98-6944. Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 13289-13292]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-6944]
    
    
    
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    OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
    
    
    Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals
    
    March 1, 1998.
        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 March 1, 1998, of 24 rescission 
    proposals and eight deferrals contained in two special messages for FY 
    1998. These messages were transmitted to Congress on February 3 and 
    February 20, 1998.
    
    Rescissions (Attachments A and C)
    
        As of March 1, 1998, 24 rescission proposals totaling $20 million 
    had been transmitted to the Congress. Attachment C shows the status of 
    the FY 1998 rescission proposals.
    
    Deferrals (Attachments B and D)
    
        As of March 1, 1998, $3,606 million in budget authority was being 
    deferred from obligation. Attachment D shows the status of each 
    deferral reported during FY 1998.
    
    Information From Special Messages
    
        The special messages containing information on the rescission 
    proposals and deferrals that are covered by this cumulative report are 
    printed in the editions of the Federal Register cited below:
    
    63 FR 7004, Wednesday, February 11, 1998
    63 FR 10076, Friday, February 27, 1998
    Franklin D. Raines,
    Director.
    
    Attachments
    
                  Attachment A.--Status of FY 1998 Rescissions              
                            [In millions of dollars]                        
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Budgetary 
                                                                  resources 
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Rescissions proposed by the President......................         20.1
    Rejected by the Congress...................................  ...........
    Amounts rescinded..........................................  ...........
                                                                ------------
    Currently before the Congress..............................         20.1
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                   Attachment B.--Status of FY 1998 Deferrals               
                            [In millions of dollars]                        
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Budgetary 
                                                                  resources 
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Deferrals proposed by the President........................      4,833.0
    Routine Executive releases through March 1, 1998 (OMB/                  
     Agency releases of $1,227.5 million.).....................      1,227.5
    Overturned by the Congress.................................  ...........
                                                                ------------
    Currently before the Congress..............................      3,605.5
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                                           Attachment C.--Status of FY 1998 Rescission Proposals--As of March 1, 1998                                       
                                                                [Amounts in thousands of dollars]                                                           
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                                                                  Amounts pending before                                                                    
                                                                         Congress                        Previously                                         
            Agency/bureau/account             Rescission No.    --------------------------   Date of      withheld    Date made      Amount    Congressional
                                                                  Less than    More than     message      and made    available    rescinded       action   
                                                                   45 days      45 days                  available                                          
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          Department of Agriculture                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                            
    Agricultural Research Service:                                                                                                                          
        Agricultural Research Service....  R98-1                         223  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection                                                                                                                      
     Service:                                                                                                                                               
        Salaries and expenses............  R98-2                         350  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Food Safety and Inspection Service:                                                                                                                     
        Salaries and expenses............  R98-3                         502  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Grain Inspection, Packers and                                                                                                                           
     Stockyards Administration:                                                                                                                             
        Salaries and expenses............  R98-4                          38  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Agricultural Marketing Service:                                                                                                                         
        Marketing services...............  R98-5                          25  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Farm Service Agency:                                                                                                                                    
        Salaries and expenses............  R98-6                       1,080  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    
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    Natural Resources Conservation                                                                                                                          
     Service:                                                                                                                                               
        Conservation operations..........  R98-7                         378  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Rural Housing Service:                                                                                                                                  
        Salaries and expenses............  R98-8                         846  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Food and Nutrition Service:                                                                                                                             
        Child nutrition programs.........  R98-9                         114  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Forest Service:                                                                                                                                         
        National forest systems..........  R98-10                      1,094  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
        Reconstruction and construction..  R98-11                         30  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
        Forest and rangeland research....  R98-12                        148  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
        State and private forestry.......  R98-13                         59  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
        Wildland fire management.........  R98-14                        148  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
                                                                                                                                                            
          Department of the Interior                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                            
    Bureau of Land Management:                                                                                                                              
        Management of lands and resources  R98-15                      1,188  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
        Oregon and California grant lands  R98-16                      2,500  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Bureau of Reclamation:                                                                                                                                  
        Water and related resources......  R98-17                        532  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Bureau of Mines:                                                                                                                                        
        Mines and minerals...............  R98-18                      1,605  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    United States Fish and Wildlife                                                                                                                         
     Service:                                                                                                                                               
        Construction.....................  R98-19                      1,188  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    National Park Service:                                                                                                                                  
        Construction.....................  R98-20                      1,638  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Bureau of Indian Affairs:                                                                                                                               
        Construction.....................  R98-21                        737  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
                                                                                                                                                            
         Department of Transportation                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                            
    Office of the Secretary:                                                                                                                                
        Payments to air carriers.........  R98-22                      2,499  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
        Payments to air carriers (Airport  R98-23                      1,000  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
         and airway trust fund).                                                                                                                            
    Maritime Administration:                                                                                                                                
        Maritime guaranteed loan (Title    R98-24                      2,138  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
         XI) program account.                                                                                                                               
            Total, rescissions...........  ....................       20,060            0  ...........            0  ...........            0  .............
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                                                 Attachment D.--Status of FY 1998 Deferrals--As of March 1, 1998                                            
                                                                [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 as
                                                  request     change (+)                OMB/agency      required                                  of 3-1-98 
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      Funds Appropriated to the                                                                                                                             
              President                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                            
    International Security                                                                                                                                  
     Assistance:                                                                                                                                            
    
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        Economic support fund     D98-1           2,330,098  ...........       2-3-98    1,164,145  ...............  .............  ...........    1,165,953
         and International Fund                                                                                                                             
         for Ireland.                                                                                                                                       
        International military    D98-2              43,300  ...........       2-3-98       41,900  ...............  .............  ...........        1,400
         education and training.                                                                                                                            
        Foreign military          D98-3           1,483,903  ...........       2-3-98        1,200  ...............  .............  ...........    1,482,703
         financing program.                                                                                                                                 
        Foreign military          D98-4              60,000  ...........       2-3-98  ...........  ...............  .............  ...........       60,000
         financing loan program.                                                                                                                            
        Foreign military          D98-5             657,000  ...........       2-3-98  ...........  ...............  .............  ...........      657,000
         financing direct loan                                                                                                                              
         financing account.                                                                                                                                 
    Agency for International                                                                                                                                
     Development:                                                                                                                                           
        International disaster    D98-6             135,697  ...........       2-3-98       20,250  ...............  .............  ...........      115,447
         assistance, Executive.                                                                                                                             
         Department of State                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                            
    Other:                                                                                                                                                  
        United States emergency   D98-7             115,640  ...........       2-3-98  ...........  ...............  .............  ...........      115,640
         refugee and migration                                                                                                                              
         assistance fund.                                                                                                                                   
    Social Security                                                                                                                                         
     Administration                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                            
    Limitation on administrative  D98-8               7,369  ...........       2-3-98  ...........  ...............  .............  ...........        7,369
     expenses.                                                                                                                                              
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        Total, Deferrals........  ............    4,833,007            0  ...........    1,227,495  ...............  .............            0    3,605,512
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Published:
03/18/1998
Department:
Management and Budget Office
Entry Type:
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Document Number:
98-6944
Pages:
13289-13292 (4 pages)
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