[Historical Tables]
[Section 8 - Outlays by Budget Enforcement Act Category]
[Table 8.7 - Outlays for Discretionary Programs: 1962-2006]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2006
(in millions of dollars)
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Category and Program 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
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National defense................................................ 52,550 53,718 55,038 51,023 58,998 71,990 82,152 82,715
Nondefense:
International affairs......................................... 5,507 5,246 4,603 4,705 5,063 5,348 4,871 4,081
General science, space and technology:
General science and basic research.......................... 497 534 766 789 858 897 930 938
Space and other technology.................................. 1,226 2,516 4,131 5,035 5,858 5,337 4,596 4,083
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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
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Energy........................................................ 654 643 686 830 744 835 1,040 1,019
Natural resources and environment............................. 2,286 2,522 2,643 2,825 3,105 3,251 3,361 3,376
Agriculture................................................... 369 454 492 521 596 663 761 764
Commerce and housing credit................................... 1,342 1,364 1,177 1,634 1,850 2,243 2,103 1,038
Transportation:
Ground transportation....................................... 70 65 64 67 86 121 154 287
Air transportation.......................................... 737 772 801 864 890 983 1,033 1,176
Water and other transportation.............................. 617 633 620 698 671 743 826 847
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Total Transportation...................................... 1,425 1,469 1,485 1,628 1,647 1,847 2,013 2,310
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Community and regional development............................ 432 527 894 1,045 1,009 1,001 1,280 1,476
Education, training, employment and social services:
Education................................................... 640 749 803 1,002 2,143 3,253 3,778 3,654
Training, employment and social services.................... 291 327 418 781 1,716 2,318 2,840 2,951
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Total Education, training, employment and social services. 931 1,075 1,221 1,784 3,858 5,571 6,618 6,605
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Health........................................................ 1,087 1,283 1,563 1,495 1,735 2,152 2,560 2,843
Medicare...................................................... ......... ......... ......... ......... 64 223 221 299
Income security:
Housing assistance.......................................... 167 182 193 219 239 257 299 362
Other....................................................... 336 295 335 307 327 365 383 427
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Total Income security..................................... 503 476 528 526 566 623 682 789
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Social security............................................... 318 332 373 382 437 433 561 599
Veterans benefits and services................................ 1,256 1,316 1,404 1,445 1,493 1,584 1,677 1,790
Administration of justice..................................... 426 461 486 532 560 614 654 653
General government............................................ 1,266 1,356 1,647 1,596 1,702 1,863 1,898 1,940
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Total nondefense........................................ 19,525 21,575 24,098 26,771 31,145 34,483 35,826 34,603
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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
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See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2006--Continued
(in millions of dollars)
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Category and Program 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 TQ
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National defense................................................ 81,912 79,009 79,338 77,095 80,720 87,615 89,876 22,312
Nondefense:
International affairs......................................... 3,964 3,770 4,581 4,830 6,197 8,155 7,459 3,315
General science, space and technology:
General science and basic research.......................... 947 1,009 979 961 1,017 1,036 1,032 291
Space and other technology.................................. 3,565 3,172 3,196 3,074 2,964 2,951 3,336 869
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Total General science, space and technology............... 4,512 4,182 4,175 4,034 3,982 3,987 4,368 1,160
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Energy........................................................ 985 887 1,092 1,075 689 1,738 2,589 725
Natural resources and environment............................. 3,488 4,248 4,758 5,463 6,494 8,112 8,931 2,859
Agriculture................................................... 827 884 943 968 981 1,086 1,120 282
Commerce and housing credit................................... 2,100 2,687 1,907 1,969 2,417 2,851 2,764 1,153
Transportation:
Ground transportation....................................... 288 495 615 836 948 2,128 9,106 2,202
Air transportation.......................................... 1,386 2,390 2,764 2,179 2,162 2,345 2,485 569
Water and other transportation.............................. 887 1,033 1,086 1,220 1,339 1,443 1,523 417
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Total Transportation...................................... 2,561 3,918 4,465 4,235 4,450 5,916 13,114 3,189
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Community and regional development............................ 2,291 2,651 3,047 3,565 3,458 3,678 4,649 1,342
Education, training, employment and social services:
