Overview of FY2018 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS)

August 30, 2017 (R44877)
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This report describes actions taken by the Administration and Congress to provide FY2018 appropriations for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) accounts. It also provides an overview of FY2017 appropriations for agencies and bureaus funded as part of annual CJS appropriations.

Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31) provided a total of $66.360 billion (which includes $109 million in emergency funding) for CJS. Under the act, the Department of Commerce received $9.237 billion, the Department of Justice received $28.962 billion, the science agencies received $27.240 billion, and the related agencies received $921 million.

The Trump Administration requests a total of $62.331 billion for CJS for FY2018, a $4.029 billion (6.1%) reduction compared to the FY2017-enacted appropriation. The request includes $7.817 billion for the Department of Commerce, $28.205 billion for the Department of Justice, $25.751 billion for the science agencies, and $559 million for the related agencies. The Administration's budget includes cuts for most CJS accounts. In addition to the funding reductions, the Administration proposes to eliminate several CJS agencies and programs, including the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development Administration, the Legal Services Corporation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Office of Education.

The bill reported by the House Committee on Appropriations would provide $65.719 billion for CJS, which is 1.0% less than the FY2017-enacted appropriation, but 5.2% greater than the Administration's request. The committee-reported bill includes $8.345 billion for the Department of Commerce, $29.315 billion for the Department of Justice, $27.217 billion for the science agencies, and $842 million for the related agencies.

The Senate Committee on Appropriations recommends a total of $65.991 billion for CJS for FY2018, an amount that is 0.6% less than the FY2017-enacted appropriation, but 5.7% more than the Administration's request. The committee-reported bill includes $9.161 billion for the Department of Commerce, $29.068 billion for the Department of Justice, $26.846 billion for the science agencies, and $916 million for the related agencies.

Over the past 10 fiscal years, nominal appropriations for CJS have experienced both year-to-year increases and decreases. CJS appropriations increased from FY2007 to FY2010, but generally declined from FY2010 to FY2013. Nominal appropriations for CJS were relatively flat in FY2014 and FY2015. CJS appropriations increased again, by approximately $4 billion, in FY2016, largely due to Congress increasing the discretionary budget cap in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-74).

Increases in CJS appropriations in FY2009 and FY2010 were largely the result of Congress appropriating more funding for Commerce to support the 2010 decennial census. Although subsequent decreases in appropriations for Commerce account for much of the overall decrease in CJS appropriations between FY2010 and FY2013, cuts in funding for DOJ and NASA as well as sequestration in FY2013 also contributed to the decrease. The exception to the trend of decreasing appropriations from FY2010 to FY2013 was the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF's appropriations generally increased each fiscal year since FY2007. Appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice and for NASA have generally increased each fiscal year since FY2013.


Overview of FY2018 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS)

This report describes actions taken by the Administration and Congress to provide FY2018 appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) accounts. It also provides an overview of enacted FY2017 appropriations for agencies and bureaus funded as part of annual CJS appropriations.

The dollar amounts in this report reflect only new appropriations. Therefore, the amounts do not include any rescissions of unobligated or deobligated balances that may be counted as offsets to newly enacted appropriations, nor do they include any scorekeeping adjustments (e.g., the balance on the Crime Victims Fund). In the text of the report, appropriations are rounded to the nearest million. However, percentage changes are calculated using the full appropriation, meaning that in some instances the actual percentage change might not be the same as the percentage change discussed in the report.

The FY2017 appropriated amounts were taken from the text of Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31) along with the explanatory statement printed in the May 3, 2017, edition of the Congressional Record. The amounts for the Administration's FY2018 budget request and the House committee-reported bill were taken from the report to accompany H.R. 3267 (H.Rept. 115-231). The Senate committee-reported amounts were taken from the report to accompany S. 1662 (S.Rept. 115-139).

The following reports contain a more in-depth review of appropriations for specific CJS departments and agencies:

Overview of CJS

The annual CJS appropriations act provides funding for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, select science agencies, and several related agencies. Appropriations for the Department of Commerce include funding for agencies such as the Census Bureau, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) provide funding for agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Bureau of Prisons; the U.S. Marshals; the Drug Enforcement Administration; and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, along with funding for a variety of grant programs for state, local, and tribal governments. The vast majority of funding for the science agencies goes to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation.1 The annual appropriation for the related agencies includes funding for agencies such as the Legal Services Corporation and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Department of Commerce

The mission of the Department of Commerce is to promote "job creation, economic growth, sustainable development and improved standards of living ... by working in partnership with businesses, universities, communities and ... workers."2 The department has wide-ranging responsibilities including trade, economic development, technology, entrepreneurship and business development, monitoring the environment, forecasting weather, managing marine resources, and statistical research and analysis. The Department of Commerce affects trade and economic development by working to open new markets for U.S. goods and services and promoting progrowth business policies. It also invests in research and development to foster innovation.

The agencies within the Department of Commerce, and their missions, include the following:

Department of Justice

DOJ's mission is to "enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans."3 DOJ also provides legal advice and opinions, upon request, to the President and executive branch department heads.

The major functions of DOJ offices and agencies are described below:

The Science Offices and Agencies

The science offices and agencies support research and development and related activities across a wide variety of federal missions, including national competitiveness, space exploration, and fundamental discovery.

Office of Science and Technology Policy

The primary function of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is to provide the President and others within the Executive Office of the President with advice on the scientific, engineering, and technological aspects of issues that require the attention of the federal government.4 The OSTP director also manages the National Science and Technology Council,5 which coordinates science and technology policy across the executive branch of the federal government, and cochairs the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology,6 a council of external advisors that provides advice to the President on matters related to science and technology policy.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created to conduct civilian space and aeronautics activities.7 It has four mission directorates. The Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate is responsible for human spaceflight activities, including the International Space Station and development efforts for future crewed spacecraft. The Science Mission Directorate manages robotic science missions, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, the Mars rover Curiosity, and satellites for Earth science research. The Space Technology Mission Directorate develops new technologies for use in future space missions, such as advanced propulsion and laser communications. The Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate conducts research and development on aircraft and aviation systems. In addition, NASA's Office of Education manages education programs for schoolchildren, college and university students, and the general public.

