[House Document 108-183]
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108th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 108-
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REQUESTS FOR FY 2005 BUDGET AMENDMENTS
__________
COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
REQUESTS FOR FY 2005 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF
AGRICULTURE, DEFENSE, EDUCATION, ENERGY, HOMELAND SECURITY, HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE INTERIOR, LABOR, AND THE TREASURY; THE CORPS OF
ENGINEERS; THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION; AND THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. IN ADDITION FY 2004 LANGUAGE
PROPOSALS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE
TREASURY AND FY 2005 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ARE
ENCLOSED
May 10, 2004.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered
to be printed
The White House,
Washington, May 6, 2004.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the
enclosed FY 2005 budget amendments for the Departments of
Agriculture, Defense, Education, Energy, Homeland Security,
Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, and the
Treasury; the Corps of Engineers; the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration; and the Securities and Exchange
Commission. In addition, I ask the Congress to consider the
enclosed FY 2004 language proposals for the Departments of
Health and Human Services and the Treasury. Overall, the
discretionary budget authority proposed in my FY 2005 Budget
would not be increased by these requests.
This transmittal also contains FY 2005 budget amendments
for the legislative branch. As a matter of comity,
appropriations requests of the legislative branch are commonly
transmitted without change.
The detail of these proposals are set forth in the
enclosed letter from the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget.
Sincerely,
George W. Bush.
Enclosure.
[Estimate No. 4, 108th Cong., 2d Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, May 6, 2004.
The President,
The White House.
Submitted for your consideration are requests for FY 2005
budget amendments for the Departments of Agriculture, Defense,
Education, Energy, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban
Development, the Interior, Labor, and the Treasury; the Corps
of Engineers; the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration; and the Securities and Exchange Commission. In
addition, this transmittal includes 2004 proposals for the
Departments of Health and Human Services and the Treasury.
These proposals are largely technical in nature. Overall,
discretionary budget authority would not be increased by these
requests.
This transmittal also contains FY 2005 budget amendments
for the Legislative Branch. As a matter of comity,
appropriations requests for the Legislative Branch are commonly
transmitted without change.
FY 2005 Amendments
Language is proposed to reflect revised amounts
designated for the National Guard and Reserve portion of
several Army and Air Force Procurement accounts, as well as a
proposal that would reinstate language supporting the Arrow
Missile Defense Program.
A request to provide $36.0 million for the Elk
Hill School Lands Fund account in the Department of Energy for
payment to the State of California is also included. The
proposal is fully offset by proposed reductions to other Energy
and Interior accounts.
Language is proposed to reflect the intent of the
Compact of Freely Associated States Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-188)
that you signed into law on December 17, 2003, by making
supplemental educational grants available to the Republic of
Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.
Several other technical amendments to your FY 2005
Budget are included in this transmittal for the Departments of
Agriculture, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development,
the Interior, and the Treasury; the Corps of Engineers; the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and the
Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as Government-wide
General Provisions, as described in detail in the enclosures.
FY 2004 Proposals
Language is proposed to permit the liquidation of
$0.7 million in obligations incurred prior to November 12,
2003, for the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund in the
Department of Health and Human Services.
Language is also proposed to permit agencies
funded by the Transportation, Treasury, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act of 2004 to convert work performed
by Federal employees to performance by a qualified nonprofit
agency for the blind or other severely disabled individuals.
Language is proposed to ensure that the Secretary
of the Department of Health and Human Services has the
flexibility to use his transfer authorities to provide funding
for the Strategic National Stockpile.
Legislative Branch
This transmittal includes FY 2005 amendments for
the Senate, Joint Items, Library of Congress, and the
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of
China. In total, these amendments would increase net
discretionary resources in your FY 2005 Budget by $2.7 million.
Recommendation
I have 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 that you
transmit the proposals to Congress.
Sincerely,
Joshua B. Bolten,
Director.
Enclosures.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
GOVERNMENT-WIDE GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 622
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 11
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``610'' and substitute 609.)
This proposal would amend the pending appropriations
language to reflect correctly the policy proposed in the FY
2005 Budget that would allow the Joint Financial Management
Improvement Program to collect funds from its sponsoring
agencies to fund its administrative costs.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical language amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
GOVERNMENT-WIDE GENERAL PROVISIONS
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Pages: 14-17
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
insert the following new provision after Sec. 638:)
Sec. 639. Section 4(b) of the Federal Activities Inventory
Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270; 31 U.S.C. 501 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Executive agencies with fewer than 100 full-time
employees as of the first day of the fiscal year. However, such
an agency shall be subject to section 2 to the extent it plans
to conduct a public-private competition for the performance of
an activity that is not inherently governmental.''.
