[House Document 106-218]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 106-218


 
                  FY 2000 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

REQUESTS FOR FY 2000 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF 
 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, LABOR, AND TRANSPORTATION; THE SOCIAL 
 SECURITY ADMINISTRATION; AND, THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON 
 HOLOCAUST ASSETS IN THE UNITED STATES




   March 28, 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, March 27, 2000.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: I ask the Congress to consider expeditiously the 
enclosed requests for FY 2000 supplemental appropriations for 
the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and 
Transportation; the Social Security Administration; and, the 
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the 
United States. The additional resources requested are offset 
fully by other proposals in this transmittal.
    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. 9, 106th Cong., 2d Sess.]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                    Washington, DC, March 27, 2000.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration are requests for FY 2000 
supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Health and 
Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Transportation (DOT); the 
Social Security Administration; and, the Presidential Advisory 
Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States. The 
additional funding requested is offset fully by proposed 
reductions included in this transmittal.
Social Security Administration
    An additional $35.0 million is proposed for the Social 
Security Administration. This request would fund the one-time 
costs of repealing the retirement earnings test for workers at 
or above the normal retirement age. This funding is needed to 
cover the administrative costs of processing retroactive 
benefit payments and additional claims, handling the expected 
increases in telephone calls and field office visits, and 
reprogramming computer systems, while ensuring no deterioration 
in FY 2000 service levels.
Department of Transportation
    An additional $77.0 million is proposed for the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA). This request is in addition to 
the DOT supplementals included in your budget that would 
reallocate funding within the FAA for FAA Operations, as well 
as authorize the Secretary of Transportation to transfer funds 
to Operations from other DOT accounts. While up to $26.0 
million will be provided through the FAA authorization bill, 
the FAA supplemental language requests in your budget and this 
additional request are needed to ensure continuity of air 
traffic control operations. Specifically, the $77.0 million now 
requested would provide funding for additional aviation safety 
inspectors, as well as for critical system support.
Department of Labor
    A proposal for $40.0 million for the Employment and 
Training Administration would support youth activities by 
providing summer jobs or other opportunities to about 24,000 
low-income youth. The supplemental funds would be distributed 
to the workforce investment areas containing the 50 cities in 
the United States with the largest populations for youth 
formula-funded activities. Consistent with both the Congress' 
and the Administration's comprehensive approach to improving 
services to, and the outcomes for, low-income youth, these 
resources would provide support to local communities while they 
develop strategies for leveraging private sector involvement 
in--and resources for--youth transition programs, including the 
summer jobs component.
Department of Health and Human Services
    A proposal in this transmittal would provide an additional 
$100.0 million, for a total of $175.0 million for FY 2000, for 
payments authorized by the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund 
Act. The Act authorizes the establishment of a $750.0 million 
trust fund administered by the Secretary of HHS for the purpose 
of disbursing payments to persons with hemophilia who 
contracted HIV through the use of tainted blood products 
between July 1982 and December 1987. Spouses and children of 
affected individuals who became HIV-infected are also eligible 
for payment. While the Administration is committed to full 
funding for the Ricky Ray Trust Fund, this request for $100.0 
million is possible at this time due to the availability of Y2K 
remediation funds no longer needed by HHS.
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United 
        States
    An additional $1.4 million is requested for the 
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the 
United States. The supplemental funds would support additional 
activities related to the completion of a statutorily mandated 
comprehensive report on the acquisition and disposition of 
Holocaust-era assets in the United States due to the Congress 
by December 31, 2000. These additional activities include a 
review of agreements that may have existed between the United 
States and Western European countries regarding the restitution 
of property to individuals; a review of bank and travel agent 
records of assets transferred to the United States by Holocaust 
victims; and, the implementation of a project that would cross-
match records of Holocaust victims with unclaimed property 
lists. Funding would remain available during the statutory term 
of the Commission.
    I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied 
that they are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the 
heads of the affected Departments and agencies in recommending 
that you transmit the proposals to the Congress.
    With the assistance of the Department of State, the Agency 
for International Development, and other agencies, OMB is 
reviewing the need for assistance to ameliorate the 
humanitarian and economic crisis caused by heavy rains in 
Mozambique and neighboring countries. We expect to finish this 
expedited review shortly. We will work with the Congress to 
meet these urgent requirements.
            Sincerely,
                                            Jacob J. Lew, Director.
    Enclosures.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