National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) supports basic research and education in the nonmedical sciences and engineering. Congress established the foundation as an independent federal agency "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense; and for other purposes."8 The NSF is a primary source of federal support for U.S. university research. It is also responsible for significant shares of the federal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education program portfolio and federal STEM student aid and support.

Related Agencies

The annual CJS appropriations act includes funding for several related agencies: the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the International Trade Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the State Justice Institute.

FY2017 Appropriations

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31) provided a total of $66.360 billion for CJS. The total appropriation included $9.237 billion for the Department of Commerce, $28.962 billion for DOJ, $27.240 billion for the science agencies, and $921 million for the related agencies. The act also included $109 million in emergency funding provided under the NASA Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration account for repairs at NASA-owned facilities that were damaged during recent natural disasters.

The Administration's FY2018 Budget Request

The Trump Administration requests a total of $62.331 billion for CJS for FY2018, a $4.029 billion (6.1%) reduction compared to the FY2017-enacted appropriation. The request includes $7.817 billion for the Department of Commerce, $28.205 billion for the DOJ, $25.751 billion for the science agencies, and $559 million for the related agencies. The Administration's budget would reduce FY2018 funding for the Department of Commerce by $1.420 billion (-15.4%) and DOJ by $757 million (-2.6%), the science agencies by $1.489 billion (-5.5%), and the related agencies by $362 million (-39.3%).

The Administration's budget includes funding reductions for many CJS agencies and bureaus. Within the Department of Commerce, the Administration proposes budget cuts for the International Trade Administration (-$41 million, -8.4%), NIST (-$227 million, -23.8%), and NOAA (-$902 million, -15.9%). The Administration's request also includes a $232 million (-2.6%) reduction for the FBI, which is largely a result of a proposed $187 million (-78.3%) reduction for the Construction account, but also includes a $44 million (-0.5%) reduction for the Salaries and Expenses account. NASA's budget would decrease by $670 million (-3.4%), which includes account-specific reductions of $53 million (-0.9%) for Science, $36 million (-5.5%) for Aeronautics, $8 million (-1.2%) for Space Technology, $390 million (-9.0%) for Exploration, $210 million (-4.2%) for Space Operations, and $63 million (-62.7%) for Education. NSF's budget would decrease by $819 million (-11.0%), including a $642 million (-11.1%) reduction in the Research and Related Activities account, a $26 million (-12.5%) reduction in the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account, and a $119 million (-13.6%) reduction in the Education and Human Resources account.

In addition to proposed decreases for many CJS accounts, the Administration also proposes shuttering several CJS agencies and programs:

In all instances except the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, the Administration requests some funding to assist with the closure of these agencies or programs.

Even though nearly all CJS accounts would face a reduction under the Administration's budget, there are some proposed increases, most of which are in DOJ:

Finally, the Administration also proposes transferring $610 million from the Crime Victims Fund to three DOJ grant accounts ($445 million to the Office on Violence Against Women, $73 million to State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, and $92 million to Juvenile Justice Programs) to supplement direct appropriations.

The House Committee-Reported Bill (H.R. 3267)

The bill reported by the House Committee on Appropriations would provide $65.719 billion for CJS, which is 5.2% more than the Administration's request, but 1.0% less than the FY2017-enacted appropriation. The House committee-reported bill includes $8.345 billion for the Department of Commerce (6.8% more than the Administration's request, but 9.7% less than the FY2017-enacted appropriation), $29.315 billion for DOJ (3.5% more than the Administration's request and 1.2% more than the FY2017-enacted appropriation), $27.217 billion for the science agencies (5.7% more than the Administration's request, but 0.1% less than the FY2017-enacted appropriation), and $842 million for the related agencies (50.7% more than the Administration's request, but 8.5% less than the FY2017-enacted appropriation).

The House Committee on Appropriations declined to shutter the agencies and programs identified by the Administration. However, while the committee-reported bill includes funding for these agencies and programs, funding levels are below the FY2017-enacted appropriation except for the Minority Business Development Administration and the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund. Reductions include -$100 million (-36.2%) for EDA, -$30 million (-23.1%) for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, -$10 million (-10.0%) for NASA's Office of Science Education, and -$85 million (-22.1%) for the Legal Services Corporation.

Within the Department of Commerce, the House Committee on Appropriations would fund agencies such as ITA (-$16 million, -3.3%), ESA (-$11 million, -10.5%), NIST (-$87 million, -9.1%), and NOAA (-$710 million, -12.5%) at a level below the FY2017-enacted appropriation. However, in nearly all cases the committee-reported amount is above the Administration's request. The Census Bureau would receive an increase under the committee-reported bill ($37 million, 2.5%), which is due to an increase in the Periodic Censuses and Programs account but partially offset by a decrease in the Current Surveys and Programs account.

Within DOJ, the House Committee on Appropriations would increase funding for many law enforcement agencies compared to the FY2017-enacted appropriation. The House committee-reported bill includes an $88 million (3.2%) increase for the USMS, a $61 million (2.9%) increase for the DEA, and a $36 million (2.8%) increase for the ATF. There are also increases for the Office of the U.S. Attorneys ($22 million, 1.1%) and BOP ($26 million, 0.4%). The committee-reported bill reduces funding for the FBI by $139 million (-1.6%), but this is due to a $187 million (-78.3%) reduction in the FBI's Construction account.

The House Committee on Appropriations did not include the Administration's proposal to supplement direct appropriations for the Office on Violence Against Women, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, and Juvenile Justice Programs accounts with transfers from the Crime Victims Fund.

