[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 29, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H544-H547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




STATUS REPORT ON CURRENT LEVELS OF ON-BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR 
  FISCAL YEARS 2007 AND 2008 AND THE 5-YEAR PERIOD FY 2008 THROUGH FY 
                                  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. Mr. Speaker, I am transmitting a status report on the 
current levels of on-budget spending and revenues for fiscal years 2007 
and 2008 and for the 5-year period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
This report is necessary to facilitate the application of sections 302 
and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act and sections 204, 206, and 207 
of S. Con. Res. 21, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal 
Year 2008.
  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 S. Con. Res. 21. 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 second table compares the current levels of discretionary 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 with the ``section 302(b)'' 
suballocations of discretionary budget authority and outlays among 
Appropriations subcommittees. The comparison is needed to enforce 
section 302(f) of the Budget Act because the point of order under that 
section applies to measures that would breach the applicable section 
302(b) suballocation.
  The third table compares the current levels of budget authority and 
outlays for each authorizing committee with the ``section 302(a)'' 
allocations made under S. Con. Res. 21 for fiscal years 2007 and 2008 
and fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 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) allocation 
of new budget authority for the committee that reported the measure.

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  The fourth table gives the current level for fiscal years 2009 and 
2010 for accounts identified for advance appropriations under section 
206 of S. Con. Res. 21. This list is needed to enforce section 206 of 
the budget resolution, which creates a point of order against 
appropriation bills that contain advance appropriations that: (i) are 
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.

  REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET--STATUS OF THE
   FISCAL YEAR 2008 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ADOPTED IN SENATE CONCURRENT
                              RESOLUTION 21
 [Reflecting action completed as of January 23, 2008--On-budget amounts,
                         in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Fiscal year--
                                  --------------------------------------
                                       2007       2008 \2\    2008-2012
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level:
    Budget authority.............    2,250,680    2,354,721          \1\
    Outlays......................    2,263,759    2,358,831          \1\
    Revenues.....................    1,900,340    2,016,859   11,141,734
Curent Level:
    Budget authority.............    2,250,680    2,333,106          \1\
    Outlays......................    2,263,759    2,346,261          \1\
    Revenues.....................    1,904,516    2,000,661   11,267,618
Current Level over (+)/under  (-)
 Appropriate Level:
    Budget authority.............            0      -21,615          \1\
    Outlays......................            0      -12,570          \1\
    Revenues.....................        4,176      -16,198      125,884
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal years
  2009 through 2012 will not be considered until, future sessions of
  Congress.
\2\ Current aggregates do no include spending covered by section
  207(d)(1)(E) (overseas deployments and related activities). The
  section has not been triggered to date in Appropriations action.

                            budget authority

       Enactment of measures providing new budget authority for FY 
     2008 in excess of $21,615 million (if not already included in 
     the current level estimate) would cause FY 2008 budget 
     authority to exceed the appropriate level set by S. Con. Res. 
     21.


                                outlays

       Enactment of measures providing new outlays for FY 2008 in 
     excess of $12,570 million (if not already included in the 
     current level estimate) would cause FY 2008 outlays to exceed 
     the appropriate level set by S. Con. Res. 21.


                                revenues

       Enactment of measures resulting in any revenue reduction 
     for FY 2008 (if not already included in the current level 
     estimate) would cause FY 2008 revenue to fall further below 
     the appropriate level set by S. Con. Res. 21.
       Enactment of measures resulting in revenue reduction for 
     the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 in excess of 
     $125,884 million (if not already included in the current 
     level estimate) would cause revenues to fall below the 
     appropriate levels set by S. Con. Res. 21.

    DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 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 Jan.   Current level reflecting action         Current level minus
                                                       23, 2008 (H. Rpt. 110-236)       completed as of Jan. 23, 2008            suballocations
            Appropriations Subcommittee            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           BA               OT               BA               OT               BA               OT
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Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA...............           18,817           20,027           18,093           19,528             -724             -499
Commerce, Justice, Science........................           53,551           55,318           51,803           53,441           -1,748           -1,877
Defense...........................................          459,332          475,980          459,332          475,164                0             -816
Energy and Water Development......................           31,603           32,774           30,888           32,340             -715             -434
Financial Services and General Government.........           21,434           21,665           20,599           20,903             -835             -762
Homeland Security.................................           36,262           38,247           34,852           38,028           -1,410             -219
Interior, Environment.............................           27,598           28,513           26,555           28,052           -1,043             -461
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education.......          151,748          148,174          144,841          146,292           -6,907           -1,882
Legislative Branch................................            4,024            4,042            3,970            4,008              -54              -34
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs...........           64,745           54,832           60,213           52,232           -4,532           -2,600
State, Foreign Operations.........................           34,243           33,351           32,800           32,841           -1,443             -510
Transportation, HUD...............................           50,738          114,528           48,821          114,270           -1,917             -258
Unassigned (full committee allowance).............                0            1,646                0                0                0           -1,646
                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal (Appropriations allocations).......          954,095        1,029,097          932,767        1,017,099          -21,328          -11,998
Reduction for non-inclusion of program integrity             -1,042             -699                0                0            1,042              699
 initiatives (sec 207(d) of S. Con. Res. 21)......
                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total (Section 302(a) Allocation)...........          953,053        1,028,398          932,767        1,017,099          -20,286          -11,299
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   DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS FOR
                      RESOLUTION CHANGES REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF JANUARY 23, 2008
                                     [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]
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                                              2007                      2008                 2008-2012 total
          House Committee          -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         BA        Outlays         BA        Outlays         BA        Outlays
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
Armed Services:\1\
    Allocation....................            0            0          -56          -81         -139         -427
    Current Level.................            0            0           -6          -31          271          -17
    Difference....................            0            0           50           50          410          410
Education and Labor:
    Allocation....................       -4,877       -4,886         -288         -977        5,042        4,175
    Current Level.................       -4,877       -4,886         -288         -977        5,042        4,175
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
Energy and Commerce:
    Allocation....................           -1           -1        1,571        1,567        2,285        2,272
    Current Level.................           -1           -1        1,568        1,562        2,205        2,187
    Difference....................            0            0           -3           -5          -80          -85
Financial Services:
    Allocation....................            0            0          200          200        3,100        3,100
    Current Level.................            0            0          200          200        3,100        3,100
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
Foreign Affairs:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
Homeland Security:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current Level.................            0            0            0         -425            0         -500
    Difference....................            0            0            0         -425            0         -500
House Administration:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
Judiciary:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
Natural Resources:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
Oversight and Government Reform:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0

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    Current Level.................            0            0           -2           -2          -14          -14
    Difference....................            0            0           -2           -2          -14          -14
Science and Technology:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
Small Business:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
Transportation and Infrastructure:
    Allocation....................            0            0          128            0        1,567            0
    Current Level.................            0            0            2          -10           36          -63
    Difference....................            0            0         -126          -10       -1,531          -63
Veterans' Affairs:
    Allocation....................            0            0            0            0            0            0
    Current Level.................            0            0            0            0          -10          -10
    Difference....................            0            0            0            0          -10          -10
Ways and Means:
    Allocation....................            0            0        2,830        4,029       -1,814       -1,814
    Current Level.................            0            0        2,843        4,042       -1,778       -1,778
    Difference....................            0            0           13           13           36           36
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\1\ Both current level and allocation reflect pending National Defense Authorization Bill.


