[House Document 108-183]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     

108th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 108-
183
 
                 REQUESTS FOR FY 2005 BUDGET AMENDMENTS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

     REQUESTS FOR FY 2005 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF 
AGRICULTURE, DEFENSE, EDUCATION, ENERGY, HOMELAND SECURITY, HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE INTERIOR, LABOR, AND THE TREASURY; THE CORPS OF 
 ENGINEERS; THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION; AND THE 
   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. IN ADDITION FY 2004 LANGUAGE 
  PROPOSALS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE 
 TREASURY AND FY 2005 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ARE 
                                ENCLOSED




May 10, 2004.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
                             to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                           Washington, May 6, 2004.
 Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
 Speaker of the House of Representatives,
 Washington, DC.
     Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the 
enclosed FY 2005 budget amendments for the Departments of 
Agriculture, Defense, Education, Energy, Homeland Security, 
Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, and the 
Treasury; the Corps of Engineers; the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration; and the Securities and Exchange 
Commission. In addition, I ask the Congress to consider the 
enclosed FY 2004 language proposals for the Departments of 
Health and Human Services and the Treasury. Overall, the 
discretionary budget authority proposed in my FY 2005 Budget 
would not be increased by these requests.
     This transmittal also contains FY 2005 budget amendments 
for the legislative branch. As a matter of comity, 
appropriations requests of the legislative branch are commonly 
transmitted without change.
     The detail of these proposals are set forth in the 
enclosed letter from the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget.
             Sincerely,
                                                    George W. Bush.
     Enclosure.
                [Estimate No. 4, 108th Cong., 2d Sess.]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                       Washington, DC, May 6, 2004.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration are requests for FY 2005 
budget amendments for the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, 
Education, Energy, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban 
Development, the Interior, Labor, and the Treasury; the Corps 
of Engineers; the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration; and the Securities and Exchange Commission. In 
addition, this transmittal includes 2004 proposals for the 
Departments of Health and Human Services and the Treasury. 
These proposals are largely technical in nature. Overall, 
discretionary budget authority would not be increased by these 
requests.
    This transmittal also contains FY 2005 budget amendments 
for the Legislative Branch. As a matter of comity, 
appropriations requests for the Legislative Branch are commonly 
transmitted without change.
FY 2005 Amendments
     Language is proposed to reflect revised amounts 
designated for the National Guard and Reserve portion of 
several Army and Air Force Procurement accounts, as well as a 
proposal that would reinstate language supporting the Arrow 
Missile Defense Program.
     A request to provide $36.0 million for the Elk 
Hill School Lands Fund account in the Department of Energy for 
payment to the State of California is also included. The 
proposal is fully offset by proposed reductions to other Energy 
and Interior accounts.
     Language is proposed to reflect the intent of the 
Compact of Freely Associated States Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-188) 
that you signed into law on December 17, 2003, by making 
supplemental educational grants available to the Republic of 
Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.
     Several other technical amendments to your FY 2005 
Budget are included in this transmittal for the Departments of 
Agriculture, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, 
the Interior, and the Treasury; the Corps of Engineers; the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as Government-wide 
General Provisions, as described in detail in the enclosures.
FY 2004 Proposals
     Language is proposed to permit the liquidation of 
$0.7 million in obligations incurred prior to November 12, 
2003, for the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund in the 
Department of Health and Human Services.
     Language is also proposed to permit agencies 
funded by the Transportation, Treasury, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act of 2004 to convert work performed 
by Federal employees to performance by a qualified nonprofit 
agency for the blind or other severely disabled individuals.
     Language is proposed to ensure that the Secretary 
of the Department of Health and Human Services has the 
flexibility to use his transfer authorities to provide funding 
for the Strategic National Stockpile.
Legislative Branch
     This transmittal includes FY 2005 amendments for 
the Senate, Joint Items, Library of Congress, and the 
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of 
China. In total, these amendments would increase net 
discretionary resources in your FY 2005 Budget by $2.7 million.
Recommendation
    I have 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 Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                          Joshua B. Bolten,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosures.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


