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      "summary": "Overview\nThe Department of Energy (DOE) is funded through the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill. The President\u2019s FY2019 budget request is $30.4 billion for the DOE, approximately $4.2 billion (12%) less than the FY2018 enacted level of $34.6 billion (see P.L. 115-141 and Title III of Division D, Explanatory Statement on page H2481). Conference report H.Rept. 115-929 to accompany H.R. 5895, which includes the FY2019 Energy and Water appropriations bill in a three-bill \u201cminibus\u201d funding bill, was filed on September 10, 2018. According to the joint explanatory statement, the report would fund DOE at $35.7 billion\u2014$1.1 billion above the FY2018 enacted level and $5.3 billion above the request. Proposed changes to the DOE budget are illustrated in Figure 1, which compares the FY2018 enacted levels to the FY2019 request and FY2019 conference report.\nFunding Proposed in the Request\nThe President\u2019s request would increase overall funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and reduce funding to other programs. The request would reduce funding for the Offices of Environmental Management (EM), Science, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Nuclear Energy (NE), and Fossil Energy (FE, including the FE Research and Development [R&D] program). It would also split the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) into two accounts\u2014grid reliability (Electricity Delivery, OE) and cybersecurity (Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, CESER)\u2014and reduce total combined funding to these offices. It would eliminate funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), State Energy Program (SEP), Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, and programs within the Loan Programs Office. \nFunding Proposed by the Conference Committee\nThe FY2019 conference report would fund NNSA at $15.2 billion (a 4% increase over the FY2018 level of $14.7 billion). In line with the request, the bill would replace the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability account with two accounts: OE and CESER. \nMost offices would see funding increases with the exception of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Departmental Administration, the Power Marketing Authorities, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), and the Title XVII Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program (Title XVII Loan Program). \nFigure 1. Department of Energy Budget Comparison\nbillions of current dollars\n/\nSources: FY2018 Enacted, FY2019 Request, and FY2019 Conference from Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference. \nNotes: \u201cOther\u201d refers to programs and funding not within the specified categories. \u201cEnergy\u201d refers to the Offices of EERE, NE, OE (and the newly proposed OE and CESER), and FE, which includes FE R&D. ARPA-E funding is shown as a black line.\nTable 1 presents the FY2019 appropriations at each stage and the enacted levels for FY2017 and FY2018.\nTable 1. Appropriations Summary for Selected DOE Offices and Programs\ndollars in millions\nOffice/ Program\nFY2017 Enacted\nFY2018 Enacted\nFY2019 Request\nFY2019 H. Passed\nFY2019 S. Passed\nFY2019 Conference\n\nNNSA\n$12,938\n$14,669\n$15,091\n$15,313\n$14,780\n$15,229\n\nEM\n6,420\n7,126\n6,601\n6,869\n7,182\n7,175\n\nNuclear Waste Disposal\n0\n0\n90\n190\n0\n0\n\nScience\n5,392\n6,260\n5,391\n6,600\n6,650\n6,585\n\nEnergy Programs\n4,249\n4,774\n2,007\n4,818\n4,719\n4,986\n\nEERE\n2,090\n2,322\n696\n2,082\n2,322\n2,379\n\nElectricity Delivery and Energy Reliabilitya\n230\n248\n0\n0\n0\n0\n\nOEa\n0\n0\n61\n176\n0\n156\n\nCESERa\n0\n0\n96\n147\n260\n120\n\nNE\n1,017\n1,205\n757\n1,346\n1,206\n1,326\n\nFE\n913\n999\n397b\n1,067\n931\n1,005\n\nFE R&D\n668\n727\n502\n785\n727\n740\n\nARPA-E\n306\n353\n0\n325\n375\n366\n\nCredit Programs\n12\n29\n-4,980c\n23\n24\n24\n\nSource: FY2017 Enacted from P.L. 115-141 and Division D, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, Explanatory Statement. FY2018 Enacted, FY2019 request, FY2019 House Passed, FY2019 Senate Passed, and FY2019 Conference from Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference. \nNotes: \u201cCredit Programs\u201d refers collectively to the Title XVII Loan Program, Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program, and the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program. \nIn FY2019, the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability account is proposed to be divided into two new offices (OE and CESER). \nThe FY2019 request for the SPR accounts for the sale of crude oil (-$300 million) and not the use of sale proceeds. \nThe FY2019 request for Credit Programs reflects emergency rescissions. \nKey Changes\nSeveral issues may be of interest during congressional consideration of DOE appropriations for FY2019. The FY2019 request would reduce funding for energy programs by 58%, with the majority of the proposed reductions in EERE to \u201c[focus] DOE resources toward early-stage R&D.