OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION AND MAJOR PROGRAM: 1995
(in billions of dollars and percent of total outlays)
% of % of
FUNCTION and Program billions outlays billions outlays
---------------------------------- -------- ------- -------- -------
SOCIAL SECURITY 335.846 22.11
Old-age and survivors insurance.. 294.469 19.38
Disability insurance............. 41.377 2.72
NATIONAL DEFENSE 272.066 17.91
Military Personnel............... 70.809 4.66
Operation and Maintenance........ 90.881 5.98
Procurement...................... 54.982 3.62
Research, Developmnt, Test & Eval 34.594 2.28
Atomic energy defense activities. 11.777 0.78
Other national defense........... 9.023 0.59
NET INTEREST 232.173 15.28
Interest on the public debt...... 332.414 21.88
Interest to on-budget trust funds -59.867 -3.94
Interest to off-budget trust fund -33.305 -2.19
Other interest................... -7.069 -0.47
INCOME SECURITY 220.449 14.51
General retirement & disability.. 5.106 0.34
Federal retirement & disability.. 38.037 2.50
Military retirement.............. 27.797 1.83
Unemployment compensation........ 23.638 1.56
Housing assistance............... 27.524 1.81
Food stamps (incl Puerto Rico)... 25.554 1.68
Other food and nutrition programs 12.040 0.79
Supplemental security income..... 26.488 1.74
Family support payments.......... 17.133 1.13
Earned income tax credit......... 15.244 1.00
Other income security............ 1.888 0.12
MEDICARE 159.855 10.52
Hospital insurance............... 114.883 7.56
Supplemental medical insurance... 65.213 4.29
Medicare premiums and collections -20.241 -1.33
HEALTH 115.418 7.60
Medicaid grants.................. 89.070 5.86
Health research and training..... 11.569 0.76
Other health..................... 14.779 0.97
EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT
AND SOCIAL SERVICES 54.263 3.57
Elementary, secondary, vocational 14.694 0.97
Higher education................. 14.172 0.93
Social services.................. 14.882 0.98
Other educ, training, employment. 10.515 0.69
TRANSPORTATION 39.350 2.59
Ground transportation............ 25.297 1.67
Other transportation............. 14.053 0.93
VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES 37.938 2.50
Income security for veterans..... 18.966 1.25
Hospital & medical care for vets. 16.428 1.08
Other veteran benefits & services 2.544 0.17
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 22.105 1.46
Pollution control and abatement.. 6.512 0.43
Other natural resources.......... 15.593 1.03
GENERAL SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY 16.724 1.10
General science & basic research. 4.131 0.27
Space flight, research & support. 12.593 0.83
71.842 4.73
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS............. 16.434 1.08
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE......... 16.223 1.07
GENERAL GOVERNMENT................ 13.835 0.91
COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 10.641 0.70
AGRICULTURE....................... 9.773 0.64
ENERGY............................ 4.936 0.32
-58.896 -3.88
ALLOWANCES........................ 0.000 0.00
COMMERCE AND HOUSING CREDIT....... -14.441 -0.95
UNDISTRIBUTED OFFSETTING RECEIPTS. -44.455 -2.93
----------------------------------- -------- ------- -------- -------
TOTAL, FEDERAL OUTLAYS............ 1519.133 100.00 1519.133 100.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: Budget of the United States Government, FY 1997,
Analytical Perspectives, Chapter 25, Table 25-2