U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 

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49–011 2005

109th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 109–65 

REQUEST FOR FY 2006 EMERGENCY PROPOSALS 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

A REQUEST OF A PROPOSAL TO RESCIND $2.3 BILLION IN FUNDING FROM LOWER-PRIORITY FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND EXCESS 

FUNDS 

OCTOBER 31, 2005.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, October 28, 2005. 

Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Today, in a separate message, I have asked 

the Congress to reallocate $17.1 billion of available funding in the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund to 

provide for further response and recovery efforts in the regions affected by Hurricane Katrina. 

As a further measure to ensure fiscal responsibility as we continue our unprecedented response to Hurricane Katrina, I ask the 

Congress to consider the enclosed request to rescind $2.3 billion 

from lower-priority Federal programs and excess funds. 

As we help the people of the Gulf Coast region recover and rebuild from Hurricane Katrina, it is more important than ever to redouble our efforts to reduce unnecessary spending elsewhere in the 

budget. 

In concert with this rescission proposal, I urge the Congress to 

reduce Fiscal Year 2006 nonsecurity spending below last year’s levels, as proposed in my Budget. In addition, I urge the Congress to 

achieve the maximum amount of mandatory savings through reconciliation legislation over the next 5 years. These actions will advance our shared goal to maintain fiscal responsibility as we continue our assistance to hurricane-affected regions. 

The details of this request 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. 14, 109th Cong., 1st Sess.] 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, 

Washington, DC, October 28, 2005. 

The PRESIDENT, The White House. 

On September 2nd, you signed into law Public Law 109–61, the 

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate 

Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, which 

provided $10.5 billion in emergency supplemental funds for hurricane-related disaster relief. On September 8th, you signed into law 

Public Law 109–62, the Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, which provided $51.8 billion in 

emergency supplemental funds for hurricane-related disaster relief. 

Consistent with your direction to ensure that affected individuals 

and States have the resources they need and to provide such assistance in a fiscally responsible manner, you have submitted a request to reallocate $17.1 billion of available funding in the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund to provide 

for further response and recovery efforts in the regions affected by 

hurricanes. 

Submitted for your additional consideration is a proposal to rescind $2.3 billion in funding from lower-priority federal programs 

and excess funds. This proposal would further your efforts to offset 

the unprecedented cost of this disaster and control growth in discretionary spending. In addition, by reducing Fiscal Year 2006 nonsecurity spending below last year’s level and achieving the maximum amount of mandatory savings over five years, as you proposed in your budget, we will advance your efforts to maintain fiscal responsibility as we continue our significant assistance to hurricane-affected states. 

As described below and in more detail in the enclosures, the rescission proposals include the following: 

Department of Agriculture 

• $641 million of unobligated balances in various Agriculture 

programs would be rescinded, including balances from consideration operations, rural development grant programs, foreign assistance programs, the Food Stamp Employment and Training program, and a Forest Service grant program. 

Department of Commerce 

• $55 million of unobligated balances would be rescinded from 

the Emergency Steel Guaranteed Loan Program and from Industrial Technology Services. 

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Department of Defense 

• $155 million of unobligated balances for various operation and 

maintenance activities and the Army’s research, development, test, 

and evaluation would be rescinded. 

Department of Education 

• $151 million of unobligated balances from the Literacy Program for Prisoners, the Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act’s State Personnel Development program, the Smaller Learning 

Communities programs, and the Tech-Prep Demonstration program 

would be rescinded. 

Department of Energy 

• $100 million of balances would be rescinded for a radioactive 

waste treatment plant that is experiencing delays due to significant 

technical problems. 

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 

• $130 million in various HHS programs would be rescinded, including balances from health resources and services, individual 

learning accounts within the Centers for Disease control and Prevention, and buildings and facilities within the National Institutes 

of Health. 

Department of Homeland Security 

• $261 million set aside for accrual payments for Medicare-eligible employees would be rescinded from the U.S. Coast Guard’s unobligated balances, since the Coast Guard has already made its 

2006 accrual payments using permanent indefinite spending authority. 

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 

• $130 million of unobligated balances in various HUD programs 

would be rescinded, including balances from public and Indian 

housing, community planning and development, and housing for 

persons with disabilities. 

Department of the Interior 

• $306 million of unobligated balances for the Bureau of Land 

Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Departmental Management would 

be rescinded. 

