Budget Scorekeeping Report
Floor Speech
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Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I wish to submit to the Senate the budget scorekeeping report for November 2016. The report compares current law levels of spending and revenues with the amounts the Senate agreed to in the budget resolution for fiscal year 2016, the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 11, and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, P.L. 114-74, BBA 15. This information is necessary for the Senate Budget Committee to determine whether budget points of order lie against pending legislation. It has been prepared by the Republican staff of the Senate Budget Committee and the Congressional Budget Office, CBO, pursuant to section 308(b) of the Congressional Budget Act, CBA.
This is the seventh report I have made this calendar year. It is the fourth report since I filed the statutorily required fiscal year 2017 enforceable budget limits on April 18, 2016, pursuant to section 102 of BBA 15, and the 11th report I have made since adoption of the fiscal year 2016 budget resolution on May 5, 2015. My last filing can be found in the Record on September 8, 2016. The information contained in this report for fiscal year 2017 and beyond is current through November 14, 2016. This is the final report I will file this year that provides fiscal year 2016-specific data, as that fiscal year ended September 30, 2016.
Tables 1-7 of this report are prepared by my staff on the Budget Committee. While there are no changes to Tables 4, 6, and 7 from the last report, legislative activities by authorizing committees, table 1, and the Senate Committee on Appropriations, tables 2, 3, and 5, have made changes to budgetary levels.
Table 1 gives the amount by which each Senate authorizing committee exceeds or is below its allocation for budget authority and outlays under the fiscal year 2016 budget resolution and the fiscal year 2017 enforceable budget levels filing. This information is used for enforcing committee allocations pursuant to section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, CBA. Enforceable levels charged to authorizing committees for fiscal year 2016 remain unchanged from the last scorekeeping report, as budget authority remains below assumed levels by $51 million and outlays are $2.7 billion above allowable levels. The remaining enforceable levels have all changed since the last report. Notably, over the fiscal year 2017-2026 period, authorizing committees have approved $550 million in new budget authority and $505 million in outlays higher than allowable levels.
During the last work period, Congress approved two bills with significant direct spending increases, the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016, H.R. 5936, P.L. 114-226, and Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act, S. 1698, P.L. 114-241. Over 10 years, the former increased budget authority by $44 million and outlays by $18 million, and the latter increased both budget authority and outlays by $4 million.
Table 2 gives the amount by which the Senate Committee on Appropriations exceeds or is below the statutory spending limits for fiscal year 2016. This information is used to determine points of order related to the spending caps found in section 312 and section 314 of the CBA. On September 29, the Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, was signed into law, P.L. 114-223. Included in that bill as an offset for supplemental Zika funding was a provision that rescinded $168 million in budget authority for fiscal year 2016 from funds provided in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This rescission, which was not designated as an emergency, had the effect of reducing regular nonsecurity discretionary funding charged to the Appropriations Committee by $168 million.
Table 3 tracks the same enforcement information as Table 2 for fiscal year 2017. The continuing resolution included full-year appropriations for military construction and veterans affairs programs. As such, that funding has been scored against the discretionary caps, leaving $543.1 billion and $414.8 billion in budget authority for security and nonsecurity discretionary spending, respectively, for the remainder of fiscal year 2017.
Table 5 tracks compliance with the fiscal year 2016 limit for overall changes in mandatory programs in appropriations bills, CHIMPS, established in the fiscal year 2016 budget resolution. This information is used for determining points of order under section 3103 of that resolution. The $168 million rescission in the CR, discussed above, is classified as a CHIMP; therefore, it is scored against the overall limit of $19.1 billion. In total, the Committee on Appropriations will be under the CHIMP limit by $1.1 billion.
In addition to the tables provided by the Senate Budget Committee Republican staff, I am submitting additional tables from CBO, which I will use for enforcement of budget totals agreed to by the Congress.
CBO provided a report both for fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year 2017.