This provision would amend the Federal Activities Inventory
Reform (FAIR) Act to exempt agencies with fewer than 100 full-
time-equivalent employees from its requirements except where
the agency planned to conduct a competition. The FAIR Act
requires the head of each executive agency to submit annually
to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a
list of the commercial activities that the agency performs. OMB
is required to review the list and consult with each agency
regarding the content of the list.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical language amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
WATERSHED SURVEYS AND PLANNING
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 125
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``[$5,032,000]''.)
This proposal would delete an extraneous number
inadvertently included in the appropriations request and is
necessary to reflect correctly the policy proposed in the FY
2005 Budget.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical language amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 715
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 194
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading
the last sentence of section 715 is amended by deleting the
word, ``Funds'', and inserting the phrase, $259,875,000 of the
funds available, and by deleting the phrase, ``for fiscal year
2005''.)
This proposal would amend the pending appropriations
language to reflect clearly the savings assumed in the FY 2005
Budget generated by making the new FY 2005 funds plus the
carryover funds permanently unavailable by canceling them.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical language amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 724
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Pages: 198-199
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading
Section 724 is amended as follows:
(1) by inserting or any other Act after the phrase,
``by this Act'';
(2) in subsections (e), (g), (h), (i), and (j), by
deleting ``Funds'' each place it occurs and by deleting
the phrase, ``for fiscal year 2005'' each place it
occurs;
(3) in subsection (e), by adding $100,000,000 of the
funds available before the phrase, ``under such
section'';
(4) in subsection (G), by adding $150,000,000 of the
funds available before the phrase, ``under such
section'';
(5) in subsection (h), by adding $30,000,000 of the
funds available before the phrase, ``under such
section'';
(6) in subsection (i), by adding $40,000,000 of the
funds available before the phrase, ``under such
section''; and
(7) in subsection (j), by adding $80,000,000 of the
funds available before the phrase, ``under such
section''.)
This proposal would amend the pending appropriations
language to reflect correctly the savings assumed in the FY
2005 Budget generated by making the new FY 2005 funds plus the
carryover permanently unavailable by canceling them, where
identified.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical language amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 259
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$242,352,000'' and substitute $242,362,000.)
This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the
Operation and Maintenance portion of the Office of the
Inspector General account.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Pages: 276-277
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$177,100,000'' and substitute $189,400,000.)
This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the amount
designated for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 277
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$65,700,000'' and substitute $29,400,000.)
This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the amount
designated for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 278
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$11,800,000'' and substitute $13,700,000.)
This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the amount
designated for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 279
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$117,500,000'' and substitute $215,900,000.)
This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly amount
designated for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 280
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$807,700,000'' and substitute $656,800,000.)
This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the amount
designated for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 286
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$314,362,000'' and substitute $259,200,000.)
This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly amount
designated for the Air Force National Guard and Air Force
Reserve.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 287
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$150,301,000'' and substitute $150,500,000.)
This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the amount
designed by the Air Force National Guard and Air Force Reserve.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 288
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$185,780,000'' and substitute $188,800,000.)
This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the amount
designated for the Air Force National Guard and Air Force
Reserve.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Pages: 331-336
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
immediately after ``[Sec. 8095'' and before the period, insert
closing bracket and new section number 8052. In the first
sentence bracket ``$144,803,000'' and insert $87,290,000;
bracket ``made'' between ``be'' and ``available''; and
bracket'': Provided, That of this amount, $80,000,000 shall be
available for the purpose of'' and insert, of which $25,000,000
shall be for. In the last sentence immediately following ``in
this Act.'' delete the closing bracket. Renumber all subsequent
sections under the above heading.)
This proposal would reinstate language supporting the Arrow
Missile Defense Program and update funding levels consistent
with the FY 2005 Budget. Without this change, funds could be
made available to produce missile components and missiles to
meet Israel's defense requirements consistent with the laws of
the United States and Israel.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Programs
NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 396
FY 2005 Pending Request: $20,000,000
Proposed Amendment: -$2,000,000
Revised Request: $18,000,000
This proposal would decrease the FY 2005 request for Naval
Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves (NPR) by $2 million.
