Let's go through the FY 2017 Federal Budget data step-by-step to fill in the blanks.
1. Funding for disaster relief comes out of:
- From the given budget, the category related to emergency situations is "Emergency funding."
- Therefore, disaster relief funding comes out of emergency funding.
2. The largest expense in discretionary funding is:
- Discretionary funding typically includes spending on defense, education, transportation, and other non-mandatory expenses.
- From the given data, the largest expense under categories like Defense Dept., Health/Human Services, and Veterans Affairs is "Defense Dept." with [tex]$546 billion (12.9% of the budget).
- Therefore, the largest expense in discretionary funding is the Defense Dept.
3. The largest expense in mandatory funding is:
- Mandatory funding includes Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
- From the given data, the largest expense under mandatory categories is "Social Security" with $[/tex]1,046 billion (23.5% of the budget).
- Therefore, the largest expense in mandatory funding is Social Security.
So, the completed answers are:
- Funding for disaster relief comes out of emergency funding.
- The largest expense in discretionary funding is Defense Dept..
- The largest expense in mandatory funding is Social Security.
