[House Report 113-724]
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Union Calendar No. 555
113th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 113-724
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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A N N U A L
R E P O R T
of
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS
(Second Session)
January 3, 2014
through
January 2, 2015
Pursuant to Clause 1(d) of Rule XI
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January 2, 2015.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
House of Representatives
(113th Congress--2d Session)
HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky, Chairman
FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia NITA M. LOWEY, New York
JACK KINGSTON, Georgia MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
TOM LATHAM, Iowa JOSEE E. SERRANO, New York
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut
KAY GRANGER, Texas JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho ED PASTOR, Arizona
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
JOHN R. CARTER, Texas SAM FARR, California
KEN CALVERT, California CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
TOM COLE, Oklahoma SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia
MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida BARBARA LEE, California
CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania ADAM B. SCHIFF, California
TOM GRAVES, Georgia MICHAEL M. HONDA, California
KEVIN YODER, Kansas BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota
STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas TIM RYAN, Ohio
ALAN NUNNELEE, Mississippi DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida
JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska HENRY CUELLAR, Texas
THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine
CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois
JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington WILLIAM L. OWENS, New York
DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio
DAVID G. VALADAO, California
ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
MARTHA ROBY, Alabama
MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada
CHRIS STEWART, Utah
William E. Smith, Clerk and Staff Director
(ii)
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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January 2, 2015
Hon. John A. Boehner,
The Speaker,
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I am pleased to transmit herewith the
annual report on the activities of the Committee on
Appropriations during the 113th Congress, 2d Session, pursuant
to clause 1(d) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives.
With best regards,
Sincerely,
Harold Rogers,
Chairman.
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ANNUAL REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS DURING
THE 113TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
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January 2, 2015.--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
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 51 during the 113th 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
113th Congress are displayed in Appendix C.)
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SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS ACTIONS
Second Session--113th Congress
The House Committee on Appropriations was active on many
fronts during the second session of the 113th Congress. Most
significantly, the Committee began the mark-up process for its
annual appropriations bills at the earliest date since prior to
the enactment of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The
first subcommittee markups for the fiscal year 2015
appropriations bills occurred on April 3, 2014. The early start
on fiscal year 2015 appropriations, as well as the completion
of fiscal year 2014 appropriations, was made possible in large
part by the budget agreement included in the Bipartisan Budget
Act of 2013. This agreement established achievable
discretionary budget levels for both fiscal years 2014 and
2015.
When the second session of the 113th Congress opened, the
federal government was operating under a continuing resolution
(CR). This CR provided fiscal year 2014 funding through January
15, 2014, for all agencies and programs included in the
Committee's twelve appropriations bills (a subsequent CR
extended that date to January 18). On January 13, the
Committee, having worked diligently over the prior several
weeks in negotiations with the Senate Appropriations Committee,
released the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. This Act,
which contained the final agreements on all the appropriations
bills for fiscal year 2014, was debated and passed by the House
on January 15. It passed the Senate on January 16 and was
signed by the President the next day, becoming Public Law 113-
76.
The contents of Public Law 113-76 are as follows:
Division A--Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2014;
Division B--Commerce, Justice, Science, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014;
Division C--Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2014;
Division D--Energy and Water Development and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014;
Division E--Financial Services and General
Government Appropriations Act, 2014;
Division F--Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2014;
Division G--Department of the Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014;
Division H--Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2014;
Division I--Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2014;
Division J--Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014;
Division K--Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014; and
Division L--Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.
Completion of the fiscal year 2014 appropriations bills
paved the way for the start of work on the fiscal year 2015
bills. While the President's budget request for fiscal year
2015 was not submitted to Congress until March 4, the Committee
began to hold hearings in late February. This led to the first
subcommittee markups--for the Military Construction and
Veterans Affairs bill and the Legislative Branch bill--on April
3, the earliest subcommittee markups on annual appropriations
bills have been held in forty years. By the middle of July, the
Committee ordered reported eleven of its twelve annual bills,
and the House passed seven of those bills: Commerce, Justice,
Science; Defense; Energy and Water Development; Financial
Services and General Government; Legislative Branch; Military
Construction and Veterans Affairs; and Transportation and
Housing and Urban Development.
During the consideration of the fiscal year 2015 bills, the
Committee continued to place a high priority on ``regular
order,'' so that Members of the House could be assured of an
open, transparent, and fair appropriations process. Bills were
considered in open subcommittee and committee markups, with
information on those bills publicly available before markups.
Bills were brought to the House floor under rules that
protected the right of every Member of the House to offer
amendments. This commitment to ``regular order'' greatly
enhances the Committee's ability to get its work done.
The Committee also 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 for the second session. During 2014, the Committee
conducted 97 hearings, receiving testimony from 895 witnesses.
These hearings informed and guided the Committee in the
development of the FY 2015 appropriations bills.
Since the regular FY 2015 appropriations bills were not
enacted by the beginning of the fiscal year on October 1, 2014,
a temporary continuing resolution was required. This continuing
resolution provided funds through December 11, 2014, and was
passed by the House and the Senate and signed by the President
in mid-September. In December, the Committee completed
negotiations with the Senate Appropriations Committee on the
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015,
which included full-year appropriations for eleven of the
twelve annual bills and an extension of continuing
appropriations until February 27, 2015, for the Department of
Homeland Security appropriations bill. This bipartisan
compromise product passed the House on December 11, and passed
the Senate on December 13. The measure was signed into law by
the President on December 16.
The contents of the Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2015, follow. Divisions A through L are the
products of the Appropriations Committee; divisions M through Q
are non-appropriations matters that were included in the Act:
Division A--Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2015;
Division B--Commerce, Justice, Science, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015;
Division C--Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2015;
Division D--Energy and Water Development and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015;
Division E--Financial Services and General
Government Appropriations Act, 2015;
Division F--Department of the Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015;
Division G--Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2015;
Division H--Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2015;* Division I--Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015;
Division J--Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015;
Division K--Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015;
Division L--Further Continuing Appropriations,
2015;
Division M--Expatriate Health Coverage
Clarification Act of 2014;
Division N--Other Matters;
Division O--Multiemployer Pension Reform;
Division P--Other Retirement-Related
Modifications; and
Division Q--Budgetary Effects.
The Committee also worked on supplemental appropriations
for fiscal year 2014 during the second session. On August 1,
2014, the House passed a joint resolution (H.J. Res 76) to
provide $225 million to the Department of Defense for the
procurement of the Iron Dome defense system. This joint
resolution became Public Law 113-145. The Committee also
drafted the ``Secure the Southwest Border Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2014'' (H.R. 5230), which passed in the
House on August 1 but did not advance in the Senate.
The charts and tables following this summary display the
history of FY 2014 and FY 2015 appropriations, as well as
budget comparisons for the enacted FY 2014 and FY 2015 funding
levels.
HISTORY OF FISCAL YEAR 2014 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS
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House Senate Public Law
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Bill Number -------- Subcommittee Public Law No.
Subcommittee Markup Full Committee Vote House Report No. Vote Total -------- Senate Report No. Vote Total -------- -------- Date
and Date of Markup -------- Date Filed Date Passed -------- Date Filed Date Passed Approved
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H.R. 2410/S. 1244 June 5 Voice Vote 113-116 ................... 113-46 .................... (\1\)
Agriculture June 13 June 18 June 27
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H.R. 2787/S. 1329 July 10 Voice Vote 113-171 ................... 113-78 .................... (\1\)
Commerce, Justice, Science July 17 July 23 July 18
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H.R. 2397/S. 1429 June 5 Voice Vote 113-113 315-109 113-85 .................... (\1\)
Defense June 12 June 17 July 24 August 1
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H.R. 2609/S. 1245 June 18 28-21 113-135 227-198 113-47 .................... (\1\)
Energy and Water June 26 July 2 July 10 June 27
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H.R. 2786/S. 1371 July 10 27-21 113-172 ................... 113-80 .................... (\1\)
Financial Services July 17 July 23 July 25
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H.R. 2217 May 16 Voice Vote 113-91 245-182 113-77 .................... (\1\)
Homeland Security May 22 May 29 June 6 July 18
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July 23 ................... ..................... ................... .................... .................... (\1\)
Interior, Environment July 31
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S. 1284 .................... ................... ..................... ................... 113-71 .................... (\1\)
Labor, HHS, Education July 11
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H.R. 2792/S. 1283 July 9 Voice Vote 113-173 ................... 113-70 .................... (\1\)
Legislative Branch July 18 July 23 July 11
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HISTORY OF FISCAL YEAR 2014 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS--Continued
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House Senate Public Law
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Bill Number -------- Subcommittee Public Law No.
