[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H8272-H8273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 A REVISION TO THE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES FOR CERTAIN HOUSE 
  COMMITTEES FOR FISCAL YEARS 2008 AND 2009 AND THE PERIOD OF FISCAL 
                        YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013

  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 205 of S. Con. Res. 70, the 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for fiscal year 2009, I hereby 
submit for printing in the Congressional Record a revision to the 
budget allocations and aggregates for certain House committees for 
fiscal years 2008 and 2009 and the period of fiscal years 2009 through 
2013. 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 the bill H.R. 6899, Comprehensive American 
Energy Security and Consumer

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Protection Act. Corresponding tables are attached.
  Under section 323 of S. Con. Res. 70, 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 323 of S. Con. Res. 70 
is to be considered as an allocation included in the resolution.

                            BUDGET AGGREGATES
               [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Fiscal
                                   Fiscal Year  Fiscal Year  Years 2009-
                                     2008 \1\     2009 \1\       2013
----------------------------------------------------\2\-----------------
Current Aggregates:
    Budget Authority.............    2,456,198    2,462,544         n.a.
    Outlays......................    2,437,784    2,497,322         n.a.
    Revenues.....................    1,875,401    2,029,653   11,780,263
Change in the Comprehensive
 American Energy Security and
 Consumer Protection Act (H.R.
 6899):
    Budget Authority.............            0       -4,528         n.a.
    Outlays......................            0       -4,528         n.a.
    Revenues.....................            0       -2,348          818
Revised Aggregates:
    Budget Authority.............    2,456,198    2,458,016         n.a.
    Outlays......................    2,437,784    2,492,794         n.a.
    Revenues.....................    1,875,401    2,027,305   11,781,081
------------------------------------------------------------------------
n.a. = Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal
  years 2010 through 2013 will not be considered until future sessions
  of Congress.
\1\ Current aggregates do not include spending covered by section 301
  (b)(1) (overseas deployments and related activities). The section has
  not been triggered to date in Appropriations action.
\2\ Current aggregates do not include Corps of Engineers emergency
  spending assumed in the budget resolution, which will not be included
  in current level due to its emergency designation (section 301(b)(2).


                              DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS FOR RESOLUTION CHANGES
                                                         [Fiscal Years, in millions of dollars]
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                                                                  2008                              2009                         2009-2013 Total
                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           BA            Outlays             BA            Outlays             BA            Outlays
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House Committee:
    Current allocation:
        Energy and Commerce.......................               89               81              839              802            3,162            3,157
        Resources.................................                0                0                0                0                0                0
        Transportation and Infrastructure.........              395                0            1,496                0            4,176                0
        Ways and Means............................            1,853            1,843            5,794            5,714           -6,724           -5,034
    Change in the Comprehensive American Energy
     Security and Consumer Protection Act (H.R.
     6899):
        Energy and Commerce.......................                0                0           -4,700           -4,700             -100             -100
        Resources.................................                0                0             -142             -142           -3,332           -3,332
        Transportation and Infrastructure.........                0                0              115              115              575              575
        Ways and Means............................                0                0              199              199              199              199
                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total.................................                0                0           -4,528           -4,528           -2,658           -2,658
    Revised allocation:
        Energy and Commerce.......................               89               81           -3,861           -3,898            3,062            3,057
        Resources.................................                0                0             -142             -142           -3,332           -3,332
        Transportation and Infrastructure.........              395                0            1,611              115            4,751              575
        Ways and Means............................            1,853            1,843            5,993            5,913           -6,525           -4,835
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