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                                                 Union Calendar No. 486
108th Congress 
 2d Session             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 Report
                                                                108-801
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                      COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              R E P O R T

                                   of

                          COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

                      ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS

                            January 7, 2003

                                through

                            December 7, 2004

                   Pursuant to Clause 1(d) of Rule XI




January 3, 2005.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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                                  COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                                    House of Representatives

                                        (108th Congress)

                   C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, Chairman

 RALPH REGULA, Ohio                 DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin
 JERRY LEWIS, California            JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania
 HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky            NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington
 FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia            MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota
 JIM KOLBE, Arizona                 STENY H. HOYER, Maryland
 JAMES T. WALSH, New York           ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia
 CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina  MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
 DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio              PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
 ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma    NITA M. LOWEY, New York
 HENRY BONILLA, Texas               JOSE E. SERRANO, New York
 JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan          ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut
 JACK KINGSTON, Georgia             JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
 RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts
 ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi       ED PASTOR, Arizona
 GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr.,         DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
Washington                          CHET EDWARDS, Texas
 RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM,         ROBERT E. ``BUD'' CRAMER, Jr., 
California                          Alabama
 TODD TIAHRT, Kansas                PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island
 ZACH WAMP, Tennessee               JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina
 TOM LATHAM, Iowa                   MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
 ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky          LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
 ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama        SAM FARR, California
 JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri           JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois
 KAY GRANGER, Texas                 CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan
 JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania     ALLEN BOYD, Florida
 VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., Virginia     CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
 JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California      STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey
 RAY LaHOOD, Illinois               SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia
 JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York          MARION BERRY, Arkansas
 DAVID VITTER, Louisiana            
 DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania         
 DAVE WELDON, Florida               
 MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho          
 JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas        
 MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois         

                 James W. Dyer, Clerk and Staff Director

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                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                                                    January 3, 2005
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
The Speaker,
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker:  I am pleased to transmit herewith a 
report on the activities of the Committee on Appropriations 
during the 108th Congress, pursuant to Clause 1(d) of Rule XI 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
    With best regards,
            Sincerely,
                                          C. W. Bill Young,
                                                          Chairman.

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 486
108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     108-801

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  REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS DURING THE 
                             108TH CONGRESS

                                _______
                                

January 3, 2005.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

 Mr. Young of Florida, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted 
                             the following

                              R E P O R T

    The Committee on Appropriations is the principal arm 
through which the House of Representatives exercises its 
constitutional responsibility to provide funds for the 
operations of the various activities of the Federal Government. 
Clause 1(b) of Rule X of the House provides that the Committee 
shall have jurisdiction over the ``Appropriation of the revenue 
for the support of the Government.'' This responsibility has 
basically been vested in the Committee since 1865.
    The Committee has been established by the House with a 
membership of 65 during the 108th Congress. With relatively few 
exceptions, the responsibilities of the Committee are carried 
out through its 13 Subcommittees which in turn report to the 
full Committee. The Subcommittees are organized essentially on 
a functional basis with recognition of the existing structure 
of the Departments and agencies within the Executive Branch. 
(The jurisdictional assignments of Subcommittees during the 
108th Congress are displayed in Appendix C.)

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                   SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS ACTIONS

    The Committee on Appropriations focused significant 
attention during the 108th Congress to the war on terrorism, 
including funding military and reconstruction efforts in Iraq 
and Afghanistan and funding critical homeland security 
programs. Congress passed the $79.2 billion ``Emergency Wartime 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003'' in April 2003, and it 
passed the $87.5 billion ``Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of 
Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004'' at the end of 2003. The Committee 
also reorganized in the beginning of 2003 to establish the 
Subcommittee on Homeland Security. This enabled the Committee 
to perform more effective oversight over homeland security 
funding, as well as be consistent with the establishment of the 
Department of Homeland Security in the Executive Branch. The 
total number of subcommittees remained at thirteen, with the 
functions of the Departments of Transportation and the Treasury 
combined into one subcommittee. Additional details on the 
transfers of subcommittee jurisdiction are included in Appendix 
E of this report.
    With respect to the Committee's regular appropriations 
activities, the 108th Congress concluded with nine regular 
fiscal year 2005 appropriations bills included in the 
``Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005'', which was approved 
by the House on November 20, 2004. Delays in the fiscal year 
2005 appropriations process were due in large part to the lack 
of a conference agreement on a fiscal year 2005 budget 
resolution. In spite of those delays, Appropriations Committee 
marked up and ordered reported to the House all thirteen fiscal 
year 2005 bills by July 22nd, and twelve of these bills passed 
the House before the end of the fiscal year. The thirteenth 
bill, the VA-HUD-Independent Agencies bill, was not scheduled 
for floor consideration. The Senate passed only six fiscal year 
2005 bills.
    Another omnibus bill, the ``Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2004'', completed the fiscal year 2004 regular 
appropriations process. That bill included seven regular bills, 
was cleared by the House on December 8, 2003, and was enacted 
on January 23, 2004.
    The beginning of the 108th Congress also saw the completion 
of the fiscal year 2003 appropriations that remained unfinished 
at the end of the 107th Congress. Eleven fiscal year 2003 bills 
were included in the ``Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 
2003'', which was enacted on February 20, 2003.
    During the 108th Congress, the Appropriations Committee 
continued to hold the line on unnecessary spending while 
preserving and even increasing spending for important national 
priorities. Some of these priorities included: homeland 
security (a 9.4 percent increase from fiscal years 2004 to 
2005); medical research at the National Institutes of Health 
(increased $1 billion from fiscal years 2003 to 2004 and $800 
million from fiscal years 2004 to 2005); national defense (the 
Defense bill increased $14.1 billion from fiscal year 2003 to 
fiscal year 2004 and $25.7 billion from fiscal year 2004 to 
fiscal year 2005, excluding supplemental appropriations); 
improved education (provided $56 billion for education 
programs, $2.4 billion above the President's request, for 
fiscal year 2004); veterans health care (increased $2.6 billion 
from fiscal years 2003 to 2004 and $1.5 billion from fiscal 
years 2004 to 2005); drug interdiction (increased the Drug 
Enforcement Agency $607 million from fiscal year 2003 to fiscal 
year 2004); and the child survival and health programs fund 
(increased $340 million in fiscal year 2004 and $130 million in 
fiscal year 2005 compared to the President's request). These 
priorities were funded while keeping the overall rate of growth 
for non-defense, domestic programs (with the exception of the 
Department of Homeland Security) to less than 1.5 percent.
    The Committee placed a high priority on its oversight 
responsibilities, during the 108th Congress. The 13 
Subcommittees conducted 313 days of hearings, receiving 
testimony from 3,063 witnesses. In the process, 161 volumes of 
hearings were generated, comprising 156,503 printed pages. The 
Committee also initiated or completed 39 reports from its 
Surveys and Investigations Staff and had underway or completed 
an additional 211 reports from the Government Accountability 
Office during the 108th Congress.
    The following is a tabular display of the appropriations 
actions of the Committee during the 108th Congress indicating 
the various bill numbers, dates, report numbers, amounts, and 
public law numbers:

                                                                         HISTORY OF FISCAL YEAR 2004 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS
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                                                                   House                                    Senate                                   Conference                    Public Law
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       Bill Number -------- Subcommittee           House Report No.                        Senate Report No. --                                                                 Public Law No. --
                                                    -------- Date     Vote Total --------      ------ Date      Vote Total --------    House Report No.    Vote Total --------     ------ Date
                                                       Reported           Date Passed            Reported           Date Passed      -------- Date Filed    Date Passed House       Approved
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          H.R. 2673 / S. 1427                               108-193               347-64              108-107                 93-1              108-401               242-176           108-199
 Agriculture \1\                                             July 9              July 14              July 17               Nov. 6              Nov. 25                Dec. 8           Jan. 23
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          H.R. 2799 / S. 1585                               108-221               400-21              108-144   ...................             108-401               242-176           108-199
 Commerce-Justice-State \1\                                 July 21              July 23              Sept. 5   ...................             Nov. 25                Dec. 8           Jan. 23
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          H.R. 2658 / S. 1382                               108-187               399-19               108-87                 95-0              108-283                407-15            108-87
 Defense                                                     July 2               July 8               July 9              July 17             Sept. 24              Sept. 24          Sept. 30
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          H.R. 2765 / S. 1583                               108-214              210-206              108-142            viva voce              108-401               242-176           108-199
 District of Columbia \1\                                   July 17              Sept. 9              Sept. 4              Nov. 18              Nov. 25                Dec. 8           Jan. 23
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          H.R. 2754 / S. 1424                               108-212               377-26              108-105                 92-0              108-357                387-36           108-137
 Energy and Water Development                               July 16              July 18              July 17             Sept. 16               Nov. 7               Nov. 18            Dec. 1
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          H.R. 2800 / S. 1426                               108-222               370-50              108-106            viva voce              108-401               242-176           108-199
 Foreign Operations \1\                                     July 21              July 23              July 17              Oct. 30              Nov. 25                Dec. 8           Jan. 23
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          H.R. 2555                                         108-169                425-2               108-86                 93-1              108-280                 417-8            108-90
 Homeland Security                                          June 23              June 24              July 10              July 24             Sept. 23              Sept. 24            Oct. 1
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          H.R. 2691 / S. 1391                               108-195              268-152               108-89            viva voce              108-330               216-205           108-108
 Interior                                                   July 10              July 17              July 10             Sept. 23              Oct. 28               Oct. 30           Nov. 10
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          H.R. 2660 / S. 1356                               108-188              215-208               108-81                 94-0              108-401               242-176           108-199
 Labor-HHS-Education \1\                                     July 8              July 10              June 26             Sept. 10              Nov. 25                Dec. 8           Jan. 23
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          H.R. 2657 / S. 1383                               108-186               394-26               108-88                 85-7              108-279                371-56            108-83
 Legislative                                                 July 1               July 9               July 9              July 11             Sept. 18              Sept. 24          Sept. 30
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          H.R. 2559 / S. 1357                               108-173                428-0               108-82                 91-0              108-342                 417-5           108-132
 Military Construction                                      June 23              June 26              June 26              July 11               Nov. 4                Nov. 5           Nov. 22
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          H.R. 2989 / S. 1589                               108-243               381-39              108-146                 91-3              108-401               242-176           108-199
 Transportation and Treasury \1\                            July 30              Sept. 9              Sept. 8              Oct. 23              Nov. 25                Dec. 8           Jan. 23
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          H.R. 2861 / S. 1584                               108-235              316-109              108-143            viva voce              108-401               242-176           108-199
 VA-HUD-Independent Agencies \1\                            July 24              July 25              Sept. 5              Nov. 18              Nov. 25                Dec. 8           Jan. 23
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\1\ Became part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004; H.R. 2673; H. Rept. 108-401; Public Law 108-199, approved January 23, 2004.


                                                   2004 APPROPRIATIONS--108th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
                                                                  [Dollars in millions]
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                                                                       President's Request              Enacted Bills            Bills vs. President's
                                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------           Request
                      Fiscal Year 2004 Bills                                                                                 ---------------------------
                                                                   Discretionary    Mandatory    Discretionary    Mandatory   Discretionary   Mandatory
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Agriculture (P.L. 108-199).......................................        $17,141      $60,488          $16,943      $63,687          -$198        $3,199
Commerce-Justice-State (P.L. 108-199)............................         37,677          649           37,749          649             72   ...........
Defense (P.L. 108-87)............................................        371,818          528          368,183          528         -3,635   ...........
District of Columbia (P.L. 108-199)..............................            421  ............             545  ............           124   ...........
Energy and Water (P.L. 108-137)..................................         26,946  ............          27,328  ............           382   ...........
Foreign Operations (P.L. 108-199)................................         18,889           44           17,235           44         -1,654   ...........
Homeland Security (P.L. 108-90)..................................         28,372        1,020           29,411        1,020          1,039   ...........
Interior (P.L. 108-108) \1\......................................         19,952           62           20,057           52            105           -10
Labor, HHS, Education (P.L. 108-199).............................        137,990      325,948          139,761      332,030          1,771         6,082
Legislative Branch (P.L. 108-83).................................          3,850          109            3,548          109           -302   ...........
Military Construction (P.L. 108-132).............................          9,117  ............           9,316  ............           199   ...........
Transportation, Treasury (P.L. 108-199)..........................         27,801       17,518           27,491       17,518           -310   ...........
VA-HUD (P.L. 108-199)............................................         89,435       32,707           91,334       32,707          1,899   ...........
Miscellaneous appropriations (P.L. 108-199) \2\..................  .............  ............          -2,957  ............        -2,957   ...........
Emergency supplemental, Iraq and Afghanistan (P.L. 108-106)......         87,040  ............          87,543  ............           687   ...........

