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Overview of FY2017 Appropriations for CJS
Summary
This report tracks and describes actions taken by the Administration and Congress to provide
FY2017 appropriations for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS)
accounts. It also provides an overview of FY2016 appropriations for agencies and bureaus funded
as part of annual CJS appropriations.
Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113), provided $66.000 billion
for CJS, which included $9.246 billion for the Department of Commerce, $29.090 billion for the
Department of Justice (DOJ), $26.754 billion for the science agencies, and $910 million for the
related agencies.
For FY2017, the Administration requests a total of $67.573 billion for CJS, which includes
$9.728 billion for the Department of Commerce, $29.828 billion for DOJ, $26.995 billion for the
science agencies, and $1.022 billion for the related agencies. The Administration proposes
supplementing discretionary appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) with $763 million and $400
million, respectively, in new one-time mandatory funding.
On April 21, 2016, the Senate Committee on Appropriations reported their FY2017 CJS
appropriations bill (S. 2837). The bill would provide a total of $66.309 billion for CJS, an amount
that is 0.5% greater than the FY2016 appropriation, but 0.2% less than the Administration's
request (excluding the requested $1.163 billion in mandatory funding). S. 2837 includes $9.316
billion for the Department of Commerce, $29.246 billion for the Department of Justice, $26.821
billion for the science agencies, and $925 million for the related agencies.
On June 7, 2016, the House Committee on Appropriations reported their FY2017 CJS
appropriations bill (H.R. 5393). The bill would provide a total of $66.296 billion for CJS, an
amount that is 0.4% greater than the FY2016 appropriation, but 1.9% less than the
Administration's request (excluding the requested new mandatory funding). H.R. 5393 includes
$9.051 billion for the Department of Commerce, $29.437 billion for the Department of Justice,
$26.920 billion for the science agencies, and $887 million for the related agencies.
Over the past 10 fiscal years, nominal appropriations for CJS increased starting with FY2007,
peaked in FY2010, and generally declined between FY2010 and FY2013. Nominal
appropriations for CJS were relatively flat in FY2014 and FY2015. CJS appropriations increased
by approximately $4 billion in FY2016, largely due to the fact that Congress increased the
discretionary budget cap when it passed, and the President signed, the Bipartisan Budget Act of
2015 (P.L. 114-74).
The data show that the increases in CJS appropriations in FY2009 and FY2010 were largely the
result of Congress appropriating more funding for Commerce in support of the 2010 decennial
census. Although decreased appropriations for Commerce mostly explain the overall decrease in
CJS appropriations between FY2010 and FY2013, cuts in funding for DOJ and NASA and
sequestration in FY2013 also contributed to the decrease. The exception to this trend has been
funding for the NSF, which has generally increased each fiscal year since FY2007.
Appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice and for NASA have generally
increased each fiscal year since FY2013.Congressional Research Service
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