On July 17, the House Appropriations Committee approved, 27-21, the FY2014 Financial Services and General Government spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee approved the measure on July 10 (see The Source, 7/12/13).
According to the committee report, the measure would provide $16.966 billion in discretionary funding for FY2014, $4.282 billion below FY2013 and $7.045 billion below President Obama’s FY2014 budget request.
The chart below details funding levels for programs important to women and their families.
Program/Agency |
FY20131,2 |
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Small Business Administration | $1.045 billion | $968.838 million | $898.06 million |
Women’s Business Centers | $14 million | $13.05 million | $14 million |
National Women’s Business Council | $998,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 |
Microloan Technical Assistance | $20 million | $19.85 million | $20 million |
Small Business Development Centers | $112.5 million | $106.68 million | $112.5 million |
1Does not reflect the across-the-board reductions mandated by P.L. 112-25, the Budget Control Act.
2Numbers taken from the SBA FY2014 Budget Request document.