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CBO’s Role in the Congressional Budget Process
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) plays a crucial role in the congressional budget process by providing estimates that help implement budget enforcement rules. These estimates differentiate between discretionary spending, mandatory spending, and revenues, while pay-as-you-go procedures apply to changes in mandatory spending or revenues. Effective communication with various stakeholders, including agency staff and outside experts, is essential for the CBO to accurately assess the budgetary effects of proposed legislation.
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- 1. Congressional Budget Office CBO’sRole in the Congressional Budget Process AABPA 2016 Spring Symposium May 2016 Megan Carroll and David Newman Budget Analysis Division
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- 3. 2CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE CBO’sestimates are tools that the Congress can use to implement rules and procedures related to budget enforcement.
- 4. 3CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Thoseprocedures and CBO’s estimates recognize the fundamental distinction between the three primary components of the federal budget: • Discretionary spending—Authority provided in annual appropriation acts • Mandatory (or direct) spending— Spending controlled by laws other than annual appropriation acts • Revenues
- 5. 4CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE HowCost Estimates Relate to Budget Enforcement Procedures
- 6. 5CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Notall estimates are relevant to budget enforcement procedures. There are no budget enforcement procedures for bills that change authorizations of spending that is subject to future appropriation action.
- 7. 6CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Changesin mandatory spending or revenues are subject to pay-as-you-go procedures. New budget authority in annual appropriation bills is subject to limits specified in law.
- 8. 7CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE KeyPoints About CBO’s Estimates and the Congressional Budget Process
- 9. 8CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Weestimate the budgetary effects of bills that provide spending authority or affect revenues relative to current law, using the perspective of the unified budget.
- 10. 9CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Weestimate the budgetary effects of bills that provide spending authority or affect revenues relative to current law, using the perspective of the unified budget.
- 11. 10CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Weestimate the budgetary effects of bills that provide spending authority or affect revenues relative to current law, using the perspective of the unified budget.
- 12. 11CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Weestimate the budgetary effects of bills that provide spending authority or affect revenues relative to current law, using the perspective of the unified budget.
- 13. 12CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE HowAgencies Can Assist CBO
- 14. 13CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE CBOconsults: • Hill staff • Stakeholders • Agency staff (Budget, Legislative Affairs, program offices) • Counterparts in the Office of Management and Budget • Outside experts
- 15. 14CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Open,transparent lines of communication are vital.
- 16. 15CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Thekey to estimating costs of implementing proposed legislation is identifying changes in agency behavior: • Are new activities required or would the agency have discretion? • Would legislation result in the agency undertaking activities that it wouldn’t otherwise pursue or in a way different from what it would do under current law?
- 17. 16CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Preliminary,unofficial feedback helps CBO gauge how much time the estimate will take. Formal responses are usually not necessary.