August 27, 1987
To the Congress of the United States:
In accordance with the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith report two revised deferrals of budget authority now totaling $706,709,883.
The deferrals affect programs in the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services.
The details of these deferrals are contained in the attached report.
RONALD REAGAN
The White House,
August 27, 1987.
Note: The attachments detailing the proposed deferrals were printed in the "Federal Register" of September 2.
Ronald Reagan, 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/253323