[House Document 105-345]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




105th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-345


 
                    MAKING AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

HIS REQUESTS TO MAKE AVAILABLE $1.2 BILLION IN PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED 
 EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, DEFENSE, STATE, AND 
 TRANSPORTATION, THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AND FOR 
 INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE 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, November 5, 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 commerce


    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
Operations, Research, and Facilities: $5,000,000


                         department of defense


    Military Personnel, National Guard Personnel, Army: 
$4,000,000
    Military Personnel, National Guard Personnel, Air Force: 
$1,000,000
    Military Personnel, Military Personnel, Marine Corps: 
$232,000
    Military Personnel, Reserve Personnel, Army: $343,000
    Military Personnel, Reserve Personnel, Navy: $100,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and Maintenance, Army: 
$36,454,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and Maintenance, Army 
National Guard: $25,750,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-wide: $358,427,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and Maintenance, Navy: 
$57,179,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and Maintenance, 
Marine Corps: $8,470,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and Maintenance, Air 
Force: $32,554,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and Maintenance, Army 
Reserve: $853,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and Maintenance, Navy 
Reserve: $5,058,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and Maintenance, Air 
National Guard: $4,355,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Defense Health Program: 
$202,120,000
    Procurement, Defense-wide: $8,000,000
    Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army: $15,000,000
    Military Construction, Military Construction, Air Force: 
$29,200,000
    Military Construction, Military Construction, Air National 
Guard: $15,900,000
    Military Construction, Military Construction, Army National 
Guard: $2,500,000
    Military Construction, Military Construction, Navy: 
$5,860,000
    Family Housing, Family Housing, Air National Guard: 
$22,233,000
    Family Housing, Family Housing, Army: $5,200,000
    Family Housing, Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps: 
$10,599,000
    Revolving and Management Funds, Working Capital Fund, Navy: 
$2,083,000

                          department of state

    Administration of Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic and Consular 
Programs: $25,700,000

                      department of transportation

    Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction and Improvements: 
$12,600,000
    Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements: 
$100,000,000
    Coast Guard, Operating Expenses: $100,000,000
    Coast Guard, Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation: 
$5,000,000
    Coast Guard, Reserve Training: $5,000,000

                   Executive Office of the President

    Unanticipated Needs: $30,000,000

                   international assistance programs

    Agency for International Development, Assistance for the 
New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union: $46,000,000
    Agency for International Development, Child Survival and 
Disease Programs: $50,000,000
    This funding will provide support for our anti-terrorism 
and counter-terrorism initiatives, assistance in the recovery 
from recent natural disasters, and funding for other emergency 
needs.
    In addition, in accordance with provisions of Public Law 
105-174, the FY 1998 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and 
Rescissions Act, I hereby request and make available 
appropriations of $130,000,000 to the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development from the Community Development Block Grant 
program.
    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.


                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                  Washington, DC, November 5, 1998.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration are requests to make 
available $1.2 billion in previously appropriated emergency 
funds for the Departments of Commerce, Defense, State, and 
Transportation, the Executive Office of the President, and for 
International Assistance Programs.
    The funds requested will support our anti- and counter-
terrorism activities, provide assistance to aid in the recovery 
from recent natural disasters, and support other emergency 
needs. These funds were provided in Public Law 105-277, the 
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1999. 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 listed on the 
enclosure as emergency requirements in according 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 requests included in this package would fund the 
following emergency activities:
    $434 million will support anti- and counter-terrorism 
requirements in the wake of the embassy bombings in Kenya and 
Tanzania. These funds, together with funds that you have 
previously designated as emergency requirements, make available 
a total of over $2.3 billion for anti- and counter-terrorism 
activities;
    $288 million will support repair and rebuilding of 
Department of Defense facilities damaged by flooding in Korea 
and by Hurricanes Bonnie, Earl, and Georges, and will reimburse 
the American Red Cross for a portion of the costs incurred for 
disaster relief in response to Hurricane Georges;
    $511 million will support other emergency needs, including 
the Northeast fisheries emergency, activities of the Defense 
Health Program, Coast Guard activities, assistance to the New 
Independent States of the former Soviet Union, and child 
survival and health assistance in developing countries.
    In addition, I recommend that you designate as an emergency 
requirement and request the release of $130 million for the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community 
Development Block Grant Program, in according with provisions 
of Public Law 105-174, the FY 1998 Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations and Rescissions Act.
    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-Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism:
    Department of Defense:
        Military Personnel:
            National Guard Personnel, Army..............      $4,000,000
            National Guard Personnel, Air Force.........       1,000,000
        Operationa and Maintenance:
            Operation and Maintenance, Army.............       2,000,000
            Operation and Maintenance, Army National 
              Guard.....................................      20,000,000
            Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide.....     358,427,000
        Procurement:
            Procurement, Defense-wide...................       8,000,000
        Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation:
            Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
              Army......................................      15,000,000
    State Department:
        Administration of Foreign Affairs:
            Diplomatic and Consular Programs............      25,700,000

