Examples of Specific Cabinet Level Department Exemptions:
Department of Agriculture
• Food Safety and Inspector Service personnel
• Field inspection of meat, poultry, and egg products
• Agricultural Marketing Services
o Activities to protect national security, life, and property
• Farm Services Agency:
o Emergency and Natural Disasters Response (i.e., floods);
o Protection of buildings and other property and investments owned by the United States when the suspension of such activities would cause a threat to government property
• Food Safety and Inspection Service:
o Food Safety and Inspector Service personnel
o Field inspection of meat, poultry and egg products
• Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services:
o Agency Administration for SNAP
o Child Nutrition and School Lunch programs
• Forest Service:
o Personnel for fire suppression, emergency and natural disasters response, law enforcement
o Protection of Federal lands, buildings, waterways, equipment and other property
o All contracts in support of cyber security and infrastructure operations
o Emergency and Defense Preparedness
• NRCS:
o Personnel Support to Emergency Watershed Protection Program
o Dam Safety and Rehab
• Research, Education, and Economics:
o The security, care, and maintenance of all plants and animals scheduled to be used in research experiments
• Office of General Counsel:
o Associate General Counsel - (SNAP, school lunch and other feeding programs, international food aid and disaster-related commodity purchase programs)
o Deputy Assistant General Counsel - (food safety programs administered by the Food Safety Inspection Service)
Department of Homeland Security
• Border security programs, including Border Patrol and CBP Air and Marine operations
• Ports of Entry Operations, including CBP Cargo Security and Revenue Collections;
• Immigration Enforcement and Removal Operations
• ICE Homeland Security Investigations
• TSA Transportation Security, including aviation passenger screening;
• TSA Federal Air Marshal Service
• U.S. Coast Guard military/defense operations
• U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security (includes port security/enforcement of laws/treaties)
• Secret Service Protection of Persons and Facilities
• Cyber Security Programs
• Office of Biometric Identity Management
• Federal Protective Service
• State and Local Fusion Centers
• National Operations Center Watch Operations
• DHS Intelligence Operations (includes collection, analysis and dissemination conducted by components)
• BioWatch
In addition, certain activities that will not be affected by a lapse in annual appropriations include:
• Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program;
• Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program;
• Disaster Relief Operations;
• National Flood Insurance Program;
• Citizenship and Immigration Services (except E-Verify)
Department of Health and Human Services
• Indian Health Service (IHS) clinics
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA):
o Community Health Centers;
o National Health Service Corps;
o Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Home Visiting program;
o National Practitioner Databanks; and
o Hansen’s Disease Program.
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
o Patient care for current NIH Clinical Center patients; and
o Animal care services to protect the health of NIH animals.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
o Minimal support to protect the health and well-being of U.S. citizens here and abroad through a significantly reduced capacity to respond to outbreak investigations, processing of laboratory samples, and maintaining the agency’s 24/7 emergency operations center.
o World Trade Center health program,
o U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),
o CDC’s Global AIDS program,
o Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act (EEOICPA);
o Vaccines for Children (VFC) program; and
o Certain childhood obesity activities and asbestos exposure in Libby, Montana.
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
o Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF); and
o CMS-funded work related to measure development for the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) –
o Limited activities related to its user fee funded programs, including the activities in the Center for Tobacco Products.
o Select vital activities including maintaining critical consumer protection to handle emergencies, high-risk recalls, civil and criminal investigations, import entry review, and other critical public health issues.
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) –
o Large portions of ACA activities, including coordination between Medicaid and the Marketplace, as well as insurance rate reviews, and assessment of a portion of insurance premiums that are used on medical services.
o Medicare Program
o Medicaid and CHIP
• Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
o Federal Parent Locator Service;
o Personal Responsibility Education and Health Profession Opportunity Grants;
o Child support and foster care services; and
o Unaccompanied Alien Children program.
