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EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
TRANSMITTING
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR RECOVERY FROM AND
RESPONSE TO TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE UNITED STATES
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October 17, 2001.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and
ordered to be printed
The White House,
Washington, October 17, 2001.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with provisions of Public
Law 107-38, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for
Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United
States, FY 2001, I ask the Congress to consider expeditiously
the enclosed proposals, totaling $20 billion, to enable the
Government to continue to provide assistance to the victims of
the September 11th attacks and to deal with the consequences of
the attacks.
Public Law 107-38--legislation crafted and enacted with
strong bipartisan cooperation--provided a total of $40 billion
in emergency funding to the Emergency Response Fund. The $40
billion in emergency expenses enacted in Public Law 107-38 was
provided to assist victims of the attacks and to deal with
other consequences of the attacks, including the costs of: (1)
providing Federal, State, and local preparedness for mitigating
and responding to the attacks; (2) providing support to
counter, investigate, or prosecute domestic or international
terrorism; (3) providing increased transportation security; (4)
repairing public facilities and transportation systems damaged
by the attacks; and (5) supporting national security.
As required by Public Law 107-38, on September 18th, I
designated the entire $40 billion as an emergency funding
requirement. Today, I hereby request and designate these
individual proposals as emergency funding requirements pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. In addition, I hereby
designate the funds in or credited to the Defense Cooperation
Account during FY 2002 as emergency requirements pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
I am proud that we have continued to work together with
such bipartisan spirit in the weeks following the despicable
attacks on our Nation. Since final estimates of the total
resources needed to address the consequences of this tragedy
will not be known for months to come, I urge the Congress to
enact--without delay--these specific requests that address
immediate, near-term needs and that represent currently defined
and certain requirements.
My Administration does not intend to seek additional
supplemental funding for either domestic or defense needs for
the remainder of this session of Congress. If further
requirements become clear, we will work with the Congress to
address additional needs in the Second Session of the 107th
Congress. In addition, we will assess the manner in which our
FY 2003 Budget will address further needs as they relate to the
September 11th terrorist attacks.
The details of these actions 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,
George W. Bush.
Enclosure.
[Estimate No. 19, 107th Cong., 1st Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, October 16, 2001.
The President,
The White House.
Submitted for your consideration are emergency funding
requests, totaling $20.0 billion, for various Federal
Departments and agencies, as well as the Legislative and
Judicial Branches. Also included are several language
proposals, including legislation for the Department of Defense,
the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Small
Business Administration.
P.L. 107-38, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the
United States, FY 2001, provided $40.0 billion to the Emergency
Response Fund in the Executive Office of the President. The Act
provides that $10 billion would be available without any
further congressional action. Of that amount, you have made
available to date a total of $7.2 billion. In addition, P.L.
107-38 included $10.0 billion that would be available 15 days
after OMB has submitted proposal allocations to the House and
Senate Committee on Appropriations. The $20.0 billion proposed
for your consideration today would not be available for
obligation until enactment in a subsequent emergency
appropriations bill.
The $40 billion in emergency expenses enacted in P.L. 107-
38 was provided to assist victims of the attacks and to deal
with other consequences of the attacks, including the costs of:
(1) providing Federal, State, and local preparedness for
mitigating and responding to the attacks; (2) providing support
to counter, investigate, or prosecute domestic or international
terrorism; (3) providing increased transportation security; (4)
repairing public facilities and transportation systems damaged
by the attacks; and (5) supporting national security. Further,
pursuant to the Act, not less than one half of the $40 billion
is to be ``disaster recovery activities and assistance related
to the terrorist attacks in New York, Virginia, and
Pennsylvania.''
The requests in this transmittal follow an extensive review
of individual agency proposals to identify those requirements
that are immediate and near-term. The current proposals support
identified requirements and represent the crucial initial steps
toward recovery. We will not seek additional supplemental
funding for either domestic or defense needs for the remainder
of this session of Congress. If further requirements become
clear, we will work with the Congress on additional needs that
may arise during the Second Session of the 107th Congress.
As described below and in more detail in the enclosures,
the requests include the following:
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The funding proposed for USDA would support: enhanced
security for USDA facilities ($17.2 million); design and
construction of a facility in Ames, Iowa to store and conduct
research on biohazards material ($14.1 million); technical
assistance to State, local, Federal, and private sector
entities to improve the identification and response to a
bioterrorist attack ($5.0 million); and training to improve
response to food supply threats, implement countermeasures,
improve data collection and dissemination, and other
bioterrorism protection activities ($8.9 million).
Department of Commerce (DOC)
The $26.9 million in funding proposed for DOC would largely
be used for emergency grants to assist public broadcasters in
restoring facilities and capabilities that were destroyed in
the collapse of the World Trade Center towers and to support
departmental security enhancements, both at home and abroad.
Department of Defense (DOD)
A total of $7.4 billion is now requested to support DOD's
crisis and recovery operations and national security
responsibilities. These resources include: $2,938.0 million for
increased worldwide posture; $1,735.0 million for increased
situational awareness; $925.0 million for repair and upgrade of
the Pentagon: $881.0 million for enhanced force protection;
$545.0 million for offensive counterterrorism; $219.0 million
for improved command and control; and $106.0 million for
initial crisis response.
