[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7029]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   THE FISCAL YEAR 2000 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
              COURTS--A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 103

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the District of Columbia Code, as amended, I am 
transmitting the FY 2001 Budget Request of the District of Columbia 
Courts.
  The District of Columbia Courts have submitted a FY 2001 budget 
request for $104.5 million for operating expenses, $18.3 million for 
capital improvements to courthouse facilities, and $41.8 for Defender 
Services in the District of Columbia Courts. My FY 2001 budget includes 
recommended funding levels of $98.0 million for operations, $5.0 
million for capital improvements, and $38.4 million for Defender 
Services. My transmittal of the District of Columbia Courts' budget 
request does not represent an endorsement of its contents.
  This transmittal also includes information on grants and 
reimbursements forwarded by the Courts in response to the request in 
Conference Report H. Rept. 106-479.
  I look forward to working with the Congress throughout the FY 2001 
appropriations process.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
The White House, May 8, 2000.

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