[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 131 (Tuesday, November 16, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11364-S11365]
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 30, 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 $10.126 billion in budget authority and by $31 million in 
outlays in 2004. Current level for revenues is $3.115 billion above the 
budget resolution in 2004.
  Since my last report dated September 13, 2004, the Congress has 
cleared and the President has signed the Surface Transportation 
Extension Act of 2004, Part V (P.L. 108-310), which changed budget 
authority for 2004.
  This is my final report for fiscal 2004.
  I ask unanimous consent the report be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                  Washington, DC, October 7, 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

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     the 2004 budget and are current through September 30, 2004. 
     This report is submitted under section 308(b0 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.
       Since my last letter, dated September 9, 2004, the Congress 
     has cleared and the President has signed the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V (Public Law 108-
     310), which changed budget authority for 2004.
       The effects of this action are detailed on Table 2.
           Sincerely,
                                              Douglas Holtz-Eakin.

   TABLE 1.--SENATE CURRENT-LEVEL REPORT FOR SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR
               FISCAL YEAR 2004, AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2004
                        [In billions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Current
                                      Budget      Current    level over/
                                    resolution    level\1\     under(-)
                                                              resolution
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            ON BUDGET
 
  Budget Authority...............      1,873.5      1,883.6         10.1
  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 30, 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\.................       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
Enacted this session:
  Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-202)...           1,328               0               0
  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
  An act to reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition               6               6               0
   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 reimburse                     13               7               0
   members of the United States Armed Forces for certain
   transportation expenses (P.L. 108-220).......................
  Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part II (P.L.                482               0               0
   108-224).....................................................
  TANF and Related Programs Continuation Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-               80              35               0
   262).........................................................
  Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part III (P.L.               422               0               0
   108-263).....................................................
  Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-               7               6               0
   265).........................................................
  An act approving the renewal of import restrictions contained                0               0              -2
   in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 (P.L 108-
   272).........................................................
  AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-274)..................               0               0              -2
  Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part IV (P.L.               -646              -7               0
   108-280).....................................................
  Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (P.L. 108-287).               0              10               0
  Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V (P.L. 108-          2,160               0               0
   310).........................................................
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
    Total, enacted this session.................................           4,644             800           3,359
Entitlements and mandatories:
  Difference between enacted levels and budget resolution                -21,334           4,221            n.a.
   estimates for appropriated entitlements and other mandatory
   programs.....................................................
Total Current Level \1\ \2\.....................................       1,883,585       1,897,004       1,334,115
Total Budget Resolution.........................................       1,873,459       1,896,973       1,331,000
Current Level Over Budget Resolution............................          10,126              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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