1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22239Updated August 22, 2006Emergency Supplemental Appropriations forHurricane Katrina ReliefKeith BeaSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummary
2、In response to the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, the 109thCongress enacted two FY2005 emergency supplemental appropriations bills (P.L. 109-61 and P.L. 109-62), which together provided $62.3 billion for emergency response andrecovery needs. The FY2006 appropriations legislation
3、 for the Department of Defense(P.L. 109-148) reallocated some of those funds primarily to pay for the restoration ofdamaged federal facilities, largely through a government-wide rescission and alsothrough the reallocation of $23.4 billion from the Disaster Relief Fund administered bythe Federal Emer
4、gency Management Agency (FEMA). In addition, Congress agreed totransfer $712 million from FEMA to the Small Business Administration for disasterloans (P.L. 109-174). In FY2006, Congress agreed to an administration request forfurther funding; $19.3 billion was appropriated in supplemental legislation
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