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Seminar: Congressional Enactment

Seminar: Congressional Enactment. Program Management Office Course PMT 352B. Version 3.2, 3-27-13. Notional Enactment Process and Timeline. President’s Budget to Congress. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. HBC. HEARINGS. FLOOR. MARKUPS. BUDGET RESOLUTION.

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Seminar: Congressional Enactment

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  1. Seminar: Congressional Enactment Program Management Office Course PMT 352B Version 3.2, 3-27-13

  2. Notional Enactment Process and Timeline President’s Budget to Congress Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct HBC HEARINGS FLOOR MARKUPS BUDGET RESOLUTION CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONF HEARINGS SBC MARKUPS FLOOR HEARINGS MARKUPS FLOOR HASC FLOOR Authorizations Act AUTHORIZATION CONF FLOOR HEARINGS MARKUPS FLOOR SASC HAC HEARINGS MARKUPS FLOOR FLOOR Appropriations Act APPROPRIATION CONF HEARINGS MARKUPS FLOOR FLOOR SAC Version 3.2, 3-27-13

  3. Concurrent Resolution • House and Senate Budget Committees, 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 whence it becomes the Concurrent Budget Resolution (Probably May) Enactment Process

  4. 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. Enactment Process

  5. Program Funding Authorizations Act Authorizes programs and target dollars to fund those programs Appropriations Act Provides the funds OMB provides budget authority to Departments / Agencies usually quarterly for MILPERS and O&M appropriation categories and annually for RDT&E, Procurement, and MILCON appropriation categories. Apportionment DoD “allocates” budget authority down to subordinate elements, e.g., the Military Departments and DoD agencies (usually quarterly) Allocation Services and Agencies “sub-allocate” budget authority to their major commands and components Sub-Allocation Major commands and components “allot” budgetary authority to smaller organizational elements, such as the program offices Allotment Budget Execution At the Program Office

  6. J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D Execution FY12 & prior Execution Enactment FY13 FY13 & prior Programming & Budgeting Planning Execution Enactment FY14 FY14 & prior POM FY14-18 Budget FY14 Programming & Budgeting Planning Enactment FY15 FY15 & prior POM FY15-19 Budget FY15 Programming & Budgeting Planning POM FY16-20 Budget FY16 Resource Allocation Process - Overlap CY12 CY13 CY14 Execution Execution Execution Ex

  7. Laws Governing Management of Funds Misappropriation Act[Title 31, U.S. Code, Section 1301] • Requires that appropriated funds be used only for those purposes and programs for which the appropriation was made. Antideficiency Act[Title 31, U.S. Code, Sections 1341 & 1517] • 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

  8. Two independent phases for Appeals (Keep them separate) • Rules of the Road • #1: Appeals must be kept in the same phase (authorization or appropriation) • Appeals to a HASC Mark go to the SASC, then to the joint conference if denied • Appeals to a HAC Mark 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) Appeals to Congressional Marks ** NOTE: When marks to budget amounts are appealed, the appeal will be to the amount that is closest to (but does not exceed) the PB request within the last two marks. If only one mark has been made, or if one or more marks exceeds the PB request, then the appeal will be back to the amount of the PB request.

  9. And now that I have your attention…..review USD/C and AT&L Joint Memo, 10 Sep 2012 “Unobligated Funds: Obligation Rate Tenets” (Day-1 Decision Systems Briefing, Part 4)

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