Subcommittee Markup Full Committee Vote House Report No. Vote Total -------- Senate Report No. Vote Total -------- -------- Date
and Date of Markup -------- Date Filed Date Passed -------- Date Filed Date Passed Approved
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H.R. 2216 May 15 Voice Vote 113-90 421-4 113-48 .................... (\1\)
Military Construction, May 21 June 27 June 4 June 27
Veterans Affairs
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H.R. 2855/S. 1372 July 19 Voice Vote 113-185 ................... 113-81 .................... (\1\)
State, Foreign Operations July 24 June 30 July 25
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H.R. 2610/S. 1243 June 19 28-20 113-136 ................... 113-45 .................... (\1\)
Transportation, HUD June 27 July 2 June 27
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H.R. 3547 .................... ................... ..................... 359-67 .................... 72-26 P.L. 113-76
Consolidated Appropriations Act, Jan. 15, 2014 Jan. 16, 2014 Jan. 17, 2014
2014\2\
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H.J. Res. 76\3\ .................... ................... ..................... 395-8 .................... Unanimous P.L. 113-145
Emergency Supplemental Aug. 1, 2014 Consent Aug. 4, 2014
Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Aug. 1, 2014
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H.R. 5230 .................... ................... ..................... 223-189 .................... .................... .....................
Secure the Southwest Aug. 1, 2014
Border Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2014
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All dates are calendar year 2013 unless otherwise noted.
\1\Included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (P.L. 113-76).
\2\The final fiscal year 2014 appropriations were included in H.R. 3547, which originated as the ``Space Launch Liability Indemnification Act.'' The bill originally passed the House on
December 2, 2013 and passed the Senate with an amendment on December 12, 2013. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, was a House amendment to the Senate amendment.
\3\H.J. Res. 76, which originally passed the House on October 11, 2013 as the ``National Nuclear Security Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014,'' became the vehicle for
$225 million in supplemental appropriations for procurement of the Iron Dome defense system. The Senate amended the resolution and the House subsequently agreed to the Senate amendments.
HISTORY OF FISCAL YEAR 2015 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS
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House Senate Public Law
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Bill Number -------- Subcommittee Public Law No.
Subcommittee Markup Full Committee Vote House Report No. Vote Total -------- Senate Report No. Vote Total -------- -------- Date
and Date of Markup -------- Date Filed Date Passed -------- Date Filed Date Passed Approved
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H.R. 4800/S. 2389 May 20 31-18 113-468 ................... 113-164 .................... (\1\)
Agriculture May 29 June 4 May 22
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H.R. 4660/S. 2437 April 30 Voice Vote 113-448 321-87 113-181 .................... (\1\)
Commerce, Justice, Science May 8 May 15 May 30 June 5
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H.R. 4870 May 30 Voice Vote 113-473 340-73 113-211 .................... (\1\)
Defense June 10 June 13 June 20 July 17
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H.R. 4923 June 10 Voice Vote 113-486 253-170 .................... .................... (\1\)
Energy and Water June 18 June 20 July 10
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H.R. 5016 June 18 28-21 113-508 228-195 .................... .................... (\1\)
Financial Services June 25 July 2 July 16
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H.R. 4903/S. 2534 May 28 Voice Vote 113-481 ................... 113-198 .................... (\2\)
Homeland Security June 11 June 19 June 26
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H.R. 5171 July 9 29-19 113-551 ................... .................... .................... (\1\)
Interior, Environment July 15 July 23
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.................... ................... ..................... ................... .................... .................... (\1\)
Labor, HHS, Education
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H.R. 4487 April 3 Voice Vote 113-417 402-14 113-196 .................... (\1\)
Legislative Branch April 9 April 17 May 1 June 19
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HISTORY OF FISCAL YEAR 2015 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS--Continued
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House Senate Public Law
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Bill Number -------- Subcommittee Public Law No.
Subcommittee Markup Full Committee Vote House Report No. Vote Total -------- Senate Report No. Vote Total -------- -------- Date
and Date of Markup -------- Date Filed Date Passed -------- Date Filed Date Passed Approved
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H.R. 4486 April 3 Voice Vote 113-416 416-1 113-174 .................... (\1\)
Military Construction, April 9 April 17 April 30 May 22
Veterans Affairs
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H.R. 5013/S. 2499 June 17 Voice Vote 113-499 ................... 113-195 .................... (\1\)
State, Foreign Operations June 24 June 27 June 19
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H.R. 4745/S. 2438 May 7 28-21 113-464 229-192 113-182 .................... (\1\)
Transportation, HUD May 21 May 27 June 10 June 5
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H.R. 83 .................... ................... ..................... 219-206 .................... 56-40 P.L. 113-235
Consolidated and Further Continuing Dec. 11 Dec. 13 Dec. 16
Appropriations Act
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All dates are calendar year 2014 unless otherwise noted.
\1\Included as part of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act.
\2\ Continuing appropriations through February 27, 2015, were included as part of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (Division L).
2014 APPROPRIATIONS--113th CONGRESS
[Dollars in millions]
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President's Request Enacted Enacted vs. President's
------------------------------------------------------------ Request
Fiscal Year 2014 Bills\1\ ----------------------------
Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory
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Agriculture (H.R. 3547, P.L. 113-76)\2\........................ 19,966 42,981 20,880 42,981 914 ...........
Commerce, Justice, Science (H.R. 3547, P.L. 113-76)............ 51,186 347 51,600 347 414 ...........
Defense (H.R. 3547, P.L. 113-76)............................... 596,584 514 572,042 514 -24,542 ...........
Energy and Water (H.R. 3547, P.L. 113-76)...................... 34,484 ............ 34,060 ............ -424 ...........
Financial Services and General Government (H.R. 3547, P.L. 113- 24,011 21,229 21,851 21,229 -2,160 ...........
76)...........................................................
Homeland Security (H.R. 3547, P.L. 113-76)..................... 44,654 1,460 45,123 1,460 469 ...........
Interior, Environment (H.R. 3547, P.L. 113-76)\3\.............. 29,970 62 30,058 62 88 ...........
Labor, HHS, Education (H.R. 3547, P.L. 113-76)\4\,\5\.......... 167,089 603,055 157,697 603,055 -9,392 ...........
Legislative Branch (H.R. 3547, P.L. 113-76).................... 4,511 128 4,258 128 -253 ...........
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (H.R. 3547, P.L. 113- 74,691 79,465 73,299 79,465 -1,392 ...........
76)...........................................................
State, Foreign Operations (H.R. 3547, P.L. 113-76)............. 51,677 159 49,001 159 -2,676 ...........
Transportation, HUD (H.R. 3547, P.L. 113-76)\6\................ 58,017 ............ 50,856 ............ -7,161 ...........
Secure the Southwest Border Act of 2014 (H.R. 5230)\7\......... 4,346 ............ .............. ............ -4,346 ...........
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Resolution, 2014 225 ............ 225 ............ .............. ...........
(H.J.Res. 76, P.L. 113-145)\8\................................
Making Continuing Appropriations for Military Pay (H.R. 3210, .............. ............ .............. ............ .............. ...........
P.L. 113-39)\9\...............................................
Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Resolution .............. ............ .............. ............ .............. ...........
(H.J.Res. 91, P.L. 113-44)....................................
FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 2775, P.L. 113-46)......... .............. ............ .............. ............ .............. ...........
Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2014 .............. ............ .............. ............ .............. ...........
(H.J.Res. 106, P.L. 113-73)...................................
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Total, FY 2014 Bills....................................... 1,161,411 749,400 1,110,950 749,400 -50,461 ...........
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Regular Appropriations................................. 1,064,841 749,400 1,012,237 749,400 -52,604 ...........
Disaster Designated.................................... 5,785 ............ 5,626 ............ -159 ...........
Emergency Appropriations............................... 4,571 ............ 225 ............ -4,346 ...........
Program Integrity...................................... 1,685 ............ 924 ............ -761 ...........
Global War on Terrorism/Overseas Contingencies......... 84,529 ............ 91,938 ............ 7,409 ...........
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\1\Amounts include for Overseas Contingency Operations, disasters, emergencies and program integrity. Such funding is designated pursuant to section
251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA).
\2\Funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is included in the amounts for the Agriculture bill.
\3\Interior bill as reported to full committee on 7-23-13. Bill included a net reduction of -$2,634 million in prior year emergency spending.
\4\The FY 2014 Budget proposed $1,273 million in funding for Continuing Disability Reviews and for Health Care Fraud and Abuse allowed under section
251(b) of the BBEDCA be shifted to the mandatory budget. This proposal was not acted upon by Congress during this session. Therefore amounts for these
items are included above in the President's discretionary request.
