[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 191 (Thursday, December 13, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S15453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   FURTHER CHANGES TO S. CON. RES. 21

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, section 307 of S. Con. Res. 21, the 2008 
budget resolution, permits the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee 
to revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels for 
legislation, including one or more bills and amendments, that 
reauthorizes the 2002 farm bill or similar or related programs, 
provides for revenue changes, or any combination thereof. Section 307 
authorizes the revisions provided that certain conditions are met, 
including that amounts provided in the legislation for the above 
purposes not exceed $20 billion over the period of fiscal years 2007 
through 2012 and that the legislation not worsen the deficit over the 
period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of 
the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017.
  I find that Senate amendment No. 3819 offered by Senator Brown to 
Senate amendment No. 3500, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
to H.R. 2419, satisfies the conditions of the deficit-neutral reserve 
fund for the farm bill. Therefore, pursuant to section 307, I am 
adjusting the aggregates in the 2008 budget resolution, as well as the 
allocation provided to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
Committee.
  I ask unanimous consent that the following revisions to S. Con. Res. 
21 be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008--S. Con. Res. 
 21; Further Revisions to the Conference Agreement Pursuant to Section 
           307 Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for the Farm Bill

                        [In billions of dollars]

Section 101 (1)(A) Federal Revenues:
  FY 2007.....................................................1,900.340
  FY 2008.....................................................2,024.835
  FY 2009.....................................................2,121.607
  FY 2010.....................................................2,176.229
  FY 2011.....................................................2,357.094
  FY 2012.....................................................2,498.971
(1)(B) Change in Federal Revenues:
  FY 2007........................................................-4.366
  FY 2008.......................................................-25.961
  FY 2009........................................................14.681
  FY 2010........................................................12.508
  FY 2011.......................................................-37.456
  FY 2012.......................................................-98.125
(2) New Budget Authority:
  FY 2007.....................................................2,371.470
  FY 2008.....................................................2,508.879
  FY 2009.....................................................2,526.003
  FY 2010.....................................................2,581.239
  FY 2011.....................................................2,696.657
  FY 2012.....................................................2,737.412
(3) Budget Outlays:
  FY 2007.....................................................2,294.862
  FY 2008.....................................................2,471.563
  FY 2009.....................................................2,573.042
  FY 2010.....................................................2,609.763
  FY 2011.....................................................2,702.677
  FY 2012.....................................................2,716.475

Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008--S. Con. Res. 
 21; Further Revisions to the Conference Agreement Pursuant to Section 
           307 Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for the Farm Bill

                        [In billions of dollars]

Current Allocation to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
    Committee:
  FY 2007 Budget Authority.......................................14,284
  FY 2007 Outlays................................................14,056
  FY 2008 Budget Authority.......................................17,088
  FY 2008 Outlays................................................14,629
  FY 2008-2012 Budget Authority..................................76,881
  FY 2008-2012 Outlays...........................................71,049
Adjustments:
  FY 2007 Budget Authority..........................................  0
  FY 2007 Outlays...................................................  0
  FY 2008 Budget Authority.......................................... 46
  FY 2008 Outlays................................................... 15
  FY 2008-2012 Budget Authority....................................-510
  FY 2008-2012 Outlays.............................................-136
Revised Allocation to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
    Committee:
  FY 2007 Budget Authority.......................................14,284
  FY 2007 Outlays................................................14,056
  FY 2008 Budget Authority.......................................17,134
  FY 2008 Outlays................................................14,644
  FY 2008-2012 Budget Authority..................................76,371
70,9138-2012 Outlays..............................................

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