[House Document 109-134]
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109th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 109-134
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 HOMELAND
SECURITY
September 21, 2006.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and
ordered to be printed
The White House,
Washington, September 20, 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 Federal Coordinator
for Gulf Coast Rebuilding Office in the Department of Homeland
Security. The total discretionary budget authority in my FY
2007 Budget would not be increased by this request.
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. 10, 109th Cong. 2d Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, September 20, 2006.
The President,
The White House.
Submitted for your consideration are FY 2007 Budget
amendments for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This
proposal would fund the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast
Rebuilding Office in one appropriation account rather than
portions of three appropriation accounts as was the case in FY
2006. The Office will also be a separate budget line item, as
Congress requested, so that funding of this office can be more
easily tracked.
Executive Order 13390 created the Gulf Coast Rebuilding
Office and designated a Coordinator of Federal Support for the
Recovery and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Region. In FY 2006,
the office was funded with resources from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund and Departmental
Management and Operations accounts within DHS.
This proposal requests $4.2 million for the Gulf Coast
Rebuilding Office, funded within the Office of the Secretary,
offset by a reduction to the Disaster Relief Fund of the same
amount. 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
Homeland Security in recommending that you transmit this
request to the Congress.
Sincerely,
Rob Portman.
Enclosures.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Departmental Management and Operations
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE
MANAGEMENT
FY 2007 Budget Appendix Page: 473
FY 2007 Pending Request: $97,508,000
Proposed Amendment: $4,188,000
Revised Request: $101,696,000
This amendment would provide $4.2 million for the Federal
Coordinator of the Gulf Coast Rebuilding Office in FY 2007. The
Office will also be a separate budget line item within the
appropriation for the Office of the Secretary and Executive
Management (OSEM). This amendment is fully offset by a
reduction from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's
Disaster Relief Fund (DRF), as requested in an accompanying
amendment.
The President created the Gulf Coast Rebuilding Office and
designated a Coordinator of Federal Support for the Recovery
and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Region by Executive Order
13390, on November 1, 2005. The Coordinator is responsible for
working with State and local officials to identify the priority
needs for long-term rebuilding; communicating those needs to
the decision makers in Washington, DC; and advising the
President on the most effective, integrated, and fiscally
responsible Federal strategies for support of Gulf Coast
recovery.
In FY 2006, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
funded the Office with resources from DRF and from Departmental
Management and Operations accounts within DHS. Specifically, a
total of $2.3 million was provided to support 20 positions,
including $1.4 million from DRF, $0.7 million from OSEM, and
$0.2 million from the Under Secretary for Management. DHS
provided notification to the Congress on June 30, 2006, of
funding that was used to support this new office. The
notification was approved by the Senate on July 20, 2006, and
by the House on July 25, 2006.
Of the total amount requested in this amendment, $2.6
million would support personnel costs for 20 positions. Other
costs provided for in the request include $0.3 million for
travel, $0.5 million for rent, $0.4 million for IT costs, $0.05
million for supplies, and $0.3 million for support services
provided through the Working Capital Fund. The amount requested
for FY 2007 reflects an annualized cost of items partially
funded in FY 2006 and full-year operational costs for FY 2007,
and does not reflect any growth for the Office.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
DISASTER RELIEF
FY 2007 Budget Appendix Page: 517
FY 2007 Pending Request: $1,941,390,000
Proposed Amendment: -$4,188,000
Revised Request: $1,937,202,000
This amendment would decrease the FY 2007 request for the
Disaster Relief Fund by $4.2 million in order to offset the
increased funding requested for the Office of the Secretary to
support the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, as
described in the accompanying amendment.