[Historical Tables]
[Section 5 - Budget Authority (On-and Off-Budget)]
[Table 5.4 - Discretionary Budget Authority by Agency: 1976-2003]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                                             Table 5.4--DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHORITY BY AGENCY: 1976-2003                                             
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            Department or other unit                  1976          TQ          1977         1978         1979         1980         1981         1982   
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Legislative Branch..............................         934          226        1,055        1,077        1,114        1,297        1,226        1,379 
The Judiciary...................................         346           87          429          453          514          600          647          723 
Agriculture.....................................       4,592        1,037        5,303        5,841        6,196        6,763        7,591        7,037 
Commerce........................................       1,737          358        7,820        1,897        2,092        2,619        2,080        1,840 
Defense--Military...............................      95,740       22,965      108,146      114,688      124,052      141,346      176,607      212,230 
Education.......................................       8,092        2,958        9,534        9,947       11,411       11,557       11,310       10,600 
Energy..........................................       5,260        1,400        7,653       11,275       10,868        6,779       13,438       12,986 
Health and Human Services.......................       7,230        1,442        8,212        9,360       10,038       12,562       12,999       12,675 
Housing and Urban Development...................      21,551          167       33,057       37,320       30,218       33,326       31,543       18,839 
Interior........................................       2,858        1,006        4,026        4,837        5,019        4,956        4,789        4,505 
Justice.........................................       2,164          562        2,319        2,358        2,476        2,445        2,292        2,595 
Labor...........................................       6,416          745       13,559        4,370       11,324        9,261        8,787        4,185 
State...........................................         852          368        1,127        1,347        1,567        1,840        1,976        2,138 
Transportation..................................       5,596        1,030        5,374        6,139        8,555        9,842       13,028       13,449 
Treasury........................................       4,876        2,051        4,393        5,158        3,889       17,074        2,868        4,075 
Veterans Affairs................................       4,920        1,213        5,600        6,237        6,743        7,026        7,568        8,464 
Corps of Engineers..............................       2,177          659        2,481        2,778        2,782        3,249        3,093        2,990 
Other Defense--Civil Programs...................          64           13           36           35           38           57           61           60 
Environmental Protection Agency.................         772          189        2,764        5,499        5,403        4,669        3,026        3,676 
Executive Office of the President...............          70           18           79           78           83          101          104           93 
Federal Emergency Management Administration.....         260           63          420          701          655        1,314          627          587 
General Services Administration.................         320           66          380          211          406          370          442          350 
International Assistance Programs...............       6,023          938        6,820        8,314       10,461        9,623       13,799       10,489 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration...       3,552          932        3,876        4,244        4,743        5,350        5,634        6,200 
National Science Foundation.....................         715          168          776          863          911          987        1,022          996 
Office of Personnel Management..................         113           29          122          128          134          138          140          105 
Small Business Administration...................         621           31        1,068        3,555        2,081        2,145        1,355          748 
Social Security Administration (Off-budget).....  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........          -*           -*   ...........