This information is used to enforce aggregate spending levels in budget resolutions under section 311 of the CBA. CBO's estimates show that current law levels of spending for fiscal year 2016 exceed the amounts in last year's budget resolution by $138.7 billion in budget authority and $103.6 billion in outlays. Revenues are $155.2 billion below the revenue floor for fiscal year 2016 set by the budget resolution. As well, Social Security outlays are at the levels assumed for fiscal year 2016, while Social Security revenues are $23 million below levels in the budget.
For fiscal year 2017, CBO annualizes the temporary effects of the Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which provides funding through December 9, 2016. For the enforcement of budgetary aggregates, the Senate Budget Committee excludes this temporary funding. As such, the committee views current law levels as being $952.4 billion and $582.9 billion below budget resolution levels for budget authority and outlays, respectively. Revenues are $199 million above the level assumed in the budget resolution. Finally, Social Security outlays and revenues are at the levels assumed in the fiscal year 2017 enforcement filing for this budget year.
CBO's report also provides information needed to enforce the Senate's pay-as-you-go rule. As part of the fiscal year 2017 enforcement filing, the Senate's pay-as-you-go scorecard was reset to zero. Since my last filing, legislative activity has resulted in an increase in the deficit of $74 million over the fiscal year 2016-2021 period, but deficit reduction of $35 million over the fiscal year 2016-2026 period. Over the initial 6-year period, Congress has enacted legislation that increased outlays by $482 million and revenues by $408 million. Over the 11-year period, outlays were increased by $505 million and revenues by $544 million. The Senate's pay-as-you-go rule is enforced by section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, the fiscal year 2008 budget resolution.
Finally, there is one new entry in the enforcement table included at the end of this submission, which tracks the Senate's budget enforcement activity on the floor. On September 14, 2016, a Senate PAYGO budget point of order, section 201(a) of S. Con Res. 21, 110th Congress, was raised against the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, S. Amdt. 4979, for increasing the deficit by nearly $300 million over the fiscal year 2016-2026 period. This point of order was waived through a motion from Senator Inhofe by a vote of 85-12. While the point of order was waived, the bill has yet to clear both houses of Congress, and, as such, its budgetary effects remain unrecorded for enforcement purposes.
All years in the accompanying tables are fiscal years.
I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying tables be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:
TABLE 1.--SENATE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES--ENACTED DIRECT SPENDING ABOVE
(+) OR BELOW (-) BUDGET RESOLUTIONS [In millions of dollars]
2016 2017 2017-2021 2017-2026
Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry
Budget Authority.......... 0 0 0 0
Outlays................... 0 0 0 0
Armed Services
Budget Authority.......... -66 0 0 0
Outlays................... -50 0 0 0
Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs
Budget Authority.......... 0 0 0 0
Outlays................... 0 0 0 0
Commerce, Science, and
Transportation
Budget Authority.......... 130 -3 -33 -8
Outlays................... 0 -3 -33 -8
Energy and Natural Resources
Budget Authority.......... 0 200 365 370
Outlays................... 0 200 365 370
Environment and Public Works
Budget Authority.......... 2,880 2 72 212
Outlays................... 252 1 57 193
Finance
Budget Authority.......... 365 0 0 0
Outlays................... 365 0 0 0
Foreign Relations
Budget Authority.......... 0 0 0 0
Outlays................... 0 0 0 0
Homeland Security and
Government Affairs
Budget Authority.......... 0 3 3 4
Outlays................... 0 3 3 4
Judiciary
Budget Authority.......... -3,358 -9 102 -72
Outlays................... 1,713 -9 102 -72
Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions
Budget Authority.......... 0 0 0 0
Outlays................... 0 0 0 0
Rules and Administration
Budget Authority.......... 0 0 0 0
Outlays................... 0 0 0 0
Intelligence
Budget Authority.......... 0 0 0 0
Outlays................... 0 0 0 0
Veterans' Affairs
Budget Authority.......... -2 -1 22 44
Outlays................... 388 -1 -12 18
Indian Affairs
Budget Authority.......... 0 0 0 0
Outlays................... 0 0 0 0
Small Business
Budget Authority.......... 0 0 0 0
Outlays................... 1 0 0 0
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Total
Budget Authority...... -51 192 531 550
Outlays............... 2,669 191 482 505
TABLE 2.--SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE--ENACTED REGULAR DISCRETIONARY
APPROPRIATIONS \1\
[Budget authority, in millions of dollars]
2016
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Security \2\ Nonsecurity \2\
Statutory Discretionary Limits........ 548,091 518,491
Amount Provided by Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Agriculture, Rural Development, and 0 21,750
Related Agencies.....................
