[Historical Tables]
[Section 8 - Outlays by Budget Enforcement Act Category]
[Table 8.8 - Outlays for Discretionary Programs in Constant (FY 1992) Dollars: 1962-2003]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                                 Table 8.8--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS IN CONSTANT (FY 1992) DOLLARS: 1962-2003                                 
                                                                (in billions of dollars)                                                                
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                 Category and Program                     1962       1963       1964       1965       1966       1967       1968       1969       1970  
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National defense.....................................      272.4      267.5      270.9      250.8      278.2      326.0      353.2      338.3      316.3
International affairs................................       27.8       25.1       21.1       20.9       21.6       22.4       19.7       15.5       14.1
Domestic:                                                                                                                                               
  General science, space and technology:                                                                                                                
    General science and basic research...............        2.5        2.6        3.5        3.5        3.7        3.7        3.8        3.6        3.4
    Space and other technology.......................        6.2       12.0       18.9       22.4       25.0       22.3       18.6       15.5       12.6
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and technology....        8.7       14.6       22.4       25.9       28.6       26.0       22.4       19.1       16.0
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy.............................................        3.3        3.1        3.1        3.7        3.2        3.5        4.2        3.9        3.5
  Natural resources and environment..................       11.5       12.1       12.1       12.6       13.3       13.6       13.7       12.9       12.4
  Agriculture........................................        1.9        2.2        2.3        2.3        2.6        2.8        3.1        2.9        3.0
  Commerce and housing credit........................        6.8        6.5        5.4        7.3        7.9        9.4        8.5        4.0        7.4
  Transportation:                                                                                                                                       
    Ground transportation............................        0.4        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.4        0.5        0.6        1.1        1.1
    Air transportation...............................        3.7        3.7        3.7        3.8        3.8        4.1        4.2        4.5        4.9
    Water and other transportation...................        3.1        3.0        2.8        3.1        2.9        3.1        3.3        3.2        3.1
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation...........................        7.2        7.0        6.8        7.2        7.0        7.8        8.2        8.9        9.1
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Community and regional development.................        2.2        2.5        4.2        4.7        4.5        4.3        5.3        5.8        8.4
  Education, training, employment and social                                                                                                            
   services:                                                                                                                                            
    Education........................................        3.2        3.6        3.7        4.6        9.6       14.1       15.7       14.3       15.7
    Training, employment and social services.........        1.4        1.6        1.9        3.5        7.6        9.9       11.7       11.4       11.0
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment and                                                                                                         
       social services...............................        4.6        5.2        5.7        8.1       17.2       24.0       27.4       25.6       26.7
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health.............................................        5.3        6.0        7.1        6.6        7.4        8.9       10.3       10.8       11.2
  Medicare...........................................  .........  .........  .........  .........        0.3        0.9        0.9        1.1        1.3
  Income security:                                                                                                                                      
    Housing assistance...............................        0.7        0.8        0.8        0.9        0.9        1.0        1.1        1.3        1.7
    Other............................................        1.7        1.4        1.5        1.4        1.5        1.6        1.6        1.7        1.6
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security..........................        2.4        2.1        2.3        2.3        2.4        2.6        2.7        3.0        3.4
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Social security....................................        1.6        1.6        1.7        1.7        1.9        1.8        2.3        2.3        2.2
  Veterans benefits and services.....................        5.5        5.6        5.9        5.9        6.0        6.2        6.4        6.5        7.1
  Administration of justice..........................        2.2        2.2        2.2        2.4        2.4        2.6        2.6        2.5        2.9
  General government.................................        6.4        6.5        7.6        7.1        7.3        7.8        7.7        7.4        8.2
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total domestic...............................       69.5       77.2       88.8       97.7      111.9      122.2      125.7      116.7      122.8
                                                      ==================================================================================================
Total outlays for discretionary programs.............      369.8      369.9      380.7      369.4      411.6      470.6      498.6      470.5      453.1
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See footnotes at end of table.                                                                                                                          


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                            Table 8.8--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS IN CONSTANT (FY 1992) DOLLARS: 1962-2003--Continued                           
                                                                (in billions of dollars)                                                                
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                 Category and Program                     1971       1972       1973       1974       1975       1976        TQ        1977       1978  
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National defense.....................................      287.6      264.3      240.9      232.3      227.0      217.5       52.2      217.0      217.7
International affairs................................       12.5       14.2       14.2       17.1       20.5       17.4        7.5       16.9       17.1
Domestic:                                                                                                                                               
  General science, space and technology:                                                                                                                
    General science and basic research...............        3.3        3.0        2.8        2.8        2.6        2.4        0.7        2.3        2.3
    Space and other technology.......................       10.5        9.9        9.0        8.2        7.4        7.8        2.0        7.7        7.5
