[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 42 (Friday, March 8, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2329-S2330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          BUDGETARY REVISIONS

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam President, the Senate is considering H.R. 4366, 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. That legislation contains 
appropriations designated as emergency funding. Today, I am adjusting 
the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations, colloquially known 
as the 302(a), consistent with those appropriations.
  Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985, as amended by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, 
establishes statutory limits on discretionary funding levels for fiscal 
years 2024 and 2025 and allows adjustments to those limits. Sections 
302 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act allow the chairman of 
the Budget Committee to revise the allocations, aggregates, and levels 
consistent with those adjustments.
  Division G of the bill contains several authorizing provisions, such 
as an 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 and committee 
allocations for legislation that would not increase the deficit over 
the period of fiscal years 2024 to 2033. Division G meets the 
conditions of that reserve fund, and I am making those adjustments.
  Finally, I am adjusting for three additional bills that have been 
recently passed by the Senate. First, H.R. 815, the National Security 
Act, provided $95 billion in supplemental budget authority designated 
as emergency funding. With this adjustment, the supplemental will not 
supplant base funding provided subject to the fiscal year 2024 
discretionary spending limits. The other deficit-neutral legislation 
that is eligible for a reserve fund adjustment is division B of H.R. 
2872, the January continuing resolution, division B of H.R. 815, the 
FEND Off Fentanyl Act, and division B of H.R. 7463, the March 
continuing resolution.
  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 Section 121 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 and
          Section 314 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974]
                             [$ in billions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 2024
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Current Spending Aggregates:
    Budget Authority---....................................    4,958.655
    Outlays----............................................    5,082.455
Adjustment:----
    Budget Authority-......................................     95.070--
    Outlays--..............................................      21.606-
Revised Aggregates:---
    Budget Authority.......................................    5,053.725
    Outlays--..............................................    5,104.061
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                 REVISIONS TO BUDGET REVENUE AGGREGATES
   [Pursuant to Section 121 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023]
                             [$ in billions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       2024      2024-2028    2024-2033
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Current Revenue Aggregates.......    3,651.838   20,174.716   45,331.678
Adjustments......................        0.000        0.014        0.077
Revised Revenue Aggregates.......    3,651.838   20,174.730   45,331.755
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: Division B of H.R. 815, the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, contains
  revenue increases, which paid for direct spending increases in the
  jurisdiction of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.


               REVISIONS TO THE ALLOCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024
                        [Pursuant to Section 314 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974]
                                                 [$ in billions]
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                                                                      Current                         Revised
                                                                    Allocation      Adjustments     Allocation
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Revised Security Budget Authority...............................         894.349          67.492         961.841
Revised Nonsecurity Budget Authority............................         773.849          21.205         795.054
General Purpose Outlays.........................................       1,838.174          16.301       1,854.475
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         DETAIL OF ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ALLOCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024
                   [Pursuant to Sections 302 and 314 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974]
                                                 [$ in billions]
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                                                                                Emergency
            Detail of Adjustments Made Above            --------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Security    Nonsecurity    Disaster Relief     Total
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Agriculture:
    Budget Authority...................................      0.000           0.000              0.000      0.000
    Outlays............................................      0.000          -0.036              0.000     -0.036
Commerce-Justice-Science:
    Budget Authority...................................      0.000          -0.250              0.000     -0.250
    Outlays............................................      0.000           0.134              0.000      0.134
Defense:
    Budget Authority...................................     67.061           0.000              0.000     67.061
    Outlays............................................      9.427           0.000              0.000      9.427
Energy and Water:
    Budget Authority...................................      0.149          -1.267              0.003     -1.115
    Outlays............................................      0.042          -0.646              0.001     -0.603
Homeland Security:
    Budget Authority...................................      0.000           0.400              0.000      0.400
    Outlays............................................      0.000           0.042              0.000      0.042
Interior and Environment:
    Budget Authority...................................      0.000          -2.195              0.000     -2.195
    Outlays............................................      0.000          -1.711              0.000     -1.711

