U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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39–012 2005

109th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 109–49 

REQUEST FOR FY 2006 BUDGET AMENDMENTS 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

A REQUEST FOR A FY 2006 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION; AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

JULY 20, 2005.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 

to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, July 15, 2005. 

Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed 

FY 2006 budget amendments for the Departments of Agriculture 

and Health and Human Services; the Environmental Protection 

Agency; International Assistance Programs; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and the Small Business Administration. In total, these amendments would not increase the discretionary budget authority proposed in my FY 2006 Budget. 

The details of these proposals 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. 9, 109th Congress, 1st Sess.] 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, 

Washington, DC, July 15, 2005. 

The PRESIDENT, The White House. 

Submitted for your consideration are requests for FY 2006 budget amendments for the Departments of Agriculture and Health and 

Human Services; the Environmental Protection Agency; International Assistance Programs; the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration; and the Small Business Administration. The discretionary budget authority proposed in your FY 2006 Budget 

would not be increased by these amendments. 

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

Department of Agriculture 

A proposal that would provide $75 million in funds to reimburse 

the Commodity Credit Corporation under the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act for the commodity costs of the emergency 

food aid release for Africa announced in June and for other prior 

releases. Resources for this proposal are provided through the 

transfer of funds from the P.L. 480 program and the cancellation 

of funds within the Department of Agriculture and Agency for 

International Development. 

Department of Health and Human Services 

An increase of $150 million is proposed for the Public Health and 

Social Services Emergency Fund for the procurement of pandemic 

influenza countermeasures. This increase is fully offset by a reduction and cancellation of funds in the Department of Health and 

Human Services, and a reduction in the Small Business Administration, as proposed in accompanying amendments. 

An increase of $19 million is proposed for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance program to maintain access to cash and medical 

assistance for an expected increase in the number of refugees and 

other entrants accessing the program in FY 2006. In addition, the 

funding will support shelter and services for a projected 20-percent 

increase of children beyond estimates assumed in the FY 2006 

Budget. This increase is fully offset by proposed reductions and a 

cancellation of funds in the Department of Health and Human 

Services, and a reduction in the Small Business Administration. 

A reduction of $9 million is proposed for the Children and Families Services Programs due to revised reestimates of the amount 

needed for adoption incentive bonus payments to States in FY 

2006. 

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Language is proposed that would cancel $21 million in unobligated balances and anticipated recoveries in the Health Resources 

and Services Administration’s Health Professions Student Loan 

and Nursing Student Loan programs. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Language is proposed to clearly establish the intent of proposals 

in the FY 2006 Budget for the pesticide registration and tolerance 

fees, and pre-manufacture notice and test rule activities. 

International Assistance Programs 

As noted earlier, a reduction of $5 million in unobligated balances to the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Development Assistance program is proposed as an offset to the replenishment of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust. 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

An increase of $168 million is proposed for Science, Aeronautics and Exploration offset by a reduction of $168 million from Exploration Capabilities. This proposal would: 

Redirect funds within the Exploration program to accelerate 

development of the Crew Exploration Vehicle, the new vehicle 

that will take astronauts to space and be capable of ferrying 

them to the International Space Station; 

Reallocate funding across the agency’s science programs to 

better focus resources on near-term requirements while deferring investments in some longer-term activities; and 

Reallocate funding to reflect changed management responsibilities for the Lunar Exploration and the Space Station 

Crew and Cargo Services programs. 

Small Business Administration 

A reduction of $139 million is proposed for the Disaster Loans 

Program. Due to significant carryover credit subsidy and administrative balances, no new budget authority is required to respond to 

projected disaster events during FY 2006. This reduction would 

partially offset the additional funding proposed for the Department 

of Health and Human Service, as noted earlier. 

Recommendation 

I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied that 

they are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the heads of the 

affected Departments and agencies in recommending that you 

transmit these amendments to the Congress. 

Sincerely, 

JOSHUA B. BOLTEN, 

Director. 

Enclosures. 

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FY 2006 Budget Amendment 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE

RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Page: 145. 

FY 2006 Pending Request: — 

Proposed Amendment: Language. 

Revised Request: — 

(Under the above heading, add the following:) 

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading at the 

beginning of fiscal year 2006, $15,000,000 is hereby canceled. 

