[House Report 114-902]
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Union Calendar No. 713
114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 114-902
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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
R E P O R T
of
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS
January 6, 2015
through
January 2, 2017
Pursuant to Clause 1(d) of Rule XI
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January 2, 2017.--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
114th Congress
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HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky, Chairman
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey NITA M. LOWEY, New York
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
KAY GRANGER, Texas PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho JOSE E. SERRANO, New York
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
JOHN R. CARTER, Texas LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
KEN CALVERT, California SAM FARR, California
TOM COLE, Oklahoma CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania\1\
MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia
CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania BARBARA LEE, California
TOM GRAVES, Georgia MICHAEL M. HONDA, California
KEVIN YODER, Kansas BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota
STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas STEVE ISRAEL, New York
JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska TIM RYAN, Ohio
THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida C.A.DUTCHRUPPERSBERGER,Maryland
CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida
JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington HENRY CUELLAR, Texas
DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine
DAVID G. VALADAO, California MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois
ANDY HARRIS, Maryland DEREK KILMER, Washington
MARTHA ROBY, Alabama
MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada MATT CARTWRIGHT, Pennsylvania\2\
CHRIS STEWART, Utah
E. SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia
DAVID W. JOLLY, Florida
DAVID YOUNG, Iowa
EVAN H. JENKINS, West Virginia
STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi
William E. Smith, Clerk and Staff Director
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\1\Resigned from Congress June 23, 2016.
\2\Elected to Committee September 13, 2016.
(ii)
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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January 2, 2017
Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
The Speaker,
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I am pleased to transmit herewith the
report on the activities of the Committee on Appropriations
during the 114th Congress, 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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Union Calendar No. 713
114th Congress } { Report
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REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS DURING THE
114TH CONGRESS
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January 2, 2017.--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 of Representatives 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 114th 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
114th Congress are displayed in Appendix C.)
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SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS ACTIONS
114th Congress
The House Committee on Appropriations had an ambitious
agenda during the 114th Congress. Work began early in calendar
year 2015 when the Committee completed the fiscal year 2015
Homeland Security appropriations bill. That bill was enacted as
Public Law 114-4 on March 4, 2015, the day after the House
approved the measure by a vote of 257-167. That action cleared
the way to begin work on fiscal year 2016 appropriations. The
Committee got off to a fast start, holding its first
subcommittee markups on fiscal year 2016 bills on April 15,
2015. This led to the consideration of the first bill on the
House floor (the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs bill)
on April 29, 2015, which was the earliest a regular
appropriations bill had been considered on the House floor
since the change of Federal fiscal year in 1976.
The Committee reported out all fiscal year 2016
appropriations bills by July 14, 2015. Seven bills (Commerce/
Justice/Science, Defense, Energy and Water Development,
Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs,
and Transportation/HUD) were considered on the House floor; six
were approved by the House while one (Interior and Environment)
did not complete consideration.
Final actions on the fiscal year 2016 appropriations bills
occurred in December 2015 with the adoption by the House and
Senate and enactment into law of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016. This Act was debated and passed by
both the House and the Senate on December 18 and was signed
into law by the President the same day. The measure became
Public Law 114-113.
The contents of Public Law 114-113 are as follows:
Division A--Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2016;
Division B--Commerce, Justice, Science, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016;
Division C--Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 2016;
Division D--Energy and Water Development and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016;
Division E--Financial Services and General
Government Appropriations Act, 2016;
Division F--Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2016;
Division G--Department of the Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016;
Division H--Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2016;
Division I--Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2016;
Division J--Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016;
Division K--Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016; and
Division L--Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016.
The Committee's work on the fiscal year 2017 appropriations
bills followed a similarly ambitious schedule. The first
subcommittee markup for the year, for the Military Construction
and Veterans Affairs bill, occurred on March 23, 2016, which
was the earliest subcommittee markup since at least 1976.
During the second session, the Committee once again
reported all 12 appropriations bills, with the final bill
approved on July 14, 2016. Six bills were brought to the House
floor, with five of those bills (Defense, Financial Services
and General Government, Interior and Environment, Legislative
Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs) adopted
by the full House. The sixth bill, Energy and Water
Development, did not pass the House. The Military Construction
and Veterans Affairs bill went on to become the first fiscal
year 2017 appropriations bill enacted into law. That bill was
enacted on September 29, 2016, marking the first time since
2009 (for fiscal year 2010) that an appropriations bill was
enacted before the start of the fiscal year.
The remainder of the fiscal year 2017 appropriations were
operating under a continuing resolution as of the end of the
114th Congress. The continuing resolution, enacted as the
Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act,
2017, passed the House on December 8, 2016, and was enacted on
December 10, 2016. Continuing appropriations under this bill
will expire on April 28, 2017, therefore the Committee will be
working early in the 115th Congress to finish the fiscal year
2017 appropriations bills.
In addition to extending funding for most agencies, the
Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act,
2017 included several other critically important funding items.
The bill provided $4.1 billion in disaster funding for several
agencies to address recent natural disasters, including
Hurricane Matthew, floods, drought, and other severe weather
events. It also included $5.8 billion for the Department of
Defense and $4.3 billion for the State Department/USAID to
support military and diplomatic efforts to fight ISIS and
terror around the globe, to provide essential resources that
will ensure our national security, and to increase the
readiness of our troops. A total of $872 million was provided
for critical medical research, drug approval, and efforts to
address opioid abuse as authorized by the 21st Century Cures
Act of 2016. Finally, $170 million was provided to address the
infrastructure and health needs of those communities affected
by contaminated drinking water.
The Committee also worked on fiscal year 2016 supplemental
appropriations for Zika virus response and recovery during the
second session of the 114th Congress. On September 28, 2016,
the House passed the Continuing Appropriations and Military
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness
Act, which provided $1.1 billion to the Department of Health
and Human Services, the Department of State, and the U.S.
Agency for International Development to combat the Zika virus.
This legislation also included $500 million for fiscal year
2016 for grants to help states recover from floods, as well as
an increase in the rate of operations in the amount of $37
million for fiscal year 2017 to help fight the opioid abuse
epidemic. This bill became Public Law 114-254.
During the consideration of appropriations bills during the
114th Congress, 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. All Members of the House were invited
to submit their priorities to every subcommittee before bills
were drafted. Bills were considered in open subcommittee and
committee markups, with information on those bills publicly
available before markups. Every effort was made to ensure that
any Member of the House who had an amendment that complied with
House Rules would have the opportunity to have that amendment
considered on the House floor. This commitment to providing
opportunities for all Members to have input into the bills
helped to ensure support for the bills throughout the
legislative process.
The Committee also placed 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 114th Congress. The Committee conducted 101
hearings, receiving testimony from 403 witnesses during the
first session, and conducted 90 hearings with 261 witnesses
during the second session. These hearings informed and guided
the Committee in the development of the fiscal year 2016 and
fiscal year 2017 appropriations bills.
The charts and tables following this summary display the
history of fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year 2017
appropriations, as well as budget comparisons for the fiscal
year 2016 and fiscal year 2017 funding levels.
HISTORY OF FISCAL YEAR 2016 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS
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House Senate Public Law
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Bill Number -------- Subcommittee Senate Report No. Public Law No. ------
Subcommittee Full Committee Vote House Report No. Vote Total -------- -------- Date Vote Total -------- -- Date Approved
Markup and Date of Markup -------- Date Filed Date Passed Filed Date Passed
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H.R. 3049/S. 1800 June 18 Voice Vote 114-205 .................... 114-82 .................... (\1\)
Agriculture July 8 July 14 July 16
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H.R. 2578 May 14 Voice Vote 114-130 242-183 114-66 .................... (\1\)
Commerce, Justice, Science May 20 May 27 June 3 June 16
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H.R. 2685/S. 1558 May 20 Voice Vote 114-139 278-149 114-63 .................... (\1\)
Defense June 2 June 5 June 11 June 11
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H.R. 2028 April 15 Voice Vote 114-91 240-177 114-54 .................... (\1\)
Energy and Water April 22 April 24 May 1 May 21
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H.R. 2995/S. 1910 June 11 30-20 114-194 .................... 114-97 .................... (\1\)
Financial Services June 17 July 9 July 30
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H.R. 3128/S. 1619 July 9 32-17 114-215 .................... 114-68 .................... (\1\)
Homeland Security July 14 July 21 June 18
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H.R. 2822/S. 1645 June 10 30-21 114-170 .................... 114-70 .................... (\1\)
Interior, Environment June 16 June 18 June 23
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H.R. 3020/S. 1695 June 17 30-21 114-195 .................... 114-74 .................... (\1\)
Labor, HHS, Education June 24 July 10 June 25
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H.R. 2250 April 23 Voice Vote 114-110 357-67 114-64 .................... (\1\)
Legislative Branch April 30 May 12 May 19 June 11
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H.R. 2029 April 15 Voice Vote 114-92 255-163 114-57 93-0 (\1\)
Military Construction, April 22 April 24 April 30 May 21 November 10
Veterans Affairs
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H.R. 2772/S. 1725 June 3 Voice Vote 114-154 .................... 114-79 .................... (\1\)
State, Foreign Operations June 11 June 15 July 9
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H.R. 2577 April 29 30-21 114-129 216-210 114-75 .................... (\1\)
Transportation, HUD May 13 May 27 June 9 June 25
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H.R. 2029\2\ ................. ................... ................... 316-113 .................. 65-33 P.L. 114-113
Consolidated Appropriations Act December 18 December 18 December 18
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H.R. 5325 (division B) \3\
Zika Response and Preparedness ................. ................... ................... ..................
