Department of Homeland Security: FY2013 Appropriations (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised June 21, 2013 |
| Report Number |
R42644 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
William L. Painter, Barbara L. Schwemle, Jerome P. Bjelopera, Marc R. Rosenblum, Alison Siskin, Bart Elias, John Frittelli, John D. Moteff, Shawn Reese, Sarah A. Lister, Natalie Keegan, Lennard G. Kruger, Bruce R. Lindsay, Francis X. McCarthy, William A. |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
This report describes the FY2013 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Administration requested $39.510 billion in adjusted net discretionary budget authority for DHS for FY2013, as part of an overall budget of $59.501 billion (including fees, trust funds, and other funding that is not appropriated or does not score against the budget caps). The request amounted to a $90 million, or 0.2%, decrease from the $39.600 billion enacted for FY2012 through the consolidated appropriations act (P.L. 112-74).
Congress did not enact final FY2013 appropriations legislation prior to the beginning of the new fiscal year. From October 1, 2012, through March 26, 2013, the federal government (including DHS) operated under the terms of P.L. 112-175, a part-year continuing resolution. While operating under this resolution, two major events impacted the DHS budget. First, Hurricane Sandy struck the east coast of the United States, which started a legislative process that resulted in enactment of legislation that provided $50.7 billion in disaster relief and emergency appropriations, including $12.072 billion for DHS, and $9.7 billion in additional borrowing authority for the National Flood Insurance Program. Weeks later, On March 1, 2013, an across-the-board reduction in budget authority, or sequestration, was ordered as required under the terms of the Budget Control Act (P.L. 112-25). The Office of Management and Budget's sequestration report indicated that DHS would lose $3.191 billion as a result of sequestration.
On March 26, 2013, the President signed into law P.L. 113-6, the FY2013 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act. Division D of that act is the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, which includes $39.646 billion in adjusted net discretionary budget authority for DHS. Two across-the-board cuts unrelated to the March 1 sequestration that were included in the final legislation to ensure the bill complies with discretionary budget caps reduced this by $54 million to $39.592 billion. According to a DHS operating plan for FY2013, after the impact of sequestration, P.L. 113-6 provided $38.348 billion in adjusted net discretionary budget authority for DHS.
This report will be updated as events warrant.
