[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 109 (Thursday, September 7, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H6345-H6347]
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 2007 AND THE 5-YEAR PERIOD FY 2007 THROUGH FY 2011

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. 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 2007 
and for the 5-year period of fiscal years 2007 through 2011. This 
report is necessary to facilitate the application of sections 302 and 
311 of the Congressional Budget Act and sections 401 and 501 of H. Con. 
Res. 376, which is currently in effect as a concurrent resolution on 
the budget in the House under H. Res. 818. This status report is 
current through September 1, 2006.
  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 
by H. Con. Res. 376. 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 2007 because appropriations for those years have not yet 
been considered.
  The second table compares the current levels of budget authority and 
outlays for discretionary action by each authorizing committee with the 
``section 302(a)'' allocations made under H. Con. Res. 376 for fiscal 
year 2007 and fiscal years 2007 through 2011. ``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 2007 with the ``section 302(b)'' 
suballocations of discretionary budget authority and outlays among 
Appropriations subcommittees. The 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.
  The fourth table gives the current level for 2008 of accounts 
identified for advance appropriations under section 401 of H. Con. Res. 
376. This list is needed to enforce section 401 of the budget 
resolution, which creates a point of order against appropriation bills 
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.
  The fifth table provides the current level of the nondefense reserve 
fund for emergencies established by section 501 of H. Con. Res 376. The 
table is required by section 505 of the budget resolution, and is 
needed to determine whether an increase in the reserve fund, 
allocations and aggregates will be necessary for any pending 
legislation that contains emergency-designated discretionary budget 
authority.

  REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET--STATUS OF THE
    FISCAL YEAR 2007 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN HOUSE CONFERENCE
                             RESOLUTION 376
[Reflecting Action Completed as of September 1, 2006--On-budget amounts,
                         in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Fiscal years--
                                               -------------------------
                                                    2007      2007-2011
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level:
    Budget Authority..........................    2,283,029        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................    2,325,998        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................    1,780,666   10,039,909
Current Level:
    Budget Authority..........................    1,376,976        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................    1,712,503        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................    1,787,468   10,182,129
Current Level over (+) / under (-) Appropriate
 Level:
    Budget Authority..........................     -906,053        (\1\)
    Outlays...................................     -613,495        (\1\)
    Revenues..................................        6,802      142,220
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal years
  2008 through 2011 will not be considered until future sessions of
  Congress.

                            BUDGET AUTHORITY

  Enactment of measures providing new budget authority for FY 2007 in 
excess of $906,053,000,000 (if not already included in the current 
level estimate) would cause FY 2007 budget authority to exceed the 
appropriate level set by H. Con. Res. 376.


                                OUTLAYS

  Enactment of measures providing new outlays for FY 2007 in excess of 
$613,495,000,000 (if not already included in the current level 
estimate) would cause FY 2007 outlays to exceed the appropriate level 
set by H. Con. Res. 376.


                                REVENUES

  Enactment of measures that would reduce revenue for FY 2007 in excess 
of $6,802,000,000 (if not already included in the current level 
estimate) would cause revenues to fall below the appropriate level set 
by H. Con. Res. 376.
  Enactment of measures resulting in revenue reduction for the period 
of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 in excess of $142,220,000,000 (if not 
already included in the current level estimate) would cause revenues to 
fall below the appropriate levels set by H. Con. Res. 376.

      DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH
   AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY ACTION,
           REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2006
                 [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      2007             2007-2011 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..............         45         45         45         45
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............        -45        -45        -45        -45
Education and the Workforce:
    Allocation..............          0          1          0         30
    Current Level...........         16        119        178     -1,733
    Difference..............         16        118        178     -1,763
Energy and Commerce:
    Allocation..............          0          0          0          0
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............          0          0          0          0
Financial Services:
    Allocation..............          0          0          2          2
    Current Level...........          0          0         -3         -3
    Difference..............          0          0         -5         -5
Government Reform:
    Allocation..............          0          0          0          0
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............          0          0          0          0
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..............          1          1          5          5
    Current Level...........          0         -5          0        -12
    Difference..............         -1         -6         -5        -17
Judiciary:
    Allocation..............         19         16        116        113
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............        -19        -16       -116       -113
Resources:
    Allocation..............          0          0          6          6
    Current Level...........          0          0          0          0
    Difference..............          0          0         -6         -6
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..............         13         13         22         22
    Current Level...........          0         -3         -4        -19
    Difference..............        -13        -16        -26        -41
Veterans' Affairs:
    Allocation..............          0          0          0          0
    Current Level...........         -3         -3          0          0
    Difference..............         -3         -3          0          0
Ways and Means:
    Allocation..............          0          0          0          0
    Current Level...........          0          1         -4         -3
    Difference..............          0          1         -4         -3
------------------------------------------------------------------------


    DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATION AND APPROPRIATIONS
                                                           SUBCOMMITTEE 302(b) SUBALLOCATIONS
                                                                [In millions of dollars]
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                                                    302(b) suballocations as of June   Current level reflecting action         Current level minus
                                                        6, 2006 (H. Rpt. 109-488)       completed as of September 1,             suballocations
            Appropriations Subcommittee            ----------------------------------               2006               ---------------------------------
                                                                                     ----------------------------------
                                                           BA               OT               BA               OT               BA               OT
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Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA...............           17,812           19,497                7            5,827          -17,805          -13,670

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Defense...........................................          377,357          393,165               42          142,855         -377,315         -250,310
Energy & Water Development........................           30,017           31,411                0           12,624          -30,017          -18,787
Foreign Operations................................           21,300           23,441                0           14,607          -21,300           -8,834
Homeland Security.................................           32,080           38,711                0           19,234          -32,080          -19,477
Interior-Environment..............................           25,889           26,902                0           10,660          -25,889          -16,242
Labor, HHS & Education............................          141,930          145,631           19,168          100,082         -122,762          -45,549
Legislative Branch................................            4,030            4,013                0              622           -4,030           -3,391
Military Quality of Life-Veterans Affairs.........           94,705           88,728           -2,329           18,768          -97,034          -69,960
Science-State-Justice-Commerce....................           59,839           62,143                0           23,536          -59,839          -38,607
Transportation-Treasury-HUD-Judiciary-DC..........           67,819          130,069            4,273           75,894          -63,546          -54,175
Unassigned........................................                0                0                0                0                0                0
                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total (Section 302(a) Allocation)...........          872,778          963,711           21,161          424,709         -851,617         -539,002
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 Statement of FY2008 advance appropriations under section 401 of House 
Concurrent Resolution 376, reflecting action completed as of September 
                                1, 2006


                                                       Budget Authority
Appropriate Level................................................23,565
Current Level:
  Elk Hills.........................................................  0
  Corporation for Public Broadcasting...............................  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
  Transportation (highway, transit, Farley Building)................  0
  Payment to Postal Service.........................................  0
  Section 8 Renewals................................................  0
    Total...........................................................  0
                                                             __________
                                                             
Current Level over (+) / under (-) Appropriate Level            -23,565


Statement of nondefense reserve fund for emergencies under section 501 
of House Concurrent Resolution 376, discretionary budget authority for 
       FY2007 reflecting action completed as of September 1, 2006

                        [In millions of dollars]

                                                       Budget Authority
Appropriate Level.................................................6,450
Current Level.......................................................  0
Current Level over (+) / under (-) Appropriate Level.............-6,450

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                Washington, DC, September 7, 2006.
     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 2007 budget and is 
     current through September 1, 2006. 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. 376, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for 
     Fiscal Year 2007, as approved by the House of 
     Representatives. Although the House and the Senate have not 
     reached agreement on a concurrent budget resolution for 2007, 
     H. Con. Res. 376 has the force and effect in the House for 
     all purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as 
     though adopted by the Congress pursuant to House Resolution 
     818.
       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 
     enclosed current level report excludes the exempt amounts 
     that affect 2007 spending (see footnote 2 of the report).
       Since my last letter, dated June 28, the Congress has 
     cleared and the President has signed the following acts that 
     affect budget authority, outlays, or revenues for fiscal year 
     2007:
       The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 
     (Public Law 109-241);
       The Returned Americans Protection Act of 2006 (Public Law 
     109-250);
       An act approving the renewal of import restrictions 
     contained in the Burmese Freedom Democracy Act of 2003 
     (Public Law 109-251);
       An act to provide funding authority to facilitate the 
     evacuation of persons from Lebanon (Public Law 109-268); and
       The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-280).
       In addition, corrections have been made to the final 
     scoring for both the Native American Technical Corrections 
     Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-221) and the Mine Improvement and 
     New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-236). 
     These corrections resulted in an $11 million increase and a 
     $4 million increase in revenues, respectively.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Donald B. Marron,
                                                  Acting Director.
       Enclosure.

