[Historical Tables]
[Section 8 - Outlays by Budget Enforcement Act Category]
[Table 8.7 - Outlays for Discretionary Programs: 1962-2009]
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Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2009
(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.............................. 5,507 5,246 4,603 4,705 5,063 5,348 4,871 4,081 3,964
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
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Total General science, space and technology.... 1,723 3,051 4,897 5,824 6,716 6,234 5,525 5,021 4,512
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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
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Total Transportation........................... 1,425 1,469 1,485 1,628 1,647 1,847 2,013 2,310 2,561
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Community and regional development................. 432 527 894 1,045 1,009 1,001 1,280 1,476 2,291
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
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Total Education, training, employment and 931 1,075 1,221 1,784 3,858 5,571 6,618 6,605 7,354
social services...............................
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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
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Total Income security.......................... 503 476 528 526 566 623 682 789 959
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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
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Total nondefense............................. 19,525 21,575 24,098 26,771 31,145 34,483 35,826 34,603 38,342
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Total outlays for discretionary programs............. 72,075 75,294 79,136 77,793 90,143 106,473 117,978 117,318 120,254
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See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2009--Continued
(in millions of dollars)
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Category and Program 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 TQ 1977
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National defense................................................ 79,009 79,338 77,095 80,720 87,615 89,876 22,312 97,517
Nondefense:
International affairs......................................... 3,770 4,581 4,830 6,197 8,155 7,459 3,315 8,013
General science, space and technology:
General science and basic research.......................... 1,009 979 961 1,017 1,036 1,032 291 1,072
Space and other technology.................................. 3,172 3,196 3,074 2,964 2,951 3,336 869 3,658
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Total General science, space and technology............... 4,182 4,175 4,034 3,982 3,987 4,368 1,160 4,730
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Energy........................................................ 887 1,092 1,075 689 1,738 2,589 725 3,786
Natural resources and environment............................. 4,248 4,758 5,463 6,494 8,112 8,931 2,859 11,279
Agriculture................................................... 884 912 936 945 1,047 1,059 271 1,193
Commerce and housing credit................................... 2,687 1,907 1,969 2,417 2,851 2,764 1,153 3,455
Transportation:
Ground transportation....................................... 495 615 836 948 2,128 9,106 2,202 9,467
Air transportation.......................................... 2,390 2,764 2,179 2,162 2,345 2,485 569 2,736
Water and other transportation.............................. 1,033 1,086 1,220 1,339 1,443 1,523 417 1,716
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Total Transportation...................................... 3,918 4,465 4,235 4,450 5,916 13,114 3,189 13,919
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Community and regional development............................ 2,651 3,047 3,565 3,458 3,678 4,649 1,342 6,058
Education, training, employment and social services:
Education................................................... 4,877 5,357 5,470 5,469 7,098 7,554 1,878 8,549
Training, employment and social services.................... 3,552 4,636 5,079 4,748 5,969 8,196 2,456 9,112
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Total Education, training, employment and social services. 8,429 9,993 10,549 10,217 13,067 15,751 4,334 17,661
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Health........................................................ 3,417 3,997 4,567 4,749 5,821 6,715 1,581 6,935
Medicare...................................................... 397 455 439 667 661 836 220 770
Income security:
Housing assistance.......................................... 766 1,156 1,651 1,824 2,127 2,504 656 3,007
Other....................................................... 627 672 762 1,022 1,368 2,270 474 2,529
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Total Income security..................................... 1,393 1,829 2,413 2,845 3,496 4,774 1,130 5,535
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Social security............................................... 742 794 914 878 1,101 1,200 304 1,370
Veterans benefits and services................................ 2,314 2,734 3,050 3,358 4,121 4,535 1,157 5,243
Administration of justice..................................... 1,156 1,507 1,978 2,371 2,877 3,416 910 3,715
General government............................................ 2,447 2,961 3,284 3,773 3,720 3,542 2,093 5,892
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Total nondefense........................................ 43,522 49,206 53,300 57,489 70,346 85,703 25,744 99,555
