[House Document 104-187]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     

104th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - -  House Document 104-187


REQUEST FOR A FISCAL YEAR 1996 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR SUPPORT 
 
 OF THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT'S URGENT REQUIREMENT FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM 

                               ASSISTANCE

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

   HIS REQUEST FOR A FISCAL YEAR 1996 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR 
  SUPPORT OF THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT'S URGENT REQUIREMENT FOR COUNTER-
TERRORISM ASSISTANCE, 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




   March 14, 1996.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                        Washington, March 13, 1996.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: I ask Congress to consider the enclosed request for an 
FY 1996 supplemental appropriation in support of the Israeli 
Government's urgent requirement for counter-terrorism 
assistance. This request provides $50 million for a new 
Unanticipated Needs account under Funds Appropriated to the 
President to allow for the acquisition and provision of goods, 
services, and/or grants to Israel to support the eradication of 
terrorism in and around the country. This assistance will be 
managed by the U.S. Department of Defense.
    This request is part of a $100 million assistance package 
that will include $50 million in FY 1997 funds for counter-
terrorism assistance to Israel, which will be proposed 
subsequently, after consultations with the Congress.
    I hereby designate the amount requested 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. 
Nevertheless, the requested increase in budget authority is 
fully offset by proposed rescissions from funds available to 
the Department of Defense, as proposed in the accompanying 
Special Message.
    The details of this request 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.
                [Estimate No. 5, 104th Cong., 2d Sess.]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                    Washington, DC, March 13, 1996.
The President,
The White House:
    Submitted for your consideration is a request for an 
emergency FY 1996 supplemental appropriation that would provide 
funds to support the Middle East peace process by providing 
urgently needed counter-terrorism assistance to Israel. This 
request provides $50 million for a new Unanticipated Needs 
account under Funds Appropriated to the President to allow for 
the acquisition and provision of goods, services, and/or grants 
to Israel to support the eradication of terrorism in and around 
the country. This assistance will be managed by the U.S. 
Department of Defense.
    This request is part of a $100 million assistance package 
that will include $50 million in FY 1997 funds for counter-
terrorism assistance to Israel, which will be proposed 
subsequently, after consultations with the Congress.
    I recommend that you designate the full $50 million 
requested for the Funds Appropriated to the President as an 
emergency funding requirement in accordance with section 
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, as amended. Nevertheless, the requested 
increase in budget authority is fully offset by rescissions 
from funds available to the Department of Defense, as proposed 
in the accompanying Special Message.
    I have carefully reviewed this proposal and am satisfied 
that it is necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the 
Secretaries of Defense and State in recommending that this 
proposal be transmitted to the Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                         Alice M. Rivlin, Director.
    Enclosures.

                       FY 1996 EMERGENCY REQUEST

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                          unanticipated needs

Unanticipated Needs for Defense of Israel Against Terrorism
    For emergency expenses necessary to enable the President to 
meet unanticipated needs for the acquisition and provision of 
goods, services, and/or grants for Israel necessary to support 
the eradication of terrorism in and around Israel, $50,000,000, 
which may be transferred to the Secretary of Defense and other 
officials as determined by the President: Provided, That the 
entire amount is designated by Congress 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.
    This request would provide $50 million to help Israel 
defend itself against terrorism.
    The entire amount requested has been designated by the 
President as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                                
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