[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 145 (Monday, September 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6076-S6078]
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, BBEDCA, 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. The Senate will soon consider S. amendment No. 5082, 
which provides for continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, 
full-year appropriations for military construction and veterans 
programs, and

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funding for the Federal response to the Zika virus.
  This amendment provides funding to combat the Zika virus. For these 
efforts, the amendment provides $876 million in budget authority for 
fiscal year 2016 and $310 million in outlays for fiscal year 2017, 
respectively. These figures include rescissions of emergency funds in 
division D of the amendment that provide a partial offset. This 
legislation includes language that would designate these provisions as 
emergency funding pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of BBEDCA. The 
inclusion of these designations makes this spending eligible for an 
adjustment under the Congressional Budget Act.
  The amendment also includes funding for military construction outside 
of the United States that is designated as overseas contingency 
operations funding pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of BBEDCA. 
These provisions provide $172 million in budget authority and $1 
million in outlays for fiscal year 2017. The inclusion of the overseas 
contingency operations designations in these provisions makes this 
spending eligible for an adjustment under the Congressional Budget Act.
  Previously, I made adjustments to enforceable budgetary levels to 
accommodate the conference report to accompany H.R. 2577, which 
included both the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act of 2017 and supplemental Zika funding. The 
adjustments I make today take these prior adjustments into 
consideration and reflect the appropriate level for overall adjustments 
for considering the Zika and overseas contingency operations funding of 
this amendment.
  Further, on May 12, 2016, I filed an adjustment to accommodate 
emergency spending in S. amendment No. 3896, which included the 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2017. This emergency provision, which increased 
outlays by $1 million in fiscal year 2017, is now included in division 
C of S. amendment 5082, and I am taking my previous adjustment into 
account for processing this amendment.
  Finally, division C includes $500 million in budget authority in 
fiscal year 2016 and $10 million in outlays in fiscal year 2017 for the 
Community Development Block Grant program to respond to major natural 
disasters. This provision is designated as being for disaster relief 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of BBEDCA and as such makes 
adjustments possible to accommodate this spending.
  As a result, I am increasing the budgetary aggregate for fiscal year 
2016 by $385 million in budget authority and decreasing related outlays 
by $39 million. I am decreasing the budgetary aggregate for fiscal year 
2017 by $62 million in outlays. Further, I am revising the budget 
authority and outlay allocations to the Committee on Appropriations by 
increasing revised nonsecurity budget authority by $385 million and 
reducing outlays by $39 million in fiscal year 2016. Finally, I am 
revising the outlay allocation to the Committee on Appropriations by 
reducing outlays by $62 million in fiscal year 2017.
  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)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 $s in millions                           2016-
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Spending Aggregates:
    Budget Authority...........................                3,070,820
    Outlays....................................                3,091,285
Adjustments:--
    Budget Authority...........................                      385
    Outlays....................................                      -39
Revised Spending Aggregates:--
    Budget Authority...........................                3,071,205
    Outlays....................................                3,091,246
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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)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     $s in millions                             2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Current Allocation: *
     Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority-...         548,091
     Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget           528,848
     Authority..........................................
     General Purpose Outlays............................       1,173,106
 Adjustments:
     Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority....               0
     Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget               385
     Authority..........................................
     General Purpose Outlays............................             -39
 Revised Allocation: *
     Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority....         548,091
     Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget           529,233
     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.


 
                                                      Program        Disaster
  Memorandum: Above Adjustments by Designation       Integrity        Relief         Emergency         Total
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority               0               0               0               0
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary                     0             500            -115             385
 Budget Authority...............................
 General Purpose Outlays........................               0               0             -39             -39
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                    REVISION TO BUDGETARY AGGREGATES
  (Pursuant to Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and
            Section 102 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     $s in millions                            2017
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Spending Aggregates:
    Budget Authority....................................       3,212,522
    Outlays.............................................       3,219,575
Adjustments:--
    Budget Authority....................................               0
    Outlays.............................................             -62
Revised Spending Aggregates:--
    Budget Authority....................................       3,212,522
    Outlays.............................................       3,219,513
------------------------------------------------------------------------


 REVISION TO SPENDING ALLOCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR
                            FISCAL YEAR 2017
 (Pursuant to Sections 302 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
                                  1974)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     $s in millions                            2017
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Allocation:---------
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority------        551,240
     ---................................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget            518,531
     Authority---------.................................
    General Purpose Outlays---------....................       1,182,184
Adjustments:---------
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority------              0
     ---................................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget                  0
     Authority---------.................................
    General Purpose Outlays---------....................             -62
Revised Allocation:---------
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority------        551,240
     ---................................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget            518,531
     Authority---------.................................
    General Purpose Outlays---------....................       1,182,122
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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      Memorandum: Detail of                           Program        Disaster
 Adjustments Made Above---------        OCO          Integrity        Relief         Emergency         Total
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Revised Security Discretionary                 0               0               0               0               0
 Budget Authority...............
Revised Nonsecurity Category                   0               0               0               0               0
 Discretionary Budget Authority.
General Purpose Outlays.........               0               0              10             -72             -62
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