Offsets, Supplemental Appropriations, and the Disaster Relief Fund FY1990-FY2013

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Budget--United States.

Budget.

Disaster relief.

Expenditures, Public.

Federal aid.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Presents definitions of offsets, supplemental appropriations, disaster relief , and disaster assistance. Discusses recent history of offsetting rescissions in paying for supplemental appropriations to FEMA Disaster Relief Fund (DRF). Examines use of offsets in connection with supplemental funding for DRF since FY1990, reviewing three specific incidences where bills that had an impact on level of funding available in the DRF were fully offset; and identifies issues for Congress

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Offsets, Supplemental Appropriations, and the Disaster Relief Fund

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-DSP-0522

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