[House Document 105-339]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




105th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-339


 
                    MAKING AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

      HIS REQUESTS TO MAKE AVAILABLE $732.2 MILLION IN PREVIOUSLY 
   APPROPRIATED EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE, 
    DEFENSE, JUSTICE, STATE, TRANSPORTATION, AND THE TREASURY; THE 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT; AND, FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS, 
                       PURSUANT TO 31 U.S.C. 1107




  December 17, 1998.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed

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                    U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE                    
69-012                     WASHINGTON : 1998




                                           The White House,
                                      Washington, October 28, 1998.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: In accordance with provisions of Public Law 105-277, 
the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1999, I hereby request the following:
Department of Agriculture
     Agricultural Research Service, Agricultural 
Research Service: $23,000,000
Department of Defense
     Operation and Maintenance, Drug Interdiction and 
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense: $42,000,000
Department of Justice
     Drug Enforcement Administration, Salaries and 
Expenses: $10,200,000
     Immigration and Naturalization Service, Salaries 
and Expenses: $10,000,000
Department of State
     Other, International Narcotics Control: 
$232,600,000
Department of Transportation
     Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and 
Improvements: $117,400,000
     Coast Guard, Operating Expenses: $16,300,000
Department of the Treasury
     Departmental Offices, Salaries and Expenses: 
$1,500,000
     United States Customs Service, Salaries and 
Expenses: $106,300,000
     United States Customs Service, Customs Facilities, 
Construction, Improvements and Related Expenses: $7,000,000
     United States Customs Service, Operation and 
Maintenance, Air and Marine Interdiction Programs: $162,700,000
Executive Office of the President
     Office of National Drug Control Policy, Salaries 
and Expenses: $1,200,000
Federal Drug Control Programs
     Federal Drug Control Programs, Special Forfeiture 
Fund: $2,000,000
    This funding, totalling $732.2 million will support anti-
drug activities and drug interdiction.
    I hereby designate all of the above requests as emergency 
requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 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.
    Enclosure.



                [Estimate No. 20 105th Cong., 2d Sess.]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                  Washington, DC, October 28, 1998.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration are requests to make 
available $732.2 million in previously appropriated emergency 
funds for the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Justice, 
State, Transportation, and the Treasury; the Executive Office 
of the President; and, Federal Drug Control Programs.
    Public Law 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, provided a total of 
$732.2 million in emergency supplemental funding for counter-
drug and narcotics interdiction efforts. The availability of 
these funds was made contingent upon the President submitting a 
budget request to the Congress and designating the entire 
amount requested as an emergency requirement.
    I recommend that you designate the amounts totalling the 
entire $732.2 million provided, listed on the enclosure, as 
emergency requirements in accordance with section 251(b)(2)(A) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985, as amended. No further congressional action will be 
required.
    The release of these emergency funds will support anti-
activities and drug interdiction, primarily for Coast Guard, 
Customs Service, Defense Department, and State Department 
programs. This additional funding will help stem the flow of 
cocaine and heroin originating in Colombia and Peru.
    I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied 
that they are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the 
heads of the affected Departments and agencies in recommending 
that you make the requested funds available by signing the 
enclosed letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
            Sincerely,
                                            Jacob J. Lew, Director.
    Enclosure.

Emergency Appropriations: Amounts Previously Appropriated Made Available 
                            by the President

Anti-drug activities/drug interdiction

Department of Agriculture:
    Agricultural Research Service: Agricultural Research 
      Service...........................................     $23,000,000
Department of Defense:
    Operation and Maintenance: Drug Interdiction and 
      Counter-Drug Activities, Defense..................      42,000,000
Department of Justice:
    Drug Enforcement Administration: Salaries and 
      Expenses..........................................      10,200,000
    Immigration and Naturalization Service: Salaries and 
      Expenses..........................................      10,000,000
Department of State:
    Other: International Narcotics Control..............     232,600,000
Department of Transportation:
    Coast Guard: Acquisition, Construction, and 
      Improvements......................................     117,400,000
    Operating Expenses..................................      16,300,000
Department of the Treasury:
    Departmental Offices: Salaries and Expenses.........       1,500,000
    United States Customs Service:
        Customs Facilities, Construction, Improvements 
          and Related Expenses..........................       7,000,000
        Operation and Maintenance, Air and Marine 
          Interdiction Programs.........................     162,700,000
        Salaries and Expenses...........................     106,300,000
Executive Office of the President:
    Office of National Drug Control Policy: Salaries and 
      Expenses..........................................       1,200,000
Federal Drug Control Programs:
    Federal Drug Control Programs: Special Forfeiture 
      Fund..............................................       2,000,000

    These funds will support anti-drug activities and drug 
interdiction, primarily for Coast Guard, Customs Service, 
Defense Department, and State Department programs. This 
additional funding will help staunch the flow of cocaine and 
heroin originating in Colombia and Peru.

                                
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