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and technology....       13.8       12.9       11.9       11.0       10.0       10.2        2.6       10.0        9.8
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy.............................................        2.9        3.4        3.2        1.9        4.4        6.0        1.6        8.0       10.6
  Natural resources and environment..................       14.1       14.8       16.2       18.1       20.4       20.8        6.4       24.1       24.1
  Agriculture........................................        2.9        3.0        2.9        2.7        2.7        2.6        0.6        2.7        2.7
  Commerce and housing credit........................        8.9        5.9        5.8        6.7        7.2        6.4        2.6        7.3        6.7
  Transportation:                                                                                                                                       
    Ground transportation............................        1.7        2.0        2.5        2.7        5.4       21.2        4.9       20.4       20.1
    Air transportation...............................        7.9        8.6        6.4        6.0        5.9        5.8        1.3        5.8        6.4
    Water and other transportation...................        3.4        3.4        3.6        3.7        3.6        3.5        0.9        3.6        3.4
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation...........................       13.0       13.9       12.5       12.4       14.9       30.6        7.2       29.8       29.9
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Community and regional development.................        9.0        9.8       10.8        9.7        9.2       10.6        3.0       12.9       21.7
  Education, training, employment and social                                                                                                            
   services:                                                                                                                                            
    Education........................................       16.5       17.2       16.7       15.4       18.0       17.8        4.3       18.6       18.7
    Training, employment and social services.........       11.9       14.6       15.1       13.0       14.8       18.6        5.3       19.3       26.4
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment and                                                                                                         
       social services...............................       28.4       31.8       31.8       28.4       32.8       36.4        9.6       37.9       45.1
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health.............................................       11.4       12.5       13.6       13.3       14.7       15.8        3.6       15.0       14.8
  Medicare...........................................        1.3        1.4        1.3        1.8        1.7        1.9        0.5        1.6        1.9
  Income security:                                                                                                                                      
    Housing assistance...............................        2.5        3.7        5.0        5.1        5.5        6.0        1.5        6.7        7.7
    Other............................................        2.1        2.2        2.3        2.9        3.5        5.3        1.1        5.5        5.7
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security..........................        4.6        5.8        7.3        8.0        8.9       11.4        2.6       12.2       13.4
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Social security....................................        2.5        2.5        2.7        2.4        2.8        2.8        0.7        2.9        2.8
  Veterans benefits and services.....................        7.6        8.6        9.2        9.4       10.5       10.9        2.7       11.6       12.2
  Administration of justice..........................        3.8        4.6        5.8        6.5        7.1        7.7        2.0        7.7        7.6
  General government.................................        8.1        9.2        9.7       10.5        9.4        8.3        4.7       12.7        9.4
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total domestic...............................      132.5      140.0      144.8      142.8      156.6      182.4       50.5      196.3      212.8
                                                      ==================================================================================================
Total outlays for discretionary programs.............      432.6      418.5      399.9      392.2      404.1      417.2      110.1      430.2      447.6
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                            Table 8.8--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS IN CONSTANT (FY 1992) DOLLARS: 1962-2003--Continued                           
                                                                (in billions of dollars)                                                                
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                 Category and Program                     1979       1980       1981       1982       1983       1984       1985       1986       1987  
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National defense.....................................      222.7      230.4      242.5      264.5      283.9      288.2      306.6      325.2      330.6
International affairs................................       17.1       21.9       20.9       18.6       18.7       21.7       22.4       22.3       18.5
Domestic:                                                                                                                                               
  General science, space and technology:                                                                                                                
    General science and basic research...............        2.4        2.4        2.3        2.3        2.3        2.4        2.6        2.8        2.7
    Space and other technology.......................        7.4        7.6        7.7        8.1        8.7        8.6        8.5        8.5        8.5
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and technology....        9.8       10.0        9.9       10.4       10.9       11.1       11.1       11.3       11.2
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy.............................................       11.4       10.5       15.8       12.4        8.9        9.3        8.4        6.3        6.1
  Natural resources and environment..................       25.5       26.4       23.5       21.2       19.4       19.0       19.2       19.2       18.3
  Agriculture........................................        2.9        2.7        2.7        2.5        2.3        2.6        2.7        2.5        2.5
  Commerce and housing credit........................        7.1        8.7        6.5        5.2        4.8        4.9        4.7        3.6        2.9
  Transportation:                                                                                                                                       
    Ground transportation............................       21.8       25.0       22.5       18.6       18.7       18.9       21.3       21.7       18.9
    Air transportation...............................        6.2        6.3        5.7        5.0        5.4        5.9        6.3        6.7        6.7
    Water and other transportation...................        3.6        3.9        3.6        3.7        3.8        3.7        3.6        3.3        3.3
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation...........................       31.6       35.2       31.8       27.4       27.9       28.5       31.3       31.7       29.0
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Community and regional development.................       17.1       15.9       13.7        9.4        8.1        8.1        8.3        7.4        6.4
