Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Legislation for Disaster Assistance: Summary Data

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Legislation for Disaster Assistance:
Summary Data
Updated October 31, 2008
Justin Murray
Information Research Specialist
Knowledge Services Group
Bruce R. Lindsay
Analyst in Emergency Management Policy
Government and Finance Division

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Legislation
for Disaster Assistance: Summary Data
Summary
This report provides summary information on emergency supplemental
appropriations enacted after major disasters since 1989¹. During the 20-year span
from FY1989 through the present, Congress appropriated almost $271 billion in
constant 2008 dollars. Most of the appropriations were preceded by a presidential
request for supplemental funding.
In 2008 a number of major natural disasters took place including Hurricanes Ike
and Gustav, the California wildfires, and the Midwest floods. To date however, the
most costly disasters occurred in the summer of 2005 when Hurricanes Katrina, Rita,
and Wilma made landfall in Gulf Coast states. Since Hurricane Katrina struck in
August of 2005, more than $151 billion has been appropriated for supplemental
disaster funding, most of it needed for the recovery from the 2005 hurricanes.
Portions of the appropriations were offset by rescinding more than $34 billion in
previously appropriated funds, explained in the section titled “Hurricanes Katrina,
Rita, and Wilma.”
Prior to FY2005 and the hurricanes, only the terrorist attacks of 2001 led to
supplemental appropriations legislation that exceeded $20 billion. Congress
appropriated a total of more than $26 billion for disaster assistance in response to the
attacks. Other supplemental appropriations legislation enacted after catastrophic
disasters (or several significant disasters that occurred in short time intervals) range
from almost $366 million in FY2001 before the terrorist attacks (largely due to the
Nisqually earthquake in the summer of 2001) to more than $12 billion for the
Midwest floods of 1993 and the Northridge earthquake of 1994.
At times, the supplementals enacted by Congress have included only disaster
funding. The supplementals enacted after Hurricane Hugo and the Loma Prieta
earthquake, in addition to the first two enacted after Hurricane Katrina, serve as
examples. On other occasions, however, disaster funding has been part of larger
pieces of legislation that appropriated funds for purposes other than disaster
assistance.
The most recent supplemental disaster assistance appropriation occurred on
September 30, 2008 when the President signed into law H.R. 2638, the Consolidated
Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009. The statute,
P.L.110-329, provides $21.3 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for
relief and recovery from hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters.
This report will be updated as events warrant.

¹ This report is an update based upon a previous report co-authored by Keith Bea, Specialist
in American National Government and Justin Murray, Information Research Specialist.

Contents
Overvi ew ........................................................1
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma..................................10
Selected CRS Reports.............................................15
List of Tables
Table 1. Presidential Requests and Appropriations, Emergency
Appropriations for Disaster Assistance, FY1989 to Present.............4
Table 2. FY2005-Present Supplemental Disaster Appropriations After
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma..............................12
Table 3. Rescissions and Offsets, P.L. 109-148.........................14

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Legislation for Disaster Assistance:
Summary Data
Overview
Since FY1989, Congress has appropriated just under $271 billion (constant
2008 dollars) for disaster assistance in 34 appropriations measures, primarily
supplemental appropriations acts, after significant catastrophes occurred in the
United States.² The median annual funding during the 20-year period FY1989
through the present was $2.7 billion; the mean annual funding was $12 billion ($241
billion/20) — both in current dollars. The mean funding in current dollars for all 34
enacted emergency supplemental bills was $7 billion ($241 billion/34). ³
The median annual funding in constant dollars during the 20 year period
FY1989 through the present was $3.8 billion; the mean annual funding in constant
dollars was $13.6 billion. The mean funding in constant dollars for all 34 enacted
emergency supplemental bills was $8 billion ($271 billion/34).⁴ Disasters during
2001 and 2005 were especially costly. In FY2001 and FY2002, supplemental
appropriations for disaster assistance exceeded $26 billion, most of which went
toward recovery following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In FY2005
and FY2006, after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma struck in 2005, supplemental
appropriations for disaster assistance have reached an all-time high. From FY2005
through FY2008, Congress appropriated over $130 billion, almost 60% of the total
appropriated since FY1989.
Since the start of the 110^th Congress, the President has signed into law four
measures (P.L. 110-28, P.L. 110-116, P.L. 110-252, and P.L. 110-329). These four
statutes together provided roughly $41 billion in supplemental appropriations for

² This amount does not include disaster assistance funding made available through regular
annual appropriations legislation (with one exception in FY2000 after Hurricane Floyd) or
funding enacted for agricultural disasters. For information on emergency agricultural
funding, see CRS Report RL31095, Emergency Funding for Agriculture: A Brief History
of Supplemental Appropriations, FY1989-FY2008, by Ralph Chite.
³ Mean annual funding reflects the total funding for the period divided by 20, representing
each of the 20 fiscal years in FY1989-FY2008. The mean funding for the set of all of the
enacted bills reflects the total funding for the period divided by the total number of 34
enacted measures.
⁴ Mean annual funding reflects the total funding for the period divided by 20, representing
each of the 20 fiscal years in FY1989-FY2008. The mean funding for the set of all of the
enacted bills reflects the total funding for the period divided by the total number of 34
enacted measures.

disaster relief and recovery. P.L. 110-28, signed on May 25, 2007, included an
appropriation of $7.6 billion for disaster assistance, $3.4 billion of which was
classified as “Hurricane Katrina Recovery.”⁵ P.L. 110-116, signed into law on
November 13, 2007, provided a total of $6.355 billion for continued recovery efforts
related to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, and for other declared major disasters
or emergencies. This total includes $500 million for firefighting expenses related to
2007 California wildfires. P.L. 110-252, signed into law June 30, 2008, provided $7
billion in disaster assistance, most of which was directed at continuing recovering
needs resulting from the 2005 hurricane season.
P.L. 110-329, signed into law on September 30, 2008, included an appropriation
for emergency and disaster relief of $21.4 billion. Of this amount, roughly $2 billion
is continued disaster relief for the 2005 hurricane season. The majority of the
funding (just over $8.8 billion) in the law is for disasters occurring in 2008 which
included Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, wildfires, and flooding. One of the largest
components funding in P.L. 110-329 is for the Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s (HUD) Community Development Fund, which received $6.5 billion
specifically for disaster relief, long-term recovery, and economic revitalization in
areas affected by disasters that occurred in 2008. Other funding in the law includes
$135 million for wildfire suppression, and a $100 million direct appropriation for the
American Red Cross for reimbursement of disaster relief and recovery expenditures
associated with emergencies and disasters that have also taken place in 2008.⁶
This report provides summary information on emergency supplemental
appropriations legislation enacted since 1989 after significant catastrophes. It
includes funds appropriated to the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) administered by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as well as funds appropriated to
other departments and agencies.⁷ This report uses a broad concept of what constitutes
emergency disaster assistance. The funds cited in this report include appropriations
for disaster relief, repair of federal facilities, and hazard mitigation activities directed
at reducing the impact of future disasters. DRF appropriations are obligated for all

