Date: 2015-05-22
Speaker: TOM PRICE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Georgia

Mr. Speaker. to facilitate application of sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act. I am transmitting an updated status report on the current levels of onbudget spending and revenues for fiscal years 2015. 2016. and for the 10year period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. This status report is current through May 15. 2015. The term "current level" refers to the amounts of spending and revenues estimated for each fiscal year based on laws enacted or awaiting the Presidents signature. Table 1 in the report compares the current levels of total budget authority. outlays. and revenues to the overall limits. as adjusted. that were filed in the Congressional Record on April 29. 2014 for fiscal year 2015. and to those limits contained in the conference report on S. Con. Res. 11. as agreed to on May 5. 2015. for fiscal year 2016 and for the 10year period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. This comparison is needed to implement section 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act. which creates a point of order against measures that would breach the budget resolutions aggregate levels. The table does not show budget authority and outlays for years after fiscal year 2016 because appropriations for those years have not yet been considered. Table 2 compares the current levels of budget authority and outlays for legislative action completed by each authorizing committee with the "section 302(a)" allocations filed on April 29. 2014 for fiscal year 2015. and to those limits contained in the conference report on S. Con. Res. 11. as agreed to on May 5. 2015. for fiscal year 2016 and for the 10year period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. For fiscal year 2015. "legislative action" refers to legislation enacted after the adoption of the levels set forth in the Congressional Record on April 29. 2014. For fiscal year 2016 and the 10year period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. "legislative action" refers to legislation enacted after the adoption of the levels set forth in the conference agreement on S. Con. Res. 11. This comparison is needed to enforce section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act. which creates a point of order against 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(b). which exempts committees that comply with their allocations from the point of order under section 311(a). Tables 3 and 4 compare the current status of discretionary appropriations for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 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 because the point of order under that section equally applies to measures that would breach the applicable section 302(b) suballocation The tables also provide supplementary information on spending in excess of the base discretionary spending caps allowed under section 251(b) of the Budget Control Act. Table 5 compares the levels of changes to mandatory programs (CHIMPs) contained in appropriations acts with the permissible limits on CHIMPs as specified in sections 3103 and 3104 of S. Con. Res. 11. The comparison is needed to enforce a point of order established in S. Con. Res. 11 against fiscal year 2016 appropriations measures containing CHIMPs that would breach the permissible limits for fiscal year 2016. Tables 6 and 7 display the current level of advance appropriations for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. respectively. of accounts identified for advance appropriations under section 601 of H. Con. Res. 25 (113th Congress). in force and effect pursuant to H. Res. 5 (114th Congress). and under section 3304 of S. Con. Res. 11. These tables are needed to enforce a point of order against appropriations bills containing advance appropriations that are: (i) not identified in the statement of managers or (ii) would cause the aggregate amount of such appropriations to exceed the level specified in the budget resolution. In addition. letters from the Congressional Budget Office are attached that summarize and compare the budget impact of enacted legislation that occurred after adoption of the budget resolution against the budget resolution aggregates in force. If you have any questions. please contact Jim Herz or Jim Bates at (202) 226 7270. Sincerely.