U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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99–011 2002

107th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 107–181

REQUESTS TO REVISE THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION TO REALLOCATE FUNDS PREVIOUSLY

TRANSFERRED FROM THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND

FEBRUARY 13, 2002.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and

ordered to be printed

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THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, February 12, 2002.

Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT,

Speaker of the House of Representatives,

Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: In furtherance of the 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, today I am notifying the Congress of my intent

to reallocate funds previously transferred from the Emergency Response Fund. These reallocations reflect revised priorities in light

of changing national security and homeland security needs in the

wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

As provided in Public Law 107–38, $220 million will be made

available 15 days from the date of this transmittal for the Government of Pakistan and $39.8 million will be made available immediately for International Assistance Programs and the Department

of the Treasury.

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. 1, 107th Cong. 2d Sess.]

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,

Washington, DC, February 12, 2002.

The PRESIDENT, The White House.

Submitted for your consideration are requests to revise the allocation of certain 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 (the Act). These

requests would reallocate funds previously transferred to the Departments of Defense (DOD) and State from the Emergency Response Fund (ERF) and now transfer those funds to International

Assistance Programs to provide assistance to our allies in the war

on terrorism. In addition, funds would be reallocated within the

Department of the Treasury to meet changing homeland security

needs.

Your November 9th request to the Congress transferred funds to

DOD to pursue the war on terrorism and to the State Department

to increase security at its Washington, DC headquarters. The Administration now believes that a portion of these funds would be

better used to provide assistance to Pakistan and Israel, as allies

in the war on terrorism. Specifically:

• This proposal would reallocate $188 million from DOD and $32

million from the State Department to compensate the government

of Pakistan for costs incurred in aiding U.S. military forces in Operation Enduring Freedom. Pursuant to the Act, these funds would

be available 15 days after the transmittal of this request.

• This proposal would also reallocate $28 million from DOD to

assist Israel in its efforts to combat and prevent terrorism. Pursuant to the Act, this funding would be available immediately.

In addition, your September 21st request transferred $14.7 million to the U.S. Customs Service to provide air support for

counterterrorism activities. However, homeland security priorities

have shifted since the days immediately following the September

11th attacks and, of the amount originally transferred, $11.8 million is no longer needed for this purpose. In order to continue to

protect our Nation’s borders, we propose that the Customs Service

use these funds to reimburse the National Guard for its role in protecting the northern border.

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I have carefully received 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 your approval

of the transfers described in the enclosure.

Sincerely,

MITCHELL E. DANIELS Jr.,

DIRECTOR. Enclosure.

EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS: AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED

TO BE TRANSFERRED BY THE PRESIDENT FROM THE EMERGENCY

RESPONSE FUND

Available Immediately:

International Assistance Programs: International Security Assistance—Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism., Demining and Related

Programs ............................................................................................. $28,000,000

These funds will provide bomb disposal and explosive detection

equipment to the government of Israel.

Department of the Treasury: U.S. Customs Service—Salaries and

Expenses ............................................................................................. $11,800,000

These funds will pay for National Guard personnel to assist Customs officials in the inspection of vehicles and cargo at the northern border.

Available After 15 Days.

International Assistance Programs: International Security Assistance—Peacekeeping Operations ....................................................... $220,000,000

These funds will compensate the government of Pakistan for

costs incurred while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and

U.S. forces in the war on terrorism.

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