[Historical Tables]
[Section 5 - Budget Authority (On-and Off-Budget)]
[Table 5.5 - Percentage Distribution of Discretionary Budget Authority by Agency: 1976-2003]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                                Table 5.5--PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF 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..............................         0.5          0.5          0.4          0.4          0.4          0.4          0.4          0.4 
The Judiciary...................................         0.2          0.2          0.2          0.2          0.2          0.2          0.2          0.2 
Agriculture.....................................         2.4          2.4          2.2          2.3          2.3          2.2          2.3          2.0 
Commerce........................................         0.9          0.8          3.2          0.7          0.8          0.9          0.6          0.5 
Defense--Military...............................        49.4         52.8         44.6         44.9         45.8         46.2         52.7         60.8 
Education.......................................         4.2          6.8          3.9          3.9          4.2          3.8          3.4          3.0 
Energy..........................................         2.7          3.2          3.2          4.4          4.0          2.2          4.0          3.7 
Health and Human Services.......................         3.7          3.3          3.4          3.7          3.7          4.1          3.9          3.6 
Housing and Urban Development...................        11.1          0.4         13.6         14.6         11.2         10.9          9.4          5.4 
Interior........................................         1.5          2.3          1.7          1.9          1.9          1.6          1.4          1.3 
Justice.........................................         1.1          1.3          1.0          0.9          0.9          0.8          0.7          0.7 
Labor...........................................         3.3          1.7          5.6          1.7          4.2          3.0          2.6          1.2 
State...........................................         0.4          0.8          0.5          0.5          0.6          0.6          0.6          0.6 
Transportation..................................         2.9          2.4          2.2          2.4          3.2          3.2          3.9          3.9 
Treasury........................................         2.5          4.7          1.8          2.0          1.4          5.6          0.9          1.2 
Veterans Affairs................................         2.5          2.8          2.3          2.4          2.5          2.3          2.3          2.4 
Corps of Engineers..............................         1.1          1.5          1.0          1.1          1.0          1.1          0.9          0.9 
Other Defense--Civil Programs...................           *            *            *            *            *            *            *            * 
Environmental Protection Agency.................         0.4          0.4          1.1          2.2          2.0          1.5          0.9          1.1 
Executive Office of the President...............           *            *            *            *            *            *            *            * 
Federal Emergency Management Administration.....         0.1          0.1          0.2          0.3          0.2          0.4          0.2          0.2 
General Services Administration.................         0.2          0.2          0.2          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1 
International Assistance Programs...............         3.1          2.2          2.8          3.3          3.9          3.1          4.1          3.0 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration...         1.8          2.1          1.6          1.7          1.8          1.7          1.7          1.8 
National Science Foundation.....................         0.4          0.4          0.3          0.3          0.3          0.3          0.3          0.3 
Office of Personnel Management..................         0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1            *            *            *            * 
Small Business Administration...................         0.3          0.1          0.4          1.4          0.8          0.7          0.4          0.2 
Social Security Administration (Off-budget).....  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........          -*           -*   ...........
