[House Report 109-734] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] Union Calendar No. 436 109th Congress 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Report 109-734 _______________________________________________________________________ COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES R E P O R T of COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS January 4, 2005 through December 8, 2006 Pursuant to Clause 1(d) of Rule XIDecember 21, 2006.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed ? ? ? COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS House of Representatives (109th Congress) JERRY LEWIS, California, Chairman C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida RALPH REGULA, Ohio HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia TOM DeLAY, Texas \1\ JIM KOLBE, Arizona JAMES T. WALSH, New York CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma HENRY BONILLA, Texas JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan JACK KINGSTON, Georgia RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi TODD TIAHRT, Kansas ZACH WAMP, Tennessee TOM LATHAM, Iowa ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri KAY GRANGER, Texas JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., Virginia JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California RAY LaHOOD, Illinois JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania DAVE WELDON, Florida MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana JOHN CARTER, Texas RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota STENY H. HOYER, Maryland ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana NITA M. LOWEY, New York JOSE E. SERRANO, New York ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts ED PASTOR, Arizona DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina CHET EDWARDS, Texas ROBERT E. ``BUD'' CRAMER, Jr., Alabama PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California SAM FARR, California JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan ALLEN BOYD, Florida CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia MARION BERRY, Arkansas Frank M. Cushing, Clerk and Staff Director (ii) \1\ Resigned from Committee June 8, 2006. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ---------- December 21, 2006 Hon. J. Dennis Hastert, The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Speaker: I am pleased to transmit herewith a report on the activities of the Committee on Appropriations during the 109th Congress, pursuant to Clause 1(d) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. With best regards, Sincerely, Jerry Lewis, Chairman. (iii) Union Calendar No. 436 109th Congress Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 109-734 ====================================================================== REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS DURING THE 109TH CONGRESS _______ December 21, 2006.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. Lewis, of California, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following R E P O R T The Committee on Appropriations is the principal arm through which the House of Representatives exercises its constitutional responsibility to provide funds for the operations of the various activities of the Federal Government. Clause 1(b) of Rule X of the House provides that the Committee shall have jurisdiction over the ``Appropriation of the revenue for the support of the Government.'' This responsibility has basically been vested in the Committee since 1865. The Committee has been established by the House with a membership of 66 during the 109th Congress. With relatively few exceptions, the responsibilities of the Committee are carried out through its 10 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 109th Congress are displayed in Appendix C.) (1) SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS ACTIONS The Committee on Appropriations focused significant attention during the 109th Congress to the war on terrorism, including funding operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and critical homeland security programs. Congress passed the $82.1 billion ``Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005'' in May 2005, and it passed the $94.5 billion ``Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006'' in June 2006. The Committee and Congress also responded quickly to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and other major storms during the 2005 hurricane season by approving over $62 billion in immediate aid. The Committee also reorganized in the beginning of the 109th Congress. The Committee reduced the number of its subcommittees and made the alignment of accounts between subcommittees more efficient. This reorganization enabled the Committee to perform more effective oversight and complete its bills in a timelier manner. Additional details on this reorganization are included in Appendix E of this report. With respect to the Committee's regular appropriations activities, the Committee made progress during 109th Congress in creating a climate where bills would be completed ``on time and under budget.'' In the first session of the 109th Congress, the Committee reported all 11 regular bills by mid-June, enabling the House to pass each bill by June 30th. Congress sent 11 individual bills for fiscal year 2006 to the President, avoiding a massive omnibus bill and holding the line on non- security spending to less than the previous fiscal year. In the second session, the Committee again reported all bills by mid- June, and the House passed all except one (the Labor-HHS- Education bill) by June 30th. Unfortunately, only two fiscal year 2007 bills (Defense and Homeland Security) were enacted into law. Of the remaining bills, the Senate passed only the bill funding military construction and veterans affairs programs. All programs within the unfinished spending bills were funded under a continuing resolution extending into the 110th Congress. During the 109th Congress, the Appropriations Committee continued to hold the line on unnecessary spending while preserving and even increasing spending for important national priorities. Some of these priorities included: national defense (the Defense bill increased $19.1 billion from fiscal year 2006 to fiscal year 2007 and $12.3 billion from fiscal year 2005 to fiscal year 2006, excluding supplemental appropriations or ``bridge'' funding for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan); homeland security (increases of $2.3 billion from fiscal year 2006 to fiscal year 2007 and $1.4 billion from fiscal year 2005 to fiscal year 2006); medical research at the National Institutes of Health (increased $253 million from fiscal year 2005 to fiscal year 2006); improved education (a proposed increase of $100 in the Pell Grant in the fiscal year 2007 Committee-reported bill); veterans health care (increased $1.7 billion from fiscal year 2005 to fiscal year 2006 and recommended in the House-passed bill to increase $2.6 billion from fiscal year 2006 to fiscal year 2007); law enforcement (increased the Federal Bureau of Investigation $547 million from fiscal year 2005 to fiscal year 2006 and recommended in the House-passed bill to increase $304 million from fiscal year 2006 to fiscal year 2007); and international assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria (increased $629 million from fiscal year 2005 to fiscal year 2006 and recommended in the House-passed bill to increase $752 million from fiscal year 2006 to fiscal year 2007). These priorities were funded while overall fiscal year 2006 spending for non- defense, non-security programs was less than the fiscal year 2005 level. The Committee placed a high priority on its oversight responsibilities, during the 109th Congress. The 10 Subcommittees conducted 304 hearings, receiving testimony from 2,463 witnesses. In the process, 165 volumes of hearings were generated, comprising 155,056 printed pages. The Committee also initiated or completed 43 reports from its Surveys and Investigations Staff and had underway or completed an additional 265 reports from the Government Accountability Office during the 109th Congress. The following is a tabular display of the appropriations actions of the Committee during the 109th Congress indicating the various bill numbers, dates, report numbers, amounts, and public law numbers: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ House Senate Conference Public Law ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bill Number -------- Subcommittee House Report No. Senate Report No. -- Public Law No. -- -------- Date Vote Total -------- ------ Date Vote Total -------- House Report No. Vote Total -------- ------ Date Reported Date Passed Reported Date Passed -------- Date Filed Date Passed House Approved ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HISTORY OF FISCAL YEAR 2006 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS H.R. 2744 109-102 408-18 109-92 97-2 109-255 318-63 109-97 Agriculture June 2 June 8 June 27 Sept. 22 Oct. 26 Oct. 28 Nov. 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 2863 109-119 398-19 109-141 97-0 109-359 308-106 109-148 Defense June 10 June 20 Sept. 28 Oct. 7 Dec. 18 Dec. 18 Dec. 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 2419 109-86 416-13 109-84 92-3 109-275 399-17 109-103 Energy and Water May 18 May 24 June 16 July 1 Nov. 7 Nov. 9 Nov. 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 3057 109-152 393-32 109-96 98-1 109-265 358-39 109-102 Foreign Operations June 24 June 28 June 30 July 20 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 2360 109-79 424-1 109-83 96-1 109-241 347-70 109-90 Homeland Security May 13 May 17 June 16 July 14 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 2361 109-80 329-89 109-80 94-0 109-188 410-10 109-54 Interior May 13 May 19 June 10 June 29 July 26 July 28 Aug. 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 3010 109-143 250-151 109-103 94-3 109-337 \1\ 215-213 109-149 Labor-HHS-Education June 21 June 24 July 14 Oct. 27 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 2985 109-139 330-82 109-89 viva voce 109-189 305-122 109-55 Legislative Branch June 20 June 22 June 24 June 30 July 26 July 28 Aug. 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 2528 109-95 425-1 109-105 98-0 109-305 427-0 109-114 Military Quality of Life and VA May 23 May 26 July 21 Sept. 22 Nov. 18 Nov. 18 Nov. 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 2862 109-118 418-7 109-88 91-4 109-272 397-19 109-108 Science, State, Justice, and Commerce June 10 June 16 June 23 Sept. 15 Nov. 7 Nov. 9 Nov. 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 3058 109-153 405-18 109-109 93-1 109-307 392-31 109-115 Transpo., Treas., HUD, Jud., and D.C. June 24 June 30 July 26 Oct. 20 Nov. 18 Nov. 18 Nov. 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Original conference report (H. Rpt. 109-300) defeated in the House on November 17, 2005. [Dollars in millions] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- President's Request Enacted Bills Bills vs. President's ----------------------------------------------------------- Request Fiscal Year 2006 Bills --------------------------- Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 APPROPRIATIONS--109th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Agriculture (P.L. 109-97)........................................ $16,739 $82,822 $17,031 $83,068 $292 $246 Defense (P.L. 109-148) \1\....................................... 407,704 245 453,280 245 45,576 ........... Energy and Water (P.L. 109-103).................................. 29,747 ............ 30,495 ............ 748 ........... Foreign Operations (P.L. 109-102)................................ 22,826 42 20,937 42 -1,889 ........... Homeland Security (P.L. 109-90).................................. 29,555 1,014 30,846 1,014 1,291 ........... Interior-Environment (P.L. 109-54)............................... 25,672 52 26,159 52 487 ........... Labor, HHS, Education (P.L. 109-149)............................. 141,729 455,258 142,514 459,478 785 4,220 Legislative Branch (P.L. 109-55)................................. 4,028 118 3,804 118 -224 ........... Military Construction, Military Quality of Life, VA (P.L. 109- 45,100 36,626 44,143 37,206 -957 580 114)............................................................ Science-State-Justice-Commerce (P.L. 109-108) \2\................ 60,351 361 57,854 361 -2,497 ........... Transportation, Treasury, HUD (P.L. 109-115) \2\................. 60,720 18,988 65,900 18,992 5,180 4 Emergency Hurricane-Pandemic Influenza Supplemental (P.L. 109-148) \3\............................................. 1,365 ............ -379 ............ -1,744 ........... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, FY 2006 Bills....................................... 845,536 595,526 892,584 600,576 47,048 5,050 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiscal Year 2005 Supplemental Appropriations Emergency Defense, Global War on Terror, Tsunami Relief (P.L. 109-13).................................................. 82,043 ............ 82,082 * 39 * Veterans Medical Services (P.L. 109-54) \4\...................... 975 ............ 1,500 ............ 525 ........... Emergency Hurricane Katrina supplemental #1 (P.L. 109-61)........ 10,500 ............ 10,500 ............ ............. ........... Emergency Hurricane Katrina supplemental #2 (P.L. 109-62)........ 51,800 ............ 51,800 ............ ............. ........... Total, FY 2005 Supplementals............................... 145,318 ............ 145,882 ............ 564 ........... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Less than $500 thousand. \1\ Enacted Defense bill includes $50 billion for contingency operations related to the global war on terrorism in title IX. \2\ Large differences between the enacted bill and the President's request in the Science-State-Justice-Commerce bill and the Transportation-Treasury- HUD bill are affected by the President's Strengthening America's Communities proposal to consolidate economic development programs within one program in the Commerce Department, which was not adopted. \3\ Included as division B of P.L. 109-148. The Act includes $9,151 million in emergency spending and offsets, and -$9,530 million in non-emergency spending and offsets. Offsets include a 1 percent across-the-board cut (-$8,525,000,000) to all non-emergency discretionary spending except veterans programs. \4\ Veterans medical services funding enacted as Title VI of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006. Fiscal Year 2006 Supplementals 1st Session--109th Congress H.R. 2863--Included as Division B--Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic Influenza, 2006. Approved December 30, 2005 (P.L. 109-148) Fiscal Year 2005 Supplementals 1st Session--109th Congress H.R. 1268--Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. Approved May 11, 2005 (P.L. 109-13) H.R. 2361--Veterans medical services funding enacted as Title VI of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006. Approved August 2, 2005 (P.L. 109-54) H.R. 3645--Making emergency supplemental appropriations to meet immediate needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. Approved September 2, 2005 (P.L. 109-61) H.R. 3673--Making further emergency supplemental appropriations to meet immediate needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. Approved September 8, 2005 (P.L. 109-62) Fiscal Year 2006 Continuing Resolutions 1st Session--109th Congress H.J. Res. 68--Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2006. Provided funding for various government activities for the period October 1 thru November 18, 2005. Approved September 30, 2005 (P.L. 109-77) H.J. Res. 72--Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2006. Provided funding for various government activities for the period November 18 thru December 17, 2005. Approved November 19, 2005 (P.L. 109-105) H.J. Res. 75--Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2006. Provided funding for various government activities for the period December 17 thru December 31, 2005. Approved December 18, 2005 (P.L. 109-128) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ House Senate Conference Public Law ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bill Number -------- Subcommittee House Report No. Senate Report No. -- Public Law No. -- -------- Date Vote Total -------- ------ Date Vote Total -------- House Report No. Vote Total -------- ------ Date Reported Date Passed Reported Date Passed -------- Date Filed Date Passed House Approved ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HISTORY OF FISCAL YEAR 2007 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS H.R. 5384 109-463 \1\ 378-46 109-266 ................... 109- .................... 109- Agriculture May 12 May 23 June 22 ................... ................... .................... ................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 5631 109-504 407-19 109-292 98-0 109-676 394-22 109-289 Defense June 16 June 20 July 25 Sept. 7 Sept. 25 Sept. 26 Sept. 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 5427 109-474 404-20 109-274 ................... 109- .................... 