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Summary of Fiscal 2011 Budget Bill
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The following is a summary of the budget bill for the rest of fiscal year
2011, as released by the House Appropriations Committee:
Overall Spending Limit: The final CR will include a total of $1.049 trillion
in funding, a nearly $40 billion reduction from last year's (fiscal year
2010) levels. This includes the $12 billion in reductions previously
approved by Congress and signed into law under the previous three continuing
resolutions, as well as nearly $28 billion in additional new spending cuts.
Agriculture: The CR funds Agriculture programs at $20 billion, which is $3
billion below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and $3.2 billion below the
President's 2011 budget request.
The bill provides $1 billion for Food Safety and Inspection, which is $10
million below the fiscal year 2010 level, while allowing for uninterrupted
meat, poultry, and egg products inspection activities of the agency. The
bill also reduces Agricultural Credit Programs by $433 million, Agricultural
Research Service by $64 million, and the National Institute for Food and
Agriculture by $125.9 million below the fiscal year 2010 levels.
The CR also includes $6.75 billion for the Special Supplemental Feeding
Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), which allows the program to
support more than 9 million income-eligible mothers, infants, and children
up to 5 years of age.
Commerce, Justice, Science: The Commerce, Justice, Science section of the CR
contains a total of $53.4 billion, a $10.9 billion, or 17%, reduction from
fiscal year 2010 levels, and a reduction of $7.1 billion, or 12%, from the
President's fiscal year 2011 request.
The CR provides funding above fiscal year 2010 levels for National Institute
of Standards and Technology research and manufacturing programs, as well as
critical FBI national security and prisons/detention requirements. Justice
Department appropriations are reduced by $946 million below fiscal year 2010
, with significant reductions to grant and construction programs, and
Commerce Department appropriations are cut by $6.5 billion below fiscal year
2010. The bill also includes $18.5 billion for NASA and fully funds the
newly authorized exploration program.
This section of the CR also prohibits funding for: the establishment of a
Climate Service at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; the
approval of new fisheries catch-share programs in certain fisheries; and for
NASA and the Office of Science and Technology Policy to engage in bilateral
activities with China.
Defense Funding: The Department of Defense is funded at $513 billion in the
CR - approximately $5 billion above last year - providing the necessary
resources for the safety of our troops and the success of our nation's
military actions. The bill also includes an additional $157.8 billion for
overseas contingency operations (emergency funding) to advance our missions
abroad.
The Defense section of this legislation includes $126.7 billion for military
personnel, providing for 1,432,400 active duty and 846,200 reserve troops.
In addition, the bill contains a total of $165.6 billion for operations and
maintenance, $102.1 billion for procurement, $75 billion for research and
development, and $31.4 billion for Defense health programs. This legislation
eliminates all Defense earmark account funding, a cut of $4.2 billion from
last year's level.
The CR also includes language preventing Guantanamo Bay detainees from being
transferred into the United States for any purpose, prevents the
construction or modification of detention facilities within the U.S. for the
housing of detainees, and requires the Secretary of Defense to provide a
certification to Congress that a transfer of any detainee to any foreign
country or entity will not jeopardize the safety of the U.S. or its citizens
. This language is virtually identical to existing law that was included in
the National Defense Authorization Act
Energy and Water: The Energy and Water section is funded at $31.8 billion in
the CR. This is a 10% reduction - or $3.6 billion - from the President's
fiscal year 2011 request, and a 5% reduction - or $1.7 billion - from fiscal
year 2010 levels. These significant cuts further the House Republican
commitment to deficit reduction and reining in the size of government, while
at the same time protecting American security, providing support for
private sector growth, and promoting a balanced national energy supply.
The bill funds the Army Corps of Engineers at the President's request level
of $4.9 billion, supports existing applications for renewable energy loan
guarantees at the Department of Energy, and provides a $697 million (7%)
increase for the National Nuclear Security Administration to ensure adequate
funding for critical components of our national defense.
Financial Services: The Financial Services and General Government section of
the CR contains a total of $22 billion, a $2.4 billion, or 10%, reduction
from fiscal year 2010 levels, and a reduction of $3.4 billion, or 14%, from
the President's fiscal year 2011 request.
