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George W. Bush Presidential Library Collection: Executive Clerk, Office of the Series: Saunders, G. Timothy (Tim) - Bill Files Folder Title: 01/10/2002 [H.R. 306 1] [1] Withdrawn/Redacted Material The George W. Bush Library DOCUMENT FORM SUBJECT/TITLE PAGES DATE RESTRICTION(S) NO. 001 Statement [Draft re: H.R. 3061] 2 N.D. P5; 002 Statement [Draft re: H.R. 3061] 2 N.D. P5; 003 Statement [Draft re: H.R. 3061] 2 N.D. P5; 004 Memorandum [Draft] Departments of Labor, Health and Human 5 01/04/2002 P5; Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2002 - To: POTUS - From: Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. 005 Statement [Draft re: H.R. 3061] 2 N.D. P5; 007 Email [Re: draft of signing statement] - To: Harriet E. Miers - 3 01/08/2002 P5; From: G. Timothy Saunders 008 Email [Re: draft of signing statement] - From: Elizabeth L. 3 01/08/2002 P5; Rossman COLLECTION TITLE: Executive Clerk, Office Of the SERIES: Saunders, G. Timothy (Tim) - Bill Files FOLDER TITLE: 01/10/2002 [H.R. 3061] [1] FRC ID: 782 RESTRICTION CODES Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] P1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA] b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA] P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA] b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA] an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA] P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA] financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA] b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial P5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President information [(b)(4) of the FOIA] and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA] b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA] personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA] b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA] PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C. b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of 2201(3). financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA] b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information Deed of Gift Restrictions concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA] A. Closed by Executive Order 13526 governing access to national security information. B. Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift. Page 1 of 2 This document was prepared on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Withdrawn/Redacted Material The George W. Bush Library DOCUMENT FORM SUBJECT/TITLE PAGES DATE RESTRICTION(S) NO. 009 Email [Re: draft of signing statement] - To: Sherman A. 2 01/08/2002 P5; Williams - From: G. Timothy Saunders 010 Email [Re: draft of signing statement] - To: Harriet E. Miers - 2 01/08/2002 P5; From: G. Timothy Saunders 011 Statement [Draft re: H.R. 3061] 2 01/08/2002 P5; 012 Memorandum [Draft] Departments of Labor, Health and Human 5 01/04/2002 P5; Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2002 - To: POTUS - From: Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. 013 Statement [Draft re: H.R. 3061] 2 N.D. P5; T006 Statement H.R. 3061 Signing Statement - From: The White House 1 01/10/2002 Transferred COLLECTION TITLE: Executive Clerk, Office Of the SERIES: Saunders, G. Timothy (Tim) - Bill Files FOLDER TITLE: 01/10/2002 [H.R. 3061] [1] FRC ID: 782 RESTRICTION CODES Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] P1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA] b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA] P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA] b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA] an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA] P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA] financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA] b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial P5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President information [(b)(4) of the FOIA] and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA] b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA] personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA] b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA] PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C. b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of 2201(3). financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA] b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information Deed of Gift Restrictions concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA] A. Closed by Executive Order 13526 governing access to national security information. B. Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift. Page 2 of 2 This document was prepared on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 GREAT THE RESIDENT SERVICE UNITED EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 THE DIRECTOR January 8, 2002 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Enrolled Bill H.R. 3061 -- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, PM32:16 and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2002 Sponsors: Representative Regula (R), Ohio Senator Harkin (D), Iowa Last Day for Action While the last day for action is January 16, 2002 -- Wednesday, I recommend that you sign this bill before Thursday, January 10th as funding for the agencies and accounts covered by the enrolled bill is currently provided under P.L. 107-97, the eighth FY 2002 Continuing Resolution, which will expire at midnight on Thursday, January 10th. Purpose Provides FY 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and a number of smaller agencies. Agency Recommendations Office of Management and Budget Approval (Signing Statement attached) Department of Labor Approval Department of Health and Human Services Approval Department of Education Approval Other Agencies Approval (Assumed) Discussion The Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies enrolled bill provides a total of $123.4 billion in FY 2002 discretionary budget authority, $7.2 billion over your request and $14 1 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level. The bill provides an additional $0.4 billion in FY 2003 advance appropriations; therefore, on a program level basis, the bill totals $123.9 billion, $7.5 billion over your request and $12.4 billion over FY 2001. The conference report on H.R. 3061 passed the House on December 19th, 393 to 30, and passed the Senate on December 20th, 90 to 7. Presidential Initiatives The enrolled bill includes funding for several of your key initiatives. The bill fully funds or exceeds the requested level for Presidential priorities in elementary and secondary education, including: State Assessments, Reading First, Teacher Quality State Grants, Troops to Teachers, Character Education and the Reach Out and Read project. Bilingual Education receives $665 million, a $205 million increase over 2001, which will, as you proposed, enable the program to begin operating as a State formula grant program. State Grants for Special Education, for which you requested a $1 billion increase, received $7.5 billion, a $1.2 billion increase over 2001. Outside of the elementary and secondary area, the bill provides funding increases for other Presidential initiatives including the New Freedom Initiative. In most cases, the enrolled bill also meets or exceeds your request for several key health initiatives, including: the National Institutes of Health; Consolidated Health Centers; Drug Abuse Treatment services; and, Global HIV/AIDS activities. In addition, the bill takes the first steps in providing funding for your children and families initiatives, most notably the Compassion Capital Fund and Promoting Safe and Stable Families. Department of Education The enrolled bill provides $48.9 billion in program level discretionary funding for the Department of Education, $4.4 billion above your request and $6.9 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level. This level reflects the bipartisan agreement reached in October, that you endorsed, to increase education funding by $4 billion over your April budget request. The bill provides $22.1 billion for programs funded in H.R.1, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), an increase of more than 25 percent over the 2001 level for elementary and secondary education programs equivalent to those specifically funded in the ESEA. This level is $3.4 billion, or 18.5 percent over the 2001 level for both elementary and secondary programs and 2001 levels for School Renovation and Class Size Reduction programs. The 2001 funding levels for School Renovation are not specifically authorized under H.R. 1; however, States may use funding from their Innovative Program Grants for school renovation. OMB and the Department of Education agree that the increase included in H.R.1 was more than 25 percent for equivalent programs. The bill also includes $10.4 billion for Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, the primary source of Federal funding for disadvantaged students. This level is below the $13.5 billion authorized in H.R. 1, but is $1.6 billion, or 18.1 percent over the 2001 level. During the Fall, the Administration signaled its support for a $12 billion Title I appropriation to reflect agreements reached with House and Senate authorizers. The bill provides $10.3 billion for Pell Grants, $600 million above your request. Worsening economic conditions this year have led to increases in the number of students who are enrolling in college, placing additional funding demands on the Pell Grant program. The bill sets the maximum Pell award at $4,000 but only provides enough funding to support a maximum award of $3,600. At the same time, the bill eliminates the Secretary's discretion to reduce awards in the event of insufficient funds. The Administration had informed Congress through both written and oral communications that the level of funding Congress was willing to provide would not finance the maximum award Congress wanted to tell students they provided. Thus, Congress created a $1.3 billion shortfall in the Pell Grant program in 2002 that will need to be addressed. Congress accepted the Administration's proposal to eliminate the $1.2 billion School Renovation Grant program and to redirect resources to higher priority activities, and Congress also eliminated four other narrow-purpose programs that were funded in FY 2001. Congress, however, provided $1.1 billion for over three dozen low priority programs the Administration did not include in its budget and over $400 million is earmarked for unrequested projects. Department of Health and Human Services The enrolled bill provides $55.3 billion, $2.6 billion over your request, and $5.3 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level, for Health and Human Services programs funded in this bill. The bill provides $6.1 billion for the Health Resources and Services Administration, $1.1 billion above your request and $0.5 billion above FY 2001. Additional resources above your request will support the National Health Service Corps, maternal and child health, and AIDS drug assistance and other Ryan White CARE Act programs that support services and treatment for individuals living with HIV/AIDS. The bill also includes an additional $10 million above your request for abstinence education. The bill provides $4.3 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $597 million above your request and $430 million above the FY 2001 enacted level. Additional resources will support childhood immunizations, infectious disease control and HIV/AIDS prevention. The bill also provides the $100 million you requested in HHS for the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. These funds, in addition to the $100 million provided in the Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, will support the development of a multilateral fund to provide prevention, treatment and care activities for individuals affected by these diseases. The National Institutes of Health receive $23.2 billion in the bill, $238 million above your request and $2.9 billion above the FY 2001 enacted level. And, the bill provides an overall funding level of $3.1 billion for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $109 million above your request and $181 million above the FY 2001 enacted level. Additional resources above your request will support mental health treatment and substance abuse prevention services. The bill provides an overall funding level of $299 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, $7 million below your request and $29 million above the FY 2001 enacted level. The bill also earmarks hundreds of millions of dollars for unrequested projects at the Department of Health and Human Services. The enrolled bill increases Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds by $300 million over your request for total non-emergency program funding of $1.7 billion. The bill provides $70 million for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families program. While this is $130 million below your request for discretionary funding for this program, it is an increase of 23 percent of gross funding for this program. These additional resources will help States to keep children with their biological families if safe and appropriate, to return children to their parents, if possible, or to place children with adoptive families. The bill funds the Compassion Capital Fund at $30 million, $59 million below your request of $89 million. Your Strengthening Responsible Fatherhood initiative was not funded. The enrolled bill also increases funding for the Administration on Aging (AoA) by $97 million over the FY 2001 enacted level and $102 million over your request for a total $1.1 billion. These additional funds will enable AoA to expand supportive services and nutrition programs for the elderly. Stem Cell Research and Needle Exchange Programs The final version of the bill