Uniform Title Designation of funding as an emergency requirement (2016 November 14) Title Designation of funding as an emergency requirement : communication from the President of the United States transmitting designation of funding as an emergency requirement, pursuant to sec. 5 of the Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and the Zika Response and Preparedness Act, also pursuant to sec. 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.