<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa mujibu wa GAO, Congress imepunguza bajeti ya mwaka wa fedha wa 1999 kwa ajili ya vikosi vya jeshi na vikosi vya hifadhi kwa karibu 609 milioni bila kuhatarisha utayari wa jumla.  <response>: GAOs work, the Congress reduced the fiscal year 1999 military personnel budget for active and reserve forces by about 609 million without compromising overall readiness. 