                        DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT


            Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund

    Of the funds transferred to ``Public Health and Social 
Services Emergency Fund'' for year 2000 conversion of Federal 
information technology systems and related expenses pursuant to 
Division B, Title III of Public Law 105-277, $26,452,000 of the 
unobligated balances is hereby canceled. In addition, of the 
funds appropriated for the Department's year 2000 computer 
conversion activities under this heading in the Department of 
Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2000, as enacted 
by section 1000(a)(4) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2000 (P.L. 106-113), $137,300,000 is hereby canceled: Provided, 
That the amount provided to support the Ricky Ray Hemophilia 
Relief Fund Act of 1998 is increased by $100,000,000: Provided 
further, That the last three provisos under this heading in 
such Act shall not apply to funds appropriated herein.
    This proposal would provide an additional $100.0 million, 
for a total of $175.0 million for FY 2000, for payments 
authorized by the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act. The Act 
authorizes the establishment of a trust fund administered by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the purpose of 
disbursing payments to persons with hemophilia who contracted 
HIV through the use of tainted blood products between July 1982 
and December 1987. Spouses and children of affected individuals 
who became HIV-infected are also eligible for payment. These 
funds are requested as a non-emergency appropriation.
    This proposal would also cancel $26.5 million of 
unobligated balances of supplemental funding transferred to the 
Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund and $137.3 
million in funding appropriated directly to the Public Health 
and Social Services Emergency Fund for costs associated with 
year 2000 (Y2K) remediation. These unobligated balances are no 
longer needed for the purposes specified at the time the funds 
were provided.
    The cancellations would: offset the increased funding for 
the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Trust Fund; offset the one-time 
administrative costs associated with the repeal of the 
retirement earnings test for workers at or above the normal 
retirement age; offset additional funding requested for the 
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the 
United States; and, help offset increased funding necessary to 
provide summer jobs or other opportunities to about 24,000 low-
income youth.
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                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


                 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION


                    Training and Employment Services

    For an additional amount for ``Training and Employment 
Services,'' $40,000,000, to be available for obligation for the 
period April 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001, to be distributed 
by the Secretary of Labor to States for youth activities in the 
local areas containing the 50 cities with the largest 
populations, as determined by the latest available Census data, 
in accordance with the formula criteria for allocations to 
local areas contained in section 128(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Workforce Investment Act: Provided, That the amounts 
distributed to the States shall be distributed within each 
State to the designated local areas without regard to section 
127(a) and (b)(1) and section 128(a) of such Act.
    This supplemental request would provide $40.0 million to 
the Secretary of Labor to be distributed to the 50 largest 
cities in the United States for youth activities authorized 
under the Workforce Investment Act. The funds would support 
summer jobs or other opportunities for about 24,000 low-income 
youth.
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                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


                    FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION


                               Operations


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

    For an additional amount for ``Operations,'' $77,000,000, 
to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
    This supplemental request would permit the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) to meet better the current demands of air 
traffic, address increasing delays, and continue high levels of 
safety and security. Of the total, $6.0 million would be used 
to hire 170 aviation safety inspectors and medical and 
certification staff, who will ensure industry compliance 
through an additional 10,000 safety and 100 substance abuse 
inspections. The balance of the request, $71.0 million, would 
be used for critical air traffic control support activities, 
including maintenance, training, additional spare parts, and 
telecommunications lines. This funding would prevent further 
delays by allowing the FAA to maintain critical software and 
hardware contracts, ensure that necessary spare parts are on-
hand in the event of an outage, and assure adequate levels of 
telecommunications service.
    This request is in addition to the supplementals requested 
in the FY 2001 Budget that would reallocate funding within the 
FAA for Operations, as well as authorize the Secretary of 
Transportation to transfer funds to Operations from other 
Transportation accounts.
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                     SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


                 Limitation on Administrative Expenses

    Contingent upon the enactment of legislation to repeal the 
retirement earnings test for workers at or above the normal 
retirement age (42 U.S.C. 403), an additional amount for 
``Limitation on Administrative Expenses,'' $35,000,000, to be 
available through September 30, 2001.
    This supplemental request would fund the one-time costs of 
repealing the retirement earnings test for workers at or above 
the normal retirement age. This funding is needed to cover the 
administrative costs of processing retroactive benefit payments 
and additional claims, handling the expected increases in 
telephone calls and field office visits, and reprogramming 
computer systems, while ensuring no deterioration in FY 2000 
service levels.
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  PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON HOLOCAUST ASSETS IN THE UNITED 
                                 STATES

    For an additional amount for the ``Presidential Advisory 
Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States,'' as 
authorized by Public Law 105-186, as amended, $1,400,000, to 
remain available until March 31, 2001, for the direct funding 
of the activities of the Commission.
    This supplemental request would provide $1.4 million to 
support additional activities related to the completion of a 
statutorily mandated comprehensive report on the acquisition 
and disposition of Holocaust-era assets in the United States 
due to the Congress by December 31, 2000. Funding would remain 
available during the statutory term of the Commission.
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                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


