U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 

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29–012 2004

108th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 108–215 

REQUESTS FOR FY 2004 BUDGET AMENDMENTS 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY FY 2004 SUPPLEMENTAL 

APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF DEFENSE, 

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HOMELAND SECURITY, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE INTERIOR, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE NATIONAL 

AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2004.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, September 14, 2004. 

Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: On September 6th, I submitted a supplemental request totaling $2 billion for the Department of Homeland 

Security for urgent needs associated with Hurricanes Charley and 

Frances. The Congress’ prompt action on this request ensured that 

immediate response efforts to these recent disasters would continue 

uninterrupted. In addition to utilizing the supplemental funds provided in Public Law 108–303, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, Federal Government agencies will 

continue to use existing resources and programs for response and 

recovery efforts. 

I now ask the Congress to consider the enclosed requests, totaling $3.1 billion, for additional emergency FY 2004 supplemental 

appropriations for the Departments of Defense, Health and Human 

Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, 

the Interior, and Veterans Affairs, the Corps of Engineers, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Small Business 

Administration, and the Executive Office of the President. 

I hereby designate these specific proposals in the amounts requested herein as emergency requirements. As I stated in my previous request, these additional requests will allow for a comprehensive response and recovery effort to address the critical needs associated with both of these hurricanes in Florida, North Carolina, 

South Carolina, and other affected areas. I urge the Congress to 

limit this emergency request to those items directly related to the 

recovery efforts from the impact of these recent major disasters. 

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. 11, 108th Cong. 2d Sess.] 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, 

Washington, DC, September 14, 2004. 

The PRESIDENT, The White House. 

On September 6th, you submitted a supplemental request totaling $2 billion for the Department of Homeland Security for urgent 

needs associated with Hurricanes Charley and Frances. The Congress passed on September 7th and you signed into law on September 8th, P.L. 108–303, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2004, so that immediate response efforts to these recent disasters would continue uninterrupted. 

Submitted for your consideration are additional FY 2004 emergency supplemental proposals, totaling $3.1 billion, for the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, 

Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, and Veterans Affairs, the Corps of Engineers, the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the 

Executive Office of the President. These funds are being requested 

to continue immediate needs assistance to address the impact of 

Hurricanes Charley and Frances and provide for a comprehensive 

response and recovery effort in Florida, North Carolina, South 

Carolina and other affected areas. When combined with already enacted emergency appropriations, supplemental funding associated 

with these major disasters will exceed $5 billion. Total Federal 

grant and loan assistance, including action taken with existing resources and programs, will likely exceed $7 billion. 

At this time, Hurricane Ivan continues to pose a threat of further 

catastrophic damage in the Southeastern United States. Should it 

prove necessary, I will make further recommendations to you regarding the impact of this storm prior to final Congressional action 

on the enclosed request. 

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

Department of Defense 

• $72.5 million is requested for the Department of Defense for 

costs associated with the evacuation, base preparation, base recovery, and damage to structure and equipment at various military facilities caused by Hurricanes Charley and Frances. 

Department of Health and Human Services 

• $50.0 million is requested for the Public Health and Social 

Services Emergency Fund to help provide nutritional, medical and 

social services to affected elderly individuals; provide social services 

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able counseling services; support an increase in demand for unreimbursed health care; and restore community health centers in the 

impacted areas. 

Department of Homeland Security 

• $2.0 billion is requested for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide support for the response and recovery of Hurricanes Charley and Frances and other ongoing and 

future disasters. This assistance is to pay for public infrastructures 

such as schools, police stations, bridges and roads. The funding will 

also support assistance to families and individuals, so that they can 

be housed, fed, and provided with medical and other care. 

• $8.0 million is requested for the United States Coast Guard to 

repair damages to Coast Guard facilities, to replace lost or damaged buoys and channel markers, and for other emergency expenses such as personnel evacuation and activation of Coast Guard 

reserve personnel. 

Department of Housing and Urban Development 

• $150.0 million is requested for Community Development 

Grants to the State of Florida for emergency expenses to help replace damaged homes, including replacement of destroyed farm 

labor housing and housing for other low-income persons, properties, 

and businesses, and for economic redevelopment projects. 

