[House Document 108-200]
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108th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 108-200
REQUESTS FOR FY 2005 BUDGET AMENDMENTS
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COMMUNICATION
FROM
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
REQUESTS FOR FY 2005 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF
AGRICULTURE, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT,
JUSTICE, AND LABOR. IN ADDITION AN FY 2004 LANGUAGE PROPOSAL FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
July, 15, 2004.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and
ordered to be printed.
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 2004
The White House,
Washington, July 14, 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, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban
Development, Justice, and Labor. In addition, I ask the
Congress to consider the enclosed FY 2004 language proposal for
the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Overall, the
discretionary budget authority proposed in my FY 2005 Budget
would not be increased by these requests.
The details 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. 7, 108th Cong., 2d Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, July 13, 2004.
The President,
The White House.
Submitted for your consideration are requests for FY 2005
budget amendments for the Departments of Agriculture, Health
and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, and
Labor. In addition, this transmittal includes an FY 2004
language proposal for the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. Overall, discretionary budget authority would not
be increased by these requests.
As described below and in more detail in the enclosures,
the requests include the following:
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
An additional $300 million is proposed for the
Department of Agriculture's Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to ensure that
resources are adequate to meet State agencies' requirements to
fulfill demand in FY 2005. This requested increase in budget
authority would be fully offset within the Department of
Agriculture.
Health
A language amendment is proposed for the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that would
provide the Secretary of HHS the flexibility to target
resources to States with individuals with HIV/AIDS most in need
of lifesaving medications and to increase the total resources
available under the set-aside for severe need populations.
A language amendment is also proposed for HHS that
would increase human stem cell research funding by reallocating
funds within the National Institutes of Health.
Prisoner Re-entry Initiative
FY 2005 amendments to the pending appropriations
language for the Administration's Prisoner Re-entry Initiative
are also proposed. The amendments would modify the requests for
the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Justice, and
Labor to facilitate the allocation of joint grant awards, make
funds available at the beginning of FY 2005, and broaden the
list of eligible grantees and activities, but would not
increase the total funding requested. With the involvement of
faith-based and community groups, the initiative will help
individuals exiting prison make a successful transition to
community life and long-term employment.
Federal Detention Trustee
An additional $150 million is proposed for the
Department of Justice's Office of the Federal Detention Trustee
to fund housing and related expenses of the increasing detainee
population in non-Federal facilities. This requested increase
in FY 2005 budget authority would be fully offset within the
Justice Department.
Housing
Language is proposed for the Department of Housing
and Urban Development that would increase the loan commitment
limit for the Federal Housing Administration General and
Special Risk Program by $4 billion, bringing the total limit
for FY 2004 to $29 billion.
Recommendation
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 in recommending that you
transmit these amendments to the Congress.
Sincerely,
Joshua B. Bolten,
Director.
Enclosures.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN
(WIC)
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 177
FY 2005 Pending Request: $4,787,250,000
Proposed Amendment: $300,000,000
Revised Request: $5,087,250,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
amend as follows:)
(1) Delete ``$4,787,250,000'' and substitute
$5,087,250,000;
(2) Insert after ``to remain available through September
30, 2006'' , of which $300,000,000 shall be allocated as the
Secretary deems necessary, notwithstanding section 17(i) of
such Act, to support participation; and
(3) Insert before the period : Provided further, That none
of the funds provided shall be available to pay the
administrative expenses of a State agency that, after the date
of enactment of this Act, authorizes any additional vendors to
transact food instruments under this program if more than 50
percent of the annual revenue of the vendor is derived from the
sale of supplemental foods that are obtained with food
instruments, except that the Secretary may permit a State
agency to approve the authorization of such a vendor if the
approval is necessary to assure access to program benefits
This proposal would increase the appropriations request for
the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC) to ensure that resources are adequate to
meet State agencies' requirements to fulfill current and
anticipated demand for program services. This increase is
necessitated by significantly higher than anticipated growth in
food costs and, to a lesser extent, participation in the
program.
This amendment would also provide the Secretary of
Agriculture with the discretion to direct the requested
additional funds to States and Tribal organizations in need
rather than through the standard funds allocation formula.
