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99–012 2002

107th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 107–194

REQUESTS FOR PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED

CONTINGENT EMERGENCY FUNDS

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

REQUESTS TO MAKE AVAILABLE PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED

CONTINGENT EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE AND A REQUEST TO TRANSFER PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FUNDS FROM THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND

TO THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, PURSUANT TO

SECTION 251(b)(2)(A) OF THE BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985 AND IN ACCORDANCE

WITH PROVISIONS OF PUBLIC LAW 107–38

APRIL 9, 2002.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered

to be printed

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THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, March 20, 2002.

Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, Speaker of the House of Representatives,

Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: In accordance with the requirement included

in Public Law 107–63, the Department of the Interior and Related

Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2002, I hereby request $346.0 million in emergency appropriations previously provided under title II

for the Department of Agriculture for rehabilitation and wildfire

suppression activities of the Forest Service.

I hereby 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. The entire amount is being designated as an emergency requirement to make $200.0 million available immediately to repay funds previously borrowed for emergency

wildland fire suppression activities.

Furthermore, in accordance with provisions of Public Law 107–

38, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery

from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States, FY

2001, I hereby authorize a transfer from the Emergency Response

Fund totaling $27.2 million to the General Services Administration.

I have previously authorized the transfer of over $19.9 billion in

response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. With this

action today, all the funds that were made available to me from the

Emergency Response Fund have been transferred for urgent needs.

The details of these actions 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. 4, 107th Cong., 2d Sess.]

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,

Washington, DC, March 18, 2002.

The PRESIDENT,

The White House.

Submitted for your consideration is a request for previously appropriated contingent emergency funds for the Department of Agriculture and a request to transfer previously appropriated funds

from the Emergency Response Fund (ERF) to the General Services

Administration (GSA).

Title II of P.L. 107–63, the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2002, provided $346.0 million in contingent emergency funding for the Department of Agriculture to repay prior year advances that were used for emergency

fire suppression, address rehabilitation and restoration activities

and address future emergency fire suppression activities of the Forest Service. The entire $346.0 million is being designated as an

emergency requirement to make $200.0 million available immediately to repay funds previously borrowed for emergency wildland

fire suppression activities.

I recommend that you designate this request for $346.0 million

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.

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

on the United States, FY 2001, made $20.0 billion available to you

without further action by Congress. To date, you have previously

authorized the transfer of $19.97 billion from ERF. This request

represents the final transfer from ERF to meet national security,

homeland security, and domestic recovery requirements arising

from the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Your approval of this request would transfer $27.2 million from

ERF to GSA. This funding will be used for security upgrades at the

Eisenhower Executive Office Building to allow the reoccupation of

offices in the 17th Street wing of the building, which were evacuated in the days following September 11th. Pursuant to P.L. 107–

38, these funds will be made available immediately to GSA without

further congressional review.

I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied that

they are necessary at this time. Therefore, I recommend that you

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sign the enclosed letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Sincerely,

MITCHELL E. DANIELS, Jr.,

Director.

Enclosure.

EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS

Department of Agriculture: Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management (appropriated in Title II of P.L. 107–63) ................................ $346,000,000

Title II of P.L. 107–63, the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002, provided $346.0 million in

contingent emergency funding for the Department of Agriculture to

repay prior year advances that were used for emergency fire suppression, address rehabilitation and restoration activities and address future emergency fire suppression activities of the Forest

Service. The entire amount is being designated as an emergency requirement to make $200.0 million available immediately to repay

funds previously borrowed for emergency wildland fire suppression

activities. The remaining funds will be made available for obligation to address emergency requirements as needed.

General Services Administration: Federal Buildings Fund ............... $27,209,000

This funding will be used for security upgrades at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building that are necessary in order to

allow the eventual reoccupation of offices in the 17th Street wing

of the building.

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