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eNewsletter - June 19, 2007
Congress moves to increase funding for key federal programs
The US House’s Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (Labor HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee has unanimously called for more funding for FY 2008 for key federal addiction prevention, treatment and recovery programs.
The bill includes $153.7 billion in discretionary funds, which represents a 6.2 percent increase from FY 2007 funding levels and $12 billion more than President Bush’s FY 2008 budget request. Under the bill, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block would receive a significant increase over last year’s spending level. In addition, the Subcommittee did not approve the cuts to SAMHSA’s Centers on Substance Prevention and Treatment that were proposed in the President’s FY 2008 budget.
The bill calls for the following FY 2008 spending levels in drug and alcohol education, prevention, treatment and recovery and research programming:
- The Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block would receive $1.794 billion, a $35 million increase over FY 2007 funding levels and the President’s FY 2008 budget request.
- The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) would receive $399.3 million, a $328,000 increase over FY 2007 funding levels and $47.2 million more than the President’s budget request. The Subcommittee recommendation includes funding equal to the President’s request for the Access to Recovery (ATR) program, $98 million; $25 million of the ATR funds could be focused on treating methamphetamine addiction. In addition, the CSAT funding recommended by the Subcommittee includes $37.8 million for the Center’s criminal justice programs, with $23.8 million that could be used for drug courts.
- The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) would receive $192.9 million, funding equal to FY 2007 levels, and $36.4 million over the President’s budget request.
- The Safe and Drug-Free Schools State Grants program would receive $300 million, $46.5 million less than FY 2007, and $200 million more than the President’s budget request.
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse would receive $1.016 billion, a $14.9 million increase over FY 2007 spending and $15.2 million more than the President’s budget request.
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism would receive $443 million, a $6.6 million increase over FY 2007 and $6.4 million more than the President’s budget request.
The House Labor-HHS Subcommittee-approved spending bill still needs to be reviewed by the full House Appropriations Committee and by the full House before moving over to the Senate for its consideration. Thanks to the Legal Action Center for its analysis of the bill.