[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11] [Senate] [Pages 15206-15207] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]CHANGES TO S. CON. RES. 70 Mr. CONRAD. Madam President, section 312(c) of S. Con. Res. 70, the 2009 budget resolution, permits the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to adjust the section 312(b) discretionary spending limits and allocations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for legislation reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee that provides a certain level of funding for fiscal year 2009 for four program integrity initiatives. The initiatives are: continuing disability reviews and supplemental security income redeterminations, Internal Revenue Service tax enforcement, health care fraud and abuse control, and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews. The Senate Appropriations Committee reported S. 3230, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, on July 8, 2008. That bill contains provisions that fulfill the conditions of section 312(c) for adjustments related to continuing disability reviews and supplemental security income redeterminations, health care fraud and abuse control, and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews. In addition, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported S. 3260, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009, on July 14, 2008. That bill contains provisions that fulfill the conditions of section 312(c) for Internal Revenue Service tax enforcement. As a result, for fiscal year 2009, I am revising both the discretionary spending limits and the allocation to the Senate Appropriations Committee for discretionary budget authority and outlays. The amount of the adjustment is $968 million in budget authority and $892 million in outlays. The revised discretionary limits and allocations for discretionary budget authority and outlays are the appropriate levels to be used for enforcement during consideration of the fiscal year 2009 appropriations bills. I ask unanimous consent that the following revisions to S. Con. Res. 70 be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009--S. CON. RES. 70; REVISIONS TO THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 312(c) TO THE ALLOCATION OF BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS TO THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND THE SECTION 312(b) SENATE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial allocation/ Revised allocation/ In millions of dollars limit Adjustment limit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 2009 Discretionary Budget Authority............. 1,011,718 968 1,012,686 FY 2009 Outlays.................................... 1,106,112 892 1,107,004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 15207]] ____________________