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Labor-HHS-Ed:
    Budget Authority...................................      0.000           0.546              0.000      0.546
    Outlays............................................      0.000           0.161              0.000      0.161
Military Construction-VA:
    Budget Authority...................................      0.282           0.000              0.000      0.282
    Outlays............................................      0.005           0.000              0.000      0.005
State-Foreign Operations:
    Budget Authority...................................      0.000          26.808              0.000     26.808
    Outlays............................................      0.000          10.560              0.000     10.560
Transportation-HUD:
    Budget Authority...................................      0.000          -2.840              0.000     -2.840
    Outlays............................................      0.000          -1.678              0.000     -1.678
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
    Total:
        Revised Discretionary Budget Authority.........     67.492          21.202              0.003     88.697
        Revised Discretionary Outlays..................      9.474           6.826              0.001     16.301
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Note: H.R. 815, the National Security Act, as passed by the Senate, contained $95.344 billion in budget
  authority and $20.257 billion of outlays designated as an emergency, spread across six subcommittees. H.R.
  4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, includes less emergency funding (-$6.65 billion in budget
  authority and -$3.957 billion in outlays) than was included in previous Senate appropriations bills, spread
  across five subcommittees. The previous adjustment for those bills was filed on September 12, 2023.


              REVISIONS TO ALLOCATIONS TO SENATE COMMITTEES
   [Pursuant to Section 121 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023]
                             [$ in billions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       2024      2024-2028    2024-2033
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Finance:
    Budget Authority.............    3,450.313   19,585.541   46,204.475
    Outlays......................    3,458.880   19,588.339   46,197.662
Adjustments:
    Budget Authority.............        0.883       -3.765       -7.304
    Outlays......................        3.005        0.203       -7.305
Revised Allocation:
    Budget Authority.............    3,451.196   19,581.776   46,197.171
    Outlays......................    3,461.885   19,588.542   46,190.357
Health, Education, Labor, and
 Pensions:
    Budget Authority.............       60.615      256.092      506.187
    Outlays......................       85.958      296.625      522.681
Adjustments:
    Budget Authority.............        4.685        6.499        4.619
    Outlays......................        1.498        6.736        4.931
Revised Allocation:
    Budget Authority.............       65.300      262.591      510.806
    Outlays......................       87.456      303.361      527.612
Banking, Housing, and Urban
 Affairs:
    Budget Authority.............       34.273      161.597      333.779
    Outlays......................        7.051      -12.803      -70.708
Adjustments:
    Budget Authority.............        0.000        0.012        0.060
    Outlays......................        0.000        0.012        0.060
Revised Allocation:
    Budget Authority.............       34.273      161.609      333.839
    Outlays......................        7.051      -12.791      -70.648
Energy and Natural Resources:
    Budget Authority.............        8.811       39.714       77.966
    Outlays......................       12.920       68.359      113.543
Adjustments:
    Budget Authority.............        0.805        1.928        2.361
    Outlays......................        0.802        1.925        2.358
Revisted Allocation:
    Budget Authority.............        9.616       41.642       80.327
    Outlays......................       13.722       70.284      115.901
    Total:
        Revised Budget Authority.        6.373        4.674       -0.264
        Revised Outlays..........        5.305        8.876        0.044
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Note: This adjustment reflects the direct spending impact of four bills
  that were all deficit-neutral. Division B of H.R. 2872, the Further
  Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024,
  contained direct spending increases in the jurisdiction of the HELP
  and Finance Committees, paid for with direct spending reductions in
  the Finance Committee's jurisdiction. Division B of H.R. 815, the FEND
  Off Fentanyl Act, included direct spending increases in the Banking
  Committee's jurisdiction, paid for with revenue increases. Division B
  of H.R. 7463, the Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other
  Matters Act, 2024, included spending changes within the HELP
  Committee's jurisdiction that were neutral over ten years. Division G
  of H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, includes
  direct spending increases in the HELP, Finance, and Energy and Natural
  Resources Committees' jurisdictions, paid for with spending reductions
  in the Finance Committee's jurisdiction.

  

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