Agency Divisions for Trade Get Funding Through Sept. 30, 2021

There will be $840 million in emergency appropriations for CBP, in light of its lost fees during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of many areas where Congress voted to dedicate additional funding through Sept. 30, 2021. The massive omnibus spending bill that passed both chambers late on Dec. 21 also dedicated an additional $10 million for ports of entry technology. The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund will receive $50 million more than in the last fiscal year. It uses 92% of the fees collected for maintenance purposes, an estimated $1.68 billion in all in the current fiscal year.

There will be $635 million in emergency appropriations for the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection program, and $21 million more this fiscal year for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, for $1.067 billion in total for APHIS. The Commerce Department's International Trade Administration is receiving $19.75 million more than the previous fiscal year's funding, with $541 million total. The Bureau of Industry and Security will receive $133 million, an increase of $5.3 million over FY20.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will have $15 million from the trade enforcement trust fund and $55 million in general funding, an increase of $1 million. The International Trade Commission is being funded at $103 million this fiscal year, $2 million less than the agency's request, which it said was needed to manage increased case loads, but still, $3.6 million more than was spent in the previous fiscal year.