[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 124 (Thursday, September 29, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10715-S10716]
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 13, 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 over the budget 
resolution by $3.145 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 for fiscal year 2005 dated September 20, 2005, 
the Congress has cleared and the President has signed the TANF 
Emergency Recovery and Response Act of 2005, Public Law 109-68, that 
increased budget authority for fiscal year 2005.
  I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying letter and material 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 26, 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 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 on Table 2).
       Since my last letter, dated September 15, 2005, the 
     Congress has cleared and the President has signed the TANF 
     Emergency Recovery and Response Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-68) 
     that increased budget authority for fiscal year 2005.
       The effects of the action listed above are detailed in the 
     enclosed reports.
           Sincerely,
                                              Douglas Holtz-Eakin.

 TABLE 1.--SENATE CURRENT-LEVEL REPORT FOR SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005, AS OF SEPTEMBER 23, 2005
                                            [In billions of dollars]
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                                                                                                  Current level
                                                                 Budget         Current level    over/under (-)
                                                             resolution \1\          \2\           resolution
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ON-BUDGET:
    Budget Authority......................................           1,996.6           1,999.7               3.1
    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
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Note: * = less than $50 million.
\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 $81.8 billion in budget authority
  and $32.1 billion 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.


 TABLE 2.--SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR THE SENATE CURRENT-LEVEL REPORT FOR ON-BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL
                                       YEAR 2005, AS OF SEPTEMBER 23, 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. 109-14)              16               0               0
      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 (P.L.               2               0               0
       109-40)..................................................

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        Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58).................               0               0              40
      Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation            1,562               8               0
       Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (P.L. 109-59).............
      TANF Emergency Response and Recovery Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-          5,067               0               0
       68)......................................................
    Appropriation Acts:
      Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the          -1,058               4              41
       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:............................           7,193             177              81
Total Current Level \2\, \3\....................................       1,999,720       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         -81,881         -32,121            n.a.
       \4\......................................................
Adjusted Budget Resolution......................................       1,996,575       2,023,885       1,483,658
Current Level Over Adjusted Budget Resolution...................           3,145             101             447
Current Level Under Adjusted 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,
  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 $350 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 in budget authority and $25 million in outlays from the 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 amounts
  specified in the budget resolution have also been reduced for purposes of comparison.
Source: Congressional Budget Office.



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