keeps in effect the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed. The report language accompanying the House version of the bill reinforces your August 9, 2001 announcement regarding Federally-funded stem cell research and makes clear that Federal funds may be used to support stem cell research in accordance with your August 9, 2001 announcement. The final version of the bill also does not include a provision included in the Senate- passed version of the bill, opposed by the Administration, that would have have allowed Federal funding for needle exchange programs. Mental Health Parity Legislation The final version of the bill also does not include mental health legislation sponsored by Senator Domenici that was included in the Senate-passed version of the bill. During conference, the Administration expressed support for the goal of coverage for mental health benefits, but concern about the impact of the Senate-passed legislation on health care costs for private sector employers and on the Federal budget. The enrolled bill instead includes an extension through 2002 of the less expansive mental health legislation that expired on September 30, 2001. Department of Labor The enrolled bill funds the Department of Labor at $12.0 billion, $0.7 billion above your request and $0.1 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level. The bill fully funds your request in key areas such as State unemployment insurance administration and employment service operations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and worker protection. In addition, the bill provides $5.6 billion for employment and training programs, $500 million above your request, including $1.5 billion for employment and training activities for dislocated workers. The bill also includes $416 million for the Trade Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance programs, whose authorizations expired on September 30, 2001. Your proposal to eliminate grant funding in the International Labor Affairs Bureau, however, was not adopted, and the program was funded at $148 million, $76 million above the request. Corporation for National and Community Service Following the attacks of September 11th, you encouraged all Americans to fight the war against terrorism through community service. In response to your leadership, the bill includes an additional $5 million for Volunteers in Homeland Security to place senior and other volunteers in community activities. Including redirected resources within the base budget, the Corporation will provide a total of $29 million to help States and community organizations deploy some 15,000 volunteers in public safety, public health, disaster relief and preparedness. Infringement on Executive Authority The first proviso of Section 207 of the bill purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of Congress. At the same time, the intention of Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the Executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of Section 207 that purports to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as of no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso, Section 207 and the Act. Also, Section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and Section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the bill purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act." Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to you needed to give them the force of law, your Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. Recommendation On balance, the enrolled bill provides adequate funding for your major initiatives and does not include a large number of objectionable legislative provisions. The enrolled bill also abides by the agreed upon funding level for FY 2002 of $686 billion. I join with the heads of the affected Departments and agencies in recommending that you sign H.R. 3061. A signing statement is attached for your consideration. Sincerely, me Danies1 Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. Director Attachment Withdrawal Marker The George W. Bush Library FORM SUBJECT/TITLE PAGES DATE RESTRICTION(S) Statement [Draft re: H.R. 3061] 2 N.D. P5; This marker identifies the original location of the withdrawn item listed above. For a complete list of items withdrawn from this folder, see the Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet at the front of the folder. COLLECTION: Executive Clerk, Office Of the SERIES: Saunders, G. Timothy (Tim) - Bill Files FOLDER TITLE: 01/10/2002 [H.R. 3061] [1] FRC ID: 782 OA Num.: 733 NARA Num.: 1459 RESTRICTION CODES Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] P1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA] b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA] P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA] b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA] an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA] P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA] financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA] b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial P5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President information [(b)(4) of the FOIA] and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA] b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA] personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA] b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA] PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C. b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of 2201(3). financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA] b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information Deed of Gift Restrictions concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA] A. Closed by Executive Order 13526 governing access to national security information. B. Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift. This Document was withdrawn on 6/18/2013 by TDF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 THE DIRECTOR January 8, 2002 THE PRESIDENT 1/10/01 HAS SEEN MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Enrolled Bill H.R. 3061 -- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2002 Sponsors: Representative Regula (R), Ohio Senator Harkin (D), Iowa Last Day for Action While the last day for action is January 16, 2002 -- Wednesday, I recommend that you sign this bill before Thursday, January 10th as funding for the agencies and accounts covered by the enrolled bill is currently provided under P.L. 107-97, the eighth FY 2002 Continuing Resolution, which will expire at midnight on Thursday, January 10th. Purpose Provides FY 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and a number of smaller agencies. Agency Recommendations Office of Management and Budget Approval (Signing Statement attached) Department of Labor Approval Department of Health and Human Services Approval Department of Education Approval Other Agencies Approval (Assumed) Discussion The Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies enrolled bill provides a total of $123.4 billion in FY 2002 discretionary budget authority, $7.2 billion over your request and $14.1 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level. The bill provides an additional $0.4 billion in FY 2003 advance appropriations; therefore, on a program level basis, the bill totals $123.9 billion, $7.5 billion over your request and $12.4 billion over FY 2001. The conference report on H.R. 3061 passed the House on December 19th, 393 to 30, and passed the Senate on December 20th, 90 to 7. Presidential Initiatives The enrolled bill includes funding for several of your key initiatives. The bill fully funds or exceeds the requested level for Presidential priorities in elementary and secondary education, including: State Assessments, Reading First, Teacher Quality State Grants, Troops to Teachers, Character Education and the Reach Out and Read project. Bilingual Education receives $665 million, a $205 million increase over 2001, which will, as you proposed, enable the program to begin operating as a State formula grant program. State Grants for Special Education, for which you requested a $1 billion increase, received $7.5 billion, a $1.2 billion increase over 2001. Outside of the elementary and secondary area, the bill provides funding increases for other Presidential initiatives including the New Freedom Initiative. In most cases, the enrolled bill also meets or exceeds your request for several key health initiatives, including: the National Institutes of Health; Consolidated Health Centers; Drug Abuse Treatment services; and, Global HIV/AIDS activities. In addition, the bill takes the first steps in providing funding for your children and families initiatives, most notably the Compassion Capital Fund and Promoting Safe and Stable Families. Department of Education The enrolled bill provides $48.9 billion in program level discretionary funding for the Department of Education, $4.4 billion above your request and $6.9 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level. This level reflects the bipartisan agreement reached in October, that you endorsed, to increase education funding by $4 billion over your April budget request. The bill provides $22.1 billion for programs funded in H.R. 1, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, $3.4 billion, or 18.5 percent over the 2001 level. The bill includes $10.4 billion for Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, the primary source of Federal funding for disadvantaged students. This level is below the $13.5 billion authorized in H.R. 1, but is $1.6 billion, or 18.1 percent over the 2001 level. During the Fall, the Administration signaled its support for a $12 billion Title I appropriation to reflect agreements reached with House and Senate authorizers. The bill provides $10.3 billion for Pell Grants, $600 million above your request. Worsening economic conditions this year have led to increases in the number of students who are enrolling in college, placing additional funding demands on the Pell Grant program. The bill sets the maximum Pell award at $4,000 but only provides enough funding to support a maximum award of $3,600. At the same time, the bill eliminates the Secretary's discretion to reduce awards in the event of insufficient funds. The Administration had informed Congress through both written and oral communications that the level of funding Congress was willing to provide would not finance the maximum award Congress wanted to tell students they provided. Thus, Congress created a $1.3 billion shortfall in the Pell Grant program in 2002 that will need to be addressed. Congress accepted the Administration's proposal to eliminate the $1.2 billion School Renovation Grant program and to redirect resources to higher priority activities, and Congress also eliminated four other narrow-purpose programs that were funded in FY 2001. Congress, however, provided $1.1 billion for over three dozen low priority programs the Administration did not include in its budget and over $400 million is earmarked for unrequested projects. Department of Health and Human Services The enrolled bill provides $55.3 billion, $2.6 billion over your request, and $5.3 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level, for Health and Human Services programs funded in this bill. The bill provides $6.1 billion for the Health Resources and Services Administration, $1.1 billion above your request and $0.5 billion above FY 2001. Additional resources above your request will support the National Health Service Corps, maternal and child health, and AIDS drug assistance and other Ryan White CARE Act programs that support services and treatment for individuals living with HIV/AIDS. The bill also includes an additional $10 million above your request for abstinence education. The bill provides $4.3 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $597 million above your request and $430 million above the FY 2001 enacted level. Additional resources will support childhood immunizations, infectious disease control and HIV/AIDS prevention. The bill also provides the $100 million you requested in HHS for the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. These funds, in addition to the $100 million provided in the Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, will support the development of a multilateral fund to provide prevention, treatment and care activities for individuals affected by these diseases. The National Institutes of Health receive $23.2 billion in the bill, $238 million above your request and $2.9 billion above the FY 2001 enacted level. And, the bill provides an overall funding level of $3.1 billion for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $109 million above your request and $181 million above the FY 2001 enacted level. Additional resources above your request will support mental health treatment and substance abuse prevention services. The bill provides an overall funding level of $299 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, $7 million below your request and $29 million above the FY 2001 enacted level. The bill also earmarks hundreds of millions of dollars for unrequested projects at the Department of Health and Human Services. The enrolled bill increases Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds by $300 million over your request for total non-emergency program funding of $1.7 billion. The bill provides $70 million for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families program. While this is $130 million below your request for discretionary funding for this program, it is an increase of 23 percent of gross funding for this program. These additional resources will help States to keep children with their biological families if safe and appropriate, to return children to their parents, if possible, or to place children with adoptive families. The bill funds the Compassion Capital Fund at $30 million, $59 million