Senate Appropriations Committee releases FY15 Health & Human Services Appropriations Bill

The Senate Committee on Appropriations released the FY 2015 Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill. A draft report released by the committee provided funding levels for global health programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the John E. Fogarty International Center. Additional funding for global health programs and research conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is not yet available.

Note: The majority of U.S. global health funding is provided through the State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) appropriations bills; learn more about the House SFOPs appropriations bill here and the Senate SFOPs appropriations bill here.

Department / Agency / Area FY14
Enacted
(millions)
FY15 Request
(millions)
FY15 Senate Bill (millions) Difference (millions)
Senate – FY14 Senate – Request
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Global HIV/AIDS $128.4 $128.7 $128.4 $0
(0%)
$-0.3
(-0.2%)
Global Immunization $200.4 $210.9 $210.8 $10.4
(5.2%)
$-0.1
(-0.1%)
Polio Eradication $150.5 $160.9 $160.9 $10.4
(6.9%)
$0
(0%)
Other Global/Measles $49.8 $50.0 $49.8 $0
(0%)
$-0.1
(-0.3%)
Parasitic Disease and Malaria $22.6 $24.4 $24.4 $1.8
(7.9%)
$-0.1
(-0.2%)
Global Public Health Protection $62.0 $100.3 $105.1 $43.1
(69.5%)
$4.9
(4.9%)
Global Health Security Initiative $45.0 $40.0 NA $-5
(-11.1%)
Global Disease Detection & Emergency Response $44.3 $45.5 Not Yet Known
Global Public Health Capacity Development $17.7 $9.8 Not Yet Known
Total CDC: $413.4 $464.3 $468.7 $55.3
(13.4%)
$4.4
(0.9%)
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Fogarty International Center (FIC) $67.4 $67.8 $68.6 $1.2
(1.8%)
$0.9
(1.3%)

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