[House Document 104-215]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




104th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 104-215


                    AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 
 
 1997 APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              Transmitting

AMENDMENTS TO THE FY 1997 APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
           AGRICULTURE (USDA), PURSUANT TO 31 U.S.C. 1106(b)




May 16, 1996.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
                             to be printed


                                           The White House,
                                          Washington, May 16, 1996.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: I ask the Congress to consider amendments to the FY 
1997 appropriations requests for the Department of Agriculture 
(USDA). The proposed amendments include wildland firefighting 
resources for the Forest Service. In addition, several changes 
are proposed for the USDA budget as a result of the recently 
enacted 1996 Farm Bill (P.L. 104-127).
    The details of these requests are set forth in the enclosed 
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget. I concur with her comments and observations.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.
    Enclosure.
      

    
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