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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS PROVISIONS BY SUBCOMMITTEE The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 totals $1.7 trillion in discretionary resources across the fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills.

In total, the regular 12 appropriations bills include $800 billion in non-defense funding, a $68 billion—9.3 percent—over last year.

This is the highest level for non-defense funding ever and a larger increase in both dollar and percentage than fiscal year 2022.
The bills also provide $858 billion in defense funding.

Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA Overview: The fiscal year 2023 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bill provides discretionary funding of $25.5 billion – an increase of $737 million, 3 percent – above fiscal year 2022.

In total, the bill includes $242 billion for discretionary programs funded annually and mandatory programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
The legislation: • Tackles hunger and nutrition insecurity by expanding access to fruits and vegetables to 6.2 million women, infants, and children through WIC and ensuring that 43.5 million people in SNAP-eligible families get the necessary benefits.

The bill also invests in the health of America's kids through Child Nutrition programs, like school meals - which are now the healthiest source of food consumed in the United States.
• Grows opportunity and lifts rural communities by increasing funding for rural broadband, connecting more communities to the internet through a program that got more than 200,000 people connected to the 21st-century economy last year.
• Rebuilds our public health and consumer safety infrastructure with increased funding to address maternal and infant nutrition, including resources for the 'Closer to Zero' initiative to reduce exposure to toxic elements in babies' and young children's food, emerging food-related chemical and toxicological issues, drug safety oversight, as well as providing additional resources for in-person inspections in large foreign drug manufacturing countries, and drug and device supply chain monitoring and surveillance.
The bill also invests in our public health infrastructure by modernizing FDA’s data infrastructure to ensure better safety and security of the food and medical supply chain.

• Provides essential investments to ensure equitable participation in USDA programs.

The bill provides increases for extension, research, and capacity grants at 1890 land grants, 1994 land grants, and Hispanic serving institutions to help strengthen the pipeline for the future of agriculture.
It also provides funding to improve outreach and program access to historically underserved communities.

Bill Summary: Rural Development and Infrastructure – The bill provides nearly $4 billion for rural development programs.

These programs help create an environment for economic growth by providing business and housing opportunities and building sustainable rural infrastructure for the modern economy.
• Rural Broadband – The legislation invests over $455 million for the expansion of broadband service to provide economic development opportunities and improved education and healthcare services, including an additional $348 million for the ReConnect program.

This is in addition to the $2 billion provided in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
These significant investments in broadband reflect a commitment to enabling Americans in rural communities to access digital tools necessary to improve health, educational, and economic outcomes.

Since 2019, more than 200,000 rural residents have gained access to broadband through these programs.

• Critical Infrastructure – The legislation includes responsible infrastructure investments to help the country's rural areas access essential utilities.
This includes $1.47 billion for rural water and waste program loans, and over $500 million in water and waste grants for clean and reliable drinking water systems and sanitary waste disposal systems, which will provide safe drinking water to millions of rural residents.

An additional $8.2 billion in loan authority is provided for rural electric and telephone infrastructure loans.
• Rural Housing Loans and Rental Assistance – The bill provides a total of $30 billion in loan authority for the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program.

The bill includes $1.25 billion in direct single family housing loans, meeting the estimated need for these loans, which provide home loan assistance to low-income rural families, many of whom would have few loan options for purchasing a home because of their geographical location.
In addition, a total of $1.49 billion is provided for rental assistance and rental vouchers for affordable rental housing for low-income families and the elderly in rural communities to renew all existing rental assistance contracts.

In fiscal year 2020, Rural Development housing programs provided affordable housing to 138,331 rural homeowners and over 250,000 rental units.
• Business and Industry Loan Program – The bill includes $1.8 billion for the Business and Industry loan program, a 45% increase over fiscal year 2022.

This will enable additional lending opportunities to business and non-profits in rural areas.

Food and Nutrition Programs – The bill contains discretionary funding, as well as mandatory funding required by law, for food and nutrition programs within the Department of Agriculture.
This includes funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and child nutrition programs.

• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) – The bill provides $6 billion in discretionary funding for WIC and maintains the increase of fruits and vegetables in the WIC Food Package.

In fiscal year 2023, WIC will serve an estimated 6.2 million women, infants, and children.
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – The bill provides $153.8 billion in required mandatory spending for SNAP, including $3 billion for the SNAP reserve fund, which will serve more than 43 million people.

This fully funds participation, as well as the SNAP enhanced allotments authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

• Child nutrition programs – The bill provides $28.5 billion in funding for child nutrition programs.
This is an increase of $1.66 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

As kids return to the classroom, this funding will support more than 5.2 billion school lunches and snacks.

In addition, the bill provides $40 million for the Summer EBT program, $30 million for school kitchen equipment grants, and $3 million for school breakfast expansion grants.
International Food Assistance Programs – The bill includes $2.2 billion for international food aid and to promote U.S. agricultural exports overseas.

This includes $1.75 billion for Food for Peace grants and $243 million for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program, in addition to emergency funds provided in the Ukraine supplemental.
In 2022, these programs, which work to reduce famine and increase food security overseas, provided food assistance across six continents.

Marketing Programs – The bill provides $237 million, $11 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $4.7 million above the request, to facilitate the movement of agriculture products and open market opportunities.
This includes $22.8 million for the National Organic Program to protect the integrity of the USDA Organic label and $30.2 million for the oversight and enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act.

The bill also provides $20.4 million in discretionary funds to the Agricultural Marketing Service and Rural Development for the Local Agriculture Market Program to continue supporting local food and value-added agriculture.
In addition, the bill provides $25 million to support dairy business innovation initiatives.

Agricultural Research – The bill provides $3.45 billion – $175 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level – for agriculture research programs, including the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
This funding will support research at all ARS facilities to help mitigate and stop devastating livestock and crop diseases, improve food safety and water quality, increase production, and combat antimicrobial resistance.
This funding also includes important research investments in U.S. land-grant colleges and universities, including a significant increase for the 1890 and 1994 institutions, and for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's premier competitive research program.

Farm Programs – The bill provides $1.92 billion for farm programs, which is $55 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
This includes $61 million to resolve ownership and succession of farmland issues, also known as heirs' property issues.

This funding will continue support for various farm, conservation, and emergency loan programs, and help American farmers and ranchers.

It will also meet estimates of demand for farm loan programs.

Animal and Plant Health – The bill includes $1.174 billion – $61 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level – for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
This funding will support programs to help control or eradicate plant and animal pests and diseases that can be crippling to U.S. producers.

The funding level provides increases that will help address harmful pests and diseases such as cotton pests, spotted lanternfly, and chronic wasting disease, and enhance antimicrobial resistance efforts and animal disease testing capacity.
The bill also provides $125 million in emergency funds for the Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Services Program to continue activities at the U.S. borders and ports of entry to intercept any foreign agricultural pests and diseases that could affect U.S. agriculture, trade and commerce.

Conservation Programs – The bill provides $1.034 billion to help farmers, ranchers, and other private landowners conserve and protect their land.
This includes $77 million for infrastructure for watershed and flood prevention and watershed rehabilitation projects, $8.5 million for the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program, and $7 million for the Healthy Forests Reserve Program.

Food Safety and Inspection Service – The bill includes $1.158 billion for food safety and inspection programs.
These mandatory inspection activities help ensure the safety and productivity of the country's meat and poultry industry, and keep safe, healthy food on American tables.

The funding provided will maintain more than 8,700 frontline inspection personnel for meat, poultry, and egg products at more than 6,500 facilities across the country.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – FDA receives a total of $3.5 billion in discretionary funding in the bill, an increase of $226 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Total funding for FDA, including revenue from user fees, is $6.6 billion.

Within this total, the Committee provides targeted increases to address the opioid crisis, medical supply chain issues, cybersecurity of medical devices, and increasing and strengthening in person inspections of foreign drug manufacturers.
It also includes a $41 million increase to better avoid or more quickly respond to food outbreaks, improve the animal food inspection system, and address heavy metals in baby food.

The bill also appropriates $50 million to accelerate medical product development as authorized in the 21st Century Cures Act.
Commerce-Justice-Science Overview: The fiscal year 2023 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies funding bill provides $84.2 billion, an increase of $6.1 billion – 7.8 percent – above fiscal year 2022.

The bill: • Creates good-paying American jobs with investments in economic development in distressed communities with support for small businesses, including small and medium sized American manufacturers.
• Strengthens communities by supporting local law enforcement while bolstering police and criminal justice reform and expanding gun violence prevention efforts.

• Addresses gender-based violence with strong increases for Violence Against Women Act prevention and prosecution programs, as well as efforts to reduce the backlog of unprocessed rape kits.
• Confronts the climate crisis with strong funding for climate resilience and research at NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Science Foundation.

Bill Summary: U.S. Department of Commerce – $11.2 billion in net discretionary funding for the Department of Commerce, an increase of $1.3 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• International Trade Administration (ITA) – $625 million, $55 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
The total includes full funding for ITA Global Markets to help create jobs here at home by increasing U.S. exports, and continued funding for ITA Enforcement and Compliance to protect U.S. industries against unfair foreign trade practices.

• Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) – $191 million, an increase of $50 million above fiscal year 2022 to advance U.S. national security through effective export control.
• Economic Development Administration (EDA) – $498 million, an increase of $124.5 million above fiscal year 2022.
This includes $121 million for EDA’s Public Works program, which supports brick- and-mortar projects in distressed communities across the nation, $48 million for Assistance to Coal Communities, an increase of $6.5 million and $50 million for the Regional Innovation Program, an increase of $5 million, to help create jobs by establishing and expanding region-focused innovative technology business endeavors.
Additionally, $3 million is provided for STEM Apprenticeships to help align the skills of workers and the needs of employers.

• Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) – $70 million, an increase of $15 million above fiscal year 2022, is provided for MBDA to support minority businesses around the country.
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) – $4.25 billion, an increase of $195 million above fiscal year 2022, to help protect new ideas and investments in American innovation and creativity, and to promote technological progress and achievement.

• Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program – $175 million, $17 million above fiscal year 2022 to help small and medium sized American manufacturers create and preserve jobs.
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – $6.35 billion, an increase of $474.8 million above fiscal year 2022, including: o Climate Research – $224.2 million, an increase of $24.2 million above fiscal year 2022, with a focus on informing climate resilience efforts, Western water issues, and wildfires and drought.
o NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – $1.09 billion for NMFS operations, an increase of $77.4 million above fiscal year 2022. o National Weather Service – $1.25 billion for operating expenses, an increase of $72.9 million above fiscal year 2022.

In addition, this Act provides an increase of $91.2 million over fiscal year 2022 to procure future weather satellites and related systems, which are essential for accurate weather forecasting.
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – $38.7 billion overall for the Department of Justice, which is $3.5 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 – $15 million is provided, as authorized, including: $5 million within the Civil Rights Division; $5 million within the Federal Bureau of Investigation; $1.5 million within the Community Relations Service; and $3.5 million within State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance.
• Executive Office for Immigration Review -- $860 million, an increase of $100 million above fiscal year 2022, including $29 million for the Legal Orientation Program.

• Federal Bureau of Investigation – $11.33 billion, an increase of $569.6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $524 million above the President’s budget request, including for efforts to investigate extremist violence and domestic terrorism.
• United States Attorneys – $2.63 billion, an increase of $212.1 million above fiscal year 2022, including to further support prosecutions related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and domestic terrorism cases.

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) – $1.75 billion, an increase of $215.9 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to bolster efforts to prevent and respond to gun violence.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) – $8.7 billion, an increase of $592.6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $497.3 million above the President’s budget request to address critical staffing and facility needs for both inmate and correctional officer safety.

• First Step Act – The agreement fully funds the requested $409.5 million for programs and activities authorized by the First Step Act of 2018, including medication-assisted treatment.
• Grants to State and Local Law Enforcement – $4.4 billion is provided, an increase of $506.4 million above fiscal year 2022.
This includes: $770.8 million for Byrne JAG; $662.9 million for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) programs; $225 million to address sexual assault kit and other DNA evidence backlogs; $125 million for Second Chance Act programs; $445 million for grant programs to address substance use disorders; $135 million for the STOP School Violence Act; $700 million for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) prevention and prosecution programs; $95 million for grants to improve the NICS firearms background check system; $50 million for Community Violence Intervention and Prevention; $45 million to prevent and combat hate crimes; and more than $400 million in community projects to fight crime and improve public safety in communities across the country.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – $25.4 billion is provided, an increase of $1.34 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, including: • $7.8 billion for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, an increase of $180.6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to enable better scientific information about the Earth and its changing climate, as well as to further our understanding of our solar system and beyond.
These funds include operating support for the James Webb Space Telescope, which launched last December and has begun producing unprecedented images of stars and galaxies, including the universe in its infancy.

• $935 million for Aeronautics research, an increase of $54.3 million above fiscal year 2022, to continue efforts to improve environmental sustainability of air travel through increased fuel efficiency and electric flight, as well to improve passenger safety.
• $143.5 million for NASA’s STEM Engagement education initiatives, an increase of $6.5 million above fiscal year 2022, to enable NASA to inspire young people to pursue future careers in science and engineering.

This amount includes a funding increase for the Space Grant consortium, which benefits all 50 states, and for the Minority University Research and Education Project.
National Science Foundation (NSF) – $9.54 billion, an increase of $700.2 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to support cutting edge research including: • NSF Research and Related Activities – $7.6 billion is provided, an increase of $469 million above fiscal year 2022.

• Education and Human Resources -- $1.25 billion is provided, an increase of $240 million above fiscal year 2022.
Legal Services Corporation – $560 million, $71 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to provide legal assistance to underserved communities.

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights – $14.4 million, an increase of $1.35 million above fiscal year 2022, including $2 million for the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – $455 million, $35 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
International Trade Commission (ITC) – $122.4 million, $12.4 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Defense Overview: The fiscal year 2023 Department of Defense Appropriations Act provides $797.7 billion in discretionary spending, an increase of $69.3 billion above fiscal year 2022.
In addition, the package includes $27.9 billion as part of the fourth Ukraine supplemental and $106.2 million to repair Navy, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard facilities in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and Virginia that were damaged by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona.
The package: • Prioritizes support for military families, including increasing pay by 4.6%, the Basic Allowance for Housing by 11%, the Basic Allowance for Subsistence by 11%; includes $210 million to reduce food prices at commissaries; and increases funds for school construction to its highest ever level of $687 million.
• Provides critical assistance for Ukraine, including $9.3 billion for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative in the base text and supplemental, with resources for training, equipment, weapons, supplies and services, salaries and stipends, and intelligence support to Ukraine’s military.

