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Staff Contact: Brad Watson (x69719) July 17, 2007

**Appropriations Policy Brief**

**H.R. 3043 --- Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Appropriations Act for FY 2008**

[**Earmarks:**]{.underline}

The Committee Report, on pages 306 to 361, lists more than 1300 [Member
requested
earmarks](http://www.rules.house.gov/110/text/110_hr3043report.pdf).

**[Items of Note]{.underline}:**

**Title X Family Planning**:  Provides \$310.9 million for Title X
family planning -- a \$28 million (9 percent) increase over FY2007 and
the President's budget request.

**Abstinence Funding:**  Provides \$136.6 million for Abstinence
Education for the Community Based Abstinence Education program -- a \$28
million (25.7 percent) increase over FY2007 and equal to the President's
budget request.

**Ban on Abortion Funding**:  Prohibits funds for abortions, except in
the case of rape, incest, or the life of the mother (Hyde Amendment).

**Conscience Protection for Health Care Facilities**:  Prevents local
entities from discriminating against health care providers who decline
to fund abortions (Hyde-Weldon Amendment).

**Ban on Human Embryo Research and Human Cloning**:  Prohibits the use
of funds for destructive human embryo research and cloning
(Dickey-Wicker Amendment).

**Medicare Advantage Anti-Discrimination**:  Prevents discrimination
against Medicare Advantage entities that decline to cover abortions.

**National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Program**:  Provides \$4 million
for the National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Program.  Rep. Smith will
likely offer an amendment increasing this amount to \$15 million (to the
FY2007 authorized amount), which was scored by CBO as budget neutral.

**Native American and Native Hawaiian Museum and Library Services**: 
Includes \$911,000 for Native American and Native Hawaiian museum
services and \$3.6 million for library services to Native Americans and
Native Hawaiians.

**Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)**: Includes \$420 million
for the CPB in FY2010 funding as part of the \$21.3 billion in advance
appropriations.

**Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)**: Includes \$2.662 billion
for LIHEAP (\$500.8 million over FY2007 and \$880 million over the
President's request).

**Job Corps**:  Includes \$1.6 billion for Job Corps, a "no-cost
education and vocational training program administered by the U.S.
Department of Labor."

**The Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE):** \$2.05
billion---\$47 million or 5 percent above last year and \$849 million or
71 percent above last year.

**Pell Grants:** \$15.58 billion---\$1.92 billion or 14.0 percent above
last year and \$2.17 billion or 16.2 percent above last year.

**[Funding Summaries]{.underline}:**

*In thousands*

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                            **FY 2007**   **FY 2008**   **FY 2008**  **Cmte      **Cmte Vs.**  **Cmte Vs.**  **Cmte Vs.**
                                                                     Vs.**                                   

                            **Enacted**   **Request**   **Cmte**     **FY 2007** **Request**   **FY 2007**   **Request**

  **I. Department of        ** **         ** **         ** **        ** **       ** **         ** **         ** **
  Labor**                                                                                                    

  Training and Employment   3,556,272     2,972,039     3,579,530    23,258      607,491       0.6%          20.4%
  Services                                                                                                   

  *Adult Training*          864,199       712,000       864,199      0           152,199       0.0%          21.4%

  *Youth Training*          940,500       840,500       940,500      0           100,000       0.0%          11.9%

  *Dislocated Worker        1,189,811     902,939       1,189,811    0           286,872       0.0%          31.8%
  Assistance*                                                                                                

  *Native Americans*        53,696        45,000        56,381       2,685       11,381        5.0%          25.3%

  *Migrant and Seasonal     79,752        0             83,740       3,988       83,740        5.0%          \-\-\-\-\-\--
  Farm Workers*                                                                                              

  *Job Corps*               1,578,277     1,522,372     1,649,476    71,199      127,104       4.5%          8.3%

  *Reintegration of         49,104        0             0            -49,104     0             -100.0%       0.0%
  Youthful Offender*                                                                                         

  *Evaluation*              4,921         7,000         4,921        0           -2,079        0.0%          -29.7%

  *Prisoner Re-entry*       19,642        0             0            -19,642     0             -100.0%       0.0%

  *Denali Commission*       6,875         0             0            -6,875      0             -100.0%       0.0%

  Community Service         483,611       350,000       530,900      47,289      180,900       9.8%          51.7%
  Employment for Older                                                                                       
  Americans                                                                                                  

  One Stop Career Centers   63,855        55,985        52,985       -10,870     -3,000        -17.0%        -5.4%

  Work Incentives Grant     19,514        0             9,757        -9,757      9,757         -50.0%        \-\-\-\-\-\--

  Employee Benefits         141,573       147,425       142,925      1,352       -4,500        1.0%          -3.1%
  Security Administration                                                                                    

  Employee Standards        420,871       447,659       436,508      15,637      -11,151       3.7%          -2.5%
  Administration (SE)                                                                                        

  OSHA                      486,925       490,277       503,516      16,591      13,239        3.4%          2.7%

  *Safety and Health        32,274        32,082        32,082       -198        0             -0.6%         0.0%
  Statistics*                                                                                                

