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PAD-82-43 1 (1982-07-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabdmn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 2048 B-208061 JULY 16,1982 The Honorable Mark 0. Hatfield Chairman, Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable Jamie L. Whitten Chairman, Committee on Appropriations 118983 House of Representatives Dear Messrs. Chairmen: Subject: Limitations on Fiscal Year 1981 Fourth Quarter Obligations in Certain Agencies (GAO/PAD-82-43) This report is submitted under Section 320 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1981 (P.L. 96-400), and Section 414 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1981 (P.L. 96-526). The agencies covered by these appropriations (see enclosure) were required to --limit their fourth quarter 1981 obligations to no more than 30 percent of their total budget authority, and --limit obligations for any month in the last quarter of 1981 to no more than 15 percent of their total budget authority. The affected agencies were also required to submit quarterly status reports to the Committees on Appropriations and to the Director, Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Director of OMB was authorized to waive the limitations whenever he determined in writing that a waiver was necessary to avoid a serious disrup- tion in carrying out programs or activities. Moreover, OMB was required to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the results and effect of the limitations and actions taken, including the effects upon the procurement and.apportionment processes, together with any appropriate recommendations. The legislation requires GAO to review the OMB report and submit to your Committee an analysis of the report and any recom- mendations we consider appropriate. In addition to the legislative requirements, your office said it wanted us to concentrate on broad questions regarding how practical or disruptive the statu- tory limitations were on the agencies' operations. In addition, we were asked to look at the extent that impoundments, partic- ularly in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), may have contributed to any late spending patterns. (974777)

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