Number: RL31999
Title: Disaster Relief and Response: FY2003 Supplemental Appropriations
Authors: Keith Bea, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: On July 7, 2002, President Bush submitted a second supplemental appropriations request for FY2003. It seeks $1.889 billion for three disaster relief activities: $289 million for wildfire suppression and rehabilitation carried out by the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior, $1.550 billion for disaster relief administered by the Department of Homeland Security, and $50 million for the investigation and recovery associated with the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
Pages: 11
Date: Updated October 1, 2003