  *Federal Enforcement*     176,973       183,046       190,128      13,155      7,082         7.4%          3.9%

  *State Programs*          91,093        91,093        91,093       0           0             0.0%          0.0%

  *Compliance Assistance*   136,132       134,138       140,213      4,081       6,075         3.0%          4.5%

  Mine Safety and Health    301,570       313,478       313,478      11,908      0             3.9%          0.0%
  Administration                                                                                             

  Bureau of Labor           548,123       574,443       576,118      27,995      1,675         5.1%          0.3%
  Statistics                                                                                                 

  Departmental Management,  298,920       254,236       293,261      -5,659      39,025        -1.9%         15.3%
  *Salaries and Expenses*                                                                                    

                                                                                                             

  **II. Department of                                                                                        
  Health and Human                                                                                           
  Services**                                                                                                 

  Bureau of Primary Care    2,006,268     2,006,752     2,281,245    274,977     274,493       13.7%         13.7%

  *Community Health         1,988,039     1,988,467     2,188,000    199,961     199,533       10.0%         10.0%
  Centers*                                                                                                   

  *Free Clinic Medical      41            100           40           -1          -60           -2.4%         -60.0%
  Malpractice*                                                                                               

  *National Health Service  125,673       115,959       131,500      5,827       15,541        4.6%          13.4%
  Corps*                                                                                                     

  *Nursing Programs*        149,679       105,307       165,624      15,945      60,317        10.7%         57.3%

  *Healthy Start*           101,518       100,503       120,000      18,482      19,497        18.2%         19.4%

  *Universal Newborn        9,804         0             11,000       1,196       11,000        12.2%         \-\-\-\-\--
  Hearing*                                                                                                   

  *Children Emergency       19,800        0             19,800       0           19,800        0.0%          \-\-\-\-\--
  Medical Services*                                                                                          

  HIV and AIDS Bureau       2,112,795     2,132,912     2,212,086    99,291      79,174        4.7%          3.7%

  Rural Health Programs     128,598       24,668        144,808      16,210      120,140       12.6%         487.0%

  Centers for Disease       1,804,231     1,794,368     1,913,302    109,071     118,934       6.0%          6.6%
  Control (CDC)                                                                                              

  National Institutes for   28,899,887    28,621,241    29,649,887   750,000     1,028,646     2.6%          3.6%
  Health (NIH)                                                                                               

  *Cancer Institute*        4,797,639     4,782,114     4,870,382    72,743      88,268        1.5%          1.8%

  *Mental Health*           862,445       785,815       889,212      26,767      103,397       3.1%          13.1%

  *Neurological Disorders   1,535,545     1,537,019     1,559,106    23,561      22,087        1.5%          1.4%
  and Strokes*                                                                                               

  Mental Health Services    1,404,494     1,405,421     1,425,531    21,037      20,110        1.5%          1.4%

  Substance Abuse Treatment 2,074,040     2,027,181     2,112,493    38,453      85,312        1.8%          4.2%

  Substance Abuse           92,721        93,219        92,721       0           -498          0.0%          -0.5%
  Prevention                                                                                                 

  LIHEAP                    2,161,170     1,782,000     2,662,000    500,830     880,000       23.2%         49.4%

  Refugee and Entrant       587,847       655,630       650,630      62,783      -5,000        10.7%         -0.8
  Assistance                                                                                                 

  Child Care Development    2,062,081     2,062,081     2,137,081    75,000      75,000        3.6%          3.6%
  Block Grant                                                                                                

  Head Start                6,888,571     6,788,571     6,963,571    75,000      175,000       1.1%          2.6%

  Development Disabilities  170,835       170,836       175,836      5,001       5,000         2.9%          2.9%
  Program                                                                                                    

  Grants to States for      630,425       0             660,425      30,000      660,425       4.8%          \-\-\-\-\--
  Community Services                                                                                         

  Economic Development      27,022        0             32,700       5,678       32,700        21.0%         \-\-\-\-\--

  Individual Development    24,452        24,452        24,452       0           0             0.0%          0.0%
  Accounts                                                                                                   

  Rural Communities         7,293         0             8,000        707         8,000         9.7%          \-\-\-\-\--
  Facilities                                                                                                 

  Administration on Aging   1,383,007     1,335,146     1,417,189    34,182      82,043        2.5%          6.1%

  Departmental Management   356,238       392,556       369,075      12,837      -23,481       3.7%          -5.9%

  Embryo Adoption Awareness 1,980         1,980         1,980        0           0             0.0%          0.0%
  Campaign                                                                                                   

                                                                                                             

  **III. Department of                                                                                       
  Education**                                                                                                

  Local Education Agencies  2,322,343     3,466,618     3,094,562    762,219     -372,056      32.8%         -10.7%
  Grants                                                                                                     

  Even Start                82,283        0             99,000       16,717      99,000        20.7%         \-\-\-\-\--

  Reading First             1,029,234     1,018,692     400,000      -629,234    -618,692      \--61.1%      -60.7%

