Number: 97-204 Title: Appropriations for FY 1998: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Authors: Dennis W. Snook, Education and Public Welfare Division Abstract: The VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies appropriations bill includes funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and a number of other independent agencies including the National Science Foundation, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Corporation for National and Community Service, and the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program. Pages: 33 Date: November 17, 1997