FY 2017 Reduction Options, by Subcommittee

(as of 3.23.2017)

Reduction Options, by Subcommittee

Subcommittee Reductions
Agriculture 1,070
Commerce/Justice/Science 1,222
Energy-Water 1,757
Financial Services/General Government 210
Homeland Security 131
Interior-Environment 714
Labor/HHS/Education 7,256
State/Foreign Operations 2,879
Transportation/HUD 2,696
TOTAL 17,935

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FY 2017 Reduction Options, by Subcommittee and Agency
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Reduction Options, by Subcommittee & Agency

Bill/Agency Reductions
Agriculture 1,070
HHS/FDA 40
USDA 667
USAID 363
Commerce/Justice/Science 1,222
DOC/EDA 97
DOC/NIST 65
DOC/NOAA 300
DOJ 310
NASA 50
NSF 350
NIST 50
Energy-Water 1,757
DOE 1,432
Western Area Power Administration (DOE) 75
Bureau of Reclamation (DOI) 150
USACE 100
Financial Services/General Government 210
Treasury 210
Homeland Security 131
FEMA 90
Under Secretary for Management/Office of the CFO 41
Interior-Environment 714
DOI 371
EPA 247
USDA 41
HHS/Indian Health Service 25
NEA 15
NEH 15
Labor/HHS/Education 7,256
DOL 676
HHS 839
HHS/ACL 49
HHS/AHRQ 50
HHS/CDC 314
HHS/CMS 50
HHS/HRSA 170
HHS/NIH 1,232
HHS/SAMHSA 100
ED 2,965
CNCS 811
State/Foreign Operations 2,879
State 1,176
State/USAID 1,156
Treasury 547
Transportation/HUD 2,696
DOT 946
HUD 1,675
NRC 75
TOTAL 17,935

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 FY 2017 Reduction Options
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Dollars in Whole Millions
Program/ Appropriations Reduced Reduced
Bill Agency 2017 2017 Description/Justification
Account Name 2017 CR 2017 Difference
House Bill Senate Bill
Option from CR
AG HHS/FDA FDA Salaries and Expenses 2,723 2,774 2,770 2,683 -40 The reduction is derived from staffing and non-pay administrative
reductions for the remaining months in FY 2017. FDA can absorb
some of the reductions through administrative savings, including
slower than anticipated hiring.

AG USAID Food for Peace (PL 480) Title 1,713 1,466 1,600 1,350 -363 This level takes into account that the annualized CR level repeats a
II Food Aid Grants one-time FY 2016 appropriation of $250 million and that the recent
C-ISIL appropriation is providing additional humanitarian assistance
in FY 2017, some of which will be used for food assistance that can
offset the additional $363 million reduction from the FY 2017
annualized CR level proposed here.

AG USDA Animal and Plant Health --- --- --- -50 -50 This is a proposed rescission for APHIS' unobligated balances from
Inspection Service (APHIS): the transfer of no-year CCC funds in FY15 to respond to the Highly
Funds transferred in 2015 Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak. The response to the
for HPAI FY15 outbreak is complete, and USDA should still have enough
balances to respond to the two recent HPAI outbreaks in TN this
year.

AG USDA WIC base funding rescission --- -100 -200 -200 -200 The $200 million rescission level was included in the 2017 Senate
appropriations bill and assumed for development of the 2018
Blueprint.
AG USDA Animal and Plant Health 898 936 939 848 -50 Increase the non-Federal share of costs for cooperative agreements
Inspection Service (APHIS to manage specialty crop pests, tree and wood pests, and wildlife
S&E): Reduce Federal share services. The savings availability depends a bit on timing for the
of costs in agreements with agreements, but APHIS likely still has room to maneuver, as they
cooperators carried over about $60 million from their appropriated funds into
FY17.

AG USDA Foreign Agricultural Service: 202 202 202 66 -136 This proposed reduction would eliminate our estimate of the
McGovern-Dole available funding, $136 million. This program lacks evidence
International Food for that it is being effectively implemented to reduce food insecurity.
Education and Child
Nutrition Program Grants

AG USDA Natural Resource --- --- --- -50 -50 The FY16 Appropriations Bill included $120 million for the
Conservation Service: Emergency Watershed Protection Program (within the WFPO
Watershed and Flood account), of this amount there are roughly $50 million in unobligated
Prevention Operations discretionary balances available to rescind.
(WFPO)

AG USDA Rental Assistance Grants 1,387 1,405 1,405 1,337 -50 The rental assistance program provides the project based rent to
USDA financed properties. For FY17 USDA has excess funding
available to forward fund October contract renewals in September.
While this provides administrative efficiencies for USDA, the forward
funding is not necessary, so those balances could be rescinded.

