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PAD-80-76 1 (1980-05-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabbfo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MAY 5 1980 The Honorable Herbert E. Harris II Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives , :,. Dear Mr. Chairman: You asked us to review and comment on two more versions of legislation which would establish limitations on year-end spending through the apportionment process--one is a proposed amendment to section 3 of H.R. 4717 developed by your staff (enclosure I) and the House Legislative Counsel and another is a separate Year-End Spending Control Act of 1980 developed by the staff of the Office of Management and Budget (enclosure II). The proposed amendment to section 3 is fully consistent with the intent of the proposal we made in testimony before the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, House Committee on Government Operations, on March 25, 1980, and discussed in testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on May 1, 1980. The proposed Year-End Spending Act of 1980 deviates from our proposal in several important respects. We have not had time to assess the full implications for the technical aspects of the proposal but the areas of difference include: --A focus on a narrow portion of Federal spending, primarily salaries, travel and contractual services, rather than the broader Government management per- spective we believe is needed. This is done by exempting a very sizable amount of Federal activities from the limitation. --Shifting the analysis of and reporting on deviations from the Office of Management and Budget to the heads of the departments and agencies. In our view the management problems in budget execution, procurement, and other processes that result in unplanned year-end spending require OMB's serious attention. Unfortunate- ly, we have seen no evidence of their willingness to PAD-80.,76 113770Z

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