[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 2 (Friday, January 5, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H92-H95]
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 South Carolina (Mr. Spratt) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SPRATT. 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 five-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. 6. This status report is current 
through January 1, 2007. An additional report will be filed to reflect 
any changes in committee jurisdictions.

  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 CONCURRENT
                             RESOLUTION 376
 Reflecting action completed as of January 1, 2007--[On-budget amounts,
                         in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Fiscal
                                                Fiscal year  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..........................    2,266,002          \1\
    Outlays...................................    2,273,560          \1\
    Revenues..................................    1,771,853   10,146,069
Current Level over (+) / under (-) Appropriate
 Level:
    Budget authority..........................      -17,027          \1\
    Outlays...................................      -52,438          \1\
    Revenues..................................       -8,813     106,160
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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 $17,027,000,000 (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 $52,438,000,000 (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 
     (if not already included in the current estimate) would cause 
     revenues to fall further 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 
     $106,160,000,000 (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 JANUARY 1, 2007
                                     [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]
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                                                            2007                         2007-2011 Total
                                             -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     BA            Outlays             BA            Outlays
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
House Committee
    Agriculture:
        Allocation..........................                0                0                0                0
        Current level.......................                0                0                0                0
        Difference..........................                0                0                0                0
    Armed Services:
        Allocation..........................               45               45               45               45

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        Current level.......................              -35              150               34              213
        Difference..........................              -80              105              -II              168
    Education and Labor:
        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.......................              -63               72               39               49
        Difference..........................              -63               72               39               49
    Financial Services:
        Allocation..........................                0                0                2                2
        Current level.......................                0                0               -5               -5
        Difference..........................                0                0               -7               -7
    Foreign Affairs:
        Allocation..........................                1                1                5                5
        Current level.......................                0               -5                0              -12
        Difference..........................               -I               -6               -5              -17
    Homeland Security:
        Allocation..........................                0                0                0                0
        Current level.......................              106                7                0                0
        Difference..........................              106                7                0                0
    House Administration:
        Allocation..........................                0                0                0                0
        Current level.......................                0                0                0                0
        Difference..........................                0                0                0                0
    Judiciary
        Allocation..........................               19               16              116              113
        Current level.......................                0                0                0                0
        Difference..........................              -19              -16             -1l6             -113
    Natural Resources:
        Allocation..........................                0                0                6                6
        Current level.......................               26               26              133              133
        Difference..........................               26               26              127              127
    Oversight and Government Reform
        Allocation..........................                0                0                0                0
        Current level.......................           -6,384           -6,384          -21,500          -21,500
        Difference..........................           -6,384           -6,384          -21,500          -21,500
    Science and Technology
        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.......................               -2               -2                1                1
        Difference..........................               -2               -2                1                1
    Ways and Means
        Allocation..........................                0                0                0                0
        Current level.......................            4,622            4,538            6,338            6,282
        Difference..........................            4,622            4,538            6,338            6,282
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    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 January 1, 2007           Suballocations
            Appropriations Subcommittee            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           BA               OT               BA               OT               BA               OT
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Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA...............           17,812           19,497           17,803           19,402               -9              -95
Defense...........................................          377,357          393,165          377,357          394,244                0            1,079
Energy & Water Development........................           30,017           31,411           28,926           30,751           -1,091             -660
Foreign Operations................................           21,300           23,441           19,609           23,144           -1,691             -297
Homeland Security.................................           32,080           38,711           31,905           38,714             -175                3
Interior-Environment..............................           25,889           26,902           25,471           26,566             -418             -336
Labor, HHS & Education............................          141,930          145,631          150,573          147,619            8,643            1,988
Legislative Branch................................            4,030            4,013            3,756            3,797             -274             -216
Military Quality of Life-Veterans Affairs.........           94,705           88,728           86,260           84,457           -8,445           -4,271
Science-State-Justice-Commerce....................           59,839           62,143            7,709           60,479           -2,130           -1,664
Transportation-Treasury-HUD-Judiciary-DC..........           67,819          130,069           67,124          128,714             -695           -1,355
Unassigned........................................                0                0                0                0                0                0
                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total (Section 302(a) Allocation)...........          872,778          963,711          866,493          957,887           -6,285           -5,824
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Statement of FY2008 advance appropriations under section 401 of H. Con. 
      Res. 376, reflecting action completed as of January 1, 2007