\u201d The FY2019 request would reduce funding for the Office of Science by 14% (compared to FY2018) and would change funding levels for individual Science programs \u201cto focus on its core mission of conducting cutting edge, early-stage research.\u201d In contrast, according to the explanatory statement for the FY2019 conference report, the report would direct DOE \u201cthroughout all of its programs to maintain a diverse portfolio of early-, mid-, and late-stage research, development, and market transformation activities.\u201d The FY2019 conference report would increase funding for energy programs by approximately 4% (compared to FY2018 enacted levels), and it would increase funding to the Office of Science by 5% (compared to FY2018 enacted levels). \nThe request would eliminate funding for the WAP, SEP, Title XVII Loan Program, and ATVM Loan Program. The conference report would continue to support operations of these programs.\nThe FY2019 request would provide funding for nuclear waste disposal including to restart licensing activities for the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. The conference report would not provide funding for Yucca Mountain. \nThe FY2019 request would eliminate ARPA-E. The conference report would fund the program at $366 million, an increase of approximately 4% compared to FY2018 funding levels. \nFor additional information on DOE FY2019 appropriations, see CRS Report R45258, Energy and Water Development: FY2019 Appropriations, by Mark Holt and Corrie E. Clark.",
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      "title": "FY2019 Appropriations for the Department of Energy",
      "summary": "Overview \nThe Department of Energy (DOE) is funded through the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill. The President\u2019s fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget request and the addendum include $30.7 billion for the DOE, approximately $3.8 billion (11%) less than the FY2018 enacted level of $34.6 billion (see P.L. 115-141 and Title III of Division D, Explanatory Statement on page H2481). The House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the FY2019 bill on May 16, 2018. According to the draft committee report, the bill would fund DOE at $35.5 billion. Proposed changes to the DOE budget are illustrated in Figure 1, which compares the FY2018 enacted levels to the FY2019 request and FY2019 House draft bill.\nFunding Proposed in the Request\nThe President\u2019s request would increase overall funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and reduce funding to other programs. The request would reduce funding for the Offices of Environmental Management (EM), Science, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Nuclear Energy (NE), and Fossil Energy (FE, including the FE Research and Development [R&D] program). It would also split the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) into two accounts\u2014grid reliability (Electricity Delivery, OE) and cybersecurity (Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, CESER)\u2014and reduce total combined funding to these offices. It would eliminate funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), State Energy Program (SEP), Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, and programs within the Loan Programs Office. \nFunding Proposed by the House Appropriations Committee\nThe FY2019 draft House bill as approved by the Committee would fund NNSA at $15.3 billion (a 4% increase over the FY2018 level of $14.7 billion). The bill would also provide $190 million to restart licensing activities for the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository ($100 million above the request) and to initiate an interim nuclear waste storage program. In line with the President\u2019s request, the bill would replace the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability account with two accounts: OE and CESER.