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39–012 2005

109th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 109–33 

INTENTION TO REALLOCATE FUNDS PREVIOUSLY 

TRANSFERRED FROM THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE 

FUND 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION OF THE INTENTION TO REALLOCATE FUNDS PREVIOUSLY TRANSFERRED FROM THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE 

FUND 

JUNE 15, 2005.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 

to be printed. 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, June 10, 2005. 

Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: I am notifying the Congress of my intent to 

reallocate funds previously transferred from the Emergency Response Fund (ERF). 

At this time, $1.074 million of ERF funds will be reallocated 

within the Department of the Treasury to strengthen the physical 

protection of the main Treasury building. 

The details of this action 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. 5, 109th Congress, 1st Sess.] 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, 

Washington, DC., June 8, 2005. 

The PRESIDENT, The White House. 

Submitted for your consideration is a request to reallocate funds 

provided in P.L. 107–38, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on 

the United States, FY 2001, within the Department of the Treasury. 

In order to improve the protective barrier surrounding the Treasury building, the Administration proposes to reallocate $1.074 million in Emergency Response Fund resources previously provided to 

construct and staff a Foreign Terrorists Asset Tracking (FTAT) 

Center. The FTAT was originally intended to have a greater Treasury involvement but was scaled back after the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and Treasury’s subsequent transfer 

of staff to the new department. Although Treasury will continue to 

support the FTAT and its core mission of locating the assets of designated and alleged terrorist financiers, it will be able to do so 

within regularly appropriated resources. 

The Administration now proposes that the funds be used to construct protective bollards along the 15th Street side of the Treasury 

headquarters. These bollards will replace the concrete jersey walls 

currently providing temporary security for the Treasury building. 

As provided in P.L. 107–38, these funds will be made available immediately. 

I have carefully reviewed this proposal and am satisfied that it 

is necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury in recommending this reallocation. 

Sincerely, 

JOSHUA B. BOLTEN, 

Director. 

Enclosure. 

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REALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED AND

TRANSFERRED FROM THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND

Departmental Offices (DO): 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................... $1,074,000 

This funding will provide for protective bollards to be constructed 

on the 15th Street side of the Treasury headquarters. 

This action is a reallocation of funds previously provided to DO 

in September 2001 to establish a Foreign Terrorist Asset Tracking 

(FTAT) Center. The FTAT was originally intended to have a greater Treasury involvement but was scaled back after the creation of 

the Department of Homeland Security and Treasury’s subsequent 

transfer of staff to the new department. Although Treasury will 

continue to support the FTAT and its core mission of locating the 

assets of designated and alleged terrorist financiers, it will be able 

to do so within regularly appropriated resources. 

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