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handle is hein.crs/govdbmo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Forest Service: FY2021 Appropriations September 1, 2020 The Forest Service (FS) is responsible for managing 193 million acres of land in the National Forest System(NFS); conducting forestry research; and providing assistance to state, local, private, and international forest owners. FS is an agency within the Department of Agriculture, but it receives discretionary appropriations through the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. For FY2020, Congress appropriated $7.504 billion in total FY2020 discretionary appropriations for FS, including $5.483 billion in regular funding (P.L. 116-94); $70.8 million in emergency-designated supplemental funding to address issues related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (P.L. 116-136); and $1.950 billion pursuantto the wildfireadjustment (P.L. 116-94), discussed below. For more information on FY2020 appropriations, see CRS In Focus IF11416, Forest Service: FY2019 and FY2020 Appropriations. FY202 IDsrtinr prorain The Trump Administration requested $5.345 billion in FY2021 discretionary appropriations for FS, not including the wildfire adjustment. This would be a decrease of$138.6 million (-3%) from the regular-enacted appropriations for FY2020 and a decrease of $209.4 million (-4%) from the FY2020 totalenacted figure. The Administration also requested an additional $2.040 billion through the wildfire adjustment, for a total request of $7.385 billion. The request reflected increases for some FS accounts and decreases for others, including no funding for one account (see Table 1). FZY202: Diceinr Aporain The House Committee on Appropriations reported H.R. 7612 on July 14, 2020. The measure was incorporated into DivisionCofH.R. 7608, which passedthe House on July 24, 2020. Not including the wildfire adjustment, the House- passedbill would provide $5.517 billion for FS, an increase of $33.3 million (+1%) from the regular-enacted appropriation for FY2020 and a decreaseof $37.5 million (-1%) from the FY2020 total enacted figure. Thebill would provide $171.9 million (+3%) more than the Administration-requested amount. The bill also would provide an additional $2.040 billion pursuant to the wildfire adjustment, for a total of $7.557 billion. The bill specified that appropriations to mostFS accounts are to remain available through FY2024. ,Fores Srerv ice Appropriation A ccon FS has six primary discretionary appropriations accounts, discussed below, generally in order of decreasing funding. In addition to those sixaccounts, FS has several other relatively small accounts. These accounts are combined into an Other category forthis report. Table I. Forest Service (FS) Discretionary Appropriations, by Account ($ in millions) FY2020 FY2021 Account Regular Suppl. Total Requested House-passed H.R. 7608 Forest and Rangeland Research (FRR) $305.0 $3.0 $308.0 $249.3 $31 1.8 State and Private Forestry (SPF) 347.0 - 347.0 217.4 300.3 National Forest System (NFS) 1,957.5 34.0 1,991.5 2,005.1 2,062.4 Capital Improvement & Maintenance (CIM) 440.0 26.8 466.8 453.2 451.2 Land Acquisition (LA) 76.9 - 76.9 0 0 Wildland Fire Management (WFM) 2,350.6 7.0 2,357.6 2,409.4 2,385.6 Wildfire Adjustment 1,950.0 - 1,950.0 2,040.0 2,040.0 Total WFM 4,300.6 7.0 4,307.6 4,449.4 4.425.6 Othera 6.4 - 6.4 10.4 5.4 Total, without wildfire adjustment 5,483.4 70.8 5,554.2 5,344.8 5,516.7 Total, with wildfire adjustment 7,433.4 70.8 7,504.2 7,384.8 7,556.7 Sources: P.L I 16-94 Division D; P.L I 16-I36 Title VII; FY2021 FS Budgetjustification; and H.R. 7608. Notes: Suppl. = supplemental appropriations. Figures reflect rescissions and deferrals. Column totals may not add due to rounding. a. This row includestotal appropriations for several small accounts, including specified land acquisitions; Range Betterment Fund; gifts, donations, and bequests for research; management of lands for subsistence uses; and communication site administration. ,\g nmq\ \\q pgpg\\\ \\

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