[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 108 (Monday, September 13, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9124-S9125]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       BUDGET SCOREKEEPING REPORT

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I hereby submit to the Senate the budget 
scorekeeping report prepared by the Congressional Budget Office under 
Section 308(b) and in aid of section 311 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as amended. This report meets the requirements for Senate 
scorekeeping of section 5 of S. Con. Res. 32, the first concurrent 
resolution on the budget for 1986.
  This report shows the effects of congressional action on the 2004 
budget through September 8, 2004. The estimates of budget authority, 
outlays, and revenues are consistent with the technical and economic 
assumptions of the 2004 concurrent resolution on the budget, H. Con. 
Res. 95, as adjusted.
  The estimates show that current level spending is above the budget 
resolution by $8.0 billion in budget authority and by $31 million in 
outlays in 2004. Current level for revenues is $3.1 billion above the 
budget resolution in 2004.
  Since my last report dated July 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, Part IV (P.L. 108-280); the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (P.L. 108-287); and, the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2004 (P.L. 108-
303).
  I ask unanimous consent that the report and accompanying letter be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                Washington, DC, September 9, 2004.
     Hon. Don Nickles,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed tables show the effects of 
     Congressional action on the 2004 budget and are current 
     through September 8, 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 
     H. Con. Res. 95, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for 
     Fiscal Year 2004, as adjusted. Pursuant to section 502 of H. 
     Con. Res. 95, provisions designated as emergency requirements 
     are exempt from enforcement of the budget resolution. As a 
     result, the enclosed current level report excludes budget 
     authority of $2 billion from funds provided in the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2004 
     (Public Law 108-303).
       Since my last letter, dated July 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, Part IV 
     (Public Law 108-280);
       The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 
     Law 108-287); and
       The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster 
     Relief Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-303).
       The effects of these actions are detailed in Table 2.
     Sincerely,
                                              Douglas Holtz-Eakin,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.

   TABLE 1.--SENATE CURRENT-LEVEL REPORT FOR SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR
                FISCAL YEAR 2004, AS OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
                        [In billions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Current
                                      Budget      Current    level over/
                                    resolution   level \1\    under (-)
                                                              resolution
------------------------------------------------------------------------
On-budget:
  Budget authority...............      1,873.5      1,881.4          8.0
  Outlays........................      1,897.0      1,897.0            *
  Revenues.......................      1,331.0      1,334.1          3.1
Off-budget:
  Social Security outlays........        380.4        380.4            0
  Social Security revenues.......        557.8        557.8            *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Current level is the estimated effect on revenue and spending of all
  legislation that the Congress has enacted or sent to the President for
  his approval. In addition, full-year funding estimates under current
  law are included for entitlement and mandatory programs requiring
  annual appropriations even if the appropriations have not been made.
 
Note.--* = less than $50 million.
 
Source: Congressional Budget Office.


 TABLE 2.--SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR THE SENATE CURRENT-LEVEL REPORT FOR ON-BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL
                                       YEAR 2004, AS OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
                                            (In millions of dollars)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            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\.........         1,117,131         1,077,938              n.a.
    Appropriation legislation.............................         1,148,942         1,179,843              n.a.
    Offsetting receipts...................................          -365,798          -365,798              n.a.
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total, enacted in previous sessions:................         1,900,275         1,891,983         1,330,756
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Enacted this session:
    Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-            1,328                 0                 0
     202).................................................
    Social Security Protection Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-203).               685               685                 0
    Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-210)...               107                58                 0
    Act act to reauthorize certain school lunch and child                  6                 6                 0
     nutrition programs through June 30, 2004 (P.L. 108-
     211).................................................
    Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-218).....                 0                 0             3,363
    An act to require the Secretary of Defense to                         13                 7                 0
     reimburse members of the United States Armed Forces
     for certain transportation expenses (P.L. 108-220)...
    Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part II                482                 0                 0
     (P.L. 108-224).......................................
    TANF and Related Programs Continuation Act of 2004                    80                35                 0
     (P.L. 108-262).......................................
    Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part III               422                 0                 0
     (P.L. 108-263).......................................
    Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004                    7                 6                 0
     (P.L. 108-265).......................................
    Act act approving the renewal of import restrictions                   0                 0                -2
     contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of
     2003 (P.L. 108-272)..................................
    Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part IV               -646                -7                 0
     (P.L. 108-280).......................................
    AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 (H.R. 4103).............                 0                 0                -2
    Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (P.L.                   0                10                 0
     108-287).............................................
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
          Total, enacted this session:....................             2,484               800             3,359
                                                           =====================================================
Entitlements and mandatories: Difference between enacted             -21,334             4,221              n.a.
 levels and budget resolution estimates for appropriated
 entitlements and other mandatory programs................
Total Current Level 1, 2..................................         1,881,425         1,897,004         1,334,115
Total Budget Resolution...................................         1,873,459         1,896,973         1,331,000
    Current Level Over Budget Resolution..................             7,966                31             3,115
    Current Level Under Budget Resolution.................              n.a.              n.a.              n.a.
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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 $82,460 million in budget authority and $36,644 million in outlays from
  previously enacted bills. From the current session, the current level excludes $27,656 million in budget
  authority and $154 million in outlays from the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (P.L. 108-287)
  and $2,000 million in budget authority from the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act,
  2004 (P.L. 108-303). In addition, pursuant to section 312(c)(3)(A) of S. Con. Res. 95, the Concurrent
  Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2005, up to $500 million in budget authority and $330 million in
  outlays for wildland fire suppression accounts are exempt from the enforcement of the budget resolution for
  the current fiscal year. In this current level report, these amounts are excluded from the total for the
  Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (P.L. 108-287).
\2\ Excludes administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, which are off-budget.
 
Notes: n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = Public Law.
 
Source: Congressional Budget Office.



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