    This funding will aid the Department of Defense and State 
in addressing anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism requirements 
in the wake of the embassy bombings in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar 
es Salaam, Tanzania.

Natural Disasters:
    Department of Defense:
        Family Housing:
            Family Housing, Air Force...................     $22,233,000
            Family Housing, Army........................       5,200,000
            Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps.......      10,599,000
        Military Construction:
            Military Construction:......................
            Military Construction, Air Force............      29,200,000
            Military Construction, Air National Guard...      15,900,000
            Military Construction, Army National Guard..       2,500,000
            Military Construction, Navy.................       5,860,000
        Military Personnel:
            Military Personnel, Marine Corps............         232,000
            Reserve Personnel, Army.....................         343,000
            Reserve Personnel, Navy.....................         100,000
        Operation and Maintenance:
            Operation and Maintenance, Army.............      34,454,000
            Operation and Maintenance, Navy.............      57,179,000
            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps.....       8,470,000
            Operation and Maintenance, Air Force........      32,554,000
            Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve.....         853,000
            Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve.....       5,058,000
            Operation and Maintenance, Army National 
              Guard.....................................       5,750,000
            Operation and Maintenance, Air National 
              Guard.....................................       4,355,000
            Defense Health Program......................       2,120,000
        Revolving and Management Funds:
            Working Capital Fund, Navy..................       2,083,000
    Department of Transportation:
        Coast Guard:
            Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements.      12,600,000
    Executive Office of the President:
        Unanticipated Needs:
            Unanticipated Needs.........................      30,000,000

    These funds will enable the Department of Defense to repair 
and rebuild Defense facilities affected by several natural 
disasters, including flooding in Korea and Hurricanes Bonnie, 
Earl, and Georges. The emergency funding for the Coast Guard 
will be used to repair facilities damaged by Hurricane Georges. 
The Executive Office of the President funding will reimburse 
the American Red Cross for a portion of the costs incurred for 
disaster relief in response to Hurricane Georges.

Other Emergency Funding:
    Department of Commerce:
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
            Operations, Research, and Facilities........       5,000,000
    Department of Defense:
        Operations and Maintenance:
            Defense Health Program......................     200,000,000
    Department of Transportation:
        Coast Guard:
            Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements.     100,000,000
            Operating Expenses..........................     100,000,000
            Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation.       5,000,000
            Reserve Training............................       5,000,000
    International Assistance Programs:
        Agency for International Development:
            Assistance for the New Independent States of 
              the Former Soviet Union...................      46,000,000
            Child Survival and Disease Programs.........      50,000,000

    The amounts requested for other emergency needs will 
support the following programs; and
    $5 million to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration will provide disaster assistance for losses 
incurred from commercial fishery failure in the Northeast 
multispecies fishery;
    $210 million provided for the Coast Guard will ensure 
defense readiness and expand drug interdiction activities;
    $210 million in funding for the Defense Health Program will 
ensure the continued provision of quality health care to 
military personnel, their families, and other eligible 
beneficiaries;
    $46 million will provide assistance to the New Independent 
States of the Former Soviet Union for unforeseen needs arising 
from the economic and humanitarian crisis in Russia as well as 
assistance for other regional programs; and
    $50 million provided for Child Survival and Disease 
Programs will address child survival and health in developing 
countries, including activities to reduce the spread of AIDS 
and other infectious diseases.

FY 1998 Emergency Supplemental:
    Department of Housing and Urban Development:
        Community Planning and Development:
            Community Development Block Grants..........    $130,000,000

    These funds will enable the Department to assist 
communities affected by Presidentially-declared natural 
disasters designated during FY 1998.

                                
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