Also supports European allies and partners facing Russian aggression.
• Protects our national security, preserves our domestic advanced manufacturing base to support jobs and economic growth, and invests heavily in research and development.

• Defends democracy and counters China with funding to protect a free and open Indo-Pacific.

• Supports the implementation of measures to avoid, mitigate, and respond to civilian harm.
• Confronts the climate crisis with more than $2 billion in investments for clean energy and climate adaptation to protect facilities, readiness, and global security.

• Addresses gender-based violence with funding to tackle sexual assault in the military and directs DoD to • report on extremist activities.
Includes nearly $8 billion to address inflation and other cost increases above the President’s budget request, including assistance to military families, fuel and utilities for the Department and Services, medical inflation, and procurement and R&D programs.
Bill Summary: Military Personnel Total: $172.7 billion The fiscal year 2023 Military Personnel recommendation is $172.7 billion in funding for active, reserve and National Guard military personnel, a decrease of $1.2 billion below the budget request and an increase of $5.8 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

The bill funds active duty end strength at the authorized level of 1,316,944, and funds reserve component end strength at the authorized level of 770,400.
In order to Take Care of Our Service Members and Families, the bill: • Provides full funding necessary to support the proposed 4.6 percent military pay raise.

• Provides an 11% increase for military personnel to help offset the costs of higher rent and food prices.

In doing so the bill includes $328 million above the budget request for the basic allowance for subsistence and $1.2 billion above the budget request for the basic allowance for housing.
• Provides $12.1 million for a basic needs allowance as a supplement to eligible service members with dependents.

• Provides a $23.5 million increase in the dislocation allowance to help offset personal expenses for change of station moves.

• Provides greater flexibility for service members to secure housing during change of station moves by expanding the coverage from 10 to 14 days.

To do so, the bill provides $164.2 million above the budget request for temporary lodging expenses.
• Provides full funding for suicide prevention and sexual assault programs, including $479 million to implement the recommendations of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault and $47 million for the Special Victims’ Counsel programs.

Operation and Maintenance Total: $278.1 billion The fiscal year 2023 Operation and Maintenance recommendation is $278.1 billion, an increase of $6.8 billion above the budget request and an increase of $21.8 billion above the fiscal year 2022 base enacted level.
• Provides $30.7 billion to the Departments of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force for depot maintenance.

• Provides $1.6 billion for Environmental Restoration activities, $520.7 million above the request of which $188 million are for costs associated with PFOS/PFOA cleanup.

In addition, the bill provides $20 million for study and assessment of health implications of PFOS/PFOA contamination in drinking water.
• Provides an increase of $1.8 billion in Facilities Sustainment, Repair and Modernization programs across Active, Reserve and Guard components.

• Provides $9.7 billion to fund SOCOM’s operation and maintenance requirements.

• Provides $1 million to the Army for the renaming of installations, facilities, roads and streets that bear the name of confederate leaders and officers.

• Provides increases for National Guard Youth Challenge ($211 million); and Starbase ($50 million).
• Provides an additional $50 million for the Office of Defense Local Community Cooperation for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program.

• Provides $60 million for Impact Aid and $20 million for Impact Aid for those with disabilities and $15 million to address Sec.

575 of the fiscal year 2023 NDAA.

• Provides $8.6 million for gender advisor programs.

• Provides $55 million for the Procurement Technical Assistance Program.

• Provides $351 million for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.
• Provides $42 million to implement the Department of Defense’s Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan.

Procurement Total: $162.2 billion For fiscal year 2023, the bill provides $162.2 billion, an increase of $17.2 billion above the budget request and an increase of $17.3 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Aircraft • Funds eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft ($600 million).
• Funds the request of 61 F-35 aircraft and provides funding to cover a shortfall in the most recent production contract that would otherwise put 19 aircraft in fiscal year 2023 and prior years at risk ($8.5 billion).

• Funds 24 F-15EX aircraft to recapitalize the F-15C/D fleet ($2.3 billion).

• Funds the request of 15 KC-46 tankers ($2.5 billion).

• Funds 20 HH-60W combat rescue helicopters, 10 more than the request ($1.2 billion).
• Funds 21 C/KC-130J aircraft, 16 more than the request ($2.2 billion), including 16 C-130J aircraft for the Air National Guard and 5 KC-130J aircraft.

• Funds the third lot of CH-47F Block II Chinook aircraft and long-lead funding for the fourth lot to ensure that the Army stays on schedule with the program of record ($200 million).

• Provides $273 million above the request to fund a total of 35 UH/HH-60M Blackhawk helicopters ($991 million).
• Funds the request of 35 AH-64 Apache helicopters ($693 million).

• Provides an additional $350 million for 12 MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range UAVs for the Army National Guard.

• Funds the request of five MH-139 helicopters ($186.2 million).

• Funds 12 CH-53K helicopters, two more than the request ($1.86 billion).

• Funds seven E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, two more than the request ($1.2 billion).

• Funds five V-22 helicopters, five more than the request ($508.7 million).
• Provides $100 million for SOCOM’s medium fixed wing recapitalization.

• Provides $246 million for SOCOM’s Armed Overwatch Program.

• Provides $22 million for a SOCOM MH-47 and MH-6 resulting from a battle losses.

Shipbuilding • Provides $31.96 billion to procure eleven Navy ships, $4 billion above the request.
• Provides for three DDG-51 guided missile destroyers, two SSN-774 attack submarines, one Frigate, one T- AO Fleet Oiler, two expeditionary fast transports, one towing, salvage, and rescue ship, and one LPD Flight II amphibious transport dock.

Vehicles/Force Protection • Provides $219 million above the request to procure additional Stryker A1 combat vehicles ($891 million).

• Provides an additional $120 million for Army National Guard HMMWV modernization.
• Funds the requested 1,528 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) trucks and 1,381 companion trailers ($664 million).

• Provides $602 million above the request to upgrade 90 Abrams tanks to the M1A2 SEPv3 tank variant ($1.2 billion).

• Provides $210 million above the request for a total of 48 sets of M109A6 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzers and M992A2 Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicles, an increase of 21 sets ($680 million).
• Fully funds the Army’s request for production of 28 Mobile Protected Firepower systems ($354 million).

• Provides $109 million above the request to install Anti-lock Brake System/Electronic Stability Control (ABS/ESC) kits on existing Army HMMWV vehicles for improved safety.

Other • Provides $1.77 billion to procure seven National Security Space Launch services.

• Provides $617 million to procure two GPS IIIF spacecraft.
• Provides $200 million to fully support Israeli Cooperative procurement programs (Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow).

Includes $1 billion for the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account (NGREA).

• Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Total: $136.7 billion For fiscal year 2023, the bill provides $136.7 billion, an increase of $9.8 billion above the budget request and an increase of $20.5 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
• Invests in basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation of new technologies and equipment, and supports the research community so forces will have the systems and equipment for tomorrow’s challenges.

Aircraft • Funds the continued development and modernization of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ($2.1 billion), including an additional $75 million for the F135 engine enhancement program.

• Funds the continued development of the Air Force’s B-21 bomber ($3.1 billion).
• Fully funds the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance program ($1.7 billion).

• Funds the Adaptive Engine Transition Program ($286.1 million) and Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion ($220.4 million).

• Fully funds the continued development and testing of the CH-53K helicopter ($220 million).

• Fully funds the Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) ($1.1 billion) • Fully funds the Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program ($228 million).
Vehicles and Ground Forces • Fully funds modernization programs for Bradley, Stryker, Abrams, and Paladin.

• Fully funds the Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon ($861 million).

• Fully funds the Army’s Mobile Medium Range Missile ($409 million).

• Fully funds the Army’s Precision Strike Missile ($260 million).

Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) • Provides $4.06 billion for DARPA research programs.

Other • Provides an additional $30 million for PFAS remediation and disposal technology.
• Provides an additional $15 million for on-site PFAS remediation technologies.

• Provides an additional $20 million for AFFF replacement, disposal, and cleanup technology.

• Provides $300 million for the Israeli cooperative research and development programs, including David’s Sling and Arrow-3.

• Provides $294 million for the Global Positioning System IIIF program.

• Provides $277 million for the Global Positioning System III Operational Control Segment.
• Provides $382 million for Global Positioning System user equipment.

• Provides $234 million for National Security Space Launch.

• Provides $3.35 billion for Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared.

• Fully funds the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent ($3.6 billion) and Long Range Standoff Weapon ($928.9 million) programs.

• Fully funds the continued development and testing of the Air Force’s Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) hypersonic program ($115 million).
• Provides $1.2 billion for the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike program.

Revolving and Management Funds Total: $1.7 billion The fiscal year 2023 Revolving and Management Funds recommendation is $1.65 billion in base funding, which is $71 million above the budget request.

• Provides an additional $209.6 million to the Defense Commissary Agency to ensure servicemembers and their families receive continued savings for food and household goods as part of the military pay and benefits package.
Other Department of Defense Programs Total: $41.8 billion Defense Health Programs • $39.2 billion for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense.

Within this total, adds $582.5 million for cancer research.
The total amount is distributed as follows: o $150 million for the breast cancer research program; o $110 million for the prostate cancer research program; o $50 million for the kidney cancer research program; o $45 million for the ovarian cancer research program; o $25 million for the lung cancer research program; o $40 million for the melanoma research program; o $15 million for the pancreatic cancer research program; o $17.5 million for the rare cancer research program; and o $130 million for the cancer research program.
o Adds $175 million for the peer-reviewed traumatic brain injury and psychological health research program.

o Adds $40 million for spinal cord research.

o Adds $25 million for the joint warfighter medical research program.

o Adds $30 million for the toxic exposures research line.

Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction • $1 billion, as requested.
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid • $170 million for foreign disaster relief, humanitarian assistance, and the humanitarian mine action program, $57 million above the budget request.

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities • $971 million, including $200 million for the National Guard Counter-Drug Program.

Security Cooperation Programs • $300 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
This is in addition to $9 billion for the Initiative, and $11.88 billion to replenish United States stocks of equipment sent to Ukraine, provided by the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023.
• $1.51 billion for International Security Cooperation Programs, including: o $350 million for U.S. allies and partners facing Russian aggression, including $225 million for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania through the Baltic Security Initiative; $35 million for Poland; $30 million for Romania; $20 million for Bulgaria; and $40 million for Georgia.

o $175 million for programs with countries in Africa Command.

o $130 million for programs with countries in Southern Command.
o $90 million for programs with Jordan.

o Supports international security cooperation programs with countries in Indo-Pacific Command, including for maritime security.

• Up to $500 million for Jordan, including $150 million for reimbursements for enhanced border security.

• An additional $200 million to expand cooperation or improve the capabilities of U.S. allies and partners in Africa Command and Southern Command.
Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund • $475 million to support the Iraqi Security Forces, Kurdish Peshmerga, and the Syrian Democratic Forces counter ISIS.

• No funds may be used with respect to Iraq or Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.

• No funds to establish any military base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq.

• No funds to exercise U.S. control over any oil resource of Iraq or Syria.
Office of the Inspector General • $485.4 million, which is an increase of $6 million from the request and $46.9 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Oversight, Reform, and General Provisions • No funds may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.

• No funds for the Russian state-owned arms export agency Rosoboronexport.

• No funds for the Azov Battalion.

• No funds for the Taliban.

• No funds for countries in violation of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act.
• Provides that nothing in this Act may be construed as authorizing the use of force against Iran or North Korea.

• • Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify Congress after the receipt of foreign contributions.

• Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify Congress after a foreign base is opened or closed.
• Provides $1 million to the Army for the renaming of installations, facilities, roads and streets that bear the name of confederate leaders and officers since the Army has the preponderance of the entities to change.

Includes $686.5 million to construct, renovate, repair, or expand public schools on military installations and requires laborers and mechanics to be paid prevailing wages.

Includes over $1 billion in prior year rescissions.
• • $1 billion for improvements to infrastructure and defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

• $1.053 billion for revised economic assumptions for procurement and R&D programs.

Energy & Water Development Overview: The fiscal year 2023 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill provides $54.65 billion, including $54 billion in Division D and $650 million in emergency funds.
The Disaster supplemental includes $2.65 billion in additional funds, and the Ukraine supplemental includes $126 million in additional funds.

The legislation: • Creates tens of thousands of good-paying jobs with a focus on deploying clean energy technologies and the green jobs of tomorrow in communities across the country.
• Confronts the climate crisis with more than $15.3 billion of transformative investments in clean energy and science, which will help develop clean, affordable, and secure American energy.

• Rebuilds our nation’s water infrastructure, critical to protecting communities from more frequent and severe storms and addressing the worsening drought.

Bill Summary: Army Corps of Engineers – The bill provides a total of $8.66 billion, including $8.31 billion in Division D and $350 million in emergency funds.
This is an increase of $317 million above the fiscal year 2022 level and an increase of $2.059 billion above the request.

The Disaster supplemental includes $1.13 billion in additional funds.

• Investigations – The bill provides $173 million, an increase of $30 million above the fiscal year 2022 level and $67 million above the request.

• Construction – The bill provides a total of $2.106 billion, including $1.809 billion in Division D and $297 million in emergency funds.
This is an increase of $885 million above the request.

• Operation and Maintenance – The bill provides $5.1 billion, including $5.079 billion in Division D and $53 million in emergency funds.

This is an increase of $561 million above the fiscal year 2022 level and $2.532 billion above the request.

• Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund projects receive an estimated $2.3 billion, an increase of $269 million above fiscal year 2022 and $592 million above the request.
The bill provides these funds in accordance with the budgetary adjustments made by the CARES Act and the Water Resources Development Act of 2020.

Department of the Interior and Bureau of Reclamation – The bill provides a total of $2 billion, an increase of $30 million above the fiscal year 2022 level and $520 million above the request.

• Central Utah Project – The bill provides $23 million, an increase of $3 million above the request.
• Bureau of Reclamation – The bill provides $1.9 billion, an increase of $30 million above the fiscal year 2022 level and $517 million above the request.

