[House Report 112-145]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Union Calendar No. 92
112th Congress Report
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 112-145
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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
S E M I A N N U A L
R E P O R T
of
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS
(First Session)
January 5, 2011
through
June 30, 2011
Pursuant to Clause 1(d) of Rule XI
July 12, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
99-006 WASHINGTON : 2011
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
House of Representatives
(112th Congress--1st Session)
HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky, Chairman
C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida\1\ NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington
JERRY LEWIS, California\1\ MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
JACK KINGSTON, Georgia NITA M. LOWEY, New York
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey JOSE E. SERRANO, New York
TOM LATHAM, Iowa ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts
KAY GRANGER, Texas ED PASTOR, Arizona
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
DENNY REHBERG, Montana SAM FARR, California
JOHN R. CARTER, Texas JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois
RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
KEN CALVERT, California STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey
JO BONNER, Alabama SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio BARBARA LEE, California
TOM COLE, Oklahoma ADAM B. SCHIFF, California
JEFF FLAKE, Arizona MICHAEL M. HONDA, California
MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota
CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania
STEVE AUSTRIA, Ohio
CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS, Wyoming
TOM GRAVES, Georgia
KEVIN YODER, Kansas
STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
ALAN NUNNELEE, Mississippi
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\1\Chairman Emeritus
William B. Inglee, Clerk and Staff Director
(ii)
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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July 12, 2011
Hon. John A. Boehner,
The Speaker,
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I am pleased to transmit herewith a
semiannual report on the activities of the Committee on
Appropriations during the 112th Congress, 1st Session, pursuant
to clause 1(d) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives.
With best regards,
Sincerely,
Harold Rogers,
Chairman.
(iii)
Union Calendar No. 92
112th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 112-145
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SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
DURING THE 112TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
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July 12, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Rogers, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the
following
S E M I A N N U A L
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 50 during the 112th Congress. With relatively few
exceptions, the responsibilities of the Committee are carried
out through its 12 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
112th Congress are displayed in Appendix C.)
(1)
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS ACTIONS
When the 112th Congress convened on January 5, 2011, the
Federal Government was operating under a continuing resolution
(CR). This CR provided FY 2011 funding through March 4, 2011
for all agencies and programs included in the Committee's 12
appropriations bills. The first order of business for the
Committee in the 112th Congress was completion of the FY 2011
appropriations.
The Chairman drafted and introduced H.R. 1, which reduced
FY 2011 discretionary appropriations $61 billion below the FY
2010 enacted appropriations level and $100 billion below the
level requested by the President. This bill was passed by the
House on February 19, 2011, after four legislative days and
approximately 43 hours of debate under a modified open rule,
during which 162 amendments were offered. Subsequently,
negotiations with the Senate and the administration led to a
final continuing resolution to fund the government through the
remainder of the year. The final compromise appropriations
bill--the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 112-10)--reduced FY 2011
spending nearly $40 billion below the FY 2010 enacted level and
over $78 billion below the President's request.
At the same time the Committee worked to finish FY 2011
appropriations, it also began efforts to draft the FY 2012
appropriations bills. The Committee places a high priority on
conducting detailed reviews of agency budgets and exercising
comprehensive oversight on the programs under its jurisdiction.
Therefore, an aggressive schedule of budget and oversight
hearings was developed. Starting on February 9, 2011, the
Committee conducted 148 hearings, receiving testimony from
nearly 300 witnesses. The hearings informed and guided the
Committee in its development of the FY 2012 appropriations
bills.
The first subcommittee markups of the FY 2012 bills
occurred on May 13, 2011, with the Homeland Security
subcommittee and the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs,
and Related Agencies subcommittee presenting their bills. By
June 23, 2011, the Committee ordered reported six bills, and
the House passed three of those bills: Homeland Security,
Military Construction/Veterans Affairs, and Agriculture.
The tables following this summary display, along with
comparisons to the President's budget request, the enacted FY
2011 funding levels for each of the 12 appropriations
subcommittees, as well as the Committee- or House-approved
levels for the FY 2012 bills that have been considered thus
far.
The Committee also implemented several measures, consistent
with House rules, to increase transparency and openness in its
consideration of bills. All subcommittee draft bills are posted
on the Committee's website at least 24 hours prior to the
subcommittee markup. In addition, the subcommittee draft report
is posted 24 hours prior to the full Committee markup. The
Committee also posts public notices of markups, amendments
adopted during markups, and votes taken during markups.
112th Congress--1st Session
(Semiannual)
Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolutions
H.J. Res. 44--Making further continuing appropriations for
fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes. Approved
March 2, 2011 (P.L. 112-4).
H.J. Res. 48--Making further continuing appropriations for
fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes. Approved
March 18, 2011 (P.L. 112-6).
H.R. 1363--Further additional continuing appropriations
amendments, 2011. Approved April 9, 2011 (P.L. 112-8).
H.R. 1473-- Making appropriations for the Department of Defense
and the other departments and agencies of the
government for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2011, and for other purposes. Approved April 15, 2011
(P.L. 112-10).
2011 APPROPRIATIONS--112th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
[Dollars in millions]
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President's Request Enacted Bills\1\ Bills vs. President's
----------------------------------------------------------- Request
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Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory
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Fiscal Year 2011 Bills
Agriculture (P.L. 112-10)........................................ 23,129 $111,874 $19,922 $111,874 -$3,207 ...........
Commerce, Justice, Science (P.L. 112-10)......................... 60,539 256 53,428 256 -7,111 ...........
Defense (P.L. 112-10)............................................ 689,020 292 670,848 292 -18,172 ...........
Energy and Water (P.L. 112-10)................................... 35,344 ............ 31,682 ............ -3,662 ...........
Financial Services and General Government (P.L. 112-10).......... 25,253 21,153 21,950 21,153 -3,303 ...........
Homeland Security (P.L. 112-10).................................. 43,636 1,300 41,915 1,300 -1,721 ...........
Interior, Environment (P.L. 112-10).............................. 32,377 450 29,559 450 -2,818 ...........
Labor, HHS, Education (P.L. 112-10)2............................. 170,611 561,924 156,177 560,777 -14,434 -1,147
Legislative Branch (P.L. 112-10)................................. 5,134 133 4,541 133 -593 ...........
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (P.L. 112-10)............ 77,255 69,190 74,373 69,190 -2,882 ...........
State, Foreign Operations (P.L. 112-10).......................... 56,646 159 48,162 159 -8,484 ...........
Transportation, HUD (P.L. 112-10)................................ 68,738 ............ 55,367 ............ -13,371 ...........
Fifth FY 2011 Continuing Resolution (P.L. 112-4)................. ............. ............ .............. ............ ............. ...........
Sixth FY 2011 Continuing Resolution (P.L. 112-6)................. ............. ............ .............. ............ ............. ...........
Seventh FY 2011 Continuing resolution (P.L. 112-8)............... ............. ............ .............. ............ ............. ...........
Eighth FY 2011 Continuing Resolution (P.L. 112-10)............... ............. ............ .............. ............ ............. ...........
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Total, FY 2011 Bills......................................... 1,287,683 766,731 1,207,924 765,584 -79,759 -1,147
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Regular Appropriations................................... 1,128,345 ............ 1,049,782 ............ -78,563 ...........
Emergency appropriations/Other........................... ............. ............ -1,259 ............ ............. ...........
Global War on Terrorism/Overseas Contingencies........... 159,337 ............ 159,401 ............ 64 ...........
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\1\Amounts included for the Global War on Terrorism for FY 2011 are designated pursuant to 3(c)(2) of H. Res. 5.
\2\Congress did not accept the President's FY 2011 Budget proposal to shift of Pell Grant funding to the mandatory budget. Therefore, the figures here
have been adjusted to reflect this funding.
2012 APPROPRIATIONS--112th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
[Dollars in millions]
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President's Request House-reported, House- Bills vs. President's
----------------------------- passed, or Enacted Bills\1\ Request
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Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory
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Fiscal Year 2012 Bills (through June 30th)
Agriculture (H.R. 2112) (House-passed)........................... 22,291 116,916 17,254 116,916 -5,041 ...........
Commerce, Justice, Science....................................... 57,675 272 .............. ............ -57,675 -272
Defense (H.R. 2219) (Reported)................................... 656,779 514 648,709 514 -8,070 ...........
Energy and Water (H.R. 2354) (Reported).......................... 36,505 ............ 30,639 ............ -5,866 ...........
Financial Services and General Government (Ordered reported)..... 25,700 21,455 19,895 21,455 -5,805 ...........
Homeland Security (H.R. 2017) (House-passed)..................... 43,577 1,440 40,850 1,440 -2,727 ...........
Interior, Environment............................................ 31,291 456 .............. ............ -31,291 -456
Labor, HHS, Education............................................ 180,801 536,436 .............. ............ -180,801 -536,436
Legislative Branch............................................... 4,855 136 .............. ............ -4,855 -136
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (H.R. 2055) (House- 73,791 67,916 72,535 67,916 -1,256 ...........
passed).........................................................
State, Foreign Operations........................................ 59,499 159 .............. ............ -59,499 -159
Transportation, HUD\2\........................................... 74,712 ............ .............. ............ -74,712 ...........
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Total, FY 2012 Bills......................................... 1,267,476 745,700 829,878 208,241 -437,598 -537,459
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Regular Appropriations................................... 1,140,967 745,700 1,019,402 208,241 -121,565 -537,459
Emergency appropriations/Other........................... -35 ............ .............. ............ 35 ...........
Global War on Terrorism/Overseas Contingencies........... 126,544 ............ 118,942 ............ -7,602 ...........
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Fiscal Year 2011 Supplemental Appropriations
Homeland Security (Title VI of H.R. 2017)\3\..................... ............. ............ .............. ............ ............. ...........
Energy and Water (Title V of H.R. 2354)\4\....................... ............. ............ -471 ............ -471 ...........
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Total, FY 2011 Supplementals................................. ............. ............ -471 ............ -471 ...........
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\1\Amounts included for the Global War on Terrorism have been designated pursuant to Title III, Sec. 301 of H. Con. Res. 34.
\2\The Committee does not accept the President's FY 2012 Budget proposal to shift surface transportation spending to the mandatory budget. Therefore,
the figures here have been adjusted to reflect this funding.
\3\Title VI includes additional emergency funds for the FEMA DRF offset by a rescission of unobligated funds from the Advanced Technology Vehicles
Manufacturing loan program.
\4\Title V includes additional emegency funds for the Army Corps of Engineers offset by a rescission of funds from the American Recoverey and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5).
OVERSIGHT PLAN
Pursuant to clause 2(d)(1) of rule X, the committee
submitted the following Oversight Plan on February 8, 2011:
OVERSIGHT PLANS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Clause 2(d)(1) of Rule X of the Rules of the House requires
each standing committee of the House to adopt oversight plans
at the beginning of each Congress. Specifically, the Rule
states in part:
``Rule X, clause 2(d)(1). Not later than February 15
of the first session of a Congress, each standing
committee shall, in a meeting that is open to the
public and with a quorum present, adopt its oversight
plan for that Congress. Such plan shall be submitted
simultaneously to the Committee on Government Reform
and to the Committee on House Administration.''
JURISDICTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Rule X of the Rules of the House vests in the Committee on
Appropriations broad responsibility over the Federal budget.
Specifically the Rule defines the Committee's jurisdiction, as
follows:
``Rule X clause 1(b). Committee on Appropriations.
(1) Appropriation of the revenue for the support of
the Government.
(2) Rescissions of appropriations contained in
appropriations 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 that may indicate the necessity or
desirability of enacting new or additional legislation;
and
(2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of
such 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--
(A) the application, administration, execution, and
effectiveness of laws and programs addressing subjects
within its jurisdiction;
(B) the organization and operation of Federal
agencies and entities having responsibilities for the
administration and execution of laws and programs
addressing subjects within its jurisdiction;
(C) any conditions or circumstances that may indicate
the necessity or desirability of enacting new or
additional legislation addressing subjects within its
jurisdiction (whether or not a bill or resolution has
been introduced with respect thereto); and
(D) future research and forecasting on subjects
within its jurisdiction.
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
any 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 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 under 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 instruction 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 or 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.
Rule XIII of the Rules of the House prescribes special
reporting requirements of the Committee on Appropriations.
Specifically Rule XIII, clause 3(f) states:
Content of Reports
``(f)(1) A report of the Committee on Appropriations on a
general appropriation bill shall include--
(A) a concise statement describing the effect of any
provision of the accompanying bill that directly or
indirectly changes the application of existing law; and
(B) a list of all appropriations contained in the
bill for expenditures not currently authorized by law
for the period concerned (except 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.
