[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 531]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   FURTHER CHANGES TO S. CON. RES. 21

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, pursuant to section 302 of S. Con. Res. 
21, I filed revisions to S. Con. Res. 21, the 2008 budget resolution. 
Those revisions were made for legislation that improved certain 
services for and benefits to wounded or disabled military personnel and 
retirees, veterans, and their survivors and dependents.
  Congress cleared the conference report accompanying H.R. 1585, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008, on December 
14, 2007. Unfortunately, H.R. 1585 was not signed into law by the 
President. Consequently, I am further revising the 2008 budget 
resolution and reversing the adjustments previously made pursuant to 
section 302 to the aggregates and the allocation provided to the Senate 
Armed Services Committee.
  Mr. President, last week the House passed H.R. 4986, a bill that is 
substantially similar to H.R. 1585 and that also meets the conditions 
of the reserve fund for veterans and wounded servicemembers. 
Consequently, for the information of my colleagues, I will be further 
revising the 2008 budget resolution pursuant to section 302 of S. Con. 
Res. 21 for Senate consideration of H.R. 4986.
  I ask unanimous consent that the following revisions to S. Con. Res. 
21 be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008--S. CON. RES.
  21; FURTHER REVISIONS TO THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION
302 DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR VETERANS AND WOUNDED SERVICEMEMBERS
                        [In billions of dollars]
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                       Section 101
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(1)(A) Federal Revenues:
    FY 2007.............................................       1,900.340
    FY 2008.............................................       2,025.851
    FY 2009.............................................       2,122.271
    FY 2010.............................................       2,176.587
    FY 2011.............................................       2,357.853
    FY 2012.............................................       2,500.250
(1)(B) Change in Federal Revenues:
    FY 2007.............................................          -4.366
    FY 2008.............................................         -24.945
    FY 2009.............................................          15.345
    FY 2010.............................................          12.866
    FY 2011.............................................         -36.697
    FY 2012.............................................         -96.846
(2) New Budget Authority:
    FY 2007.............................................       2,371.470
    FY 2008.............................................       2,512.564
    FY 2009.............................................       2,526.556
    FY 2010.............................................       2,581.669
    FY 2011.............................................       2,696.949
    FY 2012.............................................       2,736.623
(3) Budget Outlays:
    FY 2007.............................................       2,294.862
    FY 2008.............................................       2,476.456
    FY 2009.............................................       2,573.413
    FY 2010.............................................       2,609.610
    FY 2011.............................................       2,702.343
    FY 2012.............................................       2,715.437
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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008--S CON RES 21;
  FURTHER REVISIONS TO THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
  DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR VETERANS AND WOUNDED SERVICEMEMBERS
                        [In millions of dollars]
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Current Allocation to Senate Armed Services Committee:
    FY 2007 Budget Authority............................          98,717
    FY 2007 Outlays.....................................          98,252
    FY 2008 Budget Authority............................         102,110
    FY 2008 Outlays.....................................         102,041
    FY 2008-2012 Budget Authority.......................         547,250
    FY 2008-2012 Outlays................................         546,657
Adjustments:
    FY 2007 Budget Authority............................               0
    FY 2007 Outlays.....................................               0
    FY 2008 Budget Authority............................              15
    FY 2008 Outlays.....................................             112
    FY 2008-2012 Budget Authority.......................            -258
    FY 2008-2012 Outlays................................              22
Revised Allocation to Senate Armed Services Committee:
    FY 2007 Budget Authority............................          98,717
    FY 2007 Outlays.....................................          98,252
    FY 2008 Budget Authority............................         102,125
    FY 2008 Outlays.....................................         102,153
    FY 2008-2012 Budget Authority.......................         546,992
    FY 2008-2012 Outlays................................         546,679
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