[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 72 (Thursday, May 26, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H4130-H4134]
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 2005 AND THE 5-YEAR PERIOD FY 2005 THROUGH FY 2009

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Kuhl of New York). 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. This status report is current 
through May 23, 2005.
  Ther 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,

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and revenues with the aggregate levels set forth by H. Con. Res. 95, 
the conference report on the budget resolution. 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 those years are 
not considered for enforcement of spending aggregates.
  The second table compares, by authorizing committee, the current 
levels of budget authority and outlays for discretionary action with 
the ``section 302(a)'' allocations made under H. 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 crates 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 budget authority and 
outlays for discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2005 with the 
total of ``section 302(b)'' suballocations among Appropriations 
subcommittees. The comparison is needed to enforce section 302(f) of 
the Budget Act, which creates a point of order against measures 
reported by the Appropriations Committee that would breach its section 
302(a) discretionary action allocation of new budget authority.

  REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET--STATUS OF THE
    FISCAL YEAR 2005 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN HOUSE CONCURRENT
                              RESOLUTION 95
 [Reflecting action completed as of May 23, 2005--On-budget amounts, in
                          millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Fiscal
                                                   Fiscal    years 2005-
                                                 year--2005      2009
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level:
    Budget Authority..........................    2,078,456        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................    2,056,006        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................    1,483,658    8,519,748
Current Level:
    Budget Authority..........................    2,073,350        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................    2,055,934        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................    1,484,065    8,603,391
Current Level over (+) / under (-) Appropriate
 Level:
    Budget Authority..........................       -5,106        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................          -72        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................          407       83,643
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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 $5,106,000,000 (if not already included in 
     the current level estimate) would cause FY 2005 budget 
     authority to exceed the appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 
     95.


                                OUTLAYS

       Enactment of measures providing new outlays for FY 2005 in 
     excess of $72,000,000 (if not already included in the current 
     level estimate) would cause FY 2005 outlays to exceed the 
     appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 95.


                                REVENUES

       Enactment of measures that would reduce revenue for FY 2005 
     in excess of $407,000,000 (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 of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 in excess of 
     $83,643,000,000 (if not already included in the current level 
     estimate) would cause revenues to fall below the appropriate 
     levels set by H. Con. Res. 95.

   DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS FOR
                       DISCRETIONARY ACTION REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF MAY 23, 2005
                                     [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     2005                   2005-2009 total
                      House committee                       ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 BA      Outlays       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.............................................          0          0        400        400
    Current Level..........................................          0          0          0          0
    Difference.............................................          0          0       -400       -400
Energy and Commerce:
    Allocation.............................................          0          0      1,525      1,525
    Current Level..........................................          0          0          0          0
    Difference.............................................          0          0     -1,525     -1,525
Financial Services:
    Allocation.............................................          0          0          0          0
    Current Level..........................................          0          0          0          0
    Difference.............................................          0          0          0          0
Government Reform:
    Allocation.............................................          0          0         50         50
    Current Level..........................................          0          0          0          0
    Difference.............................................          0          0        -50        -50
House Administration:
    Allocation.............................................          0          0          0          0
    Current Level..........................................          0          0          0          0
    Difference.............................................          0          0          0          0
Homeland Security:
    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.............................................          0          0          6          6
    Current Level..........................................          0          0          0          0
    Difference.............................................          0          0         -6         -6
Resources:
    Allocation.............................................          6          6         45         45
    Current Level..........................................          0          0          0          0
    Difference.............................................         -6         -6        -45        -45
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.............................................      3,488          0     12,238          0
    Current Level..........................................          0          0          0          0
    Difference.............................................     -3,488          0    -12,238          0
Veterans' Affairs:
    Allocation.............................................          0          0          0          0
    Current Level..........................................          0          0          0          0
    Difference.............................................          0          0          0          0
Ways and Means:
    Allocation.............................................        554         64      1,800      1,558
    Current Level..........................................          0          0          0          0
    Difference.............................................       -554        -64     -1,800     -1,558
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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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]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       302(b) suballoca-     Current level       Current level
                                                           tions \1\       reflecting action   minus suballoca-
                                                     --------------------   completed as of          tions
             Appropriations subcommittee                                     May 23, 2005    -------------------
                                                         BA        OT    --------------------
                                                                             BA        OT        BA        OT
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA.................      n.a.      n.a.    18,689    18,844      n.a.      n.a.
Defense.............................................      n.a.      n.a.   352,127   398,270      n.a.      n.a.
Energy & Water Development..........................      n.a.      n.a.    30,533    30,107      n.a.      n.a.
Foreign Operations..................................      n.a.      n.a.    18,892    25,898      n.a.      n.a.
Homeland Security...................................      n.a.      n.a.    38,469    31,925      n.a.      n.a.
Interior-Environment................................      n.a.      n.a.    26,969    26,874      n.a.      n.a.
Labor, HHS & Education..............................      n.a.      n.a.   143,180   141,773      n.a.      n.a.
Legislative Branch..................................      n.a.      n.a.     3,545     3,785      n.a.      n.a.
Military Quality of Life-Veterans Affairs...........      n.a.      n.a.    80,263    76,417      n.a.      n.a.
Science-State-Justice-Commerce......................      n.a.      n.a.    58,438    57,956      n.a.      n.a.
Transportation-Treasury-HUD-Judiciary-DC............      n.a.      n.a.    67,873   117,669      n.a.      n.a.
                                                     -----------------------------------------------------------
    Total (Section 302(a) Allocation) \1\...........   840,036   929,520   838,978   929,518    -1,058       -2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Appropriations Committee has not submitted the subcommittee allocations since the restructuring of the
  committee.

