Agency allocations in the Bush budget proposal

Note: Discretionary spending may exceed net spending in some cases, reflecting fees and other income not included in the federal budget.

Department of Agriculture

Net spending: $83.3 billion,

up 6.2 percent

• Would cut discretionary spending from $20.7 billion this year to $19.1 billion, a decrease of 8.1 percent, the biggest cut for a major government agency

• Would cut the Crop Insurance Fund by 6.9 percent, to $3.7 billion

• Would add $60 million for programs targeting mad cow disease

Commerce Department

Net spending: $5.8 billion,

down 1 percent

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