[Historical Tables]
[Section 8 - Outlays by Budget Enforcement Act Category]
[Table 8.9 - Budget Authority for Discretionary Programs: 1976-2007]
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                                            Table 8.9--BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1976-2007
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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            Category and Program                 1976         TQ         1977        1978        1979        1980        1981        1982        1983
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National defense............................     97,567      23,455     110,362     117,349     126,880     144,502     180,443     217,179     244,972
International affairs.......................      8,410       1,557       9,514      11,033      13,303      12,874      17,555      14,222      16,017
  General science, space and technology:
    General science and basic research......      1,037         244       1,129       1,270       1,344       1,456       1,526       1,524       1,627
    Space and other technology..............      3,227         850       3,498       3,807       4,223       4,790       5,108       5,683       6,517
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and            4,264       1,094       4,627       5,076       5,567       6,246       6,634       7,208       8,145
       technology...........................
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Energy......................................      3,597         943       5,586       9,015       8,446      17,445       8,970       8,280       6,928
Natural resources and environment...........      6,856       2,081      10,620      14,650      14,662      14,613      12,857      13,121      14,585
Agriculture.................................      1,131         296       1,197       1,401       1,574       1,535       1,737       1,684       1,957
Commerce and housing credit.................      3,581       1,109       4,543       4,178       4,325       6,162       4,324       3,259       3,556
  Transportation:
    Ground transportation...................      2,970       1,277       2,110       2,886       5,164       6,250       8,716       8,450       5,466
    Air transportation......................      2,270         524       2,454       2,692       3,048       3,181       3,397       3,223       3,939
    Water and other transportation..........      1,304         301       1,306       1,564       1,689       1,766       2,099       2,432       2,380
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation..................      6,545       2,102       5,869       7,141       9,900      11,197      14,212      14,105      11,785
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Community and regional development..........      4,166         460      12,245       9,838       8,967       9,804       7,715       6,267       7,602
  Education, training, employment and social
   services:
    Education...............................      8,835       3,317      10,508      11,030      12,607      12,660      12,420      11,697      12,338
    Training, employment and social services      9,260       1,339      16,331       7,433      15,048      12,641      12,162       7,308       8,584
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment      18,096       4,656      26,839      18,463      27,655      25,301      24,582      19,005      20,921
       and social services..................
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Health......................................      6,220       1,230       6,856       7,703       8,317       8,812       8,729       8,205       8,795
Medicare....................................        775         222         836         914         985       1,078       1,207       1,221       1,369
  Income security:
    Housing assistance......................     18,621         111      28,629      32,300      24,780      27,654      26,071      13,876      10,025
    Other...................................      2,169         529       2,518       2,755       3,363       5,680       6,537       6,822       7,865
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security.................     20,790         641      31,147      35,055      28,143      33,335      32,608      20,698      17,889
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Social security.............................      1,086         279       1,181       1,292       1,365       1,451       1,635       1,905       2,120
Veterans benefits and services..............      4,931       1,216       5,612       6,249       6,756       7,043       7,583       8,479       9,526
Administration of justice...................      3,389         879       3,712       3,971       4,337       4,493       4,518       4,844       5,468
General government..........................      6,363       2,363       6,071       6,614       4,834       5,347       5,649       5,885       6,645
                                             ===========================================================================================================
Total discretionary budget authority........    197,766      44,583     246,817     259,940     276,016     311,237     340,959     355,567     388,278
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See footnotes at end of table.


