[House Document 106-129]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 106-129


 
                A REQUEST FOR FY 2000 BUDGET AMENDMENTS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

HIS REQUESTS FOR FY 2000 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF 
 COMMERCE, DEFENSE, ENERGY, STATE, AND THE TREASURY, THE GENERAL 
 SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, THE 
 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, AND THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, 
 PURSUANT TO 31 U.S.C. 1107




 September 22, 1999.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed

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                    U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
69-011                     WASHINGTON : 1999

                                           The White House,
                                    Washington, September 21, 1999.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed requests 
for FY 2000 budget amendments for the Departments of Commerce, 
Defense, Energy, State, and the Treasury, the General Services 
Administration, International Assistance Programs, the National 
Science Foundation, and the Office of Personnel Management. The 
requested FY 2000 funding increases are offset fully, and these 
amendments will not diminish the FY 2000 surplus.
    Included in this transmittal are requests for the 
Department of State and for International Assistance Programs 
to fund the following: new or expanded peacekeeping missions in 
East Timor and Africa; bilateral debt forgiveness and 
additional U.S. contributions to the Highly Indebted Poor 
Countries Trust Fund; a new building for the Agency for 
International Development to be located on the U.S. Embassy 
compound in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and, a cross-cultural 
exchange program with Ireland.
    Also included in this package are proposals that would 
enhance computer security and protection of critical 
infrastructure in both the Government and the private sector 
that is necessary to ensure our national security, national 
economic security, and public health and safety. The five 
proposed initiatives included in the proposal would increase 
cooperation with key industries of the private sector where 
most of the Nation's critical infrastructure resides, and would 
address vulnerabilities in Government infrastructure that 
provides essential services to the public.
    In addition, I am asking the Congress to provide additional 
resources to address concerns raised by workers and communities 
at gaseous diffusion plants operated by the Department of 
Energy.
    The details of these and other requested 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.
      
    
    
                                  
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