[House Document 105-305]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-305


 
  AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, 
      HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 THE APPROVAL OF $50,000,000 IN EMERGENCY FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF 
  LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES, 
                       PURSUANT TO PUB. L. 99-177





 September 11, 1998.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed


                                           The White House,
                                       Washington, August 14, 1998.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: In accordance with provisions of Public Law 105-78, 
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1998, I hereby make 
available appropriations of $50,000,000 in budget authority for 
the Department of Health and Human Services' Low Income Energy 
Assistance Program. These funds will enable the Department to 
continue to support the needs of States in the South and 
Southwest that are suffering from extremely hot weather 
conditions. These funds are in addition to the $100,000,000 
that I made available on July 23rd to support these emergency 
needs.
    I designate the $50,000,000 made available today as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
amended.
    The details of this action 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.
    Enclosure.





                                
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