Department of Education
This proposal would provide $10.0 million to enable the
Department of Education to provide crisis recovery services in
New York and other jurisdictions for students, educators, and
their families under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
Communities National Programs Project SERV (School Emergency
Response to Violence).
Department of Energy (DOE)
Of the $117.7 million requested for DOE, $106.0 million
would be used to improve the security of the Nation's nuclear
stockpile and infrastructure, including $91.0 million for
additional on-site security measures and plant reconfiguration
at defense-related national laboratories and production plants
and $15.0 million for additional transportation safeguards and
security to protect and prevent sabotage of stockpile
components and material while in transit.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
An additional $1.6 billion is proposed for HHS' Public
Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. These emergency
resources include expenses necessary to support activities
related to countering potential biological, diseases, and
chemical threats to civilian populations.Among the funds now
requested, $643.6 million would be used to acquire medicines, supplies,
and equipment for the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile to treat an
additional 10 million persons exposed to anthrax and other bacterial
infections, as well as providing an enhanced ability to treat victims
of chemical attacks; $509.0 million would be used to accelerate
production of the smallpox vaccine; and $61.0 million to enhance the
frequency and quality of imported food inspections, and modernize the
import data system.
Department of the Interior (DOI)
A total of $85.5 million is proposed for DOI largely to
increase security and enhance preparedness for attacks against:
key national park sites ($53.0 million); Bureau of Reclamation
dams, power plants, and other critical facilities ($30.3
million); and DOI headquarters buildings ($2.2 million).
Department of Justice (DOJ)
A total of $1.1 billion is now requested to support DOJ's
responsibilities arising from the September 11th terrorist
attacks. The funds include: $538.5 million for extraordinary
expenses incurred by the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
$399.4 million for operations of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service; $101.7 million for U.S. Attorneys, U.S.
Marshals, and other legal activities, including the office of
the Special Master; $68.1 million for the Office for Victims of
Crime; and $4.4 million for a grant to the Utah Olympic Public
Safety Command for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Department of Labor (DOL)
The funding proposed for DOL would provide $2.0 billion for
National Emergency Grants, authorized under section 173 of the
Workforce Investment Act, to States to assist workers who were
dislocated by the attacks of September 11, 2001. The
Administration will request an additional $1.0 billion for the
National Emergency Grants with the FY 2003 Budget submission.
Grants may provide employment and training assistance,
including assistance in paying to continue health coverage to
dislocated workers, as authorized under the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), if the Governor
certifies in the grant application to the Secretary of Labor
that the attacks of September 11th contributed importantly to
closures or layoffs. An additional $12.6 million would support
needs of various DOL bureaus in recovering from damage incurred
in the attacks in New York, as well as other security measures.
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Of the $733.5 million now requested for DOT, $408.5 million
is proposed for the Federal Aviation Administration to fund
upgrades to airplane cockpit security and permit the
accelerated purchase of planned security equipment for airport
baggage and passenger screening; $203.0 million is proposed for
the Coast Guard to fund reservists activated to support
national defense and homeland security functions, and increased
port security; $85.0 million is proposed for the Federal
Highway Administration, including funding that would fund
repairs and reconstruction of Federal-aid highways, which were
damaged or destroyed by the collapse of the World Trade Center
buildings; $23.5 million is proposed for the Federal Transit
Administration, including funds to replace buses and transit
kiosks that were destroyed by the collapse of the World Trade
Center; and $13.5 million for rail and other security-related
measures.
Department of the Treasury
The $315.2 million in funding proposed for the Treasury
Department would provide: $114.2 million for the Customs
Service to improve and expand airport and aviation security as
well as increase efforts of inspectors at high-risk seaports
and land borders; $104.8 million for the Secret Service to fund
necessary, additional expenses incurred due to the attacks, and
$96.2 million for other Treasury Department emergency expenses,
including $37.2 million for the Internal Revenue Service to
replace damaged equipment in their New York offices.
Corps of Engineers
An additional $139.0 million is requested to support
increased security at over 300 critical Army Corps of Engineers
owned and operated infrastructure facilities (e.g., dams and
navigation facilities), including enhanced physical security
and facility vulnerability assessments to determine further
facility security needs.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
A total of $76.0 million is proposed for EPA and would
support activities such as drinking water assessments,
replacement of equipment destroyed in New York and various
security enhancements.
Executive Office of the President
This proposed would provide $50.0 million to enable the
Executive Office of the President to meet additional
requirements in response to the September 11th terrorist
attacks and to ensure the continuity of support and services to
the President and Vice President of the United States.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Of the $5.5 billion now requested for FEMA, $4.9 billion
would support additional disaster reliefs in New Jersey, New
York, and Virginia, and would be used to help individual
victims, remove debris from the World Trade Center site, and
assist in the rebuilding of critical public infrastructure. An
additional $0.6 billion would enable FEMA to provide equipment
and training grants to States and localities to improve
terrorism and chemical-biological response capabilities, as
well as support the Office of National Preparedness in its
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