below your request of $89 million. Your Strengthening Responsible Fatherhood initiative was not funded. The enrolled bill also increases funding for the Administration on Aging (AoA) by $97 million over the FY 2001 enacted level and $102 million over your request for a total $1.1 billion. These additional funds will enable AoA to expand supportive services and nutrition programs for the elderly. Stem Cell Research and Needle Exchange Programs The final version of the bill keeps in effect the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed. The report language accompanying the House version of the bill reinforces your August 9, 2001 announcement regarding Federally-funded stem cell research and makes clear that Federal funds may be used to support stem cell research in accordance with your August 9, 2001 announcement. The final version of the bill also does not include a provision included in the Senate- passed version of the bill, opposed by the Administration, that would have have allowed Federal funding for needle exchange programs. Mental Health Parity Legislation The final version of the bill also does not include mental health legislation sponsored by Senator Domenici that was included in the Senate-passed version of the bill. During conference, the Administration expressed support for the goal of coverage for mental health benefits, but concern about the impact of the Senate-passed legislation on health care costs for private sector employers and on the Federal budget. The enrolled bill instead includes an extension through 2002 of the less expansive mental health legislation that expired on September 30, 2001. Department of Labor The enrolled bill funds the Department of Labor at $12.0 billion, $0.7 billion above your request and $0.1 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level. The bill fully funds your request in key areas such as State unemployment insurance administration and employment service operations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and worker protection. In addition, the bill provides $5.6 billion for employment and training programs, $500 million above your request, including $1.5 billion for employment and training activities for dislocated workers. The bill also includes $416 million for the Trade Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance programs, whose authorizations expired on September 30, 2001. Your proposal to eliminate grant funding in the International Labor Affairs Bureau, however, was not adopted, and the program was funded at $148 million, $76 million above the request. Corporation for National and Community Service Following the attacks of September 11th, you encouraged all Americans to fight the war against terrorism through community service. In response to your leadership, the bill includes an additional $5 million for Volunteers in Homeland Security to place senior and other volunteers in community activities. Including redirected resources within the base budget, the Corporation will provide a total of $29 million to help States and community organizations deploy some 15,000 volunteers in public safety, public health, disaster relief and preparedness. Infringement on Executive Authority The first proviso of Section 207 of the bill purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of Congress. At the same time, the intention of Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the Executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of Section 207 that purports to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as of no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso, Section 207 and the Act. Also, Section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and Section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the bill purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act." Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to you needed to give them the force of law, your Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. Recommendation On balance, the enrolled bill provides adequate funding for your major initiatives and does not include a large number of objectionable legislative provisions. The enrolled bill also abides by the agreed upon funding level for FY 2002 of $686 billion. I join with the heads of the affected Departments and agencies in recommending that you sign H.R. 3061. A signing statement is attached for your consideration. Sincerely, me Danies? Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. Director Attachment THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN Lebill STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I have signed into law H.R. 3061, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002. II The legislation provides funding for key domestic programs, including the important education initiatives that have been a top priority of my Administration. I appreciate the bipartisan effort that has gone into producing this Act. The bill abides by the agreed upon aggregate funding level for Fiscal Year 2002 of $686 billion and supports several of my Administration's key initiatives with: - - $10.4 billion for Title I grants to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students; $1 billion for Reading First and Early Reading First to help schools meet the goal of ensuring that all students can read fluently by third grade; $2.9 billion for State grants for improving teacher quality; $7.5 billion for State Grants for Special Education, an increase of $1.2 billion over FY 2001; - - $23.2 billion for the National Institutes of Health to support biomedical research to help prevent, detect, diagnose and treat disease and disability; full funding for the Consolidated Health Centers to provide quality health care to millions of uninsured and underserved Americans; additional resources for Drug Abuse Treatment services to help narrow the treatment gap between those in need of treatment and those with access to it; and full funding for Global HIV/AIDS activities to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries, including a further U.S. contribution to the global trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. While I am supportive of the overall bill, I have strong concerns that this bill creates a serious fiscal problem for 2002 by underfunding the Pell Grant program, which provides critical financial assistance to low-income students seeking higher education. The bill mandates a Pell Grant maximum award of $4,000, but provides only enough funding to pay for a maximum award of $3,600, creating a shortfall of nearly $1.3 billion. Congress disregarded my requests to provide resources for the Pell program commensurate with the maximum award. My Administration will ask Congress to correct this shortfall in the FY 2003 Budget. I am committed to maintaining a strong Pell Grant program that ensures qualified students have access to college, and budgeting responsibly for its full costs. I am pleased that the final version of the bill retains the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed, and reinforces my determination on August 9, 2001 to support Federally-funded stem cell research in an ethical manner. I am also pleased that the final version of the bill retains current law regarding funding for needle exchange programs. The first proviso of Section 207 of the Act purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of Congress. At the same time, the intention of Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of Section 207 that purports to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as of no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso, Section 207 and the Act. Also, Section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and Section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the Act purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act. " Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to the President needed to give them the force of law, my Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. UNITED OFFICE THE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 THE DIRECTOR January 8, 2002 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Enrolled Bill H.R. 3061 -- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2002 Sponsors: Representative Regula (R), Ohio Senator Harkin (D), Iowa Last Day for Action While the last day for action is January 16, 2002 -- Wednesday, I recommend that you sign this bill before Thursday, January 10th as funding for the agencies and accounts covered by the enrolled bill is currently provided under P.L. 107-97, the eighth FY 2002 Continuing Resolution, which will expire at midnight on Thursday, January 10th. Purpose Provides FY 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and a number of smaller agencies. Agency Recommendations Office of Management and Budget Approval (Signing Statement attached) Department of Labor Approval Department of Health and Human Services Approval Department of Education Approval Other Agencies Approval (Assumed) Discussion The Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies enrolled bill provides a total of $123.4 billion in FY 2002 discretionary budget authority, $7.2 billion over your request and $14.1 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level. The bill provides an additional $0.4 billion in FY 2003 advance appropriations; therefore, on a program level basis, the bill totals $123.9 billion, $7.5 billion over your request and $12.4 billion over FY 2001. The conference report on H.R. 3061 passed the House on December 19th, 393 to 30, and passed the Senate on December 20th, 90 to 7. Presidential Initiatives The enrolled bill includes funding for several of your key initiatives. The bill fully funds or exceeds the requested level for Presidential priorities in elementary and secondary education, including: State Assessments, Reading First, Teacher Quality State Grants, Troops to Teachers, Character Education and the Reach Out and Read project. Bilingual Education receives $665 million, a $205 million increase over 2001, which will, as you proposed, enable the program to begin operating as a State formula grant program. State Grants for Special Education, for which you requested a $1 billion increase, received $7.5 billion, a $1.2 billion increase over 2001. Outside of the elementary and secondary area, the bill provides funding increases for other Presidential initiatives including the New Freedom Initiative. In most cases, the enrolled bill also meets or exceeds your request for several key health initiatives, including: the National Institutes of Health; Consolidated Health Centers; Drug Abuse Treatment services; and, Global HIV/AIDS activities. In addition, the bill takes the first steps in providing funding for your children and families initiatives, most notably the Compassion Capital Fund and Promoting Safe and Stable Families. Department of Education The enrolled bill provides $48.9 billion in program level discretionary funding for the Department of Education, $4.4 billion above your request and $6.9 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level. This level reflects the bipartisan agreement reached in October, that you endorsed, to increase education funding by $4 billion over your April budget request. The bill provides $22.1 billion for programs funded in H.R. 1, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, $3.4 billion, or 18.5 percent over the 2001 level. The bill includes $10.4 billion for Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, the primary source of Federal funding for disadvantaged students. This level is below the $13.5 billion authorized in H.R. 1, but is $1.6 billion, or 18.1 percent over the 2001 level. During the Fall, the Administration signaled its support for a $12 billion Title I appropriation to reflect agreements reached with House and Senate authorizers. The bill provides $10.3 billion for Pell Grants, $600 million above your request. Worsening economic conditions this year have led to increases in the number of students who are enrolling in college, placing additional funding demands on the Pell Grant program. The bill sets the maximum Pell award at $4,000 but only provides enough funding to support a maximum award of $3,600. At the same time, the bill eliminates the Secretary's discretion to reduce awards in the event of insufficient funds. The Administration had informed Congress through both written and oral communications that the level of funding Congress was willing to provide would not finance the maximum award Congress wanted to tell students they provided. Thus, Congress created a $1.3 billion shortfall in the Pell Grant program in 2002 that will need to be addressed. Congress accepted the Administration's proposal to eliminate the $1.2 billion School Renovation Grant program and to redirect resources to higher priority activities, and Congress also eliminated four other narrow-purpose programs that were funded in FY 2001. Congress, however, provided $1.1 billion for over three dozen low priority programs the Administration did not include in its budget and over $400 million is earmarked for unrequested projects. Department of Health and Human Services The enrolled bill provides $55.3 billion, $2.6 billion over your request, and $5.3 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level, for Health and Human Services programs funded in this bill. The bill provides $6.1 billion for the Health Resources and Services Administration, $1.1 billion above your request and $0.5 billion above FY 2001. Additional resources above your request will support the National Health Service Corps, maternal and child health, and AIDS drug assistance and other Ryan White CARE Act programs that support services and treatment' for individuals living with HIV/AIDS. The bill also includes an additional $10 million above your request for abstinence education. The bill provides $4.3 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $597 