UH Fed. Appropriations How-To Guide 10-4-19 FINAL...bills, it may pursue an “omnibus” or...
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HOW-TOGUIDERequestingFundinginthe
AnnualFederalAppropriationsProcess
DesignedfortheUniversityofHawaiʻi
AimeeM.Grace,MD,MPH,FAAPDirectorofHealthSciencePolicyUniversityofHawaiʻiSystem
October4,2019
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Relevance
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• Federalfundingrequestsaremorelikelytobesuccessfulwhentheyaredraftedstrategically.
• KnowinghowthefederalbudgetandappropriationsprocessworkscanenableUHleadershipandfacultytomorestrategicallyandappropriatelytargettheirfederalfundingrequests– tocertainagenciesandusingcertaintypesoflanguage.
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Outline
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1. Basics:TheFederalBudget&AppropriationsProcess(slides4-25)– Typesoffederalspending– Stepsoftheannualfederalbudgetprocess
2. SpecificHow-ToGuide:Tips&StrategiesforEffectiveFederalFundingRequests(slides26-49)
3. PracticalTips:FindingWhatYouNeed
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Keyreferences:•https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/
•http://crfb.org/document/updated-appropriations-101
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BASICS:FEDERALBUDGET
andAPPROPRIATIONSPROCESS
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TheFederalBudget
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• Forfiscalyear(FY)2015,thefederalbudgetwas$3.8trillion.– Twenty-onepercentofU.S.economy(measuredbyGDP)
• ThefederalfiscalyearrunsfromOctober1toSeptember30– i.e.,FiscalYear(FY)2020runsfromOctober1,2019toSeptember30,2020
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TypesofFederalSpending
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MandatorySpending
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• Two-thirdsofthefederalbudget.• SpendingthatCongresslegislatesoutsideoftheannualappropriationsprocess.
• Primarilyearned-benefitprograms(i.e.,SocialSecurity,Medicare);alsoincludessafetynetprograms(i.e.,SNAP),federalfundingontransportation,andmore.
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DiscretionarySpending
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• SpendinglevelssetannuallybyCongressthroughtheannualappropriationsprocesseachyear.
• Largestspendingonmilitaryprograms.• Manyotherdiscretionaryprograms,including:– NationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH)– NationalScienceFoundation(NSF)– U.S.DepartmentofEducation
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Puttingallfundingstreamstogether…
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StepsoftheAnnualBudgetandAppropriationsProcess
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1. Presidentsubmitsabudgetrequest(February)2. TheHouseandSenatepassbudgetresolutions3. HouseandSenatesubcommittees“markup”
appropriationsbills4. HouseandSenatevoteonappropriationsbills
andreconciledifferences5. ThePresidentsignseachappropriationsbilland
thebudgetbecomeslaw
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Step1:ThePresident’sBudgetRequest
• ThepresidentsubmitsabudgetrequesttoCongresseachFebruaryforthenextfiscalyear.
• Tomaketherequest,thepresidentworkswithexecutiveagenciestoalignadministrativeprioritieswiththeirbudgets(includingdesiredincreasesandcutsinfederalprograms)
• Thepresident’sbudgetismostlyastatementofhisaspirations;nolegalrequirementonCongresstofollowit.– Congresshasthepowerofthepurse(notthepresident!).
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Step2:TheHouseandSenatePassBudgetResolutions
• TherespectiveBudgetCommitteesoftheHouseandSenateeachwriteandvoteontheirownbudgetresolutions(seenextslide).
• AftertheHouseandSenatepasstheirbudgetresolutions,somemembersfromeachchambercometogethertoironoutthedifferencesbetweenthetwoversions(a“conference”),andtheresultingreconciledbillisthenvotedonbyeachchamber.
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Whatisabudgetresolution?
• AbudgetresolutionprovidesastructureforCongresstomakebudgetdecisions.