  Early Reading First       117,666       117,666       114,550      -3,116      -3,116        -2.5%         -2.5%

  Striving Readers          31,870        100,000       31,870       0           -68,130       0.0%          -68.1%

  Literary through School   19,485        19,486        19,486       1           0             0.0%          0.0%
  Libraries                                                                                                  

  Comprehensive School      2,352         0             1,634        -718        1,634         -30.5%        \-\-\-\-\--
  Reform                                                                                                     

  Migrant Education         33,927        33,927        33,927       0           0             0.0%          0.0%

  Impact Aid                1,228,453     1,228,100     1,278,453    50,000      50,353        0.4%          0.4%

  State Grants for          1,452,439     1,352,488     1,752,439    300,000     399,951       20.7%         29.6%
  Improving Teacher Quality                                                                                  

  Mathematics and Science   182,160       182,214       182,160      0           36            0.0%          19.8%
  Partnership                                                                                                

  School Improvement        5,255,478     4,698,276     5,678,002    422,524     979,726       8.0%          20.9%
  programs                                                                                                   

  Javits Gifted and         9,699         9,797         9,699        0           -98           0.0%          -1.0%
  Talented Education                                                                                         

  Troops to Teachers        14,645        14,645        14,645       0           0             0.0%          0.0%

  Teaching of Traditional   119,790       50,000        119,790      0           69,790        0.0%          140.0%
  American History                                                                                           

  School Leadership         14,731        0             14,731       0           14,731        0.0%          \-\-\-\-\--

  Charter School Grants     214,783       214,782       251,394      36,611      36,612        17.0%         17.0%

  Credit Enhancement for    36,611        36,611        0            -36,611     -36,611       -100.0%       -100.0%
  Charter Schools                                                                                            

  Voluntary Public School   26,278        26,275        26,278       0           3             0.0%          0.0%
  Choice                                                                                                     

  Magnet School Assistance  106,693       106,685       106,693      0           8             0.0%          0.0%

  Teacher Incentive Fund    200           199,000       99,000       98,800      -100,000      4940.0%       -50.3%

  Ready to Learn Television 24,255        24,255        24,255       0           0             0.0%          0.0%

  Advanced Placement        37,026        122,175       50,000       12,974      -72,175       35.0%         -59.0%

  Alcohol Abuse Reduction   32,409        0             32,409       0           32,409        0.0%          \-\-\-\--

  Mentoring Programs        48,814        0             48,814       0           48,814        0.0%          \-\-\-\--

  Character Education       24,248        24,248        24,248       0           0             0.0%          0.0%

  English Acquisition       699,007       670,819       774,614      105,607     103,795       15.2%         15.5%

  Special Education         11,802,867    11,485,147    12,310,831   507,964     825,684       4.3%          7.2%

  Rehabilitation Services   3,242,512     3,221,146     3,279,743    37,231      58,597        1.1%          1.8%
  and Disabilities                                                                                           

  Vocational Education      1,303,672     617,366       1,327,306    23,634      709,940       1.8%          115.1%

  Adult Education           579,563       579,808       602,613      23,050      22,805        4.0%          4.0%

  Pell Grants               13,660,711    13,414,000    15,583,000   1,922,289   2,169,000     14.1%         16.2%

  Supplemental Educational  770,933       0             770,933      0           770,933       0.0%          \-\-\-\-\--
  Grants                                                                                                     

  LEAP Program              64,987        0             64,987       0           64,987        0.0%          \-\-\-\-\--

  Native Hawaiian and       11,785        0             11,785       0           11,785        0.0%          \-\-\-\-\--
  Alaska Native                                                                                              

  Federal TRIO Programs     828,178       828,178       868, 178     40,000      40,000        4.8%          4.8%

  GEAR UP                   303,423       303,423       323,423      20,000      20,000        6.6%          6.6%

  Byrd Honor Scholarships   40,590        0             40,590       0           40,590        0.0%          \-\-\-\-\--

  Departmental Management   560,058       593,944       541,497      -18,561     -52,447       -3.4%         -8.8%

                                                                                                             

  **Title IV. Related                                                                                        
  Agencies**                                                                                                 

  Corporation for National  884,547       828,680       843,381      -41,166     14,701        -4.6%         1.8%
  and Community Service                                                                                      

  AmeriCorps                264,825       255,625       255,625      -9,200      0             -3.5%         0.0%

  Points of Light           0             8,900         0            0           -8,900        \-\-\-\-\--   -100.0%
  Foundation                                                                                                 

  Learn and Serve America   37,125        32,099        37,125       0           5,026         0.0%          15.7%

  Corporation for Public    400,000       0             420,000      20,000      420,000       5.0%          \-\-\-\-\--
  Broadcasting                                                                                               

  Institute of Museum and   247,205       271,246       264,812      17,607      -6,434        7.3%          -2.4%
  Library Services                                                                                           

  MedPac                    12,066        10,748        10,748       -1,318      0             -10.9%        0.0%

  National Labor Relations  251,507       256,238       256,988      5,481       750           2.2%          0.3%
  Board                                                                                                      
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