109- Energy and Water May 19 May 24 June 29 ................... ................... .................... ................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 5522 109-486 373-34 109-277 ................... 109- .................... 109- Foreign Operations June 5 June 9 July 10 ................... ................... .................... ................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 5441 109-476 389-9 109-273 100-0 109-699 412-6 109-295 Homeland Security May 22 June 6 June 29 July 13 Sept. 28 Sept. 29 Oct. 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 5386 109-465 293-128 109-275 ................... 109- .................... 109- Interior May 15 May 18 June 29 ................... ................... .................... ................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 5647 / S. 3708 109-515 ................... 109-287 ................... 109- .................... 109- Labor-HHS-Education June 20 ................... July 20 ................... ................... .................... ................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 5521 109-485 361-53 109-267 ................... 109- .................... 109- Legislative Branch June 1 June 7 June 22 ................... ................... .................... ................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 5385 109-464 \2\ 395-0 109-286 viva voce 109- .................... ................ Military Quality of Life and VA May 15 May 19 July 20 Nov. 14 ................... .................... ................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 5672 109-520 393-23 109-280 ................... 109- .................... 109- Science, State, Justice, and Commerce June 22 June 29 July 13 ................... ................... .................... ................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ H.R. 5576 109-495 406-22 109-293 ................... 109- .................... 109- Transpo., Treas., HUD, Jud., and D.C. June 9 June 14 July 26 ................... ................... .................... ................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Supplemental report filed May 16, 2006; Pt. II. \2\ Supplemental report filed May 16, 2006; Pt. II. [Dollars in millions] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- President's Request House-reported, House- Bills vs. President's ----------------------------- passed, or Enacted Bills \4\ Request Fiscal Year 2007 Bills --------------------------------------------------------- Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory Discretionary Mandatory -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 APPROPRIATIONS--109th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Agriculture...................................................... $17,315 $76,394 $17,809 $76,079 $494 -$315 Defense (P.L. 109-289) \1\....................................... 431,429 256 447,357 256 15,928 ........... Energy and Water................................................. 29,471 ............ 30,017 ............ 546 ........... Foreign Operations............................................... 23,687 39 21,299 39 -2,388 ........... Homeland Security (P.L. 109-295)................................. 31,015 1,063 31,905 1,063 890 ........... Interior-Environment............................................. 25,480 52 25,889 52 409 ........... Labor, HHS, Education............................................ 137,794 454,691 141,930 454,572 4,136 -119 Legislative Branch............................................... 4,238 122 3,027 122 -1,211 ........... Military Construction, Military Quality of Life, VA.............. 95,529 41,416 94,639 41,416 -890 ........... Science-State-Justice-Commerce................................... 59,702 354 59,837 354 135 ........... Transportation, Treasury, HUD.................................... 67,648 19,856 67,415 19,856 -233 ........... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, FY 2007 Bills....................................... 923,309 594,243 941,124 593,809 17,815 -434 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiscal Year 2006 Supplemental Appropriations Emergency Defense, Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery 92,221 ............ 94,521 ............ 2,300 ........... (P.L. 109-234) \2\.............................................. Wildland Fire Emergency Appropriations (P.L. 109-289) \3\........ ............. ............ 200 ............ 200 ........... Total, FY 2006 Supplementals............................... 92,221 ............ 94,721 ............ 2,500 ........... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Less than $500 thousand. \1\ The enacted Defense bill includes $70 billion for contingency operations related to the global war on terrorism in title IX. The President's request for contingency operations was $50 billion. \2\ Increase above the President's request of $2,300,000,000 is for pandemic influenza preparedness, which the President requested in fiscal year 2007. \3\ Included as Title X of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 (P.L. 109-289). \4\ Two regular fiscal year 2007 appropriations bills (Defense and Homeland Security) were enacted by the end of the 109th Congress. Amounts displayed for other bills are the House-reported amounts (Labor-HHS-Education) or House-passed amounts (all other bills). Programs within bills that were not enacted were funded under a continuing resolution. Fiscal Year 2006 Supplemental 2d Session--109th Congress H.R. 4939--Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes. Approved June 15, 2006 (P.L. 109-234) Fiscal Year 2007 Continuing Resolutions 2d Session--109th Congress H.R. 5631--(Defense Conference Report--Division B--Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007) Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2007. Provided funding for various government activities for the period October 1, 2006 thru November 17, 2006. Approved September 29, 2006 (P.L. 109-289). H.J. Res. 100--Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2007. Provided funding for various government activities for the period November 17, 2006 thru December 8, 2006. Approved November 17, 2006 (P.L. 109-369). H.J. Res. 102--Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2007. Provided funding for various government activities for the period December 8, 2006 thru February 15, 2007. Approved December 9, 2006 (P.L. 109-383). OVERSIGHT PLAN Pursuant to clause 2(d)(1) of Rule X the Committee submitted the following Oversight Plan on February 15, 2005. ``For the 109th Congress the Committee intends to proceed in the following manner: 1. Budget Overview Hearings. Immediately upon receipt of the President's budget the Committee will conduct its annual budget overview hearings on the recommendations of the President. These hearings will take testimony from the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 2. Subcommittee Hearings. The Appropriations Committee has a long tradition of in-depth analysis of the President's pending budget as well as the effective use of previously appropriated resources. For example, during the 108th Congress the Committee on Appropriations held 313 days of hearings, took testimony from 3,063 witnesses, and published 161 volumes of hearings totaling 156,503 pages. This level of oversight and investigation will continue during this Congress. 3. Investigations. In addition to formal oversight, the Committee utilizes various investigative agencies to conduct in-depth analysis of specific problem areas. These investigations are conducted by the Committee's own Surveys and Investigations Staff, the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Research Service, and the Office of Technology Assessment. In the previous Congress, the Committee received 39 Surveys and Investigations studies and 211 investigative reports from the GAO. 4. Appropriations Bills. The ultimate exercise of oversight is the `power of the purse' which the Committee takes as its highest responsibility. This allocation of scarce Federal dollars demands strict compliance with all budgetary concepts and strictures. The Committee intends to follow the requirements of the Congressional Budget and Control Act with regard to the subdivision of budget authority and outlays to the 11 subcommittees. Appropriations bills will be developed in accordance with the results of all the oversight activities in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3, above and brought to the floor for consideration within all relevant budgetary constraints.'' Oversight Actions For the 109th Congress, the Committee accomplished its oversight plan. As stated earlier, the Committee conducted extensive hearings. In the matter following this section, the details of investigations conducted by and for the Committee are provided. As a result of these hearings and investigations, the Committee was able to produce appropriations bills that were within all relevant budgetary constraints for the 109th Congress. INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE (109th Congress) In addition to, and in support of, the regular hearing process, the Committee conducted numerous studies and investigations of Federal projects and activities designed to assist in reaching decisions on specific funding levels covering a wide range of subjects. These studies were conducted by the Committee's Surveys and Investigations Staff, which has been in continuous existence since 1943. The Committee has, over a number of years, delegated the authority to originate requests for investigations to its Subcommittees, with the concurrence of the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee required to implement such requests.When an investigation is ordered, expert investigators are assembled to conduct it and render a report thereon for the use of the Committee. During the 109th Congress, the Surveys and Investigations Staff was tasked to conduct 26 investigations of operations and programs of various departments and agencies of the Federal Government and, in addition, has completed and reported to the Committee on 17 investigations that had been directed during previous Congresses. Some of these efforts were of long duration, resulted in the preparation of multiple investigative products, and involved a sizable number of investigators. Examples of this type of investigation include the examinations of the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Preparedness and Corps of Engineers Flood Control and the Disaster assistance Efforts in Response to Hurricane Katrina. Other investigations of shorter duration and with fewer investigators assigned, provided a quick response to the Committee. An example of such an inquiry dealt with the U.S. Agency for International Development Headquarters Office Space Requirements. This investigation was concluded within 60 days of the receipt of the request. Most investigations undertaken by the Surveys and Investigations Staff fell somewhere in between the above extremes in terms of duration and the number of investigators committed. Notable examples of investigations conducted during the 109th Congress include: --Federal Bureau of Investigation's Virtual Case File Program --U.S. Army's Future Combat System Program --Goals and Requirements of the Global Peace Operations Initiative --Department of Interior Office of Navajo and Hopi Relocation --Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs Healthcare Sharing Initiative During the 109th Congress, a total of 94 professionals, variously consisting of a small number of permanent staff, personnel on detail from 3 agencies of the Federal Government, as well as personal services contractors were utilized to conduct these investigations and prepare the reports. A summary of the investigations requested by the various Subcommittees completed or started during the 109th Congress follows. Three investigations dealt with classified intelligence matters and consequently are not otherwise identified below. Studies Completed or Started by the Surveys and Investigations Staff Committee on Appropriations, 109th Congress full committee --Financial Management of the GW Program Office --Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management AgencyDisaster Preparedness and U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Flood Control Measures --Disaster Assistance Efforts in Response to Hurricane Katrina agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration,and related agencies --U.S. Department of Agriculture E-Government Program --U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Programs Funded through the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Commodity Credit Corporation --Food and Drug Administration Proposed Rule to Prevent the Spread of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy commerce, justice, state, the judiciary and related agencies --U.S. Court of Federal Claims --United Nations Oil for Food Program --Federal Bureau of Investigation's Implementation of Virtual Case File --Rio Grande Flood Control System Rehabilitation Program defense --Intelligence Matter I (03) --Intelligence Matter II (03) --Intelligence Matter V (03) --Proposed Classified Security Matters Involving the White House Complex --FY 2006 Budget Activities in Other Procurement, Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense-Wide Procurement --FY 2006 Budget for Activities in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense-Wide Programs --Department of Defense War Reserve Materials and Prepositioned Equipment Sets --U.S. Army's Future Combat System Program --National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency's GeoScout Program --Department of Defense FY 2007 Requests for Army, Navy, and Air Force, Other Procurement and Defense-Wide Procurement --FY 2007 Budget Requests for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Activities in Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense- Wide Programs --FY 2007 Department of Defense Operation and Maintenance Budget Requests --FY 2007 Department of Defense Military Personnel Budget Requests --Department of Defense Military Service Efforts and Programs to Increase Force Protection energy and water development --Adequacy of Security Measures at Department of Energy's National Laboratories and Weapons Production Sites --Department of Energy National Labs Efforts to Develop a Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator foreign operations, export financing, and related programs --United States Agency for International Development Headquarters Office Space Requirements --Goals and Requirements of the Global Peace Operations Initiative homeland security --Department of Homeland Security's Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness interior, environment, and related agencies --National Park Service Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Water Trails Initiative --Department of Interior Navajo Irrigation Project --Department of Interior Office of Navajo and Hopi Relocation --Creation and Funding of Director Reserve Accounts at the Federal Land Management Agencies --U.S. Fish & Wildlife--Wildlife Grants and Construction Programs --Implementation of General Services Administration Regulations at National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service --U. S. Forest Service Reengineering, Competitive Sourcing and Services Consolidation --Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Arts Budget Development and Execution legislative branch --Architect of the Capitol Accounting and Management Practices for Major Construction Projects military quality of life and veterans affairs, and related agencies --Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs Healthcare Sharing --Defense Health Budgetary and Purchasing Practices --Veterans Affairs Information Technology Modernization Programs --Department of Veterans Affairs Plans to Relocate Its Denver Medical Center transportation, treasury, hud, the judiciary, district of columbia, and independent agencies --District of Columbia Schools Facilities Master Plan --Training Programs of the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services With respect to the above listing, it should be noted that since studies originate with the Subcommittees, any information developed during the course of an investigation is reported to the Subcommittee which requested such study or examination as well as the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee. This information may be released for publication only when the Subcommittee so determines as provided by Section 8 of the Committee's rules. SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE GAO In addition to the information made available to the Committee through its Surveys and Investigation Staff, the Committee also utilizes the resources of the Government Accountability Office. The Committee receives a copy of every GAO report addressed to the Congress. In recent years the scope of the GAO auditing and review capability has been enlarged to include management surveys. For over 22 years the GAO has extracted from those reports and compiled in separate volumes a list of so-called ``significant audit findings'' for special use by the Committee staff in the annual appropriations hearings. These findings relate to matters which are felt to require corrective action by the Committee's efforts, through legislation, or through administrative efforts. This compilation is designed to identify problem areas in an individual agency which might have applicability to other organizations. Additionally, the Committee frequently calls upon GAO to make special studies and investigations. A listing of some reports and staff studies by the Committee which were underway during the 109th Congress follows: FORMAL REPORTS AND TESTIMONIES ISSUED TO HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES--JANUARY 1, 2005 TO DECEMBER 1, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Title Date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Immigration Benefits: Fifteenth Report Required by the 11/9/2006 Capitol Power Plant Utility Tunnels (GAO-07-227R)....... 