(2) Whenever the Committee on Appropriations reports a bill
or joint resolution including matter specified in clause
1(b)(2) or (3) of rule X, it shall include--
(A) in the bill or joint resolution, separate
headings for `Rescissions' and `Transfers of Unexpended
Balances'; and
(B) in the report of the committee, a separate
section listing such rescissions and transfers.''
OVERSIGHT PLAN
The Committee on Appropriations is strongly committed to
stringent and comprehensive oversight of federal discretionary
spending to ensure that taxpayer dollars are being invested
wisely and prudently on behalf of the American people.
Oversight should not be a partisan exercise, but a serious
evaluation and accounting of how taxpayer dollars are being
utilized by Government agencies and programs.
Because of the historic nature of the Nation's financial
crisis, Congress must go further in exercising oversight than
ever before. This Congress must get into the weeds, root out
waste, abuse and duplicative spending in federal programs, and
reject ``more money'' solutions to our budgetary challenges.
As part of this focus, the Appropriations Committee must
maintain continual pressure on federal agency officials and
department heads in order to promote accountability and
responsibly by the agencies regarding the investment of
American tax dollars. In addition, the Committee will utilize,
where appropriate, information and testimony from non-
government entities to further scrutinize federal spending and
the effectiveness and necessity of government programs.
To accomplish theses goal for in the 112th Congress, the
Committee on Appropriations intends to engage in the following
oversight actions:
(1) Subcommittee Hearings. The Appropriations
Committee holds itself to the highest standards for
analyses of the President's budget and supplemental
funding requests. During the previous Republican
majority, the Appropriations Committee held 304
hearings, heard testimony from 2,463 witnesses and
published 165 volumes of hearings totaling 155,056
pages.
These subcommittee hearings will include testimony
from federal agency officials with responsibility over
the spending of taxpayer dollars, as well as non-
government individuals and entities with relevant
budgetary information and analysis.
(2) Investigations. In addition to open oversight
hearings, the Committee will also engage in in-depth,
comprehensive studies and investigations into agency
activities when it is deemed necessary. Specifically,
these investigations may include examination of the use
of discretionary funding for the American Reinvestment
and Recovery Act (ARRA), and for the Health Care Reform
legislation, as well as others. Many of these
investigations will be conducted by the Committee's
Surveys and Investigations staff, who are highly
qualified and experienced in the detailed examination
of federal budgets. In addition, the Committee will
continue to utilize the investigative expertise of the
Government Accountability Office and the Inspectors
General of the various Federal agencies. Under previous
Republican control of the House in the 109th Congress,
the Surveys and Investigations staff produced 43
studies and received 211 investigative reports from the
Government Accountability
Office.
(3) Appropriations Bills. The ``Power of the Purse''
is the Committee's primary responsibility, as outlined
in Article I, Section 9, and Clause 7 of the U.S.
Constitution which states that ``no money shall be
drawn from the Treasury but in Consequence of
Appropriations made by Law.'' The manner in which the
Committee chooses to provide or withhold federal
funding will be undertaken with the utmost level of
care and concern over the prudent and responsible use
of taxpayer funds, based on its in-depth review of each
agencies programs and budget through its informed
analyses. The Committee will strictly adhere to its
responsibilities under the Congressional Budget Act by
ensuring its strict conformance with the total
discretionary spending levels established in the Budget
Resolution. The Committee will fulfill its
responsibility to allocate those funds among the
subcommittees based on the prioritization of limited
spending based on its analyses and reviews.
INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE
(112th Congress--1st Session)
(Semiannual)
During the first six months of the 112th Congress, the
Committee conducted 21 studies and investigations covering a
wide range of Federal agency activities. The Committee's
Surveys and Investigations Staff (S&I) performed these studies
to assist the Committee in fulfilling its oversight
responsibilities and gathering the information it needs to make
budget decisions.
The various Subcommittees, in letters (known as directives)
signed by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, originate
requests for investigations; the request letters must be
approved and signed by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member
of the Full Committee before an investigation is pursued.
When the Committee directs S&I to conduct an investigation,
the Director assembles a team of expert investigators.
Competence and objectivity are the criteria for selection of
individual investigators. Investigators include a small number
of permanent staff, personnel on detail from Federal agencies,
and independent contractors.
Directives generally call for investigations to be
completed within 3 to 6 months. Some studies include briefings
to Subcommittee staff or result in several memos in addition
to, or in lieu of, a final report. The format and frequency of
reports are tailored to the needs of the Subcommittee.
A catalog of all the investigations conducted from January
through June of 2011, listed by the requesting Subcommittee,
follows.
