B-214456: May 14, 1984

Programs administrated by the Department of Education that do not have express statutory authorizations for fiscal year 1985 and whose final year of authorization is fiscal year 1984 are to continue in fiscal year 1985 under authority of the automatic extension provision contained in section 414 of the General Education Provisions Act. The level of funding authorized for programs continuing under...

B-214456: Published: May 14, 1984. Publicly Released: Oct 8, 1985.

GAO responded to a congressional query as to whether the fiscal year (FY) 1985 authorization level for Department of Education programs should be the level originally contained in the General Education Provision Act or the level specified for FY 1984 in the Omnibus Education Reconciliation Act of 1981. The General Education Provisions Act provides for the automatic extension of education programs...