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Staff Contact: Brad Watson (x69719) November 6, 2007

**Appropriations Policy Brief**

**H.R. 3043 Conference Report---FY 2008 Labor-HHS and Military-Veterans
Appropriations**

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

The [Joint Explanatory
Statement](http://www.rules.house.gov/110/text/110_hr3043cr.pdf) lists
150 pages worth of Member requested earmarks. This includes 117
"airdropped" earmarks (9 in Labor-HHS, 108 in
Military-Veterans)---earmarks that were not passed by either House of
Congress.

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

**Title X Family Planning**:  Provides \$311 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 \$12 million
for the National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Program. The House-passed
Labor-HHS bill provided \$4 million.

**[Funding Summaries Labor-HHS]{.underline}:**

*In thousands*

  ------------------------- ------------- ------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------- --------- -------------
                            **FY 2007**   **FY 2008**   **FY 2008**      **Conf      **Conf Vs.**  **%       **% Over**
                                                                         Vs.**                     Over**    

                            **Enacted**   **Request**   **Conference**   **FY 2007** **Request**   **FY      **Request**
                                                                                                   2007**    

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

  Training and Employment   3,556,272     2,972,039     3,618,940        62,668      646,901       1.8%      21.8%
  Services                                                                                                   

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

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

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

  *Native Americans*        53,696        45,000        55,039           1,343       10,039        2.5%      22.3%

  *Migrant and Seasonal     79,752        0             82,740           2,988       82,740        3.7%      \-\-\--
  Farm Workers*                                                                                              

  *Job Corps*               1,578,277     1,522,372     1,650,516        72,239      128,144       4.6%      8.4%

  *Reintegration of         49,104        0             0                -49,104     \-\-\--       \-\-\--   \-\-\--
  Youthful Offenders*                                                                                        

  *Evaluation*              4,921         7,000         4,921            \-\-\--     -2,079        0.0%      -42.2%

  *Prisoner Re-entry*       19,642        0             0                \-\-\--     \-\-\--       \-\-\--   \-\-\--

  *Denali Commission*       6,875         0             6,875            \-\-\--     6,875         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             14,649           -4,865      14,649        -24.9%    \-\-\--

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

  Employee Standards        420,871       447,659       437,508          16,637      -10,151       4.0%      -2.3%
  Administration (SE)                                                                                        

  OSHA                      486,925       490,277       500,568          13,643      10,291        2.8%      2.1%

  *Safety and Health        32,274        32,082        32,082           -192        \-\-\--       0.0%      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%

  *Compliance Assistance*   136,132       134,138       137,306          1,174       3,168         0.9%      2.4%

  Mine Safety and Health    301,570       313,478       339,893          38,323      26,415        12.7%     8.4%
  Administration                                                                                             

  Bureau of Labor           548,123       574,443       566,804          18,681      -7,639        3.4%      -1.3%
  Statistics                                                                                                 

  Departmental Management,  298,920       254,236       305,174          6,254       50,938        2.1%      20.0%
  *Salaries and Expenses*                                                                                    

                                                                                                             

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

  Bureau of Primary Care    2,006,268     2,006,752     2,281,521        275,253     274,769       13.7%     13.7%

  *Community Health         1,988,039     1,988,467     2,213,020        224,981     224,553       11.3%     11.3%
  Centers*                                                                                                   

  *Free Clinic Medical      41            100           40               -1          -60           -2.0%     -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       167,652          17,973      62,345        12.0%     59.2%

  *Healthy Start*           101,518       100,503       110,759          9,241       10,256        9.1%      10.2%

  *Universal Newborn        9,804         0             11,500           1,696       11,500        17.3%     \-\-\--
  Hearing*                                                                                                   

  *Children Emergency       19,800        0             19,900           100         19,900        0.5%      \-\-\--
  Medical Services*                                                                                          

  HIV and AIDS Bureau       2,112,795     2,132,912     2,197,056        84,261      64,144        4.0%      3.0%

  Rural Health Programs     128,598       24,668        132,955          18,819      108,267       14.6%     438.9%

  Centers for Disease       5,937,572     5,716,651     6,288,289        350,717     571,638       5.9%      10.0%
  Control (CDC)                                                                                              

  National Institutes for   28,899,887    28,621,241    30,000,000       1,100,113   1,379,000     3.8%      4.8%
  Health (NIH)                                                                                               

  *Cancer Institute*        4,797,639     4,782,114     4,925,740        133,116     143,626       2.8%      3.0%

  *Mental Health*           862,445       785,815       906,350          43,905      120,535       5.1%      15.3%

  *Neurological Disorders   1,532,986     1,537,019     1,578,210        45,222      41,191        3.0%      2.6%
  and Strokes*                                                                                               

  Substance Abuse Treatment 2,074,040     2,027,181     2,109,854        35,814      82,673        1.7%      4.1%

  Substance Abuse           92,721        93,219        96,719           3,998       3,500         4.3%      3.8%
  Prevention                                                                                                 

