The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 is the appropriations bill for the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and several independent agencies for the fiscal year 2016.
Legislative history[edit]
The bill was introduced in the House as H.R. 2578, which passed the House on June 3, 2015. On June 16, the Senate Committee on Appropriations reported the bill to the full Senate with amendments.[1] It later became Division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, H.R. 2029, which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 18, 2015.[1][2]
Line items[edit]
| Line item | Enacted amount[2] |
|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | |
| International Trade Administration | $493,000,000 |
| Bureau of Industry and Security | $112,500,000 |
| Economic Development Administration: economic development assistance programs | $222,000,000 |
| Economic Development Administration: salaries and expenses | $39,000,000 |
| Minority Business Development Agency | $32,000,000 |
| Economic and Statistical Analysis | $109,000,000 |
| Bureau of the Census: current surveys and programs | $270,000,000 |
| Bureau of the Census: periodic censuses and programs | $1,100,000,000 |
| National Telecommunications and Information Administration | $39,500,000 |
| United States Patent and Trademark Office | $3,272,000,000 |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology: scientific and technical research and services | $690,000,000 |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology: industrial technology services | $155,000,000 |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology: construction of research facilities | $119,000,000 |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: operations, research, and facilities | $3,305,813,000 |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: procurement, acquisition and construction | $2,400,416,000 |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: pacific coastal salmon recovery | $65,000,000 |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: fishermen's contingency fund | $350,000 |
| Departmental Management: salaries and expenses | $58,000,000 |
| Departmental Management: renovation and modernization | $19,062,000 |
| Departmental Management: office of inspector general | $32,000,000 |
| Department of Justice | |
| General Administration: salaries and expenses | $111,500,000 |
| General Administration: justice information sharing technology | $31,000,000 |
| General Administration: administrative review and appeals | $426,791,000 |
| General Administration: office of inspector general | $93,709,000 |
| United States Parole Commission | $13,308,000 |
| Legal Activities: general legal activities | $893,000,000 |
| Legal Activities: antitrust division | $164,977,000 |
| Legal Activities: United States attorneys | $2,000,000,000 |
| Legal Activities: United States trustee system fund | $225,908,000 |
| Legal Activities: foreign claims settlement commission | $2,374,000 |
| Legal Activities: fees and expenses of witnesses | $270,000,000 |
| Legal Activities: community relations service | $14,446,000 |
| Legal Activities: assets forfeiture fund | $20,514,000 |
| United States Marshals Service: salaries and expenses | $1,230,581,000 |
| United States Marshals Service: construction | $15,000,000 |
| United States Marshals Service: federal prisoner detention | $1,454,414,000 |
| National Security Division | $95,000,000 |
| Interagency Law Enforcement | $512,000,000 |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation: salaries and expenses | $8,489,786,000 |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation: construction | $308,982,000 |
| Drug Enforcement Administration | $2,080,000,000 |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | $1,240,000,000 |
| Federal Prison System: salaries and expenses | $6,948,500,000 |
| Federal Prison System: buildings and facilities | $530,000,000, |
| Office on Violence Against Women | $480,000,000 |
| Office of Justice Programs: research, evaluation and statistics | $116,000,000 |
| Office of Justice Programs: juvenile justice programs | $270,160,000 |
| Community Oriented Policing Services | $212,000,000 |
| Science | |
| Office of Science and Technology Policy | $5,555,000 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration: science | $5,589,400,000 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration: aeronautics | $640,000,000 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration: space technology | $686,500,000 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration: exploration | $4,030,000,000 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration: space operations | $5,029,200,000 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration: education | $115,000,000 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration: safety, security and mission services | $2,768,600,000 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration: construction and environmental compliance and restoration | $388,900,000 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration: office of inspector general | $37,400,000 |
| National Science Foundation: research and related activities | $6,033,645,000 |
| National Science Foundation: major research equipment and facilities | $200,310,000 |
| National Science Foundation: education and human resources | $880,000,000 |
| National Science Foundation: agency operations and award management | $330,000,000 |
| National Science Foundation: office of the national science board | $4,370,000 |
| National Science Foundation: office of inspector general | $15,160,000 |
| Related Agencies | |
| Commission on Civil Rights | $9,200,000 |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | $364,500,000 |
| International Trade Commission | $88,500,000 |
| Legal Services Corporation | $385,000,000 |
| Marine Mammal Commission | $3,431,000 |
| Office of the United States Trade Representative | $54,500,000 |
| State Justice Institute | $5,121,000 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 - Congress.gov Resources -". United States Congress. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ a b "H.R.2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016". United States Congress. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-11-15.