Sufficient funding will be available for NPR from prior year
unobligated balances, now projected to be carried forward into
FY 2005. The requested FY 2005 reduction would be used to
offset an increase to the Elk Hills School Lands Fund account,
proposed in an accompanying amendment.
This amendment would not affect FY 2005 outlays.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Programs
ELK HILLS SCHOOL LANDS FUND
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 402
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: $36,000,000
Revised Request: $36,000,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
insert closing bracket after ``1996,'' insert after such
bracket the following: For payments and delete the final
bracket.)
This proposal would provide $36 million to the Elk Hills
School Lands Fund account. Subtitle B of Public Law 104-106
required the Department of Energy to sell the Government's
interest in Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 (Elk Hills) pursuant
to the terms of the Act. The Settlement Agreement with the
State of California calls for payments to the State, subject to
appropriations, totaling nine percent of the net proceeds of
the sale. To date, $216 million has been appropriated for these
payments.
This increase in funding is fully offset by proposed
reductions to the Department of Energy's Naval Petroleum and
Oil Shale Reserves account (-$2 million) and to Department of
the Interior's Water and Related Resources account (-$34
million). The reductions are proposed in accompanying
amendments.
This amendment would increase FY 2005 outlays by $36
million.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 484
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
immediately after the third proviso, insert the following new
proviso:)
Provided further, That fees authorized by 49 U.S.C.
44940(a)(2) shall be collected in an amount not less than
$750,000,000, notwithstanding subsection (a)(2)(B)(i): Provided
further, That such amount shall be available within the total
of amounts provided under this heading:
This proposal clarifies the Administration's intent to
collect $750 million in air carrier fees as authorized under
the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), a fee
level which is also the collection assumption of the FY 2005
Budget. Under ATSA, fee levels are set at the amount paid in
calendar year 2000 by air carriers for screening passengers and
property, as determined by the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA). The TSA in 2002 determined that those
costs totaled at least $750 million, based on industry
information offered prior to 9/11, during the consideration of
ATSA, as well as carrier-specific cost information submitted
after enactment of ATSA. The additional language requires the
TSA to collect this assumed fee level during fiscal year 2005,
ensuring that the full amount is available to support TSA
security activities.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical language amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Management and Administration
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Pages: 557-558
FY 2005 Budget Pending Request: Legislative proposal
The Administration continues to support the legislative
proposal in the FY 2005 Budget that would transfer all
resources available to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise
Oversight (OFHEO) to a new strengthened housing Government-
Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) regulator in the Department of the
Treasury. Absent legislative change, however, OFHEO's expenses
for regulating the GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2005 are
now anticipated to be $59,208,753, not $44,259,000 as indicated
on page 557 of the Appendix. This increase reflects $10 million
in additional funding to strengthen OFHEO's capacity and would
support a one-time cost of $5 million to continue litigation
and the on-going special investigations at Freddie Mac and
Fannie Mae, which address unforeseen concerns about the GSEs'
financial statements.
The $15 million would be derived from an equivalent
increase in assessments on these GSEs.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, SECTION 221
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 563
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
insert at the end of the section the following new paragraph:)
Conforming amendment: In section 519(e) of the Act, strike
``and'' after ``203(h)'' and insert a comma; and insert ``and
203(y)'' after the phrase, ``203(i),''.
This proposal is necessary to reflect correctly the policy
proposed in the FY 2005 Budget authorizing the Federal Housing
Administration (FHA) Zero Downpayment mortgage insurance
product to be used under FHA's General Risk Insurance program,
as well as its Mutual Mortgage Insurance program.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical language amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 588
FY 2005 Pending Request: $828,476,000
Proposed Amendment: -$34,000,000
Revised Request: $794,476,000
This proposal would cancel the request for the third and
final $34 million payment for the costs associated with the
settlement of litigation between the Department of the Interior
(DOI) and plaintiffs in Summer Peck Ranch, Inc. et al. v.
Bureau of Reclamation, et al. (Civ. No. F-91-048 OWW (E.D.
Cal)).
Based on Section 206 of P.L. 108-137, the FY 2004 Energy
and Water Development Appropriations Act, the Administration
has determined that the Judgment Fund will be available to pay
the remaining balance of settlement costs, provided DOI's
Bureau of Reclamation first pays $5 million from its
appropriations toward this settlement. As the Bureau has
already paid $2 million of settlement costs from prior
appropriations, the Administration will allocate an additional
$3 million of appropriated Bureau of Reclamation funds toward
the settlements. Therefore, the funds requested in the FY 2005
Budget are no longer necessary, as the settlement will be fully
paid pursuant to Section 206.