Act, 2016
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342-85 72-26 P.L. 114-223
H.R. 5325 (division C, sec. 145)\4\ ................. ................... ................... ..................
September 28, 2016 September 28, 2016 September 29, 2016
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017
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H.R. 5325 (division D)\5\ ................. ................... ................... ..................
Rescissions of Funds
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All dates are calendar year 2015 unless otherwise indicated.
\1\Included as part of P.L. 114-113, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016.
\2\H.R. 2029, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill, was used as the vehicle for the Consolidated Appropriations Act, reflecting final House and Senate agreements
on all 12 regular appropriations bills.
\3\H.R. 5325 was used as the vehicle for the ``Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and
Preparedness Act.'' Division B of the Act included $1,108 million in emergency FY 2016 supplemental appropriations for Zika response and preparedness.
\4\Section 145 of Division C of H.R. 5325 (included as part of the ``Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017'') included $500 million for disaster-related FY 2016 supplemental appropriations for
Department of Housing and Urban Development--Community Planning and Development--Community Development Fund.
\5\Division D of H.R. 5325 included $400 million of rescissions of unobligated balances.
HISTORY OF FISCAL YEAR 2017 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS
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House Senate Public Law
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Bill Number -------- Subcommittee Senate Report No. Public Law No. ------
Subcommittee Full Committee Vote House Report No. Vote Total -------- -------- Date Vote Total -------- -- Date Approved
Markup and Date of Markup -------- Date Filed Date Passed Filed Date Passed
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H.R. 5054/S. 2956 April 13 Voice Vote 114-531 .................... 114-259 .................... (\1\)
Agriculture April 19 April 26 May19
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H.R. 5393/S.2837 May 18 Voice Vote 114-605 .................... 114-239 .................... (\1\)
Commerce, Justice, Science May 24 June 7 April 21
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H.R. 5293/S. 3000 May 11 Voice Vote 114-577 282-138 114-263 .................... (\1\)
Defense May 17 May 19 June 16 May 26
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H.R. 5055/S. 2804 April 13 Voice Vote 114-532 112-305\2\ 114-236 90-8\3\ (\1\)
Energy and Water Development April 19 April 26 May 26 April 14 May 12
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H.R. 5485/S. 3067 May 25 30-17 114-624 239-185 114-280 .................... (\1\)
Financial Services June 9 June 15 July 7 June 16
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H.R. 5634/S. 3001 June 9 Voice Vote 114-668 .................... 114-264 .................... (\1\)
Homeland Security June 22 July 6 May 26
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H.R. 5538/S. 3068 May 25 31-18 114-632 231-196 114-281 .................... (\1\)
Interior, Environment June 15 June 21 July 14 June 16
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H.R. 5926/S. 3040 July 7 31-19 114-699 .................... 114-274 .................... (\1\)
Labor, HHS, Education July 13 &14 July 22 June 9
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H.R. 5325/S. 2955 April 20 Voice Vote 114-594 233-175 114-258 .................... (\1\)
Legislative Branch May 17 May 25 June 10 May 19
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H.R. 4974/S. 2806 March 23 Voice Vote 114-497 295-129 114-237 89-8\4\ P.L. 114-223\5\
Military Construction, April 13 April 15 May 19 April 18 May 19 September 29
Veterans Affairs
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H.R. 5912/S. 3117 July 6 Voice Vote 114-693 .................... 114-290 .................... (\1\)
State, Foreign Operations July 12 July 15 June 29
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H.R. 5394/S. 2844 May 18 Voice Vote 114-606 .................... 114-243 89-8\4\ (\1\)
Transportation, HUD May 24 June 7 April 21 May 19
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All dates are calendar year 2016 unless otherwise indicated.
\1\ Funding for programs and activities in 11 regular appropriations bills was part of continuing appropriations extended through April 28, 2017, as part of the Further Continuing and Security
Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017. This measure also included $5.8 billion for the Department of Defense and $4.3 billion for the State Department/USAID for Overseas Contingency Operations/
Global War on Terrorism activities, as well as $4.1 billion in funding to address disasters in 2016, $872 million for the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016, and $170 million to address
contaminated drinking water. The vehicle for this measure was H.R. 2028, the FY 2016 Energy and Water Development bill; this bill passed the House on December 8, 2016, by a vote of 326-96,
it passed the Senate on December 9, 2016, by a vote of 63-36, and it was enacted on December 10, 2016, as Public Law 114-254.
\2\ H.R. 5055 did not pass the House.
\3\ The Senate used H.R. 2028, the FY 2016 Energy and Water Development bill, as the legislative vehicle for consideration of the FY 2017 Energy and Water Development bill on the floor.
\4\ The Senate combined the FY 2017 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs bill and the FY 2017 Transportation, HUD bill into one legislative vehicle (H.R. 2577, the FY 2016 Transportation,
HUD bill) for consideration on the floor. The conference report on H.R. 2577 included the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs bill and funding for Zika response. The Transportation, HUD
bill was not included in this conference report. The conference report was adopted in the House on June 23, 2016, by a vote of 239-171, but the conference report died in the Senate when
cloture was not invoked.
\5\ The FY 2017 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs bill was enacted as division A of Public Law 114-223, the Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act. The final legislative vehicle for this measure was H.R. 5325, the FY 2017 Legislative Branch bill, although
there was no matter relating to the Legislative Branch included in the final bill. The Senate amendment to H.R. 5325 (reflecting the final bill) passed the Senate on September 28, 2016, by a
vote of 72 to 26. The House subsequently agreed to the Senate amendment on September 28, 2016, by a vote of 342 to 85.
2016 APPROPRIATIONS--114th CONGRESS
[Dollars in millions]
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President's Request Enacted Bills vs. President's
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Fiscal Year 2016 Bills\1\ ----------------------------
Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory
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Agriculture (H.R. 2029, P.L. 114-113)\2\....................... 21,794 115,461 21,878 115,461 84 ...........
Commerce, Justice, Science (H.R. 2029, P.L. 114-113)........... 52,039 319 55,699 319 3,660 ...........
Defense (H.R. 2029, P.L. 114-113).............................. 577,878 514 572,774 514 -5,104 ...........
Energy and Water (H.R. 2029, P.L. 114-113)..................... 36,036 ............ 37,185 ............ 1,149 ...........
Financial Services and General Government (H.R. 2029, P.L. 114- 25,054 21,512 23,235 21,512 -1,819 ...........
113)..........................................................
Homeland Security (H.R. 2029, P.L. 114-113).................... 48,111 1,604 47,779 1,604 -332 ...........
Interior, Environment (H.R. 2029, P.L. 114-113................. 33,262 62 32,859 62 -403 ...........
Labor, HHS, Education (H.R. 2029, P.L. 114-113)................ 170,668 725,992 164,415 725,992 -6,253 ...........
Legislative Branch (H.R. 2029, P.L. 114-113)................... 4,529 135 4,363 135 -166 ...........
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (H.R. 2029, P.L. 114- 78,785 94,537 79,869 94,537 1,084 ...........
113)..........................................................
State, Foreign Operations (H.R. 2029, P.L. 114-113)............ 53,143 159 52,732 159 -411 ...........
Transportation, HUD (H.R. 2029, P.L. 114-113)\3\............... 65,000 ............ 58,059 ............ -6,941 ...........
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2016 (H.R. 719, P.L. 114- .............. ............ .............. ............ .............. ...........
53)...........................................................
Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 .............. ............ .............. ............ .............. ...........
(H.R. 2250, P.L. 114-96)......................................
Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 .............. ............ .............. ............ .............. ...........
(H.J. Res. 78, P.L. 114-100)..................................
Zika Response and Preparedness (Division B, C, and D, H.R. .............. ............ .............. ............ .............. ...........
5325, P.L. 114-223)\4\........................................
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Total, FY 2016 Bills....................................... 1,166,299 960,295 1,150,847 960,295 -15,452 ...........
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Regular Appropriations................................. 1,079,931 960,295 1,066,414 960,295 -13,517 ...........
Disaster Designated.................................... 7,787 ............ 7,643 ............ -144 ...........
Emergency appropriations............................... 5,541 ............ 1,574 ............ -3,967 ...........
Program Integrity...................................... 1,628 ............ 1,523 ............ -105 ...........
Global War on Terrorism/Overseas Contingencies......... 71,413 ............ 73,693 ............ 2,280 ...........
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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).
\2\ In FY 2016 funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is included in the amounts for the Agriculture bill.
\3\ Congress did not accept the President's FY 2016 Budget proposal to shift portions of surface transportation spending to the mandatory budget.
Therefore, the figures here have been adjusted to reflect this funding.
\4\ FY 2016 supplemental funding for Zika requested by the President's as well as amounts for Zika, additional disaster funding, and rescissions of
funds provided in Divisions B, C, and D of H.R. 5325, P.L. 114-223 have been distributed to the appropriate fiscal year 2016 bills.
2017 APPROPRIATIONS--114th CONGRESS
[Dollars in millions]
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President's Request House Reported, Passed, or Bills vs. President's
------------------------------ Enacted Request
Fiscal Year 2017 Bills\1\ ----------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory
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Agriculture (H.R. 5054)\2\..................................... 21,556 115,512 21,503 115,512 -53 ...........