AG USDA Rural Business and 49 67 49 --- -49 Despite decades of funding, RBS programs have failed to move the
Cooperative Grant Programs dial in rural areas. GAO has repeatedly named RBS in its annual
(RBS) report on fragmentation, overlap, and duplication, and the
Departments IG found two of the agencys largest loan and grant
programs to be improperly managed.

AG USDA Rural Utilities Service: -13 --- --- -95 -82 USDA regularly has carryover balances from cancelations and set
Balances of Water and aside funds in the water and wastewater grants and loans account
Waste grants and loans, and and in the High Cost Energy Grant account. This proposal would
High Cost Energy Grants rescind all the carryover rather than just a portion of the expected
carryover.

SUBTOTAL, AGRICULTURE 6,959 6,750 6,765 5,889 -1,070

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 FY 2017 Reduction Options
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Dollars in Whole Millions
Program/ Appropriations Reduced Reduced
Bill Agency 2017 2017 Description/Justification
Account Name 2017 CR 2017 Difference
House Bill Senate Bill
Option from CR
CJS DOC/EDA Economic Development 212 225 215 115 -97 This program could absorb a $97 million reduction to its existing
Assistance Programs grant programs in FY 2017, which would be consistent with the
elimination of EDA in the President's Budget. EDA is duplicative of
other federal programs and lacks data to demonstrate its return on
investment.

CJS DOC/NIST Manufacturing Extension 130 130 130 65 -65 This reduction would force the MEP program to reduce funding to the
Partnership (MEP) MEP centers, requiring the manufacturing centers to make up the
difference through additional fees or state contributions or by
curtailing services.
CJS DOC/NOAA Pacific Coastal Salmon 65 65 65 --- -65 This program has received over $1b total since its inception in 2000.
Recovery Fund This elimination would force NOAA to improve coordination with its
other (non-salmon) recovery grant program and better leverage
state and other resources.

CJS DOC/NOAA Sea Grant/Operations, 73 68 74 43 -30 This proposal preserves NOAA core mission functions while reducing
Research, and Facilities this lower priority research grant program that primarily benefits
industry and state and local stakeholders.

CJS DOC/NOAA Various State, competitive, 3,429 3,428 3,469 3,314 -115 This proposal preserves NOAA core mission functions while
and research eliminating or reducing lower priority State, competitive, and
grants/Operations, research grant programs. These include Coastal Zone Management
Research, and Facilities Grants (-$70m, eliminated), resilience grants (-$15m, eliminated),
and climate grants (-$30m). The cut to climate research grants is
consistent with 2017 House marks.

CJS DOC/NOAA Weather Satellites 2,149 2,045 2,030 2,059 -90 This level reflects the planned ramp-downs of JPSS and GOES
weather satellites, and the ramp-up of the PFO program. This level
also delays the EON contingency mission which is not funded in the
Congressional marks. This estimate also includes NOAA's Office of
Satellite and Product Operations.

CJS DOJ State and local justice 692 750 484 382 -310 Unauthorized program reductions including $100m as a one-time
assistance/Byrne JAG and under Byrne JAG for the Presidential Nominating Conventions and
SCAAP $210m for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP)
which reimburses state, local, and tribal governments for prior year
costs associated with incarcerating certain undocumented criminal
aliens.

CJS NASA Science 5,578 5,597 5,395 5,528 -50 Distributed cuts across the science program, including cuts to
unused reserves and missions that are cancelled in the 2018
Budget. It is possible missions would be delayed and/or grants
reduced.
CJS NIST Manufacturing USA/ 25 5 25 15 -10 This level of funding will allow NIST to maintain its first awarded
Industrial Technology manufacturing institute, but will prevent NIST from awarding an
Services Account additional institute in FY17. NIST's priority under Manufacturing USA
will remain the coordination of existing institutes as well as the
successful stand-up of its first manufacturing institute.

CJS NIST Scientific and Technical 689 680 700 649 -40 This level of funding requires NIST's labs to prioritize its core
Research and Services metrology mission, scaling back on research initiatives that go
beyond the core focus of the agency.
CJS NSF Research and Related 6,914 6,959 6,914 6,564 -350 These accounts provide grant funding for research in areas ranging
Activities and Education from biology, computer, information science, and engineering,
accounts among other areas. This level will reduce the number of grants
awarded in the second half of FY17.

SUBTOTAL, COMMERCE/JUSTICE/SCIENCE 19,956 19,952 19,501 18,734 -1,222

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 FY 2017 Reduction Options
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Dollars in Whole Millions
Program/ Appropriations Reduced Reduced
Bill Agency 2017 2017 Description/Justification
Account Name 2017 CR 2017 Difference
House Bill Senate Bill
Option from CR
EW Bureau of Water and Related 1,217 1,089 1,219 1,067 -150 The FY 2016 Appropriations Act provided $100 million dollars for
Reclamation Resources Account Western drought relief within Reclamation's Budget, which is
(DOI) continued under the FY 2017 Continuing Resolution. With improving
drought conditions, this level of funding could be eliminated.
Further reductions of $50 million would be taken from projects with
low economic returns to the Nation.

