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110th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 110-124
A REQUEST FOR BUDGET AMENDMENTS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
A REQUEST FOR FY 2009 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE, ENERGY, HOMELAND SECURITY, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT,
THE INTERIOR, LABOR, TRANSPORTATION, AND THE TREASURY; AS WELL AS THE
CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION,
AND THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
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June 17, 2008.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered
to be printed
The White House,
Washington, June 9, 2008.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Madam Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the
enclosed amendments to my FY 2009 Budget requests for the
Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Homeland Security, Housing
and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, Transportation, and
the Treasury; as well as the Corps of Engineers, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Office of
Personnel Management. These amendments will decrease by $3
million the overall discretionary budget authority in my FY
2009 Budget.
These amendments are necessary to correctly reflect
policies proposed in my FY 2009 Budget. The details of these
amendments are set forth in the enclosed letter from the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sincerely,
George W. Bush.
[Estimate No. 4, 110th Cong., 2d Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, June 9, 2008.
The President,
The White House.
Submitted for our consideration are amendments to your FY
2009 Budget for the Departments of Agriculture, Energy,
Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior,
Labor, Transportation, and the Treasury; as well as the Corps
of Engineers, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), and the Office of Personnel Management. These
amendments are necessary to correctly reflect policies assumed
in your FY 2009 Budget. They will also decrease by $3 million
the overall discretionary budget authority in your FY 2009
Budget.
In a letter dated February 15, 2008, the Office of
Management and Budget provided advance notice to the Congress
of the aforementioned NASA amendment so that it could be
considered before the Congressional Budget Office completed
action on their Reestimate of your Budget. The proposed
amendment clarifies the pending language that would allow NASA
to disburse funds for the purpose of liquidating obligations
related to the closeout of the Space Shuttle contracts. In the
absence of such clarification, it could have been assumed that
the pending language was requesting a reappropriation of funds.
Recommendation
I have reviewed these amendments and am satisfied that they
are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the heads of the
affected agencies in recommending that you transmit the
amendments to the Congress.
Sincerely,
Jim Nussle,
Director.
Enclosures.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GENERAL PROVISIONS
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 199
FY 2009 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In section 713 under the above heading, delete
``unobligated balances'' and substitute funding.)
This amendment would clarify the intent to cancel $293
million of available budgetary resources. The administration
proposed a $293 million cancellation of mandatory unobligated
balances in the Section 32 program. Although there are
sufficient budgetary resources in this account available for
cancellation, there might be a question as to which of these
resources are unobligated balances and which are new budget
authority because of the mandatory nature of the funds.
The proposed Budget totals would not be affected by this
language amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GENERAL PROVISIONS
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 201
FY 2009 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
insert the following new paragraph immediately after the
language in Sec. 717 and before the opening parenthesis of the
bill citation:)
Sec. 718. Section 739 of the Agriculture, Rural
Development. Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriation Act, 2001 (H.R. 5426 as enacted by Public Law
106-387, 114 Stat. 1549A-34) is amended by striking ``2
percent'' and inserting ``3 percent''.
This request would amend the Department of Agriculture's
(USDA's) General provisions by adding section 718, which was
omitted inadvertently from the FY 2009 Budget. This provision
would allow for the guarantee fee on USDA's single-family
housing guaranteed loans to be increased to three percent from
two percent, and would cause the loans to be less costly for
the Government without a significant additional burden to the
borrower.
The proposed Budget totals would not be affected by this
language amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Programs
FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 395
FY 2009 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``or FutureGen'' from the third proviso.)
This amendment would eliminate the requirement that
projects funded in the FutureGen program have the Federal share
of project funding appropriated in full at the time of
selection. This provision would provide the Secretary of Energy
with the discretion to fully fund FutureGen projects or to fund
them incrementally. If the Department of Energy decides to fund
them incrementally, the Department's program regulations and
contracts will ensure that the Department does not incur
obligations in excess of the appropriated amounts that are
available to cover those obligations.
The proposed Budget totals would not be affected by this
language amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Departmental Management and Operations
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS, OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 475
FY 2009 Pending Request: $320,093,000
Proposed Amendment: $86,000
Revised Request: $320,179,000
This amendment would increase the Departmental Operations,
Office of the Under Secretary for Management account by $86
thousand to reflect correctly the increase to the account
provided by the Department of Defense for National Intelligence
Programs.
The proposed Budget totals would not be affected by this
amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Departmental Management and Operations
ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 476
FY 2009 Pending Request: $333,262,000
Proposed Amendment: $259,000
Revised Request: $333,521,000
This amendment would increase the Analysis and Operations
account by $259 thousand to reflect correctly the increase to
the account provided by the Department of Defense for National
Intelligence Programs. As a result of this request the account
total, when rounded to millions, would increase by $1 million.
The proposed Budget totals would increase by $1 million as
a result of this amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Citizenship And Immigration Services
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Pages: 480-481
FY 2009 Pending Request: $154,540,000
Proposed Amendment: -$4,000,000
Revised Request: $150,540,000
This amendment would decrease by $4 million the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) account total to
reflect the correct policy amount. The discretionary
appropriation was mistakenly inflated by $4 million. It was
assumed that the administrative expenses had to ``cover'' the
mandatory funds from Immigration Examinations Fees that are
transferred from CIS to the Department of Justice,
Administrative Review and Appeals account pursuant to
appropriations language in the latter account. The transfer
from CIS should have been coded as a modification of a
mandatory program so that it would be apparent that the
transfer was coming from the mandatory fees and not the
discretionary appropriation.
