[House Document 106-116]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - House Document No. 106-116


 
 A REQUEST FOR TRANSFERS FROM THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS AND 
                       RELATED EXPENSES ACCOUNT

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

A REQUEST FOR TRANSFERS FROM THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS AND 
 RELATED EXPENSES ACCOUNT FOR YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 
 COMMERCE'S BUREAU OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 
 TREASURY, AND THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION




  September 9, 1999.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                       Washington, August 17, 1999.
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 
transfers from the Information Technology Systems and Related 
Expenses account:


                         department of commerce


    Bureau of Export Administration, Operations and 
administration: $3,648,000.


                       department of the treasury


    Departmental Offices, Salaries and expenses: $335,000.
    Departmental Offices, Office of Inspector General: 
$529,000.


                   consumer product safety commission


    Salaries and expenses: $75,000.
    Funding for the Bureau of Export Administration will be 
used for Y2K expenses related to critical infrastructure 
protection. Funding for the Department of the Treasury will be 
used for testing the Department's business continuity and 
contingency plan, end-to-end testing, hardware and software 
upgrades, and independent validation and verification. Funding 
for the Consumer Product Safety Commission will allow the 
agency to move its payroll management information system to a 
Y2K-compliant network.
    I hereby designate 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. 28, 106th Cong., 1st Sess.]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                   Washington, DC, August 17, 1999.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration are requests to transfer 
$4.6 million from the Information Technology Systems and 
Related Expenses Account for Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance to the 
Department of Commerce's Bureau of Export Administration (BXA), 
the Department of the Treasury, and the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission (CPSC). This is the eighth release of non-defense 
contingent emergency funding for Y2K from funds appropriated in 
P.L. 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999. Including funding 
released to the Legislative and Judicial Branches when you 
signed P.L. 105-277, $1,898.8 million has been allocated to 
date.
    The contingent emergency funding provided in the Omnibus 
Act--$1.1 billion for defense-related activities and $2.25 
billion for non-defense activities--has enabled Federal 
agencies to respond effectively to unanticipated Y2K-related 
issues. With this release of funds, a total of $364.8 million 
will remain in the contingent emergency reserve for non-defense 
activities (including $13.7 million that was allocated to the 
Department of Energy on February 3rd but was not transferred). 
All of the contingent funding for defense-related activities 
has been released.
    Funding provided for the BXA will support critical 
infrastructure protection efforts before and during the 
transition into the year 2000. Funding for the Department of 
the Treasury will be used to test the Department's business 
continuity and contingency plan (BCCP), as well as for end-to-
end systems testing, hardware and software upgrades, and 
independent validation and verification. Funding provided for 
the CPSC will allow the agency to move its payroll management 
information system from a non-compliant host network to CPSC's 
own, Y2K-compliant network.
    Pursuant to the requirements of Public Law 105-277, OMB 
will prepare and submit a report to Congress on these agencies' 
proposed allocations and plans to achieve Y2K compliance for 
technology information systems before funds can be released. 
The report will be transmitted to the congressional committees 
specified in P.L. 105-277 concurrent with this request for the 
release of funds. In addition, OMB has directed each agency to 
provide detailed justification material in support of its plan 
and allocation to the relevant appropriations subcommittees.
    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. Pursuant to P.L. 105-277, funds will 
be made available to agencies 15 days after this designation is 
forwarded to Congress.
    I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied 
that they are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the 
Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission 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


Year 2000 (Y2K) Conversion

Department of Commerce: Bureau of Export Administration, 
    Operations and administration.............................$3,648,000
Department of the Treasury:
    Departmental Offices, Salaries and expenses...............   335,000
    Departmental Offices, Office of Inspector General.........   529,000
Consumer Product Safety Commission: Salaries and expenses.....    75,000

    The funds made available will enable the Bureau of Export 
Administration to address Y2K-related issues in the area of 
critical infrastructure protection; will be used by the 
Department of the Treasury for BCCP testing, end-to-end testng, 
hardware and software purchases, and independent validation and 
verification; and, will allow the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission to move its payroll management information system to 
a Y2K-compliant network.

                                  
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