Department of Labor 

• $70 million of unobligated balances from the construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, as well as the 

Responsible Reintegration of Youthful Offenders program, would be 

rescinded. 

Department of State 

• $75 million of unobligated balances from several programs, including embassy security, construction and maintenance, and international narcotics control and law enforcement, would be rescinded. 

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Department of the Treasury 

• $20 million from the Internal Revenue Service’s unobligated 

balances for processing, assistance, and management, and health 

insurance tax credit administration would be rescinded. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

• $166 million of unobligated balances in the Clean Water State 

Revolving Fund would be rescinded, bringing its funding in line 

with the 2006 President’s Budget. 

International Assistance Programs 

• $20 million of unobligated balances for assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet Union would be rescinded. 

Broadcasting Board of Governors 

• $4 million of unobligated balances for capital improvements 

would be rescinded. 

Corporation for Public Broadcasting 

• $10 million of unobligated balances would be rescinded. 

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 

• $13 million of unobligated balances from prior-year FCC regulatory fee over-collections would be rescinded. 

I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied that 

they are necessary at this time. 

Sincerely, 

JOSHUA B. BOLTEN, 

Director. 

Enclosures. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $10,000,000 are cancelled. 

This proposal would rescind a portion of the unobligated balances 

in the conservation operations program. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

HIGH ENERGY COST GRANTS

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $30,277,788 are cancelled. 

This proposal would rescind a portion of the unobligated balances 

in the high energy cost grants program. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND DIRECT LOAN

FINANCING ACCOUNT

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $9,920,000 are cancelled. 

This proposal would rescind $9,920,000 of the unobligated balances in the Public Broadcast grant program. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I OCEAN FREIGHT DIFFERENTIAL GRANTS

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $35,000,000 are cancelled. 

This proposal would rescind a portion of the unobligated balances 

of the ocean freight differential grant program related to the shipment of agricultural products. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR PROGRESS

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$10,000,000 are cancelled. 

This proposal would rescind a portion of the unobligated balances 

in the P.L. 480 Title I program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE

FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading of funds 

provided pursuant to section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 

1977, $37,000,000 are cancelled. 

This language would rescind $37 million in unobligated prioryear balances in the Food Stamp Employment and Training Program. These balances are in excess of current program requirements. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREST SERVICE

STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

Of the funds available under this heading, $9,000,000 are cancelled. 

This proposal would rescind a portion of Economic Action Program funding provided in the fiscal year 2006 Forest Service appropriation. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREST SERVICE

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$500,000,000 are cancelled. 

This proposal would rescind a portion of the unobligated balances 

in the wildland fire management account. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

EMERGENCY STEEL GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

All unobligated balances of funds available for the costs of loan 

guarantees under this heading are cancelled. 

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records the administrative expenses for this program, as well 

as the subsidy costs associated with the loan guarantees, if any. 

The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis; the 

administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis. The proposal would rescind $49 million in unobligated subsidy balances. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading for the 

Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, $6,000,000 are cancelled. 

Unobligated balances available for the Hollings Manufacturing 

Extension Partnership Program are rescinded as these balances 

are not essential to meeting the program’s mission requirements. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$26,000,000 are cancelled. 

Funds available in the Support for International Sporting Competitions account are used to fund support provided by the U.S. 

military during international supporting competitions held in the 

United States. The account contained a total unobligated balance 

of $26 million at the end of FY 2005 that will carry over into FY 

2006. As the United States has no plans to host an international 

sporting competition in FY 2006, these funds have no intended use 

for FY 2006. This proposal would rescind the total unobligated balance. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

DISPOSAL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REAL PROPERTY

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$45,000,000 are cancelled. 

Funds available in this account are generated from the sale of 

excess Department of Defense (DOD) property and are used for 

maintenance of DOD real property. The account contained a total 

unobligated balance of $54 million at the end of FY 2005, of which 

$9 million will be used for maintenance of DOD property in FY 

2006. This proposal would rescind the remaining $45 million that 

do not have an intended use in FY 2006. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

LEASE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REAL PROPERTY

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$30,000,000 are cancelled. 

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Funds available in this account are generated from the lease of 

Department of Defense (DOD) real property and are used for maintenance of DOD real property. The account contained a total unobligated balance of $38 million at the end of FY 2005, of which $8 

million will be used for maintenance of DOD property in FY 2006. 

