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Calendar No. 238 Calendar No. 238 110TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 1st Session SENATE 110–107 DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 2008 R E P O R T OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS U.S. SENATE ON S. 1710 JUNE 27, 2007.—Ordered to be printed Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 2008 (S. 1710) Calendar No. 238 110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 1st Session SENATE 110–107 DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV- ICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- PRIATION BILL, 2008 JUNE 27, 2007.—Ordered to be printed Mr. HARKIN, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 1710] The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1710) mak- ing appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, reports favor- ably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass. Amount of budget authority Total of bill as reported to the Senate ............. $605,536,474,000 Amount of 2007 appropriations ........................ 545,857,321,000 Amount of 2008 budget estimate ...................... 596,378,249,000 Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— 2007 appropriations .................................... ∂59,679,153,000 2008 budget estimate ................................. ∂9,158,225,000 36–285 PDF CONTENTS Page Summary of Budget Estimates and Committee Recommendations .................... 4 Overview and Bill Highlights ................................................................................. 4 Highlights of the Bill ............................................................................................... 4 Transpancy in Congressional Directives ................................................................ 6 Title I: Department of Labor: Employment and Training Administration .................................................... 11 Employee Benefits Security Administration .................................................. 24 Employment Standards Administration ......................................................... 26 Occupational Safety and Health Administration ........................................... 30 Mine Safety and Health Administration ........................................................ 32 Bureau of Labor Statistics ............................................................................... 34 Office of Disability Employment Policy .......................................................... 35 Departmental Management ............................................................................. 36 General Provisions ........................................................................................... 41 Title II: Department of Health and Human Services: Health Resources and Services Administration ............................................. 43 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .................................................. 75 National Institutes of Health .......................................................................... 106 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration .................... 164 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ................................................ 174 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ................................................. 177 Administration for Children and Families ..................................................... 184 Administration on Aging .................................................................................. 199 Office of the Secretary ...................................................................................... 204 General Provisions ........................................................................................... 214 Title III: Department of Education: Education for the Disadvantaged .................................................................... 217 Impact Aid ......................................................................................................... 223 School Improvement Programs ........................................................................ 224 Indian Education .............................................................................................. 229 Innovation and Improvement .......................................................................... 230 Safe Schools and Citizenship Education ......................................................... 242 English Language Acquisition ......................................................................... 244 Special Education ............................................................................................. 245 Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research ........................................... 247 Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities: American Printing House for the Blind ................................................... 253 National Technical Institute for the Deaf ............................................... 253 Gallaudet University ................................................................................. 254 Career, Technical, and Adult Education ........................................................ 254 Student Financial Assistance .......................................................................... 257 Student Aid Administration ............................................................................ 259 Higher Education ............................................................................................. 259 Howard University ........................................................................................... 271 College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans ............................................ 271 Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program ...... 272 Institute of Education Science ......................................................................... 272 Departmental Management: Program Administration ........................................................................... 276 Office for Civil Rights ............................................................................... 277 Office of the Inspector General ................................................................ 278 General Provisions ........................................................................................... 278 Title IV: Related Agencies: Committee for Purchase from People who are Blind or Severely Dis- abled ............................................................................................................... 280 (2) 3 Page Title IV—Continued Corporation for National and Community Service ........................................ 280 Corporation for Public Broadcasting ............................................................... 285 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service .................................................. 285 Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission .................................. 286 Institute of Museum and Library Services ..................................................... 286 Medicare Payment Advisory Commission ...................................................... 289 National Commission on Libraries and Information Science ....................... 289 National Council on Disability ........................................................................ 289 National Labor Relations Board ...................................................................... 290 National Mediation Board ............................................................................... 290 Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ................................... 290 Railroad Retirement Board .............................................................................. 291 Social Security Administration ........................................................................ 292 Title V: General Provisions ..................................................................................... 296 Budgetary Impact of Bill ......................................................................................... 297 Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Sen- ate .......................................................................................................................... 297 Compliance With Paragraph 7(C), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate ................................................................................................................... 298 Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate ................................................................................................................... 299 Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority ............................................... 300 SUMMARY OF BUDGET ESTIMATES AND COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS For fiscal year 2008, the Committee recommends total budget au- thority of $605,536,474,000 for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies. Of this amount, $149,872,000,000 is current year discretionary funding, in- cluding offsets. OVERVIEW AND BILL HIGHLIGHTS The Labor, HHS, and Education and Related Agencies bill con- stitutes the largest of the non-defense Federal appropriations bills being considered by Congress this year. It is the product of exten- sive deliberations,
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