  Education, training, employment and social                                                                                                            
   services:                                                                                                                                            
    Education........................................       20.5       21.1       19.7       16.2       16.6       16.1       17.4       17.7       17.7
    Training, employment and social services.........       25.9       22.4       18.9       11.6       11.0        9.9       10.1       10.2        9.7
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment and                                                                                                         
       social services...............................       46.4       43.5       38.6       27.8       27.6       25.9       27.5       27.9       27.4
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health.............................................       14.2       14.6       14.1       13.1       11.8       12.0       12.4       12.9       13.0
  Medicare...........................................        1.8        1.9        1.9        1.8        1.8        2.0        2.2        2.2        2.1
  Income security:                                                                                                                                      
    Housing assistance...............................        8.3        9.5       10.9       12.0       13.4       13.7       15.1       14.6       14.0
    Other............................................        6.0        9.2        9.9        9.9       10.5        9.9       10.1        9.9        9.2
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security..........................       14.3       18.7       20.8       21.9       23.9       23.7       25.1       24.5       23.2
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Social security....................................        2.8        2.6        2.6        3.0        3.0        2.9        2.8        2.8        2.8
  Veterans benefits and services.....................       12.0       12.4       12.0       12.1       12.7       13.1       13.6       13.6       13.6
  Administration of justice..........................        7.8        7.8        7.3        6.7        7.0        7.5        8.0        8.2        8.9
  General government.................................        8.9        9.0        8.2        8.2        8.2        8.6        8.6        9.1        8.9
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total domestic...............................      213.5      219.9      209.4      183.2      178.5      179.2      186.1      183.1      176.3
                                                      ==================================================================================================
Total outlays for discretionary programs.............      453.3      472.3      472.9      466.2      481.1      489.0      515.0      530.6      525.4
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See footnotes at end of table.                                                                                                                          


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                            Table 8.8--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS IN CONSTANT (FY 1992) DOLLARS: 1962-2003--Continued                           
                                                                (in billions of dollars)                                                                
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                      Category and Program                           1988       1989       1990       1991       1992       1993       1994       1995  
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National defense................................................      334.5      338.8      325.4      331.3      302.6      288.0      272.4      257.8
International affairs...........................................       18.4       18.6       20.7       20.2       19.2       20.8       19.4       18.4
Domestic:                                                                                                                                               
  General science, space and technology:                                                                                                                
    General science and basic research..........................        2.8        2.9        3.1        3.2        3.5        3.8        3.6        3.7
    Space and other technology..................................        9.8       11.4       12.6       13.3       12.8       12.6       11.5       11.5
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and technology...............       12.7       14.4       15.6       16.5       16.4       16.4       15.1       15.2
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy........................................................        5.8        5.5        5.2        4.5        5.4        5.4        6.0        6.2
  Natural resources and environment.............................       18.6       19.1       19.2       19.0       20.0       19.4       19.5       20.1
  Agriculture...................................................        2.5        2.7        2.8        2.9        4.2        4.1        4.1        3.7
  Commerce and housing credit...................................        2.8        3.7        4.2        3.4        3.1        3.3        2.9        3.1
  Transportation:                                                                                                                                       
    Ground transportation.......................................       19.7       18.6       18.6       18.4       18.9       19.4       21.2       21.7
    Air transportation..........................................        6.9        7.4        7.8        8.4        9.3        9.7        9.5        9.2
    Water and other transportation..............................        3.3        3.2        3.3        3.1        3.3        3.2        3.3        3.3
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation......................................       29.8       29.2       29.7       29.9       31.5       32.3       34.1       34.1
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Community and regional development............................        5.9        5.7        7.7        6.2        6.4        8.2       10.3        9.4
  Education, training, employment and social services:                                                                                                  
    Education...................................................       18.1       19.4       19.6       20.8       22.5       24.0       23.4       23.2
    Training, employment and social services....................        9.9       10.4        9.8       10.2       11.2       11.2       12.0       12.4
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment and social services.       28.0       29.8       29.4       31.0       33.7       35.2       35.4       35.6
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health........................................................       14.3       14.7       16.1       16.6       18.0       19.0       19.3       20.2
  Medicare......................................................        2.3        2.5        2.5        2.5        2.8        2.6        2.7        2.7
  Income security:                                                                                                                                      
    Housing assistance..........................................       15.1       15.8       16.8       17.5       18.8       20.8       22.6       25.4
    Other.......................................................        8.8        8.6        8.6        9.0        9.5        9.7       11.3       10.8
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security.....................................       23.9       24.5       25.4       26.6       28.2       30.5       33.9       36.2
