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2 U.S.C. § 685 — Transmission of messages; publication

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2 U.S.C. § 685 — Transmission of messages; publication

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**(a) Delivery to House and Senate** Each special message transmitted under section 683 or 684 of this title shall be transmitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate on the same day, and shall be delivered to the Clerk of the House of Representatives if the House is not in session, and to the Secretary of the Senate if the Senate is not in session. Each special message so transmitted shall be referred to the appropriate committee of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Each such message shall be printed as a document of each House. **(b) Delivery to Comptroller General** A copy of each special message transmitted under section 683 or 684 of this title, shall be transmitted to the Comptroller General on the same day it is transmitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate. In order to assist the Congress in the exercise of its functions under section 683 or 684 of this title, the Comptroller General shall review each such message and inform the House of Representatives and the Senate as promptly as practicable with respect to— (1) in the case of a special message transmitted under [section 683 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section683&num=0&edition=prelim), the facts surrounding the proposed rescission or the reservation of budget authority (including the probable effects thereof); and (2) in the case of a special message transmitted under [section 684 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section684&num=0&edition=prelim), (A) the facts surrounding each proposed deferral of budget authority (including the probable effects thereof) and (B) whether or not (or to what extent), in his judgment, such proposed deferral is in accordance with existing statutory authority. **(c) Transmission of supplementary messages** If any information contained in a special message transmitted under section 683 or 684 of this title is subsequently revised, the President shall transmit to both Houses of Congress and the Comptroller General a supplementary message stating and explaining such revision. Any such supplementary message shall be delivered, referred, and printed as provided in subsection (a). The Comptroller General shall promptly notify the House of Representatives and the Senate of any changes in the information submitted by him under subsection (b) which may be necessitated by such revision. **(d) Printing in Federal Register** Any special message transmitted under section 683 or 684 of this title, and any supplementary message transmitted under subsection (c), shall be printed in the first issue of the Federal Register published after such transmittal. **(e) Cumulative reports of proposed rescissions, reservations, and deferrals of budget authority** (1) The President shall submit a report to the House of Representatives and the Senate, not later than the 10th day of each month during a fiscal year, listing all budget authority for that fiscal year with respect to which, as of the first day of such month— (A) he has transmitted a special message under [section 683 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section683&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to a proposed rescission or a reservation; and (B) he has transmitted a special message under [section 684 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section684&num=0&edition=prelim) proposing a deferral. Such report shall also contain, with respect to each such proposed rescission or deferral, or each such reservation, the information required to be submitted in the special message with respect thereto under section 683 or 684 of this title. (2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be printed in the first issue of the Federal Register published after its submission.

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2 U.S.C. § 683 — Rescission of budget authority

**(a) Transmittal of special message** Whenever the President determines that all or part of any budget authority will not be required to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided or that such budget authority should be rescinded for fiscal policy or other reasons (including the termination of authorized projects or activities for which budget authority has been provided), or whenever all or part of budget authority provided for only one fiscal year is to be reserved from obligation for such fiscal year, the President shall transmit to both Houses of Congress a special message specifying— (1) the amount of budget authority which he proposes to be rescinded or which is to be so reserved; (2) any account, department, or establishment of the Government to which such budget authority is available for obligation, and the specific project or governmental functions involved; (3) the reasons why the budget authority should be rescinded or is to be so reserved; (4) to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated fiscal, economic, and budgetary effect of the proposed rescission or of the reservation; and (5) all facts, circumstances, and considerations relating to or bearing upon the proposed rescission or the reservation and the decision to effect the proposed rescission or the reservation, and to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated effect of the proposed rescission or the reservation upon the objects, purposes, and programs for which the budget authority is provided. **(b) Requirement to make available for obligation** Any amount of budget authority proposed to be rescinded or that is to be reserved as set forth in such special message shall be made available for obligation unless, within the prescribed 45-day period, the Congr

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2 U.S.C. § 684 — Proposed deferrals of budget authority

**(a) Transmittal of special message** Whenever the President, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the head of any department or agency of the United States, or any officer or employee of the United States proposes to defer any budget authority provided for a specific purpose or project, the President shall transmit to the House of Representatives and the Senate a special message specifying— (1) the amount of the budget authority proposed to be deferred; (2) any account, department, or establishment of the Government to which such budget authority is available for obligation, and the specific projects or governmental functions involved; (3) the period of time during which the budget authority is proposed to be deferred; (4) the reasons for the proposed deferral, including any legal authority invoked to justify the proposed deferral; (5) to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated fiscal, economic, and budgetary effect of the proposed deferral; and (6) all facts, circumstances, and considerations relating to or bearing upon the proposed deferral and the decision to effect the proposed deferral, including an analysis of such facts, circumstances, and considerations in terms of their application to any legal authority, including specific elements of legal authority, invoked to justify such proposed deferral, and to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated effect of the proposed deferral upon the objects, purposes, and programs for which the budget authority is provided. A special message may include one or more proposed deferrals of budget authority. A deferral may not be proposed for any period of time extending beyond the end of the fiscal year in which the special message proposing the deferral is transmitted to the House and the Senate.

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3 U.S.C. § 301 — General authorization to delegate functions; publication of delegations

The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.

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2 U.S.C. § 681 — Disclaimer

Nothing contained in this Act, or in any amendments made by this Act, shall be construed as— (1) asserting or conceding the constitutional powers or limitations of either the Congress or the President; (2) ratifying or approving any impoundment heretofore or hereafter executed or approved by the President or any other Federal officer or employee, except insofar as pursuant to statutory authorization then in effect; (3) affecting in any way the claims or defenses of any party to litigation concerning any impoundment; or (4) superseding any provision of law which requires the obligation of budget authority or the making of outlays thereunder.

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2 U.S.C. § 685 — Transmission of messages; publication

Page 219 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 685 § 684. Proposed deferrals of budget authority (a) Transmittal of special message Whenever the President, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the head of any department or agency of the United States, or any officer or employee of the United States proposes to defer any budget authority provided for a specific purpose or project, the President shall transmit to the House of Representatives and the Senate a special message specifying— (1) the amount of the budget authority pro- posed to be deferred; (2) any account, department, or establish- ment of the Government to which such budget authority is available for obligation, and the specific projects or governmental functions in- volved; (3) the period of time during which the budg- et authority is proposed to be deferred; (4) the reasons for the proposed deferral, in- cluding any legal authority invoked to justify the proposed deferral; (5) to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated fiscal, economic, and budgetary ef- fect of the proposed deferral; and (6) all facts, circumstances, and consider- ations relating to or bearing upon the pro- posed deferral and the decision to effect the proposed deferral, including an analysis of such facts, circumstances, and considerations in terms of their application to any legal au- thority, including specific elements of legal authority, invoked to justify such proposed deferral, and to the maximum extent prac- ticable, the estimated effect of the proposed deferral upon the objects, purposes, and pro- grams for which the budget authority is pro- vided. A special message may include one or more pro- posed deferrals of budget authority. A deferral may not be proposed for any period of time ex- tending beyo

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