Commerce, Justice, Science, and 5,101 50,621
Related Agencies.....................
Defense............................... 514,000 136
Energy and Water Development.......... 18,860 18,325
Financial Services and General 44 23,191
Government...........................
Homeland Security..................... 1,705 39,250
Interior, Environment, and Related 0 32,159
Agencies.............................
Labor, Health and Human Services, 0 161,959
Education and Related Agencies.......
Legislative Branch.................... 0 4,363
Military Construction and Veterans 8,171 71,698
Affairs, and Related Agencies........
State Foreign Operations, and Related 0 37,780
Programs.............................
Transportation and Housing and Urban 210 57,091
Development, and Related Agencies....
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Current Level Total............... 548,091 518,323
Total Enacted Above (+) or Below (-) 0 -168
Statutory Limits.....................
\1\ This table excludes spending pursuant to adjustments to the
discretionary spending limits. These adjustments are allowed for certain purposes in section 251(b)(2) of BBEDCA.
\2\ Security spending is defined as spending in the National Defense budget function (050) and nonsecurity spending is defined as all other spending.
TABLE 3.--SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE--ENACTED REGULAR DISCRETIONARY
APPROPRIATIONS \1\
[Budget authority, in millions of dollars]
2017
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Security \2\ Nonsecurity \2\
Statutory Discretionary Limits........ 551,068 518,531
Amount Provided by Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Agriculture, Rural Development, and 0 9
Related Agencies.....................
Commerce, Justice, Science, and 0 0
Related Agencies.....................
Defense............................... 45 0
Energy and Water Development.......... 0 0
Financial Services and General 0 0
Government...........................
Homeland Security..................... 0 9
Interior, Environment, and Related 0 0
Agencies.............................
Labor, Health and Human Services, 0 24,690
Education and Related Agencies.......
Legislative Branch.................... 0 0
Military Construction and Veterans 7,898 74,600
Paffairs, and Related Agencies.......
State Foreign Operations, and Related 0 0
Programs.............................
Transportation and Housing and Urban 0 4,400
Development, and Related Agencies....
Current Level Total............. 7,943 103,708
Total Enacted Above (+) or Below (- -543,125 -414,823
) Statutory Limits...............
\1\ This table excludes spending pursuant to adjustments to the
discretionary spending limits. These adjustments are allowed for certain purposes in section 251(b)(2) of BBEDCA.
\2\ Security spending is defined as spending in the National Defense budget function (050) and nonsecurity spending is defined as all other spending.
TABLE 4.--SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE--ENACTED OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY
OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS [In millions of dollars]
2016
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BA OT
OCO/GWOT Allocation \1\............... 73,693 32,079
Amount Provided by Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Agriculture, Rural Development, and 0 0
Related Agencies.....................
Commerce, Justice, Science, and 0 0
Related Agencies.....................
Defense............................... 58,638 27,354
Energy and Water Development.......... 0 0
Financial Services and General 0 0
Government...........................
Homeland Security..................... 160 128
Interior, Environment, and Related 0 0
Agencies.............................
Labor, Health and Human Services, 0 0
Education and Related Agencies.......
Legislative Branch.................... 0 0
Military Construction and Veterans 0 0
Affairs, and Related Agencies........
State Foreign Operations, and Related 14,895 4,597
Programs.............................
Transportation and Housing and Urban 0 0
Development, and Related Agencies....
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Current Level Total........... 73,693 32,079
Total OCO/GWOT Spending vs. Budget 0 0
Resolution...........................
BA = Budget Authority; OT = Outlays
\1\ This allocation may be adjusted by the Chairman of the Budget Committee to account for new information, pursuant to section 3102 of S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution of the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016.
