U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 

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89–012 2001

107th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 107–10

REQUEST TO USE PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FUNDS

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN

SERVICES

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

A REQUEST TO MAKE AVAILABLE PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED

EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 251(b)(2)(A) OF THE

BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT

OF 1985, AS AMENDED

JANUARY 3, 2001.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and

ordered to be printed

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THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, December 30, 2000.

The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

SIR: In accordance with provisions of the Departments of Labor,

Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, as included in Public Law 106–554, I hereby request and make available appropriations of $300,000,000 in

budget authority for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program of the Department of Health and Human Services. These

funds will enable the Department to address the needs of all

States, territories, and Tribes due to continuing, high increases in

home heating fuel costs.

I designate the $300,000,000 made available today as an emergency requirement 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. 28, 107th Cong., 1st Sess.]

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,

Washington, DC, December 30, 2000.

The PRESIDENT, The White House.

Submitted for your consideration is a request to make available

$300.0 million in emergency appropriations for the Department of

Health and Human Services. Your approval of this request would

make available previously appropriated funds to the Low Income

Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help all States, territories, and Tribes to address the needs of low-income households

that are facing continuing, substantial increases in heating fuel

prices, with a majority of funds distributed to the colder weather

States of the Northeast and Midwest.

The FY 2001 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, as included in Public Law 106–554, provided $300.0 million for

LIHEAP, contingent upon the President submitting a budget request to the Congress and designating the entire amount requested

as an emergency requirement. To date, you have not released any

of these emergency funds.

I recommend that you designate this request for $300.0 million

as an emergency funding 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 necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the Secretary of Health

and Human Services 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.

EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS: AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED

MADE AVAILABLE BY THE PRESIDENT

Department of Health and Human Services

Admininstration for Children and Families: Low income home

energy assistance program ......................................................... $300,000,000

The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, as included

in Public Law 106–554, provided $300,000,000 for the Low Income

Home Energy Assistance Program, contingent upon the President

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submitting a budget request to the Congress and designating the

entire amount requested as an emergency requirement. Of the $300,000,000 in contingent emergency appropriations provided by Public Law 106–554, no funds have been designated as an

emergency requirement. At this time, the entire $300,000,000 in

contingent funding is required to support the needs of low-income

households throughout the United States arising from continuing,

substantial increases in heating fuel prices. These funds will enable all States, territories, and Tribes to assist low-income households affected by price increases that have occurred throughout the

country and will provide additional assistance to the States in proportion to their usage of heating oil, natural gas, and propane.

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