September 26, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 156 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session
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BUDGET ENFORCEMENT LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 156
(Senate - September 26, 2019)
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[Pages S5743-S5744] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] BUDGET ENFORCEMENT LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, section 3005 of H. Con. Res. 71, 115th Congress, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, allows the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to revise the allocations, aggregates and levels in the budget resolution for legislation related to the extension of certain healthcare policies. This adjustment authority, which was updated by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, is contingent on the legislation not increasing the deficit over either the period of fiscal years 2020-2024 or the period of fiscal years 2020-2029. I find that H.R. 4378, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019, meets the conditions of deficit neutrality found in section 3005 of H. Con. Res 71. This determination has been made by looking at the deficit effects of the revenue and direct spending provisions of both Division A and Division B of H.R. 4378. Accordingly, I am revising the allocations to the Committee on Finance and the budgetary aggregates to account for the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill. Further, I am temporarily adjusting the Senate's PAYGO scorecard to reflect the $667 million deficit increase in Fiscal Year 2020 and deficit decreases of $477 million and $1 million over the 5- and 10-year periods, respectively. In recognition of the instruction to exclude the budgetary effects of division B from the PAYGO scorecard in title VII, the table accompanying this statement reflects only the prorated revenue effects of division A, which are not covered by the exception and whose adjustments will remain for PAYGO scorecard purposes. Section 124 of division A provides for additional budgetary resources for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and designates those resources as being for overseas contingency operations/global war on terrorism, OCO, pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. This designation makes this spending qualify for a discretionary cap adjustment under current statute. This provision has no effect on budget authority but would increase outlays by $128 million in Fiscal Year 2020. Therefore, I am revising the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations and further modifying the spending aggregate for Fiscal Year 2020 to accommodate these 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: BUDGET AGGREGATES--BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS (Pursuant to Sections 311 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and Section 3005 of H. Con. Res. 71, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, as Updated by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $ in millions 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Current Aggregates: Spending: Budget Authority............................. 3,703,553 Outlays...................................... 3,680,696 Adjustments*: Spending: Budget Authority............................. 693 Outlays...................................... 795 Revised Aggregates: Spending: Budget Authority............................. 3,704,246 Outlays...................................... 3,681,491 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUDGET AGGREGATE--REVENUES (Pursuant to Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and Section 3005 of H. Con. Res. 71, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, as Updated by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ in millions 2020 2020-2024 2020-2029 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Aggregates: Revenue............................................ 2,740,538 15,073,859 34,847,317 Adjustments: Revenue............................................ * * * Revised Aggregates: Revenue............................................ 2,740,538 15,073,859 34,847,317 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Denotes budgetary effects between -$500,000 and $500,000. REVISION TO ALLOCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE (Pursuant to Section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and Section 3005 of H. Con. Res. 71, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, as updated by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ in millions 2020 2020-2024 2020-2029 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Allocation: Budget Authority................................... 2,624,780 15,076,375 35,392,167 Outlays............................................ 2,607,237 15,014,396 35,317,440 Adjustments:--- Budget Authority................................... 693 -477 -1 Outlays............................................ 667 -477 -1 Revised Allocation:--- Budget Authority................................... 2,625,473 15,075,898 35,392,166 Outlays............................................ 2,607,904- 15,013,919 35,317,439 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD FOR THE SENATE (Pursuant to Section 4106 and Section 3005 of H. Con. Res. 71, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, as Updated by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $ in millions Balances ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Starting Balance: Fiscal Year 2019................................. 0 Fiscal Year 2020................................. 0 Fiscal Years 2019 through 2024................... 0 Fiscal Years 2019 through 2029................... 0 Adjustments: Fiscal Year 2019................................. 0 Fiscal Year 2020................................. * Fiscal Years 2019 through 2024................... * Fiscal Years 2019 through 2029................... * Revised Balance: Fiscal Year 2019................................. 0 Fiscal Year 2020................................. * Fiscal Years 2019 through 2024................... * Fiscal Years 2019 through 2029................... * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Denotes budgetary effects between -$500,000 and $500,000. Memorandum: For consideration of H.R. 4378, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019, in the Senate, the Chairman's reserve fund adjustment covers the total deficit effects stemming from direct spending outlays and revenue changes in both Division A and Division B. This table reflects the final PAYGO recording of deficit effects from the measure consistent with exclusions in Title VII of Division B. REVISION TO SPENDING ALLOCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 (Pursuant to Sections 302 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $ in millions 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Current Allocation:---------- Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority.. 666,500 Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget 621,508 Authority-...................................... General Purpose Outlays.......................... 1,364,251 [[Page S5744]] Adjustments:---------- Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority-. 0 Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget 0 Authority-...................................... General Purpose Outlays.......................... 128 Revised Allocation: Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority.. 666,500 Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget 621,508 Authority....................................... General Purpose Outlays.......................... 1,364,379 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Memorandum: Detail of Adjustments Made Program Disaster Above----------- Regular OCO Integrity Relief Emergency Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Security Discretionary Budget 0 0 0 0 0 0 Authority............................. Revised Nonsecurity Category 0 0 0 0 0 0 Discretionary Budget Authority........ General Purpose Outlays................ 0 128 0 0 0 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________
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