[Historical Tables]
[Section 8 - Outlays by Budget Enforcement Act Category]
[Table 8.7 - Outlays for Discretionary Programs: 1962-2005]
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                                                Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2005
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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                 Category and Program                     1962       1963       1964       1965       1966       1967       1968       1969       1970
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National defense.....................................     52,550     53,718     55,038     51,023     58,998     71,990     82,152     82,715     81,912
Nondefense:
  International affairs..............................     11,014     10,492      9,206      9,409     10,125     10,696      9,742      8,161      7,927
  General science, space and technology:
    General science and basic research...............        497        534        766        789        858        897        930        938        947
    Space and other technology.......................      1,226      2,516      4,131      5,035      5,858      5,337      4,596      4,083      3,565
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and technology....      1,723      3,051      4,897      5,824      6,716      6,234      5,525      5,021      4,512
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy.............................................        654        643        686        830        744        835      1,040      1,019        985
  Natural resources and environment..................      2,286      2,522      2,643      2,825      3,105      3,251      3,361      3,376      3,488
  Agriculture........................................        369        454        492        521        596        663        761        764        827
  Commerce and housing credit........................      1,342      1,364      1,177      1,634      1,850      2,243      2,103      1,038      2,100
  Transportation:
    Ground transportation............................         70         65         64         67         86        121        154        287        288
    Air transportation...............................        737        772        801        864        890        983      1,033      1,176      1,386
    Water and other transportation...................        617        633        620        698        671        743        826        847        887
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation...........................      1,425      1,469      1,485      1,628      1,647      1,847      2,013      2,310      2,561
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Community and regional development.................        432        527        894      1,045      1,009      1,001      1,280      1,475      2,289
  Education, training, employment and social
   services:
    Education........................................        640        749        803      1,002      2,143      3,253      3,778      3,654      4,317
    Training, employment and social services.........        291        327        418        781      1,716      2,318      2,840      2,951      3,037
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment and              931      1,075      1,221      1,784      3,858      5,571      6,618      6,605      7,354
       social services...............................
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health.............................................      1,087      1,283      1,563      1,495      1,735      2,152      2,560      2,843      3,143
  Medicare...........................................  .........  .........  .........  .........         64        223        221        299        366
  Income security:
    Housing assistance...............................        167        182        193        219        239        257        299        362        504
    Other............................................        336        295        335        307        327        365        383        427        455
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security..........................        503        476        528        526        566        623        682        789        959
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Social security....................................        318        332        373        382        437        433        561        599        623
  Veterans benefits and services.....................      1,256      1,316      1,404      1,445      1,493      1,584      1,677      1,790      2,057
  Administration of justice..........................        426        461        486        532        560        614        654        653        823
  General government.................................      1,266      1,356      1,647      1,596      1,702      1,863      1,898      1,940      2,292
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total nondefense.............................     19,525     21,575     24,098     26,771     31,145     34,483     35,826     34,601     38,340
                                                      ==================================================================================================
Total outlays for discretionary programs.............     72,075     75,294     79,136     77,793     90,143    106,473    117,978    117,317    120,252
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See footnotes at end of table.


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                                           Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2005--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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                 Category and Program                     1971       1972       1973       1974       1975       1976        TQ        1977       1978
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National defense.....................................     79,009     79,338     77,095     80,720     87,615     89,876     22,312     97,517    104,649
Nondefense:
  International affairs..............................      7,540      9,162      9,661     12,394     16,309     14,918      6,631     16,027     17,085
  General science, space and technology:
    General science and basic research...............      1,009        979        961      1,017      1,036      1,032        291      1,072      1,154
    Space and other technology.......................      3,172      3,196      3,074      2,964      2,951      3,336        869      3,658      3,766
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and technology....      4,182      4,175      4,034      3,982      3,987      4,368      1,160      4,730      4,919
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy.............................................        887      1,092      1,075        689      1,738      2,589        725      3,786      5,295
  Natural resources and environment..................      4,248      4,758      5,463      6,494      8,112      8,931      2,859     11,279     12,026
  Agriculture........................................        884        943        968        981      1,086      1,120        282      1,247      1,360
  Commerce and housing credit........................      2,687      1,907      1,969      2,417      2,851      2,764      1,153      3,455      3,369
  Transportation:
    Ground transportation............................        495        615        836        948      2,128      9,106      2,202      9,467      9,943
    Air transportation...............................      2,390      2,764      2,179      2,162      2,345      2,485        569      2,736      3,200
    Water and other transportation...................      1,033      1,086      1,220      1,339      1,443      1,523        417      1,716      1,692
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation...........................      3,918      4,465      4,235      4,450      5,916     13,114      3,189     13,919     14,835
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Community and regional development.................      2,646      3,041      3,556      3,440      3,631      4,562      1,323      5,977     10,752
  Education, training, employment and social
   services:
    Education........................................      4,877      5,357      5,470      5,469      7,098      7,554      1,878      8,549      9,170
    Training, employment and social services.........      3,552      4,636      5,079      4,748      5,969      8,196      2,456      9,112     13,242
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment and            8,429      9,993     10,549     10,217     13,067     15,751      4,334     17,661     22,412
       social services...............................
