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President's Letter to Congress reporting on additional rescissions and deferrals for the FY 1975 with Summary of Proposed Rescissions and Deferrals table
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Digitized from Box 3 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 4, 1974 Office of the White House Press Secretary THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: I herewith report on additional rescissions and deferrals for the fiscal year 1975, as required by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Proposed rescissions which accompany this message total $182 million and deferrals total $3,239 million. Included in this second submission to the Congress under the new act are reports on actions concluded before the effective date of the act and thus are not subject, in the opinion of the Attorney General, to the provisions of the new act. I am reporting this additional infor- mation because I believe that it is appropriate to keep the Congress informed on the status of all funds with- held from obligation. The attachment to this message lists the items reported and identifies those actions taken prior to the effective date of this act. Failure to take the actions reported would result in $3.4 billion of additional budget authority becoming available for obligation. This would increase Federal spending in the current fiscal year by $12 million and in fiscal year 1976 by over $220 million. Additional spending would be even greater in 1977, the first year in which the new procedures for congressional review of the budget will be in effect. These actions are essential both to assure efficient management of funds and to help keep Federal spending from rising beyond current estimates. These are essential steps to achieve the degree of fiscal restraint we need in order to curb inflation. GERALD R. FORD THE WHITE HOUSE, October 4, 1974 # # # # FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 4, 1974 Office of the White House Press Secretary THE WHITE HOUSE SUMMARY OF PROPOSED RESCISSIONS AND DEFERRALS (dollars in thousands) Rescis- Budget sion #: Item Authority Rescissions: Agriculture: R75-3 Agricultural Conservation Program (REAP) 85,000* R75-4 Forest Roads and Trails 63,553* Housing and Urban Development: R75-5 College Housing 14,518* Interior: R75-6 Public Lands Development, Roads and Trails. 4,891* R75-7 Road Construction 14,000 Defer- Deferrals: ral #: Funds Appropriated to the President: D75-19 Agency for International Development 20,000* Agriculture: D75-20 Special Foreign Currency Program 2,516* D75-21 Emergency Conservation Measures 5,000 D75-22 Marketing Services 903* D75-23 Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund 341* D75-24 Forest Roads and Trails 420,000* D75-25 Forest Fire Prevention 152 D75-26 Expenses, Brush Disposal 18,747* Commerce: D75-27 Financial and Technical Assistance Trade Adjustment Assistance 1,780* D75-28 Inter-American Cultural and Trade Center 4,891* D75-29 Construction of Facilities 231* D75-30 Coastal Zone Management 3,175* D75-31 Scientific and Technical Research and Services 2,468* Defense, Military: D75-32 Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy 497,990 D75-33 Military Construction, All 156,893 D75-34 Special Foreign Currency Program 955 Defense, Civil: Soldiers' and Airmen's Home: D75-35 Capital Outlay 613# Panama Canal: D75-36 Capital Outlay 500* D75-37 Wildlife Conservation, All 297* *Action taken prior to enactment of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act on July 12, 1974. more (OVER) 2 Defer- Budget ral #: Item Authority Deferrals (cont): Health, Education, and Welfare: D75-38 Health Services Delivery 2,250* D75-39 Indian Health Facilities 88* D75-40 Buildings and Facilities (NIH) 10,441* D75-41 Scientific Activities Overseas (Special Foreign Currency Program) 21,714* D75-42 Higher Education 8,788* D75-43 Research and Training Activities Overseas (Special Foreign Currency Program) 8,158 D75-44 Limitation on Construction 15,393* D75-45 Model Secondary School for the Deaf 803* D75-46 Howard University 11,490* Housing and Urban Development: D75-47 Non-profit Sponsor Assistance 7,995* D75-48 Home Ownership Assistance 264,117* D75-49 Open Space Land Programs 55,161* D75-50 Grants for Neighborhood Facilities 48* D75-51 Grants for Basic Water and Sewer Facilities 401,734* D75-52 Public Facility Loans 199,290* D75-53 New Community Assistance Grants 1,799* Interior: D75-54 Public Lands Development Roads and Trails 30,000* D75-55 Land and Water Conservation Fund 30,000* D75-56 Federal Add in Fish Restoration and Management 6,924* D75-57 Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration 19,375* D75-58 National Wildlife Refuges Fund 3,642 D75-59 Proceeds from Sales, Water Resources Development Projects 4* D75-60 Road Construction 312,098 D75-61 Payments from Proceeds, Sale of Water Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Sec. 40(d) 28# D75-62 Drainage of Anthracite Mines 3,575* D75-63 BIA, Road Construction Program 110,423 D75-64 Acquisition of Land and Loans to Indians of Oklahoma, Act of June 26, 1936 105* Justice: D75-65 Buildings and Facilities 19,320* State: D75-66 Acquisition, Operation, and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad 33,310 D75-67 Construction, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico 4,696* Transportation: D75-68 Acquisition, Construction and Improvements 7,614 D75-69 Civil Supersonic Aircraft Development Termination 8,113 D75-70 Facilities and Equipment (Airport and Airway Trust Fund) 260,824 D75-71 National Scenic and Recreational Highway and Trust Fund Share of Other Highway Programs 90,000 *Action taken prior to enactment of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act on July 12, 1974. more 3 Defer- Budget ral #: Item Authority D75-72 Rail Crossings Demonstration Projects 8,015 Atomic Energy Commission: D75-73 Plant and Capital Equipment 1,500 Environmental Protection Agency: Abatement and Control: D75-74 Water Program Operations 2,000 D75-75 Water Planning and Standards 30,000 District of Columbia: D75-76 Loans for Capital Outlay (consolidated) 96,800 Federal Energy Administration: D75-77 Salaries and Expenses 11,929 American Revolution Bicentennial Administration: D75-78 Salaries and Expenses, States Grants Programs 11,000 D75-79 Commemorative Activities Fund 6,310 Railroad Retirement Board: D75-80 Railroad Unemployment Administrative Expenses, Trust Fund 4,716* Total 3,441,004 Action taken prior to enactment of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act on July 12, 1974. ####