Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3645
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41]
Introduced: 2005-09-02 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Alabama
Appropriations
Armed Forces and National Security
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Defense budgets
Defense procurement
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief
Emergency Management
Evacuation of civilians
Families
Floods
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Housing and Community Development
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Louisiana
Maintenance and repair
Military civic action
Military dependents
Military housing
Military medicine
Military personnel
Mississippi
Reprogramming of appropriated funds
Supplemental appropriations
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005 - Appropriates an additional: (1) $10 billion to the Department of Homeland Security for disaster relief (for areas affected by Hurricane Katrina), to remain available until expended; and (2) $500 million to the Department of Defense for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for emergency hurricane expenses, to support costs of evacuation, emergency repairs, deployment of personnel, and other costs resulting from immediate relief efforts, to remain available until September 30, 2006.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer these funds to appropriations for military personnel, operation and maintenance, procurement, family housing, Defense Health Program, and working capital funds. Requires transferred funds to be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation or fund to which transferred. Requires re-transfer back to this appropriation of any transferred funds determined to be not necessary for the purposes of this Act. 
 
Directs the Secretary to notify the congressional defense committees in writing within five days after any such transfer.
 
Designates as emergency requirements, which shall shall not count for certain purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts appropriated by this Act.

action_date: 2005-09-02
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005 - Appropriates an additional: (1) $10 billion to the Department of Homeland Security for disaster relief (for areas affected by Hurricane Katrina), to remain available until expended; and (2) $500 million to the Department of Defense for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for emergency hurricane expenses, to support costs of evacuation, emergency repairs, deployment of personnel, and other costs resulting from immediate relief efforts, to remain available until September 30, 2006.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer these funds to appropriations for military personnel, operation and maintenance, procurement, family housing, Defense Health Program, and working capital funds. Requires transferred funds to be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation or fund to which transferred. Requires re-transfer back to this appropriation of any transferred funds determined to be not necessary for the purposes of this Act. 
 
Directs the Secretary to notify the congressional defense committees in writing within five days after any such transfer.
 
Designates as emergency requirements, which shall shall not count for certain purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts appropriated by this Act.

action_date: 2005-09-02
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005 - Appropriates an additional: (1) $10 billion to the Department of Homeland Security for disaster relief (for areas affected by Hurricane Katrina), to remain available until expended; and (2) $500 million to the Department of Defense for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for emergency hurricane expenses, to support costs of evacuation, emergency repairs, deployment of personnel, and other costs resulting from immediate relief efforts, to remain available until September 30, 2006.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer these funds to appropriations for military personnel, operation and maintenance, procurement, family housing, Defense Health Program, and working capital funds. Requires transferred funds to be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation or fund to which transferred. Requires re-transfer back to this appropriation of any transferred funds determined to be not necessary for the purposes of this Act. 
 
Directs the Secretary to notify the congressional defense committees in writing within five days after any such transfer.
 
Designates as emergency requirements, which shall shall not count for certain purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts appropriated by this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Became Public Law No: 109-61.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Became Public Law No: 109-61.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (considered by unanimous consent agreement: CR 9/1/2005 S9597-9598)
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(considered by unanimous consent agreement: CR 9/1/2005 S9597-9598)
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: On passage Passed by voice vote. (text: CR H7618)
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.(text: CR H7618)
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous  order of the House.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 3645.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on H.R. 3645.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Considered by previous order of the House. (consideration: CR H7616-7627)
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Consideration initiated by previous order of the House.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-02
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 109-61