⁵ Congress appropriated the $3.4 billion to the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) administered by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). While the appropriation is classified
as “Title II - Hurricane Katrina Recovery,” (121 Stat. 131), DRF money may be used for any
major disaster or emergency declared by the President. For more information on the DRF
and FEMA authority see CRS Report RL33053, Federal Stafford Act Disaster Assistance:
Presidential Declarations, Eligible Activities, and Funding, by Keith Bea.
⁶ Congress did not meet the full request of the American Red Cross which requested $150
million for reimbursement of disaster relief and recovery expenditures as a result of disasters
occurring in 2008. This is not the first time Congress appropriated funds for the
organization. In 2004 Congress gave $70 million in aid to the American Red Cross after
four hurricanes hit Florida.
⁷ Disaster relief funding allocated in P.L. 107-117 is not included in Table 1 because it was
an allocation of funding appropriated in P.L. 107-38. The majority of federal emergency
assistance funding listed in this report was provided through the Disaster Relief Fund. More
information on the emergency funding provided to the DRF appears in CRS Report
RL33053, Federal Stafford Act Disaster Assistance: Presidential Declarations, Eligible
Activities, and Funding, by Keith Bea.

major disasters and emergencies issued under the Stafford Act,⁸ not only those
significant events that lead to supplemental appropriations. Counterterrorism, law
enforcement, and national security appropriations are not included in this
compilation. Unless otherwise noted, this report does not take into account
rescissions approved by Congress after funds have been appropriated for disaster
assistance.
As reflected in Table 1 below, supplemental appropriations have been enacted
as stand-alone legislation. However, in some instances, emergency disaster relief
funding has been enacted as part of regular appropriations measures, continuing
appropriations acts (continuing resolutions), or in omnibus appropriations legislation.
Requested funding levels noted in the third column of Table 1 reflect House
Appropriations Committee data on total requested funding for the entire enacted bill.
Where possible, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) data taken from
correspondence to Congress requesting emergency supplemental funding are used to
identify dates of Administration requests for supplemental funding.⁹

⁸ The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et
seq.
⁹ The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Website on Supplementals, Amendments,
and Releases [http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/amendments.htm] contains a list of
the presidential submission transmittals from FY2008 and FY2009(calendar year 2008).
Prior fiscal year submissions back to FY2003 are available by clicking on the highlighted
text at the bottom of the page, see “click here to view prior year supplementals, amendments
and releases.”

CRS-4
Table 1. Presidential Requests and Appropriations, Emergency
Appropriations for Disaster Assistance, FY1989 to Present
(dollars in thousands)
^Admⁱ^nistra^tioⁿ^{Date S}ⁱ^gn^edⁱⁿ^to^To^t^a^l^A^p^p^r^op^ri^ati^oⁿ^E^m^{ergency As}^sⁱ^s^t^ance^Funding^a^{nd Percenta}^g^e^E^m^ergency^Assist^aⁿ^c^e
^s^c^al^Y^e^ar^Dis^a^s^t^{er E}^v^{ent and Date of}^M^a^{jor Dis}^a^s^t^{er Declaration}^a^Request^{, by}^Da^t^e^b^La^w^a^{nd P}^.^L.^{(current year}^{of A}^p^p^r^op^ri^ati^oⁿ^{(funding in 2008}
^a^{nd Am}^o^unt^Num^b^er^do^lla^rs)^{(current year dollars}⁾^do^lla^rs)
^c
²⁰⁰⁸^Hu^rrican^{e Katrin}^{a, Midw}^es^t^S^e^pt^em^{ber 30, 2008}^{$1,089,608,000}^$21,289,800^$21,289,800
^F^l^oodiⁿ^g^an^{d t}^h^{e 2008 h}^u^rri^can^es^P.L^.^110-³²⁹^1.95%
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33226}²⁰⁰⁸^H^u^rri^can^{e K}^a^t^rⁱⁿ^{a an}^{d ot}^h^e^r^d^Juⁿ^e^{30, 2008}^$183,774,224^$7,004,928^$7,004,928
^g/w^h^u^rri^can^esⁱⁿ^t^h^{e 2005 s}^eas^on^P.L^.^110-²⁵²^3.8%
^s^.or^e
^le^ak²⁰⁰⁸^Hu^rrican^{e Katrin}^{a &}^C^a^lif^ornⁱ^a^N^o^v^e^m^b^{er 13, 2007}^$467,728,563^f,^g^$6,355,000^$6,355,000
^Wi^l^d^fⁱ^res²⁰⁰⁷^P.L^.^110-¹¹⁶^1.4%
^://wiki
^h^ttp²⁰⁰⁷^Hu^rrican^{e Katrin}^a^F^e^{b. 5, 2007}^May^{25, 2007}^$120,000,000^$7,679,000^$7,827,377
^A^u^g^.^{29, 2005}^$3,400,000^P.L^.^110-²⁸^6.4%
²⁰⁰⁶^Hu^rrican^{es Katrin}^{a, Rita, W}^ilm^a^F^e^{b. 16, 2006}^Juⁿ^e^{15, 2006}^$94,520,000^$19,340,000^$20,241,969
^A^u^g^.^-^S^e^pt^{. 2005}^$19,800,000^P.L^.^109-²³⁴^20.4%
²⁰⁰⁶^Hu^rrican^{es Katrin}^{a, Rita, W}^ilm^a^O^c^t^.^{28, 2005}^h^D^{ec. 30, 2005}^$453,500,000^$29,046,985^$30,401,663
^A^u^g^.^-^S^e^pt^{. 2005}^$17,100,000^P.L^.^109-¹⁴⁸^6.4%
²⁰⁰⁵^Hu^rrican^{e Katrin}^a^S^e^pt^{. 7, 2005}^S^e^pt^{. 8, 2005}^$51,800,000^$51,800,000^$56,010,186
^A^u^g^.^{29, 2005}^$51,800,000^P.L^.^109-⁶²^100%
²⁰⁰⁵^Hu^rrican^{e Katrin}^a^S^e^pt^{. 1, 2005}^S^e^pt^{. 2, 2005}^$10,500,000^$10,500,000^$11,353,416

