[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 156 (Thursday, September 26, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5743-S5744]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
BUDGET ENFORCEMENT LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020
Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, section 3005 of H. Con. Res. 71, 115th
Congress, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018,
allows the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to revise the
allocations, aggregates and levels in the budget resolution for
legislation related to the extension of certain healthcare policies.
This adjustment authority, which was updated by the Bipartisan Budget
Act of 2019, is contingent on the legislation not increasing the
deficit over either the period of fiscal years 2020-2024 or the period
of fiscal years 2020-2029.
I find that H.R. 4378, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and
Health Extenders Act of 2019, meets the conditions of deficit
neutrality found in section 3005 of H. Con. Res 71. This determination
has been made by looking at the deficit effects of the revenue and
direct spending provisions of both Division A and Division B of H.R.
4378. Accordingly, I am revising the allocations to the Committee on
Finance and the budgetary aggregates to account for the direct spending
and revenue effects of the bill. Further, I am temporarily adjusting
the Senate's PAYGO scorecard to reflect the $667 million deficit
increase in Fiscal Year 2020 and deficit decreases of $477 million and
$1 million over the 5- and 10-year periods, respectively. In
recognition of the instruction to exclude the budgetary effects of
division B from the PAYGO scorecard in title VII, the table
accompanying this statement reflects only the prorated revenue effects
of division A, which are not covered by the exception and whose
adjustments will remain for PAYGO scorecard purposes.
Section 124 of division A provides for additional budgetary resources
for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and designates those
resources as being for overseas contingency operations/global war on
terrorism, OCO, pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. This
designation makes this spending qualify for a discretionary cap
adjustment under current statute. This provision has no effect on
budget authority but would increase outlays by $128 million in Fiscal
Year 2020. Therefore, I am revising the allocation to the Committee on
Appropriations and further modifying the spending aggregate for Fiscal
Year 2020 to accommodate these outlays.
I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying tables, which provide
details about the adjustment, be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
BUDGET AGGREGATES--BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS
(Pursuant to Sections 311 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 and Section 3005 of H. Con. Res. 71, the Concurrent Resolution on
the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, as Updated by the Bipartisan Budget Act
of 2019)
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$ in millions 2020
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Current Aggregates:
Spending:
Budget Authority............................. 3,703,553
Outlays...................................... 3,680,696
Adjustments*:
Spending:
Budget Authority............................. 693
Outlays...................................... 795
Revised Aggregates:
Spending:
Budget Authority............................. 3,704,246
Outlays...................................... 3,681,491
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BUDGET AGGREGATE--REVENUES
(Pursuant to Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and Section 3005 of H. Con. Res. 71, the
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, as Updated by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019)
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$ in millions 2020 2020-2024 2020-2029
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Current Aggregates:
Revenue............................................ 2,740,538 15,073,859 34,847,317
Adjustments:
Revenue............................................ * * *
Revised Aggregates:
Revenue............................................ 2,740,538 15,073,859 34,847,317
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* Denotes budgetary effects between -$500,000 and $500,000.
REVISION TO ALLOCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
(Pursuant to Section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and Section 3005 of H. Con. Res. 71, the
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, as updated by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019)
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$ in millions 2020 2020-2024 2020-2029
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Current Allocation:
Budget Authority................................... 2,624,780 15,076,375 35,392,167
Outlays............................................ 2,607,237 15,014,396 35,317,440
Adjustments:---
Budget Authority................................... 693 -477 -1
Outlays............................................ 667 -477 -1
Revised Allocation:---
Budget Authority................................... 2,625,473 15,075,898 35,392,166
Outlays............................................ 2,607,904- 15,013,919 35,317,439
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PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD FOR THE SENATE
(Pursuant to Section 4106 and Section 3005 of H. Con. Res. 71, the
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, as Updated by
the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019)
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$ in millions Balances
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Starting Balance:
Fiscal Year 2019................................. 0
Fiscal Year 2020................................. 0
Fiscal Years 2019 through 2024................... 0
Fiscal Years 2019 through 2029................... 0
Adjustments:
Fiscal Year 2019................................. 0
Fiscal Year 2020................................. *
Fiscal Years 2019 through 2024................... *
Fiscal Years 2019 through 2029................... *
Revised Balance:
Fiscal Year 2019................................. 0
Fiscal Year 2020................................. *
Fiscal Years 2019 through 2024................... *
Fiscal Years 2019 through 2029................... *
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* Denotes budgetary effects between -$500,000 and $500,000.
Memorandum: For consideration of H.R. 4378, the Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019, in the
Senate, the Chairman's reserve fund adjustment covers the total
deficit effects stemming from direct spending outlays and revenue
changes in both Division A and Division B. This table reflects the
final PAYGO recording of deficit effects from the measure consistent
with exclusions in Title VII of Division B.
REVISION TO SPENDING ALLOCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2020
(Pursuant to Sections 302 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974)
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$ in millions 2020
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Current Allocation:----------
Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority.. 666,500
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget 621,508
Authority-......................................
General Purpose Outlays.......................... 1,364,251
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Adjustments:----------
Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority-. 0
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget 0
Authority-......................................
General Purpose Outlays.......................... 128
Revised Allocation:
Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority.. 666,500
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget 621,508
Authority.......................................
General Purpose Outlays.......................... 1,364,379
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Memorandum: Detail of Adjustments Made Program Disaster
Above----------- Regular OCO Integrity Relief Emergency Total
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Revised Security Discretionary Budget 0 0 0 0 0 0
Authority.............................
Revised Nonsecurity Category 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discretionary Budget Authority........
General Purpose Outlays................ 0 128 0 0 0 128
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