Supplementals, Amendments, and Releases | The White House

Occasionally there is need to modify the President’s budget to recognize special circumstances that could not be foreseen when the President’s budget was transmitted to the Congress. Changes can only be requested by the President and these changes are called supplementals (for the current year) and amendments (for the next, or budget year). In addition, appropriations acts occasionally provide funds contingent upon the President taking further action to make them available (usually termed a “release”).

Fiscal Year 2020

Estimate #1—FY 2020 Budget Amendments: Departments of Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Labor, State and Other International Programs, and Transportation, and the Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration.—5/13/2019

Presidential Designation of Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism: Multiple Accounts in the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020 and the Health Extenders Act of 2019, for the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.—9/27/2019

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: for the account referenced in section 116 of division A of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020 and the Health Extenders Act of 2019, for the Department of Agriculture.—9/27/2019

Presidential Designation of Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism: Multiple Accounts in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, for the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and State.—12/20/2019

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: Multiple Accounts in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, for the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs.— 12/20/2019

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: Multiple Accounts in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, the Interior, and Labor, and the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the United States Trade Representative, and for Multilateral Assistance.—1/29/2020

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: Multiple Accounts in the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act for the Departments of Health and Human Services, State, the U.S. Agency For International Development, the Small Business Administration, and for Bilateral Economic Assistance.—3/6/2020

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: Multiple Accounts in the Second Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (division A of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act), for the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, the Treasury, and Veterans Affairs.— 3/18/2020

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: Multiple Accounts in the Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations (division B of the CARES Act), for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, the Treasury, and Veterans Affairs and the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Corps of Engineers – Civil, Election Assistance Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Communications Commission, General Services Administration, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, Institute of Museum and Library Services, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Legal Services Corporation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Archives and Records Administration, National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, National Science Foundation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Personnel Management, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, Peace Corps, Railroad Retirement Board, Small Business Administration, Smithsonian, Social Security Administration, United States Agency for International Development, and for Other International Programs, as well as the District of Columbia, the Judiciary, and the Legislative Branch.— 3/27/2020

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: Multiple Accounts in the Additional Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Response division (division B) of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, for the Department of Health and Human Services and Small Business Administration.— 4/24/2020

Fiscal Year 2019

Estimate #1—FY 2019 Budget Amendments: Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, the Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, and the Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Social Security Administration, U.S. Agency for International Development, and Other International Programs.—4/13/2018

Presidential Designation of Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism: Multiple Accounts in the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019, for the Department of Defense.—9/21/2018

Presidential Designation of Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism: Multiple Accounts in the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, for the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.—9/28/2018

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: Continues in FY 2019, for the accounts referenced in section 7058(d) of Public Law 115-141, repurposed emergency funds for the U.S. Agency for International Development.—9/28/2018

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: “Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and Development, Community Development Fund” Account in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.—10/5/2018

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: for the accounts referenced in section 7058(d) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 for U.S. Agency for International Development to carry out programs to accelerate the capacities of targeted countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.—2/15/2019

Presidential Designation of Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism: Multiple Accounts in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, for the Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.—2/15/2019

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: Multiple Accounts in the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019, for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Justice, Labor, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs, and the Corps of Engineers – Civil, Environmental Protection Agency, General Services Administration, Government Accountability Office, and Legal Services Corporation.— 6/6/2019

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: Multiple Accounts in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019, for the Departments of Justice, Defense, Homeland, and Health and Human Services.—7/1/2019

fiscal years 2017-2018

Estimate #1—FY 2017 Appropriations Request: Department of Defense to rebuild the U.S. Armed Forces and accelerate the campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and Department of Homeland Security for urgent border protection activities. —3/16/2017

Presidential Designation of Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism: Multiple Accounts in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors.—5/4/2017

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: Multiple Accounts in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, for the Department of Agriculture, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of the Interior, Department of Transportation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.— 5/4/2017

Estimate #2—FY 2018 Budget Amendments: Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, and Justice, as well as the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the National Endowment for the Arts.—6/29/2017

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: Multiple Accounts in the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017, for the Departments of Agriculture, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, of the Interior, and Veterans Affairs, and the Small Business Administration. —9/8/2017

Presidential Designation of Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism: Multiple Accounts in the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017, for the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors. —9/8/2017

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: Multiple Accounts in the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017, for the Departments of Homeland Security, Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, and of the Interior.—10/26/2017

Estimate #3—FY 2018 Budget Amendments: Department of Defense to support urgent missile defeat and defense enhancements to counter the threat from North Korea, repair damage to U.S. Navy ships, and support the Administration’s South Asia strategy. —11/6/2017

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: Multiple Accounts in the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, for the Department of Defense. —12/22/2017

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: Multiple Accounts in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Justice, Labor, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs, and the Corps of Engineers—Civil, Environmental Protection Agency, General Services Administration, Government Accountability Office, Legal Services Corporation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, and Small Business Administration. —2/9/2018

Presidential Designation of Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism: Multiple Accounts in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, for the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. —3/23/2018

Presidential Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement: for the accounts referenced in section 7058(d) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 for U.S. Agency for International Development to carry out programs to accelerate the capacities of targeted countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks. —3/23/2018