The House committee-reported bill would increase funding for NASA by $110 million, or 0.6%, for FY2018. The committee-reported bill funds four of NASA's accounts at levels below the Administration's request: Space Operations (-$64 million, -1.4%); Safety, Security, and Mission Services (-$4 million, -0.1%); Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration (-$10 million, -2.0%); and the Office of the Inspector General (-$1 million, -3.6%). However, only the funding for the Space Operations account is less than the FY2017-enacted appropriation.

The committee-reported bill includes a $133 million (-1.8%) decrease for NSF, which is largely the result of a $131 million reduction (-62.8%) for the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account. The House Committee on Appropriation declined to adopt the Administration's proposal to reduce funding for the Research and Related Activities and Education and Human Resources accounts.

The House Committee on Appropriations adopted the Administration's proposal to reduce funding for the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the State Justice Institute. In the case of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the reduction in the committee-reported bill is larger than the one requested by the Administration. However, the committee included $15 million from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund to support the trade enforcement activities of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

The Senate Committee-Reported Bill (S. 1662)

The bill reported by the Senate Committee on Appropriations would provide $65.991 billion for CJS. This amount is 5.7% more than the Administration's request, but 0.6% less than the FY2017-enacted appropriation. The Senate committee-reported bill includes $9.161 billion for the Department of Commerce (17.2% more than the Administration's request, but 0.8% less than the FY2017-enacted appropriation), $29.068 billion for DOJ (2.6% more than the Administration's request and 0.4% more than the FY2017-enacted appropriation), $26.846 billion for the science agencies (4.3% more than the Administration's request, but 1.4% less than the FY2017-enacted appropriation), and $916 million for the related agencies (64.0% more than the Administration's request, but 0.5% less than the FY2017-enacted appropriation).

The Senate Committee on Appropriations also declined to follow the Administration's request to eliminate several CJS agencies and programs. In most instances, the committee recommended funding for these agencies and programs at the FY2017-enacted level. However, the committee-reported bill includes a $22 million (-8.0%) reduction for the EDA.

The Senate Committee on Appropriations largely recommended cuts for many Department of Commerce Bureaus and Offices, including ITA (-$1 million, -0.2%), ESA (-$8 million, -7.7%), NIST (-$6 million, -0.8%), and NOAA (-$85 million, -1.5%). However, in general, the committee declined to cut funding to the levels proposed by the Trump Administration. The only agencies funded at a level below the Administration's request are BIS (-$1 million, -0.9%) and NTIA (-$4 million, -11.1%). S. 1662 includes a $51 million (3.5%) increase for the Census Bureau, all of which would be dedicated to the Periodic Censuses and Programs account.

The Senate Committee on Appropriations would fund most DOJ accounts at or above the FY2017-enacted level. The committee-reported bill includes a $108 million (4.0%) increase for the USMS, a $13 million (0.6%) increase for the DEA, a $15 million (1.2%) increase for the ATF, and a $22 million (1.1%) increase for the Offices of the U.S. Attorneys. A few notable reductions are for the FBI (-$19 million, 0.2%), though this is the result of an $84 million reduction in the FBI's Construction account, and the State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance account (-$109 million, -8.6%).

The Senate Committee on Appropriations largely declined to adopt the Administration's proposal to supplement funding for several grant accounts with transfers from the Crime Victims Fund. However, the committee-reported bill includes a transfer of $379 million from the Crime Victims Fund to the Office on Violence Against Women.

The amount the Senate Committee on Appropriations provides for NASA is $233 million (-1.2%) less than the FY2017-enacted appropriation, but $437 million (2.3%) more than the Administration's request. The committee-reported bill includes cuts to the Science (-$193 million, -3.3%), Aeronautics (-$10 million, -1.5%), and Space Operations (-$199 million, -4.0%) accounts. The funding levels recommended for the Science (-$140 million, -2.5%); Safety, Security, and Mission Services (-$3 million, 0.1%); and the Office of the Inspector General (-$1 million, -3.3%) accounts are below the Administration's request.

The committee-reported bill includes a $161 million (-2.2%) reduction for NSF. The Senate Committee on Appropriations recommends reductions for four NSF accounts: Research and Related Activities (-$116 million, -1.9%), Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (-$26 million, -12.5%), Education and Human Resources (-$18 million, -2.0%), and Agency Operations and Award Management (-$1 million, -0.5%). NSF's other two accounts, the National Science Board and the Office of the Inspector General, would be funded at the FY2017-enacted level. However, the committee-recommended funding for NSF is 9.9% greater than the Administration's request.

The amount the Senate Committee on Appropriations recommended for the related agencies is 0.5% less than the FY2017 appropriation, and the reduction is solely the result of a $4 million (-7.1%) cut for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative—all other agencies would be funded at the FY2017-enacted level. The committee-reported amount for all related agencies, other than the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, is greater than the Administration's request.

Table 1 outlines the FY2017-enacted appropriations, the Administration's FY2018 request, and the House and Senate committee-reported amounts for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the science agencies, and the related agencies.

Table 1. Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations, FY2017 and FY2018

(Budget authority in millions of dollars)

Departments and Related Agencies

FY2017 Enacted

FY2018 Administration's Request

FY2018 House Committee-Reported

FY2018 Senate Committee-Reported

FY2018 Enacted

Department of Commerce

 

 

 

 

 

International Trade Administration

$483.0

$442.5

$467.0

$482.0

 

Bureau of Industry and Security

112.5

113.5

112.5

112.5

 

Economic Development Administration

276.0

30.0

176.0

254.0

 

Economic Development Assistance Programs

(237.0)

(140.0)

(215.0)

 

Salaries and Expenses

(39.0)

(30.0)

(36.0)

(39.0)

 

Minority Business Development Agency

34.0

6.0

34.0

34.0

 

Economics and Statistics Administration (excluding Census)

107.3

97.0

96.0

99.0

 

Census Bureau

1,470.0

1,497.0

1,507.0

1,521.0

 

Current Surveys and Programs

(270.0)

(246.0)

(256.0)

(270.0)

 

