[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S361-S363]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     BUDGET ACT ENFORCEMENT DETAILS

  Ms. MURRAY. Mr. President, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, which 
Congress passed last month, provides relief to families and the economy 
from the harmful effects of sequestration, more than offsetting the 
costs of providing that relief with savings elsewhere in the Federal 
budget. In addition to those changes, the Bipartisan Budget Act also 
establishes a congressional budget for 2014 and, if necessary, for 
2015, authorizing the Chairmen of the Senate and House Budget 
Committees to file allocations, aggregates, and levels in the Senate 
and the House for budget year 2014.
  Specifically, to provide for continued enforcement in the Senate, 
section 111 requires the chairman of the Budget Committee to file: No. 
1, an allocation for fiscal year 2014 for the Committee on 
Appropriations; No. 2, allocations for fiscal years 2014, 2014 through 
2018, and 2014 through 2023 for committees other than the Committee on 
Appropriations; No. 3, aggregate spending levels for fiscal year 2014; 
No. 4, aggregate revenue levels for fiscal years 2014, 2014 through 
2018, and 2014 through 2023; and No. 5, aggregate levels of outlays and 
revenue for fiscal years 2014, 2014 through 2018, and 2014 through 2023 
for Social Security.
  In the case of the Committee on Appropriations for 2014, the 
allocation shall be set consistent with the discretionary spending 
limits set forth in the Bipartisan Budget Act, which imposes limits on 
the amount of budget authority that can be provided under both the 
revised security category and the revised nonsecurity category.
  Both the discretionary spending limits and the allocation to the 
Committee on Appropriations can be revised for certain adjustments 
specifically authorized under the Budget Control Act of 2011. H.R. 
3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, which the Senate will 
soon consider, includes several such adjustments. Consistent with the 
funding levels included in H.R. 3547, I am incorporating into the 
allocation to the Committee on Appropriations adjustments for overseas 
contingency operations and the global war on terrorism, disaster 
funding, and the program integrity initiative in the area of continuing 
disability reviews. I am also adjusting for a change in outlays 
previously designated as an emergency requirement. These adjustments 
are authorized by section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as modified by section 101 of the Budget 
Control Act, and by section 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act.
  In the case of allocations for committees other than the Committee on 
Appropriations and for the revenue and Social Security aggregates, the 
levels shall be set consistent with the Congressional Budget Office's 
May 2013 baseline, adjusted to account for the budgetary effects of the 
Bipartisan Budget Act and other legislation enacted since the release 
of the May 2013 baseline. In other words, in these instances, the new 
allocations and levels are set equal to the updated May baseline.
  In the case of the spending aggregates for 2014, the levels shall be 
set in accordance with the allocation for the Committee on 
Appropriations and the allocations for committees other than the 
Committee on Appropriations, as described previously.
  Section 114 directs the chairman of the Budget Committee also to 
reset the Senate pay-as-you-go scorecard to zero for all fiscal years. 
Pursuant to section 114, those revisions occurred immediately upon 
enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act. I am now notifying the Senate 
and including the revised scorecard as part of the submission on 
revised enforcement for budget year 2014.
  Finally, section 112 of the Bipartisan Budget Act establishes a point 
of order in the Senate against appropriations bills that provide 
advance appropriations. That act includes limited exceptions to this 
prohibition including up to $28.852 billion in advance appropriations 
for programs, projects, activities, or accounts included in a statement 
submitted by the chairman of the Budget Committee in the Congressional 
Record. Pursuant to section 112, the list of allowable advance 
appropriations subject to the limit is as follows.
  Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations. Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education: Employment and Training Administration; 
Job Corps; education for the disadvantaged; school improvement; special 
education; and career, technical, and adult education. Financial 
Services and General Government: payment to Postal Service. 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development: tenant-based rental 
assistance and project-based rental assistance.
  My counterpart, the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, 
Congressman Ryan, similarly is filing allocations, aggregates, and 
levels in the House. The two filings will allow the House and the 
Senate to extend budget enforcement measures for 2014, an important 
principle of the bipartisan deal that Chairman Ryan and I agreed to 
last month.
  I ask unanimous consent that the following tables detailing 
enforcement in the Senate for budget year 2014, including new committee 
allocations, budgetary and Social Security aggregates, as well as 
adjustments to those levels, and the pay-as-you-go scorecard, be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

