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 $7,954,000,000 (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 $8,667,000,000 (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 $214,756,000,000 
     (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 APRIL 9, 2004
                                                         [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]
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                                                                  2004                         2004-2008 Total                   2004-2013 Total
                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           BA            Outlays             BA            Outlays             BA            Outlays
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House Committee:
    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.............................            3,818              354           15,168           12,755            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Difference................................            3,748              320           15,098           12,685            (\1\)            (\1\)
    Education and the Workforce:
        Allocation................................               39               47              201              245            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Current Level.............................               15               14              332              332            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Difference................................              -24              -33              131               87            (\1\)            (\1\)
    Energy and Commerce:
        Allocation................................             -170             -170              439              439            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Current Level.............................            2,202              963            3,451            3,567            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Difference................................            2,372            1,133            3,012            3,128            (\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.............................                2                2               24               24            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Difference................................                3                2               27               25            (\1\)            (\1\)
    House Administration:
        Allocation................................                0                0                0                0            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Current Level.............................                1                1                3                3            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Difference................................                1                1                3                3            (\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.............................               13               13               83               83            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Difference................................               -6               -6              -12              -12            (\1\)            (\1\)
    Resources:
        Allocation................................               24               24              522              342            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Current Level.............................               28               28              165              165            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Difference................................                4                4             -357             -177            (\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.............................            7,753               -2            8,788             -126            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Difference................................           -1,503               -2          -32,346             -126            (\1\)            (\1\)
    Veterans' Affairs
        Allocation................................                0                0                0                0            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Current Level.............................              -77              -77               -1               -1            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Difference................................              -77              -77               -1               -1            (\1\)            (\1\)
    Ways and Means:
        Allocation................................           20,626           20,054           24,079           23,876            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Current Level.............................           18,771           18,703           23,503           23,538            (\1\)            (\1\)
        Difference................................           -1,855           -1,351             -576             -338            (\1\)            (\1\)
    Medicare:
        Allocation................................                0                0            (\1\)            (\1\)                0                0
        Current Level.............................            4,100            3,100            (\1\)            (\1\)          392,000          392,000
        Difference................................            4,100            3,100            (\1\)            (\1\)          392,000          392,000
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\1\ Nonapplicable.


    DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATION AND APPROPRIATIONS
                                                           SUBCOMMITTEE 302(b) SUBALLOCATIONS
                                                                [In millions of dollars]
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                                                    302(b) suballocations as of July   Current level reflecting action         Current level minus
                                                       22, 2003 (H. Rpt. 108-228)       completed as of April 9, 2004            suballocations
            Appropriations Subcommittee            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           BA               OT               BA               OT               BA               OT
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Agriculture, Rural Development....................           17,005           17,686           16,839           17,633             -166              -53
Commerce, Justice, State..........................           37,914           41,009           37,582           40,677             -332             -332
National Defense..................................          368,662          389,221          368,183          388,648             -479             -573
District of Columbia..............................              466              464              542              536               76               72
Energy & Water Development........................           27,080           27,211           27,255           27,263              175               52
Foreign Operations................................           17,120           20,185           17,611           20,171              491              -14
Homeland Security.................................           29,411           30,506           29,238           30,007             -173             -499
Interior..........................................           19,627           19,400           19,540           19,346              -87              -54
Labor, HHS & Education............................          138,036          134,766          138,987          135,069              951              303
Legislative Branch................................            3,512            3,662            3,527            3,603               15              -59
Military Construction.............................            9,196           10,282            9,316           10,247              120              -35
Transportation--Treasury..........................           27,502           71,360           28,116           71,873              614              513
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies.......................           90,034           95,590           90,774           96,404              740              814
                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total (Section 302(a) Allocation)...........          785,565          861,342          787,510          861,477            1,945              135
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Statement of FY2005 advance appropriations under section 501 of H. Con. 
        Res. 95, reflecting action completed as of April 9, 2004

[In millions of dollars]
                                                       Budget authority
Appropriate Level................................................23,158
Current Level:
  Homeland Security Subcommittee:
    Bioshield \1\.................................................2,528
  Interior Subcommittee
    Elk Hills....................................................... 36
  Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee:
    Employment and Training Administration........................2,463
    Education for Disadvantaged...................................7,383
    School Improvement............................................1,435

