Number: RL30083
Title: SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY1999: CENTRAL AMERICA DISASTER AID, MIDDLE EAST PEACE, AND OTHER INITIATIVES
Authors: Larry Nowels, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: Congress is considering several FY1999 supplemental appropriation requests early in the 106th Congress, including those for Central America hurricane relief, Middle East assistance, and agriculture farm loans. A major issue in the debate is whether to declare the supplemental proposals as emergencies or offset their costs with cuts in existing program funding. This report reviews the President's supplemental requests, discusses the offset issue, and tracks congressional action.
Pages: 19
Date: Updated May 26, 1999