Announcement for 02/14/06
Criminal Justice Program Budgets for FY '07
The President released his FY 2007 budget request on February 6, 2006. Below is a breakdown of the President's proposal for criminal justice programs. Additional agency breakdowns and program budgets will be added to this page as they become available.
Funding Chart (in millions)
Program | FY05 | FY06 | FY07 Budget Request | Increase/ Decrease |
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Program | --- | $5 | $0 | -$5 |
Offender State and Local Reentry Demonstration Projects | $10 | $5 | $0 | -$5 |
Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grants | $542 | $327 | $0 | -$327 |
Byrne Discretionary Grants | (unknown) | $317 | $0 | -$317 |
DNA Analysis Backlogs | $110 | $109 | $234 | +125 |
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) | $606.446 | $478.3 | $0* | -$478.3 |
Drug Courts | $40 | $9.9 | $69.2 | +$59.3 |
Weed and Seed | $62 | $49.5 | $49.3 | -$0.2 |
Residential Substance Abuse and Treatment | $25 | $10 | $0 | -$10 |
Prisoner Reentry Initiative (DOJ, DOL, HUD) | $30 | $24 | $59 | +$35 |
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program | $305 | $405 | $0 | -$405 |
*COPS Law Enforcement Technology Grants were eliminated with the Byrne Discretionary Grants.
Budget Process
The President's budget proposal is just the first step in a long process to pass a final budget. The next step in the process is passage of a concurrent Budget Resolution in the House and Senate. The Budget Resolution will include the total amount available for discretionary spending and a non-binding statement of Congress's spending priorities. The Budget Resolution will not include funding levels for specific programs.
After the Budget Resolution is passed, each appropriations subcommittee will receive a specific allocation. In each chamber, the subcommittee's responsibility is to allocate its funds among the various programs within its jurisdiction. Finally, after all the subcommittee bills are passed, a final appropriations bill will be considered. The federal fiscal year ends on September 30, although for the past several years, Congress has not passed an appropriations bill by that date.