Department of the Interior 

• $21.3 million is requested for clean-up and facility repair needs 

at national wildlife refuges and national park units that were damaged by Hurricanes Charley and Frances, including Merritt Island, 

J.H. ‘‘Ding’’ Darling, Okefenokee in Florida and the Blue Ridge 

Parkway in North Carolina. 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

• $24.1 million is requested for hurricane response and relief to 

VA facilities. Uses include, but are not limited to, repairing hospitals and outpatient clinics, as well as reimbursing VA for assistance to local communities, overtime for VA staff, and contracting 

with medical providers for care. 

Corps of Engineers (Corps) 

• $118.0 million is requested for the Corps to restore navigation 

channels, repair and rehabilitate coastal areas, and address other 

projects in areas affected by Hurricanes Charley and Frances. 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 

• $126.0 million is requested for NASA, including: $89 million 

for repair of buildings and communications systems at Kennedy 

Space Center; $23 million for repair of equipment exposed to the 

weather; and $14 million to provide temporary workspaces for displaced employees. 

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Small Business Administration 

• $457.0 million is requested to provide funds to cover the large 

number of disaster loans expected to be made to individuals and 

businesses due to Hurricanes Charley and Frances. 

Unanticipated Needs 

• $70.0 million is requested to support the American Red Cross 

in their mission to shelter, feed and otherwise support victims of 

the recent natural disasters in Florida and other affected areas. 

The American Red Cross is the only non-governmental agency with 

responsibilities under the National Response Plan, and back-toback major hurricanes have put an unprecedented strain on its finances. Traditionally, the American Red Cross relies on private donors to support its relief activities, not taxpayer funds, and that 

will continue to be the case for future disasters. 

All of the requests in the transmittal are for the purpose of fulfilling known and urgent requirements that cannot reasonably be 

met through the use of existing agency funds. I recommend that 

you designate the specific proposals contained in this transmittal 

as emergency requirements. 

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 you transmit 

the proposals to the Congress. 

Sincerely, 

JOSHUA B. BOLTEN, 

Director. 

Enclosures. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, $72,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2005 for emergency expenses resulting from natural or other disasters, for the costs of repairs to structures and equipment, evacuation, 

base preparation, base recovery, and delayed satellite launches: Provided, That Congress designates these amounts as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds to appropriations for 

military personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; and 

family housing: Provided further, That funds transferred shall be 

merged with and made available for the same purposes and for the 

same time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any 

other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. 

This request would provide additional funds to the Department 

of Defense (DoD) to cover the costs associated with evacuation, 

base preparation, base recovery, damage to structure and equipment, and launch delays ($17 million), caused by Hurricanes Charley and Frances. 

Estimates of damage caused by these hurricanes to Patrick AFB 

and Cape Canaveral AS are $42.1 million. These estimates include 

base preparation and recovery, evacuation, and repairs for roofs, 

windows and water damage. 

Estimates of damage caused by these hurricanes to MacDill AFB 

are $2.1 million. These estimates include base preparation and recovery, evacuation, and repairs for roofs, windows, and water damage. 

Estimates of damage caused by these hurricanes to various Navy 

and Marine Corps installations are $10.2 million. These estimates 

include base preparation and recovery, water damage, dredging, 

and facility and roadway damage. The installations included in 

these estimates are NAS Pensacola/Whiting, NOTU Port Canaveral, NSA Orlando, NS Mayport, NAS Jacksonville, SB Kings Bay, 

NSA Athens, NSGA Sugar Grove, MCB Camp Lejune and Blount 

Island Command. 

Estimates of damage caused by these hurricanes to Avon Park 

AFR are $1.1 million. These estimates include base preparation 

and recovery and facility repair. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and Social Services 

Emergency Fund’’ to support aging services, social services and 

health services associated with natural disaster recovery and response efforts, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose. 

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This request would provide an additional $50 million for the Department of Health and Human Services for hurricane response 

and relief to aging Americans, children, families, individuals with 

disabilities, low-income individuals and the communities in which 

they live. Uses include, but are not limited to, helping provide nutritional, medical and social services to affected elderly individuals; 

providing social services support to communities most affected by 

Hurricanes Charley and Frances; making available counseling 

services; supporting an increase in demand for unreimbursed 

health care; and restoring community health centers in the impacted areas. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

For an additional amount for necessary expenses under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $2,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an 

emergency requirement for this specific purpose. 

