[House Document 108-219]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]





108th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 108-
219
 
                  REQUEST FOR FY 2005 BUDGET AMENDMENT

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 A REQUEST FOR A FY 2005 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY




 September 24, 2004.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                    Washington, September 24, 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 amendment for the Department of Energy. 
This amendment replaces a previous amendment transmitted 
September 7, 2004 and would not increase the discretionary 
budget authority proposed in my FY 2005 Budget.
    The details of this proposal are set forth in the enclosed 
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget.
            Sincerely,
                                                    George W. Bush.
                [Estimate No. 12, 108th Cong., 2d Sess.]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                Washington, DC, September 22, 2004.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration is a request for a FY 2005 
budget amendment for the Department of Energy. This amendment 
replaces a previous amendment transmitted September 7, 2004, as 
a partial offset for the proposed increase to the Corps of 
Engineers' Construction account. The prior amendment addressed 
the Defense Site Acceleration Completion account which is 
subject to pending litigation.
    This alternate offset would reduce funding for 
Environmental Management overhead activities by $7.0 million 
and restore funding proposed for site cleanup. Necessary 
funding for planned FY 2005 activities in this program would be 
available from unobligated carryover balances resulting from 
delayed preparatory activities leading to the establishment of 
the Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center in FY 
2005.
    In conjunction with the requests previously transmitted on 
September 7th, the discretionary budget authority proposed in 
your FY 2005 Budget would not be increased by this amendment.
    I have carefully reviewed this proposal and am satisfied 
that it is necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the 
Secretary of Energy in recommending that you transmit this 
amendment to the Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                          Joshua B. Bolten,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosure.
                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


               Environmental and Other Defense Activities


                     DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 386
FY 2005 Pending Request: $982,470,000
FY 2005 Proposed Amendment: -$7,000,000
Revised Request: $975,470,000

    This amendment would reduce program direction funding for 
the Environmental Management program. Necessary funding for 
planned FY 2005 activities in this program would be provided 
through the use of unobligated carryover balances resulting 
from delayed activities leading to the establishment of the 
Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center in FY 
2005.
    This amendment replaces the previous amendment transmitted 
September 7th for the Defense Site Acceleration Completion 
account, as a partial offset for the proposed increase to the 
Corps of Engineers' Construction account.

                                  
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