Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2021 Appropriations

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies:
September 10, 2020June 28, 2021
Overview of FY2021 Appropriations
Carol Hardy Vincent
The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill bil contains funding contains funding for
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approximately 35for three dozen agencies and entities. They include most of the Department of the agencies and entities. They include most of the Department of the Interior
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Interior (DOI) as (DOI) as well wel as agencies within other departments, such as the Forest Service as agencies within other departments, such as the Forest Service within the

within the Department of Agriculture and the Indian Health Service within the Department of Agriculture and the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Department of Health and
Human Services. The Human Services. The bill bil also provides funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), also provides funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),

arts and cultural agencies, and other organizations and entities. Issues for Congress arts and cultural agencies, and other organizations and entities. Issues for Congress include
included determining the amount, terms, and conditions of funding for agencies and programs. determining the amount, terms, and conditions of funding for agencies and programs.
For FY2021, President Trump requested $34.07 billionP.L. 116-260, enacted on December 27, 2020, contained $38.52 bil ion for FY2021 for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, including $31.72
billion (in Division G). This total included $36.17 bil ion in regular appropriations and $2.35 in regular appropriations and $2.35 billion for DOI and Forest Service bil ion for wildfire suppression under a discretionary capwildfire suppression under a discretionary cap
adjustment. The total request is broken out unevenly across three major titles and among agencies and entities within each
title, as is typically the case. For the 10 major DOI agencies in Title I of the bill, the request was $12.05 billion, or 35.4% of
the $34.07 billion total requested. Nearly half (47.7%) of the $12.05 billion requested for DOI agencies was for two agencies:
Indian Affairs ($2.96 billion) and the National Park Service ($2.79 billion). For EPA, funded in Title II of the bill, the re quest
was $6.70 billion, or 19.7 adjustment. Earlier, President Trump’s request, a House-passed bil , and a Senate Appropriations Committee majority draft bil al supported this wildfire suppression adjustment; it consisted of $2.04 bil ion for the Forest Service and $310.0 mil ion for DOI. Of the $38.52 bil ion enacted for FY2021, the 11 major DOI agencies in Title I of the law received $13.72 bil ion, or 35.6% of the total. For EPA, funded in Title II, the FY2021 law contained $9.24 bil ion, or 24.0% of the total. For the % of the total. For the 2524 agencies and other entities agencies and other entities currently funded in Title III of the bill, the
request was $15.31 billion, or 44.9% of the total. For these “Related Agencies” in Title III, the President sought amounts
ranging from no funding for four entities to $7.38 billion for the Forest Service. The large majority of funds (89.3%) would
be for the Forest Service and the Indian Health Service ($6.29 billion).
The President’s FY2021 request would be $4.24 billion (11.1%) lower than the FY2020 enacted annualfunded in Title III (“related agencies”), the FY2021 law provided $15.56 bil ion, or 40.4% of the total. Overal , nearly three-quarters of the $38.52 bil ion was for five agencies: EPA, Forest Service, Indian Health Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs. The FY2021 enacted total was $2.19 bil ion (5.4%) lower than the FY2020 enacted total of $40.72 bil ion, which included $2.41 bil ion in emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus preparedness and response and activities related to the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. However, the FY2021 enacted total was $0.2 mil ion (0.6%) higher than the FY2020 enacted regular appropriation of appropriation of
$38.30 billion ($38.30 bil ion (in P.L. 116-94,P.L. 116-94, Division D), which included $2.25 billion under the discretionary cap adjustment for wildfire
suppression. It would be $6.28 billion (15.6%) lower than the FY2020 total appropriation of $40.34 billion for Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies, which included $2.04 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus
health response and agency operations (P.L. 116-136, Division B, Title VII).
On July 24, 2020, the House passed H.R. 7608 with $54.67 billion (in Division C) for agencies in the Interior bill. This total
included $39.17 billion in annual appropriations, composed of $36.82 billion in regular appropriations and $2.35 billion for
wildfire suppression under the cap adjustment. It also included $15.50 billion in emergency appropriations for additional
infrastructure investments. The emergency funds for additional infrastructure investments would be provided to three
agencies, with most of the monies for EPA—EPA ($13.50 billion), the Indian Health Service ($1.50 billion), and the Bureau
of Indian Affairs ($0.50 billion).
Due primarily to the emergency funds for infrastructure, the FY2021 House-passed total is higher than FY2020 enacted
appropriations and FY2021 requested appropriations. Specifically, the House-passed amount of $54.67 billion is
 $16.37 billion (42.7%) higher than the FY2020 annual appropriation of $38.30 billion;
 $14.33 billion (35.5%) higher than the FY2020 total appropriation of $40.34 billion, including emergency
supplemental appropriations to address coronavirus; and
 $20.61 billion (60.5%) higher than the FY2021 President’s request of $34.07 billion.
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Figure 1. Division D). The FY2021 enacted total was $4.46 bil ion (13.1%) higher than President Trump’s FY2021 request of $34.07 bil ion. Many agencies in the bil received higher enacted appropriations than President Trump requested, including the EPA, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Education, and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Of the $34.07 bil ion requested, President Trump had sought the following amounts: for DOI agencies, $12.05 bil ion, or 35.4% of the total requested; for EPA, $6.70 bil ion, or 19.7% of the total requested; and for the related agencies in Title III of the bil , $15.31 bil ion, or 44.9% of the total. Prior to enactment of P.L. 116-260, the House had passed an earlier FY2021 Interior appropriations bil . H.R. 7608, as passed by the House on July 24, 2020, contained $54.67 bil ion (in Division C) for agencies in the Interior bil . This total included $39.17 bil ion in annual appropriations and $15.50 bil ion in emergency appropriations for additional infrastructure investments of three agencies (EPA, the Indian Health Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs). The FY2021 enacted appropriations law did not include this infrastructure funding. To further negotiations between the House and the Senate, on November 10, 2020, the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations released a draft Interior bil along with a draft accompanying explanatory statement. This Senate Appropriations Committee majority draft bil contained $38.22 bil ion in annual appropriations . Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2021 Appropriations Appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, by Major Title, FY2020-Appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, by Major Title, FY2020-
FY2021

Source: Prepared by the Congressional Research Service with data from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Prepared by the Congressional Research Service with data from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
Notes: This figure depicts appropriations enacted for FY2020, requested by the President for FY2021, and passed by the House for
FY2021 as contained in H.R. 7608 (Division C). The FY2020 enacted total also includesThe FY2020 regular appropriation in P.L. 116-94 also contained a $1.0 mil ion rescission in Title IV (General a $1.0 mil ion rescission in Title IV (General
Provisions) of P.L. 116-94, Division D, as wel as $2.04Provisions). The FY2020 enacted total reflects $2.41 bil ion in emergency bil ion in emergency supplemental appropriations for several agencies for supplemental appropriations for several agencies for
coronavirus prevention, preparation, and response in P.L. 116-136, Division B. The FY2021 request also includescoronavirus and other purposes. This emergency supplemental money was contained in three laws: P.L. 116-113 ($308.0 mil ion), P.L. 116-127 ($64.0 mil ion), and P.L. 116-136 ($2.04 bil ion). The FY2021 request also included $4.0 mil ion in Title $4.0 mil ion in Title
IV (General Provisions). The FY2021 IV (General Provisions). The FY2021 House-passed amount reflects $15.50 bil ion in emergency appropriations for additional
infrastructure investments.
regular appropriation was contained in P.L. 116-260.
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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1
Overview of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Content of Report ........................................................................................ 2
Title I. Department of the Interior.............. 1 Overview of FY2021 Legislative Action ....................................................................... 1 Overview of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies................................. 2
Title II. Environmental Protection Agency .................... 3 Title I. Department of the Interior....................................................................... 4.......... 3
Title III. Related AgenciesII. Environmental Protection Agency ..................................................................... 6 Title III. Related Agencies....................... 5
FY2021 Appropriations.................................................................... 6 FY2021 Appropriations................................ 6
Components of President Trump’s Request.................................................................... 6
7 Components of House-Passed BillPresident Trump’s Request................................................................................ 7
Comparing FY2020 and FY2021 Appropriations 7 Components of FY2021 Enacted Bill.......................................................................... 8

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Figure 1. Appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, by Major Title,
FY2020-FY2021 .... 9 Comparing FY2020 Enacted, FY2021 Requested, and FY2021 Enacted Appropriations........................................................................................................ 3
9 Figures Figure 21. Components of President Trump’s FY2021 Request for Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies .................................................................................................... 78
Figure 32. Appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, by Major Title,
FY2020-FY2021 ........................................................................................................ 1011

Tables
Table 1. Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2020-FY2021 Appropriations .......... 1011

Contacts
Author Information ....................................................................................................... 13


