Number: RL33197
Title: Relocation of Hurricane Katrina Emergency Appropriations: Defense and Other Issues
Authors: Amy Belasco, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: On October 28, 2005, President Bush submitted a reallocation request to Congress that would transfer to other agencies $17.1 billion of the $60 billion appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) to respond to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Wilma, and other disasters. According to the White House, the proposed reallocation is "to undertake response and recovery activities in the affected regions that cannot be funded by FEMA under the Stafford Act," primarily for repair and replacement of federal facilities. The same day, the Administration also submitted a package of rescissions totaling about $2.3 billion to offset part of the cost. This report deals primarily with the reallocation requests. A separate section entitled "The President's Proposed Rescissions" outlines proposed rescissions.
Pages: 29
Date: December 15, 2005