[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-
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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