[20180531]IF10898_林业局：2018财年拨款和2019财年申请.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov May 31, 2018Forest Service: FY2018 Appropriations and FY2019 RequestThe Forest Service (FS) is responsible for managing 193 million acres of land in the National Forest System (NFS); conducting forestry research; and providing assistance to state, local, private, and international forest owners. FS is an agency within the Department of Agriculture, yet it generally receives discretionary appropriations through the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. For FY2018, total FS discretionary appropriations were $6.581 billion. This figure includes $5.934 billion in regular appropriations provided in the FY2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 115-141) and $646.3 million in supplemental appropriations provided for disaster response and recovery (P.L. 115-72 and P.L. 115-123) and designated as emergency funding, outside of discretionary spending limits. In total, FY2018 discretionary appropriations were 18% ($1.0 billion) above the FY2017 appropriations of $5.596 billion. For FY2019, the Administration requested $4.658 billion, 29% less than the FY2018-enacted level. FY2018 Discretionary Appropriations FS discretionary appropr