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19–012 2003

108th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 108–39

REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY’S AIR TRANSPORTATION STABILIZATION PROGRAM

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

A REQUEST TO MAKE THE SUBSIDY BUDGET AUTHORITY NECESSARY TO SUPPORT A $70 MILLION FEDERAL CREDIT INSTRUMENT FOR FRONTIER AIRLINES

FEBRUARY 13, 2003.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, February 12, 2003. 

Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: In accordance with provisions of Public Law 

107–42, the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization 

Act, 2001, I hereby request the subsidy budget authority necessary 

to support a $70 million Federal credit instrument for Frontier Airlines. 

I hereby designate this subsidy budget authority, currently estimated at $12.7 million, as an emergency requirement pursuant to 

section 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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. 

Enclosure. 

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[Estimate No. 2, 108th Cong. 1st Sess.] 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, 

Washington, DC, February 11, 2003. 

The PRESIDENT, The White House: 

Submitted for your consideration is a request to make available 

contingent emergency funds for the Department of the Treasury’s 

Air Transportation Stabilization Program. 

Title I of P.L. 107–42, the Air Transportation Safety and System 

Stabilization Act, 2001, authorized the Government to issue up to 

$10.0 billion in Federal credit instruments and provided the subsidy budget authority necessary for air carriers to promote a viable 

commercial air system in light of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Congress designated the amount of new budget authority 

and outlays in any fiscal year resulting from this title as an emergency requirement. To date, you have designated and made available $202.2 million in subsidy budget authority. 

I recommend that you designate this request for such sums of 

subsidy budget authority as may be necessary for a $70.0 million 

Federal loan guarantee to Frontier Airlines, as an emergency requirement in accordance with section 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. The 

current estimate of the associated subsidy budget authority is 

$12.7 million. This action is necessary to account for the proposed 

extension of Federal guarantees as a consequence of the Air Transportation Stabilization Board’s conditional approval of Frontier Airlines’ application on November 4, 2002, and Frontier Airlines subsequent acquisition of loan financing supported by that Federal 

guarantee. No further congressional action will be required. 

I have carefully reviewed this proposal and am satisfied that it 

is necessary at this time. Therefore, I recommend that you transmit the request to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Sincerely, 

MITCHELL E. DANIELS, Jr., Director. 

Enclosure. 

AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE BY THE PRESIDENT PURSUANT TO TITLE

I OF P.L. 107–42, THE AIR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SYSTEM

STABILIZATION ACT, 2001

Department of the Treasury 

Departmental Offices: 

Air Transportation Stabilization Program Account: Such sums 

as may be necessary, currently estimated at ........................... $12,700,000

Title I of P.L. 107–42, the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, 2001, authorized $10.0 billion in Federal credit 

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instruments and the necessary subsidy budget authority and associated outlays. To date, the President has designated a total of 

$202.2 million in budget authority as emergency requirements. 

The Air Transportation Safety Board conditionally approved 

Frontier Airlines’ application on November 4, 2002, and Frontier 

Airlines subsequently acquired loan financing supported by a Federal guarantee. The current estimate of the required subsidy to 

support the $70.0 million loan backed by a $63.0 million Federal 

guarantee to Frontier Airlines is $12.7 million and has been designated by the President as an emergency requirement.

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