This request would provide an additional $2.0 billion for the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management 

Agency for disaster relief associated with Hurricanes Charley and 

Frances as well as other ongoing and future disasters. The funding 

will support response and recovery efforts, including assistance to 

families and individuals, and other urgent requirements such as 

emergency protective measures and debris removal in the affected 

areas. Additionally, this funding will support the rebuilding of 

state and local public infrastructure. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

OPERATING EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ for expenses 

resulting from the recent natural disasters in the southeastern 

United States, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose. 

The Coast Guard will use these funds to repair damaged facilities, replace lost or damaged aids to navigation, cover the cost of 

personnel evacuation in advance of the disasters and reserve mobilization to complete post-disaster clean-up and repair, and pay for 

other emergency expenses associated with Hurricanes Charley and 

Frances. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Development Fund,’’ 

as authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Act), for emergency expenses resulting from natural disasters in Florida except those activities reimbursable by the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency or available through the 

Small Business Administration, and for reimbursement for expenditures incurred from the regular Community Development Block 

Grant formula allocation used to achieve these same purposes, 

$150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose: Provided further, That such 

funds may be awarded to the State of Florida for affected areas: 

Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 5306(d)(2) the 

State of Florida is authorized to provide such assistance to entitlement communities: Provided further, That in administering these 

funds for economic revitalization activities in Florida the Secretary 

may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision of 

any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient 

of these funds (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the use of such funds, 

and would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute 

or regulation: Provided further, That for activities funded by 

amounts provided herein, the Secretary may waive, on a case-bycase basis and upon such other terms as the Secretary may specify, 

in whole or in part, the requirements that activities principally benefit persons of low- and moderate-income pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

5301(c) and 5304(b)(3): Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

publish in the Federal Register any waiver of any statute or regulation authorized under this heading no later than 5 days before the 

effective date of such waiver. 

This request would provide an additional $150 million for Community Planning and Development for the State of Florida for 

emergency expenses to help replace damaged homes, including replacement of destroyed farm labor housing and housing for other 

low-income persons, properties, and businesses, and for economic 

redevelopment projects. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction,’’ $13,900,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That Congress designates 

this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose. 

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This request would provide additional funds to the Fish and 

Wildlife Service for clean-up and facility repair needs at the Merritt Island, J.H. ‘‘Ding’’ Darling, Okefenokee and other national 

wildlife refuges that were damaged by Hurricanes Charley and 

Frances. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR MAINTENANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction and Major Maintenance,’’ $7,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

That Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement 

for this specific purpose. 

This request would provide additional funds to the National Park 

Service for clean-up and facility repair needs at national park units 

in Florida and North Carolina that were damaged by Hurricanes 

Charley and Frances, including the Dry Tortugas National Park in 

Florida and the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

MEDICAL SERVICES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Services’’ for expenses related to the recent natural disasters in the Southeast $5,800,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this 

specific purpose. This request would provide an additional $5.8 million for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for response and relief efforts associated with Hurricanes Charley and Frances. Uses include, but 

are not limited to reimbursing VA for equipment and purchasing 

of contract medical providers. 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

MEDICAL FACILITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ for expenses related to the recent natural disasters in the Southeast, $16,800,000, 

to remain available until expended: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific 

purpose. 

This request would provide an additional $16.8 million for the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for hurricane response and relief to VA facilities. Uses include, but are not limited to, repairing 

hospitals and outpatient clinics. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Administration’’ for expenses related to the recent natural disasters in the Southeast, 

$1,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided, 

That Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement 

for this specific purpose. This request would provide an additional $1.5 million for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for hurricane response and relief. Uses include, but are not limited to reimbursing VA for travel 

that VA employees undertook to Florida to assist in Hurricanes 

Charley and Frances relief efforts, and reimbursing VA for any assistance given to local communities for health care or shelter. 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL WORKS 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance,’’ to 

dredge navigation channels and repair other Corps projects in 

southern and eastern states affected by natural disasters, 

$30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for 

this specific purpose. This request would provide an additional $30 million to the 