This proposal would rescind the remaining $30 million that do not 

have an intended use in FY 2006. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

OVERSEAS MILITARY FACILITY INVESTMENT RECOVERY

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$5,000,000 are cancelled. 

Funds available in this account are generated from the residual 

value of excess overseas DOD real property and are used for maintenance of DOD real property. The account contained a total unobligated balance of $9 million at the end of FY 2005, of which $4 

million will be used for maintenance of DOD property in FY 2006. 

This proposal would rescind the remaining $5 million that do not 

have an intended use in FY 2006. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, ARMY

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$48,600,000 are cancelled. 

This proposal would rescind $48.6 million of the Army’s unobligated balances from the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) account, including $14 million intended to be applied 

to the Army’s venture capital organization, OnPoint, and $34.6 

from the Army’s Joint Common Missile Program. The Army’s total 

unobligated RDT&E funds in FY 2005 were $891 million. 

The Army planned to use $14 million in unobligated balances to 

fund its venture capital organization, OnPoint, to invest in emerging technologies that could be of use to the Army in the future. As 

of the end of FY 2005, OnPoint had more than $30 million in unused balances. The allocation of additional funds to OnPoint is not 

a high priority and rescinding these funds will have minimal impact on the program. 

The Joint Common Missile (JCM) program was proposed for termination in the FY 2006 budget, with an agreement that unobligated balances from the FY 2005 account could be used to continue 

Research and Development (R&D) activities on how to apply JCM 

technologies to other missile programs. The JCM program contains 

$34.6 million in unobligated balances. Rescinding these funds will 

have a minimal impact on other Army R&D programs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

OFFICE OF SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS

SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $4,960,000 are cancelled. 

This request would rescind almost $5 million from the Literacy 

Program for Prisoners, which provides competitive grants to State 

and local correctional agencies to operate programs that develop 

and improve life skills necessary for reintegration of adult prisoners into society. 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$50,652,512 are cancelled. 

This request would rescind approximately $51 million from the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act State Personnel Development program that supports State Education Agencies in reforming and improving their systems for personnel preparation and professional development in order to assist children with disabilities. 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION

VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$95,328,653 are cancelled. 

This request would rescind $90,371,127 from the Smaller Learning Communities program that supports competitive grants to local 

educational agencies to create smaller, more personalized learning 

environments in large schools. The language also would rescind 

$4,957,526 from the Tech-prep Demonstration program, which 

awards grants to consortia to establish the-prep programs in secondary schools located on the sites of community colleges. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

DEFENSE SITE ACCELERATION COMPLETION

Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 

108–447, $100,000,000 are cancelled. 

This proposal would rescind $100 million for the radioactive 

waste treatment plant the Department of Energy is designing and 

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ment slowed plant construction in 2005 and is developing a revised 

baseline expected in summer 2006. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, the 

amounts made available pursuant to the following authorities are 

cancelled: the Construction Facilities Improvement Program, authorized under section 1610(b) of Title XVI of the Public Health 

Service Act; the Health Centers Loan Guarantee Program authorized under section 330(d) of the Public Health Service Act and Title 

II of P.L. 104–208; and the Nursing Education Loan Repayment 

Program authorized under section 846 of Title VIII of the Public 

Health Service Act. 

The request would cancel an estimated $7,654,000 of the unobligated balances in the Health Resources and Services Administration’s account. This includes: 

• $281,000 in unobligated balances for the Construction Facilities Improvement Program, authorized under Section 

1610(b) of Title XVI of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. 

• $6,943,000 in unobligated balances for the Health Centers 

Loan Guarantee Program. Section 330(d) of the PHS Act authorizes the Secretary of HHS to guarantee loans to Health 

Centers for developing and operating managed care networks 

and plans. The Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 1997 (Title II of Public Law 104–208) authorized loan guarantees for the construction, renovation, and modernization of Health Centers. 

