U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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19–012 2002

107th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 107–271

A REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY FUNDING

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

HIS REQUEST TO MAKE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY’S COUNTER-TERRORISM FUND

OCTOBER 8, 2002.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, October 3, 2002. 

Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: In accordance with provisions of Public Law 

106–554, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, I hereby request and make available $5.7 million for the Department of the 

Treasury’s Counter-terrorism Fund. I designate these funds as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 

amended. 

The details of this action are set forth in the enclosed letter from 

the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. I concur 

with his comments and observations. 

Sincerely, 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

Enclosure.

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[Estimate No. 25, 107th Cong., 2d Sess.] 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, Washington, DC, October 1, 2002. 

The PRESIDENT, 

The White House. 

Submitted for your consideration is a request to make available 

previously appropriated contingent emergency funds for the Department of the Treasury. The funding provided was made contingent upon your submission of a budget request to the Congress 

that includes designation of the amount requested as an emergency 

requirement. 

P.L. 106–554, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, provided a total of $55.0 million in contingent emergency funding for 

the Department of the Treasury. To date, you have designated and 

made available $18.0 million of that amount. The funds requested 

in this transmittal would support counter-terrorism efforts associated with securing and processing White House mail addressed to 

you and other protectees, including White House staff, and detection of biological warfare agents at the White House. Your approval 

of this request would make available up to $5.7 million for the U.S. 

Secret Service. The funds would be used to purchase equipment to 

provide protection from chemical, biological, or radiological agents 

delivered through the mail and for labor costs associated with processing the mail. In addition, this funding would support the continuation of monitoring the air for biological warfare agents around 

the White House complex. Both of these requirements were unanticipated prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and 

the anthrax attacks of Fall 2001. 

I recommend that you designate this request totaling up to $5.7 

million, which is detailed in the enclosure to this letter, as an 

emergency requirement in accordance with section 251(b)(2)(A) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 

as amended. No further congressional action will be required. 

I have carefully reviewed this proposal and am satisfied that it 

is necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the Secretary of the 

Treasury in recommending that you make the requested funds 

available by signing the enclosed letter to the Speaker of the House 

of Representatives. 

Sincerely, 

MITCHELL E. DANIELS, Jr. 

Enclosure. 

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EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS: AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED

MADE AVAILABLE BY THE PRESIDENT

Department of the Treasury: 

U.S. Secret Service: Counter-terrorism Fund: such sums as 

may be necessary, up to ............................................................. $5,725,000

Public Law 106–554, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, provided $55,000,000 for the Department of the Treasury’s 

Counter-terrorism Fund, contingent upon the President submitting 

a budget request to the Congress and designating the entire 

amount requested as an emergency requirement. To date, the 

President has requested and made available $17,993,720. At this 

time, an additional $5,725,000 is required to support U.S. Secret 

Service requirements for the processing of White House mail and 

the detection of biological warfare agents at the White House. 

Actual expenditures may differ from the original level sought 

from the Counter-terrorism Fund. The Department of the Treasury 

will work with OMB to monitor this Fund to ensure that law enforcement bureaus are reimbursed for actual expenses and that any 

excess amounts are held in reserve to meet unforeseen needs related to Counter-terrorist activities.

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