February
3, 1999
The Speaker
of the
House of
Representatives
Sir:
- In accordance
with provisions of Public Law 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated
and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, I hereby
request the following transfers from the Information Technology
Systems and Related Expenses account:
Department
of Agriculture
- Executive
Operations, Office of the Chief Information Officer: $9,058,000
Department
of Energy
- Atomic
Energy Defense Activities, Other Defense Activities: $13,650,000
Department
of Health and Human Services
- Departmental
Management, Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund:
$93,400,000
Department
of the Interior
- Departmental
Management, Working Capital Fund: $1,530,000
Department
of Justice
-
General
Administration, Office of Inspector General: $625,000
-
Legal
Activities and U.S. Marshals, Salaries and Expenses, General
Legal Activities: $1,554,000
-
Legal
Activities and U.S. Marshals, Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust
Division: $158,000
-
Legal
Activities and U.S. Marshals, Salaries and Expenses, United
States Attorneys: $41,077,000
-
Drug
Enforcement Administration, Salaries and Expenses: $852,000
-
Immigration
and Naturalization Service, Salaries and Expenses: $4,600,000
-
Office
of Justice Programs, Justice Assistance: $2,300,000
Department
of Labor
-
Employment
and Training Administration, Program Administration: $468,000
-
Employment
Standards Administration, Salaries and Expenses: $844,000
-
Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, Salaries and Expenses: $350,000
-
Mine
Safety and Health Administration, Salaries and Expenses: $402,000
-
Departmental
Management, Salaries and Expenses: $150,000
Department
of Transportation
-
Office
of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses: $700,000
-
Coast
Guard, Operating Expenses: $7,210,000
-
Federal
Aviation Administration, Operations: $5,247,000
-
Federal
Aviation Administration, Facilities and Equipment: $20,000,000
-
National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Operations and Research:
$752,000
-
Federal
Transit Administration, Administrative Expenses: $250,000
Department
of the Treasury
-
Departmental
Offices, Salaries and Expenses: $596,000
-
Departmental
Offices, Automation Enhancement: $12,500,000
-
Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Salaries and Expenses: $3,530,000
-
United
States Secret Service, Salaries and Expenses: $695,000
Executive
Office of the President
- Office
of Administration, Salaries and Expenses: $7,666,100
General
Services Administration
- General
Activities, Policy and Operations: $5,002,000
Small
Business Administration
- Salaries
and Expenses: $3,500,000
Commodity
Futures Trading Commission
- Commodity
Futures Trading Commission: $356,000
Federal
Labor Relations Authority
- Salaries
and Expenses: $243,000
Smithsonian
Institution
- Salaries
and Expenses, National Gallery of Art: $101,000
United
States Holocaust Memorial Council
- Holocaust
Memorial Council: $680,000
-
This funding
will support Year 2000 compliance activities of Federal agencies.
-
I hereby
designate all of the above requests as emergency requirements
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
-
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.
- Enclosure
Estimate
No. 3
106th Congress, 1st Session
February
3, 1999
The President
The White
House
Submitted for your consideration are requests to transfer $240 million
from the Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses Account
for Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance to 15 Federal agencies. This is the
third release of contingent emergency funding for Y2K from funds
appropriated in P.L. 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999. On November 6, 1998, you
allocated $891 million, and on December 8, 1998, you allocated
$338 million. In addition, $30 million in emergency funding was
released to the Legislative and Judicial Branches when you signed
P.L. 105-277.
The contingent emergency funding provided in P.L. 105-277 -- $1.1
billion for defense-related activities and $2.25 billion for non-defense
activities -- has enabled Federal agencies to respond effectively
to unanticipated Y2K-related issues. With this release of funds,
a total of $752 million remains in the contingent emergency reserve
for non-defense activities. I will be forwarding a proposal related
to the defense funding shortly. I am encouraged by the strong, steady
progress that Federal agencies are making. OMB continues its oversight
and is working to ensure that agencies have sufficient FY 1999 resources
to address Y2K and that flexible contingent emergency funding remains
available to address emerging needs.