Commerce, Justice, Science (H.R. 5393)......................... 54,626 320 56,076 320 1,450 ...........
Defense (H.R. 5293)............................................ 582,118 514 581,515 514 -603 ...........
Energy and Water (H.R. 5055)................................... 37,276 ............ 38,470 ............ 1,194 ...........
Financial Services and General Government (H.R. 5485).......... 24,427 21,937 21,735 21,937 -2,692 ...........
Homeland Security (H.R. 5634).................................. 47,332 1,623 47,759 1,623 -427 ...........
Interior, Environment (H.R. 5538).............................. 33,114 62 32,805 62 -1,029 ...........
Labor, HHS, Education (H.R. 5926).............................. 165,876 775,573 163,081 775,573 -2,795 ...........
Legislative Branch (H.R. 5325)................................. 4,665 139 3,482 139 -1,183 ...........
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (Division A of H.R. 114- 82,870 101,433 82,498 101,433 -372 ...........
223, P.L. 114-223)............................................
State, Foreign Operations (H.R. 5912).......................... 58,546 159 56,380 159 -2,166 ...........
Transportation, HUD (H.R. 5394)\3\............................. 63,108 ............ 61,003 ............ -2,105 ...........
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2017 (Division C of H.R. .............. ............ .............. ............ .............. ...........
5325, P.L. 113-223)...........................................
Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations, 2017 .............. ............ .............. ............ ..............
(H.R. 2028, P.L. 114-254)\4\..................................
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Total, FY 2017 Bills..................................... 1,175,514 1,017,272 1,165,587 1,017,272 -9,927 ...........
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Regular Appropriations............................... 1,079,740 1,017,272 1,069,469 1,017,272 -10,271 ...........
Disaster Designated.................................. 6,868 ............ 8,125 ............ 1,257 ...........
Emergency appropriations............................. 1,154 ............ 2,702 ............ 1,548 ...........
Program Integrity.................................... 2,509 ............ 1,523 ............ -986 ...........
Global War on Terrorism/Overseas Contingencies....... 85,243 ............ 83,768 ............ -1,475 ...........
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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).
\2\ FY 2017 funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is included in the amounts for the Committee reported Agriculture bill.
\3\ Congress did not accept the President's FY 2017 Budget proposal to shift portions of surface transportation spending to the mandatory budget.
Therefore, the figures here have been adjusted to reflect this funding.
\4\ Division A of P.L. 114-254 continued part year funding through April 28, 2017. Division B provided supplemental FY 2017 Security Assistance; amounts
requested or provided are reflected in the totals of the relevant appropriation bills.
Continuing Resolutions--114th Congress
Fiscal Year 2015 Continuing Resolution
H.R. 33--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure
that emergency services volunteers are not taken into
account as employees under the shared responsibility
requirements contained in the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act. (Expiration date March 6, 2015)
(Note: H.R. 33 was the vehicle used to amend the
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 to provide a
1-week extension of continuing appropriations for the
Department of Homeland Security. The Senate amendment
struck all after the enacting clause in the House-
passed version of H.R. 33 and inserted the continuing
resolution extension.)
--Senate amendment passed, February 27, 2015, by unanimous
consent
--House agreed to the Senate amendment, February 27, 2015,
357-60
--Signed by the President, February 27, 2015 (P.L. 114-3)
Fiscal Year 2016 Continuing Resolutions
H.R. 719--Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year
2016, and for other purposes. (Expiration date December
11, 2015) (Note: vehicle was the TSA Office of
Inspection Accountability Act of 2015.)
--Senate passed, September 30, 2015, 78-20
--House passed, September 30, 2015, 277-151
--Signed by the President, September 30, 2015 (P.L. 114-53)
H.R. 2250--Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016.
(Expiration date December 16, 2015) (Note: vehicle was
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2016.)
--Senate passed with amendments to strike all after the
enacting clause and insert the text of the continuing
resolution, and to amend the title, December 10, 2015,
by unanimous consent
--House passed, December 11, 2015, voice vote
--Signed by the President, December 11, 2015 (P.L. 114-96)
H.J.Res. 78--Making further continuing appropriations for
fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes. (Expiration
date December 22, 2015)
--House passed, December 16, 2015, voice vote
--Senate passed, December 16, 2015, voice vote
--Signed by the President, December 16, 2015 (P.L. 114-100)
Fiscal Year 2017 Continuing Resolutions
H.R. 5325--Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year
2017, and for other purposes. (Expiration date December
9, 2016) (Note: vehicle was the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2017.)
--Senate passed, September 28, 2016, 72-26
--House passed, September 28, 2016, 342-85
--Signed by the President, September 29, 2016 (P.L. 114-
223)
H.R. 2028--Further Continuing and Security Assistance
Appropriations Act, 2017. (Expiration date April 28,
2017) (Note: vehicle was the Energy and Water
Development Appropriations Act, 2016.)
--House passed, December 8, 2016, 326-96
--Senate passed, December 9, 2016, 63-36
--Signed by the President, December 10, 2016 (P.L. 114-254)
OVERSIGHT PLAN
Pursuant to clause 2(d)(1) of rule X, the committee
submitted the following Oversight Plan on January 28, 2015:
OVERSIGHT PLANS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Clause 2(d)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives 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 of Representatives 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).
(5) Bills and joint resolutions that provide new
budget authority, limitation on the use of funds, or
other authority relating to new direct loan obligations
and new loan guarantee commitments referencing section
504(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.''
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 of Representatives
prescribes special reporting requirements of the Committee on
Appropriations. Specifically rule XIII, clause 3(f) states:
Content of Reports
``(f)(1) A report of the Committee on Appropriations on a
general appropriation bill shall include--
(A) a concise statement describing the effect of any
provision of the accompanying bill that directly or
indirectly changes the application of existing law; and
(B) a list of all appropriations contained in the
bill for expenditures not currently authorized by law
for the period concerned (except classified
intelligence or national security programs, projects,
or activities) along with a statement of the last year
for which such expenditures were authorized, the level
of expenditures authorized for that year, the actual
level of expenditures for that year, and the level of
appropriations in the bill for such expenditures.
(2) Whenever the Committee on Appropriations reports a bill
or joint resolution including matter specified in clause
1(b)(2) or (3) of rule X, it shall include--
(A) in the bill or joint resolution, separate
headings for ``Rescissions'' and ``Transfers of
Unexpended Balances''; and
(B) in the report of the committee, a separate
section listing such rescissions and transfers.''
OVERSIGHT PLAN
The Committee on Appropriations is strongly committed to
stringent and comprehensive oversight of Federal discretionary
spending to ensure that taxpayer dollars are being invested
wisely and prudently on behalf of the American people.
Oversight should not be a partisan exercise, but a serious
evaluation and accounting of how taxpayer dollars are being
utilized by Government agencies and programs.
Because of the historic nature of the Nation's fiscal
condition, 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 for in the 114th 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 114th Congress, the
Appropriations Committee held 191 hearings and
published 152 volumes of hearings totaling 126,309
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. Oversight may also
include reviewing the responsiveness of Federal
agencies to Committee, Member and other congressional
requests for information.
(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.
By the end of the 114th Congress, the Committee had
completed or had under active review 83 studies by the
Surveys and Investigations staff. Additionally, the
Government Accountability Office issued 236
investigative reports to the Committee during the 114th
Congress and had in process another 133 reports at the
end of that Congress.
(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
(114th Congress)
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. As of the
end of 114th Congress, the investigative staff has completed or
has under active review 83 separate studies or investigations.
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 although there may be some
longer-term studies. 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
2015 through December 2016, listed by the requesting
subcommittee, follows.
