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Budget Summary


Fiscal Years 1992-1997

  • Total budget authority for the FBI increased 45 percent (from $2,035 million in FY 1992 to $2,959 million in FY 1997).

  • The FBI drug control budget increased 299 percent (from $205 million in FY 1992 to $817 million in FY 1997).

  • FBI funding for the Southwest border increased 23 percent (from $314 million in FY 1992 to $387 million in FY 1997).

  • The number of FBI special agents in the Southwest border region increased 31 percent (from 614 in FY 1992 to 804 in FY 1997).

Fiscal Year 1998

In the FY 1998 budget request the FBI budget totals $3,167 million, an increase of $208 million (seven percent) over FY 1997 ($2,959 million). At the FY 1998 level of funding:

  • The total FY 1998 drug control budget request is $865 million, an increase of $48.0 million (six percent) over FY 1997 ($817 million).

  • FBI funding for the Southwest border will total $405 million or 13 percent of the total FBI budget in FY 1998 ($3,167 million). This is an increase of $18 million (five percent) over FY 1997 FBI funding for the Southwest border ($387 million).

  • The number of FBI special agents in the Southwest border region in FY 1998 will total 894, an increase of 90 agents (11 percent) over FY 1997 (804 agents). (Note: This means that about nine percent of all FBI agents will be in the Southwest border region).

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation.


Federal Bureau of Investigation

Budget Authority ($ Thousands)
Fiscal Years 1990-1998

FY
Total
Total, Southwest Border
Total, Drug-Related
Southwest Border Drug-Related
1990
1,735,939
NA
190,000
NA
1991
1,788,562
NA
270,200
NA
1992
2,034,903
314,062
204,700
31,593
1993
2,114,043
319,500
371,700
56,176
1994
2,173,250
343,158
476,500
75,240
1995
2,403,360
333,697
607,300
84,321
1996
2,650,638
376,086
694,600
98,553
1997
2,958,570
387,101
817,400
106,949
1998
3,166,875
404,885
865,400
110,641

Special Agents
Fiscal Years, 1990-1998

FY
Total Direct1
Total Reimbursable2
On-Board3
Southwest Border, Funded4
Southwest Border, Utilized5
1990
9,506
414
9,851
568
NA
1991
9,780
573
10,375
572
NA
1992
9,743
659
10,475
614
NA
1993
9,649
659
10,249
737
NA
1994
9,493
675
9,742
822
NA
1995
9,761
663
10,071
757
NA
1996
9,892
610
10,695
837
NA
1997
10,360
610
11,308
804
748
1998
10,524
610
11,513
894
894

1 "Total Direct" positions are funded by appropriations given directly to the agency.

2 "Total Reimbursable" positions are funded by another agency.

3 "On-Board" positions are those which are filled by the end of the fiscal year; FY 1997 and FY 1998 are projected estimates.

4 "Southwest border funded" includes funded and reimbursable positions dedicated to the Southwest border.

5 "Southwest border utilized" are projected Southwest border positions to be filled.

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation

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