	Most Recent Developments

On June 11, 2009, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees announced a conference agreement on H.R. 2346 , a bill providing supplemental appropriations for the remainder of FY2009. The House passed the conference report ( H.Rept. 111-151 ) with a vote of 226 to 202 on June 16; the Senate passed it (91 to 5) on June 18. President Obama signed the bill into law ( P.L. 111-32 ) on June 24. The agreement includes $5 billion, as in the Senate bill, to support U.S. loans to the International Monetary Fund, and does not include a Senate provision allowing the Secretary of Defense to exempt photos of military detainees from release under the Freedom of Information Act. Because the bill did not include that provision, there was enough support from House Democrats who initially opposed the bill to overcome opposition from Republicans who objected to IMF funding. Overview of FY2009 Supplemental Requests

Between April 9, 2009 and June 2, 2009, the Administration submitted four requests for FY2009 supplemental appropriations, including:
An April 9, 2009, request for $83.4 billion in net additional FY2009 funding, mainly for defense and international affairs, with smaller amounts for domestic fire fighting, Department of Energy counter-proliferation programs, Justice Department programs including measures to facilitate closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison, National Security Council administration, and Capitol Police radios; An April 30, 2009, request for $1.5 billion to be appropriated to the Executive Office of the President for transfer to other agencies for H1N1 influenza preparedness and response measures; A May 12, 2009, request for appropriations of $5 billion to support U.S. financial backing of International Monetary Fund loans in response to the global financial crisis; and A June 2, 2009, request for an additional $2.0 billion for influenza preparedness and response, $200 million for humanitarian assistance to Pakistan, and several billion dollars of transfer authority for influenza response. 111-32 ), includes a total of $105.9 billion in supplemental appropriations, including $5.8 billion for flu preparedness that is contingent on the President determining that the money is needed to respond to the illness. For account-by-account funding, see Appendix G .) The supplemental provides:
$79.9 billion for defense and intelligence activities in Iraq and Afghanistan; $10.4 billion for international affairs, including $700 million for P.L. Of amounts available immediately, $350 million is for state and local response measures, and $50 million is in the Global Health and Child Survival Fund for international measures; $250 million, as requested, for domestic fire fighting; $72 million, as requested, for Capitol Police radios; $847 million, as in the Senate bill, in unrequested funds for the Corps of Engineers for disaster-related flood control projects; and $1 billion as initial funding for the "Cash for Clunkers" program to provide vouchers of $3,500 or $4,500 for consumers who trade in inefficient vehicles for more efficient new ones. The act does not include $50 million requested for the Department of Defense and $30 million for the Department of Justice to facilitate closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison. 480 food aid. On June 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the outbreak was a flu pandemic. H.R.
On June 11, 2009, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees announced a conference agreement on H.R. 2346, a bill providing supplemental appropriations for the remainder of FY2009. The House passed the conference report (226 to 202) on June 16; the Senate passed it (91 to 5) on June 18. President Obama signed it into law (P.L. 111-32) on June 24.
On key issues, the agreement includes: $5 billion, as in the Senate bill, to support U.S. loans to the International Monetary Fund, does not include a Senate provision allowing the Secretary of Defense to exempt photos of military detainees from release under the Freedom of Information Act; does not include $80 million requested for the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice to facilitate closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison; prohibits the release of Guantanamo detainees in the United States and prohibits transfers of prisoners except to be prosecuted; provides $1.9 billion for H1N1 pandemic flu preparedness (declared to be a pandemic by the World Health Organization on June 11), along with $5.8 billion more, contingent on the President determining it is needed; and $1 billion for the "Cash for Clunkers" program to provide payments to consumers who trade in their inefficient vehicles and purchase more fuel efficient ones.
Including the contingent influenza funding, the bill provides a total of $105.9 billion in supplemental appropriations. The total includes $79.9 billion for defense and intelligence activities in Iraq and Afghanistan; $10.4 billion for international affairs (including food aid); $5 billion for IMF loans; $7.7 billion for influenza measures; $250 million, as requested, for domestic fire fighting; $847 million, as in the Senate bill, in unrequested funds for the Corps of Engineers for flood control projects; $72 million, as requested, for Capitol Police radios; and $1 billion for the "Cash for Clunkers" program.
The decision to exclude the Senate provision on detainee photos was reportedly approved in the conference only after the President agreed in a letter to take steps to prevent release of photos or videos of prisoner abuse. Because the bill does not include that provision, Democratic leaders said they were able to get enough support from House Democrats who initially opposed the bill to overcome opposition from Republicans who objected to IMF funding.
H.R. 2346 provides funds, with some adjustments, that the Administration requested in four supplemental appropriations proposals, including an April 9 request for $83.4 billion in supplemental funding for defense, international affairs, domestic fire fighting, and other purposes; an April 30 request for $1.5 billion for influenza preparedness and response; and a May 12 request for $5 billion to support International Monetary Fund borrowing authority. On June 2, the Administration submitted an additional request for $2.0 billion more for influenza response, for expanded authority to transfer funds from other appropriations for influenza measures, and for $200 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Pakistan.