While these legislative initiatives were wellintended. they changed the priorities and placed other entities at the front of the line. limiting the property available to States. For example. in 1986. the Defense authorization bill contained a provision that permitted the Pentagon to make some of its excess supplies available for humanitarian relief. Originally. this program was designed to assist the refugee and resistance groups in Afghanistan. While this program had a very modest beginning. and involved only 4 million dollars worth of property the first year. which was mainly clothing. this program has grown rapidly. Some 25.802 items. worth $227 million. were shipped in 1993.