October 02, 1989
To the Congress of the United States:
In accordance with the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith report seven deferrals of budget authority totalling $1,380,399,855.
The deferrals affect the International Security Assistance program, as well as programs of the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, State, and Transportation.
The details of these deferrals are contained in the attached report.
George Bush
The White House,
October 2, 1989.
Note: The attachment detailing the deferrals was printed in the "Federal Register" of October 6.
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/263609