- ---------~------------ utilized fully for veterans injured in the service of the Nation, services Construction of hospital and extended care facilities.—Budget authority of $220 million is requested for 1979 to fund the construction of VA replacement hospitals at Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Oreg. Additional budget authority of $197 million is requested for 1979 to support renovation and construction of medical facilities. Included is funding for new nursing homes and outpatient facilities. Finally, budget authority of $5 million is requested in 1979 for grants to States for the construction of extended care facilities, permitting the establishment or repair of additional State veterans homes for the care of aging veterans. CREDIT PROGRAMS-VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES [In millions of dollars) 1977 1978 1979 Program actual estimate estimate Income security programs: Direct loans: New loans--------------------------------------------- 134 118 115 Repayments, sales, and adjustments(-)------------------ —125 —112 —108 Net credit outlays------------------------------------ 9 6 7 Education programs: Direct loans: New loans------------- -------------------------------- 15 77 84 Repayments, sales, and adjustments(-)------------------ —l –4 —7 Net credit outlays---------- -------------------------- 14 73 77 Housing programs: Direct loans: New loans--------------------------------------------- 434 478 534 Repayments, sales, and adjustments (–)" ----------------- –617 —560 –611 Net credit outlays------------------------------------ —183 –82 –77 Guaranteed loans:” New loans--------------------------------------------- 13,436 14,874 15,230 Net credit guaranteed----------------------------------- 7, 16] 7,879 8,076 1 Includes sale of loan assets. Veterans housing.—To meet the mission of veterans housing, the WA mortgage loan guarantee and direct loan programs are expected to assist 375,000 veterans obtain mortgage loans totaling $15.0 billion in 1979. Other veterans benefits and services.—The Veterans Administration administers a National Cemetery System for burial of eligible veterans, servicemen, and their survivors. Under administration policy one large active national cemetery will be designated as the regional cemetery in each of the 10 Federal regions. New regional cemeteries are under construction in regions I, II, III, and IX; existing cemeteries have been designated in regions VI, VII, VIII, and X; and site selection is underway in regions IV and W. The National Capital area's cemetery capacity is being expanded by the construction of an annex at Quantico, Va. Other VA expenditures include the costs of undistributed nonmedical program administration, both in VA headquarters and in -------------------—— field units. Outlays for these programs are estimated to be $625 million in 1979. Related programs.-In addition to the programs discussed above, there are a number of programs with other primary missions that also assist veterans. For example, the Department of Labor has instituted a program to assist in finding employment for those who suffer extremely high rates of unemployment, including young Vietnam era veterans. $145 million has been set aside for use in 1978 and 1979. The Department of Labor also monitors the State employment service agencies to insure that veterans receive the priority service they are accorded by law. Firms holding Government contracts are required to list their job vacancies with the State employment service and are required to take affirmative action to employ Vietnam era and handicapped veterans. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE National Needs Statement: • Protect interests of the public in legal matters. To address national needs in the administration of justice in 1979, the Federal Government will spend an estimated $4.2 billion in support of the following major missions: • Federal law enforcement activities: $2.0 billion. • Federal litigative and judicial activities: $1.1 billion. • Federal correctional activities: $373 million. • Criminal justice assistance: $717 million. The budget includes proposals that will improve the effectiveness of Federal programs focused on these national needs. Resources for Federal enforcement will be redirected toward problems of major national concern. The Federal prison system will be improved through the construction of new facilities and by increased use of minimum security facilities and community treatment alternatives. Increased resources are recommended to handle a growing litigative caseload in order to prosecute more promptly criminal violators and to protect the rights of all citizens. To carry out these missions, the following proposals are included in the budget: • Increase resources for law enforcement efforts directed against criminal activities of special national concern: organized crime, public corruption, white collar crime, and drug trafficking. • Increase staff to enforce the immigration laws and to maintain the integrity of the borders. • Increase the effectiveness of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by reorganizing the Commission. The major missions are supported by the programs shown in the table on the following page. Federal law enforcement activities.—Enforcing Federal laws requires the largest share of outlays for the administration of justice. To accomplish this mission, outlays are estimated to rise from $1.7 billion in 1977 to $1.9 billion in 1978 and $2.0 billion in 1979. Part of these increases are required to meet statutory pay raises and higher NATIONAL NEED: ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE |Functional code 750; in millions of dollars) *::: Outlays Major missions and programs ...: 1977 1978 1979 1980 authority actual estimate estimate estimate for 1979 Federal law enforcement activities: General investigation--------------------- 557 520 550 555 555 Narcotics violation investigation----------- 193 167 190 194 194 Alcohol, tobacco, and firearms investigation- 136 117 127 135 136 Border enforcement activities------------- 729 592 680 727 726 Protection activities---------------------- 144 123 140 143 148 Other enforcement----------------------- 256 154 228 258 253 Subtotal, Federal law enforcement activities------------------------- 2,015 1,673 1,915 2,011 2,011 Federal litigative and judicial activities: Civil and criminal prosecution and representation----------------------------- 384 317 354 378 38/ Federal judicial activities----------------- 495 400 468 497 522 Representation of indigents in civil cases--- 255 125 154 243 255 Subtotal, Federal litigative and judicial activities------------------------- 1, 133 842 976 1, 118 1, 158 Federal correctional activities--------------- 353 240 319 373 377 Criminal justice assistance------------------ 651 847 817 717 755 Deductions for offsetting receipts------------ –8 –2 –8 –8 –8 Total------------------------------- 4, 144 3,600 4,019 4, 211 4, 294 operating costs. Other increases, coupled with savings realized by reducing expenditures on lower priority programs, will support new initiatives in high priority areas. To reduce the impact of serious crimes of pressing national concern, the budget proposes to: • Increase Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) staff directed against organized crime by 21%. • Expand FBI staff dealing with white collar crime and public corruption by 10%. • Improve Federal drug interdiction efforts by expanding border enforcement and by increasing the Drug Enforcement Administration staff by 3%. The FBI carries out the general investigation activities of this mission by enforcing a broad range of Federal criminal statutes. Support of this law enforcement mission is shared by the Drug Enforcement Administration, which investigates both foreign and domestic narcotics violations. |