S2321-118

Reported

Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 13, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

Appropriates funds for Departments of Commerce and Justice, science agencies, and related programs for fiscal year 2024. Establishes administrative provisions for fund usage.

Who Benefits and How

Commerce and Justice programs receive funding. Science agencies continue operations. Law enforcement and trade programs funded.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Taxpayers fund appropriations. Agencies must follow transfer limits of 5% between appropriations.

Key Provisions

  • Appropriates CJS funds for FY2024
  • Limits transfers between appropriations to 5%
  • No appropriation may increase more than 10% via transfer

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Appropriates funds for Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies for FY2024

Who Benefits

  • Commerce Department
  • DOJ
  • Science agencies

Who Bears Costs

  • Taxpayers

Key Policy Areas

Appropriations, Commerce, Justice, Science

Primary Purpose

Appropriates funds for Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies for FY2024

Policy Domains

Appropriations Commerce Justice Science

Legislative Strategy

"Annual appropriations for commerce, justice, science"

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 13, 2023

Mrs. Shaheen, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
66 mentions across 62 clauses
+24 positive -42 negative

ATF, ATF and federal law enforcement, Agencies funded by the Act

Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, US Trade Representative face effects in multiple directions

Positive-direction: Bureau of Economic Analysis and Census, Bureau of Prisons employees, Coastal zone management grant recipients, DOJ Office of Inspector General, Departments of Commerce, Justice, and related agencies, NIST and semiconductor research programs, NOAA, NOAA Ketchikan facility, NOAA commissioned officer corps, NOAA recreational fishing programs, NTIA, Office of Justice Programs, Performance Partnership Pilot participants, State and local governments partnering with NOAA, State and local governments with fiscal hardship, State medical marijuana programs

Negative-direction: ATF, ATF and federal law enforcement, Agencies funded by the Act, Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Justice, NASA, NSF IT programs, Commerce, Justice, NSF, NASA, Commerce, NASA, NSF, DEA, DOJ IT programs, DOJ Working Capital Fund, DOJ grant programs serving students, DOJ programs, DOJ training programs, EDA grant administrators, Economic Development Administration, Emergency appropriations recipients, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal agencies, Federal agencies receiving appropriations, Federal employees traveling on agency funds, Inspectors General, NASA, NOAA satellite programs, National Technical Information Service, State Department, US Attorneys with dual responsibilities, US Marshals Service

Manufacturing
10 mentions across 8 clauses
+8 positive -2 negative

Canadian firearms importers, Energy-efficient lighting manufacturers, False Made in America labelers

Positive-direction: Canadian firearms importers, Energy-efficient lighting manufacturers, Firearms collectors and importers, Firearms importers, Firearms industry, Semiconductor industry, US firearms parts exporters to Canada, US manufacturers

Negative-direction: False Made in America labelers, Tobacco exporters

General Public
6 mentions across 6 clauses
+6 positive

9/11 victims and families, NTIS customers, Parents at school board meetings

Professional Services
4 mentions across 4 clauses
-4 negative

Federal contractors, Grant and contract recipients, Herbert C. Hoover Building tenants

National Security
4 mentions across 3 clauses
+1 positive -2 negative ?1 uncertain

Department of Defense, Guantanamo Bay detention facility, Intelligence agencies

Positive-direction: Intelligence agencies

Negative-direction: Department of Defense

Civic Organizations
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+3 positive

Animal welfare organizations, Civil liberties advocates, Civil liberties organizations

Defense
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+1 positive -1 negative

Chinese space program, Satellite manufacturing contractors

Positive-direction: Satellite manufacturing contractors

Negative-direction: Chinese space program

Educational Services
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Aviation training institutions, Research institutions and universities

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Commerce Justice Science Appropriations

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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