Department of Energy – The bill provides a total of $46.5 billion for the Department, including $46.2 billion in Division D and $300 million in emergency funds.

The Disaster supplemental includes $1.5 billion in additional funds, and the Ukraine supplemental includes $126 million in additional funds.
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy – The bill provides a record-level $3.5 billion, an increase of $260 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.

This funding provides for clean, affordable, and secure energy and ensures American leadership in the transition to a global clean energy economy.

o State and Community Energy Programs – The bill provides $471 million, an effective increase of $44 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.
This funding will support the Weatherization Assistance Program, Weatherization Readiness Fund, State Energy Program, Local Government Energy Program, and Energy Future Grants.

• Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response – The bill provides $200 million, an increase of $14 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.
This funding provides for efforts to secure the nation’s energy infrastructure against all hazards, reduce the risks of and impacts from cybersecurity events, and assist with restoration activities.

• Electricity – The bill provides $350 million, an increase of $73 million above the fiscal year 2022 level and $53 million above the request.
This funding will advance technologies to increase the resiliency and efficiency of the nation’s electricity delivery system with capabilities to incorporate growing amounts of clean energy technologies.

• Nuclear Energy – The bill provides a total of $1.8 billion, including $1.5 billion in Division D and $300 million in emergency funds.

This is an increase of $118 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.
The funding invests in research, development, and demonstration activities that develop the next generation of clean and safe reactors, further improve the safety and economic viability of our current reactor fleet, and contribute to the nation’s long-term leadership in the global nuclear power industry.

• Fossil Energy and Carbon Management – The bill provides $890 million, an increase of $65 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.
This funding advances carbon reduction and mitigation in sectors and applications that are difficult to decarbonize, including the industrial sector, with technologies and methods such as carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and direct air capture, while assisting in facilitating the transition toward a net-zero carbon economy and rebuilding a U.S. critical minerals supply chain.
• Science – The bill provides $8.1 billion, an increase of $625 million above the fiscal year 2022 level and $301 million above the request.

The Office of Science funds basic science research in physics, biology, chemistry, and other science disciplines to expand scientific understanding and secure the nation’s global leadership in energy innovation.

This research funding supports nearly 29,000 researchers located at over 300 institutions, spanning all 50 states.
The supported scientific user facilities serve over 34,000 users.

• Nuclear Waste Disposal – The bill provides $10 million for oversight of the Nuclear Waste Fund.

• Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy – The bill provides $470 million, an increase of $20 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.
This funding supports research aimed at rapidly developing energy technologies that are capable of significantly changing the energy sector to address the nation’s critical economic, environmental, and energy security challenges.

• Indian Energy Policy and Programs – The bill provides $75 million, an increase of $17 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.
This funding will provide technical assistance, direct and remote education, policy research and analysis, and financial assistance to Indian tribes, Alaska Native Village and Regional corporations, and Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations.

• National Nuclear Security Administration – The bill provides $22.163 billion for DOE’s nuclear security programs.

This funding will maintain a safe, secure, and credible nuclear deterrent while addressing the threat of nuclear proliferation and terrorism.
This includes: o Weapons Activities – $17.1 billion to maintain a safe and reliable nuclear deterrent.

o Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation – $2.5 billion, an increase of $136 million above the fiscal year 2022 level and $144 million above the request.

This funding secures nuclear material at home and abroad, combats the threat of nuclear terrorism, and provides emergency response capabilities.
o Naval Reactors – $2.1 billion, an increase of $163 million above the fiscal year 2022 level, to continue safe and reliable operation of the Navy’s nuclear-powered fleet.

• Environmental Management – The bill provides $8.3 billion, an increase of $359 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.

This funding is used for nuclear cleanup work at 15 sites across the country.
This includes: o Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup – $359 million, an increase of $25 million above the fiscal year 2022 level and $35 million above the request.

o Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning – $879 million, an increase of $19 million above the fiscal year 2022 level and $57 million above the request.

o Defense Environmental Cleanup – $7billion, an increase of $315 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.
• Loan Guarantee Programs – The bill maintains funding necessary to manage the programs.

Additionally, the bill provides $15 billion in additional loan authority for the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program and $2 million in additional credit subsidy for the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program.

• Power Marketing Administrations – The bill provides the net request levels for the Southeastern Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration, and Western Area Power Administration.
Independent Agencies • Nuclear Regulatory Commission – The bill provides a total net appropriation of $137 million, $6 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.

This funds regulatory activities to ensure the safe use of nuclear reactors and radioactive materials while protecting people and the environment.

• Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board – The bill provides $41 million, an increase of $5 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.
The Board provides recommendations regarding public health and safety matters at Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities.

• Appalachian Regional Commission – The bill provides $200 million, an increase of $5 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.

The Commission funds efforts in the Appalachian Region to promote economic and community development, education and job training, and critical infrastructure.

• Delta Regional Authority – The bill provides $30 million, equal to the request.
This funding targets the economic development needs of distressed portions of the Mississippi River Delta Region.

• Denali Commission – The bill provides $17 million, an increase of $2 million above the fiscal year 2022 level and the request.

This funding provides critical utilities, infrastructure, health services, and economic support throughout Alaska.
• Northern Border Regional Commission – The bill provides $40 million, an increase of $5 million above the fiscal year 2022 level and $4 million above the request.

This funding targets the economic development needs of distressed portions of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York.

• Southeast Crescent Regional Commission – The bill provides $20 million, an increase of $15 million above the fiscal year 2022 level and $13 million above the request.
This funding targets the economic development needs of distressed portions of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

• Southwest Border Regional Commission – The bill provides $5 million, an increase of $2.5 million above the fiscal year 2022 level and the request.

This funding targets the economic development needs of distressed portions of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas.
• Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board – The bill provides $4 million, equal to the request.

The Board provides independent technical oversight of the Department of Energy’s nuclear waste disposal program.

Financial Services & General Government Overview: The fiscal year 2023 Financial Services and General Government funding bill includes $27.6 billion, an increase of $1.7 billion over fiscal year 2022.
The legislation: • Assists small businesses and entrepreneurs through the Small Business Administration and Community Development Financial Institutions.

• Protects our democracy with Election Security Grants that ensure the integrity and safety of our elections.

• Supports working and middle-class families by increasing funding for consumer protection activities at the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.
• Supports the Administration’s 4.6 percent pay increase for Federal workers.

Bill Summary: Department of the Treasury – For fiscal year 2023, the bill provides a total of $14.2 billion in discretionary appropriations for the Department.

Of the total provided for the Department of the Treasury, the bill includes: • $324 million for Community Development Financial Institutions, an increase of $29 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
The total amount includes $196 million for financial and technical assistance grants and $35 million for the Bank Enterprise Award Program to help struggling businesses in underserved communities.

• $49 million for the Treasury Office of Inspector General, an increase of $6.6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to ensure robust oversight of Departmental policies and programs.
• $190 million for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, an increase of $29 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to boost efforts to combat terrorist financing and money laundering.

• $216 million for the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, an increase of $21 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to continue investments to protect the integrity of the financial system and enhance Treasury’s economic and financial sanctions programs.
• $100 million for the Cybersecurity Enhancement Account, an increase of $20 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to protect the Department’s critical IT systems against cyber threats.

• $149 million for the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, an increase of $21 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – The bill includes $12.3 billion for the IRS.
Additionally, the bill provides special funding transfer authority and direct hire authority to address the backlog of returns and correspondence.

Of this amount, the bill includes: o $2.8 billion, the same as the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for Taxpayer Services.

This total includes support for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grants Program, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, the Taxpayer Advocate, Tax Counseling for the Elderly, and increased personnel to improve IRS customer service.
o $5.4 billion, the same as the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for Enforcement.

These funds support enforcement efforts and essential personnel.

o $4.1 billion, the same as the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for Operations Support.

Executive Office of the President – The bill includes a total of $878 million, an increase of $92 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
• Office of Administration – The bill provides $115.5 million, an increase of $9 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and includes language allowing the Office to pay White House and other Executive Office of the President interns, in line with recent actions by Congress to pay its interns.

• National Security Council – The bill provides $17 million, an increase of $4 million above the President’s request.
An additional $1 million is also provided in supplemental funding to support Ukraine operations needs for the White House.

• Office of National Cyber Director – The bill provides the first annual appropriation of $22 million for the ONCD to support the coordination and implementation of national cybersecurity policy and strategy.
• Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) – The bill includes a total of $471 million for ONDCP, including: o $302 million for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, an increase of $5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level; and o $109 million for the Drug-Free Communities Program, an increase of $3 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
The Judiciary – The bill includes a total of $8.5 billion in discretionary appropriations, an increase of $474 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services – $5.9 billion, an increase of $325 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to support court operations and increased services in Probation and Pretrial.
• Defender Services – $1.38 billion, an increase of $39.5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to support the right to the assistance of counsel.

• Court Security – $750 million, an increase of $45 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to support security needs and protective services in courthouses, as identified by the U.S.

Marshals Service.

Additionally, the bill extends temporary judgeships in ten districts and targeted cybersecurity and IT modernization funding.
District of Columbia – The bill includes a total of $792 million, an increase of $16 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $40 million for D.C. Resident Tuition Support, equal to the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $30 million for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in D.C. equal to the President’s request.

• $4 million for HIV/AIDS Testing and Treatment to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in the District of Columbia.
• $8 million, equal to the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to fund infrastructure improvements for the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority.

Independent Agencies: • Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) – The bill funds the CPSC at $152.5 million, an increase of $13.5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Within the total, $2 million is provided for Virginia Graeme Baker Pool Safety grants and $2 million for grants for the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022.

• Election Assistance Commission (EAC) – The bill provides $75 million for Election Security Grants to augment State efforts to improve the security and integrity of elections for Federal office.
In addition, $28 million is included for EAC operating expenses, an increase of $8 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, including $1 million for the Help America Vote College Program.

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) – The bill includes $390 million for the FCC, an increase of $8 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to support the administration of billions in COVID relief programs to expand broadband access and improve the security of U.S. telecommunications networks.
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – The bill includes $430 million for the FTC, an increase of $53.5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to bolster antitrust, privacy, and consumer protection work.

• General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Buildings Fund (FBF) – The bill includes $10 billion in spending authority for the FBF.

In addition, the bill provides $36.8 million in emergency supplemental funding for repairs to Federal buildings caused by Hurricane Ian.
The total funding level includes: o $808 million for New Construction including $100 million for the construction of U.S. Courthouses in Hartford, CT, and Chattanooga, TN, $375 million for the new Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters, and $252 million for the consolidation of the Department of Homeland Security at St. Elizabeths; o $662 million for Repairs and Alterations including $245 million for Major Repairs and Alterations and $18.7 million to increase security at U.S. courthouses.
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) – The bill provides a total of $490 million for NARA, an increase of $13 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $41 million above the President’s request.

This amount includes $12 million for the National Historical Publications & Records Commission Grants Program and $22 million for other repairs and restorations.
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM) – The bill includes $422 million, an increase of $49 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for OPM to manage and provide guidance on Federal human resources and administer Federal retirement and health benefit programs.
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – The bill includes $2.2 billion, an increase of $210 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the SEC to monitor the capital and securities markets, ensure full disclosure of appropriate financial information, and combat financial fraud and malpractice.

This amount also includes funding for move costs related to the SEC’s Headquarters and San Francisco regional offices.
• Small Business Administration (SBA) – The bill provides $1.2 billion for SBA, an increase of $188 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to support investments in programs to help underserved entrepreneurs access capital and contracting opportunities.

In addition, the bill provides $858 million in emergency supplemental funding for SBA’s Disaster Loans Program to support requirements for Hurricanes Fiona, Ian, and other disaster loan programs administered by SBA.
The bill includes $320 million, an increase of $30 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for Entrepreneurial Development Programs, including: o $140 million for Small Business Development Centers; o $41 million for Microloan Technical Assistance; o $30 million for the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program, Growth Accelerators, and Regional Innovation Clusters; and o $27 million for Women’s Business Centers.
Homeland Security Overview: The fiscal year 2023 Homeland Security funding bill provides $86.5 billion in discretionary resources, including $83 billion for non-defense programs; $3.5 billion for defense-related programs; and $20 billion for major disaster response and recovery activities.
When excluding offsetting collections and major disaster funding, the total provided in the bill is $60.7 billion, which is $4.04 billion above the budget request and $3.2 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

The legislation: • • Increases funding to protect our critical physical infrastructure, prevent cyber-attacks and root out cyber intrusions.

Invests in maritime security through operational funding and investment in new fleet assets for the Coast Guard.
• Makes responsible investments in border security and respects the dignity of migrants with new funding to improve processing, sheltering, and medical care.
Bill Summary: Office of the Secretary – The bill provides $384.8 million for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, an increase of $108.7 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and an increase of $53.6 million above the President’s budget request, including: • $56.6 million for the new Office of Health Security to improve guidance and oversight related to the health of the workforce and of migrants in custody; • $27.6 million for the Office of Immigration Detention Ombudsman to investigate and resolve complaints regarding misconduct by DHS personnel and violations of the rights of individuals in DHS custody, including through unannounced inspections of detention facilities; • $40 million to be transferred to FEMA, including: o $20 million for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention grants; and o $20 million for an Alternatives to Detention case management grant pilot program.
Management Directorate – The bill provides $4.18 billion for the Management Directorate, an increase of $399.7 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and a reduction of $257.4 million below the President’s budget request, including: • $188.0 million for the consolidation of DHS offices in the National Capital Region, including the continued development of the DHS headquarters campus at St. Elizabeths; • $3 million for the DHS Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program; and • $2.11 billion for the Federal Protective Service.
Office of Inspector General – The bill provides $214.9 million for the Office of Inspector General, an increase of $9.5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and the same as the President’s budget request.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) – The bill provides $16.7 billion for CBP, $1.8 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $1.3 billion above the President’s budget request, including: • $800 million for a shelter and services grant program; • $6 million for caregivers and childcare services; • $24.6 million for suicide prevention and workforce wellness efforts, to include childcare services; • $10 million for additional capability within the Procurement Directorate, the Office of Finance, and the Office of Chief Counsel; • $6 million for increased uniform allowance; • $3.5 million for rescue beacons and the Missing Migrant Program; • $31 million for new body worn cameras and video recording equipment for Border Patrol Stations; • $67.8 million to operate and sustain current border technology programs; • $5 million for tuition assistance; • $11 million for intelligence analysis and targeting; • $145 million for the rejection of proposed cuts to Trade and Travel operations; • $92.7 million for new aircraft and aircraft sensors; • $88.2 million to increase CBP’s personnel capacity at the border between ports of entry; • $60 million for 125 new CBP officers, 250 technicians and 250 support staff; • $230.2 million for border technology; and • $69.9 million for non-intrusive inspection systems.
In addition, the bill provides $309 million in emergency-designated funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to offset the loss of fee collections due to the continued impact of the pandemic on international travel.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) – Provides $8.42 billion for ICE, $161.1 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $319.4 million above the President’s budget request, including: • $2.3 billion for Homeland Security Investigations, an increase of $68.7 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $6 million above the request.
• $4.2 billion for Enforcement and Removal Operations, $6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $379.6 million above the President’s budget request, including: o $3.3 billion for Custody Operations and Transportation and Removal, $6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $473.6 million above the President’s budget request; and o $442.7 million for Alternatives to Detention, level with the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $84.5 million below the President’s budget request.
Provides $12 million above the request to accelerate efforts for ICE’s body-worn cameras pilot program.

