[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 12 (Thursday, January 28, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S333-S334]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       BUDGET SCOREKEEPING REPORT

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I rise to submit to the Senate the fourth 
budget scorekeeping report for the 2010 budget resolution. The report, 
which covers fiscal year 2010, was prepared by the Congressional Budget 
Office pursuant to section 308(b) and in aid of section 311 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended.
  The report shows the effects of Congressional action through January 
25, 2010, and includes the effects of legislation since I filed my last 
report for fiscal year 2010 on August 4, 2009. The new legislation 
includes:
  P.L. 111-47, an act making supplemental appropriations for fiscal 
year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program;
  P.L. 111-68, an act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes;
  P.L. 111-69, the Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration 
Extension Act;
  P.L. 111-80, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010;
  P.L. 111-83, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
2010;
  P.L. 111-84, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010;
  P.L. 111-85, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010;
  P.L. 111-88, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 and Further Continuing 
Appropriations, 2010;
  P.L. 111-92, the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act 
of 2009;
  P.L. 111-96, an act to allow the funding for the interoperable 
emergency communications grant program established under the Digital 
Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available 
until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes;
  P.L. 111-115, the No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 
2009;
  P.L. 111-117, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010;
  P.L. 111-118, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010;
  P.L. 111-124, an act to extend the Generalized System of Preferences 
and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes; and
  P.L. 111-126, an act to accelerate the income tax benefits for 
charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the 
earthquake in Haiti.
  The estimates of budget authority, outlays, and revenues are 
consistent with the technical and economic assumptions of S. Con. Res. 
13, the 2010 budget resolution.
  The estimates show that for fiscal year 2010 current level spending 
is $17.9 billion below the level provided for in the budget resolution 
for budget authority, while it is $5.6 billion above it for outlays. 
For revenues, current level shows that $18.6 billion in room remains 
relative to the budget resolution level.
  I ask unanimous consent that the letter and accompanying tables from 
CBO be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                 Washington, DC, January 28, 2010.
     Hon. Kent Conrad,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed report shows the effects of 
     Congressional action on the fiscal year 2010 budget and is 
     current through January 20, 2010. 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. 13, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for 
     Fiscal Year 2010, as approved by the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives.
       Pursuant to section 403 of S. Con Res. 13, 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 2 of Table 2 of the report).
       Since my last letter, dated August 4, 2009, the Congress 
     has cleared and President has signed the following acts which 
     affect budget authority, outlays, or revenues for fiscal year 
     2010:
       An act making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 
     2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program 
     (Public Law 111-47);
       An act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
     purposes (Public Law 111-68);
       Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension 
     Act (Public Law 111-69);
       Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
     Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 
     (Public Law 111-80);
       Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 
     (Public Law 111-83);
       National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84);
       Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-85);
       Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 and Further Continuing 
     Appropriations, 2010 (Public Law 111-88);
       Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 
     (Public Law 111-92);
       An act to allow the funding for interoperable emergency 
     communication grants program . . . and for other purposes 
     (Public Law 111-96);
       No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009 
     (Public Law 111-115);
       Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-117);
       Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 
     111-118);
       An act to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and 
     the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes 
     (Public Law 111-124); and
       An act to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable 
     cash contributions for the relief of victims of the 
     earthquake in Haiti (Public Law 111-126).
           Sincerely,
                                             Douglas W. Elmendorf,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.

   TABLE 1.--SENATE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR
                FISCAL YEAR 2010, AS OF JANUARY 25, 2010
                        [In billions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Current
                                     Budget       Current    level over/
                                   resolution    level \2\    under (-)
                                      \1\                     resolution
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           ON-BUDGET
 
Budget Authority...............       2,887.9       2,869.9        -17.9
Outlays........................       3,006.7       3,012.3          5.6
Revenues.......................       1,614.8       1,633.3         18.6
 
           OFF-BUDGET
 
Social Security Outlays \3\....         544.1         544.1          0.0
Social Security Revenues.......         668.2         668.2          0.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ S. Con. Res. 13, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal
  Year 2010, includes $10.4 billion in budget authority and $5.4 billion
  in outlays as a disaster allowance to recognize the potential cost of
  disasters; those funds will never be allocated to a committee. At the
  direction of the Senate Committee on the Budget, the budget resolution
  totals have been revised to exclude those amounts for purposes of
  enforcing current level.
\2\ Current level is the estimated effect on revenues and spending of
  all legislation, excluding amounts designated as emergency
  requirements (see footnote 2 of table 2), that the Congress has
  enacted or sent to the President for his approval. In addition, full-
  year funding estimates under current law are included for entitlement
  and mandatory programs requiring annual appropriations, even if the
  appropriations have not been made.
\3\ Excludes administrative expenses of the Social Security
  Administration, which are off-budget, but are appropriated annually.
SOURCE: Congressional Budget Office.