\nMost offices would see funding increases with the exception of EM, EERE, and ARPA-E. Within EERE, the WAP and SEP would receive the same level of funding as in FY2018.\nFigure 1. Department of Energy Budget Comparison\nbillions of current dollars\n/\nSources: FY2017 Enacted and FY2018 Enacted from P.L. 115-141 and Division D, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, Explanatory Statement. FY2019 request from FY2019 Congressional Budget Request: Budget in Brief. FY2019 H. Com. from draft committee report.\nNotes: \u201cOther\u201d refers to programs and funding not within the specified categories. \u201cEnergy\u201d refers to the Offices of EERE, NE, OE (and the newly proposed OE and CESER), and FE, which includes FE R&D. \nTable 1 shows a summary of appropriations comparing the FY2019 draft House bill and FY2019 request with the FY2017 and FY2018 enacted levels.\nTable 1. FY2019 Request for Selected DOE Offices and Programs\ndollars in millions\nOffice/Program\nFY2017 Enacted\nFY2018 Enacted\nFY2019 Request\nFY2019 H. Com.\n\nNNSA\n$12,938\n$14,669\n$15,091\n$15,313\n\nEM\n6,420\n7,126\n6,601\n6,869\n\nNuclear Waste Disposal\n0\n0\n120\n190\n\nScience\n5,392\n6,260\n5,391\n6,600\n\nEnergy Programs\n4,249\n4,774\n2,307\n4,813\n\nEERE\n2,090\n2,322\n696\n2,079\n\nElectricity Delivery and Energy Reliabilitya\n230\n248\n-\n-\n\nOEa\n-\n-\n61\n175\n\nCESERa\n-\n-\n96\n146\n\nNE\n1,017\n1,205\n757\n1,346\n\nFE\n912\n999\n697\n1,067\n\nFE R&D\n668\n727\n502\n785\n\nARPA-E\n305\n353\n0\n325\n\nCredit Programs\n13\n29\n-1\n29.5\n\nSource: FY2017 Enacted and FY2018 Enacted from P.L. 115-141 and Division D, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, Explanatory Statement. FY2019 Request from FY2019 Congressional Budget Request: Budget in Brief. FY2019 H. Com. from draft committee report.\nNotes: \u201cCredit Programs\u201d refers collectively to the Title XVII Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program, ATVM Loan Program, and the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program.\nIn FY2019, the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability account is proposed to be divided into two newly proposed offices (OE and CESER). \nKey Changes\nSeveral issues are likely to generate debate during congressional consideration of DOE appropriations for FY2019. The FY2019 request would reduce funding for energy programs by 52%, with the majority of the proposed reductions in EERE to \u201c[focus] DOE resources toward early-stage R&D.\u201d The House draft bill would increase funding for energy programs by approximately 1% (compared to FY2018), and the draft report states that \u201cthe Committee believes that a focus on only early-stage activities will forego the nation\u2019s scientific capabilities in medium- and later-stage research and development and may not fully realize the technological advancements possible under the Department\u2019s applied energy activities.\u201d \nThe request would eliminate funding for the Title XVII Loan Program and ATVM Loan Program while continuing to administer the existing loan portfolio through the use of unobligated balances and fees collected from borrowers. The House draft bill would continue to support operations of these programs.\nThe FY2019 request would reduce funding for the Office of Science by 14% (compared to FY2018) and would change funding levels for individual Science programs \u201cto focus on its core mission of conducting cutting edge, early-stage research.\u201d The House draft bill would increase funding to the Office of Science by $340 million (approximately 5%) as compared to FY2018 funding levels, and according to the draft report, \u201cthe Committee has placed a high priority on funding these activities in fiscal year 2019, given the private sector is not likely to fund research whose findings either have high non-commercial value or are not likely to be commercialized in the near or medium term.\u201d\nThe FY2019 request would eliminate ARPA-E. The House draft bill would fund the program at $325 million, a decrease of approximately 8% compared to FY2018 funding levels. \nFor additional information on FY2018 appropriations for DOE, see CRS Report R44895, Energy and Water Development: FY2018 Appropriations.",
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      "title": "The President\u2019s FY2019 Budget Request for the Department of Energy",
