[House Document 107-199]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



107th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 107-199 


 
 INTENTION TO MODIFY RELEASE OF FUNDS FROM THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND

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                             COMMUNICATION

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                             THE DIRECTOR,

                  THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

                              transmitting

NOTIFICATION OF THE INTENTION TO MODIFY THE NOVEMBER 9, 2001 RELEASE OF 
                 FUNDS FROM THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND




   April 15, 2002.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed

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                    U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
99-012                     WASHINGTON : 2002
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                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                    Washington, DC, April 12, 2002.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: In furtherance of the provisions of P.L. 
107-38, the Administration would like to notify Congress of its 
intent to modify the November 9, 2001, release of funds from 
the Emergency Response Fund (ERF). Originally, $97.7 million of 
immediate ERF funding was transferred to the Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs (NADR) account, 
which is administered by the State Department's 
Nonproliferation Bureau, of which $17.5 million was allocated 
to provide border security assistance to Uzbekistan ($14.0 
million) and the Kyrgyz Republic ($3.5 million). These funds 
would provide new and/or upgraded helicopters, spare parts, 
support equipment, and training to improve border patrol and 
counter-terrorism capabilities.
    After internal consultation, the Department of State now 
proposes to transfer the funds, from the NADR account to the 
Freedom Support Act (FSA) account. While both the FSA and NADR 
accounts fund border security and nonproliferation programs in 
the former Soviet Union, the FSA account is authorized to 
provide assistance to target specific issues in the Eurasian 
states, such as preventing drug trafficking and is better 
equipped to provide this assistance to Uzbekistan and the 
Kyrgyz Republic. This reallocation will also allow the agency 
to facilitate the execution through the U.S. Customs Service, 
the Executive Branch agent for similar assistance. The State 
Department will report to Congress, as required, concerning the 
use of the FSA funds ``notwithstanding'' authority to have the 
Customs Service procure foreign-origin helicopters and 
equipment/support that is similar to the equipment and training 
the Uzbeks and Kyrgyz already have in stock. This reallocation 
does not change the original intent for the expenditure of 
these funds, but merely reflects a more desirable 
administrative arrangement.
    The Administration's primary concern is to ensure U.S. 
assistance is provided under the appropriate authority and is 
well-coordinated to prevent duplicative programs. Reallocation 
of these funds is intended to further this important goal.
            Sincerely,
                                  Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.,
                                                          Director.