Periodic Censuses and Programs

(1,200.0)

(1,251.0)

(1,251.0)

(1,251.0)

 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

32.0

36.0

30.0

32.0

 

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)a

3,230.0

3,500.0

3,500.0

3,500.0

 

Offsetting Fee Receipts (USPTO)

-3,230.0

-3,500.0

-3,500.0

-3,500.0

 

National Institute of Standards and Technology

952.0

725.0

865.0

944.0

 

Scientific and Technical Research and Services

(690.0)

(600.0)

(660.0)

(695.0)

 

Industrial Technology Services

(153.0)

(21.0)

(105.0)

(145.0)

 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership

(130.0)

(6.0)

(100.0)

(130.0)

 

National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

(25.0)

(15.0)

(5.0)

(15.0)

 

Adjustment for Prior Year Recoveries

(-2.0)

 

Construction of Research Facilities

(109.0)

(104.0)

(100.0)

(104.0)

 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

5,675.4

4,770.7

4,965.7

5,590.3

 

Operations, Research, and Facilitiesb

(3,367.9)

(2,965.5)

(3,260.2)c

(3,416.4)

 

Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction

(2,242.6)

(1,807.8)

(1,643.1)

(2,111.5)

 

Other Fishery Activities

(65.4)

(0.3)

(65.4)

(65.3)

 

Fisheries Finance Program Account

(-0.4)

(-3.0)

(-3.0)

(-3.0)

 

Departmental Management

94.7

96.0

91.7

91.7

 

Subtotal: Department of Commerce

9,237.0

7,813.7

8,344.9

9,160.5

 

Department of Justice

 

 

 

 

 

General Administration

676.7

741.6

741.0

737.8

 

General Administration

(145.1)

(144.9)

(144.9)

(144.9)

 

Salaries and Expenses

(114.1)

(114.0)

(114.0)

(114.0)

 

Justice Information Sharing Technology

(31.0)

(30.9)

(30.9)

(30.9)

 

Administrative Review & Appeals

(501.4)

 

Executive Office of Immigration Review

(496.4)

 

Office of the Pardon Attorney

(5.0)

 

Executive Office of Immigration Review

(436.0)

(500.5)

(496.4)

 

Office of the Inspector General

(95.6)

(95.3)

(95.6)

(96.5)

 

U.S. Parole Commission

13.3

13.3

13.0

13.3

 

Legal Activities

3,353.8

3,253.0

3,400.6

3,403.1

 

General legal activities

(897.5)

(899.0)

(897.5)

(897.5)

 

United States Attorneys

(2.035.0)

(2,057.3)

(2,057.3)

(2,057.3)

 

Antitrust Division

(165.0)

(164.7)

(164.0)

(165.0)

 

Offsetting Fee Collections (Antitrust Division)

(-125.0)

(-126.0)

(-126.0)

(-126.0)

 

U.S. Trustee Program

(225.9)

(225.5)

(225.0)

(225.9)

 

Offsetting Fee Collections (U.S. Trustee Program)

(-163.0)

(-135.0)

(-135.0)

(-135.0)

 

New fees for U.S. Trustee Programd

(-150.0)

 

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission

(2.4)

(2.4)

(2.4)

(2.4)

 

Fees and Expenses of Witnesses

(270.0)

(270.0)

(270.0)

(270.0)

 

Community Relations Service

(15.5)

(14.4)

(15.0)

(15.5)

 

Assets Forfeiture Funde

(20.5)

(21.5)

(20.5)

(20.5)

 

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund

(10.0)

(9.3)

(10.0)

(10.0)

 

United States Marshals Service

2,713.5

2,803.0

2,801.0

2,821.0

 

Salaries and Expenses

(1,249.0)

(1,252.0)

(1,255.0)

(1,270.0)

 

Construction

(10.0)

(15.0)

(10.0)

(15.0)

 

Federal Prisoner Detention

(1,454.4)

(1,536.0)

(1,536.0)

(1,536.0)

 

National Security Division

96.0

101.0

100.0

101.0

 

Interagency Law Enforcement

517.0

526.0

526.0

517.0

 

Federal Bureau of Investigation

9,006.4

8,774.7

8,866.6

(8,987.2)

 

Salaries and Expenses

(8,767.2)

(8,722.9)

(8,814.7)

(8,832.2)

 

Construction

(420.2)

(51.9)

(51.9)

(155.0)

 

Transfer of Balances from the Working Capital Fund

(-181.0)

 

Drug Enforcement Administration

2,103.0

2,164.1

2,164.1

2,115.8

 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

1,258.6

1,273.8

1,293.8

1,273.8

 

Federal Prison System

7,141.5

7,200.9

7,167.9

7,142.9

 

Salaries and Expenses

(7,008.8)

(7,085.2)

(7,070.2)

(7,080.2)

 

Construction

(130.0)

(113.0)

(95.0)

(60.0)

 

Limitation on Administrative Expenses, Federal Prison Industries

(2.7)

(2.7)

(2.7)

(2.7)

 

Office on Violence Against Women

155.5f

35.0g

527.0

104.5h

 

Office of Justice Programs

1,705.8

1,204.3

1,480.3

1,624.3

 

Research, Evaluation, and Statistics

(89.0)

(111.0)

(83.0)

(85.0)

 

State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

(1,280.5)i

(867.5)j

(1,118.5)

(1,171.0)

 

Juvenile Justice Programs

(247.0)

(137.5)k

(170.5)

(260.0)

 

Public Safety Officers Benefits

(89.3)

(108.3)

(108.3)

(108.3)

 

Community Oriented Policing Services

221.5

218.0

234.0

226.5

 

Obligation Cap on the Crime Victims Fund

2,573.0

3,000.0

4,632.0

3,636.0

 

Offsetting Receipts

-2,573.0

-3,000.0

-4,632.0

-3,636.0

 

Subtotal: Department of Justice

28,962.5

28,328.5

29,315.4

29,068.2

 

