[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 154 (Friday, September 26, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H10119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        REVISIONS TO THE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS FOR HOUSE COMMITTEES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spratt) is recognized for 5 minutes.


 REVISIONS 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

  Mr. SPRATT. Madam Speaker, under section 204 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 passage of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to 
the bill H.R. 2095 (Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008). 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 Railroad Safety
 Improvement Act (H.R. 2095):
  Budget Authority...............            0            3         n.a.
  Outlays........................            0            3         n.a.
  Revenues.......................            0            6           30
Revised Aggregates:
  Budget Authority...............    2,456,198    2,462,547         n.a.
  Outlays........................    2,437,784    2,497,325         n.a.
  Revenues.......................    1,875,401    2,029,659  11,780,293
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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)).
 
n.a. = Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal
  years 2010 through 2013 will not be considered until future sessions
  of Congress.


                              DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS FOR RESOLUTION CHANGES
                                                         [Fiscal Years, in millions of dollars]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        2008                                  2009                             2009-2013 Total
            House Committee            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                BA              Outlays               BA              Outlays               BA              Outlays
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Current allocation:
    Transportation and Infrastructure.                395                  0              1,496                  0              4,176                  0
Change in the Railroad Safety
 Improvement Act (H.R. 2095):
    Transportation and Infrastructure.                  0                  0                  3                  3                 29                 29
Revised allocation:
    Transportation and Infrastructure.                395                  0              1,499                  3              4,205                 29
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 revisions 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

  Under section 206 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. 7060 (Renewable Energy and Job Creation 
Tax Act of 2008). 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 allocation included in the resolution.

                            BUDGET AGGREGATES
               [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Fiscal year   Fiscal year  Fiscal years
                                  2008 \1\    2009 \1\ \2\    2009-2013
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Renewable Energy
 and Job Creation Tax Act
 (H.R. 7060):
    Budget Authority..........             0           371          n.a.
    Outlays...................             0           371          n.a.
    Revenues..................             0             0         5,667
Revised Aggregates:
    Budget Authority..........     2,456,198     2,462,915          n.a.
    Outlays...................     2,437,784     2,497,693          n.a.
    Revenues..................     1,875,401     2,029,653   11,785,930
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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)).
 
n.a. = Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal
  years 2010 through 2013 will not be considered until future sessions
  of Congress.
 


          DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(A) ALLOCATIONS FOR RESOLUTION CHANGES
                                     [Fiscal Years, in millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   2008                    2009               2009-2013 Total
             House Committee             -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              BA        Outlays       BA        Outlays       BA        Outlays
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current allocation:
    Ways and Means......................       1,853       1,843       5,794       5,714      -6,724      -5,034
Change in the Renewable Energy and Job
 Creation Tax Act (H.R. 7060):
    Ways and Means......................           0           0         371         371       3,807       3,807
Revised allocation:
    Ways and Means......................       1,853       1,843       6,165       6,085      -2,917      -1,227
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