President Trump submitted his FY18 budget request, “The New Foundation for American Greatness,” to Congress this week. The budget proposes $607B in defense discretionary spending and $560B in non-defense discretionary spending for FY18. The spending caps in the 2011 Budget Control Act are $549B for defense and $515.6B for nondefense.
The President’s budget relies on more than $2T in added revenue over the decade by betting on 3% growth in the latter half of the decade as compared to an average annual of 1.9% forecast by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). It also includes $1.5T in nondefense discretionary cuts and $1.4T in Medicaid cuts over the next 10 years while adding $489B to defense spending. Cuts are proposed for all federal departments except for the Department of Defense (DOD), Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security.
President Trump’s FY18 Budget Request By Agency
(in millions)
| Department or other unit | 2016 | 2017 estimate | 2018 estimate |
| Legislative Branch | 4,440 | 4,432 | 5,037 |
| Judicial Branch | 6,773 | 6,760 | 7,220 |
| Department of Agriculture | 25,798 | 24,575 | 18,019 |
| Department of Commerce | 9,280 | 9,237 | 7,776 |
| Department of Defense–Military Programs | 580,290 | 618,758 | 639,114 |
| Department of Education | 68,307 | 68,177 | 58,989 |
| Department of Energy | 29,705 | 29,720 | 23,348 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 85,849 | 79,224 | 66,820 |
| Department of Homeland Security | 47,893 | 51,143 | 50,858 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 36,483 | 35,515 | 31,211 |
| Department of the Interior | 13,238 | 13,177 | 11,740 |
| Department of Justice | 28,750 | 16,986 | 16,402 |
| Department of Labor | 12,171 | 12,147 | 9,742 |
| Department of State | 28,663 | 30,521 | 22,450 |
| Department of Transportation | 18,573 | 19,605 | 16,236 |
| Department of the Treasury | 12,635 | 11,741 | 11,221 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 70,871 | 74,492 | 78,841 |
| Corps of Engineers–Civil Works | 6,102 | 7,005 | 5,002 |
| Other Defense Civil Programs | 274 | 233 | 233 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 8,139 | 8,245 | 5,653 |
| Executive Office of the President | 397 | 405 | 406 |
| General Services Administration | 631 | 248 | 510 |
| International Assistance Programs | 23,963 | 25,947 | 17,582 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 19,285 | 19,323 | 19,092 |
| National Science Foundation | 7,463 | 7,449 | 6,654 |
| Office of Personnel Management | 274 | 273 | 312 |
| Small Business Administration | 871 | 868 | 826 |
| Social Security Administration (On-Budget) | 4,776 | 4,908 | 5,185 |
| Social Security Administration (Off-Budget) | 5,674 | 5,284 | 5,341 |
| Other Independent Agencies (On-Budget) | 8,876 | 8,760 | 5,621 |
| Other Independent Agencies (Off-Budget) | 264 | 264 | 249 |
| Allowances | ………. | -13,587 | -1,065 |
| Total discretionary budget authority | 1,166,708 | 1,181,835 | 1,146,625 |
President Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal would completely eliminate 66 federal programs, for a savings of $26.7 billion. Some of the programs would receive funding for 2018 as part of a phasing-out plan. Here are the programs the administration wants on the chopping block:
Agriculture Department — $855 million
McGovern-Dole International Food for Education
Rural Business and Cooperative Service
Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account
Single Family Housing Direct Loans
Commerce Department — $633 million
Economic Development Administration
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Minority Business Development Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Grants and Education
Education Department — $4.976 billion
21st Century Community Learning Centers
Comprehensive Literacy Development Grants
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
Impact Aid Payments for Federal Property
International Education
Strengthening Institutions
Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants
Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants
Teacher Quality Partnership
Energy Department — $398 million
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy
Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan Program and Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program
Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
Health and Human Services — $4.834 billion
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Community Services Block Grant
Health Professions and Nursing Training Programs
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Homeland Security — $235 million
Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program
Transportation Security Administration Law Enforcement Grants
Housing and Urban Development — $4.123 billion
Choice Neighborhoods
Community Development Block
HOME Investment Partnerships Program
Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program Account
Interior Department — $122 million
Abandoned Mine Land Grants
Heritage Partnership Program
National Wildlife Refuge Fund
Justice Department — $210 million
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program
Labor Department — $527 million
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Training
OSHA Training Grants
Senior Community Service Employment Program
State Department and USAID — $4.256 billion
Development Assistance
Earmarked Appropriations for Non-Profit Organizations
The Asia Foundation
East-West Center
P.L. 480 Title II Food Aid
State Department, USAID, and Treasury Department — $1.59 billion
Green Climate Fund and Global Climate Change Initiative
Transportation Department — $499 million
National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER)
Treasury Department — $43 million
Global Agriculture and Food Security Program
Environmental Protection Agency — $493 million
Energy Star and Voluntary Climate Programs
Geographic Programs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration — $269 million
Five Earth Science Missions
Office of Education
Other Independent Agencies — $2.683 billion
Chemical Safety Board
Corporation for National and Community Service
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Institute of Museum and Library Services
International Development Foundations
African Development Foundation
Inter-American Foundation
Legal Services Corporation
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Regional Commissions
Appalachian Regional Commission
Delta Regional Authority
Denali Commission
Northern Border Regional Commission
U.S. Institute of Peace
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Federal Agency FY18 Budget Document Links
White House Budget Documents
https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget
https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/budget.pdf
Agriculture
https://www.obpa.usda.gov/fy18explan_notes.html
Commerce
http://www.osec.doc.gov/bmi/budget/
Defense
http://comptroller.defense.gov/Budget-Materials/Budget2018/
Education
https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget18/index.html
Energy
https://energy.gov/cfo/downloads/fy-2018-budget-justification
Environmental Protection Agency
https://www.epa.gov/planandbudget/fy2018
Federal Communications Commission
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fy-2018-fcc-budget
Health and Human Services
https://www.hhs.gov/about/budget/index.html
Homeland Security
https://www.dhs.gov/dhs-budget
Housing and Urban Development
https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/budget
Interior
https://www.doi.gov/budget/appropriations/2018
Justice
https://www.justice.gov/doj/fy-2018-congressional-budget-submission
Labor
https://www.dol.gov/general/budget
NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/news/budget/index.html
National Science Foundation
https://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2018/index.jsp
Small Business Administration
Social Security Administration
State
https://www.state.gov/s/d/rm/rls/ebs/2018/pdf/index.htm
Transportation
https://www.transportation.gov/budget
Treasury
https://www.treasury.gov/about/budget-performance/Pages/cj-index.aspx
Veterans Affairs