The Budget of the United States Government

Table 15. LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS FOR MAJOR NEW AND EXPANDED PROGRAMS IN THE 1979 BUDGET, PROJECTION OF COSTS 1 (in millions of dollars)—

Continued

50 This proposal would assure adequate and timely compensa-
50 tion for damages and cleanup costs resulting from oil

spills in the marine environment. The legislation would

set up a fund, of up to $200 million, to pay for such costs.
983 The highway and transit legislation proposes narrowing the
671 differences between the operation of highway and transit
500 programs, allowing States and localities to evaluate the
350 relative merits of these alternative forms of transporta-

tion. It also proposes adoption of uniform Federal match-
ing shares for highway and transit assistance: 90% for all
projects substituted for withdrawn Interstate highway

segments, and 80% for other highway and transit projects. 10,157 States and localities would be given the option under this 2, 221 proposal to issue taxable bonds instead of tax exempt

securities. An interest subsidy of 35% to 40% would be

paid to equalize benefits. Payments to be authorized by Congress, will settle claims

under the Social Security Act of several States totaling $2.6 billion.

2,665

Agency

1978

Transportation:
Oil pollution liability and compensa-

tion fund..

BA
0

Highway grant program (trust fund). BA

O
Urban mass transit program..

BA
0

Treasury:

Taxable municipal bond option.

BA
0

Settlement of retroactive social serv

ices claims.

BA os

543

BA)

-91

-177

-213

-200

per capita rebates from the Crude Oil Equalization Tax

to those individuals who do not pay income taxes.
-200 This legislation reflects the President's plan to acquire certain

strategic and critical materials and dispose of other

materials in the national stockpile.
449 Legislation is proposed which will provide cost of living
449 increases in veterans compensation benefits consistent with

changes in the Consumer Price Index, and cost of living
increases or other improvements in pension benefits.

421 395

461

458

453 453

461

458

200

2, 400

earned income tax credit)2- OS Memorandum: Cost of existing programs and other BA] offsetsa.

O]

BA
Net cost of program
Allowances:
Relatively small and unforeseen items. BA

14, 360 35,850 37,930 Legislation has been proposed to reform the present welfare

system. Several existing programs would be consolidated

as part of this simplification. The proposed program
9,630 27,083 25,038

provides basic Federal cash benefits to the needy as well as
up to 1.4 million public service jobs.

1,000

200

1,400

4,730

8,767 12,892

2,000 1,000

2,000 2,500

2,000 2, 250

2,000 2,000 2, 250 2,000

tax programs.

General Services Administration:

Critical and strategic stockpile.

Veterans Administration:

Compensation and pensions.

BA
0

Multi-agency:
Welfare reform:
(Better jobs and income proposals):
Total gross costs (excluding BA

0

1 This table is supplied pursuant to the requirements of sec. 221(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-510). Estimates are shown for indi-
vidual programs that involve at least $25 million in outlays a year over a period of years. The estimates do not reflect possible changes in the scope or quality of the proposals
that might result from experience gained in actual practice; nor do they reflect in all cases possible reductions in the costs of other programs that may come about as a
result of adoption of the proposals. Further, the resources that might appropriately be applied in later years will require a reexamination of the relative priorities of these
and other Government programs in the light of economic and other circumstances then prevailing. Thus, the estimates do not represent a commitment as to amounts to
be included in future budgets.

2. The proposal also includes earned income tax credits, which are classified as tax refunds. The present refund level of $1,025 million in 1982 and $984 million in 1983
would be increased under the proposal to $2,950 million in 1982 and $5,793 million in 1983.

87, 249 90,412 86,230 94,737 103,246 118,952 122, 386 131,794 38, 715 156,725 178, 828 190,077 36, 678 32, 829 26, 785 32,166 36, 153 38, 620 40,621 41, 409 8,460 54,892 58, 94962, 487

25, 484 29, 396 31, 354 35, 132 40,703 47, 778 55,207 58,703 15,886 68,032 73,336 83,062 3, 469 4,063 4,490 4,775 5,381 6, 147 7,250 7,686 2,130 8,786 12, 204 14,568 4, 398 4,755 4,874 5, 205 7,603 10,556 11,258 11,995 3,459 13,484 16,588 19,926

885 919 980 1,008 1,189 1,411 1, 489 1,525 328 1,908 1, 858 2,053

46, 120 54,876 65, 892 75,204 79, 909 21, 803

92, 210 103, 986 119,609

3,464

3,674

4, 357

6,051

6,837

6, 771

8,054

2,698 11,312 14,420 16, 322

903

936

1, 253

1,340

1,427

1,704

1, 901

1,937

539

2,193

2, 408

2,631

Table 16. BUDGET RECEIPTS BY SOURCE, 1969–1979 (in millions of dollars)

Source

Actual
1973 1974

1969

1970

1971

1972

1975

1976

Individual income taxes.
Corporation income taxes.
Social insurance taxes and contributions (trust

funds):
Employment taxes and contributions:

Old-age and survivors insurance.
Disability insurance-
Hospital insurance.
Railroad retirement..
Total employment taxes and contribu-

tions.

34, 236

39,133 41,699

3,328

Unemployment insurance.
Contributions for other insurance and retire-

ment:
Supplementary medical insurance...
Employees' retirement, employee contri-

butions.
Other retirement contributions.
Total contributions for other insurance

and retirement.---
Total social insurance taxes and contribu-

tions.