               [Budget Authority in Millions of Dollars]

                                                       Budget authority
Appropriate Level................................................23,565
Current Level.......................................................  0
    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..................................
    Transportation (highways, 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 H. Con. Res. 376, discretionary budget authority for FY 2007, 
           reflecting action completed as of January 1, 2007

               [Budget Authority in Millions of Dollars]

                                                       Budget authority
Appropriate Level.................................................6,450

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Current Level.......................................................  0
                                                             __________
                                                             
Current Level over (+)/under (-) Appropriate Level               -6,450
                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                  Washington, DC, January 4, 2007.
     Hon. John M. Spratt, Jr.,
     Chairman-Designate, Committee on the Budget,
     House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman: The enclosed report shows the effects of 
     Congressional action on the fiscal year 2007 budget and is 
     current through January 1, 2007. 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, 
     pursuant to House Resolution 818, 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 section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95, the Concurrent 
     Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2006, and section 
     402 of H. Con. Res. 376, the Concurrent Resolution on the 
     Budget for Fiscal Year 2007, provisions designated as 
     emergency requirements are exempt from enforcement of the 
     budget resolution. As a result, the enclosed current level 
     report excludes certain amounts that affect 2007 spending 
     (see footnote 2 of the report).
       Since my last letter, dated November 15, the Congress has 
     cleared and the President has signed the following acts that 
     affect budget authority, outlays, or revenues for fiscal year 
     2007:
       an act making further continuing appropriations for the 
     fiscal year 2007 (Public Law 109-383);
       an act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise 
     certain repayment contracts (Public Law 109-386);
       the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-
     432);
       the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 
     109-435);
       the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act of 
     2006 (Public Law 109-458);
       the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information 
     Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-461); and
       the Social Security Trust Funds Restoration Act of 2006 
     (Public Law 109-465).
       In addition, the Congress has cleared for the President's 
     signature the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (H.R. 5946) and the 
     National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006 (H.R. 6164).
           Sincerely,
                                                 Donald B. Marron,
                                                  Acting Director.
       Enclosure.