The $34 million in FY 2005 savings resulting from this
proposal would be used to offset an increase to the Department
of Energy's Elk Hills School Lands Fund account, proposed in an
accompanying amendment.
This amendment would decrease FY 2005 outlays by $34
million.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 644
FY 2005 Pending Request: $75,000,000
Proposed Amendment: -$5,000,000
Revised Request: $70,000,000
This proposal would decrease the pending request for the
Indian Land Consolidation Program (ILCP) by $5 million.
Sufficient funding will be available for ILCP from prior year
unobligated balances, now projected to be carried forward into
FY 2005. This FY 2005 reduction would be used to offset an
increase for the Corps of Engieers--Civil Works Operation and
Maintenance account, as proposed in an accompanying amendment.
This amendment would decrease FY 2005 outlays by $4.9
million.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 736
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
insert the following new appropriations language after Section
515:)
Sec. 516. To carry out section 105 of the Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-188), from amounts
made available in this Act for part A of title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; title I of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998, other than subtitle C of that
Act; title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; title I
of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act
of 1998; the Head Start Act; and subpart 3 of part A, and part
C, of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, an amount
equal to amounts made available in Division E of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (P.L. 108-199) for the
Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of
Micronesia shall be transferred to ``School Improvement
Programs, Department of Education'' to carry out the
Supplemental Education Grants program: Provided, That within 90
days of enactment of this Act, such amounts shall be
transferred to the Secretary of the Interior for disbursement
to the Republic of Marshall Islands and the Federated States of
Micronesia.
This proposal would carry out a provision of the Compact of
Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-188, the
``Compact Act''), which was signed into law by the President on
December 17, 2003, by making supplemental education grants
available to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and the
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The Compact Act, among
other things, made FMI and FSM ineligible, beginning in FY
2005, for the following programs previously funded by the
Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education:
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies;
Adult, Dislocated, Youth Workforce Investment Act
programs;
Adult Basic and Literacy Education State Grants;
Vocational Education State Grants;
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunities
Grants;
Federal Work-Study; and
Head Start.
In lieu of the Freely Associated States' eligibility for
these programs, the Compact Act authorized a separate
appropriation for supplemental education grants for RMI and
FSM. Instead of appropriating funds directly under that
authorization, this proposed general provision, to be included
in the FY 2005 appropriations bill, would transfer amounts
equal to the amounts made available in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2004 (P.L. 108-199) for RMI and FSM for the
terminated grants to a new Supplemental Education Grants
program under the Department of Education's School Improvement
Program account. The proposal would also transfer those amounts
from the Department of Education to the Secretary of the
Interior within 90 days of enactment for disbursement to the
Freely Associated States.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 827
FY 2005 Pending Request: $185,041,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $185,041,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete the first proviso and delete ``further'' in the second
proviso.)
This proposal would amend the pending appropriations
language to eliminate the staffing and funding floor for the
Office of Foreign Assets Control. The President seeks full
discretion in allocating Departmental Office resources in the
critical effort to disrupt terrorist financing.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
amendment.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL WORKS
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 909
FY 2005 Pending Request: $1,926,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $5,000,000 (net)
Revised Request: $1,931,000,000
This proposal would provide a total increase of $8 million
for operation and maintenance to support navigation on the
Ouachita and Black Rivers project in Arkansas and Louisiana.
This increase is fully offset by reallocating funds within this
Operation and Maintenance account (-$3 million) and by a
proposed reduction to the Department of the Interior's Indian
Land Consolidation account (-$5 million), as reflected in an
accompanying proposal.
The Ouachita and Black Rivers project handles over one
million tons of commercial cargo annually. Investments
currently being made by non-Federal interests are expected to
result in a near-term increase in tonnage. The FY 2005 Budget
for the civil works program proposed $1.974 million to support
recreation on this project, but did not propose navigation
funding. The total request for the project, including the
increase proposed in this amendment for navigation funding, is
now $9.974 million.
The proposed $3 million reallocation within this Operation
and Maintenance account would be derived by a decrease in
maintenance for recreation (-$1 million) and bank erosion
control (-$2 million) from the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway
project in Louisiana. These activities have a lower priority
for implementation in FY 2005 and, therefore, would be
deferred.
