The rescissions were developed in a manner that tried to minimize the number of accounts. In order to do this we sought activities that had larger dollar amounts available for rescission. These activities can be grouped into four categories: The first is: Low priority defense and international programs. including $110 million for the Russian Army Officer Resettlement Program. which has been deemed an unnecessary expensive program. $100 million of atomic energy waste cleanup. funds that are not needed this year. $70 million from the Emergency Immigration Fund. monies available for reduction because of a lack of Haitian and Cuba refugees. and $62 million from the African Development Fund. monies that cant be spent because our government hasnt begun replenishment negotiations. The second category is low priority domestic programs. including the following: A $200 million youth training program that doesnt work and which even President Clinton wants to cut in fiscal year 1996. a $100 million school improvement program proposed for rescission by President Clinton. and a $13 million rail Freight Assistance Program again targeted for rescission by the President. The third category includes unobligated/unauthorized programs. including. a $200 million cut in the Clean Coal Technology Program unneeded this year. an unauthorized $40 million redevelopment program for the Penn Station in New York City. and another unauthorized $400 million wind tunnel program for NASA.
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