\5\Amounts for the House bill are shown at the level provided in its section 302(b) suballocation included in H. Rpt. 113-143, the Report on the Revised
Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2014.
\6\The Committee did not accept the President's FY 2014 Budget proposal to shift portions of surface transportation spending to the mandatory budget.
Therefore, the figures here have been adjusted to reflect this funding.
\7\Administration request totaled $4,348 million in emergency spending across several subcommittees. The House passed version H.R. 5230 net to zero
budget authority. The bill was not enacted.
\8\This bill provided funding for the Iron Dome defense system. There was no official Administration request for the funding, but the funding was
supported by the Administration.
\9\Funding was subsumed by section 117 of P.L. 113-46.
2015 APPROPRIATIONS--113th CONGRESS
[Dollars in millions]
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President's Request House Reported or Passed Bills vs. President's
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Fiscal Year 2015 Bills\1\ ----------------------------
Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory
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Agriculture (H.R. 83, P.L. 113-235)............................ 20,168 114,937 20,691 114,937 523 ...........
Commerce, Justice, Science (H.R. 83, P.L. 113-235)............. 50,174 317 50,103 317 -71 ...........
Defense (H.R. 83, P.L. 113-235)................................ 554,436 514 554,306 514 -130 ...........
Energy and Water (H.R. 83, P.L. 113-235)....................... 33,683 ............ 34,202 ............ 519 ...........
Financial Services and General Government (H.R. 83, P.L. 113- 23,821 21,498 21,820 21,498 -2,001 ...........
235)\2\.......................................................
Homeland Security (H.R. 83, P.L. 113-235)\3\................... 44,770 1,576 45,243 1,576 473 ...........
Interior, Environment (H.R. 83, P.L. 113-235).................. 30,628 62 30,416 62 -212 ...........
Labor, HHS, Education (H.R. 83, P.L. 113-235).................. 162,344 643,680 160,989 643,680 -1,355 ...........
Legislative Branch (H.R. 83, P.L. 113-235)..................... 4,462 132 4,300 132 -162 ...........
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (H.R. 83, P.L. 113-235) 71,943 85,535 72,029 85,535 86 ...........
State, Foreign Operations (H.R. 83, P.L. 113-235).............. 52,078 159 51,791 159 -287 ...........
Transportation, HUD (H.R. 83, P.L. 113-235)\4\................. 59,852 ............ 53,770 ............ -6,082 ...........
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (H.J. Res. 124, P.L. .............. ............ .............. ............ .............. ...........
113-164)......................................................
Fiscal Year 2015 Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res. 130, P.L. 113- .............. ............ .............. ............ .............. ...........
202)..........................................................
Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 .............. ............ .............. ............ .............. ...........
(H.J. Res. 131, P.L. 113-203).................................
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Total, FY 2015 Bills....................................... 1,108,359 868,410 1,099,660 868,410 -8,699 ...........
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Regular Appropriations................................. 1,022,607 868,410 1,013,348 868,410 -9,259 ...........
Disaster Designated.................................... 7,787 ............ 5,717 ............ -2,070 ...........
Emergency appropriations............................... 4,924 ............ 5,405 ............ 481 ...........
Program Integrity...................................... 1,628 ............ 1,484 ............ -144 ...........
Global War on Terrorism/Overseas Contingencies......... 71,413 ............ 73,706 ............ 2,293 ...........
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\1\Amounts include funds for Overseas Contingency Operations, disasters, emergencies and program integrity. Such funding is designated pursuant to
section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA) Totals for the Presidents request excludes funding for
the Opportunity, Growth and Security Initiative.
\2\In FY 2015 funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is included in the amounts for the Financial Services bill.
\3\Funding level reflects the rate of operations provided in the 2015 Continuing Resolution (P.L. 113-164) and extended through February 27, 2015 by
Division L of H.R. 83.
\4\Congress did not accept the President's FY 2015 Budget proposal to shift portions of surface transportation spending to the mandatory budget.
Therefore, the figures here have been adjusted to reflect this funding.
Continuing Resolutions--Second Session, 113th Congress
Fiscal Year 2014 Continuing Resolution
H.J. Res. 106--Making further continuing appropriations for
fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. (Expiration
date January 18, 2014)
--House passed, January 14, 2014, voice vote
--Senate passed, January 15, 2014, 86-14
--Signed by the President, January 15, 2014 (P.L. 113-73)
Fiscal Years 2015 Continuing Resolutions
H.J. Res. 124--Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year
2015, and for other purposes. (Expiration date December
11, 2014)
--House passed, September 17, 2014, 319-108
--Senate passed, September 18, 2014, 78-22
--Signed by the President, September 19, 2014 (P.L. 113-
164)
H.J. Res. 130--Making further continuing appropriations for
fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes. (Expiration
date December 13, 2014)
--House passed, December 11, 2014, by unanimous consent
--Senate passed, December 11, 2014, by voice vote
--Signed by the President, December 12, 2014 (P.L. 113-202)
H.J. Res. 131--Making further continuing appropriations for
fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes. (Expiration
date December 17, 2014)
--House passed, December 12, 2014, by unanimous consent
--Senate passed, December 13, 2014, by voice vote
--Signed by the President, December 13, 2014 (P.L. 113-203)
Division L, H.R. 83--Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Covering activities within
the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
bill, expiration date February 27, 2015)
--House passed, December 11, 2014, 219-206
--Senate passed, December 13, 2014, 56-40
--Signed by the President, December 16, 2014 (P.L. 113-
235).
OVERSIGHT PLAN
Pursuant to clause 2(d)(1) of rule X, the committee
submitted the following Oversight Plan on January 23, 2013:
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 Oversight and
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 Activity
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 fiscal
situation, 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
responsibility 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 these goals in the 113th 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 second session of the
113th Congress, the Appropriations Committee held 97
hearings, heard testimony from 895 witnesses and
published 76 volumes of hearings totaling 61,072 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
potential duplication in Government programs, budget
practices in Federal agencies, 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.
In the second session of the 113th Congress, the
Committee has completed or has had under active review
64 studies by the Surveys and Investigations staff.
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office has
issued 118 investigative reports for the Committee and
has in process another 252 reports.
(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
(113th Congress--2d Session)
(Annual).
The Appropriations Committee is dedicated to strong and
active oversight of Departmental programs and activities. In
addition to the routine oversight conducted as part of the
appropriations process the Committee uses its own Survey and
Investigations Division to pursue program issues in depth
including those specific to an Agency or Department and those
that are crosscutting with government-wide impacts. During the
113th Congress, the Appropriations Committee has continued the
accelerated use of the S&I Division initiated at the start of
the 112th Congress. As of the end of October 2014, the
investigative staff has completed or has under active review 64
separate studies or investigations. Combined with the 59
studies the Division initiated or completed in calendar year
2013, the Committee expects to have conducted well over 100
separate oversight actions during the 113th Congress.
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
of 2014 through December of 2014, listed by the requesting
Subcommittee, follows.