Other Independent Agencies (On-budget)..........       5,864        2,785        6,063        6,574        7,144        8,486        7,070        5,132 
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      Total discretionary budget authority......     193,712       43,505      242,491      255,284      270,919      305,781      335,123      349,144 
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                                        Table 5.4--DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHORITY BY AGENCY: 1976-2003--Continued                                       
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                   Department or other unit                        1983         1984         1985         1986         1987         1988         1989   
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Legislative Branch...........................................       1,634        1,629        1,550        1,580        1,748        1,776        1,840 
The Judiciary................................................         811          891        1,040        1,031        1,260        1,330        1,349 
Agriculture..................................................       8,099        8,324        9,188        8,632        8,883        9,196       10,206 
Commerce.....................................................       1,984        2,048        2,323        2,111        2,194        2,465        2,769 
Defense--Military............................................     238,920      258,686      287,124      282,016      280,128      284,378      291,482 
Education....................................................      11,129       11,928       13,923       13,224       15,334       16,024       16,920 
Energy.......................................................      12,639       12,668       14,105       11,798       11,545       12,984       13,427 
Health and Human Services....................................      13,328       14,002       14,945       14,776       16,408       17,143       18,431 
Housing and Urban Development................................      15,802       16,702       17,026       14,889       12,870       12,700       12,399 
Interior.....................................................       5,245        5,120        5,465        4,687        5,201        5,329        5,612 
Justice......................................................       3,010        3,423        3,744        3,760        4,943        5,218        6,051 
Labor........................................................       5,289        7,904        5,109        4,612        5,081        5,241        5,262 
State........................................................       2,230        2,383        2,899        3,363        3,043        3,071        3,339 
Transportation...............................................      11,114       10,550       10,852        9,401        9,726        9,777       10,730 
Treasury.....................................................       4,586        5,013        5,662        5,654        6,081        7,514        7,677 
Veterans Affairs.............................................       9,508        9,927       10,764       10,716       11,282       11,611       12,331 
Corps of Engineers...........................................       3,412        2,681        2,891        2,726        3,126        3,247        3,236 
Other Defense--Civil Programs................................          68           79           89           98          117           97          107 
Environmental Protection Agency..............................       3,689        4,067        4,354        3,462        5,364        5,027        5,155 
Executive Office of the President............................         102          110          116          108          119          126          131 
Federal Emergency Management Administration..................         652          550          579          815          631          632        1,742 
General Services Administration..............................         489          394          427          446          254           87          121 
International Assistance Programs............................      12,065       20,597       18,232       14,690       13,617       12,873       12,246 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration................       7,065        7,458        7,573        7,807       10,923        9,061       10,872 
National Science Foundation..................................       1,094        1,323        1,502        1,458        1,623        1,717        1,922 
Office of Personnel Management...............................         102          107          106           96          100          102          108 
Small Business Administration................................       1,278          971        1,254          714          604          418          419 
Social Security Administration (On-budget)...................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       1,090 
Other Independent Agencies (On-budget).......................       5,535        5,965        6,147        5,455        5,713        5,484        6,596 
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      Total discretionary budget authority...................     380,876      415,501      448,990      430,127      437,918      444,627      463,573 
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                                        Table 5.4--DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHORITY BY AGENCY: 1976-2003--Continued                                       
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                   Department or other unit                        1990         1991         1992         1993         1994         1995         1996   
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Legislative Branch...........................................       1,987        2,218        2,337        2,313        2,302        2,395        2,158 
The Judiciary................................................       1,584        1,911        2,207        2,367        2,510        2,659        2,803 
Agriculture..................................................      10,991       11,815       15,493       15,626       16,838       15,548       15,331 
Commerce.....................................................       3,638        2,690        3,082        3,216        3,897        4,085        3,661 
Defense--Military............................................     293,836      319,722      286,411      262,617      250,471      252,397      253,615 
Education....................................................      18,486       20,927       22,580       23,550       24,386       24,325       21,356 
Energy.......................................................      16,012       18,078       19,033       19,262       18,727       17,172       16,415 
Health and Human Services....................................      22,936       26,655       28,745       30,132       32,955       33,310       33,168 
Housing and Urban Development................................      14,454       23,301       23,343       25,524       26,304       20,126       21,725 
Interior.....................................................       6,461        6,965        7,149        7,057        7,520        7,239        7,071 
Justice......................................................       8,098        7,957        8,898        9,320        9,455       12,310       14,645 
Labor........................................................       8,415        9,025       10,034        9,954       10,630        9,378        9,366 
State........................................................       3,553        4,026        4,835        5,091        5,436        4,859        4,651 
Transportation...............................................      12,729       13,245       14,290       13,514       14,468       11,231       12,680 