TABLE 5.--SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE--ENACTED CHANGES IN MANDATORY
SPENDING PROGRAMS (CHIMPS) [Budget authority, millions of dollars]
2016
CHIMPS Limit for Fiscal Year 2016.................... 19,100
Senate Appropriations Subcommittees
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies. 600
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies..... 9,458
Defense.............................................. 0
Energy and Water Development......................... 0
Financial Services and General Government............ 725
Homeland Security.................................... 176
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.......... 28
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 6,967
Prelated Agencies...................................
Legislative Branch................................... 0
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and 0
Related Agencies....................................
State Foreign Operations, and Related Programs....... 0
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and 0
Related Agencies....................................
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Current Level Total.......................... 17,954
Total CHIMPS Above (+) or Below (-) Budget -1,146
Resolution......................................
TABLE 6.--SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE--ENACTED CHANGES IN MANDATORY
SPENDING PROGRAM (CHIMP) TO THE CRIME VICTIMS FUND [Budget authority, millions of dollars]
2016
Crime Victims Fund (CVF) CHIMP Limit for Fiscal Year 10,800
2016................................................
Senate Appropriations Subcommittees
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies. 0
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies..... 9,000
Defense.............................................. 0
Energy and Water Development......................... 0
Financial Services and General Government............ 0
Homeland Security.................................... 0
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.......... 0
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 0
Related Agencies....................................
Legislative Branch................................... 0
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and 0
Related Agencies....................................
State Foreign Operations, and Related Programs....... 0
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and 0
Related Agencies....................................
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Current Level Total.......................... 9,000
Total CVF CHIMP Above (+) or Below (-) Budget -1,800
Resolution......................................
TABLE 7.--SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE--ENACTED CHANGES IN MANDATORY
SPENDING PROGRAMS (CHIMPS) [Budget authority, millions of dollars]
2017
CHIMPS Limit for Fiscal Year 2017.................... 19,100
Senate Appropriations Subcommittees
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies. 0
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies..... 0
Defense.............................................. 0
Energy and Water Development......................... 0
Financial Services and General Government............ 0
Homeland Security.................................... 0
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.......... 0
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 0
Related Agencies....................................
Legislative Branch................................... 0
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and 0
Related Agencies....................................
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State Foreign Operations, and Related Programs....... 0
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and 0
Related Agencies....................................
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Current Level Total.......................... 0
Total CHIMPS Above (+) or Below (-) Budget -19,100
Resolution......................................
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, November 14, 2016.
Hon. Mike Enzi,
Chairman, Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed report shows the effects of Congressional action on the fiscal year 2016 budget and is current through September 30, 2016. 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 technical and economic assumptions of S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016.
Since our last letter dated September 8, 2016, the Congress has cleared and the President has signed the Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (Public Law 114-223). That act had significant effects on budget authority in fiscal year 2016.
Sincerely,
Keith Hall,
Director.
Enclosure.
TABLE 1.--SENATE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016, AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 [In billions of dollars]
Current
Budget Current Level Over/
Resolution Level a Under (-) Resolution
On-Budget
Budget Authority............. 3,071.2 3,209.9 138.7
Outlays...................... 3,091.2 3,194.9 103.6
Revenues..................... 2,676.0 2,520.7 -155.2
Off-Budget
Social Security Outlays b.... 777.1 777.1 0.0
Social Security Revenues..... 794.0 794.0 0.0
Source: Congressional Budget Office.
A Excludes emergency funding that was not designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
b Excludes administrative expenses paid from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund of the Social Security Administration, which are off- budget, but are appropriated annually.
TABLE 2.--SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR THE SENATE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR ON-BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2016, AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 [In millions of dollars]
Budget
Authority Outlays Revenues
Previously Enacted a
Revenues................................................. n.a. n.a. 2,676,733
Permanents and other spending legislation................ 1,968,496 1,902,345 n.a.
Appropriation legislation................................ 0 500,825 n.a.
Offsetting receipts...................................... -784,820 -784,879 n.a.
