http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33110.pdfWith the July 27, 2010 enactment of the FY2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 4899/P.L.
111-201) Congress has approved a total of $1.121 trillion for military operations, base security,
reconstruction, foreign aid, embassy costs, and veterans’ health care for the three operations initiated
since the 9/11 attacks: Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Afghanistan and other counter terror
operations; Operation Noble Eagle (ONE), providing enhanced security at military bases; and
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).
Of this $1.121 trillion total, CRS estimates that Iraq will receive about $751 billion (67%), OEF $336
billion (30%) and enhanced base security about $29 billion (3%), with about $5 billion that CRS
cannot allocate (1/2%). About 94% of the funds are for DOD, 5% for foreign aid programs and
embassy operations, and 1% for medical care for veterans.
Comparing June of 2009 with June of 2010, average monthly DOD spending for Iraq fell by 25%
from $7.2 billion to $5.4 billion while troop strength dropped by 46%. For Afghanistan, average DOD
spending grew from $3.5 billion to $5.7 billion, a 63% change while troop strength grew by 70%.
Troop levels are expected to fall to 50,000 with the withdrawal in Iraq and to rise to 98,000 with the
additional deployments to Afghanistan by September 2010.
On July 27, 2010, Congress passed H.R. 4899/P.L. 111-212, the FY2010 Supplemental request and
provided an additional $34.4 billion in war funding for DOD and the State Department, largely to
cover the cost of deploying 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan that President Obama announced
on December 1, 2009 and to ramp up foreign aid levels in both Iraq and Afghanistan..
With passage of the FY2010 supplemental, cumulative war funding totals $1.12 trillion including
$751 billion for Iraq, $336 billion for Afghanistan, and $29 billion for enhanced security. In FY2010,
Afghanistan receives about 60% of the total and Iraq 40%, a reversal of the previous year.
The $171 billion received in FY2010 is the same as the amount requested for FY2011 while