11/16/2006 Suggested Areas for Oversight for the 110th Congress 11/17/2006 (GAO-07-235R).......................................... Eminent Domain: Information about Its Uses and Effect on 11/30/2006 Property Owners and Communities Is Limited (GAO-07-28). United Nations: Renovation Planning Follows Industry 11/16/2006 Practices, but Procurement and Oversight Could Present Challenges (GAO-07-31)................................. Global War On Terrorism: Fiscal Year 2006 Obligation 11/13/2006 Rates Are Within Funding Levels and Significant Multiyear Procurement Funds Will Likely Remain Available for Use in Fiscal Year 2007 (GAO-07-76)...... Afghanistan Drug Control: Despite Improved Efforts, 11/15/2006 Deteriorating Security Threatens Success of U.S. Goals (GAO-07-78)............................................ FAA's Proposed Plan for Implementing a Reliability 11/9/2006 Centered Maintenance Process for Air Traffic Control Equipment (GAO-07-81R)................................. Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS's Cost-Benefit Analysis 10/17/2006 to Support the Purchase of New Radiation Detection Portal Monitors Was Not Based on Available Performance Data and Did Not Fully Evaluate All the Monitors' Costs and Benefits (GAO-07-133R)............................. Indian Issues: BLM's Program for Issuing Individual 10/20/2006 Indian Allotments on Public Lands Is No Longer Viable (GAO-07-23R)........................................... Department of Homeland Security: Use of Management 9/5/2006 Directorate Appropriations to Pay Costs of Component Agencies (B-307382).................................... Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Strengthen 9/28/2006 Management of Imminent Danger Pay and Combat Zone Tax Relief Benefits (GAO-06-1011).......................... Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Unprecedented Challenges 9/27/2006 Exposed the Individuals and Households Program to Fraud and Abuse; Actions Needed to Reduce Such Problems in Future (GAO-06-1013)................................... Recreation Fees: Agencies Can Better Implement the 9/22/2006 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act and Account for Fee Revenues (GAO-06-1016)......................... Kennedy Center: Progress Made on GAO Recommendations, 9/15/2006 but Oversight Challenges Still Exist (GAO-06-1025)..... Chesapeake Bay Gateways Program: National Park Service 9/14/2006 Needs Better Accountability and Oversight of Grantees and Gateways (GAO-06-1049)............................. Interior's Land Appraisal Services: Actions Needed to 9/28/2006 Improve Compliance with Appraisal Standards, Increase Efficiency, and Broaden Oversight (GAO-06-1050)........ Financial Audit: Independent and Special Counsel 9/29/2006 Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 (GAO-06-1054).......................................... Foreign Assistance: Recent Improvements Made, but USAID 9/29/2006 Should Do More to Help Ensure Aid Is Not Provided for Terrorist Activities in West Bank and Gaza (GAO-06- 1062R)................................................. Military Personnel: DOD and the Services Need to Take 9/20/2006 Additional Steps to Improve Mobilization Data for the Reserve Components (GAO-06-1068)....................... DOD Civilian Personnel: Greater Oversight and Quality 9/29/2006 Assurance Needed to Ensure Force Health Protection and Surveillance for Those Deployed (GAO-06-1085).......... Purchase Cards: Control Weaknesses Leave DHS Highly 9/28/2006 Vulnerable to Fraudulent, Improper, and Abusive Activity (GAO-06-1117)................................. Iraq Contract Costs: DOD Consideration of Defense 9/25/2006 Contract Audit Agency's Findings (GAO-06-1132)......... Force Structure: Army Needs to Provide DOD and Congress 9/6/2006 More Visibility Regarding Modular Force Capabilities and Implementation Plans (GAO-06-745).................. DOD Acquisitions: Contracting for Better Outcomes (GAO- 9/7/2006 06-800T)............................................... Disaster Relief: Governmentwide Framework Needed to 9/6/2006 Collect and Consolidate Information to Report on Billions in Federal Funding for the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes (GAO-06-834)................................ National Emergency Grants: Labor Has Improved Its Grant 9/5/2006 Award Timeliness and Data Collection, but Further Steps Can Improve Process (GAO-06-870)....................... E-Government Travel: Participation by Small Businesses 9/15/2006 and Estimated Program Savings (GAO-06-911)............. Defense Infrastructure: Actions Taken to Improve the 9/5/2006 Management of Utility Privatization, but Some Concerns Remain (GAO-06-914).................................... Hurricane Katrina: Strategic Planning Needed to Guide 9/6/2006 Future Enhancements Beyond Interim Levee Repairs (GAO- 06-934)................................................ Defense Transportation: Study Limitations Raise 9/20/2006 Questions about the Adequacy and Completeness of the Mobility Capabilities Study and Report (GAO-06-938).... Defense Acquisitions: Restructured JTRS Program Reduces 9/11/2006 Risk, but Significant Challenges Remain (GAO-06-955)... Army Corps of Engineers: Improved Monitoring and Clear 9/8/2006 Guidance Would Contribute to More Effective Use of Continuing Contracts (GAO-06-966)...................... Defense Travel System: Reported Savings Questionable and 9/26/2006 Implementation Challenges Remain (GAO-06-980).......... Depot Maintenance: Improvements Needed to Achieve 9/14/2006 Benefits from Consolidations and Funding Changes at Naval Shipyards (GAO-06-989)........................... Nuclear Waste: DOE's Efforts to Protect the Columbia 8/28/2006 River from Contamination Could Be Further Strengthened (GAO-06-1018).......................................... Electronic Records Archives: The National Archives and 8/18/2006 Records Administration's Fiscal Year 2006 Expenditure Plan (GAO-06-906)...................................... DOD's Overseas Infrastructure Master Plans Continue to 8/22/2006 Evolve (GAO-06-913R)................................... Transportation Research: Opportunities for Improving the 8/15/2006 Oversight of DOT's Research Programs and User Satisfaction with Transportation Statistics (GAO-06- 917)................................................... 2010 Census: Redesigned Approach Holds Promise, but 7/27/2006 Census Bureau Needs to Annually Develop and Provide a Comprehensive Project Plan to Monitor Costs (GAO-06- 1009T)................................................. Chesapeake Bay Program: Improved Strategies Needed to 7/13/2006 Better Guide Restoration Efforts (GAO-06-614T)......... NASA's James Webb Space Telescope: Knowledge-Based 7/14/2006 Acquisition Approach Key to Addressing Program Challenges (GAO-06-634)................................ Defense Acquisitions: Further Management and Oversight 7/6/2006 Changes Needed for Efforts to Modernize Cheyenne Mountain Attack Warning Systems (GAO-06-666)........... Indian Issues: BIA's Efforts to Impose Time Frames and 7/28/2006 Collect Better Data Should Improve the Processing of Land in Trust Applications (GAO-06-781)................ Rental Housing Programs: Excluding Servicemembers' 7/31/2006 Housing Allowances from Income Determinations Would Increase Eligibility, but Other Factors May Limit Program Use (GAO-06-784)............................... Rebuilding Iraq: More Comprehensive National Strategy 7/11/2006 Needed to Help Achieve U.S. Goals (GAO-06-788)......... Transportation Security Administration: Oversight of 7/31/2006 Explosive Detection Systems Maintenance Contracts Can Be Strengthened (GAO-06-795)........................... Information Technology: Immigration and Customs 7/27/2006 Enforcement Is Beginning to Address Infrastructure Modernization Program Weaknesses but Key Improvements Still Needed (GAO-06-823).............................. Treasury's Bank Enterprise Award Program: Impact on 7/31/2006 Investments in Distressed Communities Is Difficult to Determine, but Likely Not Significant (GAO-06-824)..... Small Business Administration: Actions Needed to Provide 7/28/2006 More Timely Disaster Assistance (GAO-06-860)........... Coast Guard: Observations on the Preparation, Response, 7/31/2006 and Recovery Missions Related to Hurricane Katrina (GAO- 06-903)................................................ Tactical Aircraft: DOD Should Present a New F-22A 6/20/2006 Business Case before Making Further Investments (GAO-06- 455R).................................................. Defense Working Capital Fund: Military Services Did Not 6/27/2006 Calculate and Report Carryover Amounts Correctly (GAO- 06-530)................................................ Clean Water: How States Allocate Revolving Loan Funds 6/5/2006 and Measure Their Benefits (GAO-06-579)................ Airline Deregulation: Reregulating the Airline Industry 6/9/2006 Would Likely Reverse Consumer Benefits and Not Save Airline Pensions (GAO-06-630).......................... Expedited Assistance for Victims of Hurricanes Katrina 6/16/2006 and Rita: FEMA's Control Weaknesses Exposed the Government to Significant Fraud and Abuse (GAO-06-655). Defense Management: Additional Measures to Reduce 6/14/2006 Corrosion of Prepositioned Military Assets Could Achieve Cost Savings (GAO-06-709)...................... Improvement Continues in DOD's Reporting on Sustainable 6/20/2006 Ranges but Additional Time Is Needed to Fully Implement Key Initiatives (GAO-06-725R).......................... Coast Guard: Status of Deepwater Fast Response Cutter 6/23/2006 Design Efforts (GAO-06-764)............................ Commerce Information Technology Solutions Next 6/14/2006 Generation Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GAO-06- 791R).................................................. Treasury Has Sustained Its Formal Process to Promote 6/29/2006 U.S. Policies at the International Monetary Fund (GAO- 06-876R)............................................... DOD Payments to Small Business: Implementation and 5/19/2006 Effective Utilization of Electronic Invoicing Could Further Reduce Late Payments (GAO-06-358).............. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: DOD Needs to Identify 5/11/2006 the Factors Its Providers Use to Make Mental Health Evaluation Referrals for Servicemembers (GAO-06-397)... Hurricane Katrina: Army Corps of Engineers Contract for 5/1/2006 Mississippi Classrooms (GAO-06-454).................... Residential Care Facilities Mortgage Insurance Program: 5/24/2006 Opportunities to Improve Program and Risk Management (GAO-06-515)........................................... Disaster Relief: Reimbursement to American Red Cross for 5/30/2006 Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne (GAO-06- 518)................................................... U.S. Public Diplomacy: State Department Efforts to 5/3/2006 Engage Muslim Audiences Lack Certain Communication Elements and Face Significant Challenges (GAO-06-535).. Information Technology: Customs Has Made Progress on 5/31/2006 Automated Commercial Environment System, but it Faces Long-Standing Management Challenges and New Risks (GAO- 06-580)................................................ United States Coast Guard: Improvements Needed in 5/31/2006 Management and Oversight of Rescue System Acquisition (GAO-06-623)........................................... Hurricane Katrina: Better Plans and Exercises Needed to 5/15/2006 Guide the Military's Response to Catastrophic Natural Disasters (GAO-06-643)................................. Homeland Security: Management and Coordination Problems 5/19/2006 Increase the Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Foreign Pests and Disease (GAO-06-644)................. Foreign Assistance: USAID Completed Many Caribbean 5/26/2006 Disaster Recovery Activities, but Several Challenges Hampered Efforts (GAO-06-645).......................... Business Systems Modernization: DOD Continues to Improve 5/15/2006 Institutional Approach, but Further Steps Needed (GAO- 06-658)................................................ Homeland Security Assistance for Nonprofits: Department 5/22/2006 of Homeland Security Delegated Selection of Nonprofits to Selected States and States Used a Variety of Approaches to Determine Awards (GAO-06-663R)........... Wildland Fire Management: Update on Federal Agency 5/1/2006 Efforts to Develop a Cohesive Strategy to Address Wildland Fire Threats (GAO-06-671R).................... U.S. Public Diplomacy: State Department Efforts Lack 5/3/2006 Certain Communication Elements and Face Persistent Challenges (GAO-06-707T)............................... Global Health: Spending Requirement Presents Challenges 4/4/2006 for Allocating Prevention Funding under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (GAO-06-395)............ Military Housing: Management Issues Require Attention as 4/28/2006 the Privatization Program Matures (GAO-06-438)......... Foreign Assistance: USAID Has Begun Tsunami 4/14/2006 Reconstruction in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, but Key Projects May Exceed Initial Cost and Schedule Estimates (GAO-06-488)........................................... Immigration Benefits: Fourteenth Report Required by the 4/21/2006 Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (GAO- 06-589R)............................................... Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD Needs Consistent 4/28/2006 Policies and Clear Processes to Address the Survivability of Weapon Systems Against Chemical and Biological Threats (GAO-06-592)........................ Hanford Waste Treatment Plant: Contractor and DOE 4/6/2006 Management Problems Have Led to Higher Costs, Construction Delays, and Safety Concerns (GAO-06-602T). Nuclear Weapons: Views on Proposals to Transform the 4/26/2006 Nuclear Weapons Complex (GAO-06-606T).................. National Park Service: Major Operations Funding Trends 4/5/2006 and How Selected Park Units Responded to Those Trends for Fiscal Years 2001 through 2005 (GAO-06-631T)....... Impoundments Resulting from the President's Proposed 3/2/2006 Rescissions of October 28, 2005 (B-307122; B-307122.2). Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Agency Fields 3/15/2006 Initial Capability but Falls Short of Original Goals (GAO-06-327)........................................... Joint Strike Fighter: DOD Plans to Enter Production 3/15/2006 before Testing Demonstrates Acceptable Performance (GAO- 06-356)................................................ Defense Acquisitions: Improved Business Case Is Needed 3/14/2006 for Future Combat System's Successful Outcome (GAO-06- 367)................................................... Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Major 3/31/2006 Weapon Programs (GAO-06-391)........................... U.S. Government Accountability Office: Fiscal Year 2007 3/10/2006 Budget Request (GAO-06-417T)........................... National Park Service: Major Operations Funding Trends 3/31/2006 and How Selected Park Units Responded to Those Trends for Fiscal Years 2001 Through 2005 (GAO-06-431)........ Children's Health Insurance: Recent HHS-OIG Reviews 3/9/2006 Inform the Congress on Improper Enrollment and Reductions in Low-Income, Uninsured Children (GAO-06- 457R).................................................. Financial Audit: Independent and Special Counsel 3/31/2006 Expenditures for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2005 (GAO-06-485)...................................... Hurricane Katrina: Status of the Health Care System in 3/28/2006 New Orleans and Difficult Decisions Related to Efforts to Rebuild It Approximately 6 Months After Hurricane Katrina (GAO-06-576R).................................. Breastfeeding: Some Strategies Used to Market Infant 2/8/2006 Formula May Discourage Breastfeeding; State Contracts Should Better Protect Against Misuse of WIC Name (GAO- 06-282)................................................ Architect of the Capitol: Management Challenges Remain 2/21/2006 (GAO-06-290)........................................... Border Security: Key Unresolved Issues Justify 2/22/2006 Reevaluation of Border Surveillance Technology Program (GAO-06-295)........................................... Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program: Program and Risk 2/28/2006 Management Could Be Enhanced (GAO-06-316).............. Architect of the Capitol: Addressing Staffing and 2/10/2006 Training Issues Is Important for Efficient and Safe West Refrigeration Plant Operations (GAO-06-321R)...... Business Systems Modernization: Internal Revenue 2/21/2006 Service's Fiscal Year 2006 Expenditure Plan (GAO-06- 360)................................................... DOD Business Transformation: Defense Travel System 1/18/2006 Continues to Face Implementation Challenges (GAO-06-18) U.S.-China Trade: Eliminating Nonmarket Economy 1/10/2006 Methodology Would Lower Antidumping Duties for Some Chinese Companies (GAO-06-231)......................... Public Service Announcement Campaigns: Activities and 1/13/2006 Financial Obligations for Seven Federal Departments (GAO-06-304)........................................... Media Contracts: Activities and Financial Obligations 1/13/2006 for Seven Federal Departments (GAO-06-305)............. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Education 12/19/2005 and Outreach Programs Target Safety and Consumer Issues, but Gaps in Planning and Evaluation Remain (GAO- 06-103)................................................ Plum Island Animal Disease Center: DHS and USDA Are 12/19/2005 Successfully Coordinating Current Work, but Long-Term Plans Are Being Assessed (GAO-06-132).................. Large Truck Safety: Federal Enforcement Efforts Have 12/15/2005 Been Stronger Since 2000, but Oversight of State Grants Needs Improvement (GAO-06-156)......................... Information Technology: Responses to Subcommittee Post- 12/21/2005 Hearing Questions Regarding the FBI's Management Practices and Acquisition of a New Investigative Case Management System (GAO-06-302R)........................ Competitive Sourcing: Health Benefits Cost Comparison 12/9/2005 Had Minimal Impact, but DOD Needs Uniform Implementation Process (GAO-06-72)..................... Highway Safety: Further Opportunities Exist to Improve 11/18/2005 Data on Crashes Involving Commercial Motor Vehicles (GAO-06-102)........................................... Commercial Aviation: Initial Small Community Air Service 11/30/2005 Development Projects Have Achieved Mixed Results (GAO- 06-21)................................................. DOD Business Systems Modernization: Important Progress 11/23/2005 Made in Establishing Foundational Architecture Products and Investment Management Practices, but Much Work Remains (GAO-06-219)................................... D.C. Charter Schools: Strengthening Monitoring and 11/17/2005 Process When Schools Close Could Improve Accountability and Ease Student Transitions (GAO-06-73)............... Department of Energy: Preliminary Information on the 11/4/2005 Potential for Columbia River Contamination from the Hanford Site (GAO-06-77R).............................. Military Readiness: Navy's Fleet Response Plan Would 11/22/2005 Benefit from a Comprehensive Management Approach and Rigorous Testing (GAO-06-84)........................... Review of OMB Circular A-76 Health Benefit Cost Factor 11/17/2005 Needed (GAO-06-87R).................................... Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Actions Taken, 10/28/2005 but Agency Restructuring Efforts Could Benefit from a More Systematic Consideration of Advisory Panel's Recommendations (GAO-06-10)............................ Immigration Benefits: Thirteenth Report Required by the 10/21/2005 Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (GAO- 06-122R)............................................... District of Columbia: Financial and Program Management 10/28/2005 Improvements Needed for Tuition Assistance Grant Program (GAO-06-14).................................... Military Readiness: DOD Needs to Identify and Address 10/25/2005 Gaps and Potential Risks in Program Strategies and Funding Priorities for Selected Equipment (GAO-06-141). Some Improvements Have Been Made in DOD's Annual 10/25/2005 Training Range Reporting but It Still Fails to Fully Address Congressional Requirements (GAO-06-29R)........ American Battle Monuments Commission: New Approach to 10/20/2005 Forecasting Exchange Rates for its Foreign Currency Fluctuation Account (GAO-06-50R)....................... U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Building 10/20/2005 Project Management and Related Budget Planning (GAO-06- 61R)................................................... Department of Energy: Improved Guidance, Oversight, and 10/31/2005 Planning Are Needed to Better Identify Cost-Saving Alternatives for Managing Low-Level Radioactive Waste (GAO-06-94)............................................ Architect of the Capitol--Maximum Rate of Pay for Senior 9/30/2005 Employees (B-305945)................................... Information Technology: FBI Is Building Management 9/14/2005 Capabilities Essential to Successful System Deployments, but Challenges Remain (GAO-05-1014T)...... Treasury Continues to Maintain Its Formal Process to 9/14/2005 Promote U.S. Policies at the International Monetary Fund (GAO-05-1015R).................................... Army Corps of Engineers: Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity 9/28/2005 Hurricane Protection Project (GAO-05-1050T)............ Agency Telework Methodologies: Departments of Commerce, 9/27/2005 Justice, State, the Small Business Administration, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (GAO-05-1055R).. U.S.-China Trade: The United States Has Not Restricted 9/29/2005 Imports under the China Safeguard (GAO-05-1056)........ Defense Logistics: Better Strategic Planning Can Help 9/12/2005 Ensure DOD's Successful Implementation of Passive Radio Frequency Identification (GAO-05-345).................. Information Technology: FBI Is Taking Steps to Develop 9/9/2005 an Enterprise Architecture, but Much Remains to Be Accomplished (GAO-05-363).............................. Global War on Terrorism: DOD Should Consider All Funds 9/28/2005 Requested for the War When Determining Needs and Covering Expenses (GAO-05-767)......................... Information Technology: Management Improvements Needed 9/7/2005 on Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Infrastructure Modernization Program (GAO-05-805)..................... Rebuilding Iraq: U.S. Water and Sanitation Efforts Need 9/7/2005 Improved Measures for Assessing Impact and Sustained Resources for Maintaning Facilities (GAO-05-872)....... Global War on Terrorism: DOD Needs to Improve the 9/21/2005 Reliability of Cost Data and Provide Additional Guidance to Control Costs (GAO-05-882)................. Department of Energy: Additional Opportunities Exist for 9/9/2005 Reducing Laboratory Contractors' Support Costs (GAO-05- 897)................................................... Wind Power: Impacts on Wildlife and Government 9/16/2005 Responsibilities for Regulating Development and Protecting Wildlife (GAO-05-906)....................... Force Structure: Actions Needed to Improve Estimates and 9/29/2005 Oversight of Costs for Transforming Army to a Modular Force (GAO-05-926)..................................... Rebuilding Iraq: U.S. Assistance for the January 2005 9/7/2005 Elections (GAO-05-932R)................................ Army Corps of Engineers: Improved Planning and Financial 9/16/2005 Management Should Replace Reliance on Reprogramming Actions to Manage Project Funds (GAO-05-946)........... Financial Audit: Independent and Special Counsel 9/30/2005 Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2005 (GAO-05-961)........................................... Alaska Native Villages: Recent Federal Assistance 8/2/2005 Exceeded $3 Billion, with Most Provided to Regional Nonprofits (GAO-05-719)................................ Small Business Participation in the Alaska Natural Gas 8/4/2005 Pipeline Project (GAO-05-860R)......................... Border Patrol: Available Data on Interior Checkpoints 7/22/2005 Suggest Differences in Sector Performance (GAO-05-435). Interagency Contracting: Franchise Funds Provide 7/29/2005 Convenience, but Value to DOD is Not Demonstrated (GAO- 05-456)................................................ Defense Ammunition: DOD Meeting Small and Medium Caliber 7/27/2005 Ammunition Needs, but Additional Actions Are Necessary (GAO-05-687)........................................... Nuclear Waste: Better Performance Reporting Needed to 7/29/2005 Assess DOE's Ability to Achieve the Goals of the Accelerated Cleanup Program (GAO-05-764)............... Business Systems Modernization: Internal Revenue 7/22/2005 Service's Fiscal Year 2005 Expenditure Plan (GAO-05- 774)................................................... Military Bases: Analysis of DOD's 2005 Selection Process 7/1/2005 and Recommendations for Base Closures and Realignments (GAO-05-785)........................................... District of Columbia: Federal Funds for Foster Care 7/22/2005 Improvements Used to Implement New Programs, but Challenges Remain (GAO-05-787)......................... Southeast Asia: Better Human Rights Reviews and 7/29/2005 Strategic Planning Needed for U.S. Assistance to Foreign Security Forces (GAO-05-793)................... Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Improve the 7/19/2005 Transparency and Reassess the Reasonableness, Appropriateness, Affordability, and Sustainability of Its Military Compensation System (GAO-05-798).......... Information Management: Acquisition of the Electronics 7/15/2005 Records Archives Is Progressing (GAO-05-802)........... Aviation Security: Transportation Security 7/22/2005 Administration Did Not Fully Disclose Uses of Personal Information During Secure Flight Program Testing in Initial Privacy Notes, but Has Recently Taken Steps to More Fully Inform the Public (GAO-05-864R)............. Rebuilding Iraq: Status of Funding and Reconstruction 7/28/2005 Efforts (GAO-05-876)................................... Wildland Fire Management: Timely Identification of Long- 7/14/2005 Term Options and Funding Needs Is Critical (GAO-05- 923T).................................................. Department of Defense's Assessment Addresses 7/28/2005 Congressional Concerns but Lacks Detail on High Energy Laser Transition Plans (GAO-05-933R)................... Intellectual Property: Key Processes for Managing Patent 6/17/2005 Automation Strategy Need Stengthening (GAO-05-336)..... Army Depot Maintenance: Ineffective Oversight of Depot 6/30/2005 Maintenance Operations and System Implementation Efforts (GAO-05-441)................................... U.S.-China Trade: Commerce Faces Practical and Legal 6/17/2005 Challenges in Applying Countervailing Duties (GAO-05- 474)................................................... DOD Problem Disbursements: Long-standing Accounting 6/2/2005 Weaknesses Result in Inaccurate Records and Substantial Write-offs (GAO-05-521)................................ Defense Acquisitions: Incentives and Pressures That 6/23/2005 Drive Problems Affecting Satellite and Related Acquisitions (GAO-05-570R)............................. Federal Disability Assistance: Wide Array of Programs 6/2/2005 Needs to be Examined in Light of 21st Century Challenges (GAO-05-626)................................ Defense Acquisitions: Resolving Development Risks in the 6/15/2005 Army's Networked Communications Capabilities Is Key to Fielding Future Force (GAO-05-669)..................... Transportation Security Administration: Clear Policies 6/29/2005 and Oversight Needed for Designation of Sensitive Security Information (GAO-05-677)...................... Opportunities Exist to Improve Future Comprehensive 6/27/2005 Master Plans for Changing U.S. Defense Infrastructure Overseas (GAO-05-680R)................................. Survey of Program Officials--Review of Federal Programs 6/2/2005 Supporting People with Disabilities (GAO-05-695SP)..... Intellectual Property: USPTO Has Made Progress in Hiring 6/17/2005 Examiners, but Challenges to Retention Remain (GAO-05- 720)................................................... Defense Management: Processes to Estimate and Track 5/5/2005 Equipment Reconstitution Costs Can Be Improved (GAO-05- 293)................................................... Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Request: U.S. Government 5/23/2005 Accountability Office (GAO-05-447T).................... Charter Schools: Oversight Practices in the District of 5/19/2005 Columbia (GAO-05-490).................................. Capitol Power Plant: Actions Needed to Improve Operating 4/8/2005 Efficiency (543121).................................... U.S.-China Trade: Textile Safeguard Procedures Should Be 4/4/2005 Improved (GAO-05-296).................................. U.S. Public Diplomacy: Interagency Coordination Efforts 4/4/2005 Hampered by the Lack of a National Communication Strategy (GAO-05-323).................................. Kennedy Center: Stronger Oversight of Fire Safety 4/22/2005 Issues, Construction Projects, and Financial Management Needed (GAO-05-334).................................... Vehicle Safety: Opportunities Exist to Enhance NHTSA's 4/29/2005 New Car Assessment Program (GAO-05-370)................ National Park Service: Managed Properties in the 4/15/2005 District of Columbia (GAO-05-378)...................... Immigration Benefits: Twelfth Report Required by the 4/14/2005 Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (GAO- 05-481R)............................................... Kennedy Center: Stronger Oversight of Fire Safety 4/6/2005 Issues, Construction Projects, and Financial Management Needed (GAO-05-516T)................................... Aviation Fees: Review of Air Carriers' Year 2000 4/18/2005 Passenger and Property Screening Costs (GAO-05-558).... Defense Acquisitions: Status of Ballistic Missile 3/31/2005 Defense Program in 2004 (GAO-05-243)................... Information Technology: Customs Automated Commercial 3/14/2005 Environment Program Progressing, but Need for Management Improvements Continues (GAO-05-267)......... Tactical Aircraft: Opportunity to Reduce Risks in the 3/15/2005 Joint Strike Fighter Program with Different Acquisition Strategy (GAO-05-271).................................. Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Major 3/31/2005 Weapon Programs (GAO-05-301)........................... Tactical Aircraft: Air Force Still Needs Business Case 3/15/2005 to Support F/A-22 Quantities and Increased Capabilities (GAO-05-304)........................................... Aviation Security: Secure Flight Development and Testing 3/28/2005 Under Way, but Risks Should Be Managed as System Is Further Developed (GAO-05-356)......................... Financial Audit: Independent and Special Counsel 3/31/2005 Expenditures for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2004 (GAO-05-359)...................................... Aviation Security: Systematic Planning Needed to 3/15/2005 Optimize the Deployment of Checked Baggage Screening Systems (GAO-05-365)................................... Department of Education's Update of the State and Other 3/22/2005 Tax Allowance for Student Aid Award Year 2005-2006 (GAO- 05-408R)............................................... Captiol Police--Use of Emergency Response Fund for 2/3/2005 Overtime Pay (B-303964)................................ Homeland Security: Management of First Responder Grant 2/2/2005 Programs Has Improved, but Challenges Remain (GAO-05- 121)................................................... National Nuclear Security Administration: Contractors' 2/2/2005 Strategies to Recruit and Retain a Critically Skilled Workforce Are Generally Effective (GAO-05-164)......... Defense Acquisitions: Improved Management Practices 2/28/2005 Could Help Minimize Cost Growth in Navy Shipbuilding Programs (GAO-05-183).................................. Homeland Security: Some Progress Made, but Many 2/23/2005 Challenges Remain on U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program (GAO-05-202).............. Office of Personnel Management: Retirement Systems 2/28/2005 Modernization Program Faces Numerous Challenges (GAO-05- 237)................................................... Aviation Security: Measures for Testing the Impact of 2/23/2005 Using Commercial Data for the Secure Flight Program (GAO-05-324)........................................... Office of National Drug Control Policy--Video News 1/4/2005 Release (B-303495)..................................... Telemarketing: Implementation of the National Do-Not- 1/28/2005 Call Registry (GAO-05-113)............................. Drug Control: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas' 1/28/2005 Efforts to Link Investigations to International Drug Traffickers (GAO-05-122)............................... Coast Guard: Station Readiness Improving, but Resource 1/31/2005 Challenges and Management Concerns Remain (GAO-05-161). Highway And Transit Investments: Options for Improving 1/24/2005 Information on Projects' Benefits and Costs and Increasing Accountability for Results (GAO-05-172)..