[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 106 (Thursday, September 9, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H6986-H6989]
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 2005 THROUGH FY 2009

  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 2005 
and for the five-year period of fiscal years 2005 through 2009. This 
report is necessary to facilitate the application of sections 302 and 
311 of the Congressional Budget Act and section 401 of the conference 
report on the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2005 
(S. Con. Res. 95), which is currently in effect as a concurrent 
resolution on the budget in the House under H. Res. 649. This status 
report is current through September 6, 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 in the report compares the current levels of total 
budget authority, outlays, and revenues with the aggregate levels set 
forth by S. 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 years after 
fiscal year 2005 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 S. Con. Res. 95 for fiscal 
year 2005 and fiscal years 2005 through 2009. ``Discretionary action'' 
refers to legislation enacted after the adoption of the budget 
resolution. 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 2005 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 2006 of accounts 
identified for advance appropriations under section 401 of S. Con. Res. 
95. This list is needed to enforce section 401 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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  REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET--STATUS OF THE
    FISCAL YEAR 2005 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN S. CON. RES. 95,
           REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2004
               [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Fiscal
                                                Fiscal year  years 2005-
                                                    2005         2009
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level:
  Budget Authority............................    2,012,726        (\1\)
  Outlays.....................................    2,010,964        (\1\)
  Revenues....................................    1,454,637    8,638,287
Current Level:
  Budget Authority............................    1,556,621        (\1\)
  Outlays.....................................    1,755,708        (\1\)
  Revenues....................................    1,482,757    8,687,835
Current Level over (+) / under (-) Appropriate
 Level:
  Budget Authority............................     -456,105        (\1\)
  Outlays.....................................     -255,256        (\1\)
  Revenues....................................       28,120       49,548
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\1\ Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal years
  2006 through 2009 will not be considered until future sessions of
  Congress.

                            BUDGET AUTHORITY

       Enactment of measures providing new budget authority for FY 
     2005 in excess of $456,105,000,000 (if not already included 
     in the current level estimate) would cause FY 2005 budget 
     authority to exceed the appropriate level set by S. Con. Res. 
     95.


                                OUTLAYS

       Enactment of measures providing new outlays for FY 2005 in 
     excess of $255,256,000,000 (if not already included in the 
     current level estimate) would cause FY 2005 outlays to exceed 
     the appropriate level set by S. Con. Res. 95.


                                REVENUES

       Enactment of measures that would result in revenue 
     reduction for FY 2005 in excess of $28,120,000,000 (if not 
     already included in the current level estimate) would cause 
     revenues to fall below the appropriate level set by S. Con. 
     Res. 95.
       Enactment of measures resulting in revenue reduction for 
     the period of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 in excess of 
     $49,548,000,000 (if not already included in the current level 
     estimate) would cause revenues to fall below the appropriate 
     levels set by S. Con. Res. 95.

   DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS FOR
                    DISCRETIONARY ACTION REFLECTING ACTION, COMPLETED AS OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2004
                                     [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      2005                             2005-2009 Total
           House Committee           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              BA              Outlays               BA              Outlays
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture:
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
Armed Services:
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
Education and the Workforce:
    Allocation......................                 68                 56                236                230
    Current Level...................                 66                 57                234                226
    Difference......................                 -2                  1                 -2                 -4
Energy and Commerce:
    Allocation......................                576                483              4,350              3,381
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................               -576               -483             -4,350             -3,381
Financial Services:
    Allocation......................                  1                  1                 17                 17
    Current Level...................                 -6                 -6                 -5                 -5
    Difference......................                 -7                 -7                -22                -22
Government Reform:
    Allocation......................                  1                  1                 19                 19
    Current Level...................                  1                  1                 19                 19
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
House Administration:
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
International Relations:
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
Judiciary:
    Allocation......................                 15                 15                 35                 35
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................                -15                -15                -35                -35
Resources:
    Allocation......................                  2                  2                 10                 10
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................                 -2                 -2                -10                -10
Science:
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
Small Business:
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
Transportation and Infrastructure:
    Allocation......................              1,737                  4             22,070                 12
    Current Level...................                  2                 -9                 10                 -8
    Difference......................             -1,735                -13            -22,060                -20
Veterans' Affairs:
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
Ways and Means:
    Allocation......................              1,368                804              3,470              3,244
    Current Level...................                115                131                 83                124
    Difference......................             -1,253               -673             -3,387             -3,120
 
    Reconciliation..................                  0                  0              4,600              4,600
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................                  0                  0             -4,600             -4,600
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    DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005--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 22,     Current level reflecting action     Current level minus suballocations
                                               2004 (H. Rpt. 108-633)           completed as of September 6, 2004  -------------------------------------
      Appropriations Subcommittee      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                BA                 OT                 BA                 OT                 BA                 OT
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Agriculture, Rural Development........             16,841             18,113                 14              5,351            -16,827            -12,762
Commerce, Justice, State..............             39,815             40,463                  0             11,825            -39,815            -28,638

