FY2009 Spring Supplemental Appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations
Abstract
On June 11, 2009, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees announced a conference agreement on H.R. 2346, a bill providing supplemental appropriations for the remainder of FY2009. Floor votes are expected the week of June 15. The agreement includes $5 billion, as in the Senate bill, to support U.S. loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF); does not include a Senate provision allowing the Secretary of Defense to exempt photos of military detainees from release under the Freedom of Information Act; does not include $80 million requested for the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice to facilitate closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison; prohibits the release of Guantanamo detainees in the United States and prohibits transfers of prisoners except to be prosecuted; provides $1.9 billion for pandemic flu preparedness, and $5.8 billion more, contingent on the President determining it is needed; and adds $1 billion for the "Cash for Clunkers" program to provide payments to consumers who trade in inefficient vehicles. Including the contingent influenza funding, the bill provides $106 billion in supplemental appropriations. The total includes $79.9 billion for defense and intelligence activities in Iraq and Afghanistan; $10.4 billion for international affairs; $5 billion for IMF loans; $7.7 billion for influenza measures; $250 million for domestic fire fighting; $847 million, as in the Senate bill, in unrequested funds for the Corps of Engineers for flood control projects; $72 million, as requested, for Capitol Police radios; and $1 billion for "Cash for Clunkers."
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 15, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA502212
Entities
People
- Curt Tarnoff
- K. A. Kronstadt
- Kennon H. Nakamura
- Rhoda Margesson
- Sarah A. Lister
- Stephen Daggett
- Susan B. Epstein
Organizations
- Library of Congress