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INTENTION TO REALLOCATE FUNDS PREVIOUSLY TRANSFERRED FROM THE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
TRANSMITTING
NOTIFICATION OF THE INTENTION TO REALLOCATE FUNDS PREVIOUSLY
TRANSFERRED FROM THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND
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June 5, 2002.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered
to be printed
The White House,
Washington, June 4, 2002.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: In furtherance of the 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, today I am notifying the Congress of my
intent to reallocate funds previously transferred from the
Emergency Response Fund.
As provided in Public Law 107-38, $10.2 million will be
made available immediately to the Broadcasting Board of
Governors. These funds, originally transferred to the
Department of Defense, will support an urgent requirement for
radio transmitters in Afghanistan.
The details of this action are set forth in the enclosed
letter from the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and
Budget. I concur with the attached comments and
recommendations.
Sincerely,
George W. Bush.
[Estimate No. 13, 107th Cong., 2d Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, May 31, 2002.
The President,
The White House.
Submitted for your consideration is a request to reallocate
funds provided in P.L. 107-38, the Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist
Attacks on the United States, FY 2001. This request would
reallocate funds previously transferred from the Emergency
Response Fund (ERF) to the Department of Defense (DOD) and now
transfer those funds to the Broadcasting Board of Governors
(BBG).
Your request to the Congress of September 21, 2001,
transferred funds to DOD for initial crisis response. In light
of changing security needs, the Administration now believes
that a portion of these funds would be better used to finance
high-powered radio transmission capability in Afghanistan to
support U.S. international broadcasting activities and
broadcasts by the Afghan government. Establishing a 400-
kilowatt medium wave (AM) transmitting system in Kabul is the
most effective means of ensuring nighttime radio coverage of
virtually the entire country. These funds will be used for the
purchase and installation of transmitters and associated
infrastructure, as well as operational costs. This proposal
would reallocate $10.2 million from DOD to BBG for these
activities. Pursuant to P.L. 107-38, these funds would be
available immediately.
I have carefully reviewed this proposal and am satisfied
that it is necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the
Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Secretary of Defense in
recommending your approval of the requested reallocation.
Sincerely,
Nancy P. Dorn,
Deputy Director.
Enclosure.
Reallocation of Amounts Previously Appropriated and Transferred From
the Emergency Response Fund
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG):
International Broadcasting Operations............... $1,600,000
Broadcasting Capital Improvements................... $8,600,000
The President's request to the Congress of September 21,
2001, transferred funds to the Department of Defense for
initial crisis response. In light of changing security needs,
the President is now reallocating $10.2 million to the BBG to
support U.S. international broadcasting activities and
broadcasts by the Afghan government. These funds will be used
for the purchase and installation of transmitters and
associated infrastructure, as well as related operational
costs. Pursuant to P.L. 107-38, these funds would be available
immediately.
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