Corps of Engineers. Hurricanes Charley and Frances caused severe 

shoaling in certain channels, making them unsafe or impassable 

for some commercial vessels, and damaged other projects. These 

funds would be used to restore navigation channels and other 

projects in Florida and other southern and eastern states that the 

Corps is authorized to maintain. The Corps would use these funds 

to dredge channels back to their operating depths existing prior to 

Hurricanes Charley and Frances, and repair other projects such as 

the Central and South Florida Project (including the Herbert Hoover Dike and Lake Okeechobee). 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL WORKS 

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies,’’ as authorized by section 5 of the Flood Control Act of August 16, 1941, as amended (33 U.S.C. 701n) for emergency response 

to and recovery from coastal storm damages and flooding in southern and eastern states caused by natural disasters, $88,000,000, to 

remain available until expended: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific 

purpose. This request would provide $88 million for the Flood Control and 

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age to coastal storm protection and flood protection features eligible 

for assistance under the Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies 

program. The requested funds would be used in southern and eastern states to finance the costs of Corps of Engineers emergency operations in response to natural disasters, and the costs of recovery 

activities such as repair and rehabilitation of eligible features damaged by Hurricanes Charley and Frances. The extent of repair and 

rehabilitation of beach erosion would be the lesser of the amount 

required for emergency protection or replacing sand eroded by the 

storms. 

In conducting flood and storm response activities to Hurricanes 

Charley and Frances, the Corps of Engineers has exhausted its 

Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies funds and has transferred 

$5 million thus far from another appropriation account under current authority, with more transfers possible. The total estimate for 

flood and storm response activities funded from this account is $20 

million, including the reimbursement of transferred funds. The 

total estimate for follow-on recovery activities, including repair and 

rehabilitation of eligible protective features, is $68 million. 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

SPACE FLIGHT CAPABILITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Space Flight Capabilities,’’ to repair facilities damaged and take other emergency measures due to 

the effects of hurricanes, $126,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an 

emergency requirement for this specific purpose. This request would provide $89 million for repair of buildings 

and communications systems at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, including the cleanup and repair of the Vehicle Assembly Building 

and the repair of the Thermal Protection System Facility and the 

temporary relocation of its production capability; $23 million for repair of equipment exposed to the weather; and $14 million to provide temporary workspaces for displaced employees. 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Loans Program Account’’ 

for emergency expenses resulting from natural or other disasters, to 

remain available until expended, $248,000,000 for the cost of direct 

loans; and $209,000,000 for administrative expenses to carryout the 

disaster loan program, which may be transferred to the appropriations for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’: Provided, That Congress designates the amounts provided herein as an emergency requirement 

for this specific purpose. 

This request would provide additional funds to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to cover the large number of disaster 

loans expected to be made to individuals and businesses in the 

wake of Hurricanes Charley and Frances. In order to ensure adequate response to victims of the hurricane, the Administration is 

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requesting $457 million in budget authority to cover loan subsidy 

($248 million) and loan making ($209 million) activities. Including 

already appropriated funds, this request would allow SBA to make 

up to $2.3 billion in loans to aid in the recovery from these major 

disasters. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Unanticipated Needs’’, not to exceed $70,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005, for 

the American Red Cross for reimbursement of disaster relief and recovery expenditures and emergency services associated with Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan, and only to the extent funds are 

not made available for those activities by other federal sources: Provided, That these funds may be administered by any authorized federal government agency to meet the purposes of this provision and 

that total administrative costs shall not exceed three percent of the 

total appropriation: Provided further, That the Comptroller General 

shall audit the use of these funds by the American Red Cross: Provided, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for this specific purpose. 

$70.0 million is requested to support the American Red Cross in 

their mission to shelter, feed and otherwise support victims of the 

recent natural disasters in Florida and other affected areas. The 

American Red Cross is the only non-governmental agency with responsibilities under the National Response Plan, and back-to-back 

major hurricanes have put an unprecedented strain on its finances. 

Traditionally, the American Red Cross relies on private donors to 

support its relief activities, not taxpayer funds, and that will continue to be the case for future disasters. This funding will not duplicate other federally funded disaster response and recovery activities. 

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