Update on FY04 Labor, HHS,
and Education Appropriations Bills Septmeber 23, 2003
Both the U.S.
House and Senate have passed their versions of the FY04
Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education Appropriations
bill (H.R.2660). The House completed action on H.R.2660
on July 10, 2003, while the Senate completed action on
September 10, 2003. The two chambers are now preparing
to go to conference on the bill; they will devise a compromise
bill for both chambers to consider and pass before sending
it to President Bush. The Senate conferees will be: Sens.
Specter (R-PA), Cochran (R-MS), Gregg (R-NH), Craig (R-ID),
Hutchison
(R-TX), Stevens (R-AK), DeWine (R-OH), Shelby (R-AL), Domenici
(R-NM), Harkin (D-IA), Hollings (D-SC), Inouye (D-HI),
Reid (D-NV), Kohl (D-WI), Murray (D-WA), Landrieu (D-LA),
and Byrd (D-WV). The House has not yet named their conferees.
Funding Levels for Select Programs (The amounts listed are approximate.) To view the bill language
and the committee reports regarding H.R.2660 in their entirety,
please refer to: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/approp/app04.html AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) FY03 Funding Level — $714
Million
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $739
Million
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $753
Million
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $739
Million
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
HIV/AIDS, STD and TB Prevention
FY03 Funding Level — $1.186
Billion
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $1.281
Billion
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $1.247
Billion
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $1.239
Billion
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Basic
State Grants
FY03 Funding Level--$21.870 Million
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $22
Million
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $22
Million
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $21.870
Million
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Discretionary
Activities
FY03 Funding Level — $33.845
Million
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $26.3
Million
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $26.3
Million
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $26.3
Million
Child Welfare Services
FY03 Funding Level — $290
Million
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $291.9
Million
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $291.9
Million
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $290
Million
Child Welfare Training/Title IV-B
FY03 Funding Level — $7.449
Million
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $7.470
Million
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $7.470
Million
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $7.449
Million
Children’s Mental Health (SAMHSA Program)
FY03 Funding Level — $98 Million
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $106
Million
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $108
Million
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $98
Million
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program
FY03 Funding Level — $32.289
Million
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $0
FY04 House Funding
Recommendation — $32.289
Million
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $34
Million
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-Title
VII
FY03 Funding Level — $308
Million
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $11
Million
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $278
Million
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $21
Million
Mental Health Block Grant (SAMHSA Program)
FY03 Funding Level — $437
Million
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $433
Million
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $435
Million
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $415
Million
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
FY03 Funding Level — $1.341
Billion
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $1.382
Billion
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $1.382
Billion
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $1.391
Billion
Project to Aid the Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
Formula Grant (SAMHSA)
FY03 Funding Level — $43 Million
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $50
Million
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $50
Million
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $47
Million
Promoting Safe and Stable Families
Program (discretionary funding)
FY03 Funding Level — $99 Million
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $199.9
Million
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $100
Million
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $99
Million
Promoting Safe and Stable Families
Program (mandatory funding)
FY03 Funding Level — $305
Million
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $305
Million
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $305
Million
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $305
Million
Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Program
FY03 Funding Level — $624
Million
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $694
Million
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $624
Million
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $577
Million
Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)
FY03 Funding Level — $1.7
Billion
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $1.7
Billion
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $1.7
Billion
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $1.7
Billion
Special Education Grants to States (does not include
grants for Preschool or Infants and Families Program)
FY03 Funding Level —$8.8
Billion
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $9.5
Billion
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $9.9
Billion
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $11.9
Billion
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA)
FY03 Funding Level — $3.2
Billion
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $3.4
Billion
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $3.3
Billion
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $3.2
Billion
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant
FY03 Funding Level — $1.754
Billion
FY04 President’s Budget Request — $1.785
Billion
FY04 House Funding Recommendation — $1.775
Billion
FY04 Senate Funding Recommendation — $1.803
Billion
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