[House Document 106-138]
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  BUDGET REQUEST AND AVAILABILITY FOR NORTH CAROLINA IN THE WAKE OF 
                            HURRICANE FLOYD

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 A REQUEST AND NOTIFICATION OF THE AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
  THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES' LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE NEEDS OF NORTH CAROLINA 
                     IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE FLOYD




   October 1, 1999.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed

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                    U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
79-012                     WASHINGTON : 1999       





                                           The White House,
                                    Washington, September 30, 1999.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: In accordance with provisions of the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act of 1999, as included in Public Law 
105-277, I hereby request and make available appropriations of 
$20,298,765 in budget authority for the Department of Health 
and Human Services' Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. 
These funds will enable the Department to support the needs of 
North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Floyd.
    I designate the $20,298,765 made available today as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
amended.
    The details of this action 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. 36, 106th Cong., 1st Sess.]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                Washington, DC, September 30, 1999.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration is a request to make 
available emergency appropriations for the Department of Health 
and Human Services (HHS). Your approval of this request would 
make available previously appropriated funds to the Low Income 
Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to address the needs of 
North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Floyd. The $20.3 
million now requested would help low-income households in North 
Carolina cover the cost of such energy-related repairs as 
utility reconnections, repair of damaged circuit boxes and 
furnaces, and replacement of damaged insulation.
    The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1999, as 
included in Public Law 105-277, provided $300.0 million for 
LIHEAP contingent upon the President submitting a budget 
request to the Congress and designating the entire amount 
requested as an emergency requirement. On July 12th and August 
3rd, you released a total of $155.0 million to provide support 
to 25 States and the District of Columbia suffering from 
particularly severe heat.
    I recommend that you designate this request for $20.3 
million as an emergency funding requirement 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.
    I have carefully reviewed this proposal and am satisfied 
that it is necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services 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 Health and Human Services

Administration for Children and Families:
    Low income home energy assistance program...........     $20,298,765

    The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1999, as 
included in Public Law 105-277, provided $300,000,000 for the 
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), contingent 
upon the President submitting a budget request to the Congress 
and designating the entire amount requested as an emergency 
requirement.
    On July 12, 1999, $100,000,000 was released to support the 
needs in 16 States and the District of Columbia that were 
suffering from extremely hot weather conditions. On August 3, 
1999, $55,000,000 was released to support the needs of an 
additional nine States suffering from extreme hot weather. At 
this time, $20,298,765 of the remaining $145,000,000 in 
contingent emergency funding is required to support needs 
arising from Hurricane Floyd in North Carolina. The funds made 
available will help low-income households in North Carolina 
cover the cost of such energy-related repairs as utility 
reconnections, repair of damaged circuit boxes and furnaces, 
and replacement of damaged insulation.

                                

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