             GOVERNMENT-WIDE GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 622

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 11
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``610'' and substitute 609.)
    This proposal would amend the pending appropriations 
language to reflect correctly the policy proposed in the FY 
2005 Budget that would allow the Joint Financial Management 
Improvement Program to collect funds from its sponsoring 
agencies to fund its administrative costs.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical language amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                   GOVERNMENT-WIDE GENERAL PROVISIONS

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Pages: 14-17
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
insert the following new provision after Sec. 638:)
    Sec. 639. Section 4(b) of the Federal Activities Inventory 
Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270; 31 U.S.C. 501 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5) Executive agencies with fewer than 100 full-time 
employees as of the first day of the fiscal year. However, such 
an agency shall be subject to section 2 to the extent it plans 
to conduct a public-private competition for the performance of 
an activity that is not inherently governmental.''.
    This provision would amend the Federal Activities Inventory 
Reform (FAIR) Act to exempt agencies with fewer than 100 full-
time-equivalent employees from its requirements except where 
the agency planned to conduct a competition. The FAIR Act 
requires the head of each executive agency to submit annually 
to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a 
list of the commercial activities that the agency performs. OMB 
is required to review the list and consult with each agency 
regarding the content of the list.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical language amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


                     WATERSHED SURVEYS AND PLANNING

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 125
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``[$5,032,000]''.)
    This proposal would delete an extraneous number 
inadvertently included in the appropriations request and is 
necessary to reflect correctly the policy proposed in the FY 
2005 Budget.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical language amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                        DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


               TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 715

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 194
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

     (In the appropriations language under the above heading 
the last sentence of section 715 is amended by deleting the 
word, ``Funds'', and inserting the phrase, $259,875,000 of the 
funds available, and by deleting the phrase, ``for fiscal year 
2005''.)
     This proposal would amend the pending appropriations 
language to reflect clearly the savings assumed in the FY 2005 
Budget generated by making the new FY 2005 funds plus the 
carryover funds permanently unavailable by canceling them.
     The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical language amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                        DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


               TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 724

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Pages: 198-199
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

     (In the appropriations language under the above heading 
Section 724 is amended as follows:
          (1) by inserting or any other Act after the phrase, 
        ``by this Act'';
          (2) in subsections (e), (g), (h), (i), and (j), by 
        deleting ``Funds'' each place it occurs and by deleting 
        the phrase, ``for fiscal year 2005'' each place it 
        occurs;
          (3) in subsection (e), by adding $100,000,000 of the 
        funds available before the phrase, ``under such 
        section'';
          (4) in subsection (G), by adding $150,000,000 of the 
        funds available before the phrase, ``under such 
        section'';
          (5) in subsection (h), by adding $30,000,000 of the 
        funds available before the phrase, ``under such 
        section'';
          (6) in subsection (i), by adding $40,000,000 of the 
        funds available before the phrase, ``under such 
        section''; and
          (7) in subsection (j), by adding $80,000,000 of the 
        funds available before the phrase, ``under such 
        section''.)
     This proposal would amend the pending appropriations 
language to reflect correctly the savings assumed in the FY 
2005 Budget generated by making the new FY 2005 funds plus the 
carryover permanently unavailable by canceling them, where 
identified.
     The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical language amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                        Operation and Maintenance


                     OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

 FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 259
 FY 2005 Pending Request: --
 Proposed Amendment: Language
 Revised Request: --

     (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$242,352,000'' and substitute $242,362,000.)
     This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the 
Operation and Maintenance portion of the Office of the 
Inspector General account.
     The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                       AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Pages: 276-277
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$177,100,000'' and substitute $189,400,000.)
    This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the amount 
designated for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                       MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 277
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$65,700,000'' and substitute $29,400,000.)
    This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the amount 
designated for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


        PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 278
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$11,800,000'' and substitute $13,700,000.)
    This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the amount 
designated for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                    PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 279
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$117,500,000'' and substitute $215,900,000.)
    This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly amount 
designated for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                        OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 280
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$807,700,000'' and substitute $656,800,000.)
    This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the amount 
designated for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                    AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 286
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$314,362,000'' and substitute $259,200,000.)
    This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly amount 
designated for the Air Force National Guard and Air Force 
Reserve.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                  PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 287
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$150,301,000'' and substitute $150,500,000.)
    This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the amount 
designed by the Air Force National Guard and Air Force Reserve.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                      OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 288
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$185,780,000'' and substitute $188,800,000.)
    This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the amount 
designated for the Air Force National Guard and Air Force 
Reserve.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


               GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Pages: 331-336
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
immediately after ``[Sec. 8095'' and before the period, insert 
closing bracket and new section number 8052. In the first 
sentence bracket ``$144,803,000'' and insert $87,290,000; 
bracket ``made'' between ``be'' and ``available''; and 
bracket'': Provided, That of this amount, $80,000,000 shall be 
available for the purpose of'' and insert, of which $25,000,000 
shall be for. In the last sentence immediately following ``in 
this Act.'' delete the closing bracket. Renumber all subsequent 
sections under the above heading.)
    This proposal would reinstate language supporting the Arrow 
Missile Defense Program and update funding levels consistent 
with the FY 2005 Budget. Without this change, funds could be 
made available to produce missile components and missiles to 
meet Israel's defense requirements consistent with the laws of 
the United States and Israel.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


                            Energy Programs


                 NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 396
FY 2005 Pending Request: $20,000,000
Proposed Amendment: -$2,000,000
Revised Request: $18,000,000

    This proposal would decrease the FY 2005 request for Naval 
Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves (NPR) by $2 million. 
Sufficient funding will be available for NPR from prior year 
unobligated balances, now projected to be carried forward into 
FY 2005. The requested FY 2005 reduction would be used to 
offset an increase to the Elk Hills School Lands Fund account, 
proposed in an accompanying amendment.
    This amendment would not affect FY 2005 outlays.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


                            Energy Programs


                      ELK HILLS SCHOOL LANDS FUND

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 402
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: $36,000,000
Revised Request: $36,000,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
insert closing bracket after ``1996,'' insert after such 
bracket the following: For payments and delete the final 
bracket.)
    This proposal would provide $36 million to the Elk Hills 
School Lands Fund account. Subtitle B of Public Law 104-106 
required the Department of Energy to sell the Government's 
interest in Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 (Elk Hills) pursuant 
to the terms of the Act. The Settlement Agreement with the 
State of California calls for payments to the State, subject to 
appropriations, totaling nine percent of the net proceeds of 
the sale. To date, $216 million has been appropriated for these 
payments.
    This increase in funding is fully offset by proposed 
reductions to the Department of Energy's Naval Petroleum and 
Oil Shale Reserves account (-$2 million) and to Department of 
the Interior's Water and Related Resources account (-$34 
million). The reductions are proposed in accompanying 
amendments.
    This amendment would increase FY 2005 outlays by $36 
million.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                 Transportation Security Administration


                        TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 484
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
immediately after the third proviso, insert the following new 
proviso:)
    Provided further, That fees authorized by 49 U.S.C. 
44940(a)(2) shall be collected in an amount not less than 
$750,000,000, notwithstanding subsection (a)(2)(B)(i): Provided 
further, That such amount shall be available within the total 
of amounts provided under this heading:
    This proposal clarifies the Administration's intent to 
collect $750 million in air carrier fees as authorized under 
the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), a fee 
level which is also the collection assumption of the FY 2005 
Budget. Under ATSA, fee levels are set at the amount paid in 
calendar year 2000 by air carriers for screening passengers and 
property, as determined by the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA). The TSA in 2002 determined that those 
costs totaled at least $750 million, based on industry 
information offered prior to 9/11, during the consideration of 
ATSA, as well as carrier-specific cost information submitted 
after enactment of ATSA. The additional language requires the 
TSA to collect this assumed fee level during fiscal year 2005, 
ensuring that the full amount is available to support TSA 
security activities.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical language amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT


                     Management and Administration


  OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Pages: 557-558
FY 2005 Budget Pending Request: Legislative proposal

    The Administration continues to support the legislative 
proposal in the FY 2005 Budget that would transfer all 
resources available to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise 
Oversight (OFHEO) to a new strengthened housing Government-
Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) regulator in the Department of the 
Treasury. Absent legislative change, however, OFHEO's expenses 
for regulating the GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2005 are 
now anticipated to be $59,208,753, not $44,259,000 as indicated 
on page 557 of the Appendix. This increase reflects $10 million 
in additional funding to strengthen OFHEO's capacity and would 
support a one-time cost of $5 million to continue litigation 
and the on-going special investigations at Freddie Mac and 
Fannie Mae, which address unforeseen concerns about the GSEs' 
financial statements.
    The $15 million would be derived from an equivalent 
increase in assessments on these GSEs.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT


                 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, SECTION 221

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 563
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
insert at the end of the section the following new paragraph:)
    Conforming amendment: In section 519(e) of the Act, strike 
``and'' after ``203(h)'' and insert a comma; and insert ``and 
203(y)'' after the phrase, ``203(i),''.
    This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the policy 
proposed in the FY 2005 Budget authorizing the Federal Housing 
Administration (FHA) Zero Downpayment mortgage insurance 
product to be used under FHA's General Risk Insurance program, 
as well as its Mutual Mortgage Insurance program.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical language amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


                         Bureau of Reclamation


                      WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 588
FY 2005 Pending Request: $828,476,000
Proposed Amendment: -$34,000,000
Revised Request: $794,476,000

    This proposal would cancel the request for the third and 
final $34 million payment for the costs associated with the 
settlement of litigation between the Department of the Interior 
(DOI) and plaintiffs in Summer Peck Ranch, Inc. et al. v. 
Bureau of Reclamation, et al. (Civ. No. F-91-048 OWW (E.D. 
Cal)).
    Based on Section 206 of P.L. 108-137, the FY 2004 Energy 
and Water Development Appropriations Act, the Administration 
has determined that the Judgment Fund will be available to pay 
the remaining balance of settlement costs, provided DOI's 
Bureau of Reclamation first pays $5 million from its 
appropriations toward this settlement. As the Bureau has 
already paid $2 million of settlement costs from prior 
appropriations, the Administration will allocate an additional 
$3 million of appropriated Bureau of Reclamation funds toward 
the settlements. Therefore, the funds requested in the FY 2005 
Budget are no longer necessary, as the settlement will be fully 
paid pursuant to Section 206.
    The $34 million in FY 2005 savings resulting from this 
proposal would be used to offset an increase to the Department 
of Energy's Elk Hills School Lands Fund account, proposed in an 
accompanying amendment.
    This amendment would decrease FY 2005 outlays by $34 
million.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


           Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians


                       INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 644
FY 2005 Pending Request: $75,000,000
Proposed Amendment: -$5,000,000
Revised Request: $70,000,000

    This proposal would decrease the pending request for the 
Indian Land Consolidation Program (ILCP) by $5 million. 
Sufficient funding will be available for ILCP from prior year 
unobligated balances, now projected to be carried forward into 
FY 2005. This FY 2005 reduction would be used to offset an 
increase for the Corps of Engieers--Civil Works Operation and 
Maintenance account, as proposed in an accompanying amendment.
    This amendment would decrease FY 2005 outlays by $4.9 
million.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 736
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
insert the following new appropriations language after Section 
515:)
    Sec. 516. To carry out section 105 of the Compact of Free 
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-188), from amounts 
made available in this Act for part A of title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; title I of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998, other than subtitle C of that 
Act; title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; title I 
of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act 
of 1998; the Head Start Act; and subpart 3 of part A, and part 
C, of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, an amount 
equal to amounts made available in Division E of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (P.L. 108-199) for the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of 
Micronesia shall be transferred to ``School Improvement 
Programs, Department of Education'' to carry out the 
Supplemental Education Grants program: Provided, That within 90 
days of enactment of this Act, such amounts shall be 
transferred to the Secretary of the Interior for disbursement 
to the Republic of Marshall Islands and the Federated States of 
Micronesia.
    This proposal would carry out a provision of the Compact of 
Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-188, the 
``Compact Act''), which was signed into law by the President on 
December 17, 2003, by making supplemental education grants 
available to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and the 
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The Compact Act, among 
other things, made FMI and FSM ineligible, beginning in FY 
2005, for the following programs previously funded by the 
Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education:
     Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies;
     Adult, Dislocated, Youth Workforce Investment Act 
programs;
     Adult Basic and Literacy Education State Grants;
     Vocational Education State Grants;
     Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunities 
Grants;
     Federal Work-Study; and
     Head Start.
    In lieu of the Freely Associated States' eligibility for 
these programs, the Compact Act authorized a separate 
appropriation for supplemental education grants for RMI and 
FSM. Instead of appropriating funds directly under that 
authorization, this proposed general provision, to be included 
in the FY 2005 appropriations bill, would transfer amounts 
equal to the amounts made available in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2004 (P.L. 108-199) for RMI and FSM for the 
terminated grants to a new Supplemental Education Grants 
program under the Department of Education's School Improvement 
Program account. The proposal would also transfer those amounts 
from the Department of Education to the Secretary of the 
Interior within 90 days of enactment for disbursement to the 
Freely Associated States.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


