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B-197059 1 (1980-02-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjre0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I-770 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-197059 FEB 5 1980 The Honorable James M. Hanley Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: You have requested our z H.R. 5704 a bill to amend titles 5 and 37 of the United States Code to provide ahority to continue the pay of Federal employees and military personnel during periods in which the enactment of appropriations is delayed. The purpose of this bill is to assure that Federal civilian and military personnel continue to receive their pay at the start of a new fiscal year, whether or not the Congress has enacted regular appropriation acts or continuing resolutions provid- ing funds for the pay. The proposed legislation, if enacted, would constitute a permanent indefinite appropriation of whatever amount of funds is necessary for Federal employees' pay when other appropriations for this pay have not been enacted. The legislation would make these funds available auto- matically without any further action by the Congress. TERMINOLOGY We have several comments on the proposed legislation. First, although clearly defined in the bill, we suggest that use of the term lapsed appro- priations be eliminated from the bill and replaced with the term expired appropriations. The term lapsed appropriation is no longer used in Government accounting. Current usage among the agencies favors the term expired appropriation. This term is used in the 1976 edition of._Q Circular A-14. Moreover, the current version of the GAO booklet Terms sed in the Budgetary Process, does not include the term lapsed appro- priation. COVERAGE As drafted, paragraph (a) in sections 2 and 3 of the bill would limit continuation of pay to employees or members who remained in the same posi- tion or duty assignment after the expiration of appropriations as they were in before the expiration. This language fulfills the apparent intent of the drafters of the bill to continue the status quo until regular appro- priations are enacted.

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