• Itsetsoverallannualspendinglimitsforfederalagencies byincludinga“302(a)allocation”(top-levelspendingallowed;“budgetauthority”)foreachAppropriationsCommittee.
• Itisnotabindingdocumentandthepresidentdoesnotsignit.
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Step3:HouseandSenateSubcommittees“Markup”AppropriationsBills
• HouseandSenateAppropriationsCommitteesdeterminethepreciselevelsoffundingforalldiscretionaryprograms.
• Theyset302(b)allocationstodivideamong12appropriationssubcommittees,eachdealingwithadifferentpartofthebudget.
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12AppropriationsSubcommittees
1. Agriculture(Ag)2. Commerce,Justice,Science(CJS)3. Defense(DoD)4. EnergyandWater5. FinancialServicesandGeneralGovernment(FSGG)6. HomelandSecurity7. InteriorandEnvironment8. Labor,Health&HumanServices,Education(LHHS)9. LegislativeBranch10. MilitaryConstructionandVA(MilCon/VA)11. State,ForeignOperations(SFOPs)12. Transportation,Housing&UrbanDevelopment(THUD)
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Step3:HouseandSenateSubcommittees“Markup”AppropriationBills,cont.
• Thesubcommitteesmustthendecidehowtodistributefundswithintheir302(b)allocations.– MembersofCongresssubmitletterswithspecificrequestsforfunding.– Subcommitteemayconducthearingswithexecutiveagencyleaders
abouttheirrequestedbudgets.
• Thesubcommitteechairwritesadraftofthebill;allsubcommitteememberscanthenconsider,amend,andfinallyvoteonthebill.
• Thebillneedstopassthesubcommittee,thenthefullAppropriationscommittee,beforebeingvotedonthefloor.
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ContentofAppropriationsBills
• Appropriationsbills havespecificprogramfundinglevels(i.e.,$42billionforNIH),buttheyalsocomewithsubcommitteereports thatdirecthowthefundsshouldbeused(“reportlanguage”).– Reportlanguagedirectsafederalagencytodosomething,without
necessarilyallocatingfundsforthatactivity.Example:– “TheCommitteeisconcernedthattheDivisionofViralHepatitis[DVH]hasnot
beenadequatelyprioritizingHepatitisBvirus[HBV],sotheCommitteeencouragesDVHtofocusonstrategiesthatfocusontheeliminationofHBVforallpopulations.”
• Bothfundinglevelsand reportlanguageareveryimportantindirectingfederalfunding!
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Step4:HouseandSenatevoteonappropriationsbillsandreconciledifferences
• FullHouseandSenateeachthendebateandvoteon12appropriationsbillsà
• Aconferencecommitteeresolvesdifferencesà
• BothHouseandSenatenowvoteonidentical(reconciled)bills.
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• Tobecomelaw,thepresidentmustsigneachappropriationsbillafteritpassesthroughCongress.
• Thebudgetprocessisdoneoncethepresidenthassignedall12appropriationsbills.
• However,thisfullprocessisrarelydonebyOctober1(thenewfiscalyear)…
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Step5:ThePresidentsignseachappropriationsbillandthebudgetbecomeslaw
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• IfthebudgetprocessisnotcompletedbyOctober1,Congressmaypassa“continuingresolution”(CR).
• ACRextendsfundingforfederalagencies,typicallyatthesameratethattheyhadbeenpreviouslyfunded,intoanewfiscalyearuntilnewappropriationsbillsbecomelaw.
• IfthereisnoCR,afederalgovernmentshutdownmayoccur.
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ContinuingResolutions
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• IfCongresscan’tagreeon12separateappropriationsbills,itmaypursuean“omnibus”or“minibus”bill.– Omnibusbill:onefundingbillthatincludesall12subcommitteebills.
– Minibusbill:onefundingbillthatincludestwoormoresubcommitteebills.