STUDIES COMPLETED OR STARTED BY THE SURVERYS AND INVESTIGATIONS STAFF
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, 112TH CONGRESS
(JANUARY 3 TO JUNE 30, 2011)
STUDIES BY SUBCOMMITTEE
commerce, justice, science, and related agencies
--Status of Funds at Department of Commerce, Department of Justice,
NASA, and National Science Foundation
defense
--Office of the Director of National Intelligence Contracting
--Department of Defense Protective Services Details
--Department of Defense Contractor Logistics Services
--Department of Defense Telecommunications Expense Management
--Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund
--National Cybersecurity Initiative
energy and water development, and related agencies
--Department of Energy Policies Associated with Obligation of Funds
--Department of Energy Announcement of Funding Opportunities for Grants
--Department of Energy Programs Withhold Funds Appropriated to Their
Sub-
programs
homeland security
--Federal Emergency Management Disaster Relief Fund
interior, environment, and related agencies
--Status of Funds at Department of Interior, Environmental Protection
Agency,
Forest Service, and Indian Health Service
labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies
--Department of Labor?s Workforce Investment Act Job Training Programs
military construction, veterans affairs and related agencies
--Department of Defense Examination of the Plans to Relocate the
Okinawa Air Base and the Force Location of US Marines from
Okinawa to Guam
--Department of Veterans Affairs Construction Activities
--Disability Claims Process Employed by the Veterans Administration as
Contrasted to the Process Employed by the Social Security
Administration
state, foreign operations, and related agencies
--Hiring for the Department of State and Agency for International
Development
--Application of Appropriated Funds Toward U.S. Assessments at the
United
Nations
--Agency for International Development Procurement Reform Issues
transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies
--Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development
Block Grant Disaster Relief and Recovery Assistance
--Federal Aviation Administration Policies and Procedures Related to
Air Traffic Controller Staffing and Fatigue
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 Investigations 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 24 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 112th Congress
follows:
FORMAL U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORTS AND TESTIMONIES
ISSUED TO HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES--JANUARY 1,
2011--JUNE 14, 2011
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Product Number, Title, and Issue Date
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GAO-11-484, Acorn: Federal Funding and Monitoring--6-14-2011
GAO-11-712R, HHS Research Awards: Use of Recovery Act and Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act Funds for Comparative Effectiveness
Research--6-14-2011
GAO-11-725R, Private Health Insurance: Waivers of Restrictions on Annual
Limits on Health Benefits--6-14-2011
GAO-11-622, Veterans' Health Care Budget Estimate: Changes Were Made in
Developing the President's Budget Request for Fiscal Years 2012 and
2013--6-14-2011
GAO-11-717R, Legislative Restrictions on Contractor Use of Mandatory
Arbitration Agreements Have Had No Reported Impacts on National
Security--6-13-2011
GAO-11-526, Military Readiness: Army and Marine Corps Reporting Provides
Additional Data, but Actions Needed to Improve Consistency--6-3-2011
GAO-11-538R, OMB Service Contracts Inventory Guidance and
Implementation--5-27-2011
GAO-11-367R, Troubled Asset Relief Program: Results of Housing
Counselors Survey on Borrowers' Experiences with the Home Affordable
Modification Program--5-26-2011
GAO-11-492, Budget Issues: Better Fee Design Would Improve Federal
Protection Service's and Federal Agencies' Planning and Budgeting for
Security--5-20-2011GAO-578R, Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices: Most Initiatives
Supported by the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization
Have Limited Applicability to Humanitarian Demining--5-20-2011GAO-11-415, Haiti Reconstruction: U.S. Efforts Have Begun, Expanded
Oversight Still to Be Implemented--5-19-2011GAO-11-462, Military Housing: Enhancements Needed to Housing Allowance
Process and Information Sharing among Services--5-16-2011GAO-11-647, Warfighter Support: Improved Joint Oversight and Reporting
on DOD's Prepositioning Programs May Increase Efficiencies--5-16-2011GAO-11-471, TARP: Treasury's Exit from GM and Chrysler Highlights
Competing Goals, and Results of Support to Auto Communities Are
Unclear--5-10-2011GAO-11-478, Grants.gov: Additional Action Needed to Address Persistent
Governance and Funding Challenges--5-6-2011GAO-11-517R, The Department of Transportation Found That It Improperly
Obligated Motor Carrier Grant Funds--5-5-2011GAO-11-261R, Office of National Drug Control Policy: Agencies View the
Budget Process as Useful for Identifying Priorities, but Challenges
Exist--5-2-2011GAO-11-490R, Defense Management: The Department of Defense's Fiscal Year
20121 Corrosion Prevention and Control Budget Request--4-13-2011GAO-11-510T, Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Federal
Teacher Quality Programs--4-13-2011GAO-11-506T, Employment and Training Programs: Opportunities Exist for
Improving Efficiency--4-7-2011GAO-11-325, Joint Strike Fighter: Restructuring Places Program on Firmer
Footing, but Progress Still Lags--4-7-2011GAO-11-379, Recovery Act: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
Recipients Fact Challenges Meeting Legislative and Program Goals and
Requirements--4-7-2011GAO-11-332, Defense Acquisitions: CH-53K Helicopter Program Has
Addressed Early Difficulties and Adopted Strategies to Address Future
Risks--4-4-2011GAO-11-488R, Military Base Realignments and Closures: Review of the Iowa
and Milan Army Ammunition Plants--4-1-2011GAO-11-395, Medicaid: Improving Responsiveness of Federal Assistance to
States during Economic Downturns--3-31-2011GAO-11-369, Refugee Assistance: Little Is Known about the Effectiveness
of Different Approaches for Improving Refugees' Employment Outcomes--3-
31-2011GAO-11-401, State and Local Government: Knowledge of Past Recessions Can
Inform Future Federal Fiscal Assistance--3-31-2011GAO-11-329, Rural Housing Service: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen
Farm Labor Housing Program Management and Oversight--3-30-2011GAO-11-233SP, Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapons
Programs--3-29-2011GAO-11-388R, Defense Infrastructure: Ability of Ship Maintenance
Industrial Base to Support a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier at Naval Station
Mayport--3-29-2011GAO-11-380R, Defense Acquisitions: Application of Lessons Learned and
Best Practices in the Presidential Helicopter Program--3-25-2011GAO-11-372, Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Transparency and
Accountability--3-24-2011GO-11-168, Taxpayer Account Strategy: IRS
Should Finish Defining Benefits and Improve Cost Estimates--3-24-2011GAO-11-289, Federal Food Safety Oversight: Food Safety Working Group Is
a Positive First Step but Governmentwide Planning Is Needed to Address
Fragmentation--3-18-2011GAO-11-474R, List of Selected Federal Programs That Have Similar or