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Introduction
Content of Report This report focuses on FY2021 discretionary appropriations for Interior, Environment, and This report focuses on FY2021 discretionary appropriations for Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies.1 Related Agencies.1 At issueIssues for Congress for Congress areincluded determining the amount of funding for agencies determining the amount of funding for agencies and
and programs in the bil and the terms and conditions of such funding. This report first presents a short overview of FY2021 legislative action. It next provides an overview of the agencies and other entities funded in the Interior bil . It thenprograms in the bil and the terms and conditions of such funding.
For FY2021, President Trump sought $34.07 bil ion for agencies in the Interior bil , including
$31.72 bil ion in regular appropriations and $2.35 bil ion for wildfire suppression under a
discretionary cap adjustment.2 On July 14, 2020, the House Appropriations Committee reported
H.R. 7612 (accompanied by H.Rept. 116-448). Subsequently, on July 24, 2020, the House passed
H.R. 7608, containing FY2021 appropriations of $54.67 bil ion in Division C for Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies in FY2021. This total included $39.17 bil ion in annual
appropriations, composed of $36.82 bil ion in regular appropriations and $2.35 bil ion as
requested by the President for wildfire suppression under the cap adjustment. It also included
$15.50 bil ion in emergency appropriations for additional infrastructure investments of three
agencies: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, $13.50 bil ion), the Indian Health Service
($1.50 bil ion), and the Bureau of Indian Affairs ($0.50 bil ion).
This report first presents a short overview of the agencies and other entities funded in the bil . It
next describes the appropriations requested by President Trump for FY2021 for Interior, describes the appropriations requested by President Trump for FY2021 for Interior,
Environment, and Related Environment, and Related AgenciesAgencies, and the appropriations and the appropriations passed by the House for FY2021. It
thenenacted for FY2021. Subsequently, the report briefly compares the total appropriations enacted for FY2020, briefly compares the total appropriations enacted for FY2020,32 requested by requested by the PresidentPresident Trump for for
FY2021, and FY2021, and passed by the Houseenacted for FY2021. Final y, it provides a table showing each agency’s for FY2021. Final y, it provides a table showing each agency’s
appropriations enacted for appropriations enacted for FY2020, requested FY2020, requested by the President for FY2021, and for FY2021, and passed by the
Houseenacted for FY2021. for FY2021.
Appropriations are complex. Budget justifications for some agencies are large (often a few Appropriations are complex. Budget justifications for some agencies are large (often a few
hundred pages long) and contain numerous funding, programmatic, and legislative changes for hundred pages long) and contain numerous funding, programmatic, and legislative changes for
congressional consideration. Further, appropriations laws provide funds for numerous accounts, congressional consideration. Further, appropriations laws provide funds for numerous accounts,
activities, and activities, and subactivitiessub-activities, and their accompanying explanatory statements provide additional , and their accompanying explanatory statements provide additional
directives and other important information. This report does not provide in-depth information at directives and other important information. This report does not provide in-depth information at
the agency, account, and subaccount levels, nor does it general y detail budgetary reorganizations the agency, account, and subaccount levels, nor does it general y detail budgetary reorganizations
or legislative changes enacted in law or proposed for FY2021. For information on a particular or legislative changes enacted in law or proposed for FY2021. For information on a particular
agency or on individual accounts, programs, or activities administered by a particular agency, agency or on individual accounts, programs, or activities administered by a particular agency,
see the CRS products footnoted throughout this report or contact the key policy staff listed at the end of this report. In addition, selected reports related to appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, such as individual agencies (e.g., National Park Service) or cross-cutting programs (e.g., Wildland Fire Management), are listed under “Interior & Environment Appropriations” on the “Appropriations” Issue Area page on the Congressional Research Service (CRS) website.3 Overview of FY2021 Legislative Action For FY2021, President Trump sought $34.07 bil ion for agencies in the Interior bil , including $31.72 bil ion in regular appropriations and $2.35 bil ion for wildfire suppression under a
1 Hereinafter, the annual Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill is sometimes referred to as 1 Hereinafter, the annual Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill is sometimes referred to as
the Interior bill. Many of the agencies that receive discretionary appropriations through the Interior bill also receive the Interior bill. Many of the agencies that receive discretionary appropriations through the Interior bill also receive
mandatory appropriations under various authorizing statutes. T his report does not address mandatory appropriations. mandatory appropriations under various authorizing statutes. T his report does not address mandatory appropriations.
For information on mandatory appropriations of the four main For information on mandatory appropriations of the four main f ederalfederal land management agencies—Bureau of Land land management agencies—Bureau of Land
Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and National Park ServiceManagement, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and National Park Service —see CRS Report R45994, —see CRS Report R45994, Federal
Land Management Agencies’ Mandatory Appropriations Accounts, coordinated by Carol Hardy Vincent . , coordinated by Carol Hardy Vincent .
2 2 Under Division O of P.L. 115-141, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, an adjustment can be made to
discretionary spending limits to accommodate enacted funding for wildfire suppression. T he adjustment may not
exceed specified amounts for each of FY2020 -FY2027. For information on discretionary spending limits, see CRS In
Focus IF10647, The Budget Resolution and the Budget Control Act’s Discretionary Spending Lim its, by Megan S.
Lynch; CRS Report R44874, The Budget Control Act: Frequently Asked Questions, by Grant A. Driessen and Megan
S. Lynch; and CRS Report R45778, Exceptions to the Budget Control Act’s Discretionary Spending Lim its, by Megan
S. Lynch, especially p. 8.
3 Regular appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for FY2020 were included in Division D of
P.L. 116-94, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. Supplemental emergency appropriations for Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies for FY2020 were included in P.L. 116-136, Division B, T itle VII of the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
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contact the key policy staff listed at the end of this report. In addition, for selected reports related
to appropriationsRegular appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for FY2020 were included in Division D of P.L. 116-94, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2 020. Emergency supplemental appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for FY2020 were included in three laws: P.L. 116-113, T itle IX of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act; P.L. 116-127, Division A of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; and P.L. 116-136, Division B, T itle VII of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). 3 T he “Interior & Environment Appropriations” subissue page is on the CRS website at https://www.crs.gov/iap/appropriations. Congressional Research Service 1 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2021 Appropriations discretionary cap adjustment.4 These additional wildfire funds essential y are exempt from discretionary spending limits. On July 14, 2020, the House Appropriations Committee reported H.R. 7612 (accompanied by H.Rept. 116-448). As reported by the committee, H.R. 7612 contained $54.17 bil ion for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. More specifical y, the reported bil contained $39.17 bil ion, composed of $36.82 in regular appropriations and $2.35 bil ion for wildfire suppression under the discretionary cap adjustment, and $15.0 bil ion in emergency appropriations for additional infrastructure investments in a proposed new Title V. Subsequently, on July 24, 2020, the House passed H.R. 7608, containing FY2021 appropriations of $54.67 bil ion (in Division C) for agencies in the Interior bil . This total included $39.17 bil ion in annual appropriations, composed of $36.82 bil ion in regular appropriations and $2.35 bil ion as requested by President Trump for wildfire suppression under the cap adjustment. A proposed new Title V included $15.50 bil ion in emergency appropriations for additional infrastructure investments of three agencies: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, $13.50 bil ion), the Indian Health Service ($1.50 bil ion), and the Bureau of Indian Affairs ($0.50 bil ion).5 Among other activities, the funds would have been used for the following purposes. For EPA, funds would have been directed to State and Tribal Assistance Grants, including for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds; the Hazardous Substance Superfund program, including cleanup activities; and the Office of Inspector General. For the Indian Health Service, monies would have been used for health facilities construction, maintenance and improvements, and equipment. For the Bureau of Indian Education, funding would have been provided for education construction general y, to include construction, repair, and improvement of schools, utilities, and other facilities. Al Title V funds would have been available for multiple years, with most of the funds available until expended. On November 10, 2020, the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations released a draft Interior bil along with a draft accompanying explanatory statement.6 The release of the draft bill facilitated further negotiations between the House and the Senate.7 This Senate Appropriations Committee majority draft bil contained $38.22 bil ion in annual appropriations, composed of $35.87 bil ion in regular appropriations and $2.35 bil ion as requested for wildfire suppression under the cap adjustment. 4 Under Division O of P.L. 115-141, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, an adjustment can be made to discretionary spending limits to accommodate enacted funding for wildfire suppression. T he adjustment may not exceed specified amounts for each of FY2020 -FY2027. For information on discretionary spending limits, see CRS In Focus IF10647, The Budget Resolution and the Budget Control Act’s Discretionary Spending Lim its, by Megan S. Lynch; CRS Report R44874, The Budget Control Act: Frequently Asked Questions, by Grant A. Driessen and Megan S. Lynch; and CRS Report R45778, Exceptions to the Budget Control Act’s Discretionary Spending Lim its, by Megan S. Lynch, especially p. 8. For a discussion of the cap adjustment for wildfire suppression, see CRS In Focus IF11675, Wildfire Managem ent Funding: FY2021 Appropriations, by Katie Hoover, and CRS Report R46583, Federal Wildfire Managem ent: Ten-Year Funding Trends and Issues (FY2011 -FY2020), by Katie Hoover. 5 T he primary difference between H.R. 7612 as reported and H.R. 7608 as passed was an additional $0.50 billion for infrastructure investments of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in H.R. 7608. 6 T he draft bill and explanatory statement are on the committee’s website linked to the majority press release at https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/committee-releases-fy21-bills-in-effort-to-advance-process-produce-bipartisan-results. 7 Ibid. See also the statement from the Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Senator Patrick Leahy at https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/minority/senate-approps-vice-chair-leahy-statement-on-the-release-of-the-fy-2021-senate-appropriations-bills-. Congressional Research Service 2 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2021 Appropriations P.L. 116-260, enacted on December 27, 2020, contained $38.52 bil ion for Interior, Environment, for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (in Division G). This total included $36.17 bil ion in regular appropriations and $2.35 bil ion for wildfire suppression under the discretionary cap adjustment. The law did not include emergency appropriations for additional infrastructure investments as had been approved earlier by the House in H.R. 7608. and Related Agencies, such as individual agencies
(e.g., National Park Service) or cross-cutting programs (e.g., Wildland Fire Management), see the
“Interior & Environment Appropriations” subissue under the “Appropriations” Issue Area page
on the Congressional Research Service (CRS) website.4
Overview of Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies
The annual Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bil includes funding and The annual Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bil includes funding and
other provisions for agencies and programs in three federal departments and for numerous related other provisions for agencies and programs in three federal departments and for numerous related
agencies. The Interior bil typical y contains three primary appropriations titles and a fourth title agencies. The Interior bil typical y contains three primary appropriations titles and a fourth title
with general provisions. Title I provides funding for most Department of the Interior (DOI) with general provisions. Title I provides funding for most Department of the Interior (DOI)
agencies,agencies,58 many of which manage land and other natural resource or regulatory programs. Title I many of which manage land and other natural resource or regulatory programs. Title I
also typical y includes general provisions related to DOI agencies. Title II contains appropriations also typical y includes general provisions related to DOI agencies. Title II contains appropriations
and administrative provisions for EPA. Title III, Related Agencies, currently funds and administrative provisions for EPA. Title III, Related Agencies, currently funds 2524 agencies in agencies in
other departments, such as the Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture and the Indian other departments, such as the Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture and the Indian
Health Service in the Department of Health and Human Services; arts and cultural agencies, Health Service in the Department of Health and Human Services; arts and cultural agencies,
including the Smithsonian Institution; and various other organizations and entities. Title III also including the Smithsonian Institution; and various other organizations and entities. Title III also
contains administrative provisions for some agencies funded therein. Title IV, General Provisions, contains administrative provisions for some agencies funded therein. Title IV, General Provisions,
typical y contains additional guidance and direction for agencies in the bil . Selected major typical y contains additional guidance and direction for agencies in the bil . Selected major
agencies in the Interior bil are briefly described below. agencies in the Interior bil are briefly described below.
Title I. Department of the Interior6Interior9
DOI’s mission is to conserve and manage the nation’s natural resources and cultural heritage; DOI’s mission is to conserve and manage the nation’s natural resources and cultural heritage;
provide scientific and other information about those resources and natural hazards; and exercise provide scientific and other information about those resources and natural hazards; and exercise
trust responsibilities and other commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affiliated trust responsibilities and other commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affiliated
island communities.island communities.710 There are There are eightnine DOI agencies and two other broad accounts funded in the DOI agencies and two other broad accounts funded in the
Interior bil that carry out this mission. Hereinafter, these Interior bil that carry out this mission. Hereinafter, these 1011 agencies and broad accounts are agencies and broad accounts are
referred to collectively as the DOI “agencies.” The DOI agencies and their functions funded in referred to collectively as the DOI “agencies.” The DOI agencies and their functions funded in
the Interior bil include the following: the Interior bil include the following:
 The  The Bureau of Land Management administers about 244 mil ion acres of federal administers about 244 mil ion acres of federal
public land, mostly in the West, for diverse uses such as energy and mineral public land, mostly in the West, for diverse uses such as energy and mineral
development, livestock grazing, recreation, and preservation. The agency also is development, livestock grazing, recreation, and preservation. The agency also is
responsible for more than 700 mil ion acres of federal onshore subsurface responsible for more than 700 mil ion acres of federal onshore subsurface
mineral estate throughout the nation and supervises the mineral operations on mineral estate throughout the nation and supervises the mineral operations on
about 60 mil ion acres of Indian trust lands.about 60 mil ion acres of Indian trust lands.
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4 T he “Interior & Environment Appropriations” subissue page is on the CRS website at https://www.crs.gov/iap/
appropriations.
58 T he exceptions are the Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Project, which receive appropriations through T he exceptions are the Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Project, which receive appropriations through
Energy and Water Development appropriations laws. For information on FY2021 appropriations for these entities, see Energy and Water Development appropriations laws. For information on FY2021 appropriations for these entities, see
CRS Report R46384, CRS Report R46384, Energy and Water Developm ent: FY2021 Appropriations, by Mark Holt and Corrie E. Clark. , by Mark Holt and Corrie E. Clark.
69 For additional background on the Department of the Interior (DOI) and its agencies, see CRS Report R45480, For additional background on the Department of the Interior (DOI) and its agencies, see CRS Report R45480, U.S.
Departm ent of the Interior: An Overview, by Mark K. DeSantis. , by Mark K. DeSantis.
710 T his statement is taken from the DOI website at https://www.doi.gov/ T his statement is taken from the DOI website at https://www.doi.gov/whoweareabouthttps://www.doi.gov/whoweare. 11 For an overview of FY2021 appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management, see CRS In Focus IF11590, Bureau of Land Managem ent: FY2021 Appropriations, by Carol Hardy Vincent . .
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 The  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administers 89 mil ion acres of federal land administers 89 mil ion acres of federal land
within the National Wildlife Refuge System and other areas, within the National Wildlife Refuge System and other areas,812 including 77 including 77
mil ion acres in Alaska. It also manages several large marine refuges and marine mil ion acres in Alaska. It also manages several large marine refuges and marine
national monuments, sometimes jointly with other federal agencies. In addition, national monuments, sometimes jointly with other federal agencies. In addition,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, together with the National Marine Fisheries the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, together with the National Marine Fisheries
Service (Department of Commerce), is responsible for implementing the Service (Department of Commerce), is responsible for implementing the
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. §§1531 et seq.); promoting wildlife habitat; Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. §§1531 et seq.); promoting wildlife habitat;
enforcing federal wildlife laws; supporting wildlife and ecosystem science; enforcing federal wildlife laws; supporting wildlife and ecosystem science;
conserving migratory birds; administering grants to aid state fish and wildlife conserving migratory birds; administering grants to aid state fish and wildlife
programs; and coordinating with state, international, and other federal agencies programs; and coordinating with state, international, and other federal agencies
on fish and wildlife issues.on fish and wildlife issues.913
 The  The National Park Service administers 80 mil ion acres of federal land within the administers 80 mil ion acres of federal land within the
National Park System, including National Park System, including 419423 separate units in the 50 states, District of separate units in the 50 states, District of
Columbia, and U.S. territories. Roughly two-thirds of the system’s lands are in Columbia, and U.S. territories. Roughly two-thirds of the system’s lands are in
Alaska. The National Park Service has a dual mission—to preserve unique Alaska. The National Park Service has a dual mission—to preserve unique
resources and to provide for their enjoyment by the public. The agency also resources and to provide for their enjoyment by the public. The agency also
supports and promotes some resource conservation activities outside the National supports and promotes some resource conservation activities outside the National
Park System through grant and technical assistance programs and cooperation Park System through grant and technical assistance programs and cooperation
with partners.with partners.1014
 The  The U.S. Geological Survey is a science agency that provides physical and is a science agency that provides physical and
biological biological information related to geological resources; natural hazards; climate information related to geological resources; natural hazards; climate
and land use change; and energy, mineral, water, and biological sciences and and land use change; and energy, mineral, water, and biological sciences and
resources. In addition, it is the federal government’s principal civilian mapping resources. In addition, it is the federal government’s principal civilian mapping
agency (e.g., topographical and geological mapping) and a primary source of data agency (e.g., topographical and geological mapping) and a primary source of data
on the quantity and quality of the nation’s water resources (e.g., streamgaging).on the quantity and quality of the nation’s water resources (e.g., streamgaging). 15
 The  The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management manages development of the nation’s manages development of the nation’s
offshore conventional and renewable energy resources in the Atlantic, the Pacific, offshore conventional and renewable energy resources in the Atlantic, the Pacific,
the Gulf of Mexico, and the Arctic. These resources are located in areas covering the Gulf of Mexico, and the Arctic. These resources are located in areas covering
approximately 1.7 bil ion acres located beyond state waters, mostly in the Alaska approximately 1.7 bil ion acres located beyond state waters, mostly in the Alaska
region (more than 1 bil ion acres) but also off al coastal states.region (more than 1 bil ion acres) but also off al coastal states.1116
 The  The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement provides regulatory and provides regulatory and
safety oversight for resource development in the outer continental shelf. Among safety oversight for resource development in the outer continental shelf. Among
its responsibilities are oil and gas permitting, facility inspections, environmental
compliance, and oil spil response planning.
 The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement works with states
and tribes to reclaim abandoned coal mining sites. The agency also regulates
active coal mining sites to minimize environmental impacts during mining and to
reclaim affected lands and waters after mining.

