General Provisions

General Provisions Sec. 201. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the total amount of budget authority provided in this Act for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is hereby reduced in the amount of $1,000,000,000: Provided, That this reduction shall be achieved by the reduction of fraud, abuse, and waste as defined and cited in the annual report, dated March 31, 1978, of the Inspector General of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare: Provided further, That this section shall not be construed to change any law authorizing appropriations or other budget authority in this Act.