11.04.05
WASHINGTON - House and Senate conferees agreed to legislation establishing 2006 funding levels for science-related agencies and the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce. Despite Bush Administration efforts to eliminate the Advanced Technology Program, it received $80 million, while the Manufacturing Extension Partnership received $106 million. A summary of the other major programs follows:

Overall
The recommendation for the FY 06 SSJC bill is $51.8 billion in budget authority. The discretionary spending level is $48.4 billion. This is $600 million above the FY05 funding level and $1.5 billion above the budget request, excluding the Strengthening America's Communities Initiative.

Justice: $21.7 billion

$5.8 billion for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): $620.7 million above the FY05 level, excluding emergency supplemental appropriations.

$1.7 billion for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): $47.6 million above the FY05 level.

1. $1.6 billion for the United States Attorneys (USA): $73.2 million above the FY05 level.
   
2. $801.9 million for the United States Marshals Service (USMS): $42.4 million above the FY05 level.
   
3. $4.99 billion for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP): $206.3 million above the FY05 level.

Restores $314 million rescission from prison construction account.

1. a.. $923.6 million for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF): $41.1 million above FY05 level and the same as the request.
   
2. $386.5 million for the Office on Violence Against Women: $8.4 million above the FY05 level and $23.6 million above the request.
   
3. $2.3 billion for the Office of Justice Programs: $1.1 billion above the request.

Commerce and Related Agencies: $6.6 billion

1. $44.8 million for the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR): $3.8 million above the FY05 level and $6 million above the request.
   
2. $406.9 million for the International Trade Administration (ITA): $10.7 million above the FY05 level and $3 million above the request.
   
3. $284.1 million for the Economic Development Administration (EDA): equal to the FY05 level and $257.4 million above the request.
   
   a. Does not include the Strengthening America's Communities Initiative.
4. $812.2 million for the Bureau of the Census: $67.4 million above the FY05 request
   
   a. .$40.1 million for National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA): $1.4 million above the FY05 level and $16.6 million above the request.
   

$22 million for public telecommunications facilities, planning, and
construction

1. - $1.7 billion for the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO): $158.5 million above the FY05 level and equal to the revised request.
   - $3.9 billion for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): $364.8 million above the request.
   
   
2. $761.8 million for the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST): $62.5 million above the FY05 level and $229.8 million above the request.
   
   a. $106 million for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP).
   b. $80 million for the Advanced Technology Program (ATP).

1. $16.5 billion for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): $260.3 million above the FY05 level and $1 million above the request.
   
2. $5.65 billion for National Science Foundation: $180.5 million above the FY05 level and $48 million above the request.

State and Related Agencies: $9.5 billion

1. $4.37 billion for Diplomatic and Consular Programs.
   
2. $432 million for educational and cultural exchange programs.
   
3. $1.5 billion for embassy security, construction, and maintenance, an amount equal to the FY 2005 enacted level, excluding supplemental appropriations.
   
4. $75 million for National Endowment for Democracy.
   
5. $652 million for international broadcasting activities.
   

Related Agencies: $2.1 billion

1. $456.5 million for the Small Business Administration (SBA): $2.8 million above the request.
   
2. $289.8 million for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC): $8.7 million above the FY05 funding level.
   
3. $211.0 million for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): $6.7 million above the FY05 funding level and equal to the request.
   
4. $888.1 million for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): $18.6 million above the FY05 funding level and equal to the request