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      "summary": "This report discusses FY2017 appropriations (discretionary budget authority) for the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau), which make up the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) in the U.S. Department of Commerce. The report will not be updated.\nThe Administration\u2019s FY2017 budget request for ESA (except the Census Bureau, whose budget justification is published separately from ESA\u2019s) was $114.6 million, $5.6 million (5.2%) above the $109.0 million FY2016-enacted funding level. Of the $114.6 million, the $110.7 million requested for BEA exceeded the $105.1 million FY2016-enacted amount by $5.6 million (5.3%); the $4.0 million requested to fund ESA\u2019s policy support and management oversight was $83,000 (2.1%) more than the $3.9 million approved for FY2016.\nThe FY2017 request for the Census Bureau was $1,633.6 million, $263.6 million (19.2%) above the $1,370.0 million FY2016-enacted amount. The FY2017 request was divided between the bureau\u2019s two major accounts: $285.3 million for Current Surveys and Programs and $1,348.3 million for Periodic Censuses and Programs. Two key programs under this account are the 2020 Decennial Census, with an FY2017 request of $778.3 million, $179.4 million (30.0%) above the $598.9 million enacted for FY2016; and the American Community Survey (ACS), with a request of $251.1 million, $20.2 million (8.7%) above the $230.9 million FY2016-enacted amount. \nOn April 21, 2016, the Senate Committee on Appropriations reported S. 2837, the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2017 (CJS), with recommended funding of $109.0 million for ESA (showing no separate breakout for BEA). The amount was identical to ESA\u2019s FY2016 appropriation and $5.6 million (4.9%) below the FY2017 request. S. 2837, as reported, recommended $1,518.3 million for the Census Bureau, $148.3 million (10.8%) above the FY2016 appropriation and $115.3 million (7.1%) below the FY2017 request. Current Surveys and Programs was to receive $270.0 million, the same as in FY2016 and $15.3 million (5.4%) below the FY2017 request. The $1,248.3 million for Periodic Censuses and Programs would have exceeded FY2016 funding by $148.3 million (13.5%) and been $100.0 million (7.4%) less than requested for FY2017.\nThe House Committee on Appropriations approved the House FY2017 CJS appropriations bill, H.R. 5393, on June 7, 2016. Recommended funding for ESA was $107.0 million (with no separate breakout for BEA), $2.0 million (1.8%) less than enacted for FY2016 and approved by the Senate committee, and $7.6 million (6.7%) below the FY2017 request. The Census Bureau was to receive $1,470.0 million, $100.0 million (7.3%) more than in FY2016, $163.6 million (10.0%) less than requested for FY2017, and $48.3 million (3.2%) below the Senate committee\u2019s recommendation. The $270.0 million recommended for Current Surveys and Programs equaled the FY2016-enacted and FY2017 Senate-committee-recommended amounts and was $15.3 million (5.4%) less than requested. The $1,200.0 million for Periodic Censuses and Programs was $100.0 million (9.1%) above the FY2016-enacted level, $148.3 million (11.0%) less than the FY2017 request, and $48.3 million (3.9%) below what the Senate committee approved.\nThe Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, H.R. 244, P.L. 115-31, became law on May 5, 2017. It provided ESA with $107.3 million (showing no separate amount for BEA), $1.7 million (1.6%) less than enacted for FY2016 and recommended by the Senate committee, $7.3 million (6.4%) below the FY2017 request, and $300,000 (0.3%) more than the House committee approved. The $1,470.0 million for the Census Bureau in FY2017, including $270.0 million for Current Surveys and Programs and $1,200.0 million for Periodic Censuses and Programs, matched the House committee\u2019s recommendations.",
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      "summary": "This report discusses FY2017 appropriations (discretionary budget authority) for the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau), which make up the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) in the U.S. Department of Commerce. \nThe Administration\u2019s FY2017 budget request for ESA (except the Census Bureau, whose budget justification is published separately from ESA\u2019s) is $114.6 million, $5.6 million (5.2%) above the $109.0 million FY2016-enacted funding level. Of the $114.6 million, the $110.7 million requested for BEA exceeds the $105.1 million FY2016-enacted amount by $5.6 million (5.3%); the $4.0 million requested to fund ESA\u2019s policy support and management oversight is $83,000 (2.1%) more than the $3.9 million approved for FY2016.\nThe FY2017 request for the Census Bureau is $1,633.6 million, $263.6 million (19.2%) above the $1,370.0 million FY2016-enacted amount. The FY2017 request is divided between the bureau\u2019s two major accounts: Current Surveys and Programs would receive $285.3 million, a $15.3 million (5.7%) increase over the $270.0 million enacted for FY2016; Periodic Censuses and Programs\u2014which include the decennial census, American Community Survey, economic census, and census of governments\u2014would receive $1,348.3 million, $248.3 million (22.6%) more than the $1,100.0 million approved for FY2016.