Provides $10 million above the request for increased legal access for noncitizens in custody.

Provides $2.5 million above the request to address gaps in the design and plans for inspections and oversight at ICE’s civil detention facilities.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) – Provides $9.3 billion for TSA, $836.1 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $722.1 million below the President’s budget request, including: • $398 million to implement TSA personnel system initiatives in fiscal year 2023; • $61 million for new Transportation Security Officer hiring; • $94 million above the request to continue exit lane staffing that is required by law; • $13.4 million above the request for the Personnel Futures Program; • $5 million above the request for increased acquisition support staffing; • $4 million above the request for pipeline cybersecurity; and • $141.6 million to fully fund computed tomography ($105.4 million), credential authentication technology ($22.3 million), and reimbursements to airports for legacy purchases of in-line explosive detection system ($13.9 million), as requested.
Coast Guard – Provides $11.6 billion in discretionary funding for the Coast Guard, $140.2 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $95.2 million above the President’s budget request, including: • $1.7 billion for investments in the Coast Guard’s air and marine fleet, and facilities, including: o Continued support for the Offshore Patrol Cutter program, Fast Response Cutters, MH-60 helicopters, Polar Security Cutter.
o $414.8 million, which is $235.0 million above the request for shore facilities and other infrastructure, including housing for Coast Guard families.

• $80.4 million above the request to invest further in Coast Guard operational readiness, personnel, and their families, including additional investment in cybersecurity, workforce readiness, childcare subsidy.
United States Secret Service (USSS) – Provides $2.82 billion for the USSS, $210.3 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $118.7 million above the President’s budget request, including increases of: • $17 million for increased travel expenses; • $32.8 million for protection of protectees; • $11.7 million for increased National Special Security Event (NSSE) support; • $2.5 million for the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC); • $2.6 million for increased campaign support; and • $8 million for permanent change of station requirements.
The bill includes a total of $68 million for the National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) for basic and advanced computer forensics training for state and local law enforcement officers, judges, and prosecutors in support of the Secret Service mission.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – Provides $2.9 billion for CISA, $313.5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $396.4 million above the President’s budget request, including: • $214.2 million to further advance CISA’s Cybersecurity Operations, including: o a $164.8 million increase to restore proposed cuts and to sustain fiscal year 2022 enhancements; o a $49 million increase for threat hunting; o a $73.8 million increase for vulnerability management; o a $15 million increase to develop a critical infrastructure cybersecurity shared services pilot program; o a $15 million increase for CISA’s Protective Domain Name System; o a $17.3 million increase for the Cyber Defense Education and Training program; o a $16 million increase for the Multi-State Information and Analysis Center, for a total of $43 million for the center; o a $17 million increase for the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative; o a $7.1 million increase for a collaborative analysis of cyber threat indicators; and o a $3 million increase for the CyberSentry program.
• $26.9 million for Infrastructure Security, including: o a $30.7 million increase to restore proposed cuts and to sustain fiscal year 2022 enhancements; o a $3.6 million increase to expand CISA’s school safety services and product offerings; o a $6.5 million increase to support CISA’s role as the National Cyber Exercise Program administrator; and o a $2 million increase for counter improvised explosive device technology capability assessments.
• $28.3 million for Emergency Communications; • $44.1 million for Risk Management Operations; and • $14.4 million for Stakeholder Engagements and Requirements, including a $1.9 million increase for systemically important entities outreach and engagement support.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Provides $25.7 billion for FEMA, $1.5 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $575.4 million above the President’s budget request, including: • $20 billion for disaster response and recovery efforts; and • $3.9 billion for Federal Assistance, including: o $520 million for the State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); o $615 million for the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI); o $305 million for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program; o $720 million for firefighter grant programs; o $56 million for the Next Generation Warning System to improve the capabilities of public broadcasters to send critical emergency and civil defense warnings; o $20 million transferred from the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention grants; o $20 million transferred from the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties for an Alternatives to Detention case management grant pilot program; o $130 million for the Emergency Food and Shelter program; and o $800 million transferred from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for a new Shelter and Services Program for migrants encountered by DHS.
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Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) – Provides $268 million for USCIS, including: • $109.6 million for the E-Verify program; • $133.4 million for refugee processing; and • $25 million for the Citizenship and Integration Grant program.
Other • $1.9 billion in additional support for CBP and ICE to help manage the high volume of migrants arriving at the southern border, including: o $1.56 billion to CBP for processing facilities, migrant medical care, transportation, personnel overtime, and other costs; and o $339.7 million for ICE for processing capacity, migrant medical care, transportation; and other non-detention costs.

• $393.9 million rescinded from previously appropriated funds based on program execution.
• $406.5 million for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, $50.9 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $10 million above the President’s budget request.

• $900.5 million for the Science and Technology Directorate, $14.1 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $750,000 below the President’s budget request.

• $431 million for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, $21 million below the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $2 million above the President’s budget request.
Policy Provisions • Requires ICE to make information about the 287(g) program publicly available.

• Requires ICE to terminate any 287(g) agreement if the DHS Office of Inspector General determines that such terms have been materially violated.

• Requires ICE to sever contracts with detention facilities that fail two consecutive inspections and requires more frequent inspections by ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility.

• Ensures access by Members of Congress to detention facilities.
• Prohibits DHS from destroying records related to the death of, potential sexual assault against, or abuse of individuals in its custody.

• Ensures that information shared with ICE by the Department of Health and Human on potential sponsors of unaccompanied children cannot be used by ICE for detention or removal purposes unless the sponsor has a dangerous criminal background.

Prohibits DHS from placing pregnant women in restraints except in extraordinary circumstances.
• Requires ICE to publish information on a publicly available website with the numbers and types of people in its custody, such as: o families and transgender detainees; o border apprehension detainees; o o interior enforcement detainees; and those who are in custody who have a positive credible fear claim.
Interior-Environment Overview: The fiscal year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill includes $38.9 billion in regular appropriations, an increase of $850 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

There is also $2.6 billion of funding provided under the fire suppression cap adjustment.
In addition, the bill includes another $1.6 billion for wildfire preparedness and suppression activities and $4.6 billion in disaster funding to provide for expenses related to wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters in and prior to calendar year 2023.

The legislation: • Creates good-paying American jobs through investments in renewable energy development, including offshore wind, and a national initiative to reclaim abandoned mines and cap orphan oil and gas wells.
• Confronts the climate crisis by expanding environmental enforcement efforts and launching a renewed focus on land and water conservation.

• Supports Native American families by investing in a strong and resilient Indian Country, including through education and health care programs.

• Dramatically expands environmental justice efforts to address unacceptable pollution in communities of color.

• Honors the federal government’s responsibilities to Native Americans.
Bill Summary: Department of the Interior (DOI) – The bill provides a total of $14.7 billion in discretionary appropriations for DOI, an increase of $574 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Of this amount, the bill includes: • $1.5 billion for the Bureau of Land Management (MLR/O&C), $83 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Within this amount, the bill includes: o $81 million for sage-grouse conservation, $34 million for threatened and endangered species, and $62 million for the National Landscape Conservation System which includes and clearly identifies $11 million for National and Scenic Historic Trails.

It also provides $148 million for the Wild Horse and Burro program which includes $11 million for research on reversible immunocontraceptive fertility control and its administration.

• $1.8 billion for U.S.


Fish and Wildlife Service, $128 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Within this amount, the bill includes: o $296 million for Ecological Services, $19 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $542 million for National Wildlife Refuge System, $23 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $3.5 billion for the National Park Service, an increase of $210 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Within this amount, the bill includes: o $2.9 billion for the Operation of the National Park System, an increase of $156 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $93 million for National Recreation and Preservation, an increase of $9 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $205 million for the Historic Preservation Fund, an increase of $32 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Within this amount, the bill includes $62 million for State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, $30 million for competitive grants to preserve the sites and stories of underrepresented community civil rights, and $11 million for grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

• $1.5 billion for the U.S. Geological Survey, $103 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
• $219.96 million for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, an increase of $13.21 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $42.8 million for the Renewable Energy Program, an increase of $6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $289.9 million for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, an increase of $21.8 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
• $4 billion for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Office of the Special Trustee, an increase of $299 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Within this amount, the bill includes: o $1.9 billion for Bureau of Indian Affairs Operation of Indian Programs, an increase of $87 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $8 million for Indian Land Consolidation, an increase of $1 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o $153 million for Bureau of Indian Affairs Construction, an increase of $6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $14 million for the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program, an increase of $2 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $1.1 billion for Bureau of Indian Education Operation of Indian Programs, an increase of $116 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o $268 million to the Bureau of Indian Education Construction, an increase of $4 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o Fully funds Contract Support Costs and Payments for Tribal Leases.

o $111 million for the Office of the Special Trustee, an increase of $2 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $443 million for Departmental Offices, $40 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Within this amount, the bill includes: o $128.8 million for the Office of Insular Affairs, an increase of $6.9 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – The bill provides a total of $10.1 billion for the EPA – an increase of $576 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Of this amount, the bill includes: • $4.1 billion for EPA’s core science and environmental program work, an increase of $374 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Within these amounts, the bill includes: o $681.7 million for Geographic Programs which help with the restoration of nationally significant bodies of water like the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, and Long Island Sound.

This is an increase of $94.5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $103.1 million above the President’s budget request.

o $613.2 million in funding for enforcement and compliance activities.

This is an increase of $71.6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
• $4.5 billion for State and Tribal Assistance Grants, an increase of $129 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Within this amount, the bill includes: o $2.76 billion for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, This includes $1.472 billion in Community Project Funding for 715 drinking water, wastewater, and storm water management projects across the country.

o $100 million for Brownfields cleanups, a $8 million increase above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o $100 million for Diesel Emissions Reduction grants, an increase of $8 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $16 million for four new grant programs authorized in the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act.

• $1.3 billion for Superfund, an increase of $50 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $108 million for Environmental Justice activities, an increase of $8 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.
Wildland Fire Management (WFM) – The bill provides $4.2 billion for WFM, which includes $2.6 billion in cap adjusted fire suppression funding.

In addition, the Bill includes $1.6 billion for wildfire preparedness and suppression activities.

Related Agencies – • $3.9 billion for the Forest Service (non-fire/without LWCF), an increase of $222.7 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $7 billion for the Indian Health Service, an increase of $327 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o $4.9 billion for Health Services, an increase of $230 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $959 million for Health Facilities, an increase of $18 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o Fully funds Contract Support Costs and Payments for Tribal Leases.

o Provides advance appropriations for fiscal year 2024.
• $207 million each for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, an increase of $27 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted levels, $6.3 million over the requested level for the National Endowment for the Humanities and $3.45 million over the request level for the National Endowment for the Arts.

• $1.15 billion for the Smithsonian Institution, $82 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
• $15 million for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, equal to the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $45 million for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $65.2 million for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, an increase of $2.6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) – The bill allocates $900 million for land acquisition and support for state recreation programs.

The fiscal year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill provides $4.6 billion to provide for expenses related to wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters in and prior to calendar year 2023.
Labor-HHS-Education Overview: The fiscal year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill provides $226.8 billion, an increase of $15 billion – 7.1 percent – above fiscal year 2022.

The legislation: • Creates and sustains good-paying American jobs through investments in job training, apprenticeship programs, and worker protection and includes the first funding increase for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) since fiscal year 2010.
• Grows opportunity with transformative investments in education, including strong funding increases for high-poverty schools and students with disabilities, as well as programs that expand access to post- secondary education.

• Strengthens lifesaving biomedical research with increased funding for the National Institutes of Health and includes funding to continue to develop the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.
• Bolsters our public health infrastructure with more resources for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and for states and local governments to strengthen infrastructure and capacity.

• Addresses our nation’s most urgent health crises, including maternal health, mental health, gun violence, and substance misuse, while making strides to reduce persistent and unacceptable health disparities.
• Supports middle class and working families with increased funding for child care and development programs, Head Start, and preschool development grants.

Bill Summary: Department of Labor (DOL) – The bill provides a total of $13.8 billion in discretionary appropriations for DOL, an increase of $652 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Of this amount, the bill includes: • $10.5 billion for the Employment and Training Administration, an increase of $545 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Within this amount, the bill includes: o $2.9 billion for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act State Grants, an increase of $50 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $97 million for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers, an increase of $2 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o $115 million for the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders, an increase of $13 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $285 million for Registered Apprenticeships, an increase of $50 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $105 million for YouthBuild, an increase of $6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o $65 million, an increase of $15 million over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to continue and expand Strengthening Community College Training Grants to help meet local and regional labor market demand for a skilled workforce by providing training to workers in in-demand industries at community colleges and four-year partners.

o $1.760 billion for Job Corps, an increase of $12 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o $405 million for the Senior Community Service Employment for Older Americans Program.

o $3.1 billion for operation of the Unemployment Insurance program, an increase of $284 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

The bill also includes contingency funding to help States if there is a spike in unemployment claims.

o $84 million for Foreign Labor Certification, an increase of $4 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Funds will help support Federal oversight and enforcement of regulations and assist States in reviewing and conducting oversight of processing applications.

