[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 121 (Monday, September 26, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10421-S10422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 BUDGET COMMITTEE SCORING OF H.R. 2528

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, the pending military quality of life and 
Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations bill for fiscal year 
2006, H.R. 2528, as reported by the Senate Committee on Appropriations 
provides $80.580 billion in budget authority and $78.070 billion in 
outlays in fiscal year 2006 for the Military Construction and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs programs. Of these totals, $36.198 
billion in budget authority and $36.108 billion outlays are for 
mandatory programs in fiscal year 2006.
  The bill provides total discretionary budget authority in fiscal year 
2006 of $44.382 billion. This amount is $797 million above the 
President's request, at the 302(b) allocations adopted by the Senate, 
$40.8 billion below the House-passed bill, and $3.6 billion above 
fiscal year 2005 enacted levels.
  I commend the distinguished chairman of the Appropriations Committee 
for bringing this legislation before the Senate, and I ask unanimous 
consent that a table displaying the Budget Committee scoring of the 
bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

       H.R. 2528, 2006 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
                             APPROPRIATIONS
    [Spending comparisons--Senate-reported bill (fiscal year 2006, $
                               millions)]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     General
                                     purpose     Mandatory      Total
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Senate-reported bill:
    Budget authority.............       44,382       36,198       80,580
    Outlays......................       41,962       36,108       78,070
Senate 302(b) allocation:
    Budget authority.............       44,382       36,198       80,580
    Outlays......................       41,962       36,108       78,070
2005 Enacted:
    Budget authority.............       40,772       36,995       77,767
    Outlays......................       40,655       36,923       77,578
President's request:
    Budget authority.............       43,585       35,640       79,225
    Outlays......................       41,370       35,570       76,940
House-passed bill: \1\
    Budget authority.............       85,158       35,640      120,798
    Outlays......................       81,634       35,570      117,204
 
                    SENATE-REPORTED BILL COMPARED TO
 
Senate 302(b) allocation:
    Budget authority.............            0            0            0
    Outlays......................            0            0            0
2005 Enacted:
    Budget authority.............        3,610         -797        2,813
    Outlays......................        1,307         -815          492

[[Page S10422]]

 
President's request:
    Budget authority.............          797          558        1,355
    Outlays......................          592          538       1,130
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ House and Senate bills having different jurisdictions.
 
Note.--Details may not add to totals due to rounding. Totals adjusted
  for consistency with scorekeeping conventions.

  

                          ____________________