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02472 - [A1672676]
Review of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 after 2 Years.
OGC-77-20; B-115398. June 3, 1977. 20 pp. + 3 appendices (208
pp.).
Report 'co the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General.
Contact: Office of the General Counsel: Special Studies and
Analysis.
Budget Function: Miscellaneous: Impoundment Control Act of 1974
(1 J5).
Organizaticn Concerned: Office of Management and Budget.
Congressional Relevance: Congress.
Authority: Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (31 U.S.C. 1400 et
seq.).
GAO has had t'o report comparatively few unreported
impoundments, and the overall quality of impoundment reports has
improved since the first Irresidential special message was sent.
to the Congress. Findings/Conclusions: Generally, the President
has complied with the language and spirit of the Impoundment
Control Act, although some impoundments either were not reporte.
to the Congress ,r were reported sc late that the purpose of the
act was frustrated. During GAO's 2-year analysis, most
impoundments concerned domestic programs in housing,
environmental, and community development and the closely relate,
areas of highway and road development. Defense impoundments
ranked third. Budget authority for science, research, and
development activities was impounded least often. Proposed
rescissions--permanent withdrawals of budget authority--have
been rejected by the Congress more often than proposed defiErals
of budget authority. Recommendations: Certain provisions of the
the Impoundment Control Act should be amended in order to defin4
key terms, give the Congress more flexibility with respect to
disapproving proposed deferrals of budget authority, and clarify
certain aspects of its operation. The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget should expedite the processing of
impoundment reports; indicate the proposed duration of
partial-year deferrals; indicate whether there have been
previous impoundments proposed for each program in which
withholdings currently are proposed; indicate whethez
congressional add-ons are the subject of impoundments; and
identify executive branch officials who are familiar with each
proposed impoundment. (Author/SC)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaaciv0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)