Education................................................... 4,317 4,877 5,357 5,470 5,469 7,098 7,554 1,878
Training, employment and social services.................... 3,037 3,552 4,636 5,079 4,748 5,969 8,196 2,456
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Total Education, training, employment and social services. 7,354 8,429 9,993 10,549 10,217 13,067 15,751 4,334
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Health........................................................ 3,143 3,417 3,997 4,567 4,749 5,821 6,715 1,581
Medicare...................................................... 366 397 455 439 667 661 836 220
Income security:
Housing assistance.......................................... 504 766 1,156 1,651 1,824 2,127 2,504 656
Other....................................................... 455 627 672 762 1,022 1,368 2,270 474
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Total Income security..................................... 959 1,393 1,829 2,413 2,845 3,496 4,774 1,130
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Social security............................................... 623 742 794 914 878 1,101 1,200 304
Veterans benefits and services................................ 2,057 2,314 2,734 3,050 3,358 4,121 4,535 1,157
Administration of justice..................................... 823 1,156 1,475 1,945 2,335 2,803 3,310 885
General government............................................ 2,292 2,447 2,961 3,284 3,773 3,755 3,587 2,106
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Total nondefense........................................ 38,342 43,522 49,206 53,300 57,489 70,346 85,703 25,744
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Total outlays for discretionary programs........................ 120,254 122,531 128,544 130,395 138,210 157,962 175,579 48,056
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See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2006--Continued
(in millions of dollars)
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Category and Program 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
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National defense................................................ 97,517 104,649 116,777 134,629 157,964 185,933 209,882 228,045
Nondefense:
International affairs......................................... 8,013 8,542 9,143 12,775 13,648 12,881 13,603 16,267
General science, space and technology:
General science and basic research.......................... 1,072 1,154 1,296 1,380 1,469 1,592 1,638 1,840
Space and other technology.................................. 3,658 3,766 3,937 4,450 4,992 5,593 6,290 6,469
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Total General science, space and technology............... 4,730 4,919 5,232 5,830 6,461 7,185 7,928 8,308
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Energy........................................................ 3,786 5,295 6,110 6,148 10,336 8,613 6,484 7,015
Natural resources and environment............................. 11,279 12,026 13,666 15,490 15,366 14,844 14,174 14,370
Agriculture................................................... 1,247 1,360 1,578 1,598 1,764 1,770 1,712 1,960
Commerce and housing credit................................... 3,455 3,369 3,801 5,080 4,272 3,582 3,512 3,675
Transportation:
Ground transportation....................................... 9,467 9,943 11,650 14,761 14,765 13,163 13,883 14,603
Air transportation.......................................... 2,736 3,200 3,320 3,673 3,731 3,480 3,911 4,436
Water and other transportation.............................. 1,716 1,692 1,923 2,281 2,334 2,592 2,754 2,792
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Total Transportation...................................... 13,919 14,835 16,894 20,715 20,831 19,235 20,548 21,830
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Community and regional development............................ 6,058 10,845 9,247 9,437 9,058 6,677 6,087 6,316
Education, training, employment and social services:
Education................................................... 8,549 9,170 10,876 12,366 12,783 11,256 12,061 12,146
Training, employment and social services.................... 9,112 13,242 14,073 13,429 12,548 8,289 8,268 7,729
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Total Education, training, employment and social services. 17,661 22,412 24,948 25,795 25,331 19,545 20,329 19,875
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Health........................................................ 6,935 7,294 7,513 8,471 9,102 8,983 8,537 8,930
Medicare...................................................... 770 936 988 1,080 1,222 1,256 1,342 1,531
Income security:
Housing assistance.......................................... 3,007 3,679 4,304 5,480 6,861 8,064 9,449 10,048
Other....................................................... 2,529 2,808 3,159 5,325 6,328 6,786 7,507 7,389
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Total Income security..................................... 5,535 6,487 7,462 10,805 13,190 14,849 16,956 17,437
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Social security............................................... 1,370 1,413 1,479 1,494 1,703 2,048 2,211 2,171
Veterans benefits and services................................ 5,243 5,857 6,234 7,165 7,605 8,179 8,957 9,594
Administration of justice..................................... 3,616 3,790 4,146 4,550 4,725 4,673 5,055 5,620
General government............................................ 5,938 4,691 4,777 5,266 5,342 5,712 6,005 6,498
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Total nondefense........................................ 99,555 114,073 123,217 141,698 149,958 140,031 143,440 151,398
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Total outlays for discretionary programs........................ 197,072 218,722 239,993 276,327 307,922 325,964 353,322 379,443
