On April 14, the House passed, 260-167, H.R. 1473, a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through the remainder of FY2011, which ends September 30. The Senate approved the measure, 81-19, the same day. The president signed the CR into law on April 15. The previous CR (P.L. 112-8), which avoided a shutdown of the government, expired on April 15 (see The Source, 4/8/11).
According to the House Appropriations Committee summary, the bill provides $1.049 trillion in overall spending for FY2011, which is nearly $40 billion less than spending levels in FY2010, the last year in which Congress completed work on all twelve appropriations bills. For additional details on highlighted programs, please see the charts provided by the committee.
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
The bill provides $20 billion for programs at the Department of Agriculture. This amount is $3.2 billion less than the president’s FY2011 request and $3 billion less than FY2010. This amount includes $6.75 billion for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), which is $504 million less than FY2010 and $855 million below the administration’s FY2011 request.
The measure includes $1.5 billion for the P.L. 480 Title II Food for Peace program, $190 million less than the president’s FY2011 request and FY2010. It also includes $199 million for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program. That amount is $10.5 million below the president’s FY2011 request and FY2010 enacted levels.
The bill provides $3.656 billion for the Food and Drug Administration, which is $376 million below President Obama’s FY2011 request but $419 million above FY2010.
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
H.R. 1473 provides $53.4 billion for programs at the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other related agencies. The amount is $7.1 billion below the president’s FY2011 request and $10.9 billion below FY2010.
The bill includes $27.4 billion for the remainder of FY2011 for the Department of Justice, which is $2.3 billion less than the president’s request and $943 million less than FY2010. That amount includes $275.975 million for Juvenile Justice programs, which is $13.831 million less than the president’s request and $147.62 million less than FY2010.
The legislation includes $6.9 billion for NSF research and activities, which is $551 million below the administration’s request and $150 million below FY2010. This amount also includes $862.76 million for the Education and Human Resources Directorate, which houses programs for women and minorities in science.
Defense
Unlike the other departments and agencies, the bill fully funds the Department of Defense for FY2011. Funding for Defense includes $513 billion in base funding, $126.7 billion for military personnel and $31.4 billion for Defense health programs. Overseas operations in Afghanistan and Iraq receive $157.8 billion under the measure. Overall funding of $670.8 billion is $18 billion less than the administration’s request but $5 billion more than FY2010.
The bill includes $150 million for breast cancer research and treatment, equal to the amount provided in FY2010. The bill also includes $20 million for ovarian cancer research. The measure also provides $27 million for HIV research programs and $10 million for HIV education in Africa, equal to the amount provided in FY2010.
The bill includes $3.2 billion for Defense Department-dependent schools, $40 million in Impact Aid funding for school districts with 20 percent or more of its students the children of service members, and $165 million for military spouse career training.
Financial Services and General Government
H.R. 1473 prohibits the District of Columbia from using locally raised funds to provide low-income women with abortion services, except in cases of rape, incest, or where the mother’s life would be endangered if she carried the pregnancy to term.
The measure also provides $243.42 million for the federal payment of D.C. courts, $3.98 million below the president’s FY2011request and $17.76 million below FY2010.
The bill funds the Small Business Administration at the FY2010 level — $824.016 million — but eliminates $59 million in funds for small business development and entrepreneurship.
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
H.R. 1473 includes $157.7 billion in discretionary funds for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and other related agencies. This amount is $13 billion less than the administration’s request and $5.5 billion less than FY2010.
The total funding includes $203.84 million for dislocated worker assistance and $85.561 million for the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders programs at the Department of Labor.
Several programs at the Department of Health and Human Services would see funding reductions for the remainder of FY2011. Specifically, the bill includes $6.275 billion for the Health Resources and Services Administration, $1.36 billion below President Obama’s FY2011 request and $1.312 billion less than FY2010.
While the bill does not eliminate funding for Title X family planning programs – as was recommended in H.R. 1 (see The Source, 2/18/11) – it reduces Title X funding to FY2008 levels, providing $300 million for domestic family planning programs in FY2011. This amount is $27 million less than the administration’s FY2011 request and $17.491 million less than FY2010.
The measure includes $5.66 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Research and Training Division, $647 million below FY2010 levels. The bill also includes $372.053 million for the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, which is $238.859 million less than the president’s FY2011 request and $25 million less than FY2010.
The Child Care and Development Block Grant program receives $2.227 billion under H.R. 1473. This amount is $700 million below the administration’s request, but $100 million more than FY2010. The measure also includes $7.575 billion for Head Start, which is $649 million less than the president’s FY2011 request but $340 million more than FY2010.
H.R. 1473 contains $1.5 billion for the Administration on Aging. This is $125 million below the president’s FY2011 request and $16 million below the FY2010 enacted level. Under H.R. 1473, the Office of the Secretary receives $651.786 million, $114.637 million above the president’s request and $452.558 million over FY2010.
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
The legislation contains $48.3 billion for foreign aid programs at the State Department, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other international organizations. This amount is $8.4 billion less than President Obama’s FY2011 request and $504 million below the FY2010 enacted level.
The bill includes $8.79 billion for diplomatic and consular programs. This amount is $755 million below the president’s FY2011 request but $563 million over FY2010. Spending for international peacekeeping programs is reduced for the rest of FY2011: the bill provides $1.888 billion, a reduction of $294 million compared to the president’s request and $237 million compared to FY2010.
The bill funds operating expenses at USAID at $1.35 billion. This amount is $211 million below the administration’s FY2011 request and $165 million below FY2010. Migration and refugee assistance programs would receive $1.69 billion, $85 million over the president’s request and $5 million over FY2010. The Millennium Challenge Corporation is funded at $900 million, $379 million below the president’s request and $205 million below FY2010.
H.R. 1473 includes $7.765 billion for Global Health and Child Survival programs, which includes the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Of that amount, PEPFAR is funded at $5.345 billion, $155 million below the administration’s FY2011 request and $14 million below FY2010. The bill also includes $750 million for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria. This amount is $50 million above the president’s request and equal to the FY2010 enacted level.
Unlike H.R. 1, the bill does not reinstate the restriction on international family planning, known as the Mexico City policy. The bill provides $575 million for family planning and reproductive health, $15 million below the president’s request but $50 million above FY2010. The U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) is funded at $40 million, which is $10 million below the president’s FY2011 request and $15 million below FY2010.
The measure also includes provisions to ensure women’s participation in the Afghan government, protect the rights of Afghan women and girls, and improve their “the security, economic and social well-being, and political status.”
