Appropriations for FY2004: Department of Homeland Security (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Jan. 12, 2004 |
| Report Number |
RL31802 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Paul M. Irwin and Dennis W. Snook, Domestic Social Policy Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
This report describes the FY2004 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS).
It summarizes the President's FY2004 budget request for DHS programs, as submitted to
the
Congress February 3, 2003, and the congressional response to that proposal. The report includes
tables that compare the President's FY2004 request to the FY2003 amounts for programs
and
activities that were transferred to DHS after its establishment on January 24, 2003, nearly 4 months
after the start of FY2003. The report also includes amounts recommended for DHS programs by
House and Senate bills, and the final amounts approved by conferees, as work on the final bill was
completed.
DHS programs include activities formerly conducted by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Customs Service, and most of the activities formerly operated by the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
On June 24, 2003, the House amended and passed H.R. 2555 , the Department of
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004. The House bill ( H.Rept. 108-169 ) would provide
DHS with $29.4 billion in discretionary appropriations for FY2004, compared to the current estimate
of $28.9 billion for FY2003. The President's request was $28.4 billion.
On July 24, 2003, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 2555 ( S.Rept. 108-86 ).
The Senate bill would provide DHS with $28.5 billion in discretionary funds for DHS for FY2004.
On September 23, 2003, conferees on the 2 versions of the DHS appropriations bill reported
agreement ( H.Rept. 108-280 ), and the final bill cleared both Houses the following day. The
President signed the bill as P.L. 108-90 on October 1, 2003.
The DHS bill provides total appropriations of $30.4 billion for FY2004 through 4 separate
titles: Department Management and Operations ($455 million); Security, Enforcement, and
Investigations ($19.1 billion); Preparedness and Recovery ($8.4 billion); and Research and
Development, Training, Assessments, and Services ($2.2 billion). Included within Title II are the
major security functions of Customs and Border Protection ($4.9 billion); Immigration and Customs
Enforcement ($3.4 billion); the Transportation Security Administration ($2.5 billion); the U.S. Coast
Guard ($6.8 billion); and the U.S. Secret Service ($1.0 billion). Title II also included $330 million
to fund operations of the Visitor and Immigration Status Indicator Technology project (VISIT) for
FY2004. Title III provides $4.0 billion for the Office of Domestic Preparedness.
This is the final version of the Congressional Research Service report on the DHS
appropriations process for FY2004.
