[House Document 115-19]
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115th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 115-19
A REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2017
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017
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March 16, 2017.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and
ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
69-012 WASHINGTON : 2017
The White House,
Washington, DC, March 16, 2017.
Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the
enclosed appropriations request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. The
request includes an additional $30 billion for the Department
of Defense (DOD) to rebuild the U.S. Armed Forces and
accelerate the campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria (ISIS), and an additional $3 billion for the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) for urgent border protection
activities.
This appropriations request would provide $24.9 billion in
the DOD base budget for urgent warfighting readiness needs and
to begin a sustained effort to rebuild the U.S. Armed Forces.
The request seeks to address critical budget shortfalls in
personnel, training, maintenance, equipment, munitions,
modernization, and infrastructure investment. It represents a
critical first step in investing in a larger, more ready, and
more capable military force.
The request also includes $5.1 billion in the Overseas
Contingency Operations budget for DOD to accelerate the
campaign to defeat ISIS and support Operation Freedom's
Sentinel in Afghanistan. This request would enable DOD to
pursue a comprehensive strategy to end the threat ISIS poses to
the United States.
In addition, this appropriations request would provide an
additional $3 billion for DHS implementation of my executive
orders on border security and immigration enforcement. The
request would fund efforts to plan, design, and construct a
physical wall along the southern border, and make other
critical investments in tactical border infrastructure and
technology. The request also proposes funding to increase
immigration detention capacity, which is necessary to ensure
the removal of illegal aliens from the United States. Finally,
the request funds new recruiting capacity at DHS so that it may
hire additional immigration law enforcement officers and
agents.
In conjunction with this request, I recommend that the
Congress enact non-defense discretionary reductions of $18
billion in FY 2017, which would fully offset the amounts
proposed for DHS and would offset half of the amounts proposed
for DOD.
The details of this proposal are set forth in the enclosed
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Trump.
[Estimate No. 1, 115th Cong., 1st Session]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, March 14, 2017.
The President,
The White House.
Dear Mr. President: Submitted for your consideration is a
request for additional appropriations to address the urgent
needs of the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Homeland Security
(DHS) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. An additional $24.9 billion is
included to address immediate warfighting readiness needs at
DOD. An additional $5.1 billion, to be designated for Overseas
Contingency Operations (OCO), is included for DOD to accelerate
the campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(ISIS) and continue support for Operation Freedom's Sentinel
(OFS) in Afghanistan. An additional $3 billion is requested for
DHS to address urgent border protection activities. This
request for additional appropriations reflects the
Administration's commitment to strengthen our national security
by rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces and protecting our borders.
As the following chart illustrates, together with a
recommended reduction of $18 billion in non-defense
discretionary amounts in FY 2017, total funding would increase
by $15 billion.
(FY 2017, amounts in billions)
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Current Law Request $ Change
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Defense Base.................................................... $551 $576 +$25
Defense OCO..................................................... $65 $70 +$5
Nondefense...................................................... $519 $504 -$15
DHS request................................................. .............. .............. +$3
Recommended Reductions...................................... .............. .............. -$18
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Total Change............................................ .............. .............. +$15
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The additional amounts requested for the DOD base budget
would provide funding for urgent warfighting readiness needs
that are necessary to begin a sustained effort to rebuild the
U.S. Armed Forces. The appropriations request seeks to address
critical budget shortfalls in personnel, training, maintenance,
equipment, munitions, modernization, and infrastructure
investment. The request is a first step in investing in a
larger, more ready, and more capable force.
The amounts requested for DOD to accelerate the campaign to
defeat ISIS and support OFS in Afghanistan are designated as
OCO pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. This
request would enable DOD to support a comprehensive, whole-of-
Government strategy to stop ISIS from posing a threat to the
United States by funding critical efforts to strike ISIS
targets, support our partners fighting on the ground, disrupt
ISIS's external operations, and cut off its flows of financing.
The request also supports ongoing U.S. efforts through OFS to
prevent threats to the U.S. homeland, our allies, and interests
abroad from ISIS, al Qaeda, and their affiliated or associated
groups. These investments also complement additional U.S.
support for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces
requested on November 10, 2016.