million above your request and $430 million above the FY 2001 enacted level. Additional resources will support childhood immunizations, infectious disease control and HIV/AIDS prevention. The bill also provides the $100 million you requested in HHS for the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. These funds, in addition to the $100 million provided in the Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, will support the development of a multilateral fund to provide prevention, treatment and care activities for individuals affected by these diseases. The National Institutes of Health receive $23.2 billion in the bill, $238 million above your request and $2.9 billion above the FY 2001 enacted level. And, the bill provides an overall funding level of $3.1 billion for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $109 million above your request and $181 million above the FY 2001 enacted level. Additional resources above your request will support mental health treatment and substance abuse prevention services. The bill provides an overall funding level of $299 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, $7 million below your request and $29 million above the FY 2001 enacted level. The bill also earmarks hundreds of millions of dollars for unrequested projects at the Department of Health and Human Services. The enrolled bill increases Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds by $300 million over your request for total non-emergency program funding of $1.7 billion. The bill provides $70 million for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families program. While this is $130 million below your request for discretionary funding for this program, it is an increase of 23 percent of gross funding for this program. These additional resources will help States to keep children with their biological families if safe and appropriate, to return children to their parents, if possible, or to place children with adoptive families. The bill funds the Compassion Capital Fund at $30 million, $59 million below your request of $89 million. Your Strengthening Responsible Fatherhood initiative was not funded. The enrolled bill also increases funding for the Administration on Aging (AoA) by $97 million over the FY 2001 enacted level and $102 million over your request for a total $1.1 billion. These additional funds will enable AoA to expand supportive services and nutrition programs for the elderly. Stem Cell Research and Needle Exchange Programs The final version of the bill keeps in effect the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed. The report language accompanying the House version of the bill reinforces your August 9, 2001 announcement regarding Federally-funded stem cell research and makes clear that Federal funds may be used to support stem cell research in accordance with your August 9, 2001 announcement. The final version of the bill also does not include a provision included in the Senate- passed version of the bill, opposed by the Administration, that would have have allowed Federal funding for needle exchange programs. Mental Health Parity Legislation The final version of the bill also does not include mental health legislation sponsored by Senator Domenici that was included in the Senate-passed version of the bill. During conference, the Administration expressed support for the goal of coverage for mental health benefits, but concern about the impact of the Senate-passed legislation on health care costs for private sector employers and on the Federal budget. The enrolled bill instead includes an extension through 2002 of the less expansive mental health legislation that expired on September 30, 2001. Department of Labor The enrolled bill funds the Department of Labor at $12.0 billion, $0.7 billion above your request and $0.1 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level. The bill fully funds your request in key areas such as State unemployment insurance administration and employment service operations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and worker protection. In addition, the bill provides $5.6 billion for employment and training programs, $500 million above your request, including $1.5 billion for employment and training activities for dislocated workers. The bill also includes $416 million for the Trade Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance programs, whose authorizations expired on September 30, 2001. Your proposal to eliminate grant funding in the International Labor Affairs Bureau, however, was not adopted, and the program was funded at $148 million, $76 million above the request. Corporation for National and Community Service Following the attacks of September 11th, you encouraged all Americans to fight the war against terrorism through community service. In response to your leadership, the bill includes an additional $5 million for Volunteers in Homeland Security to place senior and other volunteers in community activities. Including redirected resources within the base budget, the Corporation will provide a total of $29 million to help States and community organizations deploy some 15,000 volunteers in public safety, public health, disaster relief and preparedness. Infringement on Executive Authority The first proviso of Section 207 of the bill purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of Congress. At the same time, the intention of Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the Executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of Section 207 that purports to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as of no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso, Section 207 and the Act. Also, Section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and Section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the bill purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act." Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to you needed to give them the force of law, your Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. Recommendation On balance, the enrolled bill provides adequate funding for your major initiatives and does not include a large number of objectionable legislative provisions. The enrolled bill also abides by the agreed upon funding level for FY 2002 of $686 billion. I join with the heads of the affected Departments and agencies in recommending that you sign H.R. 3061. A signing statement is attached for your consideration. Sincerely, me Danies? Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. Director Attachment Withdrawal Marker The George W. Bush Library FORM SUBJECT/TITLE PAGES DATE RESTRICTION(S) Statement [Draft re: H.R. 3061] 2 N.D. P5; This marker identifies the original location of the withdrawn item listed above. For a complete list of items withdrawn from this folder, see the Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet at the front of the folder. COLLECTION: Executive Clerk, Office Of the SERIES: Saunders, G. 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This Document was withdrawn on 6/18/2013 by TDF Tim saunders STREET STATE THE PRESIDENT STATE UMITED THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Dave kalbaugh OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 Rm4 THE DIRECTOR January 8, 2002 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Enrolled Bill H.R. 3061 -- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2002 Sponsors: Representative Regula (R), Ohio Senator Harkin (D), Iowa Last Day for Action While the last day for action is January 16, 2002 -- Wednesday, I recommend that you sign this bill before Thursday, January 10th as funding for the agencies and accounts covered by the enrolled bill is currently provided under P.L. 107-97, the eighth FY 2002 Continuing Resolution, which will expire at midnight on Thursday, January 10th. Purpose Provides FY 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and a number of smaller agencies. Agency Recommendations Office of Management and Budget Approval (Signing Statement attached) Department of Labor Approval Department of Health and Human Services Approval Department of Education Approval Other Agencies Approval (Assumed) Discussion The Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies enrolled bill provides a total of $123.4 billion in FY 2002 discretionary budget authority, $7.2 billion over your request and $14.1 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level. The bill provides an additional $0.4 billion in FY 2003 advance appropriations; therefore, on a program level basis, the bill totals $123.9 billion, $7.5 billion over your request and $12.4 billion over FY 2001. The conference report on H.R. 3061 passed the House on December 19th, 393 to 30, and passed the Senate on December 20th, 90 to 7. Presidential Initiatives The enrolled bill includes funding for several of your key initiatives. The bill fully funds or exceeds the requested level for Presidential priorities in elementary and secondary education, including: State Assessments, Reading First, Teacher Quality State Grants, Troops to Teachers, Character Education and the Reach Out and Read project. Bilingual Education receives $665 million, a $205 million increase over 2001, which will, as you proposed, enable the program to begin operating as a State formula grant program. State Grants for Special Education, for which you requested a $1 billion increase, received $7.5 billion, a $1.2 billion increase over 2001. Outside of the elementary and secondary area, the bill provides funding increases for other Presidential initiatives including the New Freedom Initiative. In most cases, the enrolled bill also meets or exceeds your request for several key health initiatives, including: the National Institutes of Health; Consolidated Health Centers; Drug Abuse Treatment services; and, Global HIV/AIDS activities. In addition, the bill takes the first steps in providing funding for your children and families initiatives, most notably the Compassion Capital Fund and Promoting Safe and Stable Families. Department of Education The enrolled bill provides $48.9 billion in program level discretionary funding for the Department of Education, $4.4 billion above your request and $6.9 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level. This level reflects the bipartisan agreement reached in October, that you endorsed, to increase education funding by $4 billion over your April budget request. The bill provides $22.1 billion for programs funded in H.R. 1, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, $3.4 billion, or 18.5 percent over the 2001 level. The bill includes $10.4 billion for Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, the primary source of Federal funding for disadvantaged students. This level is below the $13.5 billion authorized in H.R. 1, but is $1.6 billion, or 18.1 percent over the 2001 level. During the Fall, the Administration signaled its support for a $12 billion Title I appropriation to reflect agreements reached with House and Senate authorizers. The bill provides $10.3 billion for Pell Grants, $600 million above your request. Worsening economic conditions this year have led to increases in the number of students who are enrolling in college, placing additional funding demands on the Pell Grant program. The bill sets the maximum Pell award at $4,000 but only provides enough funding to support a maximum award of $3,600. At the same time, the bill eliminates the Secretary's discretion to reduce awards in the event of insufficient funds. The Administration had informed Congress through both written and oral communications that the level of funding Congress was willing to provide would not finance the maximum award Congress wanted to tell students they provided. Thus, Congress created a $1.3 billion shortfall in the Pell Grant program in 2002 that will need to be addressed. Congress accepted the Administration's proposal to eliminate the $1.2 billion School Renovation Grant program and to redirect resources to higher priority activities, and Congress also eliminated four other narrow-purpose programs that were funded in FY 2001. Congress, however, provided $1.1 billion for over three dozen low priority programs the Administration did not include in its budget and over $400 million is earmarked for unrequested projects. Department of Health and Human Services The enrolled bill provides $55.3 billion, $2.6 billion over your request, and $5.3 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level, for Health and Human Services programs funded in this bill. The bill provides $6.1 billion for the Health Resources and Services Administration, $1.1 billion above your request and $0.5 billion above FY 2001. Additional resources above your request will support the National Health Service Corps, maternal and child health, and AIDS drug assistance and other Ryan White CARE Act programs that support services and treatment for individuals living with HIV/AIDS. The bill also includes an additional $10 million above your request for abstinence education. The bill provides $4.3 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $597 million above your request and $430 million above the FY 2001 enacted level. Additional resources will support childhood immunizations, infectious disease control and HIV/AIDS prevention. The bill also provides the $100 million you requested in HHS for the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. These funds, in addition to the $100 million provided in the Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, will support the development of a multilateral fund to provide prevention, treatment and care activities for individuals affected by these diseases. The National Institutes of Health receive $23.2 billion in the bill, $238 million above your request and $2.9 billion above the FY 2001 enacted level. And, the bill provides an overall funding level of $3.1 billion for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $109 