                           FISCAL YEAR 2007 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF JANUARY 1, 2007
                                            [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.          1,819,599
    Permanents and other spending legislation..........          1,400,673          1,333,068               n.a.
    Appropriation legislation..........................                  0            409,185               n.a.
    Offsetting receipts................................           -549,710           -549,710               n.a.
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, enacted in previous sessions:.............            850,963          1,192,543          1,819,599
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
Enacted this session:
Authorizing Legislation:...............................
    An act to make available funds included in the                  -1,000               -520                  0
     Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income
     Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year
     2006 (P.L. 109-204)...............................
    Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2006                   11                 11                 11
     (P.L. 109-221)....................................
    Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of                    0                  0            -32,674
     2005 (P.L. 109-222)...............................
    Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunities Act (P.L.                     0                  0                 -4
     109-227)..........................................
    Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits                          -3                 -3                  0
     Improvement Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-233)............
    Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-                 0                  0                  1
     235)..............................................
    Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of                   1                  0                  5
     2006 (P.L. 109-236)...............................
    Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006                  0                 -3                  0
     (P.L. 109-241)....................................
    Returned Americans Protection Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-                 0                  1                  0
     250)..............................................
    An act approving the renewal of import restrictions                  0                  0                 -1
     contained in the Burmese Freedom Democracy Act of
     2003 (P.L. 109-251)...............................
    An act to provide funding authority to facilitate                    0                 -5                  0
     the evacuation of persons from Lebonon (P.L. 109-
     268)..............................................
    Pension Protection Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-280)......                 15                119                363
    United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement                              1                  1                -15
     Implementation Act (P.L. 109-283).................
    Pueblo de San Ildefonso Claims Settlement Act of                     7                  7                  0
     2005 (P.L. 109-286)...............................
    Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006                    0                -10                  0
     (P.L. 109-288)....................................
    National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial                           1                  1                  0
     Maintenance Fund Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-314).......
    National Heritage Areas Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-338).                  3                  3                  0
    Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of                  106                  7                  0
     2006 (P.L. 109-347)...............................
    John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for                 -35                150                  0
     Fiscal Year 2007 (P.L. 109-364)...................
    Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights                          4                  4                  0
     Settlement Revision Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-373)....
    An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior                    1                  1                  0
     to revise certain repayment contracts (P.L. 109-
     386)..............................................
    Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-                3,323              3,248            -15,600
     432)..............................................
    Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (P.L. 109-            -6,384             -6,384                  0
     435)..............................................
    Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance                    -1                 -1                  0
     Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-458)........................
    Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information                      1                  1                  0
     Technology Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-461).............
    Social Security Trust Funds Restoration Act of 2006              1,298              1,298                  0
     (P.L. 109-465)....................................
Appropriations Acts:...................................
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for                        0                -14                168
     Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane
     Recovery, 2006 (P.L. 109-234) \2\.................
    Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 (P.L. 109-289) \2\            377,571            252,047                  0
    Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (P.L.                32,968             20,406                  0
     109-295) \2\......................................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, enacted this session:.....................            407,888            270,365            -47,746
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
Passed, pending signature:.............................
    Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and                            2                  2                  0
     Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (H.R. 5946)
    National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006                   -65                 70                  0
     (H.R. 6164).......................................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, passed, pending signature:................                -63                 72                  0
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
Continuing Resolution Authority:.......................
    Continuing Resolution, 2007 (P.L. 109-383).........            436,112            262,309                  0
Entitlements and mandatories:..........................
    Budget resolution estimates of appropriated                    571,102            548,271               n.a.
     entitlements and other mandatory programs not yet
     enacted...........................................
Total Current Level 2,\3\..............................          2,266,002          2,273,560          1,771,853
Total Budget Resolution................................          2,283,029          2,325,998          1,780,666
    Current Level Over Budget Resolution...............               n.a.               n.a.               n.a.
    Current Level Under Budget Resolution..............             17,027             52,438              8,813
Memorandum:
    Revenues, 2007-2011:
        House Current Level............................               n.a.               n.a.         10,146,069
        House Budget Resolution........................               n.a.               n.a.         10,039,909
        Current Level Over Budget Resolution...........               n.a.               n.a.            106,160
        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 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, thee Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2006,
  and section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2007, as approved
  by the House of Representatives, provisions designated as emergency requirements are exempt from enforcement
  of the budget resolution. The amounts so designated are as follows:


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                                                         Budget  authority       Outlays            Revenues
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Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense,                  48             39,863                  0
 the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Rocovery, 2006
 (P.L. 109-234)........................................
Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 (P.L. 109-289)........             70,000             40,473                  0
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (P.L. 109-                1,829                943                  0
 295)..................................................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
    Total, enacted emergency requirements:.............             71,877             81,279                 0
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These amounts are generally excluded from the curent level. However, section 402 of the 2007 budget resolution
  specifies that upon enactment of funding for the global war on terrorism, amounts included in the budget
  resolution for such purpose shall be considered current law when preparing the current level. Therefore, the
  current level includes $50,000 million in budget authority and $33,500 million in outlays assumed in the
  budget resolution.
 
 \3\ Excludes administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, which are off-budget.
 
 Source: Congressional Budget Office.



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