2009 United States Government Budget
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• Office of Management and Budget - Official Site
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• 2009 United States Government Budget - Departments at a Glance

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

at a Glance...

- Ensure the continuation of a strong farm economy and fulfill the Administration's commitment to reduce trade barriers;

- Provide nutrition assistance programs to one in five Americans;

- Maintain support for the Northwest Forest Plan by providing for the offer of 800 million board feet of timber to be harvested;

- Encourage rural development through program reforms and improved housing opportunities; and

- Help ensure the safety of both imported and domestic products.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

at a Glance...

- Advance technological innovation through the President’s American Competitiveness Initiative;

- Open new markets for U.S. exporters, protect intellectual property rights, obtain compliance with trade agreements, and enforce unfair trade laws;

- Support critical demographic and economic statistics, including the 2010 Decennial Census;

- Enhance understanding of the planet’s weather and climate;

- Improve stewardship of ocean and coastal resources and wildlife; and

- Restrain spending in lower-priority areas.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

at a Glance...

- Support the national defense, funding America's troops;

- Prepare the force and develop capabilities to meet current and future threats;

- Care for the All-Volunteer Force, our wounded warriors, and their families; and

- Fortify infrastructure for the 21st Century.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

at a Glance...

- Build on the success of the No Child Left Behind Act;

- Advance the President’s historic commitment to increasing access to higher education;

- Ensure Federal education investments are targeted to high-performing programs; and

- Support State and local leadership to improve the quality of education for America’s children.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

at a Glance...

- Support deployment and expand research into cost-effective carbon capture and storage;

- Accelerate technological breakthroughs with the Advanced Energy Initiative;

- Provide additional energy security with the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;

- Foster scientific leadership with the American Competitiveness Initiative;

- Advance environmental cleanup and nuclear waste management;

- Maintain the nuclear weapons stockpile and continue to transform the weapons complex; and

- Support work with other countries to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

at a Glance...

- Prevent and prepare the Nation for health emergencies, including pandemic influenza and bioterrorism;

- Prioritize the healthcare of low-income children by reauthorizing the State Children’s Health Insurance Program;

- Ensure efficient and high-quality care for beneficiaries and improve the fiscal sustainability of the Medicare and Medicaid programs;

- Promote market-based and high-tech reforms so that health care is more accessible and affordable for families;

- Expand and promote the use of health information technology and increase the transparency of health care price and quality information;

- Improve public health through science that protects food supplies and research that delivers new advances towards the cures for tomorrow; and

- Continue to assist low-income children, vulnerable populations, and families in need, including through the President’s Faith-Based and Community Initiative.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

at a Glance...

- Increase the Department’s capabilities;

- Strengthen border security, interior enforcement, and immigration services;

- Enhance the security of the Nation’s transportation system;

- Reinforce maritime safety and security;

- Fortify cyber security across the Federal Government;

- Improve BioWatch capabilities; and

- Expand the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s operational capacity.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN  DEVELOPMENT

at a Glance...

Ensure housing assistance for those most in need;

Preserve and promote homeownership by addressing subprime mortgages;

Strengthen communities by sustaining homeownership gains;

Make further progress towards ending chronic homelessness; and

Continue the trend of improving the Department’s management and performance.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

at a Glance...

- Advance the National Parks Centennial Initiative to prepare for the 100th anniversary of the National Park System;

- Increase America's energy security by expanding domestic energy opportunities on Federal lands, which generate one-third of the Nation’s domestic energy;

- Assist the Nation in enhancing knowledge of its water resources; and

- Protect wildlife through cooperative conservation partnerships, including targeted actions to improve the status of migratory birds.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

at a Glance...

- Counter the threat of terrorism;

- Enable Federal law enforcement to arrest and prosecute Federal criminals;

- Support State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent crime in America’s communities;

- Fight criminal activity along the U.S. Southwest border; and

- Support essential Federal detention and incarceration programs.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

at a Glance...

- Protect workers’ wages, benefits, health and safety, and union member rights;

- Improve job training and trade adjustment assistance programs to train more people and help displaced workers find jobs more quickly;

- Help returning servicemembers transition back into the civilian workforce;

- Safeguard workers’ pensions; and

- Support efforts to modernize and improve the temporary foreign labor certification process.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

at a Glance...

- Enhance global security and combat terrorism;

- Spread hope and freedom by promoting democratic ideals;

- Help reduce global poverty and facilitate free enterprise; and

- Respond to global challenges and humanitarian crises.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

at a Glance...

- Propose ways to manage the Nation’s airspace more effectively to reduce travel delays;

- Advance strategies to curb transportation congestion;

- Ensure solvency of highway and surface transportation programs;

- Take steps to rationalize the Nation’s intercity passenger rail system; and

- Improve transportation safety.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

at a Glance...

- Help maintain healthy and competitive U.S. capital markets;

- Increase revenues through more effective tax collection;

- Promote global economic security; and

- Use technology to improve the Government’s financial management.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

at a Glance...

Provide veterans with the high-quality health care they deserve;

Speed veterans’ receipt of benefits; and

Ease the transition for veterans as they leave active military service.

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CORPS OF ENGINEERS-CIVIL WORKS

at a Glance...

- Enhance the performance of the Corps civil works program consistent with sound science, public safety, and the needs of the American economy;

- Emphasize investing in maintenance at key Corps facilities;

- Focus on ongoing projects with the highest returns to the Nation and project completions;

- Provide resources to restore nationally and regionally significant aquatic ecosystems;

- Enhance the Corps’ ability to plan for and respond to natural disasters; and

- Meet the President's commitment to improve hurricane and storm protection for New Orleans.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

at a Glance...

- Clean up the Nation’s most contaminated hazardous waste sites;

- Revitalize communities and encourage business investment at abandoned industrial sites;

- Support decontamination research, improve preparedness, and protect water infrastructure;

- Help States and communities finance wastewater and drinking water infrastructure needs;

- Collaborate with international and domestic partners to address energy and climate issues; and

- Protect human health and the environment through application of the best available science.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE  ADMINISTRATION

at a Glance...

- Build rockets and spacecraft that will enable us to explore the solar system;

- Continue the assembly of the International Space Station, and encourage the development of commercial services that will provide transportation to the Station; and

- Expand the frontiers of knowledge in Earth and space science and aeronautics.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

at a Glance...

- Support aggressive funding for key research agencies to advance basic science through the - President’s American Competitiveness Initiative;

- Invest in the foundations for innovative technologies that drive future economic growth;

- Provide research facilities needed to keep America at the forefront of science and engineering; and

- Enhance fellowship and early-career opportunities for beginning researchers.

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

at a Glance...

- Provide $28 billion in loan guarantees for small businesses;

- Target $85 billion in Federal contracting dollars for small businesses;

- Focus and strengthen product delivery to less-served markets;

- Support disaster recovery through an improved disaster loan program; and

- Make critical investments in the Agency’s human capital improvements and technology systems.

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

at a Glance...

Support the President’s framework for Social Security reform that strengthens the safety net for future generations, protects those most dependent on Social Security, and offers workers the opportunity of ownership through voluntary personal retirement accounts;

Reduce wait times and cut backlogs in the disability hearings process;

Increase program integrity efforts to ensure benefits are provided to the right beneficiaries— preventing improper payments; and

Increase productivity by two percent while enhancing service to the public.

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