Science Agencies

 

 

 

 

 

Office of Science and Technology Policy

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

19,762.3

19,092.2

19,871.8

19,529.3

 

Science

(5,764.9)

(5,711.8)

(5,858.5)

(5,571.8)

 

Aeronautics

(660.0)

(624.0)

(660.0)

(650.0)

 

Space Technology

(686.5)

(678.6)

(686.5)

(700.0)

 

Exploration

(4,324.0)

(3,934.1)

(4,550.0)

(4,395.0)

 

Space Operations

(4,950.7)

(4,740.8)

(4,676.6)

(4,751.5)

 

Education

(100.0)

(37.3)

(90.0)

(100.0)

 

Safety, Security, and Mission Services

(2,768.6)

(2,830.2)

(2,826.2)

(2,826.9)

 

Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration

(469.7)l

(496.1)

(486.1)

(496.1)

 

Inspector General

(37.9)

(39.3)

(37.9)

(38.0)

 

National Science Foundation

7,472.2

6,652.9

7,339.5

7,311.1

 

Research and Related Activities

(6,033.6)

(5,361.7)

(6,033.6)

(5,917.8)

 

Education and Human Resources

(880.0)

(760.6)

(880.0)

(862.4)

 

Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction

(209.0)

(182.8)

(77.8)

(182.8)

 

Agency Operations and Award Management

(330.0)

(328.5)

(328.5)

(328.5)

 

National Science Board

(4.4)

(4.4)

(4.4)

(4.4)

 

Office of the Inspector General

(15.2)

(15.0)

(15.2)

(15.2)

 

Subtotal: Science Agencies

27,240.1

25,750.6

27,216.9

26,845.9

 

Related Agencies

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

364.5

363.8

363.8

364.5

 

International Trade Commission

91.5

87.6

92.5

91.5

 

Legal Services Corporation

385.0

33.0

300.0

385.0

 

Marine Mammal Commission

3.4

2.4

3.4

3.4

 

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

62.0

57.6

53.0

57.6

 

Trade Enforcement Fund

15.0

 

State Justice Institute

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

 

Subtotal: Related Agencies

920.8

558.8

842.0

916.4

 

CJS Total

66,360.3

62,451.6

65,719.2

65,991.0

 

Rescission of Unobligated Balances

-1,142.3

-2,509.8m

-1,124.2

-969.0

 

Sources: The FY2017-enacted amounts were taken from the joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 115-31, printed in the May 3, 2017, Congressional Record (pp. H3365-H3390). The amounts for the Administration's FY2018 budget request and the House committee-reported amounts were taken from the report to accompany H.R. 3267 (H.Rept. 115-231). The Senate committee-reported amounts were taken from the report to accompany S. 1662 (S.Rept. 115-139).

Notes: Amounts may not add to totals due to rounding. The amounts do not include any rescissions of unobligated balances, nor do they reflect any scorekeeping adjustments. Amounts in parenthesis are subaccounts.

a. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is fully funded by user fees. The fees collected but not obligated during the current fiscal year are available for obligation in the following fiscal year and do not count toward the appropriations totals. Only newly appropriated funds count toward the annual appropriations totals. Total figures for the Department of Commerce exclude the USPTO.

b. The amount for the Operations, Research, and Facilities account includes a transfer out for the Promote and Develop Fund.

c. This amount includes $20 million for fisheries disaster assistance.

d. In the FY2017 budget request for the Department of Justice, the Administration proposed an amendment to 28 U.S.C. §1930(a) to increase the amount of fees the U.S. Trustees can collect.

e. As a part of the annual CJS appropriations act, Congress traditionally sets a limit on the amount of expenses that can be paid for the purposes authorized under (B), (F), and (G) of Section 524(c)(1) of Title 28 of the United States Code.

f. This amount does not include a $326 million transfer from the Crime Victims Fund to the Office on Violence Against Women per P.L. 115-31.

g. The Administration proposes transferring $445 million from the Crime Victims Fund to the Office on Violence Against Women.

h. The Senate committee-reported bill would transfer $379 million from the Crime Victims Fund to the Office on Violence Against Women.

i. This amount includes $7 million that was appropriated pursuant to the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114-254) for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to reimburse overtime costs associated with providing security for President-elect Donald Trump that was extended until the end of FY2017 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31). This amount also includes $15 million that was appropriated for the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance program pursuant to Section 542 of Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31).

j. The Administration proposes transferring $73 million from the Crime Victims Fund to the State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance account.

k. The Administration proposes transferring $92 million from the Crime Victims Fund to the Juvenile Justice Programs account.

l. This amount includes $109 million in emergency funding for repairing NASA-owned facilities that were damaged by natural disasters appropriated pursuant to Section 540 of Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31).

m. This amount includes a proposed cancellation of $145 million in unobligated balances from DOJ's Working Capital Fund that was included in the budget amendments submitted to Congress on June 29, 2017.

Historical Funding for CJS

Figure 1 shows the total appropriations, in both nominal and inflation-adjusted dollars, for CJS for FY2008-FY2017 (more detailed historical appropriations data can be found in Table 2). The data show that nominal appropriations for CJS increased from FY2008 to FY2010. Appropriations for CJS peaked in FY2009 at $76.782 billion if emergency supplemental appropriations from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) are included. (If ARRA funding is not considered, appropriations peaked in FY2010 at $69.146 billion.) ARRA provided a substantial increase in appropriations for FY2009. The $15.992 billion Congress appropriated for CJS under ARRA added approximately 25% to the amount Congress provided for CJS through regular appropriations that year.

Nominal appropriations for CJS decreased from FY2010 to FY2013, but they have increased in each subsequent fiscal year. If not for sequestration,9 which cut nearly $4 billion out of the total amount Congress appropriated for CJS for FY2013, funding for CJS would have held steady at approximately $61 billion between FY2011 and FY2015. CJS appropriations increased by approximately $4 billion in FY2016, largely due to Congress increasing the discretionary budget cap when it passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-74), which the President then signed. CJS appropriations increased marginally in FY2017 ($361 million, or 0.1%).

