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PAD-78-78 1 (1978-08-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaxwr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESUME n-1054 - (B24474931 Progress in Improving Program and Budget Infcrmation for Congressional Use. PAD-78-78; 8-115398. August 2S, 1978. 36 pp. Veport to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Program and Budget Information fcr Congressional Use: Non-Line-of-Effort Assignmeats (3451). Contact: Program Analysis Div. Dudget Function: Miscellaneous. Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (1005). Organization concerned: Office of Management and Budget. congressicnal Relevance: Congress. Authority: Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-344), Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970, as amended (P.L. 91-510). Program Reauthorization and Evaluation Act of 1978; S. 2 (95th Cong.). Federal Program infcrmaticn Act (P.L. 95-220), Defense Appropriation Act of 1977. S. Rept. 95-981. ONE Circular A-11. OMR Circular A-i:t- By law, the Ccmptroller General conductz A program to develop standard terms and classifications for Federal fiscal, budgetary, and program-related information; to identify .ongreQsiondl needs for such information; and to moni r recurring reporting requirements of the Congress and -ecoamendations for changes in these requirements. Findings/conclusions: Progrp-s has been made in these areas over the past year. In terms of standardizing information, GAO's analyse- of budget conc.epts and practices have covered studies of executive branch unexpended balances of tudget authority and funding procedures and the recording of budget authoi.ty in Federal programs. Other GAO ztandardization efforts have included: continued development of an inventcry of Federal programs and activities with associrted legislative authorization and budget information, testiacmy before congressional committees on pending oversight reform legisletion, identifying and describing Federal regulatory programs, efforts it implementation of a revised structure of budget function categories, and work in developing standard data codes. GAO has also provided lists of programs and activities under each congressional compitteets jurisdictio,, along with relevant authorization, budget, and related information. GAO's data base for use in mcnitorDvq congressional reporting requirements, responding to co-gressional inquiries, and developing recommendations Las been updat;!d. In addition, the executive branch took steps to improve its reporting of fiscal, budgetary, and program-related informaticn and tc improve the budqetcry process, (RRS)

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