B-223160: Jul 21, 1986

WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE PRESIDENT TO SPECIFY A DATE CERTAIN ON WHICH HE WILL RELEASE THE DEFERRED BUDGET AUTHORITY. THE PRESIDENT WOULD HAVE TO RELEASE BUDGET AUTHORITY WITHHELD PURSUANT TO A DEFERRAL UNLESS. BOTH HOUSES OF THE CONGRESS HAVE APPROVED THE DEFERRAL BY PASSING A BILL DEFERRING THE BUDGET AUTHORITY AS PROPOSED. THE ONE-HOUSE VETO IS THE METHOD FOR THE CONGRESS TO DISAPPROVE DEFERRALS...

B-223160: Published: Jul 21, 1986. Publicly Released: Aug 20, 1986.

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO commented on S. 2229, which would amend the Impoundment Control Act to require the President to release budget authority withheld pursuant to a deferral unless, within 45 days of continuous congressional session after the date on which Congress received the proposal, Congress has passed a bill approving the proposed deferral. Under the act, a one-house veto...