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Staff Contact: Brad Watson (x69719) July 25, 2007

**Appropriations Policy Brief**

**H.R. 3093 --- Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act for FY 2008**

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

The [Committee
Report](http://www.rules.house.gov/110/text/110_hr3093report.pdf)
includes a list of earmarks beginning on page 172.

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

**Economic Development Administration**: \$303 million---\$22 million or
7.9 percent above last year's level and \$100 million or 49.3 percent
above the President's request.

**Bureau of the Census**: \$1.3 billion---\$369 million or 41.3 percent
above last year and \$32 million or 2.6 percent above the President's
request.

**U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:** \$1.9 billion---same as the
President's request and \$144.5 million or 8.2 percent above last year.

**Industrial Technology Services:** \$184 million---\$137 million or
74.8 percent above last year and the same as the President's request.
Within this amount \$79 million is provided for the Advanced Technology
Program and \$105 million is provided for the Manufacturing Extension
Partnerships (MEP) Program. The FY 2007 RSC budget would have eliminated
both the Advanced Technology Program and the MEP program.

**U.S. Marshals Service**: \$884 million---\$72 million or 8.8 percent
above last year's level and \$16 million or 1.8 percent less than the
President's request.

**FBI**: \$6.5 billion---\$509 million or 8.5 percent above last year
and \$148 million or 2.3 percent above the request.

**Drug Enforcement Administration:** \$2.1 billion---\$125 million or
6.4 percent above last year and \$40 million or 2 percent above the
President's request.

**ATF:** \$1 billion---\$30 million or 3 percent above last year and
\$30 million or 3 percent above the President's request.

**Community Oriented Policing Services**: \$725 million---\$183 million
or 33 percent above last year and \$693 million or 2,144% above the
President's request.

**NASA**: \$17.6 billion---\$1.3 billion or 8.1 percent above last year
and 1.7 percent above the President's request.

**Legal Services Corporation**: \$377 million---\$28 million or 8.1
percent above last year and \$66 million or 21.3 percent above the
President's request. The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) was
established by the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974 to provide
free legal assistance to the poor in civil, non-criminal matters. Its
origins lie in President Lyndon Johnson\'s War on Poverty, specifically
with the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), which in 1965 began
making direct grants to local legal aid organizations. Instead of
focusing on this core mission, the LSC has assisted lawyers and groups
engaged in lobbying, advocacy of political causes, and litigation
against the federal government. The program has not been authorized
since 1980. Services currently provided by the LSC are duplicated by
state and local governments, bar associations, and private
organizations. The FY 2007 RSC budget proposed to eliminate funding for
this program.

**State Justice Institute (SJI)**: \$5 million---\$5 million above the
President's request and a \$1 million or 34.3 percent increase compared
to last year. The SJI is a non-profit corporation that was established
in 1984 to provide grant awards to assist state courts in the area of
criminal justice. Categories of grant assistance include judicial
education, technical assistance, project grants for children and
families in court, as well as improving the state-federal court
relationship, and a scholarship program for state judges. State courts
clearly play an important role in the nation's legal system. However,
the funding and assistance is a state responsibility, one that is also
duplicated by other institutions. There is no evidence it has actually
improved the administration of justice. The FY 2007 RSC budget proposed
to eliminates funding for SJI.

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

*In thousands*

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                                                                                **FY 2007**   **FY 2008**   **FY 2008**   **Cmte      **Cmte Vs.**  **Cmte    **Cmte Vs.**
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                                                                                **Enacted**   **Request**   **Cmte**      **FY 2007** **Request**   **FY      **Request**
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  **Department of Justice**                                                                                                                                    

  General Administration\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                          310,589       286,630       286,630       -23,950     0             -7.8%     0.0%

  Parole Commission\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                        11,509        12,194        12,194        685         0             6.0%      0.0%

  Legal Activities\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...              3,393,118     3,664,903     3,608,346     215,228     -56,557       6.3%      -1.5%

  FBI\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...   6,298,573     6,431,302     6,531,302     232,729     100,000       3.7%      1.6%

  DEA\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....      1,761,055     1,802,569     1,842,569     81,514      40,000        4.6%      2.2%

