{ "id": "RL31803", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "RL31803", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com, University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 412587, "date": "2004-03-10", "retrieved": "2016-04-08T14:25:22.427313", "title": "Appropriations for FY2004: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education", "summary": "This report tracks the progress of the bill providing FY2004 appropriations for the Departments\r\nof\r\nLabor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (L-HHS-ED). This\r\nlegislation provides discretionary funds for three major federal departments and related agencies. \r\nThe report summarizes L-HHS-ED discretionary funding issues but not authorization or entitlement\r\nissues.\r\n \r\n On February 3, 2003, the President submitted the FY2004 budget request to the Congress. The\r\nL-HHS-ED request was $135.6 billion in discretionary funds; the comparable FY2003 amount was\r\n$134.7 billion, enacted primarily through P.L.108-7 . The House and Senate FY2004 L-HHS-ED\r\nproposals -- H.R. 2660 ( H.Rept. 108-188 ) and H.R. 2660\r\n( S. 1356 , S.Rept. 108-81 ), respectively -- were combined in H.R. 2673 \r\n( H.Rept. 108-401 ), the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, which provides $140.1 billion of\r\ndiscretionary funds for L-HHS-ED, prior to a reduction (see page 9). Five continuing resolutions,\r\n P.L. 108-84 ( H.J.Res. 69 ), as amended, provided temporary FY2004 funding until\r\nH.R. 2673 was signed into law, as P.L. 108-199 , on January 23, 2004.\r\n \r\n Department of Labor (DOL): DOL discretionary appropriations were $11.8 billion in\r\nFY2003; $11.9 billion is enacted for FY2004. Most programs would be funded approximately at\r\nFY2003 levels. DOL activities include the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and the Bureau of\r\nInternational Labor Affairs. Restrictions on new DOL regulations for overtime pay were not\r\nincluded in P.L. 108-199 .\r\n \r\n Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): HHS discretionary appropriations were\r\n$60.1 billion in FY2003; $62.1 billion is enacted for FY2004. The National Institutes of Health\r\n(NIH) would be increased by $1.0 billion, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\r\nby $260 million. Community Health Centers, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services\r\nAdministration (SAMHSA), Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and Head\r\nStart would receive increases of at least $100 million.\r\n \r\n Department of Education (ED): ED discretionary appropriations were $53.1 billion in\r\nFY2003, $56.0 billion is enacted for FY2004. Title I Part A Grants to Local Educational Agencies\r\nwould be increased by $728 million, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B\r\nGrants to States by $1.3 billion, and Pell Grants by $713 million. Impact Aid, Teacher Quality, and\r\nPerkins Vocational Education programs would be funded at approximately their FY2003 levels.\r\n \r\n Related Agencies: Discretionary appropriations for related agencies were $9.6 billion in\r\nFY2003, $10.2 billion is enacted for FY2004. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) discretionary\r\nactivities would be increased by $157 million, and Administrative Expenses of the Social Security\r\nAdministration would be increased by $320 million. 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