January 15, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 9 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session
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PUBLICATION OF BUDGETARY MATERIAL; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 9
(House of Representatives - January 15, 2020)
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[Pages H295-H298] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PUBLICATION OF BUDGETARY MATERIAL STATUS REPORT ON CURRENT LEVELS OF ON-BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FY 2020 House of Representatives, Committee on the Budget, Washington, DC, January 15, 2020. Dear Madam Speaker: To facilitate application of sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I am transmitting an updated status report on the current levels of on-budget spending and revenues for fiscal year 2020. This status report is current through January 3, 2020, the end of the first session of the 116th Congress. The term ``current level'' refers to the amounts of spending and revenues estimated for each fiscal year based on laws enacted or awaiting the President's signature. Table 1 compares the current levels of total budget authority, outlays, and revenues to the overall limits filed in the Congressional Record on May 3, 2019, as adjusted, for fiscal year 2020 and for the 10-year period of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. These comparisons are needed to implement section 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, which establishes a rule enforceable with a point of order against measures that would breach the budget resolution's aggregate levels. The table does not show budget authority and outlays for years after fiscal year 2020 because appropriations for those years have not yet been completed. Table 2 compares the current levels of budget authority and outlays for legislative action completed by each authorizing committee with the limits filed in the Congressional Record on May 3, 2019, for fiscal year 2020, and for the 10-year period of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. These comparisons are needed to enforce the point of order under section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, which prohibits the consideration of measures that would breach the section 302(a) allocation of new budget authority for the committee that reported the measure. It is also needed to implement section 311(c), which provides an exception for committees that comply with their allocations from the point of order under section 311(a). Table 3 compares the current status of discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2020 with the section 302(b) suballocations of discretionary budget authority and outlays among Appropriations subcommittees. The comparison is needed to enforce section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 because the point of order under that section equally applies to measures that would breach the applicable section 302(b) suballocation. The table also provides supplementary information on spending authorized in excess of the base discretionary spending limits under section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Table 4 displays the current level of advance appropriations in fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills. This table is needed to enforce a rule against appropriations bills containing advance appropriations that: (i) are not identified in the statement of the Chairman published in the Congressional Record on May 3, 2019 or (ii) would cause the aggregate amount of such appropriations to exceed the level specified in section 2 of H. Res. 293. In addition, a letter from the Congressional Budget Office is attached that summarizes and compares the budget impact of legislation enacted after the adoption of the budget resolution against the budget resolution aggregate in force. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Wheelock or Raquel Spencer. Sincerely, John Yarmuth, Chairman. TABLE 1.--REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET, STATUS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2020, AND 2020-2029 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET, REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF JANUARY 3, 2020 [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Years 2020- Fiscal Year 2020 2029 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Appropriate Level: Budget Authority.............. 3,806,162 n.a. Outlays....................... 3,722,823 n.a. Revenues...................... 2,740,533 34,847,515 Current Level: Budget Authority.............. 3,823,390 n.a. Outlays....................... 3,726,322 n.a. Revenues...................... 2,706,090 34,461,163 Current Level over (+) / under (-) Appropriate Level: Budget Authority.............. 17,228 n.a. Outlays....................... 3,499 n.a. Revenues...................... -34,443 -386,352 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ n.a. = Not applicable because annual appropriations acts for fiscal years 2021 through 2029 will not be considered until future sessions of Congress. Note: Excludes all emergencies. TABLE 2.--DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION, COMPARISON OF AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE ACTION WITH 302(A) ALLOCATIONS FOR BUDGET CHANGES, REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF JANUARY 3, 2020 [Fiscal Years, in millions of dollars] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020- 2020-2029 Total House Committee --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BA Outlays BA Outlays ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Agriculture Allocation-..................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... 150 150 410 410 [[Page H296]] Difference...................... 150 150 410 410 Armed Services Allocation-..................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... 28 31 4,701 4,701- Difference...................... 