April 18, 1989
To the Congress of the United States:
In accordance with the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith report five revised deferrals of budget authority now totaling $649,663,811.
The deferrals affect programs in the Departments of Agriculture, Defense-Civil, Energy, Health and Human Services-Social Security Administration, and Justice.
The details of the deferrals are contained in the enclosed report.
George Bush
The White House,
April 18, 1989.
Note: The attachments detailing the deferrals were printed in the "Federal Register" of April 27.
George Bush, Message to the Congress Reporting Budget Deferrals Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/263146