[House Document 105-281]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-281


 
                REQUESTS FOR FY 1999 BUDGET AMENDMENTS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

   REQUESTS FOR FY 1999 BUDGET AMENDMENTS TOTALING $38.3 MILLION FOR 
INITIATIVES THAT WILL REDUCE CRIME, ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY, AND RESTORE 
CONFIDENCE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 
                     PURSUANT TO 31 U.S.C. 1106(b)





July 14, 1998.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
                             to be printed


                                           The White House,
                                          Washington, July 8, 1998.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: I ask Congress to consider the enclosed requests for 
FY 1999 budget amendments totaling $38.3 million for 
initiatives that will reduce crime, enhance public safety, and 
restore confidence in the criminal justice system in the 
District of Columbia.
    The proposed FY 1999 budget totals would not be affected by 
these amendments. The additional resources requested for the 
District of Columbia would be derived from funds requested in 
my budget for three Department of Justice programs.
    The details of these requests are set forth in the enclosed 
letter from the Acting Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget. I concur with his comments and observations.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.
    Enclosure.



              [Estimate No. 9, 105th Congress, 2d Session]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                      Washington, DC, July 8, 1998.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration are requests for FY 1999 
budget amendments totaling $38.3 million in additional 
resources for the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, 
Defender, and Court Services Agency for initiatives that are 
designed to reduce crime, enhance public safety, and restore 
confidence in the criminal justice system in the District of 
Columbia.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by these 
proposals. The additional resources requested for the District 
of Columbia would be funded within three Department of Justice 
grant programs. The additional District of Columbia funds would 
be specifically set aside within the total funding requested 
for these grant programs in the FY 1999 Budget.
    As described below and in more detail in the enclosures, 
these proposals would enhance the system of offender 
supervision in the District of Columbia. The requests include:
     Community Policing. $19.4 million from the COPS 
program to hire community law enforcement officers and 
establish additional community supervision centers.
     Drug testing. $11.4 million from the proposed drug 
testing, intervention, and treatment grant program for drug 
testing of District of Columbia offenders under supervision.
     Residential Sanctions. $7.5 million from the 
Truth-in-Sentencing Prison Grant program to establish a 
residential sanctions center for persons who violate conditions 
of supervision.
    I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied 
that they are necessary at this time. Accordingly, I join the 
Attorney General and the Offender Supervision and Court 
Services Trustee in recommending that you transmit the 
proposals to Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                     Jacob J. Lew, Acting Director.
    Enclosures.

Agency: Department of Justice
Bureau: Office of Justice Programs
Heading: Violent Crime Reduction Programs, State and Local Law 
        Enforcement Assistance
FY 1999 Budget Appendix Page: 619-621
FY 1999 Pending Request: $2,409,400,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $2,409,400,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading in 
column one on page 620, insert the following immediately after 
``of which $52,000,000 shall be for the construction, renovation, 
and repair of detention facilities in Indian country'':)
    , and of which $7,500,000 shall be provided to the District 
of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and Court Services 
Agency for construction, renovation, and repair of sanctions 
center facilities to implement the recommendations of the 
District of Columbia Truth-in-Sentencing Commission
    This amendment would provide $7.5 million to establish a 
residential sanctions center in the District of Columbia. This 
project would ensure appropriate responses to persons who 
violate conditions of supervision and would implement 
recommendations of the District of Columbia Truth-in-Sentencing 
Commission.
    (In the appropriations language under the above heading on 
page 621, insert the following immediately after ``of which 
$85,000,000 shall be for the Drug Testing and Intervention 
Initiative, including $10,000,000 for Indian country'':)
    , and including $11,404,000 for the District of Columbia 
Offender Supervision, Defender, and Court Services Agency
    This amendment would provide $11.4 million for drug 
testing, intervention, and treatment. The funds would ensure 
that all offenders under supervision are tested on a regular 
basis, improve processing times, and provide adequate treatment 
services.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by these 
amendments.

Agency: Department of Justice
Bureau: Office of Justice Programs
Heading: Community Oriented Policing Services (Violent Crime 
        Reduction Programs)
FY 1999 Budget Appendix Page: 622
FY 1999 Pending Request: $1,400,000,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $1,400,000,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
insert the following immediately before the period at the end 
of the first paragraph:)
    : Provided further, that of the unobligated balances 
available in this program, $19,365,000 shall be provided to the 
District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and Court 
Services Agency for a problem-solving partnership between the 
Department and such Agency for hiring community law enforcement 
officers and related program support
    More than one of every 20 residents of the District of 
Columbia is under conditional supervision--pre-trial release, 
parole, or probation--not including those who are incarcerated. 
When the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
Act was enacted in 1997, the best ``educated guess'' of the 
number of people under some form of criminal justice 
supervision was approximately 10,000. One of the first tasks of 
the Offender Supervision, Defender, and Court Services Agency 
was to gather information and data to refine this estimate and 
to develop a more accurate understanding of the scope of the 
problem. As a result of this process, it is now estimated that 
the total number of individuals who require criminal justice 
supervision in the District is more than 30,000.
    This amendment would provide $19.4 million for a problem-
solving partnership to prevent and deter crime. The funds would 
support 390 additional personnel, including community law 
enforcement officers. In order to ensure the appropriate level 
of supervision for all persons under probation, parole, and 
pre-trial supervision, additional community supervision centers 
would be established. The funds would also support enhanced 
information technology systems.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
amendment.

                                
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