This amendment would increase FY 2005 outlays by $4.5
million.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
EXPLORATION, SCIENCE, AND AERONAUTICS
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 1043
FY 2005 Pending Request: $7,690,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $70,000,000
Revised Request: $7,760,000,000
This proposal would increase the pending request by $80
million to reflect the decision to move NASA's new lunar
exploration program to the Exploration, Science, and
Aeronautics account from the Exploration Capabilities account,
as shown in an accompanying amendment.
Taken together with the accompanying amendment, the
proposed budget totals would not be affected.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 1045
FY 2005 Pending Request: $8,526,400,000
Proposed Amendment: -$70,000,000
Revised Request: $8,456,400,000
This proposal would decrease the pending request by $70
million to reflect the decision to move NASA's new lunar
exploration program from the Exploration Capabilities account
to the Exploration, Science, and Aeronautics account, as shown
in an accompanying amendment.
Taken together with the accompanying amendment, the
proposed budget totals would not be affected.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 1181
FY 2005 Pending Request: $893,000,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $893,000,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
immediately after the first occurrence of ``$893,000,000'',
insert , to remain available until expended.)
This proposal would correct the pending request to permit
all the resources to have the same period of availability.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical amendment.
FY 2004 Proposal
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
RICKY RAY HEMOPHILIA RELIEF FUND
To liquidate obligations incurred prior to November 12,
2003, $700,000, to remain available until expended.
This request would provide $700,000 to the Ricky Ray
Hemophilia Relief Fund, authorized under P.L. 105-369. These
funds would be used to liquidate legitimate obligations for the
remaining 14 approved compassionate payments to eligible
claimants, who contracted HIV from an anti-hemophiliac factor
between July 1982 and December 1987, as well as affected family
members.
All resources were obligated by the statutory expiration
date of November 12, 2003; however, $700,000 remains obligated
but not yet disbursed. An additional $750,000 was disbursed
after the Fund expired due to a misinterpretation of the
authorizing statute. Disbursements made after November 12,
2003, but prior to enactment of this provision will be subject
to the reporting requirements of Chapter 13 of Title 31, United
States Code.
FY 2004 Proposal
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Effective upon the enactment of the Project BioShield Act
of 2004, funds appropriated for the Strategic National
Stockpile under the heading, ``Public Health Programs,'' in the
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004
(Public Law 108-90), shall be transferred to the heading,
``Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund,'' in the
Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act,
2004 (Division E, Public Law 108-199): Provided, That at the
discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
amounts earmarked under this heading may be transferred to the
Strategic National Stockpile, subject to normal reprogramming
procedures: Provided further, That section 207 of such Act
shall apply to such funds.
The purpose of this language is to ensure that once the
Project BioShield Act has been enacted, thereby transferring
the Strategic National Stockpile from the Department of
Homeland Security to the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), the HHS Secretary has the flexibility to use
his transfer authorities to provide funding for the Strategic
National Stockpile if necessary, despite the fact that those
funds were appropriated in the FY 2004 Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act.
This flexibility may be necessary to address the continuing
and emerging demands for medical countermeasures and other
supplies necessary to respond to acts of terrorism and other
public health emergencies, such as anthrax and pandemic
influenza. Funding for the Strategic National Stockpile, while
they will become part of the Public Health and Social Services
Emergency Fund, will remain specifically for the Stockpile, and
will also continue to remain available until expended.
FY 2004 Proposal
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
(a) Section 647(a) of the Transportation, Treasury, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (Division F,
Public Law 108-199), shall not apply to a commercial or
industrial type function that (1) is included on the
procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of the
Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act 941 U.S.C. 47); or (2) is planned to be
converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for
the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely
handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act.
(b) Subsection (a) shall be deemed to be effective on
January 23, 2004.
This proposal would permit agencies funded by the FY 2004
Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, P.L. 108-199, to convert work performed by
Federal employees to performance by a qualified nonprofit
agency for the blind or by a nonprofit agency for other
severely disabled individuals in accordance with the Javits-
Wagner-O'Day Act, 41 U.S.C. 47.
