FY2010 Supplemental for Wars, Disaster Assistance, Haiti Relief, and Other Programs
Abstract
The Administration requested $64.0 billion in FY2010 supplemental appropriations: * $5.1 billion to replenish the U.S. Disaster Relief Fund administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); * $33 billion for the Department of Defense (DOD) primarily for deploying 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan and $4.5 billion in war-related foreign aid to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan; $2.8 billion for Haiti earthquake-related reconstruction and foreign aid; * $243 million for activities related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill; * $13.4 billion to compensate veterans exposed to Agent Orange; * $600 million for border security; and * $3.4 billion to settle court cases about trust claims of American Indians (Cobell) and $1.2 billion for discrimination claims of black farmers (Pigford II). Much of the debate about this year's supplemental focused on the effect on the deficit of additional spending. Under budget rules, Congress does not offset spending that is designated as emergency. So much of the debate has focused on what types of spending are appropriately emergency spending, and offsetting non-emergency spending. Offsets can come from either rescissions, which cancel prior year budget authority (BA), and then apply that BA to new spending, reducing the amount of new budget authority required, or mandatory program savings.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 23, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA525856
Entities
People
- Amy Belasco
- Bruce R. Lindsay
- Curt Tarnoff
- Daniel H. Else
- Kennon H. Nakamura
- Maureen Taft-morales
- Rhoda Margesson
Organizations
- Library of Congress