[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 97 (Wednesday, June 7, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3321-S3323]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
BUDGET SCOREKEEPING REPORT
Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I wish to submit to the Senate the budget
scorekeeping report for June 2017. The report compares current-law
levels of spending and revenues with the amounts the Senate agreed to
in the budget resolution for fiscal year 2017, S. Con. Res. 3. This
information is necessary for the Senate Budget Committee to determine
whether budget points of order lie against pending legislation. The
Republican staff of the Senate Budget Committee and the Congressional
Budget Office, CBO, prepared this report pursuant to section 308(b) of
the Congressional Budget Act, CBA.
My last filing can be found in the Record on April 27, 2017. The
information contained in this report captures
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legislative activity since that filing through June 5, 2017.
Republican Budget Committee staff prepared Tables 1-3 of this report.
Table 1 gives the amount by which each Senate authorizing committee
exceeds or is below its allocation for budget authority and outlays
under the most recently adopted budget resolution. This information is
used for enforcing committee allocations pursuant to section 302 of the
CBA. For this reporting period, 13 of the 16 authorizing committees are
in compliance with their allocations. Legislative activity involving
the appropriations process, continuing resolution and omnibus, during
the last reporting period includes provisions, such as changes to
health benefits for miners and Medicaid funding, charged to the
Committee on Finance that caused it to breach its allocation. The other
two committees in breach, as previously reported, are the Committee on
Veterans Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation. In total, authorizing committees are estimated to
increase outlays by $292 million more than they were allocated over the
fiscal year 2017-2026 period. Of that $292 million in violations, $91
million stems from the Finance Committee's violations during this
reporting period.
Table 2 gives the amount by which the Senate Committee on
Appropriations exceeds or is below the statutory spending limits for
fiscal year 2017. This information is used to determine points of order
related to the spending caps found in sections 312 and 314 of the CBA.
H.R. 244, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, P.L. 115-31,
provided full-year appropriations for the current fiscal year. These
appropriations, $551.1 billion for defense and $518.5 billion for
nondefense, were consistent with the statutory limits imposed by the
Budget Control Act of 2011.
Table 3 tracks compliance with the fiscal year 2017 limit for overall
changes in mandatory programs, CHIMPS, in appropriations bills,
established in the fiscal year 2016 budget resolution. CHIMPS in the
Consolidated Appropriations Act were consistent with this year's limit
of $19.1 billion. This information is used for determining points of
order under section 3103 of that resolution.
In addition to the tables provided by Budget Committee Republican
staff, I am submitting CBO tables, which I will use to enforce budget
totals approved by the Congress.
CBO provided a spending and revenue report for fiscal year 2017,
which helps enforce aggregate spending levels in budget resolutions
under CBA section 311. CBO's estimates show that current-law levels of
spending for fiscal year 2017 are below the amounts assumed in the
budget resolution by $303 million in budget authority and $6.4 billion
in outlays. CBO also estimates that revenues are $1 million above
assumed levels for fiscal year 2017, but $21 million below assumed
levels for the fiscal year 2017-2026 period. Social Security levels are
consistent with the budget resolution's fiscal year 2017 figures.
CBO's report also provides information needed to enforce the Senate
pay-as-you-go, PAYGO, rule. The Senate's PAYGO scorecard currently
shows increased deficits of $226 million over the fiscal year 2016-2021
and $227 million over fiscal year 2016-2026 periods. For both periods,
outlays have increased by $201 million, while revenues decreased by $25
million over the 6-year period and $26 million over the 11-year period.
Missing from these levels are the budgetary effects of divisions M-O of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 and the miners' health
provisions of H.J. Res. 99, the short-term continuing resolution, P.L.
115-30, which are required to be excluded based on language in the
acts. The consolidated appropriations bill, however, is recorded as
reducing revenues by $24 million and $25 million over the fiscal year
2016-2021 and fiscal year 2016-2026 periods, respectively. That revenue
loss is found in the appropriations section of the bill, not covered by
the exclusion, which includes provisions related to visa-program
extensions and insurance coverage of mammography. The Senate's PAYGO
rule is enforced by section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, the fiscal year
2008 budget resolution.
