[House Document 107-200]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



107th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 107-200 


 
    INTENTION TO REALLOCATE FUNDS PREVIOUSLY TRANSFERRED FROM THE 
                        EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              TRANSMITTING

     NOTIFICATION OF THE INTENTION TO REALLOCATE FUNDS PREVIOUSLY 
              TRANSFERRED 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

                                           The White House,
                                        Washington, April 12, 2002.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: In furtherance of the provisions of 
Public Law 107-38, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
Act for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the 
United States, FY 2001, today I am notifying the Congress of my 
intent to reallocate funds previously transferred from the 
Emergency Response Fund. These reallocations reflect revised 
requirements in light of changing security needs in the wake of 
the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
    As provided in Public Law 107-38, $325.0 million will be 
made available 15 days from the date of this transmittal to the 
Transportation Security Administration for civil aviation 
security and $1.7 million will be made available immediately 
for International Assistance Programs.
    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 recommendations.
            Sincerely,
                                                    George W. Bush.
    Enclosure.
                [Estimate No. 6, 107th Cong., 2d Sess.]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                    Washington, DC, April 12, 2002.
The President,
The White House:
    Submitted for your consideration are requests to revise the 
allocation of certain funds provided in P.L. 107-38, the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from and 
Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States, FY 2001. 
These requests would reallocate funds previously transferred 
from the Emergency Response Fund (ERF) to the Department of 
Transportation and International Assistance Programs.
    The Administration now proposes that the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) transfer a portion of the emergency 
response funds it received to the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA) to support TSA pending enactment of FY 
2002 supplemental funding, which you requested on March 21st. 
Specifically, you transferred $448.5 million to FAA in two 
increments--on October 22nd and November 9th. The current 
request would transfer $325.0 million of these funds to TSA 
temporarily for civil aviation security activities, to be 
available 15 days after the transmittal of this request. 
Further, and as part of this request, TSA would transfer these 
funds back to FAA upon the enactment of supplemental funding 
for TSA by Congress.
    In addition, your September 21st request to Congress 
transferred $2.4 million to the Agency for International 
Development (USAID), of which $2.0 million was to assist in the 
potential evacuation of USAID staff from missions overseas. 
However, fewer than expected evacuations were necessary, and 
therefore, of the amount originally transferred, $1.7 million 
is no longer needed for this purpose. We now propose that these 
funds be used to set up a mission in Afghanistan to fulfill the 
U.S. commitment to assist with the rebuilding of that nation. 
Pursuant to P.L. 107-38, this funding would be available 
immediately.
    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 
your approval of the requested reallocation.
            Sincerely,
                                  Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosure.

 Reallocation of Amounts Previously Appropriated and Transferred From 
                      the Emergency Response Fund


Available Immediately

International Assistance Programs:
    U.S. Agency for International Development Operating 
      Expenses..........................................      $1,700,000

    These funds will be used to set up a mission in Afghanistan 
to fulfill the U.S. commitment to assist with the rebuilding of 
that nation.

Available After 15 Days

Department of Transportation:
    Transportation Security Administration..............    $325,000,000

    These funds represent a temporary reallocation of Federal 
Aviation Administration funds to support other Transportation 
Security Administration civil aviation security activities 
pending the approval of FY 2002 supplemental funding by 
Congress.

                                  
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