                          Departmental Offices


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 827
FY 2005 Pending Request: $185,041,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $185,041,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete the first proviso and delete ``further'' in the second 
proviso.)
    This proposal would amend the pending appropriations 
language to eliminate the staffing and funding floor for the 
Office of Foreign Assets Control. The President seeks full 
discretion in allocating Departmental Office resources in the 
critical effort to disrupt terrorist financing.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
amendment.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                    CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL WORKS


                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 909
FY 2005 Pending Request: $1,926,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $5,000,000 (net)
Revised Request: $1,931,000,000

    This proposal would provide a total increase of $8 million 
for operation and maintenance to support navigation on the 
Ouachita and Black Rivers project in Arkansas and Louisiana. 
This increase is fully offset by reallocating funds within this 
Operation and Maintenance account (-$3 million) and by a 
proposed reduction to the Department of the Interior's Indian 
Land Consolidation account (-$5 million), as reflected in an 
accompanying proposal.
    The Ouachita and Black Rivers project handles over one 
million tons of commercial cargo annually. Investments 
currently being made by non-Federal interests are expected to 
result in a near-term increase in tonnage. The FY 2005 Budget 
for the civil works program proposed $1.974 million to support 
recreation on this project, but did not propose navigation 
funding. The total request for the project, including the 
increase proposed in this amendment for navigation funding, is 
now $9.974 million.
    The proposed $3 million reallocation within this Operation 
and Maintenance account would be derived by a decrease in 
maintenance for recreation (-$1 million) and bank erosion 
control (-$2 million) from the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway 
project in Louisiana. These activities have a lower priority 
for implementation in FY 2005 and, therefore, would be 
deferred.
    This amendment would increase FY 2005 outlays by $4.5 
million.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


             NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION


                 EXPLORATION, SCIENCE, AND AERONAUTICS

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 1043
FY 2005 Pending Request: $7,690,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $70,000,000
Revised Request: $7,760,000,000

    This proposal would increase the pending request by $80 
million to reflect the decision to move NASA's new lunar 
exploration program to the Exploration, Science, and 
Aeronautics account from the Exploration Capabilities account, 
as shown in an accompanying amendment.
    Taken together with the accompanying amendment, the 
proposed budget totals would not be affected.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


             NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION


                        EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 1045
FY 2005 Pending Request: $8,526,400,000
Proposed Amendment: -$70,000,000
Revised Request: $8,456,400,000

    This proposal would decrease the pending request by $70 
million to reflect the decision to move NASA's new lunar 
exploration program from the Exploration Capabilities account 
to the Exploration, Science, and Aeronautics account, as shown 
in an accompanying amendment.
    Taken together with the accompanying amendment, the 
proposed budget totals would not be affected.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 1181
FY 2005 Pending Request: $893,000,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $893,000,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
immediately after the first occurrence of ``$893,000,000'', 
insert , to remain available until expended.)
    This proposal would correct the pending request to permit 
all the resources to have the same period of availability.
    The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this 
technical amendment.
                            FY 2004 Proposal


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


                     Health Resources and Services


                    RICKY RAY HEMOPHILIA RELIEF FUND

    To liquidate obligations incurred prior to November 12, 
2003, $700,000, to remain available until expended.
    This request would provide $700,000 to the Ricky Ray 
Hemophilia Relief Fund, authorized under P.L. 105-369. These 
funds would be used to liquidate legitimate obligations for the 
remaining 14 approved compassionate payments to eligible 
claimants, who contracted HIV from an anti-hemophiliac factor 
between July 1982 and December 1987, as well as affected family 
members.
    All resources were obligated by the statutory expiration 
date of November 12, 2003; however, $700,000 remains obligated 
but not yet disbursed. An additional $750,000 was disbursed 
after the Fund expired due to a misinterpretation of the 
authorizing statute. Disbursements made after November 12, 
2003, but prior to enactment of this provision will be subject 
to the reporting requirements of Chapter 13 of Title 31, United 
States Code.
                            FY 2004 Proposal


