[House Document 106-170]
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                   APPROPRIATIONS TRANSFER OF FUNDS

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 THE REQUEST TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
                          AND RELATED EXPENSES




  January 27, 2000.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed

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                    U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
79-012                     WASHINGTON : 2000       





                                           The White House,
                                     Washington, November 24, 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 request the following transfers 
from the Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses 
account:

Department of Labor: Departmental Management, Salaries 
    and expenses........................................      $2,558,000
General Services Administration: Policy and operations..       5,181,373
District of Columbia: Federal support for economic 
    development and management reforms in the District..      21,153,863
Federal Maritime Commission: Salaries and expenses......         516,000

    This funding will support a range of Year 2000 (Y2K) 
compliance activities, including systems remediation and 
testing, hardware replacement, and contingency planning.
    I 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. 42, 106th Cong., 1st Sess.]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                 Washington, DC, November 24, 1999.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration are requests to transfer 
$29.4 million from the Information Technology Systems and 
Related Expenses Account for Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance to 
eight Federal agencies. This is the eleventh 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, $2,023.0 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 $242.5 million 
will remain in the contingent emergency reserve for non-defense 
activities. This level includes $13.65 million that was 
allocated to the Department of Energy on February 3, 1999, but 
was not transferred; $1.293 million returned to the fund by the 
Department of Labor; and, $0.529 million allocated but not 
transferred to the Department of the Treasury.
    Funding provided in this transmittal would be utilized as 
follows:
     The Department of Labor would use funds to provide 
technical assistance and project management support to the 
Government of the District of Columbia to complete the Y2K 
conversion of its unemployment insurance system.
     The General Services Administration would use 
funds to support the President's Council on Y2K Conversion, 
including staff and logistical support for the Council and 
cooperative activities with the World Bank.
     The District of Columbia would use funds to 
provide upgrades and replacements for large-scale systems 
remediation, embedded chips, desktop computers and contingency 
planning in nine mission critical District agencies. In 
addition, funding will aid an independent assessment of 
remediation work (IV&V) and the development and testing of an 
interagency contingency plan.
     The Federal Maritime Commission would use funds to 
replace non-compliant desktop computers and network file 
servers. Funds will also be used to upgrade two mission 
critical systems, a document imaging system, and a financial 
management system.
    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 materials 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 recommend 
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 Labor: Departmental Management, Salaries 
    and expenses........................................      $2,558,000
General Services Administration: Policy and operations..       5,181,373
District of Columbia: Federal support for economic 
    development and management reforms in the District..      21,153,863
Federal Maritime Commission: Salaries and expenses......         516,000

    The funds made available would: allow the Department of 
Labor to provide technical assistance and project management 
support to the Government of the District of Columbia to 
complete the Y2K conversion of its unemployment insurance 
system; support the President's Council on Y2K Conversion; be 
utilized by the District of Columbia to upgrade and replace a 
number of systems, as well as to refine and validate certain 
contingency plans; and, allow the Federal Maritime Commission 
to perform necessary upgrades to mission critical systems.

                                

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