Program

Survivor Benefit Plan

Department: Defense

The cabinet-level department or independent agency responsible for the program

Agency: Military Departments / Defense-wide

The specific agency or sub-agency that administers the program

Program Type:Direct Benefit

The functional category of the program

In Official FIP? Not represented

(Survivor annuity program is a direct benefit system, not an assistance listing.)

Confidence Level: Medium

Authorizing Statute: 10 U.S.C. 1447 et seq.

Funding Status: Mandatory / trust fund-like financing

Primary Source: https://uscode.house.gov/

Notes: Military survivor annuity program.

Additional details about data sources and custom mapping of data are available on the Data Details page.

Outlays (millions)

Actual money spent in FY2024

$6853.16

Source: Account-group/reference mapping (medium confidence)

Obligations (millions)

Money the government committed to spend in FY2024

$6853.16

Source: Account-group/reference mapping (medium confidence)

Budget Authority (millions)

The amount Congress authorized agencies to commit

$6853.16

Source: Estimate: budget authority set equal to outlays for mandatory/benefit-style programs; see Fiscal Method.

Revenue Loss (millions)

Estimated revenue not collected due to tax policy (tax expenditures)

$0

Source: Account-group/reference mapping (medium confidence)

Primary Amount

The primary fiscal measure used for the program

$6853.16

Dollar Basis

The primary fiscal measure used for the program

Outlays

Note: Primary basis is outlays; value is exact where available, otherwise an estimate anchored to agency/program FY2024 scale. Reconciliation round: estimated outlay-bearing rows were scaled proportionally so the primary-basis FY2024 outlays subtotal equals the reference federal outlay total.

Dollar Quality

How directly the dollar amount reflects observed data

Estimated

Actual = reported or observed spending, Estimated = derived from modeling or mapping, Carry-Zero = structural row with no direct dollars