[House Document 109-65]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
109th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 109-65
REQUEST FOR FY 2006 EMERGENCY PROPOSALS
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
A REQUEST OF A PROPOSAL TO RESCIND $2.3 BILLION IN FUNDING FROM LOWER-
PRIORITY FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND EXCESS FUNDS
October 31, 2005.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and
ordered to be printed
The White House,
Washington, October 28, 2005.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Today, in a separate message, I have
asked the Congress to reallocate $17.1 billion of available
funding in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster
Relief Fund to provide for further response and recovery
efforts in the regions affected by Hurricane Katrina.
As a further measure to ensure fiscal responsibility as we
continue our unprecedented response to Hurricane Katrina, I ask
the Congress to consider the enclosed request to rescind $2.3
billion from lower-priority Federal programs and excess funds.
As we help the people of the Gulf Coast region recover and
rebuild from Hurricane Katrina, it is more important than ever
to redouble our efforts to reduce unnecessary spending
elsewhere in the budget.
In concert with this rescission proposal, I urge the
Congress to reduce Fiscal Year 2006 nonsecurity spending below
last year's levels, as proposed in my Budget. In addition, I
urge the Congress to achieve the maximum amount of mandatory
savings through reconciliation legislation over the next 5
years. These actions will advance our shared goal to maintain
fiscal responsibility as we continue our assistance to
hurricane-affected regions.
The details of this request are set forth in the enclosed
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget.
Sincerely,
George W. Bush.
[Estimate No. 14, 109th Cong., 1st Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, October 28, 2005.
The President,
The White House.
On September 2nd, you signed into law Public Law 109-61,
the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate
Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, which
provided $10.5 billion in emergency supplemental funds for
hurricane-related disaster relief. On September 8th, you signed
into law Public Law 109-62, the Second Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the
Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, which provided $51.8 billion
in emergency supplemental funds for hurricane-related disaster
relief.
Consistent with your direction to ensure that affected
individuals and States have the resources they need and to
provide such assistance in a fiscally responsible manner, you
have submitted a request to reallocate $17.1 billion of
available funding in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's
Disaster Relief Fund to provide for further response and
recovery efforts in the regions affected by hurricanes.
Submitted for your additional consideration is a proposal
to rescind $2.3 billion in funding from lower-priority federal
programs and excess funds. This proposal would further your
efforts to offset the unprecedented cost of this disaster and
control growth in discretionary spending. In addition, by
reducing Fiscal Year 2006 non-security spending below last
year's level and achieving the maximum amount of mandatory
savings over five years, as you proposed in your budget, we
will advance your efforts to maintain fiscal responsibility as
we continue our significant assistance to hurricane-affected
states.
As described below and in more detail in the enclosures,
the rescission proposals include the following:
Department of Agriculture
$641 million of unobligated balances in various
Agriculture programs would be rescinded, including balances
from consideration operations, rural development grant
programs, foreign assistance programs, the Food Stamp
Employment and Training program, and a Forest Service grant
program.
Department of Commerce
$55 million of unobligated balances would be
rescinded from the Emergency Steel Guaranteed Loan Program and
from Industrial Technology Services.
Department of Defense
$155 million of unobligated balances for various
operation and maintenance activities and the Army's research,
development, test, and evaluation would be rescinded.
Department of Education
$151 million of unobligated balances from the
Literacy Program for Prisoners, the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act's State Personnel Development
program, the Smaller Learning Communities programs, and the
Tech-Prep Demonstration program would be rescinded.
Department of Energy
$100 million of balances would be rescinded for a
radioactive waste treatment plant that is experiencing delays
due to significant technical problems.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
$130 million in various HHS programs would be
rescinded, including balances from health resources and
services, individual learning accounts within the Centers for
Disease control and Prevention, and buildings and facilities
within the National Institutes of Health.
Department of Homeland Security
$261 million set aside for accrual payments for
Medicare-eligible employees would be rescinded from the U.S.
Coast Guard's unobligated balances, since the Coast Guard has
already made its 2006 accrual payments using permanent
indefinite spending authority.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
$130 million of unobligated balances in various
HUD programs would be rescinded, including balances from public
and Indian housing, community planning and development, and
housing for persons with disabilities.
