[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
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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
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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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