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handle is hein.crs/govceux0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 01;0i E.$~ & Updated April 22, 2014 Judiciary Budget Request, FY2015 Table I. FY201 5 Request and FY2014 Appropriations The FY2015 judiciary budget request totals $7.30 billion, an increase of 3.7% over the FY2014 appropriations. This total includes $6.74 billion in discretionary funds, and $565.6 million in mandatory funding, which is used to pay the salaries and benefits of judges. Two accounts fund the Supreme Court, a Salaries and Expenses account and a second account for the care of its building and grounds, which are the responsibility of the Architect of the Capitol. Together, these total approximately 1% of the judiciary 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 FY2015 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 (14.4%) and Court Security (7.4%). The remaining judiciary budget is divided among the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (0.5% in FY2015 request), U.S. Court of International Trade (0.3%), Fees of Jurors and Commissioners (0.8%), Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (1.2%), Federal Judicial Center (0.4%), U.S. Sentencing Commission (0.2%), and Judicial Retirement Funds (1.8%). 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 from court filing fees. 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 FY2015 request and FY2014 enacted level for each account. (in millions of dollars) FY2015 FY2014 Account Request Enacted Supreme Court Buildings and Grounds $11 .6 $11.2 Salaries and Expenses $77.5 $75. I Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit $33.1 $32.3 Court of International Trade $19.8 $21.1 Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services Salaries and Expenses $5,242.2 $5,047.5 Vaccine Injury Trust Fund $5.4 $5.3 Defender Services $1,053.2 $1,044.4 Fees of Jurors and Commissioners $55.8 $53.9 Court Security $530.8 $497.5 Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts $84.4 $81.2 Federal Judicial Center $27.0 $26.2 Judicial Retirement Funds $143.6 $126.9 Sentencing Commission $16.9 $16.2 Total $7,301.2 $7,038.9 Source: FY2015 Judicial Branch Budget Justification. The total FY2015 request for the Supreme Court, $89.1 million, is contained in two accounts: (1) Salaries and Expenses of $77.5 million and (2) Care of the Building and Grounds of $11.6 million. The total represents a 3.4% increase over the FY2014 enacted level. J.S. Court of Apez', Fo le Fdk ,'0rck This court, consisting of 12 judges, has jurisdiction over, and review of, among other things, certain lower court N.: z:O&X:2$' ~.Ct 0.:OC~qK~'$ p\w -- , gnom goo mppm qq\ M , q 'M I 11LULANJILiM,

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