• $1.9 billion for Worker Protection Agencies, an increase of $52 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Within this amount, the bill includes: o $260 million for the Wage and Hour Division, an increase of $9 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o $632 million for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, an increase of $20 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level o $191 million for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, an increase of $6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $116 million for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, an increase of $10 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $23 million for the Women’s Bureau, an increase of $5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
• $65.5 million for the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program, an increase of $5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) – The bill provides a total of $299 million for the NLRB, an increase of $25 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – The bill provides a total of $120.7 billion for HHS, an increase of $9.9 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Of this amount, the bill includes: • Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) – The bill includes $1.5 billion, an increase of $500 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for ARPA-H to accelerate the pace of scientific breakthroughs for diseases such as ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and cancer.

• National Institutes of Health (NIH) – The bill provides a total of $47.5 billion for NIH, an increase of $2.5 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
The bill includes an increase of no less than 3.8 percent for each Institute and Center to support a wide range of biomedical and behavioral research, as well as targeted investments in several high-priority areas, including: o $7.3 billion, an increase of $408 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the National Cancer Institute, including $216 million for the NCI component of the Cancer Moonshot; o $3.7 billion, an increase of $226 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias research; o $75 million, an increase of $50 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for expanded access and activities authorized in the ACT for ALS Act; o Expanded support for minority-serving institutions and health disparities research though an increase of $8 million for the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program, an increase of $4 million for Research Centers at Minority Institutions, and an additional increase of $45 million for other health disparities research; o An increase of $45 million for research related to opioids, stimulants, and pain/pain management; o $12.5 million to continue firearm injury and mortality prevention research; o $3.3 billion, an increase of $100 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for HIV/AIDS research; o $270 million, an increase of $25 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for Universal Flu Vaccine Research; o $95 million, an increase of $8 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the
 Fogarty International Center; o $90 million, an increase of $15 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the INCLUDE Down syndrome research initiative; and o $76 million, an increase of $17 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the Office of Research on Women’s Health; including $10 million to establish the Office of Autoimmune Disease Research.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – The bill includes a total of $9.2 billion for CDC, an increase of $760 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

This includes $903 million in transfers from the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
o More than half of the increase amount in the bill is directed to significant investments in our nation’s public health infrastructure, including: ▪ $350 million, an increase of $150 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for public health infrastructure and capacity nationwide.

▪ $175 million, an increase of $75 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to modernize public health data surveillance and analytics at CDC and State and local health departments.
▪ $71 million, an increase of $10 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, in public health workforce initiatives.

▪ $293 million, an increase of $40 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for global public health protection.

▪ $187 million, an increase of $7 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the National Center for Health Statistics.
▪ $735 million, an increase of $20 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for public health emergency preparedness cooperative agreements.

o The bill provides increases for numerous public health efforts, including: ▪ $108 million, an increase $25 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for safe motherhood and infant health.

▪ $220 million, an increase of $25 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative.
▪ $505 million, an increase of $15 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for opioid overdose prevention and surveillance.

▪ $197 million, an increase of $15 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the antibiotic resistance initiative.

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – The bill funds SAMHSA at $7.5 billion – an increase of $970 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
SAMHSA funding includes: o Mental Health: $2.8 billion, an increase of $707 million over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, including an $150 million increase to the Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG), making investments across the behavioral health continuum to support prevention, screening, treatment, and other services; and $385 million for Certified Community Behavioral Health, a $70 million increase above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o Mental health resources for children and youth: $140 million for Project AWARE, an increase of $20 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level; $94 million for the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative, an increase of $12 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level; and $15 million for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, an increase of $5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o Suicide and behavioral health crisis prevention: $502 million for 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services, an increase of $390 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to support the new 988 number and services.

o Mental Health Crisis Response Grants: $20 million, an increase of $10 million, to help communities create mobile behavioral health crisis response teams.
o Substance use services: $4.2 billion, an increase of $203 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, including continued funding for opioid prevention and treatment, recovery, and tribal-focused treatment efforts.

This includes $2 billion, an increase of $100 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG); $1.575 billion for State Opioid Response Grants, an increase of $50 million over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o Substance abuse prevention services: $237 million, an increase of $19 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – The bill includes $9.7 billion for HRSA, an increase of $852 million above the 2022 enacted level.
The amount includes: o $1.9 billion, an increase of $110 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the Health Centers program, including $55 million, an increase of $25 million, to support school-based health centers; o $823 million, an increase of $87 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, including $55 million, an increase of $26 million, for State Maternal Health Innovation Grants, and $7 million, an increase of $3 million, for the Maternal Mental Health Hotline; o $509 million, an increase of $51 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for Title VII Health Professions Education and Training, including $40 million, an increase of $16 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program and an additional increase of $14 million for other Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training programs; o $300 million, an increase of $20 million, for Title VIII Nursing Programs, including $8 million for training for certified nurse midwives; o $385 million, an increase of $10 million, for Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education; o $10 million, an increase of $3.5 million, for Screening and Treatment for Maternal Depression; o $13 million, an increase of $2 million, for Pediatric Mental Health Access; o $286 million for Title X Family Planning; o $2.6 billion, an increase of $76 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program; o
 $157 million, an increase of $35 million, in Health Centers and $165 million, an increase of $40 million, in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program for the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative; and o $352 million, an increase of $21 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for Rural Health Programs, including $145 million, an increase of $10 million, for the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program.
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) – The bill provides $373.5 million for AHRQ, an increase of $23.1 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – The bill provides a total of $4.1 billion for CMS administrative expenses, an increase of $100 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
• Administration for Children and Families (ACF) – The bill provides $35 billion for ACF, an increase of $2.5 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o Early childhood education programs receive an increase of over $2.8 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level: ▪ $8 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant, an increase of $1.9 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level; ▪ $12 billion for Head Start, an increase of $960 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level; and ▪ $315 million for Preschool Development Grants, an increase of $25 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o $4 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, an increase of $200 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $770 million for the Community Services Block Grant, an increase of $15 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $176 million for Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) State Grants and Community Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) programs, an increase of $15 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o $240 million for Family Violence and Prevention Services Act (FVPSA) programs, an increase of $40 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $20.5 million for the Domestic Violence Hotline, an increase of $5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• Administration for Community Living (ACL) – The bill funds ACL at $2.5 billion, an increase of $220 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
This amount includes: o $1.1 billion for Senior Nutrition programs, an increase of $100 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level; o $410 million for Home and Community-based Supportive Services, an increase of $11 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level; o $217 million for Family and Native American Caregivers Services, an increase of $12 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level; o $61 million for Protecting Elder Rights and Preventing Abuse, including an increase of $15 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to support Adult Protective Services Grants, and an increase of $2 million for the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program; o $236 million for Direct Service Programs for People with Disabilities, an increase of $17 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level; and o $10 million for the Lifespan Respite Program, an increase of $2 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
• Office of the Secretary—General Departmental Management – The bill provides $537 million, an increase of $31 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

The amount includes: o $74.8 million for the Office of Minority Health, an increase of $10 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $60 million for the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative, an increase of $3.1 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o $44.1 million for the Office on Women’s Health, an increase of $6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $5 million for KidneyX, equal to the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for a public-private partnership to accelerate the development and adoption of novel therapies and technologies to improve the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases.
• Office of the Secretary—Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF) – The bill provides $3.8 billion for PHSSEF, an increase of $568 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.

The bill provides funding to improve the nation’s preparedness for public health emergencies, including: o $950 million, an increase of $205 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
o $965 million, an increase of $120 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the Strategic National Stockpile.

o $820 million, an increase of $40 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for Project BioShield.

o $335 million, an increase of $35 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for pandemic influenza.
Department of Education (ED) – The bill provides a total of $79.6 billion in discretionary appropriations for ED, an increase of $3.2 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Of this amount, the bill includes: • K-12 Education, including Individuals with Disabilities Education Act programs—The bill provides $45 billion, an increase of $2.4 billion over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Within this amount, the bill provides: o $18.4 billion for Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, an increase of $850 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $15.5 billion for Special Education, an increase of $934 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
The amount includes: ▪ $14.2 billion for Part B Grants to States, an increase of $850 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level; ▪ $540 million for Grants for Infants and Families, an increase of $44 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level; ▪ $115 million for Personnel Preparation, an increase of $20 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level; and ▪ $36 million for Special Olympics education programs, an increase of $5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o $890 million for English Language Acquisition, an increase of $59 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $1.4 billion for Student Support and Academic Enrichment State Grants, an increase of $100 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $1.3 billion for Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers, an increase of $40 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $1.6 billion for Impact Aid, an increase of $61 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o $129 million for Magnet Schools Assistance, an increase of $15 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $23 million for American History and Civics, an increase of $15 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $129 million for Education for Homeless Children and Youth, an increase of $15 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o Continued support for a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Initiative to support SEL and “whole child” approaches to education.
Within this amount, the bill provides: ▪ $87 million, an increase of $5 million over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for evidence-based, field-initiated grants that address student social, emotional, and cognitive needs within the Education Innovation and Research program; ▪ $90 million, an increase of $5 million over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) program with a priority for professional development and pathways into teaching that includes a strong foundation in SEL and “whole child” strategies; and ▪ $150 million, an increase of $75 million over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for Full- Service Community Schools to provide comprehensive services and expand evidence- based models that meet the holistic needs of children, families, and communities.
o The bill a repeals a prohibition against the use of federal education funds by states and school districts for certain transportation activities.

• Career, Technical and Adult Education—The bill provides $2.2 billion for Career, Technical and Adult Education, an increase of $100 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
This amount includes: o $1.4 billion for CTE State Grants, an increase of $50 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level; o $32 million for CTE National Programs, an increase of $25 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to support a new Career-Connected High Schools initiative within Innovation and Modernization Grants; and, o $729 million for Adult Education State Grants, an increase of $25 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
• Student Financial Assistance— The bill provides $24.6 billion for Federal student aid programs, an increase of $34 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Within this amount, the bill provides: o $7,395 for the maximum Pell Grant, an increase of $500 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o $910 million for the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant program, an increase of $15 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o $1.2 billion for Federal Work Study, an increase of $20 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• Higher Education— The bill provides $3.5 billion for higher education programs, an increase of $532 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o Within this amount, the bill provides $1.02 billion, an increase of $137 million over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in the Aid for Institutional Development account, including: ▪ $396 million for HBCUs, an increase of $33 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

▪ $228 million for Hispanic Serving Institutions, an increase of $45 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
▪ $52 million for Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, an increase of $8 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

o The bill also provides investments in the following higher education programs: ▪ $1.2 billion for Federal TRIO programs, an increase of $54 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

▪ $388 million for GEAR UP, an increase of $10 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
▪ $70 million for Teacher Quality Partnerships, an increase of $11 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

▪ $75 million for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School, an increase of $10 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

▪ $15 million for Hawkins Centers of Excellence, an increase of $7 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

▪ $50 million for a new HBCU, TCU, and MSI Research and Development Infrastructure Grants program.
▪ $45 million for Postsecondary Student Success Grants, an increase of $40 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• Institute of Education Sciences (IES)— The bill provides $808 million for IES, an increase of $71 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Related Agencies – • $1.3 billion for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), an increase of $162 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o Within the total amount, the bill includes: ▪ $557 million for AmeriCorps State and National Grants, an increase of $90 million over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

▪ $237 million for SeniorCorps programs, an increase of $6 million over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $535 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), in 2025 advance funding, an increase of $10 million above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
In addition, the bill includes $60 million for the interconnection system and system wide infrastructure, an increase of $40 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $295 million for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an increase of $27 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $14 billion for the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) operating expenses, an increase of $785 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Legislative Branch Overview: The fiscal year 2023 Legislative Branch funding bill provides $6.9 billion, which is $975 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted levels, an increase of 16.5 percent.

The legislation: • Increases funding for the Members Representational Allowance – the operating budget for Congressional offices – to help recruit and retain a talented and diverse staff.
• Supports working families by expanding existing authorities and allowing the House to establish a childcare subsidy program.

• Keeps Members safe by continuing the House Sergeant at Arms District Office and Residential Security Programs.

• Supports staff recruitment and retention efforts by expanding current authorities and providing • educational assistance and professional development while working.
Invests in our future by expanding internship opportunities and providing a livable wage for House interns, growing opportunities for working and middle-class families.

Invests in the Legislative Branch of Government by providing the necessary increases to support staff, modernize information technology, and provide other resources Congress needs to do its job well.

• Secures the Capitol with substantial investments in our Capitol Complex for the safety of its Members, • staff, and visitors.
• Supports the Police by increasing funding to hire additional officers, increasing Dignitary Protection Services, providing retention bonuses, improving training, and bolstering wellness support for the Capitol Police.
Bill Summary: House of Representatives – The bill provides a total of $1.85 billion in discretionary appropriations for the House of Representatives, an increase of $132.6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and includes: • $810 million for the Members Representational Allowance (MRA), the basic office budgets of House Members, an increase of $35.6 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.

Provides for a 4.6% increase to the Clerk-hire portion of the MRA formula.
• $24.3 million in funding for paid interns for Member, Leadership, and Committee offices, an increase of $6.1 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Helps expand internship opportunities for all socioeconomic backgrounds.

Funding at this level will provide $46,800 per Member office for interns, an increase of $11,800 per Member to support paying livable wages to interns.

The bill also provides resources to establish a House Intern Resource Office.
• Expands authorities of the House Student Loan Repayment Program to cover educational assistance and professional development courses while working.

• Expands existing authorities to the House of Representatives and allow for the development of a childcare subsidy program for staff.

• Establishes a House Intern Resource Office headed by the House Chief Administrative Officer.
• $324 million for the salaries and expenses of House officers and employees, including the offices of the Clerk of the House, Sergeant at Arms, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Parliamentarian, and Legislative Counsel, among others.

This in an increase of $35.6 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.
Within this funding, o $38.8 million is provided for the Sergeant at Arms, $11 million above the fiscal year 2022 level, which includes $2.7 million for the District Office Security Program and $4.7 for the Residential Security Program.

• $36.6 million for the offices of the Majority and Minority Leadership, an increase of $1.6 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.

