[Budget of the United States Government]
[Front Matter]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 1999 contains the
Budget Message of the President and information on the President's 1999
budget proposals. In addition, the Budget includes the Nation's first
comprehensive Government-wide Performance Plan.
Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the United States Government,
Fiscal Year 1999 contains analyses that are designed to highlight
specified subject areas or provide other significant presentations of
budget data that place the budget in perspective.
The Analytical Perspectives volume includes economic and accounting
analyses; information on Federal receipts and collections; analyses of
Federal spending; detailed information on Federal borrowing and debt;
the Budget Enforcement Act preview report; current services estimates;
and other technical presentations. It also includes information on the
budget system and concepts and a listing of the Federal programs by
agency and account.
Historical Tables, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal
Year 1999 provides data on budget receipts, outlays, surpluses or
deficits, Federal debt, and Federal employment covering an extended time
period--in most cases beginning in fiscal year 1940 or earlier and
ending in fiscal year 2003. These are much longer time periods than
those covered by similar tables in other budget documents. As much as
possible, the data in this volume and all other historical data in the
budget documents have been made consistent with the concepts and
presentation used in the 1999 Budget, so the data series are comparable
over time.
Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 1999--Appendix
contains detailed information on the various appropriations and funds
that constitute the budget and is designed primarily for the use of the
Appropriations Committee. The Appendix contains more detailed financial
information on individual programs and appropriation accounts than any
of the other budget documents. It includes for each agency: the proposed
text of appropriations language, budget schedules for each account, new
legislative proposals, explanations of the work to be performed and the
funds needed, and proposed general provisions applicable to the
appropriations of entire agencies or group of agencies. Information is
also provided on certain activities whose outlays are not part of the
budget totals.
A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget, Budget of the United States
Government, Fiscal Year 1999 provides general information about the
budget and the budget process for the general public.
Budget System and Concepts, Fiscal Year 1999 contains an explanation
of the system and concepts used to formulate the President's budget
proposals.
Budget Information for States, Fiscal Year 1999 is an Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) publication that provides proposed State-by-
State obligations for the major Federal formula grant programs to State
and local governments. The allocations are based on the proposals in the
President's budget. The report is released after the budget and can be
obtained from the Publications Office of the Executive Office of the
President, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503; (202) 395-7332.
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GENERAL NOTES
1. All years referred to are fiscal years, unless otherwise noted.
2. Detail in this document may not add to the totals due to rounding.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. The Budget Message of the President........................ 1
II. Preparing the Nation For a New American Century............ 9
III. Creating a Bright Economic Future.......................... 21
IV. Improving Performance Through Better Management............ 33
V. Preparing For the 21st Century.............................
1. Investing in Education and Training............... 51
2. Supporting Working Families....................... 61
3. Strengthening Health Care......................... 69
4. Protecting the Environment........................ 77
5. Investing in Infrastructure....................... 85
6. Promoting Research................................ 93
7. Enforcing the Law................................. 105
8. Strengthening the American Community.............. 115
9. Advancing United States Leadership in the World... 125
10. Supporting the World's Strongest Military Force... 133
VI. Investing in the Common Good: Program Performance in Federal
Functions
11. Overview......................................... 143
12. National Defense................................. 149
13. International Affairs............................ 155
14. General Science, Space, and Technology........... 161
15. Energy........................................... 167
16. Natural Resources and Environment................ 173
17. Agriculture...................................... 181
18. Commerce and Housing Credit...................... 187
19. Transportation................................... 193
20. Community and Regional Development............... 199
21. Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 205
22. Health........................................... 213
23. Medicare......................................... 219
24. Income Security.................................. 223
25. Social Security.................................. 229
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TABLE OF CONTENTS--Continued
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26. Veterans Benefits and Services................... 233
27. Administration of Justice........................ 239
28. General Government............................... 245
29. Net Interest..................................... 249
30. Allowances....................................... 253
31. Undistributed Offsetting Receipts................ 255
32. Regulation: Costs and Benefits................... 257
33. Detailed Functional Tables....................... 261
VII. Summary Tables
1999 Budget Proposals................................. 341
Summaries by Agency................................... 359
Other Summary Tables.................................. 365
VIII. List of Charts and Tables............................... 369
IX. OMB Contributors to the 1999 Budget..................... 377