B-200685: Apr 27, 1981

OUR PRELIMINARY VIEWS WERE INFORMALLY DISCUSSED WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF YOUR STAFF IN A BRIEFING ON APRIL 1. YOUR QUESTIONS AND OUR SUMMARY ANSWERS ARE SET OUT IN PART I BELOW. HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RESERVE CETA. RETRIEVE SUCH TITLE VI FUNDS WHICH HAVE BEEN OBLIGATED LOCALLY PURSUANT TO VALID AUTHORITY?". LIKELY WILL. RESULT IN "RETRIEVING" TITLE VI FUNDS WHICH HAVE BEEN OBLIGATED LOCALLY. SUCH PL...

B-200685: Dec 23, 1980

EXPRESSING CONCERN THAT CONGRESSIONAL EFFORTS TO PROCEED WITH FILLING THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE (SPR) HAVE BEEN. SET FORTH BELOW ARE YOUR QUESTIONS AND OUR ANSWERS TO THEM. QUESTION: IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPR PROGRAM SUBJECT TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT? IS IT APPLICABLE TO BUDGET AUTHORITY THAT REMAINS AVAILABLE UNTIL EXPENDED? IS THERE A REQUIREMENT TO EXP...

B-200685: Published: Apr 30, 1981. Publicly Released: Jun 4, 1985.

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) put a freeze on its local rail service assistance program. GAO was asked whether the withholding of funds from the West Virginia Railroad Maintenance Authority as a result of the freeze violated the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act. The freeze was issued because FRA plans to transfer funds appropriated for this program to other FRA activiti...

B-200685: Published: Nov 20, 1981. Publicly Released: Jun 4, 1985.

GAO was asked to present its views on the Impoundment Control Act and on changes to the act which would improve its operation. GAO believes that the basic framework of the act is sound. Its enactment constituted an important step in reassertion by Congress of greater control over the federal budget. The act requires that all impoundments be reported to Congress and gives Congress ultimate control...

B-200685: Published: Apr 13, 1981. Publicly Released: Apr 13, 1981.

GAO was asked about various procedural and legal issues concerning its implementation of the Impoundment Control Act. The Act requires the President to submit a special message to Congress on any impoundments he wishes to initiate. A copy of the message should be transmitted to GAO for review on the same day it is sent to Congress. Each proposed impoundment is assigned to the GAO division with aud...