[20160111]IN10419_2016年《综合拨款法》：对预算趋势的影响.pdf

CRS INSIGHTThe Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016: Effects on Budgetary TrendsJanuary 11, 2016 (IN10419) | Related AuthorGrant A. Driessen |Grant A. Driessen, Analyst in Public Finance (gdriessencrs.loc.gov, 7-7757)Two measures included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113) altered the federal budget outlook. Divisions A through L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 consist of FY2016 omnibus appropriations measures that allocate discretionary budget authority to government agencies. Division Q of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 contains the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015, which extends a number of tax provisions that expired in 2014, and makes some of those provisions permanent. This insight discusses the effects of these amendments on recent budgetary trends, using the CBO and JCT cost estimates for the legislation, the CBO budget forecast released in August 2015, and OMB historical data.The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016: Effect on Federal Spending LevelsDivisions A through L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriate discretionary budget authority to government agencies for FY2016. Budget a