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handle is hein.crs/govedmy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Judiciary Budget Request, FY2022 Overview The FY2022 judiciary budgetrequest includes $8.12 billion in discretionary funds (an increase of 5.2% over the FY2021 enactedlevel), and $756.5 million in mandatory appropriations used, in part, to pay the s alaries andbenefits of certain types ofjudges and provide funds for judicial retirement accounts. The judiciary also uses nonappropriated funds to offset its appropriations requirement. The majority of these nonappropriated funds are fromthe collection of fees, primarily court filing fees. The appropriation request reflects the net needs of the judiciary after use of such funds. As a coequalbranch of government, the judiciary presents its budget to thePresident, who transmits it to Congress unaltered, as part ofhis annualbudget request. Appropriations for the judiciary are typically included in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. Appropriations for the judiciary typically comprise approximately 0.2% of total federal budget authority. Table 1 presents the FY2021 discretionary enacted level and the FY2022 discretionary request for each account. The enacted levels are based on amounts included in regular FY2021 appropriations, and do not include any supplemental appropriations subsequently provided. Individual Accounts Supreme Court The totalFY2022 discretionary request for the Supreme Court, $107.8 million, is contained in two accounts: (1) Salaries and Expenses ($97.5 million) and (2) Care of the Building and Grounds ($10.3 million). The totalrepresents a 2.4% increase overthe FY2021 enactedlevel. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit This court, consisting of 12judges, has jurisdictionover and review of certain lower court rulings on patents and trademarks, international trade, and federal claims cases. The FY2022 discretionary budgetrequestis $34.3 million, a 2.3% increase over the FY2021 enacted level. U.S. Court of International Trade This court has exclusive nationwide jurisdiction over civil actions against the United States, its agencies, and its officers, and certain civil actions brought by the United States arising outofimport transactions and the administration and enforcement offederal customs and international trade laws. The FY2022 discretionary request of $20.7 million is an increase of 3.4% over the FY2021 enactedlevel. Table I. FY202 I Discretionary Appropriations and FY2022 Discretionary Appropriations Request (in millions of dollars) Account Supreme Court (total) Salaries and Expenses Buildings and Grounds Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Court of International Trade Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services (total) Salaries and Expenses Defender Services Court Security Fees ofJurors and Commissioners Vaccine Injury Trust Fund Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Federal Judicial Center Sentencing Commission TOTAL FY2021 FY2022 Enacted Request $105.3 $107.8 $94.7 $97.5 $10.6 $10.3 $33.5 $34.3 $20.0 $20.7 $7,416.3 $7,807.0 $5,393.7 $5,651.4 $1,316.2 $1,409.6 $664.0 $682.1 $32.5 $53.7 $9.9 $10.2 $95.7 $100.3 $29.0 $31.9 $20.0 $20.6 $7,719.8 $8,112.6 Source: FY2022Judicial Branch Budgetjustification. Note: Enacted amounts reported for FY2021 do not include supplementalappropriations providedto thefederal judiciary under the CARESAct (P.L. 11 6-136, March 27, 2020). Columns may not sum due to rounding. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services The totalFY2022 discretionary funding request of $7.81 billion covers 12ofthe 13 courts of appeals and 94 district courts located in the 50 states, Districtof Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the https://crsrepc 9 June 3, 2021

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