APPROPRIATIONS/BUDGET NEWS

The Congress yesterday passed HR 133, a combination of the twelve FY 2021 appropriations bills, and coronavirus relief legislation (Division M).  Attached is a division-by-division summary of the coronavirus relief package which you may find of interest.  Some items of interest:

Provides an additional $250 million to the FCC for its COVID-19 Telehealth Program authorized under the CARES Act.

Provides $65 million to the FCC to create broadband data maps required under the Broadband DATA Act.

Establishes two grant programs at the NTIA. The first is a grant program of $1 billion to support broadband connectivity on tribal lands, to be used not only for broadband deployment on tribal lands, but also telehealth, distance learning, broadband affordability, and digital inclusion. The second is a $300 million broadband deployment program to support broadband infrastructure deployment to areas lacking broadband, especially rural areas.

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APPROPRIATIONS/BUDGET NEWS

The Senate Committee on Appropriations recently released its versions of the various FY 2021 appropriations bills. It is still unknown if these individual bills will be included in a possible end of year Omnibus spending bill.
Attached is a review of the Senate’s bill on FY 21 funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Some highlights:

Provides $501.4 million for OCIO, which is $83.2 million above the current level.
Provides $48 million for continued funding for border security technology.
Provides $6 million to ICE for its continued efforts to develop and execute an enterprise data management strategy.
Provides $1.207 billion for cybersecurity for CISA, which is $140 million above the request.

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The Senate Committee on Commerce recently reported S. 4462, and it is now pending Senate action.

The bill would authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a national integrated flood information system and improve the coordination and communication of flood events by the National Weather Service through site-specific designation of warning coordination hydrologists and an assessment of NOAA’s system for issuing flash flood watches and warnings.

The bill would also establish a program, referred to as the ‘‘NOAA Precipitation Frequency Atlas of the United States’’, to estimate and communicate precipitation frequency in the United States.  The program would be authorized appropriations of $3.5 million for each fiscal year from 2021 through 2030.

A section analysis is attached.

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APPROPRIATIONS/BUDGET NEWS

The purpose of HR 5760 is to authorize a comprehensive inter-disciplinary research, development, and demonstration initiative to strengthen the capacity of the energy sector to prepare for and withstand cyber and physical attacks and improve the security of the energy sector.

On September 29, 2020, the House passed this legislation, and it is now pending Senate action.  There is no Senate related bill at this time.

A section analysis of this legislation can be downloaded below.

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APPROPRIATIONS/BUDGET NEWS

The House has passed a continuing funding bill for FY 2021. It now goes to the Senate. This legislation:

1. Provides funding through December 11, 2020.
2. Prevents new starts or activities.
3. Increases the funding available to the Veterans Electronic Health Record Modernization during the period of the CR to successfully deploy the health record system at planned sites during the first fiscal quarter.
4. Extends various health programs and activities.
5. Includes an extension and expansion of the Pandemic EBT program.
6. Allows the Commodity Credit Corporation to be replenished for net realized losses

A section by section summary of this legislation can be downloaded below.

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