The amounts requested for DHS support implementation of
your Executive Orders on border security and immigration
enforcement. Funds requested for U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) would support high priority tactical
infrastructure and border security technology investments,
including efforts to plan, design, and construct a physical
wall along the southern border. The request also includes
funding for DHS components to begin building the administrative
capacity necessary to recruit, hire, train, and equip an
additional 5,000 Border Patrol agents and 10,000 Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and agents, as you
directed. Further, the request proposes funding to increase
daily immigration detention capacity to 45,700 detention beds
by the end of FY 2017. This additional detention capacity is
necessary to implement your policies for removing illegal
aliens from the United States by enhancing interior enforcement
efforts and ending ``catch and release'' for those apprehended
at the border. Funding proposed for DHS would also be used to
establish a real-time border and immigration data integration
system within the Office of Immigration Statistics, and for
other new border and immigration analyses.
The enclosed materials summarize the proposed amendments to
the FY 2017 Budget and requested supplemental appropriations,
as well as new legal authorities that the Administration
requires to implement these programs.
The major categories of funding--broken out by agency--are
highlighted below:
Department of Defense
$977 million for military personnel costs,
which supports the pay and allowances associated with
higher military end-strength levels and the increase to
a 2.1 percent military pay raise in 2017, funding for
denied healthcare reforms, and adjustments based on
execution.
$7.2 billion for operations and maintenance
to address urgent readiness shortfalls across the joint
force, including by funding additional training and
facility investment and supporting critical weapons
systems. These funds will also improve cyber and
intelligence capabilities.
$13.5 billion for procurement and
modernization, including additional Army Apache and
Blackhawk helicopters, F-35 and F/A-18 fighter
aircraft, tactical missiles, unmanned aircraft systems,
and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors,
and the DDG-51 destroyer that the Congress partially
funded in FY 2016.
$2.1 billion to accelerate priority research
and development efforts, including ballistic missile
and air defense, missile defeat, unmanned aircraft
systems, next generation fighter aircraft, electronic
warfare, anti-ship and land attack missiles, cyber
operations technology, and targeting and strike support
for special operations forces.
$962 million for the costs of increased
supply stocks and critical facility repair and a
technical correction to transfer funds from the
Operation and Maintenance, Navy account to the Navy's
revolving funds account to support national defense
sealift vessels and the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
$236 million for military construction to
complete previously authorized but unfinished projects,
such as a weapons storage facility, and for planning
and design for critical future projects.
Department of Defense--OCO
$1.4 billion to support urgent operational
needs associated with the acceleration of Operation
Inherent Resolve, DOD's campaign to defeat ISIS. The
request includes funding for force protection,
precision-guided munitions, intelligence collection,
targeting and surveillance, defensive weapons systems,
and countermeasures against ISIS's lethal drone
program.
$2 billion for a flexible fund that would
enable DOD to allocate resources in support of the new
counter-ISIS strategy to maximize the impact of U.S.
counterterrorism activities and operations.
$626 million for a new Counter-ISIS Train
and Equip Fund, which consolidates DOD's counter-ISIS-
related train and equip efforts. The request increases
funding for assistance to partners in Iraq and Syria,
while also providing the authority for DOD to work with
forces fighting ISIS in areas outside Iraq and Syria.
The enclosures accompanying this memorandum include
proposed legislative language for this fund.
$1.1 billion for ongoing U.S. operations in
Afghanistan and support to global counterterrorism
activities, including resources and equipment to better
enable and protect our service members in their fight
against terrorist groups such as the Taliban, al Qaeda,
its affiliates, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Khorasan. The request also includes planning and design
of construction projects in support of Detention
Operations at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Department of Homeland Security
$11 million for the Office of the Secretary
and Executive Management Operations and Support to
establish a real-time data integration system that
would support immigration enforcement operations,
benefits adjudication, policy analysis, accurate data
reporting, and for other border and immigration
modeling analyses.
$286 million for CBP Operations and Support,
including $95 million to support border surge
operations, $65 million to build hiring capacity to
recruit and onboard 5,000 Border Patrol agents, $18
million for project management, oversight, and support
for the border wall, $43 million to enhance situational
awareness at the border, and $64 million for other
technology, equipment, and infrastructure investments
that directly contribute to the effectiveness of border
security operations.
$1.4 billion for CBP Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements, including $999 million
for planning, design, and construction of the first
installment of the border wall, $179 million for access
roads, gates, and other tactical infrastructure
projects, and $200 million for border security
technology deployments.