Other Independent Agencies (On-budget)..........         3.0          6.4          2.5          2.6          2.6          2.8          2.1          1.5 
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      Total discretionary budget authority......       100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0 
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See footnote at end of table.                                                                                                                           


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                          Table 5.5--PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF 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...........................................         0.4          0.4          0.3          0.4          0.4          0.4          0.4 
The Judiciary................................................         0.2          0.2          0.2          0.2          0.3          0.3          0.3 
Agriculture..................................................         2.1          2.0          2.0          2.0          2.0          2.1          2.2 
Commerce.....................................................         0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5          0.6          0.6 
Defense--Military............................................        62.7         62.3         63.9         65.6         64.0         64.0         62.9 
Education....................................................         2.9          2.9          3.1          3.1          3.5          3.6          3.7 
Energy.......................................................         3.3          3.0          3.1          2.7          2.6          2.9          2.9 
Health and Human Services....................................         3.5          3.4          3.3          3.4          3.7          3.9          4.0 
Housing and Urban Development................................         4.1          4.0          3.8          3.5          2.9          2.9          2.7 
Interior.....................................................         1.4          1.2          1.2          1.1          1.2          1.2          1.2 
Justice......................................................         0.8          0.8          0.8          0.9          1.1          1.2          1.3 
Labor........................................................         1.4          1.9          1.1          1.1          1.2          1.2          1.1 
State........................................................         0.6          0.6          0.6          0.8          0.7          0.7          0.7 
Transportation...............................................         2.9          2.5          2.4          2.2          2.2          2.2          2.3 
Treasury.....................................................         1.2          1.2          1.3          1.3          1.4          1.7          1.7 
Veterans Affairs.............................................         2.5          2.4          2.4          2.5          2.6          2.6          2.7 
Corps of Engineers...........................................         0.9          0.6          0.6          0.6          0.7          0.7          0.7 
Other Defense--Civil Programs................................           *            *            *            *            *            *            * 
Environmental Protection Agency..............................         1.0          1.0          1.0          0.8          1.2          1.1          1.1 
Executive Office of the President............................           *            *            *            *            *            *            * 
Federal Emergency Management Administration..................         0.2          0.1          0.1          0.2          0.1          0.1          0.4 
General Services Administration..............................         0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1            *            * 
International Assistance Programs............................         3.2          5.0          4.1          3.4          3.1          2.9          2.6 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration................         1.9          1.8          1.7          1.8          2.5          2.0          2.3 
National Science Foundation..................................         0.3          0.3          0.3          0.3          0.4          0.4          0.4 
Office of Personnel Management...............................           *            *            *            *            *            *            * 
Small Business Administration................................         0.3          0.2          0.3          0.2          0.1          0.1          0.1 
Social Security Administration (On-budget)...................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........         0.2 
Other Independent Agencies (On-budget).......................         1.5          1.4          1.4          1.3          1.3          1.2          1.4 
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      Total discretionary budget authority...................       100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0 
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See footnote at end of table.                                                                                                                           


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                          Table 5.5--PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF 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...........................................         0.4          0.4          0.4          0.4          0.4          0.5          0.4 
The Judiciary................................................         0.3          0.4          0.4          0.5          0.5          0.5          0.6 
Agriculture..................................................         2.2          2.2          2.9          3.0          3.3          3.1          3.1 
Commerce.....................................................         0.7          0.5          0.6          0.6          0.8          0.8          0.7 
Defense--Military............................................        59.2         58.6         53.9         50.1         48.7         50.3         50.5 
Education....................................................         3.7          3.8          4.2          4.5          4.7          4.9          4.3 
Energy.......................................................         3.2          3.3          3.6          3.7          3.6          3.4          3.3 
Health and Human Services....................................         4.6          4.9          5.4          5.8          6.4          6.6          6.6 
Housing and Urban Development................................         2.9          4.3          4.4          4.9          5.1          4.0          4.3 
Interior.....................................................         1.3          1.3          1.3          1.3          1.5          1.4          1.4 
Justice......................................................         1.6          1.5          1.7          1.8          1.8          2.5          2.9 
Labor........................................................         1.7          1.7          1.9          1.9          2.1          1.9          1.9 
State........................................................         0.7          0.7          0.9          1.0          1.1          1.0          0.9 
Transportation...............................................         2.6          2.4          2.7          2.6          2.8          2.2          2.5 