SENATE COMMITTEE BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAY ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 111 OF THE BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF
                     2013 AND SECTION 302 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT--BUDGET YEAR 2014
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                          Direct Spending  Legislation          Entitlements Funded In Annual
                                     --------------------------------------          Appropriations Acts
              Committee                                                    -------------------------------------
                                       Budget Authority       Outlays        Budget Authority       Outlays
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Appropriations:
        Revised Security Category               605,882                n/a
         Discretionary Budget
         Authority*.................
        Revised Nonsecurity Category            504,843                n/a
         Discretionary Budget
         Authority*.................
        General Purpose                             n/a          1,201,186
         Discretionary Outlays*.....
    Memo: on-budget.................          1,105,600          1,196,030
          off-budget................              5,125              5,156
        Mandatory...................            834.636            818,871
                                     --------------------------------------
            Total...................          1,945,361         2,020,057
 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry             12,852             11,862            122,905            107,615
Armed Services......................            150,201            149,986                110                107
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.             22,231              1,767                  0                  0
Commerce, Science, and                           15,648             10,850              1,460              1,478
 Transportation.....................
Energy and Natural Resources........              2,073              4,917                 62                 62
Environment and Public Works........             43,717              3,310                  0                  0

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Finance.............................          1,311,988          1,304,815            602,099            602,061
Foreign Relations...................             29,118             26,085                159                159
Homeland Security and Governmental              102,892             99,882              9,234              9,234
 Affairs............................
Judiciary...........................             20,481             12,651                811                801
Health, Education, Labor, and                    -1,812             10,196             15,679             15,540
 Pensions...........................
Rules and Administration............                 40                  6                 24                 24
Intelligence........................                  0                  0                514                514
Veterans' Affairs...................                928              1,144             81,475             81,172
Indian Affairs......................                907              1,408                  0                  0
Small Business......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
Unassigned to Committee.............           -726.663           -716,686                104                104
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            Total...................          2,929,962          2,942,250            834,636            818,871
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*Note: includes adjustments to the budget authority and outlay allocations to the Committee on Appropriations
  pursuant to sections 302 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.


SENATE COMMITTEE BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAY ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 111 OF THE BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF
                     2013 AND SECTION 302 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT, 5-YEAR: 2014-2018
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                          Direct Spending Legislation--         Entitlements Funded In Annual
                                     --------------------------------------         Appropriations Acts-
             Committee-                                                    -------------------------------------
                                      Budget Authority-       Outlays-      Budget Authority-       Outlays-
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry-           68,964-            66,695-           618,290-            548,862
 ...................................
Armed Services-.....................           803,939-           803,677-               522-                514
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs-           114,359-            -3,763-                 0-                  0
Commerce, Science, and                          84,098-            60,727-             8,338-              8,106
 Transportation-....................
Energy and Natural Resources-.......            21,135-            24,493-               310-                310
Environment and Public Works-.......           219,493-            20,409-                 0-                  0
Finance-............................         7,664,235-         7,646,654-         3,494,218-          3,494,377
Foreign Relations-..................           130,444-           125,264-               795-                795
Homeland Security and Governmental             547,584-           534,512-            45,791-             45,791
 Affairs-...........................
Judiciary-..........................            64,652-            66,854-             4,349-              4,329
Health, Education, Labor, and                   55,361-            76,283-            85,937-             85,569
 Pensions-..........................
Rules and Administration-...........               189-                71-               130-                130
Intelligence-.......................                 0-                 0-             2,570-              2,570
Veterans' Affairs-..................             4,062-             5,177-           437,999-            436,484
Indian Affairs-.....................             3,626-             5,527-                 0-                  0
Small Business-.....................                 0-                 0-                 0-                  0
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SENATE COMMITTEE BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAY ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 111 OF THE BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF
                    2013 AND SECTION 302 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT, 10-YEAR: 2014-2023
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Direct Spending Legislation--         Entitlements Funded In Annual
                                     --------------------------------------         Appropriations Acts-
             Committee-                                                    -------------------------------------
                                      Budget Authority-       Outlays-      Budget Authority-       Outlays-
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry-          141,305-           137,659-         1,246,249-          1,102,907
 ...................................
Armed Services-.....................         1,758,840-         1,762,789-             1,034-              1,016
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs-           207,543-           -60,746-                 0-                  0
Commerce, Science, and                         174,722-           124,675-            19,036-             18,418
 Transportation-....................
Energy and Natural Resources-.......            47,131-            50,524-               620-                620
Environment and Public Works-.......           433,619-            41,574-                 0-                  0
Finance-............................        19,084,627-        19,067,886-         8,354,833-          8,354,805
Foreign Relations-..................           241,385-           235,012-             1,590-              1,590
Homeland Security and Governmental           1,190,302-         1,161,411-            87,036-             87,036
 Affairs-...........................
Judiciary-..........................           118,621-           121,407-             9,519-              9,484
Health, Education, Labor, and                  179,501-           200,042-           201,258-            200,530
 Pensions-..........................
Rules and Administration-...........               371-               206-               292-                292
Intelligence-.......................                 0-                 0-             5,140-              5,140
Veterans' Affairs-..................             6,426-             8,658-           948,052-            945,022
Indian Affairs-.....................             7,829-             9,756-                 0-                  0
Small Business-.....................                 0-                 0-                 0-                  0
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                          BUDGETARY AGGREGATES
    (Pursuant to section 111 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2011 and
          section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974)
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          $s in millions              2014-       2014-18      2014-23
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Spending:---
    Budget Authority.............   2,924,837-         n/a-          n/a
    Outlays-.....................   2,937,094-         n/a-          n/a
Revenue:.........................   2,311,026-  13,699,478-   31,095,742
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n/a = Not applicable. Appropriations for fiscal years 2015--2023 will be
  determined by future sessions of Congress and enforced through future
  Congressional budget resolutions.