• Forexample,theFY19Labor-HHS-EdandDefenseappropriationsbillswerecombinedintoaminibusbill.
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OmnibusBills
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• Hopefully,thefederalgovernmentisfundedeveryyearinatimelyfashion!
• Ideally,thenewfundinglevelsandplanswouldreflecttheinputoftheAmericanpeople’sprioritiesyeartoyear.
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EndResult?
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SPECIFICHOW-TOGUIDE:TipsandStrategiesforEffective
FederalFundingRequests
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• SenatorsandRepresentativessendletterstoeachofthe12AppropriationsSubcommitteeswiththeirrequestsforwhatshouldbeincludedineachbilland/orreport.– Lettersusuallysentbyspringofeachyear.– RequestsfromMembersofCongressontheAppropriationsCommitteeorsubcommitteeofinterestgenerallycarrythemostweight.
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Recall:HowContentinAppropriationsBillsisDetermined
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• Itdependswhattheyhearfromyou!• YourMembersofCongressaretheretorepresentyou.– Theywanttoknowwhatyou’reworkingon,howyou’releadingtheway,whatfederalprogramswouldbehelpfultoHawai‘i,andhowtheycanhelptobringfederal$$home.
– However,someimportantdetailstoconsider…
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WhatshouldMembersofCongressprioritizeintheirrequestletters?
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• Earmarkban• Appropriatenessoffederalagencyrequestchoice
• Reasonablenessofrequest• Strategy
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ThingstoConsiderWhenSubmittingFederal$Requests
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Earmarks
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• “Earmarks”arespecificfundingallocationsaddedtomovinglegislationforspecialprojectsinacertainlawmaker’sdistrict– usuallyincludedinexchangeforavoteonthatpieceoflegislation.
• 2011-present:Earmarksbanned.– So…MembersofCongresscannot legallyrequestspecificearmarksfortheirhomedistricts.
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Earmarks
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• Reportlanguage:Whichisanearmark?a) TheCommitteedirectsthat$10millionbeusedforthe
establishmentofanewOpioidCenterofExcellence.Thiscentershouldbelocatedinastatethathasahighprevalenceofopioidusedisorderandthatislargelyrural.
b) TheCommitteedirects$10milliontotheestablishmentofanewOpioidCenterofExcellence,tobehousedattheUniversityofNewHampshire.Thecentershouldfocusonfindingsolutionstotheopioidcrisisinruralareas.
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EarmarksQuiz#1:QUESTION
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• (b)isanearmark($10MfortheUniversityofNewHampshire).– ItspecifiesthatacertainamountoffundingshouldgotoaspecificentityinaMember’sdistrict.
• (a)hassimilargoals($10MforanOpioidCenterofExcellencetoaddressruralopioiduse),buttheeligibilitycriteriaaremorebroad(statewithhighprevalenceofopioidusedisorderandrural).– Thisstilllimitseligibility(towhatCongressthinksisapriority),butisnotspecifictooneMember’sdistrict.
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EarmarksQuiz#1:ANSWER
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• Whichfundingrequestisanearmark?a) OftheamountprovidedfortheNIH,theCommittee
provides$6.5millionforresearchconductedattheUniversityofHawai‘iatMānoa ontheimpactofstomachcanceronmulti-ethnicpopulations.
b) OftheamountprovidedfortheNIH,theCommitteedirectstheNIHDirectortoprioritize$6.5millionforresearchonstomachcancerthataddressesthedisproportionateburdenbornebyJapanese-Americans.
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EarmarksQuiz#2:QUESTION
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• (a)isanearmark($6.5MforUHMānoaresearchonstomachcancerinmulti-ethnicpopulations).
• (b)hassimilargoals($6.5MforstomachcancerresearchinJapanese-Americans),butitismorebroad.– Itwouldbegreatifthislanguagewereincludedinthebill,becauseUH
Mānoa—withitsexpertise—wouldbeagreatcontenderforfundingwhenthenoticecomesout.
