[House Document 109-34]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     
109th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 109-34

 
                 REQUEST FOR FY 2006 BUDGET AMENDMENTS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              TRANSMITTING

A REQUEST FOR A FY 2006 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
                AND THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION




June 15, 2005.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
                             to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                         Washington, June 13, 2005.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the 
enclosed FY 2006 budget amendments for the Department of 
Justice and the General Services Administration. In addition, 
this transmittal contains FY 2006 budget amendments for the 
Legislative and Judicial Branches. As a matter of comity, 
appropriations requests of the Legislative and Judicial 
Branches are commonly transmitted without change.
    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.
              [Estimate No. 6, 109th Congress, 1st Sess.]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                     Washington, DC, June 13, 2005.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration are requests for FY 2006 
budget amendments for the Department of Justice and the General 
Services Administration. FY 2006 discretionary budget authority 
would not be increased by these requests.
    This transmittal also contains FY 2006 budget amendments 
for the Legislative and Judicial Branches. As a matter of 
comity, appropriations requests for the Legislative and 
Judicial Branches are commonly transmitted without change.
    As described below and in more detail in the enclosures, 
the requests include the following:
Department of Justice
          A request to increase the resources available to the 
        United States Trustee System Fund by $37.2 million to 
        support implementation of the Bankruptcy Abuse 
        Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. The 
        funds would be derived from fees authorized by the Act.
General Services Administration
          A proposal for Phase II of the repairs and 
        alterations project for the Eisenhower Executive Office 
        Building. The proposal eliminates any delay between the 
        completion of Phase I and the construction start of 
        Phase II, as well as provides additional necessary 
        security features for the building. The proposal also 
        addresses increases in prices for structural steel and 
        other construction materials related to several 
        construction projects. The proposal is fully offset.
Legislative and Judicial Branches
          An amendment for the Legislative Branch's Office of 
        Compliance, which would increase FY 2006 discretionary 
        budget authority by $0.5 million.
          An amendment for the Judicial Branch's Courts of 
        Appeals for contracted inspection services required by 
        the Congressional Accountability Act, as well as an 
        amendment for one additional court security officer 
        necessary due to new judgeships and security equipment 
        authorized in the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and 
        Consumer Protection Act of 2005. In total, these 
        requests would increase discretionary budget authority 
        by $14.4 million and mandatory budget authority by $4.1 
        million in the FY 2006 Budget.
Recommendation
    I have reviewed these proposals and am satisfied it is 
necessary to transmit them at this time. Therefore, I join the 
Attorney General and the Administrator of the General Services 
Administration in recommending that you transmit the proposals 
to the Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                          Joshua B. Bolten,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosures.

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


                   Legal Activities and U.S. Marshals


                   UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Page: 686-687.
FY 2006 Pending Request: $185,402,000.
Proposed Amendment: $37,175,000 (offset by fees).
Revised Request: $222,577,000.

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$185,402,000'' and substitute $222,577,000 each place 
it occurs.)
    This proposal would increase the resources available to the 
United States Trustee System Fund to support implementation of 
the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 
2005. The funds would be derived from increased fees authorized 
by the Act.
    The request would increase FY 2006 outlays by $6 million.

                    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


                        Real Property Activities


                         FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Pages: 989-990.
FY 2006 Pending Request: $7,768,795,000.
Proposed Amendment: Language.
Revised Request: $7,768,795,000.