Figure 1. Nominal and Inflation-Adjusted Appropriations for CJS, FY2008-FY2017

Appropriations in billions of dollars

Sources: FY2008-enacted amounts were taken from the House Committee on Appropriations' Committee Print on the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 111-8), Division B; FY2009-enacted amounts were taken from H.Rept. 111-149; FY2010-enacted amounts were taken from S.Rept. 111-229; FY2011-enacted amounts were taken from H.Rept. 112-169; FY2012-enacted amounts were taken from H.Rept. 112-463; FY2013 post-sequestration amounts were provided by the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and each of the respective related agencies; FY2014-enacted amounts were taken from the joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 113-76, printed in the January 15, 2014, Congressional Record (pp. H507-H532); FY2015-enacted amounts were taken from the joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 113-235, printed in the December 11, 2014, Congressional Record (pp. H9342-H9363); FY2016-enacted amounts were taken from the joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 114-113, printed in the December 17, 2015, Congressional Record (pp. H9732-H9759); and FY2017-enacted amounts were taken from the joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 115-31, printed in the May 3, 2017, Congressional Record (pp. H3365-H3390).

Notes: Inflation-adjusted appropriations are presented in FY2017 dollars. Appropriations were adjusted using the Gross Domestic Product (Chained) Price Index presented in Table 10.1 of the Historical Tables in the President's FY2018 budget submission. The amounts do not include rescissions of unobligated balances or scorekeeping credits (e.g., the balance on the Crime Victims Fund). The amounts include any rescissions of current-year budget authority.

Figure 2 shows total appropriations for CJS for FY2008-FY2017 by major component (i.e., the Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, and the NSF). Increases in CJS appropriations in FY2009 (not including ARRA funding) and FY2010 largely resulted from Congress appropriating more funding for the Department of Commerce in support of the 2010 decennial census, though there were small increases during that same time in funding for DOJ, NASA, and NSF.

Although decreased appropriations for the Department of Commerce mostly explain the overall decrease in CJS appropriations from FY2010 to FY2013 (a 47.4% reduction), cuts in funding for DOJ (-8.7%) and NASA (-9.8%) also contributed. Appropriations for NSF held relatively steady from FY2010 to FY2013.

Figure 2. Nominal Total CJS Appropriations, by Major Component, FY2008-FY2017

Appropriations in billions of dollars

Sources: FY2008-enacted amounts were taken from the House Committee on Appropriations' Committee Print on the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 111-8), Division B; FY2009-enacted amounts were taken from H.Rept. 111-149; FY2010-enacted amounts were taken from S.Rept. 111-229; FY2011-enacted amounts were taken from H.Rept. 112-169; FY2012-enacted amounts were taken from H.Rept. 112-463; FY2013 post-sequestration amounts were provided by the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and each of the respective related agencies; FY2014-enacted amounts were taken from the joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 113-76, printed in the January 15, 2014, Congressional Record (pp. H507-H532); FY2015-enacted amounts were taken from the joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 113-235, printed in the December 11, 2014, Congressional Record (pp. H9342-H9363); FY2016-enacted amounts were taken from the joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 114-113, printed in the December 17, 2015, Congressional Record (pp. H9732-H9759); and FY2017-enacted amounts were taken from the joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 115-31, printed in the May 3, 2017, Congressional Record (pp. H3365-H3390).

Notes: The amounts do not include rescissions of unobligated balances or scorekeeping credits (e.g., the balance on the Crime Victims Fund). The amounts include any rescissions of current-year budget authority.

Table 2. Appropriations for CJS Agencies, by Account, FY2008-FY2017

Budget authority in millions of dollars

Bureau or Agency

FY2008

FY2009

FY2010

FY2011

FY2012

FY2013a

FY2014

FY2015

FY2016

FY2017

Department of Commerce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Trade Administration

$405.2

$420.4

$446.8

$440.7

$455.6

$438.5

$460.6

$462.0

$483.0

$483.0

Bureau of Industry and Security

72.9

83.7

100.3

100.1

101.0

93.6

101.5

102.5

112.5

112.5

Economic Development Administration

779.9b

312.8

347.0

283.4

457.5

218.3

246.5

250.0

261.0

276.0

Minority Business Development Agency

28.6

29.8

31.5

30.3

30.3

27.5

28.0

30.0

32.0

34.0

Economic and Statistical Analysis

81.1

90.6

97.2

97.1

96.0

93.3

99.0

100.0

109.0

107.3

Census Bureau

1,440.2

3,139.9

7,324.7

1,149.7

888.3

840.6

945.0

1,088.0

1,370.0

1,470.0

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

36.3

39.2

40.0

41.6

45.6

42.7

46.0

38.2

39.5

32.0

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

1,915.5

2,010.1

2,016.0

2,090.0

2,706.3

2,783.7

3,024.0

3,458.0

3,272.0

3,230.0

Offsetting Fee Receipts (USPTO)

-1,915.5

-2,087.0

-1,887.0

-2,090.0

-2,706.3

-2,933.2

-3,024.0

-3,458.0

-3,272.0

-3,230.0

National Institute of Standards and Technology

755.8

819.0

856.6

750.1

750.8

769.3

850.0

863.9

964.0

952.0

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

3,988.5

4,365.2

4,788.5

4,588.0

4,893.7

5,050.7

5,314.6

5,441.0

5,765.6

5,675.4

Departmental Management

70.0

83.8

107.5

99.8

88.9

84.6

89.5

91.1

109.1

94.7

Commerce Subtotal

7,658.5

9,307.5

14,269.2

7,580.9

7,807.7

7,509.6

8,180.6

8,466.7

9,245.6

9,237.0

Department of Justice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Administration

1,798.8

2,067.8

2,285.8

2,208.1

2,227.9

503.5

533.2

435.6

659.0

676.7

General Administration

(257.6)

