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“REPORT RELATIVE TO TWO DEFERRALS OF BUDGET AUTHORITY, TOTALING $2 BILLION--PM 84” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S4143 on May 9, 2002.
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REPORT RELATIVE TO TWO DEFERRALS OF BUDGET AUTHORITY, TOTALING $2
BILLION--PM 84
Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2001, the Secretary of the Senate, on May 3, 2002, during the recess of the Senate, received the following message from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying report; which was referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975 as modified by the order of April 11, 1986; to the Committee on Appropriations; the Budget; and Foreign Relations:
To the Congress of the United States:
In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith report two deferrals of budget authority, totaling $2 billion.
The proposed deferrals affect the Department of State and International Assistance Programs.
George Bush. The White House, May 3, 2002.
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