[House Document 106-194]
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             RESCISSIONS AND DEFERRALS OF BUDGET AUTHORITY             

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

A REPORT OF THREE RESCISSIONS OF BUDGET AUTHORITY AND TWO DEFERRALS OF 
            BUDGET AUTHORITY, PURSUANT TO 2 U.S.C. 683(a)(1)




  February 10, 2000.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
         Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed

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                    U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
79-012                     WASHINGTON : 2000       





                               Office of the Clerk,
                                  House of Representatives,
                                  Washington, DC, February 9, 2000.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
The Speaker, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed envelope 
received from the White House on February 9, 2000 at 5:40 p.m. 
and said to contain a message from the President whereby he 
transmits a message on rescissions and deferrals for FY 2000 in 
accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974.
    With best wishes, I am,
            Sincerely,
                                  Martha C. Morrison, Deputy Clerk.
    Attachment.


To the Congress of the United States:
    In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974, I herewith report three rescissions of 
budget authority, totaling $128 million, and two deferrals of 
budget authority, totaling $1.6 million.
    The proposed rescissions affect the programs of the 
Department of Energy and the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development. The proposed deferrals affect programs of the 
Department of State and International Assistance Programs.

                                                William J. Clinton.
    The White House, February 9, 2000.


                    Rescission Proposal Number R00-1

                Proposed Rescission of Budget Authority


             Report Pursuant to Section 1012 of P.L. 93-344

Agency: Department of Energy
Bureau: Atomic Energy Defense Activities
Account: Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management 
        (89X0242)

New budget authority: $4,467,308.000
Other budgetary resources: $33,105,172
Total budgetary resources: $4,500,413,172
Amount proposed for rescission: $13,000,000

    Proposed appropriations language: Of the funds made 
available under this heading in the Energy and Water 
Development Appropriations Act, 2000 (P.L. 106-60), $13,000,000 
are rescinded.
    Justification: Section 308 of the Energy and Waster 
Development Appropriations Act, 2000, prohibited the use of 
Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management funds 
for laboratory-directed research and development. The proposal 
would rescind $13 million of funds appropriated in 2000 for 
overhead activities supporting research and development at 
Environmental Management laboratories that exceed current 
requirements.
    Estimated programmatic effect: As a result of the proposed 
rescission, net Federal outlays will decrease, as specified 
below.

Effect on outlays

Fiscal year:            [In thousands of dollars]
    2000......................................................    -9,000
    2001......................................................    -3,000
    2002......................................................    -1,000
    2003................................................................
    2004................................................................
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      Total...................................................    13,000


                    Rescission Proposal Number R00-2

                Proposed Rescission of Budget Authority


             Report Pursuant to Section 1012 of P.L. 93-344

Agency: Department of Energy
Bureau: Energy Programs
Account: SPR Petroleum Account (89X0233)

New budget authority: --
Other budgetary resources: $32,678,652
Total budgetary resources: $32,678,652
Amount proposed for rescission: $12,000,000

    Proposed appropriation language: Of the funds made 
available under this heading, $12,000,000 are rescinded.
    Justification: These funds were 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.
    Estimated programmatic effect: None.


                    Rescission Proposal Number R00-3

                Proposed Rescission of Budget Authority


             Report Pursuant to Section 1012 of P.L. 93-344

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bureau: Public and Indian Housing
Account: Housing Certificate Fund (86X0319)

New budget authority: $7,176,695,000
Other budgetary resources: $2,695,437,000
Total budgetary resources: $9,872,132,000
Amount proposed for rescission: $103,000,000

    Proposed appropriation language: Of the amounts recaptured 
under this heading from funds appropriated during fiscal year 
1999 and prior years, $103,000,000 are rescinded.
    Justification: This 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.
    Estimated programmatic effect: None.


                         Deferral Number D00-1

                      Deferral of Budget Authority


             Report Pursuant to Section 1013 of p.l. 93-344

Agency: Department of State
Bureau: Other
Account: United States emergency refugee and migration 
        assistance fund \1\ \2\ (11X0400)
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    \1\ This account was the subject of a similar deferral in FY 1999 
(D99-1).
    \2\ Subsequent releases have reduced the amount deferred to 
$145,309,659.

New budget authority: $12,452,000
Other budgetary resources: $181,737,266
Total budgetary resources: $194,189,266
Amount deferred for entire year: $172,857,659

    Justification: This deferral withholds funds available for 
emergency refugee and migration assistance for which no 
determination has been made by the President to provide 
assistance as required by Executive Order No. 11922. Funds will 
be released as the President determines assistance to be 
furnished and designates refugees to be assisted by the Fund. 
This deferral action is taken under the provisions of the 
Antideficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1512).
    Section 501(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act 
of 1976 (Public Law 94-141) and section 414(b)(1) of the 
Refugee Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-212) amended section 2(c) of 
the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 
2601) by authorizing a fund to enable the President to provide 
emergency assistance for unexpected urgent refugee and 
migration needs.
    Executive Order No. 11922 of June 16, 1976, allocated all 
funds appropriated to the President for emergency refugee and 
migration assistance to the Secretary of State, but reserved 
for the President the determination of assistance to be 
furnished and the designation of refugees to be assisted by the 
Fund.
    Estimated programmatic effect: None.


                           Deferral No. D00-2

                      Deferral of Budget Authority


             report pursuant to section 1013 of p.l. 93-344

Agency: International Assistance Programs
Bureau: International Security Assistance
Account: Economic support fund \1\ (72X1037, 729/01037, 720/
        11037) \2\
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    \1\ This account was the subject of a similar deferral in FY 1999 
(D99-2).
    \2\ The amounts deferred by account are: 72X1037: $8,132,186; 729/
01037: 35,926,969; 720/11037: 1,405,100,000; Total: 1,449,159,155
    Subsequent releases have reduced the amount deferred to 
$1,440,835,514.

New budget authority: $2,354,156,000
Other budgetary resources: $180,397,234
Total budgetary resources: $2,534,553,234
Amount deferred for entire year: $1,449,159,155 \2\

    Justification: This deferral withholds funds available for 
international assistance pending the development of country-
specific plans that assure that aid is provided in an efficient 
manner. Funds also are reserved for unanticipated program 
needs. This action is taken pursuant to the Antideficiency Act 
(31 U.S.C. 1512).
    The President is authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as amended, to furnish assistance to countries and 
organizations, on such terms and conditions as he may 
determine, in order to promote economic or political stability. 
Section 531(b) of the Act makes the Secretary of State, in 
cooperation with the Administrator of the Agency for 
International Development, responsible for policy decisions and 
justifications for economic support programs, including whether 
there will be an economic support program for a country and the 
amount of the program for each country. This deferral of funds 
for the Economic Support Fund includes funds for the 
International Fund for Ireland.
    Estimated programmatic effect: None.

                                

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