The OMB estimate will be higher primarily because of additional funding for the war and for recovery and rebuilding needs in response to Hurricane Katrina, as well as the estimated costs associated with the one-year extension of relief from the alternative minimum tax.

Food stamps and WIC provide larger, more flexible benefits than CSFP.

Despite spending more than $6.5 billion since 2001, these grants have not been able to demonstrate an impact on crime.

It was a tight budget year, but the administration's support for Guam is evidenced in the renegotiated Compacts of Free Association, which made the Compact mandatory rather than subject to the uncertainty of annual appropriations. The revised Compacts also increased Guam's impact aid from US$5 million annually to US$14 million annually.

The administration's proposal does not impact unlicensed spectrum. We do not wish to charge fees on unlicensed use.

Account and agency levels in model runs don't reflect future policy decisions since those are only made on a year-by-year basis.