Fiscal 2001 Supplemental Appropriations Request
The Bush Administration has requested a total of $7.2 billion in new appropriations; after subtracting about $600 million in program rescissions, the net total of new appropriations is $6.5 billion.
The request includes $6.1 billion for Pentagon programs, including $5.6 billion in new funding and $500 million transferred from other programs ($475 from the V-22 Osprey and $30 million from B-52 bomber upgrades).
$1.9 billion of the money is for quality-of-life programs (pay and health care);
$1.3 billion is included for readiness and training programs;
$890 million is for property and base maintenance;
$735 million for increased utilities costs;
$990 million for procurement and research and development accounts, mostly for program cost overruns.
Mark-up in the House Appropriations Committee is scheduled for week of June 11.
TOTALS
Total request: $7.2 billion
Rescissions: $618 million
Net total new appropriations: $6.5 billion
Total defense funds: $6.1 billion
Rescissions: $505 million
Net total new appropriations: $5.6 billion
RESCISSIONS
$475 million from V-22 Osprey program
$30 million from B-52 bomber modifications
$20 million from Economic Support Fund (cancellation of unobligated fiscal 2000 funds)
$93 million Federal Housing Authority, miscellaneous appropriations
NON-DEFENSE SPENDING
Agriculture - $55 million (drought relief, food inspection)
Health & Human Services - $150 million (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)
Housing & Urban Development - $40 million (FHA developer loan guarantees)
Interior - $50 million (San Carlos Irrigation Project, Arizona)
Treasury - $177 million (Salt Lake City Olympics, tax rebate implementation)
Army Corps of Engineers - $50 million (natural disaster programs)
Legislative Branch - $81 million (Congressional operations, Government Printing Office)
DEFENSE SPENDING HIGHLIGHTS
Personnel Accounts: $515 million
- $116 million - pay
- $210 million - housing survey results
- $33 million - recruiting and retention
Operations & Maintenance: $2.9 billion
- $970 million - increased costs for pilot training and flying hour programs
- $414 million - base operations
- $36 million - to recover remaining bodies from the EHIME MARU accident
- $465 million - increased utilities costs
- $186 million - Real property maintenance
- $476 million - Depot maintenance
- $44 million - U.S.S. Cole repair
Procurement: $551 million
- $222 million - Navy shipbuilding cost overruns (CVN-76 Aircraft Carrier, DDG-51 destroyers, LPD-17 amphibious assault ship, NSSN attach submarine)
- $49 million - C-17 transport aircraft costs
- $73 million - training munitions
- $202.5 million - Classified programs
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation: $440.5 million
- $153 million - Airborne Laser cost overruns
- $80 million - V-22 Osprey redesign and test
- $25 million - Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle improvements
- $99.5 million - Classified programs
Other:
- $1.43 billion - Defense Health Program
- $178.4 million - Defense Working Capital Fund (utilities costs)
- $64.2 million - Family housing (utilities costs)