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Date: Tuesday, April 30, 1996
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: HHS Press Office 202)690-6343
1996 BUDGET AGREEMENT
HHS Priorities are Preserved during Negotiations with Congress
- Congress passed a budget last week that restores $5.1 billion in 1996 for health and social
services, education and training, law enforcement, the environment and other key priorities.
- HHS won substantial gain-backs from the House markup of the appropriations bill last June.
Total HHS discretionary spending for programs in the Labor/HHS/Education appropriation is
$29.4 billion. This is $1.5 billion above the House mark of last June. This final amount
represents an overall cut of 1.3 percent from the FY 1995 level for HHS -- whereas under the
June House mark, the proposed cut was 6.5 percent.
- Add-backs to the HHS budget account for a large percentage of all government add-backs that
the Clinton Administration secured during negotiations with Congress.
OVERVIEW OF BUDGET NUMBERS WITH SPECIFIC HIGHLIGHTS
(Budget Authority in Millions)
ACF
FY 95 June House Mark FY 96 Agreement
$7,648.9 $5,891.9 $7,025.9
- Head Start: The June House mark provided $3.397 billion for Head Start. Under the budget
agreement, Head Start funding was increased to $3.570 billion, a 5 percent increase over
the House mark.
- Violence Against Women Act/Family Violence: Under the budget agreement, funding for family violence
programs and battered women's shelters was increased to $48 million, a
46 percent increase over FY 95 levels.
LIHEAP: The June House mark eliminated funding for the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program. Under the bipartisan agreement, LIHEAP will receive $900 million
in FY 96, plus up to $420 million in emergency funding for FY 1997.
HRSA
FY 95 June House Mark FY 96 Agreement
$3,041.9 $2,937.8 $3,058.5
- Healthy Start: The June House mark for this program, designed to stem infant mortality, was
$50 million, more than a 50 percent cut from FY 95 levels. Under the budget agreement,
Healthy Start will receive $93 million, an 86 percent increase from the House mark.
- Ryan White AIDS Programs: The June House mark for Ryan White funding was $656 million,
a full $67 million less than the President's request. This level would have severely impacted
communities already facing an overwhelming demand for services. Subsequent to the original
budget request, the President also proposed a $52 million amendment to defray costs of new
AIDS drugs. As a result of the President's ongoing resolve to protect HIV/AIDS services,
the Ryan White funding was increased to $738.5 million, a 13 percent increase from the
initial House mark.
SAMHSA
FY 95 June House Mark FY 96 Agreement
$2,194.7 $1,788.9 $1,883.6
- Substance Abuse Demonstrations: The June House mark proposed $127.7 million for
substance abuse demonstrations, a devastating 72 percent reduction from FY 95 levels. Under
the budget agreement, the Administration secured a partial restoration of the funding to
$180 million.
AHCPR
FY 95 June House Mark FY 96 Agreement
$159.4 $65.5 $125.3
- AHCPR Appropriations: The June House mark for AHCPR was $65.5 million, representing an
59 percent cut from FY 95 levels. Under the budget agreement, Congress has added
back $59.8 million to bring the FY 96 level to $125.3, a 91 percent increase from the
House mark.
Following is a complete listing of HHS agencies and their final budgets for FY 96. A number of
these agencies and specific programs had full-year budgets under previous continuing resolutions.
FY 96 Funding Levels (in millions)
HHS Discretionary Budget
FY 95 FY 96
HHS, total $32,761.8 $32,397.1
CDC $ 2,223.1 $ 2,247.5
NIH $11,296.2 $11,950
HCFA $ 2,185.2 $ 2,140.0
HRSA $ 3,041.9 $ 3,058.5
SAMHSA $ 2,194.7 $ 1,883.6
ACF $ 7,648.9 $ 7,025.9
AoA $ 876 $ 828.9
AHCPR $ 159.4 $ 125.3
OS $ 294.2 $ 272.2
FDA $ 882.1 $ 878.4
(appropriated under the Agriculture Subcommittee)
IHS $ 1,960.1 $ 1,986.8
(appropriated under the Interior Subcommittee)