Difference between revisions of "Emergency Appropriation"

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-An '''emergency appropriation''' is one that the [[President of the United States of America|President]] and the [[Congress]] have designated for an emergency requirement under the BEA that cannot wait for the regular budgetary process. If it pertains to a discretionary program, such an appropriation results in an adjustment to the discretionary cap.
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-Under President Bush and the last several congress Emergency Appropriations Bills have been passed in order to fund the military operations of the [[Operation Iraqi Freedom|Iraq War]], [[Operation Enduring Freedom]], [[Hurricane Katrina]] Relief and for security issues after September 11th, 2001.  However the appropriations have also become stuffed with [[Pork|Porkbarrel]] projects, ammendments that add billions of dollars but do not specifically relate the bill being passed.<ref>[http://www.heritage.org/Research/Budget/wm1038.cfm] The Heritage Foundation : Larding Up Emergency Appropriations </ref>
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