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PAD-83-13 1 (1982-12-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmtz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20S4S B-2021 35 DECEMBER 17, 1962 The Honorable Pete V. Domenici Chairman, Committee on the Budget United States Senate 120286 Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Updated Information Regarding Funding Gaps and Continuing Resolutions (GAO/PAD-83-13) During your September 21 hearings on budget reform, you requested that we provide you with the instances and major rea- sons for continuing resolutions for the past 10 years. As you are aware, on September 22 we provided your Committee with infor- mation from two GAO reports on funding gaps that also discuss continuing resolutions in some depth. One of these reports, Funding Gaps Jeopardize Federal Government Operations (PAD- 81-31, March 3, 1981), included data on the number of times fund- ing gaps occurred and the major reasons for passing continuing resolutions from fiscal years 1962 through 1981. Your represent- ative then asked us to (1) provide the Committee staff with an analysis of late enactment of appropriations both before and af- ter the 1974 Budget Act was passed (see tables in the enclosure) and (2) update the report information by including both fiscal year 1982 information and reasons for the current situation. Continuing resolutions have been used 78 times from fiscal year 1962 to the present. In fiscal year 1982, there was an im- passe over the terms of the continuing resolution. In particu- lar, its spending levels on social programs and foreign aid did not satisfy the President. This impasse caused a funding gap (one of two during this fiscal year) that in turn caused a par- tial shutdown of Government offices on November 23, 1981. in December, 9 of the 13 appropriations acts for fiscal year 1982 were passed, but agencies affected by 4 appropriations (Labor, HHS, and related agencies; legislative branch; State, Justice, Commerce, Judiciary, and related agencies; and Treasury, Postal, and Executive Office) operated on a continuing resolution for the entire fiscal year. Since the continuing resolution for fiscal year 1983 was enacted the morning of October 2, this fiscal year also started with a funding gap. Only one appropriation bill had been signed into law before the start of fiscal year 1983, and again there was the possibility that serious disruption of Government opera- tions could occur. The funding gap was caused by repeated delays /' o'- y (974779)

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