[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 20, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10228-S10229]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       BUDGET SCOREKEEPING REPORT

  Mr. GREGG. 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 2005 
budget through September 14, 2005. The estimates of budget authority, 
outlays, and revenues are consistent with the technical and economic 
assumptions of the 2006 concurrent resolution on the budget, H. Con. 
Res. 95.
  The estimates show that current level spending is under the budget 
resolution by $1.922 billion in budget authority and over the budget 
resolution by $101 million in outlays in 2005. Current level for 
revenues is $447 million above the budget resolution in 2005.
  Since my last report dated July 28, 2005, the Congress has cleared 
and the President has signed the following acts that changed budget 
authority, outlays, or revenues: the Surface Transportation Extension 
Act of 2005, Part V (P.L. 109-40); the Interior Appropriations Act, 
2006 (P.L. 109-54); the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58); the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users (P.L. 109-59); the Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising from the 
Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (P.L. 109-61); and the Second 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs 
Arising from the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (P.L. 109-62).
  I ask unanimous consent to print the following 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 15, 2005.
     Hon. Judd Gregg,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget,
     U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed tables show the effects of 
     Congressional action on the 2005 budget and are current 
     through September 14, 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 July 28, 2005, the Congress has 
     cleared and the President has signed the following acts that 
     changed budget authority, outlays, or revenues:
       Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005, Part V 
     (Public Law 109-40);
       Interior Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-54);
       Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58);
       Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation 
     Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59);
       Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate 
     Needs Arising from the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 
     2005 (Public Law 109-61); and
       Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet 
     Immediate Needs Arising from the Consequences of Hurricane 
     Katrina, 2005 (Public Law 109-62).
       The effects of the actions listed above are detailed in the 
     enclosed reports.
           Sincerely,
                                              Douglas Holtz-Eakin,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.

   TABLE 1.--SENATE CURRENT-LEVEL REPORT FOR SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR
               FISCAL YEAR 2005, AS OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2005
                        [In billions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Current
                                     Budget       Current    level over/
                                   resolution    Level \2\    under (-)
                                      \1\                     resolution
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           ON-BUDGET
 
  Budget Authority.............       1,996.6       1,994.7         -1.9
  Outlays......................       2,023.9       2,024.0          0.1
  Revenues.....................       1,483.7       1,484.1          0.4
 
           OFF-BUDGET
 
  Social Security Outlays......         398.1         398.1            0
  Social Security Revenues.....         573.5         573.5            0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ H. Con. Res. 95, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal
  Year 2006, assumed the enactment of emergency supplemental
  appropriations for fiscal year 2005, in the amount of $81,811 million
  in budget authority and $32,121 million in outlays, which would be
  exempt from the enforcement of the budget resolution. Since current
  level excludes the emergency appropriations in P.L. 109-13 (see
  footnote 2 of Table 2), the budget authority and outlay totals
  specified in the budget resolution have also been reduced (by the
  amounts assumed for emergency supplemental appropriations) for
  purposes of comparison.
 
\2\ 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.
 
Source: Congressional Budget Office.
 
Note: * = less than $50 million.


 TABLE 2.--SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR THE SENATE CURRENT-LEVEL REPORT FOR ON-BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL
                                       YEAR 2005, AS OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2005
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                                                      Budget
                                                                     authority        Outlays        Revenues
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Enacted in Previous Sessions:\1\
  Revenues......................................................            n.a.            n.a.       1,484,024
  Permanents and other spending legislation.....................       1,109,476       1,070,500            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.........................       1,992,527       2,023,809       1,484,024
Enacted This Session:
    Authorizing Legislation:
        Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-               16               0               0
         14)....................................................
        TANF Extension Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-19)................              81              45               0
        Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005, Part II                 15               0               0
         (P.L. 109-20)..........................................
        Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005, Part III                 3               0               0
         (P.L. 109-35)..........................................
        Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005, Part IV                  5               0               0
         (P.L. 109-37)..........................................
        Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005, Part V                   2               0               0
         (P.L. 109-40)..........................................
        Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58).................               0               0              40
        Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient                         1,562               8               0
         Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (P.L. 109-
         59)....................................................

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Appropriation Acts:
        Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense,            -1,058               4              41
         the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005
         (P.L. 109-13) 2........................................
        Interior Appropriations Act, 2006 (P.L. 106-54).........           1,500             120               0
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
            Total, enacted this session.........................           2,126             177              81
                                                                 ===============================================
            Total Current Level 2 3.............................       1,994,653       2,023,986       1,484,105
 
        Total Budget Resolution.................................       2,078,456       2,056,006       1,483,658
Adjustment to budget resolution for emergency requirements \4\..         -81,881         -32,121            n.a.
Adjusted Budget Resolution......................................       1,996,575       2,023,885       1,483,658
Current Level Over Adjusted Budget Resolution...................            n.a.             101             447
Current Level Under Adjusted Budget Resolution..................           1,922            n.a.           n.a.
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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,
  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
  (P.L. 109-13); $10,500 million in budget authority and $1,150 million in outlays from the Emergency
  Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina,
  2005 (P.L. 109-61); and $51,800 million in budget authority and $125 million in outlays from the Second
  Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane
  Katrina, 2005 (P.L. 109-62).
3 Excludes administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, which are off-budget.
4 H. Con. Res. 95, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2006, assumed the enactment of
  emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2005, in the amount of $81,811 million in budget
  authority and $32,121 million in outlays, which would be exempt from the enforcement of the budget resolution.
  Since current level excludes the emergency appropriations in P.L. 109-13 (see footnote 2), the budget
  authority and outlay totals specified in the budget resolution have also been reduced (by the amounts assumed
  for emergency supplemental appropriations) for purposes of comparison.
 
Notes.--n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = Public Law.
 
 Source: Congressional Budget Office.



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