million above your request and $181 million above the FY 2001 enacted level. Additional resources above your request will support mental health treatment and substance abuse prevention services. The bill provides an overall funding level of $299 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, $7 million below your request and $29 million above the FY 2001 enacted level. The bill also earmarks hundreds of millions of dollars for unrequested projects at the Department of Health and Human Services. The enrolled bill increases Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds by $300 million over your request for total non-emergency program funding of $1.7 billion. The bill provides $70 million for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families program. While this is $130 million below your request for discretionary funding for this program, it is an increase of 23 percent of gross funding for this program. These additional resources will help States to keep children with their biological families if safe and appropriate, to return children to their parents, if possible, or to place children with adoptive families. The bill funds the Compassion Capital Fund at $30 million, $59 million below your request of $89 million. Your Strengthening Responsible Fatherhood initiative was not funded. The enrolled bill also increases funding for the Administration on Aging (AoA) by $97 million over the FY 2001 enacted level and $102 million over your request for a total $1.1 billion. These additional funds will enable AoA to expand supportive services and nutrition programs for the elderly. Stem Cell Research and Needle Exchange Programs The final version of the bill keeps in effect the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed. The report language accompanying the House version of the bill reinforces your August 9, 2001 announcement regarding Federally-funded stem cell research and makes clear that Federal funds may be used to support stem cell research in accordance with your August 9, 2001 announcement. The final version of the bill also does not include a provision included in the Senate- passed version of the bill, opposed by the Administration, that would have have allowed Federal funding for needle exchange programs. Mental Health Parity Legislation The final version of the bill also does not include mental health legislation sponsored by Senator Domenici that was included in the Senate-passed version of the bill. During conference, the Administration expressed support for the goal of coverage for mental health benefits, but concern about the impact of the Senate-passed legislation on health care costs for private sector employers and on the Federal budget. The enrolled bill instead includes an extension through 2002 of the less expansive mental health legislation that expired on September 30, 2001. Department of Labor The enrolled bill funds the Department of Labor at $12.0 billion, $0.7 billion above your request and $0.1 billion over the FY 2001 enacted level. The bill fully funds your request in key areas such as State unemployment insurance administration and employment service operations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and worker protection. In addition, the bill provides $5.6 billion for employment and training programs, $500 million above your request, including $1.5 billion for employment and training activities for dislocated workers. The bill also includes $416 million for the Trade Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance programs, whose authorizations expired on September 30, 2001. Your proposal to eliminate grant funding in the International Labor Affairs Bureau, however, was not adopted, and the program was funded at $148 million, $76 million above the request. Corporation for National and Community Service Following the attacks of September 11th, you encouraged all Americans to fight the war against terrorism through community service. In response to your leadership, the bill includes an additional $5 million for Volunteers in Homeland Security to place senior and other volunteers in community activities. Including redirected resources within the base budget, the Corporation will provide a total of $29 million to help States and community organizations deploy some 15,000 volunteers in public safety, public health, disaster relief and preparedness. Infringement on Executive Authority The first proviso of Section 207 of the bill purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of Congress. At the same time, the intention of Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the Executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of Section 207 that purports to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as of no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso, Section 207 and the Act. Also, Section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and Section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the bill purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act." Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to you needed to give them the force of law, your Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. Recommendation On balance, the enrolled bill provides adequate funding for your major initiatives and does not include a large number of objectionable legislative provisions. The enrolled bill also abides by the agreed upon funding level for FY 2002 of $686 billion. I join with the heads of the affected Departments and agencies in recommending that you sign H.R. 3061. A signing statement is attached for your consideration. Sincerely, me Danies? Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. Director Attachment Withdrawal Marker The George W. Bush Library FORM SUBJECT/TITLE PAGES DATE RESTRICTION(S) Statement [Draft re: H.R. 3061] 2 N.D. P5; This marker identifies the original location of the withdrawn.item listed above. For a complete list of items withdrawn from this folder, see the Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet at the front of the folder. COLLECTION: Executive Clerk, Office Of the SERIES: Saunders, G. Timothy (Tim) - Bill Files FOLDER TITLE: 01/10/2002 [H.R. 3061] [1] FRC ID: 782 OA Num.: 733 NARA Num.: 1459 RESTRICTION CODES Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] P1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA] b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA] P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA] b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA] an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA] P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA] financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA] b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial P5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President information [(b)(4) of the FOIA] and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA] b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA] personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA] b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA] PRM. 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This Document was withdrawn on 6/18/2013 by TDF SS/ RM NO. 505311 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM Date: 1-4-02 ACTION / CONCURRENCE / COMMENT DUE BY: 1-7-02 NOON ENROLLED BILL H.R. 3061 - DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, Subject: FY 2002 ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT HUBBARD CARD HUGHES BLAKEMAN IRASTORZA BOLTEN JOHNSON CALIO LINDSEY X CONNAUGHTON MIERS X DANIELS RICE FLEISCHER RIDGE GERSON ROVE GONZALES SPELLINGS HAGIN CLERK HAWKINS REMARKS: Please forward comments directly to Beth Rossman, x54790, fax x53729, no later than Monday, January 7, 2002, with a CC to us. Thanks. RESPONSE: Harriet E. Miers Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary Ext. 62702 Withdrawal Marker The George W. Bush Library FORM SUBJECT/TITLE PAGES DATE RESTRICTION(S) Memorandum [Draft] Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 5 01/04/2002 P5; and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2002 - To: POTUS - From: Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. This marker identifies the original location of the withdrawn item listed above. For a complete list of items withdrawn from this folder, see the Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet at the front of the folder. COLLECTION: Executive Clerk, Office Of the SERIES: Saunders, G. 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Timothy (Tim) - Bill Files FOLDER TITLE: 01/10/2002 [H.R. 3061] [1] FRC ID: 782 OA Num.: 733 NARA Num.: 1459 RESTRICTION CODES Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] P1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA] b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA] P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA] b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA] an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA] P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA] financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA] b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial P5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President information [(b)(4) of the FOIA] and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA] b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA] personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA] b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA] PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C. b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of 2201(3). financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA] b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information Deed of Gift Restrictions concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA] A. Closed by Executive Order 13526 governing access to national security information. B. Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift. This Document was withdrawn on 6/18/2013 by TDF STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I have signed into law H.R. 3061, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002. If The legislation provides funding for key domestic programs, including the important education initiatives that have been a top priority of my Administration. I appreciate the bipartisan effort that has gone into producing this Act. The bill abides by the agreed-upon aggregate funding level for Fiscal Year 2002 of $686 billion and supports several of my Administration's key initiatives with: $10.4 billion for title I grants to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students; $1 billion for Reading First and Early Reading First to help schools meet the goal of ensuring that all students can read fluently by third grade; $2.9 billion for State grants for improving teacher quality; $7.5 billion for State Grants for Special Education, an increase of $1.2 billion over FY 2001; $23.2 billion for the National Institutes of Health to support biomedical research to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability; full funding for the Consolidated Health Centers to provide quality health care to millions of uninsured and underserved Americans; additional resources for Drug Abuse Treatment services to help narrow the treatment gap between those in need of treatment and those with access to it; and full funding for Global HIV/AIDS activities to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries, including a further U.S. contribution to the global trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. 2 While I am supportive of the overall bill, I have strong concerns that this bill creates a serious fiscal problem for 2002 by underfunding the Pell Grant program, which provides critical financial assistance to low-income students seeking higher education. The bill mandates a Pell Grant maximum award of $4,000, but provides only enough funding to pay for a maximum award of $3,600, creating a shortfall of nearly $1.3 billion. The Congress disregarded my requests to provide resources for the Pell Grant program commensurate with the maximum award. My Administration will ask the Congress to correct this shortfall in the FY 2003 Budget. I am committed to maintaining a strong Pell Grant program that ensures qualified students have access to college, and budgeting responsibly for its full costs. I am pleased that the final version of the bill retains the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed, and reinforces my determination on August 9, 2001, to support federally funded stem cell research in an ethical manner. I am also pleased that the final version of the bill retains current law regarding funding for needle exchange programs. The first proviso of section 207 of the Act purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, the Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of the Congress. At the same time, the intention of the Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of section 207 that purports 3 to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as having no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso of section 207 and the Act. Also, section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the Act purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act." Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to the President needed to give them the force of law, my Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. gaze THE WHITE HOUSE, January 10, 2002. Preservation Copy - George W. Bush Handwriting Final STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I have signed into law H.R. 3061, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002." The legislation provides funding for key domestic programs, including the important education initiatives that have been a top priority of my Administration. I appreciate the bipartisan effort that has gone into producing this Act. The bill abides by the agreed-upon aggregate funding level for Fiscal Year 2002 of $686 billion and supports several of my Administration's key initiatives with: -- $10.4 billion for title I grants to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students; $1 billion for Reading First and Early Reading First to help schools meet the goal of ensuring that all students can read fluently by third grade; $2.9 billion for State grants for improving teacher quality; $7.5 billion for State Grants for Special Education, an increase of $1.2 billion over FY 2001; $23.2 billion for the National Institutes of Health to support biomedical research to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability; full funding for the Consolidated Health Centers to provide quality health care to millions of uninsured and underserved Americans; additional resources for Drug Abuse Treatment services to help narrow the treatment gap between those in need of treatment and those with access to it; and full funding for Global HIV/AIDS activities to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries, including a further U.S. contribution to the global trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. 2 While I am supportive of the overall bill, I have strong concerns that this bill creates a serious fiscal problem for 2002 by underfunding the Pell Grant program, which provides critical financial assistance to low-income students seeking higher education. The bill mandates a Pell Grant maximum award of $4,000, but provides only enough funding to pay for a maximum award of $3,600, creating a shortfall of nearly $1.3 billion. The Congress disregarded my requests to provide resources for the Pell Grant program commensurate with the maximum award. My Administration will ask the Congress to correct this shortfall in the FY 2003 Budget. I am committed to maintaining a strong Pell Grant program that ensures qualified students have access to college, and budgeting responsibly for its full costs. I am pleased that the final version of the bill retains the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed, and reinforces my determination on August 9, 2001, to support federally funded stem cell research in an ethical manner. I am also pleased that the final version of the bill retains current law regarding funding for needle exchange programs. The first proviso of section 207 of the Act purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, the Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of the Congress. At the same time, the intention of the Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of section 207 that purports 3 to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as having no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso of section 207 and the Act. Also, section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the Act purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act." Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to the President needed to give them the force of law, my Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. THE WHITE HOUSE, STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I have signed into law H.R. 3061, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002. " The legislation provides funding for key domestic programs, including the important education initiatives that have been a top priority of my Administration. I appreciate the bipartisan effort that has gone into producing this Act. The bill abides by the agreed-upon aggregate funding level for Fiscal Year 2002 of $686 billion and supports several of my Administration's key initiatives with: $10.4 billion for title I grants to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students; $1 billion for Reading First and Early Reading First to help schools meet the goal of ensuring that all students can read fluently by third grade; $2.9 billion for State grants for improving teacher quality; $7.5 billion for State Grants for Special Education, an increase of $1.2 billion over FY 2001; $23.2 billion for the National Institutes of Health to support biomedical research to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability; full funding for the Consolidated Health Centers to provide quality health care to millions of uninsured and underserved Americans; additional resources for Drug Abuse Treatment services to help narrow the treatment gap between those in need of treatment and those with access to it; and full funding for Global HIV/AIDS activities to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries, including a further U.S. contribution to the global trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. 2 While I am supportive of the overall bill, I have strong concerns that this bill creates a serious fiscal problem for 2002 by underfunding the Pell Grant program, which provides critical financial assistance to low-income students seeking higher education. The bill mandates a Pell Grant maximum award of $4,000, but provides only enough funding to pay for a maximum award of $3,600, creating a shortfall of nearly $1.3 billion. The Congress disregarded my requests to provide resources for the Pell Grant program commensurate with the maximum award. My Administration will ask the Congress to correct this shortfall in the FY 2003 Budget. I am committed to maintaining a strong Pell Grant program that ensures qualified students have access to college, and budgeting responsibly for its full costs. I am pleased that the final version of the bill retains the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed, and reinforces my determination on August 9, 2001, to support federally funded stem cell research in an ethical manner. I am also pleased that the final version of the bill retains current law regarding funding for needle exchange programs. The first proviso of section 207 of the Act purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, the Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of the Congress. At the same time, the intention of the Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of section 207 that purports 3 to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as having no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso of section 207 and the Act. Also, section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the Act purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act. 11 Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to the President needed to give them the force of law, my Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. THE WHITE HOUSE, STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I have signed into law H.R. 3061, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002. II The legislation provides funding for key domestic programs, including the important education initiatives that have been a top priority of my Administration. I appreciate the bipartisan effort that has gone into producing this Act. The bill abides by the agreed-upon aggregate funding level for Fiscal Year 2002 of $686 billion and supports several of my Administration's key initiatives with: $10.4 billion for title I grants to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students; $1 billion for Reading First and Early Reading First to help schools meet the goal of ensuring that all students can read fluently by third grade; $2.9 billion for State grants for improving teacher quality; $7.5 billion for State Grants for Special Education, an increase of $1.2 billion over FY 2001; $23.2 billion for the National Institutes of Health to support biomedical research to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability; full funding for the Consolidated Health Centers to provide quality health care to millions of uninsured and underserved Americans; additional resources for Drug Abuse Treatment services to help narrow the treatment gap between those in need of treatment and those with access to it; and full funding for Global HIV/AIDS activities to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries, including a further U.S. contribution to the global trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. 2 While I am supportive of the overall bill, I have strong concerns that this bill creates a serious fiscal problem for 2002 by underfunding the Pell Grant program, which provides critical financial assistance to low-income students seeking higher education. The bill mandates a Pell Grant maximum award of $4,000, but provides only enough funding to pay for a maximum award of $3,600, creating a shortfall of nearly $1.3 billion. The Congress disregarded my requests to provide resources for the Pell Grant program commensurate with the maximum award. My Administration will ask the Congress to correct this shortfall in the FY 2003 Budget. I am committed to maintaining a strong Pell Grant program that ensures qualified students have access to college, and budgeting responsibly for its full costs. I am pleased that the final version of the bill retains the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed, and reinforces my determination on August 9, 2001, to support federally funded stem cell research in an ethical manner. I am also pleased that the final version of the bill retains current law regarding funding for needle exchange programs. The first proviso of section 207 of the Act purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, the Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of the Congress. At the same time, the intention of the Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of section 207 that purports 3 to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as having no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso of section 207 and the Act. Also, section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the Act purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act. " Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to the President needed to give them the force of law, my Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. THE WHITE HOUSE, Harriet Miers 01/08/2002 04:27:16 PM Record Type: Record To: Elizabeth L. Rossman/OMB/EOP@EOP CC: See the distribution list at the bottom of this message Subject: Re: L/HHS/Ed Bill - Signing Statement - Suggestion for Revised Pell Para Here is the signing statement I would like to use. Please let me know if you have continued concerns. Thanks to everyone for working on this. laborhealthhs2.wpd Message Copied To: kristen silverberg/who/eop@eop harriet miers/who/eop@eop stuart W. bowen/who/eop@eop james C. capretta/omb/eop@eop g. timothy saunders/who/eop@eop david e. kalbaugh/who/eop@eop carolyn e. cleveland/who/eop@eop debra d. bird/who/eop@eop 1Star from typingsis Document Originally Attached to Following Page STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I have signed into law H.R. 3061, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002." The legislation provides funding for key domestic programs, including the important education initiatives that have been a top priority of my Administration. I appreciate the bipartisan effort that has gone into producing this Act. The bill abides by the agreed-upon aggregate funding level for Fiscal Year 2002 of $686 billion and supports several of my Administration's key initiatives with: - - $10.4 billion for title I grants to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students; - - $1 billion for Reading First and Early Reading First to help schools meet the goal of ensuring that all students can read fluently by third grade; $2.9 billion for State grants for improving teacher quality; $7.5 billion for State Grants for Special Education, an increase of $1/2 billion over FY 2001; $23.2 billion for the National Institutes of Health to support biomedical research to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability; full funding for the Consolidated Health Centers to provide quality health care to millions of uninsured and underserved Americans; additional resources for Drug Abuse Treatment services to help narrow the treatment gap between those in need of treatment and those with access to it; and full funding for Global HIV/AIDS activities to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries, including a further U.S. contribution to the global trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. 