President. yesterday the House Appropriations Committee reported H.R. 4404. the fiscal year 1990 supplemental appropriations bill. This bill includes $870 million for assistance to Panama. Nicaragua and other countries. and for refugee assistance. Since we have already exceeded the deficit target for fiscal year 1990. this supplemental appropriations bill must be "outlay neutral" so as not to increase the fiscal year 1990 deficit. In other words. Congress and the administration must work together to pay for the Panama. Nicaragua. and refugee assistance by taking the money from funds already appropriated for other programs in fiscal year 1990. Mr. President. I was disappointed to learn that the Defense Department recommended to the House Appropriations Committee that the funds which the Department of Defense requested just last month be reprogrammed into the military personnel accounts to avoid large layoffs and other adverse personnel actions this year now be used instead as a source of funds for Panama aid. Nicaragua aid. refugee assistance. and other items. Members will recall that after refusing to use the Presidential authority to exempt the military personnel accounts from the GrammRudman sequester last year. the Defense Department last month submitted reprogramming proposals to transfer funds from other areas of the Defense budget into the military personnel accounts to reduce the impact of the sequester on military personnel programs this year. The Defense Department mounted a full court press on the Congress to approve these reprogramming requests.