DoD Budget: Analysis of Options for Funding Contingency Operations
Abstract
In paying for contingency operations, the Congress should first consider whether the funds for these operations would come from existing appropriations or from supplemental appropriations. If the funds come from existing appropriations, spending plans are disrupted because funding for other planned requirements have to be reduced. Additional resources received through supplemental legislation would not have this same impact, but such legislation could be subject to the discretionary spending limits of the Budget Enforcement Act unless designated as "emergency" funding. Once this decision is made, the Congress can then focus on the mechanisms for using the funds.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 26, 1994
- Accession Number
- AD1174361
Entities
People
- Richard A. Davis
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office