Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2007 Appropriations (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised March 21, 2007 |
| Report Number |
RL33576 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Paul M. Irwin, Domestic Social Policy Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
This report tracks FY2007 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (L-HHS-ED). This legislation provides discretionary funds for three major federal departments and 14 related agencies. The report, which will be updated, summarizes L-HHS-ED discretionary funding issues but not authorization or entitlement issues.
On February 6, 2006, the President submitted the FY2007 budget request to Congress, including $138.3 billion in discretionary L-HHS-ED funds; the comparable FY2006 amount was $147.3 billion, enacted primarily through P.L. 109-149. The Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, H.J.Res. 20, provides an estimated $144.4 billion in discretionary funds for L-HHS-ED activities; the bill was signed into law on February 15, 2007, as P.L. 110-5. Actual FY2007 appropriations for programs, projects, and activities were not specified by P.L. 110-5; these amounts will become available at a later time. A series of continuing resolutions, beginning with P.L. 109-289, provided temporary L-HHS-ED funding from October 1, 2006, through February 15, 2007.
Department of Labor (DOL). DOL discretionary appropriations were $11.7 billion in FY2006; $11.0 billion was requested for FY2007. FY2007 funding for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs would be decreased by $822 million.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS discretionary appropriations were $66.7 billion in FY2006; $61.8 billion was requested for FY2007. Funding would be increased by $181 million for Community Health Centers. Funding would be decreased by $198 million for the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) would be decreased by $379 million. The $550 million Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) and the $630 million Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) would be eliminated. Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, funded at $5.4 billion in FY2006, would receive no new funds.
Department of Education (ED). ED discretionary appropriations were $57.6 billion in FY2006; $54.3 billion was requested for FY2007. Funding would be increased for Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) programs in aggregate, and five K-12 initiatives, including $1.5 billion for High School Reform, were proposed. Decreases of $385 million for Pell Grants and $448 million for TRIO were requested. Funding would be eliminated for the $272 million Educational Technology State Grants, the $303 million GEAR UP program, and the $1.9 billion education hurricane recovery programs.
Related Agencies. Discretionary appropriations for L-HHS-ED related agencies were $11.4 billion in FY2006; $11.2 billion was requested for FY2007. Two-year advance funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) would be eliminated. An increase of $271 million was requested for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) discretionary activities.