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                     Washington, DC, May 26, 2005.
     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 2005 budget and is 
     current through May 23, 2005, 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 
     for fiscal year 2005 that underlie H. Con. Res. 95, the 
     Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2006. 
     Pursuant to section 402 of that resolution, provisions 
     designated as emergency requirements are exempt from 
     enforcement of the budget resolution. As a result, the 
     enclosed current level report excludes these amounts (see 
     footnote 2 of the report).
       Since my last letter, dated January 24, the Congress has 
     cleared and the President has signed the following acts that 
     changed budget authority, outlays, or revenues for fiscal 
     year 2005:
       An act to provide for the proper tax treatment of certain 
     disaster mitigation payments (Pub. L. 109-7);
       The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act 
     of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-8); and The Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and 
     Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Pub. L. 109-13).
       The effects of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami 
     Relief, 2005 are identified separately on the enclosed 
     report. The effects of all other laws are included in the 
     ``previously enacted'' section of the report, consistent with 
     the budget resolution assumptions.
       Sincerely,
                                             Elizabeth M. Robinson
                              (For Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director).
       Enclosure.

                         FISCAL YEAR 2005 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF MAY 23, 2005
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Budget authority       Outlays            Revenues
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enacted in previous sessions: \1\
    Revenues...........................................               n.a.               n.a.          1,484,024
    Permanents and other spending legislation..........          1,191,357          1,102,621               n.a.
    Appropriation legislation..........................          1,298,963          1,369,221               n.a.
    Offsetting receipts................................           -415,912           -415,912               n.a.
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, enacted in previous sessions:.............          2,074,408          2,055,930          1,484,024
Enacted this session:
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for                   -1,058                  4                 41
     Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami
     Relief, 2005 (Pub. L. 109-13) \2\.................
Total Current Level 2, 3...............................          2,073,350          2,055,934          1,484,065
Total Budget Resolution................................          2,078,456          2,056,006          1,483,658
    Current Level Over Budget Resolution...............               n.a.               n.a.                407
    Current Level Under Budget Resolution..............              5,106                 72               n.a.
Memorandum:
    Revenues, 2005-2009:
        House Current Level............................               n.a.               n.a.          8,603,391
        House Budget Resolution........................               n.a.               n.a.          8,519,748
        Current Level Over Budget Resolution...........               n.a.               n.a.             83,643
        Current Level Under Budget Resolution..........               n.a.               n.a.              n.a.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notes: n.a. = not applicable; P. L. = Public Law.
\1\ The effects of an act to provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (Pub.
  L. 109-7) and the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-8) are included
  in this section of the table, consistent with the budget resolution assumptions.
\2\ Pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2006,
  provisions designated as emergency requirements are exempt from enforcement of the budget resolution. As a
  result, the current level excludes $83,140 million in budget authority and $33,034 million in outlays from the
  Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005
  (Pub. L. 109-13).
\3\ Excludes administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, which are off-budget.
 
