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Blue Dog 2005 Budget 
March 24, 2004

Comparison of Discretionary Spending Levels.

Discretionary Function Distribution
(In billions of dollars)
      2004 Excluding Supplemental   2005 CBO Baseline   2004 Actual spending (excluding supplemental)   2005                Blue Dog Budget   2005 President's Request   2005 CBO WODI   Staff Delta from Base 2005 Chairman's Mark   2005 CBO baseline
Summary
Total Spending BA #REF! #REF! 787.257 822.903 822.903 #REF! #REF! 821.264 815.033
OT #REF! #REF! 857.658 903.066 905.892 #REF! #REF! 902.148 898.549
Defense BA 391.878 403.325 393.951 420.595 420.794 395.368 -1.706 420.595 405.425
OT 417.648 433.224 419.482 446.735 447.067 427.154 -1.092 446.927 435.300
Nondefense BA 367.162 380.370 393.306 402.308 402.109 369.938 -0.303 400.669 409.608
OT 414.812 435.014 438.176 456.331 458.825 428.137 1.360 455.221 463.249
By Function
National Defense (050) BA 391.878 403.325 393.951 420.595 420.794 395.368 -1.706 420.595 405.425
OT 417.648 433.224 419.482 446.735 447.067 427.154 -1.092 446.927 435.300
International Affairs (150) BA 26.822 27.111 26.875 26.943 31.597 26.736 0.15 26.943 27.165
OT 28.455 35.969 28.491 35.874 36.898 35.771 -0.147 35.874 36.017
General Science, Space, BA 22.783 23.101 22.338 23.388 24.434 22.783 -0.796 23.388 23.663
and Technology (250) OT 21.808 22.513 22.221 22.864 23.606 22.345 -0.65 22.864 23.010
Energy (270) BA 3.567 3.804 3.597 3.519 3.519 3.747 -0.163 3.519 3.835
OT 3.331 3.692 3.345 3.571 3.395 3.671 0.344 3.571 3.718
Natural Resources and BA 29.957 30.653 30.276 28.746 28.403 30.016 -1.527 28.746 30.978
Environment (300) OT 29.372 30.268 29.624 29.353 29.351 29.850 -1.023 29.353 30.575
Agriculture (350) BA 5.415 5.520 5.595 5.590 5.484 5.416 -0.612 5.276 5.703
OT 5.254 5.508 5.460 5.665 5.638 5.423 -0.241 5.407 5.705
Commerce and Housing BA -0.869 1.337 -0.773 1.326 -1.152 1.235 0.071 1.226 1.436
Credit (370) OT -0.771 1.175 -0.676 1.226 0.174 1.090 0.089 1.142 1.278
On-budget BA -0.869 1.337 1.226 -1.152 1.235 0.071 1.226 -1.931
OT -0.771 1.175 1.142 0.174 1.090 0.089 1.142 -0.583
Off-budget BA -- -- -- -- -- -- --
OT -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Transportation (400) BA 17.932 18.360 23.610 24.275 23.937 17.936 -0.161 24.275 24.180
OT 57.826 60.278 63.805 66.336 66.715 59.827 0.049 66.336 66.220
Community and Regional BA 12.372 12.564 15.436 14.596 14.023 12.405 -0.624 14.596 15.572
Development (450) OT 14.953 14.934 16.183 16.722 16.846 14.891 -0.143 16.722 17.126
Education, Training, Employment BA 77.872 78.750 78.008 81.236 80.357 78.041 2.638 80.836 78.888
and Social Services (500) OT 76.905 79.347 77.048 80.732 79.157 79.130 0.278 80.609 79.490
Health (550) BA 46.780 47.440 51.847 53.307 53.164 46.780 -0.766 53.142 54.208
OT 45.101 46.561 49.216 51.037 50.880 46.290 -0.235 50.970 53.868
Medicare (570) BA 3.836 3.960 3.849 3.905 3.905 3.836 0.302 4.152 3.973
OT 3.814 3.961 3.826 3.827 3.923 3.861 0.248 4.026 3.973
Income Security (600) BA 44.591 49.488 44.594 45.830 45.150 44.827 1.498 45.830 49.491
OT 53.005 53.530 53.008 51.010 53.238 50.508 2.864 51.010 53.533
Social Security (650) BA 4.134 4.249 4.134 4.541 4.521 4.134 0.407 4.541 4.249
OT 4.154 4.264 4.154 4.366 4.504 4.162 0.362 4.366 4.264
On-budget BA -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
OT -- -- -- -- -- --
Off-budget BA 4.134 4.249 4.541 4.521 4.134 0.407 4.541
OT 4.154 4.264 4.366 4.504 4.162 0.362 4.366
Veterans Benefits and BA 28.981 29.743 29.252 31.607 29.773 28.981 1.73 31.007 30.021
Services (700) OT 27.794 28.869 28.049 29.963 28.906 28.202 1.313 29.437 29.145
Administration of Justice (750) BA 25.513 26.304 37.055 37.931 37.931 25.638 -0.453 37.624 38.122
OT 25.729 26.484 35.524 37.549 38.647 25.930 0.104 37.298 37.534
General Government (800) BA 17.476 17.986 17.613 15.568 17.216 17.427 -1.997 15.568 18.124
OT 18.082 17.661 18.898 16.236 17.100 17.186 -1.852 16.236 17.793
Allowances (920) BA -- -- -- -0.147 0 -- --
OT -- -- -- -0.147 0 -- --
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950) BA -- -- -0.006 -- --
OT -- -- -0.006 -- --
                                     

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