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE ASSIGNMENTS IN PROCESS FOR HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Title ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARMY PROGRESS TO DATE IN MEETING GOALS OF THE FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEM PROGRAM (ASM) FISCAL YEAR 2006 ASSESSMENT OF THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY'S BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM (ASM) ARMY'S USE OF LEAD SYSTEM INTEGRATOR APPROACH FOR ITS FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEM PROGRAM (ASM) EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT PROGRAM ELEMENT STRUCTURE FOR CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND EVALUATION APPROPRIATIONS (ASM) JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER ACQUISITION PROGRAM (ASM) QUALITY ASSURANCE POLICIES AND PRACTICES USED BY DOD AND ITS LARGE CONTRACTORS (ASM) JOINT SEABASING (DCM) DOD'S LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR CORROSION PREVENTION AND MITIGATION (DCM) BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE BOOST AND ASCENT PHASE TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES (DCM) ARMY MODULAR BRIGADE RESTRUCTURING PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS, COST OF IMPLEMENTATION, AND TESTING AND EVALUATION OF NEW UNIT ORGANIZATIONS (DCM) IMPACT OF OUTSOURCING ON INCREASING MILITARY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS (DCM) DOD'S FISCAL YEAR 2008 OVERSEAS INFRASTRUCTURE MASTER PLANS AND MASTER PLANNING EFFORT FOR THE MILITARY BUILDUP ON GUAM (DCM) NAVY MANAGEMENT APPROACHES IN IMPLEMENTING FLEET RESPONSE PLAN (DCM) JOINT IMPROVED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT ORGANIZATION (JIEDDO) MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS (DCM) ARMY'S COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR OPTIONS TO TREAT VX WASTEWATER FROM THE NEWPORT CHEMICAL AGENT DISPOSAL FACILITY (DCM) PURCHASES AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT PLANT (WTP) (FMA) MEDICAL RETENTION PROCESSING (MRP) FOLLOW-UP (FMA) NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER (NAWC) CARRYOVER (FMA) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE IMPROPER PAYMENTS INFORMATION ACT OF 2002 REGARDING TRAVEL EXPENDITURES (FMA) INDEPENDENT AND SPECIAL COUNSEL EXPENDITURES FOR THE 6 MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 (FMA) UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE'S FISCAL YEAR 2006 COSTS FOR PROTECTING THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY (FMA) HUD EFFORTS TO PRESERVE PROJECT-BASED SECTION 8 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS (FMCI) STATE PROCEDURES FOR USING EMINENT DOMAIN AND IMPACT ON AFFECTED COMMUNITIES (FMCI) COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF THE YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM (FMCI) HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME VETERANS (FMCI) SECTION 8 PROJECT BASED HOUSING PRESERVATION PRESENTATION (FMCI) MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES (HC) DEFENSE HEALTH CARE: DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION AND RELATED HEALTH EFFECTS AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA (HC) HEALTH CAREERS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM AWARDS (HC) COST COMPARISON OF HOUSING BUREAU OF PRISONS INMATES IN FEDERAL, PRIVATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (HSJ) AIR CARRIER PRESCREENING NAME MATCHING PROCEDURES (HSJ) COAST GUARD DEEPWATER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (HSJ) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES (HSJ) U.S. CAPITOL POLICE ANNUAL REPORT (HSJ) REVIEW OF THE SECURE BORDER INITIATIVE: SBINET PROGRAM'S EXXPENDITURE PLAN (HSJ) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION LETTER OF INTENT AGREEMENT WITH LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORT AUTHORITY (HSJ) U.S. INTERNATIONAL BASIC EDUCATION EFFORTS (IAT) CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND (IAT) US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM IN ASIA (IAT) U.S. AID TO WEST BANK AND GAZA-OBLIGATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR FY 2005- 2006 (IAT) CBP'S FULFILLMENT OF ITS REVENUE COLLECTION FUNCTIONS (IAT) MANDATED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT (IT) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S (DHS) FISCAL YEAR 2006 US-VISIT EXPENDITURE PLAN (IT) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S BUSINESS MISSION AREA FEDERATED ARCHITECTURE STRATEGY AND TIERED ACCOUNTABILITY APPROACH (IT) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) DATA MINING PROGRAMS USING ADVISE (IT) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DIGITAL TALKING BOOKS PROGRAM FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED (IT) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE'S (IRS) FISCAL YEAR 2007 BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION (BSM) EXPENDITURE PLAN (IT) DIVISION OF COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCE RESPONSIBILITIES AND RESOURCES BETWEEN EPA HEADQUARTERS, REGIONS, AND STATES (NRE) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S MANAGEMENT OF COST AND SCHEDULE FOR MAJOR PROJECTS (NRE) CONTAMINATION OF URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE CONTAINMENT CYLINDERS BY PHOSGENE AT DOE GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANTS (NRE) DISPOSITION AND MANAGEMENT OF BURIED TRANSURANIC WASTE AT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FACILITIES (NRE) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S BULK VITRIFICATION PROJECT (NRE) THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION'S CONTRACT WITH SHOWTIME NETWORKS TO DEVELOP AN ON-DEMAND CHANNEL (NRE) FEDERAL EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY, PRIORITIZE, AND FUND REDUCTION ACTIVITIES (NRE) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'S CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM (NRE) FOREST SERVICE AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS (NRE) LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ELECTRONIC WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING PRACTICES (NRE) SAFETY OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION (PI) COMPLIANCE WITH SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROVISIONS OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 (PI) PROJECT TRENDS IN THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION NEW STARTS PROGRAM (PI) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION'S REAL PROPERTY MANAGMENT AND SECURITY (PI) ASSESSMENT OF CONGRESS' CARBON EMISSIONS AND COST-EFFECTIVE OPTIONS FOR REDUCING THE EMISSIONS (PI) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL: STATUS OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS (PI) IRS AND FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK MANAGEMENT OF BANK SECRECY ACT COMPLIANCE (SI) BUDGET JUSTIFICATION REVIEW: CENSUS BUREAU 2007 BUDGET REQUEST (SI) EXAMINATION OF FEDERAL DEPENDENT CARE NEEDS AS DETERMINED BY OPM AND GSA (SI) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Appendix A BACKGROUND OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS On March 2, 1865, the House of Representatives separated the appropriating and banking and currency duties from the Committee on Ways and Means, which was first established in 1789, and assigned them to two new committees--the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Banking and Currency. Until 1865, all ``general'' appropriations bills had been controlled in the House by the Committee on Ways and Means-- also in charge of revenue measures and some other classes of substantive legislation. Membership of the Committee The new Committee on Appropriations--six Republicans and three Democrats--was appointed on December 11, 1865, in the 1st session of the 39th Congress, and first reported the general appropriations bills for the fiscal year 1867. By 1920, the number of members had grown to 21. It was changed that year to 35 and gradually increased to 50 by 1951, and now numbers 66 members with 37 Republicans and 29 Democrats. Committee Chairmen Thirty men, including the present incumbent, the Honorable Jerry Lewis of California, have served as chairman of the Committee on Appropriations. The Honorable Clarence Cannon of Missouri, served as chairman nearly 19 years, although his term as chairman was of broken continuity. The Honorable George Mahon of Texas, served as chairman continuously longer than any other person, from May 18, 1964 to January 3, 1979. Several chairmen went on to higher or other important offices. One, James Garfield of Ohio, became President. Three, Samuel Randall of Pennsylvania, Joseph Cannon of Illinois, and Joseph Byrns of Tennessee, became Speaker of the House. Three later served in the U.S. Senate. One became Governor of his State. The list of distinctions is long. Interesting biographical sketches of 21 of the men are contained in House Document No. 299 of the 77th Congress. The Growth of Expenditures In the early years of the Congress, a single general appropriation bill from the Ways and Means Committee met the needs of the country. The first bill, in 1789, appropriated $639,000 and covered 13 lines of the printed statutes. Five years later, in 1794, the Army was supplied in a separate bill, then the Navy in 1799. This trend continued until in 1865, there were 10 bills passed over to the new Committee on Appropriations, not including deficiency bills. For fiscal year 2006, 11 regular appropriations bills and various supplemental bills have provided a total of $987 billion. Over the years, large sustained spending increases of the Federal Government usually occurred in connection with wars. For several years prior to the Civil War, Federal expenditures averaged $60,000,000 annually. By the peak of the war, in fiscal year 1865, expenditures amounted to $1,297,555,224. The year following the war--fiscal year 1866--spending was reduced to $520,809,417. In the first year for which the new Committee on Appropriations reported the general bills, fiscal year 1867, total expenditures of the Government were $357,542,675. In the ensuing 100 years the lowest expenditure level was $236,964,327--in fiscal year 1878. The Spanish-American War period marked the high point for the remainder of the century; in fiscal year 1899 expenditures reached $605,072,179, but by 1902 had dropped back to $485,234,249. With the onset of World War I expenditures again crossed the billion-dollar mark in fiscal year 1917, reached a war peak of $18,514,879,955 in fiscal year 1919, and receded by fiscal year 1927 to $2,974,029,674, the lowest subsequent level. By 1940, spending in appropriations bills had climbed to $14.6 billion as a result mainly of various New Deal legislation--when we began meeting local problems with national programs. Since 1934, our national wealth has increased 41 times. By 1943, the fiscal high point of World War II--some $143.8 billion was being spent. After World War II spending declined to the $30 billion range and then increased to $91.1 billion in 1951 in connection with the Korean War. After the Korean War, Federal spending in appropriations bills decreased to $47.6 billion in 1954. The Budget Process By the early 1970's new forces were at work calling for changes in the way in which Congress handled the budget and appropriations process. One of the most compelling of these forces, although it was largely a temporary problem, was due to the ``impoundment'' of funds in fiscal year 1974 by the President. This was, in effect, a line item veto of funds for programs that were initiated or increased by the Congress. Many Members of Congress and certain special interest groups were outraged and extremely frustrated by the impoundments. Numerous court suits on various impoundments had been filed and were in the process of being heard. A more serious reason for budget reform was due to the widely held belief that the budget was out of control. Deficits were mounting; so-called ``uncontrollable'' spending was climbing; and ``back door'' spending, i.e. spending provided other than through the Appropriations Committee, was increasing. It was also becoming clear that there was little, if any coordination between raising and spending revenues. Additionally, there was a feeling among some Members of Congress that there needed to be other or additional ways to change the priorities of Federal spending. Because of these and other concerns, formal work was begun on improving the congressional budget process through the establishment of the Joint Study Committee on Budget Control. The work of this Committee, the House Rules Committee, the Senate Committee on Government Operations, and the Senate Rules Committee eventually resulted in the adoption of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Appendix B PROVISIONS OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPLICABLE TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Rule X ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEES Committees and Their Legislative Jurisdictions 1. There shall be in the House the following standing committees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and related functions assigned by this clause and clauses 2, 3, and 4. All bills, resolutions, and other matters relating to subjects within the jurisdiction of the standing committees listed in this clause shall be referred to those committees, in accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as follows: * * * * * * * (b) Committee on Appropriations (1) Appropriation of the revenue for the support of the Government. (2) Rescissions of appropriations contained in appropriation Acts. (3) Transfers of unexpended balances. (4) Bills and joint resolutions reported by other committees that provide new entitlement authority as defined in section 3(9) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and referred to the committee under clause 4(a)(2). * * * * * * * General Oversight Responsibilities 2. (a) The various standing committees shall have general oversight responsibilities as provided in paragraph (b) in order to assist the House in-- (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of-- (A) the application, administration, execution, and effectiveness of Federal laws; and (B) conditions and circumstances which may indicate the necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional legislation; and (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of changes in Federal laws, and of such additional legislation as may be necessary or appropriate. (b)(1) In order to determine whether laws and programs addressing subjects within the jurisdiction of a committee are being implemented and carried out in accordance with the intent of Congress and whether they should be continued, curtailed, or eliminated, each standing committee (other than the Committee on Appropriations) shall review and study on a continuing basis-- * * * * * * * Special Oversight Functions 3. (a) The Committee on Appropriations shall conduct such studies and examinations of the organization and operation of executive departments and other executive agencies (including an agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the United States) as it considers necessary to assist it in the determination of matters within its jurisdiction. * * * * * * * Additional Functions of Committees 4. (a)(1)(A) The Committee on Appropriations shall, within 30 days after the transmittal of the Budget to the Congress each year, hold hearings on the Budget as a whole with particular reference to-- (i) the basic recommendations and budgetary policies of the President in the presentation of the Budget; and (ii) the fiscal, financial, and economic assumptions used as bases in arriving at total estimated expenditures and receipts. (B) In holding hearings pursuant to subdivision (A), the committee shall receive testimony from the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, and such other persons as the committee may desire. (C) A hearing under subdivision (A), or any part thereof, shall be held in open session, except when the committee, in open session and with a quorum present, determines by record vote that the testimony to be taken at that hearing on that day may be related to a matter of national security. The committee may by the same procedure close one subsequent day of hearing. A transcript of all such hearings shall be printed and a copy thereof furnished to each Member, Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner. (D) A hearing under subdivision (A), or any part thereof, may be held before a joint meeting of the committee and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate in accordance with such procedures as the two committees jointly may determine. (2) Pursuant to section 401(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, when a committee reports a bill or joint resolution that provides new entitlement authority as defined in section 3(9) of that Act, and enactment of the bill or joint resolution, as reported, would cause a breach of the committee's pertinent allocation of new budget authority under section 302(a) of that Act, the bill or joint resolution may be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report it with recommendations (which may include an amendment limiting the total amount of new entitlement authority provided in the bill or joint resolution). If the Committee on