  TABLE 2.--SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR THE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR ON-BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR
                                          2010, AS OF JANUARY 25, 2010
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                                          Budget authority       Outlays            Revenues
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Previously Enacted: \1\
    Revenues...........................................               n.a.               n.a.          1,665,986
    Permanents and other spending legislation..........          1,637,423          1,621,675               n.a.
    Appropriation legislation..........................                  0            600,500               n.a.
    Offsetting receipts................................           -690,251           -690,251               n.a.
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, previously enacted........................            947,172          1,531,924          1,665,986
Enacted this session:
    Authorizing Legislation:
    Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (P.L.                318             11,346                  0
     111-22)...........................................

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    An act to protect the public health by providing                    10                 13                 46
     the Food and Drug Administration with certain
     authority to regulate tobacco products . . . and
     for other purposes (P.L. 111-31)..................
    An act to make technical corrections to the Higher                  32                 36                  0
     Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes
     (P.L. 111-39).....................................
    A joint resolution approving the renewal of import                   0                  0              6,862
     restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and
     Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes
     (P.L. 111-42).....................................
    An act to authorize the Director of the United                       0                 65                  0
     States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds .
     . . and for other purposes (P.L. 111-45)..........
    Judicial Survivors Protection Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-                -1                 -1                  0
     49)...............................................
    Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration                   180                  0                  0
     Extension Act (P.L. 111-69).......................
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year                   8                  8                 20
     2010 (P.L. 111-84)................................
    Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act               5,708              5,708            -38,940
     of 2009 (P.L. 111-92).............................
    An act to allow the funding for the interoperable                    0               -350                  0
     emergency communications grant program . . . and
     for other purposes (P.L. 111-96)..................
    No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of                   -12                -12                  0
     2009 (P.L. 111-115)...............................
    Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010                   1,260              1,260                  0
     (Division B of P.L. 111-118) \3\..................
    An act to extend the Generalized System of                           0                  0               -589
     Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act,
     and for other purposes (P.L. 111-124).............
    An act to accelerate the income tax benefits for                     0                  0                -40
     charitable cash contributions for the relief of
     victims of the earthquake in Haiti (P.L. 111-126).
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, authorizing legislation enacted this                    7,503             18,073            -32,641
       session.........................................
 
                  Appropriations Acts:.................
    Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 111-32)                 11             33,530                  0
     \2\...............................................
    An act making appropriations for the Legislative                 4,656              3,914                  0
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30,
     2010, and for other purposes (P.L. 111-68)........
    Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug                  119,826             96,198                  0
     Administration, and Related Agencies
     Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-80)............
    Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act,             44,137             26,619                  0
     2010 (P.L. 111-83)................................
    Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies               33,465             19,573                  0
     Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-85)............
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and                    32,760             20,543                  0
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 and
     Further Continuing Appropriations, 2010 (P.L. 111-
     88)...............................................
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-             1,058,293            856,752                  0
     117)..............................................
    Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010                 636,626            403,122                  0
     (Division A of P.L. 111-118)......................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, appropriations acts enacted this session..          1,929,774          1,460,251                  0
Entitlements and mandatories:
    Budget resolution estimates of appropriated                    -14,500              2,066                  0
     entitlements and other mandatory programs.........
Total Current Level 2 4 5..............................          2,869,949          3,012,314          1,633,345
Total Budget Resolution \4\............................          2,898,207          3,012,191          1,614,788
    Adjustment to the budget resolution for disaster               -10,350             -5,448               n.a.
     allowance \5\.....................................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
Adjusted Budget Resolution.............................          2,887,857          3,006,743          1,614,788
Current Level Over Budget Resolution...................               n.a.              5,571             18,557
Current Level Under Budget Resolution..................             17,908               n.a.               n.a.
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\1\ Includes the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-3), the American
  Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) (P.L. 111-5), and the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 111-8),
  which were enacted by the Congress during this session, before the adoption of S. Con. Res. 13, the Concurrent
  Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010. Although ARRA was designated as an emergency requirement, it is
  now included as part of the current level amounts.
\2\ Pursuant to section 403 of S. Con. Res. 13, provisions designated as emergency requirements (and rescissions
  of provisions previously designated as emergency requirements) are exempt from enforcement of the budget
  resolution. The amounts so designated for fiscal year 2010, which are not included in the current level
  totals, are as follows:



