$26,367,000,000 for the Disaster Relief Fund
What the document says“For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $26,367,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The Disaster Relief Fund, the largest single appropriation in the Act. The money stays available until spent. A proviso limits it to major disasters declared under the Stafford Act and designates it by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget.
What the document actually says“For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $26,367,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The disaster fund gets $26,367,000,000. The money stays until it is used.
This is the biggest sum in the law. It pays for help after a major disaster. The President must declare one first.
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