(370.8)

(456.9)

(312.2)

(262.1)

(135.7)

(135.8)

(137.3)

(142.5)

(145.1)

Administrative Review & Appeals

(240.6)

(266.0)

(298.8)

(296.1)

(301.0)

(287.9)

(311.0)

(347.1)

(422.8)

Executive Office for Immigration Review

(436.0)

Detention Trusteec

(1,225.9)

(1,355.3)

(1,445.7)

(1,515.6)

(1,580.6)

Office of the Inspector General

(74.8)

(75.7)

(84.4)

(84.2)

(84.2)

(80.0)

(86.4)

(88.6)

(93.7)

(95.6)

U.S. Parole Commission

11.5

12.6

12.9

12.8

12.8

11.9

12.6

13.3

13.3

13.3

Legal Activities

2,724.1

2,918.2

3,108.3

3,177.3

3,187.2

2,989.5

3,180.8

3,220.2

3,314.6

3,353.8

General legal activities

(747.2)

(805.7)

(889.0)

(863.4)

(863.4)

(819.3)

(867.0)

(885.0)

(893.0)

(897.5)

United States Attorneys

(1,759.8)

(1,851.3)

(1,943.2)

(1,930.1)

(1,960.0)

(1,830.3)

(1,944.0)

(1,960.0)

(2,000.0)

(2,035.0)

Otherd

(217.1)

(261.2)

(276.1)

(383.8)

(363.8)

(340.0)

(369.8)

(375.2)

(421.6)

(421.3)

U.S. Marshals Service

895.1

964.0

1,190.0

1,140.1

1,189.0

2,655.6

2,727.8

1,700.1e

2,700.0

2,713.5

National Security Division

73.4

85.2

87.9

87.8

87.0

83.8

91.8

93.0

95.0

96.0

Interagency Law Enforcement

497.9

515.0

549.6

527.5

527.5

484.4

514.0

507.2

512.0

517.0

Federal Bureau of Investigation

6,763.8

7,336.2

7,922.5

7,926.3

8,118.0

7,558.8

8,343.3

8,436.6

8,798.8

9,006.4

Drug Enforcement Administration

1,887.4

1,959.1

2,053.4

2,015.6

2,035.0

1,907.3

2,018.0

2,033.3

2,080.0

2,103.0

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives

1,011.6

1,068.2

1,158.3

1,112.5

1,152.0

1,071.6

1,179.0

1,201.0

1,240.0

1,258.6

Federal Prison System

5,612.6

6,178.9

6,208.1

6,384.1

6,644.0

6,447.2

6,861.7

6,923.7

7,481.2

7,141.5

Office of Violence Against Women (OVW)

400.0

415.0

418.5

417.7

412.5

387.9

417.0

430.0

101.0f

155.5g

Office of Justice Programs (OJP)

1,694.8

2,066.6

2,283.5

1,697.9

1,616.3

1,518.5

1,643.3

1,690.8

1,883.0

1,705.8

Research, Evaluation, and Statistics

(196.2)

(220.0)

(235.0)

(234.5)

(113.0)

(119.1)

(120.0)

(111.0)

(116.0)

(89.0)

State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

(1,008.1)

(1,328.5)

(1,534.8)

(1,117.8)

(1,162.5)

(1,060.5)

(1,171.5)

(1,241.0)

(1,408.5)

(1,280.5)h

Weed and Seed

(32.1)

(25.0)

(20.0)

Juvenile Justice Programs

(383.5)

(374.0)

(423.6)

(275.4)

(262.5)

(261.0)

(254.5)

(251.5)

(270.2)

(247.0)

Public Safety Officers Benefits

(74.8)

(119.1)

(70.1)

(70.1)

(78.3)

(77.9)

(97.3)

(87.3)

(88.3)

(89.3)

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

857.2

550.5

791.6

494.9

198.5

209.7

214.0

208.0

212.0

221.5

OVW, OJP, and COPS Salaries and Expenses

195.0

213.4

186.6

DOJ Subtotal

23,958.3

26,332.3

28,283.7

27,389.2

27,407.7

25,829.7

27,736.6

27,030.2

29,089.8

28,962.5

Science Agencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office of Science and Technology Policy

5.2

5.3

7.0

6.6

4.5

5.5

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

17,401.9

17,782.4

18,724.3

18,448.0

17,800.0

16,879.5

17,646.5

18,010.2

19,285.0

19,762.3i

National Science Foundation

6,127.5

6,490.4

6,926.5

6,859.9

7,033.1

6,884.1

7,171.9

7,344.2

7,463.5

7,472.2

Science Agencies Subtotal

23,534.6

24,278.1

25,657.8

25,314.5

24,837.6

23,769.2

24,824.0

25,360.0

26,754.0

27,240.1

Related Agencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commission on Civil Rights

