The President signed it intolaw February 20, 2003 -- 5 months into the budget year. The consolidated funding package included a 0.65%across-the-board rescission. Although the House never passed a CJS appropriation forFY2003, on January 8th Congressman Frank Wolf, Chairmanof the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, introduced H.R. 108-7 ) on February 20, 2003, it contains $44,773.7 million for Commerce, Justice, State,Judiciary and Related Agencies. The total CJS Senate level amounted to $44,939.6 million. 247 ) set total CJS appropriations at $44,352.9 million. Congress enacted its FY2002 CJS appropriation( P.L. As seen in the table below, funding increased, in current dollars, for the Department of Justice by$2,658 million (12.6%); for the Department ofCommerce by $651 million (12.6%); for the Judiciary by $465 million (10.9%); and for the Department of Stateby $1,049 million (15.9%). FY2003 Appropriation

President Bush's FY2003 budget request for new budget authority totaled $44,019 million for Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary, and Related Agency mandatoryand discretionary spending, slightly above the FY2002 enacted level including the enacted supplementals. Improved information/communication technology. The Judiciary: 
Whether to increase the hourly rate of pay to court-appointed "panel attorneys" representing indigent defendants in federal criminalcases. Legislative Status

On February 4, 2002, President Bush submitted the FY2003 budget request for appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciaryand related agencies. No other congressional action occurred on the CJSappropriation during the 107th Congress. In the108th Congress, the Senate passed an omnibus budget package ( H.J.Res. Table 3. Department of Justice Accounts. The omnibusappropriations bill provided a total of $65.6 million, which was $5.3 million below the President's request, but $3million more than the FY2002 amount. The Conference trimmed thisamount to $67.7 million. The Senate recommended $100.2 million, a $3.1 million reduction from the President's FY2003 request. 2 (amended), its version of FY2003 CJS Appropriations. of Commerce. The FY2003 appropriations bill ( H.Rept. Court Security. (25)
Earlier, in July 2002, the Senate Appropriations Committee had recommended, and provided $8 million in funding for, a 4.1% cost-of-living increase in thesalaries of lower federal court judges and Supreme Court justices ( S. 2778 , Sec. Introduced, and referred to Judiciary Committee, January 23, 2001. FY2003 Funding Issues

The Administration's FY2003 budget request for the Department of State and international broadcasting totaled $8.1 billion, 3.5% above the FY2002 enactedlevel of $7.9 billion ($8.16 billion including supplementals). The enacted levels were those of the House andthe Administration. Congress passed theHouse level in the omnibus budget bill. The Senate level was enacted by Congress. Department of State and International Broadcasting (millions of dollars)
a Figures do not include across-the-board rescissions. Committeereported bill to the Senate ( S.Rept. 107-218 ). Legislationpassed by the 107th Congress ( H.R. 107-204 )authorized FY2003 appropriations of $776.0 million.
The Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and other related agencies (often referred to as CJS) appropriations for FY2003 were completed by Congress andsigned ( P.L. 108-7 ) by the President on February 20, 2003, five months into the budget year. The enacted CJSappropriation provides $44,773.7 million in newbudget authority (before applying an across-the-board rescission of 0.65%).
President Bush sent the FY2003 budget request to Congress on February 4, 2002 seeking a total budget authority level for CJS appropriations of $44,019.0 million-- a mandatory level of $649.3 million and a discretionary level of $43,369.7 million. The major components ofthe Administration's FY2003 CJS requestincluded: Department of Justice -- $22,800.3 million; Department of Commerce -- $5,638.5 million; the Judiciary-- $5,241.6 million; and Department of State-- $8,139.2 million. The 107th Congress Senate Appropriations Committee reported out its CJSappropriations bill ( S. 2778 ; S.Rept. 107-218 ) July24, 2002. No House CJS bill was introduced by the 107th Congress. Congress passed a series ofcontinuing resolutions keeping the government running throughFebruary 20, 2003.
In the 108th Congress, the Senate passed an omnibus budget bill ( H.J.Res. 2 ) on January 23, 2003. It set CJS totals at $44,939.6 million. Congressman Frank Wolf, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,introduced a CJS bill ( H.R. 247 ) onJanuary 8, 2003, to provide a House version of funding for the conference. No other action occurred on that bill. Its CJS totals were $44,352.9 million. Following are some key CJS issues for the FY2003 budget:
Department of Justice. The FY2003 request was $22.8 billion, nearly $1 million below the FY2002 enacted level. The total enacted level, before anacross-the-board rescission, is $23,988.3 million.
Department of Commerce. The FY2003 request was $5,638.5 million, almost 3% below the FY2002 funding level. The decline was largely due to reducedfunding for science and technology. The enacted level, before rescissions, is $5,774.8 million.
The Judiciary . The FY2003 request emphasized court security, an increase in hourly pay to court-appointed attorneys representing indigent defendants in federalcriminal cases, and cost-of-living salary increases for judges and justices.
Department of State and broadcasting . The FY2003 request was more than $8,139.2 million, similar to the FY2002 enacted level, including supplementals. TheDepartment stressed its three top priorities from the previous year: additional hiring; embassy security; andtechnology improvements worldwide. The enactedFY2003 level is $7,900.7 million, before applying the rescissions.