Finally, included in this submission is a table tracking the Senate's
budget enforcement activity on the floor. No budget points of order
have been raised since my last filing.
All years in the accompanying tables are fiscal years.
I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying tables be printed in
the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
TABLE 1.--SENATE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES--ENACTED DIRECT SPENDING ABOVE
(+) OR BELOW (-) BUDGET RESOLUTIONS
[In millions of dollars]
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2017 2017-2021 2017-2026
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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Budget Authority.................... 0 0 0
Outlays............................. 0 0 0
Armed Services
Budget Authority.................... 0 0 0
Outlays............................. 0 0 0
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Budget Authority.................... 0 0 0
Outlays............................. 0 0 0
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Budget Authority.................... 1 1 1
Outlays............................. 1 1 1
Energy and Natural Resources
Budget Authority.................... 0 0 0
Outlays............................. 0 0 0
Environment and Public Works
Budget Authority.................... 0 0 0
Outlays............................. 0 0 0
Finance
Budget Authority.................... -239 468 -204
Outlays............................. 38 763 91
Foreign Relations
Budget Authority.................... 0 0 0
Outlays............................. 0 0 0
Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs
Budget Authority.................... 0 0 0
Outlays............................. 0 0 0
Judiciary
Budget Authority.................... 0 0 0
Outlays............................. 0 0 0
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Budget Authority.................... 0 0 0
Outlays............................. 0 0 0
Rules and Administration
Budget Authority.................... 0 0 0
Outlays............................. 0 0 0
Intelligence
Budget Authority.................... 0 0 0
Outlays............................. 0 0 0
Veterans' Affairs
Budget Authority.................... 0 0 0
Outlays............................. 0 200 200
Indian Affairs
Budget Authority.................... 0 0 0
Outlays............................. 0 0 0
Small Business
Budget Authority.................... 0 0 0
Outlays............................. 0 0 0
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Total
Budget Authority................ -238 469 -203
Outlays......................... 39 964 292
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TABLE 2.--SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE--ENACTED REGULAR DISCRETIONARY
APPROPRIATIONS 1
[Budget authority, in millions of dollars]
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2017
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Security 2 Nonsecurity 2
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Statutory Discretionary Limits........ 551,068 518,531
Amount Provided by Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Agriculture, Rural Development, and 0 20,877
Related Agencies.....................
Commerce, Justice, Science, and 5,200 51,355
Related Agencies.....................
Defense............................... 515,977 138
Energy and Water Development.......... 19,956 17,815
Financial Services and General 33 21,482
Government...........................
Homeland Security..................... 1,876 40,532
Interior, Environment, and Related 0 32,280
Agencies.............................
Labor, Health and Human Services, 0 161,025
Education and Related Agencies.......
Legislative Branch.................... 0 4,440
Military Construction and Veterans 7,726 74,650
Affairs, and Related Agencies........
State Foreign Operations, and Related 0 36,586
Programs.............................
Transportation and Housing and Urban 300 57,351
Development, and Related Agencies....
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Current Level Total........... 551,068 518,531
Total Enacted Above (+) or Below (- 0 0
) Statutory Limits...............
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1 This table excludes spending pursuant to adjustments to the
discretionary spending limits. These adjustments are allowed for
certain purposes in section 251(b)(2) of BBEDCA.
2 Security spending is defined as spending in the National Defense
budget function (050) and nonsecurity spending is defined as all other
spending.
TABLE 3.--SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE--ENACTED CHANGES IN MANDATORY
SPENDING PROGRAMS (CHIMPS)
[Budget authority, millions of dollars]
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2017
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CHIMPS Limit for Fiscal Year 2017.................... 19,100
Senate Appropriations Subcommittees-
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies. 741
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies..... 8,452
Defense.............................................. 0
Energy and Water Development......................... 0
Financial Services and General Government............ 826
Homeland Security.................................... 187
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.......... 28
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 8,009
Related Agencies....................................
Legislative Branch................................... 0
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and 0
Related Agencies....................................
State Foreign Operations, and Related Programs....... 0
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and 857
Related Agencies....................................
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Current Level Total.......................... 19,100
Total CHIMPS Above (+) or Below (-) Budget 0
Resolution......................................
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U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, June 7, 2017.
