[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Amounts rescinded by P.L. 105-18...........................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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