Overseas Contingency Operations
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Overseas Contingency Operations is a U.S. government term adopted to describe and fund military and related activities previously framed under the Global War on Terrorism.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. budgetary designation
→
military funding category → |
| aimedAt |
supporting overseas military contingencies
→
supporting unforeseen national security operations → |
| appliesTo |
U.S. Agency for International Development
→
U.S. Department of Defense → U.S. Department of State → |
| associatedWith |
Operation Enduring Freedom
→
Operation Inherent Resolve → Operation Iraqi Freedom → U.S. operations against ISIS → |
| budgetFunction |
defense
→
international affairs → |
| controversy |
lack of clear criteria for designation
→
use for base-budget activities → |
| country |
United States
→
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| hasCharacteristic |
often exempt from discretionary spending caps
→
separate from the Pentagon base budget → sometimes called a slush fund by critics → sometimes criticized as a budgetary loophole → treated as emergency or supplemental funding → |
| introducedUnder |
Barack Obama administration
→
|
| legalForm |
appropriations category in U.S. federal budget
→
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| monitoredBy |
Congressional Budget Office
→
Government Accountability Office → U.S. Congress → |
| phaseOutDiscussion |
post-2010s efforts to move costs back into base budget
→
|
| policyGoal |
provide flexible funding for overseas conflicts
→
separate long-term defense planning from short-term contingencies → |
| rebrandedFrom |
Global War on Terrorism terminology
→
|
| relatedTo |
U.S. defense budget
→
U.S. foreign aid budget → counterterrorism policy → supplemental appropriations → war funding → |
| replaced |
Global War on Terrorism (budget term)
→
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| startTime |
late 2000s
→
|
| usedFor |
funding U.S. military operations abroad
→
funding counterterrorism operations → funding diplomatic operations in conflict zones → funding operations in Afghanistan → funding operations in Iraq → funding other Middle East military operations → funding reconstruction and stabilization activities → funding security assistance programs → funding war-related costs not in the base budget → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Global War on Terrorism
→
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rebrandedAs |