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                                      Table 8.9--BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1976-2007--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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                  Category and Program                       1984        1985        1986        1987        1988        1989        1990        1991
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National defense........................................    265,584     294,853     289,625     287,960     292,497     300,067     303,946     332,228
International affairs...................................     25,170      24,057      20,279      18,800      18,079      18,537      20,027      21,321
  General science, space and technology:
    General science and basic research..................      1,957       2,223       2,107       2,324       2,521       2,835       3,167       3,454
    Space and other technology..........................      6,858       6,925       7,165      10,198       8,322      10,001      11,359      13,046
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and technology.......      8,815       9,148       9,272      12,522      10,843      12,836      14,526      16,500
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Energy..................................................      6,029       6,527       4,299       3,211       4,726       4,726       5,585       5,436
Natural resources and environment.......................     13,967      15,082      13,355      16,185      16,238      17,284      18,593      19,615
Agriculture.............................................      2,053       2,123       1,998       2,166       2,218       2,253       2,612       2,979
Commerce and housing credit.............................      3,775       4,023       2,937       2,937       2,912       3,125       3,914       2,825
  Transportation:
    Ground transportation...............................      4,267       4,056       3,385       3,417       3,020       3,001       4,051       3,443
    Air transportation..................................      4,316       5,063       4,565       4,685       5,209       5,792       6,609       7,332
    Water and other transportation......................      2,679       2,471       2,165       2,432       2,362       2,769       2,874       2,890
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation..............................     11,262      11,591      10,115      10,534      10,590      11,563      13,533      13,665
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Community and regional development......................      6,611       6,232       5,766       5,657       5,451       6,063       7,311       5,892
  Education, training, employment and social services:
    Education...........................................     13,091      15,165      14,436      16,715      17,395      18,353      19,937      22,853
    Training, employment and social services............     11,867       8,808       8,151       8,827       9,324       9,508      10,091      10,953
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment and social       24,958      23,973      22,587      25,541      26,718      27,861      30,028      33,806
       services.........................................
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Health..................................................      9,343      10,310      10,344      12,141      12,958      14,262      16,078      18,169
Medicare................................................      1,553       1,656       1,719       1,724       2,206       2,276       2,361       2,566
  Income security:
    Housing assistance..................................     11,398      12,613      10,748       8,564       8,648       9,009      10,785      19,596
    Other...............................................      8,033       7,655       7,790       7,722       7,629       7,652       8,158       9,985
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security.............................     19,431      20,268      18,538      16,286      16,276      16,662      18,943      29,581
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Social security.........................................      2,080       2,110       2,193       2,147       2,257       2,121       2,223       2,399
Veterans benefits and services..........................      9,946      10,783      10,742      11,313      11,631      12,363      13,037      14,124
Administration of justice...............................      6,152       6,781       6,828       8,657       9,180      10,055      12,555      12,906
General government......................................      6,917       7,074       7,307       7,984       8,470       9,026      11,432      12,085
                                                         ===============================================================================================
Total discretionary budget authority....................    423,645     456,592     437,903     445,764     453,251     471,081     496,704     546,099
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See footnotes at end of table.


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                                      Table 8.9--BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1976-2007--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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                  Category and Program                       1992        1993        1994        1995        1996        1997        1998        1999
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National defense........................................    299,115     276,109     262,246     262,937     265,186     266,248     272,416     288,310
International affairs...................................     20,927      33,257      20,854      20,166      18,122      18,150      18,991      41,509
  General science, space and technology:
    General science and basic research..................      4,105       4,149       4,558       4,132       4,121       4,184       5,627       6,329
    Space and other technology..........................     13,199      13,063      13,022      12,543      12,570      12,456      12,321      12,460
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and technology.......     17,304      17,212      17,580      16,675      16,691      16,640      17,948      18,789
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Energy..................................................      5,833       5,832       6,381       6,230       4,893       4,212       3,077       2,861
Natural resources and environment.......................     21,288      21,395      22,430      20,421      20,639      22,379      23,405      23,800
Agriculture.............................................      4,408       4,178       4,303       3,844       4,075       4,092       4,214       4,368
Commerce and housing credit.............................      3,429       2,482       1,442       3,061       2,248       1,395         446         774
  Transportation:
    Ground transportation...............................      3,703       2,575       3,883       3,067       2,453       2,899       2,051       2,340
    Air transportation..................................      8,104       8,307       8,430       5,985       7,987       8,328       8,687       9,046
    Water and other transportation......................      3,154       3,077       3,384       3,433       3,157       3,276       3,238       3,760
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation..............................     14,962      13,959      15,697      12,485      13,597      14,503      13,976      15,146
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Community and regional development......................     11,384       9,655      15,394      12,090      11,707      13,114      10,366      11,122
  Education, training, employment and social services:
    Education...........................................     24,435      25,463      26,333      26,386      23,205      28,161      31,318      30,476
    Training, employment and social services............     11,912      12,658      14,266      13,477      13,284      14,660      15,382      16,172
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment and social       36,347      38,122      40,599      39,863      36,489      42,821      46,700      46,648
       services.........................................
