U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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99–012 2002

107th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 107–260

REQUESTS FOR FY 2003 BUDGET AMENDMENTS

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

HIS REQUESTS FOR FY 2003 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION, AND FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2002.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, September 3, 2002. 

Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

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

requests for FY 2003 budget amendments for the Departments of 

Health and Human Services and Transportation, and for International Assistance Programs. 

These amendments continue my commitment to provide necessary resources to enhance transportation security, to assist Israel 

and the people of the West Bank and Gaza, and to fight the growing pandemic of HIV/AIDS among developing countries. 

The details of these requests are set forth in the enclosed letter 

from the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

I concur with her comments and observations. 

Sincerely, 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

Enclosure. 

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[Estimate No. 23, 107th Congress, 2d Sess.] 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, 

Washington, DC, August 30, 2002. 

The PRESIDENT, The White House. 

Submitted for your consideration are requests for FY 2003 budget amendments for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Transportation and for International Assistance 

Programs. These proposals fulfill your commitment to request FY 

2003 funding for certain contingent appropriations that were not 

made available from P.L. 107–206, the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations for Further Recovery From and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States; and for critically needed resources for 

transportation security that were not provided by the Congress in 

that Act. 

Department of Health and Human Services 

An amendment for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would provide $100 million of a total of $200 million now requested to support your International Mother and Child HIV Prevention Initiative. This initiative, to be implemented and managed 

as one program by both HHS and the Agency for International Development (AID), is designed to reduce the transmission of the 

HIV/AIDS virus from HIV infected mothers to their offspring at 

birth in low- and middle-income developing countries, and to maintain the health of the mother and child through the period of infancy. An accompanying amendment for AID, as noted below, 

would provide the additional $100 million of the $200 million total 

request. 

Department of Transportation 

The proposed amendment would provide $546 million for the 

Transportation Security Administration (TSA). P.L. 107–206 pro- vided $1.0 billion less than the supplemental request for TSA, and 

identified several funding items that were not part of the original 

request. The additional funding in this amendment would provide 

TSA with the resources necessary to meet the requirements of the 

transportation security law in the most effective, responsible, and 

efficient manner possible. 

International assistance programs 

The proposed amendments would provide: 

$200 million for the Economic Support Fund to support 

Israel in its efforts in the war on terrorism. 

$100 million for AID’s portion of the International Mother 

and Child HIV Prevention Initiative. As discussed earlier, an 

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additional $100 million is requested to be provided to HHS for 

this initiative. 

$50 million for humanitarian, refugee, and reconstruction assistance to the West Bank and Gaza. None of the assistance for 

the West Bank and Gaza would be provided to the Palestinian 

Authority. 

Transmission of these requests to the Congress reflects your commitment to provide the necessary resources to enhance security on 

our Nation’s airplanes and in the airways, to assist Israel and the 

people of the West Bank and Gaza, and to fight the growing pandemic of HIV/AIDS among developing countries. 

I have carefully reviewed 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 that you 

transmit the amendments to the Congress. 

Sincerely, 

NANCY P. DORN, 

Deputy Director. 

Enclosures.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING

FY 2003 Budget Appendix Page: 440. 

FY 2003 Pending Request: $3,931,742,000. 

Proposed Amendment: $100,000,000. 

Revised Request: $4,031,742,000.

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$3,931,742,000 of which $143,763,000’’ and insert $4,031,742,000 

of which $243,763,000 and after ‘‘for international HIV/AIDS shall 

remain available until September 30, 2004,’’ insert the following: 

and not less than $100,000,000 of this amount will be for the ‘‘International Mother and Child HIV Prevention Initiative,’’.)

This amendment would increase funding in the pending FY 2003 

request for the Disease Control, Research, and Training account, 

which includes global HIV/AIDS activities, by $100 million. 

This increase would help finance the proposed Mother and Child 

HIV Presidential Initiative. This initiative is designed to reduce 

the transmission of the HIV/AIDS virus from HIV infected mothers 

to their offspring at birth in low- and middle-income developing 

countries, and to maintain the health of the mother and child 

through the period of infancy. 

This initiative will be implemented and managed as one program 

by both the Agency for International Development and the Department of Health and Human Services. This initiative requires the 

agencies to collaborate and establish a single program, including 

submitting joint annual progress reports and coordinating data collection and evaluation activities. 

The amendment would increase FY 2003 outlays by $33 million.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

FY 2003 Budget Appendix Page: 721. 

FY 2003 Pending Request: $4,800,000,000. 