Source: Congressional Budget Office.

  status report on current spending levels of on-budget spending and 
   revenues for fy 2006 and the 5-year period fy 2006 through fy 2010

  Mr. NUSSLE. Mr. Speaker, I am transmitting a status report on the 
current levels of on-budget spending and revenues for fiscal year 2006 
and for the five-year period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 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 2006 
(H. Con. Res. 95). This status report is current through May 23, 2005.
  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 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 years after 
fiscal year 2006 because those years are not considered for enforcement 
of spending aggregates.
  The second table compares, by authorizing committee, the current 
levels of budget authority and outlays for discretionary action with 
the ``section 302(a)'' allocations made under H. Con. Res. 95 for 
fiscal year 2006 and fiscal years 2006 through 2010. ``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 2006 with the ``section 302(b)'' 
suballocations of discretionary budget authority and outlays among 
Appropriations subcommittees. The

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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 
as well as the 302(a) allocation.
  The fourth table gives the current level for 2007 of accounts 
identified for advance appropriations under section 401 of H. Con. Res. 
95. This list is needed to enforce section 401 of the budget 
resolution, which creates a point of order against appropriation bills 
or amendments thereto 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 2006 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN HOUSE CONGRESSIONAL
                              RESOLUTION 95
 [Reflecting action completed as of May 23, 2005--On-budget amounts, in
                          millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Fiscal years 2006--
                                Fiscal year 2006            2010
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level:
    Budget Authority........             2,144,384                   (1)
    Outlays.................             2,161,420                   (1)
    Revenues................             1,589,892             9,080,006
Current Level:
    Budget Authority........             1,320,811                   (1)
    Outlays.................             1,644,899                   (1)
    Revenues................             1,607,661             9,185,688
Current Level over (+)/under
 (-) Appropriate Level:
    Budget Authority........              -823,573                   (1)
    Outlays.................              -516,521                   (1)
    Revenues................                17,769               105,682
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal years
  2007 through 2010 will not be considered until future sessions of
  Congress.

                            BUDGET AUTHORITY

  Enactment of measures providing new budget authority for FY 2006 in 
excess of $823,573,000,000 (if not already included in the current 
level estimate) would cause FY 2006 budget authority to exceed the 
appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 95.


                                OUTLAYS

  Enactment of measures providing new outlays for FY 2006 in excess of 
$516,521,000,000 (if not already included in the current level 
estimate) would cause FY 2006 outlays to exceed the appropriate level 
set by H. Con. Res. 95.


                                REVENUES

  Enactment of measures that would reduce revenue for FY 2006 in excess 
of $17,769,000,000 (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 
of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 in excess of $105,682,000,000 (if not 
already included in the current level estimate) would cause revenues to 
fall below the appropriate levels set by H. Con. Res. 95.

DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH AUTHORIZING
 COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY ACTION REFLECTING ACTION
                      COMPLETED AS OF MAY 23, 2005
                 [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      2006             2006-2010 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..............        100        100        500        500
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............       -100       -100       -500       -500
Energy and Commerce:
    Allocation..............        100        100      2,000      2,000
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............       -100       -100     -2,000     -2,000
Financial Services:
    Allocation..............          0          0          0          0
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............          0          0          0          0
Government Reform:
    Allocation..............         50         50         50         50
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............        -50        -50        -50        -50
House Administration:
    Allocation..............          0          0          0          0
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............          0          0          0          0
Homeland Security:
    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..............          6          6          6          6
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............         -6         -6         -6         -6
Resources:
    Allocation..............          8          8         50         50
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............         -8         -8        -50        -50
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..............      3,027          0      4,107          0
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............     -3,027          0     -4,107          0
Veterans' Affairs:
    Allocation..............          0          0          0          0
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............          0          0          0          0
Ways and Means:
    Allocation..............        350        346      1,537      1,914
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............       -350       -346     -1,537     -1,914
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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  DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                     302(a) ALLOCATION AND APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE 302(b) SUBALLOCATIONS
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        302(b)           Current level      Current level minus
                                                   Suballocations as   reflecting action      suballocations
                                                    of May 18, 2005     completed as of  -----------------------
           Appropriations subcommittee             (H. Rpt. 109-85)      May 23, 2005
                                                 ----------------------------------------     BA          OT
                                                     BA        OT        BA        OT
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA.............    16,832    18,691         7     5,399     -16,825     -13,292
Defense.........................................   363,440   372,696        27   126,306    -363,413    -246,390
Energy & Water Development......................    29,746    30,273        36    11,092     -29,710     -19,181
Foreign Operations..............................    20,270    25,380         0    17,091     -20,270      -8,289
Homeland Security...............................    30,846    33,233         0    14,762     -30,846     -18,471
Interior-Environment............................    26,107    27,500         0    11,504     -26,107     -15,996
Labor, HHS & Education..........................   142,514   143,802    19,166    98,279    -123,348     -45,523
Legislative Branch..............................     3,719     3,804         0       624      -3,719      -3,180
Military Quality of Life-Veterans Affairs.......    85,158    81,634    -2,170    16,515     -87,328     -65,119
Science-State-Justice-Commerce..................    57,453    58,856         0    23,080     -57,453     -35,776
Transportation-Treasury-HUD-Judiciary-DC........    66,935   120,908     4,223    70,800     -62,712     -50,108
Unassigned......................................         0        59         0         0           0         -59
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total (Section 302(a) Allocation)...........   843,020   916,836    21,289   395,452    -821,731    -521,384
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 STATEMENT OF FY2007 ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS UNDER SECTION 401 OF H. CON.
         RES. 95, REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF MAY 23, 2005
                        [In millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Budget
                                                               authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level...........................................      23,158
Current Level:
    Elk Hills...............................................           0
    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
    Payment to Postal Service...............................           0
    Section 8 Renewals......................................           0
    Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy.......................           0
                                                             -----------
      Total.................................................           0
Current Level over (+) / under (-) Appropriate Level........     -23,158
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                     Washington, DC, May 26, 2005.
     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 2006 budget and is 
     current through May 23, 2005. 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 2006. Pursuant to section 402 of that resolution, 
     provisions designated as emergency requirements are exempt 
     from enforcement of the budget resolution. As a result, the 
     enclosed current level report excludes these amounts (see 
     footnote 2 of the report). This is my first report for fiscal 
     year 2006.
           Sincerely,
                                             Elizabeth M. Robinson
                              (For Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director).
       Enclosure.

                         FISCAL YEAR 2006 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF MAY 23, 2005
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Budget authority       Outlays            Revenues
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enacted in previous sessions:\1\
    Revenues...........................................               n.a.               n.a.          1,607,650
    Permanents and other spending legislation..........          1,351,021          1,318,426               n.a.
    Appropriation legislation..........................                  0            382,272               n.a.
    Offsetting receipts................................           -479,872           -479,872               n.a.
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, enacted in previous sessions:.............            871,149          1,220,826          1,607,650
Enacted this session:
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for                      -39                -21                -11
     Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami
     Relief, 2005 (Pub. L. 109-13) \2\.................
Entitlements and mandatories:
    Budget resolution baseline estimates of                        449,701            424,094               n.a.
     appropriated entitlements and other mandatory
     programs not yet enacted..........................
Total Current Level 2, 3...............................          1,320,811          1,644,899          1,607,661
Total Budget Resolution................................          2,144,384          2,161,420          1,589,892
    Current Level Over Budget Resolution...............               n.a.               n.a.             17,769
    Current Level Under Budget Resolution..............            823,573            516,521               n.a.
Memorandum:
    Revenues, 2006-2010:
        House Current Level............................               n.a.               n.a.          9,185,688
        House Budget Resolution........................               n.a.               n.a.          9,080,006
        Current Level Over Budget Resolution...........               n.a.               n.a.            105,682
        Current Level Under Budget Resolution..........               n.a.               n.a.               n.a.
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Notes: n.a. = not applicable, P.L. = Public Law.
\1\ The effects of an act to provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (P.L.
  109-7) and the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-8) are included in
  this section of the table, consistent with the budget resolution assumptions.
\2\ Pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2006,
  provision designated as emergency requirements are exempt from enforcement of the budget resolution. As a
  result, the current level excludes $30,790 million in outlays from funds provided in the Emergency Supplement
  Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (P.L. 109-13).
\3\ Excludes administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, which are off-budget.
 
Source: Congressional Budget Office.



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