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Social security...............................................        3.0        2.4        2.3        2.3        2.4        2.5        2.5        2.3
  Veterans benefits and services................................       13.9       13.8       14.1       14.2       15.1       15.4       15.9       16.1
  Administration of justice.....................................       10.4       10.6       10.9       12.2       14.0       14.1       14.0       14.8
  General government............................................        9.4        9.2        9.7       10.6       11.0       11.1       10.9       11.3
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total domestic..........................................      183.2      187.6      194.8      198.4      212.3      219.5      226.4      231.0
                                                                 =======================================================================================
Total outlays for discretionary programs........................      536.2      545.0      540.9      549.9      534.0      528.3      518.2      507.2
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See footnotes at end of table.                                                                                                                          


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                            Table 8.8--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS IN CONSTANT (FY 1992) DOLLARS: 1962-2003--Continued                           
                                                                (in billions of dollars)                                                                
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                                                                                           1998       1999       2000       2001       2002       2003  
                      Category and Program                           1996       1997     estimate   estimate   estimate   estimate   estimate   estimate
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National defense................................................      240.5      240.3      230.1      226.8      224.8      220.9      218.1      226.2
International affairs...........................................       16.3       16.5       15.9       15.4       15.4       15.1       14.8       14.4
Domestic:                                                                                                                                               
  General science, space and technology:                                                                                                                
    General science and basic research..........................        3.5        3.6        4.1        4.6        4.8        5.1        5.1        5.1
    Space and other technology..................................       11.3       11.3       10.2       10.0        9.9        9.6        9.4        9.2
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and technology...............       14.8       14.9       14.3       14.5       14.7       14.6       14.5       14.3
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy........................................................        5.3        4.3        2.7        2.9        2.8        2.6        2.4        2.4
  Natural resources and environment.............................       18.6       18.5       19.2       18.5       18.5       18.1       17.3       17.1
  Agriculture...................................................        3.7        3.5        3.5        3.5        3.3        3.1        3.0        2.9
  Commerce and housing credit...................................        2.8        2.6        2.8        2.6        4.1        2.5        2.2        2.2
  Transportation:                                                                                                                                       
    Ground transportation.......................................       21.2       21.8       21.8       21.9       21.9       21.6       21.4       21.0
    Air transportation..........................................        9.0        8.8        8.8        8.8        8.8        9.0        9.2        9.6
    Water and other transportation..............................        3.0        2.9        2.6        2.5        2.5        2.3        2.3        2.2
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation......................................       33.2       33.5       33.2       33.3       33.2       33.0       32.9       32.8
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Community and regional development............................        9.3        9.3       10.2        9.5        8.6        7.7        6.7        6.0
  Education, training, employment and social services:                                                                                                  
    Education...................................................       22.6       22.5       23.4       26.0       27.2       26.8       26.3       25.6
    Training, employment and social services....................       11.6       11.9       12.6       12.2       12.5       12.3       12.2       11.7
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment and social services.       34.2       34.4       36.1       38.2       39.7       39.1       38.5       37.3
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health........................................................       20.2       20.0       21.5       21.9       22.3       22.6       23.0       23.7
  Medicare......................................................        2.6        2.2        2.3        2.2        2.1        2.1        2.0        2.0
  Income security:                                                                                                                                      
    Housing assistance..........................................       24.1       24.4       24.7       24.2       24.0       23.4       22.7       22.1
    Other.......................................................       10.2       10.3       10.4       10.6       10.4       10.2       10.0        9.8
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security.....................................       34.3       34.7       35.1       34.7       34.3       33.6       32.7       31.9
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Social security...............................................        2.3        2.6        2.9        2.8        2.7        2.6        2.5        2.4
  Veterans benefits and services................................       15.9       16.4       16.5       16.1       15.6       15.3       14.9       15.0
  Administration of justice.....................................       15.6       17.5       17.6       20.6       20.7       21.0       19.9       19.3
  General government............................................       10.4       10.5       10.5       10.4        9.9        9.7        9.3        9.2
  Allowances....................................................  .........  .........  .........        2.7  .........  .........  .........  .........
                                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total domestic..........................................      223.2      225.0      228.3      234.3      232.6      227.7      221.8      218.6
                                                                 =======================================================================================
Total outlays for discretionary programs........................      480.0      481.8      474.3      476.5      472.8      463.8      454.7      459.1
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Note: Due to the effects of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 on the measurement and classification of Federal credit activities, the discretionary outlays 
  for years prior to 1992 are not strictly comparable to those for 1992 and beyond. However, the discretionary outlays shown for 1992 are no more than  
  $1 billion higher (in nominal dollars) than they would have been if measured on the same (pre-credit reform) basis as the 1991 outlays.