This proposal would cancel a portion of the unobligated balance 

in the Rural Economic Development Grants Program Account. Unobligated balances currently projected to be carried forward into FY 

2006 are sufficient to cover current and future grant program obligations. The reduction would partially offset a proposed increase to 

reimburse the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust through the P.L. 

480 Title I Account, as described in an accompanying amendment. 

FY 2006 outlays would not be affected by this amendment. 

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FY 2006 Budget Amendment 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I OCEAN FREIGHT DIFFERENTIAL GRANTS

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Page: 169. 

FY 2006 Pending Request: $11,940,000. 

Proposed Amendment: Language. 

Revised Request: $11,940,000. 

(In the appropriations language under this heading, add the following new sentence at the end:) 

Of the Unobligated balances under this heading, $45,000,000 

shall be transferred to the Commodity Credit Corporation, to reimburse the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust for prior releases: Provided, That the limitation in 7 U.S.C. 1736f–1(b)(2)(B)(i) shall not 

apply to these funds. 

This proposal would transfer unobligated balances currently projected to be carried forward into FY 2006 to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation as required under the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act. Unobligated balances are sufficient to cover 

this transfer and anticipated cargo preference reimbursement 

grants in FY 2006. 

The request would decrease FY 2006 outlays by $18 million. 

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FY 2006 Budget Amendment 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR PROGRESS

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Page: 171. 

FY 2006 Pending Request: $68,425,000 (total). 

Proposed Amendment: $20,000,000. 

Revised Request: $88,425,000. 

(In the appropriations language under this heading, amend as 

follows:) 

(1) Delete ‘‘$65,040,000’’ and substitute $85,040,000 

(2) In the first paragraph, delete: ‘‘: Provided, That’’ and insert 

the following after ‘‘until expended’’: ,of which $30,000,000 shall be 

transferred to the Commodity Credit Corporation, to reimburse the 

Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust for prior releases: Provided, That 

the limitation in 7 U.S.C. 1736f–1(b)(2)(B)(i) shall not apply to these 

funds: Provided further, That 

This proposal would provide additional funds under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, to be made 

available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation as required under the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act. 

The request would decrease FY 2006 outlays by $7 million. 

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FY 2006 Budget Amendment 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Pages: 467–469. 

FY 2006 Pending Request: $2,427,833,000. 

Proposed Amendment: $150,000,000. 

Revised Request: $2,577,833,000. 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$2,427,833,000’’ and substitute $2,577,833,000; delete 

‘‘$600,000,000’’ and substitute $750,000,000.) 

This proposal would increase the Strategic National Stockpile 

(SNS) funding in the Public Health and Social Services Fund by 

$150 million for a total funding level of $750 million. Of this total, 

$254 million would finance the procurement of pandemic influenza 

countermeasures, composed predominantly of H5N1 vaccine and 

antiviral pharmaceutical stockpiles. 

This funding would be fully offset by proposed reductions and a 

cancellation of funds, as described in accompanying amendments. 

The request would increase FY 2006 outlays by $92 million. 

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FY 2006 Budget Amendment 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Pages: 460. 

FY 2006 Pending Request: $552,040,000. 

Proposed Amendment: $19,100,000. 

Revised Request: $571,140,000. 

This proposal would increase the funding for the Refugee Transitional and Medical Services (TAMS) program by $4.1 million and 

the Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) program by $15.0 million. 

The increase for the TAMS program will maintain access to eight 

months of cash and medical assistance for an increasing number of 

refugees and other entrants accessing the program in FY 2006. The 

increase for the UAC program will support shelter and services for 

a projected 20-percent increase of children beyond estimates assumed in the FY 2006 Budget. 

This funding would be fully offset by proposed reductions and a 

cancellation of funds, as described in accompanying amendments. 

The request would increase FY 2006 outlays by $6 million. 

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FY 2006 Budget Amendment 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Pages: 462–464. 

FY 2006 Pending Request: $8,386,293,000. 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$9,000,000. 

Revised Request: $8,377,293,000. 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$8,386,293,000’’ and substitute $8,377,293,000; and delete 

‘‘$31,846,000’’ and substitute $22,846,000.) 

The Administration for Children and Families has reestimated 

the amount that will be needed for adoption incentive bonus payments to States in FY 2006. A total of $22.8 million will be sufficient for grants to States for adoption incentive payments, as authorized by section 473A of the Social Security Act. This is $9 million less than that requested in the President’s FY2006 Budget. 

