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handle is hein.crs/govyyw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: , Congressional esearch Service Updated August 24, 2018 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: FY2019 Appropriations Introduction Congress generally funds the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS, an agency within the Department of the Interior) in Title I of annual appropriations laws for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Discretionary appropriations for FWS fund most of the essential functions related to the agency's mission, namely the conservation, protection, and enhancement of fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats. Discretionary funding covers activities including resource management and conservation, construction projects, land acquisition, and payments and grants to states and other parties. FWS also receives mandatory appropriations, most of which are disbursed directly to states. In FY2019, mandatory appropriations for FWS are estimated at $1.57 billion. This product focuses on the agency's discretionary appropriations. Issues for Congress include the level of discretionary funding for FWS, its distribution across agency programs, and the possible consideration of proposals to eliminate funding for some functions. Congress also may consider FWS policy issues, including policy proposals in the Administration's FY2019 request. FWS Discretionary Appropriations From FY2009 through FY2018, FWS received $1.50 billion annually, on average, in discretionary funding. Enacted appropriations exceeded requested amounts in four years, and requested levels were higher than enacted levels in six years (see Figure 1). For FY2018, P.L. 115-141 provided $1.59 billion in discretionary appropriations. FWS appropriations are provided for nine accounts (Table 1). Figure I. FWS Discretionary Funding Enacted and Administration Requests, FY2009-FY2019 (nominal $ in billions) $2.0 $1.5 $1.0 $0.5 $0.0 C'4 N n Eni NL acte o) o r0 0 0 0 U. u U- IL L U. ULL C14 d m Budget Request LL Sources: CRS, with data from FWS budget justifications and enacted appropriations. For FY2019, the Administration requested $1.23 billion in discretionary appropriations for FWS. The House version of H.R. 6147, passed on July 19, 2018, would provide $1.58 billion, and the Senate amendment to H.R. 6147, passed on August 1, 2018, would provide $1.57 billion. Compared to the FY2018 enacted level, FWS discretionary appropriations would be decreased by $368.5 million (23.1%) in the request, $14.3 million (0.9%) in the House bill, and $19.7 million (1.2%) in the Senate (Table 1). Table I. FWS Appropriations by Account, FY2018 and FY2019 (nominal $ in millions) FY2018 FY2019 FY2019 FY2019 Account Enacted Request House Senate Resource Management $1279.0 1130.6 1289.8 1292.1 Construction 66.5 13.7 55.9 50.4 Land Acquisition 63.8 7.0 47.4 45.2 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund 53.5 - 53.5 49.5 National Wildlife Refuge Fund 13.2 - 13.2 13.2 North American Wetlands Conservation Fund 40.0 33.6 42.0 43.0 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 Multinational Species Conservation Fund 11.1 6.0 11.1 12.1 State and Tribal Wildlife Grants 63.6 31.3 63.6 65.6 Total 1594.6 1226.1 1580.4 1574.9 Sources: CRS, with data from explanatory statement accompanying H.R. 1625 (P.L. 115-141), FWS FY2019 budget justification, and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on H.R. 6147. https://crsreports.congress.gos

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