• $430,000 in estimated unobligated balances for the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program authorized under Section 846 of title VIII of the PHS Act. Section 846(h)(4 provides 

that amounts recovered under a breach of service agreement 

are available until expended. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Notwithstanding section 835 of title VIII and subpart II of title 

VII of the Public Health Service Act, an institution of higher education with a student loan revolving fund established under these 

authorities shall, no later than September 30, 2006, pay to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the Federal portion of all of 

the liquid assets of such fund, as determined by the Secretary on 

June 30, 2006: Provided, That amounts collected under the proceeding provision are canceled: Provided further, That the institution shall not make any new loans under section 835 of title VIII 

and subpart II of title VII of the Public Health Service Act until the 

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amount equal to that Federal portion determined on June 30, 2006 

has been paid to the Secretary. 

This proposal would recall in FY 2006 the Federal portion of the 

liquid assets of student loan revolving funds at institutions of high 

education participating in the Health Professions Student Loan, 

the Primary Car Loan, the Loans for Disadvantaged Students, and 

the Nursing Student Loan programs. The proposal would recall 

only the Federal capital contribution of the liquid assets of the fund 

and participating schools would retain any institutional contributions to the revolving fund. Amounts collected would be canceled 

and are estimated at $100 million. By September 30, 2006, schools 

would be required to return the Federal portion of the liquid assets 

of the student loan revolving funds to the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services. The relative Federal and institutional shares of 

the fund would be determined by the Secretary on June 30, 2006. 

Participating schools would be prohibited from making new loans 

until they had repaid the Federal portion of the liquid assets of 

their revolving fund. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading at the 

beginning of fiscal year 2006, $7,000,000 are cancelled. 

The request would rescind unobligated balances in the Disease 

Control, Research, and Training account for Individual Learning 

Accounts. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading at the 

beginning of fiscal year 2006, $15,000,000 are cancelled. 

The request would rescind a portion of the unobligated balance 

in the Buildings and Facilities account. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

OPERATING EXPENSES

Of the amounts made available for ‘‘Operating Expenses,’’ Coast 

Guard in Public Law 109–90, $260,533,000 are cancelled. 

This request would reduce the U.S. Coast Guard Operating Expenses account by the amount the agency will expend on accrual 

payments for Medicare-eligible employees in 2006. The 2005 Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 108–375) provided the Coast Guard 

with permanent indefinite discretionary authority to make accrual 

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payments for its Medicare-eligible employees. In the 2006 Homeland Security Appropriation Act (P.L 109–90), the Coast Guard also 

received an annual appropriation to make accrual payments for 

Medicare-eligible employees. 

Since the Coast Guard has already made its 2006 payment for 

its Medicare-eligible employees using permanent indefinite discretionary authority, funds appropriated for this purpose in P.L. 109– 

90 are available for rescission. This rescission will have no impact 

on the Coast Guard’s ability to execute its mission or conduct hurricane response activities. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT

Of the unobligated balances under this heading, $24,000,000 are 

cancelled. 

The 2006 Budget proposed to eliminate the Community Development Block Grant and its set-aside programs in favor of the 

Strengthening America’s Communities Initiative. This proposal 

also eliminated the Brownfields Redevelopment program, which 

contains the recommended rescission of unobligated balances. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES

Of the unobligated balances under this heading, $6,000,000 are 

cancelled. 

The 2006 Budget proposed to eliminate the Community Development Block Grant and its set-aside programs in favor of Strengthening America’s Communities Initiative. This proposal also eliminated the Community Development Loan Guarantees (Section 108 

loans) program, which contains the recommended rescission of unobligated balances. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

HOUSING PROGRAMS

HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Of the unobligated balances under this heading, $100,000,000 are 

cancelled. 

The capital grant program is proposed for reduction in the 2006 

President’s Budget; a PART analysis found that the program is 

prone to development delays and construction cost overruns. This 

is a reduction to new units; existing units are unaffected by this 

reduction. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

Of the unobligated balances under this heading, $500,000 are 

cancelled. 

This request would rescind $500,000 in unobligated balances 

through a reduction to lower-priority programs. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$34,952,000 are cancelled. 

The request would rescind $25,000,000 in unobligated balances, 

carried over from appropriations in FY 2005 and earlier, for emergency fire suppression. 

This request would also rescind $9,952,000 in funds provided in 

the FY 2006 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for rural fire assistance to non-Federal entities. These 

funds are not requested in the President’s 2006 Budget. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

Of the unobligaged balances available under this heading, 

$183,000,000 are cancelled. 