Proposed Amendment: $546,000,000. 

Revised Request: $5,346,000,000.

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$4,800,000,000’’ and substitute $5,346,000,000.) 

This request would provide funds to ensure sufficient and timely 

improvements to aviation and transportation security to meet the 

requirements of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (P.L. 

104–71). Funding reductions and earmarks in supplemental legislation enacted during FY 2002 reduced the Administration’s ability 

to respond to transportation security requirements with sufficient 

flexibility. Cost estimates for some planned Transportation Security Administration (TSA) activities for FY 2002 have fallen as the 

program has matured, while others have increased. The net effect 

is that transportation security funding needs, particularly for aviation, are still larger than the resources provided in FY 2002. Specifically, the amendment would provide: 

$200 million in additional funding to support passenger 

screening requirements. These funds will ensure all passenger 

screening lanes are appropriately configured, and adequate 

staff is hired, effectively trained, and deployed. 

$196 million in additional funding for deferred costs, including costs attributable to Federal pay and hiring expenses, third 

party screening contracts, and leased equipment maintenance. 

$50 million in additional funding for deferred costs associated with the purchase of explosive detection systems (EDS). 

This funding is urgently needed to ensure that TSA can keep 

pace with its aggressive EDS deployment plans and have the 

ability to flexibly respond to individual airport needs. 

$50 million in additional funding for deferred research on a 

next generation EDS system. TSA must have the resources to 

work aggressively on the development of a more effective, 

smaller, and cost effective EDS system. 

$50 million for other newly identified transportation security 

initiatives including $20 million for cockpit security initiatives; 

$20 million for grants to test industry-wide trucking security 

proposals; and, $10 million for additional canine units to facilitate air cargo inspection and the reduction of air carrier restrictions on the transport of U.S. Postal Service mail, and to 

enhance existing canine coverage of airport terminals and baggage areas. 

This proposed request would provide TSA with the resources necessary to meet the requirements of aviation security law in the 

most effective, responsible, and efficient manner possible. 

This amendment would increase FY 2003 outlays by $464 million.

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INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

FY 2003 Budget Appendix Page: 963. 

FY 2003 Pending Request: $2,290,000,000. 

Proposed Amendment: $200,000,000. 

Revised Request: $2,490,000,000.

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$2,290,000,000’’ and insert, $2,490,000,000; and after the phrase, 

‘‘September 30, 2004’’ insert the following: , of which $200,000,000 

will be for necessary expenses related to combating international terrorism.) 

This request would provide an additional $200 million for the 

Economic Support Fund to provide anti-terrorism assistance to 

Israel to support its efforts in the war on terrorism. 

The amendment would increase FY 2003 outlays by $200 million. 

INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

FY 2003 Budget Appendix Page: 978–979. 

FY 2003 Pending Request: $2,739,500,000. 

Proposed Amendment: $100,000,000. 

Revised Request: $2,839,500,000.

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$2,739,500,000’’ and insert, $2,839,500,000, of which not less than 

$100,000,000 will be for the ‘‘International Mother and Child HIV 

Prevention Initiative’’.) 

This amendment would increase funding in the pending FY 2003 

request for the Development Assistance account, which includes 

child survival and disease programs, by $100 million. 

This increase would help finance the proposed Mother and Child 

HIV Prevention Initiative. This initiative is designed to reduce the 

transmission of the HIV/AIDS virus from HIV infected mothers to 

their offspring at birth in low- and middle-income developing countries, and to maintain the health of the mother and child through 

the period of infancy. 

This initiative will be implemented and managed as one program 

by both the Agency for International Development and the Department of Health and Human Services. This initiative requires the 

agencies to collaborate and establish a single program, including 

submitting joint annual progress reports and coordinating data collection and evaluation activities. 

The amendment would increase FY 2003 outlays by $15 million. 

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INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

FY 2003 Budget Appendix Page: 985. 

FY 2003 Pending Request: $235,500,000. 

Proposed Amendment: $50,000,000. 

Revised Request: $285,500,000.

(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete 

‘‘$235,500,000’’ and substitute, $285,500,000; and insert before the 

period , of which $50,000,000 will be for assistance for the West 

Bank and Gaza.) 

This request would provide $50 million in international disaster 

assistance funds for humanitarian, refugee, and reconstruction assistance to the West Bank and Gaza. None of the assistance for the 

West Bank and Gaza would be provided to the Palestinian Authority. 

This amendment would increase FY 2003 outlays by $12 million.

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