^A^u^g^.^{29, 2005}^$10,500,000^P.L^.^109-⁶¹^100%

CRS-5
^Admⁱ^nistra^tioⁿ^{Date S}ⁱ^gn^edⁱⁿ^to^To^t^a^l^A^p^p^r^op^ri^ati^oⁿ^E^m^{ergency As}^sⁱ^s^t^ance^Funding^a^{nd Percenta}^g^e^E^m^ergency^Assist^aⁿ^c^e
^s^c^al^Y^e^ar^Dis^a^s^t^{er E}^v^{ent and Date of}^M^a^{jor Dis}^a^s^t^{er Declaration}^a^Request^{, by}^Da^t^e^b^La^w^a^{nd P}^.^L.^{(current year}^{of A}^p^p^r^op^ri^ati^oⁿ^{(funding in 2008}
^a^{nd Am}^o^unt^Num^b^er^do^lla^rs)^{(current year dollars}⁾^do^lla^rs)
²⁰⁰⁵^Hu^rrican^es^Iv^an^{, J}^eanⁿ^e^S^e^pt^{. 14, 2004}^O^c^t^.^{13, 2004}^$14,500,000^$11,103,887^$12,006,386
^S^e^pt^{. 1, 2004}^$3,100,000^P.L^.^108-³²⁴^76.6%
²⁰⁰⁴^Hu^rrican^es^C^h^arley^,^Fran^ces^S^e^pt^{. 6, 2004}^S^e^pt^{. 8, 2004}^$2,000,000^$2,000,000^$2,231,868
^S^e^pt^{. 1, 2004}^$2,000,000^P.L^.^108-³⁰³^100%
²⁰⁰⁴^W^ild^fⁱ^resⁱ^A^u^g^.^{8, 2004}^$417,500,000^$500,000^$557,967
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33226}^v^a^ri^ou^s^dat^e^s^P.L^.^108-²⁸⁷^0.12%
^g/w²⁰⁰⁴^Hu^rrican^{e Is}^abel^$87,000,000^N^o^v^.^{6, 2003}^$87,500,000^$813,000^$907,254
^s^.or^S^e^pt^{. 18, 2003}^S^e^pt^{. 17, 2003}^j^P.L^.^108-¹⁰⁶^0.93%
^le^ak
²⁰⁰³^Sto^r^m^s^Ju^l^y^{7, 2003}^S^e^pt^{. 30, 2003}^$3,500,000^$820,700^$939,683
^://wiki^v^a^ri^ou^s^{2003 dat}^e^s^(con^tⁱⁿ^u^e^{d f}^r^om^P.L^.^108-⁸³^23.4%
^h^ttp^{$1,900,000 requ}^es^t^bel^o^w⁾
²⁰⁰³^T^o^rn^adoes^Ju^l^y^{7, 2003}^A^u^g^.^{8, 2003}^$983,600^$983,600^$1,126,200
^May^{6, 2003}^$1,900,000^P.L^.^108-⁶⁹^100%
²⁰⁰²^T^e^rroris^t^attack^s^{Mar. 21, 2002}^A^u^g^.^{2, 2002}^$26,600,000^$6,167,600^$7,204,599
^S^e^pt^{. 11, 2001}^$27,100,000^P.L^.^107-²⁰⁶^23.2%
²⁰⁰¹^T^e^rroris^t^attack^s^S^e^pt^{. 12, 2001}^k^S^e^pt^{. 18, 2001}^$40,000,000ⁱ^$20,000,000^$23,810,082
^S^e^pt^{. 11, 2001}^$20,000,000^P.L^.^107-³⁸^50%
^l
²⁰⁰¹^Nⁱ^sq^ua^l^l^y^E^a^r^t^hq^ua^ke^Ju^l^y^{24, 2001}^$8,980,000^$365,700^$435,367

^P.L^.^107-²⁰^4.9%

CRS-6
^Admⁱ^nistra^tioⁿ^{Date S}ⁱ^gn^edⁱⁿ^to^To^t^a^l^A^p^p^r^op^ri^ati^oⁿ^E^m^{ergency As}^sⁱ^s^t^ance^Funding^a^{nd Percenta}^g^e^E^m^ergency^Assist^aⁿ^c^e
^s^c^al^Y^e^ar^Dis^a^s^t^{er E}^v^{ent and Date of}^M^a^{jor Dis}^a^s^t^{er Declaration}^a^Request^{, by}^Da^t^e^b^La^w^a^{nd P}^.^L.^{(current year}^{of A}^p^p^r^op^ri^ati^oⁿ^{(funding in 2008}
^a^{nd Am}^o^unt^Num^b^er^do^lla^rs)^{(current year dollars}⁾^do^lla^rs)
²⁰⁰⁰^Hu^rrican^{e Floy}^d^S^e^pt^{. 21, 1999}^m^O^c^t^.^{20, 1999}^$99,500,000^$2,480,425^$3,022,646
^S^e^pt^{. 16, 1999}^$97,500^P.L^.^106-⁷⁴^2.5%
¹⁹⁹⁹^T^o^rn^adoesⁿ^May^{21, 1999}^$13,100,000^$1,296,723^$1,612,106
^v^a^ri^ou^s^dat^e^s^P.L^.^106-³¹^9.9%
¹⁹⁹⁹^Hu^rrican^es^Georg^e^s^,^B^oⁿⁿⁱ^e^$7,780,000^o^O^c^t^.^{21, 1998}^$21,000,000^$1,830,977^$2,276,299
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33226}^f^l^oodiⁿ^g^v^a^ri^ou^s^dat^e^s^P.L^.^105-²⁷⁷^8.7%
^g/w
^s^.or¹⁹⁹⁸^El^Nⁱ^ñ^o^f^l^oods^{Mar. 24, 1998}^May^{1, 1998}^$6,006,000^$2,602,173^$3,277,528
^le^ak^F^e^{b. 9, 1998}^$22,560,000^P.L^.^105-¹⁷⁴^43.3%
^://wiki¹⁹⁹⁷^D^a^k^o^t^a^s^f^l^oodiⁿ^g^{Mar. 19, 1997}^Juⁿ^e^{12, 1997}^$9,163,000^$5,863,883^$7,475,393
^h^ttp^A^p^{r. 7, 1997}^$3,480,000^P.L^.^105-¹⁸^64%
^p
¹⁹⁹⁵^Ok^lah^o^m^a^City^b^o^m^bⁱⁿ^g^Ju^l^y^{27, 1995}^$7,453,000^$6,599,531^$8,724,440
^A^p^{r. 25, 1995}^P.L^.^104-¹⁹^88.6%
¹⁹⁹⁵^N^o^r^t^hrⁱ^d^ge^E^a^r^t^hq^ua^ke^,^$90,100,000^S^e^pt^{. 28, 1994}^$90,100,000^$417,500^q^$551,926
^T^r^opi^cal^S^t^orm^A^l^bert^o^P.L^.^103-³²⁷^0.46%
^v^a^ri^ou^s^dat^e^s
¹⁹⁹⁴^Mi^dw^es^t^f^l^oods^{, C}^A^fⁱ^res^,^an^d^S^e^pt^{. 28, 1994}^F^e^{b. 12, 1994}^$11,535,000^$8,837,952^$11,929,473