STUDIES COMPLETED, STARTED OR REMAINING ACTIVE BY THE SURVEYS AND
INVESTIGATIONS STAFF COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, 114TH CONGRESS
(JANUARY 3, 2015 TO DECEMBER 31, 2016)
STUDIES BY SUBCOMMITTEE
agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and
related agencies
--WIC Management Evaluation Process
--USDA's Risk Management Agency's Portfolio Management Capacity
--USDA's Rental Assistance Program Management
--NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program
--FDA's Transition to a New Food Safety Inspection Paradigm
--APHIS and FSIS Science and Methodology
--Review of Agricultural Research Programs Under USDA and USAID
commerce, justice, science, and related agencies
--NOAA Special Fisheries Fund Accounts Use of Funds
--Federal Prison Industries, Inc.'s Business Activities
--DOJ Use of Working Capital Fund and the Assets Forfeiture Funds
--DOJ Justice Information Sharing Technology Account
--NASA Budget Formulation and Execution
defense
--Utilization of long-term TDY for Guard and Reserve forces
--F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Autonomic Logistics Information System
software
development
--Ballistic Missile Defense System Tests and Targets Program
--U.S. Cyber Command progress to Full Operational Capability
--Implementation of the Defense Clandestine Service
--FY 2016 DOD Operation and Maintenance Budget Review
--Status of the Proposed Army Restructuring Initiative
--Status of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program
--Space Launch Systems Development
--Military Intelligence Program Operation and Maintenance Budget
Justifications
--Littoral Combat Ship Performance Issues
--DOD Satellite Communications Programs
--DOD Readiness Metrics, Modeling, and Budget Processes
--DOD's Use of Rapid Acquisition Organizations
--U.S. Cyber Command Organizational Structure and Readiness
energy and water development, and related agencies
--DOE Site Office Model Oversight
--U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project activity in the Everglades
--U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work Plan Allocation Process
--Use of Indirect Cost Pools Throughout DOE National Laboratories
--NNSA Use of Performance Fees
--Analysis of the DOE Department Administration Budget
--Disposition of Waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
--DOE Cybersecurity Funding
financial services and general government
--GSA's Real Property Disposal Activities
--SBA Disaster Loans Program
homeland security
--DHS Contract Types and Usage
--FEMA Disaster Relief Fund
--DHS Nebraska Avenue Complex review
--ICE Detention/Release Data Systems
--ICE Custody Operations Budget Formulation, Execution and Management
--Secret Service Operational Mission Support Procurements
interior, environment, and related agencies
--Costs of Forest Service Firefighting Aircraft
--Determination of Unobligated Balances and Construction Expenditures
for the proposed Eisenhower Memorial
--DOI's support of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
--Analysis of Expired Balances at the Department of Interior, EPA,
Forest Service and Indian Health Service
--Navajo-Hopi Indian Relocation Program
labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies
No studies
military construction, veterans affairs, and related agencies
--VA implementation of the Patient-Centered Community Care Program
--Analysis of the Patient-Centered Community Care Program and VA Choice
program and an examination of VA's financial management and
claims
processing systems
--Military Construction Projects in FY 2016 President's Budget Future
Years
Defense Program
--Military Construction Projects in FY 2017 President's Budget Future
Years
Defense Program
--Update on Board of Veterans Appeals actions to reduce appeal backlog
--Update on VA Disability Benefits Claims backlog
--DOD Future Military Construction Requirements
--SOCOM Human Performance Program
--Analysis of DOD Military Construction Reports
--DOD Facility Condition Index
--VA Major Construction Budget Presentation
--Service Dogs for Veterans with certain conditions
--VA National Cemetery Administration maintenance and infrastructure
--Arlington National Cemetery, the American Battle Monuments
Commission, and the VA National Cemetery Administration budgets
and operations
--SOCOM POTTF Military Construction funding
--Annual review of Military Construction Projects funding history
--Annual review of Military Construction Projects in President's Budget
Future Years Defense Program
state, foreign operations, and related agencies
--Foreign Exchange Programs
--New London Embassy construction
--New embassy design and construction design processes and construction
--New embassy design and construction notification requirements
--Embassy Construction: Post-construction review
--Review of USAID's Development Credit Authority
--Embassy Construction: Pre-Site Acquisition
transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies
--Implications of Settlement Agreement between HUD and Carmen Thompson
(Civil Action No. MJG 95-309 (D.Md))
--HUD Federal Housing Administration receipt budget estimation process
--HUD Utilization of Notice of Funds Availability process
--Maritime Security Program review
multiple subcommittees/full committee
--Reprogramming of appropriated funds by Federal departments and
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 GAO
which were underway during the 114th Congress follows:
FORMAL U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORTS AND TESTIMONIES
ISSUED TO HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES--JANUARY
2015--DECEMBER 2016
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Product Number, Title, and Publication Date
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GAO-17-54 Navy Ship Maintenance: Action Needed to Maximize New
GAO-17-51 Program Management: DOE Needs to Develop a Comprehensive
Policy and Training Program, 11/21/2016
GAO-17-77 Weapon System Requirements: Detailed Systems Engineering Prior
to Product Development Positions Programs for Success, 11/17/2016
GAO-17-138R Financial Audit: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's
Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 Financial Statements, 11/15/2016
GAO-17-126 Army Pacific Pathways: Comprehensive Assessment and Planning
Needed to Capture Benefits Relative to Costs and Enhance Value for
Participating Units [Reissued on November 30, 2016], 11/14/2016
GAO-17-72 Asylum: Variation Exists in Outcomes of Applications Across
Immigration Courts and Judges, 11/14/2016
GAO-17-86 Defense Infrastructure: DOD Efforts to Prevent and Mitigate
Encroachment at Its Installations, 11/14/2016
GAO-17-125R Financial Audit: Office of Financial Stability (Troubled
Asset Relief Program) Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 Financial Statements,
11/10/2016
GAO-17-96 Troubled Asset Relief Program: New Effort to Wind Down the
Community Development Capital Initiative, 11/4/2016
GAO-17-29 Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex: DOD Needs to Fully
Incorporate Best Practices into Future Cost Estimates, 11/3/2016
GAO-17-35 Emergency Funding For Ebola Response: Some USAID
Reimbursements Did Not Comply with Legislative Requirements and Need to
Be Reversed, 11/2/2016
GAO-17-10 Defense Intelligence: Additional Steps Could Better Integrate
Intelligence Input into DOD's Acquisition of Major Weapon Systems, 11/1/
2016
GAO-17-17 DOD Inventory of Contracted Services: Timely Decisions and
Further Actions Needed to Address Long-Standing Issues, 10/31/2016
GAO-17-49 Motor Carriers: Better Information Needed to Assess
Effectiveness and Efficiency of Safety Interventions, 10/27/2016
GAO-17-26 Security Assistance: Guidance Needed for Completing Required
Impact Assessments Prior to Presidential Drawdowns, 10/20/2016
GAO-17-162R Global Positioning System: Observations on Quarterly Reports
from the Air Force, 10/17/2016
GAO-17-128 DOD Civilian and Contractor Workforces: Additional Cost
Savings Data and Efficiencies Plan Are Needed, 10/12/2016
GAO-16-853 Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex: DOD Partially Used Best
Practices for Analyzing Alternatives and Should Do So Fully for Future
Military Construction Decisions, 9/30/2016
GAO-16-781 Waste Management: DOD Has Generally Addressed Legislative
Requirements on the Use of Burn Pits but Needs to Fully Assess Health
Effects, 9/26/2016
GAO-16-797 Federal Disaster Assistance: Federal Departments and Agencies
Obligated at Least $277.6 Billion during Fiscal Years 2005 through
2014, 9/22/2016
GAO-16-820 Defense Health Care Reform: DOD Needs Further Analysis of the
Size, Readiness, and Efficiency of the Medical Force, 9/21/2016
GAO-B-327672 Millennium Challenge Corporation--Availability of
Appropriations for Compacts, 9/20/2016
GAO-16-864 Air Force Training: Further Analysis and Planning Needed to
Improve Effectiveness, 9/19/2016
GAO-16-549 Nuclear Weapons: NNSA Should Evaluate the Role of the
Enhanced Surveillance Program in Assessing the Condition of the U.S.
Nuclear Stockpile, 9/14/2016
GAO-16-825R U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Review of the Pay
Assignment Continuity Plan, 9/14/2016
GAO-16-406 Defense Infrastructure: Actions Needed to Enhance Oversight
of Construction Projects Supporting Military Contingency Operations, 9/
8/2016
GAO-16-487 DOD Renewable Energy Projects: Improved Guidance Needed for
Analyzing and Documenting Costs and Benefits, 9/8/2016
GAO-16-767 Environmental Satellites: NOAA Needs to Ensure Its Timelines
Are Accurate, Clear, and Fully Documented, 9/8/2016
GAO-16-841 Military Readiness: DOD's Readiness Rebuilding Efforts May Be
at Risk without a Comprehensive Plan, 9/7/2016
GAO-16-734 Community Development Block Grants: Sources of Data on
Community Income Are Limited, 9/6/2016
GAO-16-831 Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Prior GAO
Recommendations, 9/6/2016
GAO-16-758 Elderly Housing: HUD Should Do More to Oversee Efforts to
Link Residents to Services, 9/1/2016
GAO-16-844R Export-Import Bank: Status of Dual-Use Exports as of August
2016, 8/31/2016
GAO-16-488 Patriot Modernization: Oversight Mechanism Needed to Track
Progress and Provide Accountability, 8/25/2016
GAO-16-805 SEC Conflict Minerals Rule: Companies Face Continuing
Challenges in Determining Whether Their Conflict Minerals Benefit Armed
Groups, 8/25/2016
GAO-16-816 Force Structure: Better Information Needed to Support Air
Force A-10 and Other Future Divestment Decisions, 8/24/2016