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      Total, FY 2004 Bills.......................................        876,449      439,073          873,488      448,344         -2,961         9,271

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Fiscal Year 2003 Supplemental Appropriations

Emergency Wartime Supp. (P.L. 108-11)............................         74,758  ............          79,190  ............         4,432   ...........
Emergency Disaster Relief (P.L. 108-69) \3\......................  .............  ............             984  ............           984   ...........
Emergency Supplemental (P.L. 108-83) \4\.........................          1,921  ............             933  ............          -988   ...........
      Total, FY 2003 Supplementals...............................         76,679  ............          81,107  ............         4,428   ...........
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\1\ FY 2004 President's request and enacted bill includes emergency spending of $400,000,000 for firefighting.
\2\ Includes a 0.59 percent across-the-board cut (-$2,765,000,000) to all discretionary spending except for the Department of Defense, and a
  $1,800,000,000 rescission to the Department of Defense.
\3\ The President's supplemental request for disaster relief was $1,550,000,000. This amount is included within the amount requested under P.L. 108-83.
  Total  enacted appropriations for disaster relief between P.L. 108-69 and P.L. 108-83 were $1,425,300,000.
\4\ This FY 2003 emergency supplemental was enacted as a separate title of the FY 2004 Legislative Branch bill.

                     Fiscal Year 2004 Supplementals


                      1st Session--108th Congress

H.R. 3289--Making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
        defense and for the reconstruction of Iraq and 
        Afghanistan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
        2004, and for other purposes. Approved November 6, 2003 
        (P.L. 108-106)

                     Fiscal Year 2003 Supplementals


                      1st Session--108th Congress

H.R. 1559--Making emergency wartime supplemental appropriations 
        for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for 
        other purposes. Approved April 16, 2003 (P.L. 108-11)
H.R. 2859--Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
        fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other 
        purposes. Approved August 8, 2003 (P.L. 108-69)
H.R. 2657--``Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003'' 
        included as Title III of the Legislative Branch 
        Appropriations Act, 2004. Approved September 30, 2003 
        (P.L. 108-83)

                Fiscal Year 2004 Continuing Resolutions


                      1st Session--108th Congress

H.J. Res. 69--Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
        2004. Provided funding for various government 
        activities for the period October 1 thru October 31, 
        2003. Approved September 30, 2003 (P.L. 108-84)
H.J. Res. 75--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 2004. Provided funding for various 
        government activities for the period October 31 thru 
        November 7, 2003. Approved October 31, 2003 (P.L. 108-
        104)
H.J. Res. 76--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 2004. Provided funding for various 
        government activities for the period November 7 thru 
        November 21, 2003. Approved November 7, 2003 (P.L. 108-
        107)
H.J. Res. 79--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 2004. Provided funding for various 
        government activities for the period November 21, 2003 
        thru January 31, 2004. Approved November 22, 2003 (P.L. 
        108-135)
H.J. Res. 82--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 2004. Provided an increase to the new 
        guaranteed loan commitment limitation for the Federal 
        Housing Administration General and Special Risk 
        Insurance Fund, and provided for a rate of operations 
        for the Federal Aviation Administration Operations 
        Account Staff Offices. Approved December 16, 2003 (P.L. 
        108-185)7 X 12.7 FOR PRINTING IN UPPER LEFT 
        HAND CORNER deg.

                                                                         HISTORY OF FISCAL YEAR 2005 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS
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                                                                   House                                    Senate                                   Conference                    Public Law
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       Bill Number -------- Subcommittee           House Report No.                        Senate Report No. --                                                                 Public Law No. --
                                                    -------- Date     Vote Total --------      ------ Date      Vote Total --------    House Report No.    Vote Total --------     ------ Date
                                                       Reported           Date Passed            Reported           Date Passed      -------- Date Filed    Date Passed House       Approved
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          H.R. 4766 / S. 2803                               108-584               389-31              108-340   ...................             108-792                344-51           108-447
 Agriculture \1\                                             July 7              July 13             Sept. 14   ...................             Nov. 19               Nov. 20            Dec. 8
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          H.R. 4754 / S. 2809                               108-576               397-18              108-344   ...................             108-792                344-51           108-447
 Commerce-Justice-State \1\                                  July 1               July 8             Sept. 15   ...................             Nov. 19               Nov. 20            Dec. 8
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          H.R. 4613 / S. 2559                               108-553               403-17              108-284                 98-0              108-622                410-12           108-287
 Defense                                                    June 18              June 22              June 22              June 24              July 20               July 22            Aug. 5
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          H.R. 4850 / S. 2826                               108-610               371-54              108-354            viva voce              108-734                377-36           108-335
 District of Columbia                                       July 19              July 20             Sept. 21             Sept. 22               Oct. 5                Oct. 6           Oct. 18
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          H.R. 4614                                         108-554               370-16   ...................  ...................             108-792                344-51           108-447
 Energy and Water Development \1\                           June 18              June 25   ...................  ...................             Nov. 19               Nov. 20            Dec. 8
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          H.R. 4818 / S. 2812                               108-599               365-41              108-346            viva voce              108-792                344-51           108-447
 Foreign Operations \1\                                     July 13              July 15             Sept. 16             Sept. 23              Nov. 19               Nov. 20            Dec. 8
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          H.R. 4567 / S. 2537                               108-541                400-5              108-280                 93-0              108-774                 368-0           108-334
 Homeland Security                                          June 15              June 18              June 17             Sept. 14               Oct. 9                Oct. 9           Oct. 18
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          H.R. 4568 / S. 2804                               108-542               334-86              108-341   ...................             108-792                344-51           108-447
 Interior \1\                                               June 15              June 17             Sept. 14   ...................             Nov. 19               Nov. 20            Dec. 8
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          H.R. 5006 / S. 2810                               108-636               388-13              108-345   ...................             108-792                344-51           108-447
 Labor-HHS-Education \1\                                    Sept. 7              Sept. 9             Sept. 15   ...................             Nov. 19               Nov. 20            Dec. 8
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          H.R. 4755 / S. 2666                               108-577               327-43              108-307                 94-2              108-792                344-51           108-447
 Legislative \1\                                             July 1              July 12              July 15             Sept. 21              Nov. 19               Nov. 20            Dec. 8
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          H.R. 4837 / S. 2674                               108-607                420-1              108-309                 91-0              108-773                 374-0           108-324
 Military Construction                                      July 15              July 22              July 15             Sept. 20               Oct. 9                Oct. 9           Oct. 13
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          H.R. 5025 / S. 2806                               108-671               397-12              108-342   ...................             108-792                344-51           108-447
 Transportation and Treasury \1\                            Sept. 8             Sept. 22             Sept. 15   ...................             Nov. 19               Nov. 20            Dec. 8
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          H.R. 5041 / S. 2825                               108-674   ...................             108-353   ...................             108-792                344-51           108-447
 VA-HUD-Independent Agencies \1\                            Sept. 9   ...................            Sept. 21   ...................             Nov. 19               Nov. 20            Dec. 8
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\1\ Became part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005; H.R. 4818; H. Rept. 108-792; Public Law 108-447, approved December 8, 2004.


                                                   2005 APPROPRIATIONS--108th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
                                                                  [Dollars in millions]
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                                                                       President's Request              Enacted Bills            Bills vs. President's
                                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------           Request
                      Fiscal Year 2005 Bills                                                                                 ---------------------------
                                                                   Discretionary    Mandatory    Discretionary    Mandatory   Discretionary   Mandatory
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Agriculture (P.L. 108-447).......................................        $16,569      $66,370          $16,982      $68,294           $413        $1,924
Commerce-Justice-State (P.L. 108-447)............................         39,575          703           40,026          703            451   ...........
Defense (P.L. 108-287)...........................................        392,585          239          390,931          239         -1,654   ...........
District of Columbia (P.L. 108-335)..............................            560  ............             560  ............  .............  ...........
Energy and Water (P.L. 108-447)..................................         27,938  ............          28,488  ............           550   ...........
Foreign Operations (P.L. 108-447) \1\............................         21,318           43           19,797           43         -1,521   ...........
Homeland Security (P.L. 108-334).................................         31,104        1,085           32,000        1,085            896   ...........
Interior (P.L. 108-447)..........................................         19,691           52           20,039           52            348   ...........
Labor, HHS, Education (P.L. 108-447) \2\.........................        142,524      349,889          143,609      349,945          1,085            56
Legislative Branch (P.L. 108-447)................................          3,977          113            3,575          113           -402   ...........
Military Construction (P.L. 108-324).............................          9,553  ............          10,003  ............           450   ...........
Transportation, Treasury (P.L. 108-447) \3\......................         25,709       18,261           25,947       18,261            238   ...........
VA-HUD (P.L. 108-447)............................................         92,129       35,107           93,861       35,107          1,732   ...........
Miscellaneous appropriations (P.L. 108-447) \4\..................  .............  ............          -3,632  ............        -3,632   ...........
Emergency Hurricane Supplemental (P.L. 108-324) \5\..............         11,855  ............          14,528  ............         2,673   ...........

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      Total, FY 2005 Bills.......................................        835,089      471,862          836,714      473,842          1,625         1,980

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Fiscal Year 2004 Supplemental Appropriations \6\

Defense (P.L. 108-287) (Titles IX and X).........................         25,000  ............          28,156  ............         3,156   ...........
Emergency Disaster Relief (P.L. 108-303).........................          2,000  ............           2,000  ............  .............  ...........
      Total, FY 2004 Supplementals...............................         27,000  ............          30,156  ............         3,156   ...........
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\1\ FY 2005 enacted bill includes emergency spending of $93,000,000 to support the African Union security force in Darfur.
\2\ FY 2005 President's request and enacted bill includes emergency spending of $300,000,000 for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
\3\ FY 2005 enacted bill includes emergency spending of $7,000,000 for Postal Service mail screening equipment.
\4\ Includes a 0.8 percent across-the-board cut (-$3,494,000,000) to all discretionary spending except for funding provided in the Department of Defense
  Appropriations Act, the Military Construction Appropriations Act, the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, or any fiscal year 2005 supplemental
  appropriations Act.
\5\ Included as Division B of the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2005.
\6\ The fiscal year 2004 emergency supplemental for Iraq and Afghanistan (P.L. 108-106) was completed in the first session of the 108th Congress and is
  shown on the table displaying the regular fiscal year 2004 appropriations bills.

                     Fiscal Year 2004 Supplementals


                       2d Session--108th Congress


H.R. 4613 (Titles IX and X) Making Appropriations for the 
        Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
        September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. This 
        emergency supplemental was enacted as titles IX and X 
        of the FY 2005 Defense Conference Report, 108-622, to 
        accompany H.R. 4613. Approved August 5, 2004 (P.L. 108-
        287)
H.R. 5005--Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
        fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, for additional 
        disaster assistance. Approved September 9, 2004 (P.L. 
        108-303)

                     Fiscal Year 2005 Supplementals


                       2d Session--108th Congress


H.R. 5227--Emergency supplemental appropriations for hurricane 
        disasters assistance act, 2005. This emergency 
        supplemental was enacted as Division B of the FY 2005 
        Military Construction Conference Report, 108-773, to 
        accompany H.R. 4837. Approved October 13, 2004 (P.L. 
        108-324)

                Fiscal Year 2005 Continuing Resolutions


                       2d Session--107th Congress

H.J. Res. 107--Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
        2005. Provided funding for various government 
        activities for the period October 1 thru November 20, 
        2004. Approved September 30, 2004 (P.L. 108-309).
H.J. Res. 114--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 2005. Provided funding for various 
        government activities for the period November 20, 2004 
        thru December 3, 2004. Approved November 21, 2004 (P.L. 
        108-416).
H.J. Res. 115--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 2005. Provided funding for various 
        government activities for the period December 4, 2004 
        thru December 8, 2004. Approved December 3, 2004 (P.L. 
        108-434).

                             OVERSIGHT PLAN

    Pursuant to clause 2(d)(1) of Rule X the Committee 
submitted the following Oversight Plan on February 11, 2003.
    ``For the 108th Congress the Committee intends to proceed 
in the following manner:
    1. Budget Overview Hearings. Immediately upon receipt of 
the President's budget the Committee will conduct its annual 
budget overview hearings on the recommendations of the 
President. These hearings will take testimony from the 
Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the President's 
Council of Economic Advisers, and the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget.
    2. Subcommittee Hearings. The Appropriations Committee has 
a long tradition of in-depth analysis of the President's 
pending budget as well as the effective use of previously 
appropriated resources. For example, during the 107th Congress 
the Committee on Appropriations held 365 days of hearings, took 
testimony from 4,014 witnesses, and published 160 volumes of 
hearings totaling 174,748 pages. This level of oversight and 
investigation will continue during this Congress.
    3. Investigations. In addition to formal oversight, the 
Committee utilizes various investigative agencies to conduct 
in-depth analysis of specific problem areas. These 
investigations are conducted by the Committee's own Surveys and 
Investigations Staff, the Government Accountability Office, the 
Congressional Research Service, and the Office of Technology 
Assessment. In the previous Congress, the Committee received 47 
Surveys and Investigations studies and 186 investigative 
reports from the GAO.
    4. Appropriations Bills. The ultimate exercise of oversight 
is the `power of the purse' which the Committee takes as its 
highest responsibility. This allocation of scarce Federal 
dollars demands strict compliance with all budgetary concepts 
and strictures. The Committee intends to follow the 
requirements of the Congressional Budget and Control Act with 
regard to the subdivision of budget authority and outlays to 
the 13 subcommittees. Appropriations bills will be developed in 
accordance with the results of all the oversight activities in 
paragraphs 1, 2, and 3, above and brought to the floor for 
consideration within all relevant budgetary constraints.''

