To the Congress of the United States:
In accordance with the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith propose rescission of $462.0 million in procurement funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for the B-1 bomber. In addition, I am proposing rescission of $1.4 million provided to the Department of Defense for procurement of the short range attack missile (SRAM-B).
The details of the proposed rescissions are contained in the attached reports.
JIMMY CARTER
The White House,
July 19, 1977.
Note: The attachments detailing the rescissions are printed in the FEDERAL REGISTER of July 22, 1977.
The message was not issued in the form of a White House press release.
Jimmy Carter, Budget Rescissions Message to the Congress. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/243250