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39–012 2005

109th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 109–14 

REQUEST FOR FY 2005 BUDGET AMENDMENTS 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

A REQUEST FOR FY 2005 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM 

THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND THE JUDICIAL BRANCH 

MARCH 3, 2005.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, March 2, 2005. 

Hon. J DENNIS HASTERT, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: As a matter of comity, I am transmitting to 

the Congress, without modification, the enclosed requested 

amounts from the Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch for 

FY 2005. 

The details of these requests are set forth in the enclosed letter 

from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

Sincerely, 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

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[Estimate No. 2, 109th Cong., 1st Sess.] 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, 

Washington, DC, March 2, 2005. 

The PRESIDENT, The White House. 

Submitted for your consideration for transmittal to the Congress 

are FY 2005 proposals, totaling $161.3 million, which have been requested by the Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch. 

As described below and in more detail in the enclosures, the requests include the following: 

Legislative Branch 

As requested by the Legislative Branch, an additional $59.5 million is proposed for the Capitol Police, including: $36.5 million for 

salaries, to provide workforce staffing and overtime resources to 

meet security needs; and $23.0 million to fund mission-related activities for protecting the Legislative Branch. 

Judicial Branch 

As requested by the Judicial Branch, an additional $101.8 million is proposed for the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and 

Other Judicial Services for unforeseen workload costs associated 

with recent Supreme Court decisions and the recently enacted 

Class Action Fairness Act of 2005. 

As a matter of comity only, I recommend that you transmit these 

proposals to the Congress. 

Sincerely, 

JOSHUA B. BOLTEN, 

Director. 

Enclosures. 

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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

CAPITOL POLICE

SALARIES

For an additional amount for salaries of employees of the Capitol 

Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and 

Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, 

professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $36,483,000, to remain available until expended. 

As requested by the Legislative Branch, this proposal would provide additional funds to the Capitol Police’s Salaries account. The 

funding would provide workforce staffing and overtime resources to 

support law enforcement, security, emergency preparedness, 

screening, interdiction, and hazardous material/device response operations. 

This proposal would increase FY 2005 outlays by $12 million. 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

CAPITOL POLICE

GENERAL EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the Capitol 

Police related to emergency expenses for the security of the United 

States Capitol complex, $23,044,000, to remain available until expended: Provided. That funds under this heading may be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol to provide support for security 

enhancements, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

As requested by the Legislative Branch, this proposal would provide additional funds to the Capitol Police’s General Expenses account for the continuance of operational capabilities, assets, and 

services to support the mission of protecting the Legislative 

Branch. 

This proposal would increase FY 2005 outlays by $11 million. 

JUDICIAL BRANCH 

COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER JUDICIAL

SERVICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, Courts of 

Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’ for unforeseen costs associated with recent Supreme Court decisions and recently enacted legislation, $101,800,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2006: Provided, That notwithstanding section 302 of 

Division B, Public Law 108–447, such sums shall be available for 

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transfer to accounts within the Judiciary subject to section 605 of 

said Act. 

As requested by the Judicial Branch, this proposal would provide 

additional funds for costs associated with the Supreme Court’s recent twin majority opinions in United States v. Booker and United 

States v. Fanfan. This decision, which made the U.S. Sentencing 

Guidelines advisory and certain sentence enhancements under the 

Guidelines unconstitutional, will have an immediate impact on the 

Judiciary’s workload. In addition to increased workload associated 

with pending and new cases, a significant number of Federal inmates are expected to seek relief by asking the district and appellate courts to reconsider their sentences. 

This request would also cover the costs associated with the Class 

Action Fairness Act of 2005, signed into law on February 18, 2005. 

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that as a result of this 

legislation about 300 additional class action cases would be heard 

in Federal court each year. This proposal would increase FY 2005 outlays by $76 million. 

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