      "summary": "Overview \nThe President\u2019s fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget request and the addendum include $30.7 billion for the Department of Energy (DOE), approximately $3.8 billion (11%) less than the FY2018 enacted level of $34.6 billion (see P.L. 115-141 and Title III of Division D, Explanatory Statement on page H2481). This request would increase overall funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The request would reduce funding for the Offices of Environmental Management (EM), Science, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Nuclear Energy (NE), and Fossil Energy (FE, including the FE Research and Development [R&D] program). It would also split the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) into two accounts\u2014grid reliability (Electricity Delivery, OE) and cybersecurity (Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, CESER)\u2014and reduce total combined funding to these offices. It would eliminate funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), State Energy Program (SEP), Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, and programs within the Loan Program Office. \nProposed changes to the DOE budget are illustrated in Figure 1, which compares FY2017 and FY2018 enacted levels to the FY2019 request. The FY2019 request for NNSA is $15.1 billion (a 3% increase over the FY2018 level of $14.7 billion). Among other increases, the budget request would provide $120 million to restart licensing activities for the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository and to initiate an interim nuclear waste storage program. \nSeveral offices would see funding decreases, including EM (7%), Science (14%), and the energy programs (52%). The request decreases funding broadly across energy programs\u2014with EERE seeing a decrease of more than $1.6 billion (70%) below FY2018. Within EERE, all programs would see decreases in funding, and funding for two programs would be eliminated: WAP and SEP.\nFigure 1. Department of Energy Budget Comparison\nbillions of current dollars\n/\nSources: FY2017 Enacted and FY2018 Enacted from P.L. 115-141 and Division D, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, Explanatory Statement. FY2019 request from FY2019 Congressional Budget Request: Budget in Brief.\nNotes: \u201cOther\u201d refers to programs and funding not within the specified categories. For FY2017 Enacted, \u201cother\u201d includes a Defense contribution line-item to the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D) Fund of $563 million that was not included in FY2018 Enacted by Congress or the FY2019 President\u2019s Request. \u201cEnergy\u201d refers to the Offices of EERE, NE, OE (and the newly proposed OE and CESER), and FE, which includes FE R&D. \nOther programs would also be eliminated. The request would eliminate funding for ARPA-E, the Title XVII Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program (Title XVII Loan Program), and the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program. The request expects that operations would shut down in FY2019 for ARPA-E and in FY2020 for the credit programs.  \nTable 1 shows a summary of changes included in the FY2019 request compared to the FY2017 and FY2018 enacted levels.\nTable 1. FY2019 Request for Selected DOE Offices and Programs\ndollars in millions\n\n\n\n\nRequested Change from FY2018\n\nOffice/Program\nFY2017 Enacted\nFY2018 Enacted\nFY2019 Request\nDollars\nPercent\n\nNNSA\n$12,938\n$14,669\n$15,091\n$422\n3%\n\nEM\n6,420\n7,126\n6,601\n-525\n-7%\n\nNuclear Waste Disposal\n0\n0\n120\n120\nNew\n\nScience\n5,392\n6,260\n5,391\n-869\n-14%\n\nEnergy Programs\n4,249\n4,774\n2,307\n-2,467\n-52%\n\nEERE\n2,090\n2,322\n696\n-1,626\n-70%\n\nElectricity Delivery and Energy Reliabilitya\n230\n248\n-\n-91\n-37% \n\nOEa\n-\n-\n61\n\n\n\nCESERa\n-\n-\n96\n\n\n\nNE\n1,017\n1,205\n757\n-448\n-37%\n\nFE\n912\n999\n697\n-301\n-30%\n\nFE R&D\n668\n727\n502\n-225\n-31%\n\nARPA-E\n305\n353\n0\n-353\n-100%\n\nCredit Programs\n13\n29\n-1\n-30\n-103%\n\nSource: FY2017 Enacted and FY2018 Enacted from P.L. 115-141 and Division D, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, Explanatory Statement. FY2019 Request from FY2019 Congressional Budget Request: Budget in Brief.\nNotes: The requested change in dollars may not equal the difference between the FY2019 Request and the FY2018 Enacted due to rounding. \u201cCredit Programs\u201d refers collectively to the Title XVII Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program, ATVM Loan Program, and the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program.