FY2009 Spring Supplemental Appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations
Abstract
On May 21, by a vote of 86-3, the Senate approved H.R. 2346, a bill providing additional supplemental appropriations for the remainder of FY2009. The House passed its version of the bill on May 14 by a vote of 368-60. Senate approval clears the bill for consideration by a House-Senate conference committee. On May 19, the Senate took up the House-passed supplemental bill and substituted the text of S. 1054, a version reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 14. As reported and subsequently approved on the floor, the Senate bill provides $91.3 billion, of which $5 billion is to support loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that were not part of the Administration's pending request, but that fulfill commitments that have been under discussion since last Fall. Apart from the IMF funds, the Senate bill provides $86.3 billion, $1.3 billion above the request. The House-passed version of the bill provides supplemental appropriations of $96.3 billion, $11.4 billion more than the Administration's amended request. The Administration submitted two requests for FY2009 supplemental appropriations that are being addressed in the pending House and Senate bills. On April 9, 2009, the White House requested $83.4 billion in supplemental appropriations for defense, international affairs, domestic fire fighting, and other purposes. On April 30, 2009, following influenza outbreaks in Mexico and in parts of the United States, the White House requested $1.5 billion for influenza preparedness and response measures. Congress provided down payments on FY2009 war-related supplemental funding last year. On June 30, 2008, the President signed into law, P.L. 110-252, H.R. 2642, a bill providing supplemental appropriations for FY2008 and FY2009. The bill included $65.9 billion for defense and $4.0 billion for foreign affairs in FY2009. The DoD funding was mainly for operation and maintenance accounts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 22, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA501081
Entities
People
- Curt Tarnoff
- K. A. Kronstadt
- Kennon H. Nakamura
- Rhoda Margesson
- Sarah A. Lister
- Stephen Daggett
- Susan B. Epstein
Organizations
- Library of Congress