28 31 4,701 4,701 Education and Labor Allocation-..................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... 967 690 6,138 5,741 Difference...................... 967 690 6,138 5,741 Energy and Commerce Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... 6,523 5,147 14,714 14,824 Difference...................... 6,523 5,147 14,714 14,824 Financial Services Allocation-..................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... -2 -2 4,360 4,360 Difference...................... -2 -2 4,360 4,360 Foreign Affairs Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... 2 37 2 37 Difference...................... 2 37 2 37 Homeland Security Allocation-..................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... 0 0 0 0 Difference...................... 0 0 0 0 House Administration Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0- Current Level................... 0 0 0 0- Difference...................... 0 0 0 0- Judiciary Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... 1,015 960 11,852 11,603 Difference...................... 1,015 960 11,852 11,603 Natural Resources Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... 56 56 71 71 Difference...................... 56 56 71 71 Oversight and Reform Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... 0 0 -128 -128 Difference...................... 0 0 -128 -128 Science, Space, and Technology Allocation-..................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... 0 0 15 15 Difference...................... 0 0 15 15 Small Business Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... 0 0 0 0 Difference...................... 0 0 0 0 Transportation and Infrastructure Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... 7,571 2 75,698 8 Difference...................... 7,571 2 75,698 8 Veterans' Affairs Allocation...................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... -10 -10 -75 -75 Difference...................... -10 -10 -75 -75 Ways and Means Allocation-..................... 0 0 0 0 Current Level................... 1,078 733 -2,596 -2,595 Difference...................... 1,078 733 -2,596 -2,595 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE 3.--DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020--COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATION AND APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE 302(b) SUBALLOCATIONS [Unified budget amounts, in millions of dollars] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Allocations Constrained Current Level Reflecting Current Level less Allocations for Cap Current Level Reflecting Current Level less ------------------------------------- by Caps as of June 21, Action Completed as of Allocation Adjustments as of June Action Completed as of Allocation 2019 (H. Rpt. 116-124) January 3, 2020 \2\ -------------------------- 21, 2019 (H. Rpt. 116- January 3, 2020 \2\ ------------------------- \1\ -------------------------- 124) \1\ -------------------------- Appropriations Subcommittee -------------------------- BA OT -------------------------- BA OT BA OT BA OT BA OT BA OT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA. 24,310 22,900 23,493 22,803 -817 -97 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Commerce, Justice, Science.......... 66,395 72,000 70,675 74,133 4,280 2,133 7,500 5,400 2,500 1,800 -5,000 -3,600 Defense............................. 622,082 624,175 622,665 622,591 583 -1,584 68,079 38,227 70,665 40,318 2,586 2,091 Energy and Water Development........ 46,413 44,800 48,343 45,605 1,930 805 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Financial Services and General 24,550 24,300 23,828 23,835 -722 -465 400 338 151 116 -249 -222 Government \3\..................... Homeland Security \4\............... 49,736 60,023 50,468 58,829 732 -1,194 14,075 704 17,542 1,014 3,467 310 Interior, Environment............... 37,277 35,650 35,989 34,839 -1,288 -811 2,250 2,250 2,250 2,250 - - - - - - Labor, Health and Human Services, 189,876 190,500 183,042 186,925 -6,834 -3,575 1,842 1,481 1,842 1,481 - - - - - - Education.......................... Legislative Branch.................. 5,010 5,037 5,049 4,996 39 -41 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Military Construction, Veterans 105,217 99,500 103,486 98,154 -1,731 -1,346 921 7 645 1 -276 -6 Affairs............................ State, Foreign Operations........... 48,381 48,750 46,685 48,079 -1,696 -671 8,000 2,174 8,000 2,326 - - - 152 Transportation, Housing & Urban 75,771 133,300 74,277 133,041 -1,494 -259 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Development........................ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal, 302(b) Allocations.... 1,295,018 1,360,935 1,288,000 1,353,830 -7,018 -7,105 103,067 50,581 103,595 49,306 528 -1,275 Unallocated portion of Section -7,018 -2,935 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 528 -1,275 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 302(a) Allocation \5\.............. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, 302(a) Allocations... 1,288,000 1,358,000 1,288,000 1,353,830 - - - -4,170 103,595 49,306 103,595 49,306 - - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 302(a) Cap Adjustments Current Level Reflecting Current Level less ----------------------------------- as of December 17, 2019 Action Completed as of 302(a) -------------------------- January 3, 2020 \1\ ------------------------- Section 251(b) Designated -------------------------- Categories (Cap Adjustments) BA OT BA OT BA OT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memorandum: Overseas Contingency 79,500 42,791 79,500 42,791 - - - - - - Operations................... Program Integrity............. 1,842 1,481 1,842 1,481 - - - - - - Disaster Relief............... 17,503 984 17,503 984 - - - - - - Census........................ 2,500 1,800 2,500 1,800 - - - - - - Wildfire Suppression.......... 2,250 2,250 2,250 2,250 - - - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, Adjustments............ 