CARA Appropriations 101

Authorization vs. Appropriations Everyone gets confused over the difference between authorizations and appropriations. Authorization bills create or continue an agency or program. Appropriations bills provide funds to authorized agencies or programs.

The Bucket Explanation Create a Bucket (authorize) - Fill a Bucket (appropriate) Authorizations create programs, agencies, things of varying sizes $1 million-dollar –sized bucket $500 million-dollar-sized bucket But these buckets are EMPTY Appropriations fills these buckets up – but it’s up to appropriators how much they put in

TREATMENT Program FY 16 Funding Level FY 17 House Mark FY 17 Senate Mark Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant $1.86 billion $1.86 billion (pg. 82) $1.86 billion[i] Substance Abuse Treatment $116 million $362 million (pg. 196)   HRSA: Community Health Centers, Drug Treatment N/A  N/A $94 Million[ii] Criminal Justice Activities $78 million $78 million (pg. 81) $61.9 million[iii] Community Health Centers, Opioid Abuse $50 million[iv] Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment $47 million $28 million (pg. 81) $32 million[v] Drug Courts $42 million $42 million[vi] $43 million[vii] Medication Assisted Treatment for Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction $25 million $50 million (pg. 81) $60 million[viii] Pregnant and Postpartum Women $15.931 million (pg. 83) $15.931[ix] million

TREATMENT (CTD.) Program FY 16 Funding Level FY 17 House Mark FY 17 Senate Mark Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs $13 million $14 million[x] $14 million[xi] Grants to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdoses $12 million (pg. 83) $26 million[xii] Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) $12 million[xiii] $14 million[xiv] Opioid Treatment Programs/ Regulatory Activities $8.7 million (pg. 81) $8.7 million[xv] Veterans Treatment Courts $6 million $7 million[xvi] $6 million[xvii] Improving access to Medication Assisted Treatment in Primary Care Settings $4 million  N/A Not specified Drug Court Training $2 million National Health Service Corps $310 million Treatment Total $2.552 billion  

PREVENTION Program FY 16 Funding Level FY 17 House Mark FY 17 Senate Mark Drug Free Communities Program $95 million $97 million  $95 million CDC Prescription Drug Overdose -Prevention for States Program $70 million  $90 million $98 million[xviii] Strategic Prevention Framework Rx Program $10 million  $10 million $10 million[xix]  Prevention Total $175 million  

RECOVERY Program FY 16 Funding Level FY 17 House Mark FY 17 Senate Mark Safe and Stable Families $405 million $405 million (pg. 97) $385 million[xx] Recovery Community Services Program $2.434 million $2.434 million[xxi] Recovery Total $407 million  

RESEARCH & POLICY Program FY 16 Funding Level FY 17 House Mark FY 17 Senate Mark National Institute on Drug Abuse $1.07 billion  N/A $1.103 billion[xxii] Research on Initiation of Heroin Use $6 million $0 million Funds made available under section 1105 of Public Law 109–469 $1.25 million Research Total $1.077 billion  

ENFORCEMENT Program FY 16 Funding Level FY 17 House Mark FY 17 Senate Mark Drug Enforcement- Administration Salaries and Expenses $2.45 billion   $2.49 billion[xxiii] $2.49 billion[xxiv] Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement $512 million $522 million[xxv] $512 million[xxvi] Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants $476 million $476 million[xxvii] $384 million[xxviii] High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) $250 million $255 million National Guard Counterdrug Program $192.9 million $159 million $214 million Methamphetamine Lab Clean Up $11 million $11 million[xxix] $11 million[xxx] Anti-Meth Task Forces $7 million $7 million[xxxi] Enforcement Total $3.899 billion

CARA House Labor Appropriations Bill Text Program FY 16 Funding Level FY 17 House Mark FY 17 Senate Mark CARA $103 million* *16 million *new funding   CARA – Labor/HHS $500 million House Labor Appropriations Bill Text

LABOR APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS HOUSE Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) Chairman Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) Rep. Scott Rigell (R-VA) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) SENATE Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) Chairman Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

