CSB Publishes FY 2027 Budget Request

 Yesterday, the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) published their Budget Request for FY 2027. This year’s budget request was shorter than last year’s, two paragraphs instead of three. The first is standard boilerplate describing the Board’s purpose in life. The second reiterates the fact that the President is again trying to defund the CSB. It notes:  

“The President's Budget proposes to eliminate funding for the Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) as part of the Administration's plans to streamline functions across government. The President’s Budget proposes $0 for the CSB's FY 2027 budget.” 

Back in 2017 when the 45 tried to defund the CSB, the Board noted that fact in their FY 2018 budget request (pg 5) but completed their typical budget request document in any case. The reason for that is that the Board is required to independently submit their annual budget request to Congress per 42 U.S.C. §7412(r)(6)(R). 

It is disappointing that the Board has again succumbed to Presidential intimidation and has not provided Congress an outline of what the Board intends to accomplish in 2027 and the support it needs from Congress to implement those intentions. Hopefully, Congress will once again ignore the President and fund the CSB when the FY 2027 EPA spending bill is crafted and passed.