The CR reduces most Treasury and Executive Office of the President accounts
and reduces funding for construction of new federal buildings by more than $
800 million. The bill provides a $13 million increase over last year for the
Inspector General of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to provide strong
oversight of the billions of dollars remaining in TARP assets and continues
current funding for drug task forces and programs to assist small
businesses.
The CR restores a long-standing provision against the use of federal and
local funds for abortions in the District of Columbia. The bill also
includes the reauthorization of the DC Opportunity Scholarships, along with
a $2.3 million funding increase, to stop the termination of the program and
allow new students to participate. The legislation also eliminates four
Administration "Czars," including the "Health Care Czar," the "Climate
Change Czar," the "Car Czar," and the "Urban Affairs Czar."
Homeland Security: A total of $41.8 billion in discretionary funding is
provided for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for fiscal year 2011.
This is $784 million, or 2%, below FY 2010, and $1.9 billion, or 4%, below
the President's fiscal year 2011 request.
All critical frontline operations for DHS - including Customs and Border
Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security
Agency, the Coast Guard, and the Secret Service are sufficiently funded to
meet mission requirements and sustain staffing levels. This includes funding
for 21,370 Border Patrol agents, 33,400 ICE detention beds, and military
pay and allowances for the U.S. Coast Guard. The bill reduces CBP's Border
Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology (BSFIT) account to the
President's request, reduces FEMA first responder grants by $786 million,
eliminates $264 million in funding that was previously targeted to earmarks,
and rescinds $557 million in unobligated and lapsed balances from prior
year funds. The bill also caps the amount of TSA screener personnel at 46,
000.
The bill also includes $1.05 billion in additional discretionary funding (
for a total of $2.65 billion, including current funds) for the costs of
existing and expected disasters for fiscal year 2011.
Interior: The CR includes $29.6 billion in discretionary funding in the
Interior and Environment section of the bill, which is 8.1%, or $2.62
billion, below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and 8.5%, or $2.8 billion,
below the President's request.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reduced by $1.6 billion, a 16%
decrease from last year's level. The cuts to the EPA alone represent 61% of
the bill's reduction compared to last year's level. Funding levels for Land
and Water Conservation Fund (land acquisition) programs are reduced $149
million (-33%), climate change funding bill-wide is cut by $49 million (-13%
), and funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National
Endowment for the Humanities is reduced by a combined $25 million from last
year's levels.
Funding levels for operational accounts bill-wide are largely sustained to
prevent layoffs and the closure of national parks and forests, wildlife
refuges, Smithsonian museums and other sites. In addition, the legislation
contains language reinstating the Fish and Wildlife Service's original
determination to delist wolves in states with approved management plans in
place. It returns management of wolf populations in Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
Washington, and Utah to the states. The bill also includes a limitation on
the use of funds to implement the Bureau of Land Management's "Wild Lands"
policy.
Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies: The Labor, HHS, Education and
Related Agencies section of the CR contains a total of $157.7 billion,
roughly a $5.5 billion, or 3.36%, reduction from fiscal year 2010 levels.
The bill is also nearly $13 billion, or 7.6 percent, below the President's
fiscal year 2011 request.
The CR preserves funding for large education programs that fund elementary
and secondary schools as well as special education and provides a modest
increase for Head Start to ensure that all children currently enrolled will
continue to receive services, while making prudent reductions in lower
priority areas. In addition, the bill continues the Pell Grant Program at
the current maximum award level of $4,860.
The CR terminates funding for more than 55 programs, for a total savings of
well over $1 billion. In addition, the bill terminates two programs funded
in ObamaCare (the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) and the Free
Choice Voucher programs). The bill makes reforms to the Pell Grant Program
that are estimated to save more than $35 billion over the next 10 years by
eliminating the ability of students to draw down two Pell Grant awards at
the same time. Finally, the CR will return Title X funding to fiscal year
2008 levels.
Legislative Branch: Legislative Branch is reduced by $103 million from last
year's levels. Of this amount, funding for the U.S. House is reduced by $55
million from last year - or 53% of the total cut - and reflects a 5% cut in
Member, Committee, and Leadership office expenses except for the
Appropriations Committee, which offered a larger cut of 9%.
Military Construction/Veterans Affairs: Military Construction/Veterans
Affairs programs will receive $76.6 billion in discretionary funding - an
increase of $3.4 billion over the President's fiscal year 2011 request and
an increase of $600 million over last year's level. Within this funding, the
bill provides critical and necessary resources for veterans' health and
benefits, including an increase of $13.8 billion for the Department of
Veterans affairs over last year's level. Military Construction accounts are
reduced by approximately $10 billion below last year's level.
