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Peace Operations: Cost of DOD Operations in Somalia

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date March 4, 1994
Report No. NSIAD-94-88
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Summary:

The Defense Department (DOD) has incurred incremental costs of nearly $885 million for operations in Somalia through the end of fiscal year 1993. According to DOD officials, the transfer of funds necessary to cover these costs has not harmed normal spending plans. Should such spending conditions continue for contingency operations, however, DOD officials say that it could create problems over the long run. Of the $885 million in incremental costs, DOD is entitled to be reimbursed by the United Nations for about $124 million. In some cases, DOD would be allowed to keep the money it received from the United Nations, giving it access to funds above the amount appropriated for that fiscal year. DOD would then have access to these funds without any requirement for further congressional authorization or appropriation.

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