• $211.8 million for the operations of House committees, an increase of $14.9 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.
• $9.7 million for the Green and Gold Congressional Aide program, formerly known as the Wounded Warrior and Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Programs.

• $10 million for the House Modernization Initiatives Account, an increase of $8 million above the fiscal year 2022 level, to make Congress more effective, efficient, and transparent on behalf of the American people.
Other Agencies • $1.3 billion in discretionary appropriations for the Architect of the Capitol, an increase of $541 million above the fiscal year 2022 level (including funding for the Senate Office Buildings).
This includes: o $402.9 million, an increase of $340.5 million, for the Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security supporting significant enhancements to the physical security of the Capitol Complex as a result of the security recommendations made after January 6th, 2021. o $51 million for the Library’s Module 7 storage project.

o $40.6 million for the Cannon Restoration Project.
• $734.6 million in discretionary appropriations for the United States Capitol Police (USCP), an increase of $132 million above the fiscal year 2023 level which includes $9.5 million to enhance Member protections and security against continued threats.

The bill includes: o The hiring of up to 2,126 sworn officers and 567 civilian members of the Capitol Police.
o Resources to fulfill security recommendations as suggested by the Government Accountability Office and the Office of Inspector General after the January 6th attack on the Capitol.

o Resources for the pilot of a Body Worn Camera Program.

o Continued work on de-escalation and racial bias training.

• $790.3 million in discretionary appropriations for the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an increase of $71 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.
This level of funding would support 3,500 FTEs which continues the focus on building science, technology and cybersecurity expertise while filling critical gaps.

In addition, the bill includes resources to support oversight work associated with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the community projects included in the omnibus.
• $828.5 million in discretionary appropriations for the Library of Congress, an increase of $34.5 million above the fiscal year 2022 level, for the Library of Congress, including the Copyright Office, Congressional Research Service, and National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled.
This funding level will allow continued progress on urgent information technology needs and on modernization of systems for copyright registration and recordation and support ongoing Library initiatives such as the Veterans’ History Project.

In addition, this level of funding establishes new projects such as the Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative and the COVID–19 American History Project.
• $129.9 million in discretionary appropriations for the Government Publishing Office, an increase of $5.6 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.

This funding allows for the publishing of Congressional information in both digital and print formats.

• $63.2 million for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), an increase of $2.3 million above the fiscal year 2022 level.
• $8 million for the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, an increase of $500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 level to fulfill the Office’s responsibilities to implement the Congressional Accountability Reform Act and to assist with recent staff unionization efforts.

• $1.150 billion for the Senate, an increase of $55.5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
o The bill includes a provision establishing the McCain-Mansfield and SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowships Program.

This program will mirror the House Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program.

• $6 million for Congressional Office of International Leadership, funded at the request and level with the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $430,000 included for the John C. Stennis Center, funded at the request and level with the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
• $5 million in additional funding for the Office of the Attending Physician to continue its Capitol Health and Safety program.

Noteworthy Actions: • Member Security – The bill invests in Member security initiatives including residential security for both House and Senate Members, district office security, and increasing Dignitary Protection Division agents enforcement.
• Capitol Complex Security Program – This bill enhances the physical security of the Capitol Complex as a result of recommendations from January 6th.

• Body Cam Pilot Program – The bill includes language to start a body cam pilot program for Capitol Police officers on the Capitol Complex, increasing transparency and officer safety.

• House Interns – This bill provides the necessary resources to allow for House interns to be paid at a “livable wage”.
• House Childcare Subsidy – This bill expands authorities to the House of Representatives and allow for the development of a childcare subsidy program for staff.

Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Overview: The fiscal year 2023 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill provides $322.7 billion, an increase of $38 billion – more than 13 percent – above fiscal year 2022.
Of this amount, discretionary funding for programs such as veterans’ health care and military construction totals $154.2 billion, an increase of $26.6 billion above fiscal year 2022.

The legislation: • Supports our veterans with investments in health care, including targeted investments that advance women's health, mental health, and homelessness assistance.
• Rebuilds our infrastructure with strong investments to construct critical facilities on military installations, including family housing and child development centers, and build, repair, and retrofit Veterans Affairs facilities.

• Ensures veterans receive the compensation and benefits that they have earned without unreasonable delays.

• Protects our national security with investments to respond to the challenges posed by Russian and Chinese aggression.
• Confronts the climate crisis with increased climate change and resiliency funding to help military installations adapt to rising sea levels and worsening natural disasters.

• Responds to natural disasters by providing funding for recovery and rebuilding of damaged installations.

• Remediates harmful substances and chemicals leaked into the land and water sources.
The appropriations bill also includes—for the first time—$5 billion in mandatory funding for the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund established in the Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022.

In addition, the legislation includes $41 million in emergency funding to support recovery from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona.
Bill Summary: Military Construction – The bill provides a total of $19 billion for military construction – $4.1 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $6.8 billion above the President’s budget request.

Of this amount, the bill includes: • $293.3 million for Child Development Centers, of which $45 million is for planning and design for future facilities, and in total is $204.8 million above the fiscal year 2022 budget request.
The funds will support increased capacity and better facilities for the 1.2 million children of active duty servicemembers worldwide.

• $2 billion for Family Housing, an increase of $562.8 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $30 million above the budget request.

Within this amount, an additional $30 million is to increase oversight of DOD-owned and privatized housing.
• $1 billion for construction or alteration of Guard and Reserve facilities in states and territories, an increase of $113 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $409 million above the fiscal year 2023 budget request.
• $653.3 million for the Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program, which is $100 million above the fiscal year 2023 budget request and supports the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)'s investments in energy efficiency, resilience, renewable energy systems, and energy security.
• $220.1 million for the NATO Security Investment Program, an increase of $4 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $10 million above the fiscal year 2023 budget request, for infrastructure necessary for wartime, crisis, peace support and deterrence operations, and training requirements.

The funds will support responses to the challenges posed by Russian aggression as well as the risks and threats emanating from the Middle East and North Africa.
• $574.7 million for Base Realignment and Closure remediation, an increase of $45 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $290 million above the fiscal year 2023 budget request.

Within this amount, cleanup of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination is funded at $200 million.

• $1.9 billion for eligible, authorized Unfunded Requirement (UFR) projects.
• $360 million for Natural Disaster Recovery Construction, which will support Air Force requirements to recover from damage incurred by natural disasters.

In addition, $41 million is provided in Division N for the Navy and Marine Corps to repair hurricane damage.

• $95 million for Climate Change and Resiliency projects, which is $95 million above the fiscal year 2023 budget request.
• $1.3 billion for Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan (SIOP) projects, which is $635 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, and $50 million above the fiscal year 2023 budget request.

• $120 million for planning and design, unspecified minor construction, and authorized major construction projects to address priority Defense laboratory requirements.
• $50 million for Indo-Pacific Command planning and design and minor construction to advance critical projects in a strategically vital region of the world.

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) – The bill provides a total of $134.7 billion in discretionary appropriations for VA, an increase of $22.5 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $328.7 million below the President’s budget request.
These resources will serve to expand access to services for veterans and will boost oversight and accountability across the department.

Of this amount, the bill includes: • $118.7 billion for Veterans Medical Care, an increase of $21.7 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and equal to the President’s budget request.

This will provide care for 7.3 million patients expected to be treated by VA in fiscal year 2023.
This amount includes: o $13.9 billion for Mental Healthcare, including $498 million for suicide prevention outreach.

This will support the nearly 2 million veterans who receive mental health services in a VA specialty mental health setting, as well as support suicide prevention services like the Veterans Crisis Line, which is expected to see an increase in demand by over 100 percent this year.

o $2.7 billion for Homeless Assistance Programs.


This funding will enhance VA’s ability to reach homeless veterans, which is particularly crucial as the most recent homelessness survey showed that on a given night in January 2021, an estimated 19,750 veterans were experiencing homelessness.

o $183.3 million for Substance Use Disorder programs.

This funding will help support care for the over 540,000 veterans who had a substance use disorder diagnosis in 2021.
Additionally, $663 million is for opioid abuse prevention, an increase of $41 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and equal to the budget request.

This funding will allow for more targeted funding of pain management and opioid safety programs primarily at the facility level.

o $86 million for Whole Health Initiatives.

This will enable VA to build upon the success of this program that focuses on veterans’ overall health and well-being, which saw 573,940 veterans participating in 2021.
• Additionally, the bill includes $128.1 billion in advance fiscal year 2024 funding for Veterans Medical Care – equal to the President’s budget request.

This funding will provide for medical services, medical community care, medical support and compliance, and medical facilities, and ensure that our veterans have continued, full access to their medical care needs.

• The bill includes $16 billion for VA non-Medical Care programs, which is $1.2 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Of this amount: o $916 million is for Medical and Prosthetic Research, an increase of $34 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and equal to the President’s budget request.

This funding will allow VA to fund approximately 2,697 total projects and partner with more than 200 medical schools and other academic institutions.
o $1.76 billion is to continue implementation of the VA Electronic Health Record Modernization initiative, $741 million below the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and equal to the President’s budget request.

These funds will allow VA to support improvements to the stability and usability of the new electronic health record (EHR) system, continued deployment of the EHR at VA medical centers, and allow for intensive staff training critical to the success of the effort and to ensure patient safety.
The bill also continues robust oversight of this program, including by the Government Accountability Office, to ensure that the EHR system is implemented in a timely and efficient manner.

o $2.1 billion is for VA Construction programs, equal to the President’s budget request.

Within this amount, $1.45 billion is for Major Construction and $626 million is for Minor Construction.
This increase will support VA’s highest priority projects and correct critical seismic and safety deficiencies and address other performance gaps at VA facilities to ensure that veterans can access care in modern facilities that are safe, secure, sustainable, and accessible.
In addition, $968 million in funds made available from the Recurring Expenses Transformational Fund will support additional VA construction projects, for a total funding level of $3 billion in fiscal year 2023. o $150 million is for Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities, an increase of $100 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and equal to the President’s budget request.
This increase will allow VA to provide more grants to assist States in constructing State home facilities, for furnishing domiciliary or nursing home care to veterans, and to expand, remodel, or alter existing buildings.
o $3.86 billion is for operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits Administration, an increase of $409 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and equal to the President’s budget request, to ensure the prompt processing of disability claims and efforts to continue reducing the disability claims backlog.

These funds will allow VA to support service-connected compensation payments to an estimated 5.5 million veterans, 500,000 survivors and dependents.
In addition, pension payments will be funded for nearly 300,000 veterans and survivors.

The bill also continues rigorous reporting requirements to track each regional office’s performance on claims processing and appeals backlogs.

• Additionally, the bill includes $155.4 billion in advance mandatory funding for VA benefit programs.
• The bill includes $5 billion in new mandatory funds for the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund, established to support costs related to providing veterans and their families the benefits and care associated with the eligibility expansions included in the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 (P.L.

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The combination of these funds and those made available through the discretionary appropriations in this Act and other sources will fully support the Administration’s request to begin implementing the PACT Act, including meeting increased health care needs and providing support for claims processing to ensure veterans are getting the care and benefits they deserve.
Related Agencies – The bill provides a total of $442.7 million in discretionary appropriations for related agencies, an increase of $8.5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $700,000 above the President’s budget request.

Of this amount, the bill includes: • $156 million for Arlington National Cemetery, including $60 million to continue the urgently needed Southern Expansion project that will create 80,000 additional burial spaces.

This is equal to the President’s budget request.


• $87.5 million for the American Battle Monuments Commission, equal to the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $700,000 more than the President’s budget request.

This will support continued maintenance of the graves of 124,000 American war dead in overseas cemeteries, as well as visitor and education services for the more than 3 million visitors expected to visit these sites in fiscal year 2023.
• $152 million for the Armed Forces Retirement Home, $75 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and equal to the President’s budget request.

This will support the needs of the over 800 residents at the two retirement home campuses and invest in critical life and safety infrastructure improvements, including construction funds for the renovation of the main resident building on the Washington campus.
• $46.9 million for the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, $5.2 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and equal to the President’s budget request.

This will enable the Court to keep pace with its caseload of veterans’ appeals, which consisted of over 8,000 appeals in 2021.

State and Foreign Operations Overview: The fiscal year 2023 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act provides $59.7 billion, which is $3.6 billion above fiscal year 2022.
In addition, the legislation includes $16.6 billion in emergency humanitarian, economic, and security assistance for Ukraine, countries affected by the situation in Ukraine, and other assistance to vulnerable populations and communities.

This legislation: • Invests in Global Health and the Prevention of Future Pandemics by including $10.56 billion to support the health of families and communities around the world, a $731 million increase over fiscal year 2022 enacted.
Included is robust support for global health security to prevent future pandemics through both bilateral and multilateral mechanisms.

• Provides $6.8 billion in humanitarian assistance to address the historic levels of global displacement and humanitarian need resulting from natural disasters, economic strain from the pandemic, and the worldwide impact of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.

In addition, division M includes $2.5 billion in emergency supplemental humanitarian funding.
• Provides over $1.8 billion to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific to help counter the growing influence of the People’s Republic of China in developing countries.

• Provides $2.9 billion to advance democracy programs and global democratic renewal by making democracies more resilient and responsive in countering authoritarian influence.
• Provides $9.5 billion to support the operation of our diplomatic presence overseas for the Department of State’s Diplomatic Programs and $1.7 billion for USAID’s Operating Expenses.

Bill Summary: State Department Operations and Related Agencies – The bill provides a total of $17.4 billion for the operational costs of the State Department and related agencies, as well as diplomatic efforts to enhance peace and stability around the globe.
Within this amount, the bill provides $5.8 billion for embassy security, the same as the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

These funds will address needs at more than 275 diplomatic facilities overseas, including facility upgrades and security personnel.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Operations – The bill provides a total of $2.1 billion for USAID and the USAID Office of Inspector General – an increase of $108.8 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
The bill increases diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives in addition to supporting the agency’s Global Development Partnership Initiative to support increased foreign service and civil service personnel, including for global health security, acquisition and assistance support, and climate programs.
Bilateral Economic and Global Health Assistance – The bill contains a total of $20.5 billion for bilateral economic assistance to foreign countries – an increase of $1.2 billion from the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Within this amount, programs that support development assistance, global health, and humanitarian assistance are prioritized.

