Commerce Justice Science and Related Agencies Fy23 Summary

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
The fiscal year 2023 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies funding bill
provides $84.2 billion, an increase of $6.1 billion – 7.8 percent – above fiscal year 2022.
The bill:
• Creates good-paying American jobs with investments in economic development

in distressed communities with support for small businesses, including small and
medium sized American manufacturers
• Strengthens communities by supporting local law enforcement while bolstering
police and criminal justice reform and expanding gun violence prevention efforts
• Addresses gender-based violence with strong increases for Violence Against
Women Act prevention and prosecution programs, as well as efforts to reduce
the backlog of unprocessed rape kits
• Confronts the climate crisis with strong funding for climate resilience and
research at NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the
National Science Foundation
Bill Summary:
U.S. Department of Commerce – $11.2 billion in net discretionary funding for the
Department of Commerce, an increase of $1.3 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted
level.
• International Trade Administration (ITA) – $625 million, $55 million above the
fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The total includes full funding for ITA Global
Markets to help create jobs here at home by increasing U.S. exports, and
continued funding for ITA Enforcement and Compliance to protect U.S.
industries against unfair foreign trade practices.
• Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) – $191 million, an increase of $50 million
above fiscal year 2022 to advance U.S. national security through effective export
control.
• Economic Development Administration (EDA) – $498 million, an increase of
$124.5 million above fiscal year 2022. This includes $121 million for EDA’s Public
Works program, which supports brick-and-mortar projects in distressed
communities across the nation, $48 million for Assistance to Coal Communities,
an increase of $6.5 million and $50 million for the Regional Innovation Program,
an increase of $5 million, to help create jobs by establishing and expanding
region-focused innovative technology business endeavors. Additionally, $3
million is provided for STEM Apprenticeships to help align the skills of workers
and the needs of employers.
• Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) – $70 million, an increase of

$15 million above fiscal year 2022, is provided for MBDA to support minority
businesses around the country.
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) – $4.25 billion, an increase of $195
million above fiscal year 2022, to help protect new ideas and investments in
American innovation and creativity, and to promote technological progress and
achievement.
• Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program – $175 million, $17 million

above fiscal year 2022 to help small and medium sized American manufacturers
create and preserve jobs.
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – $6.35 billion, an

increase of $474.8 million above fiscal year 2022, including:
o Climate Research – $224.2 million, an increase of $24.2 million above

fiscal year 2022, with a focus on informing climate resilience efforts,
Western water issues, and wildfires and drought.
o NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – $1.09 billion for

NMFS operations, an increase of $77.4 million above fiscal year 2022.
o National Weather Service – $1.25 billion for operating expenses, an

increase of $72.9 million above fiscal year 2022. In addition, this Act
provides an increase of $91.2 million over fiscal year 2022 to procure
future weather satellites and related systems, which are essential for
accurate weather forecasting.
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – $38.7 billion overall for the Department of Justice,
which is $3.5 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
• Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 – $15
million is provided, as authorized, including: $5 million within the Civil Rights
Division; $5 million within the Federal Bureau of Investigation; $1.5 million within
the Community Relations Service; and $3.5 million within State and Local Law
Enforcement Assistance.
• Executive Office for Immigration Review -- $860 million, an increase of $100
million above fiscal year 2022, including $29 million for the Legal Orientation
Program.
• Federal Bureau of Investigation – $11.33 billion, an increase of $569.6 million

above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $524 million above the President’s
budget request, including for efforts to investigate extremist violence and
domestic terrorism.
• United States Attorneys – $2.63 billion, an increase of $212.1 million above fiscal
year 2022, including to further support prosecutions related to the Jan. 6 attack
on the Capitol and domestic terrorism cases.
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) – $1.75 billion, an

increase of $215.9 million above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to bolster
efforts to prevent and respond to gun violence.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) – $8.7 billion, an increase of $592.6 million

above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $497.3 million above the President’s
budget request to address critical staffing and facility needs for both inmate and
correctional officer safety.
• First Step Act – The agreement fully funds the requested $409.5 million for
programs and activities authorized by the First Step Act of 2018, including
medication-assisted treatment.
• Grants to State and Local Law Enforcement – $4.4 billion is provided, an increase
of $506.4 million above fiscal year 2022. This includes: $770.8 million for Byrne
JAG; $662.9 million for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) programs;
$225 million to address sexual assault kit and other DNA evidence backlogs; $125
million for Second Chance Act programs; $445 million for grant programs to
address substance use disorders; $135 million for the STOP School Violence Act;
$700 million for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) prevention and
prosecution programs; $95 million for grants to improve the NICS firearms
background check system; $50 million for Community Violence Intervention and
Prevention; $45 million to prevent and combat hate crimes; and more than $400
million in community projects to fight crime and improve public safety in
communities across the country.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – $25.4 billion is provided, an

increase of $1.34 billion above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, including:
• $7.8 billion for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, an increase of $180.6 million
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to enable better scientific information
about the Earth and its changing climate, as well as to further our understanding
of our solar system and beyond. These funds include operating support for the
James Webb Space Telescope, which launched last December and has begun
producing unprecedented images of stars and galaxies, including the universe in
its infancy.
• $935 million for Aeronautics research, an increase of $54.3 million above fiscal
year 2022, to continue efforts to improve environmental sustainability of air
travel through increased fuel efficiency and electric flight, as well to improve
passenger safety.
• $143.5 million for NASA’s STEM Engagement education initiatives, an increase of
$6.5 million above fiscal year 2022, to enable NASA to inspire young people to
pursue future careers in science and engineering. This amount includes a funding
increase for the Space Grant consortium, which benefits all 50 states, and for the
Minority University Research and Education Project.
National Science Foundation (NSF) – $9.54 billion, an increase of $700.2 million above
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to support cutting edge research including:
• NSF Research and Related Activities – $7.6 billion is provided, an increase of

$469 million above fiscal year 2022.
• Education and Human Resources -- $1.25 billion is provided, an increase of $240

million above fiscal year 2022.
Legal Services Corporation – $560 million, $71 million above the fiscal year 2022
enacted level to provide legal assistance to underserved communities.
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights – $14.4 million, an increase of $1.35 million above fiscal
year 2022, including $2 million for the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men
and Boys.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – $455 million, $35 million above the fiscal
year 2022 enacted level.
International Trade Commission (ITC) – $122.4 million, $12.4 million above the fiscal
year 2022 enacted level.

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• Creates good-paying American jobs with investments in economic development

• Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) – $70 million, an increase of

• Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program – $175 million, $17 million

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – $6.35 billion, an

o Climate Research – $224.2 million, an increase of $24.2 million above

o NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – $1.09 billion for

o National Weather Service – $1.25 billion for operating expenses, an

• Federal Bureau of Investigation – $11.33 billion, an increase of $569.6 million

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) – $1.75 billion, an

• Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) – $8.7 billion, an increase of $592.6 million

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – $25.4 billion is provided, an

• NSF Research and Related Activities – $7.6 billion is provided, an increase of

• Education and Human Resources -- $1.25 billion is provided, an increase of $240

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