U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 

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69–012 2008

110th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 110–123 

A REQUEST FOR BUDGET AMENDMENT 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

A REQUEST FOR FY 2009 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE, HEALTH AND HUMANS SERVICES, HOMELAND SECURITY, THE INTERIOR, LABOR, 

AND THE TREASURY 

JUNE 17, 2008.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 

to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, June 9, 2008. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

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 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. 


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[Estimate No. 5, 110th Cong. 2d Sess.] 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, 

Washington, DC, June 9, 2008. 

The PRESIDENT, The White House. 

Submitted for your consideration are amendments to your FY 

2009 Budget. This request would provide $546 million to the Department of Commerce to ensure an accurate and on-time 2010 Decennial Census. Due to cost, schedule, and performance problems 

with a key information technology contract, the Census Bureau recently announced it would scale back the scope of its 2010 reengineering plan and correspondingly increase other activities to 

ensure a successful census. Therefore, additional funds are needed 

for the re-planned census. 

This request would also provide $275 million to the Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to: improve the safety of imported and domestic food 

and medical products; modernize FDA’s information technology infrastructure; improve FDA facilities; and expand laboratory capacity for FDA to execute its import safety responsibilities. 

This request would also provide $1 million for continued operations of the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding through February 28, 2009, as defined by Executive Orders 13389 and 13390, as amended by Executive Order 13463. 

These requested increases would be fully offset by cancelling or 

reducing $822 million in funding from lower-priority Federal programs and excess funds. As described below and in more detail in 

the enclosures, the cancellation proposals include the following: 

• $175 million in unobligated balances in the Bureau of Reclamation’s Water and Related Resources account in the Department of the Interior. 

• $80 million in unobligated balances in the Employment Standards Administration, Salaries and Expenses account in the Department of Labor. 

• $30 million in unobligated balances in the Treasury Forfeiture 

Fund account in the Department of the Treasury. 

• $260 million in funding in the Social Services Block Grant program in the Department of Health and Human Services. 

• $165 million in funding in the Watershed Rehabilitation Program account in the Department of Agriculture. 

• $111 million in funding from Department of Commerce accounts that will be realized through reductions to lower priority activities ($41 million) and cancellation of unobligated balances ($70 

million). 


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• $1 million in funding in the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency’s Operations, Management and Administration account in 

the Department of Homeland Security. 

Recommendation 

I have reviewed these requests and am satisfied that they are 

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

agencies in recommending that you transmit the proposals to the 

Congress. 

Sincerely, 

JIM NUSSLE, Director. 

Enclosures. 


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 210 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $2,365,882,000 

Proposed Amendment: $540,380,000 

Revised Request: $2,906,262,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$2,365,882,000’’ and substitute $2,906,262,000.) 

This amendment would increase the pending request for Periodic 

Censuses and Programs to ensure resources are adequate to complete an accurate and on-time 2010 Decennial Census. Due to significant cost, schedule, and performance problems with a major information technology contract, the U.S. Census Bureau is reducing 

the scope of the 2010 Census reengineering effort by eliminating its 

plan to utilize handheld computers for the non-response follow-up 

(NRFU) operation. Therefore, additional funding is needed to plan 

for a paper-based NRFU, hire more staff reflecting associated workload and staffing assumptions, and mitigate other risks. 

Major increases include $69 million for critical systems and preparatory activities necessary for a paper-based NRFU in 2010; 

$116 million for Address Canvassing to hire additional workers due 

to revised productivity assumptions and other changes; $80 million 

for a more robust help desk to support the handheld computers for 

Address Canvassing; and $50 million for end-to-end system testing, 

to ensure all decennial systems are fully integrated. Also requested 

is a $200 million contingency fund, given the risks facing the program and uncertainty around what the final cost estimate will be 

for the Field Data Collection Automation contract. 

The total increase for the 2010 Census is almost $546 million. 

This increase is partially offset within this account by nearly a $6 

million reduction to lower priority activities. The remaining increase ($540 million) is offset through proposed reductions to other 

accounts within the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health 

and Human Services, Homeland, the Interior, Labor, and the 

Treasury, as described in the accompanying amendments. 


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 423 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $2,332,425,000 

Proposed Amendment: $265,000,000 

Revised Request: $2,597,425,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$2,332,425,000’’ and substitute $2,597,425,000.) 

This amendment would increase the pending request by $265 

million for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Salaries and 

Expenses account. The additional funds would be used to improve 

the safety of imported and domestic food and medical products and 

modernize FDA’s information infrastructure. 

The requested increase in budget authority is fully offset by proposed reductions to other accounts within the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Homeland, the 

Interior, Labor, and the Treasury, as described in the accompanying amendments. 


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 423 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $2,433,000 

Proposed Amendment: $10,000,000 

Revised Request: $12,433,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$2,433,000’’ and substitute $12,433,000.) 

This amendment would increase the pending request by $10 million for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Buildings and 

Facilities account. This proposed funding would improve FDA facilities for new technologies and expand laboratory capacity to improve the safety of imported and domestic food and medical products. 

