[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 137 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S10427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 REPORT OF THE CANCELLATION OF DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF DISCRETIONARY BUDGET 
              AUTHORITY--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 71

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; referred jointly, pursuant to section 1025 of Public Law 93-
344, to the Committee on Appropriations, and to the Committee on the 
Budget.

To the Congress of the United States:
  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 ``Military Construction Appropriations Act, 
1998'' (Public Law 105-45; H.R. 2016). 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.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 6, 1997.

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