[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 $16,719 million in outlays.
I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying tables, which provide
details about the adjustment, be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
REVISION TO BUDGETARY AGGREGATES
(Pursuant to Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and
Section 3404 of S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget
for Fiscal Year 2016)
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$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)
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$s in millions 2016
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Current Allocation* :
Revised Security Discretionary Budget 523,091
Authority.................................
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary 494,191
Budget Authority -........................
General Purpose Outlays.................... 1,157,345
Adjustments:
Revised Security Discretionary Budget 25,000
Authority.................................
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary 33,666
Budget Authority -........................
General Purpose Outlays.................... 15,722
Revised Allocation* :
Revised Security Discretionary Budget 548,091
Authority.................................
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary 527,857
Budget Authority -........................
General Purpose Outlays.................... 1,173,067
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* Excludes amounts designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to Section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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Memorandum: Detail of Adjustments Made Above Regular Program Integrity Disaster Relief Emergency Total
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Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority.................... 25,000 0 0 0 25,000
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget Authority........ 25,000 1,523 7,143 0 33,666
General Purpose Outlays............................................ 13,788 1,311 388 235 15,722
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REVISION TO OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
ALLOCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016
(Pursuant to Section 3102 of S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution
on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016)
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$s in millions 2016
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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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