8 12 T his is the acreage over which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has primary jurisdiction in the United States and the T his is the acreage over which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has primary jurisdiction in the United States and the
territories. T he figure excludes acreage in marine national monuments over which the agency also has jurisdiction.territories. T he figure excludes acreage in marine national monuments over which the agency also has jurisdiction.
9 13 For additional information on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, see CRS Report R45265, For additional information on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, see CRS Report R45265, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service: An Overview, by R. Eliot Crafton. , by R. Eliot Crafton.
For an overview of FY2021 appropriations for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, see CRS In Focus IF11470, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: FY2021 Appropriations, by R. Eliot Crafton. 14 10 For a discussion of the different types of national park units and an overview of their management, see CRS Report For a discussion of the different types of national park units and an overview of their management, see CRS Report
R41816, R41816, National Park System : What Do the Different Park Titles Signify? , by Laura B. Comay. , by Laura B. Comay.
11 For a discussion of state and federal waters, see CRS Report RL33404, Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Legal
Fram ework, by Adam Vann.
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 Indian Affairs agencies provide and fund a variety of services to American
Indians and Alaska Natives. Historical y, these agencies have taken the lead in
For an overview of FY2021 appropriations for the National Park Service, see CRS In Focus IF11661, National Park Service: FY2021 Appropriations, by Laura B. Comay. For an overview of National Park Service appropriations in recent years, see CRS Report R42757, National Park Service Appropriations: Ten -Year Trends, by Laura B. Comay. 15 For an overview of FY2021 appropriations for the U.S. Geological Survey, see CRS In Focus IF11433, The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): FY2021 Appropriations Process and Background , by Anna E. Normand. 16 For a discussion of state and federal waters, see CRS Report RL33404, Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Legal Fram ework, by Adam Vann. For an overview of FY2021 appropriations for the Bureau of Ocean Ene rgy Management, see CRS In Focus IF11752, Offshore Energy Agency Appropriations, FY2021 , by Laura B. Comay. Congressional Research Service 4 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2021 Appropriations its responsibilities are oil and gas permitting, facility inspections, environmental compliance, and oil spil response planning.17  The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement works with states and tribes to reclaim abandoned coal mining sites. The agency also regulates active coal mining sites to minimize environmental impacts during mining and to reclaim affected lands and waters after mining.18  Indian Affairs agencies provide and fund a variety of services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.19 Historical y, these agencies have taken the lead in federal dealings with tribes. The Bureau of Indian Education funds an elementary federal dealings with tribes. The Bureau of Indian Education funds an elementary
and secondary school system, institutions of higher education, and other and secondary school system, institutions of higher education, and other
educational programs.educational programs.1220 The Bureau of Indian Affairs is responsible for programs The Bureau of Indian Affairs is responsible for programs
that include government operations, courts, law enforcement, fire protection, that include government operations, courts, law enforcement, fire protection,
social programs, roads, economic development, employment assistance, housing social programs, roads, economic development, employment assistance, housing
repair, irrigation, dams, Indian rights protection, implementation of land and repair, irrigation, dams, Indian rights protection, implementation of land and
water settlements, and management of trust assets (real estate and natural water settlements, and management of trust assets (real estate and natural
resources).resources).1321
  Departmental Offices cover diverse offices and programs. In cover diverse offices and programs. In FY2020FY2021, they , they
included the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Insular Affairs, Office of the included the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Insular Affairs, Office of the
Solicitor, Solicitor, and Office of Inspector GeneralOffice of Inspector General, and Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians.14.22
  Department-Wide Programs cover varied programs and entities. In cover varied programs and entities. In FY2020FY2021, they , they
included DOI Wildland Fire Management, the Central Hazardous Materials included DOI Wildland Fire Management, the Central Hazardous Materials
Fund, the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund, the Working Capital Fund, the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund, the Working Capital
Fund, and the Office of Natural Resources Revenue.Fund, and the Office of Natural Resources Revenue.15
Title II. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA has no organic statute establishing an overal mission; rather, the agency administers various
environmental statutes that have an express or general objective to protect human health and the
environment. Primary responsibilities include the implementation of federal statutes regulating air
quality, water quality, drinking water safety, pesticides, toxic substances, management and
disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, and cleanup of environmental contamination. EPA awards
grants to assist states and local governments in implementing federal law and complying with
federal requirements to control pollution. The agency also administers programs that provide
financial assistance for public wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects.16

