Summary of FY2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act

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Summary of FY2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of HCA on May 1, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

FY2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act

The Fiscal Year 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act appropriates $1.070 trillion in base discretionary budget authority, pursuant to the two-year budget agreement enacted in November 2015, including:

* $551 billion in base defense spending; and

* $518.5 billion in base non-defense spending

* $62.1 billion in OCO defense spending; and

* $16.5 billion in OCO non-defense spending.

Additionally, in a budget amendment of March 16, President Trump requested $30 billion in additional defense budget authority and $3 billion in additional nondefense budget authority for the purpose of bolstering border security, including through construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Of this request, the Omnibus includes:

* $15 billion in additional defense budget authority; and

* $1.2 billion in additional nondefense budget authority.

The Omnibus does not include:

* President Trump’s request to cut FY2017 non-defense budget authority by $18 billion;

* President Trump’s request for funding to construct a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border;

* Supplemental funding to hire additional ICE agents or to expedite hiring;

* Poison pill riders restricting so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ from receiving federal grants, defunding Planned Parenthood, or undermining the Affordable Care Act.

* More than 160 policy riders

The Omnibus includes:

* $295.9 million to alleviate an emergency budget shortfall in Puerto Rico;

* Extension of health insurance benefits for retired mine workers;

* $1.1 billion in disaster assistance for regions affected by storms and flooding in 2015 and 2016; and

* $990 million in additional humanitarian assistance to alleviate international famine.

Summary of Divisions A-L of the Omnibus Appropriations Act follows.

Source: U.S. Department of HCA

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