	Most Recent Developments

On November 18, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 ( P.L. 112-55 ), which includes the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (Division B). The act includes $60.91 billion for CJS, of which $7.808 billion is for the Department of Commerce, $27.408 billion is for the Department of Justice, $24.838 billion is for the science agencies, and $856.6 million is for the related agencies. FY2012 Appropriations

This report provides an overview of actions taken by Congress to provide FY2012 appropriations for CJS accounts. The source for the FY2011-enacted amounts, the FY2012-requested amounts, and the House Committee on Appropriations-recommended amounts is H.Rept. 112-169 . The Senate-passed amounts were taken from H.R. 2112 , as passed by the Senate. FY2012-enacted amounts were taken from H.Rept. 112-284 . The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 includes a total of $60.91 billion for the bureaus and agencies funded as a part of the act. The Senate amended the House-passed version of H.R. The bill included $8.192 billion for the Department of Commerce, $26.925 billion for the Department of Justice, $24.643 billion for the science agencies, and $903.9 million for the related agencies. H.R. 2596 would have provided a total of $57.949 billion for CJS. The bill included $7.161 billion for the Department of Commerce, $26.323 billion for the Department of Justice, $23.649 billion for the science agencies, and $814.8 million for the related agencies. For FY2012, the Administration requested a total of $64.93 billion for the agencies and bureaus funded as a part of the annual CJS appropriations bill. The Administration's FY2012 request included $8.761 billion for the Department of Commerce, $28.68 billion for the Department of Justice, $26.498 billion for the science agencies, and $991.4 million for the related agencies. The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 ( P.L. 112-10 ) provided a total of $61.092 billion for CJS, which includes $7.578 billion for the Department of Commerce, $27.281 billion for the Department of Justice, $25.315 billion for the science agencies, and $917.9 million for the related agencies. Survey of Selected Issues

		Department of Commerce

Congress considered the following issues as part of the Department of Commerce FY2012 appropriations process:
whether to fund the Obama Administration's proposed 17.2% increase in funding for the International Trade Administration for FY2012 as part of the Administration's goal of doubling exports over the next five years through the National Export Initiative; oversight of the President's Export Control Reform Initiative—under the Bureau of Industry and Security—the end goal of which is to create a single licensing authority for both dual-use and munitions exports; whether to approve, as a cost-control measure, the Administration's proposed termination of two Census Bureau programs: (1) the Statistical Abstract Program, which would eliminate both the print and online versions of Statistical Abstract , as well as the County and City Data Book , State and Metropolitan Area Data Book , and USA Counties Web database; and (2) the Federal Financial Statistics Program, which would terminate the Consolidated Federal Funds Report ; whether to provide the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with the authority to use all the fees it collects in a fiscal year; whether to continue and expand support for the extramural programs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology aimed at the development of "pre-competitive" generic technologies; whether to approve the proposed establishment of a Climate Service line office and the related changes to the administrative structure of NOAA; whether to accept the Administration's proposal to transfer funds from public works to economic adjustment assistance under the Economic Development Administration to help distressed areas affected by unemployment as a result of the recession; funding levels and oversight of the new inter-agency Regional Innovation Program, a proposal for a new national competition to identify 20 growth zones across the country; whether to increase funding for the activities and outreach of the Minority Business Development Agency's (MBDA's) Office of Native American Business Development to support research on Native American trade promotion and economic disparities, and whether to increase funding for MBDA to monitor and provide technical assistance for minority businesses seeking federal contracts; and whether to accept the Administration's proposal to omit expenditures for Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration budget. 2112 as originally passed by the Senate, 7.2% above H.R. The House Committee on Appropriations recommended $16.793 billion. The Senate bill would have provided $501 million.
This report provides an overview of actions taken by Congress to provide FY2012 appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) accounts.
On November 18, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-55), which includes the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (Division B). The act includes $60.91 billion for CJS, of which $7.808 billion is for the Department of Commerce, $27.408 billion is for the Department of Justice, $24.838 billion is for the science agencies, and $856.6 million is for the related agencies.
On November 1, 2011, the Senate passed an amended version of H.R. 2112, which included the Senate's proposed funding for the agencies and bureaus funded as part of the annual CJS appropriations bill. H.R. 2112, as passed by the Senate, would have provided $60.664 billion for CJS. This included $8.192 billion for the Department of Commerce, $26.925 billion for the Department of Justice, $24.643 billion for the science agencies, and $903.9 million for the related agencies.
On July 20, 2011, the House Committee on Appropriations reported the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (H.R. 2596). The bill would have provided a total of $57.949 billion for CJS. The bill included $7.161 billion for the Department of Commerce, $26.323 billion for the Department of Justice, $23.649 billion for the science agencies, and $814.8 million for the related agencies.
For FY2012, the Administration requested a total of $64.93 billion for the agencies and bureaus funded as part of the annual CJS appropriations bill. The Administration's FY2012 request included $8.761 billion for the Department of Commerce, $28.68 billion for the Department of Justice, $26.498 billion for the science agencies, and $991.4 million for the related agencies.
On April 15, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 112-10). The act provided a total of $61.092 billion for agencies and bureaus funded as part of the annual appropriations for CJS for FY2011. The $61.092 billion provided by the act includes $7.578 billion for the Department of Commerce, $27.281 billion for the Department of Justice, $25.315 billion for the science agencies, and $917.9 million for the related agencies.
The source for the FY2011-enacted amounts, the FY2012-requested amounts, and the House Committee on Appropriations-recommended amounts is H.Rept. 112-169. The Senate-passed amounts were taken from H.R. 2112, as passed by the Senate. FY2012-enacted amounts were taken from H.Rept. 112-284.