12 For a discussion of Indian education programs, see CRS Report RL34205, Indian Elementary-Secondary Education:
Program s, Background, and Issues, by Cassandria Dortch; and CRS In Focus IF10554, Postsecondary Education of
Native Am ericans, by Cassandria Dortch.
13 T his description reflects appropriations for “Indian Affairs” for FY2020. FY2020 appropriations for Indian Affairs
included funding for two separate bureaus: the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Indian Education
(BIE). Historically, BIE has been funded within Indian Affairs. For FY2021, the Administration and the House both
supported funding other entities within “Indian Affairs.” Specifically, the House-passed bill included funding for the
Office of the Special T rustee for American Indians. T he Admin istration’s request proposed moving the functions of the
Office of the Special T rustee for American Indians into a (proposed) new Bureau of T rust Funds Administration and
funding the new bureau under Indian Affairs. Hereinafter, “Indian Affairs” refers to funding for the BIA, the BIE, and
the Office of the Special T rustee for American Indians.
14 An overview of the responsibilities of these entities is on the DOI website at https://www.doi.gov/bureaus/offices.
15 Descriptions of these programs are contained on the DOI website as follows. For DOI 23 17 For an overview of FY2021 appropriations for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforceme nt, see CRS In Focus IF11752, Offshore Energy Agency Appropriations, FY2021 , by Laura B. Comay. 18 For additional information on the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, see CRS Report R46266, The Abandoned Mine Reclam ation Fund: Reauthorization Issues in the 116th Congress, by Lance N. Larson, and CRS Report R46610, Reclam ation of Coal Mining Operations: Select Issues and Legislation , by Lance N. Larson. 19 T his description reflects appropriations for “Indian Affairs” for FY2021. FY2021 appropriations for Indian Affairs included funding for two separate bureaus—the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education—and the Office of the Special T rustee for American Indians. 20 For a discussion of Indian education programs, see CRS Report RL34205, Indian Elementary-Secondary Education: Program s, Background, and Issues, by Cassandria Dortch; and CRS In Focus IF10554, Postsecondary Education of Native Am ericans, by Cassandria Dortch. 21 For an overview of FY2021 appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, see CRS In Focus IF11602, The Bureau of Indian Affairs: FY2021 Appropriations, by T ana Fitzpatrick. 22 An overview of the responsibilities of these entities is on the DOI website at https://www.doi.gov/bureaus/offices. 23 Descriptions of these programs are contained on the DOI website as follows. For DOI wildland fire management, see wildland fire management, see
https://www.doi.gov/wildlandfire. For the Central Hazardous Materials Fund, see https://www.doi.gov/oepc/central-https://www.doi.gov/wildlandfire. For the Central Hazardous Materials Fund, see https://www.doi.gov/oepc/central-
hazardous-materials-fund-chf. For the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund, see hazardous-materials-fund-chf. For the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund, see Budget Justifications and
Perform ance Inform ation, Fiscal Year 2021, Natural Resource Dam age Assessm ent and Restoration Program at at
https://www.doi.gov/budget/appropriations/2021. For the Working Capital Fund, see https://www.doi.gov/budget/appropriations/2021. For the Working Capital Fund, see Budget Justifications and
Perform ance Inform ation, Fiscal Year 2021, Office of the Secretary, Departm ent-Wide Program s, pp. OS-13-OS-14, at , pp. OS-13-OS-14, at
https://www.doi.gov/budget/appropriations/2021. For the Office of Natural Resources Revenue, see https://www.doi.gov/budget/appropriations/2021. For the Office of Natural Resources Revenue, see
https://www.onrr.gov/.https://www.onrr.gov/.
16 For a detailed compendium of environmental laws administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), see
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Title III. Related Agencies
Title III of the Interior bil currently funds 25 agencies, organizations, and other entities, which
are collectively referred to hereinafter Title II. Environmental Protection Agency EPA has no organic statute establishing an overal mission; rather, the agency administers various environmental statutes that have an express or general objective to protect human health and the environment. Primary responsibilities include the implementation of federal statutes regulating air quality, water quality, drinking water safety, pesticides, toxic substances, management and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, and cleanup of environmental contamination. EPA awards grants to assist states and local governments in implementing federal law and complying with federal requirements to control pollution. The agency also administers programs that provide financial assistance for public wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects.24 Title III. Related Agencies Title III of the Interior bil currently funds 24 agencies, organizations, and other entities, which are collectively referred to as the “Related Agencies.” Among the Related Agencies as the “Related Agencies.” Among the Related Agencies
funded in the funded in the Interior bil , roughly 95% of the funding is typical y provided to the following: Interior bil , roughly 95% of the funding is typical y provided to the following:
 The  The Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture manages 193 mil ion acres in the Department of Agriculture manages 193 mil ion acres
of federal land within the National Forest System—consisting of national forests, of federal land within the National Forest System—consisting of national forests,
national grasslands, and other areas—in 43 states, the Commonwealth of Puerto national grasslands, and other areas—in 43 states, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands. It also provides technical and financial assistance to Rico, and the Virgin Islands. It also provides technical and financial assistance to
states, tribes, and private forest landowners and conducts research on sustaining states, tribes, and private forest landowners and conducts research on sustaining
forest resources for future generations.forest resources for future generations.1725
 The  The Indian Health Service in the Department of Health and Human Services in the Department of Health and Human Services
provides medical and environmental health services for approximately 2.6 provides medical and environmental health services for approximately 2.6
mil ion American Indians and Alaska Natives. Health care is provided through a mil ion American Indians and Alaska Natives. Health care is provided through a
system of facilities and programs operated by the agency, tribes and tribal system of facilities and programs operated by the agency, tribes and tribal
organizations, and urban Indian organizations. The agency operates 24 hospitals, organizations, and urban Indian organizations. The agency operates 24 hospitals,
50 health centers, 24 health stations, and 11 school health centers. Tribes and 50 health centers, 24 health stations, and 11 school health centers. Tribes and
tribal organizations, through Indian Health Service contracts and compacts, tribal organizations, through Indian Health Service contracts and compacts,
operate another 22 hospitals, 285 health centers, 54 health stations, 127 Alaska operate another 22 hospitals, 285 health centers, 54 health stations, 127 Alaska
vil age clinics, and 5 school health centers.vil age clinics, and 5 school health centers.1826
 The  The Smithsonian Institution is a museum and research complex consisting of 19 is a museum and research complex consisting of 19
museums and gal eries, the National Zoological Park (“National Zoo”), and 9 museums and gal eries, the National Zoological Park (“National Zoo”), and 9
research facilities throughout the United States and around the world.research facilities throughout the United States and around the world.19
Established by federal legislation in 1846 with the acceptance of a trust donation
by the institution’s namesake benefactor, the Smithsonian is funded by both
federal appropriations and a private trust.20
 The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the
Humanities make up the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.
The National Endowment for the Arts is a major federal source of support for al
arts disciplines. Since 1965, it has awarded more than 145,000 grants, which
have been distributed to al states. The National Endowment for the Humanities
general y supports grants for humanities education, research, preservation, and
public humanities programs; creation of regional humanities centers; and
development of humanities programs under the jurisdiction of state humanities
councils. Since 1965, it has awarded more than 64,000 grants. It also supports a

