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handle is hein.crs/govcdvv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Judiciary Budget Request, FY2017 - mmm, go mppm qq\ , q I MM 11LULANJILiM, Updated June 16, 2016 The FY2017 judiciary budget request totals $7.58 billion, an increase of 3.3% over the FY2016 appropriations. This total includes $6.99 billion in discretionary funds (an increase of 3.2%), and $591.2 million in mandatory funding (an increase of 4.5%), which is used to pay the salaries and benefits of judges. Two accounts fund the Supreme Court, a Salaries and Expenses account and an account for the care of its building and grounds, which is the responsibility of the Architect of the Capitol. Together, these total approximately 1% of the judiciary's budget. The rest of the judiciary's budget provides funding for the lower federal courts and related judicial services. The largest account the Salaries and Expenses account for the U.S. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services is approximately 72% of the total FY2017 budget request, and covers the salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges of the territorial courts of the United States), justices and judges retired from office or from regular active service, judges of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the federal judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, and necessary expenses of the courts. Two other large accounts provide funds for Defender Services (13.9%) and Court Security (7.5%). The remaining judiciary budget is divided among the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (0.4% in FY2017 request), U.S. Court of International Trade (0.3%), Fees of Jurors and Commissioners (0.6%), Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (1.2%), Federal Judicial Center (0.4%), U.S. Sentencing Commission (0.2%), and Judicial Retirement Funds (2.2%). The judiciary also uses non-appropriated funds to offset its appropriations requirement. The majority of these non- appropriated funds are from the collection of fees, primarily court filing fees. The appropriation request reflects the net needs of the judiciary after use of these funds. As a co-equal branch of government, the judiciary presents its budget to the President, who transmits it to Congress unaltered, as part of his annual budget request. Appropriations for the judiciary are typically included in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. Appropriations for the judiciary comprise approximately 0.2% of total budget authority. Table 1 presents the FY2017 request and FY2016 enacted level for each account. Table I. FY2017 Request and FY2016 Appropriations (in millions of dollars) FY2017 FY2016 Account Request Enacted Supreme Court Buildings and Grounds $14.9 $10.0 Salaries and Expenses $79.7 $78.4 Court of Appeals for the Federal $33.1 $33.8 Circuit Court of International Trade $20.5 $20.2 Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services Salaries and Expenses $5,469.8 $5,321.7 Vaccine Injury Trust Fund $6.3 $6.1 Defender Services $1,056.3 $1,004.9 Fees of Jurors and Commissioners $43.7 $44.2 Court Security $565.4 $538.2 Administrative Office of the U.S. $87.7 $85.7 Courts Federal Judicial Center $28.3 $27.7 Judicial Retirement Funds $161.0 $155.4 Sentencing Commission $18.2 $17.6 Total $7,584.8 $7,343.7 Source: FY2017 Judicial Branch Budget Justification. Note: Columns may not sum due to rounding. FY2016 enacted level reflects revisions to mandatory spending requirements. Supreme Court The total FY2017 request for the Supreme Court, $94.5 million, is contained in two accounts: (1) Salaries and Expenses of $79.7 million and (2) Care of the Building and Grounds of $14.9 million. The total represents a 7.0% increase over the FY2016 enacted level. ~fl:O~

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