[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 117 (Wednesday, July 16, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S6864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CHANGES TO S. CON. RES. 70

  Mr. CONRAD. Madam President, section 312(c) of S. Con. Res. 70, the 
2009 budget resolution, permits the chairman of the Senate Budget 
Committee to adjust the section 312(b) discretionary spending limits 
and allocations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 for legislation reported by the Senate Appropriations 
Committee that provides a certain level of funding for fiscal year 2009 
for four program integrity initiatives. The initiatives are: continuing 
disability reviews and supplemental security income redeterminations, 
Internal Revenue Service tax enforcement, health care fraud and abuse 
control, and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews.
  The Senate Appropriations Committee reported S. 3230, the Departments 
of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, on July 8, 2008. That bill contains 
provisions that fulfill the conditions of section 312(c) for 
adjustments related to continuing disability reviews and supplemental 
security income redeterminations, health care fraud and abuse control, 
and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews.
  In addition, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported S. 3260, 
the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009, 
on July 14, 2008. That bill contains provisions that fulfill the 
conditions of section 312(c) for Internal Revenue Service tax 
enforcement.
  As a result, for fiscal year 2009, I am revising both the 
discretionary spending limits and the allocation to the Senate 
Appropriations Committee for discretionary budget authority and 
outlays. The amount of the adjustment is $968 million in budget 
authority and $892 million in outlays. The revised discretionary limits 
and allocations for discretionary budget authority and outlays are the 
appropriate levels to be used for enforcement during consideration of 
the fiscal year 2009 appropriations bills.
  I ask unanimous consent that the following revisions to S. Con. Res. 
70 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 2009--S. CON. RES. 70; REVISIONS TO THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT
    PURSUANT TO SECTION 312(c) TO THE ALLOCATION OF BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS TO THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
                      COMMITTEE AND THE SECTION 312(b) SENATE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS
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                                                      Initial allocation/                     Revised allocation/
               In millions of dollars                        limit            Adjustment             limit
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 FY 2009 Discretionary Budget Authority.............           1,011,718                 968           1,012,686
 FY 2009 Outlays....................................           1,106,112                 892           1,107,004
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