64130 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 232 / Wednesday, December 3, 1997 / Notices

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND

BUDGET

Cancellation Pursuant to Line Item

Veto Act; Departments of Commerce,

Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and

Related Agencies Appropriations Act,

1998

December 2, 1997.

One Special Message from the

President under the Line Item Veto Act

is published below. The President

signed the message on December 2,

1997. Under the Act, the message is

required to be printed in the Federal

Register (2 U.S.C. 691a(c)(2)).

Clarence C. Crawford,

Associate Director for Administration.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington,

December 2, 1997.

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with the Line Item Veto Act,

I hereby cancel the dollar amount of

discretionary budget authority, as specified

in the attached report, contained in the

‘‘Departments of Commerce, Justice, and

State, and Related Agencies Appropriations

Act, 1998’’ (H.R. 2267). I have determined

that the cancellation of this amount will

reduce the Federal budget deficit, will not

impair any essential Government functions,

and will not harm the national interest. This

letter, together with its attachment,

constitutes a special message under section

1022 of the Congressional Budget and

Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as

amended.

Sincerely,

William J. Clinton.

The Honorable Newt Gingrich,

Speaker of the House of Representatives,

Washington, D.C. 20515.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington,

December 2, 1997.

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with the Line Item Veto Act,

I hereby cancel the dollar amount of

discretionary budget authority, as specified

in the attached report, contained in the

‘‘Departments of Commerce, Justice, and

State, and Related Agencies Appropriations

Act, 1998’’ (H.R. 2267). I have determined

that the cancellation of this amount will

reduce the Federal budget deficit, will not

impair any essential Government functions,

and will not harm the national interest. This

letter, together with its attachment,

constitutes a special message under section

1022 of the Congressional Budget and

Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as

amended.

Sincerely,

William J. Clinton.

The Honorable Albert Gore, Jr.,

President of the Senate,

Washington, D.C. 20510.

Cancellation No. 97–82.

CANCELLATION OF DOLLAR

AMOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY

BUDGET AUTHORITY

Report Pursuant to the Line Item Veto

Act, P.L. 104–130

Bill Citation: ‘‘Departments of

Commerce, Justice, and State, the

Judiciary, and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act, 1998’’ (H.R. 2267).

1(A). Dollar Amount of Discretionary

Budget Authority: $5,000 thousand for a

cooperative agreement with Montana

State University for a research program

on green buildings on page 37 of the

enrolled bill (H.R. 2267) and on page

142 of House Report 105–405 (Joint

Explanatory Statement of the Committee

of Conference), dated November 13,

1997.

1(B). Determinations: This

cancellation will reduce the Federal

budget deficit, will not impair any

essential Government functions, and

will not harm the national interest.

1(C), (E). Reasons for Cancellation;

Facts, Circumstances, and

Considerations Relating to or Bearing

Upon the Cancellation; and Estimated

Effect of Cancellation on Objects,

Purposes, and Programs: H.R. 2267

provides $5 million for a cooperative

agreement with Montana State

University (MSU) for research on green

buildings. This project circumvents the

National Institute of Standards and

Technology’s (NIST) research selection

process and meets no clear agency need.

NIST labs do not provide large, openended research grants to external

facilities. With the proposed research

conducted entirely at MSU, NIST has no

leverage to oversee its quality or

relevance. Similar grants in FY 1994

and FY 1997 were not requested by the

Administration, and have shown no

demonstrated benefits to NIST’s

mission. By diverting scarce resources

to a non-federal facility, this project

damages NIST’s ability to chose projects

for their national benefit and technical

merit. As the proposed demonstration

lab does not meet NIST’s research needs

and is far from existing facilities, this

project’s benefits would accrue

primarily to Montana State University.

1(D). Estimated Fiscal, Economic, and

Budgetary Effect of Cancellation: As a

result of the cancellation, Federal

outlays will not increase, as specified

below. This will have a commensurate

effect on the Federal budget deficit and,

to that extent, will have a beneficial

effect on the economy.

Outlay changes

[In thousands of dollars]

Fiscal year:

1998 ..................................... ..................

1999 ..................................... ¥3,850

2000 ..................................... ¥1,050

2001 ..................................... ¥100

2002 ..................................... ..................

2003–07 ............................... ..................

Total ................................. ¥5,000

1(F). Adjustments to Non-Defense

Discretionary Spending Limits

Budget authority: ¥$5,000 thousand

in FY 1998.

Outlays: The estimated outlay effect

for each year is shown above.

Evaluation of Effects of These

Adjustments upon Sequestration

Procedures: If a sequestration were

required, such sequestration would

occur at levels that are reduced by the

amounts above.

2(A). Agency: Department of

Commerce.

2(A). Bureau: National Institute of

Standards and Technology.

2(A). Governmental Function/Project

(Account): Research and Development

(Scientific and Technical Research and

Services).

2(B). States and Congressional

Districts Affected: Montana, At Large.

2(C). Total Number of Cancellations

(inclusive) in Current Session in each

State and District identified above:

Montana: five.

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