By a vote of 12 to 10, the Senate Budget Committee reported out yesterday the FY2011 budget resolution.
The mark would freeze non-defense discretionary funding for three years. With an overall discretionary budget authority of $1.124 trillion for FY2011, this budget resolution would fund overall discretionary programs at $4 billion below the Administration request, with the $4 billion coming from international programs. Furthermore, the budget would establish discretionary spending caps through FY2013.
The Senate budget assumes a maximum Pell Grant award of $5,550 but leaves the shortfall of $5.5 billion in the program for the appropriators to address. The resolution would also include enough funding for health programs to allow for the Administration request for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The budget also assumes that NASA would be funded at $1 billion above its FY2010 enacted budget. A number of reserve funds would be created, including one for energy. The resolution would support energy programs at $500 million more than the Administration’s request.
Included in the mark are two separate sets of reconciliation instructions, both of which are aimed at the Finance Committee. The first directs the committee to produce $2 billion in savings between FY2010 and FY2015, while the second mandates Finance to increase the statutory debt limit by $50 billion by the end of 2010.
23 April 2010
10 December 2009
More on NSF...
Here's a general breakdown of the NSF FY '10 appropriations
Conference Report Provides NSF a 6.7% Increase for FY 2010
December 9, 2009
The FY 2010 Omnibus Appropriations Conference Agreement was completed today. The Conference agreement includes the final version of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2010. Overall the agreement will provide the National Science Foundation with $6.926 billion, an increase of $436 million, or 6.7%, over the FY '09 enacted amount, and a reduction of $118 million, or 1.7%, from the President's request.
FY2010 Omnibus Appropriations Conference Agreement
Research and Related Activities:
The Research and Related Activities account receives $5.618 billion, a decrease of $115 million, or 2 percent, below the President's request, and an increase of $435 million, or 8.4 percent, over the FY '09 Appropriations.
Education and Human Resources:
The Education and Human Resources account is funded at $872.76 million, an increase of $15 million, or 1.8 percent above the requested level of $857.76 million, and an increase of $27.5 million, or 3.3 percent over the FY '09 Appropriated level.
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction:
The Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account is funded at $117.29 million, equal to President's request. The agreement denied the request for the Judgment Fund of $3 million, and shifted that funding to the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope, which receives $13 million. The remainder of the MREFC projects receives the requested level.
Agency Operations and Award Management:
The Agency Operations and Award Management account is funded at $300 million, a decrease of $18 million, or 5.8%, below the requested level, or an increase of $6 million, or 2% above the FY ’09 Appropriated level.
National Science Board:
The National Science Board is funded at $4.54 million, $200,000 above the requested level of $4.34 million to be used for “obtaining a general counsel independent of the NSF.”
Office of the Inspector General:
The Office of Inspector General is funded at the requested level of $14 million.
Conference Report Provides NSF a 6.7% Increase for FY 2010
December 9, 2009
The FY 2010 Omnibus Appropriations Conference Agreement was completed today. The Conference agreement includes the final version of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2010. Overall the agreement will provide the National Science Foundation with $6.926 billion, an increase of $436 million, or 6.7%, over the FY '09 enacted amount, and a reduction of $118 million, or 1.7%, from the President's request.
FY2010 Omnibus Appropriations Conference Agreement
Research and Related Activities:
The Research and Related Activities account receives $5.618 billion, a decrease of $115 million, or 2 percent, below the President's request, and an increase of $435 million, or 8.4 percent, over the FY '09 Appropriations.
Education and Human Resources:
The Education and Human Resources account is funded at $872.76 million, an increase of $15 million, or 1.8 percent above the requested level of $857.76 million, and an increase of $27.5 million, or 3.3 percent over the FY '09 Appropriated level.
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction:
The Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account is funded at $117.29 million, equal to President's request. The agreement denied the request for the Judgment Fund of $3 million, and shifted that funding to the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope, which receives $13 million. The remainder of the MREFC projects receives the requested level.
Agency Operations and Award Management:
The Agency Operations and Award Management account is funded at $300 million, a decrease of $18 million, or 5.8%, below the requested level, or an increase of $6 million, or 2% above the FY ’09 Appropriated level.
National Science Board:
The National Science Board is funded at $4.54 million, $200,000 above the requested level of $4.34 million to be used for “obtaining a general counsel independent of the NSF.”
Office of the Inspector General:
The Office of Inspector General is funded at the requested level of $14 million.
09 December 2009
Finally....
