FY2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies’ Appropriations: Fact Sheet

FY2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies’ Appropriations: Fact Sheet

FY2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies' Appropriations: Fact Sheet

January 5, 2015 (R43508)

The annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations act provides funding for agencies such as the Census Bureau; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; the National Institute of Standards and Technology; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Bureau of Prisons; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and the National Science Foundation; along with funding for a variety of criminal justice assistance grant programs for state, local, and tribal governments.

Table 1. CJS Appropriations, FY2014 and FY2015

Budget authority in millions of dollars

Departments and Related Agencies

FY2014 Enacted

FY2015 Request

FY2015 House Passed

FY2015 Senate Committee Reported

FY2015 Enacted

International Trade Administration

$460.6

$497.3

$460.0

$470.0

$462.0

Bureau of Industry and Security

101.5

110.5

103.5

105.5

102.5

Economic Development Administration

246.5

248.2

247.5

232.0

250.0

Minority Business Development Agency

28.0

28.3

30.0

28.3

30.0

Economics and Statistics Administration (excluding Census)

99.0

111.0

99.0

106.0

100.0

Census Bureau

945.0

1,211.4

973.5

1,148.9

1,088.0

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

46.0

51.0

36.7

48.5

38.2

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

3,024.0

3,458.0

3,458.0

3,458.0

3,458.0

Offsetting Fee Receipts (USPTO)

-3,024.0

-3,458.0

-3,458.0

-3,458.0

-3.458.0

National Institute of Standards and Technology

850.0

900.0

855.8

900.0

863.9

Scientific and Technical Research and Services

(651.0)

(680.0)

(670.5)

(685.0)

(675.5)

Industrial Technology Services

(143.0)

(161.0)

(130.0)

(156.0)

(138.1)

Construction of Research Facilities

(56.0)

(59.0)

(55.3)

(59.0)

(50.3)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

5,314.6

5,488.7

5,337.1

5,420.0

5,441.0

Operations, Research, and Facilitiesb

(3,157.4)

(3,238.0)

(3,101.5)

(3,229.0)

(3,202.4)

Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction

(2,022.9)

(2,206.4)

(2,176.3)

(2,131.7)

(2,179.2)

Other Fishery Activitiesc

(134.4)

(44.4)

(59.4)

(59.4)

(59.4)

Departmental Management

89.5

100.0

87.6

96.6

91.1

Subtotal: Department of Commerce

8,180.6

8,746.5

8,230.7

8,555.9

8,466.7

General Administrationd

533.2

590.3

536.6

576.5

573.0

U.S. Parole Commission

12.6

13.3

13.3

13.3

13.3

Legal Activities

3,180.8

3,267.1

3,230.1

3,240.9

3,220.2

General legal activities

(867.0)

(935.9)

(884.1)

(915.0)

(885.0)

United States Attorneys

(1,944.0)

(1,955.3)

(1,971.0)

(1,950.0)

(1.960.0)

Other legal activitiese

(369.8)

(375.9)

(374.9)

(375.9)

(375.2)

United States Marshals Service

2,727.8

2,790.1

2,804.1

2,790

1,700.1f

National Security Division

91.8

91.8

94.8

91.8

93.0

Interagency Law Enforcement

514.0

505.0

519.0

505.0

507.2

Federal Bureau of Investigation

8,343.3

8,347.2

8,467.8

8,385.2

8,436.6

Drug Enforcement Administration

2,018.0

2,018.0

2,048.3

2,018.0

2,033.3

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

1,179.0

1,201.0

1,114.0

1,201.0

1,201.0

Federal Prison System

6,861.7

6,896.7

6,973.0

6,911.7

6,923.7

Office on Violence Against Women

417.0

422.5

429.5

430.0

430.0

Office of Justice Programs

1,643.3

1,556.5

1,721.7

1,609.3

1,690.8

Research, Evaluation, and Statistics

(120.0)

(136.9)

(120.0)

(115.0)

(111.0)

State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

(1,171.5)

(1,032.9)

(1,290.9)

(1,149.5)

(1,241.0)

Juvenile Justice Programs

(254.5)

(299.4)

(223.5)

(257.5)

(251.5)

Public Safety Officers Benefits

(97.3)

(87.3)

(87.3)

(87.3)

(87.3)

Community Oriented Policing Services

214.0

274.0

209.5

224.0

208.0

Crime Victims Fund (CVF)

745.0

810.0

770.0

775.0

2,361.0

Offsetting Receipts (CVF)

-745.0

-810.0

-770.0

-775.0

-2,361.0

Subtotal: Department of Justice

27,736.6

27,973.5

28,161.7

27,996.8

27,030.2

Office of Science and Technology Policy

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

17,646.5

17,460.6

17,896.0

17,900.0

18,010.2

Science

(5,151.2)

(4,972.0)

(5,193.0)

(5,200.0)

(5,244.7)

Aeronautics

(566.0)

(551.1)

(666.0)

(551.1)

(651.0)

Space Technology

(576.0)

(705.5)

(627.0)

(580.2)

(596.0)

Exploration

(4,113.2)

(3,976.0)

(4,167.0)

(4,367.7)

(4,356.7)

Space Operations

(3,778.0)

(3,905.4)

(3,878.0)

(3,830.8)

(3,827.8)

Education

(116.6)

(88.9)

(106.0)

(108.0)

(119.0)

Cross-Agency Support

(2,793.0)

(2,778.6)

(2,779.0)

(2,778.6)

(2,758.9)

Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration

(515.0)

(446.1)

(446.0)

(446.1)

(419.1)

Inspector General

(37.5)

(37.0)

(34.0)

(37.5)

(37.0)

National Science Foundation

7,171.9

7,255.0

7,394.2

7,255.0

7,344.2

Research and Related Activities

(5,808.9)

(5,807.5)

(5,973.6)

(5,838.7)

(5,933.6)

Education and Human Resources

(846.5)

(889.8)

(876.0)

(889.8)

(866.0)

Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction

(200.0)

(200.8)

(200.8)

(200.8)

(200.8)

Agency Operations and Award Management

(298.0)

(338.2)

(325.0)

(307.0)

(325.0)

National Science Board

(4.3)

(4.4)

(4.4)

(4.4)

(4.4)

Office of the Inspector General

(14.2)

(14.4)

(14.4)

(14.4)

(14.4)

Subtotal: Science Agencies

24,824.0

24,721.2

25,295.8

25,160.6

25,360.0

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

9.0

9.4

9.0

9.4

9.2

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

364.0

365.5

364.0

365.0

364.5

International Trade Commission

83.0

86.5

86.0

85.0

84.5

Legal Services Corporation

365.0

430.0

350.0

400.0

375.0

Marine Mammal Commission

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.3

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

52.6

56.2

53.5

55.0

54.3

State Justice Institute

4.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

Subtotal: Related Agencies

881.8

956.1

870.9

923.0

895.9

CJS Total

61,622.9

62,397.3

62,559.1

62,636.2

61,752.7

Source: The 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). The FY2015 requested amounts were taken from H.Rept. 113-448. The FY2015 House-passed amounts were taken from the text of H.R. 4660 and H.Rept. 113-448. The Senate Committee-reported amounts were taken from S.Rept. 113-181. The FY2015-enacted amounts were taken from the Joint explanatory statement to accompany P.L. 113-235, printed in the December 12, 2014, Congressional Record (pp. H9342-H9363).

Notes: Amounts may not add to totals due to rounding. The amounts in Table 1 do not include any rescissions of unobligated balances, nor do they reflect any scorekeeping adjustments. In addition, the amounts in Table 1 do not include any funding that CJS agencies and bureaus might receive under the proposed Opportunity, Growth, and Security Initiative (OGSI).

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 appropriation totals. Only newly appropriated funds count toward the annual appropriation 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. "Other Fishery Activities" includes funding for the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery, the Fisherman's Contingency Fund, and Fisheries Disaster Assistance (FY2014 only), and along with the negative subsidy for Fisheries Finance Program account.

d. "General Administration" includes General Administration, Salaries and Expenses; Justice Information Sharing Technology; Administrative Review and Appeals; and the Office of the Inspector General.

e. "Other legal activities" includes accounts 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.

f. 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.