                          EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS


                Office of the Chief Information Officer

    Of the funds transferred to ``Office of the Chief 
Information Officer'' for year 2000 conversion of Federal 
information technology systems and related expenses pursuant to 
Division B, Title III of Public Law 105-277, $2,435,000 of the 
unobligated balances is hereby canceled.
    This proposal would cancel $2.4 million of unobligated 
balances of supplemental funding that was transferred to the 
Office of the Chief Information Officer for costs associated 
with year 2000 (Y2K) remediation. These unobligated balances 
are no longer needed for the purposes specified at the time the 
funds were transferred.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


                         GENERAL ADMINISTRATION


                         Salaries and Expenses

    Of the funds transferred to ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
year 2000 conversion of Federal information technology systems 
and related expenses pursuant to Division B, Title III of 
Public Law 105-277, $3,565,000 of the unobligated balances is 
hereby canceled.
    This proposal would cancel $3.6 million of unobligated 
balances of supplemental funding that was transferred to the 
Salaries and Expenses account within General Administration for 
costs associated with year 2000 (Y2K) remediation. These 
unobligated balances are no longer needed for the purposes 
specified at the time the funds were transferred.
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                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


                         GENERAL ADMINISTRATION


          Emergency Oil and Gas Guarantee Loan Program Account

    Of the funds provided in section 201(e) of Public Law 106-
51, $42,755,953 is hereby canceled.
    This language would cancel funds that are not needed for 
current year activities based on applications received by the 
deadline for applications. (This proposal is in addition to the 
cancellation proposal for this account transmitted to the 
Congress on February 25, 2000.)
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                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                        DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT


                         Program Administration

    Of the funds transferred to ``Program Administration'' for 
year 2000 conversion of Federal information technology systems 
and related expenses pursuant to Division B, Title III of 
Public Law 105-277, $866,000 of the unobligated balances is 
hereby canceled.
    This proposal would cancel $0.9 million of unobligated 
balances of supplemental funding that was transferred to the 
Program Administration account within Departmental Management 
for costs associated with year 2000 (Y2K) remediation. These 
unobligated balances are no longer needed for the purposes 
specified at the time the funds were transferred.
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                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


                        DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT


                         Salaries and Expenses

    Of the funds transferred to ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
year 2000 conversion of Federal information technology systems 
and related expenses pursuant to Division B, Title III of 
Public Law 105-277, $350,000 of the unobligated balances is 
hereby canceled.
    This proposal would cancel $350,000 of unobligated balances 
of supplemental funding that was transferred to the Salaries 
and Expenses account within Departmental Management for costs 
associated with year 2000 (Y2K) remediation. These unobligated 
balances are no longer needed for the purposes specified at the 
time the funds were transferred.
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                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


                        MARITIME ADMINISTRATION


          Maritime Guaranteed Loan (Title XI) Program Account

    Of the funds provided under this heading in the Departments 
of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act of 1997, Public Law 104-208, 
$7,644,047 is hereby canceled.
    This proposal would cancel funds that are not available for 
obligation due to a limitation in the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act of 1997, as included in P.L. 104-208, the FY 
1997 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act.
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                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


                           General Provision

    Sec. XXX. Of the funds transferred to the Department of 
Transportation for year 2000 conversion of Federal information 
technology systems and related expenses pursuant to Division B, 
Title III of Public Law 105-277, $26,600,000 of the unobligated 
balances is hereby canceled: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation shall allocate this cancellation among the 
appropriate accounts within the Department.
    This proposal would cancel $26.6 million of unobligated 
balances of supplemental funding that was transferred to the 
Department of Transportation for costs associated with year 
2000 (Y2K) remediation. These unobligated balances are no 
longer needed for the purposes specified at the time the funds 
were transferred.
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                    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


                           GENERAL ACTIVITIES


                         Policy and Operations

    Of the funds transferred to ``Policy and Operations'' for 
year 2000 conversion of Federal information technology systems 
and related expenses pursuant to Division B, Title III of 
Public Law 105-277, $3,532,000 of the unobligated balances is 
hereby canceled.
    This proposal would cancel $3.5 million of unobligated 
balances of supplemental funding that was transferred to Policy 
and Operations for costs associated with year 2000 (Y2K) 
remediation. These unobligated balances are no longer needed 
for the purposes specified at the time the funds were 
transferred.
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                   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


                         Salaries and Expenses

    Of the funds transferred to ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
year 2000 conversion of Federal information technology systems 
and related expenses pursuant to Division B, Title III of 
Public Law 105-277, $1,900,000 of the unobligated balances is 
hereby canceled.
    This proposal would cancel $1.9 million of unobligated 
balances of supplemental funding that was transferred to 
Federal Communications Salaries and Expenses account for costs 
associated with year 2000 (Y2K) remediation. These unobligated 
balances are no longer needed for the purposes specified at the 
time the funds were transferred.

                                  
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