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CBO’s Role 1 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) provide estimates that the Congress can use to implement its rules and procedures related to budget enforcement. 2 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Those procedures and 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 • 3 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

How Cost Estimates Relate to Budget Enforcement Procedures 4 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Not all 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. 5 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Changes in 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. 6 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Key Points About CBO’s Estimates and the Congressional Budget Process 7 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Estimates prepared by CBO and JCT are strictly advisory. The Budget Committees of the House and Senate determine the budgetary effects of legislation for purposes of rules and procedures related to budget enforcement. 8 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

CBO and JCT estimate the budgetary effects of bills that provide spending authority or affect revenues relative to current law, using the perspective of the unified budget. 9 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

CBO and JCT estimate the budgetary effects of bills that provide spending authority or affect revenues relative to current law, using the perspective of the unified budget. 10 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

CBO and JCT estimate the budgetary effects of bills that provide spending authority or affect revenues relative to current law , using the perspective of the unified budget. 11 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

CBO and JCT estimate the budgetary effects of bills that provide spending authority or affect revenues relative to current law, using the perspective of the unified budget . 12 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

How Agencies Can Assist CBO 13 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

CBO consults: Hill staff • Stakeholders • Agency staff (Budget, Legislative Affairs, • program offices) Counterparts in the Office of Management • and Budget Outside experts • 14 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Open, transparent lines of communication are vital. 15 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

The key 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? 16 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Preliminary, unofficial feedback helps CBO gauge how much time the estimate will take. Formal responses are usually not necessary. 17 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

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