CRS Report RL30798, Environm ental Laws: Sum m aries of Major Statutes Adm inistered by the Environm ental
Protection Agency, coordinated by David M. Bearden.
17 For an overview of Forest Service land management, see CRS Report R43872, National Forest System Management:
Overview, Appropriations, and Issues for Congress, by Katie Hoover and Anne A. Riddle.
18 Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Healt h27 24 For a detailed compendium of environmental laws administered by EPA, see CRS Report RL30798, Environmental Laws: Sum m aries of Major Statutes Adm inistered by the Environm ental Protection Agency , coordinated by David M. Bearden. For an overview of FY2021 appropriations for EPA, see CRS In Focus IF11563, U.S. Environm ental Protection Agency FY2021 Appropriations, by Robert Esworthy and David M. Bearden. 25 For an overview of Forest Service land management, see CRS Report R43872, National Forest System Management: Overview, Appropriations, and Issues for Congress, by Katie Hoover and Anne A. Riddle. For an overview of FY2021 appropriations for the Forest Service, see CRS In Focus IF11638, Forest Service: FY2021 Appropriations, by Katie Hoover. For an overview of Forest Service appropriations in recent years, see CRS Report R46557, Forest Service Appropriations: Ten-Year Data and Trends (FY2011-FY2020), by Katie Hoover. 26 Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service (IHS), Service (IHS), Justification of Estimates for
Appropriations Com m ittees, , FY2021, p. CJ-68, at https://www.ihs.gov/budgetformulation/congressionaljustifications/. , p. CJ-68, at https://www.ihs.gov/budgetformulation/congressionaljustifications/.
For additional information on the agency, see CRS Report R43330, For additional information on the agency, see CRS Report R43330, The Indian Health Service (IHS): An Overview, by , by
Elayne J. Heisler. Elayne J. Heisler.
1927 T hese statistics are from the Smithsonian Institution’s website at http://www.si.edu/About. T hese statistics are from the Smithsonian Institution’s website at http://www.si.edu/About.
20 For an overview of the Smithsonian Institution and related issues for Congress, see CRS Report R44370,
Sm ithsonian Institution: Background, Issues for Congress, and Selected Legislation, by R. Eric Petersen.
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Congressional Research Service 6 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2021 Appropriations Established by federal legislation in 1846 with the acceptance of a trust donation by the institution’s namesake benefactor, the Smithsonian is funded by both federal appropriations and a private trust.28  The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities make up the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. The National Endowment for the Arts is a major federal source of support for al arts disciplines. Since 1965, it has awarded more than 145,000 grants, which have been distributed to al states. The National Endowment for the Humanities general y supports grants for humanities education, research, preservation, and public humanities programs; creation of regional humanities centers; and development of humanities programs under the jurisdiction of state humanities councils. Since 1965, it has awarded more than 64,000 grants. It also supports a Chal enge Grant program to stimulate and match private donations in support of Chal enge Grant program to stimulate and match private donations in support of
humanities institutions.humanities institutions.
FY2021 Appropriations
Components of President Trump’s Request
For FY2021, President Trump requested $34.07 bil ion for the 36 agencies and entities funded in For FY2021, President Trump requested $34.07 bil ion for the 36 agencies and entities funded in
FY2020FY2021 in the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations in the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.21bil .29 This total This total
included $31.72 bil ion in regular appropriations and $2.35 bil ion for certain wildfire suppression included $31.72 bil ion in regular appropriations and $2.35 bil ion for certain wildfire suppression
activities under an adjustment to discretionary spending limits for FY2021. Budget authority activities under an adjustment to discretionary spending limits for FY2021. Budget authority
designated for those activities would cause the spending limits to be adjusted, making it designated for those activities would cause the spending limits to be adjusted, making it
effectively not subject to the limits. effectively not subject to the limits.2230
The total request is broken out unevenly across the three major funding titles in Interior bil s and The total request is broken out unevenly across the three major funding titles in Interior bil s and
among agencies and entities within each title, as is typical y the case. For the among agencies and entities within each title, as is typical y the case. For the 1011 major DOI major DOI
agencies in Title I of the bil , the request was $12.05 bil ion, or 35.4% of the $34.07 bil ion total agencies in Title I of the bil , the request was $12.05 bil ion, or 35.4% of the $34.07 bil ion total
requested. For EPA, funded in Title II of the bil , the request was $6.70 bil ion, or 19.7% of the requested. For EPA, funded in Title II of the bil , the request was $6.70 bil ion, or 19.7% of the
total. For the total. For the 2524 agencies and other entities currently funded in Title III of the bil , the request was agencies and other entities currently funded in Title III of the bil , the request was
$15.31 bil ion, or 44.9% of the total. $15.31 bil ion, or 44.9% of the total.
Appropriations for agencies vary widely for reasons relating to the number, breadth, and Appropriations for agencies vary widely for reasons relating to the number, breadth, and
complexity of agency responsibilities; alternative sources of funding (e.g., mandatory complexity of agency responsibilities; alternative sources of funding (e.g., mandatory
appropriations); and Administration and congressional priorities, among other factors. Thus, appropriations); and Administration and congressional priorities, among other factors. Thus,
although the although the President’s FY2021 request covered more than 30 agencies, funding for a smal FY2021 request covered more than 30 agencies, funding for a smal
subset of these agencies accounted for most of the total. For example, the requested subset of these agencies accounted for most of the total. For example, the requested
appropriations for three agencies—Forest Service, EPA, and Indian Health Service—were more appropriations for three agencies—Forest Service, EPA, and Indian Health Service—were more
than half (59.8%) of the total request. Further, than half (59.8%) of the total request. Further, more thannearly three-quarters ( three-quarters (76.773.6%) of the request %) of the request
was for these three agencies was for these three agencies and two others, and two others, Indian Affairs and National Park ServiceNational Park Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs. .
For DOI agencies, For DOI agencies, the PresidentPresident Trump’s requests for FY2021 ranged from $116.2 mil ion for the Office ’s requests for FY2021 ranged from $116.2 mil ion for the Office
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to $2.of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to $2.9679 bil ion for bil ion for Indian Affairs. The requests
for 5 of the 10 agencies exceeded $1 bil ion. Nearly half (47.7%) of the $12.05 bil ion requested
for DOI agencies was for two agencies: Indian Affairs ($2.96 bil ion) and the National Park
Service ($2.79 bil ion).
For Related Agencies in Title III, the President’s requested funding levels exhibited more
variation. The President sought amounts ranging from -$1.0 mil ion for the Presidio Trust to
$7.38 bil ion for the Forest Service.23 The the National Park 28 For an overview of the Smithsonian Institution and related issues for Congress, see CRS Report R44370, Sm ithsonian Institution: Background, Issues for Congress, and Selected Legislation, by R. Eric Petersen. 29 Agency and bill totals in this report generally reflect rescissions. 30 President T rump’s request for a $2.35 billion discretionary cap adjustment for wildfire suppression included $2.04 billion for the Forest Service and $310.0 million for DOI. Congressional Research Service 7 link to page 12 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2021 Appropriations Service. The requests for 5 of the 11 agencies exceeded $1 bil ion. Nearly two-fifths (39.0%) of the $12.05 bil ion requested for DOI agencies was for two agencies: the National Park Service ($2.79 bil ion) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs ($1.91 bil ion). For Related Agencies in Title III, President Trump’s requested funding levels exhibited more variation. They ranged from $0 for some agencies to $7.38 bil ion for the Forest Service.31 The Indian Health Service, with a request of $6.29 bil ion, Indian Health Service, with a request of $6.29 bil ion,
and the Smithsonian Institution, with a request of $1.11 bil ion, were the only other agencies in and the Smithsonian Institution, with a request of $1.11 bil ion, were the only other agencies in
Title III for which the Title III for which the President requestedrequest was more than $1 bil ion. more than $1 bil ion. The next-largest request was The next-largest request was
$161.6 mil ion for the National Gal ery of Art. By $161.6 mil ion for the National Gal ery of Art. By contrast, 13 Title III entities each had requests of less than $10 mil ion each. Figure 1contrast, 13 Title III entities each had requests