STUDIES COMPLETED, STARTED OR REMAINING ACTIVE BY THE SURVEYS AND
INVESTIGATIONS STAFF, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, SECOND SESSION,
113TH CONGRESS
(JANUARY 3, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014)
STUDIES BY SUBCOMMITTEE
agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and
related agencies
--Office of the Chief Information Officer Cybersecurity Investments to
Secure Information Technology Assets of the USDA
--WIC Management Evaluation Process
--USDA's Risk Management Agency
--USDA's Rental Assistance Program
commerce, justice, science, and related agencies
--Grants management processes of Departments of Commerce and Justice,
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the
National Science Foundation
--NOAA special fisheries fund accounts
defense
--DOD and Intelligence Community efforts to develop cyber workforce
--Method and data sources to prepare annual report relating to depot-
level maintenance and repair workloads
--Utilization of long-term TDY for Guard and Reserve forces
--Status and direction of the Overhead Persistent Infrared
modernization plan
--Review process and plans for the Intelligence Community Information
Technology Enterprise
--Evaluate the roles and responsibilities of selected DOD agencies in
conducting certain operations
--Size and costs of the U.S. military's general officer corps
--Status of DOD's Prepositioned Stocks
--Security safeguards for the Intelligence Community Information
Technology Environment
--FY 2015 DOD Operation and Maintenance Baseline Budget Review
--FY 2015 DOD ``Overseas Contingency Operations'' Operation and
Maintenance Budget Review
--Comparative Analysis of House and Senate Recommendations for the FY
2015 DOD Operation and Maintenance Budget
--Tuition Assistance benefit for active duty, reserve, and Guard
--F-35 Joint Strike Fighter software development
energy and water development, and related agencies
--DOE site office model
--U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project activity in the Everglades
financial services and general government
--GSA's real property disposal activities
--GSA's Working Capital Fund
--Department of the Treasury's Working Capital Fund
homeland security
--U.S. Customs and Border Protection's budget process
--DHS Science and Technology Directorate
--Use of Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime at DHS
--Contract types and usage across DHS
--Challenges facing DHS in deploying cybersecurity capabilities
interior, environment, and related agencies
--Maintenance backlog needs & priorities for Bureau of Land Management,
National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Forest Service, and Indian Health Service
--Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund
--Costs of Forest Service firefighting aircraft
--Determination of unobligated balances and construction expenditure
for the proposed Eisenhower Memorial
--DOI's support of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies
--No studies
military construction, veterans affairs, and related agencies
--Relocation of the USMC to Guam
--VA Patient-Centered Community Care initiative
--Future requirements for military construction across DOD
--Design Requirements and NATO MILCON funding for the AN/TPY-2 radar
site in Turkey
--VA electronic health record
--VA prescription drug monitoring activities
--VA advance funding for medical care
--East Cost missile defense site
--Veterans Benefits Management System paperless disability claims
processing
--VA implementation of the Patient-Centered Community Care Program
--Budgets and operations of the Arlington National Cemetery, the
American Battle Monuments Commission, and the VA National
Cemetery Administration
state, foreign operations, and related agencies
--Interagency transfers
--Authorities ``notwithstanding any provision of law''
--Taxation of Foreign Assistance
--Foreign Exchange Programs
--Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
--New London Embassy construction
--New embassy design and construction
transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies
--Implications of Settlement Agreement between DHUD & Carmen Thompson
(Civil Action No. MJG 95-309 (D.Md))
multiple subcommittees/full committee
--Reprogramming of appropriated funds by Federal departments & agencies
--Appropriations provisions that have been made permanent law
--Review of general and administrative provisions
--Department and agency reports on the status of funds
--Duplication in Federal Government Programs
--Survey of Federal disaster relief programs
--Administration's plan for rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy
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. 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 second session of the
113th Congress follows:
FORMAL U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORTS AND TESTIMONIES
ISSUED TO HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES--JANUARY 1,
2014--DECEMBER 12, 2014
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Product Number, Title, and Publication Date
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GAO-15-32, Regional Missile Defense: DOD's 2014 Report Generally
Addressed Required Reporting Elements, but Excluded Additional Key
Details, 12-1-2014
GAO-15-75, Building Partner Capacity: State and DOD Need to Define Time
Frames to Guide and Track Global Security Contingency Fund Projects, 11-
20-2014
GAO-15-22, Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier: Congress Should Consider
Revising Cost Cap Legislation to Include All Construction Costs, 11-20-
2014
GAO-15-52, Consumer Product Safety Oversight: Opportunities Exist to
Strengthen Coordination and Increase Efficiencies and Effectiveness, 11-
19-2014
GAO-15-88, Defense Contractors: Additional Actions Needed to Facilitate
the Use of DOD's Inventory of Contracted Services 11-19-2014
GAO-15-256SP, GAO Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year
2014,
11-18-2014
GAO-15-45, Overseas Military Construction: Observations on U.S.
Contractor Preference,
11-18-2014
GAO-15-96, NOAA's Observing Systems: Additional Steps Needed to Achieve
an Integrated, Cost-Effective Portfolio, 11-17-2014
GAO-15-26, Alternatives to Detention: Improved Data Collection and
Analyses Needed to Better Assess Program Effectiveness, 11-13-2014
GAO-15-44, Defense Contract Audit Agency: Additional Guidance Needed
Regarding DCAA's Use of Companies' Internal Audit Reports, 11-12-2014
GAO-15-132R, Financial Audit: Office of Financial Stability (Troubled
Asset Relief Program) Fiscal Years 2014 and 2013 Financial Statements,
11-7-2014
GAO-15-133, Specialty Metals: DOD Dissemination of National Security
Waiver Information Could Enhance Awareness and Compliance with
Restrictions, 10-16-2014
GAO-15-17, Consumer Product Safety Commission: Challenges and Options
for Responding to New and Emerging Risks, 10-14-2014
GAO-15-126, Nuclear Weapons: Some Actions Have Been Taken to Address
Challenges with the Uranium Processing Facility Design, 10-10-2014
GAO-15-57R, National Defense: Department of Defense's Waiver of
Competitive Prototyping Requirement for the Navy's Fleet Replenishment
Oiler Program, 10-8-2014
GAO-15-5, Trouble Asset Relief Program: Treasury Could Better Analyze
Data to Improve Oversight of Servicers' Practices, 10-6-2014
GAO-15-64, Compounded Drugs: TRICARE's Payment Practices Should Be More
Consistent with Regulations, 10-2-2014
GAO-14-849R, Unmanned Aerial Systems: Department of Homeland Security's
Review of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Use and Compliance with
Privacy and Civil Liberty Laws and Standards, 9-30-2014
GAO-14-823, U.S. Currency: Reader Program Should Be Evaluated While
Other Accessibility Features for Visually Impaired Persons Are
Developed, 9-26-2014
GAO-14-827, Littoral Combat Ship: Navy Complied with Regulations in
Accepting Two Lead Ships, but Quality Problems Persisted after
Delivery, 9-25-2014
GAO-14-726, Inspectors General: DHS OIG's Structure, Policies, and
Procedures Are Consistent with Standards, but Areas for Improvement
Exist, 9-24-2014
GAO-14-758, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Some Privacy and
Security Procedures for Data Collections Should Continue Being
Enhanced, 9-22-2014
GAO-14-577, DOD Joint Bases: Implementation Challenges Demonstrate Need
to Reevaluate the Program, 9-19-2014
GAO-14-777, Depot Maintenance: Accurate and Complete Data Needed to Meet
DOD's Core Capability Reporting Requirements, 9-18-2014
GAO-14-801, Defense Planning: DOD Needs Specific Measures and Milestones
to Gauge Progress of Preparations for Operational Access Challenges, 9-
10-2014
GAO-14-745, Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Update General and Flag
Officer Requirements and Improve Availability of Associated Costs, 9-9-
2014
GAO-14-537, Veterans Affairs: Data Needed to Help Improve Decisions
Concerning Veterans' Access to Burial Options, 9-9-2014
GAO-14-538, Defense Infrastructure: DOD Needs to Improve Its Efforts to
Identify Unutilized and Underutilized Facilities, 9-8-2014
GAO-14-855, DOD Education Benefits: Action Is Needed to Ensure
Evaluations of Postsecondary Schools Are Useful, 9-8-2014
GAO-14-820R, Special Operations Forces: DOD's Report to Congress
Generally Addressed the Statutory Requirements but Lacks Detail, 9-8-
2014
GAO-14-719, Export-Import Bank: Monitoring of Dual-Use Exports Should Be
Improved,
8-28-2014
GAO-14-707, Contractor Performance: Actions Taken to Improve Reporting
of Past Performance Information, 8-7-2014
GAO-14-698, Troubled Asset Relief Program: Government's Exposure to Ally
Financial Lessens as Treasury's Ownership Share Declines, 8-5-2014
GAO-14-711R, Active and Reserve Unit Costs: DOD Report to Congress
Generally Addressed the Statutory Requirements but Lacks Detail, 7-31-
2014
GAO-14-668, Defense Management: DOD Needs to Improve Future Assessments
of Roles and Missions, 7-31-2014
GAO-14-584, Defense Contracting: Factors DOD Considers When Choosing
Best Value Processes Are Consistent with Guidance for Selected
Acquisitions, 7-30-2014
GAO-14-749, Littoral Combat Ship: Additional Testing and Improved Weight
Management Needed Prior to Further Investments, 7-30-2014
GAO-14-626R, Missile Defense: DOD's Report Provides Limited Insight on
Improvements to Homeland Missile Defense and Acquisition Plans, 7-17-
2014
GAO-14-592, Coastal Zone Management: Opportunities Exist for NOAA to
Enhance Its Use of Performance Information, 7-16-2014
B-325526, Department of Defense--Obligation of Bonuses under Military
Service Agreements, 7-16-2014
GAO-14-615R, Military Training: Observations on Efforts to Prepare
Personnel to Survive Helicopter Crashes into Water, 7-14-2014
GAO-14-482, Security Force Assistance: The Army and Marine Corps Have
Ongoing Efforts to Identify and Track Advisors, but the Army Needs a
Plan to Capture Advising Experience,
7-11-2014
GAO-14-565, Human Capital: DOD Should Fully Develop Its Civilian
Strategic Workforce Plan to Aid Decision Makers, 7-9-2014
GAO-14-566, NOAA Aircraft: Aging Fleet and Future Challenges Underscore
the Need for a Capital Asset Plan, 7-9-2014
GAO-14-661R, Afghanistan: Kabul Embassy Construction Costs Have
Increased and Schedules Have Been Extended, 7-8-2014
GAO-14-595, Bulk Fuel Pricing: DOD Needs to Reevaluate Its Approach to
Better Manage the Effect of Market Fluctuations, 7-8-2014
GAO-14-609, Electronic Health Records: Fiscal Year 2013 Expenditure Plan
Lacks Key Information Needed to Inform Future Funding Decisions, 7-8-
2014
GAO-14-447, Littoral Combat Ship: Deployment of USS Freedom Revealed
Risks in Implementing Operational Concepts and Uncertain Costs, 7-8-
2014
GAO-14-557, School Meal Programs: Implications of Adjusting Income
Eligibility Thresholds and Reimbursement Rates by Geographic
Differences, 7-8-2014
GAO-14-625, Software Licenses: DOD's Plan to Collect Inventory Data
Meets Statutory Requirements, 7-8-2014
GAO-14-575, Conflict Minerals: Stakeholder Options for Responsible
Sourcing Are Expanding, but More Information on Smelters Is Needed, 6-
26-2014
GAO-14-659R, Prepositioned Stocks: DOD's Strategic Policy and
Implementation Plan,
6-24-2014
GAO-14-643R, Department of Defense's Waiver of Competitive Prototyping
Requirement for the Army's Indirect Fire Protection Capability
Increment 2, Block 1 Program, 6-11-2014
GAO-14-412, Surface Ships: Navy Needs to Revise Its Decommissioning
Policy to Improve Future Decision Making, 6-11-2014
GAO-14-373, Nuclear Weapons: Ten-Year Budget Estimates for Modernization
Omit Key Efforts, and Assumptions and Limitations Are Not Fully
Transparent, 6-10-2014
GAO-14-440, Defense Headquarters: Guidance Needed to Transition U.S.