EW DOE ARPA-E 290 306 325 140 -150 ARPA-E could absorb a reduction from the annualized CR for the
remainder of the fiscal year because the program typically does not
obligate a large portion of its appropriation until the following fiscal
year.
EW DOE Energy Efficiency and 2,066 1,825 2,052 1,550 -516 EERE could absorb a reduction relative to the FY 2017 Annualized CR
Renewable Energy level by decreasing the number of R&D grant awards and targeted
rescission of unobligated balances.

EW DOE Fossil Energy Research and 631 645 392 290 -341 FER&D could utilize $240 million in prior year balances, as reflected
Development in the Senate mark, which would reduce the amount of new budget
authority required in FY 2017. Additionally, FER&D could absorb a
reduction relative to the annualized CR (total topline including prior
year balances of $530 million) for the remainder of the fiscal year
through a reduction in the number of R&D grant awards.

EW DOE Nuclear Energy 858 875 852 690 -168 Nuclear Energy could absorb a reduction relative to the annualized
CR by decreasing funding for later stage R&D in fuel cycle, reactor,
and crosscutting technologies.
EW DOE Office of Electricity Delivery 206 225 206 156 -50 OE could absorb a reduction relative to the FY 2017 Annualized CR
and Energy Reliability level by decreasing the number of R&D grant awards and/or
targeted rescission of unobligated balances.

EW DOE Science 5,337 5,400 5,398 5,300 -37 Science could absorb a reduction from the annualized CR level,
primarily by delaying or not awarding grants to universities that
would otherwise be obligated late in the fiscal year.

EW DOE Title 17 --- --- --- -170 -170 This is a proposed rescission of existing credit subsidy balances for
the Title 17 program.
EW USACE Agency Topline 5,979 6,085 5,996 5,879 -100 Reduce funding for lower priority work or for which savings can be
found.
EW Western Area Construction, Rehabilitation, 96 96 96 21 -75 The WAPA CROM program had a $622 million unobligated balance at
Power Operation, and Maintenance the end of FY 2016. Of these balances, $135 million is attributable
Administration Account to the annual expense fund, which is a net zero appropriation. $75
(DOE) million of these balances could be rescinded.

SUBTOTAL, ENERGY-WATER 16,680 16,546 16,536 14,923 -1,757

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 FY 2017 Reduction Options
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Dollars in Whole Millions
Program/ Appropriations Reduced Reduced
Bill Agency 2017 2017 Description/Justification
Account Name 2017 CR 2017 Difference
House Bill Senate Bill
Option from CR
FSGG Treasury Grants to Community 210 225 210 --- -210 Savings of $210 million could be achieved in FY 2017 by entirely
Development Financial eliminating funding for the CDFI Fund's four discretionary grant
Institutions programs, for which no awards have yet been made.

SUBTOTAL, FSGG 210 225 210 --- -210

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 FY 2017 Reduction Options
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Dollars in Whole Millions
Program/ Appropriations Reduced Reduced
Bill Agency 2017 2017 Description/Justification
Account Name 2017 CR 2017 Difference
House Bill Senate Bill
Option from CR
HS FEMA Federal Assistance/Grants - 120 120 100 100 -20 FEMA's Emergency Food and Shelter program could be reduced to
Emergency Food and the 2017 Senate Bill level.
Shelter

HS FEMA Federal Assistance/Grants - 86 55 100 66 -20 FEMA's unauthorized Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program could be
Pre-Disaster Mitigation reduced by 20 percent.
Grant Program

HS FEMA Federal Assistance/Grants - 50 49 50 --- -50 FEMA's Countering Violent Extremism/Complex Coordinated Terrorist
Countering Violent Attacks Grant Programs could be eliminated in 2017, as DHS has yet
Extremism/Complex to formally award grants under these programs.
Coordinated Terrorist
Attacks

HS Under Secretary Financial Systems 41 41 41 --- -41 The Financial Systems Modernization (FSM) program, which is a
for Modernization/ shared services effort in conjunction with the Department of
Management/O Procurement, Construction, Interior's Interior Business Center, was initiated to develop financial
ffice of the CFO and Improvements systems for DHS that would provide the financial information
necessary to support decision making across the Department.
However, the program has largely failed to deliver a timely, stable
financial system for the first DHS Component, the Domestic Nuclear
Detection Office (DNDO), and it appears unlikely that the program
will be successful in its development efforts in FY17.

