[Historical Tables]
[Section 8 - Outlays by Budget Enforcement Act Category]
[Table 8.9 - Budget Authority for Discretionary Programs: 1976-2009]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



[[Page 162]]


 
                                            Table 8.9--BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1976-2009
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Category and Program                 1976         TQ         1977        1978        1979        1980        1981        1982        1983
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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      12,421      11,698      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      24,583      19,006      20,922
       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       5,648       5,884       6,644
                                             ===========================================================================================================
Total discretionary budget authority........    197,766      44,583     246,817     259,940     276,016     311,237     340,959     355,567     388,278
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.


[[Page 163]]


                                      Table 8.9--BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1976-2009--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Category and Program                 1984        1985        1986        1987        1988        1989        1990        1991        1992
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National defense............................    265,584     294,853     289,625     287,960     292,497     300,067     303,946     332,228     299,115
International affairs.......................     25,170      24,057      20,279      18,800      18,079      18,537      20,027      21,321      20,927
  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       4,105
    Space and other technology..............      6,858       6,925       7,165      10,198       8,322      10,001      11,359      13,046      13,199
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and            8,815       9,148       9,272      12,522      10,843      12,836      14,526      16,500      17,304
       technology...........................
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Energy......................................      6,029       6,527       4,299       3,211       4,726       4,726       5,585       5,436       5,833
Natural resources and environment...........     13,967      15,082      13,355      16,185      16,238      17,284      18,593      19,615      21,288
Agriculture.................................      2,053       2,123       1,998       2,166       2,218       2,253       2,612       2,979       4,408
Commerce and housing credit.................      3,775       4,023       2,937       2,937       2,912       3,125       3,914       2,825       3,429
  Transportation:
    Ground transportation...................      4,267       4,056       3,385       3,417       3,020       3,001       4,051       3,443       3,703
    Air transportation......................      4,316       5,063       4,565       4,685       5,209       5,792       6,609       7,332       8,104
    Water and other transportation..........      2,679       2,471       2,165       2,432       2,362       2,769       2,874       2,890       3,154
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation..................     11,262      11,591      10,115      10,534      10,590      11,563      13,533      13,665      14,962
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Community and regional development..........      6,611       6,232       5,766       5,657       5,451       6,063       7,311       5,892      11,384
  Education, training, employment and social
   services:
    Education...............................     13,092      15,167      14,438      16,717      17,397      18,355      19,939      22,861      24,446
    Training, employment and social services     11,867       8,808       8,151       8,827       9,324       9,508      10,091      10,953      11,912
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment      24,960      23,975      22,589      25,543      26,721      27,864      30,031      33,814      36,358
       and social services..................
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Health......................................      9,343      10,310      10,344      12,141      12,958      14,262      16,078      18,169      19,560
Medicare....................................      1,553       1,656       1,719       1,724       2,206       2,276       2,361       2,566       2,860
  Income security:
    Housing assistance......................     11,398      12,613      10,748       8,564       8,648       9,009      10,785      19,596      19,696
    Other...................................      8,033       7,655       7,790       7,722       7,629       7,652       8,158       9,985      10,735
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security.................     19,431      20,268      18,538      16,286      16,276      16,662      18,943      29,581      30,432
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Social security.............................      2,080       2,110       2,193       2,147       2,257       2,121       2,223       2,399       2,540
Veterans benefits and services..............      9,946      10,783      10,742      11,313      11,631      12,363      13,037      14,124      15,298
Administration of justice...................      6,152       6,781       6,828       8,657       9,180      10,055      12,555      12,906      14,499
General government..........................      6,915       7,072       7,305       7,981       8,468       9,024      11,430      12,078      11,196
                                             ===========================================================================================================
Total discretionary budget authority........    423,645     456,592     437,903     445,764     453,251     471,081     496,704     546,099     531,392
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.


[[Page 164]]


