Status of Budget Authority Proposed for Deferral

The President's seventh special message for fiscal year 1980 included proposed deferrals of $15.5 million available to the National Park Service for construction of the Cumberland Gap Tunnel Project, $190.8 million available to the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) for employment and training assistance, and $3.6 billion available to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for construction grants. In an expression of disapproval of these deferrals, the Senate passed two impoundment resolutions. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 requires that any amount of budget authority proposed to be deferred shall be made available for obligation if either House of Congress passes an impoundment resolution disapproving such proposed deferral.