The USDA Budget at a Glance – 2003-2005

Published March 1, 2005

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Budget Authority
(U.S. dollars, in millions)

  2003 2004 2005
AGENCY Actual Estimate Budget
FARM AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES      
Farm Service Agency 912 850 868
Commodity Credit Corporation Programs * 19063 14193 14998
Risk Management Agency 2977 3836 4187
Foreign Agricultural Service 279 274 312
P.L. 480 1894 521 745
RURAL DEVELOPMENT      
Rural Community Advancement Program 1023 725 542
Salaries and Expenses 145 141 150
Rural Utilities Service -2077 -1149 -1088
Rural Housing Service 364 37 105
Rural Business – Cooperative Service 94 207 -149
Rural Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities 15 13 0
FOOD, NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER SERVICES      
Food and Nutrition Service * 41970 47293 50167
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT      
Natural Resources Conservation Service 2274 2912 2669
Forest Service 5863 5367 4910
FOOD SAFETY      
Food Safety and Inspection Service 758 778 718
RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS      
Agricultural Research Service 1295 1168 1189
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service 1130 1244 900
Economic Research Service 69 71 80
National Agricultural Statistics Service 138 128 138
MARKETING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS      
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 1203 868 976
Agricultural Marketing Service 209 206 215
Section 32 Funds 1227 1147 800
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 40 36 15
DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES      
Office of the Secretary 11 15 17
Common Computing Environment 132 119 137
Office of Civil Rights 0 18 22
Departmental Administration 38 22 26
Agriculture Buildings and Facilities 196 156 204
Hazardous Waste Management 16 16 16
Office of the Chief Financial Officer 6 6 8
Office of the Chief Information Officer 15 15 22
Office of the General Counsel 35 34 39
Office of the Inspector General 74 77 78
Office of Communications 9 9 10
Executive Operations:      
Office of the Chief Economist 10 11 17
National Appeals Division 13 13 15
Office of Budget and Program Analysis 7 8 8
Homeland Security Support Staff 0 0 1
Working Capital Fund 14 0 13
Gifts and Bequests 1 1 1
Subtotal 81,442 81,386 84,081
Offsetting Receipts -3,056 -2,952 -798
TOTAL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE * $78,386 $78,434 $83,283
*Note: Most farm payment programs are included in the Commodity Credit Corporation Programs. The current estimate for those programs for FY2005 is $15 billion. This is 18 percent of the total USDA budget for 2005. By comparison, the Food and Nutrition Service Programs, which includes food stamps and school lunch programs, is estimated at $50 billion for 2005, or 60 percent of the total USDA budget. —John W. Skorburg