GAO-16-636 Army Training: Efforts to Adjust Training Requirements Should
Consider the Use of Virtual Training Devices, 8/16/2016
GAO-16-710 Nuclear Supply Chain: DOE Should Assess Circumstances for
Using Enhanced Procurement Authority to Manage Risk, 8/11/2016
GAO-16-613 Arleigh Burke Destroyers: Delaying Procurement of DDG 51
Flight III Ships Would Allow Time to Increase Design Knowledge, 8/4/
2016
GAO-16-608 Nuclear Waste: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Recovery
Demonstrates Cost and Schedule Requirements Needed for DOE Cleanup
Operations, 8/4/2016
GAO-16-656 Financial Management Systems: HUD Needs to Address Management
and Governance Weaknesses That Jeopardize Its Modernization Efforts, 7/
28/2016
GAO-16-592R Defense Space Acquisitions: Too Early to Determine If Recent
Changes Will Resolve Persistent Fragmentation in Management and
Oversight, 7/27/2016
GAO-16-612 NASA Human Space Exploration: Opportunity Nears to Reassess
Launch Vehicle and Ground Systems Cost and Schedule, 7/27/2016
GAO-16-620 Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Action Needed to Improve
Visibility into Cost, Schedule, and Capacity to Resolve Technical
Challenges, 7/27/2016
GAO-16-657 Federal Travel: Opportunities Exist to Improve Data and
Information Sharing, 7/21/2016
GAO-16-597R Defense Nuclear Enterprise: DOD Has Established Processes
for Implementing and Tracking Recommendations to Improve Leadership,
Morale, and Operations, 7/14/2016
GAO-16-593 Joint Information Environment: DOD Needs to Strengthen
Governance and Management [Reissued on October 25, 2016], 7/14/2016
GAO-16-483 Gun Control: Analyzing Available Data Could Help Improve
Background Checks Involving Domestic Violence Records, 7/5/2016
GAO-16-626 Troubled Asset Relief Program: Most Community Development
Capital Initiative Investments Remain Outstanding, 7/5/2016
GAO-16-628 2020 Census: Census Bureau Needs to Improve Its Life-Cycle
Cost Estimating Process, 6/30/2016
GAO-16-502R Defense Contracting: Complete Historical Data Not Available
on Canceled DOD Solicitations, 6/29/2016
GAO-16-662 Defense Facility Condition: Revised Guidance Needed to
Improve Oversight of Assessments and Ratings, 6/23/2016
GAO-16-516 Federal Prison System: Justice Has Used Alternatives to
Incarceration, But Could Better Measure Program Outcomes, 6/23/2016
GAO-16-576 Electronic Waste: DOD Is Recovering Materials, but Several
Factors May Hinder Near-Term Expansion of These Efforts, 6/20/2016
GAO-16-571R Federal Real Property: Observations on GSA's Canceled Swap
Exchange Involving Buildings in the Federal Triangle South Area, 6/16/
2016
GAO-16-627 Military Training: DOD Met Annual Reporting Requirements in
Its 2016 Sustainable Ranges Report, 6/15/2016
GAO-16-565 Iran Nuclear Agreement: The International Atomic Energy
Agency's Authorities, Resources, and Challenges, 6/9/2016
GAO-16-356 Littoral Combat Ship: Need to Address Fundamental Weaknesses
in LCS and Frigate Acquisition Strategies, 6/9/2016
GAO-16-557 DOD Small Business Contracting: Use of Sole-Source 8(a)
Contracts over $20 Million Continues to Decline, 6/8/2016
GAO-16-515 Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains: Opportunities May
Exist to Share Information More Efficiently, 6/7/2016
GAO-16-424 Housing for Special Needs: Funding for HUD's Supportive
Housing Programs, 5/31/2016
GAO-16-383 DOD Financial Management: Greater Visibility Needed to Better
Assess Audit Readiness for Property, Plant, and Equipment, 5/26/2016
GAO-16-606R U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Review of the Staffing
Analysis Report under the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014, 5/
26/2016
GAO-16-472 Prisoner Operations: United States Marshals Service Could
Better Estimate Cost Savings and Monitor Efforts to Increase
Efficiencies, 5/23/2016
GAO-16-414 Military Readiness: DOD Needs to Incorporate Elements of a
Strategic Management Planning Framework into Retrograde and Reset
Guidance, 5/13/2016
GAO-16-447R Nuclear Security: Status of the National Nuclear Security
Administration's Effort to Develop a Security Infrastructure Plan, 5/13/
2016
GAO-16-405 Force Structure: Performance Measures Needed to Better
Implement the Recommendations of the National Commission on the
Structure of the Air Force, 5/6/2016
GAO-16-524Troubled Asset Relief Program: Capital Purchase Program
Largely Has Wound Down, 5/6/2016
GAO-16-466R Military Readiness: Progress and Challenges in Implementing
the Navy's Optimized Fleet Response Plan, 5/2/2016
GAO-16-339R Missile Defense: Ballistic Missile Defense System Testing
Delays Affect Delivery of Capabilities, 4/28/2016
GAO-16-368 Counterterrorism: DOD Should Enhance Management of and
Reporting on Its Global Train and Equip Program, 4/18/2016
GAO-16-434 Federal Real Property: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Needs Better Leasing Guidance to Improve Cost-effectiveness, 4/18/2016
GAO-16-442 Foreign Aid: USAID Generally Complied with Its Antiterrorism
Policies and Procedures for Program Assistance for West Bank and Gaza,
4/18/2016
GAO-16-418 Prepositioned Stocks: DOD Has Addressed Required Reporting
Elements but Needs to Develop a Department-wide Policy and Joint
Service Approach, 4/15/2016
GAO-16-390 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Continued Oversight Needed as
Program Plans to Begin Development of New Capabilities, 4/14/2016
GAO-16-439 F-35 Sustainment: DOD Needs a Plan to Address Risks Related
to Its Central Logistics System, 4/14/2016
GAO-16-395 Presidential Helicopter: Program Progressing Largely as
Planned, 4/14/2016
GAO-16-375SP 2016 Annual Report: Additional Opportunities to Reduce
Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial
Benefits, 4/13/2016
GAO-16-327 Army Planning: Comprehensive Risk Assessment Needed for
Planned Changes to the Army's Force Structure, 4/13/2016
GAO-16-381R Defense Infrastructure: DOD Has Made Limited Progress in
Assessing Foreign Encroachment Risks on Federally Managed Land, 4/13/
2016
GAO-16-291 Security Assistance: Better Records Management and More
Reporting Needed on Presidential Drawdowns, 4/12/2016
GAO-16-346 KC-46 Tanker Aircraft: Challenging Testing and Delivery
Schedules Lie Ahead, 4/8/2016
GAO-B-327212 U.S. Agency for International Development--Nonemergency
Food Assistance, 4/8/2016
GAO-16-355 Library Services for Those with Disabilities: Additional
Steps Needed to Ease Access to Services and Modernize Technology, 4/4/
2016
GAO-16-329SP Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon
Programs, 3/31/2016
GAO-16-338SP Homeland Security Acquisitions: DHS Has Strengthened
Management, but Execution and Affordability Concerns Endure, 3/31/2016
GAO-16-336 DOD Major Automated Information Systems: Improvements Can Be
Made in Reporting Critical Changes and Clarifying Leadership
Responsibility, 3/30/2016
GAO-16-309SPNASA: Assessments of Major Projects, 3/30/2016
GAO-16-384 Federal Protective Service: Enhancements to Performance
Measures and Data Quality Processes Could Improve Human Capital
Planning, 3/24/2016
GAO-16-389R Unmanned Carrier-Based Aircraft System: Debate over System's
Role Led to Focus on Aerial Refueling, 3/24/2016
GAO-16-533T Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request: U.S. Government
Accountability Office,P 3/21/2016,
GAO-16-335 Critical Defense Materials: Government Collected Data Are
Sufficiently Reliable to Assess Tantalum Availability, 3/17/2016
GAO-16-391T Indian Affairs: Key Actions Needed to Ensure Safety and
Health at Indian School Facilities, 3/16/2016
GAO-16-101 Defense Infrastructure: More Accurate Data Would Allow DOD to
Improve the Tracking, Management, and Security of Its Leased
Facilities, 3/15/2016
GAO-16-252R Defense Weather Satellites: Analysis of Alternatives Is
Useful for Certain Capabilities, but Ineffective Coordination Limited
Assessment of Two Critical Capabilities,P 3/10/2016
GAO-16-313 Indian Affairs: Key Actions Needed to Ensure Safety and
Health at Indian School Facilities, 3/10/2016
GAO-16-304 National Institutes of Health: Additional Data Would Enhance
the Stewardship of Clinical Trials across the Agency, 3/10/2016
GAO-16-351 Troubled Asset Relief Program: Treasury Should Estimate
Future Expenditures for the Making Home Affordable Program, 3/8/2016
GAO-16-290 Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: NNSA's Budget
Estimates Increased but May Not Align with All Anticipated Costs, 3/4/
2016
GAO-16-71 Navy and Coast Guard Shipbuilding: Navy Should Reconsider
Approach to Warranties for Correcting Construction Defects, 3/3/2016
GAO-16-119 DOD Service Acquisition: Improved Use of Available Data
Needed to Better Manage and Forecast Service Contract Requirements, 2/
18/2016
GAO-16-45 Military Base Realignments and Closures: More Guidance and
Information Needed to Take Advantage of Opportunities to Consolidate
Training, 2/18/2016
GAO-16-254R Missile Defense: Assessment of DOD's Reports on Status of
Efforts and Options for Improving Homeland Missile Defense, 2/17/2016
GAO-16-236 Counterfeit Parts: DOD Needs to Improve Reporting and
Oversight to Reduce Supply Chain Risk, 2/16/2016
GAO-16-417 Nuclear Nonproliferation: Preliminary Observations on IAEA's
Role in Verifying the Iran Agreement, 2/12/2016
GAO-16-161 Rare Earth Materials: Developing a Comprehensive Approach
Could Help DOD Better Manage National Security Risks in the Supply
Chain, 2/11/2016
GAO-B-327242 Commodity Futures Trading Commission--Recording of
Obligations for Multiple-Year Leases, 2/4/2016
GAO-16-162 Defense Infrastructure: Energy Conservation Investment
Program Needs Improved Reporting, Measurement, and Guidance, 1/29/2016
GAO-16-44 Excess Personal Property: DOD Should Further Reassess the
Priorities of Its Disposal Process, 1/29/2016
GAO-16-294 Information Security: DHS Needs to Enhance Capabilities,
Improve Planning, and Support Greater Adoption of Its National
Cybersecurity Protection System, 1/28/2016
GAO-16-274 U.S. Border Communities: Ongoing DOT Efforts Could Help
Address Impacts of International Freight Rail, 1/28/2016
GAO-16-213R Banking: Federal Agencies' Compliance with Section 302 of
the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act, 1/27/
2016
GAO-16-164 Defense Infrastructure: Improvement Needed in Energy
Reporting and Security Funding at Installations with Limited
Connectivity, 1/27/2016
GAO-16-237 Water Infrastructure: EPA and USDA Are Helping Small Water
Utilities with Asset Management; Opportunities Exist to Better Track
Results, 1/27/2016