21 Agency and bill totals in this report generally reflect rescissions.
22 T he President’s request for a $2.35 billion discretionary cap adjustment for wildfire suppression included $2.0 4
billion for the Forest Service and $310.0 million for DOI.
23 As noted, the Forest Service request included $2.04 billion under a discretionary cap adjustment for wildfire
suppression. In addition to the -$1.0 million for the Presidio T rust, the Presiden t requested no funding for three entities:
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs, Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and Alyce Spotted Bear and
Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children.
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of less than $10 mil ion each. Figure 2 identifies identifies the share of the share of the PresidentPresident Trump’s FY2021 request for ’s FY2021 request for
particular agencies in the Interior bil .particular agencies in the Interior bil .
Figure 21. Components of President Trump’s FY2021 Request for
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
$(in bil ions bil ions
of dol ars)
Source: Prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) with data from the House and Senate Prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) with data from the House and Senate
Appropriations Committees. Appropriations Committees.
Notes: Agencies The “Indian Affairs” request reflected funds for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration. The FY2021 appropriations la w did not appropriate funds to the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration but rather to the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. Agencies shown in shades of red are in the Department of the Interior, Title I of the bil . The shown in shades of red are in the Department of the Interior, Title I of the bil . The
Environmental Protection Agency, shown in blue-grey, is in Title II of the bil . Agencies shown in shades of green-Environmental Protection Agency, shown in blue-grey, is in Title II of the bil . Agencies shown in shades of green-
brown are Related Agencies, Title III of the bil . Figures may not add to total shown due to rounding. brown are Related Agencies, Title III of the bil . Figures may not add to total shown due to rounding.
Components of House-Passed Bill
On July 24, 2020, the House passed H.R. 7608 with $54.67 bil ion (in Division C) for agencies in
the Interior bil .24 This total included $39.17 bil ion, including $36.82 bil ion in regular
appropriations and $2.35 bil ion for wildfire suppression under the cap adjustment. It also
included $15.50 bil ion in emergency appropriations for additional infrastructure investments.
Of the $39.17 bil ion (which excludes the emergency infrastructure funds), the 10 31As noted, the Forest Service request included $2.04 billion under a discretionary cap adjustment for wildfire suppression. Congressional Research Service 8 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2021 Appropriations Components of FY2021 Enacted Bill The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, P.L. 116-260, enacted on December 27, 2020, contained $38.52 bil ion (Division G) for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. This total included $2.35 bil ion for wildfire suppression under the cap adjustment.32 Of the $38.52 bil ion, the 11 major DOI major DOI
agencies in Title I agencies in Title I would receive $13.80received $13.72 bil ion, or 35. bil ion, or 35.26% of % of the total. For EPA, funded in Title II the total. For EPA, funded in Title II
of the bil , the of the bil , the House-passed bil FY2021 law contained $9.contained $9.3824 bil ion, or bil ion, or 23.9% 24.0% of the total. For the 24 agencies and other entities currently funded in Title III of the bil , the FY2021 law provided $15.56 bil ion, or 40.4% of the total. As in President Trump’s request, the FY2021 enacted appropriations for five agencies constituted nearly three-quarters of the $38.52of the total. For the 25

24 In earlier action, on July 14, 2020, the House Appropriations Committee reported H.R. 7612 (accompanied by
H.Rept. 116-448) containing FY2021 appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. As reported by
the committee, H.R. 7612 contained $54.17 billion for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. T he prim ary
difference between H.R. 7612 as reported and H.R. 7608 as passed is an additional $0.50 billion for infrastructure
investments of EPA in H.R. 7608. More specifically, H.R. 7612 as reported contained $39.17 billion, composed of
$36.82 in regular appropriations and $2.35 billion for wildfire suppression under the discretionary cap adjustment and
$15.0 billion in emergency appropriations for additional infrastructure investments.
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agencies and other entities currently funded in Title III of the bil , the House-passed bil would
provide $15.99 bil ion, or 40.8% of the total.
As in the President’s request, the House-passed appropriations for five agencies constituted more
than three-quarters of the $39.17 bil ion total. The appropriations for EPA, Forest Service, Indian bil ion total. The appropriations for EPA, Forest Service, Indian
Health Service, Health Service, Indian Affairs, and National Park Service totaled $30.18 bil ion, or 77.0National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs totaled $28.18 bil ion, or 73.2% of the % of the
total. total.
For DOI agencies, the For DOI agencies, the House-passed amounts of the $39.17 bil ion totalFY2021 enacted amounts ranged from $ ranged from $121.8
125.1 mil ionmil ion for the Bureau of for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to $3.52 bil ion for Indian Affairs. The
House-passed amounts for 6 of the 10Safety and Environmental Enforcement to $3.12 bil ion for the National Park Service. The FY2021 enacted amounts for 7 of the 11 DOI agencies exceeded $1 bil ion. For Related Agencies agencies exceeded $1 bil ion. For Related Agencies in Title in Title
III, the III, the House-passedFY2021 enacted amounts ranged from $0 for amounts ranged from $0 for two agenciesone agency to $7. to $7.5642 bil ion for the Forest bil ion for the Forest
Service.25 Like under the President’s request, only Service.33 As under President Trump’s request, three Title III agencies three Title III agencies would receivereceived more more
than $1 bil ionthan $1 bil ion. In; in addition to the Forest Service, addition to the Forest Service, they includethese agencies included the Indian Health Service ($6. the Indian Health Service ($6.49
24 bil ion)bil ion) and the Smithsonian Institution ($1.and the Smithsonian Institution ($1.0603 bil ion). The next-largest amounts in Title III were bil ion). The next-largest amounts in Title III were
$179$176.4 mil ion for the National Gal ery of Art and $.4 mil ion for the National Gal ery of Art and $170.0167.5 mil ion for each of the National mil ion for each of the National
Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. For each of Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. For each of 11 Title III 11 Title III
agencies, the agencies, the House-passed bil FY2021 law included less than $10 mil ion. Comparing FY2020 Enacted, FY2021 Requested, and FY2021 Enacted Appropriations For FY2020, the total enacted appropriation for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies was $40.72included less than $10 mil ion
A proposed new Title V of the House-passed bil contained $15.50 bil ion in emergency
appropriations for additional infrastructure investments of three agencies. Most of the funds
would be provided to EPA as follows: EPA, $13.50 bil ion (87.1%); Indian Health Service, $1.50
bil ion (9.7%); and Bureau of Indian Education, $0.50 bil ion (3.2%). Among other activities, the
funds would be used for the following purposes. For EPA, funds would be directed to State and
Tribal Assistance Grants, including for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving
Funds; the Hazardous Substance Superfund program, including cleanup activities; and the Office
of Inspector General. For the Indian Health Service, monies would be used for health facilities
construction, maintenance and improvements, and equipment. For the Bureau of Indian
Education, funding would be provided for education construction general y, to include
construction, repair, and improvement of schools, utilities, and other facilities. Al Title V funds
would be available for multiple years, with most of the funds available until expended.
Comparing FY2020 and FY2021 Appropriations
For FY2020, the total enacted appropriation for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies was
$40.34 bil ion. This total included $38.30 bil ion. This total included  $38.30 bil ion in P.L. 116-94, Division D (composed of $36.05 bil ion in P.L. 116-94, Division D (composed of $36.05 bil ion
in regular in regular appropriations and a $2.25 bil ionappropriations and a $2.25 bil ion discretionary cap adjustment for wildfire discretionary cap adjustment for wildfire
suppression)suppression) and $2.04 bil ion in emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus health
response and agency operations in P.L. 116-136, Division B.26 Although the coronavirus monies
were provided to several agencies, approximately three-quarters of the funds (76.2%) were
appropriated for Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service (as shown in Table 1). For al
agencies, the funds were appropriated “to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus,
domestical y or international y,” and they are available until September 30, 2021.27

