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79–012 2000

106th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 106–283

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BUDGET REQUEST

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BUDGET REQUEST PURSUANT TO

TITLE IX OF H.R. 4576, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2001

SEPTEMBER 6, 2000.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and

ordered to be printed

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THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, August 11, 2000.

The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

SIR: In accordance with provisions of Title IX of H.R. 4576, the

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001, I hereby request

the following:

Department of Defense

• Military Personnel, Military personnel, Navy: $50,000,000.

• Operation and Maintenance, Operation and maintenance,

Army: $120,000,000.

• Operation and Maintenance, Operation and maintenance,

Navy: $232,000,000.

• Operation and Maintenance, Operation and maintenance, Marine Corps: $62,000,000.

• Operation and Maintenance, Operation and maintenance, Air

force: $115,000,000.

• Operation and Maintenance, Overseas contingency operations

transfer fund: $1,100,000,000.

• Operation and Maintenance, Defense health program:

$100,000,000.

The Department of Defense will use these funds to: sustain operations in and around Bosnia, Kosovo, and Southwest Asia; provide

bonuses for sailors; fund depot level maintenance of equipment;

procure spare parts kits for Air Force squadrons; fund real property maintenance; and, support the prescription drug benefit for

military retirees over 65 years of age.

I hereby designate the preceding requests as emergency requirements 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,

WILLIAM J. CLINTON.

Enclosure.

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[Estimate No. 20, 106th Cong., 2d Sess.]

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,

Washington, DC, August 11, 2000.

The PRESIDENT, The White House.

Submitted for your consideration is a request to make available $1,779.0 million in contingent emergency funding for the Department of Defense (DOD).

Title IX of H.R. 4576, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001, provides $1.1 billion in FY 2000 emergency funding for

the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund (OCOTF),

contingent upon the President submitting a budget request to the

Congress and designating the entire amount requested as an emergency requirement. These funds are to support operations in FY

2001. The funds were provided for continued operations in and

around Bosnia, Kosovo, and Southwest Asia to ensure that current

operations are uninterrupted if force levels and commitments are

unchanged through FY 2001. Without these resources, funding in

the OCOTF would be approximately $1.1 billion below your FY

2001 request. You had requested these funds in your FY 2001

Budget without relying on the use of the emergency designation.

Title IX of H.R. 4576 also provides $679.0 million in FY 2000

emergency funding for certain other DOD activities, contingent

upon the President submitting a budget request for $679.0 million

to the Congress and designating the amount requested as an emergency requirement. These funds were allocated by the Congress as

follows:

• $529.0 million, split between operation and maintenance

accounts of the four Services, for equipment maintenance,

spare parts kits, and real property maintenance;

• $100.0 million for the Defense Health Program to fully

fund the prescription drug benefit for military retirees over 65

years of age that the Administration supports; and,

• $50.0 million for Military Personnel, Navy for bonuses.

I recommend that you designate the entire $1,779.0 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.

I have carefully reviewed this proposal and am satisfied that it

is appropriate at this time. Therefore, I join the Secretary of Defense in recommending that you make the requested funds available by signing the enclosed letter to the Speaker of the House of

Representatives.

Sincerely,

JACOB J. LEW, Director.

Enclosure.

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EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS: AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE BY THE PRESIDENT

Department of Defense

Military Personnel: Military personnel, Navy ............................. $50,000,000

Operation and Maintenance:

Operation and maintenance, Army ........................................ 120,000,000

Operation and maintenance, Navy ........................................ 232,000,000

Operation and maintenance, Marine Corps .......................... 62,000,000

Operation and maintenance, Air Force ................................. 115,000,000

Overseas contingency operations transfer fund .................... 1,100,000,000

Defense health program .......................................................... 100,000,000

Title IX of H.R. 4576, the Department of Defense Appropriations

Act, 2001, provides a total of $1,779.0 million in emergency funding

to the Department of Defense (DOD) contingent upon the President

submitting a budget request to the Congress and designating the

amount requested as an emergency requirement. Of this amount,

$1,100.0 million was provided for the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund for continued operations in and around Bosnia, Kosovo, and Southwest Asia. The remaining $679.0 million

was appropriated to: provide bonuses for sailors; fund depot level

maintenance of equipment; procure spare parts kits for Air Force

squadrons; fund real property maintenance; and, fund the prescription drug benefit for military retirees over age 65.

The entire $1,779.0 million has been made available by the

President and will support the DOD activities listed above.

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