[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2006, Book I)] [March 23, 2006] [Page 561] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Memorandum on the National Flood Insurance Program March 23, 2006 Memorandum for the Secretary of the Homeland Security Subject: National Flood Insurance Program Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including 42 U.S.C. 4016, I have reviewed and hereby approve your request to issue notes to the Secretary of the Treasury in excess of $18.5 billion, but not to exceed $20.775 billion, for the National Flood Insurance Program. George W. Bush