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FY24 Full Committee Markup – Homeland Security and Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bills.

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Mark (summary).

The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies bill provides a non-defense discretionary total of $25.313 billion for programs under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee, $532 million (2.1%) below the FY23 enacted level and $3.622 billion (12.5%) below the FY24 President’s Budget Request.

• FY 2024 USDA Budget request: $32.6 billion, slightly more than 16.9 percent increase, or $4.7 billion, above the 2023 enacted level
• Explanatory notes

$12 billion of the budget is seen by USDA as climate-related, including:

• $4.6 billion of the Forest Service budget
• $3.2 billion of the Natural Resources Conservation Service budget
• $2.2 billion of the Farm Service Agency budget
• $1.3 billion in rural development services
• $0.5 billion in scientific research programs

Homeland Security Subcommittee Mark.

The Homeland Security bill includes $91.511 billion in total discretionary appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, including $62.793 billion within the bill’s allocation, $5.837 billion in discretionary appropriations offset by fee collections, and $20.261 billion as an allocation adjustment for major disaster response and recovery activities. The total, within the allocation, is $2.090 billion above the Fiscal Year 2023 level. For FEMA, the subcommittee mark provides $26.062 billion, which is $388.6 million above FY23 and $178.4 million above the request. It eliminates funding for the Emergency Food and Shelter-Humanitarian Program and its successor, the Shelter and Services Program, which administers funds to local governments and nongovernmental organizations to provide assistance to migrants and people experiencing homelessness.

The FY FEMA 2024 budget request is $30.2 billion, including $20.3 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund and $4.8 billion for the National Flood Insurance Program.

The FY 2024 Budget includes an increase to create a full-time, dedicated policy and coordination office to lead FEMA’s focus on climate adaptation, impacts, and lead coordination with FEMA program offices, the Federal Interagency, and SLTT partners in support of FEMA’s programs.