Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies:
January 19, 2022
Overview of FY2022 Appropriations
Carol Hardy Vincent
The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill contains funding for about
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three dozen agencies and entities. They include most of the Department of the Interior (DOI), as
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well as agencies within other departments, such as the Forest Service within the Department of

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

agencies, and other organizations and entities. Issues for Congress include determining the
amount, terms, and conditions of funding for agencies and programs.
As of the date of this report, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies are receiving appropriations under a short-term
continuing resolution (CR) because FY2022 appropriations were not enacted at the start of the fiscal year on October 1, 2021.
Division A of P.L. 117-43, as amended by Division A of P.L. 117-70, generally extended appropriations at the FY2021 levels
through February 18, 2022. Three exceptions pertained to the National Park Service (for heritage partnership programs),
Land and Water Conservation Fund allocations, and the Indian Health Service.
For FY2022, President Biden requested $46.17 billion for all agencies and entities funded in the Interior bill. This total
included $43.72 billion in regular appropriations and $2.45 billion for certain wildfire suppression activities under an
adjustment to the discretionary spending limit for FY2022. The President’s FY2022 request also contained $7.68 billion in
advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service, with the funding becoming available for obligation in FY2023.
Including these advance appropriations, the President’s total request was $53.85 billion. The $46.17 billion request was
broken out unevenly across the three major funding titles in the Interior bill and among agencies and entities within each title,
as is typically the case. For 11 major DOI agencies and entities in Title I of the bill, the request was $16.28 billion, or 35.3%
of the request. For EPA, funded in Title II of the bill, the request was $11.23 billion, or 24.3% of the total. For roughly two
dozen agencies and other entities for which the President sought funding in Title III of the bill, the request was $18.66 billion,
or 40.4% of the total.
On July 29, 2021, the House passed H.R. 4502, containing FY2022 appropriations of $45.91 billion in Division E for
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. This total included $43.46 billion in regular appropriations and $2.45 billion as
requested by President Biden for wildfire suppression under an adjustment to the discretionary spending cap. Of the $45.91
billion, the 11 major DOI agencies in Title I would receive $16.02 billion, or 34.9% of the total; EPA would receive $11.35
billion, or 24.7% of the total; and agencies and other entities in Title III would receive $18.55 billion, or 40.4% of the total.
The House-passed bill did not include advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service.
On October 18, 2021, the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations released a Senate Committee Majority Draft
(SCMD) bill and draft explanatory text with $44.70 billion for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for FY2022. This
total included $42.25 billion in regular appropriations and $2.45 billion as requested by the President for wildfire suppression
under the cap adjustment. The SCMD contained an additional $6.59 billion in advance appropriations for the Indian Health
Service beginning in FY2023. On October 20, 2021, S. 3034 was introduced reflecting the SCMD text; no further action has
been taken on this measure. Of the $44.70 billion, DOI agencies would receive $15.72 billion, or 35.2% of the total; EPA
would receive $10.54 billion, or 23.6%; and agencies and other entities (in Title III) would receive $17.99 billion, or 40.2%
of the total. The draft also contained $0.45 billion (1.0% of the total) in a new Title IV, for infrastructure projects.
As was the case for the FY2021 enacted appropriations, the appropriations for five agencies in the FY2022 President’s
request, House-passed bill, and SCMD constituted nearly three-quarters of the total. These agencies are EPA, Forest Service,
Indian Health Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The House-passed total of $45.91 billion for FY2022 would be $1.21 billion more than the SCMD total of $44.70 billion for
FY2022, $253.8 million less than the President’s FY2022 request of $46.17 billion, and $7.39 billion over FY2021 enacted
appropriations of $38.52 billion.
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Figure 1.Appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, by Major Title,
FY2021-FY2022

Source: Prepared by the Congressional Research Service with data from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
Notes: SCMD = Senate Committee Majority Draft. The FY2021 enacted appropriation was contained in P.L. 116-260, Division G.
The FY2022 request excludes $7.68 bil ion in advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service, which would become available
for obligation in FY2023. House-passed appropriations for FY2022 were contained in H.R. 4502, Division E. SCMD appropriations
for FY2022 were released by the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations on October 18, 2021, and introduced in the
Senate on October 20, 2021, as S. 3034. The SCMD total shown excludes $6.59 bil ion in advance appropriations for the Indian
Health Service, which would become available for obligation in FY2023.

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Introduction
This report focuses on FY2022 discretionary appropriations for Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies.1 Issues for Congress include determining the amount of funding for agencies
and programs in the bill and the terms and conditions of such funding.
This report first presents a short overview of FY2022 legislative action. It next provides an
overview of the agencies and other entities funded in the Interior bill. It then describes the
FY2022 regular appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies requested by
President Biden, passed by the House, and contained in a draft released by the chair of the Senate
Appropriations Committee.2 (Hereinafter, this Senate Committee Majority Draft generally is
referred to as the SCMD.) Subsequently, the report briefly compares the FY2022 appropriations
passed by the House with FY2022 appropriations in the SCMD, FY2022 appropriations requested
by President Biden, and FY2021 enacted appropriations.3 Finally, it provides a table showing
each agency’s regular appropriations enacted for FY2021, requested by the President for FY2022,
passed by the House for FY2022, and contained in the SCMD for FY2022.
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
congressional consideration. Further, appropriations laws provide funds for numerous accounts,
activities, and sub-activities, and their accompanying explanatory statements provide additional
directives and other important information. This report does not provide in-depth information at
the agency, account, and subaccount levels, nor does it generally detail budgetary reorganizations
or legislative changes enacted in law or proposed for FY2022. For information on a particular
agency or on individual accounts, programs, or activities administered by a particular agency, see
the Congressional Research Service (CRS) products footnoted throughout this report or contact
the key policy staff listed at the end of this report.4 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
CRS website.5