The proposed Budget totals would decrease by $4 million as
a result of this amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
GENERAL PROVISIONS
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 596
FY 2009 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
insert the following new provision after Sec. 217 and before
the opening parenthesis of the bill citation:)
Sec. 218. Section 226 of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development Appropriations Act 2008 (Public Law 110-161
Division K), is amended by striking ``and in future Acts''.
This amendment would repeal language that prohibits the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from imposing any
requirement or guideline relating to asset management that
restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds for
central office costs in Public Law 110-161, Division K, the FY
2008 Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations
Act, and in future Acts. This provision was omitted
inadvertently from the FY 2009 Budget.
The proposed Budget totals would not be affected by this
language amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Departmental Offices
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 666
FY 2009 Pending Request: $105,787,000
Proposed Amendment: $108,000
Revised Request: $105,895,000
This amendment would increase the Office of the Secretary,
Salaries and Expenses account by $108 thousand to reflect
correctly the policy assumed in the FY 2009 Budget. The
proposed Budget totals would not be affected by this amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 733
FY 2009 Pending Request: $3,060,923,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $3,060,923.000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, in
paragraph (3)(C) after ``Act'' and before the semicolon
insert:)
, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2009 through
June 30, 2010.
This amendment would reflect correctly the period of
availability of funds for YouthBuild activities, which is
funded on a program year basis. The proposed Budget totals
would not be affected by this language amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Pages: 875-876
FY 2009 Pending Request: $1,293,533,000
Proposed Amendment: --
Revised Request: $1,293,533,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, in
the first proviso delete ``$121,900,000'' and substitute
$115,900,000.)
This amendment would reflect correctly the level of funding
intended to be available for three years in the FY 2009 Budget.
The proposed Budget totals would not be affected by this
amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Pages: 917-918
FY 2009 Pending Request:
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request:
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
insert an open bracket immediately before ``Sec. 163.'' and
insert a closing bracket immediately after ``projects.'' in
that section; renumber the following sections accordingly.)
This amendment would correctly reflect the intended
deletion of section 163 from the Budget. The opening and
closing brackets were omitted inadvertently from the FY 2009
Budget.
The proposed Budget totals would not be affected by this
language amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 974
FY 2009 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
revise section numbers ``109'' through ``117'' to be section
numbers 105 through 113.)
This amendment would renumber the provisions correctly to
reflect that they are succeeding sections of the Administrative
Provisions that begin on page 971 of the Budget Appendix.
The proposed Budget totals would not be affected by this
technical amendment.
CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL WORKS
Corps of Engineers--Civil
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 1014
FY 2009 Pending Request: $2,475,000.000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $2,475,000,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
remove the opening bracket before ``: Provided, That'', insert
a new opening bracket before ``utilizing funds'', and add the
following proviso just before the concluding period:)
of the amounts provided herein, not to exceed $500,000 is
provided to the Secretary of the Army to reimburse travel
expenses as provided for in section 9003(f) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2007, Public Law 110-114 (121
Stat. 1289-1290).
This amendment would insert a provision that was omitted
inadvertently from the FY 2009 Budget and to reflect correctly
the policy assumed in the Budget. The proposed Budget totals
would not be affected by this language amendment.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 1090
FY 2009 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
the final paragraph is amended by deleting the paragraph in its
entirety and substituting the following:)
For the closeout of all Space Shuttle contracts and
associated programs, amounts that have expired but have not
been cancelled in the Human Space Flight, Space Flight
Capabilities, and Exploration Capabilities appropriations
accounts shall remain available through fiscal year 2015 for
the liquidation of valid obligations incurred during the period
of fiscal year 2001 through fiscal year 2009.
This proposal would amend the pending language to clarify
that obligations incurred in certain appropriations accounts
that were executed with the proper legal authority during the
period FY 2001 through FY 2009, and that have not yet been
cancelled, would remain available through FY 2015 for the
closeout of all Space Shuttle contracts and associated
programs. The language does not allow NASA to re-obligate the
funds. In the absence of such clarification, it could be
assumed that the pending language requests a reappropriation of
funds.
The proposed Budget totals would not be affected by this
language amendment.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 1097
FY 2009 Pending Request: $92,829,000
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: $92,829,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
remove the first opening bracket and insert a new opening
bracket immediately before ``$101,765,000''.)
This amendment would reflect correctly the policy assumed
in the FY 2009 Budget. A misplaced bracket inadvertently
indicated deletion of necessary language. The proposed Budget
totals would not be affected by this language amendment.
FY 2008 Proposal (non-Global War on Terror)
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
GENERAL PROVISIONS
FY 2009 Budget Appendix Page: 1261
FY 2009 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
insert the following new provision after Sec. 1.)
Sec. 2. Section 535 of the Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161, Division E), and
the amendments contained thereto, is hereby repealed, as of the
date of enactment of such Act.
This amendment would provide for the repeal in FY 2008 of
language establishing law enforcement officer status for
Customs and Border Protection officers. This provision was
omitted inadvertently from the FY 2008 supplemental proposals
section of the FY 2009 Budget.
The proposed Budget totals would not be affected by this
language amendment.
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