563

5, 322

649

5,665

758

6, 260

840

6,188

962

5,413

938

1, 676

277

6, 709 1, 191

7,086 1, 287

7,418 1,089

6, 104

5,971

6, 424

7, 100

7, 151

6,351

1,953

7,900

8, 493

8,697

LALIST LALO.

Federal funds:

Alcohol..
Tobacco..
Other

4, 482
2, 136
3,967

4,610
2,093
3,649

4,696 2, 205 3,609

5,004 2, 205 2, 297

5,040
2,274
2, 522

5, 248
2, 435
2,060

5, 238
2,312
1,850

5,318
2, 484
2,810

1, 279

622
620

5, 295
2, 393
1,960

5,390
2, 447
3,820

5,488
2,503
8,787

260-000 O - 78 - 31

Total Federal excise taxes.

10,585

10, 352

10,510

9,506

9,836

9,743

9,400

10,612

2,520

9,648

11,657 16,778

4,637

5,354

Trust funds:

Highway.
Airport and airway.

Total trust excise taxes.

5,542

4,637

5, 354

15, 222

15, 705

16,614

15,477

16, 260

16, 844

16,551

16,963

4,473

17,548

20, 150 25, 475

Total excise taxes.
Estate and gift taxes.
Custom duties.

3,491
2,319

3,644
2,430

3,735
2,591

5,436
3, 287

4,917
3,188

5,035
3,334

4,611
3,676

5,216
4, 074

1,455
1, 212

7,327
5, 150

5,618
5,792

6,067
6, 390

Miscellaneous receipts:
Deposit of earnings by Federal Reserve Sys-

tem----
Other miscellaneous receipts.

Total miscellaneous receipts 1

2,662

Total budget receipts.

187, 784 193, 743 188, 392 208, 649 232, 225 264,932 280, 997 299, 197

81,687 356, 861 400,387 439, 588

MEMORANDUM
Federal funds.
Trust funds.
Interfund transactions.

143, 321 143, 158 133,785 148, 846 161, 357 181,219 187,505 200, 291 53,999 240, 412 267, 889 289, 095
52,009 59, 362 66,193 72,95992, 193 104, 846 118,590 133,695 32,071 152,763 168, 490 187,991
-7,547 -8,778 –11,586 -13, 156 —21,325 –21, 133 -25,098 —34, 789 -4,383 -36, 313–35,992 – 37, 497

1 Includes both Federal and trust funds.

Table 17. BUDGET OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION, 1969–1979 (in millions of dollars)

23,031 22,633 23,036 23, 246 23, 728 24,968 25,064
2,8 3,386 3,885

6, 358 25, 715 26,832 26, 866
4,390 5, 128 6,242
22, 227

7, 296 1,947

8,216 9,211 10, 122
21,609 20,941 21,675 21,069 22,478 26, 295 27,837 7,232 30,587 33,494 36, 454
23,988 21,584 18,858 17,131 15,654 15,241 16,042
7,457

15,964
7,166 7,303 7,881
8, 157

3,766 18, 178 21,522 24, 208

8,582 8, 866
525 1,059

8, 923 2,206 9,795
1,552 1,655 895

10, 714 11,861
2,627 2,754
-143

3,043
-148

383
-126

3,341
-113

3,768
-113

6,034
-159 -182 -155 5 -183 -271 - 345
77,872 77, 150 74,546 75, 151 73, 297
1, 389 1, 415 1,385

1, 373
1, 409

77,625 84,984 87,971 21,898 95,650 105,300 115, 200

1, 486 1,506 1,565
162

435
-8 -120

1,936 2,308
29

2,536
-162 -1,349 -936
-5

-27 -84
-3 -3

20
-2

45
-13

-3
1

-2
79, 418 78, 553 75, 808 76,550 74,541 77, 750 85, 550 89, 430 22, 307 97,501 107,626 117, 779

-103

-4

-2

2,902

685
370

2,935

593
398

995

3,235

719
451

2, 870

865
475

2,884
1,312

606

3,665
1, 877

658

3,568
1, 101

726

1,526

910
262

4,214

492
981

5, 296

457
1,115

5,407

465
1,211

405

237

350
-211

235

357
-223

241
-180
-271

274

271
-277

295

165
-634

320

686
-167

348

575
-263

382

235
-446

115
-473
-160

386
-819
-425

443
-24
-540

480

684
-555

4,573

4, 295

4,092

4, 674

4,036

5, 640

6, 861

5, 567

2, 180

4,831

6, 747

7, 691

Function

1969

050 National defense:
051 Department of Defense Military:

Military personnel
Retired military personnel...
Operation and maintenance
Procurement
Research and development.
Military construction and other 1
Deductions for offsetting receipts.-

21,374
2, 444

Subtotal, 051.
053 Atomic energy defense activities.
054 Defense-related activities.
Deductions for offsetting receipts.

Total national defense.

150 International affairs:
151 Foreign economic and financial assist-

ance.--
152 Military assistance --
153 Conduct of foreign affairs..
154 Foreign information and exchange activ-

ities.
155 International financial programs.
Deductions for offsetting receipts..

3, 142

Total international affairs.

250 General science, space, and technology:

251 General science and basic research ---253 Space flight

938 2,900

947 2, 340

1,009 1,988

978 1,906

961 1,726

1,018 1,694

1,038 1,661

1,035 2,000

292 525

1,078 2, 252

1, 190 2, 192

1, 274 2, 264

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