2 While I am supportive of the overall bill, I have strong concerns that this bill creates a serious fiscal problem for 2002 by underfunding the Pell Grant program, which provides critical financial assistance to low-income students seeking higher education. The bill mandates a Pell Grant maximum award of $4,000, but provides only enough funding to pay for a maximum award of $3,600, creating a shortfall of nearly $1.3 billion. The Congress disregarded my requests to provide resources for the Pell Grant program commensurate with the maximum award. My Administration will ask the Congress to correct this shortfall in the FY 2003 Budget. I am committed to maintaining a strong Pell Grant program that ensures qualified students have access to college, and budgeting responsibly for its full costs. I am pleased that the final version of the bill retains the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed, and reinforces my determination on August 9, 2001, to support Federally funded stem cell research in an ethical manner. I am also pleased that the final version of the bill retains current law regarding funding for needle exchange programs. The first proviso of section 207 of the Act purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, the Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of the Congress. At the same time, the intention of the Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of section 207 that purports 3 to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers how as of no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso section 207 and the Act. Also, section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the Act purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act. II Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to the President needed to give them the force of law, my Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. THE WHITE HOUSE, STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I have signed into law H.R. 3061, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002. " The legislation provides funding for key domestic programs, including the important education initiatives that have been a top priority of my Administration. I appreciate the bipartisan effort that has gone into producing this Act. The bill abides by the agreed-upon aggregate funding level for Fiscal Year 2002 of $686 billion and supports several of my Administration key initiatives with: - - $10.4 billion for title I grants to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students; - - $1 billion for Reading First and Early Reading First to help schools meet the goal of ensuring that all students can read fluently by third grade; - - $2.9 billion for State grants for improving teacher quality; -- $7.5 billion for State Grants for Special Education, an increase of $1.2 billion over FY 2001; -- $23.2 billion for the National Institutes of Health to support biomedical research to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability; full funding for the Consolidated Health Centers to provide quality health care to millions of uninsured and underserved Americans; additional resources for Drug Abuse Treatment services to help narrow the treatment gap between those in need of treatment and those with access to it; and full funding for Global HIV/AIDS activities to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries, including a further U.S. contribution to the global trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. 2 While I am supportive of the overall bill, I have strong concerns that this bill creates a serious fiscal problem for 2002 by underfunding the Pell Grant program, which provides critical financial assistance to low-income students seeking higher education. The bill mandates a Pell Grant maximum award of $4,000, but provides only enough funding to pay for a maximum award of $3,600, creating a shortfall of nearly $1.3 billion. The Congress disregarded my requests to provide resources for the Pell Grant program commensurate with the maximum award. My Administration will ask the Congress to correct this shortfall in the FY 2003 Budget. I am committed to maintaining a strong Pell Grant program that ensures qualified students have access to college, and budgeting responsibly for its full costs. I am pleased that the final version of the bill retains the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed, and reinforces my determination on August 9, 2001, to support federally funded stem cell research in an ethical manner. I am also pleased that the final version of the bill retains current law regarding funding for needle exchange programs. The first proviso of section 207 of the Act purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, the Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of the Congress. At the same time, the intention of the Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of section 207 that purports 3 to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as having no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso of section 207 and the Act. Also, section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the Act purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act. " Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to the President needed to give them the force of law, my Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. THE WHITE HOUSE, STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I have signed into law H.R. 3061, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002." The legislation provides funding for key domestic programs, including the important education initiatives that have been a top priority of my Administration. I appreciate the bipartisan effort that has gone into producing this Act. The bill abides by the agreed-upon aggregate funding level for Fiscal Year 2002 of $686 billion and supports several of my Administration's key initiatives with: -- $10.4 billion for title I grants to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students; $1 billion for Reading First and Early Reading First to help schools meet the goal of ensuring that all students can read fluently by third grade; $2.9 billion for State grants for improving teacher quality $7.5 billion for State Grants for Special Education, an increase of $1.2 billion over FY 2001; $23.2 billion for the National Institutes of Health to support biomedical research to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability; full funding for the Consolidated Health Centers to provide quality health care to millions of uninsured and underserved Americans; additional resources for Drug Abuse Treatment services to help narrow the treatment gap between those in need of treatment and those with access to it; and full funding for Global HIV/AIDS activities to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries, including a further U.S. contribution to the global trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. 2 While I am supportive of the overall bill, I have strong concerns that this bill creates a serious fiscal problem for 2002 by underfunding the Pell Grant program, which provides critical financial assistance to low-income students seeking higher education. The bill mandates a Pell Grant maximum award of $4,000, but provides only enough funding to pay for a maximum award of $3,600, creating a shortfall of nearly $1.3 billion. The Congress disregarded my requests to provide resources for the Pell Grant program commensurate with the maximum award. My Administration will ask the Congress to correct this shortfall in the FY 2003 Budget. I am committed to maintaining a strong Pell Grant program that ensures qualified students have access to college, and budgeting responsibly for its full costs. I am pleased that the final version of the bill retains the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed, and reinforces my determination on August 9, 2001, to support Federally funded stem cell research in an ethical manner. I am also pleased that the final version of the bill retains current law regarding funding for needle exchange programs. The first proviso of section 207 of the Act purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, the Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of the Congress. At the same time, the intention of the Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of section 207 that purports 3 to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as of no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso, section 207 and the Act. Also, section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the Act purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act. 11 Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to the President needed to give them the force of law, my Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. THE WHITE HOUSE, New Statement from Harriet STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT 4:27pm Today I have signed into law H.R. 3061, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002. The legislation provides funding for key domestic programs, including the important education initiatives that have been a top priority of my Administration. I appreciate the bipartisan effort that has gone into producing this Act. The bill abides by the agreed upon aggregate funding level for Fiscal Year 2002 of $686 billion and supports several of my Administration's key initiatives with: $10.4 billion for Title I grants to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students; $1 billion for Reading First and Early Reading First to help schools meet the goal of ensuring that all students can read fluently by third grade; $2.9 billion for State grants for improving teacher quality; $7.5 billion for State Grants for Special Education, an increase of $1.2 billion over FY 2001; $23.2 billion for the National Institutes of Health to support biomedical research to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability; full funding for the Consolidated Health Centers to provide quality health care to millions of uninsured and underserved Americans; additional resources for Drug Abuse Treatment services to help narrow the treatment gap between those in need of treatment and those with access to it; and full funding for Global HIV/AIDS activities to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries, including a further U.S. contribution to the global trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. While I am supportive of the overall bill, I have strong concerns that this bill creates a serious fiscal problem for 2002 by underfunding the Pell Grant program, which provides critical financial assistance to low-income students seeking higher education. The bill mandates a Pell Grant maximum award of $4,000, but provides only enough funding to pay for a maximum award of $3,600, creating a shortfall of nearly $1.3 billion. CyCongress disregarded my requests to provide resources for the Pell program commensurate with the maximum award. My Administration will ask Congress to correct this shortfall in the FY 2003 Budget. I am committed to maintaining a strong Pell Grant program that ensures qualified students have access to college, and budgeting responsibly for its full costs. I am pleased that the final version of the bill retains the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed, and reinforces my determination on August 9, 2001, to support Federally funded stem cell research in an ethical manner. I am also pleased that the final version of the bill retains current law regarding funding for needle exchange programs. The first proviso of Section 207 of the Act purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of the Congress. At the same time, the intention of Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of Section 207 that purports to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as of no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso, Section 207 and the Act. Also, Section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and Section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the Act purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act." Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to the President needed to give them the force of law, my Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I have signed into law H.R. 3061, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002." The legislation provides funding for key domestic programs, including the important education initiatives that have been a top priority of my Administration. I appreciate the bipartisan effort that has gone into producing this Act. The bill abides by the agreed upon aggregate funding level for Fiscal Year 2002 of $686 billion and supports several of my Administration's key initiatives with: -- $10.4 billion for Title I grants to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students; $1 billion for Reading First and Early Reading First to help schools meet the goal of ensuring that all students can read fluently by third grade; -- $2.9 billion for State grants for improving teacher quality; -- $7.5 billion for State Grants for Special Education, an increase of $1.2 billion over FY 2001; -- $23.2 billion for the National Institutes of Health to support biomedical research to help prevent, detect, diagnose and treat disease and disability; full funding for the Consolidated Health Centers to provide quality health care to millions of uninsured and underserved Americans; additional resources for Drug Abuse Treatment services to help narrow the treatment gap between those in need of treatment and those with access to it; and full funding for Global HIV/AIDS activities to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries, including a further U.S. contribution to the global trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. While I am supportive of the overall bill, I have strong concerns that this bill creates a serious fiscal problem for 2002 by underfunding the Pell Grant program, which provides critical financial assistance to low-income students seeking higher education. The bill mandates a Pell Grant maximum award of $4,000, but provides only enough funding to pay for a maximum award of $3,600, creating a shortfall of nearly $1.3 billion. Congress disregarded my requests to provide resources for the Pell program commensurate with the maximum award. My Administration will ask Congress to correct this shortfall in the FY 2003 Budget. I am committed to maintaining a strong Pell Grant program that ensures qualified students have access to college, and budgeting responsibly for its full costs. I am pleased that the final version of the bill retains the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed, and reinforces my determination on August 9, 2001 to support Rederally-funded stem cell research in an ethical manner. I am also pleased that the final version of the bill retains current law regarding funding for needle exchange programs. The first proviso of Section 207 of the Act purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of Congress. At the same time, the intention of Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of Section 207 that purports to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as of no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso, Section 207 and the Act. Also, Section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and Section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the Act purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act." Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to the President needed to give them the force of law, my Administration will treat these specifications ina manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I have signed into law H.R. 3061, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002. 11 The legislation provides funding for key domestic programs, including the important education initiatives that have been a top priority of my Administration. I appreciate the bipartisan effort that has gone into producing this Act. The bill abides by the agreed-upon aggregate funding level for Fiscal Year 2002 of $686 billion and supports several of my Administration's key initiatives with: - - $10.4 billion for title I grants to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students; -- $1 billion for Reading First and Early Reading First to help schools meet the goal of ensuring that all students can read fluently by third grade; - - $2.9 billion for State grants for improving teacher quality; -- $7.5 billion for State Grants for Special Education, an increase of $1.2 billion over FY 2001; $23.2 billion for the National Institutes of Health to support biomedical research to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability; full funding for the Consolidated Health Centers to provide quality health care to millions of uninsured and underserved Americans; - - additional resources for Drug Abuse Treatment services to help narrow the treatment gap between those in need of treatment and those with access to it; and full funding for Global HIV/AIDS activities to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries, including a further U.S. contribution to the global trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. 2 While I am supportive of the overall bill, I have strong concerns that this bill creates a serious fiscal problem for 2002 by underfunding the Pell Grant program, which provides critical financial assistance to low-income students seeking higher education. The bill mandates a Pell Grant maximum award of $4,000, but provides only enough funding to pay for a maximum award of $3,600, creating a shortfall of nearly $1.3 billion. The Congress disregarded my requests to provide resources for the Pell Grant program commensurate with the maximum award. My Administration will ask the Congress to correct this shortfall in the FY 2003 Budget. I am committed to maintaining a strong Pell Grant program that ensures qualified students have access to college, and budgeting responsibly for its full costs. I am pleased that the final version of the bill retains the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed, and reinforces my determination on August 9, 2001, to support Federally funded stem cell research in an ethical manner. I am also pleased that the final version of the bill retains current law regarding funding for needle exchange programs. The first proviso of section 207 of the Act purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, the Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of the Congress. At the same time, the intention of the Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of section 207 that purports 3 to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as having NO force and severable from the remainder of the proviso, section 207 and the Act. Also, section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the Act purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act. " Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to the President needed to give them the force of law, my Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. THE WHITE HOUSE, STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I have signed into law H.R. 3061, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002. The legislation provides funding for key domestic programs, including the important education initiatives that have been a top priority of my Administration. I appreciate the bipartisan effort that has gone into producing this Act. The bill abides by the agreed upon aggregate funding level for Fiscal Year 2002 of $686 billion and supports several of my Administration's key initiatives with: $10.4 billion for Title I grants to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students; $1 billion for Reading First and Early Reading First to help schools meet the goal of ensuring that all students can read fluently by third grade; $2.9 billion for State grants for improving teacher quality; $7.5 billion for State Grants for Special Education, an increase of $1.2 billion over FY 2001; $23.2 billion for the National Institutes of Health to support biomedical research to help prevent, detect, diagnose and treat disease and disability; full funding for the Consolidated Health Centers to provide quality health care to millions of uninsured and underserved Americans; additional resources for Drug Abuse Treatment services to help narrow the treatment gap between those in need of treatment and those with access to it; and full funding for Global HIV/AIDS activities to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries, including a further U.S. contribution to the global trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. While I am supportive of the overall bill, I have strong concerns that this bill creates a serious fiscal problem for 2002 by underfunding the Pell Grant program, which provides critical financial assistance to low-income students seeking higher education. The bill mandates a Pell Grant maximum award of $4,000, but provides only enough funding to pay for a maximum award of $3,600, creating a shortfall of nearly $1.3 billion. Congress disregarded my requests to provide resources for the Pell program commensurate with the maximum award. My Administration will ask Congress to correct this shortfall in the FY 2003 Budget. I am committed to maintaining a strong Pell Grant program that ensures qualified students have access to college, and budgeting responsibly for its full costs. I am pleased that the final version of the bill retains the prohibition against research in which human embryos are destroyed, and reinforces my determination on August 9, 2001 to support Federally-funded stem cell research in an ethical manner. I am also pleased that the final version of the bill retains current law regarding funding for needle exchange programs. The first proviso of Section 207 of the Act purports to make certain transfers between appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services subject to approval by the congressional appropriations committees. Under the principles enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in INS V. Chadha, Congress cannot by law make transfers of appropriations subject to the approval of committees of Congress. At the same time, the intention of Congress that the executive branch have flexibility to transfer funds among appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services is plain from the language of the Act. Accordingly, the executive branch shall treat the portion of the proviso of Section 207 that purports to provide for congressional committee approval of transfers as of no force and severable from the remainder of the proviso, Section 207 and the Act. Also, Section 217, addressing the Acting Director of NIH, and Section 622, amending the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Several provisions of the Act purport to make funding available for particular projects "in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act." Although specifications of projects and amounts in a statement of managers cannot satisfy the constitutional requirements of bicameral approval and presentment to the President needed to give them the force of law, my Administration will treat these specifications in a manner reflecting the comity between the executive and legislative branches on such matters. Withdrawal Marker The George W. Bush Library FORM SUBJECT/TITLE PAGES DATE RESTRICTION(S) Email [Re: draft of signing statement] - To: Harriet E. Miers - From: G. Timothy 3 01/08/2002 P5; Saunders This marker identifies the original location of the withdrawn item listed above. For a complete list of items withdrawn from this folder, see the Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet at the front of the folder. COLLECTION: Executive Clerk, Office Of the SERIES: Saunders, G. 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This Document was withdrawn on 6/18/2013 by TDF OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE CLERK TRACKING SHEET FOR PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS TITLE: H.R. 3061 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 LDA 1/16/2002 TYPE DOCUMENT: PROCLAMATION LETTER (S) EXECUTIVE ORDER MESSAGE TO THE CONGRESS/SENATE MEMORANDUM STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT DECISION MEMORANDUM SIGNING STATEMENT DETERMINATION (numbered) TREATY/CONVENTION/AGREEMENT, etc. OTHER: (Advance: 1/4/02 Time: a.m./p.m.) RECEIVED: In final: / /01 Time: a.m./p.m. SENT TO CORRESPONDENCE FOR TYPING IN FINAL: (Advance: 1/7/01 Time: ID:45 m./p.m.) In final: / /01 Time: a.m./p.m. TO HARRIET MIERS' OFFICE: (For staffing: 11/8/02 Time: 4:30 a.m./p.m. In final: 1/8/01 Time: 6:15 a.m. p.m *INFO, INCLUDING STENCIL AND DISC, TO PRESS OFFICE: Date: 1/10/01 Time: 5:49 a.m./p.m. POSTED: / /01 Time: a.m./p.m. NOTIFICATIONS: NSC (# ), when appropriate - - Desk Officer; (Person/time) W.H. Situation Room -- x6-9425. Ginger Gregory, x6-2230, Legislative Affairs (for messages to the Congress) (Person/time) (Other) (Person/time) (Other) OTHER INFORMATION: SS/ RM NO. 505311 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM '02 JAN 7 AM10:26 Date: 1-4-02 ACTION / CONCURRENCE / COMMENT DUE BY: 1-7-02 NOON ENROLLED BILL H.R. 3061 - DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, Subject: FY 2002 ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT HUBBARD CARD HUGHES BLAKEMAN IRASTORZA BOLTEN JOHNSON CALIO LINDSEY X CONNAUGHTON MIERS DANIELS RICE FLEISCHER RIDGE GERSON ROVE GONZALES SPELLINGS HAGIN CLERK HAWKINS REMARKS: 53729 Please forward comments directly to Beth Rossman, x54790, fax x53729, no later than Monday, January 7, 2002, with a CC to us. Thanks. RESPONSE: conforments Harriet E. Miers Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary Ext. 62702 Withdrawal Marker The George W. 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Timothy (Tim) - Bill Files FOLDER TITLE: 01/10/2002 [H.R. 3061] [1] FRC ID: 782 OA Num.: 733 NARA Num.: 1459 RESTRICTION CODES Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] P1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(1) of the PRA] b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA] P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA] b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA] an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA] P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA] financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA] b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial P5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President information [(b)(4) of the FOIA] and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA] b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA] personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA] b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA] PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C. b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of 2201(3). financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA] b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information Deed of Gift Restrictions concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA] A. Closed by Executive Order 13526 governing access to national security information. B. Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift. This Document was withdrawn on 6/18/2013 by TDF Withdrawal Marker The George W. Bush Library FORM SUBJECT/TITLE PAGES DATE RESTRICTION(S) Statement [Draft re: H.R. 3061] 2 N.D. P5; This marker identifies the original location of the withdrawn item listed above. For a complete list of items withdrawn from this folder, see the Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet at the front of the folder. COLLECTION: Executive Clerk, Office Of the SERIES: Saunders, G. Timothy (Tim) - Bill Files FOLDER TITLE: 01/10/2002 [H.R. 3061] [1] FRC ID: 782 OA Num.: 733 NARA Num.: 1459 RESTRICTION CODES Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)] P1 National Security Classified Information [(a)(I) of the PRA] b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA] P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA] b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA] an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA] P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or b(3) Release_would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA] financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA] b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial P5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President information [(b)(4) of the FOIA] and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA] b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA] personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA] b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA] PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C. b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of 2201(3). financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA] b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information Deed of Gift Restrictions concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA] A. Closed by Executive Order 13526 governing access to national security information. B. Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift. This Document was withdrawn on 6/18/2013 by TDF