[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 29 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S1378]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       BUDGET ENFORCEMENT LEVELS

  Mr. ENZI. Madam 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. In addition, 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 the conference report for H.J. Res. 31, 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 This measure provides full-
year appropriations for Federal Government agencies and contains 
spending that qualifies for cap adjustments under current statute.
  This measure includes $8,165 million in budget authority that is 
designated as being for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of BBEDCA. Of that 
amount, $165 million is for spending in the security category and 
$8,000 million is for nonsecurity spending. CBO estimates that this 
budget authority will result in $2,980 million in outlays in Fiscal 
Year 2019.
  This measure also includes $12,000 million in nonsecurity 
discretionary budget authority designated for disaster relief pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(D) of BBEDCA. This designation makes the spending 
associated with this provision and its associated outlays of $600 
million eligible for an adjustment.
  This legislation repurposes nonsecurity discretionary budget 
authority for emergency efforts. This funding is designated pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of BBEDCA. CBO estimates that this repurposing 
of funds will result in $10 million in outlays this fiscal year.
  As a result of the aforementioned designations, I am revising the 
budget authority and outlay allocations to the Committee on 
Appropriations by increasing revised security budget authority by $165 
million, revised nonsecurity budget authority by $20,000 million, and 
outlays by $3,590 million in Fiscal Year 2019. Further, I am increasing 
the budgetary aggregate for Fiscal Year 2019 by $20,165 million in 
budget authority and $3,590 million in outlays.
  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 Sections 311 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
                                  1974)
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                       $s in millions                            2019
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Current Spending Aggregates:
    Budget Authority.......................................    3,619,159
    Outlays................................................    3,546,419
Adjustments:
    Budget Authority.......................................       20,165
    Outlays................................................        3,590
Revised Spending Aggregates:
    Budget Authority.......................................    3,639,324
    Outlays................................................    3,550,009
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 REVISION TO SPENDING ALLOCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR
                            FISCAL YEAR 2019
 (Pursuant to Sections 302 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
                                  1974)
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                 $s in millions                            2019
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Current Allocation:
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget                        715,835
     Authority.................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary                   600,577
     Budget Authority..........................
    General Purpose Outlays....................                1,352,810
Adjustments:
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget                            165
     Authority.................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary                    20,000
     Budget Authority..........................
    General Purpose Outlays....................                    3,590
Revised Allocation:
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget                        716,000
     Authority.................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary                   620,577
     Budget Authority..........................
    General Purpose Outlays....................                1,356,400
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 Memorandum: Detail of Adjustments                              Program      Disaster
            Made Above                Regular        OCO       Integrity      Relief     Emergency      Total
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Revised Security Discretionary                0          165            0            0            0          165
 Budget Authority.................
Revised Nonsecurity Category                  0        8,000            0       12,000            0       20,000
 Discretionary Budget Authority...
General Purpose Outlays...........            0        2,980            0          600           10        3,590
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