FY2020 Disaster Supplemental and Tax Legislation: CRS Experts

January 31, 2020 (R46210)

The House Appropriations Committee has introduced H.R. 5687, legislation that includes supplemental appropriations and tax provisions responding to a series of natural disasters. Table 1 lists CRS materials and points of contact for congressional clients seeking background on the contents of the legislation.

For those seeking context for this measure by comparing it to previous disaster supplemental appropriations measures, please see CRS Report R45844, FY2019 Disaster Supplemental Appropriations: Overview; and CRS Report R45084, 2017 Disaster Supplemental Appropriations: Overview.

Table 1. FY2020 Disaster Supplemental: CRS Experts

Department	Program	Background Report	CRS Expert	Phone	Email
Division A: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2020
Department of Energy	Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response; Electricity		Richard J. Campbell Corrie E. Clark	[phone number scrubbed] [phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed] [email address scrubbed]
Department of Education	Hurricane Education Recovery	CRS Report R42881, Education-Related Regulatory Flexibilities, Waivers, and Federal Assistance in Response to Disasters and National Emergencies	Boris Granovskiy (K-12 education) Cassandria Dortch (postsecondary education)*	[phone number scrubbed] [phone number scrubbed]*	[email address scrubbed] [email address scrubbed]*
Department of Transportation	Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program	CRS Report R45298, Emergency Relief for Disaster-Damaged Roads and Public Transportation Systems	Robert Kirk	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Department of Housing and Urban Development	Community Planning And Development, Community Development Fund		Joe Jaroscak* Michael Cecire*	[phone number scrubbed]* [phone number scrubbed]*	[email address scrubbed]* [email address scrubbed]*
Department of Agriculture	Disaster Nutrition Assistance (General Provisions, Sec. 401)		Randy Alison Aussenberg	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Division B: Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020
	General Disaster Tax Issues	CRS Report R45864, Tax Policy and Disaster Recovery	Molly Sherlock	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Puerto Rico Tax Programs		Sean Lowry	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Division C: Budgetary Effects
	Budgetary Process		Jim Saturno Bill Heniff, Jr.	[phone number scrubbed] [phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed] [email address scrubbed]

Notes: * represent changes in issue coverage from prior experts' lists on disaster topics.

Author Contact Information

William L. Painter, Coordinator, Specialist in Homeland Security and Appropriations ([email address scrubbed], [phone number scrubbed])