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Total, Previously Enacted............................ 1,183,676 1,618,291 2,676,733
Enacted Legislation:
An act to extend the authorization to carry out the 0 20 0
replacement of the existing medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Denver, Colorado, to authorize transfers of amounts to carry out the replacement of such medical center, and for other purposes (P.L. 114-25)..................................
Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act & 0 0 5
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-26)................
Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-27).... 445 175 -766
Steve Gleason Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-40).................. 5 5 0
Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice 0 0 99
Improvement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-41) b.................
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-53)........ 700 775 0
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-55)... 130 0 0
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act -2 368 0
of 2015 (P.L. 114-58)...................................
Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (P.L. 0 0 40
114-60).................................................
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-74).............. 3,424 4,870 269
Recovery Improvements for Small Entities After Disaster 0 1 0
Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-88)...............................
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 -66 -50 0
(P.L. 114-92)...........................................
Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (P.L. 114-94) 2,880 252 471
Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2015 (P.L. 269 269 0
114-105)................................................
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113) b... 2,008,016 1,563,177 -156,107
Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act (P.L. 114-115) 32 32 0
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 20 20 -7
(P.L. 114-125)..........................................
Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, 1,208 0 0
Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (P.L.
114-223) c..............................................
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Total, Enacted Legislation........................... 2,017,061 1,569,914 -155,996
Entitlements and Mandatories:
Budget resolution estimates of appropriated entitlements 9,170 6,674 0
and other mandatory programs............................
Total Current Level d................................ 3,209,907 3,194,879 2,520,737
Total Senate Resolution e............................ 3,071,205 3,091,246 2,675,967
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Current Level Over Senate Resolution................. 138,702 103,633 n.a.
Current Level Under Senate Resolution................ n.a. n.a. 155,230
Source: Congressional Budget Office.
Notes: n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = Public Law.
A Includes the following acts that affect budget authority, outlays, or revenues, and were cleared by the Congress during this session, but before the adoption of S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016: the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 (P.L. 114-1); the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (P.L. 114-4), and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10).
b Emergency funding that was not designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall not count for certain budgetary enforcement
purposes. These amounts, which are not included in the current level totals, are as follows:
Budget
Authority Outlays Revenues
Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice 0 917 0
Improvement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-41).......................
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113)......... -2 0 0
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Total.................................................... -2 917 0
c Certain provisions included in Divisions B-D of P.L. 114-223 provided supplemental appropriations for fiscal
year 2016 which, on net, provided an additional $1,208 million in budget authority in fiscal year 2016. CBO
estimated that:
Division B would result in an additional $1,108 million in budget authority in fiscal year 2016 for emergency
requirements; Section 145 of Division C would result in an additional $500 million in budget authority in
fiscal year 2016 for disaster relief; and Division D would result in decreases in budget authority in fiscal
year 2016 of $232 million for emergency requirements, and of $168 million for amounts not designated pursuant
to section 251(b)(2) of the Deficit Control Act.
D For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act in the Senate, the resolution, as
approved by the Senate, does not include budget authority, outlays, or revenues for off-budget amounts. As a
result, current level does not include these items.
E Periodically, the Senate Committee on the Budget revises the budgetary levels in S. Con Res. 11, pursuant to
various provisions of the resolution. The Initial Senate Resolution total below excludes $6,872 million in
budget authority and $344 million in outlays assumed in S. Con Res. 11 for disaster-related spending. The
Revised Senate Resolution total below includes amounts for disaster-related spending:
Budget
Authority Outlays Revenues
Initial Senate Resolution:................................... 3,032,343 3,091,098 2,676,733
Revisions:
Pursuant to section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act 445 175 -766
of 1974 and section 4311 of S. Con. Res. 11.............
Pursuant to section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act 700 700 0
of 1974 and S. Con. Res, 11.............................
Pursuant to section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act 0 1 0
of 1974 and S. Con. Res. 11.............................
Pursuant to section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act 269 269 0
of 1974 and section 4313 of S. Con. Res. 11.............
Pursuant to section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act 36,072 -997 0
of 1974 and section 3404 of S. Con. Res. 11.............