                                      Table 8.9--BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1976-2009--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Category and Program                 1993        1994        1995        1996        1997        1998        1999        2000        2001
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National defense............................    276,109     262,246     262,937     265,186     266,248     272,416     288,310     300,767     331,720
International affairs.......................     33,257      20,854      20,166      18,122      18,150      18,991      41,509      23,459      24,179
  General science, space and technology:
    General science and basic research......      4,149       4,558       4,132       4,121       4,184       5,627       6,329       6,658       7,574
    Space and other technology..............     13,063      13,022      12,543      12,570      12,456      12,321      12,460      12,541      13,327
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and           17,212      17,580      16,675      16,691      16,640      17,948      18,789      19,199      20,901
       technology...........................
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Energy......................................      5,832       6,381       6,230       4,893       4,212       3,077       2,861       2,705       3,183
Natural resources and environment...........     21,395      22,430      20,421      20,639      22,379      23,405      23,800      24,633      29,054
Agriculture.................................      4,178       4,303       3,844       4,075       4,092       4,214       4,368       4,587       5,014
Commerce and housing credit.................      2,482       1,442       3,061       2,248       1,395         446         774       5,112       1,413
  Transportation:
    Ground transportation...................      2,575       3,883       3,067       2,453       2,899       2,051       2,340       2,011       4,928
    Air transportation......................      8,307       8,430       5,985       7,987       8,328       8,687       9,046       9,207      10,922
    Water and other transportation..........      3,077       3,384       3,433       3,157       3,276       3,238       3,760       3,953       3,813
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation..................     13,959      15,697      12,485      13,597      14,503      13,976      15,146      15,171      19,663
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Community and regional development..........      9,655      15,394      12,090      11,707      13,114      10,366      11,122      12,202      14,342
  Education, training, employment and social
   services:
    Education...............................     25,485      26,355      26,413      23,234      28,193      31,350      30,511      31,104      42,168
    Training, employment and social services     12,658      14,266      13,477      13,284      14,660      15,382      16,172      13,307      19,169
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment      38,143      40,620      39,890      36,518      42,853      46,732      46,683      44,411      61,337
       and social services..................
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Health......................................     20,697      22,193      22,814      23,303      25,086      26,386      30,209      33,823      38,891
Medicare....................................      2,829       2,962       3,028       2,939       2,623       2,723       2,803       2,998       3,323
  Income security:
    Housing assistance......................     21,117      21,088      15,302      16,410      11,661      17,449      20,377      18,077      25,100
    Other...................................     10,871      11,978      12,200      11,347      11,032      12,309      12,376      13,491      14,638
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security.................     31,988      33,066      27,502      27,757      22,693      29,758      32,753      31,568      39,738
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Social security.............................      2,640       2,828       2,325       3,135       3,451       3,195       3,144       3,195       3,430
Veterans benefits and services..............     16,235      17,193      17,618      17,801      18,908      18,943      19,261      20,904      22,459
Administration of justice...................     14,852      15,454      18,650      21,056      23,395      25,385      27,137      27,710      31,078
General government..........................     11,507      11,946      11,684      11,291      11,473      11,672      13,171      11,906      14,107
                                             ===========================================================================================================
Total discretionary budget authority........    522,970     512,589     501,420     500,958     511,215     529,633     581,840     584,350     663,832
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.


[[Page 165]]


                                      Table 8.9--BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1976-2009--Continued
                                                                (in millions of dollars)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                     2008        2009
                  Category and Program                       2002        2003        2004        2005        2006        2007      estimate    estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National defense........................................    360,823     455,008     485,677     499,848     556,505     622,366     689,767     606,796
International affairs...................................     25,167      33,483      49,333      34,727      35,882      39,108      41,832      39,514
  General science, space and technology:
    General science and basic research..................      8,016       8,561       9,045       9,002       9,156      10,545      10,768      12,378
    Space and other technology..........................     13,901      14,386      14,321      15,243      15,765      15,580      16,514      17,052
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total General science, space and technology.......     21,917      22,947      23,366      24,245      24,921      26,125      27,282      29,430
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Energy..................................................      3,247       3,217       3,564       3,806       3,780       4,127       4,946       4,492
Natural resources and environment.......................     29,614      30,139      31,134      31,897      38,046      32,867      31,737      34,647
Agriculture.............................................      5,634       6,180       5,838       5,916       6,147       8,715       6,477       5,714
Commerce and housing credit.............................        603        -299         -13       2,620       1,863       1,832       3,047       3,974
  Transportation:
    Ground transportation...............................      4,810       2,958       2,894       4,450       6,673       4,188       3,739        -864
    Air transportation..................................     14,106      17,790      14,890      15,194      15,645      15,833      16,094      16,263
    Water and other transportation......................      4,483       5,836       5,771       5,824       6,487       7,329       7,458       7,998
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Transportation..............................     23,399      26,584      23,555      25,468      28,805      27,350      27,291      23,397
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Community and regional development......................     22,721      16,402      17,435      82,402      14,048      17,866      20,310      11,462
  Education, training, employment and social services:
    Education...........................................     51,550      55,309      57,965      59,594      60,898      60,253      59,813      61,853
    Training, employment and social services............     19,761      19,806      20,211      20,619      20,054      20,218      19,958      17,692
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Education, training, employment and social       71,311      75,115      78,176      80,213      80,952      80,471      79,771      79,545
       services.........................................
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Health..................................................     45,787      49,395      50,828      52,008      56,489      52,434      53,359      52,679
Medicare................................................      3,805       3,795       5,350       4,000       4,912       4,869       4,915       5,425
  Income security:
    Housing assistance..................................     26,945      28,771      29,576      29,108      31,170      34,329      34,429      36,764
    Other...............................................     15,760      15,496      15,652      16,679      16,538      16,561      17,888      17,294
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Income security.............................     42,705      44,267      45,228      45,787      47,708      50,890      52,317      54,058
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Social security.........................................      3,504       3,797       4,133       4,436       4,633       4,683       4,979       5,233
Veterans benefits and services..........................     24,043      26,614      29,231      32,298      34,205      38,270      43,268      44,917
Administration of justice...............................     35,434      35,741      37,884      39,417      41,118      43,698      45,401      44,140
General government......................................     15,075      17,071      16,867      15,908      16,710      16,629      17,099      18,390
Allowances..............................................  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........       -475
                                                         ===============================================================================================
Total discretionary budget authority....................    734,789     849,456     907,586     984,996     996,724   1,072,300   1,153,798   1,063,338
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.