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OGC-92-11 1 (1992-06-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabrtn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroler General of the United States Washingtn, D.C. 20548 B-246096.10 June 3, 1992 146781 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This letter reports an impoundment of Department of Defense (Department) budget authority that should have been but was not reported to the Congress by the President under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Act). Section 1015(a) of the Act, 2 U.S.C. § 686(a), requires the Comptroller General to report to the Congress whenever he finds that any officer or employee of the United States is to establish a reserve or has ordered, permitted, or approved of such a reserve of budget authority, and the President has failed to transmit a special impoundment message with respect to such reserve. This report is submitted in accordance with section 1015(a) and has the same effect as if it were a special message transmitted by the President. BACKGROUND The impoundment in question occurs in the fiscal year 1992 account Research Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, Pub. L. 102-172, § 8090, 105 Stat. 1193 (1991), and involves $790,000,000 appropriated only for the V-22 program.' We have previously reported on impoundments involving the V-22 program. See GAO/OGC-90-4, B-237297.3, Mar. 6, 1990 (unauthorized policy deferral of $200 million); GAO/OGC-91- 8, B-241514.5, May 7, 1991 (unauthorized policy deferral of $165 million).2 'The $790 million consists of $625 million in fiscal year 1992 budget authority earmarked by § 8090 out of the Navy RDT&E account and $165 million transferred from the fiscal year 1991 Aircraft Procurement, Navy account. Pub. L. 101-511, 104 Stat. 1864 (1990). 2GAO/OGC-91-8 contains a detailed history of other impoundment actions taken with regard to the V-22 program. OF5AAC4 I4Gb~IGAO/OGC-92-11

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