State and Foreign Operations: The funding level for the State Department and
Foreign Operations in the CR is a total of $48.3 billion - a $504 million
reduction from last year's level and an $8.4 billion reduction from the
President's fiscal year 2011 request.
This section of the legislation includes a prohibition on pay raises for
foreign services officers, a $377 million cut to U.S. contributions to the
United Nations and international organizations, and a $130 million cut to
international banks and financial institutions. In addition, the bill
reduces family planning activities by $73 million - including a reduction in
the UN Population Fund to fiscal year 2008 levels - and maintains pro-life
policy provisions carried in fiscal year 2010.
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development: The Transportation, Housing,
Urban Development and Related Agencies section of the CR contains a total of
$55.5 billion, a $12.3 billion, or 18%, reduction from fiscal year 2010
levels, and a reduction of $13.2 billion, or 20%, from the President's
fiscal year 2011 request.
For the Department of Transportation, the bill eliminates new funding for
High Speed Rail and rescinds $400 million in previous year funds, for a
total reduction of $2.9 billion from fiscal year 2010 levels. The bill
reduces funding for transit by a total of $991 million and includes a total
of $528 million in new funding for the "TIGER" grant program. While the
majority of programs funded by the Highway Trust Fund remain at fiscal year
2010 levels, the bill contains total contract authority rescissions of $3.2
billion, of which $630 million is comprised of old earmarks.
For the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Community
Development Fund program was reduced $942 million, for a fiscal year 2011
funding level of $3.5 billion. The Section 8 program is funded at a level of
$18.4 billion with $16.7 billion for voucher renewals, $1.45 billion for
administrative fees, $35 million for Section 811 mainstream voucher renewals
, and $50 million for HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH)
vouchers.
For a list of highlighted program cuts, please visit**: http://republicans.appropriations.house.gov/_files/41211Finalprogramcuts.pdf
For the text of the legislation, please visit: www.rules.house.gov
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/04/12/summary-fiscal-2011-budget/#ixzz1JJjnVDTj
Published April 12, 2011
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The following is a summary of the budget bill for the rest of fiscal year
2011, as released by the House Appropriations Committee:
Overall Spending Limit: The final CR will include a total of $1.049 trillion
in funding, a nearly $40 billion reduction from last year's (fiscal year
2010) levels. This includes the $12 billion in reductions previously
approved by Congress and signed into law under the previous three continuing
resolutions, as well as nearly $28 billion in additional new spending cuts.
Agriculture: The CR funds Agriculture programs at $20 billion, which is $3
billion below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and $3.2 billion below the
President's 2011 budget request.
The bill provides $1 billion for Food Safety and Inspection, which is $10
million below the fiscal year 2010 level, while allowing for uninterrupted
meat, poultry, and egg products inspection activities of the agency. The
bill also reduces Agricultural Credit Programs by $433 million, Agricultural
Research Service by $64 million, and the National Institute for Food and
Agriculture by $125.9 million below the fiscal year 2010 levels.
The CR also includes $6.75 billion for the Special Supplemental Feeding
Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), which allows the program to
support more than 9 million income-eligible mothers, infants, and children
up to 5 years of age.
Commerce, Justice, Science: The Commerce, Justice, Science section of the CR
contains a total of $53.4 billion, a $10.9 billion, or 17%, reduction from
fiscal year 2010 levels, and a reduction of $7.1 billion, or 12%, from the
President's fiscal year 2011 request.
The CR provides funding above fiscal year 2010 levels for National Institute
of Standards and Technology research and manufacturing programs, as well as
critical FBI national security and prisons/detention requirements. Justice
Department appropriations are reduced by $946 million below fiscal year 2010
, with significant reductions to grant and construction programs, and
Commerce Department appropriations are cut by $6.5 billion below fiscal year
2010. The bill also includes $18.5 billion for NASA and fully funds the
newly authorized exploration program.
This section of the CR also prohibits funding for: the establishment of a
Climate Service at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; the
approval of new fisheries catch-share programs in certain fisheries; and for
NASA and the Office of Science and Technology Policy to engage in bilateral
activities with China.