SUBTOTAL, HOMELAND SECURITY 297 265 291 166 -131

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 FY 2017 Reduction Options
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Dollars in Whole Millions
Program/ Appropriations Reduced Reduced
Bill Agency 2017 2017 Description/Justification
Account Name 2017 CR 2017 Difference
House Bill Senate Bill
Option from CR
Interior DOI Payments in Lieu of Taxes 451 480 480 400 -51 Continuing funding at the full authorized levels for PILT is not
(PILT) sustainable. As the program shifts back from mandatory to
discretionary funding, these payments need to compete with other
priorities within the I&E bill. At $400m, PILT funding would remain
well in excess of historical payment levels (e.g., roughly three times
the FY00 PILT appropriation).

Interior DOI Abandoned Mine 90 105 90 --- -90 This program was started in FY16 and makes discretionary grants to
Reclamation Fund (State three states for economic development projects in conjunction with
Grants) AML reclamation. The FY17 discretionary grants are not expected to
be announced until full year appropriations are received.
These grants overlap with existing mandatory grants to states
funded by the AML reclamation fee.

Interior DOI Southern Nevada Public --- --- --- -230 -230 This proposal cancels $230 million in unobligated balances in the
Lands Management Act SNPLMA special account. Enacted in 1998, SNPLMA authorizes the
(SNPLMA) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to sell specified public lands
around Las Vegas, NV, and retain 85 percent of the proceeds in a
special account to use for capital improvements and various
conservation, restoration, and recreational purposes at the Interior
Secretarys discretion. (The other 15 percent goes to the State and
the Southern Nevada Water Authority.) Since its enactment, DOI has
received over $3.4 billion from land sales under SNPLMA authority,
and the proceeds have funded over 1,200 projects, with notable
investments across Southern Nevada and in Lakes Tahoe and Mead.

Interior EPA Brownfields Projects Grants 80 80 80 75 -5 EPA Brownfields Projects grants mainly fund assessment and
cleanup of abandoned and lightly contaminated real property sites.
These grants are meant only to catalyze additional private
investment, so even at a reduced level EPA can reach many sites.

Interior EPA Research and Development 483 477 464 435 -48 This reduction to ORD scales back climate-related research (such as
EPA's contribution to USGCRP) and lower-priority extramural
research grants

Interior EPA Categorical Grants 1,079 1,058 1,088 964 -115 These grants fund state environmental programs and offices, which
are being significantly scaled back in the FY 2018 proposal. This
smaller cut eases into that transition by reducing most grants by
-10%, compared to a -44% reduction in the FY 2018 Blueprint.

Interior EPA Great Lakes Restoration 299 300 300 250 -49 This program funds ecosystem restoration activities carried out
Initiative through several agencies (primarily through grant and contract
actions) in the Great Lakes region. This program has continued to
see high unobligated and unliquidated balances.

Interior EPA Superfund Remedial 500 537 501 470 -30 This program funds cleanup activities at the most polluted sites
around the country. The FY 2018 Blueprint calls for a sizeable
reduction to the account that this program resides in. A reduction in
FY 2017 will ease the program into further reductions in FY 2018.

Interior HHS/Indian Indian Health Service 155 166 158 130 -25 This proposal would reduce funding by $25 million for IHSs
Health Service Preventive Health Preventive Health activities, such as the Health Education and
Community Health Representative programs.

Interior NEA Grants Administration 148 150 148 133 -15 The FY18 Budget will propose eliminating funding for NEA. This
reduction will decrease the number of grants awarded in the
remainder of FY17.
Interior NEH Grants Administration 148 150 148 133 -15 The FY18 Budget will propose eliminating funding for NEH. This
reduction will decrease the number of grants awarded in Q3 of FY17.

Interior USDA State and Private Forestry: 14 14 14 7 -7 The program lacks evidence of effective landscape scale restoration,
Balances of Landscape with many grant recipients receiving approval for promotional or
Scale Restoration grants. other non-restoration activities.

Interior USDA State and Private Forestry: 28 28 24 14 -14 The program is a promotional program where the federal role is not
Balances of Urban and articulated.
Community Forestry
funding.
Interior USDA National Forest System: 40 40 40 20 -20 The program is duplicative of other National Forest System
Balances of Collaborative programs, and effectiveness or additive benefits have not been
Forest Landscape demonstrated over five years of funding.
Restoration project grants.

SUBTOTAL, INTERIOR-ENVIRONMENT 3,515 3,585 3,535 2,801 -714

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Dollars in Whole Millions
Program/ Appropriations Reduced Reduced
Bill Agency 2017 2017 Description/Justification
Account Name 2017 CR 2017 Difference
House Bill Senate Bill
Option from CR
Labor-H CNCS AmeriCorps State and 385 386 386 8 -377 This grant program is not authorized. It is not a core function of the
National Federal government to promote volunteerism and therefore these
programs should be eliminated. To the extent these activities have
value, they should be supported by the private and nonprofit
sectors.

