Crime and Law Enforcement Appropriations: 

State and Local Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention Grants: $2.7 billion, rejecting most of the President’s $1.4 billion cut, but still $179 million below 2007. From 2001 to 2006 these programs were cut by $2.0 billion ($4.7 billion to $2.7 billion). Last year, the FBI reported that violent crime increased in 2005 and 2006 for the first time in a decade.

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS): $587 million, rejecting the President’s proposed 94  percent cut, and $45.4 million above 2007, to support local law enforcement agencies, including $20 million for the “COPS on the Beat” hiring program, not funded since 2005.

FBI Salaries and Expenses: $6.5 billion, $246 million above 2007 and $50 million above the President’s request. According to the FBI, at the President’s request the Bureau would need to institute a hiring freeze, postpone new programs, and cut operations across the board.

Drug Enforcement Agency: $2.1 billion, $138 million above 2007 and $53 million above the President’s request, for programs to fight illegal drug use.

National Science Foundation Research: $4.8 billion, $156 million above 2007, increasing science and research to ensure the U.S maintains its position as a global leader in scientific research and technology.

National Institute of Standards and Technology Research: $756 million, $79 million above 2007 and $115 million above the President’s request, to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and our quality of life.

Global Climate Change: $1.7 billion, $36 million above the President's request, for initiatives including: a National Academies' Climate Change Committee Study and investigate Global Climate Change and to issue a report making recommendations on strategies to address it; an incentive program to assist business with the development of strategies to combat global warming; and funding for specific research and education projects.