Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Resolution, 2021

Bill: 117-hjres-54
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23]
Introduced: 2021-07-01
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations

Defense spending

Department of Defense

Executive agency funding and structure

Israel

Middle East

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Military procurement, research, weapons development
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Resolution, 2021</strong></p> <p>This joint resolution provides $1 billion in supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense to assist the government of Israel with the acquisition, enhancement, maintenance, and sustainment of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.</p>

tv_txt: IA 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 54 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 1, 2021 Mr. McCarthy (for himself, Mr. Scalise , Ms. Granger , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , and Mr. McCaul ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned JOINT RESOLUTION Making an emergency supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, to provide funding to Israel for the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats.

That the following sum is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes, namely: Department of Defense Operation and Maintenance operation and maintenance, defense-wide For an additional amount, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, which shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the acquisition, enhancement, maintenance, and sustainment of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats: Provided, That nothing under this heading may be construed to apply to previously appropriated funds for the procurement of Iron Dome: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i) ). This resolution may be cited as the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Resolution, 2021 .