[House Document 114-155]
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114th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 114-155
 
                       VETO MESSAGE ON H.R. 1777

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                                MESSAGE

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                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

  NOTIFICATION OF THE VETO OF H.R. 1777, THE ``PRESIDENTIAL ALLOWANCE 
                      MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2016''

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                 July 25, 2016.--Ordered to be printed

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                         U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 

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To the House of Representatives:
    I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 1777, the 
``Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016,'' which 
would amend the Former Presidents Act of 1958.
    I agree with H.R. 1777's goal of reforming the pensions and 
allowances provided to former Presidents so as to reduce 
unnecessary costs to taxpayers. But if implemented as drafted, 
the bill would have unintended consequences. It would impose 
onerous and unreasonable burdens on the offices of former 
Presidents, including by requiring the General Services 
Administration to immediately terminate salaries and benefits 
of office employees and to remove furnishings and equipment 
from offices. It would withdraw the General Services 
Administration's ability to administer leases and negatively 
impact operations, with unanticipated implications for the 
protection and security of former Presidents.
    My Administration will work with the authors of the bill 
and other leaders in the Congress, in consultation with the 
offices of former Presidents, to explore the best ways to 
achieve these goals going forward. If the Congress returns the 
bill having appropriately addressed these concerns, I will sign 
it. For now, I must veto the bill.
                                                      Barack Obama.
    The White House, July 22, 2016.

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