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National Defense......................            390,931            415,987            390,931            415,772                  0               -215
District of Columbia..................                560                554                  0                 60               -560               -494
Energy & Water Development............             27,993             27,973                  0              9,558            -27,993            -18,415
Foreign Operations....................             19,386             26,735                  0             19,813            -19,386             -6,922
Homeland Security.....................             32,000             29,873              2,528             12,126            -29,472            -17,747
Interior..............................             20,039             20,214                 36              6,364            -20,003            -13,850
Labor, HHS & Education................            142,526            141,117             19,151             96,225           -123,375            -44,892
Legislative Branch....................              3,575              3,696                  0                708             -3,575             -2,988
Military Construction.................             10,003             10,015                  0              7,557            -10,003             -2,458
Transportation-Treasury...............             25,320             68,993                 37             38,224            -25,283            -30,769
VA-HUD-Independent Agencies...........             92,930            101,732              2,198             48,957            -90,732            -52,775
Unassigned............................                  0                283                  0                  0                  0               -283
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total (Section 302(a)                       821,919            905,748            414,895            672,540           -407,024           -233,208
       Allocation)....................
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Statement of FY2006 advance appropriations under section 401 of S. Con. 
      Res. 95 reflecting action completed as of September 6, 2004

                        [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
  Transportation and Treasury Subcommittee: Payment to Postal 
    Service.........................................................  0
  Veterans, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee: Section 8 
    Renewals........................................................  0
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Total.........................................................  0
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Current Level over (+) / under (-) Appropriate Level............-23,158
                                                             __________
                                                             

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                Washington, DC, September 9, 2004.
     Hon. Jim Nussle,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget,
     House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Jim: The enclosed report shows the effects of 
     Congressional action on the fiscal year 2005 budget and is 
     current through September 6, 2004. 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 
     S. Con. Res. 95, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for 
     Fiscal Year 2005. The budget resolution figures incorporate 
     revisions submitted by the Committee on the Budget to the 
     House to reflect funding for wildland fire suppression and 
     for technical reasons. These revisions are authorized by 
     sections 312 and 313 of S. Con. Res. 95.
       Since my last letter, dated July 12, the Congress has 
     cleared and the President has signed the following acts that 
     changed budget authority, outlays, or revenues for fiscal 
     year 2005:
       The Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004 (Public 
     Law 108-280);
       The United States-Australia Free Trade Implementation Act 
     (Public Law 108-286);
       The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 
     Law 108-287);
       The John Marshall Commemorative Coin Act (Public Law 108-
     290);
       The Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act 
     (Public Law 108-291);
       The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 
     (Public Law 108-293);
       The SUTA Dumping Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
     295); and
       The Morocco Free Trade Agreement (Public Law 108-302).
       The effects of these actions are detailed in the 
     accompanying table.
           Sincerely,
                                              Douglas Holtz-Eakin,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.

                       FISCAL YEAR 2005 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2004
                                            (In millions of dollars)
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                                                            Budget authority       Outlays          Revenues
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enacted in previous sessions:
    Revenues..............................................              n.a.              n.a.         1,482,831
    Permanents and other spending legislation.............         1,179,653         1,133,168              n.a.
    Appropriation legislation \1\.........................                 0           391,841              n.a.
    Offsetting receipts...................................          -398,008          -398,008              n.a.
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Totals, enacted in previous sessions................           781,645         1,127,001         1,482,831
                                                           =====================================================
Enacted this session:
    Authorizing Legislation:
        TANF and Related Programs Continuation Act of 2004               122               138                 0
         (P.L. 108-262)...................................
        Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform                -1                -1                 0
         Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-264........................
        Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of                    66                57                 0
         2004 (P.L. 108-265)..............................
        GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-                    1                 1                 0
         271).............................................
        An act to renew import restrictions on Burma (P.L.                 0                 0               -10
         108-272).........................................
        AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-274)......                 0                 0               -30
        Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004 (P.L.                 0               -11                 0
         108-280).........................................
        United States-Australia Free Trade Implementation                  0                 0               -29
         Act (P.L. 108-286)...............................
        John Marshall Commemorative Coin Act (P.L. 108-                   -2                -2                 0
         290).............................................
        Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Commemorative Coin                 -3                -3                 0
         Act (P.L. 108-291)...............................
        Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act (P.L.                  2                 2                 0
         108-293).........................................
        SUTA Dumping Prevention Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-295)                -7                -7                 0
        Morocco Free Trade Agreement (P.L. 108-302).......                 0                 0                -5
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
          Total, authorizing legislation..................               178               174               -74
                                                           =====================================================
    Appropriations Acts:
        Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005               391,153           266,777                 0
         (P.L. 108-287)...................................
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
          Total, enacted this session.....................           391,331           266,951               -74
                                                           =====================================================
Entitlements and mandatories:
    Difference between enacted levels and budget                     383,645           361,756              n.a.
     resolution estimates for appropriated entitlements
     and other mandatory programs.........................
Total Current Level \1,2\.................................         1,556,621         1,755,708         1,482,757
Total Budget Resolution...................................         2,012,726         2,010,964         1,454,637
Current Level Over Budget Resolution......................              n.a.              n.a.            28,120
Current Level Under Budget Resolution.....................           456,105           255,256              n.a.
Memorandum:
    Revenues, 2005-2009:
        House Current Level...............................              n.a.              n.a.         8,687,835
        House Budget Resolution...........................               n.a               n.a         8,638,287

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        Current Level Over Budget Resolution..............              n.a.              n.a.            49,548
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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 Social Security administrative expenses, which are off-budget. As a result, the current level
  excludes these items.
\2\ Per section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2005, provisions
  designated as emergency requirements are exempt from enforcement of the budget resolution. As a result,
  current level excludes outlays of $19,902 from 2004 budget authority provided in the Defense Appropriations
  Act, 2005 (P.L. 108-287).
 
Notes.--n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = Public Law. Numbers may not sum to total because of rounding.
 
Source: Congressional Budget Office.



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