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

    Effective upon the enactment of the Project BioShield Act 
of 2004, funds appropriated for the Strategic National 
Stockpile under the heading, ``Public Health Programs,'' in the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004 
(Public Law 108-90), shall be transferred to the heading, 
``Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund,'' in the 
Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 
2004 (Division E, Public Law 108-199): Provided, That at the 
discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
amounts earmarked under this heading may be transferred to the 
Strategic National Stockpile, subject to normal reprogramming 
procedures: Provided further, That section 207 of such Act 
shall apply to such funds.
    The purpose of this language is to ensure that once the 
Project BioShield Act has been enacted, thereby transferring 
the Strategic National Stockpile from the Department of 
Homeland Security to the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS), the HHS Secretary has the flexibility to use 
his transfer authorities to provide funding for the Strategic 
National Stockpile if necessary, despite the fact that those 
funds were appropriated in the FY 2004 Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act.
    This flexibility may be necessary to address the continuing 
and emerging demands for medical countermeasures and other 
supplies necessary to respond to acts of terrorism and other 
public health emergencies, such as anthrax and pandemic 
influenza. Funding for the Strategic National Stockpile, while 
they will become part of the Public Health and Social Services 
Emergency Fund, will remain specifically for the Stockpile, and 
will also continue to remain available until expended.
                            FY 2004 Proposal


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


                        Internal Revenue Service

    (a) Section 647(a) of the Transportation, Treasury, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (Division F, 
Public Law 108-199), shall not apply to a commercial or 
industrial type function that (1) is included on the 
procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of the 
Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act 941 U.S.C. 47); or (2) is planned to be 
converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for 
the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely 
handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act.
    (b) Subsection (a) shall be deemed to be effective on 
January 23, 2004.
    This proposal would permit agencies funded by the FY 2004 
Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, P.L. 108-199, to convert work performed by 
Federal employees to performance by a qualified nonprofit 
agency for the blind or by a nonprofit agency for other 
severely disabled individuals in accordance with the Javits-
Wagner-O'Day Act, 41 U.S.C. 47.
    Under the proposal, which would be retroactive to January 
23, 2004, conversion of work to these entities would not be 
subject to the public-private competition requirements of 
section 647(a) of the FY 2004 Transportation, Treasury, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act. Congress provided a 
similar exception to competition in the Defense and Interior 
Appropriations Acts for FY 2004. Providing this exception to 
section 647(a) will facilitate agencies doing business with 
entities that employ individuals who are blind or severely 
disabled.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


                                 Senate


                    SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

 FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
 FY 2005 Pending Request: $134,270,000
 Proposed Amendment: $170,000
 Revised Request: $134,440,000

     This proposal would increase the pending request by 
$170,000 for the Salaries, Officers and Employees of the Senate 
account, as well as subaccounts Office of the Vice President, 
Office of the President Pro Tempore, Office of the President 
Pro Tempore Emeritus, Offices of the Majority and Minority 
Leaders, Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, Committee 
on Appropriations, Conference Committees, Offices of the 
Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the 
Conference of the Minority, Policy Committees, Office of the 
Chaplain, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Sergeant at 
Arms and Doorkeeper, Offices of the Secretaries for the 
Majority and Minority, and Agency Contributions and Related 
Expenses.
     FY 2005 outlays would increase by the same amount. The 
details of the subaccount proposals follow.

     SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

 FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
 FY 2005 Pending Request: $2,106,000
 Proposed Amendment: $2,000
 Revised Request: $2,108,000

  SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

 FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
 FY 2005 Pending Request: $560,000
 Proposed Amendment: $1,000
 Revised Request: $561,000

 SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
                                EMERITUS

 FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
 FY 2005 Pending Request: $162,000
 Proposed Amendment: $1,000
 Revised Request: $163,000

 SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
                                LEADERS

 FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
 FY 2005 Pending Request: $3,404,000
 Proposed Amendment: $4,000
 Revised Request: $3,408,000

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
                                 WHIPS

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $2,552,000
Proposed Amendment: $4,000
Revised Request: $2,556,000

     SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $13,289,000
Proposed Amendment: $12,000
Revised Request: $13,301,000

        SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $2,820,000
Proposed Amendment: $6,000
Revised Request: $2,826,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$1,410,000'' and substitute $1,413,000.)

  SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE 
     CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $698,000
Proposed Amendment: $4,000
Revised Request: $702,000

          SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, POLICY COMMITTEES

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $2,944,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,000
Revised Request: $2,946,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$1,472,000'' and substitute $1,473,000.)

        SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $339,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,000
Revised Request: $341,000

       SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $19,570,000
Proposed Amendment: $16,000
Revised Request: $19,586,000

 SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND 
                               DOORKEEPER

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $50,564,000
Proposed Amendment: $71,000
Revised Request: $50,635,000

 SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE 
                         MAJORITY AND MINORITY

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $1,526,00
Proposed Amendment: $2,000
Revised Request: $1,528,000

  SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED 
                                EXPENSES

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $33,736,000
Proposed Amendment: $43,000
Revised Request: $33,779,000
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


                                 Senate


             OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE

 FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
 FY 2005 Pending Request: $5,146,000
 Proposed Amendment: $6,000
 Revised Request: $5,152,000

     This proposal would increase the pending request by $6,000 
for the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate. FY 
2005 outlays would increase by the same amount.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


                                 Senate


                     OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

 FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
 FY 2005 Pending Request: $1,264,000
 Proposed Amendment: $1,000
 Revised Request: $1,265,000

     This proposal would increase the pending request by $1,000 
for the Office of Senate Legal Counsel. FY 2005 outlays would 
increase by the same amount.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


                                 Senate


     CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE, INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

 FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
 FY 2005 Pending Request: $120,433,000
 Proposed Amendment: $2,000
 Revised Request: $120,435,000

     This proposal would increase the pending request by $2,000 
for Inquiries and Investigations. FY 2005 outlays would 
increase by the same amount.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


                                 Senate


  CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE, SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND 
                         OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 20
FY 2005 Pending Request: $339,467,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,505,000
Revised Request: $340,972,000

    This proposal would increase the pending request by 
$1,505,000 for the Senators' Office Personnel and Office 
Expense Account. FY 2005 outlays would increase by the same 
amount.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


                              Joint Items


                        JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 24
FY 2005 Pending Request: $4,135,000
Proposed Amendment: $4,000
Revised Request: $4,139,000

    This proposal would increase the pending request by $4,000 
for the Joint Economic Committee. FY 2005 outlays would 
increase by the same amount.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


                              Joint Items


           CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 24
FY 2005 Pending Request: $3,838,500
Proposed Amendment: $5,000
Revised Request: $3,843,500

    This proposal would increase the pending request by $5,000 
for the Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office. FY 
2005 outlays would increase by the same amount.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


                          Library of Congress


                COPYRIGHT OFFICE, SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 36
FY 2005 Pending Request: $53,518,000 (gross)
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $53,518,000 (gross)

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$27,653,000'' and substitute $26,843,000 and delete 
``$34,149,000'' and substitute $33,339,000.)
    This proposal would amend the pending appropriations 
language to reflect a reduction to the amount to be derived 
from offsetting collections but would not alter the total gross 
budget amount requested for FY 2005.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


                          Library of Congress


         CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE, SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 37
FY 2005 Pending Request: $100,734,000
Proposed Amendment: $200,000
Revised Request: $100,934,000

    This proposal would increase the pending request by 
$200,000 to enable the Congressional Research Service to 
acquire all necessary research materials projected for FY 2005. 
FY 2005 outlays would increase by the same amount.
                        FY 2005 Budget Amendment


                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


               Legislative Branch Boards and Commissions


 CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, 
                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 49
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
bracket the proviso.)
    This proposal would delete a provision inadvertently 
included and would, therefore, reflect correctly the pending 
request for FY 2005. The proposed budget totals would not be 
affected by this technical language amendment.

                                
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