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Total outlays for discretionary programs........................ 122,531 128,544 130,395 138,210 157,962 175,579 48,056 197,072
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See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2009--Continued
(in millions of dollars)
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Category and Program 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
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National defense................................................ 104,649 116,777 134,629 157,964 185,933 209,882 228,045 253,109
Nondefense:
International affairs......................................... 8,542 9,143 12,775 13,648 12,881 13,603 16,267 17,390
General science, space and technology:
General science and basic research.......................... 1,154 1,295 1,380 1,469 1,591 1,638 1,839 2,022
Space and other technology.................................. 3,766 3,937 4,450 4,992 5,593 6,290 6,469 6,607
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Total General science, space and technology............... 4,919 5,232 5,829 6,461 7,184 7,928 8,308 8,629
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Energy........................................................ 5,295 6,110 6,148 10,335 8,612 6,483 7,015 6,502
Natural resources and environment............................. 12,026 13,666 15,484 15,358 14,837 14,168 14,367 15,071
Agriculture................................................... 1,304 1,519 1,533 1,682 1,693 1,625 1,873 2,031
Commerce and housing credit................................... 3,369 3,801 5,080 4,272 3,582 3,512 3,675 3,682
Transportation:
Ground transportation....................................... 9,943 11,650 14,761 14,765 13,163 13,883 14,603 17,076
Air transportation.......................................... 3,200 3,320 3,673 3,731 3,480 3,911 4,436 4,934
Water and other transportation.............................. 1,692 1,923 2,281 2,334 2,592 2,754 2,792 2,829
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Total Transportation...................................... 14,835 16,894 20,715 20,831 19,235 20,548 21,830 24,839
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Community and regional development............................ 10,845 9,247 9,437 9,058 6,677 6,087 6,316 6,668
Education, training, employment and social services:
Education................................................... 9,170 10,876 12,366 12,783 11,256 12,061 12,146 13,648
Training, employment and social services.................... 13,242 14,073 13,429 12,548 8,289 8,268 7,729 8,156
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Total Education, training, employment and social services. 22,412 24,948 25,795 25,331 19,545 20,329 19,875 21,804
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Health........................................................ 7,294 7,513 8,471 9,102 8,983 8,537 8,930 9,602
Medicare...................................................... 936 988 1,080 1,222 1,256 1,342 1,531 1,735
Income security:
Housing assistance.......................................... 3,679 4,304 5,480 6,861 8,064 9,449 10,048 11,402
Other....................................................... 2,808 3,159 5,325 6,328 6,786 7,507 7,389 7,753
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Total Income security..................................... 6,487 7,462 10,805 13,190 14,849 16,956 17,437 19,156
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Social security............................................... 1,413 1,479 1,494 1,703 2,048 2,211 2,171 2,191
Veterans benefits and services................................ 5,857 6,234 7,165 7,605 8,179 8,957 9,594 10,352
Administration of justice..................................... 3,897 4,258 4,668 4,864 4,804 5,196 5,768 6,387
General government............................................ 4,642 4,724 5,213 5,287 5,660 5,952 6,438 6,645
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Total nondefense........................................ 114,073 123,217 141,692 149,949 140,025 143,435 151,394 162,684
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Total outlays for discretionary programs........................ 218,722 239,993 276,321 307,913 325,958 353,316 379,440 415,793
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See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2009--Continued
(in millions of dollars)
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Category and Program 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
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National defense................................................ 273,832 282,517 290,918 304,034 300,141 319,704 302,602 292,430
Nondefense:
International affairs......................................... 17,708 15,224 15,743 16,596 19,056 19,698 19,160 21,570
General science, space and technology:
General science and basic research.......................... 2,212 2,243 2,408 2,628 2,815 3,134 3,545 3,927
Space and other technology.................................. 6,756 6,957 8,413 10,196 11,609 12,957 12,838 13,092
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Total General science, space and technology............... 8,968 9,200 10,821 12,824 14,423 16,091 16,383 17,019
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Energy........................................................ 5,021 5,021 4,968 4,881 4,761 4,409 5,396 5,560
Natural resources and environment............................. 15,444 15,253 16,011 17,074 17,790 18,593 20,027 20,062
Agriculture................................................... 1,954 2,020 2,084 2,284 2,516 2,682 4,057 4,136
