Status Report on Budget Authority That Was Proposed for Rescission

OGC-82-1 Published: Oct 28, 1981. Publicly Released: Oct 28, 1981.

Highlights

GAO reviewed the status of the budget authority that was proposed for rescission, but for which Congress failed to pass a rescission bill as defined in the Impoundment Control Act.

Full Report

Full Report (2 pages)

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Chuck Young

Managing Director

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(202) 512-4800

Topics

Budget and Spending

Appropriated fundsBudget administrationBudget authority rescissionBudget cutsImpoundmentBudget rescissionsBudget authorityContract terminationImpoundment controlFossil fuels