Appropriations fails to report a bill or joint resolution so referred within 15 calendar days (not counting any day on which the house is not in session), the committee automatically shall be discharged from consideration of the bill or joint resolution, and the bill or joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. (3) In addition, the Committee on Appropriations shall study on a continuing basis those provisions of law that (on the first day of the first fiscal year for which the congressional budget process is effective) provide spending authority of permanent budget authority, and shall report to the House from time to time its recommendations for terminating or modifying such provisions. (4) In the manner provided by section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee on Appropriations (after consulting with the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate) shall subdivide any allocations made to it in the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on such concurrent resolution, and promptly report the subdivisions to the House as soon as practicable after a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year is agreed to. Appendix C SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND JURISDICTION NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Lewis, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees. SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES HENRY BONILLA, Texas, Chairman ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut JACK KINGSTON, Georgia MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York TOM LATHAM, Iowa SAM FARR, California JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri ALLEN BOYD, Florida VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., Virginia MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio RAY LaHOOD, Illinois JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana JURISDICTION Department of Agriculture (Except Forest Service) Farm Credit Administration Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation Commodity Futures Trading Commission Food and Drug Administration (HHS) SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, Chairman JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington HENRY BONILLA, Texas MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana Jersey JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia TODD TIAHRT, Kansas MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi JACK KINGSTON, Georgia KAY GRANGER, Texas RAY LaHOOD, Illinois 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 Quality of Life 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 DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio, Chairman PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New CHET EDWARDS, Texas Jersey ED PASTOR, Arizona TOM LATHAM, Iowa JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina ZACH WAMP, Tennessee MARION BERRY, Arkansas JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana JURISDICTION Department of Energy Department of Defense--Civil; Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers--Civil Department of the Interior; Bureau of Reclamation; Central Utah Project Related Agencies Appalachian Regional Commission Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Delta Regional Authority Denali Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Tennessee Valley Authority SUBCOMMITTEE ON FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS JIM KOLBE, Arizona, Chairman NITA M. LOWEY, New York JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana JOHN CARTER, Texas JURISDICTION Agency for International Development Department of Defense Foreign Military Financing Program International Military Assistance and Training Department of State International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement International Organizations and Programs (voluntary contributions) Migration and Refugee Assistance Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs Peacekeeping Operations (voluntary contributions) U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund Department of State and Agency for International Development (shared) Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union Economic Support Fund Famine Fund and Global AIDS Initiatives Department of the Treasury Debt Restructuring International Affairs Technical Assistance International Monetary Fund Multilateral Development Banks Export-Import Bank Overseas Private Investment Corporation Peace Corps Trade and Development Agency Related activities African Development Foundation Inter-American Foundation Millennium Challenge Account SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky, Chairman MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota ZACH WAMP, Tennessee DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina TOM LATHAM, Iowa JOSE E. SERRANO, New York JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia JIM KOLBE, Arizona MARION BERRY, Arkansas ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma CHET EDWARDS, Texas ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida JOHN CARTER, Texas JURISDICTION Department of Homeland Security SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina, Chairman NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington ZACH WAMP, Tennessee JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho 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 Forest Service (USDA) Indian Health Service Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts National Capital Planning Commission National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (Except Institute of Museum and Library Services) National Gallery of Art National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (HHS, formerly EPA/Superfund) Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Presidio Trust Smithsonian Institution United States Holocaust Memorial Museum White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES RALPH REGULA, Ohio, Chairman DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma STENY H. HOYER, Maryland ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi NITA M. LOWEY, New York ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut KAY GRANGER, Texas JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California DAVE WELDON, Florida JAMES T. WALSH, New York MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho JURISDICTION Department of Education Department of Health and Human Services (Except Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Food and Drug Administration; Indian Health Services and Facilities; and National Institute of Environmental Sciences (formerly EPA/ Superfund)) Department of Labor Related Agencies Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Corporation for National and Community Service Corporation for Public Broadcasting Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Institute of Museum and Library Services Medicare Payment Advisory Commission National Commission on Libraries and Information Science National Council on Disability National Education Goals Panel National Labor Relations Board National Mediation Board Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Railroad Retirement Board Social Security Administration SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE BRANCH (The following accounts and programs of the Legislative Branch are under the jurisdiction of the full Committee on Appropriations) House of Representatives Joint Items Architect of the Capitol (Except Senate Items) Botanic Garden Capitol Police Capitol Visitors Center Congressional Budget Office Government Accountability Office Government Printing Office John C. Stennis Center Library of Congress Office of Compliance Open World Leadership Center United States Capitol Preservation Commission SUBCOMMITTEE ON MILITARY QUALITY OF LIFE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES JAMES T. WALSH, New York, Chairman CHET EDWARDS, Texas ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama SAM FARR, California ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky ALLEN BOYD, Florida ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois ROBERT E. ``BUD'' CRAMER, Jr., AlabamaENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana JOHN CARTER, Texas RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana JURISDICTION Department of Defense Military Construction, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, Defense-wide, and Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, and Guard and Reserve Forces Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-wide Military Family Housing Construction and Operation and Maintenance, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, and Defense-wide Family Housing Improvement Fund Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund Homeowners Assistance Fund Basic Allowance for Housing, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, and Guard and Reserve Forces Environmental Restoration Accounts Base Realignment and Closure Account NATO Security Investment Program Defense Health Program Account Department of Veterans Affairs Related Agencies American Battle Monuments Commission Armed Forces Retirement Home Cemeterial Expenses, Army (DOD) Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, JUSTICE, AND COMMERCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia, Chairman ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina JOSE E. SERRANO, New York MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois ROBERT E. ``BUD'' CRAMER, Jr., AlabamaAVE WELDON, Florida PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., Virginia CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana JURISDICTION Department of Commerce Department of Justice Department of State (Except International Narcotics Control; International Organizations and Programs (voluntary contributions); Migration and Refugee Assistance; Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs; Peacekeeping Operations (voluntary contributions); U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund; Economic Support Fund) National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Science Foundation Related Agencies Antitrust Modernization Commission Broadcasting Board of Governors Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad Commission on Civil Rights Commission on International Religious Freedom Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Federal Communications Commission Federal Trade Commission HELP Commission International Trade Commission Legal Services Corporation Marine Mammal Commission National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council National Veterans Business Development Corporation Office of Science and Technology Policy Office of the United States Trade Representative Securities and Exchange Commission Small Business Administration State Justice Institute United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission United States Institute of Peace SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE JUDICIARY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan, Chairman JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia STENY H. HOYER, Maryland HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky ED PASTOR, Arizona TODD TIAHRT, Kansas CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas RALPH REGULA, Ohio JURISDICTION Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Transportation Department of the Treasury District of Columbia The Judiciary United States Postal Service Payment to the Postal Service Fund Executive Office of the President Armstrong Resolution Compensation of the President Council of Economic Advisers Executive Residence at the White House Federal Drug Control Programs High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program Special Forfeiture Fund National Security Council Office of Administration Office of Management and Budget Office of National Drug Control Policy Office of Policy Development Official Residence of the Vice President Special Assistance to the President Unanticipated Needs White House Office Independent Agencies Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Consumer Product Safety Commission Election Assistance Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Inspector General Federal Election Commission Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Maritime Commission General Services Administration Merit Systems Protection Board Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation National Archives and Records Administration National Credit Union Administration National Historical Publications and Records Commission National Transportation Safety Board Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Office of Government Ethics Office of Personnel Management and Related Trust Funds Office of Special Counsel Selective Service System United States Interagency Council on Homelessness United States Tax Court Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority General Provisions, Governmentwide Appendix D Committee on Appropriations COMMITTEE RULES (Adopted for the 109th Congress on February 15, 2005) RESOLVED, That the rules and practices of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, in the One Hundred Eighth 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 Ninth Congress. The foregoing resolution adopts the following rules: Sec. 1: Power to Sit and Act For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions and duties under Rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee or any of its subcommittees is authorized: (a) To sit and act at such times and places within the United States whether the House is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold such hearings; and (b) To require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, reports, correspondence, memorandums, papers, and documents as it deems necessary. The Chairman, or any Member designated by the Chairman, may administer oaths to any witness. (c) A subpoena may be authorized and issued by the Committee or its subcommittees under subsection 1 (b) in the conduct of any investigation or activity or series of investigations or activities, only when authorized by a majority of the Members of the Committee voting, a majority being present. The power to authorize and issue subpoenas under subsection 1(b) may be delegated to the Chairman pursuant to such rules and under such limitations as the Committee may prescribe. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the Chairman or by any Member designated by the Committee. (d) Compliance with any subpoena issued by the Committee or its subcommittees may be enforced only as authorized or directed by the House. Sec. 2: Subcommittees (a) The Majority Caucus of the Committee shall establish the number of subcommittees and shall determine the jurisdiction of each subcommittee. (b) Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, receive evidence, and report to the Committee all matters referred to it. (c) All legislation and other matters referred to the Committee shall be referred to the subcommittee of appropriate jurisdiction within two weeks unless, by majority vote of the Majority Members of the full Committee, consideration is to be by the full Committee. (d) The Majority Caucus of the Committee shall determine an appropriate ratio of Majority to Minority Members for each subcommittee. The Chairman is authorized to negotiate that ratio with the Minority; Provided, however, That party representation in each subcommittee, including ex-officio members, shall be no less favorable to the Majority than the ratio for the full Committee. (e) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the full Committee are authorized to sit as a member of all subcommittees and to participate, including voting, in all its work. Sec. 3: Staffing (a) Committee Staff--The Chairman is authorized to appoint the staff of the Committee, and make adjustments in the job titles and compensation thereof subject to the maximum rates and conditions established in Clause 9(c) of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives. In addition, he is authorized, in his discretion, to arrange for their specialized training. The Chairman is also authorized to employ additional personnel as necessary. (b) Assistants to Members--Each of the top twenty-one senior majority and minority Members of the full Committee may select and designate one staff member who shall serve at the pleasure of that Member. Such staff members shall be compensated at a rate, determined by the Member, not to exceed 75 per centum of the maximum established in Clause 9 (c) of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives; Provided, That Members designating staff members under this subsection must specifically certify by letter to the Chairman that the employees are needed and will be utilized for Committee work. Sec. 4: Committee Meetings (a) Regular Meeting Day--The regular meeting day of the Committee shall be the first Wednesday of each month while the House is in session, unless the Committee has met within the past 30 days or the Chairman considers a specific meeting unnecessary in the light of the requirements of the Committee business schedule. (b) Additional and Special Meetings: (1) The Chairman may call and convene, as he considers necessary, additional meetings of the Committee for the consideration of any bill or resolution pending before the Committee or for the conduct of other Committee business. The Committee shall meet for such purpose pursuant to that call of the Chairman. (2) If at least three Committee Members desire that a special meeting of the Committee be called by the Chairman, those Members may file in the Committee Offices a written request to the Chairman for that special meeting. Such request shall specify the measure or matter to be considered. Upon the filing of the request, the Committee Clerk shall notify the Chairman. (3) If within three calendar days after the filing of the request, the Chairman does not call the requested special meeting to be held within seven calendar days after the filing of the request, a majority of the Committee Members may file in the Committee Offices their written notice that a special meeting will be held, specifying the date and hour of such meeting, and the measure or matter to be considered. The Committee shall meet on that date and hour. (4) Immediately upon the filing of the notice, the Committee Clerk shall notify all Committee Members that such special meeting will be held and inform them of its date and hour and the measure or matter to be considered. Only the measure or matter specified in that notice may be considered at the special meeting. (c) Vice Chairman To Preside in Absence of Chairman--A member of the majority party on the Committee or subcommittee thereof designated by the Chairman of the full Committee shall be vice chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, as the case may be, and shall preside at any meeting during the temporary absence of the chairman. If the chairman and vice chairman of the Committee or subcommittee are not present at any meeting of the Committee or subcommittee, the ranking member of the majority party who is present shall preside at that meeting. (d) Business Meetings: (1) Each meeting for the transaction of business, including the markup of legislation, of the Committee and its subcommittees shall be open to the public except when the Committee or its subcommittees, in open session and with a majority present, determines by roll call vote that all or part of the remainder of the meeting on that day shall be closed. (2) No person other than Committee Members and such congressional staff and departmental representatives as they may authorize shall be present at any business or markup session which has been closed. (e) Committee Records: (1) The Committee shall keep a complete record of all Committee action, including a record of the votes on any question on which a roll call is demanded. The result of each roll call vote shall be available for inspection by the public during regular business hours in the Committee Offices. The information made available for public inspection shall include a description of the amendment, motion, or other proposition, and the name of each Member voting for and each Member voting against, and the names of those Members present but not voting. (2) All hearings, records, data, charts, and files of the Committee shall be kept separate and distinct from the congressional office records of the Chairman of the Committee. Such records shall be the property of the House, and all Members of the House shall have access thereto. (3) The records of the Committee at the National Archives and Records Administration shall be made available in accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the House, except that the Committee authorizes use of any record to which Clause 3 (b)(4) of Rule VII of the Rules of the House would otherwise apply after such record has been in existence for 20 years. The Chairman shall notify the Ranking Minority Member of any decision, pursuant to Clause 3 (b)(3) or Clause 4 (b) of Rule VII of the Rules of the House, to withhold a record otherwise available, and the matter shall be presented to the Committee for a determination upon the written request of any Member of the Committee. Sec. 5: Committee and Subcommittee Hearings (a) Overall Budget Hearings--Overall budget hearings by the Committee, including the hearing required by Section 242(c) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 and Clause 4 (a)(1) of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall be conducted in open session except when the Committee in open session and with a majority present, determines by roll call vote that the testimony to be taken at that hearing on that day may be related to a matter of national security; except that the Committee may by the same procedure close one subsequent day of hearing. A transcript of all such hearings shall be printed and a copy furnished to each Member, Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. (b) Other Hearings: (1) All other hearings conducted by the Committee or its subcommittees shall be open to the public except when the Committee or subcommittee in open session and with a majority present determines by roll call vote that all or part of the remainder of that hearing on that day shall be closed to the public because disclosure of testimony, evidence, or other matters to be considered would endanger the national security or would violate any law or Rule of the House of Representatives. Notwithstanding the requirements of the preceding sentence, a majority of those present at a hearing conducted by the Committee or any of its subcommittees, there being in attendance the number required under Section 5(c) of these Rules to be present for the purpose of taking testimony, (1) may vote to close the hearing for the sole purpose of discussing whether testimony or evidence to be received would endanger the national security or violate Clause 2 (k)(5) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives or (2) may vote to close the hearing, as provided in Clause 2 (k)(5) of such Rule. No Member of the House of Representatives may be excluded from nonparticipatory attendance at any hearing of the Committee or its subcommittees unless the House of Representatives shall by majority vote authorize the Committee or any of its subcommittees, for purposes of a particular series of hearings on a particular article of legislation or on a particular subject of investigation, to close its hearings to Members by the same procedures designated in this subsection for closing hearings to the public; Provided, however, That the Committee or its subcommittees may by the same procedure vote to close five subsequent days of hearings. (2) Subcommittee chairmen shall coordinate the development of schedules for meetings or hearings after consultation with the Chairman and other subcommittee chairmen with a view toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling of Committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings. (3) Each witness who is to appear before the Committee or any of its subcommittees as the case may be, insofar as is practicable, shall file in advance of such appearance, a written statement of the proposed testimony and shall limit the oral presentation at such appearance to a brief summary, except that this provision shall not apply to any witness appearing before the Committee in the overall budget hearings. (4) Each witness appearing in a nongovernmental capacity before the Committee, or any of its subcommittees as the case may be, shall to the greatest extent practicable, submit a written statement including a curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the amount and source (by agency and program) of any Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof) received during the current fiscal year or either of the two previous fiscal years by the witness or by an entity represented by the witness. (c) Quorum for Taking Testimony--The number of Members of the Committee which shall constitute a quorum for taking testimony and receiving evidence in any hearing of the Committee shall be two. (d) Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses: (1) The Minority Members of the Committee or its subcommittees shall be entitled, upon request to the Chairman or subcommittee chairman, by a majority of them before completion of any hearing, to call witnesses selected by the Minority to testify with respect to the matter under consideration during at least one day of hearings thereon. (2) The Committee and its subcommittees shall observe the five-minute rule during the interrogation of witnesses until such time as each Member of the Committee or subcommittee who so desires has had an opportunity to question the witness. (e) Broadcasting and Photographing of Committee Meetings and Hearings--Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by the full Committee or any of its subcommittees is open to the public, those proceedings shall be open to coverage by television, radio, and still photography, as provided in Clause (4)(f) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. Neither the full Committee Chairman or Subcommittee Chairman shall limit the number of television or still cameras to fewer than two representatives from each medium. (f) Subcommittee Meetings--No subcommittee shall sit while the House is reading an appropriation measure for amendment under the five-minute rule or while the Committee is in session. (g) Public Notice of Committee Hearings--The Chairman of the Committee shall make public announcement of the date, place, and subject matter of any Committee or subcommittee hearing at least one week before the commencement of the hearing. If the Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, with the concurrence of the ranking minority member of the Committee or respective subcommittee, determines there is good cause to begin the hearing sooner, or if the Committee or subcommittee so determines by majority vote, a quorum being present for the transaction of business, the Chairman or subcommittee chairman shall make the announcement at the earliest possible date. Any announcement made under this subparagraph shall be promptly published in the Daily Digest and promptly entered into the Committee scheduling service of the House Information Systems. Sec. 6: Procedures for Reporting Bills and Resolutions (a) Prompt Reporting Requirement: (1) It shall be the duty of the Chairman to report, or cause to be reported promptly to the House any bill or resolution approved by the Committee and to take or cause to be taken necessary steps to bring the matter to a vote. (2) In any event, a report on a bill or resolution which the Committee has approved shall be filed within seven calendar days (exclusive of days in which the House is not in session) after the day on which there has been filed with the Committee Clerk a written request, signed by a majority of Committee Members, for the reporting of such bill or resolution. Upon the filing of any such request, the Committee Clerk shall notify the Chairman immediately of the filing of the request. This subsection does not apply to the reporting of a regular appropriation bill or to the reporting of a resolution of inquiry addressed to the head of an executive department. (b) Presence of Committee Majority--No measure or recommendation shall be reported from the Committee unless a majority of the Committee was actually present. (c) Roll Call Votes--With respect to each roll call vote on a motion to report any measure or matter of a public character, and on any amendment offered to the measure of matter, the total number of votes cast for and against, and the names of those Members voting for and against, shall be included in the Committee report on the measure or matter. (d) Compliance With Congressional Budget Act--A Committee report on a bill or resolution which has been approved by the Committee shall include the statement required by Section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately set out and clearly identified, if the bill or resolution provides new budget authority. (e) Constitutional Authority Statement--Each report of the committee on a bill or joint resolution of a public character shall include a statement citing the specific powers granted to the Congress in the Constitution to enact the law proposed by the bill or joint resolution. (f) Changes in Existing Law--Each Committee report on a general appropriation bill shall contain a concise statement describing fully the effect of any provision of the bill which directly or indirectly changes the application of existing law. (g) Rescissions and Transfers--Each bill or resolution reported by the Committee shall include separate headings for rescissions and transfers of unexpended balances with all proposed rescissions and transfers listed therein. The report of the Committee accompanying such a bill or resolution shall include a separate section with respect to such rescissions or transfers. (h) Listing of Unauthorized Appropriations--Each Committee report on a general appropriations bill shall contain a list of all appropriations contained in the bill for any expenditure not previously authorized by law (except for classified intelligence or national security programs, projects, or activities) along with a statement of the last year for which such expenditures were authorized, the level of expenditures authorized for that year, the actual level of expenditures for that year, and the level of appropriations in the bill for such expenditures. (i) Supplemental or Minority Views: (1) If, at the time the Committee approves any measure or matter, any Committee Member gives notice of intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional views, the Member shall be entitled to not less than two additional calendar days after the day of such notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) in which to file such views in writing and signed by the Member, with the Clerk of the Committee. All such views so filed shall be included in and shall be a part of the report filed by the Committee with respect to that measure or matter. (2) The Committee report on that measure or matter shall be printed in a single volume which-- (i) shall include all supplemental, minority, or additional views which have been submitted by the time of the filing of the report, and (ii) shall have on its cover a recital that any such supplemental, minority, or additional views are included as part of the report. (3) Subsection (i)(1) of this section, above, does not preclude-- (i) the immediate filing or printing of a Committee report unless timely request for the opportunity to file supplemental, minority, or additional views has been made as provided by such subsection; or (ii) the filing by the Committee of a supplemental report on a measure or matter which may be required for correction of any technical error in a previous report made by the Committee on that measure or matter. (4) If, at the time a subcommittee approves any measure or matter for recommendation to the full Committee, any Member of that subcommittee who gives notice of intention to offer supplemental, minority, or additional views shall be entitled, insofar as is practicable and in accordance with the printing requirements as determined by the subcommittee, to include such views in the Committee Print with respect to that measure or matter. (j) Availability of Reports--A copy of each bill, resolution, or report shall be made available to each Member of the Committee at least three calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) in advance of the date on which the Committee is to consider each bill, resolution, or report; Provided, That this subsection may be waived by agreement between the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of the full Committee. (k) Performance Goals and Objectives--Each Committee report shall contain a statement of general performance goals and objectives, including outcome-related goals and objectives, for which the measure authorizes funding. (l) The Chairman is directed to offer a motion under clause 1 of rule XXII of the Rules of the House whenever the Chairman considers it appropriate. Sec. 7: Voting (a) No vote by any Member of the Committee or any of its subcommittees with respect to any measure or matter may be cast by proxy. (b) The vote on any question before the Committee shall be taken by the yeas and nays on the demand of one-fifth of the Members present. (c) The Chairman of the Committee and any of its subcommittees may-- (1) postpone further proceedings when a record vote is ordered on the question of approving a measure or matter or on adopting an amendment; (2) resume proceedings on a postponed question at any time after reasonable notice. When proceedings resume on a postponed question, notwithstanding any intervening order for the previous question, an underlying proposition shall remain subject to further debate or amendment to the same extent as when the question was postponed. Sec. 8: Studies and Examinations The following procedure shall be applicable with respect to the conduct of studies and examinations of the organization and operation of Executive Agencies under authority contained in Section 202 (b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and in Clause (3)(a) of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives: (a) The Chairman is authorized to appoint such staff and, in his discretion, arrange for the procurement of temporary services of consultants, as from time to time may be required. (b) Studies and examinations will be initiated upon the written request of a subcommittee which shall be reasonably specific and definite in character, and shall be initiated only by a majority vote of the subcommittee, with the chairman of the subcommittee and the ranking minority member thereof participating as part of such majority vote. When so initiated such request shall be filed with the Clerk of the Committee for submission to the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member and their approval shall be required to make the same effective. Notwithstanding any action taken on such request by the chairman and ranking minority member of the subcommittee, a request may be approved by a majority of the Committee. (c) Any request approved as provided under subsection (b) shall be immediately turned over to the staff appointed for action. (d) Any information obtained by such staff shall be reported to the chairman of the subcommittee requesting such study and examination and to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, shall be made available to the members of the subcommittee concerned, and shall not be released for publication until the subcommittee so determines. (e) Any hearings or investigations which may be desired, aside from the regular hearings on appropriation items, when approved by the Committee, shall be conducted by the subcommittee having jurisdiction over the matter. Sec. 9: Official Travel (a) The chairman of a subcommittee shall approve requests for travel by subcommittee members and staff for official business within the jurisdiction of that subcommittee. The ranking minority member of a subcommittee shall concur in such travel requests by minority members of that subcommittee and the Ranking Minority Member shall concur in such travel requests for Minority Members of the Committee. Requests in writing covering the purpose, itinerary, and dates of proposed travel shall be submitted for final approval to the Chairman. Specific approval shall be required for each and every trip. (b) The Chairman is authorized during the recess of the Congress to approve travel authorizations for Committee Members and staff, including travel outside the United States. (c) As soon as practicable, the Chairman shall direct the head of each Government agency concerned not to honor requests of subcommittees, individual Members, or staff for travel, the direct or indirect expenses of which are to be defrayed from an executive appropriation, except upon request from the Chairman. (d) In accordance with Clause 8 of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives and Section 502 (b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, local currencies owned by the United States shall be available to Committee Members and staff engaged in carrying out their official duties outside the United States, its territories, or possessions. No Committee Member or staff member shall receive or expend local currencies for subsistence in any country at a rate in excess of the maximum per diem rate set forth in applicable Federal law. (e) Travel Reports: (1) Members or staff shall make a report to the Chairman on their travel, covering the purpose, results, itinerary, expenses, and other pertinent comments. (2) With respect to travel outside the United States or its territories or possessions, the report shall include: (1) an itemized list showing the dates each country was visited, the amount of per diem furnished, the cost of transportation furnished, and any funds expended for any other official purpose; and (2) a summary in these categories of the total foreign currencies and/or appropriated funds expended. All such individual reports on foreign travel shall be filed with the Chairman no later than sixty days following completion of the travel for use in complying with reporting requirements in applicable Federal law, and shall be open for public inspection. (3) Each Member or employee performing such travel shall be solely responsible for supporting the amounts reported by the Member or employee. (4) No report or statement as to any trip shall be publicized making any recommendations in behalf of the Committee without the authorization of a majority of the Committee. (f) Members and staff of the Committee performing authorized travel on official business pertaining to the jurisdiction of the Committee shall be governed by applicable laws or regulations of the House and of the Committee on House Administration pertaining to such travel, and as promulgated from time to time by the Chairman. Appendix E Committee on Appropriations Reorganization The Committee reorganized in the beginning of the 109th Congress to reduce the number of its subcommittees and make the alignment of accounts between subcommittees more efficient. This reorganization enabled the Committee to perform more effective oversight and complete its bills in a timelier manner. The number of subcommittees was reduced from 13 to 10, and the number of regular appropriations bills was reduced from 13 to 11 (the Legislative Branch bill was managed by the full Committee.) The Senate Committee on Appropriations adopted a similar reorganization plan, although there were a few differences. To summarize these differences: (1) four Defense programs (basic allowance for housing; facilities sustainment, restoration and modernization; environmental restoration; and defense health) moved to the Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs bill in the House, while they stayed in the Defense bill in the Senate; (2) the State Department and related programs moved to the State-Foreign Operations bill in the Senate, while they remained in the Science, State, Justice, Commerce bill in the House; and (3) the District of Columbia accounts were moved into the Transportation, Treasury, HUD, the Judiciary and District of Columbia bill in the House, while the Senate maintained a separate District of Columbia bill and subcommittee. In addition, the Senate maintained a separate Legislative Branch subcommittee while the House moved the responsibility for that bill to the full Committee. The following provides detail on account jurisdiction changes from the 108th Congress to the 109th Congress associated with the House Committee on Appropriation's reorganization. Appropriations Subcommittee Jurisdictional Changes--Crosswalk AGRICULTURE No change SCIENCE, STATE, JUSTICE, AND COMMERCE (Previously Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Delete New Subcommittee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Judiciary Transportation, Treasury, Housing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Add Previous Subcommittee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Aeronautics and Space VA-HUD Administration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Science Foundation VA-HUD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office of Science and Technology VA-HUD Policy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DEFENSE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Delete New Subcommittee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Basic Allowance for Housing Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Facilities Sustainment, Restoration Military Quality of Life and and Modernization Veterans Affairs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Environmental Restoration accounts Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Defense Health Program Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELIMINATED SUBCOMMITTEE AND ADDED ACCOUNTS TO TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, HUD ENERGY AND WATER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Add Previous Subcommittee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Economic Regulatory Administration Interior ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Energy Information Administration Interior ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOE Office of Hearings and Appeals Interior ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Strategic Petroleum Reserve Interior ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Interior Reserves ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fossil Energy Research and Interior Development ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clean Coal Technology Interior ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Energy Conservation Interior ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alternative Fuels Production Interior ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Elk Hills School Lands Fund Interior ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alaska Gas Pipeline Authorities Interior ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weatherization Assistance Grants Labor-HHS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOREIGN OPERATIONS No change HOMELAND SECURITY No change INTERIOR AND THE ENVIRONMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Delete New Subcommittee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Economic Regulatory Administration Energy and Water ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Energy Information Administration Energy and Water ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOE Office of Hearings and Appeals Energy and Water ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Strategic Petroleum Reserve Energy and Water ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Energy and Water Reserves ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fossil Energy Research and Energy and Water Development ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clean Coal Technology Energy and Water ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Energy Conservation Energy and Water ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alternative Fuels Production Energy and Water ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Elk Hills School Lands Fund Energy and Water ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alaska Gas Pipeline Authorities Energy and Water ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Add Previous Subcommittee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Environmental Protection Agency VA-HUD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Agency for Toxic Substances and VA-HUD Disease Registry (HHS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Institute of Environmental VA-HUD Health Sciences (HHS, formerly EPA/ Superfund) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Council on Environmental Quality VA-HUD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chemical Safety and Hazard VA-HUD Investigation Board ------------------------------------------------------------------------ White House Commission on the VA-HUD National Moment of Remembrance ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Delete New Subcommittee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weatherization Assistance Grants Energy and Water ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Armed Forces Retirement Home Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Add Previous Subcommittee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corporation for National and VA-HUD Community Service (non-VISTA and seniors programs) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *COM041*ALL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ARE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE FULL COMMITTEE--NO CHANGE TO PROGRAM JURISDICTIONS UNDER THE BILL LEGISLATIVE BRANCH MILITARY QUALITY OF LIFE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (Previously Military Construction) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Add Previous Subcommittee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Basic Allowance for Housing Defense ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Facilities Sustainment, Restoration Defense and Modernization ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Environmental Restoration programs Defense ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Defense Health Program account Defense ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Department of Veterans Affairs VA-HUD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ American Battle Monuments VA-HUD Commission ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cemeterial Expenses, Army VA-HUD (Arlington Cemetery) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Court of Appeals for Veterans VA-HUD Claims ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Armed Forces Retirement Home Labor-HHS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE JUDICIARY, AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Add Previous Subcommittee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Department of Housing and Urban VA-HUD Development ------------------------------------------------------------------------ District of Columbia District of Columbia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Judiciary Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Consumer Product Safety Commission VA-HUD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federal Deposit Insurance VA-HUD Corporation, Office of Inspector General ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federal Consumer Information Center VA-HUD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Credit Union VA-HUD Administration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Neighborhood Reinvestment VA-HUD Corporation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Selective Service System VA-HUD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ United States Interagency Council VA-HUD on Homelessness ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VA-HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES (All programs and activities are transferred to various subcommittees as follows) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Delete New Subcommittee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Department of Veterans Affairs Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Department of Housing and Urban Transportation, Treasury, and Development Housing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Agency for Toxic Substances and Interior and Environment Disease Registry ------------------------------------------------------------------------ American Battle Monuments Military Quality of Life and Commission Veterans Affairs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cemeterial Expenses, Army Military Quality of Life and (Arlington National Cemetery) Veterans Affairs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chemical Safety and Hazard Interior and Environment Investigation Board ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Community Development Financial Transportation, Treasury, and Institutions Housing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federal Citizen Information Center Transportation, Treasury, and Fund Housing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Consumer Product Safety Commission Transportation, Treasury, and Housing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corporation for National and Labor, HHS, and Education Community Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Council on Environmental Quality Interior and Environment ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Court of Appeals for Veterans Military Quality of Life and Claims Veterans Affairs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Environmental Protection Agency Interior and the Environment ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federal Deposit Insurance Transportation, Treasury, and Corporation, Office of Inspector Housing General ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Aeronautics and Space Science, State, Justice and Administration Commerce ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Credit Union Transportation, Treasury, and Administration Housing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Institute of Environmental Interior and Environment Health Sciences (HHS, formerly EPA/ Superfund) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Science Foundation Science, State, Justice and Commerce ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Neighborhood Reinvestment Transportation, Treasury, and Corporation Housing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office of Science and Technology Science, State, Justice and Policy Commerce ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Selective Service System Transportation, Treasury, and Housing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ U.S. Interagency Council on Transportation, Treasury, and Homelessness Housing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ White House Commission on the Interior and Environment National Moment of Remembrance ------------------------------------------------------------------------