[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2050-H2052]
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                   PUBLICATION OF BUDGETARY MATERIAL


  status report on current spending levels of on-budget spending and 
                          revenues for fy 2021

                                         House of Representatives,


                                      Committee on the Budget,

                                   Washington, DC, April 21, 2021.
       Dear Madam Speaker: To facilitate application of sections 
     302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I am 
     transmitting an updated status report on the current levels 
     of on-budget spending and revenues for fiscal year 2021. This 
     status report is current through April 2, 2021. The term 
     ``current level'' refers to the amounts of spending and 
     revenues estimated for each fiscal year based on laws enacted 
     or awaiting the President's signature.
       Table 1 compares the current levels of total budget 
     authority, outlays, and revenues to the overall limits filed 
     in the Congressional Record on February 25, 2021 for fiscal 
     year 2021 and for the 10-year period of fiscal years 2021 
     through 2030. These comparisons are needed to implement 
     section 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, which 
     establishes a rule enforceable with a point of order against 
     measures that would breach the budget resolution's aggregate 
     levels. The table does not show budget authority and outlays 
     for years after fiscal year 2021 because appropriations for 
     those years have not yet been completed.
       Table 2 compares the current status of appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2021 with the limits filed in the Congressional 
     Record on February 25 for fiscal year 2021 for the Committee 
     on Appropriations. The comparison is needed to enforce 
     section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, which 
     prohibits the consideration of measures that would breach the 
     section 302(a) allocation of new budget authority.
       Table 3 compares the current levels of budget authority and 
     outlays for legislative action completed by each authorizing 
     committee with the limits filed in the Congressional Record 
     on February 25 for fiscal year 2021, and for the 10-year 
     period of fiscal years 2021 through 2030. These comparisons 
     are needed to enforce the point of order under section 302(f) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. It is also needed to 
     implement section 311(c), which provides an exception for 
     committees that comply with their allocations from the point 
     of order under section 311(a).
       Table 4 displays the current level of advance 
     appropriations in fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills. This 
     table is needed to enforce a rule against appropriations 
     bills containing advance appropriations that: (i) are not 
     identified in the statement of the Chairman published in the 
     Congressional Record on May 1, 2020 or (ii) would cause the 
     aggregate amount of such appropriations to exceed the level 
     specified in section 203 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 
     2019, as continued in effect by the Concurrent Resolution on 
     the Budget for Fiscal Year 2021.
       In addition, a letter from the Congressional Budget Office 
     is attached that summarizes and compares the budget impact of 
     legislation enacted after the adoption of the budget 
     resolution against the budget resolution aggregate in force.
       If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Wheelock 
     or Raquel Spencer.
           Sincerely,
                                                     John Yarmuth,
                                                         Chairman.

TABLE 1.--REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET, STATUS
 OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2021, AND 2021-2030 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET, REFLECTING
                  ACTION COMPLETED AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
               [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Fiscal Years 2021-
                                     Fiscal Year 2021         2030
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriate Level:
    Budget Authority..............          5,868,572               n.a.
    Outlays.......................          5,998,437               n.a.
    Revenues......................          2,523,057         35,075,136
Current Level:
    Budget Authority..............          5,786,297               n.a.
    Outlays.......................          5,862,608               n.a.

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    Revenues......................          2,463,210         35,047,816
Current Level over (+) / under (-)
 Appropriate Level:
    Budget Authority..............            -82,275               n.a.
    Outlays.......................           -135,829               n.a.
    Revenues......................            -59,847            -27,320
------------------------------------------------------------------------
n.a. = Not applicable because the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget
  for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. Con. Res. 5) does not provide an allocation
  for the Appropriations Committee beyond the budget year.


      TABLE 2.--APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021, COMPARISON OF
   APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ACTION WITH 302(a) ALLOCATION, REFLECTING
                  ACTION COMPLETED AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
            [Unified budget amounts, in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Fiscal Year
                                                                 2021
------------------------------------------------------------------------
302(a) Allocation:
    Discretionary: 1
        Budget Authority...................................    1,396,516
        Outlays............................................    1,457,891
    Current Law Mandatory:
        Budget Authority...................................    1,370,975
        Outlays............................................    1,321,625
Enacted Legislation:
    Discretionary:
        Budget Authority...................................    1,396,516
        Outlays............................................    1,457,891
    Current Law Mandatory:
        Budget Authority...................................    1,370,975
        Outlays............................................    1,321,625
Difference:
    Discretionary:
        Budget Authority...................................        - - -
        Outlays............................................        - - -
    Current Law Mandatory:
        Budget Authority...................................        - - -
        Outlays............................................        - - -
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 The allocation filed on February 25, 2021 pursuant to the S. Con. Res.
  5 is consistent with appropriations amounts enacted in fiscal year
  2021, including cap adjustments.


