Jim Nussle: “I rise to speak on H.R. 3338, providing appropriations for the Department of Defense. This bill does not currently…”

“I rise to speak on H.R. 3338, providing appropriations for the Department of Defense. This bill does not currently comply with the fiscal year 2002 budget resolution, but is generally consistent with legislation recently marked up by the Budget Committee in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11. H.R. 3338 is actually comprised of two bills: Division A of the bill provides appropriations for the Department of Defense. Division B provides for the obligation of $20 billion in emergency-designation appropriations that was previously appropriated as part of a supplemental appropriations measure in September. Division A of the bill provides $317.2 billion in new discretionary budget authority and $308.9 billion in outlays for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2002. This appropriation comes on top of approximately $21 billion that was made available to the Department of Defense in response to the terrorist attacks. In order to fully accommodate the defense levels in this bill, I am adjusting the 302(a) allocation to the Committee on Appropriations by $17.3 billion in budget authority and $14.9 billion in outlays.”