    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)]
    [November 1, 1993]
    [Page 1879]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Reporting Budget Rescissions
    November 1, 1993

    To the Congress of the United States:
        In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control
    Act of 1974, I herewith report 37 proposed rescissions of budget
    authority, totaling $1.9 billion.
        These proposed rescissions affect programs of the Departments of
    Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Housing and Urban Development,
    Interior, State, and Transportation, International Security Assistance
    programs, and programs of the Agency for International Development, the
    Army Corps of Engineers, the General Services Administration, the Small
    Business Administration, the State Justice Institute, and the United
    States Information Agency. The details of these proposed rescissions are
    set forth in the attached letter from the Director of the Office of
    Management and Budget and in the accompanying report.
        Concurrent with these proposals, I am transmitting to the Congress
    FY 1994 supplemental appropriations language requests that would remove
    a variety of restrictions that impede effective functioning of the
    government, including certain proposals outlined in the recommendations
    of the National Performance Review.
        Together, the supplemental language requests and the rescission
    proposals would result in a total budget authority reduction of $2.0
    billion. My Administration is committed to working closely with the
    Congress to produce legislation that will achieve this level of savings.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,
    November 1, 1993.

    Note: The report detailing the proposed rescissions was published in the
    Federal Register on November 9.