Furthermore, this proposal would prohibit States from
approving any new vendors to the WIC program that derive more
than 50 percent of their income from WIC transactions. The
rapid growth of WIC-only stores, vendors that exclusively or
predominantly stock WIC-approved food items and serve only WIC
participants, is placing tremendous pressure on program costs
because WIC-only stores generally charge significantly higher
prices than other authorized retailers. The number of WIC-only
stores has increased by 50 percent in the past two years and
accounts for nine percent of WIC transactions nationwide.
The requested increase in budget authority would be fully
offset by proposed reductions to other accounts within the
Department of Agriculture, as described in accompanying
amendments.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Departmental Administration
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL PAYMENTS
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 74
FY 2005 Pending Request: $203,938,000
Proposed Amendment: -$28,000,000
Revised Request: $175,938,000
This proposal would reduce by $28 million the funds
requested in the Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and
Rental Payments account for the South Buildings renovation. The
reduction would partially offset a proposed increase to the
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC), as described in an accompanying amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Assistance Programs
PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I PROGRAM ACCOUNT
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 171
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: -$205,000,000
Revised Request: -$205,000,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading
after the last paragraph, add the following new paragraph:)
Of the unobligated balances available to the Foreign
Agricultural Service for the Public Law 480 Title I Program at
the beginning of fiscal year 2005, $205,000,000 is hereby
canceled.
This proposal would cancel a portion of the unobligated
balance in the Public Law 480 Title I Program Account.
Unobligated balances currently projected to be carried forward
into FY 2005 are sufficient to cover current- and prior-year
loan and grant program obligations. The reduction would
partially offset a proposed increase to the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
(WIC), as described in an accompanying amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 175
FY 2005 Pending Request: $33,641,798,000
Proposed Amendment: -$6,000,000
Revised Request: $33,635,798,000
This proposal would reduce funding for performance
measurement and program assessment in the pending FY 2005
discretionary request for the Food Stamp Program account by $6
million. The reduction would partially offset a proposed
increase to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), as described in an
accompanying amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 176
FY 2005 Pending Request: $11,380,557,000
Proposed Amendment: -$4,000,000
Revised Request: $11,376,557,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$11,380,557,000'' and substitute $11,376,557,000; and
delete ``$6,060,860,000'' and substitute $6,056,860,000.)
This proposal would reduce funding for performance
measurement and program assessment in the pending FY 2005
discretionary request for the Child Nutrition Programs account
by $4 million. The reduction would partially offset a proposed
increase to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), as described in an
accompanying amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 198
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: -$13,000,000
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
subsection (1) of section 724 is amended as follows:)
(1) Delete the period at the end of the subsection and
substitute ; and; and
(2) Add the following new subsection at the end:
(m) a Farm and Ranch Lands Protection program authorized by
16 U.S.C. 3838h-i, et seq., in excess of $112,000,000.
This proposal would decrease the amount of funds available
for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection program by $13 million
(from $125 million to $112 million). The reduction would
partially offset a proposed increase to the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
(WIC), as described in an accompanying amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 199
FY 2005 Pending Request: -$44,000,000
Proposed Amendment: -$44,000,000
Revised Request: -$88,000,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
section 725 is amended by deleting ``$44,000,000,'' and
substituting $88,000,000.)
This proposal would further reduce the funds available in
the Local Television Loan Guarantee Program account by $44
million. The reduction would partially offset a proposed
increase to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), as described in an
accompanying amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 423
FY 2005 Pending Request: $6,022,833,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $6,022,833,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
add the following at the end of the ninth proviso:)
, of which $57,500,000 shall be for supplemental treatment
grants authorized by section 2618(a)(2)(I)(ii) of such Act
This proposal would provide the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (HHS) the flexibility to target resources to
States with individuals with HIV/AIDS most in need of
lifesaving medications. This amendment also would authorize the
Secretary to exceed the three percent cap on AIDS Drug
Assistance Program funding for those in severe need of
medications by increasing the total resources available under
the set-aside for severe need populations from $22.5 million to
$57.5 million.
The FY 2005 Budget provides the resources necessary to pay
for lifesaving drugs each month to approximately 100,000
individuals who lack adequate health insurance or the financial
resources necessary to cover the costs of medications.
