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 2021 appropriations acts will become available for programs in 2022 or beyond. Since these appropriations are not available until after 2021, the amounts will not be included in the 2021 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 2019 or will request, in 2021, advance appropriations for 2022 and beyond and cites the applicable authorizing statute.
For additional information on advance appropriations, please refer to the Budget Process chapter in the Analytical Perspectives volume.
Advance Appropriations by Agency in the 2021 Budget (Budget authority in millions of dollars)
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| Agency/Program | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 Request |
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| Discretionary One-year Advances: | ||||
| Department of Education (20 U.S.C. 1223): | ||||
| Improving Elementary and Secondary Education | ....... | ....... | ....... | 12,523 |
| Education for the Disadvantaged | 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 | ....... |
| 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 | 1,712 |
| Enacted Cancellation (Public Law 115–245) | –53 | ....... | ....... | ....... |
| Proposed Cancellation of 2021 Enacted Advance | ....... | ....... | –60 | ....... |
| Department of Veterans Affairs (Public Law 111–81): | ||||
| Medical Services | 49,161 | 51,411 | 56,158 | 58,897 |
| Medical Support and Compliance | 7,239 | 7,239 | 7,914 | 8,403 |
| Enacted Cancellations (Public Law 115–244) | –211 | ....... | ....... | ....... |
| Medical Facilities | 5,914 | 6,142 | 6,433 | 6,735 |
| Medical Community Care | 8,385 | 10,758 | 17,131 | 20,148 |
| Discretionary Two-year Advances: | ||||
| Corporation for Public Broadcasting (47 U.S.C. 396)1 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 465 |
| Proposed Cancellation of 2021 and 2022 Enacted Advances | ....... | ....... | –415 | –437 |
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| Subtotal, Discretionary Advance Appropriations | 99,648 | 104,763 | 116,374 | 122,920 |
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| Department of Health and Human Services: | ||||
| Grants to States for Medicaid (42 U.S.C. 1396–1) | 134,848 | 137,932 | 139,903 | 148,732 |
| Payments to States for Child Support Enforcement and Family Support (42 U.S.C. Ch. 7) | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 |
| Payments for Foster Care and Permanency (Public Law 96–272) | 2,700 | 2,800 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| Department of Labor: | ||||
| Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners (30 U.S.C. 921) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs (Public Law 113–235):2 | ||||
| Compensation and Pensions | 95,768 | 109,017 | 118,247 | 129,314 |
| Readjustment Benefits | 11,832 | 14,065 | 12,579 | 14,941 |
| Veterans Insurance and Indemnities | 109 | 111 | 129 | 137 |
| Social Security Administration: | ||||
| Supplemental Security Income Program (42 U.S.C. 1381) | 19,500 | 19,700 | 19,900 | 19,600 |
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| Total, Advance Appropriations | 365,820 | 389,802 | 411,546 | 440,058 |
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