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Current Funding - Updated May 15, 2013

Funding sources ranging from congressional appropriations to homeland security. All sources are date sensitive and subject to change.

2013 Current Funding Appropriations

Funding for FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agenices is provided for under Division B of the 2013 Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 933), which was signed into law on March 26, 2013. This Appropriations Act appropriates funds for continuing operations of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies under the funding levels made available in the Appropriations Act of 2012. Division B of the 2013 Appropriations Act provides State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs with the following funding:

$222,500,000 for the (COPS) Community Oriented Police Services Program, of which the entire amount is earmarked for specific programs
$392,418,000 for the Edward R. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG)
$12,000,000 for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
$125,000,000 for DNA Related Forensic Science Programs

2013 Proposed Funding Appropriations

Funding for FY 2013 Commerce, Justice and State Appropriations is currently being provided under the Continuing Appropriations Act (HJRes 117) as signed into law by President Obama September 28, 2012. Funding under this Continuing Appropriations Act is provided through March 27, 2013.

Administration Proposal:

The Obama Administration FY 2013 budget proposal includes funding for the Department of Justice (DOJ) which provides funding for state, local and tribal assistance programs. The proposed DOJ budget includes:

$257 million for Community Oriented Police Services Program (COPS)
$430 million for the Edward R. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG)
$25 million for the Edward R. Byrne Competitive Grants

The proposal also includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The proposed budget for DHS would eliminate the State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSG), the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP) and would combine all three programs into a “National Preparedness Grant” (NPGP) funded at $1.5 billion.

House Proposal:

On May 10, 2012, the House Committee voted for $962.5 million for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, which is $200 million below FY 2012 funding levels and includes:

$72.5 million for Community Oriented Police Services Program (COPS)
$370 million for the Edward R. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG)
$20 million for the Edward R. Byrne Competitive Grants
$125 million for DNA Backlog Reduction Grants

Senate Proposal:

On April 19, 2012, the Senate Committee issued their report which proposed approximately $1 billion for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs and includes:

$247.5 million for Community Oriented Police Services Program (COPS)
$392 million for the Edward R. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG)
$18 million for the Edward R. Byrne Competitive Grants
$125 million for DNA Backlog Reduction Grants
$12 million for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Grant Program

For a full list of funding provided to law enforcement programs and further details of the FY 2013 Appropriations Bills, check the Library of Congress webpage at: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/approp/app13.html.

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