    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 17 (Monday, May 1, 2006)]
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    Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting a
    Request for Additional Funds To Support Recovery Efforts in the Gulf
    Coast

    April 25, 2006

    Dear Mr. Speaker:

        To provide additional resources to assist the greater New Orleans
    region to continue its recovery from the devastation of Hurricane
    Katrina, I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed requests for an
    additional $2.2 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), which
    is in addition to amounts requested on February 16th. This additional
    amount is offset by a $2.2 billion reduction in the amount requested on
    February 16th for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster
    Relief Fund.
        The revised Corps request, which now totals $3.7 billion, replaces
    the previous supplemental request for the Corps that was submitted on
    February 16th. This revised request supports the Administration's
    commitment to further enhance the levee system in parts of the New
    Orleans area to meet Federal 100-year standards of protection.
        I designate these proposals in the amounts requested herein as an
    emergency requirement.
        The details of these requests are set forth in the enclosed letter
    from the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
         Sincerely,
                                                    George W. Bush