Defense Funding: The Department of Defense is funded at $513 billion in the
CR - approximately $5 billion above last year - providing the necessary
resources for the safety of our troops and the success of our nation's
military actions. The bill also includes an additional $157.8 billion for
overseas contingency operations (emergency funding) to advance our missions
abroad.
The Defense section of this legislation includes $126.7 billion for military
personnel, providing for 1,432,400 active duty and 846,200 reserve troops.
In addition, the bill contains a total of $165.6 billion for operations and
maintenance, $102.1 billion for procurement, $75 billion for research and
development, and $31.4 billion for Defense health programs. This legislation
eliminates all Defense earmark account funding, a cut of $4.2 billion from
last year's level.
The CR also includes language preventing Guantanamo Bay detainees from being
transferred into the United States for any purpose, prevents the
construction or modification of detention facilities within the U.S. for the
housing of detainees, and requires the Secretary of Defense to provide a
certification to Congress that a transfer of any detainee to any foreign
country or entity will not jeopardize the safety of the U.S. or its citizens
. This language is virtually identical to existing law that was included in
the National Defense Authorization Act
Energy and Water: The Energy and Water section is funded at $31.8 billion in
the CR. This is a 10% reduction - or $3.6 billion - from the President's
fiscal year 2011 request, and a 5% reduction - or $1.7 billion - from fiscal
year 2010 levels. These significant cuts further the House Republican
commitment to deficit reduction and reining in the size of government, while
at the same time protecting American security, providing support for
private sector growth, and promoting a balanced national energy supply.
The bill funds the Army Corps of Engineers at the President's request level
of $4.9 billion, supports existing applications for renewable energy loan
guarantees at the Department of Energy, and provides a $697 million (7%)
increase for the National Nuclear Security Administration to ensure adequate
funding for critical components of our national defense.
Financial Services: The Financial Services and General Government section of
the CR contains a total of $22 billion, a $2.4 billion, or 10%, reduction
from fiscal year 2010 levels, and a reduction of $3.4 billion, or 14%, from
the President's fiscal year 2011 request.
The CR reduces most Treasury and Executive Office of the President accounts
and reduces funding for construction of new federal buildings by more than $
800 million. The bill provides a $13 million increase over last year for the
Inspector General of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to provide strong
oversight of the billions of dollars remaining in TARP assets and continues
current funding for drug task forces and programs to assist small
businesses.
The CR restores a long-standing provision against the use of federal and
local funds for abortions in the District of Columbia. The bill also
includes the reauthorization of the DC Opportunity Scholarships, along with
a $2.3 million funding increase, to stop the termination of the program and
allow new students to participate. The legislation also eliminates four
Administration "Czars," including the "Health Care Czar," the "Climate
Change Czar," the "Car Czar," and the "Urban Affairs Czar."
Homeland Security: A total of $41.8 billion in discretionary funding is
provided for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for fiscal year 2011.
This is $784 million, or 2%, below FY 2010, and $1.9 billion, or 4%, below
the President's fiscal year 2011 request.
All critical frontline operations for DHS - including Customs and Border
Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security
Agency, the Coast Guard, and the Secret Service are sufficiently funded to
meet mission requirements and sustain staffing levels. This includes funding
for 21,370 Border Patrol agents, 33,400 ICE detention beds, and military
pay and allowances for the U.S. Coast Guard. The bill reduces CBP's Border
Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology (BSFIT) account to the
President's request, reduces FEMA first responder grants by $786 million,
eliminates $264 million in funding that was previously targeted to earmarks,
and rescinds $557 million in unobligated and lapsed balances from prior
year funds. The bill also caps the amount of TSA screener personnel at 46,
000.
The bill also includes $1.05 billion in additional discretionary funding (
for a total of $2.65 billion, including current funds) for the costs of
existing and expected disasters for fiscal year 2011.
Interior: The CR includes $29.6 billion in discretionary funding in the
Interior and Environment section of the bill, which is 8.1%, or $2.62
billion, below the fiscal year 2010 enacted level and 8.5%, or $2.8 billion,
below the President's request.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reduced by $1.6 billion, a 16%
decrease from last year's level. The cuts to the EPA alone represent 61% of
the bill's reduction compared to last year's level. Funding levels for Land
and Water Conservation Fund (land acquisition) programs are reduced $149
million (-33%), climate change funding bill-wide is cut by $49 million (-13%
), and funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National
Endowment for the Humanities is reduced by a combined $25 million from last
year's levels.
