[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 124 (Thursday, September 29, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H8627]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS REGARDING PROPOSED USE OF PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDS 
  PROVIDED TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 109-58)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed:
  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message
To the Congress of the United States:
  Consistent with title I of the District of Columbia Appropriations 
Act, 2005, Public Law 108-335, I am notifying the Congress of the 
proposed use of $10,151,538 provided in title I under the heading 
``Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the 
District of Columbia.'' This will reimburse the District for the costs 
of public safety expenses related to security events and responses to 
terrorist threats.
  The details of this action are set forth in the enclosed letter from 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, September 29, 2005.

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