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    Children and Family Services (head start).....................1,400
    Special Education.............................................5,413
    Vocational and Adult Education..................................791
  Transportation and Treasury Subcommittee:
    Payment to Postal Service....................................... 37
  Veterans, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee: Section 8 
      Renewals                                                    4,200
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Total......................................................25,686
Current Level over (+) / under (-) Appropriate Level              2,528

\1\ This advance appropriation was not on the list of accounts 
identified for advance appropriations included in the joint explanatory 
statement of the committee of conference in the conference report to 
accompany H. Con. Res. 95. Still, since the provision has been enacted, 
it is included part of the current level for advance appropriations.
                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                   Washington, DC, April 20, 2004.
     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 April 9, 2004. This report 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 Emergency Wartime 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003, and the Jobs and 
     Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. These revisions 
     are authorized by sections 421 and 507 of H. Con. Res. 95, 
     respectively.
       Since my last letter, dated February 12, 2004, the Congress 
     has cleared and the President has signed the following acts, 
     which changed budget authority, outlays, or revenues for 
     2004:
       The Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004 (Public 
     Law 108-202);
       The Social Security Protection Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
     203);
       The Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
     210);
       An act to reauthorize certain school lunch and child 
     nutrition programs through June 30, 2004 (Public Law 108-
     211); and
       The Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
     213).
       In addition, the Congress has cleared the following 
     legislation for the President's signature:
       An act to require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse 
     members of the United States Armed Forces for certain 
     transportation expenses (S. 2057).
           Sincerely,
                                              Douglas Holtz-Eakin,
                                                         Director.

                         FISCAL YEAR 2004 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF APRIL 9, 2004
                                            [in millions of dollars]
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                                                          Budget authority       Outlays            Revenues
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Enacted in previous sessions:
    Revenues...........................................               n.a.               n.a.          1,330,756
    Permanents and other spending legislation..........          1,120,639          1,081,373               n.a.
    Appropriation legislation \1\......................          1,145,398          1,178,431               n.a.
    Offsetting receipts................................           -368,484           -368,484               n.a.
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, enacted in previous sessions:.............          1,897,533          1,891,320          1,330,756
                                                        ========================================================
Enacted this session:
    Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004 (P.L.               1,328                  0                  0
     108-202)..........................................
    Social Security Protection Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-                  685                685                  0
     203)..............................................
    Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-210)                107                 58                  0
    An act to reauthorize certain school lunch and                       6                  6                  0
     child nutrition programs through June 30, 2004
     (P.L. 108-211)....................................
    Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-218)..                  0                  0              3,363
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, enacted this session:.....................              2,126                749              3,363
                                                        ========================================================
Passed, pending signature:
    An act to require the Secretary of Defense to                       13                  7                  0
     reimburse members of the United States Armed
     Forces for certain transportation expenses (S.
     2057).............................................
Entitlements and mandatories: Difference between                   -22,156              3,472               n.a.
 enacted levels and budget resolution estimates for
 appropriated entitlements and other mandatory programs
      Total Current Level 1, 2.........................          1,877,536          1,895,548          1,334,119
      Total Budget Resolution..........................          1,880,555          1,903,502          1,325,452
Current Level Over Budget Resolution...................               n.a.               n.a.              8,667
Current Level Under Budget Resolution..................              3,019              7,954               n.a.
Memorandum:
    Revenues, 2004-2008:
        House Current Level............................               n.a.               n.a.          8,383,689
        House Budget Resolution........................               n.a.               n.a.          8,168,933
        Current Level Over Budget Resolution...........               n.a.               n.a.            214,756
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\1\ Pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2004,
  provisions designated as emergency requirements are exempt from enforcement of the budget resolution. As a
  result, the current level excludes budget authority of $86,004 and outlays of $38,056 from previously enacted
  bills.
\2\ For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act in the House, the budget resolution
  does not include Social Security administrative expenses, which are off-budget. As a result, the current level
  excludes these items.
 
Notes: n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = Public Law.
 
Source: Congressional Budget Office.



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