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227 Appendix Budgets for the Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMBE) and for the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) (total obligations in USD millions), 1970–2008 1970 1.2 1980 58.7 1990 0a 2000 28.0 1971 1.8 1981 66.3 1991 40.5b 2001 28.0 1972 43.5 1982 68.2 1992 42.5b 2002 28.0 1973 63.5 1983 60.5 1993 37.9b 2003 30.0 1974 91.3 1984 54.3 1994 44.1b 2004 29.0 1975 94.9 1985 50.3 1995 46.2 2005 35.0 1976 52.6 1986 45.3 1996 49.7 2006 31.0 1977 50.0 1987 45.9 1997 34.0 2007 30.0 1978 50.3 1988 4.6a 1998 28.0 2008 29.0 1979 60.8 1989 0a 1999 28.0 Source: Appendix, Budgets of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Years 1972–2008 (Washington , DC: U.S. Government Printing Office), 1972, p. 247; 1973, p. 248; 1974, p. 243; 1975, p. 240; 1976, p. 240; 1977, p. 209; 1978, p. 201; 1979, p. 235; 1980, p. 242; 1981, p. 229; 1982, p. I-F18; 1983, p. I-F17; 1984, p. I-F18; 1985, p. I-F15; 1986, p. I-F14; 1987, p. I-F16; 1988, pp. I-F12, I-X1; 1989, pp. I-F12-13, I-Y1; 1990, pp. I-F12-13, I-Y1; 1995, p. 254; 1996, p. 264;1997, p. 271; 1998, p. 274; 1999, p. 200; 2000, p. 206; 2001, p. 213; 2002, p. 216; 2003, p. 220; 2004, p. 204; 2005, p. 217; 2006, p. 220; 2007, p. 219; 2008, p. 198. Notes: a OMBE was funded from 1970 to 1979, and MBDA has been funded from 1980 to the present. The SBA received funds usually earmarked for MBDA during these years; $36.3 million in 1988, $40.1 million in 1989, and $39.7 million in 1990. b Appendix, Budgets of the U.S. Government, was not published between 1991 and 1994. Ron Marin, financial management officer of MBDA, graciously provided me with this information, which represents the actual appropriations versus the actual obligations. ...

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