Labor-H CNCS AmeriCorps VISTA 92 92 92 30 -62 This grant program is not authorized. It is not a core function of the
Federal government to promote volunteerism and therefore these
programs should be eliminated. To the extent these activities have
value, they should be supported by the private and nonprofit
sectors.

Labor-H CNCS Senior Corps- Foster 107 108 108 21 -86 The program is not authorized, does not have robust competition,
Grandparents (FGP) and these members are more likely to continue volunteering absent
funding from CNCS. It is not a core function of the Federal
government to promote volunteerism and therefore these programs
should be eliminated. To the extent these activities have value,
they should be supported by the private and nonprofit sectors.

Labor-H CNCS Senior Corps- RSVP 49 49 49 19 -30 The program is not authorized, does not have robust competition,
and members of this program are less likely to face barriers to
continued volunteering absent funding from CNCS. It is not a core
function of the Federal government to promote volunteerism and
therefore these programs should be eliminated. To the extent these
activities have value, they should be supported by the private and
nonprofit sectors.

Labor-H CNCS Senior Corps- Senior 45 45 45 9 -36 These grants are not competitively awarded and do not have
Companions (SCP) rigorous evidence of effectiveness. It is not a core function of the
Federal government to promote volunteerism and therefore these
programs should be eliminated. To the extent these activities have
value, they should be supported by the private and nonprofit
sectors.

Labor-H CNCS National Service Trust 220 206 207 50 -170 The National Service Trust provides education awards to members
that serve in the AmeriCorps program. If AmeriCorps State and
National and VISTA grant programs are terminated, appropriations
will not be needed for the corresponding education awards.

Labor-H CNCS Social Innovation Fund 50 50 --- --- -50 The Social Innovation Fund is not authorized and it is not a member-
based program, which puts it at odds with the larger mission of
CNCS. It would be better to build the evidence base for programs
through the agencies with expertise in the types of interventions
being funded rather than through an agency focused on national
service.

Labor-H DOL Dislocated Worker National 220 120 221 120 -100 Funds from the Dislocated National Reserve go to states or local
Reserve areas experiencing a large, unexpected layoff event, such as a plant
closing or natural disaster, to allow them to provide additional
training and employment services to affected individuals. Over the
past several years, this program has had large balances left over at
the end of the fiscal year.

Labor-H DOL International Labor Affairs 86 32 91 26 -60 Eliminates ILAB's grants, which are largely unproven and
noncompetitive, refocusing the agency on its more central work of
enforcing the labor provisions of trade agreements.

Labor-H DOL Migrant and Seasonal 82 82 82 --- -82 This program funds training services to migrant and seasonal
Farmworkers Training farmworkers and their dependents. Too often it creates a parallel job
training system for this population. Under this elimination, migrant
and seasonal farmworkers will still be eligible for services under the
core job training formula programs.

Labor-H DOL Senior Community Service 434 434 400 --- -434 The Senior Community Service Employment Program gives low-
Employment Program income unemployed older adults minimum wage community service
employment opportunities at non-profit and government agencies.
This program fails to meet the goal of fostering economic self-
sufficiency and moving participants into unsubsidized employment.
With costs of almost $6,500 per participant it is not a cost-effective
mechanism to provide community service opportunities to older
adults.

Labor-H ED Advanced Placement 28 --- --- --- -28 This program supports State and local efforts to increase access to
Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB)
courses for students from low-income families. The Every Student
Succeeds Act of 2015, which reauthorized the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), eliminated this program
and created a new State block grant that allows funding for
activities supported by this program.

Labor-H ED Elementary and Secondary 49 --- --- --- -49 This program provides competitive grants to school districts to
School Counseling establish or expand elementary and secondary school counseling
programs. The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, which
reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA), eliminated this program and created a new State block grant
that allows funding for activities supported by this program.

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 FY 2017 Reduction Options
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Dollars in Whole Millions
Program/ Appropriations Reduced Reduced
Bill Agency 2017 2017 Description/Justification
Account Name 2017 CR 2017 Difference
House Bill Senate Bill
Option from CR
Labor-H ED Mathematics and Science 152 --- --- --- -152 This program provides formula grants to States focused primarily on
Partnerships (MSP) improving teacher instruction in elementary and secondary math
and science. The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, which
reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA), eliminated this program and created a new State block grant
that allows funding for activities supported by this program.

Labor-H ED Pell Grants Rescission --- --- -1,200 -1,300 -1,300 According to CBO's January baseline, Pell Grants has $8.5 billion in
unobligated balances coming into 2017. A $1.3 billion rescission
would still leave the program on solid footing in the outyears.

