Deferral of SPR Budget Authority Not Reported to Congress

OGC-83-11 Published: May 05, 1983. Publicly Released: May 05, 1983.

Highlights

GAO reported a deferral of budget authority provided for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) petroleum account which should have been, but was not, reported to Congress pursuant to the provisions of the Impoundment Control Act.

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Topics

Budget and Spending

Deferral of budget authorityIntergovernmental fiscal relationsOil resourcesStrategic materialsUnobligated budget balancesBudget deferralsStrategic petroleum reservesImpoundment controlBudget authorityCrude oil