Week 4 Discussion

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 173

Discretionary cuts, consoliDations, anD savings (Budget authority in millions of dollars)

2012 2014 2014 Change

from 2012

cuts

Agricultural Marketing Service - Microbiological Data Program, Department of Agriculture1 .............................................................. 5 ......... –5 Agricultural Marketing Service - Pesticide Recordkeeping Program, Department of Agriculture1 ....................................................... 2 ......... –2 Alaska Conveyance Program, Department of the Interior ................................................................................................................... 29 17 –12 Area Health Education Centers, Department of Health and Human Services .................................................................................... 27 ......... –27 Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, Department of State and Other International Programs ...................................... 627 497 –130 Beach Grants, Environmental Protection Agency ................................................................................................................................ 10 ......... –10 Brownfields Projects, Environmental Protection Agency ..................................................................................................................... 95 85 –10 Bureau of Indian Affairs Construction, Department of the Interior ....................................................................................................... 124 107 –17 Bureau of Indian Affairs Housing Improvement Program, Department of the Interior1 ........................................................................ 13 ......... –13 Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Green Jobs Program, Department of Labor ............................................................................................. 8 ......... –8 Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Mass Layoff Statistics Program, Department of Labor1 ............................................................................. 2 ......... –2 C–130 Avionics Modernization, Department of Defense ..................................................................................................................... 208 ......... –208 C–27 Joint Cargo Aircraft, Department of Defense ............................................................................................................................. 480 ......... –480 Capacity Building (Section 4 and Rural Housing), Department of Housing and Urban Development ................................................ 40 20 –20 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Direct Healthcare Screenings, Department of Health and Human Services ................. 257 225 –32 Chemical Risk Management Fibers Program, Environmental Protection Agency ............................................................................... 2 ......... –2 Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education Payment Program, Department of Health and Human Services ............................ 265 88 –177 Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation .................................................................................................................................... ......... ......... ......... Clean Automotive Technologies, Environmental Protection Agency ................................................................................................... 16 ......... –16 Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, Environmental Protection Agency ............................................................. 2,384 1,912 –472 CMRR Facility, Department of Energy ................................................................................................................................................. 200 35 –165 Community Services Block Grant, Department of Health and Human Services ................................................................................. 679 350 –329

Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Programs, National Science Foundation: Interface Between Computer Science and Economics and Social Sciences ................................................................................. 7 ......... –7 Network Science and Engineering ................................................................................................................................................. 3 ......... –3 Social-Computational Systems ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 ......... –7 Virtual Organizations ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 ......... –5

Cruiser Modernization Program, Department of Defense ................................................................................................................... 573 11 –562 Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation Program, National Science Foundation ............................................................................. 29 ......... –29 Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant Program, Environmental Protection Agency ................................................................................ 30 6 –24 Drawdown of Military End Strength, Department of Defense .............................................................................................................. ......... –1,384 –1,384 Economic Impact Grants, Department of Agriculture1 ......................................................................................................................... 6 ......... –6

Education Research Centers and Agricultural Research, Department of Health and Human Services: Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishing Program1 ................................................................................................................................... 26 ......... –26 Education Research Centers1 ......................................................................................................................................................... 29 ......... –29

Electric Guaranteed Underwriting Loan Program, Department of Agriculture1 .................................................................................... 1 ......... –1

Elimination of Overlapping Programs, Department of Labor: Veterans Workforce Investment Program1 ....................................................................................................................................... 15 ......... –15 Women in Apprenticeship in Non-Traditional Occupations1 ............................................................................................................ 1 ......... –1

