[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 2, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S947-S948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          BUDGETARY REVISIONS

  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, S. Con. Res. 14, the fiscal year 2022 
congressional budget resolution, included a reserve fund in section 
3003 to allow the chairman of the Committee on the Budget to revise 
budget aggregates and committee allocations for legislation that would 
not increase the deficit over the period of fiscal years 2022 to 2031.
  The Senate is considering H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 
2022, which meets the condition of not increasing the deficit over the 
relevant 10-year period. As such, I am filing a revision to the 
aggregates and committee allocations under the budget resolution, which 
were last revised on February 8. Specifically, the Congressional Budget 
Office estimates that the bill would increase on-budget direct spending 
by $430 million over 5 years but decrease it by $73 million over 10 
years.
  I am also refiling two tables that I previously filed on February 8 
to correct the amounts of budget authority allowable for fiscal year 
2022.
  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:

      REVISIONS TO BUDGET AGGREGATES--BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS
          [Pursuant to Sections 4004 & 4009 of S. Con. Res. 14]
                             [$ in billions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 2022
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Spending Aggregates:
    Budget Authority.......................................    4,145.465
    Outlays................................................    4,504.246
Adjustment:
    Budget Authority.......................................        0.612
    Outlays................................................       -3.754
Revised Aggregates:
    Budget Authority.......................................    4,146.077
    Outlays................................................    4,500.492
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: This table makes two adjustments. It republishes the table filed
  on February 8 to exclude $2.9 billion of budget authority from
  increased enterprise guarantee fees pursuant to section 3110 of S. Con
  Res. 11 (114th Congress), the FY 2016 budget resolution. It also
  adjusts for the effects of H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of
  2022, reducing both budget authority and outlays by $62 million.


              REVISIONS TO ALLOCATION TO SENATE COMMITTEES
 [Pursuant to Section 3003 of S. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution
                   on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022]
                             [$ in billions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       2022      2022-2026    2022-2031
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Homeland Security and
 Governmental Affairs:
    Budget Authority.............      163.094      858.603    1,822.637
    Outlays......................      162.131      867.724    1,839.039
Adjustments:
    Budget Authority.............       -0.062        0.430       -0.073
    Outlays......................       -0.062        0.430       -0.073
Revised Allocation:
    Budget Authority.............      163.032      859.033    1,822.564
    Outlays......................      162.069      868.154    1,838.966
Environment and Public Works:
    Budget Authority.............       48.743      243.930      492.473
    Outlays......................       14.326       39.006       63.219
Adjustments:
    Budget Authority.............        0.674       28.580       93.681
    Outlays......................       -7.011      -61.650      -88.619
Revised Environment & Public
 Works:
    Budget Authority.............       49.417      272.510      586.154
    Outlays......................        7.315      -22.644      -25.400
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: Homeland Security and Government Affairs adjustment includes the
  on-budget effects of H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.
  Environment and Public Works adjustment republished from February 8 to
  exclude $21 billion over ten years of increased enterprise guarantee
  fees from budget authority pursuant to section 3110 of S. Con. Res. 11
  (114th Congress), the FY 2016 budget resolution.


                 PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD FOR THE SENATE
 [Revisions Pursuant to Section 3003 of S. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent
             Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022]
                             [$ in billions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Balances
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Balances:
    Fiscal Year 2022.......................................       -8.362
    Fiscal Years 2022-2026.................................      -75.890
    Fiscal Years 2022-2031.................................     -138.704
Revisions:
    Fiscal Year 2022.......................................       -0.062
    Fiscal Years 2022-2026.................................        0.430
    Fiscal Years 2022-2031.................................       -0.073
Revised Balances:
    Fiscal Year 2022.......................................       -8.424

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    Fiscal Years 2022-2026.................................      -75.460
    Fiscal Years 2022-2031.................................     -138.777
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: Adjustment reflects the on-budget effects of H.R. 3076, the Postal
  Service Reform Act of 2022.

  

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