[House Document 111-48]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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.                A REQUEST FOR FY 2010 BUDGET AMENDMENTS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                     THEPRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES

                              transmitting

    A REQUEST FOR FY 2010 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF 
   COMMERCE, DEFENSE, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HOMELAND 
SECURITY, JUSTICE, AND STATE, AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, AS WELL 
                      AS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.




June 12, 2009.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
                             to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                          Washington, May 21, 2009.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Madam Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the 
enclosed Fiscal Year 2010 Budget amendments for the Departments 
of Commerce, Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, 
Homeland Security, Justice, and State and Other International 
Programs, as well as the District of Columbia. Also included 
are amendments to general provisions included in Title VI of 
the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations 
Act, 2009. These amendments would not affect the totals in my 
FY 2010 Budget.
    In addition, this transmittal contains an FY 2010 amendment 
for the Legislative Branch. As a matter of comity and per 
tradition, this appropriations request for the Legislative 
Branch is transmitted without change.
    The details of these requests are set forth in the enclosed 
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget.
            Sincerely,
                                                      Barack Obama.
    Enclosure.
                 Estimate No. 4, 111th Cong., 1st Sess.

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                      Washington, DC, May 21, 2009.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration are requests for the 
Departments of Commerce, Defense, Education, Health and Human 
Services, Homeland Security, Justice, and State and Other 
International Programs, as well as the District of Columbia. 
Also included are amendments to general provisions included in 
Title VI of the Financial Services and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 2009. These amendments are necessary to 
correctly reflect policies assumed in your Fiscal Year 2010 
Budget. The proposed Budget totals would not be affected by 
these requests.
    In addition, the Budget Appendix volume contains an 
incorrect description of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, Salaries and Expenses account. The narrative 
portion of the account was not updated from the FY 2009 Budget 
request and was inadvertently carried forward for the FY 2010 
narrative. The FY 2010 Budget does not propose to collect a fee 
for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on contract 
settlements for commodity futures. The narrative language in 
the 2010 Budget Appendix, however, inadvertently refers to a 
proposal to establish such a fee. This error is restricted to 
just the narrative description; the appropriations language, 
Budget schedules, and Budget totals correctly reflect the FY 
2010 policy.
    This transmittal contains an FY 2010 amendment for the 
Legislative Branch. As a matter of comity and per tradition, 
this appropriations request for the Legislative Branch is 
transmitted without change.

                             RECOMMENDATION

    I have reviewed these amendments and am satisfied that they 
are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the heads of the 
affected agencies in recommending that you transmit the 
proposals to the Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                           Peter R. Orszag,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosure.

    
    
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