Central Command's Costs to the Base Budget, 6-9-2014
GAO-14-579, Community Development Capital Initiative: Status of the
Program and Financial Health of Remaining Participants, 6-6-2014
GAO-14-547R, Defense Acquisitions: Assessment of Institute for Defense
Analyses' C-130 Avionics Modernization Program Analysis, 5-29-2014
GAO-14-512, Emergency Transportation Relief: Agencies Could Improve
Collaboration Begun during Hurricane Sandy Response, 5-28-2014
GAO-14-442, Biological Defense: DOD Has Strengthened Coordination on
Medical Countermeasures but Can Improve Its Process for Threat
Prioritization, 5-15-2014
GAO-14-434, National Nuclear Security Administration: Agency Report to
Congress on Potential Efficiencies Does Not Include Key Information, 5-
15-2014
GAO-14-486, Defense Business Systems: Further Refinements Needed to
Guide the Investment Management Process, 5-12-2014
GAO-14-517, Military Training: DOD Met Annual Reporting Requirements for
Its 2014 Sustainable Ranges Report, 5-9-2014
GAO-14-375, Defense Transportation: DOD Needs to Take Actions to Improve
the Transportation of Hazardous Material Shipments, 5-1-2014
GAO-14-367, DOE Loan Programs: DOE Should Fully Develop Its Loan
Monitoring Function and Evaluate Its Effectiveness, 5-1-2014
B-325350, Department of State--United Nations Peacekeeping Credits, 4-30-
2014
GAO-14-350R, Missile Defense: DOD's Report Provides Limited Insight on
Testing Options for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense System, 4-30-
2014
GAO-14-521R, Department of Defense's Waiver of Competitive Prototyping
Requirement for the Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle Program, 4-25-
2014
GAO-14-402, HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration: Information on Initial
Conversions to Project-Based Vouchers, 4-24-2014
GAO-14-490R, National Institutes of Health: Fiscal Year 2013 Research
Funding Allocations across Selected Diseases and Conditions, 4-23-2014
GAO-14-530R, Warfighter Support: DOD Policy and Implementation Plan for
Reconstitution of Forces, 4-23-2014
GAO-14-522R, Department of Defense's Waiver of Competitive Prototyping
Requirement for the Air Force's B-2 Defensive Management System
Modernization Program, 4-22-2014
GAO-14-295, Nuclear Weapons: Technology Development Efforts for the
Uranium Processing Facility, 4-18-2014
GAO-14-294, Army Modular Force Structure: Annual Report Generally Met
Requirements, but Challenges in Estimating Costs and Assessing
Capability Remain, 4-16-2014
GAO-14-338SP, NASA: Assessments of Selected Large-Scale Projects, 4-15-
2014
GAO-14-190, KC-46 Tanker Aircraft: Program Generally on Track, but
Upcoming Schedule Remains Challenging, 4-10-2014
GAO-14-358R, Presidential Helicopter Acquisition: Update on Program's
Progress toward Development Start, 4-10-2014
GAO-14-359R, Status of Efforts to Initiate an Amphibious Combat Vehicle
Program,
4-10-2014
GAO-14-280R, Defense Infrastructure: In-Kind Projects Initiated during
Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012, 4-9-2014
GAO-14-345, Mine Safety: Basis for Proposed Exposure Limit on Respirable
Coal Mine Dust and Possible Approaches for Lowering Dust Levels, 4-9-
2014
GAO-14-343SP, 2014 Annual Report: Additional Opportunities to Reduce
Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial
Benefits, 4-8-2014
GAO-14-336, Military Capabilities: Navy Should Reevaluate Its Plan to
Decommission the USS Port Royal, 4-8-2014
GAO-14-388, Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of the Wind Down of
the Capital Purchase Program, 4-7-2014
GAO-14-298, Information Technology: IRS Needs to Improve the Reliability
and Transparency of Reported Investment Information, 4-2-2014
GAO-14-438R, Afghanistan: Changes to Updated U.S. Civil-Military
Strategic Framework Reflect Evolving U.S. Role, 4-1-2014
GAO-14-351, Missile Defense: Mixed Progress in Achieving Acquisition
Goals and Improving Accountability, 4-1-2014
GAO-14-381, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands: Economic Indicators Since Minimum Wage Increases Began, 3-31-
2014
GAO-14-340SP, Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon
Programs, 3-31-2014
GAO-14-246, National Institutes Of Health: Research Priority Setting,
and Funding Allocations across Selected Diseases and Conditions, 3-31-
2014
GAO-14-457 Programa Para Mitigar Activos Problematicos: Es necesario un
mayor esfuerzo en el control de prestamos equitativos y en el acceso a
los programas de vivienda por parte de personas sin dominio del ingles
3-31-2014
GAO-14-337R, Defense Infrastructure: DOD's 2013 Facilities Corrosion
Study Addressed Reporting Elements, 3-27-2014
GAO-14-309, Major Automated Information Systems: Selected Defense
Programs Need to Implement Key Acquisition Practices, 3-27-2014
GAO-14-317, Manufacturing Extension Partnership: Most Federal Spending
Directly Supports Work with Manufacturers, but Distribution Could Be
Improved, 3-27-2014
GAO-14-255, Native American Housing: Additional Actions Needed to Better
Support Tribal Efforts, 3-27-2014
GAO-14-304, Federal Contracting: Noncompetitive Contracts Based on
Urgency Need Additional Oversight, 3-26-2014
GAO-14-333, Architect of the Capitol: Incorporating All Leading
Practices Could Improve Accuracy and Credibility of Projects' Cost
Estimates, 3-25-2014
GAO-14-242, Electronic Health Records: HHS Strategy to Address
Information Exchange Challenges Lacks Specific Prioritized Actions and
Milestones, 3-24-2014
GAO-14-322, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Problems Completing Software
Testing May Hinder Delivery of Expected War fighting Capabilities, 3-24-
2014
GAO-14-305R, Department of Health and Human Services: Solicitations of
Support for Enroll America, 3-21-2014
GAO-14-248R, Regional Missile Defense: DOD's Report Provided Limited
Information; Assessment of Acquisition Risks is Optimistic, 3-14-2014
GAO-14-216, Joint Professional Military Education: Opportunities Exist
for Greater Oversight and Coordination of Associated Research
Institutions, 3-10-2014
GAO-14-207, Electronic Health Record Programs: Participation Has
Increased, but Action Needed to Achieve Goals, Including Improved
Quality of Care, 3-6-2014
GAO-14-403T, Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request: U.S. Government
Accountability Office,
3-5-2014
GAO-14-229, Contingency Contracting: State and USAID Made Progress
Assessing and Implementing Changes, but Further Actions Needed, 2-14-
2014
GAO-14-231, Plutonium Disposition Program: DOE Needs to Analyze the Root
Causes of Cost Increases and Develop Better Cost Estimates, 2-13-2014
GAO-14-283, Information Technology: HUD's Expenditure Plan Satisfied
Statutory Conditions; Sustained Controls and Modernization Approach
Needed, 2-12-2014
GAO-14-211R, K-12 Education: Characteristics of the Investing in
Innovation Fund, 2-7-2014
GAO-14-131, Economic Development Administration: Documentation of Award
Selection Decisions Could Be Improved, 2-6-2014
GAO-14-117, Troubled Asset Relief Program: More Efforts Needed on Fair
Lending Controls and Access for Non-English Speakers in Housing
Programs, 2-6-2014
GAO-14-178, Federal Contracting: Commercial Item Test Program
Beneficial, but Actions Needed to Mitigate Potential Risks, 2-4-2014
GAO-14-114, Federal Motor Carrier Safety: Modifying the Compliance,
Safety, Accountability Program Would Improve the Ability to Identify
High Risk Carriers, 2-3-2014
B-324987, District of Columbia--Local Budget Autonomy Amendment Act of
2012, 1-30-2014
GAO-14-150, Defense Management: DOD's Conference Policy Is Generally
Consistent with OMB's Requirements, 1-21-2014
GAO-14-134, Defense Efficiencies: Action Needed to Improve Evaluation of
Initiatives,
1-17-2014
GAO-14-287R, Space Acquisitions: Assessment of Overhead Persistent
Infrared Technology Report, 1-13-2014
GAO-14-187R, Air Emissions: Status of Regulatory Activities and
Permitting on Alaska's Outer Continental Shelf, 1-9-2014
GAO-14-72, James Webb Space Telescope: Project Meeting Commitments but
Current Technical, Cost, and Schedule Challenges Could Affect Continued
Progress, 1-8-2014
GAO-14-276SP, GAO Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year
2013, 1-2-2014
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GAO PENDING REQUESTS AND ACTIVE ASSIGNMENTS IN PROCESS FOR HOUSE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES AS OF DECEMBER 12, 2014
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EVALUATION OF RACE TO THE TOP ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL STABILITY (TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM FINANCIAL
AUDIT (FY2013)
STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE
ONGOING OVERSIGHT OF TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ANTIDEFICIENCY ACT VIOLATIONS
MOST PREVALENT GROUNDS FOR SUSTAINING BID PROTESTS
REVIEW OF THE PREVALENCE, MORTALITY RATE, AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF EATING
DISORDERS IN THE UNITED STATES
CONFLICT MINERALS
SEXUAL-AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
SENATE RESOLUTION TREATY DOC 108-4 BULGARIA, ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA,
ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, & SLOVENIA
REVIEW OF METHODOLOGY USED FOR FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION PRIORITY SYSTEM
IDENTIFICATION, CONSOLIDATION, & ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE GOVERNMENT
PROGRAMS (451070)
REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS
THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'S PRICING OF OFFICE SUPPLIES
DUPLICATE CONTRACTING EFFORTS WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULES INTERAGENCY
CONTRACTING FEES
NASA SYSTEMS
DUPLICATION GAP ANALYSIS
POTENTIAL FRAGMENTATION, OVERLAP AND DUPLICATION IN FEDERAL DISABILITY
PROGRAMS
FISCAL YEAR 13 DUPLICATION, OVERLAP, FRAGMENTATION AND MAJOR COST
SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION, WORKFORCE AND INCOME SECURITY
PROGRAMS
RECOVERY ACT: EDUCATION'S RACE TO THE TOP GRANTS
HURRICANE SANDY IMPROPER PAYMENTS READINESS
STATUS OF TARP AFTER SIX YEARS
OVERSIGHT OF AND PARTICIPATING IN MAKING HOME AFFORDABLE PROGRAMS
FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING DUPLICATION, OVERLAP, AND FRAGMENTATION AMONG
FEDERAL PROGRAMS
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY DUPLICATION, OVERLAP, AND FRAGMENTATION
2015 OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE DUPLICATION AND ACHIEVE OTHER FINANCIAL
BENEFITS
CONGO CONFLICT MINERALS RULE UPDATE UNDER SECTION 1502 OF THE DODD-FRANK
ACT
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II CONDITIONAL FOOD AID
DEVELOPMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLANNED 2012 GAO REPORT ON
DUPLICATION, OVERLAP, AND FRAGMENTATION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
OVERLAP AND DUPLICATION IN FEDERAL INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAMS
DUPLICATION, OVERLAP, AND FRAGMENTATION OF FEDERAL WETLANDS PROGRAMS
POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS AT THE CAPITOL POWER PLANT
REVIEW TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF MODERNIZE AND INNOVATE THE DELIVERY
OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS (MIDAS) THAT PROCESS BENEFITS
INTEGRATION OF ACQUISITION AND CAPABILITY DELIVERY SCHEDULES FOR MAJOR
SATELLITE ACQUISITION
RESPONSIVE LOW-COST SPACE LAUNCH EFFORTS
ANNUAL REVIEWS OF APPROPRIATE CONTRACTOR MANPOWER PERFORMANCE
VIEWS OF DOD'S REPORT ON POTENTIAL FUTURE OPTIONS FOR ENHANCING
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR SATELLITE CONTROL SYSTEMS
IMPROVEMENTS TO ACQUISITION ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS ON BALLISTIC MISSILE
DEFENSE SYSTEM
COMPLIANCE WITH LIMITATION ON CONTRACT SERVICES SPENDING
REPLACEMENT OF THE MISSION PLANNING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM (MPAS)
SYSTEM (GPS) III OPERATIONAL CONTROL SYSTEM (OCS)
COUNTERFEIT SUSPECT COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONIC PARTS
ARMY PROGRESS ON MODULAR UNITS (FY 2015)
ANNUAL REPORT ON PREPOSITIONED MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT
SAVINGS TO BE ACHIEVED IN DOD CIVILIAN PERSONNEL AND SERVICE CONTRACTOR
WORKFORCE
SYSTEMS CENTER AND TRANSFER OF CIVILIAN PAY
DOD READINESS
REVIEW PROCEDURES & PROCESS DOD & STATE TO ADMINISTER THE GLOBAL
SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND
REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE RETROGRADE, RECONSTITUTION OF
OPERATING FORCES
JOINT REPORT ON COMMANDERS' EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM
AMERICAN CONTRACTORS PREFERENCE
REVIEW OF PROCESS FOR THE DISPOSITION OF EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES
EFFORTS TO PROTECT INFORMATION SYSTEMS FROM INSIDER THREAT
DOD'S REPORT ON SECURITY RISKS RELATED TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN U.S
LOGISTICS AND SUSTAINMENT ISSUES ARMY WORKLOAD AND PERFORMANCE SYSTEM
REVIEW OF READINESS METRICS
AIR FORCE'S PILOT PROGRAM ON COMMERCIAL FEE-FOR-SERVICE AIR REFUELING
SUPPORT
EVALUATE DOD PLAN TO ACCELERATE FULL DEPLOYMENT OF ITS DEFENSE READINESS
REPORTING SYSTEM
OPINION ASSESSING OBLIGATIONS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL MULTI-YEAR BONUSES
COMPARISON OF MEDICARE & TRICARE PROGRAMS IN IDENTIFYING IMPROPER
PAYMENTS
AVAILABILITY OF COMPOUNDED PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE MILITARY HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM
DOD PHARMACY PROGRAM
SENATE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT-INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
EVALUATION OF THE DOD JOINT INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT
NUNN-MCCURDY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO MAJOR AUTOMATED
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ENHANCED PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY MANAGE SUPPLY CHAIN RISK
JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM
ITEMS PRIVATELY DEVELOPED FOR DOD USE
RISK ASSESSMENTS OF SELECTED DOD WEAPON PROGRAMS
COST AND SCHEDULE MACRO-ANALYSIS ON PERFORMANCE OF DOD'S MAJOR DEFENSE
ACQUISITION PROGRAM PORTFOLIO
DOD ACQUISITION WORKFORCE PLAN
KC-46 AERIAL REFUELING TANKER PROGRAM
MISSILE DEFENSE 2015
PROCUREMENTOF THE MI-17 HELICOPTER
JUSTIFICATION OF PASS THROUGH CONTRACTS
THE DEPARTMENTS OF DEFENSE AND STATE AND USAID USE OF URGENT AND
COMPELLING EXCEPTION TO COMPETITION
FORD CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER
GROUND RADAR AND GUIDED MUNITIONS DUPLICATION
DOD PROCESSES FOR MANAGING WEAPON SYSTEM PORTFOLIOS
LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP SURVIVABILITY AND LETHALITY
PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTER
AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE
UNMANNED SURVEILLANCE AND STRIKE
ARMY INDUSTRIAL BASE ASSESSMENT
DOD ACQUISITION PROCESS AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCIES
NAVY'S RQ-4 TRITON UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE PROGRAM
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ACQUISITION ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS ON THE MISSILE
DEFENSE SYSTEM
SMALL SURFACE COMBATANT STUDY
SHIPBUILDING WARRANTIES AND GUARANTEES
DOD SERVICE ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS PROCESS
DOT&E ACTIVITIES AND PROCESSES
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT AND GROUND CONTROL
DARPA, OSD, AND DEFENSE AGENCIES TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION
NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS
LONG-RANGE STRIKE BOMBER PROGRAM
DOD'S PROTOTYPING WAIVER FOR THE T-AO(X) OILER SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S ENERGY SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT DEFENSE LOGISTICS:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAS ENHANCED PREPOSITIONED STOCK MANAGEMENT BUT
SHOULD PROVIDE MORE DETAILED STATUS REPORTS
PREPOSITIONED STOCKS: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND A STANDARDIZED
DEFINITION WOULD MAKE THE ANNUAL REPORT MORE USEFUL
DOD'S USE OF CONSULTANTS TO SUPPORT REAL PROPERTY PROGRAMS
AIR FORCE'S AIRLIFT REQUIREMENT
NUCLEAR WEAPONS: DOD'S PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING NUCLEAR REDUCTIONS
GENERALLY ADDRESSES THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS BUT LACKS SOME DETAIL
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S PLAN TO IMPLEMENT NUCLEAR FORCE STRUCTURE
DEFENSE HEALTH CARE: ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS OF COST AND BENEFITS OF
POTENTIAL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE IS NEEDED
DEPOT MAINTENANCE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDED TO MEET DOD'S CORE
DEPOT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S REPORT ON STRATEGIC SEAPORTS ADDRESSED ALL
CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED ELEMENTS
STRATEGIC SEAPORTS: OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO IMPROVE INTERAGENCY
COORDINATION, READINESS REPORTING, AND PORT PREPAREDNESS
REGIONAL BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE--FY13 NDAA SECTION 229
COST ESTIMATES FOR SUSTAINING AND MODERNIZING STRATEGIC FORCES FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2015
CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING: CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL TRACKING SYSTEM NEEDS
BETTER PLANS AND GUIDANCE
DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE: A RISK MANAGEMENT APPROACH NEEDED DETERMINE
THREAT FROM FOREIGN ENCROACHMENT AT TEST AND TRAINING RANGES
DOD RELIANCE ON LEASED SPACE TO MEET MISSION REQUIREMENTS
MILITARY READINESS: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPONENTS HAVE REPORTED
DECLINING RATINGS
MILITARY RISKS: IMPROVED SEQUENCING AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS COULD ENHANCE
THE VALUE OF DOD'S REPORTS TO CONGRESS
POTENTIAL RELOCATION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TENANTS ONTO MILITARY
INSTALATIONS
DOD'S SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES CAPABILITY AND STRUCTURE
IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTS OF SEQUESTRATION ON DOD
DOD ASSET VISIBILITY EFFORTS
DOD EFFORTS TO SUSTAIN ARMY ARSENAL OPERATIONS
ASSESSMENT OF U.S. CYBER COMMAND
DOD READINESS METRICS
DOD UTILITY RESILIENCE
FORWARD DEPLOYED NAVAL FORCES
ASSESSMENT ON AIRBORNE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE
DOD'S ARCTIC CAPABILITIES
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD RECRUITING PRACTICES
NAVY PHASED MODERNIZATION PLAN FOR 14 SHIPS
TRAINING OF PILOTS OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE
INSTALLATION OF NUCLEAR COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS AT U.S. STRATEGIC
COMMAND
ARMY'S ACTIONS TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE STRUCTURE OF ITS ACTIVE,
GUARD, AND RESERVE FORCES
DOD'S USE OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT AND OVERSEAS BURDEN-SHARING AGREEMENTS