  ATF\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....     984,097       1,013,980     1,013,980     29,883      0             3.0%      0.0%

  Federal Prison System\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                           5,448,180     5,363,920     5,268,920     -179,260    -95,000       -3.3%     -1.8%

  Office of Justice Programs\...\...\...\...\.....                              2,528,538     1,104,677     2,765,000     236,462     1,660,323     9.4%      150.3%

  Justice Assistance\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                    238,340       167,269       250,000       11,660      82,731        4.9%      49.5%

  *State & Local Law Enforcement\...\.....*                                     *1,236,804*   *550,000*     *1,315,000*   *78,196*    *765,000*     *6.3%*    139.1%

  *VAWA Grants\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....*                   *382,571*     *370,005*     *430,000*     *47,429*    *59,995*      *12.4%*   *16.2%*

  COPS Program\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                         554,838       32,308        725,000       183,162     692,692       33.0%     2144.0%

  **Commerce Department**                                                                                                                                      

  International Trade Administration\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...    395,604       412,431       422,431       26,827      10,000        6.8%      2.4%

  Bureau of Industry and Security                                               75,394        78,776        78,776        3,382       0             4.5%      0.0%

  Economic Development Admin\...\.....                                          250,741       170,000       270,000       19,259      100,000       7.7%      58.8%

  Minority Business Development Agency.....................................     29,725        28,701        31,225        1,500       2,524         5.0%      8.8%

  Economic & Statistical                                                        79,751        85,000        86,500        6,749       1,500         8.5%      1.8%
  Analysis\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                                                                                            

  Bureau of Census\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                            893,012       1,230,244     1,232,244     339,232     2,000         38.0%     0.2%

  Telecommunications & Information Admin......................................  39,790        18,581        40,309        519         21,728        1.3%      116.9%

  Patent and Trademark Office\...\...\...                                       1,771,000     1,915,000     1,915,000     144,500     0             8.2%      0.0%

  Natl. Institute of Standards and Technology...............................    676,876       640,714       831,201       154,325     190,487       22.8%     29.7%

  Natl. Oceanic & Atmospheric                                                   4,078,288     3,809,584     3,950,479     -127,809    140,895       -3.1%     3.7%
  Administration\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                                                                                                  

  Tourism Promotion\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....                            3,949         0             0             -3,949      0             -100.0%   0.0%

  Departmental Management\...\...\...\...                                       73,662        87,419        86,483        12,821      -936          17.4%     -1.1%

  **Science**                                                                                                                                                 

  Office of Science and Technology                                              5,528         5,515         5,515         -13         0             -0.2%     0.0%
  Policy\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                                                                                            

  NASA\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\.....                16,284,300    17,309,400    17,622,500    1,338,200   313,100       8.1%      1.7%

  *Inspector General\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....*                          32,224        34,600        34,600        2,376       0             7.4%      0.0%

  National Science Foundation\...\...\...                                       4,665,950     5,131,690     5,139,690     473,740     8,000         10.2%     0.2%

  **Related Agencies**                                                                                                                                        

  Antitrust Modernization Commission                                            462           0             0             -462        0             -100.0%   \-\-\-\--

  Civil Rights Commission\...\...\...\...\...                                   8,972         8,800         9,000         28          200           0.3%      2.3%

  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.............................          328,746       327,748       332,748       4,002       5,000         1.2%      1.5%

  International Trade Commission...                                             61,950        68,400        68,400        6,450       0             10.4%     0.0%

  Legal Services Corporation\...\...\.....                                      348,578       310,860       377,000       28,422      66,140        8.1%      21.3%

  Marine Mammal Commission\...\....                                             2,896         2,299         3,000         104         701           35.9%     30.5%

  National Veterans Business Development Corp\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...   1,481         0             2,500         1,019       2,500         68.9%     \-\-\-\--

  Office of the U.S. Trade                                                      44,207        44,407        48,407        4,200       4,000         9.5%      9.0%
  Representative\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                                                                                                      

  State Justice                                                                 3,455         0             4,640         1,185       4,640         34.3%     \-\-\-\--
  Institute\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...                                                                                           
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