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
mandatory appropriations under various authorizing statutes. This report does not address mandatory appropriations.
For information on mandatory appropriations of the four main federal land management agencies—Bureau of Land
Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and National Park Service—see CRS Report R45994, Federal
Land Management Agencies’ Mandatory Appropriations Accounts, coordinated by Carol Hardy Vincent.
2 This report does not reflect supplemental appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, such as
those enacted for FY2022 in Division B of P.L. 117-43, the Extending Government Funding and Delivering
Emergency Assistance Act, or in Division J of P.L. 117-58, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
3 Regular appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for FY2021 were included in Division G of
P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
4 Referenced CRS products on appropriations for agencies and programs reflect the most recent available.
5 The “Interior & Environment Appropriations” subissue page is on the CRS website at https://www.crs.gov/iap/
appropriations.
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Overview of FY2022 Legislative Action
As of the date of this report, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies are receiving
appropriations under a short-term continuing resolution (CR),6 because FY2022 appropriations
were not enacted at the start of the fiscal year on October 1, 2021. The CR generally extended
appropriations at the FY2021 levels through February 18, 2022. However, it contained three
specific provisions for agencies funded in the Interior bill. These provisions related to National
Park Service funding for heritage partnership programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund
allocations, and additional funding for the Indian Health Service.7
For FY2022, President Biden requested $46.17 billion for 35 agencies and entities funded in the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.8 This total included $43.72
billion in regular appropriations and $2.45 billion for certain wildfire suppression activities under
an adjustment to discretionary spending limits for FY2022. Under law, an adjustment can be
made to discretionary spending limits to accommodate enacted funding for wildfire suppression.9
The President’s FY2022 request also included $7.68 billion in advance appropriations for the
Indian Health Service, with the funding becoming available for obligation in FY2023.10 Including
these advance appropriations, the President’s total request was $53.85 billion. This report
generally focuses on the $46.17 billion total in requested funding that would become available in
FY2022.
On July 6, 2021, the House Appropriations Committee reported H.R. 4372 (accompanied by
H.Rept. 117-83). H.R. 4372 contained $45.92 billion for Interior, Environment, and Related
Agencies, composed of $43.47 billion in regular appropriations and $2.45 billion for wildfire
suppression under the discretionary cap adjustment as requested by the President. The House
committee-reported bill did not include advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service as
had been requested by the President.
Subsequently, on July 29, 2021, the House passed H.R. 4502, containing FY2022 appropriations
of $45.91 billion in Division E for agencies in the Interior bill. This total included $43.46 billion
in regular appropriations and $2.45 billion as requested by President Biden for wildfire

6 Division A of P.L. 117-43 provided continuing appropriations through December 3, 2021. Divisions A of P.L. 117-70
extended continuing appropriations through February 18, 2022.
7 For information on these three provisions, as well as the terms and conditions of the FY2022 CR generally, see CRS
Report R46953, Overview of Continuing Appropriations for FY2022 (P.L. 117-43), coordinated by Kevin P. McNellis.
Note that the discussion in that CRS report reflects the Indian Health Service provision as enacted in P.L. 117-43; the
provision was amended by P.L. 117-70.
8 Agency and bill totals in this report generally reflect rescissions.
9 This authority is contained in Division O of P.L. 115-141, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018. The 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 Limits, 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 Limits, by
Megan S. Lynch, especially the “Wildfire Suppression” section. For a discussion of the cap adjustment for wildfire
suppression, see CRS In Focus IF11978, Funding for Wildfire Management: FY2022 Appropriations for Forest Service
and the Department of the Interior, by Katie Hoover, and CRS Report R46583, Federal Wildfire Management: Ten-
Year Funding Trends and Issues (FY2011-FY2020), by Katie Hoover.
10 For an overview of issues related to potential advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service, see CRS Report
R46265, Advance Appropriations for the Indian Health Service: Issues and Options for Congress, by Elayne J. Heisler
and Kate P. McClanahan.
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suppression under the cap adjustment. The House-passed bill did not include advance
appropriations for the Indian Health Service.
On October 18, 2021, the Senate Appropriations Committee chair released the Senate Committee
Majority Draft (SCMD) bill and draft explanatory statement, with $44.70 billion for Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies. This total included $42.25 billion in regular appropriations
and $2.45 billion as requested by the President for wildfire suppression under the cap adjustment.
The SCMD contained an additional $6.59 billion in advance appropriations for the Indian Health
Service beginning in FY2023. On October 20, 2021, S. 3034 was introduced reflecting the SCMD
text; no further action has been taken.11
Overview of Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies
The annual Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill includes funding and
other provisions for agencies and programs in three federal departments and for numerous related
agencies. The Interior bill typically contains three primary appropriations titles and a fourth title
with general provisions. Title I provides funding for most Department of the Interior (DOI)
agencies,12 many of which manage land and other natural resource or regulatory programs. Title I
also typically includes general provisions related to DOI agencies. Title II contains appropriations
and administrative provisions for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Title III, Related
Agencies, generally funds about two dozen other entities, including the Forest Service in the
Department of Agriculture; the Indian 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 contains administrative provisions for some agencies
funded therein. Title IV, General Provisions, typically contains additional guidance and direction
for agencies in the bill. Selected major agencies in the Interior bill are briefly described below.
Title I. Department of the Interior13
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
trust responsibilities and other commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affiliated
island communities.14 There are nine major DOI agencies and two other broad accounts funded in
the Interior bill that carry out this mission. Hereinafter, these 11 entities are referred to
collectively as the DOI agencies. The DOI agencies and their functions funded in the Interior bill
include the following:

11 No further action has been taken on S. 3034. Because the draft explanatory statement is based on the draft bill text,
this report generally refers to the Senate Committee Majority Draft (SCMD) rather than S. 3034.
12 The exceptions are the Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Project, which receive appropriations through
Energy and Water Development appropriations laws. For information on FY2022 appropriations for these entities, see
CRS Report R46857, Energy and Water Development: FY2022 Appropriations, by Mark Holt and Corrie E. Clark and
CRS In Focus IF11855, Bureau of Reclamation: FY2022 Appropriations, by Charles V. Stern.
13 For additional background on the Department of the Interior (DOI) and its agencies, see CRS Report R45480, U.S.
Department of the Interior: An Overview, by Mark K. DeSantis.
14 This statement is taken from the DOI website at https://www.doi.gov/about.
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 The Bureau of Land Management administers about 244 million acres of federal
public land, mostly in the West, for diverse uses such as energy and mineral
development, livestock grazing, recreation, and preservation. The agency also
administers approximately 710 million acres of federal onshore subsurface
mineral estate throughout the nation and supervises the mineral operations on
about 60 million acres of Indian trust lands.15
 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administers 89 million acres of federal land
within the National Wildlife Refuge System and other areas,16 including 77
million acres in Alaska. It also manages several large marine refuges and marine
national monuments, sometimes jointly with other federal agencies. In addition,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, together with the National Marine Fisheries
Service (Department of Commerce), is responsible for implementing the
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. §§1531 et seq.); promoting wildlife habitat;
enforcing federal wildlife laws; supporting wildlife and ecosystem science;
conserving migratory birds; administering grants to aid state fish and wildlife
programs; and coordinating with state, international, and other federal agencies
on fish and wildlife issues.17
 The National Park Service administers 80 million acres of federal land within the
National Park System, including 423 separate units in the 50 states, District of
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
resources and to provide for their enjoyment by the public. The agency also
supports and promotes some resource conservation activities outside the National
Park System through grant and technical assistance programs and cooperation
with partners.18
 The U.S. Geological Survey is a science agency that provides physical and
biological information related to geological resources; natural hazards; climate
and land use change; and energy, mineral, water, and biological sciences and
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
on the quantity and quality of the nation’s water resources (e.g., streamgaging).19
 The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management manages development of the nation’s
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

15 For an overview of FY2022 appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management, see CRS In Focus IF11890, Bureau
of Land Management: FY2022 Appropriations, by Carol Hardy Vincent.
16 This is the acreage over which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has primary jurisdiction in the United States and
the territories. The figure excludes acreage in marine national monuments over which the agency also has jurisdiction.
17 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. For an overview of FY2022 appropriations for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, see CRS In Focus IF11925, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: FY2022 Appropriations, by R. Eliot Crafton.
18 For a discussion of the different types of national park units and an overview of their management, see CRS Report
R41816, National Park System: What Do the Different Park Titles Signify?, by Laura B. Comay. For an overview of
FY2022 appropriations for the National Park Service, see CRS In Focus IF11928, National Park Service: FY2022
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.
19 For an overview of FY2022 appropriations for the U.S. Geological Survey, see CRS In Focus IF11850, The U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS): FY2022 Budget Request and Background, by Anna E. Normand.
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approximately 2.5 billion acres located beyond state waters, much in the Alaska
region (more than 1 billion acres) but also off all coastal states.20
 The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement provides regulatory and
safety oversight for resource development in the outer continental shelf. Among
its responsibilities are oil and gas permitting, facility inspections, environmental
compliance, and oil spill response planning.21
 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.22
 Indian Affairs agencies provide and fund a variety of services to American
Indians and Alaska Natives.23 Two agencies take the lead in federal dealings with
tribes. The Bureau of Indian Education funds an elementary and secondary
school system, institutions of higher education, and other educational programs.24
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is responsible for programs that include government
operations, courts, law enforcement, fire protection, social programs, roads,
economic development, employment assistance, housing repair, irrigation, dams,
Indian rights protection, implementation of land and water settlements, and
management of trust assets (real estate and natural resources).25
 Departmental Offices cover diverse offices and programs. In FY2021, they
included the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Insular Affairs, Office of the
Solicitor, and Office of Inspector General.26
 Department-Wide Programs cover varied programs and entities. In FY2021, they
included DOI Wildland Fire Management,27 the Central Hazardous Materials

