Number: RL30447
Title: DEFENSE BUDGET FOR FY2001: DATA SUMMARY
Authors: Mary T. Tyszkiewics and Stephen Daggett, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report presents basic information on the U.S. defense budget. It provides figures on the Clinton Administration's FY2001 national defense budget request, including data on budget authority and outlays for the Department of Defense and for the national defense budget function. It also provides figures on historical trends in overall defense spending, including data on the growth and decline of defense spending, on defense outlays as a share of federal expenditures, and on defense outlays as a share of gross domestic product. It also defines key defense budget terms.
Pages: 27
Date: Updated February 23, 2000