[House Document 107-112]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 107-112
REQUEST TO USE PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED CONTINGENT FUNDS
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COMMUNICATION
From
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
A REQUEST TO MAKE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAM OF
THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
August 1, 2001.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and
ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
89-012 WASHINGTON : 2001
The White House,
Washington, July 31, 2001.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Sir: In accordance with provisions of P.L. 106-74, the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000,
I hereby request and make available $583,133,000 for the
Disaster Relief program of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA).
These funds will allow FEMA to continue providing
assistance to victims of Tropical Storm Allison in several
States, victims of recent storms and flooding in Montana,
Texas, West Virginia, and Virginia, and other declared
disasters. These funds also will be available to ensure that
FEMA has resources on hand to provide timely responses to
future disaster.
I designate the funds 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 attached
letter from the Director of Management and Budget. I concur
with his comments and observations.
Sincerely,
George W. Bush.
Enclosure.
[Estimate No. 10, 107th Cong., 1st Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, July 31, 2001.
The President,
The White House.
Submitted for your consideration is a request to make
available to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
previously appropriated contingent emergency. The funding
provided was made contingent upon your submission of a budget
request to the Congress that includes designation of the amount
requested as an emergency requirement. Your approval of this
request would make available $583.1 million for disaster relief
for previously declared disasters, including victims of
Tropical Storm Allison in several States, victims of recent
storms and flooding in Montana, Texas, West Virginia, and
Virginia, and other declared disasters. These funds also would
be available to ensure that FEMA has resources on hand to
provide timely responses to future disasters.
At the beginning of your Administration, $1.8 billion was
available in contingent emergency appropriations for FEMA's
disaster relief program. On April 12, 2001, you made $700
million of this funding available to FEMA to address needs
associated with the Seattle Earthquake and other disasters. On
June 25, 2001, you made available $500 million to address the
needs of States affected by Tropical Storm Allison and other
disasters. You recently declared disasters in the States of
Montana and Virginia--and a prior declaration for West Virginia
has been expanded--for damage caused by storms and flooding.
FEMA has been working with State and local authorities to
provide assistance to the affected areas. This request would
make available the remaining FY 2000 emergency funding for
disaster relief activities associated with these recent
disasters, including continuing response to Tropical Storm
Allison, and other disaster relief activities.
I recommend that you designate this request for $583.1
million as an emergency 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
Director of FEMA in recommending that you make the requested
funds available by signing the enclosed letter to the Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
Sincerely,
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.,
Director.
Enclosure.
Emergency Appropriations: Amounts Previously Appropriated Made
Available by the President
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Disaster
Relief.............................................. $583,133,000
The FY 2000 Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act
included $2.5 billion in emergency funding for FEMA, contingent
upon the President submitting a budget request to the Congress
and designating the amount requested as an emergency
requirement.
At the beginning of this Administration, $1.8 billion was
available in contingent emergency appropriations for FEMA's
disaster relief program. On April 12, 2001, the President made
$700.0 million of this funding available to FEMA to address
needs associated with the Seattle Earthquake and other
disasters. On June 25, 2001, the President made $500.0 million
available to address the needs of States affected by Tropical
Storm Allison and other disasters.
The President recently declared disasters in the States of
Montana and Virginia--and a prior declaration for West Virginia
was expanded--for damage caused by storms and flooding. FEMA
has been working with State and local authorities to provide
assistance to the affected areas. This request would make
available the remaining FY 2000 emergency funding of $583.1
million for disaster relief activities associated with these
recent disasters, including continuing response to Tropical
Storm Allison, and other disaster activities.