20 For a discussion of state and federal waters, see CRS Report RL33404, Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Legal
Framework, by Adam Vann. For an overview of FY2022 appropriations for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
see CRS In Focus IF11933, Offshore Energy Agency Appropriations, FY2022, by Laura B. Comay.
21 For an overview of FY2022 appropriations for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, see CRS In
Focus IF11933, Offshore Energy Agency Appropriations, FY2022, by Laura B. Comay.
22 For additional information on the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, see CRS Report R46266,
The Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: Reauthorization Issues in the 116th Congress, by Lance N. Larson, and CRS
Report R46610, Reclamation of Coal Mining Operations: Select Issues and Legislation, by Lance N. Larson.
23 This description reflects appropriations enacted for “Indian Affairs” for FY2021, requested by the President for
FY2022, passed by the House for FY2022, and contained in the SCMD for FY2022. Indian Affairs funding in all these
measures/proposals included monies for two separate agencies—the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian
Education. All except the President’s request also included funding for the Office of the Special Trustee for American
Indians. The President’s FY2022 request instead sought funding for the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration in
anticipation of the termination of the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. For additional information,
see DOI, Budget Justifications and Performance Information, Fiscal Year 2022, Bureau of Trust Funds Administration,
at https://www.doi.gov/budget/appropriations/2022.
24 For a discussion of Indian education programs, see CRS Report RL34205, Indian Elementary-Secondary Education:
Programs, Background, and Issues, by Cassandria Dortch; and CRS In Focus IF10554, Postsecondary Education of
Native Americans, by Cassandria Dortch.
25 For an overview of FY2022 appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, see CRS In Focus IF11899, The Bureau
of Indian Affairs: FY2022 Appropriations, by Tana Fitzpatrick.
26 An overview of the responsibilities of these entities is on the DOI website at https://www.doi.gov/bureaus/offices.
FY2022 appropriations requested by the President and passed by the House also included funding for these entities
under “Departmental Offices.”
27 For an overview of FY2022 appropriations for wildland fire management, see CRS In Focus IF11978, Funding for
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Fund, the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund, the Working Capital
Fund, and the Office of Natural Resources Revenue.28
Title II. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA has no organic statute establishing an overall 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.29
Title III. Related Agencies
In FY2021, Title III of the Interior bill funded two dozen agencies, organizations, and other
entities, which are collectively referred to as the “Related Agencies.” Among the Related
Agencies funded in the Interior bill, roughly 95% of the funding is typically provided to the
following:
 The Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture manages 193 million acres
of federal land within the National Forest System—consisting of national forests,
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
states, tribes, and private forest landowners and conducts research on sustaining
forest resources for future generations.30

Wildfire Management: FY2022 Appropriations for Forest Service and the Department of the Interior, by Katie Hoover.
For an overview of wildland fire management appropriations in recent years, see CRS Report R46583, Federal Wildfire
Management: Ten-Year Funding Trends and Issues (FY2011-FY2020), by Katie Hoover.
28 Descriptions of these programs are contained on the DOI website as follows. For DOI wildland fire management, see
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 DOI Budget Justifications and
Performance Information, Fiscal Year 2022, Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program, at
https://www.doi.gov/budget/appropriations/2022. For the Working Capital Fund, see DOI, Budget Justifications and
Performance Information, Fiscal Year 2022, Office of the Secretary, Department-Wide Programs, pp. OS-15-OS-16, at
https://www.doi.gov/budget/appropriations/2022. For the Office of Natural Resources Revenue, see
https://www.onrr.gov/. For FY2022, the President’s request, House-passed bill, and SCMD also included
appropriations for an Energy Community Revitalization Program. Further, the President’s request sought funding
through this account for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program. For information on these two programs, see DOI,
Budget Justifications and Performance Information, Fiscal Year 2022, Office of the Secretary, Department-Wide
Programs.
29 For a detailed compendium of environmental laws administered by EPA, see CRS Report RL30798, Environmental
Laws: Summaries of Major Statutes Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, coordinated by David M.
Bearden. For an overview of FY2021 appropriations for EPA, see CRS In Focus IF11563, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency FY2021 Appropriations, by Robert Esworthy and David M. Bearden.
30 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 FY2022
appropriations for the Forest Service, see CRS In Focus IF11974, Forest Service: FY2022 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.
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 The Indian Health Service in the Department of Health and Human Services
provides medical and environmental health services for approximately 2.6
million American Indians and Alaska Natives. Health care is provided through a
system of more than 600 hospitals, clinics, and health stations on or near Indian
reservations. These facilities and programs are operated by the agency, tribes and
tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations.31
 The Smithsonian Institution is a museum and research complex consisting of 19
museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park (“National Zoo”), and
several research facilities throughout the United States and around the world.32
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.33
 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 all
arts disciplines. Since 1965, it has awarded more than 145,000 grants, which
have been distributed to all states. The National Endowment for the Humanities
generally 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
Challenge Grant program to stimulate and match private donations in support of
humanities institutions.34
FY2022 Appropriations
Components of President Biden’s Request
For FY2022, President Biden requested $46.17 billion for 35 agencies and entities funded in the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. This total included $43.72
billion in regular appropriations and $2.45 billion for certain wildfire suppression activities under
an adjustment to discretionary spending limits for FY2022. Budget authority designated for those
activities would cause the spending limits to be adjusted, making it effectively not subject to the
limits, as noted.35