The requested transfers will continue to support a range of activities
to ensure that important computer systems will operate smoothly
through the Year 2000 and beyond. Federal agencies would use this
funding for various Y2K compliance activities, including remediation
for information technology systems, testing to ensure that systems
are Y2K compliant, replacement of embedded computer chips, creation
and verification of continuity of operations and contingency plans,
and cooperative activities with non-Federal entities in support
of the Year 2000 Conversion Council. The enclosed requests for transfers
are for non-defense agencies; therefore, the funds would be transferred
from the Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses account
established in P.L. 105-277.
Pursuant to the requirements of Public Law 105-277, OMB will prepare
and submit reports to Congress on the proposed allocation and plan
for each affected agency to achieve Y2K compliance for technology
information systems before funds can be released to the agency.
The report for agencies represented in this third release of Y2K
contingent emergency funds will be transmitted to the congressional
committees specified in P.L. 105-277 concurrent with this request
for release of the funds. In addition, OMB has directed each affected
agency to provide detailed justification materials in support of
its plan and allocation to the relevant appropriations subcommittees.
OMB will continue to monitor agency requirements and will address
additional funding needs as they emerge.
I recommend that you designate the amounts listed on the enclosure
as emergency requirements in accordance with section 251(b)(2)(A)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended. No further congressional action will be required. Pursuant
to P.L. 105-277, funds will be made available to agencies 15 days
after this designation is forwarded to Congress.
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 that you make
the requested funds available by signing the enclosed letter to
the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Enclosure
EMERGENCY
APPROPRIATIONS: AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED
MADE AVAILABLE BY THE PRESIDENT
YEAR
2000 (Y2K) CONVERSION
Department
of Agriculture
Executive Operations, Office of the Chief Information Officer |
$9,058,000 |
Department
of Energy
Atomic Energy Defense Activities, Other Defense Activities |
$13,650,000 |
Department
of Health and Human Services
Departmental Management:
Public Health and Social Services Emergency
Fund |
$93,400,000 |
Department
of the Interior
Departmental Management, Working Capital Fund |
$1,530,000 |
Department
of Justice
General Administration, Office of Inspector General |
$625,000 |
Legal
Activities and U.S. Marshals:
Salaries and Expenses General Legal Activities |
$1,554,000 |
Salaries
and Expenses, Antitrust Division |
$158,000 |
Salaries
and Expenses, United States Attorneys |
$41,077,000 |
Drug
Enforcement Administration, Salaries and Expenses |
$852,000 |
Immigration
and Naturalization Service, Salaries and Expenses |
$4,600,000 |
Office
of Justice Programs, Justice Assistance |
$2,300,000 |
Department
of Labor
Employment and Training Administration, Program Administration |
$468,000 |
Employment
Standards Administration, Salaries and Expenses |
$844,000 |
Occupational
Safety and Health Administration:
Salaries and Expenses |
$350,000 |
Mine
Safety and Health Administration, Salaries and Expenses |
$402,000 |
Departmental
Management, Salaries and Expenses |
$150,000 |
Department
of Transportation
Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses |
$700,000 |
Coast
Guard, Operating Expenses |
$7,210,000 |
Federal
Aviation Administration, Operations |
$5,247,000 |
Federal
Aviation Administration, Facilities and Equipment |
$20,000,000 |
National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
Operations and Research |
$752,000 |
Federal
Transit Administration, Administrative Expenses |
$250,000 |
Department
of the Treasury
Departmental Offices, Salaries and Expenses |
$596,000 |
Departmental
Offices, Automation Enhancement |
$12,500,000 |
Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Salaries and Expenses |
$3,530,000 |
United
States Secret Service, Salaries and Expenses |
$695,000 |
Executive
Office of the President
Office of Administration, Salaries and Expenses |
$7,666,100 |
General
Services Administration
General Activities, Policy and Operations |
$5,002,000 |
Small
Business Administration
Salaries and Expenses |
$3,500,000 |
Commodity
Futures Trading Commission
Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
$356,000 |
Federal
Labor Relations Authority
Salaries and Expenses |
$243,000 |
Smithsonian
Institution
Salaries and Expenses, National Gallery of Art |
$101,000 |
United
States Holocaust Memorial Council
Holocaust Memorial Council |
$680,000 |
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The
funds made available will enable these agencies to address the
Y2K problem by supporting remediation for information technology
systems, testing to ensure that systems are indeed Y2K compliant,
replacement of embedded computer chips, creation and verification
of continuity of operations and contingency plans, and cooperative
activities with non-Federal entities in support of the Year
2000 Conversion Council. |
February
3, 1999
The Honorable
C.W. Bill Young
Chairman
Committee on Appropriations
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
In accordance with provisions of Public Law 105-277, the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999,
I am transmitting a proposed allocation and plan for Year 2000 (Y2K)
compliance activities of the following agencies:
Department
of Agriculture [revision]
Department of Energy [revision]
Department of Health and Human Services [revision]
Department of the Interior [revision]
Department of Justice [revision]
Department of Labor [revision]
Department of Transportation [revision]
Department of the Treasury [revision]
Executive Office of the President -- Office of Administration [revision]
General Services Administration [revision]
Small Business Administration [revision]
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Federal Labor Relations Authority
National Gallery of Art
United States Holocaust Memorial Council [revision]
As noted, for 12 of the agencies listed above, the materials transmitted
revise the allocations and plans for these agencies that were submitted
on November 6, 1998 and/or December 9, 1998.
