May 7, 2009

The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye

Chairman
Senate Committee on Appropriations
S-128 Capitol Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Mr. Chairman:

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, requires Agencies funded under it to

submit to the Committee on Appropriations a report to establish the baseline for
application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year. 1

Enclosed is the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC’s) Fiscal Year 2009

estimated delineation by object class. The FEC received one appropriation of
$63,618,000, which was the amount included in the President’s budget request for Fiscal
Year 2009.

Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at

(b) (2) or Duane Pugh, the FEC’s Director of Congressional Affairs, at
(202) 694-1006.

On behalf of the Commission,

Steven T. Walther
Chairman

Enclosure

cc: The Honorable Thad Cochran

1
See Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Div. D, § 608, Public Law No. 111-8, 123 Stat. 524, 675-
76 (2009).
 Federal Election Commission
Baseline for Reprogramming and Transfer Authorities
Fiscal Year 2009

Personnel
Full Time Permanent 32,674,232
Other than Permanent 1,325,000
Premium Pay, Overtime 50,000
Cash Awards 642,000
Personnel Benefits 9,596,578
Benefits of Former Personnel 25,000
Subtotal, Personnel 44,312,810
Non-Personnel
Travel & Transport of Things 382,468
Rent 5,705,136
Postage, Printing and Microfilm 368,916
Training and Tuition 452,213
IT Contracts 5,199,432
Other Contracts 2,088,805
Federal Agency Services 999,927
Software and Hardware 11,182,141
182 141
Supplies & Publications 824,432
Equipment Purchases 83,641
Capitalized IT Equipment 1,770,108
Non-Capitalized IT Equipment 247,971
Subtotal, Non Personnel 19,305,190
63,618,000