Status of Budget Authority Proposed for Rescission

OGC-86-2 Published: Dec 16, 1985. Publicly Released: Dec 16, 1985.

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GAO reported on the status of budget authority proposed for rescission for which Congress failed to pass a rescission bill before the 45-day statutory withholding period expired.

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Aid to refugeesAppropriated fundsAppropriation actsBudget apportionmentBudget authority rescissionExpired appropriationsGrants to statesImpoundment resolutionsLitigationBudget authority