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What is contained in the Concurrent Resolution process?
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House and Senate Budget Committee, aided by CBO analysis, each come up with a version of a budget resolution that contains estimated revenues and expenditures by government "function" The different versions then go to conference where a common budget resolution is hammered out The conference resolution then goes back to each House for passage where it becomes the Concurrent Budget Resolution (probably May) |
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What are the two funding actions of the Enactment process and who is responsible?
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Authorization (HASC and SASC) * Authorize programs and target dollars to fund those programs * Different versions are reconciled in a House-Senate conference on defense authorization (National Defense Authorization Act) -Contains programs, target dollars, new policy items Appropriation (HAC and SAC) * Each marks up the Appropriations Bill and sends it on for passage by its respective House * House-Senate conference committee on defense appropriation meets to hammer out a common bill * Bill goes back to the House and Senate for passage and then on to the President for signature |
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What is an Authorization Act?
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Authorizes programs and target dollars to fund those programs |
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What is an Appropriations Act?
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It provides the funds |
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What is an Apportionment?
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OMB provides budget authority to Department / Agencies usually quarterly for MILPERS and O&M appropriation categories and annually for RDT&E, Procurement, and MILCON appropriation categories
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What is an Allocation?
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DoD "allocates" budget authority down to subordinate elements (Mil Dept & DoD Agencies) (usually quarterly) |
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What is a Sub-Allocation?
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Services and Agencies "sub-allocate" budget authority to their major commands and components |
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What is an Allotment?
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Major commands and components "allot" budgetary authority to smaller organizational elements, such as the program office |
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What level is responsible for the Budget Execution?
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The Program Office |
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What is a Misappropriation Act and what statue governs this?
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(Title 31, USC, Sect 1301) |
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What is the Antideficiency Act and what statue governs this?
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- Prohibits any officer or employee from making or authorizing an obligation in excess of amount available in an appropriation or in excess of the amount sub-divided by agency actions - Forbids involvement of the government in any contract or obligation to pay money from the US Treasury in advance of an appropriation - Requires agency regulations to ensure that obligations are kept within appropriated or sub-divided amount and to fix responsibility for violations of the Act (Title 31, USC Sect 1341 & 1517) |
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What are the two phases of the Appeals to Congressional Marks?
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- Appeals to a HASC Mark go to the SASC, then to the joint conference if denied - Appeals to a HAC Mark must go to the SAC, then to the joint conference if denied #2 - Appeals can only be made for the amount in or closest to - what was in the President's Budget #3 - You can appeal other things besides $$ (i.e., cuts in quantities, manpower, policy language) |