[20180220]IF10734_临时持续决议下的2018财年国防支出.pdf

www.crs.gov | 7-5700 February 20, 2018FY2018 Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution Background On September 8, 2017, Congress passed and the President signed H.R. 601 (P.L. 115-56), the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017. In addition to providing supplemental appropriations in response to Hurricane Harvey and temporarily suspending the statutory limitation on public debt, the bill provided temporary funding in FY2018 for certain programs and activities typically funded by regular appropriations bills. Commonly referred to as an interim continuing resolution (CR), Division D of H.R. 601 provided budget authority for continuation of certain projects or activities funded in FY2017. Division D of H.R. 601 was extended through March 23, 2018 by four measures: Division A of H.J.Res. 123 (P.L. 115-90); Division A of H.R. 1370 (P.L. 115-96); Division B of H.R. 195 (P.L. 115-120); and Division B of H.R. 1892 (P.L. 115-123). Division C of H.R. 1892 also increased the discretionary spending limits set by the Budget Control Act (BCA/P.L. 112-25) for FY2018 and FY2019. Division D of H.R. 601 as extend