President. H.R. 2251 provides appropriations totaling $487.000.000 in budget authority and $367.269.000 in outlays. Of this amount. $150.500.000 in budget authority is provided from the Defense Cooperation Account for emergency international disaster assistance. emergency refugee assistance. and emergency peacekeeping activities in the Persian Gulf region. Senators will recall that the Defense Cooperation Account contains the contributions of our allies in the Desert Shield/Desert Storm effort. Appropriations totaling $320.500.000 are to be derived from the Persian Gulf regional defense fund to cover the DOD costs of the refugee relief effort. The bill also contains $85.000.000 for reimbursement of international disaster and refugee assistance accounts drawn down in support of Kurdish aid. All of the funds provided in the bill are within the limitations for DOD and for international affairs for fiscal year 1991 and will not break the caps nor cause a sequester. The bill also contains a provision requiring OMB to submit a report on domestic disaster assistance needs within 10 days after enactment.