[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21722]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED USE OF PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDS PROVIDED 
  TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PURSUANT TO TITLE I OF THE DISTRICT OF 
      COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005, PUBLIC LAW 108-335--PM 24

  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 Appropriations:

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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