The requested increase in budget authority is fully offset by proposed reductions to other accounts within the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Homeland, the 

Interior, Labor, and the Treasury, as described in the accompanying amendments. 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR GULF COAST REBUILDING

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 475 

FY 2009 Pending BA Request: $291,000 

Proposed BA Amendment: $989,000 

Revised BA Request: $1,280,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$291,000’’ and substitute $1,280,000.) 

This amendment would increase the pending request by nearly 

$1 million to continue operations of the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding through February 28, 2009, as 

defined by Executive Orders 13389 and 13390, as amended by Executive Order 13463. 

The requested increase in budget authority is fully offset by proposed reductions to other accounts within the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, the Interior, Labor, and the Treasury, as described in the accompanying amendments. 


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 201 

FY 2009 Pending Request: —

Proposed Amendment: Language 

Revised Request: —

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, add 

the following new section after section 717:) 

Sec. 718. No funds shall be used to pay salaries and expenses of 

the Department of Agriculture to carry out or administer the program authorized by section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed Protection and 

Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. § 1012(h)(1)), as amended by the 

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110–234). 

Of the unobligated balances available for this program, $65,000,000 

are hereby permanently cancelled. In addition, of the funds made 

available for this program for fiscal year 2009, $100,000,000 are 

hereby permanently cancelled. 

This amendment would reduce funding by $165 million for local 

governments to repair locally-owned dams in the Watershed Rehabilitation Program. Of this amount, $65 million was made available 

in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and $100 

million was made available in the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

Act of 2008. This funding is not required for the Department of Agriculture to meet the needs of rehabilitating the highest priority 

dams. 

The $165 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 203 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $61,083,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$500,000 

Revised Request: $60,583,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$61,083,000’’ and substitute $60,583,000.) 

The FY 2009 Budget proposed an inflation adjustment for the 

Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses account. This 

amendment would reduce the requested amount through reductions to lower priority activities. 

The $0.5 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 207 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $32,800,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$1,968,000 

Revised Request: $30,832,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$32,800,000’’ and substitute $30,832,000.) 

This amendment would reduce the pending request for the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA’s) administrative budget by nearly $2 million, providing the 2008 enacted funding level. 

With new grant-making activities in 2009 expected to be lower 

than 2008 levels, this funding will be sufficient. 

The $2 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 208 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $100,000,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$7,200,000 

Revised Request: $92,800,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$100,000,000’’ and substitute $92,800,000.) 

This amendment would reduce the pending request by $7.2 million by eliminating funding for the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA’s) public works grants. Other EDA grant programs 

would not be affected. Given the need for increased funding to support the 2010 Decennial Census, these grant programs are a lower 

priority. 

The $7.2 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 209 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $238,740,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$5,152,000 

Revised Request: $233,588,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$238,740,000’’ and substitute $233,588,000.) 

This amendment would reduce the pending request for the Bureau of the Census, Salaries and Expenses account by $5.2 million. 

The FY 2009 Budget proposed an inflation adjustment for this account and the amendment would eliminate this adjustment 

through reductions to lower priority activities. 

The $5.2 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 212 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $90,621,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$500,000 

Revised Request: $90,121,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$90,621,000’’ and substitute $90,121,000.) 

This amendment would reduce the pending request for the Economic and Statistical Analysis, Salaries and Expenses account by 

$0.5 million. The FY 2009 Budget proposed an inflation adjustment 

for this account. This amendment would slightly reduce this adjustment for lower priority activities. 

The $0.5 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 213 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $429,870,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$3,175,000 

Revised Request: $426,695,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$429,870,000’’ and substitute $426,695,000.) 

This amendment would reduce the pending request for the International Trade Administration, Operations and Administration account by $3 million. The FY 2009 Budget proposed an inflation adjustment for this account. This amendment would slightly reduce 

this adjustment for lower priority activities. 

The $3 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY

OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 215 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $83,676,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$500,000 

Revised Request: $83,176,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$83,676,000’’ and substitute $83,176,000.) 

This amendment would reduce the pending request for the Bureau of Industry and Security, Operations and Administration account by $0.5 million. The FY 2009 Budget proposed an inflation 

adjustment for this account. This amendment would slightly reduce 

this adjustment for lower priority activities. 

The $0.5 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 216 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $29,000,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$377,000 

Revised Request: $28,623,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$29,000,000’’ and substitute $28,623,000.) 

This amendment would reduce the pending request for the Minority Business Development account by $0.4 million. The FY 2009 

Budget proposed an inflation adjustment for this account and the 

amendment would eliminate this adjustment through reductions to 

lower priority activities. 

The $0.4 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Pages: 216–217 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $2,831,253,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$4,000,000 

Revised Request: $2,827,253,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$2,831,253,000’’ in both the first clause and the third proviso and 

substitute in both places $2,827,253,000; delete ‘‘$2,924,253,000’’

from the third proviso and substitute $2,920,253,000.) 

This amendment would reduce the pending request for the Operations, Research, and Facilities account by $4 million. The FY 2009 

Budget proposed an inflation adjustment for this account and the 

amendment would reduce by $2 million the adjustment for lower 

priority activities. It would also reduce by $2 million program increases for the Open Rivers and Atlantic Salmon initiatives. 

