[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 $62 million in fiscal year 2017.
I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying tables, which provide
details about the adjustment, be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
REVISION TO BUDGETARY AGGREGATES
(Pursuant to Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and S.
Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year
2016)
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$s in millions 2016-
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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)
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$s in millions 2016
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Current Allocation: *
Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority-... 548,091
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget 528,848
Authority..........................................
General Purpose Outlays............................ 1,173,106
Adjustments:
Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority.... 0
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget 385
Authority..........................................
General Purpose Outlays............................ -39
Revised Allocation: *
Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority.... 548,091
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget 529,233
Authority..........................................
General Purpose Outlays............................ 1,173,067
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* Excludes amounts designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to Section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Program Disaster
Memorandum: Above Adjustments by Designation Integrity Relief Emergency Total
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Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority 0 0 0 0
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary 0 500 -115 385
Budget Authority...............................
General Purpose Outlays........................ 0 0 -39 -39
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REVISION TO BUDGETARY AGGREGATES
(Pursuant to Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and
Section 102 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015)
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$s in millions 2017
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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
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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)
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$s in millions 2017
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Current Allocation:---------
Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority------ 551,240
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Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget 518,531
Authority---------.................................
General Purpose Outlays---------.................... 1,182,184
Adjustments:---------
Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority------ 0
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Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget 0
Authority---------.................................
General Purpose Outlays---------.................... -62
Revised Allocation:---------
Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority------ 551,240
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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
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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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