Overlapping Objectives, Provide Similar Services, or Are Fragmented
Across Government Missions--3-18-2011GAO-11-454T, Information Technology: Investment Oversight and Management
Have Improved but Continued Attention is Needed--3-17-2011GAO-11-288, Troubled Asset Relief Program: Treasury Continues to Face
Implementation Challenges and Data Weaknesses in Its Making Home
Affordable Program--3-17-2011GAO-11-453T, Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request: U.S. Government
Accountability Office--3-11-2011GAO-11-423T, Forest Service: Continued Work Needed to Address Persistent
Management Challenges--3-10-2011GAO-11-263, District of Columbia Charter Schools: Criteria for Awarding
School Buildings to Charter Schools Needs Additional Transparency--3-9-
2011GAO-11-344, Electronic Tax Return Filing: Improvements Can Be Made
before Mandate Becomes Fully Implemented--3-7-2011GAO-11-299, Electronic Government: National Archives and Records
Administration's Fiscal Year 2011--3-4-2011GAO-11-309, Defense Infrastructure: Navy Can Improve the Quality of Its
Cost Estimate to Homeport an Aircraft Carrier at Naval Station Mayport--
3-3-2011GAO-11-257R, Depot Maintenance: Navy Has Revised Its Estimated Workforce
Cost for Basing an Aircraft Carrier at Mayport, FloridaGAO-11-419T, Foreign Operations: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight--
3-3-2011GAO-11-239SP, NASA: Assessments of Selected Large Scale Projects--3-3-
2011GAO-11-422T, Environmental Protection Agency: Major Management
Challenges--3-2-2011GAO-11-424T, Department of Interior: Major Management Challenges--3-1-
2011GAO-11-318SP, Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in
Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue--3-1-2011GAO-11-273, Warfighter Support: DOD's Urgent Needs Processes Need a More
Comprehensive Approach and Evaluation for Potential Consolidation--3-1-
2011GAO-11-219, Defense Health: Management Weaknesses at Defense Centers of
Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Require
Attention--2-28-2011GAO-11-416R, Motor Carrier Safety: FMCSA Has Devoted a Small but
Increasing Amount of Resources to Develop the Compliance, Safety,
Accountability Program but Is Requesting a Significant Increase for
Full Implementation--2-25-2011GAO-11-405R, Ryan White CARE Act: Estimated Effect of Continued
Application of the Fiscal Year 2010 Stop-Loss Provision on 2011 Funding
for Urban Areas--2-18-2011GAO-11-310R, Department of State's Report to Congress and U.S. Oversight
of Civilian Assistance to Pakistan Can Be Further Enhanced--2-172011GAO-11-163, Military Personnel: DOD Addressing Challenges in Iraq and
Afghanistan but Opportunities Exist to Enhance the Planning Process for
Army Medical Personnel Requirements--2-10-2011GAO-11-265, Electronic Health Records: DOD and VA Should Remove Barriers
and Improve Efforts to Meet Their Common System Needs--2-2-2011GAO-11-226, Financial Management: NOAA Needs to Better Document Its
Policies and Procedures for Providing Management and Administration
Services--1-31-2011GAO-11-66, Afghanistan Security: Afghan Army Growing, but Additional
Trainers Needed; Long-term Costs Not Determined--1-27-2011GAO-11-181R, Defense Business Transformation: DOD Needs to Take
Additional Actions to Further Define Key Management Roles, Develop
Measurable Goals, and Align Planning Efforts--1-26-2011GAO-11-123R, Defense Infrastructure: Further Actions Needed to Support
Air Force Electronic Warfare Evaluation Simulator Relocation Plans--1-
26-2011GAO-11-165, Defense Infrastructure: High-Level Federal Interagency
Coordination Is Warranted to Address Transportation Needs beyond the
Scope of the Defense Access Roads Program--1-26-2011GAO-11-46, Troubled Asset Relief Program: Third Quarter 2010 Update of
Government Assistance Provided to AIG and Description of Recent
Execution of Recapitalization Plan--1-20-2011GAO-11-102, Food Labeling: FDA Needs to Reassess Its Approach to
Protecting Consumers from False or Misleading Claims--1-14-2011GAO-11-26, H-1B Visa Program: Reforms Are Needed to Minimize the Risks
and Costs of Current Program--1-14-12011GAO-11-74, Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Programs and
Implementation of GAO Recommendations--1-12-2011GAO-11-240R, DOD's 2010 Comprehensive Inventory Management Improvement
Plan Addressed Statutory Requirements, But Faces Implementation
Challenges--1-7-2011
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ACTIVE U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE ASSIGNMENTS IN PROCESS FOR
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES AS OF JUNE 22, 2011
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PERIODIC BRIEFINGS ON SERVICE CONTRACT INVENTORIESIDENTIFICATION, CONSOIDATION, & ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE GOVERNMENT
PROGRAMSANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED WEAPON SYSTEMS PROGRAMSONGOING OVERSIGHT OF TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAMARMY ANTIDEFICIENCY ACT VIOLATIONSASSISTANCE TO THE WEST BANK AND GAZACONFLICT MINERALSSTUDY OF THE U.S. GLOBAL HIV/AIDS PROGRAMSREVIEW OF METHODOLOGY USED FOR HEALTH FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION PRIORITY
SYSTEMTHE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'S PRICING OF OFFICE SUPPLIESASSESSMENTS OF SELECTED LARGE-SCALE NASA PROJECTSTRENDS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERSDOD'S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE EFFORTS TO ASSIST FOREIGN NATIONSTRANSFORMATION OF THE MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM GOVERNANCE STRUCTUREPOTENTIAL FRAGMENTATION, OVERLAP AND DUPLICATION IN FEDERAL DISABILITY
PROGRAMSRECOVERY ACT: EDUCATION'S RACE TO THE TOP GRANTSCORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STRATEGIC PLANNINGFEDERAL FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMSSTATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVEOVERSIGHT OF TREASURY'S SMALL BUSINESS LENDING FUND PROGRAMFORECLOSURE MITIGATIONSEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGOFISCAL YEAR 2011 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) BUSINESS SYSTEMS
MODERNIZATION (BSM) EXPENDITURE PLANFARM BILL EVALUATION FRAMEWORKNATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION CONTRACTING STRATEGYRELEVANCE OF COMMISIONS, BOARDS AND OTHER FEDERAL ADVISORY GROUPSCOORDINATION OF PROGRAMS FOR TRANSPORTATION-DISADVANTAGEDU.S. CAPITOL POLICE'S INTEGRATION OF WORKFORCE AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTSUPDATE REPORT ON PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING SUMMIT-RELATED HUNGER REDUCTION
GOALS AND OBJECTIVESMANAGEMENT OF UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONHORSE WELFARE IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE CESSATION OF HORSE
SLAUGHTER IN 2007EFFECTIVENESS OF GULF OYSTER RISK MANAGEMENT PLANPILOT PROGRAM FOR ACQUIRING MILITARY PURPOSE NONDEVELOPMENTAL ITEMSREPORT ON STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANDOD SATELLITE OPERATIONS MODERNIZATIONARMY PROGRESS ON MODULAR UNITSYEAR EXTENSION OF DOD TRAINING RANGE SUSTAINMENT PLAN REVIEWREVIEW OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S REPORT ON CORROSION CONTROL & PREVENTION