Hon. Mike Enzi,
Chairman, Committee on the Budget,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed report shows the effects of
Congressional action on the fiscal year 2017 budget and is
current through June 5, 2017. This report is submitted under
section 308(b) and in aid of section 311 of the Congressional
Budget Act, as amended.
The estimates of budget authority, outlays, and revenues
are consistent with the technical and economic assumptions of
S. Con. Res. 3, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for
Fiscal Year 2017.
Since our last letter dated April 27, 2017, the Congress
has cleared and the President has signed the following
legislation that has significant effects on budget authority,
outlays, and revenues in fiscal year 2017: A joint resolution
making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and
for other purposes (Public Law 115-30); and Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31).
Sincerely,
Keith Hall.
Enclosure.
TABLE 1.--SENATE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017, AS OF JUNE 5, 2017
[In billions of dollars]
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Current Level
Budget Resolution Current Level Over/Under (-)
Resolution
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ON-BUDGET
Budget Authority................................... 3,329.3 3,329.0 -0.3
Outlays............................................ 3,268.2 3,261.8 -6.4
Revenues........................................... 2,682.1 2,682.1 0.0
OFF-BUDGET---
Social Security Outlays a.......................... 805.4 805.4 0.0
Social Security Revenues........................... 826.0 826.0 0.0
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Source: Congressional Budget Office.---
a Excludes administrative expenses paid from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the
Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund of the Social Security Administration, which are off-budget, but are
appropriated annually.
TABLE 2.--SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR THE SENATE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR ON-
BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017, AS OF JUNE 5, 2017
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget
Authority Outlays Revenues
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Previously Enacted a b
Revenues..................... n.a. n.a. 2,682,088
Permanents and other spending 2,054,297 1,960,884 n.a.
legislation.................
Appropriation legislation.... 132,558 614,655 n.a.
Offsetting receipts.......... -834,250 -834,301 n.a.
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Total, Previously Enacted 1,352,605 1,741,238 2,682,088
Enacted Legislation:---
National Aeronautics and 1 1 0
Space Administration
Authorization Act of 2017
(P.L. 115-10)...............
A joint resolution making 2 2 0
further continuing
appropriations for fiscal
year 2017, and for other
purposes (P.L. 115-30)......
Consolidated Appropriations 1,967,450 1,518,744 1
Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31).....
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Total, Enacted 1,967,453 1,518,747 1
Legislation.............
Entitlements and Mandatories:---
Budget resolution estimates 8,928 1,795 0
of appropriated entitlements
and other mandatory programs
Total Current Level c........ 3,328,986 3,261,780 2,682,089
Total Senate Resolution d.... 3,329,289 3,268,171 2,682,088
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Current Level Over Senate n.a. n.a. 1
Resolution..............
Current Level Under 303 6,391 n.a.
Senate Resolution.......
Memorandum:---
Revenues, 2017-2026:---
Senate Current Level......... n.a. n.a. 32,351,639
Senate Resolution............ n.a. n.a. 32,351,660
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Current Level Over Senate n.a. n.a. n.a.
Resolution..............
Current Level Under n.a. n.a. 21
Senate Resolution.......
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Source: Congressional Budget Office.
Notes: n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = Public Law.
a Includes the budgetary effects of enacted legislation cleared by the
Congress during the 114th session, prior to the adoption of S. Con.
Res. 3, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2017.
b Sections 193-195 of Division A of P.L. 114-254 provided funding,
available until expended, for innovation projects and state responses
to opioid abuse. CEO estimates that, for fiscal year 2017:
The $20 million in discretionary budget authority provided by
section 193 would result in an additional $5 million in outlays for
FDA innovation projects;
The $352 million in discretionary budget authority provided by
section 194 would result in an additional $91 million in outlays for
NIH innovation projects;
The $500 million in discretionary budget authority provided by
section 195 would result in an additional $160 million in outlays for
state response to opioid abuse.
Consistent with sections 1001-1004 of P.L. 114-255, for the purposes
of estimating the discretionary budget authority and outlays for these
provisions under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974
and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Act of 1985, those
amounts are estimated to provide no budget authority or outlays.
c For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act
in the Senate, the resolution, as approved by the Senate, does not
include budget authority, outlays, or revenues for off-budget amounts.
