[20180223]IF10657_修订后的BCA的预算影响：“对等原则”.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated February 23, 2018Budgetary Effects of the BCA as Amended: The “Parity Principle”Enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA 2018; P.L. 115-123) has drawn attention to how recent spending modifications affect certain portions of the budget. Specifically, there has been considerable discussion of the “parity principle,” which refers to the equality between changes made to defense and nondefense budget authority under the Budget Control Act (BCA; P.L. 112-25) as amended. Though there is no statutory requirement to uphold the parity principle, different types of budget parity have followed from the deficit reduction measures imposed by the BCA and subsequent amendments to its deficit reduction measures. This In Focus summarizes how the parity principle has been applied and has evolved in recent budgetary legislation. For more information on the BCA, see CRS Report R44874, The Budget Control Act: Frequently Asked Questions, by Grant A. Driessen and Megan S. Lynch. The Parity Principle and the BCA The BCA was enacted in August 2011 in response to increased deficits in the wake of the Great Recession. The BCA as enacted implemented deficit r