 TABLE 3.--DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION, COMPARISON OF AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE ACTION WITH 302(a) ALLOCATIONS 1 FOR BUDGET CHANGES, REFLECTING
                                                          ACTION COMPLETED AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
                                                       [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]
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                                    Fiscal Year 2021       Fiscal Years 2021-2030                         Fiscal Year 2021       Fiscal Years 2021-2030
                               --------------------------           Total                            --------------------------           Total
        House Committee                                  --------------------------  House Committee                           -------------------------
                                     BA        Outlays         BA        Outlays                           BA        Outlays         BA        Outlays
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Agriculture:                                                                        Judiciary:
    Change in Allocation......        - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -      Change in           - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -
                                                                                     Allocation.
    Enacted Legislation.......       16,092       12,644       16,092       16,091      Enacted             1,000          200        1,000        1,000
                                                                                     Legislation.
    Difference................       16,092       12,644       16,092       16,091      Difference..        1,000          200        1,000        1,000
Armed Services:                                                                     Natural
                                                                                     Resources:
    Change in Allocation......        - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -      Change in           - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -
                                                                                     Allocation.
    Enacted Legislation.......        - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -      Enacted             1,005          409        1,005        1,005
                                                                                     Legislation.
    Difference................        - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -      Difference..        1,005          409        1,005        1,005
Education and Labor:                                                                Oversight and
                                                                                     Reform:
    Change in Allocation......        - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -      Change in           - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -
                                                                                     Allocation.
    Enacted Legislation.......      220,795       26,836      220,892      220,749      Enacted           362,950      284,451      362,950      362,810
                                                                                     Legislation.
    Difference................      220,795       26,836      220,892      220,749      Difference..      362,950      284,451      362,950      362,810
Energy and Commerce:                                                                Science, Space,
                                                                                     and Technology:
    Change in Allocation......        - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -      Change in           - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -
                                                                                     Allocation.
    Enacted Legislation.......      121,784       34,110      138,713      137,909      Enacted               750          125          750          750
                                                                                     Legislation.
    Difference................      121,784       34,110      138,713      137,909      Difference..          750          125          750          750
Financial Services:                                                                 Small Business:
    Change in Allocation......        - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -      Change in           - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -
                                                                                     Allocation.
    Enacted Legislation.......       77,500       37,294       76,780       75,397      Enacted            53,600       63,550       53,600       64,940
                                                                                     Legislation.
    Difference................       77,500       37,294       76,780       75,397      Difference..       53,600       63,550       53,600       64,940
Foreign Affairs:                                                                    Transportation
                                                                                     and
                                                                                     Infrastructure:
    Change in Allocation......        - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -      Change in           - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -
                                                                                     Allocation.
    Enacted Legislation.......       10,000        1,159       10,000        9,526      Enacted            96,213       28,645       96,213       91,225
                                                                                     Legislation.
    Difference................       10,000        1,159       10,000        9,526      Difference..       96,213       28,645       96,213       91,225
Homeland Security:                                                                  Veterans'
                                                                                     Affairs:
    Change in Allocation......        - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -      Change in           - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -
                                                                                     Allocation.
    Enacted Legislation.......        1,560          311        1,560        1,529      Enacted            17,080       10,510       17,065       16,653
                                                                                     Legislation.
    Difference................        1,560          311        1,560        1,529      Difference..       17,080       10,510       17,065       16,653
House Administration:                                                               Ways and Means:
    Change in Allocation......        - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -      Change in           - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -
                                                                                     Allocation.
    Enacted Legislation.......        - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -      Enacted           607,457      602,864      829,040      818,037
                                                                                     Legislation.
    Difference................        - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -      Difference..      607,457      602,864      829,040      818,037
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1 Amounts for reconciliation instructions included in S. Con. Res. 5 were not distributed in Committee allocations. However, reconciliation amounts
  enacted in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) have been distributed by Committee. Those distributed amounts are $53,598 million less over the 2021-
  2030 budget window than was assumed in S. Con. Res. 5.


