<Tr> <Td> 750 </Td> <Td> Administration of Justice </Td> <Td> The Administration of Justice function consists of federal law enforcement programs, litigation and judicial activities, correctional operations, and state and local justice assistance . Agencies within this function include: the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration; Border and Transportation Security; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the United States Attorneys; legal divisions within the Department of Justice; the Legal Services Corporation; the federal Judiciary; and the Federal Bureau of Prisons . This function includes several components of the Department of Homeland Security . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 800 </Td> <Td> General Government </Td> <Td> This function includes the activities of the White House and the Executive Office of the President, the legislative branch, and programs designed to carry out the legislative and administrative responsibilities of the federal government, including personnel management, fiscal operations, and property control . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 900 </Td> <Td> Net Interest </Td> <Td> Function 900 consists primarily of the interest paid by the federal government to private and foreign government holders of U.S. Treasury securities . This amount is slightly offset by interest income received by the federal government on loans and cash balances and by earnings of the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 920 </Td> <Td> Allowances </Td> <Td> This function displays the budgetary effect of proposals that cannot easily be distributed across other budget functions . In the past, this function has included funding for emergencies or proposals contingent on certain events . </Td> </Tr>

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