Department of the Interior
$306 million of unobligated balances for the
Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Departmental
Management would be rescinded.
Department of Labor
$70 million of unobligated balances from the
construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps
Centers, as well as the Responsible Reintegration of Youthful
Offenders program, would be rescinded.
Department of State
$75 million of unobligated balances from several
programs, including embassy security, construction and
maintenance, and international narcotics control and law
enforcement, would be rescinded.
Department of the Treasury
$20 million from the Internal Revenue Service's
unobligated balances for processing, assistance, and
management, and health insurance tax credit administration
would be rescinded.
Environmental Protection Agency
$166 million of unobligated balances in the Clean
Water State Revolving Fund would be rescinded, bringing its
funding in line with the 2006 President's Budget.
International Assistance Programs
$20 million of unobligated balances for assistance
for the independent states of the former Soviet Union would be
rescinded.
Broadcasting Board of Governors
$4 million of unobligated balances for capital
improvements would be rescinded.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
$10 million of unobligated balances would be
rescinded.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
$13 million of unobligated balances from prior-
year FCC regulatory fee over-collections would be rescinded.
I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied
that they are necessary at this time.
Sincerely,
Joshua B. Bolten,
Director.
Enclosures.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$10,000,000 are cancelled.
This proposal would rescind a portion of the unobligated
balances in the conservation operations program.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
HIGH ENERGY COST GRANTS
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$30,277,788 are cancelled.
This proposal would rescind a portion of the unobligated
balances in the high energy cost grants program.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND DIRECT LOAN FINANCING
ACCOUNT
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$9,920,000 are cancelled.
This proposal would rescind $9,920,000 of the unobligated
balances in the Public Broadcast grant program.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Assistance Programs
PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I OCEAN FREIGHT DIFFERENTIAL GRANTS
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$35,000,000 are cancelled.
This proposal would rescind a portion of the unobligated
balances of the ocean freight differential grant program
related to the shipment of agricultural products.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Assistance Programs
PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$10,000,000 are cancelled.
This proposal would rescind a portion of the unobligated
balances in the P.L. 480 Title I program.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading of
funds provided pursuant to section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977, $37,000,000 are cancelled.
This language would rescind $37 million in unobligated
prior-year balances in the Food Stamp Employment and Training
Program. These balances are in excess of current program
requirements.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY
Of the funds available under this heading, $9,000,000 are
cancelled.
This proposal would rescind a portion of Economic Action
Program funding provided in the fiscal year 2006 Forest Service
appropriation.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$500,000,000 are cancelled.
This proposal would rescind a portion of the unobligated
balances in the wildland fire management account.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Departmental Management
EMERGENCY STEEL GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
All unobligated balances of funds available for the costs
of loan guarantees under this heading are cancelled.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this
account records the administrative expenses for this program,
as well as the subsidy costs associated with the loan
guarantees, if any. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a
present value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated
on a cash basis. The proposal would rescind $49 million in
unobligated subsidy balances.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading
for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, $6,000,000
are cancelled.
Unobligated balances available for the Hollings
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program are rescinded as
these balances are not essential to meeting the program's
mission requirements.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$26,000,000 are cancelled.
Funds available in the Support for International Sporting
Competitions account are used to fund support provided by the
U.S. military during international supporting competitions held
in the United States. The account contained a total unobligated
balance of $26 million at the end of FY 2005 that will carry
over into FY 2006. As the United States has no plans to host an
international sporting competition in FY 2006, these funds have
no intended use for FY 2006. This proposal would rescind the
total unobligated balance.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
DISPOSAL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REAL PROPERTY
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$45,000,000 are cancelled.
Funds available in this account are generated from the sale
of excess Department of Defense (DOD) property and are used for
maintenance of DOD real property. The account contained a total
unobligated balance of $54 million at the end of FY 2005, of
which $9 million will be used for maintenance of DOD property
in FY 2006. This proposal would rescind the remaining $45
million that do not have an intended use in FY 2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
LEASE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REAL PROPERTY
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$30,000,000 are cancelled.
Funds available in this account are generated from the
lease of Department of Defense (DOD) real property and are used
for maintenance of DOD real property. The account contained a
total unobligated balance of $38 million at the end of FY 2005,
of which $8 million will be used for maintenance of DOD
property in FY 2006. This proposal would rescind the remaining
$30 million that do not have an intended use in FY 2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
OVERSEAS MILITARY FACILITY INVESTMENT RECOVERY
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$5,000,000 are cancelled.
