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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
BUDGET ENFORCEMENT LEVELS
Mr. ENZI. Madam President, section 251 of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, BBEDCA, establishes statutory
limits on discretionary spending and allows for various adjustments to
those limits. In addition, sections 302 and 314(a) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 allow the chairman of the Budget Committee to
establish and make revisions to allocations, aggregates, and levels
consistent with those adjustments.
The Senate will soon consider the conference report for H.J. Res. 31,
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 This measure provides full-
year appropriations for Federal Government agencies and contains
spending that qualifies for cap adjustments under current statute.
This measure includes $8,165 million in budget authority that is
designated as being for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of BBEDCA. Of that
amount, $165 million is for spending in the security category and
$8,000 million is for nonsecurity spending. CBO estimates that this
budget authority will result in $2,980 million in outlays in Fiscal
Year 2019.
This measure also includes $12,000 million in nonsecurity
discretionary budget authority designated for disaster relief pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(D) of BBEDCA. This designation makes the spending
associated with this provision and its associated outlays of $600
million eligible for an adjustment.
This legislation repurposes nonsecurity discretionary budget
authority for emergency efforts. This funding is designated pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of BBEDCA. CBO estimates that this repurposing
of funds will result in $10 million in outlays this fiscal year.
As a result of the aforementioned designations, I am revising the
budget authority and outlay allocations to the Committee on
Appropriations by increasing revised security budget authority by $165
million, revised nonsecurity budget authority by $20,000 million, and
outlays by $3,590 million in Fiscal Year 2019. Further, I am increasing
the budgetary aggregate for Fiscal Year 2019 by $20,165 million in
budget authority and $3,590 million in outlays.
I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying tables, which provide
details about the adjustment, be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
REVISION TO BUDGETARY AGGREGATES
(Pursuant to Sections 311 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974)
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$s in millions 2019
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Current Spending Aggregates:
Budget Authority....................................... 3,619,159
Outlays................................................ 3,546,419
Adjustments:
Budget Authority....................................... 20,165
Outlays................................................ 3,590
Revised Spending Aggregates:
Budget Authority....................................... 3,639,324
Outlays................................................ 3,550,009
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REVISION TO SPENDING ALLOCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2019
(Pursuant to Sections 302 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974)
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$s in millions 2019
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Current Allocation:
Revised Security Discretionary Budget 715,835
Authority.................................
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary 600,577
Budget Authority..........................
General Purpose Outlays.................... 1,352,810
Adjustments:
Revised Security Discretionary Budget 165
Authority.................................
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary 20,000
Budget Authority..........................
General Purpose Outlays.................... 3,590
Revised Allocation:
Revised Security Discretionary Budget 716,000
Authority.................................
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary 620,577
Budget Authority..........................
General Purpose Outlays.................... 1,356,400
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Memorandum: Detail of Adjustments Program Disaster
Made Above Regular OCO Integrity Relief Emergency Total
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Revised Security Discretionary 0 165 0 0 0 165
Budget Authority.................
Revised Nonsecurity Category 0 8,000 0 12,000 0 20,000
Discretionary Budget Authority...
General Purpose Outlays........... 0 2,980 0 600 10 3,590
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