The major changes from the Housepassed bill are: First. funding for law enforcement is $200 million above the House level. second. it is offset by rescissions of prior year funding totaling minus $200 million. and third. there is a decrease in State/ USIA funding. $370 million below the House level due to a lower 602(b) allocation. Overall. for law enforcement programs. the conference report includes $14.6 billion. which is a 19percent increase over 1995. More than half of the funding in this bill is for our No. 1 domestic priority. to fight crime and drugs and control illegal immigration. More than half. The $3.95 billion in crime trust funds provides major new initiatives to help States and local authorities fight crime.
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