[House Document 105-19]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




105th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-19


 
                    MAKING AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 HIS REQUEST TO MAKE AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS TOTALING $75,000,000 TO 
  THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, $10,525,000 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 
$3,171,000 TO THE JUDICIARY, AND $112,900,000 TO THE SPECIAL FORFEITURE 
FUND WITHIN FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN THE UNITED 
   STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 12, 1996, PURSUANT TO 31 
                              U.S.C. 1107




  January 19, 1997.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed


                                            The White House
                                     Washington, November 12, 1996.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: In accordance with provisions of P.L. 104-208, the 
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 1997, I hereby make 
available appropriations totaling $75,000,000 to the Department 
of Justice, $10,525,000 to the Department of State, $3,171,000 
to the Judiciary, and $112,900,000 to the Special Forfeiture 
Fund within Funds appropriated to the President. These 
previously appropriated funds will be used to:
          Provide local governments with resources for training 
        firefighters and emergency services workers.
          Develop counter-terrorism technologies to help State 
        and local law enforcement agencies combat terrorism.
          Facilitate the ability of the FBI and other law 
        enforcement agencies to conduct court-authorized 
        wiretaps of digital telecommunications equipment.
          Improve the security posture of United States 
        diplomatic facilities vulnerable to terrorist threats.
          Assist the Judiciary in handling additional workload 
        resulting from the Antiterrorism and Effective Death 
        Penalty Act of 1996 and in providing for court security 
        needs.
          Enhance drug control programs, including the air 
        interdiction program, methamphetamine reduction 
        efforts, and other drug control activities.
    I designate all of the amounts made available as emergency 
funding 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 his comments and observations.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.
    Enclosures.


    
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