\nOn April 21, 2016, the Senate Committee on Appropriations reported S. 2837, the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2017 (CJS), with recommended funding of $109.0 million for ESA (showing no separate breakout for BEA). The recommendation is identical to ESA\u2019s FY2016 funding level and $5.6 million (4.9%) below the FY2017 request. S. 2837, as reported, recommends $1,518.3 million for the Census Bureau in FY2017, $148.3 million (10.8%) above the FY2016 appropriation and $115.3 million (7.1%) below the FY2017 request. Current Surveys and Programs would receive $270.0 million, the same as the FY2016-enacted amount and $15.3 million (5.4%) less than requested for FY2017. Periodic Censuses and Programs would be funded at $1,248.3 million, $148.3 million (13.5%) more than enacted for FY2016 and $100.0 million (7.4%) less than the FY2017 request.\nThe House Committee on Appropriations approved the House FY2017 CJS appropriations bill, H.R. 5393, on June 7, 2016. The bill recommends $107.0 million in funding for ESA (with no separate breakout for BEA), $2.0 million (1.8%) less than enacted for FY2016 and approved by the Senate committee, and $7.6 million (6.7%) below the FY2017 request. The Census Bureau would receive $1,470.0 million, $100.0 million (7.3%) above the FY2016 funding level, $163.6 million (10.0%) less than requested for FY2017, and $48.3 million (3.2%) below the Senate committee\u2019s recommendation. The $270.0 million approved for Current Surveys and Programs equals the FY2016-enacted and FY2017 Senate committee-recommended amounts, and is $15.3 million (5.4%) under the FY2017 request. Funding for Periodic Censuses and Programs would be $1,200.0 million, $100.0 million (9.1%) above the FY2016-enacted level, $148.3 million (11.0%) less than requested for FY2017, and $48.3 million (3.9%) below what the Senate committee approved.\nFY2017 CJS appropriations legislation was not enacted by the end of FY2016. Division A of the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, H.R. 2028, P.L. 114-254, funds the Census Bureau, BEA, and the rest of ESA at the FY2016 level, minus a 0.1901% reduction, through April 28, 2017. Under Section 152, however, the bureau may draw on money from Periodic Censuses and Programs at the rate necessary for conducting operations to maintain the 2020 census schedule.",
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      "summary": "This report discusses FY2017 appropriations (discretionary budget authority) for the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau), which make up the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) in the U.S. Department of Commerce. \nThe Administration\u2019s FY2017 budget request for ESA (except the Census Bureau, whose budget justification is published separately from ESA\u2019s) is $114.6 million, $5.6 million (5.2%) above the $109.0 million FY2016-enacted funding level. Of the $114.6 million, the $110.7 million requested for BEA exceeds the $105.1 million FY2016-enacted amount by $5.6 million (5.3%); the $4.0 million requested to fund ESA\u2019s policy support and management oversight is $83,000 (2.1%) more than the $3.9 million approved for FY2016.\nThe FY2017 request for the Census Bureau is $1,633.6 million, $263.6 million (19.2%) above the $1,370.0 million FY2016-enacted amount. The FY2017 request is divided between the bureau\u2019s two major accounts: Current Surveys and Programs would receive $285.3 million, a $15.3 million (5.7%) increase over the $270.0 million enacted for FY2016; Periodic Censuses and Programs\u2014which include the decennial census, American Community Survey, economic census, and census of governments\u2014would receive $1,348.3 million, $248.3 million (22.6%) more than the $1,100.0 million approved for FY2016.\nOn April 21, 2016, the Senate Committee on Appropriations reported S. 2837, the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2017 (CJS), with recommended funding of $109.0 million for ESA (showing no separate breakout for BEA). The recommendation is identical to ESA\u2019s FY2016 funding level and $5.6 million (4.9%) below the FY2017 request. S. 2837, as reported, recommends $1,518.3 million for the Census Bureau in FY2017, $148.3 million (10.8%) above the FY2016 appropriation and $115.3 million (7.1%) below the FY2017 request. Current Surveys and Programs would receive $270.0 million, the same as the FY2016-enacted amount and $15.3 million (5.4%) less than requested for FY2017. Periodic Censuses and Programs would be funded at $1,248.3 million, $148.3 million (13.5%) more than enacted for FY2016 and $100.0 million (7.4%) less than the FY2017 request.