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B-169300 1 (1971-07-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkpq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED ST WASHINGTON. D.C. 2021d B-1693oo RELEASED __ LM089729 Dear Mr. Horton: With your letter of June 25, 1971, you enclosed a copy of a letter dated June 14, 1971, which you received from a constituent, Mr. Timothy D. Marinetti. Mr. Marinetti expressed concern over the military procurement program and asked to be advised whether any in-depth inves-t--a-tons of Pentagon spending have been under- taken by the Congress. You may find the following information use- ful in replying to him. Each year the military departments prepare detailed budget estimates of the funds they request for a particular fiscal year. These estimates are reviewed by the offices of the secretaries of the departments, by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, by the Office of Management and Budget, and by the President. The budget estimates are then submitted to the Congress where they are reviewed and are made the subject of hearings before committees of both Houses. Many of the congressional committees have staffs that conduct intensive investigations of the various military programs and submit material to the committees for their use in conducting the hearings. Finally, the Congress enacts legislation authorizing and appropriat- ing funds for the fiscal year involved and for specific things, such as procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, and other weapons. Other categories requiring appropriated funds for defense include research, development, test and evaluation, operation and maintenance, and military construction. At each level of the aforementioned reviews, the budget estimates are subject to adjustment, both upward or downward, and frequently they are adjusted while being considered in the Congress. For more detailed information regarding congressional authorization and appro- priation of funds for the military programs, you might want to enclose copies of the following Public Laws with your reply. --Public Law 91-441, Armed Forces Appropriations Authorization Act, for fiscal year 1971. --Public Law 91-668, Department of Defense Appropriation Act, for fiscal year 1971. J>>~ O7'17

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