The stimulus at a glance: The latest on IT-related proposals

The House and Senate versions of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package contain more than $70 billion in proposed information technology spending.

 

IT Spending Proposals in Stimulus Package

(in millions of dollars)

Updated February 13, 2009


President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package, which Congress approved Feb. 13, includes several provisions designed to prime the pump with technological innovations and efficiencies. The House passed its version of the bill Jan. 26. A companion Senate measure was approved in committee and went to the floor Feb. 3. A House and Senate conference committee approved a $789 billion bill Feb. 13. The House passed it 246-183, with all Republicans voting against the bill, Feb. 13, and the Senate also approved it Feb. 13 with a 60-38 vote. Obama had requested that a final version be sent to him by the Presidents Day recess Feb. 13. Here are the technology-related proposals. (Source: H.R. 1 and Senate Report 111-3)
Department/Program   House Senate Conf   Notes
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Rural Utilities Service   $2,285 $200 $2,500

broadband development; distance learning
Farm Service Agency   $245

$50

includes IT

 




COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
Census Bureau   $1,000 $1,000 $1,000


National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)  




Wireless   $1,000



Broadband

  $1,825 $9,000

$3,920



Broadband grants


$780
broadand grants include $200 million for public computers; $250 million for innovative broadband grants and $350 for a broadband inventory map
State broadband data grants   $350



Digital-to-analog converter boxes   $650 $650 $650

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)   $500 $575 $580
scientific research, construction
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)   $600 $1,222 $830

House: satellite development, climate data modeling. Senate: Operations, research, procurement, construction
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Tactical law enforcement, wireless communications  
$200


Byrne state grants

 

$3,000


$2,000


includes personnel, equipment and IT

Internet Crimes Against Children




$50

SCIENCE





NASA  
$1,502 $950

National Science Foundation   $2,500 $1,402 $2,500

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Procurement  
$100


R&D  
$200


Facility sustainment, restoration, modernization

  $4,500



Operations and maintenance, including energy efficiency


$3,971


Energy research development   $350


testing, evaluation, improvements in energy generation, transmission, regulation, usage and storage
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Energy efficiency & renewable energy   $2,000 $14,398 $16,800
House: $2 billion for R&D, demonstration, accelerated development, including advanced batteries, to include $800 million for biomass and $400 million for geothermal. Senate: $2 billion for advanced batteries and components; $2.65 billion for technology development.
Electricity delivery, energy reliability   $4,500 $4,500 $4,500
smart grid technologies
Science  
$430

$1,600



Innovative technology loan guarantees   $8,000 $10,000 $6,600

Fossil energy   $2,400
$3,400
carbon capture and sequestration technology
Advanced Research Projects Agency   $2,000
$400

includes $100 million for advanced scientific computing
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)
Green federal buildings   $6,000 $6,000 $4,500

DHS headquarters consolidation - SHOULD GO IN DHS SECTION  
$448 $200

Energy-efficient motor vehicle fleet   $600 $602 $300

Small Business Administration   $426
$630
loan guarantees
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Customs and Border Protection   $100 $200 $100

border security fencing, infrastructure & technology
Construction   $150 $800 $420

Immigration and Customs Enforcement  
$28 $20
automation modernization
Transportation Security Administration   $ 500 $1,200 $1,000

aviation security

Coast Guard Acquisition and construction

FEMA

 

$98



shore facilities and aids to navigation


State and local programs


$300
$150 for transit security and $150 for port security
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
U.S. Geological SURVEY (USGS) - NOTE NAME   $200 $135 $140

surveys, investigations and research
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)
Indian Health Service   $550 $545 $500

includes health IT
Health resources and services   $1,000 $1,088 $2,500
includes health IT
Regional health information exchanges   $300


 
NIH National Center for Research Resources   $600
$1,300

renovate and repair non-federal research facilities
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality     $1,100 $700

 
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology   $2,000 $5,000 $2,000

National Institutes of Health (NIH)   $1,500 $3,500 $8,700

 
PHSSEF     $6,670 $50

Medicaid   $600  

for improvements for nursing facilities, including health IT
Social Security Administration     $893

 
National Computer Center   $400  
$500


Disability and retirement processing   $500
$500

Health IT incentive payments   $18,000 $18,000 $17,000
tax provisions
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Worker training and placement grants
$750
$750

high-growth and emerging industries, including $500 million for training for energy efficiency and renewable energy
STATE DEPARTMENT
Backup information management facility   $120
$290

Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI)   $99



EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Enhancing Education Through Technology   $1,000


computers in schools
State grants  




Longitudinal data systems   $250
$250


TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
High-speed rail corridor program   $300 $2,000 $8,000

VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Information technology systems  
$195 $50


TOTALS   $74,300 $93,797


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