FUNCTIONSANNUAL REPORT ON PREPOSITIONED MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENTREPORT ON STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANARMY UNIT MANNING EFFECTS ONTHIRD-PARTY FINANCING FOR DOD RENEWABLE ENERGYPROJECTSDOD INFRASTRUCTURE AND REAL PROPERTY PROGRAMSDOD ARTIC AND NORTHWEST PASSAGECORROSION EVALUATION FOR DOD FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTUREDOD EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL FORCE STRUCTURE PLANNINGMANAGEMENT AND SECURITY OF DOD NUCLEAR WEAPONSDOD SECURITY FORCE ARMY SPECTRUM TRAINING MILEAIR FORCE'S PILOT PROGRAM ON COMMERCIAL FEE-FOR-SERVICE AIR REFUELING
SUPPORTEVALUATE DOD PLAN TO ACCELERATE FULL DEPLOYMENT OF ITS DEFENSE READINESS
REPORTING SYSTEMDOD & VA IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY TO CARE MANAGEMENTDOD PHARMACY PROGRAMAFGHAN POLICE TRAININGNUCLEAR WEAPON TRANSPORTATION OPTIONSSECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALANNUAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON THE F-35 LIGHTING II ACQUISITIONTHE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAMREVIEW OF DOD'S PROCUREMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF LAUNCH SERVICESCHANGES AFFECTING THE EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAMRESTART OF ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYER PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION OF
FUTURE VARIANTSTRAINING FOR DOD'S NON-STATUTORY ACQUISITION WORKFORCEEVALUATION OF NAVY'S SURFACE FORCE MATERIAL READINESSBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE: ACTIONS NEEDED TO IMPROVE TRAINING
INTEGRATION AND INCREASE TRANSPARENCY OF TRAINING RESOURCESDEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE: ISSUES REQUIRING MANAGEMENT ATTENTION IN THE
ENHANCED USE LEASE PROGRAMDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S DISPOSAL OF EXCESS AND OBSOLETE FACILITIESMILITARY CASH INCENTIVES: DOD SHOULD COORDINATE AND MONITOR ITS EFFORTS
TO ACHIEVE COST-EFFECTIVE BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYSDOD'S USE OF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMSEFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE JOINT CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION AND
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM (JCIDS)DOD'S FISCAL YEAR 2010 IN-SOURCING REPORTSTRATEGIC ALIGNMENT OF DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES WITH INTERNATIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIESDOD FISCAL YEAR 2011 SUSTAINABLE TRAINING RANGES REPORTDOD'S ANNUAL REPORT ON PREPOSITIONED MATERIEL AND EQUIPMENTOPERATIONAL CONTRACT SUPPORT PREDEPLOYMENT TRAINING FOR NON-ACQUISITION
PERSONNELPAKISTAN'S PROGRESS COMBATING TERRORISM AND SUSTAINING A CIVILIAN-LED
GOVERNMENTTHE 2011 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION
(BSM) ANNUAL REVIEWTHE STATE OF HORSE WELFARE IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE CESSATION OF
HORSE SLAUGHTER IN 2007NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S NUCLEAR WEAPON COMPLEX
MODERNIZATIONDHS USE OF SHARED SERVICES WITHIN THEPREPAREDNESS DIRECTORATE-USE OF
ECONOMYE-VERIFYSTATUS OF COAST GUARDS DEEPWATER DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL APPLICATIONS OFFICE & THE NATIONAL IMMIGRATION INFORMATION
SHARING OPERATIONREVIEW OF COSTS & BENEFITS OF THE DEPT. OF SECURITY'S NEW REGIONAL
STRUCTUREDISASTER RELIEF FUND REIMBURSEMENTS TO AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR 2008FLOOD MAPPING OF LEVEES: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEMA AND THE
CORPS OF ENGINEERSFEDERAL PROTECTION SERVICE FEE DESIGNSTUDY OF HUD'S SAFETY STANDARDSEXAMINE DATA AVAILABLE ON PAYMENTS UNDER EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT
(EAJA) AT THE DEPARTMENTS OFINTERIOR & AGRICULTURE FOR FY 2000-2010AUDIT OF AMERICAN SOMOA, GUAM, AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDSINDIAN HEALTH SERVICES'S CONTRACT HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESSFOREST SERVICE CENTRALIZED BUSINESS SERVICESIMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM ACTION PLANLONG-TERM HEALTH OF CHILDREN IN THE WELFARE & JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMCOSTS OF IMPLEMENTING PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACTINTERACTION OF RYAN WHITE ACT & MEDICARE PART D SPENDINGSTUDY OF STATE HEALTH CARE REFORMSTUDY ON STATE NEEDS DURING PERIODS OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURNCORD BLOOD COLLECTION AND MAINTENANCEACTIVITIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HHS TO SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDSAPITOL POLICE BOARDRENOVATION OF THE CANNON BUILDINGU.S. CAPITOL POLICE RADIOS SYSTEM REPLACEMENT REVIEWDOD & VA IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY TO CAREREVIEW VETERANS' AFFAIRS REGIONAL OFFICE--PHILIPPINESREVIEW OF PROJECTS CARRIED OUT THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT OF DOE PURSUANT
TO ARRADOE'S MANAGEMENT OF ITS DEPLETED, NATURAL, AND ENRICHED INVENTORIES THAT
ARE SURPLUS TO NATIONAL SECURITYNATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION CONTRACTING STRATEGYDOE'S IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAMU.S. NONPROLIFERATIONASSESS ACTIONS OF OFFICE OF AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY (OSTP) WITH REGARD TO
SECTION 1340 OF DODREVIEW OF FBI'S HOOVER BUILDINGASSESSMENTS OF SELECTED LARGE-SCALE NASA PROJECTSDRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE DIVERSION
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR ILLICIT USEMINIMUM WAGE INCREASES IN AMERICAN SAMOA AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLAND 2011EFFORTS TO CONSOLIDATE FEDERAL DATA CENTERSTHE CONDITION AND SECURITY OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
HEADQUARTERS BUILDINGSDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INTRAGOVERNMENTAL FUNDSJUSTICE DEPARTMENT SHARED SERVICES FUNDING MECHANISMSREPORT ON SERVICE CONTRACTS INVENTORIESCONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY DATABASESEEKING LEGAL OPINION ABOUT USE HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM IMPLEMENTATION
FUNDANNUAL AUDIT & INVESTIGATION OF ONDCP PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONSCONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB) FISCAL YEAR FINANCIAL
STATEMENT AUDITIMPACT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTED UNDER THE DODD-
FRANK ACTELECTION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES AND CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH
IMPLEMENTING WEEKEND VOTINGINTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE'S IT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PROCESSFISCAL YEAR 2011 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) BUSINESS SYSTEMS
MODERNIZATION (BSM) EXPENDITURE PLANBROADCASTING TO CUBATHE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMPAKISTAN'S PROGRESS COMBATING TERRORISM AND SUSTAINING A CIVILIAN-LED
GOVERNMENTPAKISTAN NUCLEAR NETWORKS COOPERATIONU.S. ASSISTANCE TO HAITI FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF EARTHQUAKE-AFFECTED
HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTUREMILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) RESULTS IN THE HONDURAS AND CAPE
VERDE COMPACTSDELIVERING AND SAFEGUARDING AID FOR CYCLONE NARGIS IN BURMAHOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIESSTUDY OF HUD'S SAFETY STANDARDSFEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION OIGHUD IT MODERNIZATION PROJECTSUPDATE OF INTERNAL CONTROL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM U.S.
MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY (USMMA)FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ANALYSIS 2010SMALL STARTS PROJECTS IN THE APPLICATION PROCESSNEW ENTRANT SAFETY ASSURANCE PROGRAM'S ABILITY TO IDENTIFY CHAMELEON
MOTOR CARRIERS
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Appendix A
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE RULES
(Adopted for the 112th Congress on February 8, 2011)
RESOLVED, That the rules and practices of the Committee on
Appropriations, House of Representatives, in the One Hundred
Eleventh 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 Twelfth
Congress.
The foregoing resolution adopts the following rules:
Sec. 1: Power to Sit and Act
(a) 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 and each of its subcommittees is
authorized:
(1) 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
as it deems necessary; and
(2) 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.
(b) 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 (a)(2) 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 (a)(2) 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 each authorized to sit as a member of all
subcommittees and to participate, including voting, in all of
the work of the subcommittees.
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:
(1) Each Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of a
Subcommittee or the Full Committee, including a
Chairman Emeritus may select and designate one staff
member who shall serve at the pleasure of that Member.
(2) Notwithstanding, (b)(1) The Chairman may
prescribe such terms and conditions necessary to
achieve a reduction in the number of Assistants to
Members previously designated by a Member of the
Committee prior to the adoption of the Rules of the
House establishing the Committee for the 112th
Congress.
(3) Staff members designated under this subsection
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.
(4) 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 the subcommittee
concerned, 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.
(3) The Chairman shall announce the date, place, and
subject matter of each committee meeting for the
transaction of business, which may not commence earlier
than the third day on which members have notice
thereof, unless the Chairman, with the concurrence of
the Ranking Minority Member, or the Committee by
majority vote with a quorum present for the transaction
of business, determines there is good cause to begin
the meeting sooner, in which case the Chairman shall
make the announcement at the earliest possible date. An
announcement shall be published promptly in the Daily
Digest and made publicly available in electronic form.
(4) At least 24 hours prior to the commencement of a
meeting for the markup of a bill or resolution, or at
the time an announcement is made pursuant to the
preceding subparagraph within 24 hours before such
meeting, the Chairman shall cause the text of such bill
or resolution to be made publicly available in
electronic form.
(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 and also made available in
electronic form within 48 hours of such record vote.
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.
(f) Availability of Amendments Adopted--Not later than 24
hours after the adoption of amendment to a bill or resolution,
the Chairman shall cause the text of any amendment adopted
thereto to be made publicly available in electronic form.
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.
Such statements, with appropriate redactions to protect
the privacy of witnesses, shall be made publicly
available in electronic form not later than one day
after the witness appears.
(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 (except for
legitimate space or safety, in which case pool coverage shall
be authorized). To the maximum practicable, the Committee shall
provide audio and video coverage of each hearing or meeting for
the transaction of business in a manner that allows the public
to easily listen to and view the proceedings and shall maintain
the recordings of such coverage in a manner that is easily
accessible to the public.
(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 subsection shall be promptly
published in the Daily Digest and made publicly available in
electronic form.
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 appropriation bill shall contain a list of
all appropriations contained in the bill for any expenditure
not currently authorized by law for the period concerned
(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) This subsection 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.
(l) Motion to go to Conference--The Chairman is directed to
offer a motion under clause 1 of rule XXII of the Rules of the
House whenever the Chairman considers it appropriate.
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 or the chairman of 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: Temporary Investigative Task Forces
(a) The Chairman of the Full Committee, in consultation
with the Ranking Member of the Full Committee, may establish
and appoint members to serve on task forces of the Committee,
to examine specific activities for a limited period of time in
accordance with clause 5(b)2(C) of Rule X of the Rules of the
House.
(b) The Chairman of the Full Committee shall issue a
written directive, in consultation with the Ranking Member of
the Full Committee, delineating the specific activities to be
reviewed by a task force constituted pursuant to the preceding
paragraph.
(c) A task force constituted under this section shall
provide a written report of its findings and recommendations to
the Full Committee Chairman and Ranking Member and members of
the relevant subcommittees having jurisdiction over the matters
reviewed. Such report shall be approved by a majority vote of
the task force and shall include any supplemental, minority, or
additional views submitted by a Member of the task force or a
member of a subcommittee having jurisdiction over the matter
reviewed.
(d) Any information obtained during the course of such
investigation, and any report produced by, a task force
pursuant to this section, shall not be released until the
Chairman of the Full Committee has authorized such release.
(e) The Chairman is authorized to appoint such staff, and,
in his discretion, arrange for the procurement of temporary
services, as from time to time may be required.
Sec. 10: 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.
Sec. 11. Activities Reports
(a) Not later than the 30th day after June 1 and December
1, the Committee shall submit to the House a semiannual report
on the activities of the Committee.
(b) After adjournment sine die of a regular session of
Congress, or after December 15, whichever occurs first, the
Chairman may file the second or fourth semiannual report with
the Clerk of the House at any time and without the approval of
the Committee, provided that a copy of the report has been
available to each Member of the Committee for at least seven
calendar days and the report includes any supplemental,
minority, or additional views submitted by a Member of the
Committee.