• Administration for Community Living (ACL)
o Aging and Disability Resource Centers; and
o Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
o Disaster Distress Helpline;
o Treatment Locator;
o Treatment Referral Line; and
o Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
o Minimal readiness and limited staffing for all-hazards preparedness and response operations including the Secretary’s Operations Center, the National Disaster Medical System, and specialized medical countermeasure response.
Department of Defense
• Military personnel on active duty, including reserve component personnel on Federal active duty
• Response to emergencies, including fire protection, physical and personnel security; law enforcement and counter-terrorism; intelligence support;
• Defense support to civil authorities in response to disasters or other imminent threats to life and property
• Foreign humanitarian assistance in response to disaster or other crises posing imminent threat to life
• Counseling and other services and support for victims of sexual assault
Department of Education
• Title I and Title II, ESEA
• Grants to states for IDEA, Part B
• Career & Tech Education
• Mandatory or multi-year funds are exempt:
o Pell Grants
o Direct Loan Program
o Race to the Top
Department of Energy (DOE)
Of its approximate 14,000 personnel, DOE has identified approximately 1,000 employees that are exempted from furlough. This includes over 300 employees with the National Nuclear Security Administration and several hundred employees with DOE’s power administrations (Bonneville Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration, Southeastern Power Administration, and Western Area Power Administration).
Department of Homeland Security
• Border security programs, including Border Patrol and CBP Air and Marine operations
• Ports of Entry Operations, including CBP Cargo Security and Revenue Collections;
• Immigration Enforcement and Removal Operations
• ICE Homeland Security Investigations
• TSA Transportation Security, including aviation passenger screening;
• TSA Federal Air Marshal Service
• U.S. Coast Guard military/defense operations
• U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security (includes port security/enforcement of laws/treaties)
• Secret Service Protection of Persons and Facilities
• Cyber Security Programs
• Office of Biometric Identity Management
• Federal Protective Service
• State and Local Fusion Centers
• National Operations Center Watch Operations
• DHS Intelligence Operations (includes collection, analysis and dissemination conducted by components)
• BioWatch
In addition, certain activities that will not be affected by a lapse in annual appropriations include:
• Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program;
• Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program;
• Disaster Relief Operations;
• National Flood Insurance Program;
• Citizenship and Immigration Services (except E-Verify)
Department of Health and Human Services
• Indian Health Service (IHS) clinics
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA):
o Community Health Centers;
o National Health Service Corps;
o Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Home Visiting program;
o National Practitioner Databanks; and
o Hansen’s Disease Program.
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
o Patient care for current NIH Clinical Center patients; and
o Animal care services to protect the health of NIH animals.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
o Minimal support to protect the health and well-being of U.S. citizens here and abroad through a significantly reduced capacity to respond to outbreak investigations, processing of laboratory samples, and maintaining the agency’s 24/7 emergency operations center.
o World Trade Center health program,
o U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),
o CDC’s Global AIDS program,
o Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA);
o Vaccines for Children (VFC) program; and
o Certain childhood obesity activities and asbestos exposure in Libby, Montana.
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
o Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF); and
o CMS-funded work related to measure development for the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) –
o Limited activities related to its user fee funded programs, including the activities in the Center for Tobacco Products.
o Select vital activities including maintaining critical consumer protection to handle emergencies, high-risk recalls, civil and criminal investigations, import entry review, and other critical public health issues.
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) –
o Large portions of ACA activities, including coordination between Medicaid and the Marketplace, as well as insurance rate reviews, and assessment of a portion of insurancepremiums that are used on medical services.
o Medicare Program
o Medicaid and CHIP
• Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
o Federal Parent Locator Service;
o Personal Responsibility Education and Health Profession Opportunity Grants;
o Child support and foster care services; and
o Unaccompanied Alien Children program.
• Administration for Community Living (ACL)
o Aging and Disability Resource Centers; and
o Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
o Disaster Distress Helpline;
o Treatment Locator;
o Treatment Referral Line; and
o Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
o Minimal readiness and limited staffing for all-hazards preparedness and response operations including the Secretary’s Operations Center, the National Disaster Medical System, and specialized medical countermeasure response.