^North^r^idg^e^earth^qu^ak^e^$11,430,000^P.L^.^103-²¹¹^76.6%
^Jan^.^{17, 1994}

CRS-7
^Admⁱ^nistra^tioⁿ^{Date S}ⁱ^gn^edⁱⁿ^to^To^t^a^l^A^p^p^r^op^ri^ati^oⁿ^E^m^{ergency As}^sⁱ^s^t^ance^Funding^a^{nd Percenta}^g^e^E^m^ergency^Assist^aⁿ^c^e
^s^c^al^Y^e^ar^Dis^a^s^t^{er E}^v^{ent and Date of}^M^a^{jor Dis}^a^s^t^{er Declaration}^a^Request^{, by}^Da^t^e^b^La^w^a^{nd P}^.^L.^{(current year}^{of A}^p^p^r^op^ri^ati^oⁿ^{(funding in 2008}
^a^{nd Am}^o^unt^Num^b^er^do^lla^rs)^{(current year dollars}⁾^do^lla^rs)
¹⁹⁹³^Mi^dw^es^t^f^l^oods^Ju^l^y^{14, 1993}^A^u^g^.^{12, 1993}^$4,411,000^$3,494,750^$4,818,627
^Juⁿ^e^{11, 1993}^$3,980,000^P.L^.^103-⁷⁵^79.2%
¹⁹⁹³^Hu^rrican^es^Aⁿ^drew^{, In}^ikⁱ^r^Ju^l^y^{2, 1993}^$3,500,000^$52,345^$72,174
^v^a^ri^ou^s^dat^e^s^P.L^.^103-⁵⁰^1.5%
¹⁹⁹²^Hu^rrican^es^Aⁿ^drew^{, In}^ikⁱ^S^e^pt^{. 8, 1992}^S^e^pt^{. 23, 1992}^$12,775,000^$5,767,116^$8,132,154
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33226}^A^u^g^.^{24, 1992}^$6,530,000^P.L^.^102-³⁶⁸^45.1%^s
^g/w¹⁹⁹²^L^.^A^.^ri^ot^s^/^C^hⁱ^cag^{o f}^l^ood^Juⁿ^e^{22, 1992}^$1,191,000^{$ 469,650}^$662,249
^s^.or^v^a^ri^ou^s^dat^e^s^P.L^.^102-³⁰²^39.4%
^le^ak
¹⁹⁹²^Hu^rrican^{e B}^o^b^Juⁿ^e^{28, 1991}^D^{ec. 12, 1991}^$6,849,000^$943,000^$1,329,715
^://wiki^v^a^ri^ou^s^dat^e^s^$693,000^P.L^.^102-²²⁹^13.8%
^h^ttp¹⁹⁹⁰^H^u^r^rⁱ^c^aⁿ^e^H^ugo^/^E^xxo^{n V}^a^l^d^e^z^t^May^{25, 1990}^$4,300,000^$670,412^$1,005,494
^v^a^ri^ou^s^dat^e^s^P.L^.^101-³⁰²^15.6%
¹⁹⁹⁰^Hu^rrican^{e Hu}^g^o^u^O^c^t^.^{26, 1989}^{$ 2,850,000}^$2,850,000^$4,274,474
^Lo^m^a^P^rⁱ^e^t^a^E^a^r^t^hq^ua^ke^P.L^.^101-¹³⁰^100%
^O^c^t^.^{18, 1989}
^v
¹⁹⁸⁹^Hu^rrican^{e Hu}^g^o^S^e^pt^{. 29, 1989}^$1,108,000^$1,108,000^$1,723,524
^S^e^pt^{. 20, 1989}^P.L^.^101-¹⁰⁰^100%
¹⁹⁸⁹^Fⁱ^res^on^f^e^deral^l^aⁿ^d^s^w^Juⁿ^e^{30, 1989}^$3,564,000^$348,969^$542,831

