modules 1.1 and 1.2 Flashcards
1.1 and 1.2
Congress. Gov website
How lawss are made, who senators are
US Fiscal laws are under what title?
Title 31 Money and Finance
OMB Circular A-76
Commercial Activities (contracting out)
OMB Circular A-94
Discount Rates
OMB Circular A-123
Internal Controls
OMB Circular A-136
Financial Statements, Accounting and authority
Date of first congress and constitution took effect
March 4 1789.
Date of Articles of confederation
March 1 1781, ratified by all 13 states
Separatation of power established by…
Articles of Confederation
Constitution ratified by how many states
9 states
Essential principle of the constitution
Government must be confined by rule of law
Article 1 of constitution
Congress and the legislative branch
President of the senate
Vice President but has no vote unless a tie
All bills USUALLY originate in…This is the ____ clause in article ____ section ____
House of representatives (origination clause), but Senate can sometimes. Artilcle 1 section 7
What vote is required to override presidntial veto
2/3 vote
How many days to president have when receiving a bill
10 days but sundays are exempt
(Who approves lower court system, tribunals inferior to superior court)
Congress
Article 2 of the constitution
Executive Branch
Process of treaties, appoint ambassadors, supreme court
president with 2/3 confirmation of the senate
Article 3 of constitution
Judicial Branch
State of the Union
Once a year address by president to justify his budget
Joint resolution
Can original in house or sentae, really no difference between bill and joint resolution
Change to constitution
Through joint resolution and takes 2/3 vote from senate and house. Then GSA submits to states for a vote, 3/4 of the states “ratify.” Never goes to the president
Concurrent Resolution
Matters affecting the OPERATIONS of BOTH house and senate.
Simple Resolution
A matter concerning the operation of house or senate but only affects ONE chamber
How can president initiate bill
Championed by congressman, or through OMB
Three ways to originate legislation
Recommended by president, members or committees
How an appropriation becomes a law
- Bill introduced in house 2. Referred to Appropriations Committee 3. Committee Hearing 4. Committee adopts bill 5. House adopts bill 6. similar process in Senate 7. Conference committee resolves differences 8. House and senate pass in identical form 9. President signs into law
A “Clean Bill”
An orginal bill goes to committee and is marked up so much, they just decide to submit a new bill
Committee report
Committee report is not normally part of the bill but does show the background discussion of the committee
“Engrossed” bill
Has been passed by one chamber of congress but not the other
“the third chamber” of congress
conferrence committee that is hashing out the difference between house and senate bills before going to president as unified bill
Conference committee restricted by
Cannot change what has already been agreed to, cannot insert new matter or leave out matter that was previously agreed to
“Enrolled” measure
Has been agreed upon by house and senate and is headed to POTUS
4 Actions POTUS can take on a bill
- Approve and sign 2. Does not sign but allows bill to become law 3. Pocket Veto 4. Veto
Pocket Veto
If president does not sign bill during 10-day period and congress is adjurned. Bill does not become law
If president doesn’t sign bill and congress is in session
It becomes law
Line item Veto and established by what act?
between 1996-1998 president had this authority but supreme court ruling said it was unconstitutional. 1996 Line item veto act
Phases of the Federal budget process
- Budget Formulation 2. Congressional Action 3. Budget Execution
When is presidents budget due to congress
1st Monday in February
Guidance for budget submission comes from this
OMB circulat A-11
What is an allowance letter?
OMB’s issued guidance as the first step in OMB Circular A-11. Based on a five year cycle
6 steps of budget formulation from OMB Circular A-11
- OMB Issues guidance 2. Organization develops draft 3. Agency submits budget estimates to OMB (Not DOD) 4. Beginning of September, OMB Holds hearings (DOD holds their own) 5. President makes final decisions on agency budgets 6. President transmits to congress
“Fall Review”
The internal DOD review by OSD that OMB has granted DOD an exception to do on their own. Normally between SEP and DEC. Still subject to OMB passback after this
OMB Passback
Results from OMB review of agency budget. Provided by letter. Each agency can appeal to POTUS if they disagree with OMB
What is budget authority and what provides it
An appropriation provides budget authority - the legal authority to incur obligations and make payments out of the treasury for specified purposes
Congessional Budget and Impoundment Act 1974
- Congress to focus on overall budget totals 2. created HBC (House budget committee) and SBC (Senate) 3. New congressional budget office (CBO) 4. Shifted fiscal year from 1JUL - 30JUN to 01OCT 5. Prohibits president from withholding funds without sufficient reason aka impoundment (deferral or rescission) 6. Sets president’s budget due date as 1st Monday of February
Processes during Congresional Action Phase
- The budget resolution process 2. Authorization Process 3. Appropriation Process
Concurrent Budget Resolution and when is it due
Sets caps on pieces of the presidents budget. Done by 15APR
Who manages the budget resolution process
HBC (House Budget committee) and SBC (Senate), they use the CBO analysis
CBO determines
- Total Budget Outlays 2. Total new budget authority 3. Public Debt 4. Surplus or defict 5. Federal Revnues
Scorekeeping
Estimating the budgetary effects of pending legislation and comparing them to a baseline. Tracks data such as budget authority ,receipts, outlays, the surplus or deficit, and the public debt limits
The annual appropropriation bill may not exceed the ceilings set in the ____ without ____
the CBR (Concurrent budget resolution)without a 60% majority vote of congress
Authorization provides authority for
- Programs to exist 2. Sets funding ceilings 3. Sets DOD policy 4. Sets MDAP Quantities 5. Sets End Strength Levels
Does authorization provide authority to obligate
No