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading 
immediately after ``in the aggregate amount of $7,768,795,000, 
of which (1) '', delete ``$640,317,000'' and substitute 
$708,106,000;
    Under the heading ``New Construction:'' and immediately 
before ``Nonprospectus Construction, $9,500,000:'', insert 
Material Price Increases, Various Projects, $67,789,000.;
    Immediately after ``(2)'', delete ``$1,029,165,000'' and 
substitute $961,376,000;
    Under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations:'' and in the 
section ``District of Columbia'', immediately after 
``Eisenhower Executive Office Building,'' delete 
``$15,700,000'' and substitute $133,417,000; and delete 
``General Services Administration Headquarters Building, 
$185,506,000.''.)
    The proposed General Services Administration (GSA) 
Headquarters Building repair and alterations project was 
scheduled for a late FY 2006 award. However, there is a delay 
in the modernization construction award to early FY 2007. 
Therefore the funding of $185.5 million for this repairs and 
alterations project will not be required in FY 2006, but will 
be required in FY 2007.
    This amendment accelerates funding for Phase II of the 
repairs and alterations project to the Eisenhower Executive 
Office Building (EEOB), which the Administration had 
anticipated including in its FY 2007 Budget request. GSA is 
scheduled to complete Phase I (17th Street Wing) in August 
2006. The proposed funding is for the design and construction 
of Phase II renovation (State Place), with design/build award 
occurring in March 2006. To ensure that the EEOB is completed 
as soon as possible, this amendment eliminates any delay 
between completion of Phase I and the construction start of 
Phase II, as well as provides additional necessary security 
features for the building (e.g., emergency notification 
system).
    Additionally, increases in structural steel and other 
construction material prices have had a serious impact on GSA's 
capital construction program. Estimated costs for capital 
projects scheduled for construction award in calendar year 2006 
are higher than originally estimated for a number of 
construction projects. The projects listed below have each 
projected significant shortfalls, either through independent 
estimates or competitive bids, which will require additional 
funding to deliver the original scope as submitted when 
authorized for construction. A total of $67.8 million is being 
requested to fund this shortfall. It is requested that this 
funding be provided lump sum, to be allocated to the specific 
projects as needed, in order to protect the integrity of the 
ongoing procurements of these individual projects: U.S. Mission 
to the United Nations, NYC, NY; Houston Texas FBI; Del Rio 
Texas Border Station; Cape Girardeau Missouri Courthouse; El 
Paso Texas Courthouse; El Paso Texas Border Station; and Las 
Cruces New Mexico Courthouse.
    Overall, this amendment would not affect FY 2006 budgetary 
resources.

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


                          Office of Compliance


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Page: 21.
FY 2006 Pending Request: $2,642,000.
Proposed Amendment: $470,000.
Revised Request: $3,112,000.

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$2,642,000'' and substitute $3,112,000 and delete 
``$310,000'' and substitute $470,000.)
    This amendment would provide for contracted inspection 
services required by Section 215 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act (P.L. 104-1). The additional $470,000 
requested would be available until September 30, 2007, and is 
consistent with the Office of Compliance's budget justification 
submitted to the Congress.
    The request would increase FY 2006 outlays by $376,000.

                            JUDICIAL BRANCH


    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Page: 53-54.
FY 2006 Pending Request: $4,460,939,000.
Proposed Amendment: $17,805,000 (discretionary and mandatory 
        resources).
Revised Request: $4,478,744,000.

    This amendment would increase the pending request by 
$17,805,000, to provide for 28 new temporary Bankruptcy 
judgeships, including the salaries and benefits of the judges, 
their support staff, and data collection and tax return 
provisions, in accordance with the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention 
and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-8). This Act was 
signed on April 20, 2005, after submission of the FY 2006 
Budget. Without additional appropriations for these critical 
judicial functions, funds would have to be diverted from other 
necessary court requirements, most likely court support staff.
    The $17,805,000 requested would increase discretionary 
budget authority by $13,660,000 and mandatory budget authority 
by $4,145,000. The corresponding discretionary and mandatory 
outlays would increase by $12,378,000 and $4,145,000, 
respectively.

                            JUDICIAL BRANCH


     Courts of Appeals, District Courts and Other Judicial Services


                             COURT SECURITY

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Page: 56.
FY 2006 Pending Request: $389,626,000.
Proposed Amendment: $690.000.
Revised Request: $390,316,000.

    This amendment would increase the pending request by 
$690,000, to provide funding for one additional court security 
officer position in Delaware. This position is required based 
on four new Bankruptcy judgeships, and security equipment 
associated with the new judgeships authorized in the Bankruptcy 
Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-
8). This Act was signed on April 20, 2005, after submission of 
the FY 2006 Budget.
    The request would increase FY 2006 outlays by $437,000.

                                  
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