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health.............................................      3,417      3,997      4,567      4,749      5,821      6,715      1,581      6,935      7,294
  Medicare...........................................        397        455        439        667        661        836        220        770        936
  Income security:
    Housing assistance...............................        766      1,156      1,651      1,824      2,127      2,504        656      3,007      3,679
    Other............................................        627        672        762      1,022      1,368      2,270        474      2,529      2,808
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security..........................      1,393      1,829      2,413      2,845      3,496      4,774      1,130      5,535      6,487
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Social security....................................        742        794        914        878      1,101      1,200        304      1,370      1,413
  Veterans benefits and services.....................      2,314      2,734      3,050      3,358      4,121      4,535      1,157      5,243      5,857
  Administration of justice..........................      1,156      1,475      1,945      2,335      2,803      3,310        885      3,616      3,790
  General government.................................      2,447      2,961      3,284      3,773      3,755      3,587      2,106      5,938      4,691
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total nondefense.............................     43,517     49,200     53,291     57,472     70,300     85,616     25,724     99,474    113,980
                                                      ==================================================================================================
Total outlays for discretionary programs.............    122,526    128,538    130,386    138,192    157,915    175,492     48,037    196,991    218,629
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                                           Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2005--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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                 Category and Program                     1979       1980       1981       1982       1983       1984       1985       1986       1987
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National defense.....................................    116,777    134,629    157,964    185,933    209,882    228,045    253,109    273,832    282,517
Nondefense:
  International affairs..............................     18,285     25,551     27,297     25,763     27,205     32,533     34,780     35,416     30,449
  General science, space and technology:
    General science and basic research...............      1,296      1,380      1,469      1,592      1,638      1,840      2,022      2,213      2,244
    Space and other technology.......................      3,937      4,450      4,992      5,593      6,290      6,469      6,607      6,756      6,957
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and technology....      5,232      5,830      6,461      7,185      7,928      8,308      8,630      8,969      9,200
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy.............................................      6,110      6,148     10,336      8,613      6,484      7,015      6,502      5,021      5,021
  Natural resources and environment..................     13,666     15,490     15,366     14,844     14,174     14,370     15,076     15,449     15,257
  Agriculture........................................      1,578      1,598      1,764      1,770      1,712      1,960      2,119      2,046      2,115
  Commerce and housing credit........................      3,801      5,080      4,272      3,582      3,512      3,675      3,682      2,872      2,409
  Transportation:
    Ground transportation............................     11,650     14,761     14,765     13,163     13,883     14,603     17,076     17,899     16,199
    Air transportation...............................      3,320      3,673      3,731      3,480      3,911      4,436      4,934      5,341      5,556
    Water and other transportation...................      1,923      2,281      2,334      2,592      2,754      2,792      2,829      2,617      2,757
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation...........................     16,894     20,715     20,831     19,235     20,548     21,830     24,839     25,857     24,511
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Community and regional development.................      9,149      9,359      8,998      6,631      6,024      6,252      6,613      6,080      5,455
  Education, training, employment and social
   services:
    Education........................................     10,876     12,366     12,783     11,256     12,061     12,146     13,648     14,260     14,810
    Training, employment and social services.........     14,073     13,429     12,548      8,289      8,268      7,729      8,156      8,533      8,433
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment and           24,948     25,795     25,331     19,545     20,329     19,875     21,804     22,793     23,242
       social services...............................
