    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 23 (Monday, June 16, 2008)]
    [Pages 808-809]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting
    Budget Amendments

    June 9, 2008

    Dear Madam Speaker:

        I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed amendments to my FY 2009
    Budget for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human
    Services, Homeland Security, the Interior, Labor, and the Treasury.
    Overall, the discretionary budget authority proposed in my FY 2009
    Budget would not be increased by these requests.
        I am requesting an additional $546 million for the Department of
    Commerce to cover increased costs to conduct the 2010 Decennial Census.
    I am also requesting $275 million for the Department of Health and Human
    Services to improve food and medical product safety and $1 million for
    the Department of Homeland Security to continue

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    operations of the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast
    Rebuilding through February 28, 2009. These amounts are fully offset by
    reductions to other accounts.
        The details of these amendments are set forth in the enclosed letter
    from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
         Sincerely,
                                                    George W. Bush

    Note: This letter was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    June 10.