[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 53 (Thursday, April 15, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2368-S2370]
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 fifth 
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 April 9, 
2010, and includes the effects of legislation since I filed my last 
report for fiscal year 2010 on January 28, 2010. The new legislation 
includes: P.L. 111-127, the Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the 
Haiti Earthquake Act; P.L. 111-142, the Social Security Disability 
Applicants' Access to Professional Representation Act of 2010; P.L. 
111-145, the United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical 
Corrections Act of 2009; P.L. 111-147, the Hiring Incentives to Restore 
Employment Act; P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act; P.L. 111-151, the Satellite Television Extension Act of 2010; 
and P.L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 
2010.
  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 above the levels provided in the budget resolution by $3.1 billion 
for budget authority and $5.8 billion above for outlays. For revenues, 
current level shows

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that $14.2 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, Apr. 15, 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 April 9, 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 January 28, 2010, the Congress 
     has cleared and President has signed the following acts which 
     affect budget authority, outlays, or revenues for fiscal year 
     2010:
       Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake 
     Act (Public Law 111-127);
       Social Security Disability Applicants' Access to 
     Professional Representation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-142);
       United State Capitol Police Administrative Technical 
     Corrections Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-145);
       Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (Public Law 
     111-147);
       Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-
     148);
       Satellite Television Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-
     151); and
       Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 
     (Public Law 111-152).
           Sincerely,
                                             Douglas W. Elmendorf,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.

    TABLE 1.--SENATE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010, AS OF APRIL 9, 2010
                                            (In billions of dollars)
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                                                                                                   Current level
                                                                      Budget       Current level  over/under (-)
                                                                  resolution \1\        \2\         resolution
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                            ON-BUDGET
Budget Authority................................................         2,897.5         2,900.5             3.1
Outlays.........................................................         3,010.1         3,015.9             5.8
Revenues........................................................         1,612.3         1,626.5            14.2
 
                           OFF-BUDGET
Social Security Outlays \3\.....................................           544.1           544.1             0.0
Social Security Revenues........................................           668.2           668.1           -0.1
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\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 APRIL 9, 2010
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                                                      Budget
                                                                     authority        Outlays        Revenues
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Previously Enacted \1\:
    Revenues....................................................            n.a.            n.a.       1,633,385
    Permanents and other spending legislation...................       1,656,952       1,651,725            n.a.
    Appropriation legislation \2\...............................       1,917,749       2,048,775            n.a.
    Offsetting receipts.........................................        -690,252        -690,252            n.a.
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total, previously enacted.................................       2,884,449       3,010,248       1,633,385
Enacted this session:
    An act to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable                0               0             -40
     cash contributions for the relief of victims of the
     earthquake in Haiti (P.L. 111-126).........................
    Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake               50              50               0
     Act (P.L. 111-127).........................................
    Social Security Disability Applicants' Access to                          -4              -4               0
     Professional Representation Act of 2010 (P.L.111-142)......
    United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical                     10               6               0
     Corrections Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-145).....................
    Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (P.L. 111-147)..          20,903             141          -4,380
    Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)...           8,500           3,130            -580
    Satellite Television Extension Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-151)...               2               0               2
    Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L.             1,130             220          -1,930
     111-152)...................................................
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
          Total, enacted this session...........................          30,591           3,543          -6,928
Entitlements and mandatories:
    Budget resolution estimates of appropriated entitlements and         -14,500           2,066               0
     other mandatory programs...................................
Total Current Level \2\ \3\.....................................       2,900,540       3,015,857       1,626,457
Total Budget Resolution \4\.....................................       2,907,837       3,015,541       1,612,278
    Adjustment to the budget resolution for disaster allowance           -10,350          -5,448            n.a.
     \5\........................................................
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Adjusted Budget Resolution......................................       2,897,487       3,010,093       1,612,278
Current Level Over Budget Resolution............................           3,053           5,764          14,179
Current Level Under Budget Resolution...........................            n.a.            n.a.            n.a.
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\1\ Includes legislation affecting budget authority, outlays and revenues that was enacted in the first session
  of the 111th Congress.
\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          Outlays        Revenues
                                                                     authority
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
    Previously Enacted (see footnote 1).........................          12,042          21,040          -4,475
    Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-144)..............           7,942           7,901            -704
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
        Total, amounts designated as emergency..................          19,984          28,941          -5,179
 
\3\ 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.
\4\ Periodically, the Senate Committee on the Budget revises the totals in S. Con. Res. 13, pursuant to various
  provisions of the resolution:


 
 
 
                                                                      Budget          Outlays        Revenues
                                                                     authority
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
    Original Budget Resolution Totals...........................       2,888,691       3,001,311       1,653,682
    Revisions:
      For the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (section                   5           2,004               0
       401(c)(4))...............................................
      For an act to protect the public health by providing the                 0               0              40
       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 of the              3,766           2,355               0
       President's request for discretionary approprations
       (section 401(c)(5))......................................
      For further revisions to a bill to protect the public                   10              13               6
       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 Appropriations                 6          -1,175               0
       Act, 2009 (section 401(c)(4))............................
      For an act to make technical corrections to the Higher                  32              36               0
       Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes (section
       303).....................................................

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      For further revisions to the Supplemental Appropriations               -11             -11               0
       Act, 2009 (section 401(c)(4))............................
      For an amendment in the nature of substitute to H.R. 3548,           5,708           5,708         -38,940
       the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009
       (sections 306(f) and 306(b)).............................
      For the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009          12,500          11,500           9,100
       (section 301(a)).........................................
      For the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010                   0           1,950               0
       (section 401(c)(4))......................................
      For further revisions to the Patient Protection and                 -5,220          -6,670          -9,630
       Affordable Care Act of 2009 (section 301(a)).............
      For further revisions to the Patient Protection and                 -7,280          -4,830             530
       Affordable Care Act of 2009 (section 301(a)).............
      For further revisions to the Patient Protection and                  8,500           3,130            -580
       Affordable Care Act of 2009 (section 301(a)).............
      For the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of              1,130             220          -1,930
       2010 (section 301(a))....................................
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
    Revised Budget Resolution Totals............................       2,907,837       3,015,541       1,612,278
 
\5\ 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.
Note: n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = Public Law.
Source: Clongressional Budget Office.



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