In monitoring Federal agency progress towards Y2K compliance, OMB
has directed agencies to estimate the total FY 1999 resources necessary
for Y2K compliance and related expenses. Further, OMB and the agencies
have worked together to determine whether resource requirements
associated with Y2K can be accommodated within appropriated levels,
or whether contingent emergency funds should be allocated.
For the agencies listed above, the allocation of contingent emergency
funds required at this time is displayed on the enclosed table.
The table indicates which agencies will be receiving a second and/or
third allocation of emergency funding -- those allocations and plans
that are being revised -- to demonstrate how their resource requirements
have been addressed over time. In addition, all of the agencies
listed above have been directed to provide detailed justification
materials for these requirements to the committees specified in
Public Law 105-277, as well as to the relevant appropriations subcommittees,
concurrent with the transmittal of this allocation and plan. These
materials detail agency funding requirements associated with systems
remediation, and discuss how that funding will assist an agency
in achieving Y2K compliance. In addition, funding for activities
in support of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion is
discussed. OMB will continue to monitor agency requirements and
will address additional funding needs as they emerge.
OMB's strategy to ensure agency Y2K compliance is predicated on
agency accountability. We have systematically monitored agency progress
through agency goals for: compliance of mission critical systems,
progress on the status of mission critical systems, status of mission
critical systems being repaired, and agency Y2K cost estimates.
These performance measures have proved useful in ensuring agency
accountability without diverting vital resources from Y2K compliance
activities to reporting requirements. Provided with this package
is OMB's November 1998 Y2K Quarterly Report to the House and Senate
Appropriations Committees, which includes an assessment of these
performance measures and the Government's overall progress. In assessing
agency progress towards compliance, OMB has focused on the four
measures described above. The report also details other initiatives
-- such as our work with the States on data exchanges -- that are
part of the Administration's overall plan for achieving Y2K compliance.
For most of the agencies listed in this transmittal, the following
constitutes the agency plan as required by Public Law 105-277:
- OMB Quarterly
Report; and,
- The justification
materials provided by the agencies concurrent with the transmittal
of this letter, as well as any justification materials provided
with previous transmittals.
For several small, independent agencies included in this transmittal
-- the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Labor Relations
Authority, and the National Gallery of Art -- the justification
materials provided serve as the agency plan. OMB has been monitoring
the progress of these small agencies, and will ask them to report
back on their status.
Thank you again for your cooperation on this important issue.
Enclosure
(Allocation of FY 1999 Y2K Funding)
Identical Letter
Sent To:
The Honorable
C.W. Bill Young
The Honorable David R. Obey
The Honorable Ted Stevens
The Honorable Robert C. Byrd
The Honorable Robert F. Bennett
The Honorable Christopher J. Dodd
The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
The Honorable George E. Brown, Jr.
The Honorable Dan Burton
The Honorable Henry A. Waxman
The Honorable Stephen Horn
The Honorable James Turner
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