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Health..................................................     19,560      20,697      22,193      22,814      23,303      25,086      26,386      30,209
Medicare................................................      2,860       2,829       2,962       3,028       2,939       2,623       2,723       2,803
  Income security:
    Housing assistance..................................     19,696      21,117      21,088      15,302      16,410      11,661      17,449      20,377
    Other...............................................     10,735      10,871      11,978      12,200      11,347      11,032      12,309      12,376
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security.............................     30,432      31,988      33,066      27,502      27,757      22,693      29,758      32,753
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Social security.........................................      2,540       2,640       2,828       2,325       3,135       3,451       3,195       3,144
Veterans benefits and services..........................     15,298      16,235      17,193      17,618      17,801      18,908      18,943      19,261
Administration of justice...............................     14,499      14,852      15,454      18,650      21,056      23,395      25,385      27,137
General government......................................     11,206      11,528      11,968      11,711      11,320      11,505      11,704      13,206
                                                         ===============================================================================================
Total discretionary budget authority....................    531,392     522,970     512,589     501,420     500,958     511,215     529,633     581,840
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                                      Table 8.9--BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1976-2007--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
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                                                                                                                                     2006        2007
                  Category and Program                       2000        2001        2002        2003        2004        2005      estimate    estimate
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National defense........................................    300,767     331,713     360,816     455,001     485,670     499,795     558,256     509,735
International affairs...................................     23,459      24,179      25,167      33,483      49,333      34,727      31,529      35,128
  General science, space and technology:
    General science and basic research..................      6,658       7,574       8,016       8,561       9,045       9,048       9,111      10,055
    Space and other technology..........................     12,541      13,327      13,901      14,386      14,321      15,243      15,695      16,069
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and technology.......     19,199      20,901      21,917      22,947      23,366      24,291      24,806      26,124
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Energy..................................................      2,705       3,183       3,247       3,217       3,564       3,806       3,821       3,784
Natural resources and environment.......................     24,633      29,054      29,614      30,139      31,134      31,897      33,623      27,862
Agriculture.............................................      4,587       5,014       5,634       6,180       5,838       5,916       5,999       5,600
Commerce and housing credit.............................      5,112       1,420         610        -292          -6       2,627       1,844       2,525
  Transportation:
    Ground transportation...............................      2,011       4,928       4,810       2,958       2,894       4,450       5,964       2,746
    Air transportation..................................      9,207      10,922      14,106      17,790      14,890      15,194      15,590      12,879
    Water and other transportation......................      3,953       3,813       4,483       5,836       5,771       5,824       6,209       7,204
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation..............................     15,171      19,663      23,399      26,584      23,555      25,468      27,763      22,829
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Community and regional development......................     12,202      14,342      22,721      16,402      17,435      82,402       2,009      11,741
  Education, training, employment and social services:
    Education...........................................     31,071      42,134      51,514      55,270      57,925      59,553      60,534      56,812
    Training, employment and social services............     13,307      19,169      19,761      19,806      20,211      20,619      20,038      17,956
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment and social       44,378      61,303      71,275      75,076      78,136      80,172      80,572      74,768
       services.........................................
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Health..................................................     33,823      38,891      45,787      49,395      50,828      52,008      54,252      53,106
Medicare................................................      2,998       3,323       3,805       3,795       5,350       4,000       4,912       4,968
  Income security:
    Housing assistance..................................     18,077      25,100      26,945      28,771      29,576      29,108      31,169      31,502
    Other...............................................     13,491      14,638      15,760      15,496      15,652      16,570      16,319      16,271
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security.............................     31,568      39,738      42,705      44,267      45,228      45,678      47,488      47,773
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Social security.........................................      3,195       3,430       3,504       3,797       4,133       4,436       4,568       4,799
Veterans benefits and services..........................     20,904      22,459      24,043      26,614      29,231      32,298      33,807      35,814
Administration of justice...............................     27,710      31,078      35,434      35,741      37,884      39,417      39,785      39,718
General government......................................     11,939      14,141      15,111      17,110      16,907      15,949      16,716      17,092
Allowances..............................................  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........     18,000        -388
                                                         ===============================================================================================
Total discretionary budget authority....................    584,350     663,832     734,789     849,456     907,586     984,887     989,750     922,978
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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 budget
  authority for these programs for years prior to 1992 is not strictly comparable to that for 1992 and beyond. Due to the effects of the Budget
  Enforcement Act of 1990 and subsequent comparable redefinitions on the measurement and classification as budget authority of the obligation
  limitations of certain special and trust funds, the discretionary budget authority for these programs for years prior to 1990 is not strictly
  comparable to that for 1990 and beyond.