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See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2006--Continued
(in millions of dollars)
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Category and Program 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
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National defense................................................ 253,109 273,832 282,517 290,918 304,034 300,141 319,704 302,602
Nondefense:
International affairs......................................... 17,390 17,708 15,224 15,743 16,584 19,056 19,698 19,160
General science, space and technology:
General science and basic research.......................... 2,022 2,213 2,244 2,409 2,629 2,816 3,135 3,546
Space and other technology.................................. 6,607 6,756 6,957 8,413 10,196 11,609 12,957 12,838
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Total General science, space and technology............... 8,630 8,969 9,200 10,822 12,825 14,424 16,092 16,384
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Energy........................................................ 6,502 5,021 5,021 4,968 4,881 4,762 4,409 5,396
Natural resources and environment............................. 15,076 15,449 15,257 16,019 17,081 17,798 18,601 20,037
Agriculture................................................... 2,119 2,046 2,115 2,182 2,386 2,624 2,796 4,173
Commerce and housing credit................................... 3,682 2,872 2,409 2,368 3,334 3,834 3,350 2,622
Transportation:
Ground transportation....................................... 17,076 17,899 16,199 17,391 16,950 17,611 18,028 18,869
Air transportation.......................................... 4,934 5,341 5,556 5,888 6,621 7,233 8,187 9,316
Water and other transportation.............................. 2,829 2,609 2,747 2,801 2,806 3,011 3,045 3,281
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Total Transportation...................................... 24,839 25,849 24,502 26,079 26,377 27,855 29,260 31,465
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Community and regional development............................ 6,668 6,132 5,509 5,282 5,190 7,335 6,164 6,407
Education, training, employment and social services:
Education................................................... 13,648 14,260 14,810 15,655 17,444 18,349 20,357 22,520
Training, employment and social services.................... 8,156 8,533 8,433 8,933 9,670 9,522 10,237 11,501
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Total Education, training, employment and social services. 21,804 22,793 23,242 24,588 27,114 27,872 30,594 34,020
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Health........................................................ 9,602 10,231 10,653 12,151 13,055 14,863 16,164 17,966
Medicare...................................................... 1,735 1,718 1,727 1,972 2,254 2,299 2,444 2,846
Income security:
Housing assistance.......................................... 11,402 11,441 11,278 12,727 13,979 15,481 16,958 18,776
Other....................................................... 7,753 7,844 7,589 7,467 7,681 8,036 8,797 9,451
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Total Income security..................................... 19,156 19,285 18,867 20,194 21,660 23,517 25,756 28,227
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Social security............................................... 2,191 2,209 2,280 2,533 2,147 2,127 2,250 2,417
Veterans benefits and services................................ 10,352 10,653 11,037 11,677 12,145 12,996 13,759 15,112
Administration of justice..................................... 6,231 6,514 7,313 8,895 9,471 10,088 11,935 13,988
General government............................................ 6,712 7,249 7,331 8,054 8,272 8,990 10,361 11,018
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Total nondefense........................................ 162,690 164,700 161,689 173,527 184,777 200,439 213,632 231,237
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Total outlays for discretionary programs........................ 415,799 438,531 444,206 464,445 488,811 500,580 533,336 533,839
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See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2006--Continued
(in millions of dollars)
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Category and Program 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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National defense................... 292,430 282,266 273,562 265,961 271,674 270,248 275,463
Nondefense:
International affairs............ 21,570 20,806 20,116 18,336 18,982 18,101 19,519
General science, space and
technology:
General science and basic 3,929 3,821 4,109 3,988 4,093 5,309 5,637
research......................
Space and other technology..... 13,092 12,363 12,593 12,693 13,056 12,866 12,446
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Total General science, space 17,021 16,184 16,702 16,681 17,149 18,175 18,083
and technology..............
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Energy........................... 5,560 6,402 6,765 5,961 4,906 3,710 3,129
Natural resources and environment 20,071 20,813 21,942 20,932 21,295 21,930 23,655
Agriculture...................... 4,254 4,385 4,013 4,136 4,072 4,327 4,564
Commerce and housing credit...... 2,099 853 2,850 1,674 1,608 492 451
Transportation:
Ground transportation.......... 19,862 22,283 23,451 23,591 24,955 24,525 26,626
Air transportation............. 10,049 10,146 10,020 10,135 10,138 10,594 10,720
Water and other transportation. 3,332 3,563 3,566 3,307 3,302 3,132 3,212
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Total Transportation......... 33,244 35,992 37,037 37,033 38,395 38,251 40,558
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Community and regional 8,449 10,882 10,205 10,435 10,778 10,212 11,976
development.....................