Commerce and housing credit................................... 2,872 2,409 2,368 3,334 3,834 3,350 2,622 2,099
Transportation:
Ground transportation....................................... 17,899 16,199 17,391 16,950 17,611 18,028 18,869 19,862
Air transportation.......................................... 5,341 5,556 5,888 6,621 7,233 8,187 9,316 10,049
Water and other transportation.............................. 2,609 2,747 2,801 2,806 3,011 3,045 3,281 3,332
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Total Transportation...................................... 25,849 24,502 26,079 26,377 27,855 29,260 31,465 33,244
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Community and regional development............................ 6,132 5,509 5,282 5,190 7,333 6,161 6,403 8,446
Education, training, employment and social services:
Education................................................... 14,260 14,810 15,655 17,444 18,349 20,357 22,520 24,701
Training, employment and social services.................... 8,533 8,433 8,933 9,670 9,522 10,237 11,501 11,755
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Total Education, training, employment and social services. 22,793 23,242 24,588 27,114 27,872 30,594 34,020 36,456
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Health........................................................ 10,231 10,653 12,151 13,055 14,863 16,164 17,966 19,640
Medicare...................................................... 1,718 1,727 1,972 2,254 2,299 2,444 2,846 2,650
Income security:
Housing assistance.......................................... 11,441 11,278 12,727 13,979 15,481 16,958 18,776 21,397
Other....................................................... 7,844 7,589 7,467 7,681 8,036 8,797 9,451 9,960
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Total Income security..................................... 19,285 18,867 20,194 21,660 23,517 25,756 28,227 31,357
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Social security............................................... 2,209 2,280 2,533 2,147 2,127 2,250 2,417 2,600
Veterans benefits and services................................ 10,653 11,037 11,677 12,145 12,996 13,759 15,112 15,823
Administration of justice..................................... 6,677 7,475 9,055 9,641 10,280 12,146 14,213 14,891
General government............................................ 7,179 7,264 7,992 8,205 8,908 10,269 10,914 11,431
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Total nondefense........................................ 164,695 161,684 173,519 184,782 200,431 213,624 231,227 246,982
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Total outlays for discretionary programs........................ 438,526 444,201 464,438 488,816 500,572 533,328 533,829 539,412
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See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2009--Continued
(in millions of dollars)
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Category and Program 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
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National defense................................................ 282,266 273,562 265,961 271,674 270,248 275,463 294,965 306,068
Nondefense:
International affairs......................................... 20,806 20,116 18,336 18,982 18,101 19,519 21,289 22,496
General science, space and technology:
General science and basic research.......................... 3,820 4,108 3,987 4,092 5,307 5,633 6,170 6,509
Space and other technology.................................. 12,363 12,593 12,693 13,056 12,866 12,446 12,427 13,236
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Total General science, space and technology............... 16,183 16,701 16,680 17,148 18,173 18,079 18,597 19,745
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Energy........................................................ 6,402 6,765 5,961 4,906 3,710 3,128 2,958 2,897
Natural resources and environment............................. 20,804 21,933 20,923 21,286 21,918 23,643 24,981 25,960
Agriculture................................................... 4,266 3,889 4,009 3,943 4,197 4,431 4,515 4,958
Commerce and housing credit................................... 853 2,850 1,674 1,608 492 447 4,470 1,467
Transportation:
Ground transportation....................................... 22,283 23,451 23,591 24,955 24,525 26,626 30,602 34,595
Air transportation.......................................... 10,146 10,020 10,135 10,138 10,594 10,720 10,571 11,617
Water and other transportation.............................. 3,563 3,566 3,307 3,302 3,132 3,211 3,573 3,901
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Total Transportation...................................... 35,992 37,037 37,033 38,395 38,251 40,557 44,746 50,113
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Community and regional development............................ 10,877 10,202 10,431 10,772 10,207 11,971 11,419 12,417
Education, training, employment and social services:
Education................................................... 24,625 25,138 25,136 25,678 27,948 30,270 33,628 37,659
Training, employment and social services.................... 12,941 13,782 13,319 13,967 14,592 14,857 15,313 16,607
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Total Education, training, employment and social services. 37,565 38,920 38,455 39,645 42,540 45,127 48,941 54,266
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Health........................................................ 20,540 22,016 22,575 22,964 24,853 26,945 30,012 33,158
Medicare...................................................... 2,914 2,971 2,953 2,575 2,589 2,753 2,998 3,323
Income security:
Housing assistance.......................................... 23,804 27,438 26,660 27,693 28,686 27,645 28,788 30,067
Other....................................................... 11,941 11,772 11,340 11,754 12,223 12,313 12,639 13,905
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Total Income security..................................... 35,745 39,210 38,000 39,447 40,909 39,958 41,427 43,972
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Social security............................................... 2,651 2,573 2,620 2,955 3,096 3,046 3,375 3,590
Veterans benefits and services................................ 16,720 17,432 17,607 18,608 18,501 19,374 20,753 22,399
Administration of justice..................................... 15,288 16,443 17,932 20,535 22,673 25,581 27,465 29,856
General government............................................ 11,538 12,242 11,557 11,790 11,646 11,966 11,924 12,641
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Total nondefense........................................ 259,144 271,300 266,746 275,559 281,856 296,525 319,870 343,258
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Total outlays for discretionary programs........................ 541,410 544,862 532,707 547,233 552,104 571,988 614,835 649,326
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See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2009--Continued
(in millions of dollars)
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Category and Program 2002 2003 estimate estimate estimate estimate estimate estimate
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National defense................................................ 348,945 404,946 451,597 448,197 434,617 445,618 465,498 485,604
Nondefense:
International affairs......................................... 26,181 27,914 38,864 40,098 34,535 33,755 34,527 34,894
General science, space and technology:
General science and basic research.......................... 7,237 7,935 8,565 8,884 8,953 8,920 8,998 9,013
Space and other technology.................................. 13,473 12,880 13,575 15,383 15,649 16,698 16,992 17,022
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Total General science, space and technology............... 20,710 20,815 22,140 24,267 24,602 25,618 25,990 26,035
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Energy........................................................ 2,975 3,061 3,497 3,380 3,512 3,392 3,302 3,285
Natural resources and environment............................. 28,639 30,287 30,263 29,643 28,552 28,275 28,205 28,042
Agriculture................................................... 5,165 5,642 5,917 5,751 5,431 5,446 5,458 5,528
Commerce and housing credit................................... 992 -565 -981 -673 -82 730 1,174 2,412
Transportation:
Ground transportation....................................... 39,031 35,813 41,737 42,835 43,573 43,425 43,572 44,034
Air transportation.......................................... 14,147 23,169 18,937 18,571 18,106 18,281 18,595 18,817
Water and other transportation.............................. 4,101 5,283 5,358 6,370 6,289 6,416 6,583 6,757
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Total Transportation...................................... 57,279 64,265 66,032 67,776 67,968 68,122 68,750 69,608
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Community and regional development............................ 14,143 19,498 18,440 17,562 15,644 15,931 14,851 14,688
Education, training, employment and social services:
Education................................................... 43,296 50,885 57,829 58,500 58,716 58,381 58,383 58,554
Training, employment and social services.................... 19,445 20,340 19,642 19,880 20,117 20,204 20,413 20,484
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Total Education, training, employment and social services. 62,741 71,225 77,471 78,380 78,833 78,585 78,796 79,038
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Health........................................................ 39,402 44,233 48,626 51,213 51,568 51,275 51,328 51,396
Medicare...................................................... 3,156 3,724 4,509 4,474 4,631 4,489 4,514 4,523
Income security:
Housing assistance.......................................... 33,046 35,306 37,297 37,503 37,787 39,460 35,956 31,918
Other....................................................... 14,954 15,897 16,116 16,331 15,836 15,791 15,865 15,899
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Total Income security..................................... 48,000 51,203 53,413 53,834 53,623 55,251 51,821 47,817
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Social security............................................... 3,907 4,227 4,223 4,536 4,419 4,410 4,430 4,441
Veterans benefits and services................................ 24,106 25,743 28,530 28,704 28,429 28,258 28,329 28,297
Administration of justice..................................... 33,827 34,177 36,436 39,781 40,428 39,646 40,354 41,097
General government............................................ 14,160 15,310 19,205 17,762 16,858 16,820 16,837 16,870
Allowances.................................................... ......... ......... ......... -685 -1,228 -1,220 -1,221 -1,230
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Total nondefense........................................ 385,383 420,759 456,585 465,803 457,723 458,783 457,445 456,741
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Total outlays for discretionary programs........................ 734,328 825,705 908,182 914,000 892,340 904,401 922,943 942,345
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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.