International Security Assistance – The bill provides a total of $8.9 billion for international security assistance.
Funds are included for international narcotics control and law enforcement activities, antiterrorism programs, nonproliferation programs, peacekeeping operations, and other critical international security efforts.

The bill also provides funding to fight terrorist financing networks and bolsters border and airport security.
The bill provides security assistance to key allies and partners by fully funding the $3.3 billion commitment to Israel’s security, fulfilling the MOU, and it maintains strong support for Foreign Military Financing Program (FMF) assistance for Egypt, Georgia and Jordan.

In addition, another $560 million is included under division M for international security assistance, including for Ukraine and other countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.
Multilateral Assistance – The bill provides $2.8 billion for assistance to foreign countries through international organizations and multilateral development banks– an increase of $388.7 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
The bill fully funds our assessed Contributions to International Organizations and continues our contributions to international financial institutions such as the World Bank’s International Development Association as well as to other multilateral institutions, including the Global Environment Facility and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
The bill supports increased partnership with multilateral institutions on providing additional assistance to support countries as they recover from the impacts of the pandemic and continue combatting against the climate crisis.

In continuation of supporting countries in recovering from the economic impacts of the pandemic, the bill continues a contribution to the International Monetary Fund for the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust and the newly established Resilience and Sustainability Trust.
The bill continues a contribution to the Clean Technology Fund to combat the climate crisis and help countries scale up low carbon technologies.

The bill also includes a $10 million contribution to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals on eliminating poverty and hunger.
Export and Investment Assistance – The bill provides $1.2 billion on for the Export-Import Bank (EXIM), the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and the Trade and Development Agency (TDA).
The bill provides $125 million for administrative expenses for EXIM, an increase of $11 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and provides $15 million to support EXIM’s China and Transformational Exports Program to help American exporters compete fairly against PRC-backed competition.
The bill also provides $1 billion for the DFC, an increase of $302 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, which supports administrative expenses for increased personnel to manage the DFC’s expanding portfolio, including its monitoring and evaluation requirements.
In addition, $5.6 million is provided for the DFC Office of Inspector General, an increase of $2.8 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to be fully operational, equipped with sufficient personnel and resources to conduct oversight on the DFC’s portfolio.

The bill also provides $87 million for the United States Trade and Development Agency, an increase of $7.5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Funding for critical programs and organizations: President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), including the Global Fund: • $6.39 billion for PEPFAR, including $2 billion for the Global Fund – $440 million more than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Family Planning & UNFPA: • $575 million for family planning – consistent with the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $32.5 million for UNFPA – consistent with the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Other Global Health Programs: • $4.166 billion for programs to improve maternal and child health and fight infectious diseases, $286 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Includes $900 million for Global Health Security, a $200 million increase above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Human Rights of All People including LGBTQI+ Communities: • $25 million for the Global Equality Fund – $10 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
• $25 million for the Protection of LGBTQI+ Persons, USAID – $15 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $500,000 for the Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons – same as the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• $5 million for disability rights – $1 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

International Basic Education: • $970 million for basic education – $20 million above as the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $277 million above the President’s budget request.
This includes $160 million for multilateral partnerships in education.

Humanitarian Assistance: • $6.8 billion for humanitarian assistance under the accounts Migration & Refugee Assistance (MRA), U.S.

Emergency Refugee & Migration Assistance (ERMA), and International Disaster Assistance (IDA).

The funds provided will help address global food insecurity, displacement due to conflict and natural disasters and climate change, and continue to rebuild the U.S.

Refugee Admissions Program.


In addition, $2.5 billion under IDA and MRA are included in division M for humanitarian needs in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine, and for additional support for other vulnerable populations.

This brings the total made available for humanitarian assistance to nearly $9.3 billion for fiscal year 2023.
Educational and Cultural Exchange (ECE) Programs: • $777.5 million for exchange programs - $24.5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $36.2 million above the President’s budget request.

Climate and Environment Initiatives: • Includes $2 billion for bilateral and multilateral climate and other environment programs.
Including: o $385 million for biodiversity, of which $125 million is for wildlife trafficking, same as the fiscal year 2022 enacted level o $185 million for sustainable landscapes, same as the fiscal year 2022 enacted level o $270 million for adaptation programs, same as the fiscal year 2022 enacted level o $260 million for clean energy programs, same as the fiscal year 2022 enacted level o $150.2 million for the Global Environment Facility, $912,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and the same as the President’s budget request.
o $125 million for the Clean Technology Fund, same as the fiscal year 2022 enacted level o Provides authority for a contribution to the Adaptation Fund and the Least Developed Countries Fund to help countries adapt to new climate realties caused by climate change Democracy Programs & National Endowment for Democracy (NED): • $2.9 billion for democracy programs - $300 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and same as the President’s budget.
• $315 million for the National Endowment for Democracy – same as the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $15 million above the President’s budget.
• $355.7 million for Democracy Fund, of which $222.45 million is for the State Department and $133.25 million for USAID, an increase of $15 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and the President’s budget request Assessed & voluntary contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities: • $1.5 billion for Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities (CIPA) and $460 million for Peacekeeping Operations (PKO).
Assessed & voluntary contributions to international organizations: • $1.438 billion to fully fund our assessed Contributions to International Organizations (CIO).

• $508.6 million for International Organizations & Programs (IO&P) – $85.6 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $51.4 million above the President’s budget request.
U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM): • $875 million for USAGM, which is $24.7 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $44.3 million above the President’s budget request.

• $40 million for the Open Technology Fund, which is $13 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

Peace Corps: • $430.5 million for Peace Corps – an increase of $20 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and same as the President’s budget request.
The Asia Foundation: • $22 million for the Asia Foundation – an increase of $500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $2 million above the President’s budget request.

East-West Center: • $22 million for the East-West Center – an increase of $2.3 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $2.3 million above the President’s budget request.

Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC): • $930 million for MCC, which is $18 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP): • $55 million for USIP, which is $1 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

The Inter-American Foundation: • $47 million for the IAF, which is $5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

U.S. African Development Foundation: • $45 million for the USADF, which is $5 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Global Internet Freedom • $90.5 million for Global Internet Freedom initiatives, which is $13 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Support for U.S. allies, partners, and programs including: (amounts are included in account totals above) • Pacific Islands Countries: Includes not less than $150 million for Pacific Islands countries (PICs) for expanding diplomatic presence in PICs and for: trade capacity building; climate mitigation and adaptation programs; emergency preparedness and technical assistance for emergencies and post- disaster relief and recovery; economic programs to advance inclusive and sustainable long-term economic development; democratic governance; and security.
• Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia (AEECA): $500 million for the countries of Eastern Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.

In addition, $350 million is included under division M for assistance and related programs for Ukraine and other countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia.

• Assistance for the Palestinian people: Includes $225 million under Economic Support Fund for programs in the West Bank and Gaza serving the Palestinian people.
The bill also directs $75 million in additional funding for UNRWA for food assistance to vulnerable Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, given the sharp rise in the cost of food.

• Israel: Includes the $3.3 billion MOU level in security assistance to Israel and extends loan guarantees to until fiscal year 2028.
• Central America: Provides funding to support the U.S. Strategy to Address the Root Causes of Migration in Central America, including $61.5 million to combat corruption, strengthen rule of law, and advance human rights; $70 million to address violence against women and girls; up to $100 million to promote locally-led development in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras; and continues support the youth empowerment program to engage youth in the region to measurably reduce migration begun in fiscal year 2022.
Maintains strong prior year conditions on assistance to the central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

• The Caribbean: Includes not less than $82 million for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, $12 million for a new initiative to promote inclusive economic growth, $17 million to strengthen resilience to natural disasters, and $12 million for the Caribbean Development Program, of which $7.5 million is for the Caribbean Energy Initiative.
• Small Island Developing States: Includes $50 million to assist Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to mitigate the impact of, and respond to, climate related disaster.

Also includes new authority to provide U.S. loan guarantees to help SIDS manage the debt burden caused by such disasters.
• Colombia: Recommends $487 million, including $37.5 million for rule of law and human rights activities and $40 million to enhance security in rural municipalities with high coca production or levels of illicit activities.

Continues conditions on assistance to ensure the Government of Colombia is holding accountable all those who committed illegal acts against protesters in 2020 and 2021.
• Taiwan: Provides funds from the Foreign Military Financing Program to support loans and loans guarantees for Taiwan; provides funds for a fellowship program; and $4 million for the Global Cooperation and Training Framework • Venezuela: Recommends $50 million for democracy programs, as well as funding to support Venezuelan migrants in third countries.

• Countering Russian Influence Fund: $300 million.


• Countering PRC Influence Fund: $325 million, an increase of $25 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

• Tibetan Communities: $21 million for Tibetan communities, an increase of $4 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level; and $1 million for the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues.

• The Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act: $50 million to support the 3rd year of implementation, as authorized.
• Israel: Extension of loan guarantees to Israel until fiscal year 2028.

• Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC): $8 million for the MERC program, which is $2 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Important policy provisions: Promotes Diversity and Inclusion • The bill includes increased funding, authority, and guidance to equip the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to increase diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) within the nation’s diplomatic and development workforce.
The bill includes $18 million for paid internships at the Department of State and increases funding for other workforce diversity initiatives at both the Department of State and USAID, including a total of $12 million for the Pickering and Rangel Fellowships.

• The bill includes an additional $20 million for USAID to implement the goals and objectives of the agency’s new strategy on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Promotes gender equality: • The bill includes $200 million for the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund, $50 million to support women’s leadership, $250 million to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, and $150 million to support the Women, Peace and Security Strategy.

Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Program: • The bill provides authority to extend the Afghan SIV program to sustain the U.S. commitment to resettle vulnerable Afghans who supported the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.
• The bill includes authority and direction for the Secretary of State to use the funding in this legislation to eliminate processing backlogs and expedite the adjudication of SIV cases.

UNESCO: • The bill supports the United States rejoining UNESCO, by providing the Administration the waiver authority required to resume U.S. funding for the organization.
Transportation-Housing & Urban Development Overview: The 2023 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies funding bill provides funding of $87.3 billion, an increase of $6.3 billion – nearly 8 percent – above 2022.

This includes a discretionary increase of $4.5 billion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and $1.8 billion for the Department of Transportation.

In total, the bill provides $164.9 billion in budgetary resources.
The legislation: • Creates and sustains tens of thousands of good-paying American jobs by rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure with significant investments in airports, highways, transit, passenger rail, and port systems.

• Fully implements the historic investments in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
• Grows opportunity through homeownership and rental assistance, including more than 12,000 new housing choice vouchers targeted to individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness and over 2,800 new units for seniors and persons with disabilities, and in addition to the more than 29,000 new housing units created in fiscal year 2022.

• Supports the vulnerable with public housing safety, maintenance and improvement investments, such as the remediation of lead paint and radon.
• Promotes safe transportation and housing with a skilled and growing workforce to conduct inspections, mitigate hazards, and study emerging threats and innovative solutions.

• Reduces emissions, increases resiliency, and addresses historical inequities in transportation and housing programs through targeted grants and investments.
• Supports community projects identified by Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle that increase the safety and viability of our airports, highways, and transit systems as well as strengthen our housing, business, and community infrastructure.
Bill Summary: Department of Transportation (DOT)—For fiscal year 2023, the bill provides a total of $106.3 billion in budgetary resources for DOT – an increase of $3.4 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $1.9 billion above the President’s 2023 budget request.

The legislation: Improves the safety of our highways, aviation, transit, rail, and port systems.

• Creates and leverages tens of thousands of additional jobs in construction and related industries.
• • Fixes roads and highways, expands bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, supports Federal auto safety programs, and invests in the transit state of good repair, consistent with the historic investments in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

The bill includes: • $800 million for National Infrastructure Investments (RAISE/TIGER/BUILD), including not less than $20 million for grants to assist areas of persistent poverty and historically disadvantaged communities.
An additional $25 million is included to continue a technical assistance and capacity building program to spur Thriving Communities nationwide.

• Robust increases for Research and Technology to expand research on ways to create more equitable access to transportation systems, combat climate change, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including funds for the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Infrastructure (ARPA-I).
An additional $5 million to support the Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence to coordinate DOT’s technical expertise around automated systems.

Improvements to our aviation system by providing $19 billion for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), $564 million above fiscal year 2022, including $1.6 billion for Aviation Safety and $558.6 million for discretionary Airport Improvement Grants and projects.
• • $62.9 billion for the Federal Highway Administration for formula programs funded from the Highway Trust Fund that improve the safety and long-term viability of our nation’s highway systems, consistent with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and $3.4 billion for Highway Infrastructure Programs and projects.
• $873.6 million for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and $1.2 billion for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to make trucks, cars, and the nation’s roads safer, consistent with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

• Advances the safety and reliability of our passenger and freight rail systems by providing $3.4 billion for the Federal Railroad Administration, an increase of $78.9 million above fiscal year 2022.
This includes a total of $560 million for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program, $25 million above fiscal year 2022 for competitive grants, in addition to $1 billion in fiscal year 2023 advance appropriations.

It also provides $2.45 billion for Amtrak, $121.6 million above fiscal year 2022, including $1.26 billion for Northeast Corridor Grants and $1.19 billion for National Network Grants.
• $16.9 billion for the Federal Transit Administration, including $13.6 billion for Transit Formula Grants to expand bus fleets and increase the transit state of good repair, consistent with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; a total of $2.6 billion for Capital Investment Grants, to create new transit routes nationwide, $387 million above fiscal year 2022; and $542 million for Transit Infrastructure Grants and projects, to assist transit agencies in purchasing low and no emission buses, improving urban and rural ferry systems, and carrying out local projects.
• $896.1 million for the Maritime Administration, $56.4 million above the President’s budget request, including $318 million for the Maritime Security Program, $60 million for the Tanker Security Program, and $120.7 million to assist State Maritime Academies, including $75 million for shore-side infrastructure to support the new schoolships.

It also provides $212 million for the Port Infrastructure Development Program, in addition to $450 million in fiscal year 2023 advance appropriations.
• Community projects identified by more than 235 Members of Congress and 59 Senators on both sides of the aisle that increase the safety and viability of our airports, highways, rails, and transit systems.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)—For fiscal year 2023, the bill provides a total of $58.2 billion for HUD – an increase of $4.5 billion above fiscal year 2022.
The legislation: • Provides $225 million to support the resiliency and preservation of manufactured housing and manufactured housing communities, home to more than 20 million low-income and working families living in America under the new Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) program.