Funds available in this account are generated from the
residual value of excess overseas DOD real property and are
used for maintenance of DOD real property. The account
contained a total unobligated balance of $9 million at the end
of FY 2005, of which $4 million will be used for maintenance of
DOD property in FY 2006. This proposal would rescind the
remaining $5 million that do not have an intended use in FY
2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, ARMY
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$48,600,000 are cancelled.
This proposal would rescind $48.6 million of the Army's
unobligated balances from the Research, Development, Test, and
Evaluation (RDT&E) account, including $14 million intended to
be applied to the Army's venture capital organization, OnPoint,
and $34.6 from the Army's Joint Common Missile Program. The
Army's total unobligated RDT&E funds in FY 2005 were $891
million.
The Army planned to use $14 million in unobligated balances
to fund its venture capital organization, OnPoint, to invest in
emerging technologies that could be of use to the Army in the
future. As of the end of FY 2005, OnPoint had more than $30
million in unused balances. The allocation of additional funds
to OnPoint is not a high priority and rescinding these funds
will have minimal impact on the program.
The Joint Common Missile (JCM) program was proposed for
termination in the FY 2006 budget, with an agreement that
unobligated balances from the FY 2005 account could be used to
continue Research and Development (R&D) activities on how to
apply JCM technologies to other missile programs. The JCM
program contains $34.6 million in unobligated balances.
Rescinding these funds will have a minimal impact on other Army
R&D programs.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$4,960,000 are cancelled.
This request would rescind almost $5 million from the
Literacy Program for Prisoners, which provides competitive
grants to State and local correctional agencies to operate
programs that develop and improve life skills necessary for
reintegration of adult prisoners into society.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$50,652,512 are cancelled.
This request would rescind approximately $51 million from
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act State Personnel
Development program that supports State Education Agencies in
reforming and improving their systems for personnel preparation
and professional development in order to assist children with
disabilities.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$95,328,653 are cancelled.
This request would rescind $90,371,127 from the Smaller
Learning Communities program that supports competitive grants
to local educational agencies to create smaller, more
personalized learning environments in large schools. The
language also would rescind $4,957,526 from the Tech-prep
Demonstration program, which awards grants to consortia to
establish the-prep programs in secondary schools located on the
sites of community colleges.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental and Other Defense Activities
DEFENSE SITE ACCELERATION COMPLETION
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public
Law 108-447, $100,000,000 are cancelled.
This proposal would rescind $100 million for the
radioactive waste treatment plant the Department of Energy is
designing and constructing at its Hanford (Washington) site,
which is experiencing delays due to significant technical
problems. The Department slowed plant construction in 2005 and
is developing a revised baseline expected in summer 2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
the amounts made available pursuant to the following
authorities are cancelled: the Construction Facilities
Improvement Program, authorized under section 1610(b) of Title
XVI of the Public Health Service Act; the Health Centers Loan
Guarantee Program authorized under section 330(d) of the Public
Health Service Act and Title II of P.L. 104-208; and the
Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program authorized under
section 846 of Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act.
The request would cancel an estimated $7,654,000 of the
unobligated balances in the Health Resources and Services
Administration's account. This includes:
$281,000 in unobligated balances for the
Construction Facilities Improvement Program, authorized
under Section 1610(b) of Title XVI of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act.
$6,943,000 in unobligated balances for the
Health Centers Loan Guarantee Program. Section 330(d)
of the PHS Act authorizes the Secretary of HHS to
guarantee loans to Health Centers for developing and
operating managed care networks and plans. The
Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations
Act, 1997 (Title II of Public Law 104-208) authorized
loan guarantees for the construction, renovation, and
modernization of Health Centers.
$430,000 in estimated unobligated balances
for the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program
authorized under Section 846 of title VIII of the PHS
Act. Section 846(h)(4 provides that amounts recovered
under a breach of service agreement are available until
expended.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES
Notwithstanding section 835 of title VIII and subpart II of
title VII of the Public Health Service Act, an institution of
higher education with a student loan revolving fund established
under these authorities shall, no later than September 30,
2006, pay to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the
Federal portion of all of the liquid assets of such fund, as
determined by the Secretary on June 30, 2006: Provided, That
amounts collected under the proceeding provision are canceled:
Provided further, That the institution shall not make any new
loans under section 835 of title VIII and subpart II of title
VII of the Public Health Service Act until the amount equal to
that Federal portion determined on June 30, 2006 has been paid
to the Secretary.