– However,UHMānoawouldnotbetheonly eligibleentityforfundingwhenframedthisway.
– Competition/fairnesskey!
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EarmarksQuiz#2:ANSWER
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1. Agriculture(Ag)2. Commerce,Justice,Science(CJS)3. Defense(DoD)4. EnergyandWater5. FinancialServicesandGeneralGovernment(FSGG)6. HomelandSecurity7. InteriorandEnvironment8. Labor,Health&HumanServices,Education(LHHS)9. LegislativeBranch10. MilitaryConstructionandVA(MilCon/VA)11. State,ForeignOperations(SFOPs)12. Transportation,Housing&UrbanDevelopment(THUD)
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Reminder:12AppropriationsSubcommittees
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• Noteveryappropriationssubcommitteebillismadeequal.Ingeneralterms:– Somebillstendtobemorebipartisan,lesscontroversial,andhavemoremoneytoworkwith(i.e.,MilCon/VA,DoD).
– Somebillsaremorecontentiousandmayhavetighterbudgets(i.e.,LHHS-Ed).
• Somebillshavespecificaccountsthatmayfityourrequestbest.Forexample:– AprogramaboutchildhoodnutritiongenerallyfitsintheAgricultureorLHHS-Edbill.
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TipstoConsider
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• Whatsubcommitteedoesyoursenatororrepresentativesiton(increasedinfluence)?
• Fromwhichagency/agencies)haveyou/yourDepartmentreceivedfundingfrompreviously?
• What’sgoingoninthenews?
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TipstoConsider,cont.
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• Intoday’sfundingenvironment,gettingnewdollarsforaprogramistough.– Notalways impossible,butnottheeasiest.– Becautiousabouthowmuchyourequest…ofteneasierif$0-5million
(versustensorhundredsofmillions).
• Ofteneasiesttorequesta“plus-up”(increase)ofanexistingprogramoraccount,versuscreatinganewprogram.– i.e.,“$2Mmore forHRSA’sNativeHawaiianhealthprogram”better
than“$2Mforanew programonX.”
• Partneringwithnationalgroups(i.e.,theAmericanAcademyfortheAdvancementofScience[AAAS]orFriendsofHRSA)canhelpyoualignyourrequestswiththoseofothersandmakesureyou’renotoff-base.
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TipstoConsider
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• Reportlanguageoftenhelpstodirectfederalfundingwithoutputtingnewdollarsinthebill.– Powerfulmechanism,andofteneasiertogetincludedinfinalbills.
• Beingspecificcanbehelpful.– i.e.,“TheCommitteedirectsthat$2millionofthefundingprovidedtotheNationalCenterforEmergingandZoonoticInfectiousDiseases(NCEZID)attheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)bededicatedtoratlungwormdisease.”
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• Pleaseranktheserequestsinorderofreasonableness.a) $300millionforanewprogramintheU.S.
DepartmentofHealthandHumanServicestoaddresshealthinequalitiesamongPacificIslanders.
b) $3millionforanovelaccountattheCDC.c) Reportlanguagetorequestthatoffundsprovidedto
theCDCforviralhepatitiscoordinators,specialprioritybegiventoentitiescommittedtoaddressingdisparitiesamongPacificIslanders.
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ReasonablenessQuiz:QUESTION
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• Mostreasonable:(c)ReportlanguagetorequestthatoffundsprovidedtotheCDCforviralhepatitiscoordinators,specialprioritybegiventoentitiescommittedtoaddressingdisparitiesamongPacificIslanders.• Doesn’trequestspecificfundinglevel;specific.
• Lessreasonable:(b)$3millionforanovelaccountattheCDC.• Vague;newprogram;maybehardtoget$3million.
• Leastreasonable:(a)$300millionforanewprogramintheU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServicestoaddresshealthinequalitiesamongPacificIslanders.• Veryhighfundinglevel;atlevelofHHSinsteadofsmalleragency(i.e.,
CDC).