This reduction would partially offset increased funding needed 

for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund and the 

Refugee and Entrant Assistance program, as described in accompanying amendments. 

The request would decrease FY 2006 outlays by $9 million. 

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FY 2006 Budget Amendment 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Pages: 475. 

FY 2006 Pending Request: — 

Proposed Amendment: Language. 

Revised Request: — 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, insert 

the following new sections immediately after section 217:) 

Sec. 218. The unobligated balance, including any recoveries that 

become available for obligation in fiscal year 2006, of the Health 

Professions Student Loan program authorized by Subpart II, Federally-Supported Student Loans Funds, of title VII of the Public 

Health Services Act is cancelled: Provided, That no part of such balance may be obligated during fiscal year 2006. 

Sec. 219. The unobligated balance, including any recoveries that 

become available for obligation in fiscal year 2006, of the Nursing 

Student Loan program authorized by section 835 of the Public 

Health Services Act is cancelled: Provided, That no part of such balance may be obligated during fiscal year 2006. 

This proposal would cancel an estimated $21 million in unobligated balances and anticipated recoveries in the Health Resources 

and Services Administration’s Health Professions Student Loan 

and Nursing Student Loan programs. 

This cancellation would partially offset increased funding needed 

for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund and the 

Refugee and Entrant Assistance program, as described in accompanying amendments. 

The request would decrease FY 2006 outlays by $21 million. 

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FY 2006 Budget Amendment 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT (LEGISLATIVE

PROPOSAL, NOT SUBJECT TO PAYGO)

FY 2006 Budget Appendix page: 966. 

FY 2006 Pending Request: $50,000,000. 

Proposed Amendment: Language. 

Revised Request: $50,000,000. 

(In the appropriations language under this heading, delete 

‘‘Such’’ and replace with In addition to amounts made available in 

the paragraph above, as follows: such; 

Delete ‘‘registration. In addition, such’’ and replace with registration: such; 

Insert and Test Rule after ‘‘Pre-Manufacture Notice’’ and before 

‘‘account’’; 

Delete ‘‘activities. In addition, such’’ and replace with and test 

rule activities: and such) 

This proposal amends appropriations language to reflect correctly 

the intent of the EPA fee proposals contained in the FY 2006 Budget. Fees collected under the FY 2006 Budget proposals are intended 

to be in addition to general fund appropriations made available for 

the pesticide registration and tolerance, and pre-manufacture notice and test rule activities. The amendment also clarifies that fees 

can be used for all authorized purposes. Authorizing language for 

these proposals will be forthcoming. 

The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this technical language amendment. 

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FY 2006 Budget Amendment 

INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Page: 1024. 

FY 2006 Pending Request: $1,103,233,000. 

Proposed Amendment: Language. 

Revised Request: $1,103,233,000. 

(Under the above heading, add the following new sentence at the 

end:) 

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading at the 

beginning of fiscal year 2006, $5,000,000 is hereby canceled. 

This proposal would cancel a portion of the unobligated balance 

in the Development Assistance account of the U.S. Agency for 

International Development. The reduction would partially offset a 

proposed increase to reimburse the Bill Emerson Humanitarian 

Trust through the P.L. 480 Title I Account, as described in an accompanying amendment. 

The request would decrease FY 2006 outlays by $500,000. 

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FY 2006 Budget Amendment 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND EXPLORATION

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Pages: 1073–1075. 

FY 2006 Pending Request: $9,661,000,000. 

Proposed Amendment: $168,400,000. 

Revised Request: $9,829,400,000. 

This proposal would redirect $168 million to the Science, Aeronautics and Exploration account from the Exploration Capabilities 

account. This would result from a reallocation of $168 million for 

ISS Crew/Cargo Services from the Space Operations Mission Directorate in the Exploration Capabilities account to the Constellation 

Systems Theme of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. In 

addition, $135 million would be realigned within the Science, Aeronautics and Exploration account. This would result from a reallocation of $135 million for the Lunar Robotic Exploration Program 

from the Science Mission Directorate to the Exploration Systems 

Mission Directorate. Both changes would be made in order to better 

align budget and management responsibility. 

