[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 19 (Monday, May 12, 2003)]
[Page 572]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting 
Supplemental Budget Requests

May 9, 2003

Dear Mr. Speaker:

    I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed amendments to the 
Administration's FY 2004 budget submission for the Departments of 
Agriculture, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, 
Justice, Labor, and Transportation; the Office of Personnel Management; 
and the Farm Credit Administration. I also ask the Congress to consider 
the enclosed proposals for the Department of the Interior and the Social 
Security Administration.
    This transmittal also contains FY 2004 budget amendments for the 
Legislative Branch. Appropriations requests of the Legislative Branch 
are historically transmitted without change.
    Further, in accordance with provisions of Public Law 108-11, the FY 
2003 Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, I hereby request 
and make available $280.0 million for the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security. Consistent 
with the Act, TSA would utilize these resources solely for expenses 
incurred to hire, train, and deploy initial passenger screeners.
    The details of this proposal 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

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