$1.2 billion for ICE Operations and Support,
including $1.15 billion to pay for detention,
transportation, and removal of illegal aliens, and for
alternatives to detention; $76 million to build hiring
capacity to recruit and onboard 10,000 ICE agents and
officers; $5 million for homeland security
investigations intelligence activities; and $5 million
to support the expansion of the Section 287(g) Program.
$25 million for Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center Operations and Support for the hiring
and training of instructors to support law enforcement
officer hiring and training within CBP and ICE.
$63 million for Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center Procurement, Construction, and
Improvements for infrastructure investments, including
modular dormitory and classroom buildings, which would
support law enforcement officer hiring and training at
CBP and ICE.
Recommendation
I have reviewed this request and agree that it is necessary
at this time. Without additional appropriations, our national
security is at risk. This request includes critical resources
for rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces, defeating ISIS, and
protecting our borders.
Therefore, I join the heads of the affected departments in
recommending you transmit the proposals to the Congress.
Sincerely,
Mick Mulvaney.
Director.
Enclosures.
FY 2017 Appropriations Request
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Operation and Maintenance
COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 333
FY 2017 Pending Request: $0
Proposed Amendment: $1,506,400,000
Revised Request: $1,506,400,000
(In the appropriations language under the above bureau,
just after the Bodoni dash and immediately before the heading
``Procurement'', insert the above new heading, the new
subheading, the following new language, and a new Bodoni dash:)
For the ``Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and
Equip Fund'', $1,506,400,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2018:
Provided, That such funds shall be available to the
Secretary of Defense in coordination with the Secretary of
State, to provide assistance, including training; equipment;
logistics support, supplies and services; stipends;
infrastructure repair and renovation; construction of training
facilities; small-scale construction of temporary facilities
necessary to meet urgent operational or force protection
requirements; and sustainment, to foreign security forces,
irregular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or
preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated or associated
groups:
Provided further, That these funds may be used, in such
amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine to enhance
the border security of nations adjacent to conflict areas,
including Jordan and Lebanon, resulting from actions of the
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria:
Provided further, That amounts made available under this
heading shall be available to provide assistance only for
activities in a country designated by the Secretary of Defense,
in coordination with the Secretary of State, as having a
security mission to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria, and following written notification to the congressional
defense committees of such designation:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any
forces or individuals, such elements or individuals are
appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such
elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups
associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving
commitments from such elements to promote respect for human
rights and the rule of law:
Provided further, That the authority to provide assistance
under this heading is in addition to any other authority to
provide assistance to foreign nations:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not
fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation
account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing
of the details of any such obligation:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may accept
and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from
foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq and other
entities to carry out assistance authorized under this heading:
Provided further, That contributions of funds for the
purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other
entity may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until
expended, and used for such purposes:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a
provision of law relating to the acquisition of items and
support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary
determines that such provision of law would prohibit, restrict,
delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a
notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the
congressional defense committees, the Committees on
Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives:
Provided further, That the United States may accept
equipment procured using funds provided under this heading, or
under the heading, ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'' in prior Acts,
that was transferred to security forces, irregular forces, or
groups participating or preparing to participate in activities
to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and returned by
such forces or groups to the United States, may be treated as
stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification
to the congressional defense committees:
Provided further, That equipment procured using funds
provided under this heading, or under the heading, ``Iraq Train
and Equip Fund'' in prior Acts, and not yet transferred to
security forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or
preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria may be treated as stocks of the
Department of Defense when determined by the Secretary to no
longer be required for transfer to such forces or groups and
upon written notification to the congressional defense
committees:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall
provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense
committees on the use of funds provided under this heading,
including, but not limited to, the number of individuals
trained, the nature and scope of support and sustainment
provided to each group or individual, the area of operations
for each group, and the contributions of other countries,
groups, or individuals:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
This amendment formally consolidates and increases the
funding requests for the Iraq Train and Equip Fund (ITEF) and
the Syria Train and Equip Fund (STEF), creating a new
appropriation to provide $1,506.4 million to support the
military and other security forces of or associated with the
Government of Iraq's and the vetted Syrian opposition forces'
operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Appropriated funds and cash contributions from foreign
countries, international organizations, and individuals are
deposited into this account for the Department of Defense to
provide assistance, including training, equipment, logistics
support, supplies and services, stipends, facility and
infrastructure repair and renovation, and sustainment.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary and Executive Management
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 517
FY 2017 Pending Request: $136,451,000
Proposed Amendment: $11,304,000
Revised Request: $147,755,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
add the following new paragraph immediately after the period:)
For an additional amount for ``Operations and Support'',
$11,304,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for
necessary expenses of the Office of Immigration Statistics,
including border and immigration modeling analysis.