^v^a^ri^ou^s^dat^e^s^P.L^.^101-⁴⁵^9.8%

CRS-8
^Admⁱ^nistra^tioⁿ^{Date S}ⁱ^gn^edⁱⁿ^to^To^t^a^l^A^p^p^r^op^ri^ati^oⁿ^E^m^{ergency As}^sⁱ^s^t^ance^Funding^a^{nd Percenta}^g^e^E^m^ergency^Assist^aⁿ^c^e
^s^c^al^Y^e^ar^Dis^a^s^t^{er E}^v^{ent and Date of}^M^a^{jor Dis}^a^s^t^{er Declaration}^a^Request^{, by}^Da^t^e^b^La^w^a^{nd P}^.^L.^{(current year}^{of A}^p^p^r^op^ri^ati^oⁿ^{(funding in 2008}
^a^{nd Am}^o^unt^Num^b^er^do^lla^rs)^{(current year dollars}⁾^do^lla^rs)
^t^a^l^{$3,409,904,314}^$335,903,606^$271,134,797
^9.85%
^rces:^Supple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l f}^unding^tota^ls^ba^s^e^d^on^c^o^m^p^ile^d^C^R^S^da^ta^on^e^m^e^r^g^e^nc^y^a^ppr^opr^ia^tions^a^f^te^r^dis^a^s^t^e^r^s^,^FY^{1989 -}^FY^{2008. O}^t^he^r^s^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l f}^unding^tota^ls^obtaⁱ^ne^{d f}^r^om^C^ong^r^e^s^sⁱ^ona^{l B}^udg^e^t
^c^e⁽^C^B^O⁾^Supple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l A}^ppr^opr^ia^tions^s^e^rⁱ^e^s^{, inc}^l^uding^“^C^B^O^D^a^ta^{on Supple}^m^eⁿ^ta^{l B}^udg^e^t^A^u^thor^ity^f^o^r^the^2000s^”^a^t^[^h^ttp:/^/^www.^c^b^o^.^g^o^v^/^d^o^c^.^c^fm?ⁱⁿ^d^e^x⁼^6630&^ty^pe⁼¹^]^.
^ls^f^o^r^A^d^mⁱ^nis^t^r^a^{tion r}^e^que^s^t^s^w^e^r^e^obtaⁱ^ne^{d f}^r^om^O^M^B^c^o^r^r^e^s^ponde^nc^e^{to C}^ong^r^e^s^s^a^{nd f}^r^om^the^H^ous^e^A^p^p^r^o^p^rⁱ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^C^o^m^mⁱ^t^t^e^e^Bu^d^g^e^t^Estim^a^t^e^s^v^o^lu^m^e^{s, T}^a^b^l^e^V^IIIa^{. Ed}^itioⁿ^s^f^o^{r re}^c^eⁿ^t^th
^r^e^s^s^e^s^thr^oug^{h the}¹⁰⁷^a^r^e^oⁿ^t^h^e^Go^v^e^rⁿ^meⁿ^t^P^rⁱⁿ^tⁱⁿ^g^O^ffi^c^e^GP^O^Ac^c^e^s^s^C^oⁿ^g^r^e^s^sⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^D^o^c^u^meⁿ^t^s^sⁱ^t^e^a^t^[^h^t^t^p^:^/^/^www.^g^p^o^access.^go^v/^seri^al^set^/^c^d^o^c^u^m^en^t^s^/^budg^e^t^s^.^htm^l^]^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33226}^r^c^onv^e^r^sⁱ^ons^w^e^r^e^c^a^l^c^u^la^te^{d us}^ing^G^D^P^C^h^aⁱ^ne^{d P}^r^ic^e^I^nde^x^da^ta^{in T}^a^ble^{10.1, FY}^{2009 budg}^e^t^Hⁱ^s^t^or^ic^{al Table}^s^vo^l^u^m^e^.
^g/w
^s^.or^aⁱⁿ^t^hⁱ^s^co^l^u^mⁿ^rep^r^esen^t^t^h^{e d}^a^t^e^t^h^{e P}^r^esi^d^en^tⁱ^ssu^ed^{a m}^a^j^o^{r d}ⁱ^sast^{er d}^ecl^aratⁱ^oⁿ^f^o^{r t}^h^{e d}ⁱ^sast^{er t}^h^at^ap^p^eared^t^o^be^the^pr^im^a^r^y^c^a^ta^ly^s^t^f^o^r^the^s^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l a}^ppr^opr^ia^tions^le^gⁱ^s^l^a^tion.^Iⁿ^a^s^e^rⁱ^e^s
^le^ak^of^dis^a^s^t^e^r^s⁽^s^uc^{h a}^s^the^Midw^e^s^{t f}^l^oods^of¹⁹⁹³⁾^this^da^te^r^e^pr^e^s^eⁿ^ts^the^fⁱ^r^s^t^of^s^e^v^e^r^a^l^de^c^l^a^r^a^tions^a^s^s^o^cⁱ^a^t^e^d^w^ith^tha^t^p^articu^l^{ar d}ⁱ^saster.^In^so^m^eⁱⁿ^stan^ces,^id^en^tif^yⁱⁿ^g^w^h^ich^dⁱ^{sasters w}^e^re
^pr^im^a^r^ily^a^s^s^o^cⁱ^a^t^e^d^w^{ith c}^ons^ide^r^a^{tion of}^the^s^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l a}^ppr^opr^ia^tions^w^a^s^{not pos}^sⁱ^ble^.
^://wiki^a^ta^{in this}^c^o^lumⁿ^re^pre^s^eⁿ^{t the}^da^te^the^P^r^e^s^ideⁿ^t^s^ubm^itte^{d a}^re^que^s^t^{to Cong}^re^s^s^f^o^{r s}^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l f}^unds^{. In s}^o^m^e^ins^t^a^nc^e^s^{, f}^unding^w^a^s^{not r}^e^que^s^t^e^d^by^the^W^h^ite^H^ous^e^{but w}^a^s^inc^l^ude^{d by}^C^ong^r^e^s^s^{in a}^ppr^opr^ia^tions^m^e^a^s^ur^e^s^.
^h^ttp^L^.^110-³²⁹^wa^s^orig^ina^lly^the^FY²⁰⁰⁸^Ho^m^e^lan^d^S^ecu^ri^t^y^A^ppr^opr^ia^tions^an^d^wa^s^us^e^d^as^the^vehⁱ^cl^e^fo^r^the^C^ons^olida^t^e^d^S^ecu^ri^t^y^,^Disaster^A^ssistan^ce,^an^d^C^ontinuing^A^ppr^opr^ia^tions^Ac^t^,^2009.
^his^Fe^br^ua^r^y^{2008 budg}^e^t^s^ubm^is^sⁱ^{on f}^o^r^FY^{2009, P}^r^e^s^ideⁿ^{t B}^u^s^h^r^e^que^s^t^e^d^tota^{l non-}^e^m^e^r^g^e^nc^y^dis^c^r^e^tiona^r^y^budg^e^t^a^u^thorⁱ^ty^f^o^{r the}^fⁱ^s^c^a^l^y^e^a^r^of^{$987.6 billion.}
^h^e^A^d^mⁱ^nis^t^r^a^{tion did not r}^e^que^s^t^s^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l FY}^{2008 f}^unds^f^o^r^dom^e^s^tic^dis^a^s^t^e^r^a^s^sⁱ^s^t^aⁿ^c^eⁱⁿ^the^budg^e^t^a^m^e^ndm^eⁿ^ts^or^s^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l re}^que^s^t^s^s^ubm^itte^{d f}^r^om^Ma^y^{2, 2008 throug}^{h the}^da^te^of
^eⁿ^a^c^t^m^e^{nt. T}^h^e^J^une^{9, 2008 a}^m^e^ndm^eⁿ^{t to the}^FY^{2009 budg}^e^t^r^e^que^s^t^{did inc}^l^ude^inc^r^e^a^s^e^d^f^unding^of^{$989,000 f}^o^r^the^O^f^fⁱ^c^e^of^the^Fe^de^ra^{l Coo}^r^dⁱⁿ^a^t^o^r^fo^r^Gu^l^f^C^o^a^s^{t Re}^building^f^o^r
^c^ontinue^{d ope}^ra^tions^{. A}^s^of^the^da^te^of^this^re^{port Cong}^re^s^s^ha^s^{not a}^c^t^e^d^{upon this}^re^que^s^t^{. Se}^e^[^h^ttp://^www.^whⁱ^t^e^hous^e^.^g^o^v^/^om^b/budg^e^t/a^m^e^ndm^eⁿ^ts^/a^m^e^ndm^eⁿ^{t2_6_9_08.pdf}^]^.
^m^eⁿ^ta^{l f}^unding^w^a^s^a^dde^{d to the}^C^onf^e^r^eⁿ^c^e^R^e^por^{t of}^the^FY^{2008 D}^e^pa^r^t^m^e^{nt of}^D^e^f^e^ns^e^A^ppr^opr^ia^tions^A^c^{t, P}^.^L^.^110-¹¹⁶^{121 Sta}^t^{. 1342-}^{1343, in D}ⁱ^vⁱ^sⁱ^{on B}^of^the^r^e^por^{t. D}ⁱ^s^a^s^t^e^r^f^unding
^inc^l^ude^{d FEMA}^Dⁱ^s^a^s^t^e^r^R^e^lie^f^Funding^{, f}^u^r^t^he^r^H^ous^ing^a^{nd U}^r^ba^{n D}^e^v^e^lopm^eⁿ^{t a}^s^sⁱ^s^t^aⁿ^c^e^f^unding^{, a}^{nd w}^ildla^{nd f}ⁱ^r^e^fⁱ^g^h^ting^pr^ov^is^ions^.
ⁿ^pa^g^e⁴⁸⁷^of^the^c^onf^e^r^eⁿ^c^e^r^e^por^{t, H}^.^R^e^{pt. 110-}^{443 f}^o^r^P^.^L^.^110-^{116, tota}^{l D}^e^pa^r^t^m^e^{nt of}^D^e^f^e^ns^e^budg^e^t^a^u^thor^ity^is^l^iste^{d a}^t^{$4.6 billion. A}^l^{so pe}^{r the}^c^onf^e^r^eⁿ^c^e^a^g^re^e^m^eⁿ^{t, Div}ⁱ^{sion B prov}^ide^d
^non-D^e^f^e^ns^e^budg^e^t^a^u^thority^of^{$7.7 billion br}^ingⁱ^ng^the^tota^{l budg}^e^t^a^u^thority^f^o^{r the}^m^e^a^s^ure^f^o^{r the}^purpos^e^s^of^this^ta^ble^{to $4.7 billion. D}ⁱ^vⁱ^sⁱ^{on B c}^ontaⁱ^ns^a^dditiona^l^dis^a^s^t^e^r^a^nd^non-
^dis^a^s^t^e^r^f^unding^a^s^f^o^llow^s^{: a}^tota^{l $6.355 billion f}^o^{r FEMA}^Dⁱ^s^a^s^t^e^r^Re^lie^f^f^unding^{, H}^ous^ing^a^nd^U^r^baⁿ^D^e^v^e^lopm^eⁿ^t^f^unding^f^o^r^the^R^o^a^d^H^o^m^e^pr^oje^c^t^{, For}^e^s^t^Se^r^v^ic^e^a^{nd B}^u^r^e^a^u^of^L^a^nd
^Ma^na^g^e^m^e^{nt f}^unding^f^o^{r W}^ildla^{nd Fire}^Ma^na^g^e^m^e^{nt, $165,200 f}^o^{r the}^tr^a^d^itiona^l^pa^y^m^eⁿ^{t to the}^he^irs^of^the^la^te^J^o^A^{nn D}^a^vⁱ^s^,^aⁿ^d^{$1,025,398,000}^f^o^r^the^C^e^ns^us^B^u^r^e^a^u^’^s^P^e^rⁱ^odic^C^e^ns^us^e^s
^a^{nd P}^r^og^r^a^m^s^a^c^c^ount.
ⁿ^O^c^tobe^{r 28, 2005, the}^P^r^e^s^ideⁿ^{t s}^ubm^itte^{d to Cong}^re^s^s^a^re^que^s^t^{to “}^r^e^a^lloc^a^t^e^”^$17.1^billion^pre^v^io^u^s^l^y^a^p^p^r^o^p^rⁱ^a^t^e^d^f^o^r^F^E^M^A^.^S^e^e^[h^t^t^p^:^/^/^www.^whⁱ^t^e^hous^e^.^g^o^v^/^om^b/budg^e^t^/
^a^m^e^ndm^eⁿ^ts^/re^s^cⁱ^s^sⁱ^on_pa^c^k^a^g^e^{_10_28_05.pdf}^]^.^Cong^re^s^s^m^odifⁱ^e^d^this^re^que^s^t^by^re^dire^c^ting^roug^hly^{$12 billion to the}^re^que^s^t^{in pr}^ov^is^ions^{in P}^.^L^.^109-^{148, the}^FY²⁰⁰⁶^Dep^a^r^t^m^e^{nt of}