The Good folks at APLU have provided this update on the remaining approp bills to fund the remainder of this years federal calendar
The FY 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report, a package of six spending bills, was released on Tuesday night with the expectation that the House may take up this omnibus bill by the end of this week. The FY 2010 Defense appropriations bill, not included in the omnibus bill, is lone spending package still outstanding. For report text and explanatory statements, please see House Committee on Rules website at: http://rules.house.gov/bills_details.aspx?NewsID=4520
Highlights of the FY2010 Conference Report to the Consolidated Appropriations Act:
Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
Education:
Pell Grant maximum award is funded at $5,550. This total includes $4,860 ($17.495 billion of discretionary funding) with plus $690 from the CCRAA ($631 million in mandatory funding)
Javits is level funded at $9.6 million
GAAN is level funded at $31 million
SEOG is level funded at $757 million
Federal Work Study is level funded at $980 million
LEAP is level funded at $63.8 million
TRIO is increased by $5 million to $853 million
GEAR UP is increased $10 million to $323 million
National Institutes of Health (NIH):
NIH is funded at $31.0 billion, $250 million above the request and $692 million above non-ARRA FY 2009 enacted level. Similar to past years, $300 million will be transferred to the Global HIV/AIDS Fund.
Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations
National Science Foundation (NSF):
NSF is funded at $6.93 billion, $436 million above the regular FY 2009 enacted level, but below the Administration’s request of $7 billion. Within NSF, the Research and Related Activities account would receive $5.617 billion, the Education and Human Resources account would receive $872.7 million, and Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) account would receive $117.29 million.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):
NASA is funded at overall at $18.72 billion, an increase of $941 million over FY 2009 enacted. Within NASA budget, the Science Mission Directorate funded at $4.469 billion, a decrease of $34 million, and the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate nearly level funded at $501 million.
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
NOAA is funded overall at $4.737 billion, with the National Sea Grant Program funded at $63.0 million, an $8 million increase over FY 2009, and the Oceanic and Atmospheric Research account is increased to $438.8 million.
National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST):
Within NIST, the Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP) program is funded at $124 million, an increase of $14.7 million over FY 2009, and the Technology Innovation Program (TIP) is funded at $69.9 million, an increase of $4.9 million over FY 2009.
Military Construction – Veterans Affairs Appropriations
Veterans Affairs (VA):
Within the VA, the Medical and Prosthetics Research Program is funded at $581 million, an increase of $71 million over FY 2009.
State-Foreign Operations Approprations
Agency for International Development (USAID):
The Higher Education in Africa Program is funded at no less than $25 million with the report language stating that higher education partnerships between American and African institutions of higher education should be expanded and $15 million “shall be awarded in an open and competitive process…” The Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSPs) is funded at $31.5 million.
The Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation is not funded.
The FY 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report, a package of six spending bills, was released on Tuesday night with the expectation that the House may take up this omnibus bill by the end of this week. The FY 2010 Defense appropriations bill, not included in the omnibus bill, is lone spending package still outstanding. For report text and explanatory statements, please see House Committee on Rules website at: http://rules.house.gov/bills_details.aspx?NewsID=4520
Highlights of the FY2010 Conference Report to the Consolidated Appropriations Act:
Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
Education:
Pell Grant maximum award is funded at $5,550. This total includes $4,860 ($17.495 billion of discretionary funding) with plus $690 from the CCRAA ($631 million in mandatory funding)
Javits is level funded at $9.6 million
GAAN is level funded at $31 million
SEOG is level funded at $757 million
Federal Work Study is level funded at $980 million
LEAP is level funded at $63.8 million
TRIO is increased by $5 million to $853 million
GEAR UP is increased $10 million to $323 million
National Institutes of Health (NIH):
NIH is funded at $31.0 billion, $250 million above the request and $692 million above non-ARRA FY 2009 enacted level. Similar to past years, $300 million will be transferred to the Global HIV/AIDS Fund.
Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations
National Science Foundation (NSF):
NSF is funded at $6.93 billion, $436 million above the regular FY 2009 enacted level, but below the Administration’s request of $7 billion. Within NSF, the Research and Related Activities account would receive $5.617 billion, the Education and Human Resources account would receive $872.7 million, and Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) account would receive $117.29 million.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):
NASA is funded at overall at $18.72 billion, an increase of $941 million over FY 2009 enacted. Within NASA budget, the Science Mission Directorate funded at $4.469 billion, a decrease of $34 million, and the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate nearly level funded at $501 million.
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
NOAA is funded overall at $4.737 billion, with the National Sea Grant Program funded at $63.0 million, an $8 million increase over FY 2009, and the Oceanic and Atmospheric Research account is increased to $438.8 million.
National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST):
Within NIST, the Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP) program is funded at $124 million, an increase of $14.7 million over FY 2009, and the Technology Innovation Program (TIP) is funded at $69.9 million, an increase of $4.9 million over FY 2009.
Military Construction – Veterans Affairs Appropriations
Veterans Affairs (VA):
Within the VA, the Medical and Prosthetics Research Program is funded at $581 million, an increase of $71 million over FY 2009.