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• ThinkaboutyourMemberofCongress:– Whatissuesdoesshecaremostabout?– Whatareawillshegetexcitedtochampionforyou?
• WhatsetsUH/Hawai‘iapart?– Islandstate– Diverse,multi-ethnicpopulation– World-classresearch– IntegralpartofAsia-PacificRim
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ExampleStrategicReportLanguage
• MicrofluidicsandNanofluidics forHealth,Wellness,andCivilInfrastructureSecurity.—TheCommitteerecognizestheimportanceofmicrofluidicsandnanofluidics indevelopingstate-of-the-arttechnologyinadaptablecommunicationsystems,drug-deliverysystems,cancerdiagnostics,andmicroanalytic laboratories,allofwhichservetostrengthentheU.S.militaryandincreasethecompetitiveedgeoftheUnitedStatesinternationally.Technologybasedonmicrofluidicsandnanofluidics canpositivelyimpactmanyareas,includingnationalsecurity,infrastructuremonitoring,andhealthcare.Thecommitteeprovides$2,500,000fortheNIBIBtosupportthedevelopmentandproductionofmicrofluidicsandnanofluidics inlocationsthatcontainvitalmilitaryassetsbutaregeographicallyisolatedfromothernanofabricationfacilities;containdiverseenvironmentstofacilitatetestingofresilientcommunicationssystemsandsensornetworks;andhaveanethnicallydiversepopulationforeffectivetestingofhealthcare-relatedtechnologies.
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• WhichstatesaretheSenateRepublicansontheAppropriationsCommittees(particularlythesubcommitteesyou’reinterestedin)from?• Doyouhaveanycontactsinthosestatesthatcouldasktheirlegislatorstosupportthisrequest?• Doingsogreatlyincreasesthechancesoftherequestbeingaccepted.
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TipstoConsider,cont.
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• https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/
• http://crfb.org/document/updated-appropriations-101• https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/12/16873520/case-for-
and-against-earmarks
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References
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PracticalTips:FindingWhatYouNeed
Prepareforappropriations“scavengerhunt”!
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FindingAppropriationsBills/Reports
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Gotocongress.govonyourinternetbrowser
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FindingAppropriationsBills/Reports
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Clickonthe“Appropriations”link,underBillSearchandList
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FindingAppropriationsBills/Reports
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ScrolldownforthelistofAppropriationBillsandtheirstatus
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FindingAppropriationsBills/Reports
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Clickheretobere-directedtotheBillOverviewpage
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ClickherefortheCommitteeReport,whichaccompaniesthebill.
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ORyoucanalsoclickhere(onthestatustable)fortheCommitteeReport
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ReadingaCommitteeReport
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ThisistheLabor,HealthandHumanServices,Education,&RelatedAgencies(LHHS-Ed)report
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ReadingaCommitteeReport
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ReadthroughforFundingLevels &ReportLanguage!
-UseCTRL+F(cmd⌘ +FonMac)tosearchforkeyterms
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ReadingaCommitteeReport
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Canalsoscrolltotablesthroughout andatendforfundinglevels
- UseCTRL+Ftosearchforkeyterms(maynotworkfortables)
Summarypg.3
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ReadingaCommitteeReport
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Canalsoscrolltotablesthroughoutandatend forfundinglevels- UseCTRL+Ftosearchforkeyterms(maynotworkfortables)
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ReadthroughforReportLanguage!
- UseCTRL+Ftosearchforkeyterms
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GuidetoUHSystemAppropriationsRequestProcess
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CallforFederalPrioritiesandInitiatives
• SentoutbyVPSyrmos ~Octoberofeachyear• InvitesrecommendationsfromUHcampusesforpriorityfederalappropriationsrequests– Four-yearcampusesmaysubmituptothree(3)proposedprioritiesorinitiativesfromeachoftheircolleges/schoolswitharankingforeach
– UHCommunityCollegesmaysubmituptothree(3)collectively
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Submissionofprioritiesandinitiatives
• Usetheform-fillableMSWordtemplatefornon-defenseanddefenserequests
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KeyDetails
• Program• Fundinglevelrequested• Department• Agency/Account• Description• Reportlanguage
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• Program:PacificIslandsHealthInformationTechnologyandDataCenterofExcellence• FundingLevelRequested:$2,000,000• Department:DepartmentoftheInterior• Agency/Account:InsularAffairs/TechnicalAssistance• Description:AsnotedbyPresidentTrump’sWhiteHouseInitiativeonAsianAmericansandPacificIslanders,theAsianAmericanand
PacificIslander(AAPI)populationisgrowingrapidly,anditisbecomingofcriticalimportancetoincreaseaccesstodisaggregatedAAPIdatatohelppromotetheanalysisandunderstandingofthispopulation.NumerousstateshaveincreasingnumbersofPacificIslanders,butunderstandingofthispopulationislimited.Forexample,intheFreelyAssociatedStates(includingtheRepublicofthe MarshallIslands,Palau,andtheFederatedStatesofMicronesia),electronichealthrecordsystemsareseverelylackingduetoresourceconstraints.Acrosstheinsularareas,therearemanysiloed healthdatasystems.AccesstoandsupportforhealthinformationtechnologyandelectronichealthdataintheU.S.insularareasislimited,whichimpactsqualityofcareandcarecoordination, thusimpactingthehealthconditionoftheseresidentsandstrainingthestate’shealthsystemstowhichtheymove.APacificIslandsHealthInformationTechnologyandDataCenterisneededtoassisttheseregionstoimprovehealthsystemsandcarethroughtheuseofhealthinformationtechnologyandhealthdataanalytics.Theproposedcenterprovidesanopportunitytocollectandanalyzehealthdataintheinsularareastobetterunderstandhealthcarecosts,conditionsanddisparities.Improvementswilldirectlybenefitand DepartmentofDefense(DoD)andDepartmentofVeteransAffairs(VA)beneficiariesinthisregionthatarepoorlyservedandprovidedata on thisminorityhealthpopulationforallfederalagencies.
• BillLanguage:None• ReportLanguage:PacificIslandsHealthInformationTechnologyandDataCenterofExcellence.—TheCommitteerecognizesthatpoor
infrastructure,limitedresources,andinsufficienttechnicalassistancehavelimitedtheabilityoftheinsularareastohavea robusthealthdatacollectionsystem.TheCommitteeprovides$2,000,000fortheestablishmentofaPacificIslandsHealthInformationTechnologyandDataCenterofExcellencetoassistinsularareaswithplanningandimplementinghealthinformationtechnology,includingelectronichealthrecords,healthinformationexchange,andtelehealth,aswellasestablishingahealthdataanalyticswarehouseandprogramtoimproveclinicalcare,populationhealth,carecoordination,andimprovemanagementofhealthcarecosts.Thecentershouldbelocatedinanacademiccenterornon-profitandinastatethathasahighprevalenceofPacificislanders.
ExampleFinalSummaryRequest
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Timeline
• DeadlineforcampusestosubmitrequeststoOVPRIisusuallymid-Novembereachyear(staytuned)
• OVPRIteamvetsrequests,followsupwithlegislators’officesregardingfeasibility,andrefinesrequests
• ~February-Marchofeachyear:OVPRIteamsubmitsrequeststofederaloffices
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– Dr.VassilisL.Syrmos,UHSystemVicePresidentforResearchandInnovation([email protected])
– Dr.AimeeM.Grace,DirectorofHealthSciencePolicy,UHSystem([email protected])
– EricR.Matsunaga,Manager,ResearchandAdministrativeOperations,OVPRI([email protected])
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FurtherQuestions?