[House Document 104-107]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]





        104th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - House Document 
104-107


 
               MAKING AVAILABLE EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

    HIS REQUEST TO MAKE AVAILABLE EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS TOTALING 
  $53,000,000 IN BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR 
FISHERMAN RELIEF PROGRAMS IN THE NORTHEAST, THE NORTHWEST, AND THE GULF 
   OF MEXICO; ALSO MAKING AVAILABLE EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FEMA, AND THE JUDICIARY AND TO DESIGNATE THE 
 AMOUNT MADE AVAILABLE AS AN EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 
 251(b)(2)(D)(i) OF THE BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL 
          ACT OF 1985, AS AMENDED, PURSUANT TO 31 U.S.C. 1107




   August 3, 1995.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                        Washington, August 3, 1995.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: In accordance with provisions of P.L. 102-396, the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY 1993, and P.L. 
103-238, the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act, I hereby make 
available emergency appropriations of $53,000,000 in budget 
authority for the Department of Commerce. These funds will be 
used for fisherman relief programs in the Northeast, the 
Northwest, and the Gulf of Mexico. The funds will be available 
immediately and will enable the Department of Commerce to 
support needs arising from fishery disasters in these area.
    In accordance with provisions of P.L. 104-19, the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations for Additional Disaster Assistance, 
for Anti-terrorism Initiatives, for Assistance in the Recovery 
from the Tragedy that Occurred in Oklahoma City, and 
Rescissions Act of 1995, I hereby make available the following 
emergency appropriations:
          Department of Justice, General Administration, 
        Counter-terrorism Fund/Salaries and expenses: 
        $25,520,000;
          Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation, Salaries and expenses: $27,940,000;
          Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster relief 
        emergency contingency fund: $3,275,000,000; and
          The Judiciary, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 
        and other Judicial Services, Court security: 
        $6,240,000.
    These funds will support emergency requirements resulting 
from the bombing in Oklahoma City, enhanced anti-terrorism 
efforts, and other disaster-related needs. The Department of 
Justice and the Judiciary funds will be available immediately 
and, as specified in P.L. 104-19, the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency funds will be available on October 1, 1995.
    I designate the amounts made available to the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice; the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; and the Judiciary as emergency requirements pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
    The details of these actions are set forth in the enclosed 
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget. I concur with her comments and observations.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.
    Enclosure.
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