  LIHEAP                    2,161,170     1,782,000     2,411,585        250,415     629,585       11.6%     35.3%

  Refugee and Entrant       587,847       655,630       652,394          -64,547     3,236         11.0%     0.5%
  Assistance                                                                                                 

  Child Care Development    2,062,081     2,062,081     2,094,581        32,500      32,500        1.6%      1.6%
  Block Grant                                                                                                

  Head Start                6,888,571     6,788,571     7,042,196        153,625     253,625       2.2%      3.7%

  Development Disabilities  170,835       170,836       189,836          19,001      19,000        11.1%     11.1%
  Program                                                                                                    

  Grants to States for      630,425       0             665,425          35,000      665,425       5.6%      \-\-\--
  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%
  Accounts                                                                                                   

  Rural Communities         7,293         0             5,382            -1,911      5,382         -26.2%    \-\-\--
  Facilities                                                                                                 

  Administration on Aging   1,383,007     1,335,146     1,446,651        63,644      111,505       4.6%      8.4%

  Departmental Management   356,238       392,556       392,921          36,683      365           10.3%     0.0%

  Embryo Adoption Awareness 1,980         1,980         4,000            2,020       2,020         102.0%    102.0%
  Campaign                                                                                                   

                                                                                                             

  **III. Department of                                                                                       
  Education**                                                                                                

  Local Education Agencies  2,322,343     3,466,618     3,068,680        736,337     -397,938      31.7%     -11.5%
  Grants                                                                                                     

  Even Start                82,283        0             62,636           -19,647     62,636        -23.9%    \-\-\--

  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      -3,166        -2.6%     -2.7%

  Striving Readers          31,870        100,000       36,000           4,130       -64,000       13.0%     -64.0%

  Literary through School   19,485        19,486        21,243           1,758       1,757         9.0%      9.0%
  Libraries                                                                                                  

  Comprehensive School      2,352         0             1,634            -716        1,634         -30.4%    \-\-\--
  Reform                                                                                                     

  Migrant Education         33,927        33,927        33,927           \-\-\--     \-\-\--       0.0%      0.0%

  Impact Aid                1,228,453     1,228,100     1,262,778        34,325      34,678        2.8%      2.8%

  State Grants for          1,452,439     1,352,488     1,602,439        150,000     249,951       10.3%     18.5%
  Improving Teacher Quality                                                                                  

  Mathematics and Science   182,160       182,214       183,080          920         866           0.5%      4.8%
  Partnership                                                                                                

  School Improvement        5,255,478     4,698,276     5,411,758        156,280     713,482       3.0%      15.2%
  programs                                                                                                   

  Javits Gifted and         7,596         0             7,596            \-\-\--     7,596         0.0%      \-\-\--
  Talented Education                                                                                         

  Troops to Teachers        14,645        14,645        14,645           \-\-\--     \-\-\--       0.0%      0.0%

  Teaching of Traditional   119,790       50,000        120,000          210         70,000        0.2%      140.0%
  American History                                                                                           

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

  Charter School Grants     214,783       214,782       214,783          \-\-\--     \-\-\--       0.0%      0.0%

  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           \-\-\--     \-\-\--       0.0%      0.0%
  Choice                                                                                                     

  Magnet School Assistance  106,693       106,685       106,693          \-\-\--     \-\-\--       0.0%      0.0%

  Teacher Incentive Fund    200           199,000       99,000           98,000      -100,000      49,000%   -50.3%

  Ready to Learn Television 24,255        24,255        24,755           -500        -500          -2.1%     -2.1%

  Advanced Placement        37,026        122,175       46,000           -8,974      -76,175       -24.2%    -62.3%

  Alcohol Abuse Reduction   32,409        0             33,000           591         33,000        -1.8%     \-\-\--

  Mentoring Programs        48,814        0             49,407           591         49,407        1.2%      \-\-\--

  Character Education       24,248        24,248        24,248           \-\-\--     \-\-\--       0.0%      0.0%

  English Acquisition       699,007       670,819       722,717          23,710      51,899        3.4%      7.7%

  Special Education         11,802,867    11,485,147    12,357,999       555,132     872,852       4.7%      7.6%

  Rehabilitation Services   3,242,512     3,221,146     3,285,985        43,473      64,839        1.3%      2.0%
  and Disabilities                                                                                           

  Vocational Education      1,296,306     617,366       1,318,664        22,558      701,298       1.7%      113.6%

  Adult Education           579,563       579,808       590,163          10,800      10,355        1.9%      1.8%

  Pell Grants               13,660,711    13,414,000    14,498,000       837,269     1,084         6.1%      0.0%

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

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

  Native Hawaiian and       11,785        0             12,143           -358        12,143        -3.0%     \-\-\--
  Alaska Native                                                                                              

  Federal TRIO Programs     828,178       828,178       858,178          30,000      30,000        3.6%      3.6%

