Senate Releases Remaining FY18 Appropriations Bills

The Senate Appropriations Committee released its four remaining FY18 appropriations bills this week as chairman’s marks. The Defense, Homeland Security, Interior, and Financial Services bills will not be marked up in committee, but instead used in negotiations with the House for a final omnibus spending measure.

Defense

The $581.3B FY18 Defense Appropriations bill was released by the committee on November 21. The bill is $15.4B above the President’s FY18 budget request, and includes $64.9B in Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding. The bill also includes $4.5B in emergency funding, as requested by the President, for Missile Defeat and Defense Enhancements.

FY18 Defense Appropriations Bill Text

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FY2018-Defense-Chairmans-Mark.pdf

FY18 Defense Appropriations Report

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FY2018-Defense-Explanatory-Statement.pdf

Homeland Security

The committee also released they $51.6B FY18 Homeland Security Appropriations bill on November 21. The bill provides $13.5B for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (an increase of $2.1B over FY17), $6.7B for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (an increase of $230M over FY17), $11.2B for U.S. Coast Guard (an increase of $700M over FY17), $7.4B for the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund, $4.7B for the Transportation Security Administration (a decrease of $3.1B from FY17), $2.0B for the U.S. Secret Service (same as FY17), $3.3B for National Protection and Programs Directorate (an increase of $9M above FY17), $132M for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (an increase of $10.9M above FY17), $213M for Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, $720M for Science & Technology, $310M for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, $113M for the Office of Health Affairs, and $1.2B for departmental management, operations, intelligence, and oversight.

The bill also continues the following: a requirement that any contract award fees be tied to successful acquisition outcomes; a provision prohibiting the collection of any new land border fees or the study of such fee; requirements on issuance of Jones Act waivers for oil tankers carrying oil from the strategic petroleum reserve; prohibition related to individuals detained at the Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; prohibition on award or incentive fees for contractors who do not meet performance requirements; a prohibition of the transfer of an operable firearm by a Federal law enforcement officer to an agent of a drug cartel; a provision limiting the cost of and number of employees allowed to attend international conferences; a provision requiring that the Department make public any report that the Department determines would serve the national interest, except reports that would compromise security or that contain proprietary information; a provision prohibiting funds from being used to develop and submit a budget that relies upon unauthorized fee proposals; a provision prohibiting domestic prosecutions based on the Arms Trade Treaty; and a provision reducing administrative contracting expenses across the Department. The bill also rescinds dormant funds from various accounts across the Department.

FY18 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Text

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FY2018-Homeland-Security-Chairmans-Mark.pdf

FY18 Homeland Security Appropriations Report

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FY2018-Homeland-Security-Explanatory-Statement.pdf

Interior

The $32.6B FY18 Interior appropriations bill was released last week and includes $507M in emergency firefighting funds, $12.17B for the Interior Department, $1.23B for the Bureau of Land Management ($16M below FY17), $2.94B for the National Park Service ($5.6M above FY17), $1.48B for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ($40.4M below FY17), $1.08B for the U.S. Geological Survey (equal to FY17), $252.2M for the Office of Surface Mining ($897K below FY17), $5.04B for the Indian Health Service ($1M above FY17), $2.86B for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education ($7.5M above FY17), $7.91B for the Environmental Protection Agency ($149.5M below FY17), $5.8B for the U.S. Forest Service, $3.6B to fight wildland fire, $878M for the Smithsonian Institute ($15M above FY17), $149M for the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities (equal to FY17), and $3M for the Council on Environmental Quality (equal to FY17).

FY18 Interior Appropriations Bill Text

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FY2018-INT-CHAIRMEN-MARK-BILL.PDF

FY18 Interior Appropriations Report

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FY2018-INT-CHAIRMEN-MARK-EXPLANATORY-STM.PDF

Financial Services

The $20.8B FY18 Financial Services appropriations bill is $637M below the FY17 enacted level. The bill includes $347M for departmental offices within the U.S. Department of Treasury, $11.1B for the Internal Revenue Service, $717M for the Executive Office of the President ($8M above FY17), $7.0B for the federal judiciary ($260M above FY17), $886.3M for the Small Business Administration (equal to FY17), $7.8B for the General Services Administration ($1B below FY17), $1.8B for the Securities and Exchange Commission ($200K above FY17), $250M for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (equal to FY17), $306.3M for the Federal Trade Commission, $322M for the Federal Communications Commission ($18M below FY17), and $704M for the District of Columbia ($52M below FY17). The bill also includes several policy provisions including a prohibition on funds for an increase in pay for the Vice President and other senior political appointees; a prohibition on funding for grants or contracts to tax cheats and companies with felony criminal convictions; a prohibition on the use of funds to paint portraits of federal employees, including the President, Vice President, Cabinet Members and Members of Congress; and a requirement that agency inspectors general have timely access to agency documents and records.

FY18 Financial Services Appropriations Bill Text

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FY2018-FSGG-CHAIRMEN-MARK-BILL.PDF

FY18 Financial Services Appropriations Report

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FY2018-FSGG-CHAIRMEN-MARK-EXPLANATORY-STM.PDF

Status of FY18 Appropriations Spending Bills

Subcommittee House Action Senate Action
Agriculture Subcommittee: June 28

Full Committee: July 12

Floor: September 14

Subcommittee: July 19

Full Committee: July 20

Commerce Justice Science Subcommittee: June 29

Full Committee: July 13

Floor: September 14

Subcommittee: July 25

Full Committee: July 27

Defense Subcommittee: June 26

Full Committee: June 29

Floor: July 27

Chairman’s Mark Released: November 21
Energy & Water Subcommittee: June 28

Full Committee: July 12

Floor: July 27

Subcommittee: July 19

Full Committee: July 20

Financial Services Subcommittee: June 29

Full Committee: July 13

Floor: September 14

Chairman’s Mark Released: November 20
Homeland Security Subcommittee: July 12

Full Committee: July 18

Floor: September 14

Chairman’s Mark Released: November 21
Interior Subcommittee: July 12

Full Committee: July 18

Floor: September 14

Chairman’s Mark Released: November 20
Labor HHS Subcommittee: July 13

Full Committee: July 19

Floor: September 14

Subcommittee: September 6

Full Committee: September 7

Legislative Branch Full Committee: June 29

Floor: July 27

Full Committee: July 27
MilCon-VA Subcommittee: June 12

Full Committee: June 15

Floor: July 27

Subcommittee: July 12

Full Committee: July 13

State Foreign Ops Subcommittee: July 13

Full Committee: July 19

Floor: September 14

Subcommittee: September 6

Full Committee: September 7

Transportation HUD Subcommittee: July 11

Full Committee: July 17

Floor: September 14

Subcommittee: July 25

Full Committee: July 27

 

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