Labor-H ED Physical Education 47 --- --- --- -47 This program provides competitive grants to school districts and
community-based organizations (CBOs) to support improving
physical education programs for K-12 students. The Every Student
Succeeds Act of 2015, which reauthorized the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), eliminated this program
and created a new State block grant that allows funding for
activities supported by this program.

Labor-H ED Striving Readers/Education 189 160 190 --- -189 This program provides competitive grants to States to improve
for the Disadvantaged literacy instruction in high-need schools. A recent study found that
more than half of the reading interventions used by grantees had no
effects on student achievement. Also, other funding at ED (e.g. Title
I grants) can be used to support literacy instruction.

Labor-H ED Supporting Effective 2,345 1,950 2,056 1,146 -1,200 This program provides formula grants to States to improve
Instruction (Title II) State instruction and reduce class sizes. Funding is poorly targeted and
Grants (formerly Teacher supports practices that are not evidence-based. Other funding at ED
Quality State Grants) can be used to support improved instruction.

Labor-H HHS Low Income Home Energy 3,384 3,490 3,390 3,012 -372 LIHEAP funding is primarily used to assist with heating and winter
Assistance Program crisis expenses and states have already received about 90 percent
of their allocation for the year. This level would eliminate all funding
for the block grant that has not already been apportioned, as well as
all funding for the Leveraging/REACH programs.

Labor-H HHS Community Services Block 714 715 715 408 -306 This funding level would eliminate unapportioned funds, including
Grant/Children and Family the Q4 grants and most of the Q3 grants, consistent with the
Services President's Budget request to eliminate this program in FY 2018.

Labor-H HHS Nonrecurring Expenses Fund -400 -227 -300 -100 -100 This account permits HHS to transfer unobligated balances from
(NEF) expired discretionary accounts prior to cancellation. This account
could absorb a $100 million rescission from its unobligated balance.
This would be in addition to the -$400 million in reductions enacted
as anomalies in the 2017 CR, resulting in reductions to the NEF
totaling -$500 million in FY 2017.

Labor-H HHS Office of Minority Health 57 57 50 45 -11 In addition to overall policy coordination, OMH provides grant
(OMH) awards that focus on strengthening the health care, safety, and well-
being of minority and disadvantaged populations. This proposal
eliminates new OMH grants in FY 2017. Such grants are potentially
duplicative and have historically filled gaps in program areas carried
out by other parts of HHS.

Labor-H HHS Teen Pregnancy Prevention 101 --- 101 51 -50 The TPP program is a competitive grant program that supports
(TPP) Program evidence-based innovative approaches to teen pregnancy
prevention. This level would reduce funding to current TPP grantees
by about half. State and local entities can use the evidence base
built by the TPP program in their efforts to continue to reduce
teenage pregnancy rates.

Labor-H HHS/ACL State Health Insurance 52 52 --- 3 -49 The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) makes
Assistance Program (SHIPs) competitive grants to states to provide information and assistance
to Medicare eligible individuals about health insurance coverage.
This level would eliminate all grants and leverage alternative
sources for Medicare beneficiaries to obtain access to reliable
information to better understand and manage benefits (e.g., 1-800-
Medicare).

Labor-H HHS/AHRQ Agency for Healthcare 333 280 324 283 -50 Savings are achieved by not funding most new contracts and grants
Research and Quality (entire in FY 2017. The recommended level would allow AHRQ to continue
agency) funding all continuing grants and contracts in FY 2017, all new
grants/contracts that have already begun in FY 2017, and provide
sufficient support for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
and program support.

Labor-H HHS/CDC CDC Public Health Program 130 115 130 65 -65 This would eliminate or reduce less effective or duplicative research
Eliminations & Reductions and disease specific programs such as the Prevention Research
Centers, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Cancer Registries, Prion Disease
, Injury Control Research Centers, Climate Change, and Tobacco
Prevention Research.

Labor-H HHS/CDC Domestic HIV/AIDS 754 755 755 704 -50 This reduction would eliminate less effective HIV research and
prevention activities and accelerate reductions proposed in FY 2018.
This level would maintain State grants at the FY 2016 Enacted
Level.
Labor-H HHS/CDC Global HIV/AIDS 128 128 128 78 -50 CDC's Global HIV/AIDS program provides the infrastructure and base
support for CDCs ongoing PEPFAR activities. CDC also receives
additional resources for global health from transfers from State
Department for PEPFAR and has unobligated balances from prior
years.

Labor-H HHS/CDC NIOSH 338 329 334 238 -100 This proposal eliminates new research grants and the Education and
Research Program at NIOSH.

