2014 enacted level: $156.8 billion
2015 Request: $158.1 billion
2015 Omnibus: $156.8 billion
2015 emergency funding for Ebola: $2.7 billion
Highlights and key points:
* $2.7 billion for emergency funding related to the Ebola outbreak.
* $30.1 billion for the National Institutes of Health, which is $150 million more than the 2014 enacted level.
* $6.9 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is $21 million more than the 2014 enacted level.
* $2.6 billion for job training through WIA Training and Employment Formula Grant program, which is $36 million more than the 2014 enacted level, and boosts the Governor’s set aside to ten percent.
* $1.6 billion for worker protection agencies at the Department of Labor, which is $9 million more than the FY 2014 level.
* $2.4 billion for Child Care Block Grants, which is $75 million more than the 2014 enacted level.
* $8.6 billion for Head Start, which is the same as the 2014 enacted level.
* $14.4 billion for Title I Grants to school districts, which is $25 million more than the 2014 enacted level.
* $11.5 billion for Special Education state grants (IDEA), which is $25 million more than the 2014 enacted level.
* $1.3 billion for Impact Aid, which is equal to the FY 2014 level and $67 million more than the President’s budget request.
* $250 million for Preschool Development Grants, which is equal to the FY 2014 enacted level.
* $445 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which is the same funding level as was provided in the FY2014 bill.
* $815 million for Seniors’ Nutrition programs, which is the same as the 2014 enacted level.
* $948 million for the Unaccompanied Minor Children program at HHS, which is $80 million more than the FY 2014 enacted level.
* $3.4 billion for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which is equal to the comparable FY 2014 operating level.
* $1.1 billion for Mental Health programs, which is $10 million less than the 2014 enacted level and $27 million more than the Administration’s request.
* $672 million for program integrity efforts in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, which is $378 million more than the FY 2014 level.
* $1.1 billion for the Corporation for National and Community Service, which is $5 million more than the FY 2014 level.
* The agreement maintains the discretionary portion of the maximum Pell grant award level at $4,860 for the 2015-2016 school year. After addition of the mandatory supplement, the maximum award is projected to increase by $100 to $5,830.
* The agreement maintains level-funding for the Affordable Care Act.
* The agreement includes a new provision expanding the eligibility of students enrolled in career pathways programs to qualify for financial aid.
* The agreement includes a new provision to exempt disaster claims adjustors from elements of the Fair Labor Standards Act following the response to a natural disaster.
* The agreement extends Trade Adjustment Act (TAA) assistance to dislocated workers through fiscal year 2015, including workers who are certified for TAA after Dec. 31, 2014.
Source: U.S. Department of HCA
