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House Passes $64.4 Billion
Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill
Thursday, June 18, 2009
10:00 PM
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The House this evening
sent its first fiscal year (FY) 2010 appropriations bill to the
Senate, clearing the Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) spending legislation
(H.R.
2847) on
a
259-157 vote. The
measure contains a total of $64.4 billion for
the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, NASA and other
science agencies starting Oct. 1, 2009 -- a $6.7 billion
increase compared to the FY 2009 level and $200 million below
President Obama's budget request.
The Commerce Department
would receive $13.85 billion if the House's CJS bill is enacted in
its current form, a $4.58 billion increase (48 percent) over this
year's level and roughly matching the White House request. The Census
Bureau would be the biggest winner, getting a 135 percent ($7.37 billion)
boost in funding compared to FY 2009 for 2010 decennial census
efforts. Justice would see a six percent rise in its overall budget
($27.75 billion), including a 21 percent hike for the U.S. Marshals
Service.
"I think there is a
consensus that investments in science technology and investments in
innovation are comparable to economic development necessary for us as
we prepare for the new economy, as we work our way out of the
recession that we find ourselves in," CJS Subcommittee Chairman Allan
Mollohan (D-WV) said during floor debate. "Investments in the new
economy are crucial, and this committee that funds science is at the
center in the critical path of that effort." |
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Mollohan has proposed $6.9
billion for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and $18.2 billion for
NASA, a seven percent and two percent increase above current levels,
respectively. However, the chairman trimmed $212 million (six
percent) from space exploration programs that, according to Mollohan, reflects "a time-out to
allow the president to establish his vision for human space
exploration and to commit to realistic future funding levels to
realize this vision." The bill also contains $781 million for the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) and $4.6 billion for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Below
is an unofficial breakdown of amendments adopted to the CJS
spending bill prior to final passage. |
House FY 2010 Commerce-Justice-Science
Appropriations Bill
Floor
Amendments Adopted |
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Paul Hodes (D-NH) -
Directs the director of the Office of Management and Budget to instruct
any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States
Government receiving appropriations under this Act to track undisbursed
balance in expired grant accounts and include a detailed annual
performance plan |
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Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Prohibits the use of funds to purchase light bulbs unless the bulbs
have "Energy Star" |
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E.B. Johnson (D-TX) - Earmarks a minimum of $32 million
for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate
Program |
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Dave Reichert (R-WA)
- Increases the appropriation for the Office on Violence Against Women
by $2.5 million |
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Leonard
Boswell (D-IA) - Redirects $2.5 million from the "Department
of Justice, General Administration, Salaries and Expenses" account to
the "National Criminal History Improvement Program, State and Local Law
Enforcement Assistance" |
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Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Reduces funding for Department of Commerce departmental management by
$4 million and increases funding for the Office on Violence Against
Women by $4 million |
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Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) - Increases appropriations
for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations,
research, and facilities by $500,000 and decreases appropriations for
the Department of Commerce salaries and expenses by $500,000 |
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Allan Mollohan
(D-WV) - Increases funding for the State Criminal Alien
Assistance Program by $100 million |
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Dan Burton (R-IN)
- Prohibits the use of funds to relocate the Office of the Census or
employees from the Department of Commerce to the jurisdiction of the
Executive Office of the President |
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Jerrold Nadler
(D-NY) - Redirects $5 million from the Office of Justice
programs to Community Oriented Policing Services |
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Aaron Schock
(R-IL) - Increases the appropriation to the International
Trade Administration by $500,000 and decreases the appropriation for
the Bureau of the Census by $500,000 |
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Capitol Hill Reports, Inc. (2009). No claim to original government
works.
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