[House Document 105-179]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-179


 
   CANCELLATION OF DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHORITY

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                                MESSAGE

                                  FROM

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              TRANSMITTING

    A REPORT CANCELLING THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF DISCRETIONARY BUDGET 
  AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN THE AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND 
  DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1998, 
         PURSUANT TO PUB L. 104-130, SEC. 2(a) (110 STAT. 1201)





  January 27, 1998.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
 Committee on Appropriations and the Budget, and ordered to be printed


                                           The White House,
                                     Washington, November 20, 1997.
Hon. Newt Gingrich,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with the Line Item Veto 
Act, I hereby cancel the dollar amounts of discretionary budget 
authority, as specified in the attached reports, contained in 
the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998'' 
(H.R. 2160). I have determined that the cancellation of these 
amounts will reduce the Federal budget deficit, will not impair 
any essential Government functions, and will not harm the 
national interest. This letter, together with its attachments, 
constitutes a special message under section 1022 of the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as 
amended.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.