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REQUESTS FOR FY 2004 BUDGET AMENDMENTS
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
TRANSMITTING
REQUESTS FOR AN EMERGENCY FY 2004 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE, DEFENSE, HOMELAND SECURITY, THE
INTERIOR, JUSTICE, TRANSPORTATION, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS; AS WELL AS THE
CORPS OF ENGINEERS, INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AND THE SMALL
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
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September 29, 2004.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and
ordered to be printed
The White House,
Washington, September 27, 2004.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: On September 8th, I signed into law
Public Law 108-303, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
for Disaster Relief Act, which provided $2 billion in
supplemental funds for hurricane-related disaster relief. On
September 14th, I submitted a supplemental request totaling
$3.1 billion to continue immediate assistance to address the
impact of Hurricanes Charley and Frances.
Due to Hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne and other hurricane-
related needs, I am requesting additional emergency funds from
the Congress. I now ask the Congress to consider the enclosed
requests, totaling over $7.1 billion, for additional emergency
FY 2004 supplemental resources for the Departments of
Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, the
Interior, Justice, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs; as
well as the Corps of Engineers, International Assistance
Programs, and the Small Business Administration.
I hereby designate these specific proposals in the amounts
requested herein as emergency requirements. These additional
requests will support response and recovery efforts to address
the critical needs associated with the effects of Hurricanes
Ivan and Jeanne and other storms in southern and eastern States
and other affected areas. In addition to this enacted and
requested emergency funding, Federal agencies will continue to
use existing resources and programs for response and recovery
efforts from all recent hurricanes and storms.
I urge the Congress to limit this emergency funding to
those items directly related to the recovery efforts from the
impact of these recent major disasters and to act expeditiously
on this and my September 14th emergency supplemental request.
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.
[Estimate No. 13, 108th Cong., 2d Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, September 27, 2004.
The President,
The White House.
On September 14th, you submitted a supplemental request
totaling $3.1 billion to continue immediate assistance to
address the impact of Hurricanes Charley and Frances. This
request was in addition to the $2 billion provided on September
8th in P.L. 108-303, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
for Disaster Relief Act, 2004, for immediate response efforts
to these recent disasters.
Submitted for your consideration are additional FY 2004
emergency supplemental proposals, totaling over $7.1 billion,
for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Homeland
Security, the Interior, Justice, Transportation, and Veterans
Affairs; as well as the Corps of Engineers, International
Assistance Programs, and the Small Business Administration.
These funds are being requested to provide immediate needs
assistance to address the impact of Hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne
and other storms in southern and eastern States and other
affected areas. When combined with already enacted emergency
appropriations, supplemental funding associated with these
major disasters will total over $12.2 billion.
As described below and in more detail in the enclosures,
the requests include the following:
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
<bullet> $20 million for the Forest Service for clean-up,
and repair needs for roads, trails and facilities in national
forests in the States of Florida, North Carolina, and South
Carolina that were damaged by Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and
Ivan and Tropical Storm Gaston.
<bullet> $400 million in agricultural assistance to provide
needed financial assistance to agricultural producers suffering
crop losses from 2004 hurricanes. Of the total request, $100
million would be available for clean-up, including technical
and financial assistance for improvements, while $90 million
will be provided to carry out specialty crop assistance for
2004 hurricane losses. This assistance is in addition to USDA
efforts already underway. On September 24th, Secretary Veneman
announced that, in response to your August 27th directive to
USDA, producers of citrus, fruits and vegetables and nursery
crops located in Florida counties that have received a
Presidential disaster declaration for Hurricanes Charley and
Frances will be eligible for special disaster relief. You
instructed USDA to use existing authorities under Section 32 to
assist growers impacted by Hurricanes Charley and Frances in
their cleanup efforts and to compensate them for lost crops and
trees. USDA is moving quickly to comply with your direction and
the Secretary has directed the Farm Service Agency to work with
Florida state and local offices to deliver the assistance in a
timely manner. Details of the program will be made available
this week at USDA Service Centers.
Department of Commerce
<bullet> $14.7 million is requested for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to repair facilities, to
address impacts to endangered species and their habitat, and to
provide necessary upgrades to hurricane forecasting assets.
Department of Defense (DOD)
<bullet> $889.4 million is requested for DOD for costs
associated with the evacuation, base preparation, base
recovery, and damage to structure and equipment at various
military facilities caused by Hurricane Ivan and other storms.
The request will support the immediate rehabilitation of
utilities, the repair and reconstruction of facilities, and
reimbursement for those who were required to evacuate. This
request is in addition to the $72.5 million requested for DOD
on September 14th.
Homeland Security
<bullet> $4.5 billion is requested for the Department of
Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
for disaster relief for States affected by Hurricanes Ivan and
Jeanne, as well as other ongoing and future disasters. The
funding will support response and recovery efforts, including
assistance to families and individuals, and other urgent
requirements such as emergency protective measures and debris
removal in the affected areas. Additionally, this funding will
support the rebuilding of state and local public
infrastructure. This request is in addition to the $2 billion
requested for FEMA on September 14th, as well as the $2 billion
enacted in P.L. 108-303. Even with these additional funds, FEMA
will still require your full FY 2005 request.
<bullet> $18.0 million is requested for the United States
Coast Guard to repair damage to Coast Guard facilities, to
replace lost or damaged buoys and channel markers, and for
other emergency expenses such as personnel evacuation. This
request is in addition to the $8 million requested for the U.S.
Coast Guard on September 14th.
Department of the Interior
<bullet> $45.0 million is requested for clean-up and
facility repair at national wildlife refuges, national park
units, and at United States Geological Survey sites in the
affected areas. This request is in addition to the $21.3
million requested for the Department of the Interior on
September 14th.
Department of Justice
<bullet> $24.1 million is requested for the Federal Bureau
of Prisons to repair structural damage caused by Hurricane Ivan
and other related storms to numerous Federal prison facilities
located in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. This assistance is
needed to repair and replace damaged roofs, repair and replace
buildings and secure perimeter fencing, remove downed trees,
and replace lost or damaged equipment and supplies.
Department of Transportation
<bullet> $5.1 million is requested for the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) to repair or replace the multiple FAA
facilities that were damaged in the recent storms.
<bullet> $600 million for the Federal Highway
Administration's Emergency Relief Program for emergency repairs
to eligible highways and roads affected by Hurricanes Charley,
Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
<bullet> $5.0 million is requested for hurricane response
and relief. Uses include, but are not limited to, repairing
hospitals and outpatient clinics, as well as reimbursing VA for
assistance to local communities, overtime for VA staff,
contracting with medical providers for care, and repairing
national cemeteries. This request is in addition to the $24.1
million requested for VA on September 14th.
Corps of Engineers (Corps)
<bullet> $81.0 million is requested for the Corps to
restore navigation channels, repair and rehabilitate coastal
areas, and address other projects in areas affected by
Hurricane Ivan. This request is in addition to the $118 million
requested for the Corps on September 14th.
International Assistance Programs
<bullet> $50 million is requested in international disaster
and famine assistance funds to mitigate the damage from
Hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne in Grenada, Jamaica, Haiti, and
other nations.
Small Business Administration SBA
<bullet> $472.0 million is requested to provide funds to
cover the large number of disaster loans expected to be made to
individuals and businesses due to Hurricane Ivan. This request
is in addition to the $457 million requested for SBA on
September 14th.
All of the requests in the transmittal are for the purpose
of fulfilling known and urgent requirements that cannot
reasonably be met through the use of existing agency funds. I
recommend that you designate the specific proposals contained
in this transmittal as emergency requirements.
I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied
that they are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the
heads of the affected Departments and agencies in recommending
you transmit the proposals to the Congress.
Sincerely,
Joshua B. Bolten,
Director.
Enclosures.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE
For an additional amount for ``Capital Improvements and
Maintenance,'' $20,000,000, to remain available until expended
for emergency hurricane-related expenses: Provided, That
Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for
this specific purpose.
This request would provide additional funds to the Forest
Service for clean-up, and repair needs for roads, trails and
facilities, in national forests in the States of Florida, North
Carolina, and South Carolina that were damaged by Hurricanes
Charley, Frances, and Ivan and Tropical Storm Gaston.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Assistance Title
SEC. XXX. AGRICULTURAL HURRICANE ASSISTANCE.
(a) Crop Disaster Assistance.--
(1)(A) The Secretary of Agriculture shall use such
sums as are necessary of funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation to make emergency financial assistance
available to producers on a farm in the United States,
including Puerto Rico that have incurred qualifying
losses for the 2004 or 2005 crop of an agricultural
commodity due to damaging weather related to any
hurricane or tropical storm of the 2004 hurricane
season, in counties declared disaster areas by the
President of the United States.
(B) The Secretary shall make assistance available
under this section in the same manner as provided under
section 202 of Public Law 108-7, including using the
same loss thresholds as were used in administering that
section.
(2)(A) The payment rate for a crop for assistance
provided under this section to the producers on a farm
shall be calculated as follows:
(i) If the producers obtained a policy or
plan of insurance, including a catastrophic
risk protection plan, for the crop under the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et
seq.), 50 percent of the established RMA price
for the crop.
(ii) If a policy or plan of insurance,
including a catastrophic risk protection plan,
for the crop was not available to the producers
under the Federal Crop Insurance Act, 50
percent of the State average price for the
crop.
(iii) Subject to sub-paragraphs 4 and 5, if
the producers did not obtain a policy or plan
of insurance, including a catastrophic risk
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