25;34  $308.0 mil ion in emergency supplemental appropriations in P.L. 116-113, Title IX, for EPA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for activities related to the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement;35  $64.0 mil ion in emergency supplemental appropriations in P.L. 116-127, Division A, for the Indian Health Service for coronavirus preparedness and response;36 and 32 T he $2.35 billion enacted for FY2021 included $2.04 billion for the Forest Service and $310.0 million for DOI. 33 T he Forest Service appropriation included $2.04 billion under a discretionary cap adjustment for wildfire T he Forest Service appropriation included $2.04 billion under a discretionary cap adjustment for wildfire
suppression. T he suppression. T he two entitiesentity for which the for which the House approved FY2021 enacted law included no funding no funding werewas the Women’s Suffrage the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Centennial
CommissionCommission and the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children.
26. 34 P.L. 116-94 was enacted as the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. P.L. 116-94 was enacted as the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. 35 P.L. 116-P.L. 116-136113 was enacted as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act . 36 P.L. 116-127 was enacted as the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was enacted as the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
27 See P.L. 116-136, Division B, T itle VII. .
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As noted, the President’s FY2021 request of $34.07 bil ion for agencies in the Interior bil was
composed of $31.72 bil ion in regular appropriations and $2.35 bil ion for wildfire suppression
under a discretionary cap adjustment. The President’s request would be $4.24 bil ion (11.1%)
lower than the FY2020 enacted annual appropriation of $38.30 bil ion (in P.L. 116-94) and $6.28
bil ion (15.6%) lower than the FY2020 enacted total of $40.34 bil ion, including emergency
supplemental appropriations to address coronavirus.
Also as noted, H.R. 7608, as passed by the House, contained $54.67 bil ion (in Division C) for
agencies in the Interior bil . This total included annual appropriations of $39.17 bil ion
(composed of $36.82 bil ion in regular appropriations and $2.35 bil ion for wildfire suppression
under the cap adjustment) and $15.50 bil ion in emergency appropriations for additional
infrastructure investments of three agencies.
Due to the inclusion of the emergency funding for additional infrastructure investments, the
FY2021 House-passed total is higher than FY2020 enacted appropriations and FY2021 requested
appropriations. Specifical y, the $54.67 bil ion House-passed amount is
 $16.37 bil ion (42.7%) higher than the FY2020 enacted annual appropriations of
$38.30 bil ion (including $2.25 bil ion under the discretionary cap adjustment for
wildfire suppression);
 $14.33 bil ion (35.5%) higher than the FY2020 total appropriations of $40.34
bil ion (including the $38.30 bil ion annual total and $2.04 bil ion in emergency
supplemental appropriations to address coronavirus); and
 $20.61 bil ion (60.5%) higher than the FY2021 President’s requested
appropriations of $34.07 bil ion (which included $2.35 bil ion under the
discretionary cap adjustment for wildfire suppression).
Figure 3 depicts the FY2020 enacted appropriations, the FY2021 appropriations requested by the
President, and the FY2021 appropriations passed by the House in H.R. 7608  $2.04 bil ion in emergency supplemental appropriations in P.L. 116-136, Division B, for coronavirus health response and agency operations.37 Although the coronavirus monies were provided to several agencies, approximately three-quarters of the funds (76.2%) were appropriated for three Indian-focused agencies: the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Indian Health Service (as shown in Table 1). For al agencies, the funds were appropriated “to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestical y or international y” and were available until September 30, 2021.38 The FY2020 enacted, FY2021 requested, and FY2021 enacted levels included funding for wildfire suppression under the discretionary cap adjustment, as follows. The FY2020 enacted amount was $2.25 bil ion, and the amount requested and appropriated for FY2021 was $2.35 bil ion. These were the maximum amounts available under law for each of these years.39 The FY2021 enacted total of $38.52 bil ion was $2.19 bil ion (5.4%) lower than the FY2020 enacted total of $40.72 bil ion due to the inclusion in the FY2020 total of emergency supplemental funding for coronavirus and other purposes. However, the FY2021 enacted level was $0.2 mil ion (0.6%) higher than the FY2020 enacted regular appropriation of $38.30 bil ion. The FY2021 enacted total of $38.52 bil ion was $4.46 bil ion (13.1%) higher than President Trump’s FY2021 request of $34.07 bil ion. This was the result of higher FY2021 appropriations for many agencies in the Interior bil , including the following increases over President Trump’s request: EPA, $2.53 bil ion; U.S. Geological Survey, $344.3 mil ion; National Park Service, $330.1 mil ion; Bureau of Indian Education, $292.8 mil ion; and Bureau of Indian Affairs, $251.5 mil ion. President Trump’s FY2021 request was $6.65 bil ion (16.3%) lower than the FY2020 enacted total of $40.72 bil ion, including emergency supplemental appropriations. It was $4.24 bil ion (11.1%) lower than the FY2020 enacted regular appropriation of $38.30 bil ion. This was the result of lower funding requested by President Trump for many agencies relative to their FY2020 funding levels. Figure 2 depicts FY2020 enacted appropriations, FY2021 appropriations requested by President Trump, and FY2021 enacted appropriations. It shows the . It shows the
appropriations contained in each of the three main appropriations titles of the Interior bil —Titleappropriations contained in each of the three main appropriations titles of the Interior bil —Title I
I (DOI), Title II (EPA), and Title III (DOI), Title II (EPA), and Title III (Related Agencies). For FY2020 enacted appropriations, it (Related Agencies). For FY2020 enacted appropriations, it
depicts the regular annual appropriations depicts the regular annual appropriations and the emergency supplemental appropriations (in P.L. 116-94 and the emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus and other purposes in P.L. in P.L.
116-136) for several agencies to address coronavirus. For the FY2021 House-passed
116-113, P.L. 116-127, and P.L. 116-136. For FY2021 enacted appropriations, it depicts the regular annual appropriations appropriations, it depicts the regular annual appropriations and emergency appropriations for
several agencies for additional infrastructure investmentsin P.L. 116-260. Table 1, at the end of this report, lists , at the end of this report, lists
the appropriations for each agency that were enacted for FY2020, requested by the appropriations for each agency that were enacted for FY2020, requested by the President President Trump for FY2021, and enacted for FY2021. 37 P.L. 116-136 was enacted as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). 38 See P.L. 116-136, Division B, T itle VII. 39 2 U.S.C. §901(b)(2)(F) for
FY2021, and passed by the House for FY2021 in H.R. 7608. .
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Figure 32. Appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies,
by Major Title, FY2020-FY2021

Source: Prepared by CRS with data from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Prepared by CRS with data from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
Notes: This figure depicts appropriations enacted for FY2020, requested by the President for FY2021, and
passed by the House for FY2021 as contained in H.R. 7608 (Division C). The FY2020 enacted total also includes
The FY2020 regular appropriation in P.L. 116-94 also contained a $1.0 mil ion rescission in Title IV (General Provisions)a $1.0 mil ion rescission in Title IV (General Provisions) of P.L. 116-94, Division D and $2.04. The FY2020 enacted total reflects $2.41 bil ion in emergency bil ion in emergency
supplemental appropriations for severalsupplemental appropriations for several agencies for coronavirusagencies for coronavirus prevention, preparation, and response in P.L.
116-136, Division B. The FY2021 request also includes and other purposes. This emergency supplemental money was contained in three laws: P.L. 116-113 ($308.0 mil ion), P.L. 116-127 ($64.0 mil ion), and P.L. 116-136 ($2.04 bil ion). The FY2021 request also included $4.0 mil ion in Title IV (General Provisions). The FY2021 $4.0 mil ion in Title IV (General Provisions). The FY2021
House-passed amount reflects $15.50 bil ion in emergency appropriations for additional infrastructure
investments.
regular appropriation was contained in P.L. 116-260. Table 1. Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies:
FY2020-FY2021 Appropriations
(in thousands of dol ars) (in thousands of dol ars)
FY2021FY2020
FY2020
FY2020FY2021
FY2021 House
Enacted P.L.
Suppl. P.L.
Admin. Passed H.R.
Regular Suppl. FY2020 Total Admin. Regular Bureau or Agency
116-94
116-136
Request 7608Enacted Enacted Enacted Request Enacted
Title I: Department of the Interior



Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Land Management
$1,369,838 $1,369,838
$0 $0
$1, $1,369,838 $1,222,358 222,358
$1, $1,294,728309,634
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
$1,643,520 $1,643,520
$ $04,000 $1,647,520
$1,378,631 $1,378,631
$1, $1,579,277583,861
National Park Service National Park Service
$3,377,284 $3,377,284
$0 $0 $3,377,284
$2,792,561 $2,792,561
$3, $3,224,266122,651
U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey
$1,270,957 $1,270,957
$0 $0
$ $1,270,957 $971,185 971,185
$1, $1,294,987315,527
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
$131,611 $131,611
$0 $0
$ $131,611 $125,760 125,760
$ $121127,760 ,760
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
$133,444 $133,444
$0 $0
$ $133,444 $130,339 130,339
$ $129,038125,064
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
$257,481 $257,481
$0 $0
$ $257,481 $116,166 116,166
$222, $222,400599 and Enforcement
Indian Affair Indian Affairsa
$3,331,998 $3,331,998
$522,000 $522,000 $3,853,998
$2,960,824 $2,960,824
$3, $3,523,311
—505,152 Bureau of Indian Affairs
$2,032,124
$453,000 $2,485,124
$1,907,881
$2,183,938
—159,384 Bureau of Indian Education
$1,191,334
$69,000
$944,544
$1,230,9741,260,334 $944,544 $1,237,369 Bureau of Trust Funds Administration $0 $0 $0 $108,399 $0
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FY2021FY2020
FY2020
FY2020FY2021
FY2021 House
Enacted P.L.
Suppl. P.L.
Admin. Passed H.R.
Bureau or Agency
116-94
116-136
Request 7608
—Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
$0
$0
$108,399
$0
— Regular Suppl. FY2020 Total Admin. Regular Bureau or Agency Enacted Enacted Enacted Request Enacted Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
$108,540
$0
$108,540 $0
$108,399
Departmental Office Departmental Officesb
$365,978 $365,978
$ $0213,400 $579,378
$363,292 $363,292
$ $365,663363,731
Office of the Secretary
$131,832
158,400 290,232
$127,938
$97,248103,210
Insular Affairs
$111,344
55,000
166,344 $89,199
$119,760115,156
Office of the Solicitor
$66,816
$0 $0
$66,816 $86,813
$86,813
Office of Inspector General
$55,986
$0 $0
$55,986 $59,342
$61,84258,552
Department-Wide Programs Department-Wide Programs
$1,485,180 $1,485,180
$0 $0
$1, $1,485,180 $1,546,660 546,660
$1, $1,532,528529,609
Wildland Fire Management
$1,252,338
$0 $0
$1,252,338 $1,313,090
$1,301,479302,623
Central Hazardous Materials Fund
$22,010
$0 $22,010$0
$1,874
$10,010
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund
$7,767
$0 $0
$0 $4,709
$7,767
Working Capital Fund
$55,735
$0 $0
$0 $78,513
$64,79860,735
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
$147,330
$0 $0
$0 $148,474
$148,474
General Provisions: Payments in Lieu of Taxe General Provisions: Payments in Lieu of Taxesc
$500,000
$0 $0
$0 $441,976
$515,000
Subtotal, Title I: Department of the Interior
$ $13,867,291
$735739,400 $14,606,691,400
$ $12,050,752d
$13,802,958720,588
Title II: Environmental Protection Agency




