Appropriations
Responsibility for allocating (i.e., appropriating) funds for all of the various federal agencies lies with Congress. There are 10 separate appropriations bills which originate in the individual subcommittees of the House Appropriations Committee. The House subcommittees establish funding recommendations (i.e. marks) for the agencies and programs under their jurisdiction before forwarding the appropriations bills to the full House Appropriations Committee for consideration. Upon passage by the Appropriations Committee, the bill is reported to the House of Representatives for a vote. Once a given appropriations bill is passed on the House floor (i.e., the House mark is set), it is forwarded to one of the 12 relevant Senate Appropriations Subcommittee. From the Senate Subcommittee, the bill is ultimately sent to the Senate floor, in procedure similar to that followed in the House, where the Senate mark is set. After consideration and passage by the Senate, the House and Senate meet in Conference Committee to reconcile any differences between the two versions of the bill and agree on the conference mark. After the conferenced bill has been passed by both the House and the Senate, it is sent to the President for signature or veto.
Fiscal Year 2007 Federal Ocean Sciences Budget
Fiscal Year 2006 Federal Ocean Sciences Budget