Under the proposal, which would be retroactive to January
23, 2004, conversion of work to these entities would not be
subject to the public-private competition requirements of
section 647(a) of the FY 2004 Transportation, Treasury, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act. Congress provided a
similar exception to competition in the Defense and Interior
Appropriations Acts for FY 2004. Providing this exception to
section 647(a) will facilitate agencies doing business with
entities that employ individuals who are blind or severely
disabled.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $134,270,000
Proposed Amendment: $170,000
Revised Request: $134,440,000
This proposal would increase the pending request by
$170,000 for the Salaries, Officers and Employees of the Senate
account, as well as subaccounts Office of the Vice President,
Office of the President Pro Tempore, Office of the President
Pro Tempore Emeritus, Offices of the Majority and Minority
Leaders, Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, Committee
on Appropriations, Conference Committees, Offices of the
Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the
Conference of the Minority, Policy Committees, Office of the
Chaplain, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Sergeant at
Arms and Doorkeeper, Offices of the Secretaries for the
Majority and Minority, and Agency Contributions and Related
Expenses.
FY 2005 outlays would increase by the same amount. The
details of the subaccount proposals follow.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $2,106,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,000
Revised Request: $2,108,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $560,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,000
Revised Request: $561,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
EMERITUS
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $162,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,000
Revised Request: $163,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
LEADERS
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $3,404,000
Proposed Amendment: $4,000
Revised Request: $3,408,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
WHIPS
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $2,552,000
Proposed Amendment: $4,000
Revised Request: $2,556,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $13,289,000
Proposed Amendment: $12,000
Revised Request: $13,301,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $2,820,000
Proposed Amendment: $6,000
Revised Request: $2,826,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$1,410,000'' and substitute $1,413,000.)
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE
CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $698,000
Proposed Amendment: $4,000
Revised Request: $702,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, POLICY COMMITTEES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $2,944,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,000
Revised Request: $2,946,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$1,472,000'' and substitute $1,473,000.)
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $339,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,000
Revised Request: $341,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $19,570,000
Proposed Amendment: $16,000
Revised Request: $19,586,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND
DOORKEEPER
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $50,564,000
Proposed Amendment: $71,000
Revised Request: $50,635,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE
MAJORITY AND MINORITY
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $1,526,00
Proposed Amendment: $2,000
Revised Request: $1,528,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED
EXPENSES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $33,736,000
Proposed Amendment: $43,000
Revised Request: $33,779,000
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $5,146,000
Proposed Amendment: $6,000
Revised Request: $5,152,000
This proposal would increase the pending request by $6,000
for the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate. FY
2005 outlays would increase by the same amount.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $1,264,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,000
Revised Request: $1,265,000
This proposal would increase the pending request by $1,000
for the Office of Senate Legal Counsel. FY 2005 outlays would
increase by the same amount.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE, INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 19
FY 2005 Pending Request: $120,433,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,000
Revised Request: $120,435,000
This proposal would increase the pending request by $2,000
for Inquiries and Investigations. FY 2005 outlays would
increase by the same amount.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE, SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND
OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 20
FY 2005 Pending Request: $339,467,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,505,000
Revised Request: $340,972,000
This proposal would increase the pending request by
$1,505,000 for the Senators' Office Personnel and Office
Expense Account. FY 2005 outlays would increase by the same
amount.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Joint Items
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 24
FY 2005 Pending Request: $4,135,000
Proposed Amendment: $4,000
Revised Request: $4,139,000
This proposal would increase the pending request by $4,000
for the Joint Economic Committee. FY 2005 outlays would
increase by the same amount.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Joint Items
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 24
FY 2005 Pending Request: $3,838,500
Proposed Amendment: $5,000
Revised Request: $3,843,500
This proposal would increase the pending request by $5,000
for the Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office. FY
2005 outlays would increase by the same amount.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Library of Congress
COPYRIGHT OFFICE, SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 36
FY 2005 Pending Request: $53,518,000 (gross)
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $53,518,000 (gross)
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$27,653,000'' and substitute $26,843,000 and delete
``$34,149,000'' and substitute $33,339,000.)
This proposal would amend the pending appropriations
language to reflect a reduction to the amount to be derived
from offsetting collections but would not alter the total gross
budget amount requested for FY 2005.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Library of Congress
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE, SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 37
FY 2005 Pending Request: $100,734,000
Proposed Amendment: $200,000
Revised Request: $100,934,000
This proposal would increase the pending request by
$200,000 to enable the Congressional Research Service to
acquire all necessary research materials projected for FY 2005.
FY 2005 outlays would increase by the same amount.
FY 2005 Budget Amendment
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Legislative Branch Boards and Commissions
CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA,
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2005 Budget Appendix Page: 49
FY 2005 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
bracket the proviso.)
This proposal would delete a provision inadvertently
included and would, therefore, reflect correctly the pending
request for FY 2005. The proposed budget totals would not be
affected by this technical language amendment.