State-Foreign Operations Approprations
Agency for International Development (USAID):
The Higher Education in Africa Program is funded at no less than $25 million with the report language stating that higher education partnerships between American and African institutions of higher education should be expanded and $15 million “shall be awarded in an open and competitive process…” The Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSPs) is funded at $31.5 million.
The Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation is not funded.
13 November 2009
Congress Update
Folks at the AAU report that when the Senate reconvenes on Monday, November 16, it is expected to pass the FY10 Military Construction-Veterans appropriations bill (H.R. 3082), which would be the ninth of 12 FY10 appropriations bills the Senate has passed. The House has approved all of its FY10 bills; five have been enacted into law. A continuing resolution that expires on December 18 is maintaining funding at FY09 levels for those agencies and programs whose regular appropriations bills have not been completed.
CongressDaily reports that the Senate next week also may begin consideration of a health care reform package, although key votes are likely to occur after the Thanksgiving break. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is waiting for the Congressional Budget Office to score specific healthcare provisions before putting together a bill.
The House next week is expected to consider legislation to modify the Medicare formula for physician reimbursement.
CongressDaily reports that the Senate next week also may begin consideration of a health care reform package, although key votes are likely to occur after the Thanksgiving break. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is waiting for the Congressional Budget Office to score specific healthcare provisions before putting together a bill.
The House next week is expected to consider legislation to modify the Medicare formula for physician reimbursement.
29 October 2009
Using the temporary checks....
CQ today reports that congressional Democrats this week plan to move a second continuing resolution (CR), which will fund most government agencies through December 18. The current CR expires on October 31. The new measure, which will provide funding for those agencies whose regular FY10 appropriations have not been enacted, will be added to the conference agreement for the FY10 Interior-Environment appropriations bill (H.R. 2996). The publication reports that most programs will be funded in the CR at their FY09 levels, except for veterans’ health programs and the Census Bureau.
The Interior bill will be the fifth out of 12 FY10 appropriations bills to be completed this year.
The Interior bill will be the fifth out of 12 FY10 appropriations bills to be completed this year.
05 October 2009
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Here's where Uncle Sam's appropriations situation stands (AAU federal relations assessment):
The Senate on September 30 gave final congressional approval to the continuing resolution (CR) needed to keep the government running in the new fiscal year, which began yesterday. The measure, which lasts through the month of October, was attached to the FY10 Legislative Branch appropriations bill (H.R. 2918). Approval of the package makes Legislative Branch the only one of the 12 regular FY10 appropriations bills approved so far by Congress.
The CR funds most government programs at their FY09 levels but increases funding for the Veterans Health Administration and the Census Bureau. CongressDaily reports that the bill also extends authorizations for several programs, including child nutrition and surface and aviation transportation programs.
The House has completed action on all 12 FY10 appropriations bills; the Senate has completed work on six. In addition to the Legislative Branch bill, conference agreements have been completed for Agriculture (H.R. 2997) and Energy and Water (H.R. 3183). The House approved the Energy and Water conference report yesterday.
Conference deliberations were delayed last week by House and Senate differences over how to treat congressional earmarks to for-profit entities (which were not an issue in the Legislative Branch bill). House appropriators added provisions to their appropriations bills requiring that earmarks to for-profit entities undergo a competitive bidding process. The requirement did not apply to earmarks originating in the Senate, and Senate appropriators resisted its application to the five percent of earmarks that overlap in House and Senate bills. Negotiators reached an agreement last Friday under which the House requirement will not apply to those overlapping earmarks in FY10 bills but will apply to such earmarks beginning in FY11.
The Senate on September 30 gave final congressional approval to the continuing resolution (CR) needed to keep the government running in the new fiscal year, which began yesterday. The measure, which lasts through the month of October, was attached to the FY10 Legislative Branch appropriations bill (H.R. 2918). Approval of the package makes Legislative Branch the only one of the 12 regular FY10 appropriations bills approved so far by Congress.
The CR funds most government programs at their FY09 levels but increases funding for the Veterans Health Administration and the Census Bureau. CongressDaily reports that the bill also extends authorizations for several programs, including child nutrition and surface and aviation transportation programs.
The House has completed action on all 12 FY10 appropriations bills; the Senate has completed work on six. In addition to the Legislative Branch bill, conference agreements have been completed for Agriculture (H.R. 2997) and Energy and Water (H.R. 3183). The House approved the Energy and Water conference report yesterday.
Conference deliberations were delayed last week by House and Senate differences over how to treat congressional earmarks to for-profit entities (which were not an issue in the Legislative Branch bill). House appropriators added provisions to their appropriations bills requiring that earmarks to for-profit entities undergo a competitive bidding process. The requirement did not apply to earmarks originating in the Senate, and Senate appropriators resisted its application to the five percent of earmarks that overlap in House and Senate bills. Negotiators reached an agreement last Friday under which the House requirement will not apply to those overlapping earmarks in FY10 bills but will apply to such earmarks beginning in FY11.
30 July 2009
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