An advance appropriation is one made to become available one year or more beyond the year for which the appropriations act is passed. Advance appropriations in 2022 appropriations acts will become available for programs in 2023 or beyond. Since these appropriations are not available until after 2022, the amounts will not be included in the 2022 totals, but will be reflected in the totals for the year for which they are requested.
The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (31 U.S.C. 1105(a)(17)) requires inclusion in the budget of "information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for grants, contracts, and other payments under each program for which there is an authorization of appropriations for that following fiscal year when the appropriations are authorized to be included in an appropriation law for the fiscal year before the fiscal year in which the appropriation is to be available for obligation." In fulfillment of this requirement, the accompanying table lists those accounts that have either received discretionary or mandatory advance appropriations since 2020 or will request, in 2022, advance appropriations for 2023 and beyond and cites the applicable authorizing statute.
For additional information on advance appropriations, please refer to the Budget Concepts chapter in the Analytical Perspectives volume.
Advance Appropriations by Agency in the 2022 Budget (Budget authority in millions of dollars)
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Agency/Program | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 Request |
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Discretionary One-year Advances: | ||||
Department of Education (20 U.S.C. 1223): | ||||
Education for the Disadvantaged | 10,841 | 10,841 | 10,841 | 10,841 |
Special Education | 9,283 | 9,283 | 9,283 | 9,283 |
Career, Technical, and Adult Education | 791 | 791 | 791 | 791 |
School Improvement Programs | 1,681 | 1,681 | 1,681 | 1,681 |
Department of Health and Human Services: | ||||
Indian Health Services | ....... | ....... | ....... | 6,153 |
Indian Health Facilities | ....... | ....... | ....... | 1,527 |
Department of Housing and Urban Development (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.): | ||||
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
Project-Based Rental Assistance | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
Department of Labor: | ||||
Training and Employment Services (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) | 1,772 | 1,772 | 1,772 | 1,772 |
Department of Veterans Affairs (Public Law 111–81): | ||||
Medical Services | 51,411 | 56,158 | 58,897 | 70,323 |
Medical Community Care | 10,758 | 17,131 | 20,148 | 24,157 |
Medical Support and Compliance | 7,239 | 7,914 | 8,403 | 9,673 |
Medical Facilities | 6,142 | 6,433 | 6,735 | 7,134 |
Discretionary Two-year Advances: | ||||
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (47 U.S.C. 396)1 | 445 | 445 | 465 | 475 |
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Subtotal, Discretionary Advance Appropriations | 104,763 | 116,849 | 123,416 | 148,210 |
Mandatory: | ||||
Department of Agriculture: | ||||
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (7 U.S.C. 2027) | ....... | ....... | ....... | 17,805 |
Department of Health and Human Services: | ||||
Grants to States for Medicaid (42 U.S.C. 1396–1) | 137,932 | 139,903 | 148,732 | 165,722 |
Payments to States for Child Support Enforcement and Family Support (42 U.S.C. Ch. 7) | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,300 |
Payments for Foster Care and Permanency (Public Law 96–272) | 2,800 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,200 |
Contract Support Costs2 | ....... | ....... | ....... | 1,142 |
Payments for Tribal Leases2 | ....... | ....... | ....... | 150 |
Department of Labor: | ||||
Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners (30 U.S.C. 921) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Department of Veterans Affairs (Public Law 113–235): | ||||
Compensation and Pensions | 109,017 | 118,247 | 130,228 | 147,569 |
Readjustment Benefits | 14,065 | 12,579 | 14,947 | 8,907 |
Veterans Insurance and Indemnities | 111 | 129 | 137 | 110 |
Social Security Administration: | ||||
Supplemental Security Income Program (42 U.S.C. 1381) | 19,700 | 19,900 | 19,600 | 15,600 |
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Total, Advance Appropriations | 389,802 | 412,021 | 441,474 | 509,726 |
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