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President Requests Emergency Funds
For Oklahoma City
President Clinton has asked the Congress to provide $142 million in
emergency funding to meet urgent needs created by last month's bombing
in Oklahoma City and to implement his new anti-terrorism initiative.
"The magnitude of the tragedy in Oklahoma demands that we provide these
emergency funds as quickly as possible," the President said.
The President asked that the $142 million be allocated to five major
agencies -- the Departments of Justice, Treasury, and Housing and
Urban Development (HUD), the General Services Administration (GSA),
and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) -- and the
Judiciary.
Specifically, the President requested:
$71 million for the Department of Justice to fund
immediate requirements in Oklahoma City as well
as other anti-terrorism efforts. These funds would
cover expenses related to investigating the bombing;
establishing a Domestic Counter-terrorism Center;
providing replacement facilities and equipment for
employees displaced by the bombing; and covering
other related efforts.
$26 million for GSA to fund emergency expenses
related to the bombing, including funds for
demolishing the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building;
leasing, furnishing, and equipping replacement office
space; and providing increased security and heightened
security precautions in Federal buildings across the
Nation.
$24 million for the Department of the Treasury to
fund immediate requirements in Oklahoma City and
other anti-terrorism efforts. These funds would
cover expenses related to investigating the bombing;
establishing four National Response Teams; providing
replacement facilities and equipment for employees
displaced by the bombing; and funding other related
efforts, including enhanced security at the
White House.
$7 million to enable FEMA to help increase Federal,
State, and local preparedness for mitigating and
responding to the consequences of terrorism.
$3 million for HUD to provide replacement facilities
and equipment for employees displaced by the bombing,
and to enhance security at the HUD building in
Washington, D.C.
$10 million that the Judiciary requested to provide
enhanced security for judges and support personnel.
The President designated the $142 million in fiscal year 1995 spending
as an emergency under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended. Although the emergency designation
frees the President and the Congress of the requirement to offset the
costs of these funds, the President proposed to offset this spending
fully through cuts in other programs.