This level of funding also includes $25 million to provide grants to assist in the redevelopment of manufactured housing communities as replacement housing that is affordable.
• Provides up to $2.5 million for technical assistance for recipients of grants under the PRICE program, to strengthen urban and rural communities, Tribal communities, and areas prone to natural disasters.

• Provides $85 million for a new competitive grant program that will reward communities that have made progress in improving inclusionary zoning practices, land use policies, and housing infrastructure that will ultimately increase the supply of affordable housing.
• Expands housing choice vouchers to nearly 12,000 low-income individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including survivors of domestic violence and veterans, in addition to the 25,000 new vouchers provided in fiscal year 2022.

• Protects housing assistance for more than 4.8 million individuals and families to ensure they continue to • remain in safe, stable, and affordable housing.
Includes $12.6 billion in funding for new affordable housing, critical health, safety, and maintenance improvements to ensure the safety and quality of public and low-income housing, including new support for manufactured housing, and community development activities, including $258.3 million to construct over 2,800 new affordable housing units for seniors and persons with disabilities, $1.5 billion in direct funding to states and local governments through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and significantly increases investments in distressed neighborhoods through the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative program.
The bill includes: • $30.3 billion for Tenant-based Rental Assistance to continue to serve more than 2.3 million very low- and extremely low-income households nationwide.

This level of funding also includes $50 million to expand housing assistance to nearly 12,000 low-income families, including individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including survivors of domestic violence and veterans.
A combined $57.5 million is provided for the HUD/VA Supportive Housing for Homeless Veterans and Native American Veterans programs.

• $8.5 billion for Public Housing, $62.5 million above fiscal year 2022, including $3.2 billion to meet the full annual capital accrual need in order to improve the quality and safety of public housing for more than 1.7 million residents.
• $499 million for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, to protect housing for more than 45,600 low-income households living with HIV and services for more than 62,400 households, an increase of $49 million above fiscal year 2022.

• Sustained investments to revitalize low-income housing and distressed communities through the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, providing $350 million, $100 million above the President’s budget request.
• An increase of $16 million in supportive services for HUD-assisted households to improve their connections to jobs, healthcare, and educational opportunities by providing $175 million for Self- Sufficiency Programs.

• Expanded housing options and improved living conditions for tribal communities by providing $1.02 billion for Native American Programs, an increase of $17.9 million above fiscal year 2022, and an additional $22.3 million for the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program.
• $12.3 billion for Community Planning and Development, an increase of $2.3 billion above fiscal year 2022, including $3.3 billion for Community Development Block Grants.

This also includes $1.5 billion for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program which has helped preserve approximately 1.35 million affordable homes nationally.
• More than 18,000 new housing options for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness while also continuing assistance to over 750,000 people experiencing homelessness and more than 350,000 individuals in emergency shelters, by including $3.6 billion for Homeless Assistance Grants, an increase of $420 million above fiscal year 2022.
This also includes $75 million for new construction, acquisition or rehabilitation of new permanent supportive housing to expand housing options for people experiencing homelessness.

• $14.9 billion for Project-based Rental Assistance to continue to house more than 1.2 million very low- and low-income households nationwide, an increase of $967 million above fiscal year 2022.
An additional $1 billion is provided for Housing for the Elderly, including $25 million to expand housing units to intergenerational families, to build nearly 1,120 new affordable housing units for low-income seniors and $360 million for Housing for Persons with Disabilities to construct approximately 1,600 new affordable housing units for persons with disabilities.
• $57.5 million for Housing Counseling assistance for renters, homeowners, and those considering homeownership and $145.4 million for Policy Development and Research, including $20 million to continue legal aid assistance for eviction prevention.

Increased enforcement in fair housing by providing $86.4 million for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
• • $410 million for the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, $10 million above the President’s budget request, including $5 million to continue a radon testing and mitigation demonstration program for public housing and $25 million to continue a demonstration program to conduct inspections for lead in housing choice voucher units.
• Community projects identified by more than 295 Members of Congress and 60 Senators on both sides of the aisle to support a variety of targeted housing, economic, and community development investments.

Related Agencies—The bill provides $419.5 million for the related agencies in the bill, including $170 million for NeighborWorks to support unique solutions to expand affordable housing options, increase housing counseling assistance, and strengthen economic development.
To strengthen the Federal coordination of assistance to individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness, the bill includes $4 million for the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.

Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 The Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, provides $45 billion in emergency funding to support the Ukrainian people, defend global democracy in the wake of Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Title I – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Food for Peace – $50 million for Title II grants of the Food for Peace program.

McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program – $5 million for the McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.
Title II – Defense Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative – $9 billion to provide assistance, including training, equipment, weapons, logistics support, supplies and services, salaries and stipends, sustainment, and intelligence support to Ukraine’s military.

It also allows the Secretary of Defense to accept contributions from partner nations in support of Ukraine.

Replenishment of US stocks – $11.88 billion to replenish US stocks of equipment sent to Ukraine through Presidential drawdown authority.
European Command operations and related activities – $6.98 billion for mission support, intelligence support, pay, equipment, and related activities.

Oversight – Provides $6 million for the Inspector General, requires an Inspector General report on activities to execute funds in the bill, and requires the Department of Defense to report on measures taken to require enhanced end-use monitoring of equipment provided to Ukraine.
Title III – Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy – $300 million for advanced nuclear reactors and advanced nuclear fuels to increase energy security and independence.

National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation – $126.3 million to prepare for and respond to potential nuclear and radiological incidents in Ukraine.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve – Cancels certain future Congressionally mandated sales, reducing the technical burden on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve system.

Title IV – Financial Services and General Government National Security Council—Provides $1 million in funding to support Ukraine operations needs for the White House.
Title V — Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families – Provides $2.4 billion for resettlement and other support services, such as emergency housing, English language classes, job training, and case management, for Ukrainian arrivals and refugees.
Title VI – Legislative Branch Government Accountability Office – $7.5 million for oversight of amounts provided in this and prior Acts to respond to the situation in Ukraine.

Title VII – State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Humanitarian Assistance – $2.47 billion to address the dire humanitarian needs of Ukraine, refugees from Ukraine, and other vulnerable populations and communities.
Economic Assistance – $13.37 billion in vital economic and budgetary support for the Government of Ukraine, including support for Ukraine’s energy security and other critical infrastructure needs and for assistance to other countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.

Security Assistance – Increases the President’s authority to transfer defense equipment to Ukraine to $14.5 billion and provides $560 million in State Department security assistance funding for Ukraine and other allies.
State Department and USAID Operations – $166 million for the State Department and USAID to respond to the situation in Ukraine, including $13.5 million for the Inspectors General of the State Department and USAID to conduct oversight of Ukraine response activities.

Title VIII – General Provisions Technical budgetary provisions.
Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 The Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, includes $27 billion in emergency funding to respond to the devastation that recent natural disasters and extreme weather events have left behind and help families, small businesses, and entire communities recover, $1 billion for increased investments in scientific and environmental research, and $10 billion for other nondefense programs.
Title I – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Office of the Secretary – $3.742 billion for crop and livestock losses in calendar year 2022.

Farm Service Agency – $27 million for the Emergency Forest Reserve Program.

Natural Resources Conservation Service – $925 million for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program.

Rural Housing Assistance Grants – $60 million for rural housing assistance grants.
Rural Community Facilities Program – $50 million for repairs to essential community facilities.

Rural Water and Waste Program – $265 million for damages to water and waste systems.

Title II – Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Economic Development Administration (EDA) – $1.18 billion, including: • $500 million for infrastructure and other long-term economic recovery efforts for areas impacted by natural disasters in 2021 and 2022.
• $459 million to develop regional technology hubs to promote research, commercialization, and competitiveness in all corners of America.

• $159 million for RECOMPETE grants to meet local economic development needs, create good jobs, and invest in local workers in distressed communities with high long-term unemployment rates among workers in their prime working years.
National Institute of Standards and Technology – $67 million, including: • $40 million for research and standards-setting to help improve the resilience of property and infrastructure against future natural disasters, as well as for investigations of building failures under the National Construction Safety Team Act of 2002.
• To help implement the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, the legislation also includes supplemental funding of $13 million for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program and $14 million for the Manufacturing USA program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – $656.7 million, including: • $29 million for repair and replacement of damaged facilities; marine debris removal; and mapping and charting of coastal waters in areas impacted by natural disasters.
• $327.7 million for the acquisition of hurricane hunter aircraft.

• $300 million for fisheries disaster assistance, to mitigate the effects of commercial fishery failures and fishery resource disasters.

• $20 million to support the adoption of innovative fishing gear and fishing techniques to help reduce the risk to endangered North Atlantic right whales.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – $189.4 million is provided for repair and replacement of NASA facilities.
National Science Foundation (NSF): • $2.5 million is provided to repair damaged research facilities and scientific equipment.
• $210 million is included for research and related activities to implement the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act • $125 million is provided for STEM education programs to implement the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act Legal Services Corporation – $20 million is provided for emergency legal assistance to underserved individuals and families impacted by natural disasters.
Title III —Department of Defense Navy – $82.9 million to repair facilities in Florida, Georgia and Virginia damaged by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona.

Army Reserve – $6.8 million to repair facilities in North Carolina, Florida and Puerto Rico damaged by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona.

Army National Guard – $16.6 million to repair facilities in Florida and Puerto Rico damaged by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona.
Title IV – Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Army Corps of Engineers—Civil – $1.48 billion to make necessary repairs to projects impacted by hurricanes and other natural disasters, to construct projects that will increase resiliency from future flooding and storms, and for other purposes.
Department of Energy – $1.52 billion, including: • $1 billion to increase the resilience of Puerto Rico’s electric grid and assist low and moderate income households and households that include individuals with disabilities in purchasing and installing renewable energy, energy storage, and other grid technologies.
• $520 million in fully reimbursable Purchase Power and Wheeling funds to allow the Western Area Power Administration to buy power to meet contractual obligations when there is not enough hydropower to generate that power, particularly due to the severe drought.

Title V – Financial Services and General Government General Services Administration – $36.8 million for repairs to Federal buildings caused by Hurricane Ian.
Small Business Administration – $858 million for SBA’s Disaster Loans Program to support requirements for Hurricanes Fiona, Ian, and other disaster loans programs administered by SBA.

Title VI – Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – $5 billion for FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund for disaster recovery efforts related to recent disasters, including Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico and Hurricane Ian in Florida.
Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Program – $1.45 billion for the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Program.

• A provision in the bill clarifies that assistance provided under the program may be for water treatment facility improvements needed to treat drinking water sources contaminated by the fire.

United States Coast Guard – $154.8 million to the Coast Guard for costs associated with damage caused by recent hurricanes.
Title VII – Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies United States Fish and Wildlife – $247 million for United States Fish and Wildlife, Construction which includes winter storm damages at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.

National Park Service – $1.5 billion for National Park Service, Construction for necessary expenses related to the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters.
United States Geological Survey – $41.04 million for the United States Geological Survey for necessary expenses related to the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters.

Bureau of Indian Affairs – $47 million for the Bureau of Indian Affairs for necessary expenses related to the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters.
Bureau of Indian Education – $90 million for the Bureau of Indian Education for necessary expenses related to the consequences of flooding at the To’Hajiilee Community School.

Dept.

of Interior, Wildland Fire Management – $75 million for the Dept.

of Interior, Wildland Fire Management for wildland fire suppression activities.

United States Forest Service – $510 million for Forest Service Non-Fire and $375 million for Forest Service, Wildland Fire Management for wildland fire suppression activities.
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – $1.67 billion for EPA’s Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for wastewater treatment works and drinking water facilities impacted by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian and including $600 million to address the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi.
Title VIII – Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – $86 million to address public health issues in the impacted areas, including: • technical assistance to State and local health departments to support health and environmental assessments and enhanced surveillance to monitor adverse health impacts • dissemination of public health information on environmental risks, infectious disease risks, mold • cleanup, and food and water safety laboratory surge capacity, including activities to identify environmental health impacts and vector- borne, food-borne, water-borne, and other infectious diseases that arise as a result of the hurricanes (e.g., leptospirosis, an infection with high mortality and morbidity which is associated with contaminated water) National Institutes of Health – $27.5 million to restore or reimburse research projects in impacted areas, as well as funding for the Superfund Worker Training Program, which provides health and safety training for workers who may be involved in handling hazardous materials or in responding to emergency releases of hazardous materials.
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program – $1 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help lower-income families cover the costs of home heating and cooling, for a total of $5 billion for LIHEAP in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.

Child Care and Development Block Grant – $100 million for child care services, as well as renovation and repair of facilities in impacted areas.
Children and Families Services Programs – $408 million to support the recovery and reopening of Head Start programs in impacted areas, as well as child welfare services and related social services in impacted areas.
Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund – $129 million to support national disaster medical response team, community health centers, mental and behavioral health services, nutrition services, and renovation of damaged facilities, including: • $24.4 million for the National Disaster Medical System to restore caches of medical supplies used during hurricane response efforts and expand the number of field hospitals to address large-scale and multiple disaster events.
• $65 million for Community Health Centers facility costs, including alteration, renovation, construction, equipment, and other capital improvement costs as necessary to meet the needs of community health centers in the impacted areas.

• $22 million for mental and behavioral health workforce, infrastructure, and treatment services.

• $15 million to provide nutrition services and home-delivered meals and repair/replace senior centers and nutrition centers affected by the hurricanes.
• $392 thousand for the Food and Drug Administration for repair of facilities and replacement of equipment.

• $2 million for the Office of Inspector General for oversight of activities responding to such covered disasters or emergencies.

Title IX – Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Department of Defense, Navy and Marine Corps – $41 million to recover from damage to facilities caused by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona.
Title X – Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Department of Transportation – • $803 million for the Federal Highway Administration to reimburse states and territories for damage from natural disasters to roads and bridges in the National Highway System.

• $213.9 million for the Federal Transit Administration to support public transit systems impacted by natural disasters.
Department of Housing and Urban Development– $3 billion for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program for the long-term housing, infrastructure, and economic recovery needs for areas impacted by a natural disaster.

Technical budgetary provisions.

Title XI – General Provisions