1、 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i FY2019 Appropriations for the Department of Energy name redacted Analyst in Energy Policy Updated September 12, 2018 Overview The Department of Energy (DOE) is funded through the Energy and Water Development appropriation
2、s bill. The Presidents FY2019 budget request is $30.4 billion for the DOE, approximately $4.2 billion (12%) less than the FY2018 enacted level of $34.6 billion (see P.L. 115-141 and Title III of Division D, Explanatory Statement on page H2481). Conference report H.Rept. 115-929 to accompany H.R. 589
3、5, which includes the FY2019 Energy and Water appropriations bill in a three-bill “minibus” funding bill, was filed on September 10, 2018. According to the joint explanatory statement, the report would fund DOE at $35.7 billion$1.1 billion above the FY2018 enacted level and $5.3 billion above the re
4、quest. Proposed changes to the DOE budget are illustrated in Figure 1, which compares the FY2018 enacted levels to the FY2019 request and FY2019 conference report. Funding Proposed in the Request The Presidents request would increase overall funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration (