[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1960]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




REPORT ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS' FISCAL YEAR BUDGET REQUEST--
      MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED DURING ADJOURNMENT--PM 5

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 6, 1999, 
the Secretary of the Senate on February 5, 1999 during the adjournment 
of the Senate, received the following message from the President of the 
United States, together with an accompanying report; which was referred 
to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the District of Columbia Code, as amended, I am 
transmitting the District of Columbia Courts' FY 2000 Budget request.
  The District of Columbia Courts have submitted a FY 2000 Budget 
request for $131.6 million for its operating expenditures and $17.4 
million for courthouse renovation and improvements. My FY 2000 Budget 
includes recommended funding levels of $128.4 million for operations 
and $9.0 million for capital improvements for the District Courts. My 
transmittal of the District of Columbia Courts' budget request does not 
represent an endorsement of its contents.
  I look forward to working with the Congress throughout the FY 2000 
appropriation process.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 5, 1999.

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