FY 2005 budget targets domestic spending, group reports.

FY 2005 budget targets domestic spending, group reports. Recent reports from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a non-profit think tank which describes itself as a "policy organization ... working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals. layout concerns regarding the impact that the fiscal year 2005 budgetprocess may have on domestic discretionary spending. Discretionaryprograms, such as Perkins Per��kins? , Frances 1882-1965.American social reformer and public official. As U.S. secretary of labor (1933-1945) she was the first woman to hold a cabinet position. , are those for which funding levels are notguaranteed and must be negotiated and appropriated each year. Domesticdiscretionary spending makes up only one-sixth n. 1. a sixth part.Noun 1. one-sixth - one part in six equal partssixthcommon fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers of the federal budget,according to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. the Center. The Center reports that the Administration's budget, releasedin February (see March Techniques for more information), calls forsignificant cuts in domestic discretionary spending over the next fiveyears, and impacts a wide range of programs. The Center projects thatthese cuts would grow deeper each year, and by 2009, would be as much as12 percent below 2004 spending levels (adjusted for inflation). To read more about of the Center on Budget and Policy Prioritiesanalysis of the current budget situation, visit www.cbpp.org. To keepabreast Verb 1. keep abreast - keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"keep up, followtrace, follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the of how the federal budget process impacts Perkins and othereducation and workforce programs, please visit the Public Policy area ofACTE's website at www.acteonline.org/policy/index.cfm.