\nThe House Committee on Appropriations approved the House FY2017 CJS appropriations bill, H.R. 5393, on June 7, 2016. The bill recommends $107.0 million in funding for ESA (with no separate breakout for BEA), $2.0 million (1.8%) less than enacted for FY2016 and approved by the Senate committee, and $7.6 million (6.7%) below the FY2017 request. The Census Bureau would receive $1,470.0 million, $100.0 million (7.3%) above the FY2016 funding level, $163.6 million (10.0%) less than requested for FY2017, and $48.3 million (3.2%) below the Senate committee\u2019s recommendation. The $270.0 million approved for Current Surveys and Programs equals the FY2016-enacted and FY2017 Senate committee-recommended amounts, and is $15.3 million (5.4%) under the FY2017 request. Funding for Periodic Censuses and Programs would be $1,200.0 million, $100.0 million (9.1%) above the FY2016-enacted level, $148.3 million (11.0%) less than requested for FY2017, and $48.3 million (3.9%) below what the Senate committee approved. The House committee, like its Senate counterpart, would have $2.6 million of the amount for Periodic Censuses and Programs transferred to the Commerce Department\u2019s OIG for Census Bureau oversight.\nFY2017 CJS appropriations legislation was not enacted by the end of FY2016. Instead, the Census Bureau, BEA, and rest of ESA are funded through December 9, 2016, at the FY2016 level, with a 0.496% reduction, under the Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act, H.R. 5325, P.L. 114-223, Division C.",
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      "title": "FY2017 Appropriations for the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis",
      "summary": "This report discusses FY2017 appropriations (discretionary budget authority) for the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau), which make up the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) in the U.S. Department of Commerce. The report will be updated as necessary to reflect congressional actions.\nThe Administration\u2019s FY2017 budget request for ESA (except the Census Bureau, whose budget justification is published separately from ESA\u2019s) is $114.6 million, $5.6 million (5.2%) above the $109.0 million FY2016-enacted funding level. Of the $114.6 million, the $110.7 million requested for BEA exceeds the $105.1 million FY2016-enacted amount by $5.6 million (5.3%); the $4.0 million requested to fund ESA\u2019s policy support and management oversight is $83,000 (2.1%) more than the $3.9 million approved for FY2016.\nThe FY2017 request for the Census Bureau is $1,633.6 million, $263.6 million (19.2%) above the $1,370.0 million FY2016-enacted amount. The FY2017 request is divided between the bureau\u2019s two major accounts: Current Surveys and Programs would receive $285.3 million, a $15.3 million (5.7%) increase over the $270.0 million enacted for FY2016; Periodic Censuses and Programs\u2014which include the decennial census, American Community Survey, economic census, and census of governments\u2014would receive $1,348.3 million, $248.3 million (22.6%) more than the $1,100.0 million approved for FY2016.\nOn April 21, 2016, the Senate Committee on Appropriations reported S. 2837, the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2017 (CJS), with recommended funding of $109.0 million for ESA (showing no separate breakout for BEA). The recommendation is identical to ESA\u2019s FY2016 funding level and $5.6 million (4.9%) below the FY2017 request. S. 2837, as reported, recommends $1,518.3 million for the Census Bureau in FY2017, $148.3 million (10.8%) above the FY2016 appropriation and $115.3 million (7.1%) below the FY2017 request. Current Surveys and Programs would receive $270.0 million, the same as the FY2016-enacted amount and $15.3 million (5.4%) less than requested for FY2017. Periodic Censuses and Programs would be funded at $1,248.3 million, $148.3 million (13.5%) more than enacted for FY2016 and $100.0 million (7.4%) less than the FY2017 request. The committee\u2019s recommendation provides for $2.6 million to be transferred from this account to the Commerce Department\u2019s Office of Inspector General (OIG) for continued \u201coversight and audits of periodic censuses\u201d and \u201cindependent recommendations\u201d to improve 2020 census operations.\nThe House Committee on Appropriations approved the House FY2017 CJS appropriations bill, H.R. 5393, on June 7, 2016. The bill recommends $107.0 million in funding for ESA (with no separate breakout for BEA), $2.0 million (1.8%) less than enacted for FY2016 and approved by the Senate committee, and $7.6 million (6.7%) below the FY2017 request. The Census Bureau would receive $1,470.0 million, $100.0 million (7.3%) above the FY2016 funding level, $163.6 million (10.0%) less than requested for FY2017, and $48.3 million (3.2%) below the Senate committee\u2019s recommendation. The $270.0 million approved for Current Surveys and Programs equals the FY2016-enacted and FY2017 Senate committee-recommended amounts, and is $15.3 million (5.4%) under the FY2017 request. Funding for Periodic Censuses and Programs would be $1,200.0 million, $100.0 million (9.1%) above the FY2016-enacted level, $148.3 million (11.0%) less than requested for FY2017, and $48.3 million (3.9%) below what the Senate committee approved. The House committee, like its Senate counterpart, would have $2.6 million of the amount for Periodic Censuses and Programs transferred to the Commerce Department\u2019s OIG for Census Bureau oversight.",
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