                           Oversight Actions

    For the 108th Congress, the Committee accomplished its 
oversight plan. As stated earlier, the Committee conducted 
extensive hearings. In the matter following this section, the 
details of investigations conducted by and for the Committee 
are provided. As a result of these hearings and investigations, 
the Committee was able to produce appropriations bills that 
were within all relevant budgetary constraints for the 108th 
Congress.
               INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE


                            (108th Congress)

    In addition to, and in support of, the regular hearing 
process, the Committee conducted numerous studies and 
investigations of Federal projects and activities designed to 
assist in reaching decisions on specific funding levels 
covering a wide range of subjects. These studies were conducted 
by the Committee's Surveys and Investigations Staff, which has 
been in continuous existence since 1943.
    The Committee has, over a number of years, delegated the 
authority to originate requests for investigations to its 
Subcommittees, with the concurrence of the Chairman and Ranking 
Minority Member of the Full Committee required to implement 
such requests. When an investigation is ordered, expert 
investigators are assembled to conduct it and render a report 
thereon for the use of the Committee. The Committee delegates 
to this Staff the responsibility for selection of individual 
investigators, the criteria being competence and objectivity.
    During the 108th Congress, the Surveys and Investigations 
Staff was tasked to conduct 35 investigations of operations and 
programs of various departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government and, in addition, has completed and reported to the 
Committee on 4 investigations that had been directed during 
previous Congresses. Some of these efforts were of long 
duration, resulted in the preparation of multiple investigative 
products, and involved a sizable number of investigators. 
Examples of this type of investigation include the examinations 
of the Federal Law Enforcement Control of U.S. Borders, 
Transportation Security Administration Staffing Levels for 
Passenger and Baggage Screeners, and the Anti-Terrorism Data 
Mining Development Efforts within the Defense and Intelligence 
communities.
    Other investigations of shorter duration and with fewer 
investigators assigned, provided a quick response to the 
Committee. An example of such an inquiry dealt with the 
Implementation of the Core Financial and Logistics System at 
the Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center. This 
investigation was concluded within 3 weeks from the receipt of 
the request.
    Most investigations undertaken by the Surveys and 
Investigations Staff fell somewhere in between the above 
extremes in terms of duration and the number of investigators 
committed. Notable examples of investigations conducted during 
the 108th Congress include:
        --U.S. Department of Agriculture E-Government Program
        --U.S. Court of Federal Claims
        --Defense Health Program of the Department of Defense
        --Acquisition of C-17 Aircraft
        --Implementation of Competitive Sourcing Initiative at 
        the U.S. Forest Service
    During the 108th Congress, a total of 82 professionals, 
variously consisting of a small number of permanent staff, 
personnel on loan from 3 agencies of the Federal Government, as 
well as contractors were utilized to conduct these 
investigations and prepare the reports. A summary of the 
investigations requested by the various Subcommittees completed 
or started during the 108th Congress follows. Five 
investigations dealt with classified intelligence matters and 
consequently are not otherwise identified below.

 Studies Completed or Started by the Surveys and Investigations Staff 
              Committee on Appropriations, 108th Congress

                             full committee

--Financial Management of the GW Program Office
   agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and 

                            related agencies

--U.S. Department of Agriculture E-Government Program
--Funding for USDA's Conservation Programs
      commerce, justice, state, the judiciary and related agencies
--U.S. Court of Federal Claims
--United Nations Oil for Food Program

                                defense

--Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Programs of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air 
        Force
--Defense Health Program of the Department of Defense
--Intelligence Matter I (03)
--Intelligence Matter II (03)
--Intelligence Matter III (03)
--Intelligence Matter IV (03)
--Intelligence Matter V (03)
--Proposed Security Matters Involving the White House
--Budget Activities of the FY 2004 Other Procurement Appropriation for 
        the Army
-- Budget Activities of the FY 2004 Other Procurement Appropriation for 
        the Navy
--Budget Activities of the FY 2004 Other Procurement Appropriation for 
        the Air Force
--Defense Health Program's FY 2004 Budget Request
--Anti-Terrorism Data Mining Development Efforts within the Defense and 
        Intelligence Communities
--Acquisition of C-17 Aircraft
--Management and Security of Healthcare Records within the Department 
        of Defense

                          district of columbia

--District of Columbia Schools Facilities Master Plan
--Training Programs of the District of Columbia Department of 
        Employment Services

                      energy and water development

--Conduct and Funding of the Department of Energy's Laboratory Directed 
        Research and Development Activities
--Adequacy of Security Measures at DOE's National Laboratories and 
        Weapons Production Sites

                           homeland security

--Federal Law Enforcement Control of U.S. Borders
--Transportation Security Administration Staffing Levels For Passenger 
        and Baggage Screeners
--Department of Homeland Security's Office of State and Local 
        Government Coordination and Preparedness

                     interior and related agencies

--Relationship Between the Federal Land Management Agencies and Land 
        Trusts
--National Park Service's Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance 
        Program
--Implementation of Competitive Sourcing Initiative at the U.S. Forest 
        Service
--U.S. Forest Service's Knutson-Vandenberg Reforestation ProgramI14--
        U.S. Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program
--National Park Service (NPS) Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Water Trails 
        Initiative
--Creation and Funding of Director Reserve Accounts at the Federal Land 
        Management Agencies
--Wildlife Grants and Construction Program
--Implementation of Competitive Sourcing Initiative at the National 
        Park Service

                           legislative branch

--Architect of the Capitol Accounting and Management Practices for 
        Major Construction Projects

                    va, hud and independent agencies

--Implementation of the Core Financial and Logistics System at the Bay 
        Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center
--Implementation of the Core Financial and Logistics System

    With respect to the above listing, it should be noted that 
since studies originate with the Subcommittees, any information 
developed during the course of an investigation is reported to 
the Subcommittee which requested such study or examination as 
well as the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Full 
Committee. This information may be released for publication 
only when the Subcommittee so determines as provided by Section 
8 of the Committee's rules.

                      SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE GAO

    In addition to the information made available to the 
Committee through its Surveys and Investigation Staff, the 
Committee also utilizes the resources of the Government 
Accountability Office. The Committee receives a copy of every 
GAO report addressed to the Congress. In recent years the scope 
of the GAO auditing and review capability has been enlarged to 
include management surveys. For over 21 years the GAO has 
extracted from those reports and compiled in separate volumes a 
list of so-called ``significant audit findings'' for special 
use by the Committee staff in the annual appropriations 
hearings. These findings relate to matters which are felt to 
require corrective action by the Committee's efforts, through 
legislation, or through administrative efforts. This 
compilation is designed to identify problem areas in an 
individual agency which might have applicability to other 
organizations.
    Additionally, the Committee frequently calls upon GAO to 
make special studies and investigations.
    A listing of some reports and staff studies by the 
Committee which were underway during the 108th Congress 
follows:

 FORMAL REPORTS AND TESTIMONIES ISSUED TO HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
         AND SUBCOMMITTEES--JANUARY 1, 2003 TO DECEMBER 1, 2004
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Title                                Date
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Multifamily Housing: Implementation of Fiscal Year 2003       11/19/2004
 Requirements Concerning Housing Choice Voucher
 Administrative Fees (GAO-05-30)........................

Business Systems Modernization: IRS's Fiscal Year 2004        11/17/2004
 Expenditure Plan (GAO-05-46)...........................

Highway Safety: Improved Monitoring and Oversight of           11/4/2004
 Traffic Safety Data Program Are Needed (GAO-05-24).....

Homeland Security: Management Challenges Remain in            10/14/2004
 Transforming Immigration Programs (GAO-05-81)..........

Food Safety: USDA and FDA Need to Better Ensure Prompt         10/7/2004
 and Complete Recalls of Potentially Unsafe Food (GAO-05-
 51)....................................................

Special Counsel and Permanent Indefinite Appropriation         9/30/2004
 (B-302582).............................................

Transportation Security R&D: TSA and DHS Are Researching       9/30/2004
 and Developing Technologies, but Need to Improve R&D
 Management (GAO-04-890)................................

D.C. Child And Family Services Agency: More Focus Needed       9/24/2004
 on Human Capital Management Issues for Caseworkers and
 Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention (GAO-04-1017)..

Information Management: Planning for the Electronic            9/23/2004
 Records Archives Has Improved (GAO-04-927).............

Defense Acquisitions: Better Information Could Improve         9/17/2004
 Visibility over Adjustments to DOD's Research and
 Development Funds (GAO-04-944).........................

Kennedy Center: More Information on Project Status and         9/15/2004
 Budgets Needed to Understand the Impact of Future
 Funding Decisions (GAO-04-933).........................

Russian Nuclear Submarines: U.S. Participation in the           9/9/2004
 Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation Program Needs
 Better Justification (GAO-04-924)......................

Architect of the Capitol: Midyear Status Report on             8/31/2004
 Implementation of Management Review Recommendations
 (GAO-04-966)...........................................

FBI Transformation: Data Inconclusive on Effects of            8/31/2004
 Shift to Counterterrorism-Related Priorities on
 Traditional Crime Enforcement (GAO-04-1036)............

Highway Projects--Extent of Unobligated Balances for           8/18/2004
 Demonstration Projects as of April 30, 2004 (GAO-04-
 935R)..................................................

Force Structure: Department of the Navy's Tactical             8/13/2004
 Aviation Integration Plan Is Reasonable, but Some
 Factors Could Affect Implementation (GAO-04-900).......

Immigration Benefits: Eleventh Report Required by the          8/13/2004
 Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (GAO-
 04-1030R)..............................................

Commercial Aviation: Legacy Airlines Must Further Reduce       8/11/2004
 Costs to Restore Profitability (GAO-04-836)............

Defense Inventory: Analysis of Consumption of Inventory         8/2/2004
 Exceeding Current Operating Requirements Since
 September 30, 2001 (GAO-04-689)........................

Securities And Exchange Commission: Review of Fiscal           7/23/2004
 Year 2003 and 2004 Budget Allocations (GAO-04-818).....

Military Operations: Fiscal Year 2004 Costs for the            7/21/2004
 Global War on Terrorism Will Exceed Supplemental,
 Requiring DOD to Shift Funds from Other Uses (GAO-04-
 915)...................................................

Defense Acquisitions: Space-Based Radar Effort Needs           7/19/2004
 Additional Knowledge before Starting Development (GAO-
 04-759)................................................

Defense Infrastructure: Factors Affecting U.S.                 7/15/2004
 Infrastructure Costs Overseas and the Development of
 Comprehensive Master Plans (GAO-04-609NI)..............

Global Health: U.S. AIDS Coordinator Addressing Some Key       7/12/2004
 Challenges to Expanding Treatment but Others Remain
 (GAO-04-784)...........................................

Treasury Continues Its Formal Process to Promote U.S.          7/12/2004
 Policies at the International Monetary Fund (GAO-04-
 928R)..................................................

Bonneville Power Administration: Better Management of           7/9/2004
 BPA's Obligation to Provide Power Is Needed to Control
 Future Costs (GAO-04-694)..............................

District of Columbia: FY 2003 Performance Report Shows          7/7/2004
 Continued Improvements (GAO-04-940R)...................

FAA Budget Policies and Practices (GAO-04-841R).........        7/2/2004

Defense Management: Opportunities Exist to Improve             6/23/2004
 Implementation of DOD's Long-Term Corrosion Strategy
 (GAO-04-640)...........................................

Defense Logistics: GAO's Observations on Maintenance           6/18/2004
 Aspects of the Navy's Fleet Response Plan (GAO-04-724R)

Homeland Security: Performance of Information System to        6/18/2004
 Monitor Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors Has
 Improved, but Issues Remain (GAO-04-690)...............

Air Force Depot Maintenance: Improved Pricing and Cost         6/17/2004
 Reduction Practices Needed (GAO-04-498)................

Coast Guard: Deepwater Program Acquisition Schedule            6/14/2004
 Update Needed (GAO-04-695).............................

Military Training: DOD Report on Training Ranges Does           6/4/2004
 Not Fully Address Congressional Reporting Requirements
 (GAO-04-608)...........................................

FBI Transformation: Human Capital Strategies May Assist         6/3/2004
 the FBI in Its Commitment to Address Its Top Priorities
 (GAO-04-817T)..........................................

Wildfire Suppression: Funding Transfers Cause Project           6/2/2004
 Cancellations and Delays, Strained Relationships, and
 Management Disruptions (GAO-04-612)....................

Rebuilding Iraq: Fiscal Year 2003 Contract Award                6/1/2004
 Procedures and Management Challenges (GAO-04-605)......

Coast Guard: Station Spending Requirements Met, but            5/28/2004
 Better Processes Needed to Track Designated Funds (GAO-
 04-704)................................................

Energy Employees Compensation: Even with Needed                5/28/2004
 Improvements in Case Processing, Program Structure May
 Result in Inconsistent Benefit Outcomes (GAO-04-515)...

Highway Safety: Federal and State Efforts to Address           5/28/2004
 Rural Road Safety Challenges (GAO-04-663)..............

Transportation Security Administration: High-Level             5/28/2004
 Attention Needed to Strengthen Acquisition Function
 (GAO-04-544)...........................................

Military Housing: Opportunities Exist to Better Explain        5/27/2004
 Family Housing O&M Budget Requests and Increase
 Visibility Over Reprogramming of Funds (GAO-04-583)....