Pursuant to section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act 1,376 0 0
of 1974 and S. Con, Res. 11.............................
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Revised Senate Resolution.................................... 3,071,205 3,091,246 2,675,967
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U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, November 16, 2016.
Hon. Mike Enzi,
Chairman, Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed report shows the effects of Congressional action on the fiscal year 2017 budget and is current through November 14, 2016. 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 April 18, 2016, pursuant to section 102 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-74).
Since our last letter dated September 8, 2016, the Congress has cleared and the President has signed the following acts that have significant effects on budget authority, outlays, or revenues:
Continuing Appropriations and Military, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (Public Law 114-223); Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-228);
United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-239); and Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act (Public Law 114-241).
Sincerely,
Keith Hall,
Director.
Enclosure.
TABLE 1.--SENATE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017, AS OF NOVEMBER 14, 2016 [In billions of dollars]
Current
Budget Current Level Over/
Resolution Level a Under (-) Resolution
On-Budget
Budget Authority............. 3,212.5 3,297.5 85.0
Outlays...................... 3,219.5 3,252.7 33.2
Revenues..................... 2,682.0 2,682.2 0.2
Off-Budget
Social Security Outlaysb..... 805.4 805.4 0.0
Social Security Revenues..... 826.1 826.1 0.0
Source: Congressional Budget Office.
AExcludes emergency funding that was not designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
bExcludes administrative expenses paid from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund of the Social Security Administration, which are off- budget, but are appropriated annually.
TABLE 2.--SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR THE SENATE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR ON-
BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017, AS OF NOVEMBER 14,
2016
{In millions of dollars]
Budget
Authority Outlays Revenues
Previously Enacted
Revenues..................... n.a. n.a. 2,681,976
Permanents and other spending 2,054,886 1,960,659 n.a.
legislation.................
Appropriation legislation.... 0 504,803 n.a.
Offsetting receipts.......... -834,250 -834,301 n.a.
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Total, Previously Enacted 1,220,636 1,631,161 2,681,976 Enacted Legislation:
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical 2 1 0
Safety for the 21st Century
Act (P.L. 114-182)..........
Puerto Rico Oversight, 200 200 200
Management, and Economic
Stability Act (P.L. 114-187)
Federal Aviation -3 -3 0
Administration
Reauthorization Act of 2016
(P.L. 114-190)..............
Comprehensive Addiction and -9 -9 0
Recovery Act of 2016 (P.L.
114-198)....................
Continuing Appropriations and 124,397 109,980 0
Military Construction,
Veteran Affairs, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act,
2017, and Zika Response and
Preparedness Act (P.L. 114-
223) a......................
Department of Veterans -1 -I 0
Affairs Expiring Authorities
Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-228)..
United States Appreciation 0 0 -1
for Olympians and
Paralympians Act of 2016
(P.L. 114-239)..............
Treatment of Certain Payments 3 3 0
in Eugenics Compensation Act
(P.L. 114-241)..............
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Total, Enacted 124,589 110,171 199
Legislation.............
Continuing Resolution:
Continuing Appropriations and 1,037,435 616,126 0
Military Construction,
Veteran Affairs, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act,
2017, and Zika Response and
Preparedness Act (P.L. 114-
223) a b....................
Entitlements and Mandatories:
Budget resolution estimates 914,848 895,267 0
of appropriated entitlements
and other mandatory programs
Total Current Level c........ 3,297,508 3,252,725 2,682,175
Total Senate Resolution d.... 3,212,522 3,219,513 2,681,976
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Current Level Over Senate 84,986 33,212 199
Resolution..............
Current Level Under n.a. n.a. n.a.
Senate Resolution.......
Memorandum:
Revenues, 2017-2026:
Senate Current Level......... n.a. n.a. 32,351,292
Senate Resolution............ n.a. n.a. 32,350,752
Current Level Over Senate n.a. n.a. 540
Resolution..............
Current Level Under n.a. n.a. n.a.
Senate Resolution.......
Source: Congressional Budget Office.
Notes: n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = Public Law.
