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Fighting Terror: Administration's Budget Slashes Counterterrorism Programs as Attacks Continue to Increase Abroad
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Abstract
At the request of Senator Claire McCaskill, the Democratic staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs examined the impacts of potential cuts to counterterrorism programs. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for advancing critical federal efforts to prevent and mitigate terror threats in the United States. DHS administers programs that assist state and local government's and other interested stakeholders in preventing and responding to terror threats and incidents. Although the Trump administration proposed an overall increase in the budget of DHS by $4.7 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, or 7.1 percent, numerous critical programs that mitigate terror threats are cut dramatically. After much investigation, it was concluded by the Committee that DHS is responsible for advancing critical federal efforts to prevent and mitigate terror threats in the United States. Budgetary cuts of this magnitude to a variety of important counterterrorism efforts will have significant negative impacts.
Date
2017-07-13
Document Type
Senate Minority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
13 pages
Congress
115
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
16: Defense
PAP Minor Code
1615: Civil Defense and Homeland Security
Related Hearings
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, hearing on "Ideology and Terror: Understanding the Tools, Tactics, and Techniques of Violent Extremism," 115th Cong., S.Hrg. 115-309, (2017, June 14)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "Federal Air Marshal Service: Oversight," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-61, (2015, September 17)
• Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, hearing on "Assessing the Security of Our Critical Transportation Infrastructure," 114th Cong., S.Hrg. 114-582, (2016, December 7)
• House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, hearing on "State of Emergency: The Disaster of Cutting Preparedness Grants," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-59, (2016, March 15)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "Federal Air Marshal Service: Oversight," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-61, (2015, September 17)
• Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, hearing on "Assessing the Security of Our Critical Transportation Infrastructure," 114th Cong., S.Hrg. 114-582, (2016, December 7)
• House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, hearing on "State of Emergency: The Disaster of Cutting Preparedness Grants," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-59, (2016, March 15)
Press Releases and Contextual Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20240922202556/https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/dems/us-senate-report-administration-budget-cuts-counterterrorism-programs-by-583-million/