GSA Actions Leading to Proposed Debarment of WorldCom          5/26/2004
 (GAO-04-741R)..........................................

Debt Ceiling: Analysis of Actions Taken During the 2003        5/20/2004
 Debt Issuance Suspension Period (GAO-04-526)...........

DOD Business Systems Modernization: Limited Progress in        5/17/2004
 Development of Business Enterprise Architecture and
 Oversight of Information Technology Investments (GAO-04-
 731R)..................................................

Military Base Closures: Assessment of DOD's 2004 Report        5/17/2004
 on the Need for a Base Realignment and Closure Round
 (GAO-04-760)...........................................

National Park Foundation: Better Communication of Roles        5/17/2004
 and Responsibilities Is Needed to Strengthen
 Partnership with the National Park Service (GAO-04-541)

Transfer of Fiscal Year 2003 Funds from the Library of         5/17/2004
 Congress to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol
 (B-302760).............................................

Information Technology: Early Releases of Customs Trade        5/14/2004
 System Operating, but Pattern of Cost and Schedule
 Problems Needs to Be Addressed (GAO-04-719)............

Military Operations: DOD's Fiscal Year 2003 Funding and        5/13/2004
 Reported Obligations in Support of the Global War on
 Terrorism (GAO-04-668).................................

Homeland Security: First Phase of Visitor and                  5/11/2004
 Immigration Status Program Operating, but Improvements
 Needed (GAO-04-586)....................................

Future Years Defense Program: Actions Needed to Improve         5/7/2004
 Transparency of DOD's Projected Resource Needs (GAO-04-
 514)...................................................

Federal Research: Information on DOE's Laboratory-             4/30/2004
 Directed R&D Program (GAO-04-489)......................

Telecommunications: Issues Related to Federal Funding          4/30/2004
 for Public Television by the Corporation for Public
 Broadcasting (GAO-04-284)..............................

Missile Defense: Actions Are Needed to Enhance Testing         4/23/2004
 and Accountability (GAO-04-409)........................

Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Request: U.S. General Accounting       4/22/2004
 Office (GAO-04-473T)...................................

Department of Energy: Certain Postretirement Benefits          4/15/2004
 for Contractor Employees Are Unfunded and Program
 Oversight Could Be Improved (GAO-04-539)...............

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Long-standing Problems                4/14/2004
 Hampering Mail Delivery Need to Be Resolved (GAO-04-
 484)...................................................

Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Has Made Some Progress in            4/1/2004
 Cleaning Up the Paducah Site, but Challenges Remain
 (GAO-04-457)...........................................

U.S. International Broadcasting: Challenges Facing the          4/1/2004
 Broadcasting Board of Governors (GAO-04-627T)..........

Budget Issues: Reprogramming of Federal Air Marshal            3/31/2004
 Service Funds in Fiscal Year 2003 (GAO-04-577R)........

Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Major Weapon              3/31/2004
 Programs (GAO-04-248)..................................

Financial Audit: Independent Counsel Expenditures for          3/31/2004
 the Six Months Ended September 30, 2003 (GAO-04-525)...

International Exchange Programs: Open World Achieves           3/17/2004
 Broad Participation; Enhanced Planning and
 Accountability Could Strengthen Program (GAO-04-436)...

Tactical Aircraft: Changing Conditions Drive Need for          3/15/2004
 New F/A-22 Business Case (GAO-04-391)..................

Foreign Assistance: USAID and the Department of State          2/20/2004
 Are Beginning to Implement Prohibition on Taxation of
 Aid (GAO-04-314R)......................................

Aviation Security: Computer-Assisted Passenger                 2/13/2004
 Prescreening System Faces Significant Implementation
 Challenges (GAO-04-385)................................

HHS Bioterrorism Preparedness Programs: States Reported        2/10/2004
 Progress but Fell Short of Program Goals for 2002 (GAO-
 04-360R)...............................................

Office of Compliance: Status of Management Control              2/3/2004
 Efforts to Improve Effectiveness (GAO-04-400)..........

Architect of the Capitol: Status Report on                     1/30/2004
 Implementation of Management Review Recommendations
 (GAO-04-299)...........................................

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: USDA Has Addressed Some       1/30/2004
 Problems but Still Faces Enforcement Challenges (GAO-04-
 247)...................................................

D.C. Family Court: Progress Has Been Made in                    1/6/2004
 Implementing Its Transition (GAO-04-234)...............

FEMA Cerro Grande Claims: Payments Properly Processed,        12/24/2003
 but Reporting Could Be Improved (GAO-04-129)...........

Military Readiness: DOD Needs to Reassess Program             12/19/2003
 Strategy, Funding Priorities, and Risks for Selected
 Equipment (GAO-04-112).................................

Prescription Drugs: OxyContin Abuse and Diversion and         12/19/2003
 Efforts to Address the Problem (GAO-04-110)............

Defense Logistics: Preliminary Observations on the            12/18/2003
 Effectiveness of Logistics Activities During Operation
 Iraqi Freedom (GAO-04-305R)............................

Alaska Native Villages: Most Are Affected by Flooding         12/12/2003
 and Erosion, but Few Qualify for Federal Assistance
 (GAO-04-142)...........................................

Military Transformation: The Army and OSD Met                 12/12/2003
 Legislative Requirements for First Stryker Brigade
 Design Evaluation, but Issues Remain for Future
 Brigades (GAO-04-188)..................................

Defense Management: DOD Needs to Strengthen Internal           12/5/2003
 Controls over Funds Used to Support USO Activities (GAO-
 04-56).................................................

Purchase Cards: Steps Taken to Improve DOD Program             12/2/2003
 Management, but Actions Needed to Address Misuse (GAO-
 04-156)................................................

Department of State (State) and United Nations relief         11/17/2003
 and Works Agency (UNRWA) Actions to Implement Section
 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (GAO-04-
 276R)..................................................

Military Personnel: DOD Needs More Effective Controls to      11/13/2003
 Better Assess the Progress of the Selective
 Reenlistment Bonus Program (GAO-04-86).................

Immigration Benefits: Tenth Report Required by the            10/17/2003
 Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (GAO-
 04-189R)...............................................

Military Housing: Better Reporting Needed on the Status        10/9/2003
 of the Privatization Program and the Costs of Its
 Consultants (GAO-04-111)...............................

Financial Audit: Independent Counsel Expenditures for          9/30/2003
 the Six Months Ended March 31, 2003 (GAO-03-1098)......

DOD Business Systems Modernization: Important Progress         9/19/2003
 Made to Develop Business Enterprise Architecture, but
 Much Work Remains (GAO-03-1018)........................

Homeland Security: Risks Facing Key Border and                 9/19/2003
 Transportation Security Program Need to Be Addressed
 (GAO-03-1083)..........................................

Military Operations: Fiscal Year 2003 Obligations Are          9/17/2003
 Substantial, but May Result in Less Obligations Than
 Expected (GAO-03-1088).................................

Defense Acquisitions: Improvements Needed in Space             9/15/2003
 Systems Acquisition Management Policy (GAO-03-1073)....

Bureau of Land Management: Plan Needed to Sustain              9/12/2003
 Progress in Establishing IT Investment Management
 Capabilities (GAO-03-1025).............................

Information Technology: Departmental Leadership Crucial        9/12/2003
 to Success of Investment Reforms at Interior (GAO-03-
 1028)..................................................

Military Education: Student and Faculty Perceptions of         9/12/2003
 Student Life at the Military Academies (GAO-03-1001)...

Military Education: DOD Needs to Align Academy                 9/10/2003
 Preparatory Schools' Mission Statements with Overall
 Guidance and Establish Performance Goals (GAO-03-1017).

Military Education: DOD Needs to Enhance Performance           9/10/2003
 Goals and Measures to Improve Oversight of Military
 Academies (GAO-03-1000)................................

Charter Schools: New Charter Schools Across the Country         9/3/2003
 and in the District of Columbia Face Similar Start-Up
 Challenges (GAO-03-899)................................

Defense Inventory: Opportunities Exist to Improve Spare        8/29/2003
 Parts Support Aboard Deployed Navy Ships (GAO-03-887)..

Records Management: National Archives and Records              8/22/2003
 Administration's Acquisition of Major System Faces
 Risks (GAO-03-880).....................................

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: FTC Best Among Candidates       8/20/2003
 to Enforce Consumer Protection Provisions (GAO-03-971).

Wildland Fire Management: Additional Actions Required to       8/15/2003
 Better Identify and Priorities Lands Needing Fuels
 Reduction (GAO-03-805).................................

Challenges and Risks Associated with the Joint Tactical        8/11/2003
 Radio System Program (GAO-03-879R).....................

Hospital Preparedness: Most Urban Hospitals Have                8/6/2003
 Emergency Plans but Lack Certain Capacities for
 Bioterrorism Response (GAO-03-924).....................

Defense Inventory: Several Actions Are Needed to Further        8/1/2003
 DLA's Efforts to Mitigate Shortages of Critical Parts
 (GAO-03-709)...........................................

Bureau of Indian Affairs Schools: New Facilities               7/31/2003
 Management Information System Promising, but Improved
 Data Accuracy Needed (GAO-03-692)......................

Nuclear Weapons: Opportunities Exist to Improve the            7/28/2003
 Budgeting, Cost Accounting, and Management Associated
 with the Stockpile Life Extension Program (GAO-03-583).

Student Loans and Foreign Schools: Assessing Risks Could       7/25/2003
 Help Education Reduce Program Vulnerability (GAO-03-
 647)...................................................

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: Capacity              7/24/2003
 Planning and Management Oversight Need Improvement (GAO-
 03-736)................................................

Capitol Visitor Center: Current Status of Schedule and         7/15/2003
 Estimated Cost (GAO-03-1014T)..........................

Defense Infrastructure: Basing Uncertainties Necessitate       7/15/2003
 Reevaluation of U.S. Construction Plans in South Korea
 (GAO-03-643)...........................................

Business Systems Modernization: Summary of GAO's                7/7/2003
 Assessment of the Department of Defense's Initial
 Business Enterprise Architecture (GAO-03-877R).........

Bonneville Power Administration: Long-Term Fiscal               7/1/2003
 Challenges (GAO-03-918R)...............................

Navy Working Capital Fund: Backlog of Funded Work at the        7/1/2003
 Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Was
 Consistently Understated (GAO-03-668)..................

Foreign Assistance: Lack of Strategic Focus and                6/30/2003
 Obstacles to Agricultural Recovery Threaten
 Afghanistan's Stability (GAO-03-607)...................

Military Transformation: Realistic Deployment Timelines        6/30/2003
 Needed for Army Stryker Brigades (GAO-03-801)..........

Pipeline Safety: Systematic Process Needed to Evaluate         6/30/2003
 Outcomes of Research and Development Program (GAO-03-
 746)...................................................

Assessment of Public Law 106-303: The Role of Personnel        6/27/2003
 Flexibilities in Strengthening GAO's Human Capital (GAO-
 03-954SP)..............................................

Business Systems Modernization: IRS Has Made Significant       6/27/2003
 Progress in Improving Its Management Controls, but
 Risks Remain (GAO-03-768)..............................

Defense Inventory: Air Force Plans and Initiatives to          6/27/2003
 Mitigate Spare Parts Shortages Need Better
 Implementation (GAO-03-706)............................

Defense Inventory: Navy Logistics Strategy and                 6/27/2003
 Initiatives Need to Address Spare Parts Shortages (GAO-
 03-708)................................................

Defense Inventory: The Army Needs a Plan to Overcome           6/27/2003
 Critical Spare Parts Shortages (GAO-03-705)............

Defense Inventory: The Department Needs a Focused Effort       6/27/2003
 to Overcome Critical Spare Parts Shortages (GAO-03-707)

Multiyear Procurement Authority for the Virginia Class         6/23/2003
 Submarine Program (GAO-03-895R)........................

FBI Reorganization: Progress Made in Efforts to                6/18/2003
 Transform, but Major Challenges Continue (GAO-03-759T).

Savings Bonds: Actions Needed to Increase the                  6/16/2003
 Reliability of Cost-effectiveness Measures (GAO-03-513)

World Bank Group: Important Steps Taken on Internal            6/16/2003
 Control but Additional Assessments Should Be Made (GAO-
 03-366)................................................

Information Technology: Homeland Security Needs to              6/9/2003
 Improve Entry Exit System Expenditure Planning (GAO-03-
 563)...................................................

Military Space Operations: Common Problems and Their            6/2/2003
 Effects on Satellite and Related Acquisitions (GAO-03-
 825R)..................................................

Military Transformation: Army's Evaluation of Stryker          5/30/2003
 and M-113A3 Infantry Carrier Vehicles Provided
 Sufficient Data for Statutorily Mandated Comparison
 (GAO-03-671)...........................................

Truck Safety: Share the Road Safely Program Needs Better       5/30/2003
 Evaluation of Its Initiatives (GAO-03-680).............

Nuclear Waste: Preliminary Observations on the Quality         5/28/2003
 Assurance Program at the Yucca Mountain Repository (GAO-
 03-826T)...............................................

Use of Legislative Incentive for Performance-Based             5/22/2003
 Contracting Unknown (GAO-03-674R)......................

Defense Inventory: Air Force Item Manager Views of             5/21/2003
 Repair Parts Issues Consistent With Issues Reported in
 the Past (GAO-03-684R).................................

