Some nonsecurity agencies see slight budget boosts
The Education, Energy and Transportation departments are among those slated for small increases in fiscal 2011, despite the discretionary spending freeze.
President Obama's $3.8 trillion fiscal 2011 budget proposal, released on Monday, would hold discretionary funding for most nonsecurity agencies steady at best. But there are some exceptions to the rule. The Education Department, for instance, would see its discretionary budget authority increase $2.9 billion, or 6.2 percent, from an estimated $46.8 billion in fiscal 2010 to $49.7 billion in fiscal 2011.
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Discretionary budget authority (billions of dollars)
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| Departments |
2009 Actual |
2010 Estimate |
2011 Estimate |
| Agriculture | 24 | 26.9 | 25.8 |
| Commerce | 9.4 | 13.9 | 8.9 |
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Defense (DoD -- Excluding Overseas Contingency Operations) |
513.2 | 530.8 | 548.9 |
| Education | 46.2 | 46.8 | 49.7 |
| Energy | 26 | 26.4 | 28.4 |
| Health and Human Services | 77.2 | 82 | 81.3 |
| Homeland Security | 42.1 | 39.4 | 43.6 |
| Housing and Urban Development | 40 | 43.6 | 41.6 |
| Interior | 11.3 | 12.2 | 12 |
| Justice | 26 | 27.5 | 24.1 |
| Labor | 12.9 | 14.3 | 14 |
| State and Other International Programs | 48.9 | 55.2 | 56.8 |
| Transportation | 70.5 | 76 | 77.6 |
| Treasury | 12.6 | 13.6 | 13.9 |
| Veterans Affairs | 47.6 | 53.1 | 57 |
| Major Agencies | |||
| Corps of Engineers | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| Enviornmental Protection Agency | 7.6 | 10.3 | 10 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 17.8 | 18.7 | 19 |
| National Science Foundation | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.4 |
| Small Business Administration | 0.62 | 0.82 | 0.99 |
| Social Security Administration | 10.4 | 11.4 | 12.3 |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | 0.89 | 1.2 | 1.4 |