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handle is hein.crs/govejcd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service hfrmring Ih legislaive debate sice 1914 Forest Service: FY2023 Appropriations 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. FS received $10.847 billion in total FY2022 discretionary appropriations (see Table 1 and Figure 1), reflecting regular-enacted funding of $5.700 billion, $2.120 billion provided pursuant to the wildfire adjustment, and $3.026 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations. Of the total FY2022 emergency supplemental funding, P.L. 117- 43 provided $1.360 billion for disaster relief and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58, Division J, Title VI) provided $1.666 billion for ecosystem restoration and wildfire risk reduction purposes. FS also received another $5.0 billion in mandatory appropriations through P.L. 117-169, popularly known as the Inflation Reduction Act. For more information, see CRS In Focus IF11974, Forest Service: FY2022 Appropriations. FY2023 Appropriations Budget Request The Biden Administration requested $8.946 billion in total FY2023 discretionary appropriations for FS (see Table 1). Updated October 11, 2022 Not including supplemental appropriations, this amount would be an increase of $1.126 billion (14%) from FY2022 enacted appropriations. FS estimated $1.249 billion in mandatory appropriations and transfers for FY2023, the same amount as estimated for FY2022. Legislative Activity On July 20, 2022, the House passed H.R. 8294, an omnibus appropriations measure with $8.842 billion in funding for FS in Division E (see Table 1). On July 28, 2022, S. 4686 was introduced, reflecting a Senate Appropriations Committee majority draft text with $8.596 billion for FS. Regular FY2023 appropriations were not enacted by the start of the fiscal year, but a continuing resolution provides funding at the FY2022 levels through December 16, 2022 (P.L. 117-180). Supplemental Appropriations The IIJA provided FS with $5.447 billion in emergency- designated supplemental appropriations in total from FY2022 through FY2026. For FY2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, IIJA provided for $945.2 million in supplemental appropriations (see Table 1). The FY2023 spending plan for these funds is available as an appendix to FS's FY2023 budget justification. Table 1. Forest Service (FS) Discretionary Appropriations, by Account ($ in millions) FY2022 FY2023 H-Passed S-Introduced Suppl. Account Enacted Request H.R. 8294 S. 4686 Enacted Wildland Fire Management (WFM) $2,005.1 $2,678.7 $2,678.7 $2,604.7 $36.0 Wildfire Adjustment 2,120.0 2,210.0 2,210.0 2,210.0 - Total WFM and Wildfire Adjustment 4,125.1 4,888.7 4,888.7 4,81 4.7 36.0 National Forest System (NFS) 1,866.5 2,175.9 1,997.7 1,899.7 529.8 Forest Service Operations (FSO) 1,069.1 1,112.7 1,112.7 1,112.7 - Forest and Rangeland Research (FRR) 296.6 317.8 360.4 302.8 2.0 State and Private Forestry (SPF) 315.2 307.0 332.6 323.2 305.4 Capital Improvement& Maintenance (CIM) 144.0 140.4 146.2 139.0 72.0 Other 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 - Total, Without Wildfire Adjustment 5,700.3 6,736.00 6,631.8 6,385.8 945.2 Total, with Wildfire Adjustment 7,820.3 8,946.0 8,841.8 8,595.8 - FY2022 Supplemental Funding 3,026.4 - - - Source: CRS, with information from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and other budget documents. Notes: FY2022 Supplemental Funding reflects appropriations provided in P.L. 117-43 and P.L. 117-58. FY2023 Suppl. Enacted reflects appropriations provided in P.L. I 17-58. Figures reflect rescissions, cancellations, and deferrals. Column totals may not add due to rounding.

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