Environmental Education, Environmental Protection Agency .............................................................................................................. 10 ......... –10 Farm Service Agency Discretionary Conservation Programs, Department of Agriculture1 ................................................................. 5 ......... –5 Federal Flight Deck Officer Program, Department of Homeland Security ........................................................................................... 25 ......... –25 Fissile Materials Disposition, Department of Energy ........................................................................................................................... 685 503 –182 Fossil Energy Research and Development, Department of Energy .................................................................................................... 534 421 –113 Geographic Programs, Environmental Protection Agency .................................................................................................................. 30 17 –13 Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Department of Defense ........................................................................................................ 324 ......... –324 Grants for Abstinence-Only Programs, Department of Health and Human Services .......................................................................... 5 ......... –5 Grants-in-Aid for Airports, Department of Transportation1 ................................................................................................................... 3,350 2,900 –450 Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation ............................................................................................................................................ 1 ......... –1 Health Care Services Grant Program, Department of Agriculture1 ...................................................................................................... 3 ......... –3 Health Careers Opportunity Program, Department of Health and Human Services ........................................................................... 15 ......... –15 High Energy Cost Grants, Department of Agriculture1 ......................................................................................................................... 10 ......... –10

174 CUTS, CONSOLIDATIONS, AND SAVINGS

Discretionary cuts, consoliDations, anD savings—continued (Budget authority in millions of dollars)

2012 2014 2014 Change

from 2012

High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, Office of National Drug Control Policy ..................................................................................... 239 193 –46 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Modernized Expanded Capacity Vehicle Recapitalization, Department of Defense ..... 4 ......... –4 HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Department of Housing and Urban Development ........................................................... 1,000 950 –50 Hospital Preparedness Program, Department of Health and Human Services ................................................................................... 380 255 –125 Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Housing and Urban Development .................................................................... 165 126 –39 Hypersonics, National Aeronautics and Space Administration1 ........................................................................................................... 25 4 –21 Impact Aid - Payments for Federal Property, Department of Education1 ............................................................................................. 1,291 1,224 –67 International Forestry, Department of Agriculture1 ............................................................................................................................... 8 4 –4 Investigator-Initiated Research Grants, Department of Health and Human Services ......................................................................... 43 29 –14 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Program, Department of Defense ............................................................................................................ 235 21 –214 Joint High Speed Vessel, Department of Defense ............................................................................................................................... 372 3 –369 Light Attack and Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft, Department of Defense ........................................................................................ 115 ......... –115 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Department of Health and Human Services .......................................................... 3,472 3,020 –452 Low-Priority Studies and Construction, Corps of Engineers1 ............................................................................................................... 1,819 1,440 –379

Mathematics and Physical Sciences Research Programs, National Science Foundation: Cerro Chajnator Atacama Telescope Design and Development ..................................................................................................... 2 ......... –2 Cultural Heritage Science ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 ......... –4 Grid Computing .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 ......... –2 International Materials Institutes1 .................................................................................................................................................... 2 ......... –2 Mathematical Physics ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 ......... –2 Solar Energy Initiative (SOLAR) ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 ......... –2 University Radio Observatories ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 6 –2

Mine Safety and Health Administration State Grants Program, Department of Labor ........................................................................ 8 ......... –8 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers, National Science Foundation ..................................................................................... 31 12 –19 National Drug Intelligence Center, Department of Justice1 .................................................................................................................. 20 ......... –20 National Heritage Areas, Department of the Interior1 .......................................................................................................................... 17 9 –8 National Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund, Department of Homeland Security ........................................................................................ 36 ......... –36 National Undersea Research Program, Department of Commerce1 ................................................................................................... 4 ......... –4 National Wildlife Refuge Fund, Department of the Interior1 ................................................................................................................. 14 ......... –14 Office of Assistant Secretary Grant Programs, Department of Health and Human Services .............................................................. 89 67 –22 Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior ................................................................................... 152 140 –12 Patient-Centered Health Research, Department of Health and Human Services1 .............................................................................. 17 ......... –17 Pest and Disease Programs, Department of Agriculture1 .................................................................................................................... 817 798 –19 Precision Tracking and Space System, Department of Defense ......................................................................................................... 81 ......... –81 Presidio Trust ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 ......... –12 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant, Department of Health and Human Services1 .................................................... 80 ......... –80 PRIME Technical Assistance, Small Business Administration1 ............................................................................................................ 4 ......... –4 Promoting Greener Economies, Environmental Protection Agency .................................................................................................... 3 ......... –3 Public Broadcasting Grants, Department of Agriculture1 ..................................................................................................................... 3 ......... –3

Public Outreach Programs, National Science Foundation: Communicating Science Broadly1 ................................................................................................................................................... 2 ......... –2 Connecting Researchers with Public Audiences1 ........................................................................................................................... 4 ......... –4

REACH, Department of Health and Human Services ......................................................................................................................... 14 ......... –14 Rehabilitation Act Programs, Department of Education1 ..................................................................................................................... 36 ......... –36

Research, Education, and Extension Grants, Department of Agriculture: Animal Health (Sec. 1433)1 ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 ......... –4 Capacity Building: Non-Land Grant Colleges1 ................................................................................................................................. 4 ......... –4 Competitive Grants for Policy Research1 ........................................................................................................................................ 4 ......... –4 Critical Agricultural Materials1 ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 ......... –1 Farm Business Management and Benchmarking1 .......................................................................................................................... 1 ......... –1 Food Animal Residue Avoid Database1 .......................................................................................................................................... 1 ......... –1 Forest Products Research1 ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 ......... –1 Methyl Bromide Transition Program1 ............................................................................................................................................... 2 ......... –2

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 175

Discretionary cuts, consoliDations, anD savings—continued (Budget authority in millions of dollars)

2012 2014 2014 Change

from 2012

Potato Breeding Research (Competitive)1 ....................................................................................................................................... 1 ......... –1 Rangeland Restoration1 .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 ......... –1 Rural Health and Safety1 ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 ......... –2 Sungrants1 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 ......... –2 Supplemental and Alternative Crops1 ............................................................................................................................................. 1 ......... –1 Water Quality1 ................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 ......... –5 Youth Organizations1 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1 ......... –1

Rural Access to Emergency Devices, Department of Health and Human Services1 ........................................................................... 1 ......... –1 Rural Community Facilities, Department of Health and Human Services1 .......................................................................................... 5 ......... –5 Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Programs, Department of Health and Human Services ..................................................................... 41 26 –15 Rural Multifamily Housing Preservation Grants, Department of Agriculture1 ....................................................................................... 4 ......... –4 Rural Single Family Housing Grant Programs, Department of Agriculture .......................................................................................... 60 35 –25 Sea-Based X-Band Radar, Department of Defense ............................................................................................................................ 177 45 –132 Second Line of Defense, Department of Energy1 ................................................................................................................................ 262 140 –122 Sensors and Sensing Systems, Engineering Research Programs, National Science Foundation1 ..................................................... 5 2 –3 Single Family Housing Direct Loans, Department of Agriculture1 ........................................................................................................ 43 10 –33 Standard Missile–3 Block IIB, Department of Defense ........................................................................................................................ 13 ......... –13 State and Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants, Department of Agriculture1 ............................................................................................ 99 81 –18 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, Department of Justice ....................................................................................................... 240 ......... –240 State Indoor Radon Grant Program, Environmental Protection Agency .............................................................................................. 8 ......... –8 Streamline Federal Air Marshals Service, Department of Homeland Security .................................................................................... 966 827 –139 Sunwise, Environmental Protection Agency ........................................................................................................................................ 1 ......... –1 Superfund Remedial, Environmental Protection Agency ..................................................................................................................... 565 539 –26 Superfund Support to Other Federal Agencies, Environmental Protection Agency ............................................................................ 6 ......... –6 T-AGOS Ocean Surveillance Ship, Department of Defense ................................................................................................................ 10 ......... –10 Transfer Exit Lane Staffing Responsibilities to Airports, Department of Homeland Security ............................................................... 88 ......... –88 Valles Caldera, Department of Agriculture1 .......................................................................................................................................... 3 ......... –3 Water and Wastewater and Community Facilities Loan Guarantees, Department of Agriculture1 ....................................................... 6 ......... –6 Water and Wastewater Grants and Loans, Department of Agriculture ................................................................................................ 504 304 –200 Watershed Rehabilitation Program, Department of Agriculture1 .......................................................................................................... 15 ......... –15 Wildland Fire Program/Hazardous Fuels Reduction, Department of the Interior ................................................................................ 183 96 –87

total, Discretionary cuts ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 25,172 16,216 –8,956

consolidations

Central Utah Project, Department of the Interior ................................................................................................................................. 29 4 –25 Community Economic Development Program, Department of Health and Human Services .............................................................. 30 ......... –30 Data Centers Closures, Department of Defense ................................................................................................................................. ......... –575 –575 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Department of Education ................................................................................................ ......... ......... ......... Family Self-Sufficiency, Department of Housing and Urban Development .......................................................................................... 75 75 ......... Food Aid Reform, Multi-Agency: .......................................................................................................................................................... 1,766 1,766 .........