Treasury.....................................................         1.6          1.6          1.8          1.9          2.0          2.1          2.1 
Veterans Affairs.............................................         2.6          2.6          2.9          3.1          3.3          3.5          3.5 
Corps of Engineers...........................................         0.6          0.6          0.7          0.7          0.8          0.7          0.7 
Other Defense--Civil Programs................................           *            *            *            *            *            *            * 
Environmental Protection Agency..............................         1.1          1.1          1.3          1.3          1.3          1.2          1.3 
Executive Office of the President............................           *            *            *            *            *            *            * 
Federal Emergency Management Administration..................         0.4          0.1          0.9          0.5          1.2          0.8          0.8 
General Services Administration..............................         0.5          0.4          0.1          0.1          0.1            *            * 
International Assistance Programs............................         2.7          2.6          2.4          4.7          2.2          2.4          2.1 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration................         2.5          2.6          2.7          2.7          2.8          2.8          2.8 
National Science Foundation..................................         0.4          0.4          0.5          0.5          0.6          0.6          0.6 
Office of Personnel Management...............................           *            *            *            *            *            *            * 
Small Business Administration................................         0.2          0.1          0.3          0.2          0.4          0.2          0.2 
Social Security Administration (On-budget)...................         0.2          0.3          0.2          0.3          0.3          0.5          0.4 
Social Security Administration (Off-budget)..................         0.4          0.4          0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5          0.6 
Other Independent Agencies (On-budget).......................         1.4          1.3          1.4          1.4          1.5          1.5          1.4 
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      Total discretionary budget authority...................       100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0 
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                          Table 5.5--PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHORITY BY AGENCY: 1976-2003--Continued                          
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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...........................................         0.4          0.4          0.4          0.4          0.4          0.4          0.4 
The Judiciary................................................         0.6          0.6          0.6          0.6          0.6          0.7          0.7 
Agriculture..................................................         2.9          2.8          2.7          2.6          2.6          2.6          2.5 
Commerce.....................................................         0.7          0.8          0.9          1.1          0.7          0.7          0.6 
Defense--Military............................................        47.4         46.1         45.3         45.9         46.8         46.8         47.2 
Education....................................................         4.9          5.3          5.5          5.5          5.4          5.3          5.1 
Energy.......................................................         3.1          3.0          3.2          3.0          2.9          2.9          2.9 
Health and Human Services....................................         6.4          6.7          6.8          6.9          7.0          7.2          7.3 
Housing and Urban Development................................         3.1          4.4          4.4          4.9          4.9          5.1          5.2 
Interior.....................................................         1.4          1.4          1.4          1.4          1.4          1.4          1.3 
Justice......................................................         3.1          3.1          3.2          3.0          2.9          2.8          2.8 
Labor........................................................         1.9          1.9          2.0          1.9          1.9          1.9          1.8 
State........................................................         0.9          0.9          0.9          0.8          0.8          0.8          0.8 
Transportation...............................................         7.0          7.3          7.2          7.2          7.2          7.2          7.1 
Treasury.....................................................         2.0          2.1          2.2          2.0          2.0          1.9          1.9 
Veterans Affairs.............................................         3.5          3.4          3.3          3.3          3.2          3.2          3.2 
Corps of Engineers...........................................         0.8          0.7          0.6          0.6          0.6          0.6          0.6 
Other Defense--Civil Programs................................           *            *            *            *            *            *            * 
Environmental Protection Agency..............................         1.3          1.3          1.4          1.2          1.2          1.2          1.2 
Executive Office of the President............................           *            *            *            *            *            *            * 
Federal Emergency Management Administration..................         1.0          0.2          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1 
General Services Administration..............................         0.1            *            *            *            *            *            * 
International Assistance Programs............................         2.0          2.1          2.1          2.0          1.9          1.9          1.8 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration................         2.6          2.5          2.4          2.3          2.3          2.3          2.2 
National Science Foundation..................................         0.6          0.6          0.7          0.7          0.7          0.7          0.7 
Office of Personnel Management...............................           *            *            *            *            *            *            * 
Small Business Administration................................         0.2          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1 
Social Security Administration (On-budget)...................         0.4          0.4          0.4          0.4          0.4          0.4          0.4 
Social Security Administration (Off-budget)..................         0.6          0.6          0.6          0.6          0.5          0.5          0.5 
Other Independent Agencies (On-budget).......................         1.2          1.3          1.3          1.3          1.3          1.2          1.2 
Allowances...................................................  ...........  ...........         0.6   ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
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      Total discretionary budget authority...................       100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0 
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* 0.05 percent or less.