WAR RESERVE SUPPLY CHAIN
U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND'S USE OF THE REGIONAL WEB INTERACTION PROGRAM
DOD VOLUNTARY EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
REVIEW OF DOD ASSET VALUATION AND AUDIT READINESS
MEDICARE AND TRICARE IMPROPER PAYMENTS
U.S. SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO YEMEN
2015 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION (BSM)
ANNUAL REVIEW
THIRD ANNUAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION
SYSTEM PROGRAMS
VA/DOD EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD INTEROPERABILITY
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
GOVERNANCE
LITHIUM SUSTAINMENT CAPABILITIES
DHS USE OF SHARED SERVICES WITHIN THE PREPAREDNESS DIRECTORATE-USE OF
ECONOMY ACT
STATUS OF COAST GUARD'S DEEPWATER DEVELOPMENT
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY, EVALUATING FEMA'S
READINESS
CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS (CFATS) PROGRAM
STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF FEDERALIZED VERSUS PRIVATIZED AIRPORTS
HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEWS AND FUTURE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAMS
REVIEW THE SIZE OF FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE'S WORKFORCE WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN
REVIEW OF COSTS BENEFITS OF THE DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S NEW
REGIONAL STRUCTURE
THE U.S. COAST GUARD'S CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN
USCG AND DHS FLEET MIX ANALYSIS REVIEW
PERFORMANCE & ADOPTION OF DHS'S NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PROTECTION SYSTEM
(EINSTEIN) PROGRAM
FACILITY PROTECTIVE SERVICE'S DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY PLANS
ASSISTANCE RESOLVING ISSUE RELATED TO THE AMERICAN VETERANS DISABLED FOR
LIFE MEMORIAL
CONDITION OF BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION SCHOOL FACILITIES
EPA PROCESSES FOR PROTECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION PURSUANT TO FOIA
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF EPA'S CLEAN AND DRINKING WATER STATE
REVOLVING FUNDS PROGRAMS
CONCERNS FOR ANY WORK RELATED RISK CORRIDORS' PROGRAM
FEASIBILITY, COST, BENEFITS, AND BARRIERS FOR CMS' MEDICARE
TRANSACTIONAL SYSTEM
REVIEW OF FAST-TRACKING DRUGS AND DEVICES UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION (FDA) INNOVATION
INTERACTION OF RYAN WHITE ACT & MEDICARE PART D SPENDING
STUDY OF STATE HEALTH CARE REFORM INITIATIVES
RACE TO THE TOP (RTT) STATE AND DISTRICT CAPACITY
GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES OVERSIGHT OF PROVIDER NETWORK
ADEQUACY IN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS
GAO REPORT COSTS ANALYSIS
CENTER FOR AUDIT
ELECTRONIC BID PROTEST FILING SYSTEM
REVIEW OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS--PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS CENTER
ASSESS ADDING HHS CONTRACTING TO THE GAO HIGH RISK LIST
U.S. CAPITOL POLICE RADIOS SYSTEM REPLACEMENT REVIEW
U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE IT MANAGEMENT
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IT MANAGEMENT
POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS AT THE CAPITOL POWER PLANT
CANNON HOUSE BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECT OVERSIGHT
AMERICAN CONTRACTORS PREFERENCE
REVIEW OF DATA USED FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE COMBINED HEAD AND POWER
PLANT AND CLEAR AIR FORCE
SENATE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT-INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE ASSESSMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING IMMINENT DANGER PAY DESIGNATIONS IN THE
CENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
DOD'S USE OF IN-KIND PAYMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF
FACILITIES
DEFENSE LOGISTICS: THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S REPORT ON STRATEGIC
SEAPORTS ADDRESSED ALL CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED ELEMENTS
STRATEGIC SEAPORTS: OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO IMPROVE INTERAGENCY
COORDINATION, READINESS REPORTING, AND PORT PREPAREDNESS
DOD RELIANCE ON LEASED SPACE TO MEET MISSION REQUIREMENTS
POTENTIAL RELOCATION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TENANTS ONTO MILITARY
INSTALATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CRISIS RESPONSE POSTURE TO PROTECT HIGH-THREAT
AMERICAN FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL IN AFRICA
STATUS OF BRAC JOINTNESS RECOMMENDATIONS
FACILITIES MODERNIZATION MODEL
EFFECTIVENESS OF HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT AT BASES CLOSED UNDER BRAC
DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE: ARMY AND MARINE CORPS GROW THE FORCE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS GENERALLY SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE
VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE BUDGET ESTIMATE AND THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET
REQUEST
VA/DOD EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD INTEROPERABILITY
SCIENTIFIC ENGAGEMENT OF NONPROLIFERATION
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE FACILITIES
PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF NUCLEAR SECURITY
ENTERPRISE
REVIEW OF DOE'S EXECUTION OF ITS INCENTIVES FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
PROGRAM
COST ESTIMATES FOR SUSTAINING AND MODERNIZING STRATEGIC FORCES FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2015
ROLES AND RESPONSBILITIES OF THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL
REVIEW OF ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND BUREAU OF RECLAMATION USE OF
TECHNOLOGY IN FEDERAL PROCUREMENT
FY 2015 ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S
(NNSA) NUCLEAR SECURITY BUDGET MATERIALS FOR MODERNIZATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE RECAPITALIZATION
DOE'S IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM
DOE LOAN PROGRAMS' COSTS TO THE GOVERNMENT
DOE'S ACTIONS TO ADDRESS SPACE CONCERNS WITH THE URANIUM PROCESSING
FACILITY
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR THE
COMPETITION OF A MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACT
ASSESSMENT OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S
NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S CALIFORNIA WATER PROGRAMS--THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER
RESTORATION PROGRAM, CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT IMPROVEMENT ACT RESTORATION
FUND, AND CALFED BAY-DELTA PROGRAM
REVIEW OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S ENHANCED
SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
NNSA PLAN FOR PHYSICAL SECURITY
PROGRAM OPERATIONS AT THE DOE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT
GAO ASSESSMENT OF LARGE SCALE PROJECTS
CONSULTATION REPORTING SYSTEM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
REVIEW OF RECORDS PROHIBITED REGARDING PURCHASERS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE
NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM (NICS)
ENTERPRISE SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WCF
CONSULTATION WITH CENSUS BUREAU ON BASELINE FOR 2020 DECENNIAL
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION'S ACQUISITION SYSTEM
NASA EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE SYSTEM
U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS MANDATE
DOJ COULD STRENGTHEN PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINING ITS ATTORNEYS
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES IMPACTING INCARCERATION
REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE GRANT
PROGRAM
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) OCEAN AND
COASTAL DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS
BASELINE & BIENNIAL MANAGEMENT EVALUATIONS OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC)
CHARTERING AUTHORITIES
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
EXPORT OF NON-LETHAL DEFENSE ARTICLES OR SERVICES FOR CIVILIAN PURPOSES
FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS
IMPACT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THE
DODD-FRANK ACT IV
2014 REVIEW OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE'S (IRS) MAJOR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY (IT) INVESTMENTS
REVIEW PROCEDURES & PROCESS DOD & STATE TO ADMINISTER THE GLOBAL
SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND
QUALITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF HEALTH CARE FOR RETURNED PEACE CORPS
VOLUNTEERS
WEST BANK AND GAZA ASSISTANCE
ENTERPRISE FUNDS--EGYPT, TUNISIA, AND JORDAN
REVIEW OF FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE BILATERAL WEST BANK AND GAZA
PROGRAM
REVIEW METHODOLOGY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORT
THE DEPARTMENTS OF DEFENSE AND STATE AND USAID USE OF URGENT AND
COMPELLING EXCEPTION TO COMPETITION
USAID INTERNATIONAL BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
U.S. SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO YEMEN
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
REVIEW THE FINANCIAL AND OVERSIGHT
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT
REVIEW OF NEXT GENERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND FINANCING PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