CARA Breakdown Section Appropriation Appropriation per Year Total Appropriation Section 103 $5 million for each of the fiscal years 2017-2021 $5,000,000 $25,000,000 Section 107 $5 million for period of 2017-2021 $1,000,000 Section 109 $10 million for each of the fiscal years 2017-2021 $10,000,000 $50,000,000 Section 110 $5 million for period of 2017-2019 $1,666,667 Section 201 $103 million for each of the fiscal years 2017-2021 $103,000,000 $515,000,000 Section 202 $12 million for each of the fiscal years 2017-2021 $12,000,000 $60,000,000 Section 301 $125,000,000 Section 302 $1 million for each of the fiscal years 2017-2021 Section 501 $16.9 million for each of the fiscal years 2017-2021 $16,900,000 $84,500,000 Section 601 TOTAL $180,566,667 $899,500,000

Timeline FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JULY Budget released Appropriations Letters begin circulating All appropriations letters and requests from stakeholders submitted APRIL Congressional Appropriations deadlines MAY Committee mark-ups JULY Possible Floor consideration

Budget vs. Appropriations Budget = framework Appropriations = the real deal

Budget The President requests annual appropriations in his budget submission in February. This is the starting point. Congress considers that framework, and tries to pass their own budget – with overall numbers, no specifics.

Appropriations The Appropriations Committee divides the total amount from the budget across 13 spending bills – one for each Appropriations Subcommittee. Each Appropriations Subcommittee begins work on its annual spending bill for the relevant areas of government operations. The subcommittees work off the Administration's budget request, as well as the previous year's spending bills, incorporating any new priorities Congress may have.

What makes the appropriations process unique? It must happen every year to keep the government operating. If the appropriations bills aren’t law by the start of the fiscal year on October 1st, the lights go out. Although House rules prohibit authorizing legislation in appropriations bills, Congress sometimes attaches legislative provisions as ‘riders.’ Unlike authorizing bills, which make policy, the point of appropriations is to distribute federal funds.

The Cardinals The appropriations process is led by the Chairmen and Chairwomen of the 13 Appropriations Subcommittees – called Cardinals – because these are 13 of the most powerful people in Washington. For the most part, the level of funding in each bucket is left solely to the cardinals and other committee members.

Homework! Identify members and groups for Labor/HHS and CJS Members districts/states Finalize appropriations requests Finalize authorization priorities Develop one pager One pager on data Identify programs to highlight Outreach, invitation to events, relationship building with each office

Meeting with a Legislator Know your legislator/staffer Prepare Have a message Have an “ASK” Prepare materials Follow up

Before the Meeting Know the Legislator Prepare materials Facebook them Appeal to personal, professional, and legislative concerns Know their district/state Prepare materials Concise (no more than one page) All politics is local – make your pitch, ask and materials local Staff are important (sometimes more important than the member) If you are bringing people in, make sure they are prepared

During the Meeting Have business cards, including business cards of anyone else you are bringing in Be Clear Be Concise Have key message Have an ASK Give them your one pager

Don’t Drown Them in Paper NOT NOT THIS A Note About Being Pretty: We have a tendency to want to share our pretty materials. The field may like slick documents and fancy materials, but the hill does not. They can’t share it with their boss, they can’t take credit for the ideas or work and it’s just clutter to them (staff on average have ten meetings per day, times that by 7 days per week, maybe 45 weeks of being in session and you basically don’t have a desk to sit at). We can share some of these items electronically, but don’t bring it unless they ask for it.

After the Meeting Follow up Send an email or thank you letter Make sure you get any promised items to the staff ASAP

Building Relationships The key getting things done is building relationships Not making friends – but becoming a reliable, valued resource to staff and members How do you do that? Do as much of a staffer’s job as you possible can. Prep for meetings, memos, talking points, background. If an office needs something, you do it, and you do it quickly. Give them credit. Make it local.

Do's and Don'ts DO Be brief. Be honest. Acknowledge opposing arguments and any political liabilities. Leave behind a one-page fact sheet summarizing your position. Include your name, email and telephone number. DON’T Overwhelm them with too much information or jargon. Be afraid to say you don't know. Bring binders, folders or stacks of paper (they will just wind up in the trash).