S.Amdt. 714

1. Adds SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BUDGETING FOR OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BUDGETING FOR OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) The global war on terrorism began in September 2001 and military operations in Iraq began in March 2003, and United States military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan no longer represents unforeseen, unpredictable, or unanticipated events.

   Inserted: (2) Since the beginning of the global war on terrorism and the military operations in Iraq, Congress has provided $503,000,000,000 in budget authority to carry out Operation Iraqi Freedom and the global war on terrorism, including funding for military operations and other defense activities, indigenous security forces, diplomatic operations, and foreign aid.

   Inserted: (3) The President has requested $98,000,000,000 in additional fiscal year 2007 supplemental appropriations to carry out Operation Iraqi Freedom and the global war on terrorism, bringing the total appropriated upon the date of the enactment of this Act for that purpose to $601,000,000,000.

   Inserted: (4) The President has requested $145,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 supplemental appropriations to carry out Operation Iraqi Freedom and the global war on terrorism.

   Inserted: (5) During the past few years, both the President and Congress have consistently underestimated the future costs of carrying out Operation Iraqi Freedom and the global war on terrorism in budget requests and in congressional budget resolutions.

   Inserted: (6) The President and Congress have provided funds to carry out Operation Iraqi Freedom and the global war on terrorism largely through the use of supplemental appropriations bills that escape the budget limitations imposed on regular appropriations.

   Inserted: (7) As a result of insufficient budget projections and exemption of supplemental appropriations from budget rules, Congress and the President have provided the public with erroneous information regarding the true impact of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the global war on terrorism on future budget deficits and the growth of the national debt.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

   Inserted: (1) fiscal year 2008 should be the last fiscal year for which Congress provides funding to carry out Operation Iraqi Freedom and the global war on terrorism through the use of supplemental appropriations that generally are not subject to budget limitations; and

   Inserted: (2) beginning in fiscal year 2009, Congress should include funding to carry out Operation Iraqi Freedom and the global war on terrorism in the regular budget and appropriations processes so that the public is able to recognize and understand the costs of carrying out such activities and Congress may consider whether additional spending and revenue policies should be enacted to offset such costs.

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