Subtotal, Title II: Environmental Protection Agency
$9 $9,057,401
$7311,230 $9,368,631,230
$6,704,071
$9,381,191237,153 Agency
Title III: Related Agencies




Dept. of Dept. of Agri.Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Envt.
$875 $875
$0 $0
$875 $875
$875 $875 $875 Resources & Environment
Forest Service Forest Service
$7,433,413 $7,433,413
$70,800 $70,800
$7, $7,504,213 $7,378,836 378,836
$7, $7,556,709423,834
Indian Health Service Indian Health Service
$6,047,094 $6,047,094
$1, $1,032096,000 $7,143,094,000
$6,293,568 $6,293,568
$6, $6,492,191236,279
National Institute of Environmental Health National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
$81,000 $81,000
$0 $0
$ $73,688
$83,00081,000 $73,688 $81,500 Sciences
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
$76,691 $76,691
$12,500 $12,500 $89,191
$62,000 $62,000
$ $7978,000 ,000
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Council on Environmental Quality and Office of
$2,994 $2,994
$0 $0
$ $2,994 $3,500 3,500
$ $2,9943,500
Environmental Quality Environmental Quality
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
$12,000 $12,000
$0 $0
$ $12,000 $10,200 10,200
$12,000 $12,000
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
$7,500 $7,500
$0 $0 $7,500
$4,000 $4,000
$4,000 $4,000
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and
$10,458 $10,458
$78 $78 $10,536
$10,710 $10,710
$10,772 $10,772
Culture and Arts Development Arts Development
Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution
$1,047,358 $1,047,358
$7,500 $7,500 $1,054,858
$1,110,313 $1,110,313
$1, $1,060,013032,732
National Gal ery of Art National Gal ery of Art
$173,225 $173,225
$0 $0
$ $173,225 $161,587 161,587
$ $179176,445 ,445
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
$43,490 $43,490
$25,000 $25,000
$ $68,490 $40,400 40,400
$40,400 $40,400
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
$14,000 $14,000
$0 $0
$ $14,000 $8,211 8,211
$14, $14,800000 Scholars
National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts
$162,250 $162,250
$75,000 $75,000 $237,250
$30,175 $30,175
$ $170,000167,500
National Endowment for the Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities
$162,250 $162,250
$75,000 $75,000 $237,250
$33,420 $33,420
$ $170,000167,500
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FY2021FY2020
FY2020
FY2020FY2021
FY2021 House
Enacted P.L.
Suppl. P.L.
Admin. Passed H.R.
Regular Suppl. FY2020 Total Admin. Regular Bureau or Agency
116-94
116-136
Request 7608Enacted Enacted Enacted Request Enacted
Commission of Fine Arts Commission of Fine Arts
$3,240 $3,240
$0 $0
$3,240 $3,240
$3,240 $3,240 $3,240
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs
$5,000 $5,000
$0 $0
$ $5,000 $0 0
$5,000 $5,000
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
$7,378 $7,378
$0 $0
$7, $7,378 $7,400 400
$7,400 $7,400
National Capital Planning Commission National Capital Planning Commission
$8,124 $8,124
$0 $0
$8,124 $8,124
$8,124 $8,124 $8,124
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
$60,388 $60,388
$0 $0
$60,388 $60,388
$ $6360,388 $61,388 ,388
Presidio Trust Presidio Trust
$10,000 $10,000
$0 $0
$10,000 -$1,000 -$1,000
$20,000 $20,000
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
$1,800 $1,800
$0 $0
$ $0
$2201,800 $1,000 $1,000
Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission
$1,000 $1,000
$0 $0
$1,000 $1,000
$0 $0
$0 World War I Centennial Commission World War I Centennial Commission
$7,000 $7,000
$0 $0
$ $7,000 $6,000 6,000
$ $67,000 ,000
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on
$500 $500
$0 $0
$ $0500 $0 $500 Commission on
$0
Native Children Native Children
Subtotal, Title III: Related Agencies
$ $15,379,028
$1,297361,878 $16,740,906,878
$ $15,306,635
$ $15,989,571562,979
Title IV: General Provisions




Subtotal, Title IV: General Provisions
-$1,000
$0
-$1,000 $4,000 $0 Total Interior, Environment, and Related $38,302,720 $2,412,508 $40,715,228 $34,065,458 $38,520,720 Agencies $4,000
$0
Title V: Additional Infrastructure Investments




Bureau of Indian Education
$0
$0
$0
$500,000
Environmental Protection Agency
$0
$0
$0
$13,500,000
Indian Health Service
$0
$0
$0
$1,500,000
Subtotal, Title V: Additional infrastructure Investments
$0
$0
$0
$15,500,000
Total Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
$38,302,720
$2,040,508
$34,065,458
$54,673,720
Source: Prepared by CRS with data from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Agency and bil Prepared by CRS with data from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Agency and bil
totals general y reflect rescissions. totals general y reflect rescissions.
Notes: This table depicts regular and Regular appropriations for FY2020 were contained in P.L. 116-94, Division D. Three laws contained supplemental appropriationssupplemental appropriations enacted for FY2020, appropriations
requested by the President for FY2021, and appropriations contained in H.R. 7608 as passed by the House for FY2020: P.L. 116-113 ($308.0 mil ion); P.L. 116-127 ($64.0 mil ion), and P.L. 116-136 ($2.04 bil ion). Regular appropriations for FY2021 were contained in P.L. 116-260, Division G. .
a. This row shows total funding for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Office of the a. This row shows total funding for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Office of the
Special Trustee for American Indians, which was funded in FY2020 as part of the Departmental Offices Special Trustee for American Indians, which was funded in FY2020 as part of the Departmental Offices
Account. For FY2021, Account. For FY2021, the PresidentPresident Trump sought to move sought to move the functions of the Office of the functions of the Office of the Special Trustee for Special Trustee for
American Indians into a (proposed) new Bureau of Trust Funds Administration.American Indians into a (proposed) new Bureau of Trust Funds Administration. The FY2021 appropriations were enacted for the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians.
b. For FY2020, appropriations for the Office of b. For FY2020, appropriations for the Office of the Special Trustee for AmericanSpecial Trustee for American Indians were Indian s were provided as provided as part of part of
the the “Departmental OfficesDepartmental Offices” account. For FY2021, appropriations were requested for a proposed Bureau of account. For FY2021, appropriations were requested for a proposed Bureau of
Trust Funds Administration as part of the Indian AffairsTrust Funds Administration as part of the Indian Affairs account. For FY2021, appropriations account. For FY2021, appropriations were included
in the House-passed bil were enacted for the Office of for the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians as part of the Special Trustee for American Indians as part of the IndianInd ian Affairs Affairs
account. For comparison purposes, al these appropriations are shown in the Indian Affairs account. account. For comparison purposes, al these appropriations are shown in the Indian Affairs account.
c. The FY2020 enacted and FY2021 c. The FY2020 enacted and FY2021 House-passedenacted appropriations for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program appropriations for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program
were were included in the Generalincluded in the General Provisions of Title I. The FY2021 requested appropriations for the program Provisions of Title I. The FY2021 requested appropriations for the program
were included under Department-Wide Programs. For easier comparison,were included under Department-Wide Programs. For easier comparison, al these appropriations are al these appropriations are
shown in this table under Generalshown in this table under General Provisions. Provisions.
d. This figure includes $1.0 mil ion for a general provision not shown in the column figures above. d. This figure includes $1.0 mil ion for a general provision not shown in the column figures above.

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Author Information

Carol Hardy Vincent Carol Hardy Vincent

Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Specialist in Natural Resources Policy


Key Policy Staff
Area of Expertise
Name
Interior Appropriations, coordinator Interior Appropriations, coordinator
Carol Hardy Vincent Carol Hardy Vincent
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
David M. Bearden David M. Bearden
Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs
Tana Fitzpatrick Tana Fitzpatrick
Bureau of Indian Education Bureau of Indian Education
Cassandria Dortch Cassandria Dortch
Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Land Management
Carol Hardy Vincent Carol Hardy Vincent
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Laura B. Comay Laura B. Comay
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Laura B. Comay Laura B. Comay
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency
Robert Esworthy
David M. Bearden Forest Service Forest Service
Katie Hoover Katie Hoover
Indian Health Service Indian Health Service
Elayne J. Heisler Elayne J. Heisler
Land and Water Conservation Fund Land and Water Conservation Fund
Carol Hardy Vincent Carol Hardy Vincent
Office of Insular Affairs Office of Insular Affairs
R. Sam Garrett R. Sam Garrett
Office of Natural Resources Revenue Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Laura B. Comay Laura B. Comay
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Lance N. Larson Lance N. Larson
National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the
Shannon S. Loane Shannon S. Loane
the Humanities Humanities
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (Superfund National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (Superfund authorities)
David M. Bearden David M. Bearden
authorities) National Park Service National Park Service
Laura B. Comay Laura B. Comay
Payments in Lieu of Taxes Payments in Lieu of Taxes
R. Eliot Crafton R. Eliot Crafton
Reorganization of DOI Reorganization of DOI
Mark DeSantis; Carol Hardy Vincent Mark DeSantis; Carol Hardy Vincent
Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution
Shannon S. Loane Shannon S. Loane
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
R. Eliot Crafton R. Eliot Crafton
U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey
Anna E. Normand Anna E. Normand
Wildland Fire Management Wildland Fire Management
Katie Hoover Katie Hoover
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