{ "id": "RL33576", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "RL33576", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com, University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 411463, "date": "2007-03-21", "retrieved": "2016-04-07T18:16:05.031029", "title": "Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2007 Appropriations", "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.\nOn 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.\nDepartment 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.\nDepartment 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\u2019s 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.\nDepartment 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.\nRelated 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.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/RL33576", "sha1": "6296623ceeb1ab1e6e4d1773bb0ce700f885477b", "filename": "files/20070321_RL33576_6296623ceeb1ab1e6e4d1773bb0ce700f885477b.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RL33576", "sha1": "e14b991e2e344c835a37567218d4917e88df3f72", "filename": "files/20070321_RL33576_e14b991e2e344c835a37567218d4917e88df3f72.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [] }, { "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "sourceLink": "https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc818266/", "id": "RL33576_2006Nov30", "date": "2006-11-30", "retrieved": "2016-03-19T13:57:26", "title": "Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2007 Appropriations", "summary": null, "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORT", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "filename": "files/20061130_RL33576_449f8ae683df47cbc93f344b2b9f205e4896cd84.pdf" }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20061130_RL33576_449f8ae683df47cbc93f344b2b9f205e4896cd84.html" } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "Appropriations", "Health Policy", "Intelligence and National Security" ] }