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handle is hein.crs/govbazd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Infrr the I isaiedbt IF e11 0 Updated September 6, 2019 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Appropriations: FY2020 President's Budget Request Since FY2006, Congress has funded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bills. Including amendments submitted to Congress May 13, 2019, for FY2020 the President requested $6.22 billion for EPA. The request was $3.04 billion (32%) less than the total $9.26 billion FY2019 enacted appropriations for EPA (after rescissions) provided in Titles II and IV of Division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2019 (P.L. 116-6), and the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019. The FY2020 request was $3.4 million (2%) more than the FY2019 request of $6.19 billion for EPA. The White House amendments to the initial FY2020 request included an increase within the EPA Environmental Programs and Management (EPM) appropriations account for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative from $30.0 million to $300.0 million, the same as the FY2019 enacted level. Also included were adjustments to the proposed cancellation of unobligated balances, increasing the total to $377.0 million, $150.0 million more than initially proposed. Trends in requested and enacted appropriations for EPA since FY2008 are shown in Figure 1. Figure I. EPA Requested and Enacted Appropriations, FY2008-FY2020 ($ nominal not adjusted for inflation) Nominal $ in billions Requested II Enacted $16,0 ,uds2009 RecoveryAc ) $12,0 $8.0 $4.0 $00. Source: CRS using information from the Congressional Record; House, Senate, and conference reports; and EPA's FY2020 Congressional Budget Justification. Enacted amounts reflect rescissions and supplemental appropriations, including $7.22 billion included for EPA in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5). Funding is appropriated to EPA to support the agency's primary responsibilities under several federal pollution control statutes in coordination with states. EPA also awards grants to assist delegated states and local governments to support implementation and compliance with federal requirements to control pollution. Authorization of Appropriations The statutory authorization of appropriations for many of the programs and activities administered by EPA has expired, but Congress has continued to fund them through the appropriations process. Authorization of appropriations is a procedural matter. Congress may appropriate funding for a program or activity for which the authorization of appropriations has expired if no Member raises a point of order or the rules are waived for consideration of a bill. Congress has typically done so to continue appropriations. History of EPA Budget Authority Figure 2 presents EPA discretionary budget authority since FY1976 in nominal dollars and adjusted for inflation. Budget authority is provided through annual appropriations and constitutes the amount of funding available to an agency for obligation in a fiscal year to carry out a specific purpose authorized in law. The trend in nominal dollars presented in Figure 2 is based on a history of agency budget authority prepared by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Congress has funded EPA since the agency's creation in 1970, but OMB histories do not include fiscal years prior to FY1976. Figure 2. EPA Discretionary Budget Authority, FYI 976-FY2020 (Request) ($ in billions nominal and adjusted for inflation) $ in billions $20.0 (mncludes 2009 Recovery Act) $16.0 $12.0 $to $0 Source: CRS based on the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year 2020, Historical Tables, Table 5.4; CRS calculated for inflation using OMB deflators presented in Table 10.1. FY2009 funding level reflects the supplemental appropriations included for EPA in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5). EPA Appropriations Accounts Funding is annually appropriated to EPA among 10 accounts established by Congress over time. In addition to the EPM account referenced earlier, these include State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG), Hazardous Substance Superfund (Superfund), Science and Technology (S&T), Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program, ttps://crsreports.congress.gos

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