[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 196 (Wednesday, November 29, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5669-S5670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          BUDGETARY REVISIONS

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam President, H.R. 6363, a continuing resolution 
to avoid a shutdown, was enacted into law this month. Division B of the 
bill contains several authorizing provisions, such as a 1-year 
extension of the farm bill and a 2-month extension of Federal funding 
for community health centers that are paid for over 10 years. Section 
121(c) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 contains a reserve fund 
that authorizes the Budget Committee chairman to revise budget 
aggregates, committee allocations, and the pay-as-you-go ledger for 
legislation that would not increase the deficit over the period of 
fiscal years 2024 to 2033. Division B of H.R. 6363 meets the conditions 
of that reserve fund. However, the legislation directs that these 
budgetary effects are not to be entered on the PAYGO scorecard. As 
such, I am revising only the budget aggregates and committee 
allocations to accommodate H.R. 6363.
  I previously revised the pay-as-you-go ledger for H.R. 5860, the 
September continuing resolution. As the legislation has now been signed 
into law and directs that its budgetary effects are not to be entered 
on the PAYGO scorecard, I am reversing the PAYGO adjustment I made in 
October.
  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:

                 PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD FOR THE SENATE
  (Pursuant to Section 121(c) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023)
                             ($ in billions)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Balances
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Balances:
    Fiscal Year 2024.......................................        0.257
    Fiscal Years 2024-2028.................................        0.438
    Fiscal Years 2024-2033.................................       -0.002
Revisions:
    Fiscal Year 2024.......................................       -0.257
    Fiscal Years 2024-2028.................................       -0.438
    Fiscal Years 2024-2033.................................        0.002
Revised Balances:
    Fiscal Year 2024.......................................            0
    Fiscal Years 2024-2028.................................            0
    Fiscal Years 2024-2033.................................            0
------------------------------------------------------------------------


      REVISIONS TO BUDGET AGGREGATES--BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS
  (Pursuant to Section 121(c) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023)
                             ($ in billions)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 2024
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Spending Aggregates:
    Budget Authority.......................................    4,957.066

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    Outlays................................................    5,081.501
Adjustment:
    Budget Authority.......................................        1.589
    Outlays................................................        0.954
Revised Aggregates:
    Budget Authority.......................................    4,958.655
    Outlays................................................    5,082.455
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              REVISIONS TO ALLOCATIONS TO SENATE COMMITTEES
  (Pursuant to Section 121(c) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023)
                             ($ in billions)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       2024      2024-2028    2024-2033
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture, Nutrition, and
 Forestry:
    Budget Authority.............      190.758    1,002.518    2,088.798
    Outlays......................      191.517      972.954    1,974.649
Adjustments:
    Budget Authority.............            0            0            0
    Outlays......................        0.159        0.048            0
Revised Allocation:
    Budget Authority.............      190.758    1,002.518    2,088.798
    Outlays......................      191.676      973.002    1,974.649
Finance:
    Budget Authority.............    3,449.542   19,587.359   46,205.293
    Outlays......................    3,458.396   19,589.773   46,198.480
Adjustments:
    Budget Authority.............        0.771       -1.818       -0.818
    Outlays......................        0.484       -1.434       -0.818
Revised Allocation:
    Budget Authority.............    3,450.313   19,585.541   46,204.475
    Outlays......................    3,458.880   19,588.339   46,197.662
Health, Education, Labor, and
 Pensions:
    Budget Authority.............       59.797      255.274      505.369
    Outlays......................       85.647      295.807      521.863
Adjustments:
    Budget Authority.............        0.818        0.818        0.818
    Outlays......................        0.311        0.818        0.818
Revised Allocation:
    Budget Authority.............       60.615      256.092      506.187
    Outlays......................       85.958      296.625      522.681
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Note: The adjustments represent the direct spending effects of Division
  B of H.R. 6363. Within the division, Title I is in the jurisdiction of
  the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subtitle A of
  Title II is in the jurisdiction of the Committee on Health, Labor,
  Education, and Pensions. Subtitles B, C, and D of Title II are in the
  jurisdiction of the Committee on Finance.

  

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