President Bush Releases $1.7 Billion in Emergency Funds to Provide for the
Security and Humanitarian Needs Related to the Attack on America
National Guard, Sky Marshals, and International Food and
Economic Assistance Programs Among Recipients
Washington, DC, October 23, 2001 -- President George W. Bush
today released $1.7 billion from the Emergency Response Fund to provide for
the humanitarian and security needs related to the attack on America. This
latest installment from the $40 billion emergency response fund brings the
total amount released to $8.8 billion. A $20 billion funding request that
requires congressional action was sent to Congress on October 17, 2001 and
is under consideration.
The $1.7 billion will be used by the Departments of Agriculture,
Defense, State, and Transportation; International Assistance Programs; and
the Broadcasting Board of Governors to address immediate consequences of the
attacks. These include 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.
Of these funds, $1.6 billion will become available to transfer 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. Meanwhile, the Administration is working with Congress
to ensure that the $20 billion in emergency funding requested on October 17th
will be enacted quickly so that recovery from the attacks can continue without
interruption.
OMB will continue to work with the agencies to determine additional
needs.
Status of Disposition of $40 Billion Emergency Response Fund:
Amount Released $7.2 billion
$1.6 billion
$20 billion requested
Amount Remaining $2.8 billion
$8.4 billion
none
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Allocation of Emergency Funding by Agency
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
Capital Investment Fund
Other
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INL)
$55,000,000
$7,500,000
$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 Pakistani 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
Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund
$141,000,000 $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
Disaster Assistance
International Security Assistance
Economic Support Fund
International Development Assistance, Multilateral Assistance
International Affairs Technical Assistance
Peace Corps
$2,000,000
$20,000,000
$100,000,000
$3,000,000
$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.
