[House Document 109-123]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
109th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 109-123
REQUEST FOR FY 2007 BUDGET AMENDMENTS
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
A REQUEST FOR FY 2007 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES
July 18, 2006.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered
to be printed
The White House,
Washington, July 18, 2006.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the
enclosed FY 2007 Budget amendments for the Department of Health
and Human Services to enhance the preparedness and response
capabilities of the agency based primarily on the findings of
the Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned
report of February 2006. The total discretionary budget
authority in my FY 2007 Budget would not be increased by these
requests.
The details of this proposal are set forth in the enclosed
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget.
Sincerely,
George W. Bush.
[Estimate No. 9, 109th Congr., 2d Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, July 17, 2006.
The President,
The White House.
Submitted for your consideration are FY 2007 Budget
amendments for the Department of Health and Human Services.
These amendments propose an increase in funding for the Office
of Public Health and Emergency Preparedness, the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and the
Commissioned Corps to strengthen the Department's preparedness
and response capabilities, based on the findings of the Federal
Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned report of
February 2006. The proposal also includes funding to strengthen
the management of the bioterrorism countermeasure acquisition
program.
This request would be fully offset by proposed reductions
to accounts within the agency. Overall, the total discretionary
budget authority proposed in your Budget would not be increased
by these amendments.
I have reviewed these proposals and am satisfied that they
are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the Secretary of
Health and Human Services in recommending that you transmit
this request to the Congress.
Sincerely,
Rob Portman.
Enclosures.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Departmental Management
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND
FY 2007 Budget Appendix Page: 465
FY 2007 Pending Request: $160,475,000
Proposed Amendment: $57,938,000
Revised Request: $218,413,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$160,475,000'' and substitute $218,413,000, of which
not to exceed $22,338,000 may be available, notwithstanding
clause (ii) of section 319F-2(c)(7)(B) of the Public Health
Service Act, until September 30, 2008 to pay the costs
described in such clause.)
This amendment would increase new budget authority by $57.9
million for the Office of Public Health and Emergency
Preparedness in the Public Health and Social Services Emergency
Fund. This proposed funding, taken together with $6.8 million
redirected from resources within the account, would provide a
total of $64.7 million for improvements to strengthen
preparedness and response based on the findings of the Federal
Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned report of
February 2006.
The requested amount also includes a $22.3 million increase
to Project BioShield administrative funding. Of this amount,
$11.3 million was proposed in the FY 2007 Budget to be funded
in the Strategic National Stockpile account within the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention to administer Project
BioShield.
Overall, this amendment would be fully offset by proposed
reductions to other accounts within the Department of Health
and Human Services, as described in accompanying amendments.
This proposal would increase FY 2007 outlays by $6.0
million.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Departmental Management
GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
FY 2007 Budget Appendix Page: 462-463
FY 2007 Pending Request: $362,568,000
Proposed Amendment: $13,512,000
Revised Request: $376,080,000
This amendment would increase by $13.5 million the amount
requested for the Commissioned Corps in General Departmental
Management, for a total of $27.6 million. This funding would be
used to create and equip two dedicated, full time health and
medical response teams consistent with the findings of the
Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned report
of February 2006.
The requested increase would be fully offset by proposed
reductions to other accounts within the Department of Health
and Human Services, as described in accompanying amendments.
This proposal would increase FY 2007 outlays by $12.0 million.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Departmental Management
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
FY 2007 Budget Appendix Page: 464
FY 2007 Pending Request: $87,872,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,000,000
Revised Request: $89,872,000
This amendment would increase the Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology by $2.0 million
for standards development and testing of a medical disaster
response Electronic Health Record in coordination with the
Office of Public Health and Emergency Preparedness and other
entities, as needed.
The requested increase would be fully offset by proposed
reductions to other accounts within the Department of Health
and Human Services, as described in accompanying amendments.
This amendment would increase FY 2007 outlays by $1.0
million.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING
FY 2007 Budget Appendix Page: 433
FY 2007 Pending Request: $5,833,952,000
Proposed Amendment: -$50,747,000
Revised Request: $5,783,205,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$5,833,952,000'' and substitute $5,783,205,000; and
delete ``$592,648,000'' and substitute $581,335,000.)
This amendment would decrease the pending request by $50.7
million. This includes a reduction of $39.4 million for
Upgrading State and Local Capacity and a reduction of $11.3
million for the Strategic National Stockpile to administer
Project BioShield under Section 319F-2(c)(7)(B)(ii) of the
Public Health Service Act that is now proposed to be funded out
of the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.
This amendment would partially offset proposed increases to
the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, the
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, and the General Departmental Management account
within the Department of Health and Human Services, as
described in accompanying amendments.
The amendment would decrease FY 2007 outlays by $1.0
million.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES
FY 2007 Budget Appendix Page: 423-424
FY 2007 Pending Request: $6,308,855,000
Proposed Amendment: -$22,703,000
Revised Request: $6,286,152,000
This proposal would decrease by $22.7 million the pending
request for Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness within the
Health Resources and Services account. This request would
partially offset proposed increases for preparedness
improvement activities in the Public Health and Social Services
Emergency Fund, the Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology, and the General Departmental
Management account within the Department of Health and Human
Services, as described in accompanying amendments.
This amendment would decrease FY 2007 outlays by $1.0
million.