[20211207]IF10514_防务基础：国防拨款流程.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated December 7, 2021Defense Primer: Defense Appropriations ProcessThe Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse in Article I, Section 9, which provides that “No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” To fulfill this duty, Congress annually considers appropriations measures, which provide funding for numerous activitiessuch as national defense, education, and homeland securityconsistent with policies and priorities established through legislation such as the National Defense Authorization Act. The congressional appropriations process includes various rules and practices that Congress has adopted to distinguish appropriations measures and facilitate their consideration. These measures generally provide funding authority in response to the Presidents budget request for a fiscal year (October 1 through September 30). Committees of Jurisdiction The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations exercise jurisdiction over the annual appropriations measures. Each committee has 12 subcommittees, with each subcommittee having responsibility for developing one regular annual appropriations bill to