  GEAR UP                   303,423       303,423       318,423          15,000      15,000        4.9%      4.9%

  Byrd Honor Scholarships   40,590        0             41,000           -410        41,000        -1.0%     \-\-\--

  Departmental Management   560,058       593,944       567,708          7,650       -26,236       1.4%      -4.4%

                                                                                                             

  **Title IV. Related                                                                                        
  Agencies**                                                                                                 

  Corporation for National  884,547       828,680       873,381          -10,616     44,701        -1.2%     5.4%
  and Community Service                                                                                      

  AmeriCorps                264,825       255,625       261,371          -3,454      5,746         -1.3%     2.2%

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

  Learn and Serve America   37,125        32,099        38,125           -1,000      6,026         -2.7%     18.8%

  Corporation for Public    400,000       350,000       400,000          \-\-\--     50,000        0.0%      14.3%
  Broadcasting                                                                                               

  Institute of Museum and   247,205       271,246       277,131          -29,926     5,885         -12.1%    2.2%
  Library Services                                                                                           

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

  National Labor Relations  251,507       256,238       256,985          -5,481      747           -2.2%     0.3%
  Board                                                                                                      
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[**Funding Summaries Military-Veterans:**]{.underline}

*In Thousands*

  ------------------ ------------ ------------ -------------- ----------- ----------- -------- -----------
                     **FY 07      **FY 08      **FY 08        **Conf Over **Conf Over **% Over **% Over
                     Enacted**    Request**    Conference**   FY07**      Request**   FY07**   Request**

  **Department of                                                                               
  Defense**                                                                                    

  Military           1,973,973    4,039,197    3,950,383      1,976,410   -88,814     100.1%   -2.2%
  Construction, Army                                                                           

  Military           1,103,321    2,104,276    2,125,138      1,021,817   20,862      92.6%    1.0%
  Construction, Navy                                                                           

  Military           1,080,306    912,109      1,159,747      79,441      247,638     7.4%     27.2%
  Construction, Air                                                                            
  Force                                                                                        

  Military           1,016,771    1,799,336    1,609,596      592,825     -189,740    58.3%    -10.5%
  Construction,                                                                                
  Defense-Wide                                                                                 

  NATO Security      204,789      201,400      201,400        -3,389      \-\-\--     -1.7%    0.0%
  Investment                                                                                   

  Base Realignment & 2,741,700    8,395,004    8,336,090      5,594,390   58,914      204.0%   0.7%
  Closure                                                                                      

  Chemical           131,000      86,176       104,176        -26,824     18,000      -20.4%   20.9%
  Demilitarization                                                                             
  Construction                                                                                 

                                                                                               

  **Department of                                                                               
  Veterans Affairs**                                                                           

  Compensation and   38,007,095   41,236,322   41,236,322     3,229,227   \-\-\--     8.5%     0.0%
  Pensions                                                                                     

  Medical Services   25,518,254   27,167,671   29,104,220     3,585,966   1,936,549   14.1%    7.1%

  Medical            3,177,968    3,442,000    3,517,000      339,032     75,000      10.7%    21.8%
  Administration                                                                               

  Medical Facilities 3,569,533    3,592,000    4,100,000      530,467     508,000     14.9%    14.1%

  Medical and        413,980      411,000      480,000        66,020      69,000      15.9%    16.8%
  Prosthetic                                                                                   
  Research                                                                                     

  General Operating  1,481,473    1,471,837    1,605,000      123,527     133,163     8.3%     9.0%
  Expenses                                                                                     

  National Cemetery  160,747      166,809      195,000        34,253      28,191      21.3%    16.9%
  Administration                                                                               

  Inspector General  70,641       72,559       80,500         9,859       7,941       14.0%    10.9%

  Construction,      399,000      727,400      1,069,100      670,100     341,700     167.9%   47.0%
  Major Projects                                                                               

  Construction,      198,937      233,396      630,535        431,598     397,139     217.0%   170.2%
  Minor Projects                                                                               

  Grants, Construct  85,000       85,000       165,000        80,000      80,000      94.1%    94.1%
  State Extended                                                                               
  Facilities                                                                                   

  Grants, Construct  32,000       32,000       39,500         7,500       7,500       23.4%    23.4%
  State Veterans                                                                               
  Cemeteries                                                                                   

                                                                                               

  **Related                                                                                     
  Agencies**                                                                                   

  American Battle    42,000       53,100       44,600         2,600       -8,500      6.2%     -16.0%
  Monuments                                                                                    
  Commission                                                                                   

  U.S. Court of      20,189       21,217       22,717         2,528       1,500       12.5%    7.1%
  Appeals for                                                                                  
  Veterans Claims                                                                              

  Armed Forces       57,227       61,624                                                       
  Retirement Home                                                                              

  DOD Civil          30,000       26,892       31,230         1,230       4,338       4.1%     16.1%
  Cemeteries                                                                                   
  Expenses (Army)                                                                              
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