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Charges for              5/20/2003
 Hydropower Projects' Use of Federal Lands Need to Be
 Reassessed (GAO-03-383)................................

Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Major Weapon              5/15/2003
 Programs (GAO-03-476)..................................

Defense Infrastructure: Changes in Funding Priorities          5/15/2003
 and Management Processes Needed to Improve Condition
 and Reduce Costs of Guard and Reserve Facilities (GAO-
 03-516)................................................

District of Columbia: Performance Report Shows Continued       5/15/2003
 Progress (GAO-03-693)..................................

Foreign Assistance: USAID's Earthquake Recovery Program        5/15/2003
 in El Salvador Has Made Progress, but Key Activities
 Are Behind Schedule (GAO-03-656).......................

Department of Energy: External Regulation Savings in           5/14/2003
 Safety and Health Activities at DOE Science
 Laboratories (GAO-03-633R).............................

Federal-Aid Highways: Cost and Oversight of Major               5/8/2003
 Highway and Bridge Projects--Issues and Options (GAO-03-
 764T)..................................................

FEMA Cerro Grande Claims: Payments Properly Processed,          5/8/2003
 but Reported Payments Somewhat Overstated (GAO-03-623).

Compliance and Collections: Challenges for IRS in               5/7/2003
 Reversing Trends and Implementing New Initiatives (GAO-
 03-732T)...............................................

Global Health: Assessment of First Year Efforts of the          5/7/2003
 Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GAO-03-755T)

Global Health: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria        5/7/2003
 Has Advanced in Key Areas, but Difficult Challenges
 Remain (GAO-03-601)....................................

NATO Enlargement: Reports Are Responsive to Senate              5/5/2003
 Requirements, but Analysis of Financial Burdens Is
 Incomplete (GAO-03-722)................................

Transportation Research: Actions Needed to Improve              5/1/2003
 Coordination and Evaluation of Research (GAO-03-500)...

Transportation Security Research: Coordination Needed in        5/1/2003
 Selecting and Implementing Infrastructure Vulnerability
 Assessments (GAO-03-502)...............................

Immigration Benefits: Ninth Report Required by the             4/21/2003
 Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (GAO-
 03-681R)...............................................

Defense Transportation: Monitoring Costs and Benefits          4/18/2003
 Needed While Implementing a New Program for Moving
 Household Goods (GAO-03-367)...........................

Defense Health Care: Army Needs to Assess the Health           4/15/2003
 Status of All Early-Deploying Reservists (GAO-03-437)..

Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request: U.S. General Accounting        4/9/2003
 Office (GAO-03-622T)...................................

Bioterrorism: Preparedness Varied across State and Local        4/7/2003
 Jurisdictions (GAO-03-373).............................

District of Columbia: Issues Associated with the Child          4/2/2003
 and Family Services Agency's Performance and Policies
 (GAO-03-611T)..........................................

General Services Administration: Factors Affecting the          4/2/2003
 Construction and Operating Costs of Federal Buildings
 (GAO-03-609T)..........................................

Corps of Engineers: Effects of Restrictions on Corps'          3/31/2003
 Hopper Dredges Should Be Comprehensively Analyzed (GAO-
 03-382)................................................

Financial Audit: Independent Counsel Expenditures for          3/31/2003
 the Six Months Ended September 30, 2002 (GAO-03-445)...

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration: Improved Science          3/26/2003
 Coordination Needed to Increase the Likelihood of
 Success (GAO-03-518T)..................................

South Florida Restoration: Task Force Needs to Improve         3/18/2003
 Science Coordination to Increase the Likelihood of
 Success (GAO-03-345)...................................

Tactical Aircraft: DOD Should Reconsider Decision to           3/14/2003
 Increase F/A-22 Production Rates While Development
 Risks Continue (GAO-03-431)............................

Defense Infrastructure: Personnel Reductions Have Not           3/6/2003
 Hampered Most Commissaries' Store Operations and
 Customer Service (GAO-03-417)..........................

Customs Service Modernization: Automated Commercial            2/28/2003
 Environment Progressing, but Further Acquisition
 Management Improvements Needed (GAO-03-406)............

Defense Infrastructure: Changes in Funding Priorities          2/19/2003
 and Strategic Planning Needed to Improve the Condition
 of Military Facilities (GAO-03-274)....................

The National Park Service: Actions Needed to Improve           2/13/2003
 Travel Cost Management (GAO-03-354)....................

Food Assistance: Potential to Serve More WIC Infants by        2/12/2003
 Reducing Formula Cost (GAO-03-331).....................

Treasury Maintains a Formal Process to Advance U.S.             2/7/2003
 Policies at the International Monetary Fund (GAO-03-
 401R)..................................................

Review of the Office of Personnel Management's Analysis        1/31/2003
 of the United States Postal Service's Funding of Civil
 Service Retirement System Costs (GAO-03-448R)..........

Library of Congress: Special Events Gift Fund Operations       1/23/2003
 and Accountability (GAO-03-312R).......................

Architect of the Capitol: Management and Accountability        1/17/2003
 Framework Needed for Organizational Transformation (GAO-
 03-231)................................................
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  ACTIVE ASSIGNMENTS IN PROCESS FOR HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND
                  SUBCOMMITTEES AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2004
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                                  Title
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COST OVERRUNS IN THE NAVY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM (ASM)

INTEGRATION OF KEY ARMY COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS FOR THE FUTURE FORCE
 (ASM)

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S USE OF FRANCHISE FUNDS (ASM)DEPARTMENT OF
 DEFENSE'S SMALL AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION INDUSTRIAL BASE (ASM)

DEFENSE INVENTORY: IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED IN DOD'S IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS
 LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR TOTAL ASSET VISIBILITY OF ITS INVENTORY (DCM)

DOD PROCESSES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 2005 BASE CLOSURE ROUND (DCM)

DEFENSE INVENTORY: DOD AND PRIME CONTRACTORS ADHERED TO REQUIREMENTS IN
 SELECTED CONTRACTS FOR OVERSEEING SPARE PARTS QUALITY (DCM)

ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY MEET CUSTOMERS SUPPLY NEEDS DURING OPERATION
 IRAQI FREEDOM (DCM)

DOD'S MOBILITY CAPABILITIES STUDY (DCM)

2005 COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLANS FOR OVERSEAS MILITARY FACILITIES (DCM)

STATUS OF EFFORTS TOWARDS REORGANIZING THE EEOC (EWIS)

CLEARANCE OF AGED DOD SUSPENSE ACCOUNT TRANSACTIONS AND MANUAL CHECK
 DESCREPANCIES (FMA)

ARMY DEPOT MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY GROUP PRICE INCREASES (FMA)

TIMELINESS OF DOD'S PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESSES CONTRACTORS (FMA)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA'S RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT PROGRAM (FMA)

FEDERAL PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT OF
 COLUMBIA (FMA)

REVIEW OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
 CONSERVATION AREA RESTORATION PROGRAM (FMA)

AVIATION SECURITY: REVIEW OF COSTS FOR PASSENGER AND PROPERTY SCREENING
 PRIOR TO 9/11 (FMA)

FINANCIAL AUDIT: INDEPENDENT AND SPECIAL COUNSEL EXPENDITURES FOR THE
 SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 (FMA)

MANAGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER (CVC) PROJECT (FMA)

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO RURAL ALASKA NATIVE COMMUNITIES (FMCI)

ODP COORDINATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (HSJ)

AIRPORT BAGGAGE SCREENING (HSJ)

COST OF CAPPS II AND ITS FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE AVIATION
 COMMUNITY (HSJ)

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DO-NOT-CALL PROGRAM (HSJ)

OPERATIONAL READINESS NEEDS AT U.S. COAST GUARD MULTIMISSION STATIONS
 (HSJ)

WHAT IS THE ROLE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERIOR BORDER CHECKPOINTS OF THE
 US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AGENCY? (HSJ)

FEDERAL EFFORTS TO ENHANCE GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT AND OPERATIONAL
 SECURITY (HSJ)

MONITOR U.S. GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT CHINA SAFEGUARDS AND
 IMPORTS REMEDIES (IAT)

COORDINATION OF U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS (IAT)

AUTOMATED COMMERCAIL ENVIRONMENT (ACE) FISCAL YEAR 2005 EXPENDITURE PLAN
 (IT)

UNITED STATES VISITOR AND IMMIGRATION STATUS INDICATOR TECHNOLOGY (US-
 VISIT) EXPENDITURE PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 (FY05) (IT)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FISCAL YEAR 2004 ATLAS EXPENDITURE PLAN
 (IT)

IRS'S FISCAL YEAR 2004 BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION (BSM) EXPENDITURE
 PLAN (IT)

THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE'S USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO AUTOMATE ITS
 PATENT PROCESS (IT)

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (NRE)

U.S. PATENT AND TRADMARK OFFICE'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND HUMAN CAPITAL
 CHALLENGES (NRE)

THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS USE OF REPROGRAMMING FOR 2003 AND 2004
 PROJECTS (NRE)

COST EFFECTIVENESS OF INVESTMENTS IN HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT (PI)

DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS AND ACTIVITIES AT LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
 AGENCIES (PI)

REVIEW OF KENNEDY CENTER'S THEATRE RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN LIFE
 SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY (PI)

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'S PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES
 (PI)

DOT'S NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM STAR RATING SYSTEM (PI)

IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL SAVINGS WITHIN LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AGENCIES
 (SI)

UPDATE OF THE GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET PROCESS (SI)
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                               Appendix A


             BACKGROUND OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

    On March 2, 1865, the House of Representatives separated 
the appropriating and banking and currency duties from the 
Committee on Ways and Means, which was first established in 
1789, and assigned them to two new committees--the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on Banking and Currency.
    Until 1865, all ``general'' appropriations bills had been 
controlled in the House by the Committee on Ways and Means--
also in charge of revenue measures and some other classes of 
substantive legislation.

                      Membership of the Committee

    The new Committee on Appropriations--six Republicans and 
three Democrats--was appointed on December 11, 1865, in the 1st 
session of the 39th Congress, and first reported the general 
appropriations bills for the fiscal year 1867. By 1920, the 
number of members had grown to 21. It was changed that year to 
35 and gradually increased to 50 by 1951, and now numbers 65 
members with 36 Republicans and 29 Democrats.

                           Committee Chairmen

    Twenty-nine men, including the present incumbent, the 
Honorable C. W. Bill Young of Florida, have served as chairman 
of the Committee on Appropriations. The Honorable Clarence 
Cannon of Missouri, served as chairman nearly 19 years, 
although his term as chairman was of broken continuity. The 
Honorable George Mahon of Texas, served as chairman 
continuously longer than any other person, from May 18, 1964 to 
January 3, 1979. Several chairmen went on to higher or other 
important offices. One, James Garfield of Ohio, became 
President. Three, Samuel Randall of Pennsylvania, Joseph Cannon 
of Illinois, and Joseph Byrns of Tennessee, became Speaker of 
the House. Three later served in the U.S. Senate. One became 
Governor of his State. The list of distinctions is long. 
Interesting biographical sketches of 21 of the men are 
contained in House Document No. 299 of the 77th Congress.

                       The Growth of Expenditures

    In the early years of the Congress, a single general 
appropriation bill from the Ways and Means Committee met the 
needs of the country. The first bill, in 1789, appropriated 
$639,000 and covered 13 lines of the printed statutes. Five 
years later, in 1794, the Army was supplied in a separate bill, 
then the Navy in 1799. This trend continued until in 1865, 
there were 10 bills passed over to the new Committee on 
Appropriations, not including deficiency bills. For fiscal year 
1999, appropriations within the 13 subcommittees have provided 
a total of $840.7 billion.
    Until recent years, large sustained spending increases of 
the Federal Government usually occurred only in connection with 
wars. For several years prior to the Civil War, Federal 
expenditures averaged $60,000,000 annually. By the peak of the 
war, in fiscal year 1865, expenditures amounted to 
$1,297,555,224. The year following the war--fiscal year 1866--
spending was reduced to $520,809,417.
    In the first year for which the new Committee on 
Appropriations reported the general bills, fiscal year 1867, 
total expenditures of the Government were $357,542,675. In the 
ensuing 100 years the lowest expenditure level was 
$236,964,327--in fiscal year 1878. The Spanish-American War 
period marked the high point for the remainder of the century; 
in fiscal year 1899 expenditures reached $605,072,179, but by 
1902 had dropped back to $485,234,249. With the onset of World 
War I expenditures again crossed the billion-dollar mark in 
fiscal year 1917, reached a war peak of $18,514,879,955 in 
fiscal year 1919, and receded by fiscal year 1927 to 
$2,974,029,674, the lowest subsequent level.
    By 1940, spending in appropriations bills had climbed to 
$14.6 billion as a result mainly of various New Deal 
legislation--when we began meeting local problems with national 
programs. Since 1934, our national wealth has increased 41 
times.
    By 1943, the fiscal high point of World War II--some $143.8 
billion was being spent. After World War II spending declined 
to the $30 billion range and then increased to $91.1 billion in 
1951 in connection with the Korean War.
    After the Korean War, Federal spending in appropriations 
bills decreased to $47.6 billion in 1954. This is the last 
period in the Federal budget in which spending has decreased. 
Every year after 1954 spending has steadily increased in order 
to help meet the needs facing the country.

