[House Document 105-348]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




105th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-348


 
                    MAKING AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

HIS REQUESTS TO MAKE AVAILABLE $1.1 BILLION IN PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED 
 EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, 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 12, 1998.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: In accordance with the provisions of H.R. 4328, the 
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1999, I hereby request the following:

Department of Defense:
    Military Personnel, Military personnel, Army:.......     $10,000,000
    Military Personnel, Military personnel, Navy:.......      33,300,000
    Military Personnel, Military personnel, Marine 
      Corps:............................................       8,900,000
    Military Personnel, Reserve personnel, Navy:........      10,000,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and 
      maintenance, Army:................................     314,500,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and 
      maintenance, Navy:................................     232,600,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and 
      maintenance, Marine Corps:........................      52,400,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and 
      maintenance, Air Force:...........................     303,000,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and 
      maintenance, Army Reserve:........................       3,000,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and 
      maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve:................       3,300,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and 
      maintenance, Air Force Reserve:...................       9,000,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and 
      maintenance, Army National Guard:.................      50,000,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Operation and 
      maintenance, Air National Guard:..................      21,000,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Morale, welfare and 
      recreation and personnel support for contingency 
      deployments.......................................      50,000,000

    These funds will support improved readiness efforts within 
the Department of Defense.
    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 12, 1998.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration are requests to make 
available $1.1 billion in previously appropriated emergency 
funds for the Department of Defense (DoD).
    H.R. 4328, the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, provided $1.101 billion 
in emergency readiness funding to DoD 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 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 resources that you are making available will support 
Air Force and Navy flying hour programs, improve recruiting 
efforts, reduce maintenance backlogs, support increased use of 
the Guard and Reserve forces to ease the strain on active 
units, and improve Army unit training by diminishing migration 
of training funds into base operations.
    I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied 
that they are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the 
Secretary of Defense 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

Department of Defense:
    Military Personnel:
        Military personnel, Army........................     $10,000,000
        Military personnel, Navy........................      33,300,000
        Military personnel, Marine Corps................       8,900,000
        Reserve personnel, Navy.........................      10,000,000
    Operation and Maintenance:
        Operation and maintenance, Army.................     314,500,000
        Operation and maintenance, Navy.................     232,600,000
        Operation and maintenance, Marine Corps.........      52,400,000
        Operation and maintenance, Air Force............     303,000,000
        Operation and maintenance, Army Reserve.........       3,000,000
        Operation and maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve.       3,300,000
        Operation and maintenance, Air Force Reserve....       9,000,000
        Operation and maintenance, Army National Guard..      50,000,000
        Operation and maintenance, Air National Guard...      21,000,000
        Morale, welfare and recreation and personnel 
          support for contingency deployment............      50,000,000

                                
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