The $4 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUCTION

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 218 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $1,238,660,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$9,000,000 

Revised Request: $1,229,660,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$1,238,660,000’’ and substitute $1,229,660,000.) 

This amendment would reduce the pending request for the Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction account by a total of $9 

million. Funding for construction of the Pacific Regional Center 

would be reduced by $6 million and funding for National Estuarine 

Research Reserves construction would be reduced by $3 million. 

Given the need for additional funding for the 2010 Decennial Census, these facility initiatives are a lower priority. 

The $9 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 228 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $4,000,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$2,000,000 

Revised Request: $2,000,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$4,000,000’’ and substitute $2,000,000.) 

The FY 2009 Budget proposed phasing out Federal support for 

the Manufacturing Extension Program, and this amendment would 

reduce funding for the programs closeout costs by $2 million. 

The $2 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with the other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION

ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 231 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $19,218,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$773,000 

Revised Request: $18,445,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$19,218,000’’ and substitute $18,445,000.) 

This amendment would reduce the pending request for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Salaries and Expenses account by $0.8 million. The FY 2009 Budget 

proposed an inflation adjustment for this account and the amendment would eliminate this adjustment through reductions to lower 

priority activities. 

The $0.8 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 235 

FY 2009 Pending Request: 

Proposed Amendment: Language 

Revised Request: —

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, add 

the following new section after section 106:) 

Sec. 107. Of the unobligated balances available pursuant to section 12034 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. 

L. No. 110–234), $70,000,000 is hereby permanently cancelled. 

This amendment would reduce anticipated FY 2009 unobligated 

balances of funding provided for payments to commercial and recreational members of fishing communities impacted by salmon fishery failures in the Pacific Northwest. After the reduction, $100 million would still be available for payments, which is sufficient given 

the estimated economic impact of recent fisheries disaster declarations for the area. 

The $70 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 458 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $1,200,000,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$260,235,000 

Revised Request: $939,765,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$1,200,000,000’’ in both the first clause and the second proviso and 

substitute in both places $939,765,000.) 

The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) is an appropriated entitlement, which was funded at $1,700 million in FY 2008. The FY 

2009 Budget requested $1,200 million for SSBG through a one-year 

reduction of $500 million in appropriations language. Additionally, 

the Budget included a permanent elimination of authorized funding 

levels in the out years beyond FY 2009. This amendment would 

permanently reduce the authorized funding level for SSBG by an 

additional $260 million in FY 2009 so that the appropriations level 

would be $940 million. The program’s minimal requirements maximize State flexibility but, at the same time, do not ensure that 

funded activities are effective. This is because SSBG is a funding 

stream rather than a program with measurable performance objectives. 

The $260 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Pages: 520–521 

FY 2009 Pending Request: $957,405,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$989,000 

Revised Request: $956,416,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$957,405,000’’ and substitute $956,416,000.) 

This amendment would reduce the pending request for the Operations, Management and Administration account by almost $1 million by reducing funding for lower priority programs. 

The almost $1 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken 

together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 619 

FY 2009 Pending Request: — Proposed Amendment: Language 

Revised Request: —

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, add 

the following new proviso following the last bracket and before the 

period:) 

Provided further, That from unobligated balances made available 

under section 2507 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 

of 2002 (43 U.S.C. § 2211 note). as amended by section 2807 of the 

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110–234), 

for Desert Terminal Lakes, $175,000,000 are hereby permanently 

cancelled 

This amendment would reduce funding by $175 million in the 

Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation for the restoration of Desert Terminal Lakes in Nevada. This funding was made 

available by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. This 

funding is a low priority, is more than the Department can effectively spend to restore the lakes, and could result in significant unobligated balances. Furthermore, no funding was requested in the 

FY 2009 Budget for this activity. Funding was first provided for 

this activity by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 

2002, in the amount of $200 million. Since 2002, some of this funding has been directed toward tangentially related activities and 

some funding has been directed toward unrelated actions. 

The $175 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 747 

FY 2009 Pending Request: — Proposed Amendment: Language 

Revised Request: —

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$30,000,000’’ from the second paragraph and substitute 

$110,000,000.) 

This amendment would reduce the pending request for the Employment Standards Administration, Salaries and Expenses account by $80 million. The FY 2008 appropriation temporarily rescinded $102 million from this account. These funds will become 

available for obligation again in FY 2009. This proposal would cancel a portion of these funds. 

The $80 million decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND

FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 942 

FY 2009 Pending Request: — Proposed Amendment: Language 

Revised Request: —

(Under the above heading, insert the following:) 

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$30,000,000 are hereby permanently cancelled. 

This amendment would cancel $30 million of the unobligated balances in the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. The Fund has historically 

used its remaining unobligated balances to fund additional law enforcement investments. 

This decrease would partially offset the proposed increases described in the accompanying amendments. Taken together with 

other proposals in this transmittal, the budget authority requested 

in the FY 2009 Budget would not be affected. 

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