United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-04-26 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:NSIAD-94-152BR https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-152BR P0b002ee180396093 f:ns94152b DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-05-04 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-152BR machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-152BR NSIAD-94-152BR Defense contingency planning Combat readiness Defense capabilities Budget authority Revolving funds Transfer appropriation accounts Appropriated funds Supplemental appropriations Military operations Reprogramming of appropriated funds Desert Shield Desert Storm DOD Operation Restore Hope Defense Business Operations Fund Defense Emergency Response Fund Defense Cooperation Account Briefing Report NSIAD 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. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-152BR/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-152BR.htm GAO/NSIAD-94-152BR https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-152BR Briefing Report GAO/NSIAD-94-152BR; DOD Budget: Analysis of Options for Funding Contingency Operations; Defense contingency planning Combat readiness Defense capabilities Budget authority Revolving funds Transfer appropriation accounts Appropriated funds Supplemental appropriations Military operations Reprogramming of appropriated funds Desert Shield Desert Storm DOD Operation Restore Hope Defense Business Operations Fund Defense Emergency Response Fund Defense Cooperation Account