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49–012 2006

109th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 109–123 

REQUEST FOR FY 2007 BUDGET AMENDMENTS 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

A REQUEST FOR FY 2007 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

JULY 18, 2006.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 

to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, July 18, 2006. 

Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed 

FY 2007 Budget amendments for the Department of Health and 

Human Services to enhance the preparedness and response capabilities of the agency based primarily on the findings of the Federal 

Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned report of February 2006. The total discretionary budget authority in my FY 

2007 Budget would not be increased by these requests. 

The details of this proposal 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. 9, 109th Congr., 2d Sess.] 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, 

Washington, DC, July 17, 2006. 

The PRESIDENT, The White House. 

Submitted for your consideration are FY 2007 Budget amendments for the Department of Health and Human Services. These 

amendments propose an increase in funding for the Office of Public 

Health and Emergency Preparedness, the Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and the Commissioned Corps to strengthen the Department’s preparedness and response capabilities, based on the findings of the Federal Response 

to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned report of February 2006. 

The proposal also includes funding to strengthen the management 

of the bioterrorism countermeasure acquisition program. 

This request would be fully offset by proposed reductions to accounts within the agency. Overall, the total discretionary budget 

authority proposed in your Budget would not be increased by these 

amendments. 

I have reviewed these proposals and am satisfied that they are 

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

and Human Services in recommending that you transmit this request to the Congress. 

Sincerely, 

ROB PORTMAN. 

Enclosures. 


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

FY 2007 Budget Appendix Page: 465 

FY 2007 Pending Request: $160,475,000 

Proposed Amendment: $57,938,000 

Revised Request: $218,413,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$160,475,000’’ and substitute $218,413,000, of which not to exceed 

$22,338,000 may be available, notwithstanding clause (ii) of section 

319F–2(c)(7)(B) of the Public Health Service Act, until September 

30, 2008 to pay the costs described in such clause.) 

This amendment would increase new budget authority by $57.9 

million for the Office of Public Health and Emergency Preparedness in the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. 

This proposed funding, taken together with $6.8 million redirected 

from resources within the account, would provide a total of $64.7 

million for improvements to strengthen preparedness and response 

based on the findings of the Federal Response to Hurricane 

Katrina: Lessons Learned report of February 2006. 

The requested amount also includes a $22.3 million increase to 

Project BioShield administrative funding. Of this amount, $11.3 

million was proposed in the FY 2007 Budget to be funded in the 

Strategic National Stockpile account within the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention to administer Project BioShield. 

Overall, this amendment would be fully offset by proposed reductions to other accounts within the Department of Health and 

Human Services, as described in accompanying amendments. 

This proposal would increase FY 2007 outlays by $6.0 million. 


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

FY 2007 Budget Appendix Page: 462–463 

FY 2007 Pending Request: $362,568,000 

Proposed Amendment: $13,512,000 

Revised Request: $376,080,000 

This amendment would increase by $13.5 million the amount requested for the Commissioned Corps in General Departmental 

Management, for a total of $27.6 million. This funding would be 

used to create and equip two dedicated, full time health and medical response teams consistent with the findings of the Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned report of February 

2006. 

The requested increase would be fully offset by proposed reductions to other accounts within the Department of Health and 

Human Services, as described in accompanying amendments. This 

proposal would increase FY 2007 outlays by $12.0 million. 


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

FY 2007 Budget Appendix Page: 464 

FY 2007 Pending Request: $87,872,000 

Proposed Amendment: $2,000,000 

Revised Request: $89,872,000 

This amendment would increase the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology by $2.0 million for 

standards development and testing of a medical disaster response 

Electronic Health Record in coordination with the Office of Public 

Health and Emergency Preparedness and other entities, as needed. 

The requested increase would be fully offset by proposed reductions to other accounts within the Department of Health and 

Human Services, as described in accompanying amendments. 

This amendment would increase FY 2007 outlays by $1.0 million. 


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING

FY 2007 Budget Appendix Page: 433 

FY 2007 Pending Request: $5,833,952,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$50,747,000 

Revised Request: $5,783,205,000 

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$5,833,952,000’’ and substitute $5,783,205,000; and delete 

‘‘$592,648,000’’ and substitute $581,335,000.) 

This amendment would decrease the pending request by $50.7 

million. This includes a reduction of $39.4 million for Upgrading 

State and Local Capacity and a reduction of $11.3 million for the 

Strategic National Stockpile to administer Project BioShield under 

Section 319F–2(c)(7)(B)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act that is 

now proposed to be funded out of the Public Health and Social 

Services Emergency Fund. 

This amendment would partially offset proposed increases to the 

Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, the Office of 

the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and 

the General Departmental Management account within the Department of Health and Human Services, as described in accompanying 

amendments. 

The amendment would decrease FY 2007 outlays by $1.0 million. 


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES

FY 2007 Budget Appendix Page: 423–424 

FY 2007 Pending Request: $6,308,855,000 

Proposed Amendment: ¥$22,703,000 

Revised Request: $6,286,152,000 

This proposal would decrease by $22.7 million the pending request for Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness within the Health 

Resources and Services account. This request would partially offset 

proposed increases for preparedness improvement activities in the 

Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, the Office of 

the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and 

the General Departmental Management account within the Department of Health and Human Services, as described in accompanying 

amendments. 

This amendment would decrease FY 2007 outlays by $1.0 million. 

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