GAO-16-153R Defense Infrastructure: DOD Efforts Regarding Net Zero
Goals, 1/12/2016
GAO-16-279R Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Housing Programs, 1/
8/2016
GAO-16-158 DOD and VA Health Care: Actions Needed to Help Ensure
Appropriate Medication Continuation and Prescribing Practices, 1/5/2016
GAO-16-169 Dodd-Frank Regulations: Impacts on Community Banks, Credit
Unions and Systemically Important Institutions, 12/30/2015 ,
GAO-16-172 Civilian and Contractor Workforces: Complete Information
Needed to Assess DOD's Progress for Reductions and Associated Savings,
12/23/2015
GAO-16-88 Defense Logistics: DOD Has Addressed Most Reporting
Requirements and Continues to Refine Its Asset Visibility Strategy, 12/
22/2015
GAO-16-154 Defense Health Care: Research on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to
Treat Traumatic Brain Injury and Post--Traumatic Stress Disorder, 12/18/
2015
GAO B-325583 Issues Arising under FRA's Implementation of California
High-Speed Rail Authority Grant Tapered Match Provision, 12/18/2015
GAO-16-201 Littoral Combat Ship: Knowledge of Survivability and
Lethality Capabilities Needed Prior to Making Major Funding Decisions,
12/18/2015
GAO-16-112 James Webb Space Telescope: Project on Track by May Benefit
from Improved Contractor Data to Better Understand Costs, 12/17/2015
GAO-16-192 Drug Safety: FDA Expedites Many Applications, But Data for
Postapproval Oversight Need Improvement, 12/15/2015
GAO-16-80 Defense Acquisition Workforce: Actions Needed to Guide
Planning Efforts and Improve Workforce Capability, 12/14/2015
GAO-16-270SP GAO Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year
2015, 12/10/2015
GAO-16-23 Nuclear Weapons Sustainment: Improvements Made to Budget
Estimates Report, but Opportunities Remain to Further Enhance
Transparency, 12/10/2015
GAO-16-50 Asylum: Additional Actions Needed to Assess and Address Fraud
Risks, 12/2/2015
GAO-16-141 K-12 Education: Federal Funding for and Characteristics of
Public Schools with Extended Learning Time, 11/30/2015
GAO-16-5 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: Key Factors Drive
Transition of Technologies, but Better Training and Data Dissemination
Can Increase Success, 11/18/2015
GAO-16-46 DOD Inventory of Contracted Services: Actions Needed to Help
Ensure Inventory Data Are Complete and Accurate, 11/18/2015
GAO-16-86 DOD Manufacturing Arsenals: Actions Needed to Identify and
Sustain Critical Capabilities, 11/17/2015
GAO-16-36 Military Recruiting: Army National Guard Needs to Continue
Monitoring, Collect Better Data, and Assess Incentives Programs, 11/17/
2015
GAO-16-96R Financial Audit: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's
Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Financial Statements, 11/16/2015
GAO-16-147R Financial Audit: Office of Financial Stability (Troubled
Asset Relief Program) Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Financial Statements,
11/10/2015
GAO-16-52 Internal Controls: The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall
Foundation Has Made Significant Progress but Needs to Fully Document
Certain Policies and Procedures, 11/6/2015
GAO-16-91R Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Remaining Investment
Programs, 11/3/2015
GAO-16-118 Nuclear Nonproliferation: NNSA's Threat Assessment Process
Could Be Improved, 10/30/2015
GAO-16-156R Space Acquisitions: GAO Assessment of DOD Responsive Launch
Report, 10/29/2015
GAO-16-22 Amphibious Combat Vehicle: Some Acquisition Activities
Demonstrate Best Practices; Attainment of Amphibious Capability to be
Determined, 10/28/2015
GAO-16-35 Military Personnel: DOD Should Develop a Plan to Evaluate the
Effectiveness of Its Career Intermission Pilot Program, 10/27/2015
GAO-16-56 Defense Additive Manufacturing: DOD Needs to Systematically
Track Department-wide 3D Printing Efforts, 10/14/2015
GAO-15-780 DOD Contract Services: Improvements Made to Planning and
Implementation of Fiscal Controls, 9/30/2015
GAO-15-815 Medical Devices: FDA Ordered Postmarket Studies to Better
Understand Safety Issues, and Many Studies Are Ongoing, 9/30/2015
GAO-15-768 TRICARE Pharmacy Pilot: Improved Monitoring Needed with
Expansion of Pilot Requirements, 9/30/2015
GAO-15-823 Foreign Aid: U.S. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza for
Fiscal Years 2012-14, 9/22/2015
GAO-15-800R Department of Defense's Waiver of Competitive Prototyping
Requirement for the Air Force's F-15 Eagle Passive/Active Warning and
Survivability System (EPAWSS) Program, 9/21/2015
GAO-15-814 Federal Spending Accountability: Preserving Capabilities of
Recovery Operations Center Could Help Sustain Oversight of Federal
Expenditures, 9/14/2015
GAO-15-732 International Food Assistance: USAID Should Systematically
Assess the Effectiveness of Key Conditional Food Aid Activities, 9/10/
2015
GAO-15-649 Defense Infrastructure: In-Kind Construction and Renovation
Projects Initiated by DOD during Fiscal Year 2013, 9/9/2015
GAO-15-657 GPS: Actions Needed to Address Ground System Development
Problems and User Equipment Production Readiness, 9/9/2015
GAO-15-813 Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of GAO Recommendations,
9/4/2015
GAO-15-436 Capitol Power Plant: Architect of the Capitol Should Update
Its Long-term Energy Plan before Committing to Major Energy Projects, 9/
3/2015
GAO-15-710 Medicare Advantage: Actions Needed to Enhance CMS Oversight
of Provider Network Adequacy, 8/31/2015
GAO-15-466 Weapon System Acquisitions: Opportunities Exist to Improve
the Department of Defense's Portfolio Management, 8/27/2015
GAO-15-561 SEC Conflict Minerals Rule: Initial Disclosures Indicate Most
Companies Were Unable to Determine the Source of Their Conflict
Minerals, 8/18/2015
GAO-15-530 Electronic Health Records: Outcome-Oriented Metrics and Goals
Needed to Gauge DOD's and VA's Progress in Achieving Interoperability,
8/13/2015
GAO-15-680 Defense Contracts: DOD's Requests for Information from
Contractors to Assess Prices, 8/12/2015
GAO-15-623 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle: The Air Force Needs to
Adopt an Incremental Approach to Future Acquisition Planning to Enable
Incorporation of Lessons Learned, 8/11/2015
GAO-15-499 Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: NNSA Increased
Its Budget Estimates, but Estimates for Key Stockpile and
Infrastructure Programs Need Improvement, 8/6/2015
GAO-15-567 State Revolving Funds: Improved Financial Indicators Could
Strengthen EPA Oversight, 8/5/2015
GAO-15-536 Nuclear Weapons Sustainment: Improvements Made to Budget
Estimates, but Opportunities Exist to Further Enhance Transparency, 7/
30/2015
GAO-15-489 Facilities Modernization: DOD Guidance and Processes Reflect
Leading Practices for Capital Planning, 7/27/2015
GAO-15-749 Defense Infrastructure: Improvements in DOD Reporting and
Cybersecurity Implementation Needed to Enhance Utility Resilience
Planning, 7/23/2015
GAO-15-614 Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Action Needed to
Verify Some Chemical Facility Information and Manage Compliance
Process, 7/22/2015
GAO-15-538 Defense Logistics: Improved Data and Information Sharing
Could Aid in DOD's Management of Ammunition Categorized for Disposal, 7/
21/2015
GAO-15-627 DOD Business Systems Modernization: Additional Action Needed
to Achieve Intended Outcomes, 7/16/2015
GAO-15-571 Special Operations Forces: Opportunities Exist to Improve
Transparency of Funding and Assess Potential to Lessen Some
Deployments, 7/16/2015
GAO-15-685R Security Assistance: Taxpayer Funds Spent on Equipment That
Was Never Shipped to Yemen, 7/15/2015
GAO-15-640R Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: Steps Taken
to Address Financial Management and Safety Recommendations, but
Financial Management Internal Controls Need Strengthening, 7/15/2015
GAO-15-637R C-130 Force Structure: Air Force Addressed Statutory
Elements in Its Report, but Decided Not to Transfer Certain Aircraft as
Proposed, 7/13/2015
GAO-15-525 DOE Project Management: NNSA Should Ensure Equal
Consideration of Alternatives for Lithium Production, 7/13/2015
GAO-15-670 Troubled Asset Relief Program: Treasury Could More
Consistently Analyze Potential Benefits and Costs of Housing Program
Changes, 7/6/2015
GAO-15-611 Export-Import Bank: Dual-Use Export Monitoring Guidance
Revised and Implemented, 6/25/2015
GAO-15-698R Force Structure: Preliminary Observations on Air Force A-10
Divestment,P 6/25/2015
GAO-15-566 Arctic Planning: DOD Expects to Play a Supporting Role to
Other Federal Agencies and Has Efforts Under Way to Address Capability
Needs and Update Plans,P 6/19/2015
GAO-15-454 Federal Prison System: Justice Could Better Measure Progress
Addressing Incarceration Challenges, 6/19/2015
GAO-15-506 Farm Program Modernization: Farm Service Agency Needs to
Demonstrate the Capacity to Manage IT Initiatives, 6/18/2015
GAO-15-346 Undertilized Facilities: DOD and GSA Information Sharing May
Enhance Opportunities to Use Space at Military Installations, 6/18/2015
GAO-15-537 Military Training: DOD's Annual Sustainable Ranges Report
Addressed Statutory Reporting Requirements, 6/17/2015
GAO-15-548 Army Combat Vehicles: Industrial Base Study's Approach Met
Research Standards, 6/16/2015
GAO-15-570 Prepositioned Stocks: Additional Information and a Consistent
Definition Would Make DOD's Annual Report More Useful, 6/16/2015
GAO-15-584R Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications: Update on
DOD's Modernization, 6/15/2015
GAO-15-612R Screening Partnership Program: TSA's Cost and Performance
Independent Study, 6/10/2015
GAO-15-468R Bureau of Reclamation: Financial Information for Three
California Water Programs, 6/4/2015
GAO-15-503 DOD Operational Testing: Oversight Has Resulted in Few
Significant Disputes and Limited Program Cost and Schedule Increases, 6/
2/2015
GAO-15-544 Insider Threats: DOD Should Strengthen Management and
Guidance to Protect Classified Information and Systems, 6/2/2015
GAO-15-329 Navy Force Structure: Sustainable Plan and Comprehensive
Assessment Needed to Mitigate Long-Term Risks to Ships Assigned to
Overseas Homeports, 5/29/2015
GAO-15-457R Defense Transportation: Air Force's Airlift Study Met
Mandate Requirements, 5/26/2015
GAO-15-446 Nuclear Weapons Council: Enhancing Interagency Collaboration
Could Help with Implementation of Expanded Responsibilities, 5/21/2015
GAO-15-510R Surface Ships: Status of the Navy's Phased Modernization
Plan, 5/20/2015
GAO-15-410 Afghanistan: Embassy Construction Cost and Schedule Have
