February 1, 1984
To the Congress of the United States:
In accordance with the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith report nine rescission
proposals totaling $634,711,454, thirteen new deferrals of budget authority totaling $143,595,000
and five revised deferrals of budget authority totaling $68,152,365.
The rescissions affect programs in the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and
Interior, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Delaware and Susquehanna River Basin
Commissions, the Panama Canal Commission, and two Department of Agriculture off-budget
revolving funds.
The deferrals affect the Departments of Agriculture, Education, Energy, Interior, State, and
Transportation, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. The details of the rescission proposals and
deferrals are contained in the attached reports.
Ronald Reagan
The White House,
February 1, 1984.
Note: The attachments detailing the proposed rescissions and deferrals are printed in the Federal
Register of February 7, 1984.