As a result, current level does not include these items.
d Periodically, the Senate Committee on the Budget revises the budgetary
levels in S. Con. Res. 3, pursuant to various provisions of the
resolution. The total for the Initial Senate Resolution shown below
excludes $81,872 million in budget authority and $40,032 million in
outlays assumed in S. Con. Res. 3 for non regular discretionary
spending, including spending that qualifies for adjustments to
discretionary spending limits pursuant to section 251(b) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. The total
for the Revised Senate Resolution shown below includes amounts for non
regular discretionary spending:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget
Authority Outlays Revenues
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Initial Senate Resolution.... 3,226,128 3,224,630 2,682,088
Revisions:---
Pursuant to sections 311 103,161 43,541 0
and 314(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act
of 1974.................
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Revised Senate Resolution.... 3,329,289 3,268,171 2,682,088
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TABLE 3.--SUMMARY OF THE SENATE PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD FOR THE 115TH
CONGRESS, AS OF JUNE 5, 2017
[In millions of dollars]
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2017-2021 2017-2026
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Beginning Balance a........................... 0 0
Enacted Legislation: b c d
Tested Ability to Leverage Exceptional * *
National Talent Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-1).
Disapproving the rule submitted by the * *
Department of the Interior known as the
Stream Protection Rule (P.L. 115-5)......
National Aeronautics and Space 1 1
Administration Transition Authorization
Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-10)................
Providing for congressional disapproval * *
under chapter 8 of title 5, United States
Code, of the rule submitted by the
Department of Education relating to
teacher preparation issues (P.L. 115-14).
Disapproving the rule submitted by the 1 1
Department of Labor relating to
``Clarification of Employer's Continuing
Obligation to Make and Maintain an
Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury
and Illness'' (P.L. 115-21)..............
Disapproving the rule submitted by the * *
Department of Labor relating to savings
arrangements established by qualified
State political subdivisions for non-
governmental employees (P.L. 115-24).....
An act to amend the Veterans Access, 200 200
Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to
modify the termination date for the
Veterans Choice Program, and for other
purposes (P.L. 115-26)...................
Making further continuing appropriations * *
for fiscal year 2017, and for other
purposes (P.L. 115-30) e.................
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 24 25
(P.L. 115-31) f..........................
U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act * *
(P.L. 115-32)............................
Modernizing Government Travel Act (P.L. * *
115-34)..................................
Disapproving the rule submitted by the * *
Department of Labor relating to savings
arrangements established by States for
non-governmental employees (P.L. 115-35).
Follow the Rules Act (H.R. 657)........... * *
Public Safety Officers' Benefits * *
Improvement Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-36)....
A bill to amend section 1214 of title 5, * *
United States Code, to provide for stays
during a period that the Merit Systems
Protection Board lacks a quorum (S. 1083)
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Current Balance............................... 226 227
Memorandum:
2017-2021 2017-2026
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Changes to Revenues....................... -25 -26
Changes to Outlays........................ 201 201
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Source: Congressional Budget Office.
Notes: P.L. = Public Law; *= between -$500,000 and $500,000.
a Pursuant to the statement printed in the Congressional Record on
January 17, 2017, the Senate Pay-As-You-Go Scorecard was reset to
zero.
b The amounts shown represent the estimated effect of the public laws on
the deficit.
c Excludes off-budget amounts.
d Excludes amounts designated as emergency requirements.
e CBO estimates that this joint resolution will increase the deficit by
$2 million over the 2017-2021 period. Pursuant to section 202(c) of
P.L. 115-30, the budgetary effects of this joint resolution are
excluded from the Senate's PAYGO scorecard.
f Division M of P.L. 115-31 contains the Health Benefits for Miners Act
of 2017 and the Puerto Rico Section 1108(g) Amendment of 2017.
Division N contains the HIRE Vets Act. CBO estimates that the
provisions in Divisions M and N will increase the deficit by $757
million over the 2017-2021 period, and by $84 million over the 2017-
2026 period. Pursuant to section 301(b) of Division M, the budgetary
effects of Division M and succeeding divisions are excluded from the
Senate's PAYGO scorecard.
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