                           The Budget Process

    By the early 1970's new forces were at work calling for 
changes in the way in which Congress handled the budget and 
appropriations process.
    One of the most compelling of these forces, although it was 
largely a temporary problem, was due to the ``impoundment'' of 
funds in fiscal year 1974 by the President. This was, in 
effect, a line item veto of funds for programs that were 
initiated or increased by the Congress. Many Members of 
Congress and certain special interest groups were outraged and 
extremely frustrated by the impoundments. Numerous court suits 
on various impoundments had been filed and were in the process 
of being heard.
    A more serious reason for budget reform was due to the 
widely held belief that the budget was out of control. Deficits 
were mounting; so-called ``uncontrollable'' spending was 
climbing; and ``back door'' spending, i.e. spending provided 
other than through the Appropriations Committee, was 
increasing. It was also becoming clear that there was little, 
if any coordination between raising and spending revenues.
    Additionally, there was a feeling among some Members of 
Congress that there needed to be other or additional ways to 
change the priorities of Federal spending. Because of these and 
other concerns, formal work was begun on improving the 
congressional budget process through the establishment of the 
Joint Study Committee on Budget Control.
    The work of this Committee, the House Rules Committee, the 
Senate Committee on Government Operations, and the Senate Rules 
Committee eventually resulted in the adoption of the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

                               Appendix B


 PROVISIONS OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPLICABLE TO 
       THE JURISDICTION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS


                                 Rule X


                       ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEES

             Committees and Their Legislative Jurisdictions

    1. There shall be in the House the following standing 
committees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and 
related functions assigned by this clause and clauses 2, 3, and 
4. All bills, resolutions, and other matters relating to 
subjects within the jurisdiction of the standing committees 
listed in this clause shall be referred to those committees, in 
accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as
follows:

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (b) Committee on Appropriations
            (1) Appropriation of the revenue for the support of 
        the Government.
            (2) Rescissions of appropriations contained in 
        appropriation Acts.
            (3) Transfers of unexpended balances.
            (4) Bills and joint resolutions reported by other 
        committees that provide new entitlement authority as 
        defined in section 3(9) of the Congressional Budget Act 
        of 1974 and referred to the committee under clause 
        4(a)(2).

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


                   General Oversight Responsibilities

    2. (a) The various standing committees shall have general 
oversight responsibilities as provided in paragraph (b) in 
order to assist the House in--
            (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of--
                    (A) the application, administration, 
                execution, and effectiveness of Federal laws; 
                and
                    (B) conditions and circumstances which may 
                indicate the necessity or desirability of 
                enacting new or additional legislation; and
            (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment 
        of changes in Federal laws, and of such additional 
        legislation as may be necessary or appropriate.
    (b)(1) In order to determine whether laws and programs 
addressing subjects within the jurisdiction of a committee are 
being implemented and carried out in accordance with the intent 
of Congress and whether they should be continued, curtailed, or 
eliminated, each standing committee (other than the Committee 
on Appropriations) shall review and study on a continuing 
basis--

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


                      Special Oversight Functions

    3. (a) The Committee on Appropriations shall conduct such 
studies and examinations of the organization and operation of 
executive departments and other executive agencies (including 
an agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the 
United States) as it considers necessary to assist it in the 
determination of matters within its jurisdiction.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


                   Additional Functions of Committees

    4. (a)(1)(A) The Committee on Appropriations shall, within 
30 days after the transmittal of the Budget to the Congress 
each year, hold hearings on the Budget as a whole with 
particular reference to--
            (i) the basic recommendations and budgetary 
        policies of the President in the presentation of the 
        Budget; and
            (ii) the fiscal, financial, and economic 
        assumptions used as bases in arriving at total 
        estimated expenditures and receipts.
    (B) In holding hearings pursuant to subdivision (A), the 
committee shall receive testimony from the Secretary of the 
Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, and such 
other persons as the committee may desire.
    (C) A hearing under subdivision (A), or any part thereof, 
shall be held in open session, except when the committee, in 
open session and with a quorum present, determines by record 
vote that the testimony to be taken at that hearing on that day 
may be related to a matter of national security. The committee 
may by the same procedure close one subsequent day of hearing. 
A transcript of all such hearings shall be printed and a copy 
thereof furnished to each Member, Delegate, and the Resident 
Commissioner.
    (D) A hearing under subdivision (A), or any part thereof, 
may be held before a joint meeting of the committee and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate in accordance with 
such procedures as the two committees jointly may determine.
    (2) Pursuant to section 401(b)(2) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, when a committee reports a bill or joint 
resolution that provides new entitlement authority as defined 
in section 3(9) of that Act, and enactment of the bill or joint 
resolution, as reported, would cause a breach of the 
committee's pertinent allocation of new budget authority under 
section 302(a) of that Act, the bill or joint resolution may be 
referred to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions 
to report it with recommendations (which may include an 
amendment limiting the total amount of new entitlement 
authority provided in the bill or joint resolution). If the 
Committee on Appropriations fails to report a bill or joint 
resolution so referred within 15 calendar days (not counting 
any day on which the house is not in session), the committee 
automatically shall be discharged from consideration of the 
bill or joint resolution, and the bill or joint resolution 
shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
    (3) In addition, the Committee on Appropriations shall 
study on a continuing basis those provisions of law that (on 
the first day of the first fiscal year for which the 
congressional budget process is effective) provide spending 
authority of permanent budget authority, and shall report to 
the House from time to time its recommendations for terminating 
or modifying such provisions.
    (4) In the manner provided by section 302 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee on 
Appropriations (after consulting with the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate) shall subdivide any allocations 
made to it in the joint explanatory statement accompanying the 
conference report on such concurrent resolution, and promptly 
report the subdivisions to the House as soon as practicable 
after a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year 
is agreed to.
                               Appendix C


                SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND JURISDICTION

NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Young of Florida, as Chairman of 
  the Full Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking Minority Member of 
  the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all 
  Subcommittees.

     SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
                  ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

  HENRY BONILLA, Texas, Chairman

MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio                   JAMES T. WALSH, New York
ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut         JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York         GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr., 
SAM FARR, California                 Washington
ALLEN BOYD, Florida                  TOM LATHAM, Iowa
                                     JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
                                     VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., Virginia
                                     RAY LaHOOD, Illinois

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Agriculture (Except Forest Service)
  Farm Credit Administration
  Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation
  Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  Food and Drug Administration (HHS)

 SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE 
                    JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES

 FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia, Chairman

JOSE E. SERRANO, New York            HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky
ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia      JIM KOLBE, Arizona
ROBERT E. ``BUD'' CRAMER, Jr., AlabamaHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina
PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island     RALPH REGULA, Ohio
MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota          DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
                                     JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
                                     MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Commerce
  Department of Justice
  Department of State (Except International Narcotics Control; 
    International Organizations and Programs (voluntary 
    contributions); Migration and Refugee Assistance; 
    Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
    Programs; Peacekeeping Operations (voluntary contributions); 
    U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund; 
    Economic Support Fund)
  The Judiciary
  Related Agencies
    Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
    Commission on Civil Rights
    Commission on Ocean Policy
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    Federal Communications Commission
    Federal Trade Commission
    International Trade Commission
    Legal Services Corporation
    Marine Mammal Commission
    Office of the United States Trade Representative
    Securities and Exchange Commission
    Small Business Administration
    State Justice Institute
    Broadcasting Board of Governors
    United States Institute of Peace

                        SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE

 JERRY LEWIS, California, Chairman

JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania         C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida
NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington          DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio
MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota          HENRY BONILLA, Texas
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana          GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr., 
JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia             Washington
                                     RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM, 
                                     California
                                     RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New 
                                     Jersey
                                     TODD TIAHRT, Kansas
                                     ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Defense--Military
    Departments of Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air 
      Force, Office of Secretary of Defense, and Defense Agencies 
      (Except Military Construction and the Office of the 
      Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works))
    Central Intelligence Agency
    Intelligence Community Staff

                SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

   RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New 
         Jersey, Chairman

CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania           ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma
ED PASTOR, Arizona                   RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM, 
ROBERT E. ``BUD'' CRAMER, Jr., Alabamaalifornia
                                     JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
                                     DAVE WELDON, Florida
                                     JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas

                              JURISDICTION

  District of Columbia.

              SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

       DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio

PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana          RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New 
CHET EDWARDS, Texas                  Jersey
ED PASTOR, Arizona                   TOM LATHAM, Iowa
JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina     ZACH WAMP, Tennessee
MARION BERRY, Arkansas               JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
                                     JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
                                     JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania
                                     MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Energy (Except the Economic Regulatory 
    Administration; Energy Information Administration; Office of 
    Hearings and Appeals; Strategic Petroleum Reserve; Naval 
    Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves; Fossil Energy Research and 
    Development; Clean Coal Technology; Energy Conservation; 
    Alternative Fuels Production and Related Matters)
  Department of Defense--Civil; Department of the Army; Corps of 
    Engineers--Civil
    Department of the Interior; Bureau of Reclamation; Central 
        Utah Project
  Related Agencies
    Appalachian Regional Commission
    Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
    Delta Regional Authority
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
    Tennessee Valley Authority

   SUBCOMMITTEE ON FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED 
                                PROGRAMS

   JIM KOLBE, Arizona, Chairman

NITA M. LOWEY, New York              JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan
JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois      JERRY LEWIS, California
CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan      ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey        HENRY BONILLA, Texas
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio                   DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
                                     MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois
                                     ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida

                              JURISDICTION

  Agency for International Development
  Department of Defense
    Foreign Military Financing Program
    International Military Assistance and Training
  Department of State
    International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
    International Organizations and Programs (voluntary 
      contributions)
    Migration and Refugee Assistance
    Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related 
      Programs
    Peacekeeping Operations (voluntary contributions)
    U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund
  Department of State and Agency for International Development 
    (shared)
    Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States
    Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
      Union
    Economic Support Fund
    Famine Fund and Global AIDS Initiatives
  Department of the Treasury
    Debt Restructuring
    International Affairs Technical Assistance
    International Monetary Fund
    Multilateral Development Banks
  Export-Import Bank
  Overseas Private Investment Corporation
  Peace Corps
  Trade and Development Agency
  Related activities
    African Development Foundation
    Inter-American Foundation
    Millennium Challenge Account

          SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky, Chairman

MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota          C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina       FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia
JOSE E. SERRANO, New York            ZACH WAMP, Tennessee
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California    TOM LATHAM, Iowa
MARION BERRY, Arkansas               JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia      KAY GRANGER, Texas
                                     JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
                                     DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Homeland Security

  SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES

CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina, 
             Chairman

NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington          RALPH REGULA, Ohio
JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania         JIM KOLBE, Arizona
JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia             GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr., 
MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York         Washington
JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts         ZACH WAMP, Tennessee
                                     JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania
                                     DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
                                     ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of the Interior (Except Bureau of Reclamation)
  Department of Energy; Economic Regulatory Administration; 
    Energy Information Administration; Office of Hearings and 
    Appeals; Elk Hills School Lands Fund; Strategic Petroleum 
    Reserve; Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves; Fossil 
    Energy Research and Development; Clean Coal Technology; 
    Energy Conservation (Except weatherization assistance 
    grants); Alternative Fuels Production and Related Matters; 
    Alaska Gas Pipeline Authorities
  Other Agencies
    Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
    Commission of Fine Arts
    Forest Service (USDA)
    Holocaust Memorial Council
    Indian Health Services and Facilities (HHS)
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and 
      Arts Development
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
    National Capital Planning Commission
    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (Except 
      Institute of Museum and Library Services)
    National Gallery of Art
    Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission
    Presidio Trust
    Smithsonian Institution
    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

 SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
                    EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

   RALPH REGULA, Ohio, Chairman

DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin             ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma
STENY H. HOYER, Maryland             ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
NITA M. LOWEY, New York              ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky
ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut         RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM, 
JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois      California
PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island     KAY GRANGER, Texas
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California    JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania
                                     DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
                                     DAVE WELDON, Florida
                                     MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Education
  Department of Health and Human Services (Except Food and Drug 
    Administration; Indian Health Services and Facilities)
  Department of Labor
  Department of Energy: Weatherization Assistance Grants
  Related Agencies
    Armed Forces Retirement Home
    Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or
      Severely Disabled
    Corporation for National and Community Service (VISTA and 
      seniors programs only)
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting
    Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
    Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
    Institute of Museum and Library Services
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
    National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
    National Council on Disability
    National Education Goals Panel
    National Labor Relations Board
    National Mediation Board
    Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
    Railroad Retirement Board
    Social Security Administration

                   SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

 JACK KINGSTON, Georgia, Chairman

JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia             RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina       TODD TIAHRT, Kansas
JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina     JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
                                     MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois

                              JURISDICTION

  House of Representatives
  Joint Items
  Architect of the Capitol (Except Senate Items)
  Botanic Garden
  Congressional Budget Office
  General Accounting Office
  Government Printing Office
  John C. Stennis Center
  Library of Congress, including
    Congressional Research Service
    Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel
    Copyright Office
    National Film Preservation Board
  United States Capitol Preservation Commission

