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Proposed FY 2007 Federal Budget. All values are in billions of dollars.
From Table 27-1, "Budget Authority and Outlays by Function, Category, and Program"
Military $527.40  
Military pensions $43.40  
Veteran's Benefits $73.90  
Military (including military pensions & vet benefits)   $644.70 *
   
Debt service $440.40  
Interest received from trust funds -$75.40  
Debt Service (National debt minus trust fund income)   $365.00 *
   
Public housing assistance $39.30  
Federal workers retirement and disability $60.70  
Unemployment insurance $40.47  
Food stamps and child nutrition programs $34.90  
SSI (welfare) $36.90  
Other income Security $111.60  
Income security (non-military govt pensions, unemployment, and welfare)   $323.87 *
   
Medicaid $199.30  
Health research $29.20  
Health care services $22.60  
Federal Drug Administration $1.50  
OSHA $0.77  
Food safety inspection $0.86  
Other health $26.68  
Health (Medicaid & Research)   $280.91 *
   
Disadvantaged/special education $27.20  
Elementary/Secondary/Vocational education $11.80  
Student Higher Ed Tuition Assistance $14.50  
Other higher education $2.50  
Public Broadcasting (PBS) $0.37  
Other education & social services $31.21  
Education & Social Services   $87.58 *
   
Highway programs $39.90  
Aviation programs $17.70  
Mass transit $9.16  
Water programs $7.90  
Rail programs (inc. Amtrak) $1.10  
Other transportation $0.53  
Transportation   $76.29 *
   
Federal law enforcement (DEA/FBI/etc.) $22.70  
Federal litigative and judicial activities $8.80  
Federal prison system $6.30  
Law enforcement assistance $3.70  
Other administration of Justice $2.84  
Administration of justice   $44.34 *
   
International Affairs $33.20  
International Affairs   $33.20 *
   
Army Corps of Engineers $5.70  
Land conservation $8.30  
Environmental regulation and enforcement $3.20  
Other Natural Resources & Environment $13.85  
Natural Resources & Environment   $31.05 *
   
Community and regional development $28.16  
Community & regional devel   $28.16 *
Farm income stabilization $21.30  
Other agriculture $4.40  
Agriculture   $25.70 *
NSF $5.80  
NASA $15.60  
Other Science $4.00   *
Science   $25.40
Tax collection (IRS) $10.00  
Legislative branch discretionary programs $3.60  
Office of the president $0.33  
Congressional salaries $0.13  
Drug control programs $0.21  
Other $5.90  
General Government   $20.17 *
Mortgage Credit -$1.40  
Postal Service $1.50  
FDIC -$1.80  
Other $12.87  
Commerce   $11.17 *
   
Energy conservation programs $0.90  
Other energy programs $0.07  
Energy   $0.97 *
Total $1,998.51 $1,998.51
Medicare (I take off-budget) 392 $2,390.51

Association of Monroe County Taxpayers, PO Box 3066, Bloomington, Indiana 47402                   updated: June 16 2008 12:20:01 PM
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