 
                                                          Budget authority       Outlays            Revenues
 
    Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 111-32)                 17              7,064                 -2
    An act making supplemental appropriations for                        0              2,000                 -3
     fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to
     Recycle and Save Program (P.L. 111-47)............
    Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010                  12,025             11,976             -4,470
     (Division B of P.L. 111-118)......................
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, amounts designated as emergency...........             12,042             21,040             -4,475
 
\3\ At the direction of the Senate Committee on the Budget, Division B of the Department of Defense
  Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-118) is considered authorizing legislation.
\4\ For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act in the Senate, the budget resolution
  does not include budget authority, outlays, or revenues for off-budget amounts. As a result, current level
  excludes these items.
\5\ The estimate for P.L. 111-46, an act to restore the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes, does not
  change current level totals. P.L. 111-46 appropriated $7 billion to the Highway Trust Fund. The enactment of
  this legislation followed an announcement by the Secretary of Transportation on June 24, 2009, of an interim
  policy to slow down payments to states from the Highway Trust Fund. The Congressional Budget Office estimates
  that P.L. 111-46 reversed this policy and will restore payments to states at levels already assumed in current
  level. Thus, no change is required.
\6\ Periodically, the Senate Committee on the Budget revises the totals in S. Con. Res. 13, pursuant to various
  provisions of the resolution:



 
                                                          Budget authority       Outlays            Revenues
 
    Original Budget Resolution Totals..................          2,888,691          3,001,311          1,653,682
    Revisions:
      For the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009                      5              2,004                  0
       (section 401(c)(4)).............................
      For an act to protect the public health by                         0                  0                 40
       providing the Food and Drug Administration with
       certain authority to regulate tobacco products .
       . . and for other purposes (sections 311(a) and
       307)............................................
      For the Congressional Budget Office's reestimate               3,766              2,355                  0
       of the President's request for discretionary
       approprations (section 401(c)(5))...............
      For further revisions to a bill to protect the                    10                 13                  6
       public health by providing the Food and Drug
       Administration with certain authority to
       regulate tobacco products . . . and for other
       purposes (sections 311(a) and 307)..............
      For further revisions to the Supplemental                          6             -1,175                  0
       Appropriations Act, 2009 (section 401(c)(4))....
      For an act to make technical corrections to the                   32                 36                  0
       Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other
       purposes (section 303)..........................
      For further revisions to the Supplemental                        -11                -11                  0
       Appropriations Act, 2009 (section 401(c)(4))....
      For an amendment in the nature of substitute to                5,708              5,708            -38,940
       H.R. 3548, the Unemployment Compensation
       Extension Act of 2009 (sections 306(f) and
       306(b)).........................................
      For the Patient Protection and Affordable Care                12,500             11,500              9,100
       Act of 2009 (section 301(a))....................
      For the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,                  0              1,950                  0
       2010 (section 401(c)(4))........................
      For further revisions to the Patient Protection               -5,220             -6,670             -9,630
       and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (section 301(a))
      For further revisions to the Patient Protection               -7,280             -4,830                530
       and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (section 301(a))
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
    Revised Budget Resolution Totals...................          2,898,207          3,012,191          1,614,788
 
\7\ S. Con. Res. 13 includes $10,350 million in budget authority and $5,448 million in outlays as a disaster
  allowance to recognize the potential cost of disasters; those funds will never be allocated to a committee. At
  the direction of the Senate Committee on the Budget, the budget resolution totals have been revised to exclude
  those amounts for purposes of enforcing current level.
Source: Congressional Budget Office.
Note: n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = Public Law.



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