                 SUBCOMMITTEE ON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan, 
             Chairman

CHET EDWARDS, Texas                  JAMES T. WALSH, New York
SAM FARR, California                 ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
ALLEN BOYD, Florida                  KAY GRANGER, Texas
SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia      VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., Virginia
NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington          DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
                                     JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
                                     ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida

                              JURISDICTION

  Military Construction, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air 
    Force, and Defense Agencies, and Reserve Forces
  Military Family Housing
  DOD Base Closure Account
  DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund
  DOD Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund
  Homeowners Assistance Fund
  NATO Security Investment Program

  SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND TREASURY, AND 
                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

 ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma, 
             Chairman

STENY H. HOYER, Maryland             FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia
JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts         JERRY LEWIS, California
ED PASTOR, Arizona                   HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky
CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan      TODD TIAHRT, Kansas
JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina     ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey        ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
                                     JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
                                     JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Transportation
  Treasury Department (Except Community Development Financial 
    Institutions)
  United States Postal Service
    Payment to the Postal Service Fund
  Executive Office of the President
    Armstrong Resolution
    Compensation of the President
    Council of Economic Advisers
    Executive Residence at the White House
    Federal Drug Control Programs
        High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program
        Special Forfeiture Fund
    National Security Council
    Office of Administration
    Office of Management and Budget
    Office of National Drug Control Policy
    Office of Policy Development
    Official Residence of the Vice President
    Special Assistance to the President
    Unanticipated Needs
    White House Office
  Independent Agencies
    Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
    Federal Election Commission
    Federal Labor Relations Authority
    Federal Maritime Commission
    General Services Administration (Except Consumer Information 
      Center)
    Merit Systems Protection Board
    Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
      Environmental Policy Foundation
    National Archives and Records Administration
    National Historical Publications and Records Commission
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Office of Government Ethics
    Office of Personnel Management and Related Trust Funds
    Office of Special Counsel
    Panama Canal Commission
    United States Tax Court
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  General Provisions, Governmentwide

  SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND 
              URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

JAMES T. WALSH, New York, Chairman

ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia      DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio                   JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina       ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky
ROBERT E. ``BUD'' CRAMER, Jr., AlabamaIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., Virginia
CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania           ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia      RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
                                     DAVE WELDON, Florida
                                     MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Veterans Affairs
  Department of Housing and Urban Development
  Independent Agencies
    Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (HHS, 
      formerly EPA/Superfund)
    American Battle Monuments Commission
    Cemeterial Expenses, Army (DOD)
    Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
    Community Development Financial Institutions (Treasury)
    Federal Consumer Information Center (GSA)
    Consumer Product Safety Commission
    Corporation for National and Community Service
    Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 
      Quality
    Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
    Environmental Protection Agency
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Inspector 
      General
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    National Credit Union Administration
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (HHS, 
      formerly EPA/Superfund)
    National Science Foundation
    Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
    Office of Science and Technology Policy
    Selective Service System
    White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance
                               Appendix D


                      Committee on Appropriations


                            COMMITTEE RULES


         (Adopted for the 108th Congress on February 11, 2003)

    RESOLVED, That the rules and practices of the Committee on 
Appropriations, House of Representatives, in the One Hundred 
Seventh Congress, except as otherwise provided hereinafter, 
shall be and are hereby adopted as the rules and practices of 
the Committee on Appropriations in the One Hundred Eighth 
Congress.

    The foregoing resolution adopts the following rules:

Sec. 1: Power to Sit and Act

    For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions and 
duties under Rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee or any of its subcommittees is 
authorized:
          (a) To sit and act at such times and places within 
        the United States whether the House is in session, has 
        recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold such hearings; 
        and
          (b) To require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
        attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
        production of such books, reports, correspondence, 
        memorandums, papers, and documents as it deems 
        necessary. The Chairman, or any Member designated by 
        the Chairman, may administer oaths to any witness.
          (c) A subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
        Committee or its subcommittees under subsection 1 (b) 
        in the conduct of any investigation or activity or 
        series of investigations or activities, only when 
        authorized by a majority of the Members of the 
        Committee voting, a majority being present. The power 
        to authorize and issue subpoenas under subsection 1 (b) 
        may be delegated to the Chairman pursuant to such rules 
        and under such limitations as the Committee may 
        prescribe. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the 
        Chairman or by any Member designated by the Committee.
          (d) Compliance with any subpoena issued by the 
        Committee or its subcommittees may be enforced only as 
        authorized or directed by the House.

Sec. 2: Subcommittees

    (a) The Majority Caucus of the Committee shall establish 
the number of subcommittees and shall determine the 
jurisdiction of each subcommittee.
    (b) Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
receive evidence, and report to the Committee all matters 
referred to it.
    (c) All legislation and other matters referred to the 
Committee shall be referred to the subcommittee of appropriate 
jurisdiction within two weeks unless, by majority vote of the 
Majority Members of the full Committee, consideration is to be 
by the full Committee.
    (d) The Majority Caucus of the Committee shall determine an 
appropriate ratio of Majority to Minority Members for each 
subcommittee. The Chairman is authorized to negotiate that 
ratio with the Minority; Provided, however, That party 
representation in each subcommittee, including ex-officio 
members, shall be no less favorable to the Majority than the 
ratio for the full Committee.
    (e) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the full 
Committee are authorized to sit as a member of all 
subcommittees and to participate, including voting, in all its 
work.

Sec. 3: Staffing

    (a) Committee Staff--The Chairman is authorized to appoint 
the staff of the Committee, and make adjustments in the job 
titles and compensation thereof subject to the maximum rates 
and conditions established in Clause 9(c) of Rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives. In addition, he is 
authorized, in his discretion, to arrange for their specialized 
training. The Chairman is also authorized to employ additional 
personnel as necessary.
    (b) Assistants to Members--Each of the top twenty-one 
senior majority and minority Members of the full Committee may 
select and designate one staff member who shall serve at the 
pleasure of that Member. Such staff members shall be 
compensated at a rate, determined by the Member, not to exceed 
75 per centum of the maximum established in Clause 9 (c) of 
Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives; Provided, 
That Members designating staff members under this subsection 
must specifically certify by letter to the Chairman that the 
employees are needed and will be utilized for Committee work.

Sec. 4: Committee Meetings

    (a) Regular Meeting Day--The regular meeting day of the 
Committee shall be the first Wednesday of each month while the 
House is in session, unless the Committee has met within the 
past 30 days or the Chairman considers a specific meeting 
unnecessary in the light of the requirements of the Committee 
business schedule.
    (b) Additional and Special Meetings:
          (1) The Chairman may call and convene, as he 
        considers necessary, additional meetings of the 
        Committee for the consideration of any bill or 
        resolution pending before the Committee or for the 
        conduct of other Committee business. The Committee 
        shall meet for such purpose pursuant to that call of 
        the Chairman.
          (2) If at least three Committee Members desire that a 
        special meeting of the Committee be called by the 
        Chairman, those Members may file in the Committee 
        Offices a written request to the Chairman for that 
        special meeting. Such request shall specify the measure 
        or matter to be considered. Upon the filing of the 
        request, the Committee Clerk shall notify the Chairman.
          (3) If within three calendar days after the filing of 
        the request, the Chairman does not call the requested 
        special meeting to be held within seven calendar days 
        after the filing of the request, a majority of the 
        Committee Members may file in the Committee Offices 
        their written notice that a special meeting will be 
        held, specifying the date and hour of such meeting, and 
        the measure or matter to be considered. The Committee 
        shall meet on that date and hour.
          (4) Immediately upon the filing of the notice, the 
        Committee Clerk shall notify all Committee Members that 
        such special meeting will be held and inform them of 
        its date and hour and the measure or matter to be 
        considered. Only the measure or matter specified in 
        that notice may be considered at the special meeting.
    (c) Vice Chairman To Preside in Absence of Chairman--A 
member of the majority party on the Committee or subcommittee 
thereof designated by the Chairman of the full Committee shall 
be vice chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, as the case 
may be, and shall preside at any meeting during the temporary 
absence of the chairman. If the chairman and vice chairman of 
the Committee or subcommittee are not present at any meeting of 
the Committee or subcommittee, the ranking member of the 
majority party who is present shall preside at that meeting.
    (d) Business Meetings:
          (1) Each meeting for the transaction of business, 
        including the markup of legislation, of the Committee 
        and its subcommittees shall be open to the public 
        except when the Committee or its subcommittees, in open 
        session and with a majority present, determines by roll 
        call vote that all or part of the remainder of the 
        meeting on that day shall be closed.
          (2) No person other than Committee Members and such 
        congressional staff and departmental representatives as 
        they may authorize shall be present at any business or 
        markup session which has been closed.
    (e) Committee Records:
          (1) The Committee shall keep a complete record of all 
        Committee action, including a record of the votes on 
        any question on which a roll call is demanded. The 
        result of each roll call vote shall be available for 
        inspection by the public during regular business hours 
        in the Committee Offices. The information made 
        available for public inspection shall include a 
        description of the amendment, motion, or other 
        proposition, and the name of each Member voting for and 
        each Member voting against, and the names of those 
        Members present but not voting.
          (2) All hearings, records, data, charts, and files of 
        the Committee shall be kept separate and distinct from 
        the congressional office records of the Chairman of the 
        Committee. Such records shall be the property of the 
        House, and all Members of the House shall have access 
        thereto.
          (3) The records of the Committee at the National 
        Archives and Records Administration shall be made 
        available in accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of 
        the House, except that the Committee authorizes use of 
        any record to which Clause 3 (b)(4) of Rule VII of the 
        Rules of the House would otherwise apply after such 
        record has been in existence for 20 years. The Chairman 
        shall notify the Ranking Minority Member of any 
        decision, pursuant to Clause 3 (b)(3) or Clause 4 (b) 
        of Rule VII of the Rules of the House, to withhold a 
        record otherwise available, and the matter shall be 
        presented to the Committee for a determination upon the 
        written request of any Member of the Committee.

Sec. 5: Committee and Subcommittee Hearings

    (a) Overall Budget Hearings--Overall budget hearings by the 
Committee, including the hearing required by Section 242 (c) of 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 and Clause 4 (a)(1) 
of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall be 
conducted in open session except when the Committee in open 
session and with a majority present, determines by roll call 
vote that the testimony to be taken at that hearing on that day 
may be related to a matter of national security; except that 
the Committee may by the same procedure close one subsequent 
day of hearing. A transcript of all such hearings shall be 
printed and a copy furnished to each Member, Delegate, and the 
Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
    (b) Other Hearings:
          (1) All other hearings conducted by the Committee or 
        its subcommittees shall be open to the public except 
        when the Committee or subcommittee in open session and 
        with a majority present determines by roll call vote 
        that all or part of the remainder of that hearing on 
        that day shall be closed to the public because 
        disclosure of testimony, evidence, or other matters to 
        be considered would endanger the national security or 
        would violate any law or Rule of the House of 
        Representatives. Notwithstanding the requirements of 
        the preceding sentence, a majority of those present at 
        a hearing conducted by the Committee or any of its 
        subcommittees, there being in attendance the number 
        required under Section 5 (c) of these Rules to be 
        present for the purpose of taking testimony, (1) may 
        vote to close the hearing for the sole purpose of 
        discussing whether testimony or evidence to be received 
        would endanger the national security or violate Clause 
        2 (k)(5) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives or (2) may vote to close the hearing, 
        as provided in Clause 2 (k)(5) of such Rule. No Member 
        of the House of Representatives may be excluded from 
        nonparticipatory attendance at any hearing of the 
        Committee or its subcommittees unless the House of 
        Representatives shall by majority vote authorize the 
        Committee or any of its subcommittees, for purposes of 
        a particular series of hearings on a particular article 
        of legislation or on a particular subject of 
        investigation, to close its hearings to Members by the 
        same procedures designated in this subsection for 
        closing hearings to the public; Provided, however, That 
        the Committee or its subcommittees may by the same 
        procedure vote to close five subsequent days of 
        hearings.
          (2) Subcommittee chairmen shall coordinate the 
        development of schedules for meetings or hearings after 
        consultation with the Chairman and other subcommittee 
        chairmen with a view toward avoiding simultaneous 
        scheduling of Committee and subcommittee meetings or 
        hearings.
          (3) Each witness who is to appear before the 
        Committee or any of its subcommittees as the case may 
        be, insofar as is practicable, shall file in advance of 
        such appearance, a written statement of the proposed 
        testimony and shall limit the oral presentation at such 
        appearance to a brief summary, except that this 
        provision shall not apply to any witness appearing 
        before the Committee in the overall budget hearings.
          (4) Each witness appearing in a nongovernmental 
        capacity before the Committee, or any of its 
        subcommittees as the case may be, shall to the greatest 
        extent practicable, submit a written statement 
        including a curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the 
        amount and source (by agency and program) of any 
        Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or 
        subcontract thereof) received during the current fiscal 
        year or either of the two previous fiscal years by the 
        witness or by an entity represented by the witness.
    (c) Quorum for Taking Testimony--The number of Members of 
the Committee which shall constitute a quorum for taking 
testimony and receiving evidence in any hearing of the 
Committee shall be two.
    (d) Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses:
          (1) The Minority Members of the Committee or its 
        subcommittees shall be entitled, upon request to the 
        Chairman or subcommittee chairman, by a majority of 
        them before completion of any hearing, to call 
        witnesses selected by the Minority to testify with 
        respect to the matter under consideration during at 
        least one day of hearings thereon.
          (2) The Committee and its subcommittees shall observe 
        the five-minute rule during the interrogation of 
        witnesses until such time as each Member of the 
        Committee or subcommittee who so desires has had an 
        opportunity to question the witness.
    (e) Broadcasting and Photographing of Committee Meetings 
and Hearings--Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by the 
full Committee or any of its subcommittees is open to the 
public, those proceedings shall be open to coverage by 
television, radio, and still photography, as provided in Clause 
(4)(f) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 
Neither the full Committee Chairman or Subcommittee Chairman 
shall limit the number of television or still cameras to fewer 
than two representatives from each medium.
    (f) Subcommittee Meetings--No subcommittee shall sit while 
the House is reading an appropriation measure for amendment 
under the five-minute rule or while the Committee is in 
session.
    (g) Public Notice of Committee Hearings--The Chairman of 
the Committee shall make public announcement of the date, 
place, and subject matter of any Committee or subcommittee 
hearing at least one week before the commencement of the 
hearing. If the Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, with 
the concurrence of the ranking minority member of the Committee 
or respective subcommittee, determines there is good cause to 
begin the hearing sooner, or if the Committee or subcommittee 
so determines by majority vote, a quorum being present for the 
transaction of business, the Chairman or subcommittee chairman 
shall make the announcement at the earliest possible date. Any 
announcement made under this subparagraph shall be promptly 
published in the Daily Digest and promptly entered into the 
Committee scheduling service of the House Information Systems.

