| Emergency Terrorism Response Fund 09-14-01 | |
HR 2888 EH
Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 2001.
Attest:
Clerk.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
provide emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2001, namely:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Emergency Response Fund
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For emergency expenses to respond to the terrorist attacks on the United
States that occurred on September 11, 2001, to provide assistance to the
victims of the attacks, and to deal with other consequences of the attacks,
$40,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, including for the costs
of: (1) providing Federal, State, and local preparedness for mitigating and
responding to the attacks; (2) providing support to counter, investigate, or
prosecute domestic or international terrorism; (3) providing increased
transportation security; (4) repairing public facilities and transportation
systems damaged by the attacks; and (5) supporting national security: Provided,
That these funds may be transferred to any authorized Federal Government
activity to meet the purposes of this Act: Provided further, That the
Congress designates the entire amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985: Provided further, That $40,000,000,000 shall be available
only to the extent that an official budget request, that includes designation
of the $40,000,000,000 as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress: Provided further, That the President shall
consult with the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committees on
Appropriations prior to the transfer of these funds: Provided further,
That of the $40,000,000,000 made available herein, $10,000,000,000 shall not
be available for transfer to any Department or Agency until 15 days after the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget has submitted to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations a proposed allocation and plan for use of
the funds for that Department or Agency; $20,000,000,000 may be obligated only
when enacted in a subsequent emergency appropriations bill, in response to the
terrorist acts on September 11, 2001: Provided further, That the
President shall transmit an amended budget request proposing an allocation of
funds: Provided further, That not less than one-half of the
$40,000,000,000 shall be for disaster recovery activities and assistance
related to the terrorist acts in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on
September 11, 2001, as authorized by law: Provided further, That the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide quarterly
reports to the Committees on Appropriations on the use of these funds,
beginning not later than January 2, 2002: Provided further, That the
President shall submit to the Congress as soon as practicable detailed
requests to meet any further funding requirements for the purposes specified
in this Act.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of
funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically
authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414).
SEC. 102. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of
funds in this Act, may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of
Public Law 91-672, section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
fiscal years 1994 and 1995, and section 15 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956.
This Act may be cited as the `2001 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States'.