This amendment would increase by $11.3 million the amount
for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management
Operations and Support account to establish and support a real-
time data integration system in the Office of Immigration
Statistics, and to fund new border and immigration modeling
analysis.
The total budget authority proposed in the FY 2017 Budget
would increase by $11.3 million as a result of this amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 523
FY 2017 Pending Request: $11,333,352,000
Proposed Amendment: $286,001,000
Revised Request: $11,619,353,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
add the following new paragraph immediately after the period:)
For an additional amount for ``Operations and Support'',
$286,001,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for
necessary expenses for enforcement of laws related to border
security, immigration, and customs.
This amendment would increase by $286 million the total
funding provided in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Operations and Support account to support the requirements of
the President's January 25, 2017, border security improvements
Executive Order. This amendment is necessary to ensure adequate
funding for planning, operation, and support of high priority
tactical infrastructure and border security technology
investments, including designing and constructing a wall and
other physical barriers on the southern border of the United
States; and to recruit, hire, train, and equip an additional
5,000 Border Patrol Agents.
The total budget authority proposed in the FY 2017 Budget
would increase by $286 million as a result of this amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 527
FY 2017 Pending Request: $323,390,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,377,483,000
Revised Request: $1,700,873,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
add the following new paragraph immediately after the period:)
For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Construction,
and Improvements'', $1,377,483,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021, for necessary expenses for procurement,
construction, and improvements required for the operational
control of United States borders, including design and
construction of a wall and other physical barriers on the
southern border of the United States.
This amendment would increase by $1.7 billion the amount
for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements account to support the
requirements of the President's January 25, 2017, border
security improvements Executive Order. This amendment is
necessary to ensure adequate funding for acquisition of high
priority tactical infrastructure and border security technology
investments, including designing and constructing a wall and
other physical barriers on the southern border of the United
States.
The total budget authority proposed in the FY 2017 Budget
would increase by $1.4 billion as a result of this amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 532-533
FY 2017 Pending Request: $5,855,023,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,237,212,000
Revised Request: $7,092,235,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
add the following new paragraph immediately after the period:)
For an additional amount for ``Operations and Support''
$1,237,212,000 to remain available until September 30, 2018,
for necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration and
customs laws, detention and removals and investigations.
This amendment would increase by $1.2 billion the amount
for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Operations
and Support account to support the requirements of the
President's January 25, 2017, border and interior enforcement
Executive Orders and higher than anticipated border
apprehensions beginning in the late Summer of 2016. This
amendment is necessary to ensure adequate funding for the
detention and removal of illegal aliens, alternatives to
detention where appropriate, the building of hiring capacity to
begin the hiring of 10,000 ICE law enforcement officers and
additional support staff, and expansion of the Section 287(g)
Program.
The total budget authority proposed in the FY 2017 Budget
would increase by $1.2 billion as a result of this amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 570
FY 2017 Pending Request: $242,518,000
Proposed Amendment: $25,000,000
Revised Request: $267,518,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
add the following new paragraph immediately after the period:)
For an additional amount for ``Operations and Support'',
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, for
necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center.
This amendment would increase by $25 million the amount for
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Operations and
Support account to support the requirements of the President's
January 25, 2017, border and interior enforcement Executive
Orders. This amendment is necessary to ensure adequate funding
for the hiring and training of basic training instructors for
new FY 2018 law enforcement officers within Customs and Border
Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The total budget authority proposed in the FY 2017 Budget
would increase by $25 million as a result of this amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 571
FY 2017 Pending Request: $0
Proposed Amendment: $63,000,000
Revised Request: $63,000,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
add the following new paragraph immediately after the period:)
For an additional amount for ``Procurement Construction and
Improvements'', $63,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses of the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center.
This amendment would increase by $63 million the amount for
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Procurement,
Construction, and Improvements account to support the
requirements of the President's January 25, 2017, border and
interior enforcement Executive Orders. This amendment is
necessary to ensure adequate classroom, dorm, and office space
in support of the training of new FY 2018 law enforcement
officers within Customs and Border Protection and Immigration
and Customs Enforcement.
The total budget authority proposed in the FY 2017 Budget
would increase by $63 million as a result of this amendment.
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