CRS-9
^Def^eⁿ^s^{e A}^p^p^r^o^p^rⁱ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^A^c^t^.^Becau^{se Co}ⁿ^g^{ress ap}^p^r^o^p^rⁱ^a^t^e^d^t^h^{e resci}ⁿ^d^e^d^f^unds^,^the^f^unding^is^c^ons^ide^r^e^d^s^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l a}^ppr^opr^ia^tions^f^o^r^the^pur^pos^e^of^this^r^e^por^{t, e}^v^eⁿ^thoug^h^s^o^m^e^mⁱ^g^h^t
^c^onte^{nd tha}^t^this^doe^s^{not re}^pre^s^eⁿ^t^aⁿ^a^dditiona^{l c}^o^s^t^{to the}^T^r^e^a^s^ury^.^T^h^e^P^r^e^s^ideⁿ^{t a}^l^s^o^s^ubm^itte^{d tha}^t^s^a^m^e^da^y^a^budg^e^t^a^m^e^ndm^eⁿ^{t tha}^t^soug^{ht the}^re^sc^{ission of}^“^{$2.3 billion f}^r^om
^low^e^r^-^p^rⁱ^or^ity^f^e^de^r^a^{l pr}^og^r^a^m^s^a^{nd e}^x^c^e^s^s^f^unds^.”^Se^e^Ex^e^c^u^tiv^e^O^f^fⁱ^c^e^o^f^t^h^e^P^r^esi^d^en^t^,^Of^fⁱ^ce^o^f^M^aⁿ^a^gem^eⁿ^t^an^d^B^u^d^g^{et, “}^E^s^tⁱ^m^at^{e No}^.¹⁴^,^{” at}
^[^h^t^t^p^:^/^/^www.^whⁱ^t^e^hous^e^.^g^o^v^/^om^b/budg^e^t/a^m^e^ndm^eⁿ^ts^/r^e^s^cⁱ^s^sⁱ^on_pa^c^k^a^g^e^{_10_28_05.pdf}^]^.
²⁰⁰⁴^s^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l f}^unds^{to m}^e^e^t^w^ildfⁱ^r^e^s^uppr^e^s^sⁱ^{on r}^e^quir^e^m^e^nts^w^e^r^e^inc^l^ude^{d in the}^FY²⁰⁰⁵^D^e^pa^r^t^m^e^nt^of^D^e^f^e^ns^e^A^ppr^o^pr^ia^tions^A^c^{t, P}^.^L^.^108-^{287. For}^m^o^r^e^inf^o^r^m^a^{tion on the}^s^t^a^t^ute^,
^s^e^e^C^R^S^R^e^por^{t R}^L^32783,^{FY2005 Supple}^m^eⁿ^{tal Appr}^opr^iations^for^Ir^{aq and Afghanis}^t^{an, Ts}^unam^{i Re}^lie^{f, and O}^t^he^r^Ac^tiv^itie^s^{, by}^A^m^y^B^e^la^s^c^{o a}^{nd L}^a^r^r^y^N^o^w^e^ls^.
^h^e^P^r^e^s^ideⁿ^{t s}^ubm^itte^{d a}^s^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l re}^que^s^t^of^{$87 billion f}^o^{r ong}^oing^m^ilita^ry^ope^ra^tions^a^{nd f}^o^{r re}^c^ons^truc^{tion a}^s^sⁱ^s^t^aⁿ^c^e^{in I}^r^a^{q, A}^f^g^h^aⁿ^is^ta^{n, a}^{nd e}^l^s^e^w^h^e^r^e^.^D^u^rⁱ^ng^c^onf^e^r^eⁿ^c^e^on^H^.^R^.³²⁸⁹
⁽^P^.^L^.¹^08-^106,^the^Em^e^r^g^e^nc^y^Suppl^e^m^eⁿ^t^a^l^A^p^p^r^o^p^rⁱ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^A^c^t^f^o^r^D^e^f^eⁿ^s^e^aⁿ^d^f^o^r^t^h^e^R^e^c^oⁿ^s^t^r^u^c^tⁱ^oⁿ^o^f^I^r^a^q^aⁿ^d^A^f^g^h^aⁿⁱ^s^t^aⁿ^A^c^t^{, 2004), $500 m}^{illion f}^o^{r FEMA}^f^o^{r dis}^a^s^t^e^r^re^lie^f^f^o^r
^H^u^r^rⁱ^c^aⁿ^e^I^s^a^b^e^l^a^{nd the}^C^a^lif^or^nia^w^ildfⁱ^r^e^s^w^a^s^a^dde^{d to the}^le^gⁱ^s^l^a^{tion, br}^ingⁱ^ng^the^tota^{l e}ⁿ^a^c^t^e^d^f^unding^f^o^r^P^.^L^.^108-¹⁰⁶^{to $87.5 billion.}
^.^L^.^107-¹¹⁷^a^lloc^a^t^e^d^f^unds^a^ppr^opr^ia^te^dⁱⁿ^P^.^L^.^107-^{38, w}^h^ic^{h w}^a^s^eⁿ^a^c^t^e^d^s^hor^tly^a^f^te^r^the^te^r^r^o^rⁱ^s^t^a^tta^c^k^s^of^Se^pte^m^be^{r 11, 2001. U}^nde^{r P}^.^L^.^{107-38, $20 billion w}^a^s^a^v^a^ila^ble^im^m^e^dia^t^e^l^y^,^w^h^e^r^e^a^s
^the^re^m^a^ining^{$20 billion b}^ecam^{e avai}^l^a^b^l^{e w}^h^en^al^l^o^cat^edⁱⁿ^P^.^L^.^107-117,^eⁿ^a^c^t^e^d^on^J^a^nua^ry^{10, 2002. O}^f^the^s^e^c^{ond ha}^lf^of^the^{$40 billion, $11.579 billion w}^a^s^prov^ide^d^f^o^r^e^m^e^r^g^e^nc^y
^dⁱ^{saster assistan}^ce.
ⁿ^O^M^B^s^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l r}^e^que^s^t^f^o^r^the^Nⁱ^s^qua^lly^e^a^r^thqua^k^e^c^{ould not be}^ideⁿ^tif^ie^d.
^h^e^a^ppr^opr^ia^tions^a^s^s^o^cⁱ^a^t^e^d^w^{ith H}^u^r^rⁱ^c^aⁿ^e^Floy^{d w}^e^r^e^{not s}^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l a}^ppr^opr^ia^tions^{but w}^e^r^e^inc^o^r^por^a^t^e^d^{into the}^r^e^g^u^la^r^FY^{2000 a}^ppr^opr^ia^tions^le^gⁱ^s^l^a^{tion, P}^.^L^.^106-^74,^D^e^pa^r^t^m^e^nt^of^Ve^te^r^a^ns
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33226}^A^f^f^a^ir^s^a^{nd H}^ous^ing^a^{nd U}^r^ba^{n D}^e^v^e^lopm^eⁿ^t,^a^{nd I}^nde^pe^nde^{nt A}^g^eⁿ^cⁱ^e^s^A^ppr^opr^ia^tions^A^c^{t, 2000. T}^h^e^s^e^da^ta^a^r^e^inc^l^ude^{d be}^c^a^us^e^C^ong^r^e^s^s^inc^r^e^a^s^e^{d FY}^{2000 D}^R^{F f}^unding^pr^im^a^r^ilyⁱⁿ^r^e^s^pons^e^{to H}^u^r^rⁱ^c^aⁿ^e^Floy^d.
^g/w^h^e^initia^{l A}^d^mⁱ^nis^t^ra^{tion re}^que^s^t^of^{$687 m}^{illion w}^a^s^s^ubm^itte^{d on Fe}^brua^ry^{16, 1999 (s}^e^e^dⁱ^s^c^u^s^sⁱ^oⁿⁱⁿ^H^.^R^e^p^t^.^106-^{064, p. 7)}^f^o^r^r^e^lie^f^f^unding^f^o^r^H^u^r^rⁱ^c^aⁿ^e^s^G^e^or^g^e^s^a^{nd B}^onnie^.^H^o^w^e^v^e^r^,
^s^.or^a^dditiona^{l e}^m^e^r^g^e^nc^y^dis^a^s^t^e^r^f^unding^w^a^s^la^te^r^s^oug^{ht to a}^ddr^e^s^s^torⁿ^a^{do da}^m^a^g^e^a^{nd othe}^r^na^tur^a^{l dis}^a^s^t^e^r^s^dur^ing^1999.
^le^ak^e^r^g^e^nc^y^r^e^lie^f^f^unding^f^o^r^f^l^ooding^c^a^u^s^e^{d by}^H^u^r^rⁱ^c^aⁿ^e^s^G^e^or^g^e^s^a^{nd B}^onnie^w^a^s^inc^l^ude^{d in P}^.^L^.^105-^{277, the}^FY^{2000 C}^ons^olida^t^e^d^A^ppr^opr^ia^tions^A^c^t.
^.^L^.^{103-211 prov}^ide^d^{$11.53 billion}ⁱⁿ^D^R^{F a}^ppropria^tions^la^rg^e^l^y^{in re}^s^pons^e^{to th}^e^N^o^rthridg^e^e^a^r^thqua^k^e^{in Ca}^lif^ornia^.^Se^e^W^h^ite^House^pre^{ss re}^le^a^s^e^f^r^om^FEMA^Dire^c^t^{or Ja}^m^e^{s L}^e^e^W^{itt, Ja}^n.