This proposal would recall in FY 2006 the Federal portion
of the liquid assets of student loan revolving funds at
institutions of high education participating in the Health
Professions Student Loan, the Primary Car Loan, the Loans for
Disadvantaged Students, and the Nursing Student Loan programs.
The proposal would recall only the Federal capital contribution
of the liquid assets of the fund and participating schools
would retain any institutional contributions to the revolving
fund. Amounts collected would be canceled and are estimated at
$100 million. By September 30, 2006, schools would be required
to return the Federal portion of the liquid assets of the
student loan revolving funds to the Secretary of Health and
Human Services. The relative Federal and institutional shares
of the fund would be determined by the Secretary on June 30,
2006. Participating schools would be prohibited from making new
loans until they had repaid the Federal portion of the liquid
assets of their revolving fund.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading at
the beginning of fiscal year 2006, $7,000,000 are cancelled.
The request would rescind unobligated balances in the
Disease Control, Research, and Training account for Individual
Learning Accounts.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading at
the beginning of fiscal year 2006, $15,000,000 are cancelled.
The request would rescind a portion of the unobligated
balance in the Buildings and Facilities account.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
United States Coast Guard
OPERATING EXPENSES
Of the amounts made available for ``Operating Expenses,''
Coast Guard in Public Law 109-90, $260,533,000 are cancelled.
This request would reduce the U.S. Coast Guard Operating
Expenses account by the amount the agency will expend on
accrual payments for Medicare-eligible employees in 2006. The
2005 Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 108-375) provided the
Coast Guard with permanent indefinite discretionary authority
to make accrual payments for its Medicare-eligible employees.
In the 2006 Homeland Security Appropriation Act (P.L 109-90),
the Coast Guard also received an annual appropriation to make
accrual payments for Medicare-eligible employees.
Since the Coast Guard has already made its 2006 payment for
its Medicare-eligible employees using permanent indefinite
discretionary authority, funds appropriated for this purpose in
P.L. 109-90 are available for rescission. This rescission will
have no impact on the Coast Guard's ability to execute its
mission or conduct hurricane response activities.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Community Planning and Development
BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
Of the unobligated balances under this heading, $24,000,000
are cancelled.
The 2006 Budget proposed to eliminate the Community
Development Block Grant and its set-aside programs in favor of
the Strengthening America's Communities Initiative. This
proposal also eliminated the Brownfields Redevelopment program,
which contains the recommended rescission of unobligated
balances.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Community Planning and Development
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES
Of the unobligated balances under this heading, $6,000,000
are cancelled.
The 2006 Budget proposed to eliminate the Community
Development Block Grant and its set-aside programs in favor of
Strengthening America's Communities Initiative. This proposal
also eliminated the Community Development Loan Guarantees
(Section 108 loans) program, which contains the recommended
rescission of unobligated balances.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Housing Programs
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Of the unobligated balances under this heading,
$100,000,000 are cancelled.
The capital grant program is proposed for reduction in the
2006 President's Budget; a PART analysis found that the program
is prone to development delays and construction cost overruns.
This is a reduction to new units; existing units are unaffected
by this reduction.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES
Of the unobligated balances under this heading, $500,000
are cancelled.
This request would rescind $500,000 in unobligated balances
through a reduction to lower-priority programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$34,952,000 are cancelled.
The request would rescind $25,000,000 in unobligated
balances, carried over from appropriations in FY 2005 and
earlier, for emergency fire suppression.
This request would also rescind $9,952,000 in funds
provided in the FY 2006 Interior, Environment, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act for rural fire assistance to non-
Federal entities. These funds are not requested in the
President's 2006 Budget.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES
Of the unobligaged balances available under this heading,
$183,000,000 are cancelled.
This request would rescind $183 million in unobligated
balances, carried over from appropriations in FY 2005 and
earlier, for Water and Related Resources funds set aside for
the restoration of Desert Terminal Lakes, and originally
transferred to Reclamation from the Community Credit
Corporation for that purposes.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$5,000,000 are cancelled.
This request would rescind $5 million in unobligated
balances through a reduction to lower-priority programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
PRIVATE STEWARDSHIP GRANTS
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$500,000 are cancelled.
This request would rescind $500,000 in unobligated balances
through a reduction to lower-priority programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$6,000,000 are cancelled.
This request would rescind $6 million in unobligated
balances through a reduction to lower-priority programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$6,677,000 are cancelled.
This request would rescind $6,677,000 in funds provided in
the FY 2006 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act for statutory aid to non-Federal entities.
These funds were not requested in the President's 2006 Budget.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
CONSTRUCTION
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$34,000,000 are cancelled.
This request would rescind $34 million in unobligated
balances through a reduction to lower-priority programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$28,278,000 are cancelled.
This request would rescind $28,278,000 in funds provided in
the FY 2006 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act for Land and Water Conservation Fund State
grants. These funds were not requested in the President's 2006
Budget.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Departmental Management
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$5,000,000 are cancelled.
This request would rescind $5 million in funds provided in
the FY 2006 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act for Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments
to local governments. These funds were above the amount
requested in the President's 2006 Budget.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Of the funds provided under this heading in Public Law 108-
447, $70,000,000 are cancelled.
This proposal would rescind a total of $70 million in
unobligated balances for certain programs under the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). This proposal would cancel $25
million in unobligated balances for the construction,
rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps Centers. The
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, provided a total of
$116.2 million for this purpose through June 30, 2008.
The proposal would also rescind $45 million in unobligated
balances for the Responsible Reintegration of Youthful
Offenders program. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005,
provided $49.6 million for this purpose for the period July 1,
2005, through June 30, 2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$50,000,000 are cancelled.
These funds are being rescinded due to a high level of
unobligated carryover balances. The loss of these funds will
not impact the core mission of the agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Other
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$15,700,000 are cancelled.
These funds are being rescinded due to a high level of
unobligated carryover balances. The loss of these funds will
not impact the core mission of the agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Other
ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIATIVE
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$9,300,000 are cancelled.
These funds are being rescinded due to a high level of
unobligated carryover balances. The loss of these funds will
not affect the core mission of the agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE, AND MANAGEMENT
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$10,000,000 are cancelled.
Section 511 of P.L. 108-477 makes 50 percent of unobligated
balances remaining available at the end of FY 2005 from this
account for FY 2005 available through September 30, 2006, of
which $10 million are proposed for rescission.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
HEALTH INSURANCE TAX CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$10,000,000 are cancelled.
Section 511 makes 50 percent of unobligated balances
remaining available at the end of FY 2005 from this account for
FY 2005 available through September 30, 2006, of which $10
million are proposed for rescission.
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Environmental Protection Agency
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
Of the unobligated balances under this heading,
$166,000,000 are cancelled.
The proposal would rescind $166,000,000, thereby reducing
the amount generally available to the Environmental Protection
Agency in the State and Tribal Assistance Grants appropriations
account. This entire rescission would come from unobligated
balances from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Agency for International Development
ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$20,000,000 are cancelled.
The proposal would cancel $20 million in unobligated
carryover balances in this account, which provides transition
assistance to Russia, Ukraine, and other countries of the
former Soviet Union.
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OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Broacasting Board of Governors
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$3,800,000 are cancelled.
These funds are being rescinded due to a high level of
unobligated carryover balances. The loss of these funds will
not impact the core mission of the agency.
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OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
PROGRAM AND FINANCING
Of the amounts made available to the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting for fiscal year 2006 by P.L. 108-199, $10,000,000
are cancelled.
This proposal would rescind $10 million of the enacted
advance appropriation of $400 million provided for the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which was made available
on October 1, 2006.
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OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Federal Communications Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$13,480,000 are cancelled.
This proposal would rescind the balance of prior year
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulatory fee over-
collections. Collections targets are set in appropriations
annually, and over-collections remain available to the
Commission in the next fiscal year. The FCC seeks Congressional
approval by law to use these funds prior to obligation. Fiscal
year 2006 anticipated collections are sufficient to fund FCC
activities without these carry-over balances.