FY2009 AND 2010 ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS UNDER SECTION 206 OF S. CON. RES.
                                   21
                [Budget authority in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    2009         2010
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level.............................       25,558       25,558
Enacted advances:
    Accounts Identified for Advances:
      Corporation for Public Broadcasting.....          400          420
      Employment and Training Administration..         2463            0
      Education for the Disadvantaged.........         7935            0
      School Improvement......................         1435            0
      Children and Family Services (Head               1389            0
       Start).................................
      Special Education.......................         6856            0
      Vocational and Adult Education..........          791            0
      Payment to Postal Service...............           89            0
      Section 8 Renewals......................         4158            0
    Other Advances:
      Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan                42            0
       Guarantee..............................
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                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                 Washington, DC, January 29, 2008.
     Hon. John M. Spratt, Jr.,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed report shows the effects of 
     Congressional action on the fiscal year 2008 budget and is 
     current through January 23, 2008. 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 
     S. Con Res. 21, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for 
     Fiscal Year 2008, as approved by the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives.
       Pursuant to section 204(b) of S. Con. Res. 21, provisions 
     designated as emergency requirements are exempt from 
     enforcement of the budget resolution. As a result, the 
     enclosed current level report excludes these amounts (see 
     footnote 1 of the report),
       Since my last letter to you, dated October 24, 2007, the 
     Congress has cleared and the President has signed the 
     following acts that affect budget authority, outlays, or 
     revenues for fiscal year 2008: Water Resources Development 
     Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114); Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-116); Fair Treatment 
     for Experienced Pilots Act (Public Law 110-135); United 
     States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act 
     (Public Law 110-138); Energy Independence and Security Act of 
     2007 (Public Law 110-140); Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief 
     Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-142); A bill to amend title 39, 
     United States Code, to extend the authority of the United 
     States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds 
     for breast cancer research (Public Law 110-150); Terrorism 
     Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (Public 
     Law 110-160); Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 
     Law 110-161); Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 (Public Law 
     110-166); Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 
     (Public Law 110-173); and OPEN Government Act of 2007 (Public 
     Law 110-175).
       In addition, the Congress has cleared the National Defense 
     Authorization Act--for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R. 4986) for the 
     President's signature,
           Sincerely,
                                                Robert A. Sunshine
                                  (For Peter R. Orszag, Director).
       Enclosure.

                       FISCAL YEAR 2008 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT AS OF JANUARY 23, 2008
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Budget authority       Outlays            Revenues
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enacted in previous sessions:
    Revenues...........................................               n.a.               n.a.          2,050,796
    Permanents and other spending legislation..........          1,450,532          1,390,611               n.a.
    Appropriation legislation..........................                  0            419,269               n.a.
    Offsetting receipts................................           -575,635           -575,635               n.a.
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, enacted in previous sessions..............            874,897          1,234,245          2,050,796
                                                        ========================================================
Enacted this Congress:
    Authorizing Legislation:
    An act to extend the authorities of the Andean                       0                  0                -41
     Trade Preference Act until February 29, 2008 (P.L.
     110-42)...........................................
    A bill to provide for the extension of Transitional                 96                 99                  0
     Medical Assistance (TMA) and the Abstinence
     Education Program through the end of fiscal year
     2007, and for other purposes (P.L. 110-48)........
    A joint resolution approving the renewal of import                   0                  0                 -2
     restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and
     Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes
     (P.L. 110-52).....................................
    Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission                  0               -425                  0
     Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-53).........................
    College Cost Reduction and Access Act (P.L. 110-84)               -326               -992                  0
    Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007                 -3                 -3                  0
     (P.L. 110-85).....................................
    An act to extend the trade adjustment assistance                     9                  9                  0
     program under the Trade Act of 1974 for 3 months
     (P.L. 110-89).....................................
    TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs                         815                804                  0
     Extension Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-90)...............
    Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-                  -1                 -1                  0
     114)..............................................
    Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act (P.L. 110-                 0                 -9                  0
     135)..............................................
    United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement                         4                  4                -20
     Implementation Act (P.L. 110-138).................
    Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L.                  66                 64              1,016
     110-140)..........................................
    Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 (P.L.                   0                  0               -162
     110-142)..........................................
    A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to                     0                 -2                  0
     extend the authority of the United States Postal
     Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for
     breast cancer research (P.L. 110-150).............
    Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization                   200                200                  O
     Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-160)........................
    Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-166).                  0                  0            -50,593
    Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007              3,465              4,644                  0
     (P.L. 110-173)....................................
    OPEN Government Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-175).........                 -2                 -2                  0
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, authorization legislation enacted in this               4,323              4,390            -49,802
       Congress........................................
                                                        ========================================================
Appropriation Acts:
    U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina                        1                 42               -335
     Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations
     Act, 2007 (P.L. 110-28) \1\.......................
    Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008                 459,550            311,596                  0
     (P.L. 110-116) \1\................................
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-             1,041,512            831,744                  0
     161) \1\..........................................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, appropriation acts enacted in this                  1,501,063          1,143,382               -335
       Congress:.......................................
                                                        ========================================================