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Dollars in Whole Millions
Program/ Appropriations Reduced Reduced
Bill Agency 2017 2017 Description/Justification
Account Name 2017 CR 2017 Difference
House Bill Senate Bill
Option from CR
Labor-H HHS/CDC Public Health Preparedness 667 714 660 618 -49 PHEP supports all States and 12 localities and territories to upgrade
and Response Grants (PHEP) their ability to respond to a range of public health threats. There is
overlap across HHS preparedness programs (PHEP and HPP) and the
Federal Government has provided more than $18 billion to States
since 2002 to improve preparedness capacity.

Labor-H HHS/CMS Program Management 3,967 3,094 3,975 3,917 -50 These savings could be achieved through additional administrative
efficiencies in the account.
Labor-H HHS/HRSA Health Professions & 578 611 618 408 -170 This reduction cuts funding for grants in HRSAs Health Professions
Maternal and Child Health programs and the Maternal and Child Health Block Grants special
programs/Health Resources projects (SPRANS).
and Services Administration

Labor-H HHS/NIH NIH Funding (including IDeA 31,674 32,620 33,304 30,442 -1,232 These savings could be achieved by eliminating spending on new
Grants) IDeA grants ($50 million) and reducing research grants ($1,182
million).
Labor-H HHS/SAMHSA Mental Health Block Grant 511 512 542 411 -100 This this proposal would reduce funding for the Mental Health Block
grant by $100 million. The Mental Health Block Grant comprises less
than 1 percent of State and Federal spending on mental health.

SUBTOTAL, LABOR/HHS/EDUCATION 47,568 46,959 47,453 40,712 -7,256

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 FY 2017 Reduction Options
(as of 3.23.2017)
Dollars in Whole Millions
Program/ Appropriations Reduced Reduced
Bill Agency 2017 2017 Description/Justification
Account Name 2017 CR 2017 Difference
House Bill Senate Bill
Option from CR
SFOP State International Organizations 338 --- 356 169 -169 This account provides for non-assessed contributions to international
and Programs organizations. This reduction would eliminate such contributions to
most organizations funded through the account including the UN
Population Fund and some contributions to climate change programs
but preserve flexibility to make contributions to some organizations
such as UNICEF as well as those supporting global security
functions.

SFOP State Contributions to 665 564 782 613 -52 This decrease would lower the CR rate to reflect a 25 percent
International Peacekeeping assessment rate for the portion of UN peacekeeping assessments
Activities funded in the base (from 27.1% allowable under CR terms and
conditions).
SFOP State Educational and Cultural 590 603 573 450 -140 Reduction or elimination of programs based on the ability to fund
Exchanges outside of ECE, ability to merge with other programs, and legacy
programs in high income countries. Scale back of programs to prior
year levels and/or 5-10% reductions given budgetary constraints.

SFOP State Foreign Military Financing 4,729 4,796 4,988 4,529 -200 This account can absorb a $200 million reduction from the
annualized base CR rate by cutting funding for high income
countries and consistent with funding restrictions for certain
countries in the FY 2017 House and Senate bills.
SFOP State International Narcotics 838 1,004 781 638 -200 This account can absorb a $200 million reduction from the
Control and Law annualized base CR rate with insignificant impact to the account,
Enforcement given carryover, the slow rate of FY 2016 obligations, and resources
recaptured through de-obligations, recoveries, and proceeds of sale.

SFOP State Nonproliferation, Anti- 505 506 490 451 -54 This account can absorb a $54 million reduction with minimal impact
Terrorism, and Demining to the multiple programs funded by this account. The majority of
Programs the programs in this account have not obligated any FY 2017 funds.

SFOP State Peacekeeping Operations 131 162 95 111 -20 This proposed reduction would reduce regional capacity building
programs within the account.
SFOP State President's Emergency Plan 4,312 4,320 4,320 4,070 -242 This reduction would achieve savings by requiring PEPFAR to begin
for AIDS Relief slowing the rate of new patients on treatment in FY 17, by reducing
(PEPFAR)/Global Health support to low-performing countries, by reducing lower-priority
Programs prevention programs, or by identifying new efficiencies or other
savings.
SFOP State U.S. Refugee Admissions 568 568 568 469 -99 This program could absorb a $99 million reduction in FY 2017
Program/ Migration and because of lower projections in FY 2017 of refugee admissions.
Refugee Assistance
SFOP State/USAID Development Assistance 2,776 2,781 2,960 2,214 -562 Proposed savings in the DA account include reducing support for
(DA) bilateral climate change programs that are part of the previous
Administrations Global Climate Change Initiative. Further savings
from the FY 2017 CR level can be achieved by reducing economic
assistance in other sectors to programmatically sufficient levels,
such as through reductions of up to 20 percent in basic and higher
education (which has a large pipelines of unspent funds);
biodiversity; democracy, human rights, and governance; agriculture
and food security (while still addressing key objectives and priorities
in the Global Food Security Act); and other sectors.