A Division A of P.L. 114-223 contains the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; those amounts are shown in the ``Enacted Legislation'' portion of this table. Division C of P.L. 114-223, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017, provides funding through December 9, 2016; those amounts are shown in the ``Continuing Resolution'' portion of this table. In addition, certain provisions included in Divisions B-D of P.L. 114-223 provide supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 which would result in additional outlays in fiscal year 2017 within the jurisdiction of various subcommittees. CBO estimates that: Division B would result in an additional $344 million in outlays in fiscal year 2017 from funding for emergency requirements; Section 145 of Division C would result in an additional $1 million in outlays in fiscal year 2017 from funding for emergency requirements and an additional $10 million from funding for disaster relief; and Division D would result in a decrease of $34 million in outlays in fiscal year 2017 from funding for emergency requirements.
B Emergency funding that was not designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall not count for certain budgetary enforcement purposes. These amounts, which are not included in the current level totals, are as follows:
Budget
Authority Outlays Revenues
Continuing Appropriations and -2 -1 0
Military Construction, Veteran
Affairs, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2017, and
Zika Response and Preparedness
Act (P.L. 114-223)..............
c For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act
in the Senate, the resolution, as approved by the Senate, does not include budget authority, outlays, or revenues for off-budget amounts.
As a result, current level does not include these items, d Periodically, the Senate Committee on the Budget revises the budgetary levels printed in the Congressional Record on April 19, 2016, pursuant to section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 102 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-74):
Budget
Authority Outlays Revenues
Original Senate Resolution:...... 3,212,350 3,219,191 2,681,976
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Revisions:
Pursuant to section 311 of 172 322 0
the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 and section 102 of
the Bipartisan Budget Act of
2015........................
Revised Senate Resolution........ 3,212,522 3,219,513 2,681,976
TABLE 3.--SUMMARY OF THE SENATE PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD FOR THE 114TH
CONGRESS, AS OF NOVEMBER 14, 2016 [In millions of dollars]
2016-2021 2016-2026
Beginning Balancea............................ 0 0
Enacted Legislation: b cd
Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin 0 0
Act (P.L. 114-148)e......................
Protect and Preserve International * *
Cultural Property Act (P.L. 114-151).....
Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (P.L. 114- * *
153).....................................
Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2015 * *
(P.L. 114-154)...........................
A bill to direct the Administrator of * *
General Services, on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey certain Federal property located in the State of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska (P.L. 114-161).........
To take certain Federal lands located in * *
Lassen County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria, and for other purposes (P.L.
114-181).................................
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for -5 1
the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)......
FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 (P.L. 114- * *
185).....................................
Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act of * *
2015 (P.L. 114-186)......................
Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and 0 0
Economic Stability Act (P.L. 114-I87) f..
FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of -33 -8
2016 (P.L. 114-190)......................
Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and * *
Civil Society Extension Act of 2016 (P.L.
114-194).................................
United States Semiquincentennial * *
Commission Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-196)....
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act 119 -54
of 2016 (P.L. 114-198)...................
Making Electronic Government Accountable * *
By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-210)......................
John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act * *
(P.L. 114-215)...........................
A bill to reauthorize and amend the * *
National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes (P.L. 114-216)....
Native American Tourism and Improving * *
Visitor Experience Act (P.L. 114-221)....
Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act * *
(P.L. 114-222)...........................
Continuing Appropriations and Military * 1
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (P.L. 114-223).......................
Virgin Islands of the United States * *
Centennial Commission Act (P.L. 114-224).
West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (P.L. -12 18
114-226).................................
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring 0 0
Authorities Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-228)...
Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt * *
Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (P.L.
114-231).................................
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Nevada Native Nations Land Act (P.L. 114- * *
232).....................................
Survivors' Bill of Rights of 2016 (P.L. * *
114-236).................................
United States Appreciation for Olympians 2 3
and Paralympians Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-
239).....................................
Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics 3 4
Compensation Act (P.L. 114-241)..........
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff * *
Commission on Native Children Act (P.L.
114-244).................................
Federal Communications Commission * *
Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015 (S.
253).....................................
Program Management Improvement * *
Accountability Act (S. 1550).............
