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The Feed and Forage Act of 1861 is legislation passed by the United States Congress that allows the Military Departments to incur obligations in excess of available appropriations for clothing, subsistence, fuel, quarters, transportation and medical supplies. This provision is codified in Section 3732 of the Revised Statutes (). It also authorizes incurring deficiencies for costs of additional members of the Armed Forces on active duty-beyond the number for which funds are currently provided in DoD appropriations (Title 10 U.S.C.). This authority requires Congressional notification and does not permit actual expenditures until Congress provides an appropriation of the required funds. ==History== The act has been amended over time and now reads in part: :''"No contract or purchase on behalf of the United States shall be made, unless the same is authorized by law or is under an appropriation adequate to its fulfillment, except in the Department of Defense .... for clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters, transportation, or medical and hospital supplies, which, however, shall not exceed the necessities of the current year..."''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=41 USC Chapter 1 Section 11 )〕 It has been invoked on a number of occasions to deal with emergencies. * It was cited on several occasions to support the Vietnam War. * In 1990, $1.6 billion was obligated under the act during Operation Desert Shield. * In 1994, the act was invoked to support of Operation Restore Democracy in Haiti. * In 1996, the act was invoked after the Khobar Towers bombing although ultimately no funds were obligated under it.〔 * In 2001, act was invoked immediately after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Notably, Congress acted swiftly enough that an appropriations bill was enacted prior to DOD obligating any funding under the act. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Feed and Forage Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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