[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7012-7013]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       BUDGET SCOREKEEPING REPORT

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I submit to the Senate the budget 
scorekeeping report prepared by the Congressional Budget Office under 
Section 308(b) and in aid of Section 311 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as amended. This report meets the requirements for Senate 
scorekeeping of Section 5 of S. Con. Res. 32, the First Concurrent 
Resolution on the Budget for 1986.
  This report shows the effects of congressional action on the 2004 
budget through April 8, 2004--the last day that the Senate was in 
session before the recent recess. The estimates of budget authority, 
outlays, and revenues are consistent with the technical and economic 
assumptions of the 2004 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget, H. Con. 
Res. 95, as adjusted.
  The estimates show that current level spending is above the budget 
resolution by $7.6 billion in budget authority and under the budget 
resolution by $13 million in outlays in 2004. The current level for 
revenues is $3.1 billion above the budget resolution in 2004.
  Since my last report dated March 23, 2004, the Congress has cleared 
and the President has signed the following acts: the Welfare Reform 
Extension Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-210; an act to reauthorize certain 
school lunch and child nutrition programs through June 30, 2004, Pub. 
L. 108-211; and, the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-
218. In addition the Congress has cleared for the President's signature 
S. 2057, an act to require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse 
certain transportation expenses of members of the U.S. Air Force. These 
actions changed the level of budget authority, outlays or revenues for 
2004.
  I ask unanimous consent that the report, with its accompanying 
letter, be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                   Washington, DC, April 19, 2004.
     Hon. Don Nickles,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget,
     U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed tables show the effects of 
     Congressional action on the 2004 budget and are current 
     through April 8, 2004 (the last day that the Senate was in 
     session before the recent recess). 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 technical and economic assumptions of 
     H. Con. Res. 95, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for 
     Fiscal Year 2004, as adjusted.
       Since my last letter dated March 23, 2004, the Congress has 
     cleared and the President has signed the following acts, 
     which changed budget authority, outlays, or revenues for 
     2004:
       The Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
     210);
       An act to reauthorize certain school lunch and child 
     nutrition programs through June 30, 2004 (Public Law 108-
     211); and
       The Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
     218).
       In addition the Congress has cleared for the President's 
     signature S. 2057, an act to require the Secretary of Defense 
     to reimburse certain transportation expenses of members of 
     the U.S. Air Force. Also, a correction was made to the final 
     scoring of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004 
     (Public Law 108-202), reducing the budget authority that had 
     been scored for that legislation.
       The effects of these actions are detailed in Table 2.
           Sincerely,
                                              Douglas Holtz-Eakin,
                                                         Director.

   TABLE 1.--SENATE CURRENT-LEVEL REPORT FOR SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR
                  FISCAL YEAR 2004, AS OF APRIL 8, 2004
                        [In billions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Current
                                      Budget      Current    level over/
                                    resolution    level\1\    under (-)
                                                              resolution
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            ON-BUDGET
 
  Budget Authority...............      1,873.5      1,881.1          7.6
  Outlays........................      1,897.0      1,897.0            *
  Revenues.......................      1,331.0      1,334.1          3.1
 
            OFF-BUDGET
 
  Social Security Outlays........        380.4        380.4            0
  Social Security Revenues.......        557.8        557.8            *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Current level is the estimated effect on revenue and spending of all
  legislation that the Congress has enacted or sent to the President for
  his approval. In addition, full-year funding estimates under current
  law are included for entitlement and mandatory programs requiring
  annual appropriations even if the appropriations have not been made.
 
Note.-- * = Less than $50 million.
 
Source: Congressional Budget Office.


 TABLE 2.--SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR THE SENATE CURRENT-LEVEL REPORT FOR ON-BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL
                                         YEAR 2004, AS OF APRIL 8, 2004
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                                          Budget Authority       Outlays            Revenues
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Enacted in previous sessions:
    Revenues...........................................               n.a.               n.a.          1,330,756
    Permanents and other spending legislation\1\.......          1,117,131          1,077,938               n.a.
    Appropriation legislation..........................          1,148,942          1,179,843               n.a.
    Offset receipts....................................           -365,798           -365,798               n.a.
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, enacted in previous sessions..............          1,900,275          1,891,983          1,330,756
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Enacted this session:
    Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004 (P.L.               1,328                  0                  0
     108-202)..........................................
    Social Security Protection Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-                  685                685                  0
     203)..............................................
    Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-210)                107                 58                  0
    An act to reauthorize certain school lunch and                       6                  6                  0
     child nutrition programs through June 30, 2004
     (P.L. 108-211)....................................
    Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-218)..                  0                  0              3,363
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
      Total, enacted this session......................              2,126                749              3,363
                                                        ========================================================
Passed, pending signature:
    An act to require the Secretary of Defense to                       13                  7                  0
     reimburse members of the United States Armed
     Forces for certain transportation expenses (S.
     2057).............................................
Entitlements and mandatories:
    Difference between enacted levels and budget                   -21,334              4,221               n.a.
     resolution estimates for appropriated entitlements
     and other mandatory programs......................
Total Current Level1,2.................................          1,881,080          1,896,960          1,334,119
Total Budget Resolution................................          1,873,459          1,896,973          1,331,000
    Current Level Over Budget Resolution...............              7,621               n.a.              3,119
    Current Level Under Budget Resolution..............               n.a.                 13               n.a.
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Notes.--n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = Public Law.
 
\1\Pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2004,
  provisions designated as emergency requirements are exempt from enforcement of the budget resolution. As a
  result, the current level excludes $82,460 million in budget authority and $36,644 million in outlays from
  previously enacted bills.
\2\Excludes administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, which are off-budget.
 
Source: Congressional Budget Office.

                   LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2003

  Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the need for 
hate crimes legislation. On May 1, 2003, Senator Kennedy and I 
introduced the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act, a bill that would 
add new categories to current hate crimes law, sending a signal that 
violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society.
  On October 3, 2002, a 17-year-old transgender woman, Gwen Araujo, was 
viciously killed and buried in a shallow grave near South Lake Tahoe. 
Gwen was beaten severely--with fists, canned goods and a metal 
skillet--then strangled to death. Before driving her to a remote 
location to be buried, the attackers wrapped her body in blankets and 
hit her in the head with a shovel to make sure she was dead.
  After a confession to police by one of Gwen's attackers, her body was 
finally found 2 weeks later. Currently, three men--Michael Magidson, 
23, and Jose Merel and Jason Cazares, both 24--stand trial for her 
murder. A fourth man was also charged with her murder but pled guilty 
to manslaughter in exchange for testifying against the others. Despite 
this confession and eyewitness testimony in this case, defense 
attorneys have suggested that Gwen's murder was a result of something 
the victim provoked because of her lifestyle choice. The defense has 
asserted that Gwen ``deceived'' her attackers. Once learning of her 
biological sex, it caused one defendant to become enraged ``beyond 
reason,'' thereby resulting in her attack. One attorney has even 
claimed that no hate crime has been committed in this case.
  Clearly, the murder of Gwen was motivated by hatred. I believe that 
the government's first duty is to defend its citizens, and to defend 
them against the harms that come out of hate. The Local Law Enforcement 
Enhancement Act is a symbol that can become one of substance. I believe 
that by passing this legislation and changing current law, we can 
change hearts and minds as well.

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