Financial Services and General Government: A Summary of the President’s FY2013 Budget Request 
Released: 2012-04-10T00:00:00

Overview

The Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill includes funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and more than two dozen independent agencies. For each title of the regular FSGG appropriations bill, Table 1 lists the enacted amounts for FY2010, FY2011, and FY2012, as well as amounts requested by the President for FY2013.

FY2013 Appropriations by Title

Title I: The Department of the Treasury

Title I of the FSGG appropriations bill provides funding for the Department of the Treasury and its bureaus, including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The President requested $13.24 billion for the Treasury Department for FY2013, an increase of $1.03 billion above FY2012 enacted amounts. The President's request includes a proposal to create a new bureau, the Fiscal Service, which would result from the merger of the Financial Management Service and the Bureau of the Public Debt. According to the budget request, the new bureau would reduce duplicative functions. Table 2 lists the enacted amounts for FY2010, FY2011, and FY2012, as well as amounts requested by the President for FY2013.

Title II: Executive Office of the President

Title II of the FSGG appropriations bill provides funding for all but three offices under the Executive Office of the President (EOP). The President requested $649 million for the EOP for FY2013, a decrease of $10 million below FY2012 enacted amounts. Table 3 lists the enacted amounts or FY2010, FY2011, and FY2012, as well as amounts requested by the President for FY2013.

Title III: The Judiciary

Title III of the FSGG appropriations bill provides funding for the judicial branch of the federal government, including the Supreme Court. As a co-equal branch of government, the judiciary presents its budget to the President, who transmits it to Congress unaltered. The President's FY2013 budget request for the judiciary is $7.19 billion, which is $219 million more than appropriated for FY2012. Table 4 lists the enacted amounts for FY2010, FY2011, and FY2012, as well as amounts requested by the President for FY2013.

Title IV: District of Columbia

Title IV of the FSGG appropriations bill provides funding for the District of Columbia. The President's FY2013 budget request includes $680 million for special federal payments to the District, an increase of $15 million above FY2012 enacted amounts. Table 5 lists the enacted amounts for FY2010, FY2011, and FY2012, as well as amounts requested by the President for FY2013.

Title V: Independent Agencies

Title V provides funding for more than two dozen independent agencies which perform a wide range of functions, including the management of federal real property (GSA), the regulation of financial institutions (SEC), and mail delivery (USPS). The President's FY2013 budget request includes $24.05 billion for independent agencies that receive their funding through the FSGG appropriations bill, an increase of $159 million over FY2012 funding levels. Table 6 lists the enacted amounts for FY2010, FY2011, and FY2012, as well as amounts requested by the President for FY2013.