[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 128 (Saturday, August 4, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H10014]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             REVISIONS TO ALLOCATIONS FOR HOUSE COMMITTEES

  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. Madam Speaker, Under section 308(b)(1) of S. Con. Res. 
21, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008, I 
hereby submit for printing in the Congressional Record a revision to 
the budget allocations and aggregates for certain House committees for 
fiscal years 2007, 2008, and the period of 2008 through 2012. This 
revision represents an adjustment to certain House committee budget 
allocations and aggregates for the purposes of sections 302 and 311 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended, and in response to 
the bills made in order by the Committee on Rules, H.R. 2776, the 
Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 and H.R. 3221, 
the New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and 
Consumer Protection Act. Corresponding tables are attached.
  Under section 211 of S. Con. Res. 21, this adjustment to the budget 
allocations and aggregates applies while the measures are under 
consideration. The adjustments will take effect upon enactment of the 
measures. For purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
amended, a revised allocation made under section 211 of S. Con. Res. 21 
is to be considered as an allocation included in the resolution.

          DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS FOR RESOLUTION CHANGES
                                     [Fiscal Years, in millions of dollars]
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                                              2007                      2008                 2008-2012 Total
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                                         BA        Outlays         BA        Outlays         BA        Outlays
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House Committee
Current allocation:
    Agriculture...................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Energy and Commerce...........           -1           -1          134          132           89           87
    Natural Resources.............            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Ways and Means................            0            0          -38          -38          -98          -98
 
Change for New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 3221) and
 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act (H.R. 2776):
 
    Agriculture...................            0            0          266          138        2,175        1,554
    Energy and Commerce...........            0            0          376          243        1,681        1,624
    Natural Resources.............            0            0         -781         -787        3,168       -3,179
    Ways and Means................            0            0          169          169          876          876
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        Total.....................            0            0           30         -237        1,564          875
Revised allocation:
    Agriculture...................            0            0          266          138        2,175        1,554
    Energy and Commerce...........           -1           -1          510          375        1,770        1,711
    Natural Resources.............            0            0         -781         -787       -3,168       -3,179
    Ways and Means................            0            0          131          131          778          778
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                                                BUDGET AGGREGATES
                                   [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]
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                                                                    Fiscal year     Fiscal year    Fiscal years
                                                                       2007          2008 \1\        2008-2012
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Current Aggregates:\2\
    Budget Authority............................................       2,255,570       2,350,357             \3\
    Outlays.....................................................       2,268,649       2,353,992             \3\
    Revenues....................................................       1,900,340       2,015,841      11,137,671
 
Change for New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 3221) and
 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act (H.R. 2776):
 
    Budget Authority............................................               0              30             \3\
    Outlays.....................................................               0            -237             \3\
    Revenues....................................................               0             191           1,750
Revised Aggregates:
    Budget Authority............................................       2,255,570       2,350,387             \3\
    Outlays.....................................................       2,268,649       2,353,755             \3\
    Revenues....................................................       1,900,340       2,016,032      11,139,421
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\1\ Pending action by the House Appropriations Committee on spending covered by section 207(d)(1 )(E) (overseas
  deployments and related activities), resolution assumptions are not included in the current aggregates.
\2\ Excludes emergency amounts exempt from enforcement in the budget resolution.
\3\ n.a. = Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal years 2009 through 2012 will not be
  considered until future sessions of Congress.

  

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