31 Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Justification of Estimates for Appropriations
Committees, Fiscal Year 2022, p. CJ-1, at https://www.ihs.gov/BudgetFormulation/congressionaljustifications/. For
additional information on the agency, see CRS Report R43330, The Indian Health Service (IHS): An Overview, by
Elayne J. Heisler.
32 These statistics are from the Smithsonian Institution’s website at http://www.si.edu/About.
33 For an overview of the Smithsonian Institution, including potential costs of new museums and other issues for
Congress, see CRS Report R44370, Smithsonian Institution: Background, Issues for Congress, and Selected
Legislation, by R. Eric Petersen.
34 An overview of the National Endowment for the Arts is at https://www.arts.gov/about/facts-and-figures. An
overview of the National Endowment for the Humanities is at https://www.neh.gov/about.
35 President Biden’s request for a $2.45 billion discretionary cap adjustment for wildfire suppression included $2.12
billion for the Forest Service and $330.0 million for DOI.
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The President’s FY2022 request also included $7.68 billion in advance appropriations for the
Indian Health Service, with the funding becoming available for obligation in FY2023. According
to the Administration, “advance appropriations will ensure a predictable funding source for the
Indian health system, avoiding the negative consequences of funding delays under continuing
resolutions, and lapses in funding during government shutdowns.”36 Further, the Administration
asserted that planning stability resulting from advance appropriations “would reduce unnecessary
contract and administrative costs” and “alleviate concerns from potential recruits, especially
health care providers, about the stability of their employment.”37 Including the $7.68 billion in
advance appropriations, the President’s total request for the Indian Health Service was $15.89
billion and the request for all Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies was $53.85 billion.
The $46.17 billion request (excluding advance appropriations) is broken out unevenly across the
three major funding titles in the Interior bill and among agencies and entities within each title, as
is typically the case. For the 11 DOI agencies in Title I of the bill, the request was $16.28 billion,
or 35.3% of the request. For EPA, funded in Title II of the bill, the request was $11.23 billion, or
24.3% of the total. For about two dozen agencies and other entities for which the President sought
funding in Title III of the bill, the request was $18.66 billion, or 40.4% of the total.
Appropriations for agencies vary widely for reasons relating to the number, breadth, and
complexity of agency responsibilities; alternative sources of funding (e.g., mandatory
appropriations); and Administration and congressional priorities, among other factors. Thus,
although the FY2022 request covered 35 agencies, funding for a small 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 than half (60.3%) of the total
request. Further, nearly three-quarters (73.6%) of the request was for these three agencies and two
others, National Park Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs.
For DOI agencies, President Biden’s requests for FY2022 ranged from $184.8 million for the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to $3.50 billion for the National Park Service. The requests
for 7 of the 11 agencies exceeded $1 billion. More than a third (37.6%) of the $16.28 billion
requested for DOI agencies was for two agencies: the National Park Service ($3.50 billion) and
the Bureau of Indian Affairs ($2.62 billion).
For Related Agencies in Title III for which the President sought funding, the requested levels
exhibited more variation. They ranged from $1.0 million for the World War I Centennial
Commission to $8.41 billion for the Forest Service.38 The Indian Health Service, with a request of
$8.21 billion, and the Smithsonian Institution, with a request of $1.10 billion, were the only other
agencies in Title III for which the request was more than $1 billion. The next-largest request was
$201.0 million for the National Endowment for the Arts, followed by $183.5 million for the
National Gallery of Art and $177.6 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities. By
contrast, nine Title III entities for which the President requested funding would receive less than
$10 million each. Figure 2 identifies the share of President Biden’s FY2022 request for particular
agencies in the Interior bill.

36 Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Justification of Estimates for Appropriations
Committees, Fiscal Year 2022, p. CJ-288.
37 Ibid, p. CJ-288.
38As noted, the Forest Service request included $2.12 billion under a discretionary cap adjustment for wildfire
suppression.
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Figure 2. Components of President Biden’s FY2022 Request for
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
(in billions of dollars)

Source: Prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) with data from the House and Senate
Appropriations Committees.
Notes: The FY2022 “Indian Affairs” request reflects funds for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian
Education, and the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration. The FY2021 appropriations law did not appropriate
funds to the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration but rather to the Office of the Special Trustee for American
Indians. The amount shown for Indian Health Service excludes $7.68 bil ion in advance appropriations requested
by the President that would become available in FY2023. Agencies shown in shades of blue are in the
Department of the Interior, Title I of the bil . The Environmental Protection Agency, shown in teal, is in Title II
of the bil . Agencies shown in shades of olive-brown are Related Agencies, Title III of the bil . Figures may not
add to total shown due to rounding.
Components of House-Passed Bill
The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
(H.R. 4502, Division E), as passed by the House on July 29, 2021, contained $45.91 billion for
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. This total included $2.45 billion for wildfire
suppression under the cap adjustment.39
The House-passed bill did not include $7.68 billion in advance appropriations for the Indian
Health Service beginning in FY2023. In its earlier report on H.R. 4372, the House Committee on
Appropriations set out reasons for opposing the request for advance appropriations. These reasons
included that the Indian Health Service is not on “the list of accounts for which advance
appropriations can be made” and has not “commenced dialogue with the authorizing committees

