[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 170 (Wednesday, November 18, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8076-S8077]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          BUDGETARY REVISIONS

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, section 251 of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 establishes statutory limits on 
discretionary spending and allows for various adjustments to those 
limits, while sections 302 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 allow the chairman of the Budget Committee to establish and 
make revisions to allocations, aggregates, and levels consistent with 
those adjustments. Today the Senate agreed to consider H.R. 2577, the 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2016, as reported by the Committee on 
Appropriations. The bill includes a provision related to the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development's administrative costs for disaster 
relief activities that results in $1 million in outlays. This provision 
is designated as an emergency pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Deficit Control Act of 1985. The inclusion of 
this designation makes this spending eligible for an adjustment under 
the Congressional Budget Act.
  As a result, I am increasing the budgetary aggregate for 2016 by $1 
million in outlays. I am also increasing the 2016 allocations to the 
Appropriations Committee by $1 million in outlays.
  I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying tables, which provide 
details about the adjustment, be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                    REVISION TO BUDGETARY AGGREGATES
 (Pursuant to Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and S.
  Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year
                                  2016)
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                 $ in millions                             2016
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Current Spending Aggregates:
    Budget Authority...........................                3,033,488
    Outlays....................................                3,091,973
Adjustments:
    Budget Authority...........................                        0
    Outlays....................................                        1
Revised Spending Aggregates:
    Budget Authority...........................                3,033,488
    Outlays....................................                3,091,974
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 REVISION TO SPENDING ALLOCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR
                            FISCAL YEAR 2016
 (Pursuant to Sections 302 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
                                  1974)
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                 $ in millions                             2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Allocation:
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget                        523,091
     Authority.................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary                   494,191
     Budget Authority*.........................
    General Purpose Outlays*...................                1,157,344
Adjustments:
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget                              0
     Authority.................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary                         0
     Budget Authority..........................
    General Purpose Outlays....................                        1
Revised Allocation:
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget                        523,091
     Authority.................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary                   494,191
     Budget Authority..........................
    General Purpose Outlays....................                1,157,345
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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    Memorandum: Above Adjustments by Designation         Program Integrity         Disaster Relief             Emergency                  Total
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Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority.....                        0                        0                        0                        0
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget                           0                        0                        0                        0
 Authority..........................................
General Purpose Outlays.............................                        0                        0                        1                        1
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