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Budget authority Broad responsibility conferred by Congress that empower government agencies to spend federal funds. Congress can specify criteria for the spending of these funds. For example, it may stipulate that a given agency must spend within a specific year, number of years, or any time in the future. The basic forms of budget authority are; appropriations, authority to borrow, contract authority, and authority to obligate and expend offsetting receipts and collections. The period of time during which Congress makes funds available may be specified as one-year, multiple years or no year. The available amount may be classified as either definite or indefinite; a specific amount or an unspecified amount can be made available. Authority may also be classified as current or permanent. Permanent authority requires no current action by Congress. Budget Authority Ability conferred by law upon government organizations to receive and spend the state's money. In the United States, Congress may confer budget authority on federal agencies according to various classifications. They may classify budget authority by the amount available (definite or indefinite), the timing of congressional action (current or permanent), or duration (one-year, multiyear, or no year). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Military officials are considering an additional order of 1,400 M-ATV trucks for which they are seeking budget authority, Sagehorn said. Officials from three agencies said that multiyear budget authority was helpful for managing funds in these circumstances. Commission Chairman Pete Sorenson said Thursday that Foote's order late last month "takes away inmate management functions and budget authority from the voters and taxpayers of Lane County and turns it over" to the court, which is a state body. |
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