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Spending on administrative costs for these programs is projected to be about 1.3% of benefit outlays.\nAlthough benefit payments for SSA\u2019s programs are considered mandatory spending and thus are not controlled by the annual appropriations process, the agency requires annual discretionary appropriations to carry out its programs and to support the administration of non-SSA programs, such as Medicare. SSA\u2019s funding is part of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill.\nThe FY2017 President\u2019s budget request for SSA\u2019s limitation on administrative expenses (LAE) account, which funds virtually all of SSA\u2019s operations, is $13.1 billion. Of this amount, $1.8 billion is for program integrity activities, which include continuing disability reviews (CDRs) and SSI non-medical redeterminations. 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