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B-170612 1 (1981-05-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjcf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: . VCOMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES - WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-170612 May 26, 1981 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. 44t Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This responds to your request for our comments on S:. Res. 227 which would direct the Committee on the Budget and the CommittJee on Governmental Affairs to study the advisability and feasibility of conducting the fiscal affairs of the United States Government on a two-year fiscal period, or, in the alternative, of having the budget submitted and new budget authority enacted for two fiscal years of time. We favor adoption of this resolution because it is in line with suggestions we have made to lengthen the horizon of budget- related information and actions. We have already recommended that the Congress change from one-year to multiple-year authori- zations for Federal research and development (R&D) activities, and also consider moving to multiple-year appropriations for those activities. Such actions could streamline congressional workload, facilitate more thorough analyses, and provide a staole funding base for R&D activities. We have made similar suggestions concerning Federal programs providing grant assistance to State and local governments and districts. Some of our prior statements addressing the timing of congressional actions on Federal R&D activities, and grant assistance programs, are identified in enclosure I. Beyond these suggestions pertaining to specific program areas, we oelieve that the Congress should also consider extending the cycle of oudget-related actions in other areas as well. We nave addressed this oroader question in our enclosed report, Federal Budget Concepts can oe Further Strengthened (PAD-8i-36, March 3, 1981), and in prior testimony before the Budget Process Task Force of the House Budget Committee (see reference in enclosure I). Congressional and executive branch officials now diffuse their budget formulation energies and resources each year over a wide spectrum of actions--an easy thing to do with over 2,000 programs in about 1,300 budget accounts. Because of this they often do not adequately monitor budget execution and perform needed in-depth analyses. An excessive amount of resources are ~5 /7c~J~~'

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