Education, training, employment
and social services:
Education...................... 24,701 24,625 25,138 25,136 25,678 27,948 30,270
Training, employment and social 11,763 12,985 13,799 13,319 13,967 14,592 14,857
services......................
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Total Education, training, 36,464 37,610 38,937 38,455 39,645 42,540 45,127
employment and social
services....................
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Health........................... 19,640 20,540 22,016 22,575 22,964 24,853 26,945
Medicare......................... 2,650 2,914 2,971 2,953 2,575 2,589 2,753
Income security:
Housing assistance............. 21,397 23,804 27,438 26,660 27,693 28,686 27,645
Other.......................... 9,952 11,897 11,755 11,335 11,748 12,213 12,309
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Total Income security........ 31,348 35,700 39,193 37,995 39,441 40,899 39,954
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Social security.................. 2,600 2,651 2,573 2,625 2,961 3,106 3,050
Veterans benefits and services... 15,823 16,720 17,432 17,607 18,608 18,501 19,374
Administration of justice........ 14,653 15,027 16,150 17,582 20,093 22,150 24,987
General government............... 11,546 11,672 12,407 11,775 12,096 12,032 12,412
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Total nondefense........... 246,991 259,154 271,309 266,755 275,568 281,868 296,537
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Total outlays for discretionary 539,422 541,419 544,871 532,716 547,242 552,116 572,000
programs..........................
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See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 8.7--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS: 1962-2006--Continued
(in millions of dollars)
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Category and Program 2000 estimate estimate estimate estimate estimate estimate
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National defense................... 294,964 299,581 319,218 322,098 333,451 347,622 354,588
Nondefense:
International affairs............ 21,285 24,112 24,543 24,711 24,918 24,972 25,563
General science, space and
technology:
General science and basic 6,174 6,760 7,314 7,512 7,782 7,926 8,099
research......................
Space and other technology..... 12,427 12,872 13,358 13,707 14,242 14,592 14,982
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Total General science, space 18,601 19,632 20,672 21,219 22,024 22,518 23,081
and technology..............
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Energy........................... 2,959 3,046 2,974 3,038 3,094 3,220 3,294
Natural resources and environment 24,994 27,583 27,587 27,632 27,737 28,270 28,530
Agriculture...................... 4,651 5,485 5,460 5,218 5,257 5,291 5,393
Commerce and housing credit...... 4,474 1,694 350 72 -308 -489 -481
Transportation:
Ground transportation.......... 30,602 33,092 36,193 37,199 38,829 40,667 41,915
Air transportation............. 10,571 11,940 13,077 14,188 14,634 15,189 15,560
Water and other transportation. 3,574 3,828 3,972 4,043 4,218 4,346 4,460
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Total Transportation......... 44,747 48,860 53,242 55,430 57,681 60,202 61,935
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Community and regional 11,425 11,219 12,033 12,023 11,651 11,527 11,315
development.....................
Education, training, employment
and social services:
Education...................... 33,628 38,524 42,540 46,664 47,667 48,840 49,976
Training, employment and social 15,307 17,582 19,668 19,803 19,770 20,200 20,681
services......................
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Total Education, training, 48,935 56,106 62,208 66,467 67,437 69,040 70,657
employment and social
services....................
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Health........................... 30,013 34,096 38,463 41,734 45,044 46,805 48,120
Medicare......................... 2,998 3,256 3,455 3,539 3,620 3,703 3,788
Income security:
Housing assistance............. 28,788 30,931 32,425 33,113 33,368 33,834 34,463
Other.......................... 12,626 14,529 14,451 14,897 15,234 15,575 15,921
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Total Income security........ 41,414 45,460 46,876 48,010 48,602 49,409 50,384
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Social security.................. 3,388 3,623 3,544 3,593 3,674 3,755 3,838
Veterans benefits and services... 20,753 22,359 23,421 23,939 24,521 25,043 25,613
Administration of justice........ 26,824 28,757 30,825 34,265 32,929 32,683 33,268
General government............... 12,413 14,500 14,503 14,899 15,222 15,546 15,826
Allowances....................... ......... ......... 2,351 3,941 4,688 5,354 5,668
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Total nondefense........... 319,874 349,788 372,507 389,730 397,791 406,849 415,792
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Total outlays for discretionary 614,838 649,369 691,725 711,828 731,242 754,471 770,380
programs..........................
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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.