    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2006, Book I)]
    [June 28, 2006]
    [Page 1231]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Requesting
    Additional Funds for the Department of Veterans Affairs
    June 28, 2006

    Dear Mr. Speaker:
        I ask the Congress to consider expeditiously the enclosed fully
    offset FY 2006 request for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to
    address the security of personal information of veterans and service
    personnel.
        I am requesting these additional resources for VA to cover the
    increased costs to the VA information technology account in FY 2006 as a
    result of providing credit monitoring and fraud watch services for
    veterans and service members impacted by a security breach that occurred
    on May 3, 2006. The total cost of this effort, estimated to be $160.5
    million in FY 2006, is fully offset.
        The details of these proposals are set forth in the enclosed letter
    from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush