Impoundments
Comments on Proposed Rescissions of Fiscal Year 1996 Budget Authority Gao ID: OGC-96-10 June 10, 1996On April 12, 1996, the President submitted to Congress his sixth special impoundment message for fiscal year 1996, which reports 10 proposed rescissions of budget authority affecting programs at the Defense Department. GAO reviewed the proposed rescissions and found them to be in accordance with the Impoundment Control Act.
GAO found that the 10 proposed budget authority rescissions, which affect the Department of Defense, were in accordance with the Impoundment Control Act and totalled $400.4 million. GAO also provided specific information on six proposed rescissions reported in the message.