    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book I)]
    [February 23, 1996]
    [Page 322]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Reporting Budget Deferrals and Rescissions
    February 23, 1996

    To the Congress of the United States:
        In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control
    Act of 1974, I herewith report three new deferrals and one revised
    deferral, totaling $3.6 billion, and four rescission proposals of
    budgetary resources, totaling $140 million.
        These deferrals affect the International Security Assistance
    programs as well as programs of the Agency for International
    Development. The rescission proposals affect the Department of Defense.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    February 23, 1996.

    Note: The report detailing the deferrals and proposed rescissions was
    published in the Federal Register on March 15.