Sec. 6: Procedures for Reporting Bills and Resolutions

    (a) Prompt Reporting Requirement:
          (1) It shall be the duty of the Chairman to report, 
        or cause to be reported promptly to the House any bill 
        or resolution approved by the Committee and to take or 
        cause to be taken necessary steps to bring the matter 
        to a vote.
          (2) In any event, a report on a bill or resolution 
        which the Committee has approved shall be filed within 
        seven calendar days (exclusive of days in which the 
        House is not in session) after the day on which there 
        has been filed with the Committee Clerk a written 
        request, signed by a majority of Committee Members, for 
        the reporting of such bill or resolution. Upon the 
        filing of any such request, the Committee Clerk shall 
        notify the Chairman immediately of the filing of the 
        request. This subsection does not apply to the 
        reporting of a regular appropriation bill or to the 
        reporting of a resolution of inquiry addressed to the 
        head of an executive department.
    (b) Presence of Committee Majority--No measure or 
recommendation shall be reported from the Committee unless a 
majority of the Committee was actually present.
    (c) Roll Call Votes--With respect to each roll call vote on 
a motion to report any measure or matter of a public character, 
and on any amendment offered to the measure of matter, the 
total number of votes cast for and against, and the names of 
those Members voting for and against, shall be included in the 
Committee report on the measure or matter.
    (d) Compliance With Congressional Budget Act--A Committee 
report on a bill or resolution which has been approved by the 
Committee shall include the statement required by Section 
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately set 
out and clearly identified, if the bill or resolution provides 
new budget authority.
    (e) Constitutional Authority Statement--Each report of the 
committee on a bill or joint resolution of a public character 
shall include a statement citing the specific powers granted to 
the Congress in the Constitution to enact the law proposed by 
the bill or joint resolution.
    (f) Changes in Existing Law--Each Committee report on a 
general appropriation bill shall contain a concise statement 
describing fully the effect of any provision of the bill which 
directly or indirectly changes the application of existing law.
    (g) Rescissions and Transfers--Each bill or resolution 
reported by the Committee shall include separate headings for 
rescissions and transfers of unexpended balances with all 
proposed rescissions and transfers listed therein. The report 
of the Committee accompanying such a bill or resolution shall 
include a separate section with respect to such rescissions or 
transfers.
    (h) Listing of Unauthorized Appropriations--Each Committee 
report on a general appropriations bill shall contain a list of 
all appropriations contained in the bill for any expenditure 
not previously authorized by law (except for classified 
intelligence or national security programs, projects, or 
activities) along with a statement of the last year for which 
such expenditures were authorized, the level of expenditures 
authorized for that year, the actual level of expenditures for 
that year, and the level of appropriations in the bill for such 
expenditures.
    (i) Supplemental or Minority Views:
          (1) If, at the time the Committee approves any 
        measure or matter, any Committee Member gives notice of 
        intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional 
        views, the Member shall be entitled to not less than 
        two additional calendar days after the day of such 
        notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
        holidays) in which to file such views in writing and 
        signed by the Member, with the Clerk of the Committee. 
        All such views so filed shall be included in and shall 
        be a part of the report filed by the Committee with 
        respect to that measure or matter.
          (2) The Committee report on that measure or matter 
        shall be printed in a single volume which--
                (i) shall include all supplemental, minority, 
                or additional views which have been submitted 
                by the time of the filing of the report, and
                (ii) shall have on its cover a recital that any 
                such supplemental, minority, or additional 
                views are included as part of the report.
          (3) Subsection (i)(1) of this section, above, does 
        not preclude--
                (i) the immediate filing or printing of a 
                Committee report unless timely request for the 
                opportunity to file supplemental, minority, or 
                additional views has been made as provided by 
                such subsection; or
                (ii) the filing by the Committee of a 
                supplemental report on a measure or matter 
                which may be required for correction of any 
                technical error in a previous report made by 
                the Committee on that measure or matter.
          (4) If, at the time a subcommittee approves any 
        measure or matter for recommendation to the full 
        Committee, any Member of that subcommittee who gives 
        notice of intention to offer supplemental, minority, or 
        additional views shall be entitled, insofar as is 
        practicable and in accordance with the printing 
        requirements as determined by the subcommittee, to 
        include such views in the Committee Print with respect 
        to that measure or matter.
    (j) Availability of Reports--A copy of each bill, 
resolution, or report shall be made available to each Member of 
the Committee at least three calendar days (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) in advance of the date 
on which the Committee is to consider each bill, resolution, or 
report; Provided, That this subsection may be waived by 
agreement between the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member 
of the full Committee.
    (k) Performance Goals and Objectives--Each Committee report 
shall contain a statement of general performance goals and 
objectives, including outcome-related goals and objectives, for 
which the measure authorizes funding.

Sec. 7: Voting

    (a) No vote by any Member of the Committee or any of its 
subcommittees with respect to any measure or matter may be cast 
by proxy.
    (b) The vote on any question before the Committee shall be 
taken by the yeas and nays on the demand of one-fifth of the 
Members present.
    (c) The Chairman of the Committee and any of its 
subcommittees may--
          (1) postpone further proceedings when a record vote 
        is ordered on the question of approving a measure or 
        matter or on adopting an amendment;
          (2) resume proceedings on a postponed question at any 
        time after reasonable notice.
          When proceedings resume on a postponed question, 
        notwithstanding any intervening order for the previous 
        question, an underlying proposition shall remain 
        subject to further debate or amendment to the same 
        extent as when the question was postponed.

Sec. 8: Studies and Examinations

    The following procedure shall be applicable with respect to 
the conduct of studies and examinations of the organization and 
operation of Executive Agencies under authority contained in 
Section 202 (b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 
and in Clause (3)(a) of Rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives:
          (a) The Chairman is authorized to appoint such staff 
        and, in his discretion, arrange for the procurement of 
        temporary services of consultants, as from time to time 
        may be required.
          (b) Studies and examinations will be initiated upon 
        the written request of a subcommittee which shall be 
        reasonably specific and definite in character, and 
        shall be initiated only by a majority vote of the 
        subcommittee, with the chairman of the subcommittee and 
        the ranking minority member thereof participating as 
        part of such majority vote. When so initiated such 
        request shall be filed with the Clerk of the Committee 
        for submission to the Chairman and the Ranking Minority 
        Member and their approval shall be required to make the 
        same effective. Notwithstanding any action taken on 
        such request by the chairman and ranking minority 
        member of the subcommittee, a request may be approved 
        by a majority of the Committee.
          (c) Any request approved as provided under subsection 
        (b) shall be immediately turned over to the staff 
        appointed for action.
          (d) Any information obtained by such staff shall be 
        reported to the chairman of the subcommittee requesting 
        such study and examination and to the Chairman and 
        Ranking Minority Member, shall be made available to the 
        members of the subcommittee concerned, and shall not be 
        released for publication until the subcommittee so 
        determines.
          (e) Any hearings or investigations which may be 
        desired, aside from the regular hearings on 
        appropriation items, when approved by the Committee, 
        shall be conducted by the subcommittee having 
        jurisdiction over the matter.

Sec. 9: Official Travel

    (a) The chairman of a subcommittee shall approve requests 
for travel by subcommittee members and staff for official 
business within the jurisdiction of that subcommittee. The 
ranking minority member of a subcommittee shall concur in such 
travel requests by minority members of that subcommittee and 
the Ranking Minority Member shall concur in such travel 
requests for Minority Members of the Committee. Requests in 
writing covering the purpose, itinerary, and dates of proposed 
travel shall be submitted for final approval to the Chairman. 
Specific approval shall be required for each and every trip.
    (b) The Chairman is authorized during the recess of the 
Congress to approve travel authorizations for Committee Members 
and staff, including travel outside the United States.
    (c) As soon as practicable, the Chairman shall direct the 
head of each Government agency concerned not to honor requests 
of subcommittees, individual Members, or staff for travel, the 
direct or indirect expenses of which are to be defrayed from an 
executive appropriation, except upon request from the Chairman.
    (d) In accordance with Clause 8 of Rule X of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives and Section 502 (b) of the Mutual 
Security Act of 1954, as amended, local currencies owned by the 
United States shall be available to Committee Members and staff 
engaged in carrying out their official duties outside the 
United States, its territories, or possessions. No Committee 
Member or staff member shall receive or expend local currencies 
for subsistence in any country at a rate in excess of the 
maximum per diem rate set forth in applicable Federal law.
    (e) Travel Reports:
          (1) Members or staff shall make a report to the 
        Chairman on their travel, covering the purpose, 
        results, itinerary, expenses, and other pertinent 
        comments.
          (2) With respect to travel outside the United States 
        or its territories or possessions, the report shall 
        include: (1) an itemized list showing the dates each 
        country was visited, the amount of per diem furnished, 
        the cost of transportation furnished, and any funds 
        expended for any other official purpose; and (2) a 
        summary in these categories of the total foreign 
        currencies and/or appropriated funds expended. All such 
        individual reports on foreign travel shall be filed 
        with the Chairman no later than sixty days following 
        completion of the travel for use in complying with 
        reporting requirements in applicable Federal law, and 
        shall be open for public inspection.
          (3) Each Member or employee performing such travel 
        shall be solely responsible for supporting the amounts 
        reported by the Member or employee.
          (4) No report or statement as to any trip shall be 
        publicized making any recommendations in behalf of the 
        Committee without the authorization of a majority of 
        the Committee.
    (f) Members and staff of the Committee performing 
authorized travel on official business pertaining to the 
jurisdiction of the Committee shall be governed by applicable 
laws or regulations of the House and of the Committee on House 
Administration pertaining to such travel, and as promulgated 
from time to time by the
Chairman.
                               Appendix E


        Homeland Security/Transportation-Treasury Reorganization

    The Committee reorganized in the beginning of the 108th 
Congress to establish the Subcommittee on Homeland Security. 
This reorganization enabled the Committee to perform more 
effective oversight over homeland security funding, as well as 
be consistent with the establishment of the Department of 
Homeland Security in the Executive Branch. The total number of 
subcommittees remained at thirteen, with the functions of the 
Departments of Transportation and the Treasury combined into 
one subcommittee. The following provides detail on account 
jurisdiction changes associated with the creation of the new 
Subcommittee on Homeland Security.

New Homeland Security Subcommittee

    Retains the Transportation Security Administration and the 
Coast Guard from original Transportation Subcommittee.
    Adds various programs, including the following from other 
Subcommittees:
          Customs, Secret Service, Federal Protective Service, 
        FLETC (from Treasury-Postal)
          INS, First Responder programs, National 
        Infrastructure Protection (from Commerce-Justice-State)
          APHIS and Plum Island (from Agriculture)
          National Communications System and Bio-Weapons 
        Defense Center (from Defense)
          Various Energy and Nuclear programs (from Energy and 
        Water)
          Metro Medical Response, Office of Emergency 
        Preparedness, National Stockpile, National Disaster 
        Medical System (from Labor-Health and Human Services-
        Education)
          FEMA (from VA-HUD)

New Transportation-Treasury Subcommittee

    Retains all Treasury-Postal Service programs except those 
transferred to the new Homeland Security subcommittee and 
Bureau of Alcohol and Firearms, which is transferred to 
Commerce-Justice-State.
    Adds the following Transportation Programs:
          Federal Aviation Administration
          Federal Highway Administration
          Federal Transit Administration
          Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
          National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
          Federal Railroad Administration
          National Transportation Safety Board
          Washington Metro Area Transit Authority
          Maritime Administration (transferred from Commerce-
        Justice-State)
          Federal Maritime Commission (transferred from 
        Commerce-Justice-State)

                                  
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