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[Pages S2204-S2205]
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 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 recently considered three measures that were signed into
law to combat the coronavirus. These measures, the Family First
Coronavirus Response Act, P.L. 116-127; the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and
Economic Security Act, P.L. 116-136; and the Paycheck Protection
Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, P.L. 116-139, provided
supplemental emergency appropriations to support activities related to
public health and response to the coronavirus that qualify for cap
adjustments under section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of BBEDCA.
The Family First Coronavirus Response Act included emergency
appropriations totaling $82 million in revised security budget
authority and $2,389 million in revised nonsecurity budget authority.
The Congressional Budget Office, CBO, estimates that these
appropriations will result in $843 million in outlays in fiscal year
2020.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act included
emergency appropriations totaling $10,525 million in revised security
budget authority and $319,158 million in revised nonsecurity budget
authority. CBO estimates that these appropriations will result in
$98,789 million in outlays in fiscal year 2020.
The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
included emergency appropriations totaling $162,100 million in revised
nonsecurity budget authority. CBO estimates that these appropriations
will result in $113,132 million in outlays in fiscal year 2020.
As a result of the emergency designations, I am revising the budget
authority and outlay allocations to the Committee on Appropriations by
increasing revised security budget authority by $10,607 million,
revised nonsecurity budget authority by $483,647 million and outlays by
$212,764 million in fiscal year 2020. Further, I am increasing the
budgetary aggregate for fiscal year 2020 by $494,072 million in budget
authority and $212,655 million in outlays.
I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying tables, which provide
details about the adjustment, be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
REVISION TO BUDGETARY AGGREGATES
(Pursuant to Sections 311 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974)
($ in millions)
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2020
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Current Spending Aggregates:
Budget Authority....................................... 3,824,732
Outlays................................................ 3,734,450
Adjustments:
Budget Authority....................................... 494,072
Outlays................................................ 212,655
Revised Spending Aggregates:
Budget Authority....................................... 4,318,804
Outlays................................................ 3,947,105
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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)
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2020
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Current Allocation:
Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority........ 746,000
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget 662,748
Authority.............................................
General Purpose Outlays................................ 1,417,551
Adjustments:
Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority........ 10,607
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget 483,647
Authority.............................................
General Purpose Outlays................................ 212,764
Revised Allocation:
Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority........ 756,607
Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget 1,146,395
Authority.............................................
General Purpose Outlays................................ 1,630,315
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Memorandum: Detail of Program Disaster Wildfire U.S.
Adjustments Made Above OCO Integrity Relief Emergency Suppression Census Total
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Revised Security 0 0 0 10,607 0 0 10,607
Discretionary Budget
Authority................
Revised Nonsecurity 0 0 0 483,647 0 0 483,647
Category Discretionary
Budget Authority.........
General Purpose Outlays... 0 0 0 212,764 0 0 212,764
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