Spending increased for all major categories and was. Nondefense discretionary ndd programs comprise domestic and international programs outside of national defense that congress funds on an annual basis. The united states federal budget consists of mandatory expenditures discretionary spending. Nondefense discretionary outlays the hamilton project. Nondefense discretionary spending ndd, also known as domestic discretionary spending, includes funding for domestic law enforcement, national parks, environmental protection, the judicial system and many other functions of government. The various impacts are summarized in the cbo chart at right. United states federal budget the united states federal budget consists of mandatory expenditures, discretionary spending for defense, cabinet departments and agencies, and interest payments on debt. Discretionary spending is not driving the longterm debt 4 mandatory spending and entitlement costs are rising rapidly. Trump budget would cut nondefense programs deeply in 2019 and beyond. Expenditures in the united states federal budget wikipedia. Nondefense discretionary spending ndd is only a small portion of the total budget, and it has fallen over time.
Under these cuts this category of spending would fall to its lowest level in recent history. Generally, it stays around 34% of gdp, hovering near 3. In this set of charts, we aim to frame the financial condition and fiscal outlook of the u. Appropriations, 1997, ogc9823, january 19, 1998, available at.
A book of charts brian riedl senior fellow, manhattan institute september 2018. To enact the largest sixyear nondefense discretionary spending hike, at the same time funding a war, has placed federal spending on an unsustainable path. Nondefense discretionary spending ndd in budgetspeak funds core government programs that invest in and safeguard. In the following discussion, we break ndd programs into seven categories, as the chart below shows. These programs are called discretionary because policymakers have the legal discretion to decide their funding levels each year through the appropriations process. View a printerfriendly pdf version requires adobe reader. Defense and nondefense discretionary spending, fy1977fy2021. What is nondefense discretionary spending ndd and how. This figure shows the effects of the recent budget changes, including the sequester, on nondefense discretionary spending. In this set of charts, we aim to frame the financial condition and fiscal. Trump budget would cut nondefense programs deeply in 2019. Charting a responsible path for discretionary spending. The administration projects that nondefense discretionary spending would fall to 1.
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