B-290600: Jul 10, 2002

The Committee on Appropriations requested that GAO determine whether the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) violated the Antideficiency Act in apportioning $172 million of budget authority for airlines loan guarantees authorized under the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act. GAO found both OMB and the Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB), in January 2002, violated th...

B-290600: Jul 10, 2002

It is composed of the Secretary of Transportation. Is transmitted by the President to Congress.". At issue here is the subsidy amount for a loan guarantee for America West Airlines. It was not until May 15. There was no budget authority available for apportionment and obligation. The availability of the budget authority provided in the Act is expressly contingent upon transmission of the request....