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health.............................................      7,513      8,471      9,102      8,983      8,537      8,930      9,602     10,231     10,653
  Medicare...........................................        988      1,080      1,222      1,256      1,342      1,531      1,735      1,718      1,727
  Income security:
    Housing assistance...............................      4,304      5,480      6,861      8,064      9,449     10,048     11,402     11,441     11,278
    Other............................................      3,159      5,325      6,328      6,786      7,507      7,389      7,753      7,844      7,589
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security..........................      7,462     10,805     13,190     14,849     16,956     17,437     19,156     19,285     18,867
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Social security....................................      1,479      1,494      1,703      2,048      2,211      2,171      2,191      2,209      2,280
  Veterans benefits and services.....................      6,234      7,165      7,605      8,179      8,957      9,594     10,352     10,653     11,037
  Administration of justice..........................      4,146      4,550      4,725      4,673      5,055      5,620      6,231      6,514      7,313
  General government.................................      4,777      5,266      5,342      5,712      6,005      6,498      6,712      7,249      7,331
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total nondefense.............................    123,119    141,620    149,898    139,985    143,377    151,334    162,635    164,656    161,645
                                                      ==================================================================================================
Total outlays for discretionary programs.............    239,896    276,249    307,862    325,918    353,258    379,379    415,744    438,487    444,162
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See footnotes at end of table.


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                                           Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2005--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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                 Category and Program                     1988       1989       1990       1991       1992       1993       1994       1995       1996
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National defense.....................................    290,918    304,034    300,141    319,704    302,602    292,430    282,266    273,562    265,961
Nondefense:
  International affairs..............................     31,486     33,169     38,111     39,396     38,320     43,141     41,612     40,232     36,672
  General science, space and technology:
    General science and basic research...............      2,409      2,629      2,816      3,135      3,546      3,929      3,821      4,109      3,988
    Space and other technology.......................      8,413     10,196     11,609     12,957     12,838     13,092     12,363     12,593     12,693
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and technology....     10,822     12,825     14,424     16,092     16,384     17,021     16,184     16,702     16,681
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy.............................................      4,968      4,881      4,762      4,409      5,396      5,560      6,402      6,765      5,961
  Natural resources and environment..................     16,019     17,081     17,798     18,601     20,037     20,071     20,813     21,942     20,932
  Agriculture........................................      2,182      2,386      2,624      2,796      4,173      4,254      4,385      4,013      4,136
  Commerce and housing credit........................      2,368      3,334      3,834      3,350      3,382      3,709      3,371      3,719      3,489
  Transportation:
    Ground transportation............................     17,391     16,950     17,611     18,028     18,869     19,862     22,283     23,451     23,591
    Air transportation...............................      5,888      6,621      7,233      8,187      9,316     10,049     10,146     10,020     10,135
    Water and other transportation...................      2,809      2,816      3,021      3,056      3,295      3,347      3,582      3,601      3,338
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation...........................     26,088     26,387     27,865     29,271     31,480     33,258     36,011     37,072     37,064
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Community and regional development.................      5,230      5,139      7,282      6,108      6,355      8,390     10,827     10,144     10,368
  Education, training, employment and social
   services:
    Education........................................     15,655     17,444     18,349     20,357     22,520     24,701     24,625     25,138     25,136
    Training, employment and social services.........      8,933      9,670      9,522     10,237     11,501     11,763     12,985     13,799     13,319
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment and           24,588     27,114     27,872     30,594     34,020     36,464     37,610     38,937     38,455
       social services...............................
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health.............................................     12,151     13,055     14,863     16,164     17,966     19,640     20,540     22,016     22,575
  Medicare...........................................      1,972      2,254      2,299      2,444      2,846      2,650      2,914      2,971      2,953
  Income security:
    Housing assistance...............................     12,727     13,979     15,481     16,958     18,776     21,397     23,804     27,438     26,660
    Other............................................      7,467      7,681      8,036      8,797      9,451      9,952     11,897     11,755     11,335
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security..........................     20,194     21,660     23,517     25,756     28,227     31,348     35,700     39,193     37,995
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Social security....................................      2,533      2,147      2,127      2,250      2,417      2,600      2,651      2,573      2,625
  Veterans benefits and services.....................     11,677     12,145     12,996     13,759     15,112     15,823     16,720     17,432     17,607
  Administration of justice..........................      8,895      9,471     10,088     11,935     13,988     14,653     15,027     16,150     17,582
  General government.................................      8,054      8,272      8,990     10,361     11,018     11,546     11,672     12,407     11,775
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total nondefense.............................    173,483    184,736    200,396    213,587    231,960    248,556    261,635    272,152    268,534
                                                      ==================================================================================================
Total outlays for discretionary programs.............    464,402    488,769    500,537    533,292    534,561    540,987    543,901    545,714    534,495
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See footnotes at end of table.