Funding levels for operational accounts bill-wide are largely sustained to
prevent layoffs and the closure of national parks and forests, wildlife
refuges, Smithsonian museums and other sites. In addition, the legislation
contains language reinstating the Fish and Wildlife Service's original
determination to delist wolves in states with approved management plans in
place. It returns management of wolf populations in Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
Washington, and Utah to the states. The bill also includes a limitation on
the use of funds to implement the Bureau of Land Management's "Wild Lands"
policy.
Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies: The Labor, HHS, Education and
Related Agencies section of the CR contains a total of $157.7 billion,
roughly a $5.5 billion, or 3.36%, reduction from fiscal year 2010 levels.
The bill is also nearly $13 billion, or 7.6 percent, below the President's
fiscal year 2011 request.
The CR preserves funding for large education programs that fund elementary
and secondary schools as well as special education and provides a modest
increase for Head Start to ensure that all children currently enrolled will
continue to receive services, while making prudent reductions in lower
priority areas. In addition, the bill continues the Pell Grant Program at
the current maximum award level of $4,860.
The CR terminates funding for more than 55 programs, for a total savings of
well over $1 billion. In addition, the bill terminates two programs funded
in ObamaCare (the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) and the Free
Choice Voucher programs). The bill makes reforms to the Pell Grant Program
that are estimated to save more than $35 billion over the next 10 years by
eliminating the ability of students to draw down two Pell Grant awards at
the same time. Finally, the CR will return Title X funding to fiscal year
2008 levels.
Legislative Branch: Legislative Branch is reduced by $103 million from last
year's levels. Of this amount, funding for the U.S. House is reduced by $55
million from last year - or 53% of the total cut - and reflects a 5% cut in
Member, Committee, and Leadership office expenses except for the
Appropriations Committee, which offered a larger cut of 9%.
Military Construction/Veterans Affairs: Military Construction/Veterans
Affairs programs will receive $76.6 billion in discretionary funding - an
increase of $3.4 billion over the President's fiscal year 2011 request and
an increase of $600 million over last year's level. Within this funding, the
bill provides critical and necessary resources for veterans' health and
benefits, including an increase of $13.8 billion for the Department of
Veterans affairs over last year's level. Military Construction accounts are
reduced by approximately $10 billion below last year's level.
State and Foreign Operations: The funding level for the State Department and
Foreign Operations in the CR is a total of $48.3 billion - a $504 million
reduction from last year's level and an $8.4 billion reduction from the
President's fiscal year 2011 request.
This section of the legislation includes a prohibition on pay raises for
foreign services officers, a $377 million cut to U.S. contributions to the
United Nations and international organizations, and a $130 million cut to
international banks and financial institutions. In addition, the bill
reduces family planning activities by $73 million - including a reduction in
the UN Population Fund to fiscal year 2008 levels - and maintains pro-life
policy provisions carried in fiscal year 2010.
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development: The Transportation, Housing,
Urban Development and Related Agencies section of the CR contains a total of
$55.5 billion, a $12.3 billion, or 18%, reduction from fiscal year 2010
levels, and a reduction of $13.2 billion, or 20%, from the President's
fiscal year 2011 request.
For the Department of Transportation, the bill eliminates new funding for
High Speed Rail and rescinds $400 million in previous year funds, for a
total reduction of $2.9 billion from fiscal year 2010 levels. The bill
reduces funding for transit by a total of $991 million and includes a total
of $528 million in new funding for the "TIGER" grant program. While the
majority of programs funded by the Highway Trust Fund remain at fiscal year
2010 levels, the bill contains total contract authority rescissions of $3.2
billion, of which $630 million is comprised of old earmarks.
For the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Community
Development Fund program was reduced $942 million, for a fiscal year 2011
funding level of $3.5 billion. The Section 8 program is funded at a level of
$18.4 billion with $16.7 billion for voucher renewals, $1.45 billion for
administrative fees, $35 million for Section 811 mainstream voucher renewals
, and $50 million for HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH)
vouchers.
For a list of highlighted program cuts, please visit**: http://republicans.appropriations.house.gov/_files/41211Finalprogramcuts.pdf
For the text of the legislation, please visit: www.rules.house.gov
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/04/12/summary-fiscal-2011-budget/#ixzz1JJjnVDTj
