[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39557-39560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19317]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals

July 1, 1997.
    This report is submitted in fulfillment of the requirement of 
Section 1014(e) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act 
of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-344). Section 1014(e) requires a monthly report 
listing all budget authority for the current fiscal year for which, as 
of the first day of the month, a special message had been transmitted 
to Congress.
    This report gives the status, as of July 1, 1997, of ten rescission 
proposals and seven deferrals contained in three special messages for 
FY 1997. These messages were transmitted to Congress on December 4, 
1996, and on February 10 and March 19, 1997.

Rescissions (Attachments A and C)

    As of July 1, 1997, ten rescission proposals totaling $407 million 
had been transmitted to the Congress. Congress approved six of the 
Administration's rescission proposals, totaling $285 million, in P.L. 
105-18. Attachment C shows the status of the FY 1997 rescission 
proposals.

Deferrals (Attachments B and D)

    As of July 1, 1997, $2,220 million in budget authority was being 
deferred from obligation. Attachment D shows the status of each 
deferral reported during FY 1997.

Information From Special Messages

    The special messages containing information on the rescission 
proposals and deferrals that are covered by this cumulative report is 
printed in the editions of the Federal Register cited below:


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61 FR 66172, Monday, December 16, 1996
62 FR 8045, Friday, February 21, 1997
62 FR 14478, Wednesday, March 26, 1997
Franklin D. Raines,
Director.

               Attachment A--Status of FY 1997 Rescissions              
                        [in millions of dollars)                        
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                                                              Budgetary 
                                                              resources 
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Rescissions proposed by the President......................        407.1
Rejected by the Congress...................................       -122.0
Amounts rescinded by P.L. 105-18...........................       -285.1
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Currently before the Congress..............................  ...........
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                Attachment B--Status of FY 1997 Deferrals               
                        [In millions of dollars]                        
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                                                              Budgetary 
                                                              resources 
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Deferrals proposed by the President........................      3,544.3
Routine Executive releases through July 1, 1997............     -1,324.7
(OMB/Agency releases of $1,324.7 million.)                              
Overturned by the Congress.................................  ...........
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Currently before the Congress..............................      2,219.6
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                                        Attachment C--Status of FY 1997 Rescission Proposals--As of July 1, 1997                                        
                                                            [Amounts in thousands of dollars]                                                           
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                                                             Amounts pending                                                                            
                                                             before Congress                  Previously                                                
                                                         ----------------------   Date of      withheld    Date made      Amount                        
        Agency/bureau account           Rescission No.      Less                  message      and made    available    rescinded   Congressional action
                                                          than 45   More than                 available                                                 
                                                            days     45 days                                                                            
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      DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                        
Foreign Agricultural Service:                                                                                                                           
    P.L. 480 grants--Titles I (OFD),  R97-1               .......        3,500      2-10-97        3,500      4-30-97  ...........                      
     II, and III.                                                                                                                                       
    P.L. 480 program account........  R97-2               .......       46,500      2-10-97       46,500      4-30-97  ...........                      
                                                                                                                                                        
   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                        
Operation and Maintenance:                                                                                                                              
    Operation and maintenance,        R97-4               .......       10,000      2-10-97       10,000      4-28-97  ...........                      
     Defense-wide.                                                                                                                                      
Procurement:                                                                                                                                            
    National Guard and Reserve        R97-5               .......       62,000      2-10-97       62,000      4-28-97  ...........                      
     equipment.                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                        
        DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                        
Energy Programs:                                                                                                                                        
    Strategic petroleum reserve.....  R97-6               .......       11,000      2-10-97       11,000      4-28-97       11,000  P.L. 105-18         
    Clean coal technology...........  R97-11              .......       10,000      3-19-97  ...........      6-12-97       10,000  P.L. 105-18         
Power Marketing Administrations:                                                                                                                        
    Construction, rehabilitation,     R97-7               .......        2,111      2-10-97        2,111      4-28-97        2,111  P.L. 105-18         
     operation and maintenance,                                                                                                                         
     Western Area Power                                                                                                                                 
     Administration.                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                        
   DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN                                                                                                                      
             DEVELOPMENT                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                        
Public and Indian Housing Programs:                                                                                                                     
    Annual contributions for          R97-8               .......  \1\ 250,000      2-10-97        (\1\)      6-12-97      250,000  P.L. 105-18         
     assisted housing.                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                        
        DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                        
General Administration:                                                                                                                                 

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    Working capital fund............  R97-9               .......        6,400      2-10-97          (*)      6-12-97        6,400  P.L. 105-18         
                                                                                                                                                        
   GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                        
General Activities:                                                                                                                                     
    Expenses, Presidential            R97-10              .......    \2\ 5,600      2-10-97        (\2\)      6-12-97        5,600  P.L. 105-18         
     transition.                                                                                                                                        
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        Total Rescissions...........  ..................        0      407,111  ...........      135,111  ...........      285,111                      
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\1\ Funds are not available for obligation pursuant to section 218 of P.L. 104-208.                                                                     
\2\ Funds are not available for obligation pursuant to 2 USC 102 (note).                                                                                
* Funds were never withheld from obligation.                                                                                                            


                                              Attachment D--Status of FY 1997 Deferrals--As of July 1, 1997                                             
                                                            [Amounts in thousands of dollars]                                                           
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                                                   Amounts transmitted                       Releases(-)                                                
                                                ------------------------   Date of  ----------------------------- Congressional   Cumulative    Amount  
      Agency/bureau account        Deferral No.   Original   Subsequent    message   Cumulative  Congressionally      action     adjustments   deferred 
                                                   request    change(+)              OMB/agency      required                        (+)      as of 7-1-
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    FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE                                                                                                                           
            PRESIDENT                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
International Security                                                                                                                                  
 Assistance:                                                                                                                                            
    Economic support fund and     D97-1           1,258,292  ..........     12-4-96   1,050,927  ...............  .............  ...........     207,365
     International Fund for                                                                                                                             
     Ireland.                                                                                                                                           
    Foreign military financing    D97-2           1,412,375  ..........     12-4-96     101,655  ...............  .............  ...........   1,310,720
     program.                                                                                                                                           
    Foreign military financing    D97-3              60,000  ..........     12-4-96  ..........  ...............  .............  ...........      60,000
     loan program.                                                                                                                                      
    Foreign military financing    D97-4             540,000  ..........     12-4-96  ..........  ...............  .............  ...........     540,000
     direct loan financing                                                                                                                              
     account.                                                                                                                                           
Agency for International                                                                                                                                
 Development:                                                                                                                                           
    International disaster        D97-5             147,800  ..........     12-4-96     119,166  ...............  .............  ...........      28,634
     assistance, Executive.                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                        
       DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                        
Other:                                                                                                                                                  
    United States emergency       D97-6             118,486  ..........     12-4-96      53,000  ...............  .............  ...........      65,486
     refugee and migration                                                                                                                              
     assistance fund.                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                        
 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                        
Limitation on administrative      D97-7               7,365  ..........     12-4-96  ..........  ...............  .............  ...........  ..........
 expenses.                        D97-7A                            4       2-10-97                                                                7,369
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    Total, Deferrals............  .............   3,544,318         4    ..........   1,324,748  ...............  .............            0   2,219,574
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