[House Document 106-170]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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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.