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Pased, pending signature:
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year                  -6                -31                  2
     2008 (H.R. 4986)..................................
Entitlements and mandatories:
    Budget resolution estimates of appropriated                    -47,171            -35,725                  0
     entitlements and other mandatory programs.........
    Total Current Level 1,2............................          2,333,106          2,346,261          2,000,661
    Total Budget Resolution \3\........................          2,500,489          2,474,575          2,016,859
        Adjustment to the budget resolution for                       -606            -49,900               n.a.
         emergency requirements \4\....................
        Adjustment to the budget resolution pursuant to           -145,162            -65,754               n.a.
         section 207(d)(1)(E) \5\......................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
    Adjusted Budget Resolution.........................          2,354,721          2,358,831          2,016,859
    Current Level Over Adjusted Budget Resolution......               n.a.               n.a.               n.a.
    Current Level Under Adjusted Budget Resolution.....             21,615             12,570             16,198
Memorandum:
    Revenues, 2008-2012:
    House Current Level................................               n.a.               n.a.         11,267,618
    House Budget Resolution............................               n.a.               n.a.         11,141,734
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
    Adjusted Budget Resolution.........................               n.a.               n.a.         11,141,734
    Current Level Over Adjusted Budget Resolution......               n.a.               n.a.            125,884
    Current Level Under Adjusted Budget Resolution.....               n.a.               n.a.               n.a.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = Public Law.
SOURCE: Congressional Budget Office.
\1\ Pursuant to section 204(b) of S. Con. Res. 21, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008,
  provisions designated as emergency requirements are exempt from enforcement of the budget resolution. The
  amounts so designated for fiscal year 2008, which are not included in the current level totals, are as
  follows:


 
                                                                      Budget
                                                                     authority        Outlays        Revenues
 
U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq             605          48,639            n.a.
 Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (P.L. 110-28)..........
An act making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year                5,200           1,024            n.a.
 2008, and for other purposes (P.L. 110-92).....................
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-116)...          11,630           1,047  ..............
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-116B).....           6,400           1,369            n.a.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-161)............          81,125          40,568            n.a.
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
    Total, enacted emergency requirements.......................         104,960          92,647            n.a.
 
\2\ For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act in the House, the budget resolution
  does not include budget authority, outlays, or revenues for off-budget amounts. As a result, current level
  excludes these items.
\3\ Periodically, the House Committee on the Budget revises the totals in S. Con. Res. 21, pursuant to various
  provisions of the resolution:


 
                                                                      Budget
                                                                     authority        Outlays        Revenues
 
Original Budget Resolution......................................       2,496,028       2,469,636       2,015,858
Revisions:
    To reflect the difference between the assumed and actual                   1               1             -17
     nonemergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year
     2007 (section 207(f))......................................
    For extension of the Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA)                96              99               0
     program (section 320(c))...................................
    For the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (section                  -176            -842               0
     306(b))....................................................
    Extension of the Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA)                   815             804               0
     program (section 320(c)) (updated to reflect final scoring)
    For the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year                -6             -31               2
     2008 (section 302).........................................
    For the Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 (section               66              64           1,016
     308(b)(1)).................................................
    For the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision & Extension Act of             200             200               0
     2007 (section 310).........................................
    For changes in the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension              3,465           4,644               0
     Act of 2007 (sections 301, 304(a), 320(a)(c))..............
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Revised Budget Resolution.................................       2,500,489       2,474,575       2,016,859
 
\4\ S. Con. Res. 21 assumed $606 million in budget authority and $49,990 million in outlays from emergency
  supplemental appropriations. Such emergency amounts are exempt from the enforcement of the budget resolution.
  Since current level totals exclude the emergency requirements enacted in P.L. 110-28 (see footnote 1 above),
  budget authority and outlay totals specified in the budget resolution also have been reduced (by the amounts
  assumed for emergency supplemental appropriations) for purposes of comparison.
\5\ Section 207(d)(1)(E) of S. Con. Res. 21 assumed $145,162 million in budget authority and $65,754 million in
  outlays for overseas deployment and related activities. Because action to date has not triggered this
  provision, the House Committee on the Budget has directed that these amounts be excluded from the budget
  resolution aggregates in the current level report.

  

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