On June 23, 2004, the President announced the need to
ensure that individuals with HIV/AIDS who have limited health
insurance and financial resources have access to medications.
At that time, the President stated that $20 million would be
used to purchase medications in 10 States with HIV/AIDS waiting
lists as of June 21st (Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa,
Kentucky, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota, and West
Virginia). The $20 million would be derived from existing
resources, and on June 30, 2004, the Secretary of HHS submitted
a reprogramming letter to the Congress.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 436
FY 2005 Pending Request: $28,607,357,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $28,607,357,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
the following sections are amended:)
(l) Under the ``National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute''
section, delete ``$2,963,953,000'' and substitute
$2,965,453,000;
(2) Under the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases'' section, delete ``$1,726,196,000'' and
substitute $1,727,696,000;
(3) Under the ``National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke'' section, delete ``$1,545,623,000'' and
substitute $1,547,123,000; and
(4) Under the ``National Cancer Institute'' section, delete
``$4,870,025,000'' and substitute $4,865,525,000; and insert
the following at the end:
In addition to the amounts provided herein for the
Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results survey, $4,500,000
are available from amounts under section 241 of the Act to
carry out such survey.
This proposal would increase human stem cell research
funding by reallocating $4.5 million in budget authority from
the National Cancer Institute to be divided equally among the
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); the National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(NIDDK); and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke (NINDS). The total discretionary budget authority
proposed for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in FY 2005
would not be affected by this amendment.
The increase in NHLBI, NIDDK, and HINDS would support human
stem cell translational research centers for diseases that
could include diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord
injury. The funds reallocated by the National Cancer Institute
(NCI) would be restored within the overall request for NIH for
evaluation activities through the use of the Secretary's
authority under Section 241 of the Public Health Service Act,
which allows the allocation of a portion of the total amounts
appropriated for programs under the Act to be used for this
purpose.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
DETENTION TRUSTEE
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 666
FY 2005 Pending Request: $938,810,000
Proposed Amendment: $150,000,000
Revised Request: $1,088,810,000
This proposal would provide an additional $150 million to
the Office of the Federal Detention Trustee to fund housing and
related expenses of the increasing Federal detainee population
housed in non-Federal facilities. This amendment would be fully
offset by proposed reductions to other accounts within the
Department of Justice, as described in accompanying amendments.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 668
FY 2005 Pending Request:--
Proposed Amendment: -$60,000,000
Revised Request: -$60,000,000
(Under the above heading, insert the following
appropriations language:)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading on
September 30, 2004, $60,000,000 is hereby canceled.
This proposal would decrease unobligated balance available
for the Working Capital Fund by $60 million. The reduction
would be used to partially offset a proposed increase in budget
authority for the Detention Trustee account, as described in an
accompanying amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Legal Activities and U.S. Marshals
LEGAL ACTIVITIES OFFICE AUTOMATION
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 671
FY 2005 Pending Request: $80,510,000
Proposed Amendment: -$35,000,000
Revised Request: $45,510,000
This proposal would reduce by $35 million the pending FY
2005 request for deployment of the Department of Justice's
Consolidated Office Network in the Bureau of Prisons, with no
adverse programmatic impact. This reduction would be used to
partially offset a proposed increase in budget authority for
the Detention Trustee account, as described in an accompanying
amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Prison System
BUILDING AND FACILITIES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 691
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: -$55,000,000
Revised Request: -$55,000,000
(Delete the brackets around the account title and insert
the following language under the revised heading:)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading on
September 30, 2004, $55,000,000 is hereby canceled.
This proposal would cancel $55 million of the unobligated
balance from resources previously provided for the medium
security facility planned for Mendota, California. This
reduction would be used to partially offset a proposed increase
in budget authority for the Detention Trustee account, as
described in an accompanying amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Community Planning and Development
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 529
FY 2005 Pending Request: $1,282,400,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $1,282,400,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
amend as follows:)
(1) Delete ``$1,282,400,000'' and substitute
$1,257,400,000;
(2) Delete ``; and of which $25,000,000 shall be for the
Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative and shall remain available until
expended''; and
(3) Add the following new paragraph at the end:
In addition, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, which shall
be transferred to ``Training and Employment Services,''
Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor,
and shall be for the Prisoner Re-entry Initiative as
established under that heading.
