Fiscal Year 2012
Budget
of the U.S. Government
Senator Rand Paul
United States Senate
May 2011
Fiscal Year 2012 Budget
Senator Paul Balanced Budget
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Table of Contents
Preface .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Budget Resolution: Function Totals ............................................................................................................. 4
Analysis ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Legislative Branch ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Judicial Branch ............................................................................................................................................ 10
Department of Agriculture .......................................................................................................................... 11
Department of Commerce .......................................................................................................................... 13
Department of Defense .............................................................................................................................. 14
Department of Education ........................................................................................................................... 17
Department of Energy ................................................................................................................................ 19
Department of Health and Human Services ............................................................................................... 20
Department of Housing and Urban Development ...................................................................................... 22
Homeland Security ...................................................................................................................................... 25
Department of the Interior ......................................................................................................................... 27
Department of Transportation ................................................................................................................... 29
Department of Treasury ............................................................................................................................. 31
National Aeronautics and Space Administration ........................................................................................ 33
International Assistance Programs ............................................................................................................. 34
Miscellaneous Policy Changes .................................................................................................................... 37
Revenue Assumptions ................................................................................................................................. 40
Long-Term Policy Instructions..................................................................................................................... 42
Summary Tables .......................................................................................................................................... 45
Reconciliation Note ................................................................................................................................. 46
Discretionary Totals ................................................................................................................................ 47
Mandatory Totals .................................................................................................................................... 48
Budget Totals .......................................................................................................................................... 49
Budget Comparisons ............................................................................................................................... 50
Major Categories ..................................................................................................................................... 51
Brief Policy Explanation .......................................................................................................................... 52
Charts and Graphs ................................................................................................................................... 55
Fiscal Year 2012 Budget
Senator Paul Balanced Budget
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