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EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR RECOVERY FROM AND
RESPONSE TO TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE UNITED STATES
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October 23, 2001.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and
ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
99-012 WASHINGTON : 2001
The White House,
Washington, October 22, 2001.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with provisions of Public
Law 107-38, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for
Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United
States, FY 2001, today I have authorized transfers from the
Emergency Response Fund totaling $1.7 billion for emergency
recovery and response and national security activities listed
in the enclosed letter from the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget. As provided in Public Law 107-38, $1.6
billion of these funds will be made available to agencies 15
days from the date of this transmittal and $71.4 million will
be made available to the Department of Defense immediately.
These funds are in addition to the $7.2 billion that I
previously authorized for transfer and will allow our
Government to continue to address the consequences--both at
home and abroad--arising from the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001.
On October 17th, I asked the Congress to provide $20
billion in emergency funding for both defense and domestic
needs related to the September attacks. I urge the Congress to
enact these crucial resources without delay.
The details of these actions are set forth in the enclosed
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget. I concur with his comments and observations.
Sincerely,
George W. Bush.
Enclosure.
[Estimate No. 20]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, October 19, 2001.
The President,
The White House.
Submitted for your consideration are requests to make
available by transfer previously appropriated funds provided in
P.L. 107-38, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for
Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United
States, FY 2001. You have previously authorized the transfer of
$7.2 billion from the Emergency Response Fund (ERF).
Your approval of these additional requests would transfer a
total of $1.7 billion from the ERF to the Departments of
Agriculture, Defense, State, and Transportation; International
Assistance Programs; and the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
The funding would address consequences of the attacks,
including funding for: the use of National Guard personnel and
additional sky marshals to provide increased airport security;
food assistance programs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well
as other neighboring countries; economic assistance to
Pakistan; counterterrorism activities; and national security
operations.
These requests represent the fourth round of transfers from
the ERF to respond to urgent requirements arising from the
September terrorist attacks. Pursuant to P.L. 107-38, $1.6
billion of these funds will be made available to agencies 15
days after this designation is forwarded to Congress and $71.4
million will be made available to the Department of Defense
without further congressional review.
Following an extensive review of individual agency
proposals, on October 17th, you asked the Congress to provide
$20 billion in emergency funding for additional immediate and
near-term requirements. We will work with the Congress to
ensure that these funds are enacted quickly so that recovery
from the attacks can continue without interruption.
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
your approval of the transfers described in the enclosure.
Sincerely,
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.,
Director.
Enclosure.
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Emergency Appropriations: Amounts Previously Appropriated To Be
Transferred by the President From the Emergency Response Fund
Available Immediately:
Department of Defense (DOD)--Military................... $71,400,000
These resources will provide for increased situational
awareness ($41.4 million) and the initial costs of National
Guard personnel to provide airport security ($30.0 million).
Available After 15 Days:
Department of Agriculture: Foreign Agricultural Service
P.L. 480 Grants..................................... $22,000,000
These funds will be used to purchase and deliver food to
vulnerable people inside Afghanistan, as well as potential new
refugees in Pakistan and other neighboring countries.
Department of Defense (DOD)--Military................... $1,098,000,000
These resources will provide funding for: increased
situational awareness ($438.0 million); improved command and
control ($210.0 million); National Guard personnel providing
airport security ($175.0 million); offensive counterterrorism
($140.0 million); increased worldwide posture--mobilization of
National Guard and Reserve personnel ($70.0 million); repair of
the Pentagon ($41.0 million); enhanced force protection--Winter
Olympics security ($20.0 million); and initial crisis
response--Pentagon security ($4.0 million).
Department of State:
Administration of Foreign Affairs:
Diplomatic and Consular Programs................ $55,000,000
Capital Investment Fund......................... 7,500,000
Other: International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement (INL)................................. 73,000,000
These resources include: for Diplomatic and Consular
Programs, $30.0 million to hire new Diplomatic Security agents,
$15.0 million for a large-scale public diplomacy media outreach
effort to Muslim audiences abroad, $4.0 million for emergency
medical supplies, $1.0 million for Counterterrorism Foreign
Emergency Support Team (FEST) equipment, $3.0 million for an
international component in next Top Officials (TOPOFF) training
in biological terrorism simulation, and $2.0 million to provide
12 new positions for the Office of the Special Coordinator for
Counterterrorism; for INL, $73.0 million to improve Pakistan
border security by providing helicopters, vehicles, fuel, night
vision goggles, communications equipment, training, and border
post communications; and $7.5 million to replace existing
outdated secure phones.
Department of Transportation:
Federal Aviation Administration:
Operations...................................... $141,000,000
Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund............... 50,000,000
These resources will provide funding for additional air
marshals ($141.0 million) and reimbursement for air carriers'
post-September 11th incremental costs of war risk insurance
($50.0 million).
International Assistance Programs
Agency for International Development (AID):
Operating Expenses.............................. $2,000,000
Disaster Assistance............................. 20,000,000
International Security Assistance: Economic Support
Fund.............................................. 100,000,000
International Development Assistance, Multilateral
Assistance: International Affairs Technical
Assistance........................................ 3,000,000
Peace Corps......................................... 3,900,000
These resources include: $2.0 million for security
improvements for overseas AID personnel; $20.0 million for
humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan; $3.0 million to provide
training and other needed expertise to foreign governments to
combat terrorist financing; and $3.9 million to evacuate Peace
Corps volunteers. These funds also include $100.0 million for
assistance to Pakistan to provide economic support.
Broadcasting Board of Governors: International
Broadcasting Operations............................. $12,250,000
These funds will be used to increase the agency's Voice of
America broadcasts in Arabic, Farsi, Pashto, Dari, and Urdu and
its Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty broadcasts in Arabic,
Farsi, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Azeri.
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