General Administration:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 11,519,966,000
United States Marshals Service:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 11,806,793,000
National Institutes of Health:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 30,689,990,000
Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 1,061,000,000
Operations of the Peace Corps:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 375,000,000
Migration and Refugee Assistance:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 1,639,000,000
Department of State Diplomatic and Consular Programs:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 8,275,386,000
Section 8 Tenant-Based Housing Assistance:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 18,914,369,000
Low-income Home Energy Assistance:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 3,478,246,000
Noxious Weed Control and Eradication [
this is a real thing]:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: Not Available
Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication [
and so is this]:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: Not Available
Assistance to Trafficking Victims in the United States:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 9,794,000
Administration on Aging Programs:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 1,473,703,000
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 610,224,000
National Endowment for the Arts:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 292,510,000
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 62,700,000
Project Bioshield:
FY 2012 Appropriations: Not Available
Strategic Petroleum Reserve:
FY 2012 Appropriations: 192,704,000
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
FY 2012 Appropriations Authorized 24,693,000,000
Federal Trade Commission Operations:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 311,563,000
Centers for Disease Control programs Regarding Infertility and Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 964,855,000
Corporation for Public Broadcasting:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 445,000,000
Administrative Expenses for Government National Mortgage Association Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 19,500,000
Funds Appropriated to the President for International Assistance:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations:
16,462,253,000
Secretary of Health and Human Services Refugee and Entrant Assistance Programs:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 769,789,000
Pacific Salmon Treaty [yes,
this is a real thing]:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 123,566,000
Nutria Eradication and Control Act [
another real thing]:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: Not Available
Bureau of Land Management:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 973,552,000
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: Not Available
Renewable Energy Research and Development:
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 963,000,000
Appropriations for the Coast Guard:
(1) Operation and maintenance
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 7,051,054,000
(2) Acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 1,403,924,000
(3) Retired Pay
Unauthorized FY 2012 Appropriations: 1,400,700,000
Specialty Crop Research Initiative:
FY 2012 Appropriations Authorized 100,000,000
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program:
FY 2012 Appropriations Authorized 2,500,000
National Sheep Industry Improvement Center:
FY 2012 Appropriations Authorized 10,000,000
Block Grants for Energy Efficiency:
FY 2012 Appropriations Authorized
2,000,000,000
And if none of these expenses strike you as particularly silly or wasteful, take a look at the entire report. There’s something there for everyone.
See the Full Report Here.
(H/T: Bruce Krasting,
My Take On Financial Events)
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