Increased, and Further Facilities Planning Is Needed, 5/19/2015
GAO-15-496R Defense Contracting: Observations on Air Force Use of
Undefinitized Contract Actions, 5/18/2015
GAO-15-461 Unmanned Aerial Systems: Actions Needed to Improve DOD Pilot
Training, 5/14/2015
GAO-15-474 Defense Inventory: DOD Needs Additional Information for
Managing War Reserve Levels of Meals Ready to Eat, 5/7/2015
GAO-15-479 International Education Assistance: USAID Has Implemented
Primary Grade Reading Programs but Has Not Yet Measured Progress toward
Its Strategic Goal, 5/7/2015
GAO-15-345 Missile Defense: Opportunities Exist to Reduce Acquisition
Risk and Improve Reporting on System Capabilities, 5/6/2015
GAO-15-542 Community Development Capital Initiative: Status of Program
Investments and Participants, 5/5/2015
GAO-15-374 Unmanned Carrier-Based Aircraft System: Navy Needs to
Demonstrate Match between Its Requirements and Available Resources, 5/4/
2015
GAO-15-351 Victims of Child Abuse Act: Further Actions Needed to Ensure
Timely Use of Grant Funds and Assess Grantee Performance, 4/29/2015
GAO-15-493 Yemen: DOD Should Improve Accuracy of Its Data on
Congressional Clearance of Projects as It Reevaluates Counterterrorism
Assistance, 4/28/2015
GAO-15-438 DOE Loan Programs: Current Estimated Net Costs Include $2.2
Billion in Credit Subsidy, Plus Administrative Expenses, 4/27/2015
GAO-15-430R Force Structure: Army's Analyses of Aviation Alternatives, 4/
27/2015
GAO-15-171SP Homeland Security Acquisitions: Major Program Assessments
Reveal Actions Needed to Improve Accountability, 4/22/2015
GAO-15-298 Persons with HIV: Funding Formula for Housing Assistance
Could Be Better Targeted, and Performance Data Could Be Improved, 4/16/
2015
GAO-15-385 Amphibious Combat Vehicle Acquisition: Marine Corps Adopts an
Incremental Approach, 4/15/2015
GAO-15-364 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Assessment Needed to Address
Affordability Challenges, 4/14/2015
GAO-15-49SP Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication: An Evaluation and
Management Guide, 4/14/2015
GAO-15-392R Presidential Helicopter Acquisition: Program Established
Knowledge-Based Business Case and Entered System Development with Plans
for Managing Challenges, 4/14/2015
GAO-15-295 Race to the Top: Education Could Better Support Grantees and
Help Them Address Capacity Challenges, 4/13/2015
GAO-15-308 KC-46 Tanker Aircraft: Key Aerial Refueling Capabilities
Should Be Demonstrated Prior to the Production Decision, 4/9/2015
GAO-15-271 Federal Protective Service: More Effective Management Needed
in Delegating Security Authority to Agencies, 3/31/2015
GAO-15-315 Library of Congress: Strong Leadership Needed to Address
Serious Information Technology Management Weaknesses, 3/31/2015
GAO-15-320SP NASA: Assessments of Selected Large-Scale Projects
[Reissued on March 26, 2015], 3/24/2015
GAO-15-331 National Nuclear Security Administration: Reports on the
Benefits and Costs of Competing Management and Operating Contracts Need
to Be Clearer and More Complete, 3/23/2015
GAO-15-270R Health Care Funding: Federal Obligations to and Expenditures
by Selected Entities Involved in Health-Related Activities, 2010-12, 3/
20/2015
GAO-15-274 Military Base Realignments and Closures: Process for Reusing
Property for Homeless Assistance Needs Improvements, 3/16/2015
GAO-15-342SP Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon
Programs [Reissued on April 9, 2015], 3/12/2015
GAO-15-326R Government Publishing Office: Production of Secure
Credentials for the Department of State and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, 3/10/2015
GAO-15-334 Auto Safety: Status of NHTSA's Redesign of Its
Crashworthiness Data System, 3/6/2015
GAO-15-367R Troubled Asset Relief Program: Winding Down the Capital
Purchase Program, 3/6/2015
GAO-15-278 Defense Science and Technology: Further DOD and DOE Actions
Needed to Provide Timely Conference Decisions and Analyze Risks from
Changes in Participation [Reissued on March 13, 2015], 3/4/2015
GAO-15-209 Disaster Relief: Agencies Need to Improve Policies and
Procedures for Estimating Improper Payments, 2/27/2015
GAO-15-389T Indian Affairs: Preliminary Results Show Continued
Challenges to the Oversight and Support of Education Facilities, 2/27/
2015
GAO-15-282 Defense Major Automated Information Systems: Cost and
Schedule Commitments Need to Be Established Earlier, 2/26/2015
GAO-15-236 Transportation Safety: Federal Highway Administration Should
Conduct Research to Determine Best Practices in Permitting Oversize
Vehicles, 2/26/2015
GAO-15-403T Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request: U.S. Government
Accountability Office,P 2/25/2015
GAO-15-192 Acquisition Reform: DOD Should Streamline Its Decision-Making
Process for Weapon Systems to Reduce Inefficiencies, 2/24/2015
GAO-15-293 Drug-Impaired Driving: Additional Support Needed for Public
Awareness Initiatives, 2/24/2015
GAO-15-250 Contingency Contracting: Contractor Personnel Tracking System
Needs Better Plans and Guidance, 2/18/2015
GAO-15-269 Improper Payments: TRICARE Measurement and Reduction Efforts
Could Benefit from Adopting Medical Record Reviews, 2/18/2015
GAO-15-92 U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Management Improvements Are
Needed to Better Achieve Its Mission, 2/3/2015
GAO-15-196 Enterprise Funds: Egypt and Tunisia Funds Are Established;
Additional Steps Would Strengthen Compliance with USAID Grant
Agreements and Other Requirements,P 2/2/2015
GAO-15-285 DOD Acquisitions: Opportunities May Exist to Increase Utility
of Nondevelopmental Items Pilot Program, 1/29/2015
GAO-15-197 Troubled Asset Relief Program: Treasury Continues to Wind
down Most Programs, but Housing Programs Remain Active, 1/6/2015
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OLDER ADULT HOUSING NEEDS
DOD REQUIREMENTS PROCESS
DOD'S JOINT EXERCISE PROGRAM
U.S. ARMY PACIFIC PATHWAYS PROGRAM FOR FORWARD DEPLOYED FORCES
INVENTORY OF U.S. SECURITY-RELATED BUILDING FOREIGN PARTNER CAPACITY
EFFORTS
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
FIXED PRICE INCENTIVES FOR SHIPBUILDING
FEDERAL ACTIONS TO MONITOR AND CONTROL ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN ANIMALS
FBI HEADQUARTERS CONSOLIDATION
DOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR PROTOTYPING
NAVY SHIP REPAIR CONTRACTING
STATE DEPARTMENT'S HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORT
NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS (NC3) UPDATE
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DISENROLLMENT
FISCAL YEAR 2017 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS BUDGET JUSTIFICATION REVIEW (BJR)
FISCAL YEAR 2017 ARMY AND DEFENSE-WIDE BUDGET JUSTIFICATION REVIEW (BJR)
NNSA PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
OVERSIGHT OF DC CHARTER SCHOOLS
FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT OF COLLEGES
EDUCATION'S EXTENDED LEARNING TIME GRANT PROGRAM
GAMBLING AND PROBLEM GAMBLING BEHAVIOR IN THE ARMED FORCES
REFUGEE SCREENING PROCESS
VA MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS CONTROLS
DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM GRANT ADMINISTRATION
VA PHARMACY DATA TRANSACTION SYSTEM
OPM INFORMATION SECURITY
DOD ASIA-PACIFIC REALIGNMENT
IMPROPER PAYMENTS OF THE PREMIUM TAX CREDIT
BRAC ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP
SYSTEMATIC ALIEN VERIFICATION FOR ENTITLEMENTS (SAVE) PROGRAM
REVIEW OF DOD'S REPORT ON HAZMAT TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION PROGRAM
OVERSEAS REFUGEE REGISTRATION PROCESS
DOD FY 2014 INVENTORY OF CONTRACTED SERVICES
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM MANDATE
JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE 2016
BEST PRACTICES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
SERVICE MANAGERS' ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES
POWER MORCELLATOR MEDICAL DEVICE
DHS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION
THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION COULD BETTER MANAGE THE SIZE AND
COMPOSITION OF ITS WORKFORCE BY FURTHER INCORPORATING LEADING PRACTICES
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICIAL DESIGNATED TO MANAGE DOD'S
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE
NAVY REDUCED MANNING OF SHIPS
FDA'S EXPANDED ACCESS PROGRAM
THE IMPACT OF ELECTRIC CAPACITY MARKETS
PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION BY THE VETERANS HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION
NUCLEAR WEAPONS MODERNIZATION
COLLEGE CREDIT TRANSFER
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'S BUDGET FORMULATION
NASA COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM
HIGHER ED ACCREDITATION ALTERNATIVES
CERTIFICATION OF SECURITY MEASURES AT ATOMIC ENERGY FACILITIES
VETERANS CHOICE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
DOD MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM
RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND UNITED STATES
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
VETERANS ENROLLMENT FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES
NASA MAJOR PROJECTS
2017 ANNUAL WEAPON SYSTEM MACRO-ANALYSIS
2017 ANNUAL WEAPON SYSTEM ASSESSMENTS
2016 BIENNIAL CORE DEPOT REPORT
FOREIGN MILITARY SALES TIMEFRAMES AND IMPLEMENTATION
JOINT INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS COMPLEX
DHS MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS
OHIO CLASS REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE
NUCLEAR FORCES COST ESTIMATES
MISSILE DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016
FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN COHORT DEFAULT RATES
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS IN BURMA
2017 DUPLICATION AND COST SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES
DOD HEADQUARTERS COST SAVINGS
SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION SCHOOLS
DOD'S GLOBAL RESPONSE FORCE READINESS
F-35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER 2017
NUCLEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS TRANSFER
DOD ALTERNATIVELY FINANCED ENERGY PROJECTS
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WEIGHT REDUCTION
INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE MOTORS FOR COMMERCIAL USE
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT PLANS
FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION FISCAL YEAR 2017
MOBILITY SUPPORT FOR KOREA
DOD DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANTS
FOREIGN MILITARY SALES CONTRACTING
DRIVERS OF AIR FORCE READINESS
DOD'S OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRLIFT
ROYALTY RATES AND FEDERAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE STRATEGY
CONTRACT CLOSEOUT CHALLENGES GOVERNMENT-WIDE
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DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION PROJECT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
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DOD DEFECTIVE AVIATION SPARE PARTS
DOD NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE REVIEW UPDATE
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HUD COST ESTIMATING PRACTICES
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NASA SPACE EXPLORATION INTEGRATION
FEMA'S PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND CHALLENGES
SPRING 2017 NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATION (NC3) UPDATE
KC-46 TANKER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
FOREST SERVICE'S INTERNAL CONTROL OVER ITS BUDGET EXECUTION PROCESS
TROUBLED ASSEST RELIEF PROGRAM NEW EFFORT TO WIND DOWN THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL INITIATIVE
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2017 CONGO CONFLICT MINERALS RULE UPDATE UNDER SECTION 1502 OF THE DODD-
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REVIEW OF COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES (CFIUS)
DOE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S (NNSA) PLAN FOR IMPROVING
THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE
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Appendix A
Committee on Appropriations
COMMITTEE RULES
(Adopted for the 114th Congress on January 28, 2015)
RESOLVED, That the rules and practices of the Committee on
Appropriations, House of Representatives, in the One Hundred
Thirteenth 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 Fourteenth
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 2 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 of Representatives 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 of Representatives, except that the Committee
authorizes use of any record to which clause 3 (b)(4)
of rule VII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives 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 of Representatives, 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 an 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), or contracts or payments
originating from a foreign government, 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 and related to the subject matter of the
hearing. 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. The disclosure
referred to in this paragraph shall include the amount
and source of each Federal grant (or subgrant thereof)
or contract (or subcontract thereof) related to the
subject matter of the hearing, and the amount and
country of origin of any payment or contract related to
the subject matter of the hearing originating with a
foreign government.
(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 5-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, and shall be
conducted in accordance with the requirements set forth 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 5-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, additional,
or dissenting 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, additional, or dissenting 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, additional, or
dissenting 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,
additional, or dissenting 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,
additional, or dissenting 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 of Representatives 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 of Representatives.
(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,
additional, or dissenting 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 60 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 odd-numbered 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, additional, or dissenting
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).
(5) Bills and joint resolutions that provide new
budget authority, limitation on the use of funds, or
other authority relating to new direct loan obligations
and new loan guarantee commitments referencing section
504(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
* * * * * * *
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 KEVIN YODER, Kansas
ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida
SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia DAVID G. VALADAO, California
CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
DAVID YOUNG, Iowa
STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi
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
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas,
Chairman
MICHAEL M. HONDA, California ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
JOSE E. SERRANO, New York JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
DEREK KILMER, Washington JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington
MARTHA ROBY, Alabama
DAVID W. JOLLY, Florida
STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi
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 KAY GRANGER, Texas
BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida
STEVE ISRAEL, New York KEN CALVERT, California
TIM RYAN, Ohio TOM COLE, Oklahoma
C.A.DUTCHRUPPERSBERGER,Maryland STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
TOM GRAVES, Georgia
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
MICHAEL M. HONDA, California KEN CALVERT, California
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee
JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska
KAY GRANGER, Texas
JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington
DAVID G. VALADAO, California
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
JOSE E. SERRANO, New York TOM GRAVES, Georgia
MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois KEVIN YODER, Kansas
SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington
MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada
E. SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia
JURISDICTION
Department of the Treasury (except Debt Restructuring,
International Affairs Technical Assistance, and International
Financial Institutions)
District of Columbia
The Judiciary
Executive Office of the President (except Office of Science and
Technology Policy, Office of the United States Trade
Representative, and Council on Environmental Quality and
Office of Environmental Quality)
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, Government-wide
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
JOHN R. CARTER, Texas, Chairman
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New
HENRY CUELLAR, Texas Jersey
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee
ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
CHRIS STEWART, Utah
DAVID YOUNG, Iowa
JURISDICTION
Department of Homeland Security
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
KEN CALVERT, California, Chairman
BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine TOM COLE, Oklahoma
DEREK KILMER, Washington DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio
STEVE ISRAEL, New York CHRIS STEWART, Utah
MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada
EVAN H. JENKINS, West Virginia
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 (HHS)
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and
Arts Development
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
National Capital Planning Commission
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (except
Institute of Museum and Library Services)
National Gallery of Art
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 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND
RELATED AGENCIES
TOM COLE, Oklahoma, Chairman
ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
BARBARA LEE, California CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee
ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
MARTHA ROBY, Alabama
CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania
E. SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia
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 GRAVES, Georgia, Chairman
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada
SAM FARR, California E. SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia
BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota EVAN H. JENKINS, West Virginia
STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi
JURISDICTION
House of Representatives
Joint Items
Architect of the Capitol (except Senate Items)
Capitol Police
Congressional Budget Office
Government Accountability Office
Government Publishing 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
CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania,
Chairman
SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska
SAM FARR, California THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina MARTHA ROBY, Alabama
BARBARA LEE, California DAVID G. VALADAO, California
DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio
DAVID W. JOLLY, Florida
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 MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
BARBARA LEE, California CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania
C.A.DUTCHRUPPERSBERGER,Maryland ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida
JOSE E. SERRANO, New York JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska
CHRIS STEWART, Utah
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 TRANSPORTATION, AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND
RELATED AGENCIES
MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida,
Chairman
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio
MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
TIM RYAN, Ohio KEVIN YODER, Kansas
HENRY CUELLAR, Texas DAVID W. JOLLY, Florida
DAVID YOUNG, Iowa
EVAN H. JENKINS, West Virginia
JURISDICTION
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Related Agencies
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
Federal Maritime Commission
National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Office of Inspector
General
National Transportation Safety Board
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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