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RESCISSION PROPOSALS
This budget contains proposals to reduce 2000 spending by $168
million. These proposed reductions include $128 million in proposed
rescissions detailed below and a proposal to defer $40 million from 2000
to 2003 detailed in the Supplemental Proposals chapter of the Budget.
Under the provisions of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public
Law 93-344), whenever the President proposes a rescission of enacted
appropriations, a special message must be sent to the Congress giving
details of the proposals. Included below are related budget schedules
and narrative explanations of proposals submitted in a special message
at the time this budget was transmitted.
Department of Energy
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management
(Rescission proposal)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 89-0242-5-1-053 1999 actual 2000 est. 2001 est.
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Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total new obligations (object
class 25.4)..................... -13
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... -13
23.95 Total new obligations............. 13
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.36 Unobligated balance rescission
proposal (R00-01)............. -13
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Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year:
Obligated balance, start of year -4
73.10 Total new obligations............. -13
73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. 9 3
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance, end of year.. -4 -1
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Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new discretionary
authority....................... -9
86.93 Outlays from discretionary
balances........................ -3
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87.00 Total outlays (gross)........... -9 -3
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -13
90.00 Outlays........................... -9 -3
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This recission proposal would rescind $13 million appropriated in
2000 for overhead activities supporting research and development at
environmental management laboratories that is in excess of current
requirements.
ENERGY PROGRAMS
SPR Petroleum Account
(Rescission proposal)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 89-0233-5-1-274 1999 actual 2000 est. 2001 est.
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available,
start of year................... -12
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... -12
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23.90 Total budgetary resources
available for obligation...... -12 -12
23.95 Total new obligations.............
24.40 Unobligated balance available, end
of year......................... -12 -12
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.36 Unobligated balance rescission
proposal (R00-02)............. -12
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -12
90.00 Outlays...........................
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This rescission proposal would rescind $12 million in prior year
balances originally appropriated to fund acquisition, transportation,
and injection of petroleum into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and for
draw down and distribution of the Reserve. These balances are no longer
needed because only de minimus oil acquisition, transportation, and
injection is occurring. In the event that draw down and distribution of
the Reserve is necessary, authority has been provided to the Department
of Energy to transfer balances from other departmental accounts.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING
Housing Certificate Fund
(Rescission proposal)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
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Identification code 86-0319-5-1-604 1999 actual 2000 est. 2001 est.
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Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross)...... -103
23.95 Total new obligations.............
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New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.36 Unobligated balance rescission
proposal (R00-03)............. -103
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Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority.................. -103
90.00 Outlays...........................
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This rescission proposal would rescind $103 million of obligated
balances estimated to be recaptured during 2000. These recaptures will
result from the elimination of excess funds available on some long-term
section 8 contracts.