   FISCAL YEAR 2007 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2006
                        [In millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Budget
                                    authority     Outlays      Revenues
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enacted in previous sessions:\1\
    Revenues.....................          n.a          n.a    1,819,599
    Permanents and other spending    1,355,241    1,303,587         n.a.
     legislation.................
    Appropriation legislation....            0      409,185         n.a.
    Offsetting receipts..........     -549,710     -549,710         n.a.
                                  --------------------------------------
      Total, enacted in previous       805,531    1,163,062    1,819,599
       sessions:.................
Enacted this session:
    An act to make available            -1,000         -520            0
     funds included in the
     Deficit Reduction Act of
     2005 for the Low-Income Home
     Energy Assistance Program
     for fiscal year 2006 (P.L.
     109-204)....................
    Native American Technical               11           11           11
     Corrections Act of 2006
     (P.L. 109-221)..............
    Tax Increase Prevention and              0            0      -32,674
     Reconciliation Act of 2005
     (P.L. 109-222)..............
    Heroes Earned Retirement                 0            0           -4
     Opportunities Act (P.L. 109-
     227)........................
    Veterans' Housing Opportunity           -3           -3            0
     and Benefits Improvement Act
     of 2006 (P.L. 109-233)......
    Emergency Supplemental                   0          388          168
     Appropriations Act for
     Defense, the Global War on
     Terror, and Hurricane
     Recovery, 2006 (P.L. 109-
     234) \2\....................
    Broadcast Decency Enforcement            0            0            1
     Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-235)..
    Mine Improvement and New                 1            0            5
     Emergency Response Act of
     2006 (P.L. 109-236).........
    Coast Guard and Maritime                 0           -3            0
     Transportation Act of 2006
     (P.L. 109-241)..............
    Returned Americans Protection            0            1            0
     Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-250)..
    An act approving the renewal             0            0           -1
     of import restrictions
     contained in the Burmese
     Freedom Democracy Act of
     2003 (P.L. 109-251).........
    An act to provide funding                0           -5            0
     authority to facilitate the
     evacuation of persons from
     Lebanon (P.L. 109-268)......
    Pension Protection Act of               15          119          363
     2006 (P.L. 109-280).........
                                  --------------------------------------
      Total, enacted this                 -976          -12      -32,131
       session:..................
Entitlements and mandatories:
    Budget resolution estimates        572,421      549,453         n.a.
     of appropriated entitlements
     and other mandatory programs
     not yet enacted.............
Total Current Level \2\ \3\......    1,376,976    1,712,503    1,787,468
Total Budget Resolution..........    2,283,029    2,325,998    1,780,666
Current Level Over Budget                  n.a          n.a        6,802
 Resolution......................
Current Level Under Budget             906,053      613,495         n.a.
 Resolution......................
Memorandum:
    Revenues, 2007-2011:
        House Current Level......          n.a          n.a   10,182,129
        House Budget Resolution..          n.a          n.a   10,039,909
        Current Level Over Budget          n.a          n.a      142,220
         Resolution..............
        Current Level Under                n.a          n.a          n.a
         Budget Resolution.......
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. The effects of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-171) and
  the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Conforming Amendments Act of 2005
  (P.L. 109-173) are included in this section of the table, consistent
  with the budget resolution assumptions. In addition, the scoring for
  the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 includes savings from corrections to
  two provisions (in sections 8006 and 10002) not yet enacted,
  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 totals exclude $48 million in budget
  authority for 2007 and $39,461 million in outlays for 2007 from the
  Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War
  on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (P.L. 109-234).
3. Excludes administrative expenses of the Social Security
  Administration, which are off-budget.
Source: Congressional Budget Office.
Notes: n.a.=not applicable; P.L.=Public Law.


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