Congressional Justifications for 1998 Budget Estimates

Introduction

The following table summarizes the Department's funding and staffing requests for fiscal years 1996 through 1998:

 

Actual
1996

Enacted
1997

Estimate
1998

(Dollars in Millions)

Budget Authority:

Discretionary

$21,004

$19,259

$24,753

Mandatory

89

127

(1,750)

    Total Budget Authority

21,093

19,386

23,003

Outlays:

    Discretionary

30,667

33,350

34,013

    Mandatory

(5,159)

(3,422)

(1,711)

      Total Budget Authority

25,508

29,928

32,302

    Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff

11,399

11,398

10,950

NOTE: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

These Justifications are in three volumes. This first volume begins with a set of summary tables outlining the Department's budget authority, outlays, and staffing levels. The tabular material is followed by discussions of the Department's programs, which include discussion of HUD's continuing reinvention efforts.

Other activities such as, secondary mortgage market operations (GNMA), research and technology, HUD's fair housing efforts and staffing requirements also are discussed.

Throughout the Justifications, all references to years refer to fiscal years (beginning on October 1, and ending on September 30) unless otherwise noted.

 
 
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