39 The $2.45 billion passed by the House for FY2022 included $2.12 billion for the Forest Service and $330.0 million
for DOI.
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about this proposal.”40 Further, the House Committee on Appropriations expressed a need for
more information on the proposal, including on “policies and procedures that may need to be
changed in the event of advance appropriations.”41 The committee directed the Indian Health
Service to submit related information to the committee.
Of the $45.91 billion in the House-passed bill, DOI agencies in Title I would receive $16.02
billion, or 34.9% of the total. EPA, funded in Title II of the bill, would receive $11.35 billion, or
24.7% of the total. The House-passed bill would fund about two dozen agencies and other entities
through Title III, with $18.55 billion, or 40.4% of the bill total.
As in President Biden’s request, the FY2022 House-passed appropriations for five agencies
constituted nearly three-quarters of the $45.91 billion total. The appropriations for EPA, Forest
Service, Indian Health Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs totaled
$33.84 billion, or 73.7% of the total.
For DOI agencies, the amounts in the FY2022 House-passed bill ranged from $170.4 million for
the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to $3.47 billion for the National Park
Service. The House-passed amounts for 7 of the 11 DOI agencies exceeded $1 billion. For the
roughly two dozen Related Agencies in Title III, the amounts ranged from $1.0 million (for the
World War I Centennial Commission) to $8.35 billion (for the Forest Service).42 As under
President Biden’s request, the House would provide three Title III agencies with more than $1
billion; in addition to the Forest Service, these agencies included the Indian Health Service ($8.11
billion) and the Smithsonian Institution ($1.10 billion). The next-largest amounts in Title III were
$201.0 million for each of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for
the Humanities and $183.5 million for the National Gallery of Art. Other Title III agencies would
receive lower funding amounts, including less than $10 million for each of eight agencies.
Components of SCMD
The SCMD released by the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee on October 18, 2021,43
contained a total of $44.70 billion for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. This total
included $2.45 billion for wildfire suppression under the cap adjustment.44
The draft contained an additional $6.59 billion in advance appropriations for the Indian Health
Service beginning in FY2023. In its draft explanatory statement, the Senate Committee majority
expressed that “this budgetary change will enable IHS to continue to provide health services
without interruption or uncertainty, improving the quality of care and providing peace of mind for
patients and medical providers.”45

40 The budget resolution includes a limit on advance appropriations by amount and by specifying “Accounts Identified
for Advance Appropriations.” This list is printed in the Congressional Record, June 24, 2021, p. H3130. U.S. Congress,
House Committee on Appropriations, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Bill, 2022, report to H.R. 4372accompany, 117th Cong., 1st sess., H.Rept. 117-83, p. 123.
41 Ibid, p. 123.
42 The Forest Service appropriation included $2.12 billion under a discretionary cap adjustment for wildfire
suppression. The House-passed bill contained $0 for two entities funded in FY2021: the Dwight D. Eisenhower
Memorial Commission and the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children. The House-
passed bill also included $0 in new funding for the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation but $3.2 million for
the entity derived from unobligated balances of funding.
43 As noted, the SCMD subsequently was introduced in the Senate as S. 3034.
44 The $2.45 billion in the SCMD for FY2022 included $2.12 billion for the Forest Service and $330.0 million for DOI.
45 Senate Committee on Appropriations Majority Draft Explanatory Statement for the Department of the Interior,
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Of the $44.70 billion in the SCMD, DOI agencies in Title I would receive $15.72 billion, or
35.2% of the total. EPA, funded in Title II of the bill, would receive $10.54 billion, or 23.6% of
the total. The SCMD would fund about two dozen agencies and other entities through Title III,
with $17.99 billion, or 40.2% of the total. The draft also contained $0.45 billion (1% of the total)
in a new Title IV, for infrastructure projects.
As in each of the presidentially requested and House-passed appropriations for FY2022, the
SCMD would provide five agencies with nearly three-quarters of the total funding. The
appropriations for EPA, Forest Service, Indian Health Service, National Park Service, and Bureau
of Indian Affairs totaled $32.47 billion, or 72.6% of the total.
For the 11 DOI agencies, the amounts in the FY2022 SCMD ranged from $184.8 million for the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to $3.46 billion for the National Park Service. The SCMD
amounts for seven of these agencies exceeded $1 billion. For the roughly two dozen Related
Agencies in Title III, the amounts ranged from $0.2 million (for the Alyce Spotted Bear and
Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children) to $8.35 billion (for the Forest Service).46 As
under President Biden’s request and the House-passed bill, the SCMD would provide three Title
III agencies with more than $1 billion; in addition to the Forest Service, these agencies included
the Indian Health Service ($7.62 billion) and the Smithsonian Institution ($1.10 billion). The
next-largest amounts in Title III were $183.5 million for the National Gallery of Art and $182.5
million for each of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the
Humanities. Other Title III agencies would receive lower funding amounts, including less than
$10 million for each of nine agencies.
Comparing FY2022 House-Passed with FY2022 SCMD, FY2022
Requested, and FY2021 Enacted Appropriations
The House-passed appropriation of $45.91 billion for FY2022 would be $1.21 billion more than
the SCMD for FY2022. It would provide more funding for all three of the major titles of the bill,
specifically $302.5 million more for the DOI agencies in Title I, $806.0 million more for EPA in
Title II, and $559.5 million more for Related Agencies in Title III. For individual DOI agencies,
the House-passed bill contained higher funding than the SCMD except for the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and Departmental
Offices. However, some programs and offices within DOI agencies would receive more funding
under the SCMD. For individual agencies in Title III, in most cases the House-passed bill
contained higher funding than the SCMD, or the same level of funding as the SCMD. As
examples, higher funding was included in the House-passed bill for the Indian Health Service, the
National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The
proposals contained the same level of funding for the Smithsonian Institution and the National
Gallery of Art. Further, the proposals would provide nearly equal funding for the Forest Service.
The House-passed appropriation for FY2022 was $253.8 million less than the President’s
FY2022 request of $46.17 billion (excluding advance appropriations). For 11 DOI agencies, the
House-passed bill contained lower funding than the requested amounts for eight agencies, higher
funding for two agencies, and equal funding for one agency. For EPA, the House-passed bill had

Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2022, released October 18, 2021, p. 6, on the website of the
Senate Committee on Appropriations at https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/INTRept_FINAL.PDF.
46 The Forest Service appropriation included $2.12 billion under a discretionary cap adjustment for wildfire
suppression. The SCMD contained $0 for an entity funded in FY2021: the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Commission. It also included $0 in new funding for the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, but contained
$3.2 million for the entity derived from unobligated balances of funding.
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higher funding than requested by the President for FY2022. For Title III Related Agencies, the
House-passed bill contained the amount requested by the President for many agencies but
different amounts (some higher, some lower) for several others.
The House-passed appropriation for FY2022 would be an increase of $7.39 billion over the
FY2021 enacted appropriation of $38.52 billion. The House-passed bill would provide increases
of varying amounts over FY2021 enacted appropriations for all 11 major Title I agencies, EPA
(Title II), and most Title III Related Agencies.
The FY2022 House-passed bill, FY2022 SCMD, FY2022 President’s request, and FY2021
enacted appropriations included funding for wildfire suppression under the discretionary cap
adjustment, as follows. The FY2022 House-passed, SCMD, and requested amount was $2.45
billion. The FY2021 enacted appropriation was $2.35 billion. These were the maximum amounts
available under law for each of these years.47 Neither the House-passed bill for FY2022 nor the
enacted appropriation for FY2021 included advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service,
unlike the President’s FY2022 request and the SCMD.
Figure 3 depicts the FY2021 enacted appropriations and the FY2022 appropriations in President
Biden’s request, the House-passed bill, and the SCMD. It shows the appropriations contained in
each of the three main appropriations titles of the Interior bill—Title I (DOI), Title II (EPA), and
Title III (Related Agencies). Further, it shows the appropriations included in a new Title IV,
General Provisions, in the SCMD. For FY2021 enacted appropriations, it depicts the regular
annual appropriations in P.L. 116-260, Division G. For the President’s FY2022 request, it depicts
amounts shown in tables prepared by Appropriations Committees. For FY2022 House-passed
appropriations, it depicts the amounts contained in H.R. 4502, Division E. For FY2022 SCMD
appropriations, it depicts the amounts contained in the draft released by the chair of the Senate
Appropriations Committee on October 18, 2021. Similarly, Table 1, at the end of this report, lists
the appropriations for each agency that were enacted for FY2021 in P.L. 116-260, Division G,
requested by President Biden for FY2022, passed by the House in H.R. 4502, Division E for
FY2022, and contained in the SCMD for FY2022.
Figure 3. Appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, by Major
Title, FY2021-FY2022

Source: Prepared by CRS with data from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

