[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 195 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H16932-H16933]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 REVISIONS TO THE ALLOCATIONS AND BUDGETARY AGGREGATES ESTABLISHED BY 
  THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 2008 THRU 
                                  2012

  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 301, 304(a), and 320(a) and 
(c) 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 year 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 consideration of S. 2499 (Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP 
Extension Act of 2007). Corresponding tables are attached.
  Under section 211 of S. Con. Res. 21, this adjustment to the budget 
allocations and aggregates applies while the measure is under 
consideration. The adjustments will take effect upon enactment of the 
measure. 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
                House Committee                -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    BA      Outlays       BA      Outlays       BA      Outlays
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Current allocation:
    Education and Labor.......................     -4,877     -4,886       -313       -983      5,017      4,157
    Energy and Commerce.......................         -1         -1        366        362        -59        -63
    Ways and Means............................          0          0        532        532         37         37
Change in Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP
 Extension Act (S. 2499):
    Education and Labor.......................          0          0         25          6         25         18
    Energy and Commerce.......................          0          0      1,142      1,141      1,755      1,753
    Ways and Means............................          0          0      2,298      3,497     -1,851     -1,851
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
        Total.................................          0          0      3,465      4,644        -71        -80
Revised allocation:
    Education and Labor.......................     -4,877     -4,886       -288       -977      5,042      4,175
    Energy and Commerce.......................         -1         -1      1,508      1,503      1,696      1,690
    Ways and Means............................          0          0      2,830      4,029     -1,814     -1,814
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                                                BUDGET AGGREGATES
                                   [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             Fiscal Year 2008  Fiscal Years 2008-
                                                          Fiscal Year 2007         \1\                2012
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Aggregates: \2\
    Budget Authority...................................          2,250,680          2,350,996               n.a.
    Outlays............................................          2,263,759          2,353.954               n.a.
    Revenues...........................................          1,900,340          2,015,841         11,137,671
Change in Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act
 (S. 2499):
    Budget Authority...................................                  0              3,465               n.a.
    Outlays............................................                  0              4,644               n.a.
    Revenues...........................................                  0                  0                  0
Revised Aggregates:
    Budget Authority...................................          2,250,680          2,354,461               n.a.
    Outlays............................................          2,263,759          2,358,598               n.a.
    Revenues...........................................          1,900,340          2,015,841        11,137,671
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
n.a. = Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal years 2009 through 2012 will not be
  considered until future sessions of Congress.
\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.

  Madam Speaker, under section 321 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 
aggregates for the fiscal year period of 2008 through 2012. This is in 
response to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3996, The Temporary Tax Relief 
Act of 2007. A table is attached.
  Under section 211 of S. Con. Res. 21, this adjustment to the budget 
allocations and aggregates applies while the measure is under 
consideration. 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.

                                                BUDGET AGGREGATES
                                   [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            Fiscal Year  2008     Fiscal Years
                                                         Fiscal Year  2007         \1\             2008-2012
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Aggregates: \2\
    Budget Authority...................................          2,250,680          2,350,996               n.a.
    Outlays............................................          2,263,759          2,353,954               n.a.
    Revenues...........................................          1,900,340          2,015,841         11,137,671
Change in Temporary Tax Relief Act (H.R. 3996):
    Budget Authority...................................                  0                  0               n.a.
    Outlays............................................                  0                  0               n.a.
    Revenues...........................................                  0                  0            179,816
Revised Aggregates:
    Budget Authority...................................          2,250,680          2,350,996               n.a.
    Outlays............................................          2,263,759          2,353,954               n.a.
    Revenues...........................................          1,900,340          2,015,841        11,317,487
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n.a. = Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal years 2009 through 2012 will not be
  considered until future sessions of Congress.
\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.



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