This request would rescind $183 million in unobligated balances, 

carried over from appropriations in FY 2005 and earlier, for Water 

and Related Resources funds set aside for the restoration of Desert 

Terminal Lakes, and originally transferred to Reclamation from the 

Community Credit Corporation for that purposes. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS 

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$5,000,000 are cancelled. 

This request would rescind $5 million in unobligated balances 

through a reduction to lower-priority programs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

PRIVATE STEWARDSHIP GRANTS

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $500,000 are cancelled. 

This request would rescind $500,000 in unobligated balances 

through a reduction to lower-priority programs. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $6,000,000 are cancelled. 

This request would rescind $6 million in unobligated balances 

through a reduction to lower-priority programs. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $6,677,000 are cancelled. 

This request would rescind $6,677,000 in funds provided in the 

FY 2006 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for statutory aid to non-Federal entities. These funds 

were not requested in the President’s 2006 Budget. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$34,000,000 are cancelled. 

This request would rescind $34 million in unobligated balances 

through a reduction to lower-priority programs. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$28,278,000 are cancelled. 

This request would rescind $28,278,000 in funds provided in the 

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tions Act for Land and Water Conservation Fund State grants. 

These funds were not requested in the President’s 2006 Budget. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT)

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$5,000,000 are cancelled. 

This request would rescind $5 million in funds provided in the 

FY 2006 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments to local 

governments. These funds were above the amount requested in the 

President’s 2006 Budget. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Of the funds provided under this heading in Public Law 108–447, 

$70,000,000 are cancelled. 

This proposal would rescind a total of $70 million in unobligated 

balances for certain programs under the Workforce Investment Act 

of 1998 (WIA). This proposal would cancel $25 million in unobligated balances for the construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition 

of Job Corps Centers. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, 

provided a total of $116.2 million for this purpose through June 30, 

2008. 

The proposal would also rescind $45 million in unobligated balances for the Responsible Reintegration of Youthful Offenders program. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, provided $49.6 

million for this purpose for the period July 1, 2005, through June 

30, 2006. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$50,000,000 are cancelled. 

These funds are being rescinded due to a high level of unobligated carryover balances. The loss of these funds will not impact 

the core mission of the agency. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

OTHER

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $15,700,000 are cancelled. 

These funds are being rescinded due to a high level of unobligated carryover balances. The loss of these funds will not impact 

the core mission of the agency. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

OTHER

ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIATIVE

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$9,300,000 are cancelled. 

These funds are being rescinded due to a high level of unobligated carryover balances. The loss of these funds will not affect the 

core mission of the agency. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE, AND MANAGEMENT

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$10,000,000 are cancelled. 

Section 511 of P.L. 108–477 makes 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of FY 2005 from this account 

for FY 2005 available through September 30, 2006, of which $10 

million are proposed for rescission. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

HEALTH INSURANCE TAX CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$10,000,000 are cancelled. 

Section 511 makes 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining 

available at the end of FY 2005 from this account for FY 2005 

available through September 30, 2006, of which $10 million are 

proposed for rescission. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

Of the unobligated balances under this heading, $166,000,000 are 

cancelled. 

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The proposal would rescind $166,000,000, thereby reducing the 

amount generally available to the Environmental Protection Agency in the State and Tribal Assistance Grants appropriations account. This entire rescission would come from unobligated balances 

from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. 

INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET

UNION

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $20,000,000 are cancelled. 

The proposal would cancel $20 million in unobligated carryover 

balances in this account, which provides transition assistance to 

Russia, Ukraine, and other countries of the former Soviet Union. 

OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

BROACASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $3,800,000 are cancelled. 

These funds are being rescinded due to a high level of unobligated carryover balances. The loss of these funds will not impact 

the core mission of the agency. 

OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

PROGRAM AND FINANCING

Of the amounts made available to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal year 2006 by P.L. 108–199, $10,000,000 are 

cancelled. 

This proposal would rescind $10 million of the enacted advance appropriation of $400 million provided for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which was made available on October 1, 2006. 

OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 

$13,480,000 are cancelled. 

This proposal would rescind the balance of prior year Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC) regulatory fee over-collections. 

Collections targets are set in appropriations annually, and over-collections remain available to the Commission in the next fiscal year. 

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The FCC seeks Congressional approval by law to use these funds 

prior to obligation. Fiscal year 2006 anticipated collections are sufficient to fund FCC activities without these carry-over balances. 

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