103,595 49,306 103,595 49,306 - - - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The House Committee on Appropriations provided 302(b) suballocations consistent with committee-reported legislation. [[Page H297]] \2\ Current level excludes amounts designated as emergency requirements. \3\ The Financial Services and General Government subcommittee received a cap adjustment for program integrity amounts pursuant to the deeming resolution (H. Res. 293). The amounts indicated in current level were provided for disaster relief requirements. \4\ The Homeland Security subcommittee received a cap adjustment for disaster relief requirements. The amounts indicated in current level include amounts for disaster relief requirements and overseas contingency operations. \5\ Amounts include 302(a) adjustments for the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-37), as well as cap adjustments included in the final enacted appropriations, that have not been adjusted in the 302(b) suballocations. TABLE 4.--ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 OF H. RES. 293 AS OF JANUARY 3, 2020 [Budget authority in millions of dollars] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For 2021 Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations Appropriate Level........................................ 28,852 Enacted advances: Accounts identified for advances: Employment and Training Administration............... 1,772 Education for the Disadvantaged...................... 10,841 School Improvement................................... 1,681 Career, Technical, and Adult Education............... 791 Special Education.................................... 9,283 Tenant-based Rental Assistance....................... 4,000 Project-based Rental Assistance...................... 400 Other: Public Company Accounting Oversight Board............ 1 ---------- Subtotal, enacted advances............................... 28,770 Enacted Advances vs. Section 2 limit..................... -82 Veterans Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations Appropriate Level........................................ 87,637 Enacted advances: Veterans accounts identified for advances: Veterans Medical Services........................ 56,158 Veterans Medical Support and Compliance.......... 7,914 Veterans Medical Facilities...................... 6,433 Veterans Medical Community Care.................. 17,131 ---------- Subtotal, enacted advances............................... 87,637 Enacted Advances vs. Section 2 limit..................... ......... For 2022: Enacted advances: Accounts identified for advances: Corporation for Public Broadcasting.................. 445 Other: Public Company Accounting Oversight Board............ 1 ---------- Subtotal, enacted advances............................... 446 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ____ U.S. Congress, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, January 15, 2020. Hon. John Yarmuth, Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed report shows the effects of Congressional action on the fiscal year 2020 budget and is current through January 3, 2020. 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 allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels printed in the Congressional Record on May 3, 2019, as adjusted, pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of House Resolution 293 of the 116th Congress. Since our last letter dated October 15, 2019, the Congress has cleared and the President has signed the following legislation that has significant effects on budget authority and outlays in fiscal year 2020: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-69); Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (Public Law 116-71); Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act (Public Law 116-91); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92); Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-93); and Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94) Sincerely, Phillip L. Swagel. Enclosure. FISCAL YEAR 2020 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT THROUGH JANUARY 3, 2020 [In millions of dollars]--- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Budget Authority Outlays Revenues ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Previously Enacted a,b: Revenues......................... n.a. n.a. 2,740,533 Permanents and other spending 2,402,273 2,307,950 n.a. legislation-.................... Appropriation legislation........ 0 595,528 n.a. Offsetting receipts.............. -954,573 -954,573 n.a. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, Previously Enacted.... 1,447,700 1,948,905 2,740,533 Enacted Legislation: Authorizing Legislation: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans -10 -10 0 Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-23)....... Taxpayer First Act (P.L. 116-25). 0 0 5 Never Forget the Heroes: James 950 950 0 Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act (P.L. 116- 34)............................. Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid 17 16 0 Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-39)....... Continuing Appropriations Act, 693 667 0 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Div. B, P.L. 116-59)... Further Continuing Appropriations 8,058 415 0 Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Div. B, P.L. 116-69).................... Women's Suffrage Centennial -2 -2 0 Commemorative Coin Act (P.L. 116- 71)............................. Fostering Undergraduate Talent by -720 -997 0 Unlocking Resources for Education Act (P.L. 116-91)..... National Defense Authorization 32 35 1 Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (P.L. 116-92)......................... Further Consolidated 8,360 6,720 -34,449 Appropriations Act, 2020 (Div. I- K, M-Q, P.L. 116-94)............ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal, Authorizing 17,378 7,794 -34,443 Legislation................. Appropriation Legislation a,b,c: Continuing Appropriations Act, 0 128 0 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Div. A, P.L. 116-59) d. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 883,208 530,066 0 2020 (P.L. 116-93).............. Further Consolidated 1,578,581 1,238,034 0 Appropriations Act, 2020 (Div. A- H, P.L. 116-94)................. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal, Appropriation 2,461,789 1,768,228 0 Legislation-................ Total, Enacted 2,479,167 1,776,022 -34,443 Legislation............. Adjustments to Entitlements and -103,477 1,395 0 Mandatories......................... Total Current Level b................ 3,823,390 3,726,322 2,706,090 Total House Resolution c............. 3,806,162 3,722,823 2,740,533 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Level Over House Resolution-. 17,228 3,499 n.a. Current Level Under House Resolution. n.a. n.a. 34,443 Memorandum Revenues, 2020-2029: House Current Level b,c.......... n.a. n.a. 34,461,163 House Resolution e............... n.a. n.a. 34,847,515 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Level Over House n.a. n.a. n.a. Resolution-..................... Current Level Under House n.a. n.a. 386,352 Resolution...................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Congressional Budget Office. n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = public law.--- a Sections 1001-1004 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255) require that certain funding provided for 2017 through 2026 to the Department of Health and Human Services--in particular the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health--be excluded from estimates for the purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Deficit Control Act) and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Congressional Budget Act). Therefore, the amounts shown in this report do not include $567 million in budget authority and $798 million in estimated outlays. b For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act in the House, the resolution, as approved by the House of Representatives, does not include budget authority, outlays, or revenues for off- budget amounts. As a result, amounts in this current level report do not include those items. c In the House of Representatives, and pursuant to section 314(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, amounts designated as an emergency requirement shall not count for purposes of title III and title IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and are excluded from current level totals. In addition, emergency funding that was not designated pursuant to the Deficit Control Act does not count for certain budgetary enforcement purposes. Those amounts, which are not included in the current level totals, are as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Budget Authority Outlays Revenues ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discretionary Emergency Requirements:- -- Additional Supplemental 8 4,951 0 Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 (P.L. 116-20).. Emergency Supplemental 0 1,300 0 Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 (P.L. 116-26)......................... Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1,771 914 0 2020 (P.L. 116-93).............. Further Consolidated 6,764 1,705 0 Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94)......................... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page H298]] Total, Discretionary 8,543 8,870 0 Emergency Requirements...... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- d Section 124 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020 (division A of P.L. 116-59), appropriated funding for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Defense) and designated those amounts as funding for overseas contingency operations. That provision took effect upon enactment on September 27, 2019. e On May 3, 2019 the Chair of the House Committee on the Budget published the aggregate spending and revenue levels for fiscal year 2020 pursuant to H. Res. 293. In accordance with section 314 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and section 1 of H. Res. 293 the Chair of the House Committee on the Budget may revise the budgetary aggregates. Revisions to date are listed below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Budget Authority Outlays Revenues ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Aggregates Printed on May 3, 3,709,585 3,676,452 2,740,533 2019:-.............................. Revisions:--- Adjustment for H.R. 2740, Labor, 1,842 1,481 n.a. Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020-....... Adjustment for H.R. 2745, 921 7 n.a. Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020........ Adjustment for H.R. 2839, 8,000 2,174 0 Department of State. Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020........ Adjustment for H.R. 2968, 68,079 38,227 0 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020........ Adjustment for H.R. 3052, 2,250 2,250 0 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020-........................... Adjustment for H.R. 3055, 7,500 5,400 0 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020....................... Adjustment for H.R. 3351, 400 338 0 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020............................ Adjustment for H.R. 3931, 14,075 704- 0 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020........ Adjustment for P.L. 116-37, -9,918 -5,488 0 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019-.. Adjustment for H.R. 1158, 3,428 1,278 0 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, and H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020............................ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised House Resolution-............ 3,806,162 3,722,823 2,740,533 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________
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