GOVERNANCE
HIGHWAY BRIDGE OVERSIZE LOAD, PERMITTING, AND SAFETY
STATE PERMITTING PRACTICES
EXTENT OF AND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING
NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S NATIONAL SAMPLING SYSTEM
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Appendix A
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE RULES
(Adopted for the 113th Congress on January 23, 2013)
RESOLVED, That the rules and practices of the Committee on
Appropriations, House of Representatives, in the One Hundred
Twelfth 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 Thirteenth
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 if notice is given pursuant to paragraph
(d)(3).
(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. Such notice shall also be made publicly
available in electronic form and shall be deemed to
satisfy paragraph (d)(3). 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 taken. 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) Committee records (including hearings, data,
charts, and files) 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) 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.
(f) 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.
(g) 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.
(h) 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, all Members 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.
(i) 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.
(j) 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.
(k) 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 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, only 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 on 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 January 2 of each year, the Committee
shall submit to the House a 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 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 Mrs. Lowey, 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
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama,
Chairman
SAM FARR, California TOM LATHAM, Iowa
ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut ALAN NUNNELEE, Mississippi
SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia KEVIN YODER, Kansas
CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska
THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida
DAVID G. VALADAO, California
JURISDICTION
Department of Agriculture (Except Forest Service)
Farm Credit Administration
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 ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
JOSEE E. SERRANO, New York JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada
JURISDICTION
Department of Commerce
Department of Justice
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Science Foundation
Related Agencies
Commission on Civil Rights
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
International Trade Commission
Legal Services Corporation
Marine Mammal Commission
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of the United States Trade Representative
State Justice Institute
SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New
Jersey, Chairman
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia KAY GRANGER, Texas
BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida
TIM RYAN, Ohio KEN CALVERT, California
WILLIAM L. OWENS, New York TOM COLE, Oklahoma
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
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
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho,
Chairman
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana Jersey
ED PASTOR, Arizona ALAN NUNNELEE, Mississippi
CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania KEN CALVERT, California
CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee
TOM GRAVES, Georgia
JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska
JURISDICTION
Department of Energy (including the National Nuclear Security
Administration, Bonneville Power Administration, Southeastern
Power Administration, Western Area Power Administration, and
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
Department of Defense--Civil
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
Northern Border Regional Commission
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas
Transportation Projects
Southeast Crescent Regional Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida, Chairman
JOSEE E. SERRANO, New York MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois TOM GRAVES, Georgia
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio KEVIN YODER, Kansas
ED PASTOR, Arizona STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington
MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada
JURISDICTION
Department of the Treasury
District of Columbia
The Judiciary
Executive Office of the President (including Council of
Economic Advisers, Office of Management and Budget, Office of
National Drug Control Policy, and the White House)
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 the
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 and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
National Archives and Records Administration
National Credit Union Administration
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
Recovery and Accountability Transparency 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
JOHN R. CARTER, Texas, Chairman
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New
HENRY CUELLAR, Texas Jersey
WILLIAM L. OWENS, New York TOM LATHAM, Iowa
CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania
CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee
JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
JURISDICTION
Department of Homeland Security
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
KEN CALVERT, California, Chairman
JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota TOM COLE, Oklahoma
CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington
JOSEE E. SERRANO, New York DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio
DAVID G. VALADAO, California
CHRIS STEWART, Utah
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
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial 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
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
JACK KINGSTON, Georgia, Chairman
ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee
BARBARA LEE, California DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio
MICHAEL M. HONDA, California ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
MARTHA ROBY, Alabama
CHRIS STEWART, Utah
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
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
National Council on Disability
National Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Board
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Railroad Retirement Board
Social Security Administration
SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
TOM COLE, Oklahoma, Chairman
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia MARTHA ROBY, Alabama
SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada
CHRIS STEWART, Utah
JURISDICTION
House of Representatives
Joint Items
Architect of the Capitol (Except Senate Items)
Capitol Police
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 ALAN NUNNELEE, Mississippi
SAM FARR, California JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida
CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania TOM GRAVES, Georgia
DAVID G. VALADAO, California
MARTHA ROBY, Alabama
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
Department of Defense 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 FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia
ADAM B. SCHIFF, California MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
BARBARA LEE, California CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida
HENRY CUELLAR, Texas KEVIN YODER, Kansas
THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida
JURISDICTION
Agency for International Development
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Debt Restructuring
International Affairs Technical Assistance
International Financial Institutions
Export-Import Bank
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Peace Corps
Trade and Development Agency
Related Programs and Agencies
African Development Foundation
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund
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
East-West Center
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program
Inter-American Foundation
Israeli Arab Scholarship Program
National Endowment for Democracy
The Asia 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
ED PASTOR, Arizona FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania
MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois KAY GRANGER, Texas
TIM RYAN, Ohio JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington
DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JURISDICTION
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Related Agencies
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
Federal Housing Finance Agency, Office of Inspector General
Federal Maritime Commission
National Transportation Safety Board
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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