Increased Department of Defense Role in U.S. Ebola Response

Jansen, Don J.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Ebola virus disease;    Foreign aid;    International relief;   

RP-ID  :  IN10152
RP-ID  :  IN10152_2014Oct10

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

On September 16, 2014, President Obama announced a major increase in the United States response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The Department of Defense (DOD) submitted requests to Congress to make excess Overseas Contingency Operations funds appropriated for FY2014 available to support this effort. This report briefly outlines these requests.