[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 192 (Friday, December 14, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S15647]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CHANGES TO S. CON. RES. 21

  Mr. CONRAD. Madam President, section 302 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 that improves certain services for and benefits to wounded 
or disabled military personnel and retirees, veterans, and their 
survivors and dependents. Section 302 authorizes the revisions provided 
that the legislation does not worsen the deficit over either 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 the conference report accompanying H.R. 1585, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, satisfies the 
conditions of the deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and wounded 
service members. Therefore, pursuant to section 302, I am adjusting the 
aggregates in the 2008 budget resolution, as well as the allocation 
provided to the Senate Armed Services Committee.
  I ask unanimous consent to have the following revisions to S. Con. 
Res. 21 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; Revisions to the Conference Agreement Pursuant to Section 302 
  Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Veterans and Wounded Servicemembers

                        [In billions of dollars]

Section 101
(1)(A) Federal Revenues:
  FY 2007.....................................................1,900.340
  FY 2008.....................................................2,025.853
  FY 2009.....................................................2,121.872
  FY 2010.....................................................2,175.881
  FY 2011.....................................................2,357.045
  FY 2012.....................................................2,499.046
(1)(B) Change in Federal Revenues:
  FY 2007........................................................-4.366
  FY 2008.......................................................-24.943
  FY 2009........................................................14.946
  FY 2010........................................................12.160
  FY 2011.......................................................-37.505
  FY 2012.......................................................-98.050
(2) New Budget Authority:
  FY 2007.....................................................2,371.470
  FY 2008.....................................................2,508.884
  FY 2009.....................................................2,527.042
  FY 2010.....................................................2,581.368
  FY 2011.....................................................2,696.714
  FY 2012.....................................................2,737.580
(3) Budget Outlays:
  FY 2007.....................................................2,294.862
  FY 2008.....................................................2,471.500
  FY 2009.....................................................2,573.867
  FY 2010.....................................................2,609.801
  FY 2011.....................................................2,702.693
  FY 2012.....................................................2,716.354

Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008--S. Con. Res. 
   21; Revisions to the Conference Agreement Pursuant to Section 302 
  Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Veterans and Wounded Servicemembers

                        [In millions of dollars]

Current Allocation to Senate Armed Services Committee:
  FY 2007 Budget Authority.......................................98,717
  FY 2007 Outlays................................................98,252
  FY 2008 Budget Authority......................................102,125
  FY 2008 Outlays...............................................102,153
  FY 2008-2012 Budget Authority.................................546,992
  FY 2008-2012 Outlays..........................................546,679
Adjustments:
  FY 2007 Budget Authority..........................................  0
  FY 2007 Outlays...................................................  0
  FY 2008 Budget Authority..........................................-15
  FY 2008 Outlays..................................................-112
  FY 2008-2012 Budget Authority.....................................258
  FY 2008-2012 Outlays..............................................-22
Revised Allocation to Senate Armed Services Committee:
  FY 2007 Budget Authority.......................................98,717
  FY 2007 Outlays................................................98,252
  FY 2008 Budget Authority......................................102,110
  FY 2008 Outlays...............................................102,041
  FY 2008-2012 Budget Authority.................................547,250
546,657-2012 Outlays..............................................

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