\nThe requested change in funding level refers to the FY2019 funding levels for the newly proposed offices (OE and CESER) when summed and compared to the FY2018 enacted level for the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. \nKey Changes\nThe FY2019 request would reduce funding for energy programs by 52%, with the majority of the proposed reductions in EERE. The request would also split the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability into two offices: OE and CESER. The request would decrease funding levels to OE programs by more than $89 million (59%) from FY2017 enacted, and increase funding levels to CESER programs by more than $16 million (21%) over FY2017 enacted (comparison with FY2018 enacted not broken out).\nThe request would eliminate funding for the Title XVII Loan Program and ATVM Loan Program while continuing to manage the existing loan portfolio through the use of unobligated balances and fees collected from borrowers to support the administrative functions of the programs. The budget request states the expectation that operations would shut down in FY2020 and any remaining monitoring and closeout functions would be transferred to another office. \nThe FY2019 request would reduce funding for the Office of Science and would change funding levels for individual Science programs \u201cto focus on its core mission of conducting cutting edge, early-stage research,\u201d although the request does not specify what this entails. The request would increase funding compared to FY2017 enacted levels by $252 million (39%) for Advanced Scientific Computing Research. Other programs would see reductions compared to FY2017 enacted levels, including Biological and Environmental Research ($112 million or 18%), Fusion Energy Sciences ($40 million or 11%), and High Energy Physics ($55 million or 7%).\nFor additional information on FY2018 appropriations for DOE, see CRS Report R44895, Energy and Water Development: FY2018 Appropriations.",
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      "title": "The President\u2019s FY2019 Budget Request for the Department of Energy ",
      "summary": "Overview \nThe President\u2019s fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget request and the addendum include $30.6 billion for the Department of Energy (DOE), approximately $500 million (2%) more than the FY2017 enacted appropriations of $30.1 billion, accounting for rescissions (see P.L. 115-31 and Division D Explanatory Statement). This request would increase the total budget for DOE, increase overall funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and increase funding for the Office of Environmental Management (EM). The request would maintain funding for the Office of Science, while it would reduce funding for the Offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Nuclear Energy (NE), and Fossil Energy (including the Fossil Energy Research and Development [R&D] program). It would also split the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) into two accounts\u2014grid reliability (Electricity Delivery, OE) and cybersecurity (Cyber Security, Energy Security, and Emergency response, CESER)\u2014and reduce total combined funding to these offices. It would eliminate funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), Weatherization Assistance Program, State Energy Program, Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, and programs within the Loan Program Office. \nFigure 1. Department of Energy Budget Comparison\n/\nSource: FY2019 request, FY2018 current (under continuing resolution), and FY2017 DOE Enacted, from DOE, FY2019 Congressional Budget Request: Budget in Brief (February 2018). \nNotes: \u201cOther\u201d refers to programs and funding not within the specified categories. \u201cEnergy\u201d refers to the Offices of EERE, NE, OE (and the newly proposed OE and CESER), and Fossil Energy (FE), which includes Fossil Energy R&D. \u201cScience\u201d refers to the Office of Science. \nProposed changes to the DOE budget are illustrated in Figure 1, which compares FY2017 enacted levels and FY2018 current and proposed appropriations to the FY2019 request. The FY2019 request for NNSA is $15.1 billion (a 17% increase over the FY2017 level of $12.9 billion). Among other increases, the budget request would provide $120 million to restart licensing activities for the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository and to initiate an interim nuclear waste storage program. The EM budget request of $6.6 billion is an increase of $182 million (3%) over FY2017 enacted. \nThe request decreases funding broadly across energy programs\u2014although FE would see nearly $35 million more in funding (5%) over FY2017. Other offices would see funding decreases. Within EERE, all programs would see decreases in funding, and funding for two programs would be eliminated: the Weatherization Assistance Program and the State Energy Program. \nOther programs would also be eliminated. The request would eliminate funding for ARPA-E. Funding would also be eliminated under the request for the Title XVII Loan Program and the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program with the expectation that operations would wind down in FY2019 and shut down in FY2020.  \nTable 1 shows a summary of changes included in the FY2019 request compared to the FY2017 enacted levels and FY2018 appropriations.\nTable 1. FY2019 Request for Selected DOE Offices and Programs\n(Dollars in Millions)\nOffice/Program\nFY2017 Enacted \nFY2018 \nFY2019 Request\nRequested Change from FY2017\n\n\n\nCurrent\nHouse\nS. Com.\n\nDollars\nPercent\n\nNNSA\n$12,928\n$12,923\n$13,914\n$13,685\n$15,091\n$2,163\n17%\n\nEnvironmental Management\n6,419\n6,377\n6,395\n6,634\n6,601\n182\n3%\n\nNuclear Waste Disposal\n0\n0\n120\n0\n120\n120\nNew\n\nOffice of Science\n5,391\n5,354\n5,393\n5,550\n5,391\n0\n0%\n\nEnergy Programs\n3,942\n3,959\n3,214\n3,831\n2,150\n(1,792)\n(45%)\n\nWeatherization Assistance Program\n228\n226\n228\n215\n0\n(225)\n(100%)\n\nState Energy Program\n50\n50\n50\n50\n0\n(50)\n(100%)\n\nARPA-E\n305\n303\n0\n330\n0\n(305)\n(100%)\n\nCredit Programs\n13\n31\n(406)\n(391)\n(1)\n(14)\n(104%)\n\nSource: FY2017 Enacted, FY2018 Current, and FY2019 Request from DOE, FY2019 Congressional Budget Request: Budget in Brief (February 2018); FY2018 House from H.Rept. 115-230; FY2018 Senate Committee from S.Rept. 115-132 (includes rescissions).  \nNotes: Parentheses ( ) indicate negative numbers. Energy Programs refers to the Offices of EERE, NE, and OE (and the newly proposed OE and CESER), and FE, which includes Fossil Energy R&D. Credit Programs refers collectively to the Title XVII Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program, ATVM Loan Program, and the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program. \nPotential Issues\nThe President\u2019s FY2019 request would reduce funding for energy programs within the DOE. EERE funding would decrease by more than $1.3 billion (65%) from the FY2017 enacted level. Within EERE, all programs would see decreases in funding, with more than $600 million (46%) of the reduction coming from energy efficiency programs. The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability as it currently is organized would also see reduced funding levels; however, the request would divide OE into two offices: Electricity Delivery, which would see funding levels decrease by more than $89 million (59%) from FY2017 enacted, and CESER, which would see funding levels increase by more than $16 million (21%) over FY2017. \nThe budget request proposes to eliminate funding for the Title XVII Loan Program and ATVM Loan Program. According to the request, the existing loan portfolio would continue to be managed, and unobligated balances and offsetting fees collected from borrowers would support the administrative functions of the programs. The budget request states its expectation that operations will wind down in FY2020 and any remaining monitoring and closeout functions would be transferred to another office. \nThe FY2019 budget request maintains funding levels for the Office of Science at nearly $5.4 billion; however, the request would change funding levels for individual Science programs \u201cto focus on its core mission of conducting cutting edge, early-stage research.\u201d The request would increase funding by $252 million (39%) for Advanced Scientific Computing Research. Biological and Environmental Research would see funding decrease by $112 million (18%). Other programs would also see reductions, including Fusion Energy Sciences ($40 million decrease or 11%) and High Energy Physics ($55 million decrease or 7%).\nFor additional information on FY2018 appropriations for DOE, see CRS Report R44895, Energy and Water Development: FY2018 Appropriations, by Mark Holt and Corrie E. Clark.",
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