3010) Enacted

On December 30, 2005, following a series of three continuing resolutions, H.R. Prior to a 1% rescission for most discretionary activities, the act provides $143.0 billion in discretionary appropriations; the comparable FY2005 amount was $143.5 billion. President's Budget Submitted

On February 7, 2005, the President submitted the FY2006 budget to Congress; the request was for $141.7 billion in discretionary funds for L-HHS-ED programs. This bill provides discretionary funds for three federal departments and 14 related agencies including the Social Security Administration (SSA). For the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the FY2006 request proposed increases of $304 million for Community Health Centers, $145 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), $512 million for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Program Management, and $171 million for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF). Overall, the House bill would have provided $11.7 billion in discretionary funds for DOL; $11.6 billion was requested; and $12.1 billion was provided for FY2005. 3010 , the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, was signed into law on December 30, 2005, as P.L. 109 - 149 . For HHS, funding was increased by $155 million for Community Health Centers, $252 million for NIH, and $506 million for CMS Program Management. First-year funding of $500 million was provided for Bioterrorism Hospital Grants and $1.6 billion for CDC Terrorism Preparedness and Response (TPAR). Funding was decreased by $153 million for Health Professions other than nursing, $219 million for CDC activities other than TPAR, and $2.3 billion for PHSSEF. Funding was eliminated for Health Care-Related Facilities and Activities, which received $483 million in FY2005. Funding was decreased by $780 million for ESEA programs in aggregate, $197 million for Comprehensive School Reform, $221 million for Educational Technology State Grants, $254 million for FIE, and $140 million for FIPSE. The Pell Grants accumulated shortfall, estimated at $4.3 billion, was paid off. For the related agencies, SSI discretionary activities received $254 million less than in FY2005, and SSA Administrative Expenses received $723 million more than the FY2005 amount. For FY2006, the President requested $18.8 billion in advance appropriations for L-HHS-ED, but P.L. The FY2006 conference agreement, as enacted, provided $63.4 billion in discretionary funding prior to the 1% cut required by P.L. 108 - 447 ( H.Rept. Department of Education

FY2005 discretionary appropriations for the Department of Education (ED) were $56.6 billion. No funds were requested; $225 million was provided in FY2005. Related Agencies

FY2005 discretionary appropriations for L-HHS-ED related agencies were $11.1 billion. 109-77 (H.J.Res. 109-148 (H.R. The supplemental L-HHS-ED emergency funds were allocated as follows:
DOL, Training and Employment Services, national emergency grants, $125 million; HHS, Social Services Block Grant, social and health care services and facilities, $550 million; HHS, Children and Family Services, Head Start, services for displaced children, $90 million; ED, Elementary and Secondary, assistance to restart school operations and reimburse states, $750 million; ED, Homeless Education, assistance for displaced children and youth, $5 million; ED, Elementary and Secondary, grants for temporary emergency impact aid for displaced students, $645 million; ED, Higher Education, grants for college students and institutions for "unanticipated expenses," $200 million; HHS, Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, influenza preparedness and response, $3.1 billion, including $350 million for upgrading state and local capacity and $50 million for laboratory capacity and research at the CDC; DOL and HHS, expenses related to 9/11 terrorist attacks, $50 million for New York State Uninsured Employers Fund and $75 million for the CDC (§5011, P.L.
This report tracks FY2006 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (L-HHS-ED). This legislation provides discretionary funds for three major federal departments and 14 related agencies. The report, which will be updated, summarizes L-HHS-ED discretionary funding issues but not authorization or entitlement issues.
On February 7, 2005, the President submitted the FY2006 budget request to Congress, including $141.7 billion in discretionary L-HHS-ED funds; the comparable FY2005 appropriation was $143.5 billion, enacted primarily through P.L. 108-447. Congress reached agreement on H.R. 3010 (H.Rept. 109-337), providing $143.0 billion of discretionary L-HHS-ED funds, prior to a 1% rescission required by P.L. 109-148. H.R. 3010 was signed into law on December 30, 2005, as P.L. 109-149. A series of three continuing resolutions, beginning with P.L. 109-77 (H.J.Res. 68), provided temporary FY2006 funding from October 1 through December 30, 2005.
Department of Labor (DOL). DOL discretionary appropriations were $12.1 billion in FY2005; $11.6 billion was provided for FY2006. FY2006 funding for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs was decreased by $225 million.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS discretionary appropriations were $63.8 billion in FY2005; $63.4 billion was provided for FY2006. Funding was increased by $155 million for Community Health Centers, $252 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and $506 million for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Program Management. Initial funding of $500 million was provided for Bioterrorism Hospital Grants and $1.6 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Terrorism Preparedness and Response (TPAR). Funding was decreased by $153 million for Health Professions other than nursing, $219 million for CDC activities other than TPAR, and $2.3 billion for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. Funding was eliminated for Health Care-Related Facilities and Activities, which received $483 million in FY2005.
Department of Education (ED). ED discretionary appropriations were $56.6 billion in FY2005; $56.5 billion was provided for FY2006. Funding was increased by $812 million for Pell Grants. Funding was decreased by $780 million for Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) programs in aggregate, $197 million for Comprehensive School Reform, $221 million for Educational Technology State Grants, and $254 million for the Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE). The estimated $4.3 billion Pell Grant shortfall was paid off.
Related Agencies. Discretionary appropriations for related agencies were $11.1 billion in FY2005; $11.5 billion was provided for FY2006. For the related agencies, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) discretionary activities received $254 million less than in FY2005, and Social Security Administration (SSA) Administrative Expenses received $723 million more.