Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $32 Million Increase To LSC's FY 2007 Budget
Friday, July 14
- Organization: LSC Updates: July 13, 2006
- Source: Montana/ Montana Advocate Resources
On July 13, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee considered the bill containing LSC's FY 2007 appropriation. The committee approved a total of $358,527,000 for LSC in the next fiscal year, including:
- $337,782,000 for basic field programs;
- $1,980,000 for census adjustments;
- $2,970,000 for the Technology Initiative Grant program;
- $12,825,000 for Management and Administration; and
- $2,970,000 for the Office of the Inspector General.
The committee's recommendation is $19.6 million above the $338.8 million approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 27, and $31.9 million above LSC's FY 2006 budget of $326.5 million. This substantial increase in funding is a result of an amendment sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and cosponsored by Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-NM) that added $31.5 million to the amount approved by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science on July 11.
Full Senate consideration of the bill is expected in September, after which the House and Senate will meet in conference to resolve differences in the two bills. The combination of the Senate Appropriations Committee's action and last month's House action makes it likely that LSC will receive its first funding increase in four years.
