    [House Document 107-80]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

    107th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 107-80

                   A REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                                   __________

                                 COMMUNICATION

                                      From

                       THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                                  transmitting

     A REQUEST FOR FY 2001 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS
       OF AGRICULTURE, DEFENSE (INCLUDING THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS),
     ENERGY, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE
         INTERIOR, TRANSPORTATION, THE TREASURY, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS;
      INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; AND THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                              SPACE ADMINISTRATION

    June 5, 2001.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered
                                 to be printed
                                               The White House,
                                              Washington, June 1, 2001.
    The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
        Sir: I ask the Congress to consider expeditiously the
    enclosed requests for FY 2001 supplemental appropriations for
    the Departments of Agriculture, Defense (including the Army
    Corps of Engineers), Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing
    and Urban Development, the Interior, Transportation, the
    Treasury, and Veterans Affairs; International Assistance
    Programs; and the National Aeronautics and Space
    Administration. The additional resources requested are within
    the FY 2001 discretionary spending limits enacted by Congress
    last year.
        The supplemental request is primarily for defense
    activities related to pay, support, training and quality of
    life for military personnel, as well as the coverage of regular
    operations costs in the current fiscal year. It is imperative
    to reverse the pattern of underfunding these costs in the
    annual appropriations measure. Over the last few years, it has
    become evident that this approach has created uncertainty in
    the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and disruption to
    necessary defense operations. The upcoming amendment to my FY
    2002 Budget will incorporate elements of the ongoing strategy
    review currently underway by the Secretary of Defense. But, it
    is essential that we start off on the right footing. This
    supplemental request is a much needed recovery effort and helps
    lay the groundwork on which the strategy review will build.
    Favorable and prompt consideration of this request will help
    achieve this objective.
        This transmittal also contains FY 2001 supplemental
    proposals for the Legislative Branch. In the spirit of comity
    with the Congress, the supplemental requests for the
    Legislative Branch are transmitted as proposed by Congress.
        The details of these actions are set forth in the enclosed
    letter from the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and
    Budget. I concur with his comments and observations. To
    facilitate the orderly conduct of operations, I urge the
    Congress to expeditiously enact appropriations as requested
    before the scheduled July recess.
                Sincerely,
                                                        George W. Bush.
        Enclosure.