The White House is preparing a formal request to Congress to cancel $9.3 billion in funding already approved for public broadcasting as well as foreign aid cuts identified by the Department of Government Efficiency, according to reports.

In a memo, White House budget director Russ Vought is seeking rescissions in $1.1 appropriated for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, which channels funds to PBS and National Public Radio, and $8.3 billion in USAID cuts, the New York Post reported.

The formal request starts a 45-day clock for Congress to approve the proposed clawbacks. Both houses will need a simple majority to pass the request when lawmakers return from the two-week Easter recess, Politico reported.

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