     TABLE 4.--ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 203 OF THE
 BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT, REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
                [Budget authority in millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    For Fiscal Year 2022:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations:
    Appropriate Level........................................     28,852
Enacted Advances:
            Employment and Training Administration...........      1,772
            Education for the Disadvantaged..................     10,841
            School Improvement...............................      1,681
            Career, Technical, and Adult Education...........        791
            Special Education................................      9,283
            Tenant-based Rental Assistance...................      4,000
            Project-based Rental Assistance..................        400
        Subtotal, Enacted Advances...........................     28,769
                                                              ----------
        Enacted Advances vs. Limit...........................        -83
Veterans Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations:
    Appropriate Level........................................       n.a.
Enacted Advances:
            Veterans Medical Services........................     58,897
            Veterans Medical Support and Compliance..........      8,403
            Veterans Medical Facilities......................      6,735
            Veterans Medical Community Care..................     20,148
                                                              ----------
        Subtotal, Enacted Advances...........................     94,183
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    For Fiscal Year 2023:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations:
    Appropriate Level........................................       n.a.
Enacted Advances:
            Corporation for Public Broadcasting..............        475
                                                              ----------
        Subtotal, Enacted Advances...........................        475
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                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                   Washington, DC, April 14, 2021.
     Hon. John Yarmuth,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed report shows the effects of 
     Congressional action on the fiscal year 2021 budget and is 
     current through April 2, 2021. 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 allocations, aggregates, and other 
     budgetary levels printed in the Congressional Record on 
     February 25, 2021, pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on 
     the Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. Con. Res. 5).
       Since our last letter dated October 15, 2020, the Congress 
     has incorporated legislation

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     that cleared in the 116th Congress as previously enacted and 
     therefore this current level letter only itemizes the 
     legislation that cleared beginning with the 117th Congress. 
     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 2021 for the 
     117th Congress:
       American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2); and
       PPP Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-6).
           Sincerely,
                                                Phillip L. Swagel,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.

                        FISCAL YEAR 2021 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT THROUGH APRIL 2, 2021
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Budget Authority             Outlays                  Revenues
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Previously Enacted: a b
    Revenues.........................                     n.a.                     n.a.                2,538,727
    Permanents and other spending                    2,420,529                2,896,181                     n.a.
     legislation.....................
    Authorizing and Appropriation                    2,809,248                2,895,033                     n.a.
     legislation.....................
    Offsetting receipts..............               -1,031,266               -1,031,714                     n.a.
                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Previously Enacted....                4,198,511                4,759,500                2,538,727
Enacted Legislation
    Authorizing Legislation: b
        American Rescue Plan Act of                  1,587,786                1,088,108                  -75,517
         2021 (P.L. 117-2)...........
        PPP Extension Act of 2021                            0                   15,000                        0
         (P.L. 117-6)................
                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Total, Enacted                           1,587,786                1,103,108                  -75,517
             Legislation.............
Total Current Level: a b.............                5,786,297                5,862,608                2,463,210
Total House Resolution...............                5,868,572                5,998,437                2,523,057
                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Level Over House Resolution..                     n.a.                     n.a.                     n.a.
Current Level Under House Resolution.                   82,275                  135,829                   59,847
Memorandum
    Revenues, 2021-2030
        House Current Level b........                     n.a.                     n.a.               35,047,816
        House Resolution.............                     n.a.                     n.a.               35,075,136
                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Current Level Over House                          n.a.                     n.a.                     n.a.
         Resolution..................
        Current Level Under House                         n.a.                     n.a.                   27,320
         Resolution..................
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Source: Congressional Budget Office.
n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = public law.
a Sections 1001-1004 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255) require that certain funding provided for 2017
  through 2026 to the Department of Health and Human Services--in particular the Food and Drug Administration
  and the National Institutes of Health--be excluded from estimates for the purposes of the Balanced Budget and
  Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Deficit Control Act) and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
  Control Act of 1974 (Congressional Budget Act). Therefore, the amounts shown in this report do not include
  $474 million in budget authority and $733 million in estimated outlays.
b For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act in the House, the aggregate spending and
  revenue levels for 2021 published in the Congressional Record on February 25, 2021, by the Chair of the House
  Committee on the Budget pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. Con. Res.
  5), do not include budget authority, outlays, or revenues for off-budget amounts. As a result, amounts in this
  current level report do not include those items.

  

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