Budget for FY2001

Citation

Fitzsimmons, E. (2000), "Budget for FY2001", The Bottom Line, Vol. 13 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/bl.2000.17013cab.004

Budget for FY2001

President Clinton's budget request for FY2001 contains $173 million for the Office of Library Services, which is part of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This represents an increase of $18,500,163 over current funding. The IMLS funding has two main goals:

1. 1.

   increasing technological access to museum and library resources; and

2. 2.

   building community partnerships

While the increase was greeted positively, Lynne Bradley, deputy executive director of the ALA Washington Office, expressed disappointment at the lack of Title VI funding (school library materials) and concern about the funding of technology to the detriment of other materials.

Both the House and Senate passed budget resolutions (H. con. Res. 290) on 17 April outlining spending for FY2001. Overall discretionary spending was $600.3 billion, with $310.8 billion for defense and $289.4 for non-defense spending. The bill provides for $11.6 billion tax cuts for FY2001 and at least $150 over five years. Both versions set aside Social Security surpluses, which decreases the chance of increased spending for education or social services. There are also measures to prevent use of some of the strategies that have been used in the past for spreading spending into the next fiscal year or declaring spending (for example, the FY2000 census funding) emergencies. The overall effect of the resolution is to decrease spending in almost all 302(b) allocations. For example, the Legislative Branch appropriations, which include the Library of Congress, the GPO, and the Depository Library program, at $2.36 billion would be $94 million less than the $2.54 billion in FY2000. It is expected that the Appropriations Subcommittees in the House will bring mark-ups on their bills in early May 2000.

Eileen FitzsimonsFitzsimons Editorial Services

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