[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 178 (Friday, December 9, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S7015]
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 is considering the Further Continuing and
Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, the House Amendment to
the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2028, which provides for continuing
appropriations for fiscal year 2017 and full-year appropriations
related to U.S. national security and disaster relief and recovery
efforts.
Sections 185-192 of this legislation provides emergency funding for
disaster relief and recovery efforts. In total, these provisions
provide $2,704 million in revised nonsecurity budget authority that
produce $480 million in outlays in fiscal year 2017. This legislation
includes language that designates 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.
Section 192 of the legislation also provides funding for disaster
relief and recovery efforts, but designates the provision as being for
disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of BBEDCA. This
designation makes the spending associated with this provision, $1,416
million in revised nonsecurity budget authority and $25 million in
outlays, eligible for an adjustment under the Congressional Budget Act.
Finally, Division B provides funding for the Department of Defense
and U.S. international affairs entities for counterterrorism and other
national security efforts. These provisions are designated as being for
overseas contingency operations/global war on terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of BBEDCA. These designations make the
spending associated with the division, $5,775 million in revised
security budget authority, $4,300 million in revised nonsecurity budget
authority, and $4,387 million in outlays, eligible for an adjustment
under the Congressional Budget Act.
As a result, I am increasing the budgetary aggregate for fiscal year
2017 by $14,195 million in budget authority and outlays by $4,892
million. Further, I am revising the budget authority and outlay
allocations to the Committee on Appropriations by increasing revised
nonsecurity budget authority by $8,420 million, revised security budget
authority by $5,775 million, and increasing outlays by $4,892 million
in fiscal year 2017.
I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying tables, which provide
details about the adjustment, be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
REVISION TO BUDGETARY AGGREGATES
(Pursuant to Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and
Section 102 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015)
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$ in Millions--- 2017
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Current Spending Aggregates:--
Budget Authority--.................... 3,212,522
Outlays---............................ 3,219,513
Adjustments:--
Budget Authority--.................... 14,195
Outlays---............................ 4,892
Revised Spending Aggregates:--
Budget Authority--.................... 3,226,717
Outlays---............................ 3,224,405
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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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$ in Millions---------- 2017-
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Current Allocation:-------
Revised Security Discretionary Budget 551,240
Authority------......................
Revised Nonsecurity Category 518,531
Discretionary Budget Authority-----..
General Purpose Outlays---------...... 1,182,122
Adjustments:-------
Revised Security Discretionary Budget 5,775
Authority------......................
Revised Nonsecurity Category 8,420
Discretionary Budget Authority-----..
General Purpose Outlays---------...... 4,892
Revised Allocation:-------
Revised Security Discretionary Budget 557,015
Authority------......................
Revised Nonsecurity Category 526,951
Discretionary Budget Authority-----..
General Purpose Outlays---------...... 1,187,014
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Memorandum: Detail of Adjustments Made
Above OCO Program Integrity Disaster Relief Emergency Total
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Revised Security Discretionary Budget 5,775 0 0 0 5,775
Authority................................
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary 4,300 0 1,416- 2,704- 8,420
Budget Authority-........................
General Purpose Outlays-.................. 4,387 0- 25- 480 4,892
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