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DOD Budget: Analysis of Options for Funding Contingency Operations

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 26, 1994
Report No. NSIAD-94-152BR
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Summary:

In paying for contingency operations, Congress should first consider whether funding should come from existing or supplemental appropriations. If the funds come from existing appropriations, spending plans are disrupted because funding for other planned requirements has to be cut. 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, Congress can focus on the mechanisms for using the funds. Several mechanisms exist that are readily available to both the Defense Department and Congress. Congress also has the option to amend existing mechanisms or create new mechanisms specifically for contingency operations.

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