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A REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
HIS REQUEST TO MAKE AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LOW INCOME HOME
ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 107-116
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September 4, 2002.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and
ordered to be printed
The White House,
Washington, August 7, 2002.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with provisions of Public
Law 107-116, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2002, I hereby request and make available appropriations of
$100 million 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 low-income
households in 33 States and the District of Columbia
experiencing hotter than normal weather conditions.
I designate the $100 million 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,
George W. Bush.
Enclosure.
[Estimate No. 20, 107th Congress, 2d Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, August 6, 2002.
The President,
The White House.
Submitted for your consideration is a request to make
available $100 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
support the needs of low-income households in 33 States and the
District of Columbia that are affected by hotter than normal
weather conditions.
P.L. 107-116, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2002, provided $300 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 $100
million as an emergency 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,
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
Enclosure.
Emergency Appropriations: Amounts Previously Appropriated Made
Available by the President
Department of Health and Human Services:
Administration for Children and Families: Low income
home energy assistance program (LIHEAP)........... $100,000,000
P.L. 106-116, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2002, provided $300 million for LIHEAP, contingent upon the
President submitting a budget request to the Congress and
designating the entire amount requested as an emergency
requirement.
Of the $300 million in contingent emergency appropriations
provided by P.L. 107-116, no funds have been designated as an
emergency requirement and made available. At this time, $100
million in contingent funding is required to support the needs
of low-income households in 33 States and the District of
Columbia that are affected by hotter than normal weather
conditions.
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