47 2 U.S.C. §901(b)(2)(F).
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Notes: SCMD = Senate Committee Majority Draft. The FY2021 enacted appropriation was contained in P.L.
116-260, Division G. The total FY2022 request shown excludes $7.68 bil ion in advance appropriations for the
Indian Health Service, which would become available for obligation in FY2023. House-passed appropriations for
FY2022 were contained in H.R. 4502, Division E. SCMD appropriations for FY2022 were released by the chair of
the Senate Committee on Appropriations on October 18, 2021, and introduced in the Senate on October 20,
2021, as S. 3034. The SCMD total excludes $6.59 bil ion in advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service,
which would become available for obligation in FY2023.
Table 1. Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies:
FY2021-FY2022 Appropriations
(in thousands of dollars)
FY2022 Senate
FY2022
FY2022
Committee
FY2021
Admin.
House
Majority Draft
Bureau or Agency
Enacted
Request
Passed
(SCMD)
Bureau of Land Management
$1,309,634
$1,620,501
$1,594,581
$1,541,043
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
$1,583,861
$1,916,207
$1,886,569
$1,848,319
National Park Service
$3,122,651
$3,497,206
$3,469,579
$3,463,410
U.S. Geological Survey
$1,315,527
$1,642,437
$1,646,437
$1,493,839
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
$127,760
$184,781
$180,932
$184,781
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
$125,064
$195,372
$170,372
$194,672
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
$222,599
$312,022
$312,022
$262,022
and Enforcement
Indian Affairsa
$3,505,152
$4,076,964
$4,012,916
$3,938,365
Bureau of Indian Affairs
$2,159,384
$2,618,328
$2,552,551
$2,492,828
Bureau of Indian Education
$1,237,369
$1,347,964
$1,350,793
$1,334,865
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
$0
$110,672
$0
$0
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
$108,399
$0
$109,572
$110,672
Departmental Offices
$363,731
$415,207
$406,507
$475,407
Office of the Secretary
$103,210
$130,887
$116,687
$190,087
Insular Affairs
$115,156
$122,440
$127,940
$122,440
Office of the Solicitor
$86,813
$95,498
$95,498
$96,498
Office of Inspector General
$58,552
$66,382
$66,382
$66,382
Department-Wide Programs
$1,529,609
$1,888,686b
$1,823,940
$1,799,486
Wildland Fire Management
$1,302,623
$1,440,441
$1,443,061
$1,455,441
Central Hazardous Materials Fund
$10,010
$10,036
$10,036
$10,036
Energy Community Revitalization Program
$0
$169,200
$120,000
$65,000
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund
$7,767
$7,933
$7,933
$7,933
Working Capital Fund
$60,735
$91,436
$89,436
$91,436
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
$148,474
$169,640
$153,474
$169,640
General Provisions: Payments in Lieu of Taxesb
$515,000
$525,000
$515,000
$515,000
Subtotal, Title I: Department of the Interiorc
$13,720,588 $16,275,383
$16,019,855
$15,717,344
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FY2022 Senate
FY2022
FY2022
Committee
FY2021
Admin.
House
Majority Draft
Bureau or Agency
Enacted
Request
Passed
(SCMD)
Subtotal, Title II: Environmental Protection
$9,237,153 $11,233,279
$11,347,071
$10,541,049
Agency
Dept. of Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural
$875
$1,396
$1,396
$1,000
Resources & Environment
Forest Service
$7,423,834
$8,405,136
$8,354,704
$8,354,482
Indian Health Service
$6,236,279
$8,209,279d
$8,114,166
$7,616,250e
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
$81,500
$83,540
$83,540
$84,540
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
$78,000
$81,750
$84,000
$81,750
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of
$3,500
$4,200
$4,200
$4,200
Environmental Quality
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
$12,000
$13,400
$13,400
$13,400
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
$4,000
$4,000
$0f
$0f
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native
$10,772
$11,000
$11,772
$11,000
Culture and Arts Development
Smithsonian Institution
$1,032,722
$1,102,000
$1,102,000
$1,102,000
National Gallery of Art
$176,445
$183,500
$183,500
$183,500
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
$40,400
$40,440
$40,440
$40,440
Woodrow Wilson International Center for
$14,000
$14,095
$14,095
$14,000
Scholars
National Endowment for the Arts
$167,500
$201,000
$201,000
$182,500
National Endowment for the Humanities
$167,500
$177,550
$201,000
$182,500
Commission of Fine Arts
$3,240
$3,328
$3,328
$3,328
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
$7,400
$8,255
$8,255
$8,255
National Capital Planning Commission
$8,124
$8,382
$8,382
$8,382
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
$61,388
$62,616
$64,616
$62,616
Presidio Trust
$20,000
$31,000
$40,000
$20,000
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
$1,000
$0
$0
$0
World War I Centennial Commission
$7,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission
$0
$8,000
$8,000
$8,000
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff
$500
$0
$0
$200
Commission on Native Children

Subtotal, Title III: Related Agencies
$15,562,979 $18,659,867d
$18,547,794
$17,988,343e
Subtotal, Title IV: General Provisions
$0
$0
$0
$453,984
Total Interior, Environment, and Related
$38,520,720 $46,168,529d
$45,914,720
$44,700,720e
Agencies
Source: Prepared by CRS with data from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Agency and bil
totals generally reflect rescissions.
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Notes: Enacted appropriations for FY2021 were contained in P.L. 116-260, Division G. The FY2022 request
excludes $7.68 bil ion in advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service, which would become available for
obligation in FY2023. House-passed appropriations for FY2022 were contained in H.R. 4502, Division E. Senate
Committee Majority Draft (SCMD) appropriations for FY2022 were released by the chair of the Senate
Committee on Appropriations on October 18, 2021, and later introduced in the Senate as S. 3034. The SCMD
total excludes $6.59 bil ion in advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service, which would become
available for obligation in FY2023.
a. This row shows total funding for the listed entities. For FY2022, President Biden sought to fund the
functions of the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians through a new Bureau of Trust Funds
Administration.
b. The FY2021 enacted, FY2022 House-passed, and FY2022 SCMD appropriations for the Payments in Lieu
of Taxes Program were included in the General Provisions of Title I. The FY2022 requested appropriations
for the program ($525.0 mil ion) were included under Department-Wide Programs. For easier
comparison, all these appropriations are shown in this table under General Provisions.
c. Amounts in this row for FY2022 requested, House-passed, and SCMD appropriations reflect $1.0 mil ion
not shown in the column figures above. The funding was included in the General Provisions of the Interior
title of the bil , for decommissioning off-shore facilities and related activities.
d. This figure excludes $7.68 bil ion in advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service that would
become available for obligation in FY2023. Including these appropriations, the President’s request was
$15.89 bil ion for the Indian Health Service; $26.34 bil ion for Title III Related Agencies; and $53.85 bil ion
for total Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.
e. This figure excludes $6.59 bil ion in advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service that would
become available for obligation in FY2023. Including these appropriations, the SCMD contained $14.20
bil ion for the Indian Health Service; $24.57 bil ion for Title III Related Agencies; and $51.29 bil ion for total
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Also, a table on page 3 of the draft explanatory statement for
the SCMD identifies the total (in thousands) as $44,698,720. The detailed funding table in the draft appears
to sum to the total reflected in this CRS table.
f.
The House-passed bil and SCMD included $0 in new funding but approved $3.2 mil ion derived from
unobligated balances of funding.

Author Information

Carol Hardy Vincent

Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

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

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