Limitations on Fiscal Year 1981 Fourth Quarter Obligations in Certain Agencies

Pursuant to the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1981 and the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1981, GAO reported on the limitations on fiscal year 1981 fourth quarter obligations in certain agencies. The agencies covered by these appropriations were required to: (1) limit their fourth quarter 1981 obligations to not more than 30 percent of their total budget authority; and (2) limit obligations for any month in the last quarter of 1981 to no more than 15 percent of their total budget authority.