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Current Balance............................... 74 -35
Memorandum:
2016-2021 2016-2026
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Changes to Revenues....................... 408 540
Changes to Outlays........................ 482 505
Source: Congressional Budget Office.
Notes: n.e. = not able to estimate; P.L. = Public Law; FOIA = Freedom of Information Act; FAA = Federal Aviation Administration. * = between - $500,000 and $500,000.
a Pursuant to the statement printed in the Congressional Record on April 18, 2016, the Senate Pay-As-You-Go Scorecard was reset to zero.
B The amounts shown represent the estimated effect of the public laws on the deficit. Negative numbers indicate an increase in the deficit; positive numbers indicate a decrease in the deficit.
C Excludes off-budget amounts.
D Excludes amounts designated as emergency requirements.
E CBO estimates that P.L. 114-148 will cause a decrease in spending of $7 million in 2018 and an increase in spending of $7 million in 2020, resulting in a net effect on the deficit of zero over the six-year and eleven-year periods.
F CBO estimates that P.L. 114-187 will cause an increase in spending over the six-year and eleven-year periods but would also increase revenues by the same amount over the same periods resulting in a net effect on the deficit of zero over the six-year and eleven-year periods.
ENFORCEMENT REPORT OF LEGISLATION POST-BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF 2015 ENFORCEMENT FILING
Vote Date Measure Violation Motion to Waive f Result
53 April 19, 2016... S. Amdt. 3787 (Sen. 311(a)(2)(B)--Rev Sen. Paul (R-KY). 33-64, Not Waived
Paul, R-KY) to S. enues reduced
Amdt. 2953 to S. 2012 below levels (Energy Policy assumed in the
Modernization Act of budget 2015). resolution a.
76 May 19, 2016..... S. Amdt. 3900 (Sen. 314(e)--Inclusion Sen. Collins (R- 70-28, Waived
Blunt, R-MO) to S. of emergency ME).
Amdt. 3896 to H.R. designations
2577 (Transportation, pursuant to Sec.
Housing and Urban 251 of BBEDCA b.
Development
Appropriations Act of 2017).
79 May 19, 2016..... S. Amdt. 4039 (Sen. 314(e)--Inclusion Sen. McCain (R- 84-14, Waived
McCain, R-AZ) to S. of emergency AZ).
Amdt. 3896 to H.R. designations
2577 (Transportation, pursuant to Sec.
Housing and Urban 251 of BBEDCA c.
Development
Appropriations Act of 2017).
115 June 29, 2016.... House Amendment to S. 425(a)(2)--Unfund Sen. Hatch (R-UT) 85-13, Waived
2328, the vehicle for ed the Puerto Rico intergovernmenta
Oversight, l mandate in
Management, and excess of limit
Economic Stability d.
Act (PROMESA).
139 September 14, S. Amdt. 4979 (Sen. 201(a) of S. Con. Sen. Inhofe (R- 85-12, Waived
2016. Inhofe, R-OK) to S. Res. 21-- OK).
2848, Water Resources Increase in Development Act of deficits in
2016. violation of the
Senate's Pay-As- You-Go Rule e.
a At the time of consideration, a point estimate was unavailable for the Paul amendment. However, it was
estimated that it would decrease revenues below the levels assumed in the budget resolution.
B This amendment designated $1.1 billion in outlays as being for emergency purposes. This funding, which was not
offset, would be used to combat the Zika virus.
C This amendment designated $7.7 billion in outlays as being for emergency purposes. This funding, which was not
offset, would be used to extend the Veterans Choice Program.
D In its estimate for PROMESA, the Congressional Budget Office found that the bill would impose a number of
mandates on the territorial government of Puerto Rico and its instrumentalities. The costs of these mandates
on public entities would exceed the annual threshold in UMRA for intergovernmental mandates ($77 million in
2016, adjusted annually for inflation).
E This amendment, as amended, triggered multiple points of order for increases in direct spending over all
enforceable time periods. In particular, the amendment increased deficits by $299 million over the 2016-2026
period.
F Unless otherwise noted, the motion to waive was offered pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974.
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