[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 167 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5960-S5961]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             BUDGET ENFORCEMENT LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020

  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 S. Amdt. 948 to H.R. 3055, the 
Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development 
Appropriations Act, 2020. The Senate amendment provides appropriations 
for spending within the jurisdiction of all the subcommittees in the 
underlying bill except for the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on 
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related

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Agencies. The measure contains spending that qualifies for cap 
adjustments under current law.
  This measure includes $2,500 million in nonsecurity budget authority 
that is designated as being for the periodic U.S. Census pursuant to 
section 251 (b)(2)(G) of BBEDCA. CBO estimates that this budget 
authority will result in $1,800 million in outlays in fiscal year 2020.
  This measure also includes $2,250 million in nonsecurity 
discretionary budget authority for wildfire suppression operations 
pursuant to section 251 (b)(2)(F) of BBEDCA. This budget authority and 
its associated outlays of $2,250 million qualify for an adjustment 
under BBEDCA.
  As such, I am revising the budget authority and outlay allocations to 
the Committee on Appropriations by increasing revised nonsecurity 
budget authority by $4,750 million and outlays by $4,050 million in 
fiscal year 2020. Further, I am increasing the budgetary aggregate for 
fiscal year 2020 by $4,750 million in budget authority and $4,050 
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                            2020
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Current Spending Aggregates:
    Budget Authority...........................                3,704,246
    Outlays....................................                3,681,491
Adjustments:
    Budget Authority...........................                    4,750
    Outlays....................................                    4,050
Revised Spending Aggregates:
    Budget Authority...........................                3,708,996
    Outlays....................................                3,685,541
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 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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                 $s in millions                            2020
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Allocation:
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget                        666,500
     Authority.................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary                   621,508
     Budget Authority..........................
    General Purpose Outlays....................                1,364,379
Adjustments:
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget                              0
     Authority.................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary                     4,750
     Budget Authority..........................
    General Purpose Outlays....................                    4,050
Revised Allocations:
    Revised Security Discretionary Budget                        666,500
     Authority.................................
    Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary                   626,258
     Budget Authority..........................
    General Purpose Outlays....................                1,368,429
------------------------------------------------------------------------


 
                                                                              Program      Disaster                  Wildfire
        Memorandum: Detail of Adjustments           Regular        OCO       Integrity      Relief     Emergency   Suppression  U.S. Census     Total
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Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority.            0            0            0            0            0            0            0            0
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary                  0            0            0            0            0        2,250        2,500        4,750
 Budget Authority...............................
General Purpose Outlays.........................            0            0            0            0            0        2,250        1,800        4,050
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