^://wiki^{12, 1995, a}^t^[^h^ttp://^www.ⁱ^bⁱ^b^lⁱ^o^.^o^r^g^/^pub/a^r^c^h^iv^e^s^/w^hite^hous^e^-^pa^pe^r^s^/1995/J^a^n/1^995-01-12-f^e^m^a^-dire^c^t^or-w^itt-on-^c^a^lif^ornia^-^f^l^ood-re^lie^f^.^te^x^t^]^,^vⁱ^s^ite^{d, Fe}^{b. 27, 2007. A}^d^mⁱ^nis^t^ra^tioⁿ^s^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^l^r^e^que^s^t^c^o^r^r^e^s^ponde^nc^e^{to C}^ong^r^e^s^s^f^o^r^s^ubs^e^que^{nt f}^unding^f^o^r^N^o^r^t^hr^idg^e^a^{nd O}^k^la^hom^a^C^ity^c^{ould not be}^ideⁿ^tif^ie^d.
^h^ttp^Aⁿ^O^M^B^s^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l r}^e^que^s^t^or^r^e^que^s^t^e^d^A^d^mⁱ^nis^t^r^a^{tion f}^unding^le^v^e^{l f}^o^r^T^r^opic^a^l^Stor^m^A^l^be^r^t^{o c}^{ould not be}^ideⁿ^tif^ie^{d. T}^r^opi^c^a^{l Stor}^m^A^l^be^r^t^{o dis}^a^s^t^e^r^f^unding^w^a^s^inc^l^ude^{d in}^P^.^L^.^103-
^{327, the}^FY^{1995 D}^e^pa^r^t^m^e^{nt of}^Ve^te^r^a^ns^A^f^f^a^ir^s^a^{nd H}^ous^ing^a^{nd U}^r^ba^{n D}^e^v^e^lopm^eⁿ^{t, a}^{nd I}^nde^pe^nde^{nt A}^g^eⁿ^cⁱ^e^s^A^ppr^opr^ia^tions^A^c^t.
^h^e^CBO^s^c^ore^d^s^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l f}^unding^a^s^{$357.0 m}^illion.
ⁿ^O^M^B^s^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l r}^e^que^s^t^f^o^r^H^u^r^rⁱ^c^aⁿ^e^s^A^ndr^e^w^a^{nd I}ⁿ^ik^{i c}^{ould not be}^ideⁿ^tif^ie^d.
ⁿ^O^M^B^s^upple^m^eⁿ^ta^{l r}^e^que^s^t^f^o^r^the^L^o^s^Aⁿ^g^e^le^s^rⁱ^ots^a^{nd C}^h^ic^a^g^{o f}^l^{ood c}^{ould not be}^ideⁿ^tif^ie^d.
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Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma
In response to the widespread destruction caused by three catastrophic^th
hurricanes at the end of the summer of 2005, the 109 Congress enacted four
emergency supplemental appropriations bills.
Two of the statutes were enacted as FY2005 supplementals after Hurricane
Katrina devastated parts of Florida and Alabama and resulted in presidential major
disaster declarations for all jurisdictions in Louisiana and Mississippi. The two
supplementals (P.L. 109-61 and P.L. 109-62) together provided $62.3 billion for
emergency response and recovery needs; most of the funding in these two bills was
provided for the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) administered by FEMA.
After Hurricanes Rita and Wilma struck, the 109^th Congress enacted two other
supplementals; the costs of both were offset by rescissions. The FY2006
appropriations legislation for the Department of Defense (P.L. 109-148) rescinded
roughly $34 billion in funds previously appropriated (almost 70% of which was taken
from funds previously appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security) and
appropriated $29 billion to other accounts primarily to pay for the restoration of¹⁰
federal facilities damaged by the hurricanes. Also in FY2006, Congress agreed to
an Administration request for further funding — $19.3 billion was appropriated in
supplemental legislation (P.L. 109-234) for recovery assistance, with roughly $64
million rescinded from two accounts ($15 million from flood control, Corps of
Engineers, and $49.5 million from Navy Reserve construction, Department of
Defense). On May 25, 2007, the President signed into law P.L. 110-28, which
appropriated $120 billion in emergency supplemental funding for Iraq, Afghanistan,
and other matters, including $6.9 billion for continued Gulf Coast relief. The^th
measure was a successor to previous emergency supplemental legislation in the 110
Congress, H.R. 1591, vetoed by the President on May 1, 2007. This was the fifth
supplemental measure enacted containing disaster assistance specifically provided
in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The sixth supplemental measure enacted
as part of P.L. 110-116 on November 13, 2007, provided an additional $5.9 billion
for emergency assistance, most, but not all of which, can be attributed to the Gulf
Coast recovery. The $3 billion appropriated for Department of Housing and Urban
Development — Community Planning and Development Fund can only be used for
the Louisiana Road Home program. However, the $2.9 billion appropriated for the
Disaster Relief Fund can be used not only for the Gulf Coast but for other declared
disasters as well.
As a result, after enactment of P.L. 110-252, the total amount appropriated
by Congress in supplemental funding after the 2005 hurricanes surpassed the $130
billion mark.¹¹ Table 2 provides information on the appropriations made in the six

