    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book II)]
    [July 12, 2002]
    [Page 1224]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting
    Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Amendments
    July 12, 2002

    Dear Mr. Speaker:
        I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed requests for FY 2003
    budget amendments for the Securities and Exchange Commission and for the
    Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Housing and Urban Development.
    The discretionary budgetary resources proposed in my FY 2003 budget
    would not be increased by these requests.
        This transmittal also contains FY 2003 budget amendments for the
    legislative branch. As a matter of comity, appropriations requests of
    the legislative branch are transmitted without change. These additional
    amendments would increase discretionary resources for the legislative
    branch by $17.7 million.
        The details of these requests are set forth in the enclosed letter
    from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. I concur with
    his comments and observations.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: An original was not available for verification of the content of
    this letter.