[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S8265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   FURTHER CHANGES TO S. CON. RES. 13

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, section 401(c)(4) of S. Con. Res. 13, the 
2010 budget resolution, permits the chairman of the Senate Budget 
Committee to adjust the section 401(b) discretionary spending limits, 
allocations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, and aggregates for legislation making appropriations for 
fiscal years 2009 and 2010 for overseas deployments and other 
activities by the amounts provided in such legislation for those 
purposes and so designated pursuant to section 401(c)(4). The 
adjustment is limited to the total amount of budget authority specified 
in section 104(21) of S. Con. Res. 13. For 2009, that limitation is 
$90.745 billion, and for 2010, it is $130 billion.
  On June 25, 2009, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported H.R. 
2847, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. The reported legislation contains $126 million in funding 
that has been designated for overseas deployments and other activities 
pursuant to section 401(c)(4). The Congressional Budget Office 
estimates that the $126 million in budget authority will result in $104 
million in new outlays in 2010. As a result, I am revising both the 
discretionary spending limits and the allocation to the Senate 
Committee on Appropriations for discretionary budget authority and 
outlays by those amounts in 2010. When combined with previous 
adjustments made pursuant to section 401(c)(4), $379 million has been 
designated so far for overseas deployments and other activities for 
2010.
  In addition, section 401(c)(2)(B) of the 2010 budget resolution 
permits the chairman to adjust the section 401(b) discretionary 
spending limits, allocations pursuant to section 302(a) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and aggregates for legislation making 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 that both appropriates $7.1 billion 
and provides an additional appropriation of up to $890 million to the 
Internal Revenue Service for enhanced tax enforcement to address the 
tax gap, the difference between the amount of taxes owed and the amount 
of taxes paid.
  On July 9, 2009, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported S. 
1432, the financial services and general government appropriations 
Bill, 2010. The reported bill contains $890 million in funding that 
satisfies the conditions of section 401(c)(2)(B). The Congressional 
Budget Office estimates that the $890 million in budget authority will 
result in $837 million in new outlays in 2010. As a result, I am 
revising both the discretionary spending limits and the allocation to 
the Senate Committee on Appropriations for discretionary budget 
authority and outlays by those amounts in 2010.
  When combining the effects of the two adjustments, I am revising 
today both the discretionary spending limits and the allocation to the 
Senate Committee on Appropriations by a total of $1,016 million for 
budget authority and $941 million for outlays.
  I ask unanimous consent to have the following revisions to S. Con. 
Res. 13 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 2010--S. CON. RES. 13; FURTHER REVISIONS TO THE CONFERENCE
 AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 401(c)(4) AND 401(c)(2)(B) TO THE ALLOCATION OF BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS TO
         THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND THE SECTION 401(b) SENATE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS
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                                                              Current                               Revised
                 In millions of dollars                   Allocation/Limit      Adjustment      Allocation/Limit
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FY 2009 Discretionary Budget Authority.................          1,482,201                  0          1,482,201
FY 2009 Discretionary Outlays..........................          1,247,872                  0          1,247,872
FY 2010 Discretionary Budget Authority.................          1,086,269              1,016          1,087,285
FY 2010 Discretionary Outlays..........................          1,306,259                941          1,307,200
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