¹⁰ In requests to Congress, President Bush termed the sequence of events as a “reallocation”
of funds.
¹¹ Table 1 figures in this report indicate appropriations for all disaster relief, not just
hurricane related assistance, which is approximately $7.7 billion in P.L. 110-28 and $6.355
billion in P.L. 110-116. P.L. 110-252, signed into law June 30, 2008, to the extent that can
(continued...)

supplementals enacted after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. Table 3 identifies
the departments and agencies from which funds were rescinded in P.L. 109-148.
In addition to these rescissions and appropriations, Congress enacted other
funding changes by transferring $712 million from FEMA to the Small Business
Administration for disaster loans (P.L. 109-174).
On June 30, 2008, the 110^th Congress enacted the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L.110-252). Some of the funding from P.L.110-252
includes $100 million for the Economic Development Administration’s economic
development assistance programs, $73 million for the Department of Housing and
Urban Development’s (HUD) Road Home Program and $300 million for HUD’s
Community Development fund. The majority of disaster assistance funding (over $4
billion) in P.L.110-252 is directed at the Corps of Engineers for projects aimed at
repairing damages incurred from the 2005 hurricane season, as well as programs
designed to mitigate against future hurricanes.
Another supplemental, the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 was passed three months later on September
30, 2008 (P.L. 110-329). P.L. 110-329 includes ongoing disaster relief for
destruction resulting from the 2005 hurricane season, including $85 million for the
Disaster Housing Assistance program administered by the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD). The program enables families to settle in areas
across the United States that were not affected by hurricane Katrina, Rita, or Wilma.
The amount provided in the statute for disaster relief as a result of the 2005 hurricane
season is roughly $1.3 billion.¹²

¹¹ (...continued)
be identified as such, provides $7 billion in disaster assistance, most of which is directed at
meeting the needs caused by hurricanes of the 2005 season^.Table 2 figures in this report
indicate appropriations, for Gulf Coast relief in response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and
Wilma.
¹² Some of the funding in P.L.110-329 is directed at both the 2005 hurricanes and
hurricanes, flooding, and other disasters occurring in 2008. An exact amount for each of
these events could not be extrapolated from the legislative text.

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Table 2. FY2005-Present Supplemental Disaster Appropriations After Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma
(thousands of current dollars)
DepartmentFY2005FY2006FY2007 FY2008P.L. 109-61P.L. 109-62P.L. 109-148P.L. 109-234P.L. 110 -28P.L. 110-116P.L. 110-252P.L.110-329
riculture $1,183,000$152,000^a$38,000
me rce $55,000 $150,000 $110,000
fense-Military $500,000 $1,400,000 $5,754,000 $1,488,000^b
fense-Civil/Corps of Engineers $400,000$2,900,000$3,686,000^c$1,433,000$6,366,988$1,621,200
ent of Commerce$100,000
encies $1,600,000 $285,000 $60,000
an Services$640,000$12,000$600,000^d
eland Security$10,000,000$50,000,000$285,000$6,662,000$4,110,000$2,900,000$20,000
and Urban Development$11,890,000$5,200,000$7,000$3,000,000$373,000$150,000^e
terior $70,000 $256,000 $10,000
stice $229,000 $9,000 $50,000
$125,000$16,000
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^g/weterans Affairs$658,000$586,000$14,500
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ices Administration$38,000$37,000
storically Black Colleges Capital$15,000
tional Aeronautics and Space Admin.$350,000$35,000$20,000
e Judiciary$18,000
all Business Administration$446,000$542,000$181,070$164,939
tal $10,500,000 $51,800,000 $29,047,000 $19,300,000 $6,901,590 $5,900,000 $7,004,927 $2,429,200
rand Total$132,882,717
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Table 3. Rescissions and Offsets, P.L. 109-148
(thousands of dollars)
Department or AgencyAmount Rescinded or Offset
Department of Agriculture$66,100
Department of Defense$80,000
Export-Import Bank$25,000
Department of Homeland Security$23,669,833
Department of the Interior$3,500
Department of Commerce$7,000
Department of State$30,000
Department of Transportation$1,143,000
Gove rnme nt-wide^a $9,045,998
Total $34,070,431
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^{report H.R}^e^{pt. 109-}^{359 to accom}^p^an^y^H.R^.^2863.
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^ref^e^ren^ce/^docs^/^20060213om^bon^eperc.pdf^].

Selected CRS Reports
CRS Report RL33330. Community Development Block Grant Funds in Disaster
Relief and Recovery, by Eugene Boyd.
CRS Report RL34711, Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2009 (P.L. 110-329):
An Overview, by Bob Keith.
CRS Report RL33999. Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations, by Pat
Towell, Stephen Daggett, and Amy Belasco.
CRS Report RL33053. Federal Stafford Act Disaster Assistance: Presidential
Declarations, Eligible Activities, and Funding, by Keith Bea.
CRS Report RL33900. FY2007 Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, Foreign
Affairs, and Other Purposes, by Stephen Daggett, Amy Belasco, Pat Towell,
Susan Epstein, Connie Veillette, Curt Tarnoff, and Rhoda Margesson.
CRS Report RL34451. FY2008 Spring Supplemental Appropriations and FY2009
Bridge Appropriations for Military Operations, International Affairs, and
Other Purposes (P.L. 110-252), by Stephen Daggett, Susan B. Epstein,
Rhoda Margesson, Curt Tarnoff, Pat Towell, and Catherine Dale.