[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 3,413 913 3,711
General government............................................ 2,447 2,961 3,284 3,773 3,720 3,545 2,090 5,896
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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 12,784 11,257 12,062 12,147 13,651
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 25,332 19,545 20,330 19,876 21,807
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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..................................... 3,901 4,258 4,668 4,864 4,804 5,196 5,768 6,387
General government............................................ 4,638 4,724 5,213 5,286 5,659 5,951 6,437 6,643
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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................................................... 14,262 14,811 15,657 17,446 18,352 20,364 22,528 24,722
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. 22,795 23,244 24,590 27,116 27,874 30,601 34,028 36,477
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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............................................ 7,178 7,262 7,990 8,218 8,906 10,261 10,906 11,410
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Total nondefense........................................ 164,695 161,684 173,519 184,798 200,431 213,624 231,227 246,982
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Total outlays for discretionary programs........................ 438,526 444,201 464,438 488,832 500,572 533,328 533,829 539,412
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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................................................ 282,266 273,562 265,961 271,674 270,250 275,463 294,965 306,075
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 1,608 490 447 4,470 1,460
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................................................... 24,642 25,164 25,162 25,708 27,977 30,306 33,663 37,689
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. 37,583 38,946 38,481 39,675 42,569 45,163 48,976 54,296
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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 20,534 22,663 25,578 27,463 29,853
General government............................................ 11,520 12,216 11,531 11,761 11,627 11,933 11,891 12,614
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Total nondefense........................................ 259,144 271,300 266,746 275,559 281,854 296,525 319,870 343,251
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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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2008 2009
Category and Program 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 estimate estimate
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National defense................................................ 348,952 404,953 454,077 493,617 519,974 549,163 603,688 670,715
Nondefense:
International affairs......................................... 26,181 27,915 33,755 39,020 36,071 34,833 38,440 40,523
General science, space and technology:
General science and basic research.......................... 7,237 7,935 8,326 8,787 9,006 10,246 10,710 11,455
Space and other technology.................................. 13,473 12,880 14,637 14,778 14,491 15,258 16,724 17,562
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Total General science, space and technology............... 20,710 20,815 22,963 23,565 23,497 25,504 27,434 29,017
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Energy........................................................ 2,975 3,061 3,386 3,795 3,261 3,622 4,959 4,742
Natural resources and environment............................. 28,639 30,287 30,598 30,313 33,986 30,884 34,980 35,167
Agriculture................................................... 5,165 5,642 5,754 5,974 5,958 6,030 9,521 6,082
Commerce and housing credit................................... 976 -572 117 2,143 1,847 1,766 3,050 3,834
Transportation:
Ground transportation....................................... 39,031 35,813 39,930 41,583 44,212 45,877 52,040 53,267
Air transportation.......................................... 14,147 23,086 17,123 18,937 18,803 18,589 18,303 20,318
Water and other transportation.............................. 4,101 5,283 5,735 5,556 5,850 6,696 7,779 7,878
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Total Transportation...................................... 57,279 64,182 62,788 66,076 68,865 71,162 78,122 81,463
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Community and regional development............................ 14,143 19,498 15,664 24,919 38,328 29,610 27,789 23,547
Education, training, employment and social services:
Education................................................... 43,333 50,920 54,822 59,410 60,655 59,821 62,434 61,511
Training, employment and social services.................... 19,445 20,340 20,394 19,715 20,051 19,981 20,234 19,703
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Total Education, training, employment and social services. 62,778 71,260 75,216 79,125 80,706 79,802 82,668 81,214
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Health........................................................ 39,402 44,233 47,732 50,522 51,398 52,329 54,340 55,238
Medicare...................................................... 3,156 3,724 4,470 4,304 4,989 4,632 5,022 5,414
Income security:
Housing assistance.......................................... 33,046 35,306 36,574 37,710 38,002 39,436 40,721 41,071
Other....................................................... 14,954 15,687 15,704 16,540 16,371 16,930 17,868 17,286
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Total Income security..................................... 48,000 50,993 52,278 54,250 54,373 56,366 58,589 58,357
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Social security............................................... 3,907 4,227 4,011 4,593 4,638 4,711 4,900 5,202
Veterans benefits and services................................ 24,106 25,743 28,594 30,497 32,441 35,291 41,866 44,374
Administration of justice..................................... 33,807 34,194 37,984 39,279 40,310 40,568 43,774 48,393
General government............................................ 14,143 15,257 16,074 16,459 16,046 15,873 17,363 18,677
Allowances.................................................... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... -427
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Total nondefense........................................ 385,367 420,459 441,384 474,834 496,714 492,983 532,817 540,817
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Total outlays for discretionary programs........................ 734,319 825,412 895,461 968,451 1,016,688 1,042,146 1,136,505 1,211,532
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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.