Discretionary budget authority for national defense fy 2020 to fy 2029. Generally, it stays around 34% of gdp, hovering near 3. Discretionary spending is money controlled through the annual. Current us discretionary federal budget and spending. What is nondefense discretionary spending ndd and how. Nondefense discretionary spending this year is the second highest since 1976. It provides resources for everything from airport security to zika research. Nondefense discretionary spending, fiscal year 2019. The white house and congressional leaders have endorsed budget legislation that would raise the cap on nondefense discretionary spending. The various impacts are summarized in the cbo chart at right. Nondefense discretionary spending ndd is only a small portion of the total budget, and it has fallen over time. Defense and nondefense discretionary spending, fy1977fy2021. Nondefense discretionary spending includes homeland security, education, research, veterans health care, transportation, and much more. In todays increasingly competitive global economy, many americans have seen their wages stagnate or even decline over the last several decades, and nondefense discretionary spending includes the public investments that, for generations, have helped improve the lives of americans and provide economic opportunities of the working and middle classes.
Some expenses are necessary, such as your rent, mortgage and utilities. Todays spending levels are high by historical standards. Expenditures in the united states federal budget wikipedia. National defense budget estimates for fy 2020 green book. Ndd spending supports key public services ndd programs include a wide variety of priorities such as education, scientific research, infrastructure, national parks and forests, environmental protection, some lowincome assistance, and public health, as well as many basic government operations including law enforcement, courts, and tax collection. Ndd spending supports key public services ndd programs include. Discretionary and nondiscretionary spending are terms used to describe the categories of expenses you use daily in life. Congress must join the president in cutting spending. To enact the largest sixyear nondefense discretionary spending hike, at the same time funding a war, has placed federal spending on an unsustainable path. In the following discussion, we break ndd programs into seven categories, as the chart below. While they seem small on the above chart, transportation 7%. The constitution gave congress the authority to raise and spend money for the federal government.
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