Supplemental Appropriations for FY2002: Combating Terrorism and Other Issues (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Aug. 30, 2002 |
| Report Number |
RL31406 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Amy Belasco and Larry Nowels, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
On March 21, 2002, President Bush requested $27.1 billion in emergency supplemental funding
to
continue the war on terrorism and provide additional assistance for New York City and aviation
security as well as other homeland security needs. With the $1.3 billion FY2002 supplemental
request for Pell grants in the President's February budget, the Administration's request was $28.4
billion.
Although there was broad congressional support for the new supplemental, Congress debated
the total spending level, the amount for homeland security, and inclusion of budget ceilings for
FY2003, as well as other issues from the time that the bill was submitted in the spring to its final
passage in late July.
Resolving differences between the two houses and between Congress and the Administration
proved to be difficult. The initial draft conference version developed by the appropriators was
rejected by the White House. A compromise package designed by Senate appropriators was then
rejected by the House. House appropriators then put together a final $28.9 billion spending package
that was acceptable to both houses and the Administration.
That package, the conference version of H.R. 4775 ( H.Rept. 107-593 ), passed the
House by 397 to 32 on July 23, and the Senate by 92 to 7 on July 24, 2002. The President signed
the bill on August 2, 2002 ( P.L. 107-206 ). As cleared by both houses, the bill includes $14.5 billion
for DOD, $6.7 billion for homeland security, $5.5 billion for assistance to New York, $2.1 billion
for foreign assistance and embassy security, $1 billion for Pell grants, and $400 million for election
administration reform.
As enacted, P.L. 107-206 includes $25 billion in emergency spending and $5.1 billion in
contingent emergency spending. The President had thirty days after enactment (September 1) to
decide whether to submit a budget amendment to Congress that designates either all
or none of that
$5.1 billion of contingent spending as emergency funding. The $5.1 billion portion includes about
$1 billion in additional DOD funding, $275 million for veterans' medical care, $250 million in aid
to Israel and the Palestinians, $200 million in HIV/AIDS funding, and $450 million for election
reform. The funding designated as contingent emergency spending was either not requested by the
President or reflects higher levels than included in the Administration's request.
On August 13, the President announced that he would not utilize the $5.1 billion contingent
emergency spending. White House officials said, however, that the Administration would seek about
$1 billion of that amount as an amended FY2003 appropriation request, including funds for Israel,
the Palestinians, international HIV/AIDS, and the Transportation Security Agency. Based on this
action, the total funding dedicated to combating terrorism since September 11 is $63.9 billion,
including $40 billion that was appropriated immediately after the terrorist attacks and $24 billion in
the FY2002 supplemental.