                         SOCIAL SECURITY LEVELS
    (Pursuant to section 111 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2011 and
          section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
          $s in millions              2014-       2014-18      2014-23
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outlays..........................     705,515-    3,996,404    9,403,107
Revenue..........................     730,850-    4,071,103    9,247,283
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    ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAY ALLOCATIONS TO THE
                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
 (Pursuant to sections 302 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
                                  1974)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    Initial                    Adjusted
     In millions of dollars       Allocation/  Adjustments-  Allocation/
                                     Limit                      Limit
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal Year 2014:---
    Revised Security Category         520,464        85,418      605,882
     Discretionary Budget
     Authority..................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category      491,773        13,070      504,843
     Discretionary Budget
     Authority..................
    General Purpose                 1,154,816        46,370    1,201,186
     Discretionary Outlays......
Memorandum: Total Discretionary     1,012,237        98,488    1,110,725
 Budget Authority...............
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  DETAIL ON ADJUSTMENTS TO FISCAL YEAR 2014 ALLOCATIONS TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 302
                                   AND 314(a) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT
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                                                                                        Overseas
                $s in billions                   Program      Disaster    Emergency    contingency      Total
                                                integrity      relief                  operations
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Agriculture:
    Budget Authority.........................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
    Outlays..................................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
Commerce-Justice-Science:
    Budget Authority.........................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
    Outlays..................................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
Defense:
    Budget Authority.........................        0.000        0.000        0.000        85.191        85.191
    Outlays..................................        0.000        0.000        0.000        43.140        43.140
Energy & Water:
    Buget Authority..........................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
    Outlays..................................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
Financial Services:
    Budget Authority.........................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
    Outlays..................................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
Homeland Security:
    Budget Authority.........................        0.000        5.626        0.000         0.227         5.853
    Outlays..................................        0.000        0.281        0.000         0.182         0.463
Interior and Related Agencies:
    Budget Authority.........................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
    Outlays..................................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
Labor-HHS-ED:
    Budget Authority.........................        0.924        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.924
    Outlays..................................        0.832        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.832
Legislative Branch:
    Budget Authority.........................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
    Outlays..................................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
MilCon-VA:
    Budget Authority.........................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
    Outlays..................................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
State-Foreign Operations:
    Budget Authority.........................        0.000        0.000        0.000         6.520         6.520
    Outlays..................................        0.000        0.000        0.000         1.885         1.885
Transportation-HUD:
    Budget Authority.........................        0.000        0.000        0.000         0.000         0.000
    Outlays..................................        0.000        0.000        0.050         0.000         0.050
                                              ------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total:
        Budget Authority.....................        0.924        5.626        0.000        91.938        98.488
        Outlays..............................        0.832        0.281        0.050        45.207        46.370
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Breakdown of Above Adjustments by Category:
    Revised Security Category Budget                 0.000        0.000        0.000        85.418        85.418
     Authority...............................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Budget              0.924        5.626        0.000         6.520        13.070
     Authority...............................
    General Purpose Discretionary Outlays....        0.832        0.281        0.050        45.207        46.370
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                 PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD FOR THE SENATE
 (Pursuant to section 114(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 *)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       $s in millions                          Balances
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal Years 2014 through 2018.............................            0
Fiscal Years 2014 through 2023.............................           0
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* Note: pursuant to section 114, this change became effective upon
  enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.

  

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