99-20700. Budget Rescissions and Deferrals

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43785-43786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20700]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Budget Rescissions and Deferrals

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
    In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974, I herewith report one revised deferral of 
budget authority, now totaling $173 million.
    The deferral affects programs of the Department of State.

      William J. Clinton

THE WHITE HOUSE,
    August 2, 1999.

Supplemental Report

Report Pursuant to Section 1013 of P.L. 93-344

    This report updates Deferral No. 99-1A, which was transmitted to 
Congress on February 1, 1999.

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    This revision increases by $72,276,278 the previous deferral of 
$100,581,381 in the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 
Assistance Fund, Department of State, resulting in a total deferral 
of $172,857,659. This increase results from the deferral of new 
budget authority provided for FY 1999 in the FY 1999 Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 106-31).

DEFERRAL OF BUDGET AUTHORITY

Report Pursuant to Section 1013 of P.L. 93-344

Agency: DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau: Other.
Account: United States emergency refugee and migration assistance 
fund 1 (11X0400)
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    \1\ This account was the subject of a similar deferral in FY 
1998 (D98-7).

New budget authority: *$195,000,000
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    * Revised from previous report.
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Other budgetary resources: *75,412,337
Total budgetary resources: *270,412,337

Amount deferred for entire year: *172,857,659

    Justification: This deferral withholds funds available for 
emergency refugee and migration assistance for which no 
determination has been made by the President to provide assistance 
as required by Executive Order No. 11922. Funds will be released as 
the President determines assistance to be furnished and designates 
refugees to be assisted by the Fund. This deferral action is taken 
under the provisions of the Antideficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1512).
    Section 501(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 
1976 (Public Law 94-141) and section 414(b)(1) of the Refugee Act of 
1980 (Public Law 96-212) amended section 2(c) of the Migration and 
Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601) by authorizing a 
fund to enable the President to provide emergency assistance for 
unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs.
    Executive Order No. 11922 of June 16, 1976, allocated all funds 
appropriated to the President for emergency refugee and migration 
assistance to the Secretary of State, but reserved for the President 
the determination of assistance to be furnished and the designation 
of refugees to be assisted by the Fund.
    Estimated programmatic effect: None.

[FR Doc. 99-20700 Filed 8-10-99; 8:45 am]
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