Minority News Release . Mikulski (D- Md.),Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee released a summary of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2. Bipartisan Budget Act of 2. Key Points & Highlights Food and Drug Administration (FDA)The bill provides $2. Food and Drug Administration. Within FDA, the bill fully funds the budget request for implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act, which is the most sweeping food safety reform in 7.
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The bill provides the following additional increases above the fiscal year 2. Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Initiative, $2. Precision Medicine Initiative, $5 million for foreign high risk inspections and $7. Nutrition. The bill provides $6. WIC, which is $2.
The grants will help replace outdated equipment with new, energy efficient appliances such as refrigerators, ovens and other food service related equipment. The bill provides $2. Commodity Supplemental Food Program, an increase of $1. The bill provides $2. Summer Electronic Benefit Demonstration Grants, which provide the families of low- income children with benefits similar to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and WIC in an effort to provide alternative access to food during the summer months, when school is not in session. International Food Aid.
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The bill provides total funding of $1. PL 4. 80 Title II, which is $2. Bipartisan Budget Act of 2. The bill provides $2. Mc. Govern- Dole International Food for Education program. Additionally, at the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the bill includes $3. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, USDA’s premiere competitive research program.
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Conservation and Disaster Programs. The bill includes $2. Bipartisan Budget Act of 2. This includes $1. Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP), of which $3.
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) bill totals $5. President’s request and $4.
Senate Committee mark for fiscal year 2. The bill provides $2. Department of Justice (DOJ) to keep America safe from criminals and terrorists.
Attorneys Office at $5. Bureau of Prisons at $1. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) at $9.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) at $1. U. S. Marshals Service at $1. This bill again contains language preventing the Justice Department from interfering with states that have medical marijuana laws ensuring that the prescribing and dispensing of medical marijuana in that state is both legal and regulated. Patients and doctors in states that have approved medical marijuana, including Maryland, need to know that they safe from arrest and prosecution by the federal government.
NASA. GDP is affected by climate and weather, including farmers trying to protect livestock and crops, cities relying on energy from wind turbines and solar panels, and air travelers trying to get home safely and on time. No new harmful policy riders. The Subcommittee’s allocation eliminates the OCO gimmick and conforms to the recently enacted Bipartisan Budget Act of 2. America, build infrastructure, create opportunity and spur economic growth. Key Points & Highlights. The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2.
Supporting our Troops, Veterans, and their Families(2) Investing in Innovation to Maintain our Technological Edge(3) Investing in Medical Research to Improve Care Outcomes(4) Restoring Readiness (5) Improving Military Capabilities and International Cooperation. Supporting our Troops, Veterans, and their Families. The men and women and families of those that serve our country on active duty, in the reserves and as civilians are the backbone of our Armed Forces. Includes $2. 78. 7 million for the Peer- Reviewed Medical Research Program. Includes $1. 20 million for Breast Cancer Research. Includes $8. 0 million for Prostate Cancer Research.
Includes $1. 25 million for Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research. Includes $1. 0 million for Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes Research. Restoring Readiness. The high operational tempo of the last decade and the effects of budget sequestration have made maintaining the readiness of our military an increasing challenge. Improving Military Capabilities and International Cooperation. Adds $3. 50 million to the President’s request for 5 F/A- 1. Super Hornets for the Navy.
Adds $6. 60 million to the President’s request for 7 E/A- 1. G Growlers for the Navy. F- 3. 5 Lightning II Procurement: Adds $2. President’s request for three Air Force aircraft. Adds $7. 80 million to the President’s request for six Marine Corps aircraft.
Adds $2. 55 million to the President’s request for two Navy aircraft. Adds $3. 29. 8 million to the President’s request for Israeli missile defense programs. Funds the President’s budget request of $1. Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program and includes bill language to ensure robust and fair competition among all certified launch providers. Adds $1. 44 million to the President’s request to continue development of the Next Generation Rocket Engine.
Adds $1 billion to the President’s request to the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account. Adds $2. 00 million to the President’s request for the National Guard Counter- Drug Program. Adds $1. 38. 8 million to the President’s request for seveb additional Blackhawks for the Army National Guard.
Adds $1 billion to the President’s request for an additional DDG- 5. Destroyer and $6. Afloat Forward Staging Base. Accelerates long- lead procurement of the Amphibious Assault Ship replacement, the Dock Landing Ship replacement and the Landing Craft Utility replacement.
Supports important international efforts, including: Full funding for the President’s budget request of $7. Iraq Train and Equip Fund. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund (CTPF) to assist friendly countries in defending against violent extremism. Ukrainian security forces.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT The U. S. Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Development fiscal year 2. President’s request.
Bill Summary. The Energy and Water Development bill invests in a wide range of critical programs that are vital to America’s economic competitiveness and protect Americans from the threat of nuclear terrorism. The bill provides $5. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge America’s waterways to support the movement of critical commodities, reduce the impact of natural disasters by focusing on flood control efforts, and provide recreation opportunities at campgrounds, lakes and marinas. Army Corps of Engineers. Mississippi River and Tributaries: The bill provides $3. Mississippi River and its tributaries from Cairo, Illinois to the mouth of the Mississippi River. Environmental Cleanup: The bill provides a total of $6.
DOE complex. This level is $2. House Committee level, and $2. Senate Committee level. The bill includes $1. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), $2. The agreement also authorizes the Department of the Treasury to guarantee $7.
CDFIs, at no cost to the taxpayer, by providing long- term, low- rate financing for community development in our nation’s communities hit hardest by the economic downturn. Internal Revenue Service (IRS): Failing to collect what taxpayers owe leaves the federal budget short about $3. The agreement provides $1. The agreement level is $1.
House Committee level and $7. Senate Committee level. The agreement directs that the funds provided above the fiscal year 2. Office of National Drug Control Policy: The agreement provides $3. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC): The agreement provides $1.
CPSC, an increase of $2 million or two percent more than the fiscal year 2. Small Business Administration (SBA): Ensuring small businesses have the tools to grow is critical for our nation’s fragile economic recovery. Riders. The agreement does not include the following harmful provisions: House provisions that would have barred the IRS’s use of funds for Affordable Care Act (ACA) activities or any HHS transfers to IRS for ACA purposes. House ban on the IRS making any determination that a church is not tax- exempt for participating in political campaigns unless the Commissioner consents and the Congressional authorizing committees are notified. A provision in both the House and Senate Committee marks that would have prevented Treasury from voting against international development projects that build new coal- fired power plants. Key Points & Highlights. Prevent Terrorism and Enhance Security.
To address the growing threat from radicalized individuals and complex coordinated terrorist attacks, the bill includes $5. Secretary of Homeland Security to distribute as needed to state and local governments, universities, and non- profit organizations, to prepare for emergent threats from violent extremism and complex, coordinated terrorist attacks.
Secure and Manage Our Borders. The bill provides $1. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which is responsible for securing our borders as well as regulating and facilitating international trade and immigration. To deter illicit drugs, radiological or nuclear weapons being transported into the United States, $3.
This funding helps the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, Defense and State share real- time biometric and identity data to monitor who legally enters and exits the country and assure national security, public safety and the integrity of our immigration laws. Enforce and Administer Our Immigration Laws. To enforce U. S. To better prepare the nation for future disasters, the bill provides $1. Predisaster Mitigation Program, quadrupling these funds from $2. Riders: Drops House rider that would have prohibited the Department of Homeland Security or any other federal agency from expanding the existing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or implementing the proposed Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents while the court injunctive order remains in effect.