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                                           Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2005--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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                                                                                           2000       2001       2002       2003       2004       2005
                 Category and Program                     1997       1998       1999     estimate   estimate   estimate   estimate   estimate   estimate
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National defense.....................................    271,674    270,248    275,463    291,155    292,086    299,229    308,155    317,182    331,414
Nondefense:
  International affairs..............................     37,964     36,202     39,038     43,694     47,392     45,574     46,064     46,358     47,280
  General science, space and technology:
    General science and basic research...............      4,093      5,309      5,637      6,158      6,839      7,366      7,623      7,671      7,805
    Space and other technology.......................     13,056     12,866     12,446     12,593     12,733     13,119     13,514     13,937     14,333
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and technology....     17,149     18,175     18,083     18,751     19,572     20,485     21,137     21,608     22,138
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Energy.............................................      4,906      3,710      3,129      2,833      3,108      3,263      3,282      3,287      3,339
  Natural resources and environment..................     21,295     21,930     23,655     24,012     24,591     24,954     25,071     25,346     25,703
  Agriculture........................................      4,072      4,327      4,564      5,178      4,771      4,651      4,609      4,670      4,766
  Commerce and housing credit........................      3,351      3,174      3,509      7,211      3,808      3,187      3,322      3,253      3,269
  Transportation:
    Ground transportation............................     24,955     24,525     26,626     30,289     32,520     34,298     34,607     35,301     35,829
    Air transportation...............................     10,138     10,594     10,720     10,597     11,508     12,198     12,743     13,436     14,135
    Water and other transportation...................      3,332      3,153      3,240      3,461      3,430      2,987      3,139      3,213      3,290
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation...........................     38,425     38,272     40,586     44,347     47,458     49,483     50,489     51,950     53,254
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Community and regional development.................     10,693     10,127     11,888     11,638     10,868     11,001     10,504     10,684     10,339
  Education, training, employment and social
   services:
    Education........................................     25,678     27,948     30,270     35,231     36,981     40,692     42,066     42,771     43,415
    Training, employment and social services.........     13,967     14,592     14,851     16,972     17,926     19,247     19,434     19,814     20,217
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment and           39,645     42,540     45,121     52,203     54,907     59,939     61,500     62,585     63,632
       social services...............................
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Health.............................................     22,964     24,853     26,940     30,962     33,257     34,945     34,973     35,527     36,247
  Medicare...........................................      2,575      2,589      2,753      3,038      2,954      2,965      3,005      3,084      3,154
  Income security:
    Housing assistance...............................     27,693     28,686     27,645     29,176     30,631     31,172     32,094     32,841     33,339
    Other............................................     11,748     12,213     12,309     12,563     13,539     13,783     13,947     14,265     14,579
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security..........................     39,441     40,899     39,954     41,739     44,170     44,955     46,041     47,106     47,918
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Social security....................................      2,961      3,106      3,050      3,293      3,571      3,580      3,487      3,570      3,649
  Veterans benefits and services.....................     18,608     18,501     19,374     19,921     22,344     22,071     22,310     22,777     23,277
  Administration of justice..........................     20,093     22,150     24,987     25,280     29,904     29,946     30,350     30,603     30,950
  General government.................................     12,096     12,032     12,412     13,266     14,022     14,133     14,507     14,855     15,026
  Allowances.........................................  .........  .........  .........        843       -993       -246       -317       -326       -331
  Undistributed offsetting receipts..................  .........  .........  .........  .........       -200       -200       -200       -200       -200
                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total nondefense.............................    277,256    284,486    299,524    326,362    341,808    351,899    357,102    363,558    369,770
                                                      ==================================================================================================
Total outlays for discretionary programs.............    548,930    554,734    574,987    617,517    633,894    651,128    665,257    680,740    701,184
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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 than they would have been if measured on the same (pre-credit reform) basis as the 1991 outlays.