The proposal would also make programmatic changes within the 

Science Mission Directorate in the Science, Aeronautics and Exploration account. These changes would reallocate funds totaling $98 

million across major program areas (known as ‘‘Themes’’) within 

the Science Mission Directorate to focus resources on near-term requirements while deferring investments in longer-term activities. 

The Solar System Exploration Theme would be reduced by $98 million by deferring investments in long-term Mars missions and preparation for human missions to Mars while also 

increasing investment in near-term Mars exploration needs. 

These reductions would be made available by cancellation of 

the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter and the Optical Communications demonstration, and deferral of the planned Mars 

Sample Return Mission, while increases would be made to fund 

extended operations of the Mars Exploration Rovers, and to 

maintain a 2009 launch date for the Mars Science Laboratory. The Universe Theme would be increased by $10 million, with $30 million provided to preserve the option of servicing the 

Hubble with a Space Shuttle mission until a decision can be 

made following successful return to flight missions. Most funds 

for Hubble would come by reducing the Terrestrial Planet 

Finder investment. 

The Earth-Sun System Theme would be increased by $88.3 

million to fully fund a standalone Glory mission, provide additional funding for extending the missions of currently operating satellites, and maintain the launch schedule for the Solar 

Dynamics Observatory. 

The proposal would also make programmatic changes within the 

Exploration Systems Mission Directorate in the Science, Aeronautics and Exploration account, to accelerate development of the 

Crew Exploration Vehicle and Crew Launch Vehicle. This would be 

achieved by increasing funding for these activities by $292 million 

in the Constellation Systems Theme. The source of funds for this 

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increase would be within the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate and would be provided by reducing funding for longer-term 

technologies to focus on near-term priorities. Specific reductions include $122 million less in the Exploration Systems Research and 

Technology Theme, $140 million less in the Prometheus Nuclear 

Systems and Technology Theme, and $30 million less in the 

Human Systems Research and Technology Theme. 

Taken together with the accompanying NASA amendment, the 

proposed budget totals would not be affected. 

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FY 2006 Budget Amendment 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Pages: 1075–1078. 

FY 2006 Pending Request: $6,763,000,000. 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$168,400,000. 

Revised Request: $6,594,600,000. 

This proposal would redirect $168 million from the Exploration 

Capabilities account to the Science, Aeronautics and Exploration 

account. This would result from a reallocation of $168 million in 

funding for ISS Crew/Cargo Services from the International Space 

Station Theme of the Space Operations Mission Directorate in the 

Exploration Capabilities account, to the Constellation Systems 

Theme of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate in the 

Science, Aeronautics and Exploration account. 

This redirection would better integrate decisions related to future 

transportation capabilities for crew and cargo to ISS and for exploration missions by consolidating development activities within the 

Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, to develop the Crew Exploration Vehicle in order to ferry the next generation of astronauts 

to the Space Station, Moon, and Mars. The International Space 

Station requires cargo transportation to supplement the Space 

Shuttle and to conduct operations after retirement of the Space 

Shuttle, and future human exploration will require cargo transportation separate from the Crew Exploration Vehicle. Realignment 

will improve NASA’s ability to address these common requirements. 

Taken together with the accompanying NASA amendment, the 

proposed budget totals would not be affected. 

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FY 2006 Budget Amendment 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

FY 2006 Budget Appendix Pages: 1103–1104. 

FY 2006 Pending Request: $83,335,000 in credit subsidy; $56,000,000 in administrative funds. 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$83,335,000 in credit subsidy; ¥$56,000,000 in administrative funds. 

Revised Request: $0 in credit subsidy; $0 in administrative funds. 

(Under the above heading, delete all appropriations language and 

substitute From unobligated balances under this heading, in fiscal 

year 2006: (1) not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses,’’ Small Business Administration, for indirect administrative expenses; and (2) not to exceed $900,000 may be transferred to ‘‘Office of the Inspector General,’’ Small Business Administration, for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster 

loan program.) 

This proposal would reduce the FY 2006 request for the Small 

Business Administration’s (SBA) Disaster Loans Program. Due to 

significant carryover credit subsidy and administrative balances, no 

new budget authority is required to respond to projected disaster 

events during FY 2006. The proposal would also allow SBA to use 

unobligated balances in this account for indirect administrative expenses and for SBA’s Office of Inspector General. 

This reduction would partially offset the additional funding proposed for the Department of Health and Human Service in accompanying amendments. 

The request would have no effect on FY 2006 outlays. 

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