Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2014 Appropriations (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised April 15, 2014 |
| Report Number |
R43080 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Nathan James, Jennifer D. Williams, John F. Sargent Jr., M. Angeles Villarreal, Daniel Morgan, William J. Krouse, Heather B. Gonzalez, Kristin Finklea, Eugene Boyd, Lisa N. Sacco, Dana A. Shea, Ian F. Fergusson, Abigail R. Overbay, Harold F. Upton, Carme |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
On March 26, 2013, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6). The act provides a total of $60.638 billion for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS). After rescissions and sequestration, the act provided a total of $57.936 billion for CJS, of which $7.510 billion was for the Department of Commerce, $25.830 billion was for the Department of Justice, $23.769 billion was for the science agencies, and $827.9 million was for the related agencies.
On April 10, 2013, President Obama submitted his FY2014 budget to Congress. The Administration requested a total of $63.310 billion for the agencies and bureaus funded as a part of the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill. The Administrations request included $8.596 billion for the Department of Commerce, $28.405 billion for the Department of Justice, $25.347 billion for the science agencies, and $962.1 million for the related agencies.
On July 17, 2013, the House Committee on Appropriations approved its version of the FY2014 CJS appropriations bill (H.R. 2787). The committee recommended a total of $58.601 billion for the CJS agencies and bureaus. The bill included $7.544 billion for the Department of Commerce, $26.658 billion for the Department of Justice, $23.599 billion for the science agencies, and $800.5 million for the related agencies.
On July 18, 2013, the Senate Committee on Appropriations approved S. 1329, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014. The committee recommended a total of $63.586 billion for CJS. The bill included $8.679 billion for the Department of Commerce, $28.503 billion for the Department of Justice, $25.442 billion for the science agencies, and $962.1 million for the related agencies.
On January 17, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (P.L. 113-76). The act provides a total of $61.623 billion for CJS, of which $8.181 billion is for the Department of Commerce, $27.737 billion is for the Department of Justice, $24.824 billion is for the science agencies, and $881.8 million is for the related agencies.
This report tracks and describes actions taken by the Administration and Congress to provide FY2014 appropriations for CJS accounts. It also provides an overview of FY2013 appropriations for agencies and bureaus funded as a part of the annual appropriation for CJS.
The FY2013-enacted and the FY2014-requested appropriations were taken from S.Rept. 113-78. The amounts recommended by the House Committee on Appropriations were taken from H.Rept. 113-171 and the amounts recommended by the Senate Committee on Appropriations were taken from S.Rept. 113-78. FY2014-enacted appropriations were taken from the joint explanatory statement to accompany the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (P.L. 113-76), printed in the January 15, 2015, Congressional Record.
