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FBI Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request Overview

Original title: COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020

January 1, 2019

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The Frame

What this does

The FBI is requesting $9.31 billion in federal funding for 2020, which determines the agency's capacity to investigate cybercrime, counterintelligence, and organized crime, and impacts the resources available for local law enforcement partnerships.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

FBI Personnel

The budget request determines the funding for 35,558 positions, including salaries and operational resources.

State and Local Law Enforcement

The FBI budget supports task force environments and partnerships that provide resources and intelligence to local agencies.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2019.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

FBI Director Christopher Wray presented the agency's $9.31 billion budget request for fiscal year 2020 to the Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations. The request focuses on funding for personnel, technology investments, and six specific program enhancements to address national security and criminal threats.

Key Facts

  • The FBI is requesting a total budget of $9.31 billion for fiscal year 2020.
  • The request includes $9.26 billion for Salaries and Expenses and $51.9 million for Construction.
  • The budget supports 35,558 total positions: 13,201 Special Agents, 3,115 Intelligence Analysts, and 19,242 professional staff.
  • The request includes $144.9 million for six specific program enhancements.
  • Enhancement: $70.5 million for cyber investigative capabilities.
  • Enhancement: $18.3 million to mitigate foreign intelligence service threats.
  • Enhancement: $18.2 million to target transnational organized crime, financial networks, and Darknet networks.
  • Enhancement: $17.2 million to enhance capabilities to render weapons of mass destruction safe.
  • Enhancement: $16.6 million to support the National Vetting Center.
  • Enhancement: $4.2 million to increase capacity for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) services.
  • The request includes a $60 million rescission from Salaries and Expenses and a $159 million rescission from the Construction account.
  • Compared to fiscal year 2019, the total request represents a decrease of $267.8 million.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much money is the FBI requesting for 2020?
The FBI is requesting $9.31 billion in .
What are the main areas the FBI wants to prioritize with new funding?
The Director identified four priority areas: cyber and analytics, transnational organized crime, counterintelligence, and technology investments.
Does this budget request increase or decrease funding compared to 2019?
The total request is $267.8 million less than the 2019 enacted level, primarily due to a large reduction in the construction budget.

Why It Matters

The FBI is requesting $9.31 billion in federal funding for 2020, which determines the agency's capacity to investigate cybercrime, counterintelligence, and organized crime, and impacts the resources available for local law enforcement partnerships.

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Discoveries

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Construction Budget Reduction

The overall decrease in the FBI's budget request is driven by a $333.1 million reduction in the construction account, despite increases in operational and salary expenses.

Connected Entities

personChristopher A. WrayDirector of the FBIMap →
personJerry MoranChairman of the Senate Subcommittee on AppropriationsMap →
organizationFederal Bureau of InvestigationThe agency requesting the budgetMap →
personJeanne ShaheenRanking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on AppropriationsMap →

Sources

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