This proposal would amend the Prisoner Re-entry Initiative
(PRI) program in the Homeless Assistance Grant account by: (1)
separating PRI funds from the total account appropriation to
allow them to be used for a broader category of eligible
recipients; (2) allowing PRI funds to be transferred from the
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the
Department of Labor (DOL) for administration; and (3) changing
the period of their availability from no year to one year,
similar to DOL's funding for this initiative.
The 2005 Budget proposed a Prisoner Re-entry Initiative
involving HUD, DOL, and the Department of Justice that will
help individuals exiting prison make a successful transition to
community life and long-term employment through job training
and placement services, transitional housing assistance, and
mentoring.
This amendment would not increase the discretionary budget
authority proposed in the FY 2005 Budget.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Pages: 693-694
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete the language in paragraph (2)(F) and substitute the
following:)
$15,000,000 for a Prisoner Re-entry Initiative: Provided
further, That such sums shall be available for grants to faith
and community-based organizations or for transfer to ``Training
and Employment Services,'' Employment and Training
Administration, Department of Labor, for the Prisoner Re-Entry
Initiative as established under that heading;
This proposal would amend the Prisoner Re-entry Initiative
(PRI) program in the Justice Assistance account by: (1)
referring to the intended purpose of the funds, which is the
Prisoner Re-entry Initiative, rather than the previously
authorized offender reentry initiative; and (2) making these
funds available to carry out the PRI program and related
activities through direct grants to faith and community-based
organizations or for transfer to the Employment and Training
Administration, Department of Labor (DOL), for the same
purposes.
The 2005 Budget proposed a Prisoner Re-entry Initiative
involving the Department of Housing and Urban Development, DOL,
and the Department of Justice that will help individuals
exiting prison make a successful transition to community life
and long-term employment through job training and placement
services, transitional housing assistance, and mentoring.
This amendment would not increase the discretionary budget
authority proposed in the FY 2005 Budget.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Emloyment and Training Administration
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 705
FY 2005 Pending Request: $5,226,292,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $5,226,292,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
after ``$90,000,000'', insert (which shall be available for
obligation for the period October 1, 2004 through September 30,
2005), and after ``the Prisoner Re-entry Initiative'' insert
and related activities.)
This proposal would amend the Prisoner Re-entry Initiative
(PRI) program in the Training and Employment Services account
by: (1) making the funds available to carry out the Prisoner
Re-entry Initiative, but also ``related activities'' and (2)
making the funds available for obligation October 1, 2004,
through September 30, 2005, rather than the original request of
July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006.
The 2005 Budget proposed a Prisoner Re-entry Initiative
involving HUD, DOL, and the Department of Justice that will
help individuals exiting prison make a successful transition to
community life and long-term employment through job training
and placement services, transitional housing assistance, and
mentoring.
This amendment would not increase the discretionary budget
authority proposed in the FY 2005 Budget.
FY 2005 Proposal
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Federal Housing Administration
GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Under the heading, ``General and Special Risk Program
Account,'' Federal Housing Administration, in title II of
Division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public
Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 386), delete from the first proviso
``$25,000,000,000'' and insert in lieu thereof
``$29,000,000,000''.
This proposal would increase the loan commitment limit for
the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) General and Special
Risk Program Account by $4 billion, bringing the total limit
for FY 2004 to $29 billion.
The General Insurance and Special Risk Insurance Funds (GI/
SRI) provide mortgage insurance for single family, multifamily,
nursing home, and hospital loan programs. Current full-year
projections, based on three quarters of the year, indicate
commitments will reach a level close to that of the existing
commitment limit of $25 billion.
There is risk that the current limit could be reached
before the end of FY 2004. The GI/SRI loan programs are highly
responsive to changes in economic factors and real estate
market forces. Unexpected increases in loan applications are
possible. Additionally, direct endorsement of single family
loans by FHA-approved lenders requires advance notice to halt
commitment activity. The requested increase in commitment limit
would provide greater assurance that disruption of loan
processing due to exhaustion of commitment authority will be
avoided.
This proposal would produce negative credit subsidy
receipts estimated to be $3 million in FY 2004 and $7 million
in FY 2005.