Treasury.....................................................       8,127        8,777        9,685       10,082       10,337       10,650       10,434 
Veterans Affairs.............................................      13,005       14,087       15,260       16,194       17,151       17,577       17,757 
Corps of Engineers...........................................       3,182        3,302        3,656        3,842        3,915        3,330        3,362 
Other Defense--Civil Programs................................         112          108          115          120          117          114          114 
Environmental Protection Agency..............................       5,491        6,094        6,645        6,923        6,645        5,971        6,525 
Executive Office of the President............................         179          184          202          237          236          184          204 
Federal Emergency Management Administration..................       1,796          563        4,784        2,573        5,944        4,117        3,973 
General Services Administration..............................       2,237        2,012          376          289          585          179          224 
International Assistance Programs............................      13,539       14,262       12,616       24,512       11,459       11,840       10,695 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration................      12,222       14,015       14,316       14,309       14,568       13,853       13,885 
National Science Foundation..................................       2,084        2,316        2,573        2,734        3,018        3,227        3,219 
Office of Personnel Management...............................         202          201          211          242          233          218          193 
Small Business Administration................................         928          464        1,577          925        1,894          792          815 
Social Security Administration (On-budget)...................       1,090        1,415        1,321        1,476        1,781        2,390        1,892 
Social Security Administration (Off-budget)..................       2,223        2,399        2,540        2,640        2,828        2,325        3,135 
Other Independent Agencies (On-budget).......................       6,818        7,069        7,266        7,338        7,885        7,745        6,822 
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      Total discretionary budget authority...................     496,414      545,804      531,578      523,978      514,495      501,546      501,894 
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                                                                                1998         1999         2000         2001         2002         2003   
                   Department or other unit                        1997       estimate     estimate     estimate     estimate     estimate     estimate 
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Legislative Branch...........................................       2,246        2,294        2,501        2,541        2,584        2,632        2,694 
The Judiciary................................................       3,004        3,194        3,523        3,639        3,762        3,891        4,023 
Agriculture..................................................      15,692       15,633       15,193       15,155       15,192       15,281       15,341 
Commerce.....................................................       3,820        4,197        4,901        6,124        3,998        3,877        3,865 
Defense--Military............................................     254,015      256,128      258,430      264,090      272,317      275,521      285,192 
Education....................................................      26,304       29,408       31,155       31,402       31,506       31,178       31,089 
Energy.......................................................      16,530       16,502       18,036       17,375       17,043       17,175       17,497 
Health and Human Services....................................      34,412       36,941       38,516       39,689       40,730       42,104       44,208 
Housing and Urban Development................................      16,434       24,646       25,017       28,087       28,738       29,823       31,134 
Interior.....................................................       7,341        8,012        7,910        8,134        8,140        8,092        8,101 
Justice......................................................      16,435       17,300       18,147       17,014       16,700       16,619       16,936 
Labor........................................................      10,250       10,709       11,134       10,974       10,959       11,031       11,105 
State........................................................       4,765        4,727        5,052        4,807        4,858        4,866        4,855 
Transportation...............................................      37,754       40,440       41,066       41,563       41,900       42,425       42,991 
Treasury.....................................................      10,628       11,512       12,319       11,461       11,456       11,460       11,518 
Veterans Affairs.............................................      18,865       18,925       18,895       18,893       18,878       18,880       19,537 
Corps of Engineers...........................................       4,110        4,051        3,215        3,503        3,295        3,349        3,403 
Other Defense--Civil Programs................................         113          131          132          120          120          119          120 
Environmental Protection Agency..............................       6,800        7,360        7,771        6,913        6,900        6,985        7,129 
Executive Office of the President............................         217          246          252          237          238          238          243 
Federal Emergency Management Administration..................       5,117          843          832          829          823          813          831 
General Services Administration..............................         570          137          114          112          113           99          137 
International Assistance Programs............................      10,598       11,565       12,233       11,542       11,185       11,046       10,977 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration................      13,709       13,638       13,465       13,278       13,315       13,394       13,435 
National Science Foundation..................................       3,271        3,429        3,773        3,886        4,004        4,123        4,247 
Office of Personnel Management...............................         194          188          188          185          183          181          186 
Small Business Administration................................         854          752          724          715          715          715          729 
Social Security Administration (On-budget)...................       2,147        2,272        2,326        2,278        2,288        2,298        2,296 
Social Security Administration (Off-budget)..................       3,451        3,195        3,151        3,199        3,189        3,179        3,181 
Other Independent Agencies (On-budget).......................       6,698        7,044        7,385        7,293        7,356        7,185        7,230 
Allowances...................................................  ...........  ...........       3,250   ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
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      Total discretionary budget authority...................     536,344      555,419      570,606      575,038      582,485      588,579      604,230 
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