Disaster Relief and Response: FY2003 Supplemental Appropriations (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Oct. 1, 2003 |
| Report Number |
RL31999 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Keith Bea, Government and Finance Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
On July 7, 2003, President Bush submitted a second supplemental appropriations request to Congress for FY2003. The request seeks $1.889 billion for three disaster relief activities: wildfire suppression and rehabilitation carried out by the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior ($289 million), disaster relief administered by the Department of Homeland Security ($1.550 billion), and the investigation and recovery associated with the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ($50 million). On July 9, 2003, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported the FY2004 legislative branch appropriations measure (S. 1383), which included the FY2003 supplemental in Title III, adding $100 million for AmeriCorps grants, among other provisions. The next day, July 10, the Senate incorporated S. 1383 into the legislative branch appropriations bill that had been passed by the House (H.R. 2657) on July 9. On July 11, 2003, the full Senate approved H.R. 2657, as amended, with additional provisions related to firefighting, flood control, AmeriCorps grants, education for the disadvantaged, and pest infestation management activities, among other provisions. The total cost of the Senate-passedmeasure is $2.044 billion, 8.2% more than requested. The House has not yet acted on the supplemental funding request. Final funding awaits a pending conference on H.R. 2657.
