FCC Fiscal Year 2016 Budget in Brief

The Federal Communications Commission requests a fiscal year 2016 appropriation of $388,000,000 from offsetting collections and a $25,000,000 transfer of funds from the Universal Service Fund for a total Salaries and Expenses direct program level of $413,000,000. Over 90 percent of the increase relative to FY 2015 enacted represents the funds needed in FY 2016 to initiate a required move through GSA to new headquarters or headquarters restacking. This process is necessitated by the expiration of the FCC’s current lease. GSA is working with the FCC to identify the most-cost effective alternative to the current leasing agreement. Otherwise, the FCC requests funds to follow through on essential information technology upgrades, as well as other projects initiated during FYs 2014 and 2015, including increasing the Office of Inspector General baseline budget, developing and implementing the Do-Not-Call registry for telephone numbers used by Public Safety Answering Points, and continuing activities in support of the National Broadband Map. The FY 2016 budget request will be used to support the following Strategic Goals:
1) Promoting Economic Growth and National Leadership
2) Protecting Public Interest Goals
3) Making Network Work For Everyone
4) Promoting Operational Excellence