Budget Issues: Compliance Report Required by the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990
AFMD-92-43
Published: Feb 14, 1992. Publicly Released: Feb 14, 1992.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed whether Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reports and presidential orders issued during the session of Congress ending January 3, 1992, complied with the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.
Recommendations
Matter for Congressional Consideration
| Matter | Status | Comments |
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| Congress should consider certain technical corrections to the Budget Enforcement Act, which include: (1) eliminating the possibility of a deficit sequestration resulting from the scoring of continuing resolutions under the circumstances described above; (2) defining what constitutes a change in concept; (3) addressing the issue of spending-limit adjustments that are due to the scoring of reappropriations; (4) clarifying how errors in original OMB budget estimates are to be corrected; and (5) addressing how Social Security administrative expenses should be calculated for purposes of the baseline. |
Closed – Not Implemented
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The Budget Enforcement Act of 1997 made some changes to BEA of 1990, but did not address GAO's specific recommendations. |
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Appropriated fundsBudget administrationBudget authorityBudget obligationsContinuing budget resolutionsDeficit reductionExecutive ordersReappropriationsReporting requirementsBudget deficit