To limit the Department of Housing and Urban Development's funding for conferences.

Department of Housing

and Urban Development,

Washington, DC, September 29, 2005. Hon. Tom A. Coburn, MD, Chairman, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.

Dear Mr. Chairman: On behalf of Secretary Jackson, thank you for your letter requesting information on conferences sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other conferences in which HUD has participated.

Enclosed is a report providing the amount of funding HUD has spent on conferences; a listing of conferences HUD has participated in; and an estimate of what the Department expects to be expended on conferences in Fiscal Year 2006.

The Department appreciates the opportunity to provide this material to you. Thank you for your interest in HUD. Sincerely, Steven B. Nesmith,

Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations.

HUD SPONSORED AND PAID CONFERENCES [Dollars in millions]

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Salaries & Overtime (1100)........ $6,360,929 $6,855,877 $6,329,342 $5,517,003 $1,892,353 $837,878

Travel (2100)..................... 1,465,925 829,800 1,082,860 849,493 707,924 371,972

Rent & Communication (2300)....... 23,930 12,819 27,007 4,340 107 4,073

Printing (2400)................... 177,250 58,577 164,466 36,320 45,040 13,464

Contractual Services (2500)....... 2,092,211 1,786,362 2,361,454 2,223,791 1,852,935 198,213

Office Supplies (2600)............ 34,479 3,430 65,712 1,528 3,818 826

Equipment (3100).................. 5,000 3,750 3,000 ........... ........... 4,045 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

S&E Totals........................ 10,159,724 9,550,615 10,034,141 8,632,475 4,502,177 1,430,471

Program Funds..................... 2,200,286 4,357,678 2,636,826 292,077 1,201,532 1,730,274 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Total....................... 12,360,010 13,908,293 12,670,967 8,924,967 5,703,709 3,160,745

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