U.S. Agency for International Development .................................................................................................................................... 300 1,741 1,441 Department of Agriculture .............................................................................................................................................................. 1,466 ......... –1,466 Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation ................................................................................................................. ......... 25 25

Forest Service Integrated Resource Restoration, Department of Agriculture ..................................................................................... 805 757 –48 Higher Education Programs, Department of Education ....................................................................................................................... ......... ......... ......... International Trade Administration Business Units, Department of Commerce ................................................................................... ......... –8 –8 NASA Education, National Aeronautics and Space Administration ..................................................................................................... ......... ......... ......... Rural Business & Cooperative Grants, Department of Agriculture ...................................................................................................... ......... ......... ......... Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Consolidation, Multi-Agency: .............................................................. ......... ......... .........

Eliminated and Reorganized Programs Total - 90 Programs: Eliminated Programs and Redirected Funding - 78 Programs:

Department of Agriculture - 6 Programs ............................................................................................................................... [11] Department of Commerce - 6 Programs .............................................................................................................................. [13] Department of Defense - 6 Programs ................................................................................................................................... [49]

176 CUTS, CONSOLIDATIONS, AND SAVINGS

Discretionary cuts, consoliDations, anD savings—continued (Budget authority in millions of dollars)

2012 2014 2014 Change

from 2012

Department of Energy - 8 Programs ..................................................................................................................................... [11] Department of Health and Human Services - 10 Programs ................................................................................................. [28] Department of Homeland Security - 1 Program ................................................................................................................... [1] Environmental Protection Agency - 2 Programs ................................................................................................................... [16] National Aeronautics and Space Administration - 38 Programs ........................................................................................... [48] Nuclear Regulatory Commission - 1 Program ...................................................................................................................... [0]

Reorganized Programs Within the Agency - 12 Programs: National Science Foundation - 11 Programs ........................................................................................................................ [118] National Aeronautics and Space Administration - 1 Program ............................................................................................... [2]

Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, Department of Housing and Urban Development ............................ 14 10 –4 State and Local Grants Reform, Department of Homeland Security ................................................................................................... ......... ......... ......... United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology, Department of Homeland Security ............................................... ......... ......... .........

total, Discretionary consolidations ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 2,719 2,029 –690

savings

Agency-Wide Efficiency Savings, Department of Justice .................................................................................................................... ......... –237 –237 B–83 Reserve Status, Department of Energy ..................................................................................................................................... ......... –3 –3 Increased Flexibility for the U.S. Mint in Coinage, Department of the Treasury ................................................................................... ......... ......... ......... Internal Revenue Service Business Systems Modernization, Department of the Treasury ................................................................ 330 301 –29 Joint Polar Satellite System Savings, Department of Commerce ........................................................................................................ 924 886 –38 Law Enforcement-Wide Administrative Efficiencies, Department of Justice ........................................................................................ ......... –93 –93 Pit Disassembly and Conversion Savings, Department of Energy ...................................................................................................... 26 ......... –26 Senate Campaign Finance Reports Electronic Submission, Federal Election Commission ............................................................... ......... ......... ......... Streamline Farm Service Agency Operations, Department of Agriculture .......................................................................................... 1,199 1,176 –23 Technology Infrastructure Modernization, Environmental Protection Agency ..................................................................................... 186 179 –7 W 78/88 Life Extension Program, Department of Energy .................................................................................................................... ......... –72 –72

total, Discretionary savings ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2,665 2,137 –528

total, Discretionary cuts, consolidations, and savings ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 30,556 20,382 –10,174 1 This cut has been identified as a lower-priority program activity for purposes of the GPRA Modernization Act, at 31 U.S.C. 1115(b)(10). Additional information regarding

this proposed cut is included in the respective agency’s Congressional Justification submission.