[House Document 109-14]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




109th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 109-14

 
                 REQUEST FOR FY 2005 BUDGET AMENDMENTS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

A REQUEST FOR FY 2005 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE LEGISLATIVE 
                     BRANCH AND THE JUDICIAL BRANCH




March 3, 2005.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
                             to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                         Washington, March 2, 2005.
Hon. J Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: As a matter of comity, I am transmitting 
to the Congress, without modification, the enclosed requested 
amounts from the Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch for 
FY 2005.
    The details of these requests are set forth in the enclosed 
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget.
            Sincerely,
                                                    George W. Bush.
                [Estimate No. 2, 109th Cong., 1st Sess.]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                     Washington, DC, March 2, 2005.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration for transmittal to the 
Congress are FY 2005 proposals, totaling $161.3 million, which 
have been requested by the Legislative Branch and the Judicial 
Branch.
    As described below and in more detail in the enclosures, 
the requests include the following:
Legislative Branch
    As requested by the Legislative Branch, an additional $59.5 
million is proposed for the Capitol Police, including: $36.5 
million for salaries, to provide workforce staffing and 
overtime resources to meet security needs; and $23.0 million to 
fund mission-related activities for protecting the Legislative 
Branch.
Judicial Branch
    As requested by the Judicial Branch, an additional $101.8 
million is proposed for the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 
and Other Judicial Services for unforeseen workload costs 
associated with recent Supreme Court decisions and the recently 
enacted Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.
    As a matter of comity only, I recommend that you transmit 
these proposals to the Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                          Joshua B. Bolten,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosures.
                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


                             Capitol Police


                                SALARIES

    For an additional amount for salaries of employees of the 
Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay 
differential, and Government contributions for health, 
retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, 
and other applicable employee benefits, $36,483,000, to remain 
available until expended.
    As requested by the Legislative Branch, this proposal would 
provide additional funds to the Capitol Police's Salaries 
account. The funding would provide workforce staffing and 
overtime resources to support law enforcement, security, 
emergency preparedness, screening, interdiction, and hazardous 
material/device response operations.
    This proposal would increase FY 2005 outlays by $12 
million.
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                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                             Capitol Police


                            GENERAL EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the 
Capitol Police related to emergency expenses for the security 
of the United States Capitol complex, $23,044,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided. That funds under this 
heading may be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol to 
provide support for security enhancements, subject to the 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives.
    As requested by the Legislative Branch, this proposal would 
provide additional funds to the Capitol Police's General 
Expenses account for the continuance of operational 
capabilities, assets, and services to support the mission of 
protecting the Legislative Branch.
    This proposal would increase FY 2005 outlays by $11 
million.
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                            JUDICIAL BRANCH


    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses, 
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
Services'' for unforeseen costs associated with recent Supreme 
Court decisions and recently enacted legislation, $101,800,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 302 of Division B, Public Law 108-447, 
such sums shall be available for transfer to accounts within 
the Judiciary subject to section 605 of said Act.
    As requested by the Judicial Branch, this proposal would 
provide additional funds for costs associated with the Supreme 
Court's recent twin majority opinions in United States v. 
Booker and United States v. Fanfan. This decision, which made 
the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines advisory and certain sentence 
enhancements under the Guidelines unconstitutional, will have 
an immediate impact on the Judiciary's workload. In addition to 
increased workload associated with pending and new cases, a 
significant number of Federal inmates are expected to seek 
relief by asking the district and appellate courts to 
reconsider their sentences.
    This request would also cover the costs associated with the 
Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, signed into law on February 
18, 2005. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that as a 
result of this legislation about 300 additional class action 
cases would be heard in Federal court each year.
    This proposal would increase FY 2005 outlays by $76 
million.

                                  
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