[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13557-13558]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   REVISIONS TO BUDGET ALLOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES FOR CERTAIN HOUSE 
 COMMITTEES FOR FISCAL YEARS 2008 AND 2009 AND PERIOD OF FISCAL YEARS 
                           2009 THROUGH 2013

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spratt) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SPRATT. Madam Speaker, under section 210 and 212(b) of S. Con. 
Res. 70, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for fiscal year 2009, 
I hereby submit for printing in the Congressional Record a revision to 
the budget allocations and aggregates for certain House committees for 
fiscal years 2008 and 2009 and the period of fiscal years 2009 through 
2013. This revision represents an adjustment to certain House committee 
budget allocation and aggregates for the purposes of sections 302 and 
311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended, and in 
response to consideration of the bill H.R. 6331 (Medicare Improvements 
for Patients and Providers Act of 2008). Corresponding tables are 
attached.
  Under section 323 of S. Con. Res. 70, this adjustment to the budget 
allocations and aggregates applies while the measure is under 
consideration. The adjustments will take effect upon enactment of the 
measure. For purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
amended, a revised allocation made under section 323 of S. Con. Res. 70 
is to be considered as an allocation included in the resolution.

                                                BUDGET AGGREGATES
                                   [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]
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                                                                    Fiscal Year     Fiscal Year    Fiscal Years
                                                                     2008 \1\      2009 \1\ \2\      2009-2013
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Current Aggregates:
    Budget Authority............................................       2,454,256       2,455,920            n.a.
    Outlays.....................................................       2,435,860       2,490,920            n.a.
    Revenues....................................................       1,875,400       2,029,644      11,780,107
Change in Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act
 (H.R. 6331):
    Budget Authority............................................           1,942           6,633            n.a.
    Outlays.....................................................           1,924           6,516            n.a.
    Revenues....................................................               1               9             156
Revised Aggregates:
    Budget Authority............................................       2,456,198       2,462,553            n.a.
    Outlays.....................................................       2,437,784       2,497,436            n.a.
    Revenues....................................................       1,875,401       2,029,653      11,780,263
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\1\ Current aggregates do not include spending covered by section 301(b)(1) (overseas deployments and related
  activities). The section has not been triggered to date in Appropriations action.
\2\ Current aggregates do not include Corps of Engineers emergency spending assumed in the budget resolution,
  that will not be included in current level due to its emergency designation (section 301(b)(2)).
 
 n.a. = Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal years 2010 through 2013 will not be
  considered until future sessions of Congress.


                              DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION--AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS FOR RESOLUTION CHANGES
                                                         [Fiscal years, in millions of dollars]
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                                                                       2008                            2009                       2009-2013 Total
                     House Committee                     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                BA            Outlays           BA            Outlays           BA            Outlays
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Current allocation:
    Energy and Commerce.................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
    Ways and Means......................................               0               0               0               0               0               0
Change in Medicare Improvements for Patients and
 Providers Act (H.R. 6331):
    Energy and Commerce.................................              89              81             839             802           3,163           3,157
    Ways and Means......................................           1,853           1,843           5,794           5,714          -7,022          -5,227
      Total.............................................           1,942           1,924           6,633           6,516          -3,859          -2,070
Revised allocation:
    Energy and Commerce.................................              89              81             839             802           3,163           3,157
    Ways and Means......................................           1,853           1,843           5,794           5,714          -7,022          -5,227
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