8.5

8.8

9.4

9.4

9.2

8.7

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.2

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

329.3

343.9

367.3

366.6

360.0

344.2

364.0

364.5

364.5

364.5

International Trade Commission

68.4

75.1

81.9

81.7

80.0

78.9

83.0

84.5

88.5

91.5

Legal Services Corporation

350.5

390.0

420.0

404.2

348.0

340.9

365.0

375.0

385.0

385.0

Marine Mammal Commission

2.8

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

U.S. Trade Representative

44.1

47.3

47.8

47.7

51.3

47.6

52.6

54.3

54.5

62.0

State Justice Institute

3.8

4.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

Related Agencies Subtotal

807.4

872.4

934.8

917.9

856.6

827.9

881.8

895.9

910.3

920.8

Total Appropriation

55,958.7

60,790.3

69,145.5

61,202.5

60,909.6

57,936.4

61,622.9

61,752.7

65,999.7

66,360.3

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

15,922.0j

Rescission of Unobligated Balances

901.8

610.6

2,559.7k

2,416.0

905.9

881.6

219.3

679.6

878.7

1,142.3

Sources: FY2008-enacted amounts were taken from the House Committee on Appropriations' Committee Print on the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 111-8), Division B; FY2009-enacted amounts were taken from H.Rept. 111-149; FY2010-enacted amounts were taken from S.Rept. 111-229; FY2011-enacted amounts were taken from H.Rept. 112-169; FY2012-enacted amounts were taken from H.Rept. 112-463; FY2013 post-sequestration amounts were provided by the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and each of the respective related agencies; FY2014-enacted amounts were taken from the joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 113-76, printed in the January 15, 2014, Congressional Record (pp. H507-H532); FY2015-enacted amounts were taken from the joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 113-235, printed in the December 11, 2014, Congressional Record (pp. H9342-H9363); FY2016-enacted amounts were taken from the joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 114-113, printed in the December 17, 2015, Congressional Record (pp. H9732-H9759); and FY2017-enacted amounts were taken from the joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 115-31, printed in the May 3, 2017, Congressional Record (pp. H3365-H3390).

Notes: Amounts may not add to totals due to rounding. Amounts include all supplemental appropriations, except that the FY2009 amounts do not include appropriations pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (P.L. 111-5). Amounts also include all rescission of current-year budget authority, but they do not include rescissions of a prior year's unobligated balances. In addition, in FY2008, the CJS appropriations acts included several "related agencies" (e.g., the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Small Business Administration) that are no longer funded through the CJS appropriations act. To make the total appropriation for each fiscal year as comparable as possible, the total appropriation only includes appropriations for the "related agencies" that are currently in the CJS appropriations act. Amounts in parenthesis are subaccounts.

a. FY2013 appropriations include sequestration.

b. For FY2008, the Economic Development Administration received $100.0 million in supplemental funding under P.L. 110-252 and $400.0 million in supplemental funding under P.L. 110-329.

c. Under the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (P.L. 113-6), Congress eliminated funding for the Office of the Federal Detention Trustee account and instead provided funding for a Federal Prisoner Detention account under the U.S. Marshals Service. Funding under this account covers the costs associated with the care of federal detainees.

d. "Other" includes subaccounts for the Antitrust Division, Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund, U.S. Trustee System Fund, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, Fees and Expenses of Witnesses, Community Relations Service, and the Asset Forfeiture Fund.

e. This amount does not include a required transfer of $1.1 billion in unobligated balances from the Assets Forfeiture Fund to the U.S. Marshals Federal Prisoner Detention account.

f. This amount does not include the $379 million transfer from the Crime Victims Fund to the Office on Violence Against Women per P.L. 114-113.

g. This amount does not include a $326 million transfer from the Crime Victims Fund to the Office on Violence Against Women per P.L. 115-31.

h. This amount includes $7 million that was appropriated pursuant to the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114-254) for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to reimburse overtime costs associated with providing security for President-elect Donald Trump that was extended until the end of FY2017 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31). This amount also includes $15 million that was appropriated for the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance program pursuant to Section 542 of Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31).

i. This amount includes $109 million in emergency funding for repairing NASA-owned facilities that were damaged by natural disasters appropriated pursuant to Section 540 of Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31).

j. A total of $15.922 billion was included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5) for CJS accounts. This included $150.0 million for the Economic Development Administration; $1.0 billion for the Census Bureau; $5.4 billion for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; $580.0 million for the National Institute of Standards and Technology; $830.0 million for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; $6.0 million for the Department of Commerce's Office of the Inspector General; $2.0 million for the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General; $225.0 million for the Office on Violence Against Women; $2.765 billion for the State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance account (of which $10.0 million was transferred to the ATF); $1.0 billion for the Community Oriented Policing Services Office; $10.0 million for the OVW, OJP, and COPS Salaries and Expenses; $1.002 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and $3.002 billion for the National Science Foundation.

k. This amount includes $531.2 million in rescissions of unobligated balances included in P.L. 111-117; $111.5 million in rescissions of unobligated balances included in P.L. 111-212; $129.0 million in rescissions of unobligated balances included in P.L. 111-224; and $1.788 billion in rescissions of unobligated balance included in P.L. 112-6.

Author Contact Information

[author name scrubbed], Analyst in Crime Policy ([email address scrubbed], [phone number scrubbed])

Key Policy Staff

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Department of Justice

[author name scrubbed]

[phone number scrubbed]

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Department of Commerce

[author name scrubbed]

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OJP, COPS, BOP, U.S. Marshals

[author name scrubbed]

[phone number scrubbed]

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ATF

[author name scrubbed]

[phone number scrubbed]

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Juvenile Justice, U.S. Attorneys

Kristin M. Finklea

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

DEA, OVW, FBI

[author name scrubbed]

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Trade-related agencies: ITA, ITC, and USTR

[author name scrubbed]

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BIS

[author name scrubbed]

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

EDA, MBDA

[author name scrubbed]

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Telecommunications, NTIA

Laurie Harris

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Census Bureau, ESA

[author name scrubbed]

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

[author name scrubbed]

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

NIST

John F. Sargent

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Office of Science and Technology Policy

John F. Sargent

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

NOAA

[author name scrubbed]

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

NASA

[author name scrubbed]

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

NSF

Laurie Harris

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Legal Services Corporation

[author name scrubbed]

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Footnotes

1.

Note that the science agencies funded in the CJS bill are not the only federal science agencies.

2.

U.S. Department of Commerce, "About Commerce," at http://www.commerce.gov/about-department-commerce.

3.

U.S. Department of Justice, "About DOJ," at http://www.justice.gov/about/about.html.

4.

National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-282).

5.

Executive Order 12881 established the National Science and Technology Council.

6.

Executive Order 13539 established the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

7.

National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (P.L. 85-568).

8.

The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (P.L. 81-507).

9.

For more information on sequestration, see CRS Report R44874, The Budget Control Act: Frequently Asked Questions, by [author name scrubbed] and [author name scrubbed].