[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 185 (Friday, December 18, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8841-S8842]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          BUDGETARY REVISIONS

  Mr. ENZI. Madam President, on November 2, 2015, the President signed 
the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 into law, H.R. 1314, P.L. 114-74. 
This bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 266 to 167 
and the Senate by a vote of 64 to 35. Section 101 of H.R. 1314 
redefined the term ``discretionary spending limit'' to add $50 billion 
in budget authority for fiscal year 2016. This increase was split 
evenly between defense and nondefense spending. More specifically it 
increased the fiscal year 2016 discretionary spending limit for the 
revised security category to $548.091 billion in new budget authority 
and the revised nonsecurity category to $518.491 billion in new budget 
authority. Section 3404 of the fiscal year 2016 budget resolution 
provides me with the authority to adjust levels and allocations for 
such changes in definitions in enacted legislation. I am therefore 
adjusting the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations and the 
budgetary aggregates to reflect the spending limits of the Bipartisan 
Budget Act of 2015.
  In addition to the changes triggered by P.L. 114-74, section 251 of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, BBEDCA, 
allows for various adjustments to the discretionary spending 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. The Senate will soon consider H.R. 2029, the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2016. This bill includes numerous provisions that 
meet the terms laid out in section 251 of BBEDCA to generate a change 
in the discretionary spending limits. As such, this spending is 
eligible for an adjustment under the Congressional Budget Act.
  Earlier this year I made adjustments to budgetary aggregates and the 
Committee on Appropriations' allocation to reflect provisions in 
appropriations bills that qualified for cap adjustments under BBEDCA 
that were being considered on the Senate floor. The adjustments I make 
today take these adjustments into consideration and reflect the 
appropriate level for adjustments for considering this Omnibus 
appropriations bill.

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  Section 3102 of S. Con. Res. 11 provides a separate allocation to the 
Committee on Appropriations for overseas contingency operations, OCO/
global war on terrorism, GWOT, spending. Furthermore, the budget 
resolution provides the chairman of the Committee on the Budget the 
authority to change levels, aggregates, and allocations related to OCO/
GWOT based on new information. As such, I am making the appropriate 
adjustments to bring allocation levels in line with the amounts 
provided in H.R. 2029.
  As a result, I am increasing the budgetary aggregate for 2016 by 
$36,072 million in budget authority and reducing the aggregate for 
outlays by $997 million. I am increasing the fiscal year 2016 non-OCO/
GWOT allocations to the Appropriations Committee by $25,000 million in 
budget authority for defense, revised security category, $33,666 
million in budget authority for non-defense, revised nonsecurity 
category, and $15,722 million in general purpose outlays. I am also 
reducing the OCO/GWOT allocation to the Committee on Appropriations by 
$22,594 million in budget authority and $16,719 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
Section 3404 of S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget
                          for Fiscal Year 2016)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 $s in millions                            2016
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Current Spending Aggregates:
    Budget Authority...........................                3,009,557
    Outlays....................................                3,067,943
Adjustments:
    Budget Authority...........................                   36,072
    Outlays....................................                     -997
Revised Spending Aggregates:
    Budget Authority...........................                3,045,629
    Outlays....................................                3,066,946
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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 and Section 3404 of S. Con. Res 11, the Concurrent Resolution on
                    the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 $s in millions                            2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Allocation* :
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget                        523,091
     Authority.................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary                   494,191
     Budget Authority -........................
    General Purpose Outlays....................                1,157,345
Adjustments:
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget                         25,000
     Authority.................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary                    33,666
     Budget Authority -........................
    General Purpose Outlays....................                   15,722
Revised Allocation* :
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget                        548,091
     Authority.................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary                   527,857
     Budget Authority -........................
    General Purpose Outlays....................                1,173,067
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Excludes amounts designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
  War on Terrorism pursuant to Section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
  Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.


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            Memorandum: Detail of Adjustments Made Above                     Regular             Program Integrity         Disaster Relief             Emergency                  Total
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Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority....................                   25,000                        0                        0                        0                   25,000
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget Authority........                   25,000                    1,523                    7,143                        0                   33,666
General Purpose Outlays............................................                   13,788                    1,311                      388                      235                   15,722
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   REVISION TO OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
   ALLOCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016
 (Pursuant to Section 3102 of S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution
                   on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016)
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                 $s in millions                            2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current OCO/GWOT Allocation:
    Budget Authority...........................                   96,287
    Outlays....................................                   48,798
Adjustments:
    Budget Authority...........................                  -22,594
    Outlays....................................                  -16,719
Revised OCO/GWOT Allocation:
    Budget Authority...........................                   73,693
    Outlays....................................                   32,079
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