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THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000

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                         SUPPLEMENTAL PROPOSALS

Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
                       Agencies Appropriations Act


 
                            GENERAL PROVISION

    Section 626 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as included in 
Public Law 105-277, section 101(b)), provides that appropriations for 
agencies funded in this Act would cease after June 15, 1999. The 
Administration intends to work with Congress to resolve outstanding 
issues regarding the decennial census, in light of the anticipated 
Supreme Court ruling, and to work to extend the funding of these 
agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 1999. The Administration 
believes that the census should be the most accurate decennial census 
possible, and, therefore, proven scientific statistical techniques 
should be used.

    The following information concerns supplemental appropriations 
requests for 1999 proposed for congressional consideration.

                             Judicial Branch


 
                   SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

                          Salaries and Expenses

           (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation)

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses,'' $921,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, as amended.

               Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 10-0100-1-1-752      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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    Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total new obligations (object 
        class 99.5).....................                       1
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    Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......                       1
23.95 Total new obligations.............                      -1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation.....................                       1
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    Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 Total new obligations.............                       1
73.20 Total outlays (gross).............                      -1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority                       1
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    Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................                       1
90.00 Outlays...........................                       1
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    This supplemental request would fund 36 additional officers, who 
would enhance the capability of police personnel under the jurisdiction 
of the Supreme Court to provide the required level of protection to 
occupants of the Supreme Court building. The additional police officers 
would staff approximately 13 security posts that have been established 
to provide increased visibility--that is, police presence, greater 
standoff, and coverage of vulnerable areas when the building is open to 
the public as well as after hours. The request represents one-quarter 
year of salary and benefits costs for the 36 officers plus funds for 
associated training, supplies, and equipment to provide an adequate 
level of security to the building, the Justices, Court employees, and 
visitors.

                              Personnel Summary

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Identification code 10-0100-1-1-752      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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1011  Total compensable workyears: 
        Exempt Full-time equivalent 
        employment......................                       9
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                         Department of Commerce


 
             NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

                  Operations, Research, and Facilities

           (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation)

    For the necessary expenses of additional research, management, and 
enforcement activities in the Northeast Multispecies fishery, 
$1,880,000, to remain available until expended.

               Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 13-1450-1-1-306      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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    Obligations by program activity:
00.02 National Marine Fisheries Service.                       2
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
10.00   Total new obligations...........                       2
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    Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......                       2
23.95 Total new obligations.............                      -2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation.....................                       2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 Total new obligations.............                       2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority                       2
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    Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................                       2
90.00 Outlays...........................                       2
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    This supplemental request would fund the additional costs of 
research, management, and enforcement necessary to address new 
regulations in the Northeast Multispecies fishery, including scientific 
studies done cooperatively with the fishing industry. These additional 
activities would be directed specifically towards addressing problems in 
the Gulf of Maine portion of this fishery.

               Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 13-1450-1-1-306      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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11.1  Personnel compensation: Full-time 
        permanent.......................                       1
25.2  Other services....................                       1
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
99.9    Total new obligations...........                       2
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                              Personnel Summary

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Identification code 13-1450-1-1-306      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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1001  Total compensable workyears: Full-
        time equivalent employment......                      20
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                    Fisheries Finance Program Account

           (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation)

    For carrying out a vessel buy out program in the Northeast 
Multispecies fishery, $3,120,000, as authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended, of which $3,000,000 
is available for direct payments in such vessel buy out program; and of 
which $120,000 is available for the cost of direct loans to finance that 
portion of such vessel buy out program not funded through direct 
payments, including the cost of modifying such loans: Provided, That 
such direct loan obligations shall be repaid by fees established by the 
Secretary of Commerce as authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act.

               Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 13-1456-1-1-376      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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    Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Vessel buy out....................                       3
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
10.00   Total new obligations (object 
          class 25.2)...................                       3
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    Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......                       3
23.95 Total new obligations.............                      -3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation.....................                       3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 Total new obligations.............                       3
73.20 Total outlays (gross).............                      -3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority                       3
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    Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................                       3
90.00 Outlays...........................                       3
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Summary of Loan Levels, Subsidy Budget Authority and Outlays by Program (in 
                            millions of dollars)

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Identification code 13-1456-1-1-376      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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    Direct loan levels supportable by subsidy 
                budget authority:
1150  Direct loan levels................                      12
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
1159    Total direct loan levels........                      12
    Direct loan subsidy (in percent):
1320  Subsidy rate......................                    1.00
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    This supplemental request would fund a vessel buy-out program in the 
Northeast Multispecies fishery that is necessary to decrease the impact 
on fishermen of new regulations in that fishery. The buy-out program 
will be specifically directed toward addressing problems in the Gulf of 
Maine portion of this fishery. The buy-out program would be funded 
through a combination of direct payments and direct loans repaid by fees 
authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act to implement fishing capacity reduction.

                                

                     Department of Defense--Military


 
                       OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

                Operations and Maintenance, Defense-wide

           (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation)

    Division B, title I, chapter 1 of Public Law 105-277 is amended 
under this heading by striking ``$1,496,600,000'' and inserting, 
``$844,600,000.''

                         Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code   97-0100-1-1-051    1998 actual      1999 est.     2000 est.      2001 est.
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    New budget authority (gross), 
        detail:

40.15 Appropriation (emergency).........                       -652
40.60 Contingent emergency appropriation 
        not available for obligations...                        652
                                        ------------ --------------  ------------  -------------
43.00   Appropriation (total)...........
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Net budget authority and outlays:

89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays...........................
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    This supplemental would reduce funds that are not needed for current 
year activities. The Administration plans to include a request for these 
activities in future year budgets.

                                


 
               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-wide

           (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation)

    Section 102 of division B, title I, chapter 1 of Public Law 105-277 
is amended by striking ``$1,000,000,000'' and inserting, 
``$770,000,000''.

                         Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code   97-0400-1-1-051    1998 actual      1999 est.     2000 est.      2001 est.
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    New budget authority (gross), 
        detail:

40.15 Appropriation (emergency).........                       -230
40.60 Contingent emergency appropriation 
        not available for obligations...                        230
                                        ------------ --------------  ------------  -------------
43.00   Appropriation (total)...........
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Net budget authority and outlays:

89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays...........................
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    This supplemental would reduce funds that are not needed for current 
year activities. The Administration is requesting an advance 
appropriation in 2001 to restore funding for these activities.

                                

                 Department of Health and Human Services


 
                         DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

            Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund

           (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation)

    The provisions under this heading in the Department of Health and 
Human Services Appropriations Act, 1999, as included in Public Law 105-
277, section 101(f), making funds available for the Noble Army Hospital 
at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and the health department of Calhoun County, 
Michigan, are repealed.

    This supplemental request would repeal language that earmarked $3 
million of Public Health and Social Services Emergency Funds for 
activities at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and Calhoun County, Michigan. 
Funds not used for the earmarked purposes would be used to support the 
Food and Drug Administration's applications reviews for drugs and 
biological agents related to bioterrorism that Federal agencies may 
sponsor.

                                

                Department Housing and Urban Development


 
                      MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

                       Office of Inspector General

           (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation)

    Under this heading in Public Law 105-276, add the words, ``to remain 
available until September 30, 2000,'' after ``$81,910,000,''.

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               Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 86-0189-1-1-451      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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    Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total new obligations.............                      -7           7
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    Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available, 
        start of year...................                                   7
23.95 Total new obligations.............                       7          -7
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end 
        of year.........................                       7
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    Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year: 
        Obligated balance, start of year                                  -2
73.10 Total new obligations.............                      -7           7
73.20 Total outlays (gross).............                       5          -3
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: 
        Obligated balance, end of year..                      -2           2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority                      -5
86.93 Outlays from current balances.....                                   3
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
87.00   Total outlays (gross)...........                      -5           3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays...........................                      -5           3
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    This supplemental request would extend the time period for 
expenditure of funds from one year to two years. This will facilitate a 
rapid and judicious implementation of the new Anti-fraud initiative, 
including the hiring of new staff, the acquisition of equipment, and 
coordination, where applicable, with local enforcement officials. The 
Administration urges quick action by the Congress on this supplemental 
request in order to achieve the full benefit of this proposal.

               Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 86-0189-1-1-451      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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11.1  Personnel compensation: Full-time 
        permanent.......................                      -6           6
12.1  Civilian personnel benefits.......                      -1           1
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
99.9    Total new obligations...........                      -7           7
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                              Personnel Summary

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Identification code 86-0189-1-1-451      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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1001  Total compensable workyears: Full-
        time equivalent employment......                     -67          67
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                       Department of the Interior


 
           OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS

                         Federal Trust Programs

           (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation)

    For an additional amount for ``Federal Trust Programs,'' $6,800,000, 
to remain available until expended for activities pursuant to the Trust 
Management Improvement Project High Level Implementation Plan.

               Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 14-0120-1-1-306      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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    Obligations by program activity:
00.02 Program operations, support, and 
        improvements....................                       7
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
10.00   Total new obligations (object 
          class 25.3)...................                       7
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    Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......                       7
23.95 Total new obligations.............                      -7
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation.....................                       7
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year: 
        Obligated balance, start of year                                   2
73.10 Total new obligations.............                       7
73.20 Total outlays (gross).............                      -5
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: 
        Obligated balance, end of year..                       2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority                       5
86.93 Outlays from current balances.....                                   2
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
87.00   Total outlays (gross)...........                       5
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    Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................                       7
90.00 Outlays...........................                       5
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    This supplemental request would support implementation of the 
Department's Trust Management Improvement Project. Funds would be used 
for the acquisition and implementation of an off-the-shelf, contractor-
operated system to replace lease, natural resource, and land records 
systems of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; an extensive data clean-up and 
backlog elimination effort; and improvements to the BIA appraisal 
program.

                                

                           Department of Labor


 
                 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

     State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations

           (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation)

    Under this heading in section 101(f) of Public Law 105-277, delete 
``$3,132,076,000'' and insert ``$3,126,376,000''; and delete 
``$180,933,000'' and insert ``$175,233,000''.

               Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 16-0179-1-1-999      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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    Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total new obligations (object 
        class 41.0).....................                      -6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......                      -6
23.95 Total new obligations.............                       6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    New budget authority (gross), detail:
68.00 Spending authority from offsetting 
        collections (gross): Offsetting 
        collections (cash)..............                      -6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 Total new obligations.............                      -6
73.20 Total outlays (gross).............                       6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent 
        authority.......................                      -6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Offsets:
      Against gross budget authority and outlays:

88.00   Offsetting collections (cash) 
          from: Trust Fund sources......                       6
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    Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................
90.00 Outlays...........................
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    This supplemental request would reduce the appropriation for the 
contingency fund for unemployment insurance administration, which is 
used to supplement the base administrative allocations to States. Based 
on continued low unemployment rates, the full amount of the contingency 
appropriation is not needed to fund State administrative workload.

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                         Unemployment Trust Fund

           (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation)

               Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 20-8042-1-7-999      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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    Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total new obligations (object 
        class 92.0).....................                      -6
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    Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......                      -6
23.95 Total new obligations.............                       6
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    New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.26 Appropriation (trust fund, 
        definite).......................                      -6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 Total new obligations.............                      -6
73.20 Total outlays (gross).............                       6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority                      -6
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    Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................                      -6
90.00 Outlays...........................                      -6
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    The proposed supplemental described above in State unemployment 
insurance and employment service operations affects the budget authority 
and outlays in the Unemployment trust fund.

                                

                    International Assistance Programs


 
                    INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Economic Support Fund

           (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation)

    For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, in 
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: to provide 
assistance to Jordan, $50,000,000 to become available on October 1, 1999 
and to remain available until September 30, 2002, and $50,000,000 to 
become available on October 1, 2000 and to remain available until 
September 30, 2003; and to provide assistance to the West Bank and Gaza, 
$200,000,000, to become available upon enactment of this Act and to 
remain available until September 30, 2001; $100,000,000, to become 
available on October 1, 1999 and to remain available until September 30, 
2002; and $100,000,000, to become available on October 1, 2000 and to 
remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That these funds 
are to be made available at such time as, and to the extent that, the 
President deems appropriate: Provided further, That the entire amount 
made available for fiscal year 1999 herein is designated by Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

               Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 72-1037-1-1-152      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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    Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total new obligations (object 
        class 41.0).....................                     200         150
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    Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......                     200         150
23.95 Total new obligations.............                    -200        -150
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    New budget authority (gross), detail:
      Current:

40.15   Appropriation (emergency).......                     200
      Permanent:

65.00   Advance appropriation (definite)                                 150
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
70.00   Total new budget authority 
          (gross).......................                     200         150
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    Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year: 
        Obligated balance, start of year                                 186
73.10 Total new obligations.............                     200         150
73.20 Total outlays (gross).............                     -14         -73
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: 
        Obligated balance, end of year..                     186         263
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority                      14
86.93 Outlays from current balances.....                                  62
86.97 Outlays from new permanent 
        authority.......................                                  11
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
87.00   Total outlays (gross)...........                      14          73
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................                     200         150
90.00 Outlays...........................                      14          73
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    These funds are being requested in conjunction with the 
implementation of the Wye Memorandum. The Administration plans to 
communicate further details regarding this proposal to the Congress.

    The entire amount requested for 1999 has been designated by the 
President as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. Offsets for this 
funding are proposed in the Budget.

                                

                   Foreign military financing program

           (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation)

    For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry 
out section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, in addition to amounts 
otherwise available for such purposes, $700,000,000, to become available 
upon enactment of this Act and to remain available until September 30, 
2001, of which $600,000,000 shall be for grants only for Israel and 
$100,000,000 shall be for grants only for Jordan; $350,000,000, to 
become available on October 1, 1999 and to remain available until 
September 30, 2002, of which $300,000,000 shall be for grants only for 
Israel and $50,000,000 shall be for grants only for Jordan; and 
$350,000,000, to become available on October 1, 2000 and to remain 
available until September 30, 2003, of which $300,000,000 shall be for 
grants only for Israel and $50,000,000 shall be for grants only for 
Jordan: Provided That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
nonrepayable, notwithstanding section 23(b) and section 23(c) of the 
Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That these funds are to be 
made available at such time as, and to the extent that, the President 
deems appropriate: Provided further, That the entire amount made 
available for fiscal year 1999 herein is designated by Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

               Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 11-1082-1-1-152      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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    Obligations by program activity:
      Country program:

00.01   Israel..........................                     600         300
00.02   Jordan..........................                     100          50
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
10.00   Total new obligations (object 
          class 41.0)...................                     700         350
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    Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......                     700         350
23.95 Total new obligations.............                    -700        -350
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    New budget authority (gross), detail:
      Current:

40.15   Appropriation (emergency).......                     700
      Permanent:

65.00   Advance appropriation (definite)                                 350
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
70.00   Total new budget authority 
          (gross).......................                     700         350
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    Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year: 
        Obligated balance, start of year                                  93
73.10 Total new obligations.............                     700         350
73.20 Total outlays (gross).............                    -607        -334

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74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: 
        Obligated balance, end of year..                      93         109
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    Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority                     607
86.93 Outlays from current balances.....                                  30
86.97 Outlays from new permanent 
        authority.......................                                 304
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
87.00   Total outlays (gross)...........                     607         334
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................                     700         350
90.00 Outlays...........................                     607         334
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    These funds are being requested in conjunction with the 
implementation of the Wye Memorandum. The Administration plans to 
communicate further details regarding this proposal to the Congress.

    The entire amount requested for 1999 has been designated by the 
President as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. Offsets for this 
funding are proposed in the Budget.

                                

                       Other Independent Agencies


 
                   CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

                   Corporation for Public Broadcasting

           (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation)

    For an additional amount for the Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting, to remain available until expended: $11,000,000 to be 
available for fiscal year 1999, and $37,000,000 to be available for 
fiscal year 2000: Provided, That such funds be made available to 
National Public Radio, as the designated manager of the Public Radio 
Satellite System, for acquisition of satellite capacity. (47 U.S.C. 
396).

               Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

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Identification code 20-0151-1-1-503      1998 actual   1999 est.   2000 est.
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    Obligations by program activity:
00.03 Satellite replacement.............                      11          37
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
10.00   Total obligations (object class 
          41.0).........................                      11          37
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)......                      11          37
23.95 Total new obligations.............                     -11         -37
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    New budget authority (gross), detail:
      Current:

40.00   Appropriation...................                      11
      Permanent:

65.00   Advance appropriation (definite)                                  37
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
70.00   Total new budget authority 
          (gross).......................                      11          37
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    Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 Total new obligations.............                      11          37
73.20 Total outlays (gross).............                     -11         -37
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority                      11
86.97 Outlays from new permanent 
        authority.......................                                  37
                                           ---------   ---------  ----------
87.00   Total outlays (gross)...........                      11          37
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    Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority..................                      11          37
90.00 Outlays...........................                      11          37
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    This supplemental request would provide $48 million over two years 
($11 million in 1999 and $37 million in 2000), which would guarantee 
funding for acquisition of satellite capacity and ensure seamless public 
radio service to the American public. Assisting in the financing of 
national satellite interconnection services is part of the Corporation's 
mission.

    In 1998, the satellite servicing the Public Radio Satellite System 
(PRSS) failed unexpectedly. PRSS is used by National Public Radio (NPR), 
Public Radio International, and individual public radio producers to 
distribute programs nationally to public radio stations. PRSS is 
currently operating on a temporary back-up satellite that will become 
unavailable as early as Fall 1999. Thus, NPR, on behalf of the PRSS, 
must secure a new contract for satellite service three years earlier 
than planned.

    The Corporation will disburse the funding to NPR through the 
Satellite Interconnection Fund. NPR must sign a contract for satellite 
capacity by mid-1999 with the balance to be paid early in 2000.

                                


 
                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


 
                            GENERAL PROVISION

           (Supplemental now requested, existing legislation)

    The Communications Act is amended in section 337(b) (47 U.S.C. 
337(b)), by deleting paragraph (2). Upon enactment of this provision, 
the FCC shall initiate the competitive bidding process in fiscal year 
1999 and shall conduct the competitive bidding in a manner that ensures 
that all proceeds of such bidding are deposited in accordance with 
section 309(j)(8) of the Act not later than September 30, 2000. To 
expedite the assignment by competitive bidding of the frequencies 
identified in section 337(a)(2) of the Act, the rules governing such 
frequencies shall be effective immediately upon publication in the 
Federal Register, notwithstanding 5 U.S.C. 553(d), 801(a)(3), 804(2), 
and 806(a). Chapter 6 of such title, 15 U.S.C. 632, and 44 U.S.C. 3507 
and 3512, shall not apply to the rules and competitive bidding 
procedures governing such frequencies. Notwithstanding section 309(b) of 
the Act, no application for an instrument of authorization for such 
frequencies shall be granted by the Commission earlier than 7 days 
following issuance of public notice by the Commission of the acceptance 
for filing of such application or of any substantial amendment thereto. 
Notwithstanding section 309(d)(1) of such Act, the Commission may 
specify a period (no less than 5 days following issuance of such public 
notice) for the filing of petitions to deny any application for an 
instrument of authorization for such frequencies.

    This supplemental request would repeal the provision of the Balanced 
Budget Act of 1997 that required the auction of spectrum between 746-806 
megahertz to be conducted in 2001. Under this proposal, the FCC would 
initiate the auction of the available spectrum within the 746-806 MHZ 
band in 1999 and collect all receipts by the end of 2000. This proposal 
would accelerate the auction, thereby facilitating the efficient 
deployment of the spectrum by the Federal Communications Commission and 
shifting estimated receipts of $2.6 billion into 2000.

 
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                                                 2000     2001     2002
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Effect on spectrum auction receipts (in
 millions of dollars)........................    2,600   -1,300   -1,300
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                       Other Independent Agencies


 
                        COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS

                          Salaries and Expenses

    The Court of Veterans Appeals, an independent agency with budget by 
pass authority, requests supplemental appropriations of $372 thousand. 
This supplemental would fund seven additional law clerks (one per judge) 
to work directly on cases. The number of new cases filed during the past 
14 months has increased by about 100 percent from the previous year. 
This request is not included in the President's budget.

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                             POSTAL SERVICE

                   Payment to the Postal Service Fund

    The Postal Service, an independent agency with budget by pass 
authority, requests supplemental appropriations of $29 million. This 
request is not included in the President's budget.