SFOP State/USAID Economic Support Fund 1,876 1,602 1,576 1,586 -290 This decrease accepts the topline reduction in the House bill (-$274
(ESF) (base) million vs. CR), which included zeroing out the GCF. It then also
reduces several sectors, including bilateral climate change,
basic/higher education, democracy/governance, and economic
growth.

SFOP State/USAID Assistance for Europe, 490 491 291 410 -80 Would take an AEECA reduction that is proportional to the ESF cut.
Eurasia and Central Asia
(AEECA)
SFOP State/USAID Family 523 461 544 461 -62 To achieve additional savings, this option reduces the FY 17 level for
Planning/Reproductive this program to the FY17 House committee ceiling.
Health
SFOP State/USAID Global Health Security 72 200 73 --- -72 This proposal zeroes out global health security programs at USAID in
FY 2017 to realize up to $72.5 million in savings. These programs
are currently supported with 2-year funds and it is unlikely the
agency will obligate a significant portion of these funds under the
current CR. This proposal instead seeks legislative authority to
repurpose $72.5 million in remaining Ebola emergency funds to
support these programs in FY 2017.

SFOP State/USAID Specified Other Global 534 521 541 444 -90 To achieve additional savings, reduced levels for:
Health Programs at USAID Tuberculosis (-$44.6 million below FY 17 CR)
Polio eradication (-$7.9 million)
Nutrition (-$16.3 million)
Vulnerable children (-$7.5 million)
Neglected tropical diseases (-$13.3 million)

SFOP Treasury MDBs 2,286 1,742 1,995 1,739 -547 Savings from CR level result from natural completion of payments,
including the Climate Investment Funds ($230 million), for which the
U.S. completed its payments in FY 2016, and the finalization of
several General Capital Increases ($267 million). Additional savings
result from taking the lowest of the CR, House, or Senate marks for
the remaining MDBs.

SUBTOTAL, STATE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS 21,233 20,321 20,933 18,354 -2,879

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 FY 2017 Reduction Options
(as of 3.23.2017)
Dollars in Whole Millions
Program/ Appropriations Reduced Reduced
Bill Agency 2017 2017 Description/Justification
Account Name 2017 CR 2017 Difference
House Bill Senate Bill
Option from CR
THUD DOT Capital Investment Program 2,160 2,500 2,338 1,713 -447 The Reduced 2017 Option provides funding to cover the cost of
(Transit New Starts) projects with existing full funding grant agreements (FFGA). The
Administration proposes to suspend additional projects from
entering the program, and believes localities should fund these
localized projects.

THUD DOT National Infrastructure 499 450 525 --- -499 The Reduced 2017 Option eliminates funds for the TIGER program,
Investments (TIGER) which provides localized benefits that can be funded through other
existing funding streams.
THUD HUD Choice Neighborhoods 125 100 80 --- -125 This competitive program is unauthorized and funds new activity
Initiative (e.g., planning, rehabilitation of public and assisted housing
developments). Elimination should not have near term impacts.

THUD HUD Community Development 2,994 3,000 3,000 1,500 -1,494 The CDBG formula-based block grant program. No grants have been
Block Grant (CDBG) awarded for the fiscal year. The program is unauthorized and has
been challenged to demonstrate its effectiveness given the breadth
of activities it can support.

THUD HUD Self-Help Homeownership 56 50 54 --- -56 The three grant programs funded in this account have not awarded
Opportunity Program (SHOP) grants this fiscal year and are recommended for elimination:
- SHOP: This $10 million program is unauthorized and is duplicative
of eligible activities in the larger HOME Investment Partnerships
Program.
- Capacity Building: The $35 million Section 4 program is
unauthorized, and is only notionally competitive. The three national
intermediary organizations that receive these funds likely have the
capacity to substitute this amount through private philanthropy. In
addition, the $5 million rural capacity building program is duplicative
of USDA activities.
- Home Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot Program for Disabled or
Low-Income Veterans: This $5.7 million pilot program first received
appropriated funds in FY16 but has not yet awarded any grants. It is
duplicative of VA programs.

THUD NRC Neighborhood Reinvestment 175 140 135 100 -75 NRC is a non-profit with a Federal charter, Federal funding, and
Corporation (NRC) oversight from a board of Federal officials. Around 2/3 of funding
goes to non-competitive grants to NRC's network of affordable
housing and community development non-profit members. This
funding level would eliminate these grants (which have unproven
impacts) while retaining funding for technical support, training and
oversight of NRC's non-profit network.

SUBTOTAL, TRANSPORTATION/HUD 6,009 6,240 6,132 3,313 -2,696

TOTAL, ALL 122,427 120,843 121,356 104,892 -17,935

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