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. Rogers, as Chairman of the Full
Committee, and Mr. Dicks, 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
JACK KINGSTON, Georgia, Chairman
SAM FARR, California TOM LATHAM, Iowa
ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS, Wyoming
ALAN NUNNELEE, Mississippi
TOM GRAVES, Georgia
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 COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia, Chairman
CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
ADAM B. SCHIFF, California ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
MICHAEL M. HONDA, California JO BONNER, Alabama
JOSE E. SERRANO, New York STEVE AUSTRIA, Ohio
TOM GRAVES, Georgia
KEVIN YODER, Kansas
JURISDICTION
Department of Commerce
Department of Justice
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Science Foundation
Related Agencies
Antitrust Modernization Commission
Commission on Civil Rights
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
International Trade Commission
Legal Services Corporation
Marine Mammal Commission
National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination
Council
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of the United States Trade Representative
State Justice Institute
SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE
C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida,
Chairman
NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington JERRY LEWIS, California
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New
JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia Jersey
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey KAY GRANGER, Texas
MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida
KEN CALVERT, California
JO BONNER, Alabama
TOM COLE, Oklahoma
JURISDICTION
Department of Defense--Military
Departments of Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air
Force, Office of Secretary of Defense, and Defense Agencies
(Except Department of Defense-related accounts and programs
under the Subcommittee on Military Construction and
Veterans Affairs and the Office of the Assistant Secretary
of the Army (Civil Works))
Central Intelligence Agency
Intelligence Community Staff
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New
Jersey, Chairman
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana JERRY LEWIS, California
ED PASTOR, Arizona MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania DENNY REHBERG, Montana
JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana
STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
ALAN NUNNELEE, Mississippi
JURISDICTION
Department of Energy
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
Denali Commission
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Tennessee Valley Authority
SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT
JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri, Chair
JOSE E. SERRANO, New York RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana
BARBARA LEE, California JO BONNER, Alabama
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
ED PASTOR, Arizona TOM GRAVES, Georgia
KEVIN YODER, Kansas
STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
JURISDICTION
Department of the Treasury
District of Columbia
The Judiciary
Executive Office of the President
Compensation of the President
Council of Economic Advisers
Executive Residence at the White House
Federal Drug Control Programs
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program
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
White House Repair and Restoration
Independent Agencies
Administrative Conference of the United States
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Election Assistance Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Inspector
General
Federal Election Commission
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Trade Commission
General Services Administration
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
Merit Systems Protection Board
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
Environmental Policy Foundation
National Archives and Records Administration
National Credit Union Administration
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Office of Government Ethics
Office of Personnel Management and Related Trust Funds
Office of Special Counsel
Postal Regulatory Commission
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
Selective Service System
Small Business Administration
United States Postal Service, Payment to the Postal Service
Fund and Office of Inspector General
United States Tax Court
General Provisions, Governmentwide
SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama,
Chairman
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
NITA M. LOWEY, New York RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New
JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts Jersey
TOM LATHAM, Iowa
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida
CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania
JURISDICTION
Department of Homeland Security
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho,
Chairman
JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia JERRY LEWIS, California
BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota KEN CALVERT, California
MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
JOSE E. SERRANO, New York TOM COLE, Oklahoma
JEFF FLAKE, Arizona
CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS, Wyoming
JURISDICTION
Department of the Interior (Except Bureau of Reclamation and
Central Utah Project)
Environmental Protection Agency
Other Agencies
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (HHS)
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Commission of Fine Arts
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental
Quality
Eisenhower Commission
Forest Service (USDA)
Indian Health Service
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
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (HHS,
formerly EPA/Superfund)
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
Presidio Trust
Smithsonian Institution
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
DENNY REHBERG, Montana, Chairman
ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut JERRY LEWIS, California
NITA M. LOWEY, New York RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana
JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California KAY GRANGER, Texas
BARBARA LEE, California MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JEFF FLAKE, Arizona
CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS, Wyoming
JURISDICTION
Department of Education
Department of Health and Human Services (Except Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Food and Drug
Administration; Indian Health Services and Facilities; and
National Institute of Environmental Sciences (formerly EPA/
Superfund))
Department of Labor
Related Agencies
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled
Corporation for National and Community Service
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
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida, Chairman
MICHAEL M. HONDA, California STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia DENNY REHBERG, Montana
KEN CALVERT, California
JURISDICTION
House of Representatives
Joint Items
Architect of the Capitol (Except Senate Items)
Botanic Garden
Capitol Police
Capitol Visitors Center
Congressional Budget Office
Government Accountability Office
Government Printing Office
John C. Stennis Center
Library of Congress
Office of Compliance
Open World Leadership Center
United States Capitol Preservation Commission
SUBCOMMITTEE ON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas,
Chairman
SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida
SAM FARR, California JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota JEFF FLAKE, Arizona
JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia STEVE AUSTRIA, Ohio
KEVIN YODER, Kansas
ALAN NUNNELEE, Mississippi
JURISDICTION
Department of Defense
Military Construction, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps),
Air Force, Defense-Wide, and Guard and Reserve Forces
Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide
Military Family Housing Construction and Operation and
Maintenance, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air
Force, and Defense-Wide
Family Housing Improvement Fund
Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund
Homeowners Assistance Fund
Base Realignment and Closure Accounts
NATO Security Investment Program
Department of Veterans Affairs
Related Agencies
American Battle Monuments Commission
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Department of Defense, Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
KAY GRANGER, Texas, Chairwoman
NITA M. LOWEY, New York JERRY LEWIS, California
JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia
ADAM B. SCHIFF, California TOM COLE, Oklahoma
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania
STEVE AUSTRIA, Ohio
JURISDICTION
Agency for International Development
Department of Defense
Foreign Military Financing Program
International Military Education and Training
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Debt Restructuring
International Affairs Technical Assistance
International Monetary Fund
Multilateral Development Banks
Export-Import Bank
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Peace Corps
Trade and Development Agency
Related Programs
African Development Foundation
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
Commission on International Religious Freedom
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic
of China
HELP Commission
Inter-American Foundation
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
United States Institute of Peace
SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION, AND HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
TOM LATHAM, Iowa, Chairman
JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia
ED PASTOR, Arizona JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania
STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
JURISDICTION
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Related Agencies
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
Federal Maritime Commission
National Transportation Safety Board
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority