105-825 ) was submitted on H.R. 4328 , theOmnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for FY1999. The conference report and the bill passed the House onOctober 20 and the Senate on October 21, and was signed as P.L. Introduction

The annual Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill includes fundingfor agencies and programs in five separate federal departments, as well as numeroussmaller agencies and diverse programs. Status of Department of the Interior and Related AgenciesAppropriations, FY1999
On February 2, 1998, the President submitted his FY1999 budget to Congress. The FY1999 request for Interior and Related Agencies totals $14.26 billion comparedto the $13.79 billion enacted by Congress for FY1998 ( P.L. 105-83 ), an increase of$470 million. The actual increase for Title I and Title II agencies in the FY1999request is $1.17 billion, offset by a nonrecurring appropriation of $699 million forpriority land acquisitions and exchanges in Title V of the FY1998 Interior andRelated Agencies Appropriations Act. However, the Emergency Supplemental ( P.L.105-174 ) increased the FY1998 enacted level to a total of $14.1 billion. On June 25, 1998 the House and Senate Appropriations Committees met to mark up their respective versions of the FY1999 Interior Appropriations bill. On July 23, 1998, the House passed H.R. 4193 , the FY1999 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill by a vote of 245-181 and increasedfunding by $60 million to $13.49 billion. The House-passed bill is $800 millionbelow the President's request and $700 million below the FY1998 enacted level. 4193 , the Housevoted 253-173 to restore $98 million for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)following a point of order which had deleted $98 million since NEA had no programauthorization. It should be noted that the House and Senate totals reflect scorekeeping adjustments (see Table 3 ). In the absence of these scorekeeping adjustments, theSenate bill ( S. 2237 ) is $168 million more than the House bill( H.R. Changes from the House bill are included in parenthesis:$1.2 billion for the Bureau of Land Management (+ $20 million), $797.3 million forthe Fish and Wildlife Service (+ $52.5 million), $1.66 billion for the National ParkService (+ $55.5 million), $1.71 billion for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (- $11.5million), $2.62 billion for the Forest Service (+ $99.7 million), $1.25 billion for theDepartment of Energy (+ $18.4 million), and $2.25 billion for the Indian HealthService (+ $94 million). On September 8, 1998, the Senate began debating S. 2237 , but suspended action after September 17 in favor of other legislative business. On October 19, following a series of temporary continuing resolutions, a conference report ( H.Rept. The total included for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencieswas $14.1 billion, matching FY1998 (including emergency supplementalappropriations) and higher than passed the House or reported to the Senate. 105-277 by the President on October 21. The House approved the Administration request.
The Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill includes funding for agencies and programs in five separate federal departments as well as numerous smaller agencies and diverseprograms.
On February 2, 1998, the President submitted his FY1999 budget to Congress. The request for Interior and Related Agencies totals $14.26 billion compared to the $13.79 billion enacted forFY1998 ( P.L. 105-83 ), an increase of $470 million. The actual increase for Title I and Title IIagencies in the FY1999 request is $1.17 billion, offset by a nonrecurring appropriation of $699million for priority land acquisitions and exchanges in Title V of the FY1998 Interior AppropriationsAct. However, the Emergency Supplemental ( P.L. 105-174 ) increased the FY1998 enacted level toa total of $14.1 billion.
On June 25, 1998, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees reported versions of the FY1999 Interior Appropriations bill. On July 23, the House passed H.R. 4193 by a voteof 245-181, and increased funding by $60 million to $13.49 billion. The House-passed bill is $800million below the President's request and $700 million below FY1998. During the debate on H.R. 4193 , the House voted 253-173 to restore $98 million for the National Endowmentfor the Arts (NEA) following a point of order deleting the funds since NEA had no programauthorization.
The House and Senate totals reflect scorekeeping adjustments (see Table 3 ). Before these adjustments, the Senate bill ( S. 2237 ) is $168 million more than the House bill. Changes from the House bill include: $1.2 billion for the Bureau of Land Management (+ $20million), $797.3 million for the Fish and Wildlife Service (+ $52.5 million), $1.66 billion for theNational Park Service (+ $55.5 million), $1.71 billion for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (- $11.5million), $2.62 billion for the Forest Service (+ $99.7 million), $1.25 billion for the Department ofEnergy (+ $18.4 million), and $2.25 billion for the Indian Health Service (- $94 million).
On September 8, the Senate began debate on S. 2237 . On September 17, further action on the bill was suspended in favor of other legislative business. The Office of Managementand Budget, in a Statement of Administration Policy, suggested the President might veto the bill inits then-current form.
On October 19, following a series of temporary continuing resolutions, a conference report ( H.Rept. 105-825 ) was submitted on H.R. 4328 , the Omnibus Consolidated andEmergency Supplemental Appropriations for FY1999. The total for Interior and Related Agencieswas $14.1 billion, matching FY1998 (including the Emergency Supplemental) and higher thanpassed the House or reported to the Senate. The conference report and the bill passed the House onOctober 20 and the Senate on October 21, and was signed as P.L. 105-277 by the President onOctober 21.
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Division abbreviations: ENR = Environment and Natural Resources; EPW = Education and PublicWelfare; GOV = Government; STM = Science, Technology, and Medicine.