[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
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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.